I have a plan to make the world a better place

Imagine what the world would be like if everyone was humble?

That's it...my plan! Ok, I've got a few details to work out, like how to humble everyone on the planet. If you have any ideas, I could use some help here. I figure that if everyone was humble then we would all be nice to each other. There would be no jealousy, envy, arrogance and the world would be a far nicer place. If we were all humble we would treat each other with dignity and respect. How cool would that be?

"maybe, our greatest gift to mankind, is to be humble"

"if you haven't learned to be humble, don't worry, sooner or later the universe will teach you"

I was thinking about people like Donald Trump, he must be a contender for the world's most arrogant human. I must admit, the Donald has a pretty good life style, but I'm wondering is he a good human being? I have no idea if he contributes to charities or does anything but build up his bank account. I do suspect that when science eventually finds the center of the universe, that he will be crushed to find out that it is not him. Unfortunately the media portrays people like him as being strong and powerful. Personally, I beg to differ.

"humility is the greatest show of strength"

All of those 'big brains'like Aristotle, Einstien and Socrates were actually quite humble. They didn't brag about the size of cerebral cortex, instead they were smart enough to realize how much they didn't know and that humbled them. And when I think of the people who changed the world like; Jesus, Mohammed, Ghandi, Martin Luther King and Budda, these guys were the epitomy of humble. They didn't even bother with possessions, just the clothes on their backs was all they needed. No need for a Armani suit, like the Donald. They were quite aware of their power to inspire the masses and yet still remained humble.

"When I think of mankind, I think of this....fools of feather, flock together"

I hope you don't get the idea that I've mastered this ability to be humble. There have been times when I've been a little too cock sure of myself. Just ask my last squash opponent if I'm humble? Not to worry though, the universe keeps on finding new ways to humble me, so I'll get it figured out sooner or later. Right now I'm a work in progress!

"why is it that the few that seem to have it all, so often end up feeling like they have nothing"

So that's it, my plan is to humble everyone on the planet and then it will be nicer place. Now, how to do that......

Sincerely,

Your humble Eduardo

Understanding who you are

Time for a little fun and enlightenment!

I found a website which has some interesting personality tests. Some of them are free and I like free so I thought I would share it with you. The test only takes a few minutes but I found it revealing, fun and easy. I am willing to share my discovery about myself with you, if you promise to keep it a secret...ok? Here is what the testing showed me to be....

"I am a benevolent pedagogue of humanity"

When I first read that, I thought to myself; it must mean I have a foot fetish or something like that...not so. I also discovered that only 2 per cent of the population is in my category (I can hear your voices in my head, saying... probably a good thing too) Suffice to say that I am pleased to be a 'benevolent pedagoue of humanity' and mother would have been proud.

Now do yourself a favor and take 5 minutes out of your precious time and do a little self discovery. You can find the test here...

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp (copy this to your search bar and let the fun begin)

Smile, no one needs to know the truth about you, except you!

Eduardo

Who do you think you are?

How would you describe yourself in just one word?

This comes from Scott Adam's blog. I found it an interesting and fun little challenge. I wonder if the first answer that pops into your brain, is the same as the answer you get when you've given it some real thought?

"Suppose you had to pick one word to describe yourself. Your first reaction, I assume, is that it is impossible. You are so many different things, in so many different contexts. No one word can capture more than a tiny slice.

Now suppose I ask you to think of people you know, and see how many of them you can describe in one word. Suddenly it gets a lot easier. He’s a jerk, she’s hot, he’s a loser, she’s a nerd, etc.

This exercise only gets hard when you apply it to yourself. Let’s test this theory. Today’s challenge is to come up with:

1. One word to describe yourself

2. One word to describe me (since I’m the only one you all sort of know)

The only rule is that people who have survived some terrible illness or situation can’t pick “survivor” as their one word. Too easy.

Go.

Eduardo

P.S. Please no swear words!

How will you know when your life is perfect?

"we are just as responsible for the good we didn't do, as the fun we didn't have"

I was having a great discussion with a friend, when he posed several questions to me. Bear in mind that he thinks I’m just a little nuts, but even so he wasn’t ready my answer. First he asked me if my life was perfect, which I had to admit it's not, but getting closer every day. Then he dropped that bombshell...how will you know when you life is perfect?

Now I hadn't contemplated that question in any depth before but the answer came to me almost immediately. I expect when I tell you my response you might not agree. And by my standard, certainly very few people on the planet, would measure up. Perhaps its not realistic but then no one ever accused me of being realistic anyway. Before you dismiss my response as another kooky idea, I ask that you play with the thought for awhile. I'm hoping at least a few people might see the actual brillance of the idea.

"it takes a little courage and intelligence to occasionally act the fool"

First of all, let me say that I believe nothing created by mankind, is absolutely perfect. There is always some room for improvement. Life would be boring if there was no need to change something. So when I say perfect, I actually mean mostly perfect. Now let the drums roll, the banners fly, it's too good to be true, but here is my brilliant insight....

"my life will be perfect when I'm having fun in every aspect of my life"

Yes friends, I will consider my life perfect when, I'm having fun at work, home, in my relationships, in my quest for spiritual satisfaction, in my health, in my bank account and in any other area I can think about. Think about it? Imagine (makes me want to break out into John Lennon's song...) having fun with every part of your life? How could life ever be hard or difficult if you are having fun?

The guy who is making a bundle of loot at work and yet has a lousy relationship with his family, imagine how much sweeter all that success would be if he also had fun at home. The woman who loves her kids passionately but has no fun at work, would probably think she was in heaven, if she could have both. And really why shouldn’t we have fun everywhere?

"if your life is boring and predictable, it is because you aren't having enough fun"

How many people had heart attacks when they were having fun? And even if the did, you always hear about how they died doing what they loved. Death loses it's fear component when that happens. How many are stressed out when they are having fun at work? How many relationships are in trouble when both parties are having fun? How many parents are having problems with their kids, when they are having so much fun with them? And this brings me to insight number 2!

"when you are having fun, life gets easy"

The more I think about it, the more I'm coming to realization that my philosophy is actually logical and inspired. Good grief, I might have discovered my inner genius! Ok, I'm willing to concede that I'm a little off center but admit it....I'm having fun and the million dollar question is...

ARE YOU?

Imagine for a moment, that whenever you had to make a difficult decision, as a part of your decision making process, you asked yourself.....will I have any fun doing it? This is not to imply that you should make a decision based on nothingmore than that you can have fun, that would be silly. What I’m saying is that after you have considered all the pros of cons, then ask yourself…and will I have any fun doing this? Of course everyone's definition of fun is different. Mine has to be based on what it is healthy and good for me, so getting happy doesn't involve taking drugs or jumping out of airplanes.

This is a topic worthy of a book or at least a few more articles (on second thought, come to think of it, I've already written over 300 articles on similar stuff).

Smile, there are more ways to have fun, then you can possibly imagine!

Eduardo

Getting clear about your intentions

Great, you've identified those things that you would like to do, if your life was humming along like it should. Now we just need to fine tune things a little. If you've worked your list down to a top 10, then just take it down to a list of 5. Take your time and make sure you are clear as to the order of importance.

Now write out your list in order on the card above and you are on your way to a happier life. I printed 3 of the cards for myself, which I keep in places where I will see it often: bathroom mirror, taped to computer and in my car. Whenever I notice the card I take a moment to daydream what it will feel like when I have achieved my intention.

"You can't just think your way to success or happiness, you need to act your way there"

Here's the important part! When I'm daydreaming about my intention, and I get an idea of something to do to reach my goal, I jot it down on the back of the card. As soon as I can, I take action on the idea. Some good daydreaming can lead to some really interesting ideas if you let it.

Here's how to increase your chances of success 10 fold

All of this is a nice idea but if your want to really reap the benefits, it needs to be done with the right attitude. You need the amazing power of your smile. This may sound a little goofy but, when you put a smile on your face, you open yourself up to intutition. Have you ever noticed that grumpy folks are never the ones with great ideas? They are great at critizing and finding fault but creative thoughts, not so much. People who change the world are the one's who are juiced up, excited and have a terrific attitude towards their intentions. So if you are going to change your world...it starts with a simple smile!

You are responsible for guarding access to your mind

This is the essence of what every self help book or blog is all about. Controlling what you allow to filter into your head. The purpose of these cards is to feed your mind more positive messages. Heaven knows that you get enought negative images and information from TV, radio, newspapers and that whiney co-worker. There are a million or so ways to get positive stuff crammed inside your skull. Self help books, inspirational movies, pictures of good times, uplifting friends...you get the idea.

Here is the real bonus

This worked for me, so I'm sure it will work for you. When you think daily about your top 5 intentions, before long you realize what your 'purpose of life' is. There isn't one person in a hundred that you could go up to and ask them, what is your purpose of life, that would have any kind of an answer. That's why there is little competition at the top. It is extremely liberating and exciting to suddenly realize that you actually have a purpose for being here on this planet. And with that gem, I'll leave you with these words...

"when you give people advice and it works out, they rarely remember the source. When it doesn't work out....they never forget"

Eduardo

BONUS THOUGHT; "there are fools on both sides of an arguement when you argue with an idiot"

Now that my life is wonderful

Here's how to identify your passions in a fun and easy way (but first a little story)

When I was a kid in school I would frequently bring home report cards with the same comments written by my teachers. "Eddie is a bright kid, who although he does all right in class, could do much better. He spends entirely too much time day dreaming". Neither my mother nor my teacher knew what to do with me. Little would I know that the thing that frustrated them the most about me, would turn out to be my biggest asset.

Lest you think, I was day-dreaming about becoming a millionaire or some future great endeavour, let me set you straight. I would day-dream about more important stuff, like riding my bike, fishing at the river (which was forbidden) or that shiny little girl that sat in the next aisle. I can picture her now...pretty as a new penny with her golden hair, ah, but I digress. My point, if I had one, was that my day-dreams were not the ones that led me become sensationally wealthy or make any great discovery that would help the world...just kid stuff.

Much later I've learned how to use my daydreams profitably!

Dang, just thinking back on that pretty little thing, who never knew I even existed, throws me off....where was I? Oh yeah, the power of daydreams. Through most of life, I've wondered what is my purpose? Where is the passion? I felt like I was treading water, just getting by.

Then on a holiday in Mexico while daydreaming on a beach I had my 'aha' moment. At that moment I was dreaming about how I would like my life to be and imagining how it felt to have and be everything my little old heart desired. That's when I conceived the idea for this blog and a whole heck of a lot of other stuff that I am now pursuing. And even more important, I realized the power of daydreams and more specifically how to use them to find your purpose and passions. Now for just 5 equal payments of $100 I will reveal my secrets to you (just kidding, I give everything away for free)

So here amigos is my fun, easy way to figure out your passions and purpose. See that card up above. All you have to do is imagine that your life is just the way you would like it and them fill in the blanks. Simple huh? Think of all the ways in which your life would be perfect. It's important that you really get into it when you are completing the list and no need to stop at 10, keep on going. I find the best way to do this is with a smile on my face. You have to feel good about it. If the dog just ate your homework, you are not in the right frame of mind to tackle this.

Next, you simply put your list in order of importance to you. As you go through each item just rate them on a scale of 1-10 as to it's importance. Soon it will be clear which one's hold the most value for you.

In the next article I'll show you how I put this list to work to manifest my wonderful life but first I'm going to return to my daydream about that shiny girl who got away!

Smile, it looks really good on you!

Eduardo

Our best days are in front of us!

"Intelligence stays stable or sharpens as your brain ages"

Being older than most of my friends, I can't tell you how happy I am to read about this latest study out of Denmark. Yes, it has been proven through extensive research that our intelligence remains stable throughout our lives and may in fact grow as we age.

"So I say to all of you who are younger than me....respect your elders, we are smarter than you"

Scientist had long thought that intelligence peaked in your youth and was it's most powerful between the ages of 18 and 26. But, they had it wrong! You young wipper snippers (whatever the heck that means) have got nothing on us older folk. Verbal ability appears to just keep increasing over time. So if we could only get the young kids to listen, we could talk circles around them.

These findings override the very slow but steady loss of brain cells that modern medical scanning techniques have confirmed begins in the late twenties. It seems the brain adapts and changes with age. We may have less brain cells, but we have learned how to utilize them better.

"we have more neuron connections than you do, so there"

Tests have also demonstrated that expectations play a large part in testing. If you think you are a dummy, you tend to test that way. Change your attitude, and guess what, you get smarter, it's just that easy.

Just wait until my son gets home from University, I think I'll paste this article on his bedroom door!

Smile, we are smarter than we think!

Eduardo

Todays bonus thought...."one of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics, is that you end up being governed by your inferiors" Plato"

Do you have any idea, how special you are?

You won't believe what I learned from this guy! (and it has nothing to do with fashion...did you see that tie?)

His name is, Neil deGrasse Tyson and he is an astrophysist, author, scientist, and director of the Hayden Planetarium. Neil was also selected one of the Times, 100 most influential people. So I suppose we've established the fact he is pretty smart!

Read the next couple of paragraphs (Neil's words) over carefully and consider what it means to us?

"There are more molecules of water in a cup of water than cups of water, in all the world's oceans. This means that some molecules, in every cup of water than you drink, also passed through the kidneys of Genghis Khan, Plato, Napolean, Abe Lincoln or any other historical person you can think about."

"The same goes for air; There are more molecules of air in a single breath of air, than there are breaths of air in Earth's entire atmosphere. Therefore, some molecules of air you inhale passed through the lungs of Socrates, Billy the kid, Joan of Arc, Beethoven and any other historical person of your choosing."

That just blows me away, I am made from parts of the greatest leaders and criminals the world has ever known. Everyone who went before me, is part of me. I just need to learn to access those great parts of me! (I'm going to ignore the criminal part)

You would think, I would be a lot smarter. I wonder what went wrong? That teacher in elementary school who said....Eddie, you little dummy , must have destroyed my self confidence and prevented me from accessing my inner Socrates. It's all her fault and all of the others in my past, who failed to see my inner genius. Too bad for them, because....

The secret is out....I now know I'm a genius!

Ok, well I may not be a genius but teenie, tiny parts of me are. And that is good enough for me. As a matter fact, I feel so inspired, I think I'll go sit under an apple tree, wait until an apple falls on my head and contemplate the laws of gravity. My inner Newton would like that. Only one problem....it's winter here in Canada!

Smile, you are a genius too!

Eduardo

Todays bonus thought is....

"ah, women, they make the highs higher and the lows more frequent" (hey, before you ladies deside to chastise me for that thought, you should know that it came from inner Frederich Niectze )

Live to be 100 or more and have fun doing it!

Quick amigos, look over the list and see if you qualify for a longer life. As long as you do the following items daily you qualify;

*don't smoke (this alone accounts for 80% of the added longevity)
*drink moderately
*eat five servings of vegetables and fruit
*exercise

That's it! Simple and you still get to have all the fun your little heart can stand. A recent British study found overwhelming evidence to support the theory that these simple and easy changes can add 14 years onto your life. Now that's great news, I'll be writing and holidaying for many, many years to come.

And there is more....if you take Vitamin D (the sunshine vitamin) you can add a few more years on this planet. Personally, I take mine the old fashioned way...laying in the sun (with my moderate amount of ice cold cervesa) on a beach in Mexico.

The obvious thought that comes to my mind, is that if I'm going to be around till I'm a hundred years of age, I want to be fit, healthy and enjoying myself. I've got that figured out as well. I'll just keep playing games (like squash and beach volleyball) to keep fit and healthy. As for the enjoying myself....well, I can't share everything with you now can I?

"The evidence just keeps proving to me that life was meant to be fun, easy and overflowing with abundance"

Eduardo

You're going to like this...

Did you make any New Years resolutions? If you did...good luck with that. If you didn't, I have a better idea.

This idea comes from Stephen Shapiro the author of Goal Free Living. Instead of making resolutions that you most likely won't keep (92% of us say we don't), consider making a 'theme' for the year.

It seems that for most of us when we set resolutions or goals and focus on them, we actually are more likely to fail. Weird, huh? Stephen backs up that claim with research. If your goal is to lose 20 lbs, the odds are that you will be so focused on food that all you concentrate on is denial. Denial is not a fun concept in my books. So what is the alternative?

Make a yearly theme

Let me explain. Themes are general and not specific as are goals and resolutions. Instead of focusing on losing that 20 lbs you might set a theme of 'beach body'. It's not hard to imagine what a beach body would look like in your head. And it's fun and easy to imagine yourself as having a head turning bod. With a theme there is no hard and fast path. The yearly odessy to a beach body can have it's ups and downs but it matters not because you are moving toward your theme all year.

Off the top of my head here are some themes that might be fun for you to consider;

*Travel
*Adventure
*Knowledge
*Tranquility
*Healthy body
*Family Harmony
*Lots and lots of Money
*Outrageous Fun
*Spirituality
*Beach Body
*Stability
*New Love
*Romance

This list could go on forever, but you get the idea. Because there is no specific goal, when you have that huge slice of cheesecake you won't have to admonish yourself and get all depressed. If your theme was beach body, just get back on theme tomorrow. Now admit it, isn't this a better idea?

All that's left is to set up a reminder system so that you can stay on theme for the year. My suggestion would be to make up a card, like the one you see above and put it in places you will see it often. You have my blessing to print off the one you see above. Then just start daydreaming to your little heart's content.

Life (and a beach body) are meant to be fun and easy!

Eduardo

My thought of the day: A friend is someone, who reaches for your hand and put's a cold beer in it! (ladies you are free to substitute the name of a girly drink instead of beer if you must)

Cosmic Jokester

Did you ever get the feeling that this life is just one big joke, being played out at your expense?

Some things just don't seem to make sense. Here is a short list, that I've been contemplating...

*The best way to conquer your enemies....is to love them.
*To find God....stop looking.
*To gain wisdom....stop thinking.
*To feel wealthy....give it away.
*To gain more influence....place other people's interests first.

(that list looks like future articles for me to write...hmmm)

At times life just doesn't seem logical and maybe that's why so many people struggle. But what if it's all just a big joke? What if there is a God (or Goddess, women like to have fun too) and he or she gets together with their amigos, every once in awhile to have some fun with us little people down here?

Now things would start to make sense to me! For instance...some years ago, I was listening to a speaker promoting his memory course. He demonstrated his craft by memorizing the names of every person in the room (there were about 50 of us) plus some details about each of us. And this was just for starters, the guy was amazing, he had all kinds of memory tricks....I was impressed!

So I plunked down my 100 bucks. After all, as my friends know I tend to have a suspect memory. If I get really involved in something I can forget seemingly small details, like to pick up my son after school.

Anyway, I was conjuring up in my mind all the benefits and how I would impress my friends with my new impressive display of memory skills. They were going to impressed next week after I graduated from the course. There was only one problem....I forgot to go!

This little story has entertained many over the years and always at my embarassing expense. I can't begin to count how times I've heard lines from so called friends like, how many times did he resell the same course to you? A cosmic joke? I think so.

It's things like this that have led me to believe that life is not meant to be taken so serious. If it's one big cosmic joke, then I want to be in on it. And if my head is full of hot air as many have long suspected...so what? When my life on this planet is done, the least they will say of me is...the fool sure had a good time!

Smile, and people will think you are in on the joke!

Eduardo

Should I forgive?

You really pissed me off
that you did me such dirt
I gave you my trust
you returned it with hurt

but I can be bigger than that!

At times I am jealous
when you have more
and I don't always respect
what you stand for

but I can be bigger than that!

You gave me justification
I want to strike back
then dammit I remembered
I can be bigger than that!

Willpower vs Imagination

"a reality never contemplated,
may exisit for others,
but it never will for you"

There is no denying that many people have got to where they are now through sheer willpower. So that's a good thing, right? Well yes, but only if you like to do things the hard way. Here at the Truthteller we always opt for the fun easy way and willpower is not that. So let's consider what willpower is?

"Willpower is the manisfestation of ego"

Willpower is you against the world. Willpower lacks a conscience and invites opportunities to; cheat, steal and decieve in order to reach that which you desire. It is the belief that in order for I to win, others must lose. Willpower is like a bulldozer. There is only one path and that is straight ahead. If others need to be buried in the process and we leave a path of destruction in our wake....so what, that is merely the cost.

And I'm just getting warmed up...

To willpower, kindness, generosity and empathy are puny weaklings. The world has limited resouces and that which is to be gained must be won in battle. Because life is viewed as a solitary battle, there is no need to share with the losers (the rest of mankind). There can be no win/win. Willpower is the way of tyrants, dictators and bullies.

Willpower is hard and difficult. It is comprised of sacrifice which include; morals, kindness, love, generosity and the sacrifice of others to our cause. It is crude, archaic, unsophisticated and amoral. Willpower as a means of achievement is so yesterday!

I want to be clear that I'm not confusing willpower with determination which is firmness of purpose. Determination unlike willpower can be flexible. How the goal is reached is less important than that it be achieved. Determination can work with any chosen path to success and there is no need to sacrifice higher ideals.

Phew...I'll bet you are glad that rant is over?

Today we want; enlightenment, peace, friendship, health and of course wealth as well. And we don't want it to be hard and difficult. We don't want to sacrifice ourselves our family and friends to get it. And the answer is....IMAGINATION!

Imagination requires far less effort and can sometimes be almost effortless. Without the interference of ego, imagination opens the doors to inspiration. Imagination is without limits or options. There no end of opportunities, more than enough for everyone. The world is limitless.

Now this sounds better...

Because there are so many paths available to Imagination, there is no need to forsake morals or ethics. There is always another choice. You are in total control (well, you and the universe). Imagination is limitless and win/win takes no more effort than does a solitary win for yourself.

Willpower has made millionaires...Imagination has made billionaires.

Do want some examples? Look no further than the internet wizards like the founders of You Tube or Google. How about Bill Gates? These people made billions and they did it in a few years and not a lifetime. And they still have wives and kids to spend time with and enjoy. That Gates guy and his wife, now spend their time giving away billions to charity (along with a few extra billion thrown in by Warren Buffett)...nice job!

Maybe your ambition is not to become a billionaire but with imagination you sure as heck can have a life that is fun, easy and over-flowing with abundance.

The real message here is that you can have everything....health, wealth, spiritual satisfaction, love and great friends. Don't be deceived to believe you have to sacrifice anything you value at the alter of success.

Stay tuned because now that I've got myself all hot and bothered about the powers of imagination, I suppose the logical thing to do would be to write it!

Eduardo

The gift of happiness

Who wouldn't want a gift of happiness? Lucky you, Eduardo is going to give you a full week's worth of happiness. All I need is to get into your head, just for a few short minutes. Deal?

Great, here's how it works. You take a piece of paper and write out 7 actions that will bring you happiness. Make sure they are easily doable. They can range from downright simple to grandiose, the choice is yours. Have fun with this, consider what makes you smile, laugh or giggle. If you like fill up a page and then select your chosen top 7. Ok amigo, your part is done and you can have your head back now.

As for my part, here it is.....DO IT! That's right, every day for one full week, do one of things on your list. How hard can that be? It can't, it can only be fun and easy and that's why you are here, right?

I'll even prime your creative pump for you by sharing a portion of my list;

1. Go to a movie with my son
2. Get a massage
3. Call or visit one friend or family member a day, for 7 days (emails don't count)
4. Buy a new book
5. Give 7 compliments in one day (I give myself permission to exceed this number, should I run into the Swedish Girls Bikini Team.)
6. Take pictures of clouds (I know strange, but I'm like that)
7. Watch every hockey game I can find on the boob tube, every day for a week.

See how easy and how much fun this can be. A week's full of happiness and it's just for you! I can hardly believe my own generosity. Hey, your amigo Eduardo is here for you.

I'm printing my list off and taping it to the computer to ensure I don't forget any of my 'happy actions' (yea right, like I'm going to forget to make myself happy)

"there is no happiness, except in the realization that we have accomplished something" (Henry Ford)

Did you know that the unhappiest people tend to move the least? (I'm not talking about those with disabilities) As Mother Teresa said...it is impossible to be unhappy when you are walking fast. So what am I trying to tell you?

GET OFF YOUR BUTT AND JUST DO IT! (did I say that with enough authority?)

Eduardo

BONUS THOUGHT; Money is a lot like sex, if you don't have any, it's all you can think of.

It's all your fault!

Before I can charge ahead into 2008 I feel the need to stop and appreciate all that 2007 brought into my life.

10 months ago I had the brilliant idea to start this blog. I started with great enthusiasm and a belief that it would be my gift to the world wide web (corny huh?) Now as I look back at nearly 300 articles written, it's time to reflect on what I've achieved.

I have several confessions to make...

Initially I wanted to build a huge base of readers to share in the wisdom of Eduardo. I set some goals for number of visits and silly stuff like that. I laugh (or as I've learned...LOL) now at my excitement when for the first time, I had 1,000 visitors stop by and actually read my stuff. Man, I thought I was really cooking. Then a funny thing happened (very gradually)

The more I researched my topic on how to make life fun, easy and abundant, the more I came to the realization that I in fact knew very little. At first this was dishearting, you can imagine how my ego imploded at this discovery. Here I was writing like I was some informed inspirational leader only to discover that some of supposed students knew a ton more than me!

"every happy person carries within himself a dreamer. And if he is to maintain happiness over a lifetime then the dreamer must become a believer in something worthwhile"

Undaunted but humbled, I set out to acquire the knowledge I was deficient in. I decided to read one book per week (I'm happy to say, I've exceeded that). In addition I spent on average 2-3 hours every evening researching on the internet. Gradually, I've gotten more comfortable and confident with the knowledge I've absorbed.

"what we think we know, get's in the way of what we are capable of"

So am I now an expert? Not so grasshopper! I'll be dammed if the more I learn, the more I realize what I don't know. Is that frustrating? No, I get so excited every time I happen upon a great thought (whether it be my own or someone else's) that most days I feel like the proverbial kid in the candy store.

"we interpret our world according to our level of consciousness"

As I've crammed more knowledge into the limited confines of my brain, I've made another discovery.....I'm actually capable of original thought. Wow, now there's a breakthrough. I quickly came to see that a great many authors are just parroting the same ideas over and over again. As an example, how many books and articles have you seen on the Law of Attraction. That one alone, must have paid the bills for a gym full of copy cat writers.

"the more energy and time that we give any endeavor, the higher the probability of a successful outcome"

As I look upon this fresh new year in front of me, I'm juiced and excited at the mere thought of the possibilities:

What new thoughts and ideas will come my way?
What new friends will I make?
How much more fun can I have?
How will I become more spiritual?
How much can I give?
How will my life become more peaceful?
What love is to be experienced?
How much more abundance will flow to me?
Oh, and the good times to be had, the jokes to share!

My excitement for the New Year would exceed your boredom, so I'll give it a rest. So I suppose if you've read this far, you must have reached the same conclusion as me. I was really writing for myself. I have no idea how much others might have gained, but I feel like writing has made me the big winner.

Another confession (then I'll stop, I promise)

I would not have kept on writing without you! Publishing what I've written on the internet and getting comments back is the fuel that keeps my brain cells fired up and makes we want to burn up the keyboard. So I'm indebted to all that stop by and share in my wacky ideas.

My pledge for 2008 is to keep on writing only with better content, while still amusing myself. Maybe after another year of reading, writing, researching and straining my poor brain, I'll actually become some sort of an expert on living a life that is fun, easy and over-flowing with abundance. In true, Truthteller style, here is my final quote of the day....

"money is a lot like sex, if you don't have any, it's all you can think about" (yeah, I know it had nothing to do with the subject but it made me laugh)

Smile, it looks really good on you!

Eduardo