Seven weeks have flown by and what a ride it has been. This week I have been combining the Master Key Experience readings with the book Standing Tall which was written by Mark Januszewski, specifically Verity #3 material and the results have been mind blowing.
I have read the verity each morning and evening and completed the exercises the limiting beliefs have begun to disappear.
Imagine what life can be like when you live it without any negative thought or limiting beliefs.
Reading the MKE lesson and Imagining the Battleship’s origin from the ship all the way back to me and is such a powerful exercise that allows me to apply the same principle to any part of my life, both areas that are working and areas that are not working.
Each day this week have been a serendipity days.
Monday- I had a project where I installed a new Caption phone for a client and both he and his wife were so healthy. He is 93 and his wife is 89. What made the project so wonderful is that I prayed that I could be a blessing to this couple in my interactions and the training I provided for them and when I was done the gentleman told me that this was one of the best experiences he had working with a vendor, that made my heart glad.
Another experience I had on Monday was when I brought the batteries in to a shop to have them tested the gentleman told me there was no charge.
I has some of the same type of experiences on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Reading the MKE lesson, the mental diet, and applying the law of substitution are all valuable tools that with practice bring about amazing results.
The Law of substitution: This law is simple; the mind can hold only one thought at a time and through practice you can substitute negative thoughts with positive thoughts.
Verity 3 has made a huge impact on my outlook on life as day by day limiting beliefs begin to disappear just by doing what is asked in the exercise each day.
I can’t wait to see what the result will be after the 2 weeks is complete but I have rated and seen the fruit and it is delicious!
If you would like to learn more about the Master Key Experience you can get on the list for the next upcoming course HERE.
If you would like a copy of the Mental Diet you can get a copy HERE
If you are interested in the book Standing Tall you can order a copy Here.
Loving others unconditionally begins with learning to love oneself.
As I read Scroll 2 of the book TheGreatest Salesman in the World this week I made a new discovery, I realized why I shy away from people sometimes when I am in public. I find myself comparing my appearance, my success, my status to other people and see myself as inferior.
As I made this new discovery I realized I had the power to shift my inferior thinking of myself to love for people. I began to see a mother with her child lovingly caring for them. I saw a husband caring for his wife who is recovering from an illness, and as the week continued I saw love all around me. I felt the love shared by those around me well up in myself and I discovered a new level of love for myself.
I began to see myself as a unique, marvelous one of a kind creation who is unconditionally loved by his creator and guided by his loving hand to live life abundantly.
Thank you Mark and Davene and the MKE guides for all you do to equip each student to live life in such a way it spreads love and acceptance. Our world needs this more than ever.
California leaders must stop wasting money on programs that don’t work. The current leadership of California has turned away from the what is right for the people they govern. They were taught by their parents what is right and what is wrong and have chosen wrong in order to obtain more power and wealth for themselves and those they serve while letting more families become homeless and the cost of living increases.
I remember when I was 8 years old, I would get up early on Saturday mornings to watch my favorite cartoons like Whacky Racers, HR Puff N Stuff and others. Whacky Racer had a character named Snidely Whiplash and each race he would cheat to try and win the race but in the end his actions would always comeback and cause hime to lose. Each cartoon had a built in lesson of how the villain’s selfish, hurtful, greedy behavior ultimately ended up hurting only themselves.
Many leaders today know what is right but for some reason have chosen to forsake the people that put them in office for power and prestige, they make rules for the people they lead but don’t follow the rules. They feel they are above the law.
This is nothing new, it has been happening since the beginning of time.
In the Bible, the prophet Elijah warned multiple kings to return to the Lord and avoid idolatry:
Elijah and King Ahab
Elijah warned King Ahab that God would punish his land if he didn’t stop idol worship and get Israel to return to God.
Elijah and King Jehoram
Elijah sent a letter to King Jehoram of Judah, warning him that God would punish his people for following the ways of the kings of Israel and murdering his brothers.
Elijah and Ahaziah
Elijah told King Ahaziah that he would die because he turned away from the Lord, and the king was struck down by the Lord.
Elijah was a prophet from the region of Gilead, who lived about 30 miles from Samaria, the capital of Israel. God performed many miracles through Elijah, which are recorded in the books of 1 and 2 Kings.
Today there are governors, congressman, senators, and many others that have turned away from doing what is right for the citizens, they right laws that allow the killing of children after they are born.
I live in California and over the last 10 years the entire culture has changed the leaders have regulated small businesses so much that many have closed or moved out of the state to more business friendly states. The homeless rate has skyrocketed and yet our leaders seem to be numb to the issues.
California’s homelessness rate has increased due to a number of factors:
Land-use regulations: California has stricter land-use regulations and zoning laws than other states, which makes it harder to build housing.
Housing costs: Home prices and rents have steadily increased in California, making housing unaffordable for many. The median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in California is $2,200 per month, which is much higher than the $1,200 per month median rent in Texas.
Lack of affordable housing: California has a shortage of affordable housing, which has left many people living paycheck to paycheck and at risk of homelessness.
Stagnant incomes: Incomes have stagnated, while housing costs have increased.
Systemic racism: Racism is a factor in the homelessness crisis.
COVID-19 pandemic: The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to the homelessness crisis.
Why has the leadership of California abandoned its people? They are making more money every year while Californians are having to deal with loss of jobs, higher food prices, gas prices and higher taxes.
Our leaders in California have no understanding of what life is like for the average family. As busineses continue to leave the state there are less jobs for the people and homelessnes continues to increase.
Current salaries (effective December 4, 2023)
Governor $234,101
Lieutenant Governor $175,576
Attorney General $203,343
Controller $187,280
Treasurer $187,280
Secretary of State $175,576
Superintendent of Public Instruction $203,343
Insurance Commissioner $187,280
Member, Board of Equalization $175,576
Members, State Legislature $128,215
Assembly Speaker/Senate President Pro Tem $147,446
Minority Floor Leader $147,446
Majority Floor Leader $137,832
Second Ranking Minority Leader $137,832
Past salaries of elected officials, 2022-2023
Governor $224,020
Lieutenant Governor $168,015
Attorney General $194,587
Controller $179,215
Treasurer $179,215
Secretary of State $168,015
Superintendent of Public Instruction $194,587
Insurance Commissioner $179,215
Member, Board of Equalization $168,015
Members, State Legislature $122,694
Assembly Speaker/Senate President Pro Tem $141,097
Minority Floor Leader $141,097
Majority Floor Leader $131,897
Second Ranking Minority Leader $131,897
So what is the solution? I believe is education. the people who are homeless don’t need more mental health services, they need hope, temporary shelter and skills to start their own business which will empower more people to do the same. We need to stop giving hand outs and start using the resources that are already available.
Some ways we can help the homeless:
Provide temporary housing with amenities.
Medical resources bringing in medical students who need hours.
Provide food from food banks and brining in people who are training to be chefs, and cooks.
Provide sustainable gardens that the residents maintain so they have access to fresh fruits and vegetables.
As noted in PRI’s research, troubling indicators include the fact that the preliminary point-in-time homeless counts for most California counties show total homeless populations growing in most California counties despite the billions spent on Project Homekey, and so-called “affordable housing” projects built with Project Homekey funds costing upwards of $1 million per unit to build.
“Armed with this latest analysis, lawmakers should ask tough questions about why the state is continuing to throw billions at a program that isn’t getting the job done,” Jackson and Winegarden wrote.
If lawmakers read No Way Home, PRI’s book on California’s homeless crisis, they’d know that private charities do a far more effective and efficient job meeting the unique needs of the homeless population and helping to get them off the streets than any government program, no matter how well-intentioned.
It is obvious that the lawmakers are not the answer to our homeless problem, it is up to each one of us to do what we can using the skills we have to help those who feel helpless and need help. Give just food or money won’t solve the problem. We need to find out what their immediate need is, if it is medical care let’s stop giving them drugs for their issue and instead find the root cause, help ease their physical or emotional pain and teach them how to help themselves. We all have something we can give.
A great example is https://echofl.org/ which provides an array of services to help people get their life back. Why don’t we have these programs in California?
It’s time to move those resources to create programs that work and if our current leader won’t listen vote them out of office. Each on of us has a responsibility to help any way we can. Don’t give up on those who are down and out, you or one of your loved ones may find yourself in need in the and we need programs that work and measure results so we can adjust what is working and change what is not working.
Join me in spreading the word. share this article with your fellow friends and family in California together we can revamp the system, create programs that work and elect leaders that will be responsible with the people’s money.
Leave a comment on how any ideas you may have that could help us stop the downfall of our beautiful state.
Why should I spend my precious tim during the Christmas season restoring relationships? That is the question many are asking themselves, finding excuses to not say I’m sorry looking for evidence to prove they were right and the other party was in the wrong.
Photo by olia danilevich
During the recent pandemic we experienced the separation from our loved ones and many never got to even say goodbye to a loved one, see their child get married, watch their grandchild be born and it was gut wrenching to hear all the sad stories and not be there for the ones we love.
When it really comes down to it at the end of our life and we stand before God and the question he will ask is what did you do with the gift I gave you in the form of my son Jesus? The only thing we will look back on is the things we could have changed and chose not to because we were so consumed with our own problems.
Do you know of a friend or family member that you had a falling out with, have feelings of regret for not calling them? You want to call them but then you start to pickup the phone you think about how they might respond so you put off doing it, why? Is it because you don’t want to have to say you are sorry for your part in the disagreement even though you know that just by calling them you have the possibility to make a difference in the relationship.
Would you be willing to take a chance this year and make that phone call and tell them you miss them and want to go to lunch, dinner or some other activity where you can spend time together?
The best tool I found to restore a broken relationship is to create an intention before you make the call, imagine in you mind the most excellent outcome, keep your focus on how you want your relationship to be, make love the key. When we come from a place of love we can never fail.
All solid relationships are based on love, open communication, and authenticity and when these three are present there is no topic off limits, no challenge we can’t overcome.
1 Corinthians 13
What relationship all you commit to restore between now and December 31st?
Are you willing to ask that person you care about to forgive you for the things you said and didn’t say?
Will you commit to put the past behind you are start fresh?
What is in the way of making that relationship the way you want it to be?
Photo by Greta Hoffman
I have some free tools I would love to share with you if you need support just send me a message through the link below or message me on my facebook page.
Making family time a priority today can be a real challenge but with a little creativity, it is possible.
On Oct 16th I had the extreme pleasure to go on vacation with my lovely wife for one whole week in beautiful Lake Tahoe, CA. We have owned a timeshare in Lake Tahoe for over 3o years and we look forward to being able to get away for one week every other year and unplug from the hustle and bustle of life. What is so wonderful about this trip is we have no agenda with the exception of some of our favorite spots we love to visit.
One of my favorite spots to visit in the Lake Tahoe area is the Camp Richardson Nature Center and what makes this place so special is that is causes you to slow down, look and listen to the sights and sound of nature. One-stop on the trail has you sit on a bench and listen to how the wind blows across the grass and the sound it makes and during that time when I am still I can hear several different creatures around me moving in the bushes and the water. Creatures like ducks, lizards, and birds, one time we even saw a bald eagle but what makes this experience even more special is that I get to be in this beautiful place with the love of my life Valerie. The feelings, sounds, and sights stay with me long after vacation because I can recall the memory at any time and be right back on that bench hearing the wind and other sounds.
These are the memories I will never forget. I can still remember being in Carmel, CA with Valerie 32 years ago walking down Ocean Avenue and turning into a little alleyway where we stopped in at least 5 different shops to look and their creations and recall the scarf with the Stewart tartan Valerie gave me as a gift from the Scottish shop or the smell of the coffee walking by the Carmel Valley Coffe Roasting shop.
Five of the ways to make Family Time a priority
Add family events to the monthly calendar first and work all other things around them.
Revisit places you went when you were dating.
Get the kids involved by allowing them to make some suggestions.
Don’t be afraid to ask if you need help to make it happen.
Take photos of each trip and create a photo album.
Life is too short so be sure to make time to unplug as a family or as a couple, you won’t regret it.
Happiness is an inside job, it is not a fleeting feeling it is created by our own thoughts.
Have you ever said to yourself I’ll be happy when we get our new car or I’ll be happy when I get that promotion? Many people make their happiness dependable on an outside source and don’t realize that happiness starts on the inside, it starts with what we think about.
Some people postpone their happiness all their life just waiting for that one thing instead of taking the time each day to really think about what makes them happy and focus on those things each day.
What if you could wake up each morning, be grateful for all the good things in your life, and be open to all the other blessings that await you that day? What would that feel like? How would that shift your focus from all the outside temporal things you believe would make you happy to living in a constant state of happiness and gratitude all the time.
I know what you are thinking, how is that possible? Can it be that I have the power within my own mind to make myself happy, it’s true you do have that power, you were just never taught how to access it until now.
There is a simple formula I learned years ago but never applied until a couple of years ago where you write down the things you want to attract in your life on a 3X5 index card. The income you want to have, the car you want to drive, the dream home, and even that special someone and you read that card each morning and each evening with feeling and imagination as Earl Nightingale explains in the audio The Strangest Secret In The World and you can listen to the message on Youtube here.
I have been following this formula for over five years now and it has changed the way I view life, I am happier than I have ever been. All it took was a little extra time out of my day in the morning and in the evening, and by applying this formula I created a new habit of generating my own happiness. Think about that for a moment millions of people every day are waiting for something to make them happy and they have everything they need to make it happen within their own mind.
Are you ready to be happy? Are you willing to put in the work to change your life, exchange old habits that don’t serve you for habits that empower you to pursue a life of purpose? You won’t regret it, you are worth it, you deserve to be happy and use your gifts to make others happy. There is a quote by Zig Ziglar that says “You can have everything you want in life if you just help enough other people get what they want”. I live by that motto every day.
Listen to the Strangest Secret, follow the formula and come back and leave me a comment.
Remember you have the power and it has been inside you all along.
Why can’t we discuss our differences instead of arguing? Why can’t we discuss difficult issues with respect and compassion?
I had a very interesting experience last week when I attempted to post a link to an article on Facebook written by Ty and Charlene Bollinger. The article shared CDC Admits to Inflating COVID Death Count with the intention to share the article with my Facebook friends but I received the response in the photo below and my post was blocked by Facebook’s software. That is a subject for another article.
The real interesting thing happened when I posted a photo of the article instead. My friends began to make comments like “that is fake news” and “You are misinformed” but not one person asked the question “Why do you believe that?” There was no dialogue about the facts or an attempt to understand each other’s position and that is plaguing our entire nation. Why can’t we be open to hearing another person’s experience or opinion when it differs from our own?
We must learn how to discuss our differences and also teach our children to do the same. We all believe what we believe based on our experience and our source of news but what if we had the tools to ask compelling questions with the intention to learn from one another.
Five Ways to Talk About Issues with Respect and Compassion
Listen with the intention to understand.
Ask compelling questions to understand more about them and their experience.
Be self-aware of what triggers you and why.
Focus on solutions and how to solve the problem together
If you can’t agree, agree to disagree and move on.
By practicing the five ways listed above you can become part of the solution instead of part of the problem. You can be part of a generation of world changers that are not threatened by opposing views or beliefs but welcome them. You can be an example to your children and equip them with the knowledge they need to become a powerful communicator at a time it is most needed.
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
I would love to hear about your experiences on this topic.
When life knocks you off track how do you recover?
Have you ever like you were in a really great place in your life where everything seemed to be working for you and all of a sudden you’re hit upside the head and find yourself on the side of the road of life dazed and confused? Maybe you experienced a health challenge or a job loss, maybe you received some bad news but all of us experience it at different times in our life. How do you handle it? How do you pick yourself back up and dust yourself off and keep going? Some people seem to never recover, some people drown their sorrows in alcohol and drugs, and some overeat.
In March we are put on lockdown and told to stay indoors, and this week even though we have the ability to go outdoors we are hit with fires that make it dangerous to go outdoors. It reminds me of Roseanne Roseannadanna of Saturday Night Live would say “It just goes to show you it’s always something if it’s not one thing it’s another”. The real question is what do you do to get back on track?
Five ways to recover when life knocks you off track
Continue to remind yourself of what you want your life to be. Write on paper exactly how you want your life to be in present tense and feel what it’s like to have it and read it 3 times a day out loud. Our unconscious mind has no defense against your own voice.
Surround yourself with people who believe in you and challenge you to always go to the next level. To be the best you. They say you live your life based on the lives of the 5 people you spend the most time with.
Find ways to give and help others who are struggling with your time or money. you can volunteer at a homeless shelter or a food distribution program. By helping others you are helping yourself.
Talk to a friend about what you’re going through, don’t isolate yourself from your friends and family, if you keep all this stuff in your head you are sabotaging the possibility of finding that great opportunity you have been praying for.
Exercise, by exercise you can improve your mood and get many other benefits like. Release feel-good hormones: Exercise releases endorphins, hormones that improve your mood and contribute to a positive sense of well-being. Endorphins even help relieve pain, which often accompanies depression. [Modulates important neurotransmitters: Depression diminishes the neurotransmitters associated with mood and stress response (serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine). Exercise increases the availability of these essential neurotransmitters, which may restore healthy brain function and help you feel better. Boost your self-esteem: Depression contributes to negative thoughts and feelings of low self-worth. However, exercise has been shown to enhance self-efficacy — your belief in yourself and your abilities.
It’s relaxing: Raising your core body temperature through exercise may reduce muscular tension and make you feel relaxed, which alleviates symptoms of anxiety and stress.
I actively practice these five tips and it always helps me get back on track and feeling better about myself and life in general.
Leave a comment on the ways you get back on track.
Men’s self-confidence and feelings have been a topic that has been avoided or overlooked for years because men who shared their feeling were weak. That is what I’ve heard from many men over the years. If you shared your feelings or got emotional both women and men would say you were weak.
The only safe environment where I saw men vulnerable was at a men’s church retreat, in all other settings it was taboo for show emotions or even cry. Why is that? I can remember being told as a boy growing up by several male figures in my life that men had to be tough and It was better to just stuff my emotions especially if they were negative and were accompanied by tears. There are many negative side effects of teaching boys that philosophy like almost 50 percent of married couples in the US will get divorced. Many marriages have domestic violence happening to men women and children.
I believe we can lower the percentages of divorce and domestic violence if we will begin to train men as young adults to process their feelings and give both men and women tools to be better communicators. Imagine a couple who may be having a disagreement being able to so effectively communicate that they resolve issues in the first conversation.
Now is the time for community centers, high schools, and colleges to start offering these classes and courses.
I learned some skills and tools of talking about my feelings good and bad five years ago at a weekend workshop and it has made a huge difference in my marriage.
Seven Tools
Preface a difficult conversation with your spouse with ” what I’m going to say may upset you”
Ask your spouse if you could have our marriage be any way what does that look like for you?
Always come from a place of love and harmony.
Becoming a good listener, make your mate the priority.
Visualize your wedding day and remember why you fell in love.
Forgive each other now, life is too short to hold a grudge against your best friend.
Give one another permission to speak openly about how they really feel without judgment or interruption
You can eliminate most disagreements before they ever escalate to finger-pointing and blaming. Communication and confirmation is the key.
A famous author said once that couple should communicate like they were confirming an order at your favorite fast-food restaurant. It goes something like this, Jill who is a housewife says to her husband “honey when you come home and ask me what I did all-day it makes me feel as if you don’t value the role I play in raising our kids and taking care of the home”. Ben replies “so what I hear you say is that when I come home from work and I say to you what did you do all day you feel devalued as a wife and mother”, is that correct? Respectful compassionate communication is the key.
By talking about it the first time it happens you prevent what I call the volcano from erupting. You know how gasses and pressure build up in a volcano and eventually erupts by spewing ash and lava everywhere. Some of you may remember when Mount St Helens.erupted it caused a lot of damage all around the mountain and just like Mount St Helens the eruption of a husband who has stuffed his emotion for years will do a lot of damage to a marriage.
I hope some of these tools have been helpful to you. Please leave a comment with the experiences and communication tools you have used in your marriage.
Was shutting down the economy the answer to stop the spread of Covid-19? I have heard various reports from news agencies and government leaders that it was vital that we shut down all small businesses to be able to stop the spread of the virus but there is a group of doctors that are saying it caused more harm than good.
On May 7th, 2020 Tony Robbins interviewed a panel of 7 doctors. I listened to the podcast of this interview last week and what I heard shocked me because I did not hear any of this information from the mainstream media. Listen to the podcast here.
THE PANELISTS INCLUDED:
Dr. Michael Levitt,PhD, Nobel Prize – Chemistry, Professor of Structural Biology, Stanford
Dr. Eran Bendavid, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine, Stanford University
Dr. Michael Roizen, M.D., Chief Wellness Officer Emeritus, Cleveland Clinic
Dr. Alan Preston, Sc.D, Former Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Texas A&M
Senator Scott Jensen, M.D., Family Physician (R-Minnesota)
Dr. Dan Erickson, M.D., Co-Owner, Accelerated Urgent Care
Dr. Artin Massihi, M.D., Co-Owner, Accelerated Urgent Care
The actions taken by government officials around the world have caused way more deaths than Covid-19 would have caused according to the numbers reported.
Repercussions of government actions and stats
COVID-19 will double the number of people facing food crises unless swift action is taken. Read More
Coronavirus pandemic may lead to 75,000 “deaths of despair” from suicide, drug and alcohol abuse, study says. Read More
Nearly 9 in 10 COVID-19 patients who are put on a ventilator die, New York hospital data suggests. Read More
Case fatality rate = 3% age 70 and over; Age 60 and under is less than 0.2%
Hospitals are laying off doctors and nurses, closing floors Read More
Dr. Rozien “If you’re under 60, you’re at very low risk of getting a severe problem from this,” Roizen; China mislead us to believe lockdown stopped the spread”
As I continued to listen to the podcast I learned that two of the doctors on this panel were trying to get their messages out to the public but their Press Conference video was removed by YouTube. You can watch the video HERE.
I was also shocked by a Facebook post from a friend of mine that shared how many of our local news networks were being told what to say or they were all reading from the same script.. Watch the video HEREI learned years ago to stop watching my local news if I want to know the facts of what really happened.
After researching all the facts I concluded that our government officials and our new media overreacted and shutdown our local businesses out of fear without really checking the facts and our news media beings controlled was a big part of spreading that fear like wildfire.
I remember a time when our news networks employed investigative reporters that were allowed to get the real scoop on the story but those days are gone. If you want to know the truth about any story you hear on the news you have to do your own research. Don’t just read or listen to the liberal or conservative view but be open to all views and be willing to discuss it with people who may have a different political view. I believe we can empower each other by sharing what we found in a respectful compassionate way and in a grassroots manner create more unified communities. If we want real change it will have to be done by you and I not being afraid to talk about the issues and also being willing to listen to each other. By educating ourselves we will truly bring the power back to the people.
