Are you smarter than a 3 year old?

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"forget that dumb TV show...I believe most of us aren't as smart as a 3 year old"

It's bad enough watching that TV show that asks questions than Grade 5 kids can answer and I can't, now it has occurred to me,even a 3 year old knows stuff I don't (or at least I forgot).   Here are some things kids know and we could learn from:

1.  Persistance.  If you just keep asking, sooner or later someone will give you what you want.

2.  There are always 2 answers to every question....the one Mom and Dad want to hear and the truth.

3.  The day you learn what the magician knows, it's no longer magic.  (a quote from some smart philospher)

4.  When you are laughing and having a good time, others want to join in.

5.  It's best to ask for something when the other person (mom or dad) is in a good mood.

BONUS:  You can get a hug from almost any lady, as long as you don't stink!

Eduardo

Words of Wisdom

"it doesn't take many words to speak the truth" Chief Joseph

"we had religious differences, he thought he was God and I didn't, so one of us had to leave"

"the true worth of a person can be found in how they treat those who can do nothing for them"

"you can get everything you want if you help enough others get what they want" Zig Ziglar

"what we think we know gets in the way of what we are capable of"

"man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play" Heraclitus

"when science finally discovers the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to find they are not it" Bernard Bailey

"you may not understand me, but I do, and that's the only thing that really matters"

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

Eduardo

Epiphany's

"I get a lot of epiphany's (sudden insights). It's probably because I thought I knew so much when I actually knew so little"

So off the top of my head, here are some of great epiphany's over the past year. I will give them to you without comment. See if any of them resonate with you?

* I have everything I need

* The answer is always love and the way love is expressed is kindness. Love and happiness are the same thing.

* The world needs and craves enlightenment. Anyone and anything can be a teacher.

* Most people don't like to think and are happy to let someone else do it for them

* Manifestation of what you want, requires imagination. Imagination requires play. Therefore, getting what you want is fun and easy.

* Life is easier if I accept complete responsibility for everything in my life.

* I tend to forget lessons learned, so I need constant reminders.

* We tend to remember best, what we think is important or funny.



Eduardo

BONUS: The guy who smiles when something goes wrong, has just thought of someone to blame

Relax, it's all good...

"happiness is the meaning
and the purpose of life,
the whole aim and the end
of human existance"

Aristotle

I've got more good news for you! Once again I've discovered more proof that your life was meant to be fun and easy.

Researchers in Canada and Scotland have released their joint study that shows that sitting upright is not good for your spine or your health. This is no problem if you are comfortably prone on your sofa watching American Idol or a movie. However, we know that many people do work sitting upright at a desk. That is not good for you, so stop that.

It seems the position that is best for your spine is to lean back in your chair at a 45 degree angle. So what does this mean?

It must mean that God intended us to lean back and enjoy life, right? Makes sense to me. Man wasn't designed to sit upright at work or leisure. I feel better already!

Smile, you have my permission to put your feet up on the desk (it's good for you)

Eduardo

P.S. NO....those are not my legs in the photo, so keep those smart-alec remarks to yourself....grrrr

Decisions

There are several things that are critical to your success and happiness when you are faced with starting or buying a business or making a career change. I want your life to fun, easy and abundant, so I have developed this incredible guideline. Please don't make any decision without checking it out first.

Prior to making that big decison ask yourself these 4 important questions:

1. What will I do? Is this something that I find ethical, rewarding, and profitable?

2. Where will I do it? You don't want to trap yourself into living someplace where you will be unhappy a year from now. Nor would you want to end up in a place that would leave you physically or emotionally unhappy.

3. Who will I do it with. Whom you end up working with or employing can have a major impact on your success.

4. This is the Truthteller extra....Will I have fun doing it? To me, this is the most important consideration. If you enjoy what you do and have fun with it, then it won't be work but more like play. You will have more energy and creativity.

Life gets fun, easy and abundant when you have all 4 of these suggestions answered to your satisfaction.

Smile, the more you do, the richer you'll be!

Eduardo

Secrets

"Finally the time came when the risk to remain tight in the bud, was more painful than the risk it took to bloom" (Anais Nin)

That's a powerful thought, isn't it? I'm betting that all of us have some deep seeded wish that we haven't acted on. It's human nature to seek security and safety and avoid risk. To remain so tightly bound in the bud of our lives that we miss the opportunity to really bloom.

"ships are safe in the harbour, but that's not what ships are made for"

Life slips by so quickly and before we know it all the great opportunties have passed us by. But for a little courage, we could experience the thrill of a little greatness. Sometimes it's such little things like; giving forgiveness or not taking the opportunity to step forward and introduce yourself, that become regrets you are left with. A decent boldness is what's required of us.

"thank you for this moment and the treasure that it holds"r

If you found this article than luck you. Perhaps God or the universe has a message for you! As long as you're still breathing it's not too late to muster up a little courage and let you life start to bloom. Think about something you always wished you had done and do some little thing that will start you on the path to becoming who wished you were.

"each day shapes our lives as running water shapes the stone"

One of the reasons we don't become our potential is that we see the challenge as just too big. Funny thing about that idea, it's not necessary or true. To accept that thought means that you are viewing life as hard and difficult....it's not! Life is meant to be fun and easy and the fun and easy way is to make small incremental changes. Be honest, no matter how big a change you want to make, there is some small thing you can do today that will move you forward.

When I think back on the girl that I didn't ask out or to dance, the sale I never asked for or the opportunity I didn't seize, I know the fun I missed out on. Fear of failure was all that stood in my way.

"fortune favours the bold"
Today I think back and just have to laugh....how could I have been so silly and how lucky that I now know better!

Smile, the sun is always shinning on us, even if it's hidden by the clouds.

Eduardo

What if?

What if, I discovered a new way of thinking that could bring you closer to your desires? That would be magical thinking, wouldn't you say? Well....I did!

As with most of the things about me, it is really simple. I do simple really well. I especially like having fun, so my magical thinking process is both of those things...simple and fun.

Without further ado, let the bells ring out and the banners fly....it's too good to be true. Here is the secret words that will change your life...

What if

Can it be that simple? Yes. Are you smoking some funny stuff Eduardo? Nope. Ok, Eduardo, tell us why you think two simple words can create magic, before we call the guys in the white coats to come get you? Glad you asked amigos, but first let's consider some what if questions.

What if I have everything I need? (then I could do anything)

What if everyone loved me? (must be someone who doesn't)

What if God was always on my side? (cool)

What if I was brilliant? (dang, I thought I was)

What if I quit my job and did what I love? (what would I love to do?)

What if losing weight is fun and easy? (how would I do that?)

What if my life were perfect? (what would it look like?)

What if some greater power, caused me to write this article, because it was just what you needed to hear?

What if's, can lead you to some exciting new truths. I make up 'what if's' whenever I need some ideas. I usually add the words....in a fun and easy way (that's just me). This is the very simple process that inventors and other creative people use to generate ideas. But there is so much more....

Once we've discovered a great 'what if' to play with, it's important to write it down ASAP. Carry that piece of paper around with you, to keep reminding you to think about the answers. Whenever you get an inspiring thought about your what if, write it down. Trust me, you will be surprised at the ideas it will generate. This is one way to tap into the greater intelligence. And I know you like fun and easy (or you wouldn't be reading my stuff).

Stay positive and slay the negative.

As you contemplate your 'what if' you can be sure some negatives will try to infiltrate your thoughts. Let them go, critical thinking has it place but not at this stage.

This is the process I used that led to this blog. I thought to myself many times...what if life is meant to be fun, easy and over-flowing with abundance?
After much contemplation, research and just plain playing with the idea, I reached a startling conclusion....I believe it! Not 100% but it felt right. So I just plain decided to take for a spin and every day that belief got stronger. Now I totally believe that statement.

As a result of holding that belief, I keep finding reasons why it is so. And of course I keep writing about it, because I want you to believe it. I want your life to fun, easy and abundant...no...over-flowing with abundance. Isn't that beautiful?
And it all starts from asking myself...what if?

If this simple process was good enough for Einstien, Newton and Edison than it is good enough for Eduardo.

Smile, what if, I'm right?

Eduardo

It's all just one big joke on you!

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.
*The dumbest person in the room....is the 'the know it all'.
*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

You laugh at me

"you laugh at me because
I am different,
I laugh at you because
you are all the same"

I've had a few times in my life when people looked at me or some of things that I've done, like I came from another planet. (that might be true)

It amazes me that we have this herd mentality that wants to constantly define what is normal. Mostly we seem to feel safe if everything is bland and the same. Anything or anyone who doesn't meet our internal image of normal, (some) have a tendency to redicule and reject.

And yet the truth is that, it is usually those who don't meet our normal standards who do the really great things in this world. They are the artists, the builders and the inventors. They are ones who end up inspiring the masses. Look at Jesus, they nailed him to a cross because he was preaching a different belief (love). That just wasn't normal!

I've been giving some thought about the meaning to me. My inspiration for this weekend is open my mind and heart to those who are different. Actually, that's not that hard (you haven't met my friends).

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Eduardo

God was just showing off when he made you!

"spread a little sunshine today, be generous with your compliments"

I was going to write an article on compliments today, when I discovered this little story. After a read it, I threw out my clever writings because this said it better, enjoy...(and anyway I'm always happy to let someone else do the work)

The Power of Compliments
Submitted by: Gayle Shemezis miracleacres@maqs.net

One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name.

Then she told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down.

It took the remainder of the class period to finish their assignment, and as the students left the room, each one handed in the papers.

That Saturday, the teacher wrote down the name of each student on a separate sheet of paper, and listed what everyone else had said about that individual.

On Monday she gave each student his or her list. Before long, the entire class was smiling. "Really?" she heard whispered. "I never knew that I meant anything to anyone!" and, "I didn't know others liked me so much." were most of the comments.

No one ever mentioned those papers in class again. She never knew if they discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didn't matter. The exercise had accomplished its purpose. The students were happy with themselves and one another. That group of students moved on.

Several years later, one of the students was killed in Viet Nam and his teacher attended the funeral of that special student. She had never seen a serviceman in a military coffin before. He looked so handsome, so mature.

The church was packed with his friends. One by one those who loved him took a last walk by the coffin. The teacher was the last one to bless the coffin.

As she stood there, one of the soldiers who acted as pallbearer came up to her. "Were you Mark's math teacher?" he asked. She nodded: "yes." Then he said: "Mark talked about you a lot."

After the funeral, most of Mark's former classmates went together to a luncheon. Mark's mother and father were there, obviously waiting to speak with his teacher.

"We want to show you something," his father said, taking a wallet out of his pocket. "They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought you might recognize it."

Opening the billfold, he carefully removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded and refolded many times. The teacher knew without looking that the papers were the ones on which she had listed all the good things each of Mark's classmates had said about him.

"Thank you so much for doing that," Mark's mother said. "As you can see, Mark treasured it."

All of Mark's former classmates started to gather around. Charlie smiled rather sheepishly and said, "I still have my list. It's in the top drawer of my desk at home."

Chuck's wife said, "Chuck asked me to put his in our wedding album."

"I have mine too," Marilyn said. "It's in my diary."

Then Vicki, another classmate, reached into her pocketbook, took out her wallet and showed her worn and frazzled list to the group. "I carry this with me at all times," Vicki said and without batting an eyelash, she continued: "I think we all saved our lists."

That's when the teacher finally sat down and cried. She cried for Mark and for all his friends who would never see him again.

"Marge, you're as pretty as Princess Leia, and as smart as Yoda" Homer Simpson

Eduardo

Beautiful thoughts

"to truly love life,
you must first come to the realization
that life loves you"


"The amound of outrageous joy
that you will experience in your life,
is directly related to the amount
of outrageous kindness you show"

Eduardo

Just one little word to describe you!

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.

Lucky

P.S. Please no swear words!