Philosophy and Spirituality

[LocWolf]

CosmoWorld7, my friend....I have never forgotten you and I'm truly sorry I refused to post here back during a time when I had no problem paying for premium services on this website. It all came crashing down when the two females (The Kissing Cousins) as I called them continued to chase premium accounts from this website. I see you have not presented any messages here in sometime. With that I have some fear that your health may have degraded but I sure hope not. My health since 2007 is now almost over whelming great even with the massive medical problems that has existed. Of course many stories are involved with this and by the grace of the GOD of my understanding or not understanding I am still here today and smiling :) I am a bit concerned for you since it has been a while since you had last posted here. I know I still have your email written down in one of my booklets but where I had placed that surely isn't at hand. Even in a wild guess should you read this please don't even try to recall my name in any thread, thank you and just maybe your health in just fine but no longer post here any more.

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I have simply stopped arguing with reality. How do I know the wind should blow? It's blowing. How do I know this is the highest order? It's happening. Arguing with 'what is' is like teaching a cat to bark. It's not very fulfilling. I am my friend and no longer confused. The way I know that reality is good is that when I argue the point I experience tension, fear and frustration. I lose - not sometimes, but 100% of the time. It just doesn't feel natural inside: no balance, no connection. I want reality to change? Hopeless. Let me change my thinking. Some of us mentally argue with 'what is.' Others of us attempt to control and change 'what is,' and then tell ourselves and others that we actually had something to do with any apparent change that took place. This leaves no connection or room for God in my life. In the peaceful experience of no opposition to God, I remain aware of my nature: clear, vibrant, a friend, a listener.

By Byron Katie

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"A wise man is the master of his own mind. A fool is a slave to his" -Publilius Syrus

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Quote by Oprah on Value and Worthiness:

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"A cold, hard dose of reality, in the form of a disappointment, will sting at first. And then what happens is, you get stronger."

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Good character traits:

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Enjoy Life:

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Jack Layton's final words to Canadians:

And finally, to all Canadians: Canada is a great country, one of the hopes of the world. We can be a better one – a country of greater equality, justice, and opportunity. We can build a prosperous economy and a society that shares its benefits more fairly. We can look after our seniors. We can offer better futures for our children. We can do our part to save the world’s environment. We can restore our good name in the world. We can do all of these things because we finally have a party system at the national level where there are real choices; where your vote matters; where working for change can actually bring about change. In the months and years to come, New Democrats will put a compelling new alternative to you. My colleagues in our party are an impressive, committed team. Give them a careful hearing; consider the alternatives; and consider that we can be a better, fairer, more equal country by working together. Don’t let them tell you it can’t be done.

My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.

All my very best,

Jack Layton


http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/laytons-last-words-love-is-better-than-anger-hope-is-better-than-fear/article2137381/page2/

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Life Enrichment-

Read full article here: http://www.joycedonahuelive.com/1/archives/01-2011/1.html


Summary:

Whether the struggles are internal or external (or both), we're not meant to "carry" our challenges with us round the clock. Doing so is neither wise nor efficient. Unfortunately, difficult times can make us feel unworthy and somewhat forgotten by the world. And this can lead us to treat ourselves unkindly when we most need to support ourselves. And if life has, for the moment, failed to recognize our value and our needs, we must "not" fail to do this.

Our life-lessons and circumstances are never meant to call into question our value and our worthiness. Again, though they may challenge us, our lessons are never sent to punish us. We are just as worthy, just as whole, just as loved, on the rough road as on the smooth. During difficult times, our power lies in remembering this and practicing it in our lives. And when we do, that extra self-imposed burden and pressure will "magically" lift from us. And heaven will smile seeing that we answered "its" prayer for us.

(For a full list of audio meditations to complement this article, visit http://www.Meditations2Go.com.)


About the Author:

Rob Brookler is the founder and creator of the Meditations2Go® audio meditation collections and the Meditations2Go.com website.

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Click here to dontate to the African famine crisis:

http://donate.worldvision.org/OA_HTML/xxwv2ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?funnel=dn&item=1754360&go=item§ion=10366&;

Everyone in the world has the right to food, water, shelter and dignity.


dignity - nobility or elevation of character; worthiness. Bearing, conduct, or speech indicative of self-respect or appreciation.

Dignity is a term used in moral, ethical, and political discussions to signify that a being has an innate right to respect and ethical treatment. It is an extension of the Enlightenment-era concepts of inherent, inalienable rights.

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The happiness map:

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Quotes on character:

“You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.”
-James D. Miles

“To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.”
-Anonymous

“I have no regrets in my life. I think that everything happens to you for a reason. The hard times that you go through build character, making you a much stronger person.”
-Rita Mero

“Most people strive to increase their prosperity or status in life. But how many people make it a goal to be a person of greater character, to be kinder, classier and contribute more to society.”
-Anonymous

“Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

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It is not selfish to enjoy yourself. What's selfish is to insist on being miserable despite all the positive possibilities available to you.

Ralph Marston

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Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

-Bertrand Russell

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Humor quotes:

"Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it."
-Bill Cosby


"A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road."
-Henry Ward Beecher


"True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not contempt; its essence is love. It issues not in laughter, but in still smiles, which lie far deeper."
-Thomas Carlyle


"Humor is an attitude. It's a way of looking at life and of telling others how you feel about what's happening around you."
-Gene Perret


"I could not tread these perilous paths in safety, if I did not keep a saving sense of humor."
-Lord Nelson

[Eternalist]

If you want an interesting back story with Myron Scholes look into "Long-Term Capital Management"! You're very welecome and good luck to you!

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Excellent, thank you very much I will certainly look into that technology.

[Eternalist]

I programmed the Black Scholes Options Pricing Model in college using Excel and uploaded it into EditGrid recently. I believe once I created an account with EditGrid it was easily converted to what you see now. My user name is Eternalist so it showed up in the link as seen below... I left it so people could play with it and change the numbers and percentages. Since I have the original copy of the formulas I figured if anyone sabatoged the spreadsheet I could simply just upload the original again. Hope this helps.

http://www.editgrid.com/user/eternalist/Black-Scholes_Model

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Happiness quote by Helen Keller:

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There is a fine line between being a 'believer' and a fool...dont cross that line...

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David Icke Youtube video - OK he is a very unconventional guy, and I dont agree with all of his points, but he does come up with some good stuff

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Quote from Martin Luther King Jr.

Cowardice asks the question, 'Is it safe?'

Expediency asks the question, 'Is it politic?'

Vanity asks the question, 'Is it popular?'

But, conscience asks the question, 'Is it right?'

And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because one's conscience tells one that it is right.

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Strive to accomplish extraordinary things...

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. ~Henry Ford

Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars. ~Les Brown

The road leading to a goal does not separate you from the destination; it is essentially a part of it. ~Charles DeLint

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Some spiritual concepts for money management:

-Never exploit the weaknesses of others for personal gain

-Never gamble (especially if you cannot afford to)

-Only borrow what you can comfortably repay

-Invest as long as its morally sound and useful

-Dont let money be your master

-Be content with what you have

-Give with a loving and cheerful spirit (not as a chore)

-Save wisely

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Quote of the Day:

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“If you’re at peace within, you radiate it.”

http://radioman.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/071019/

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Prosperity:

Too often we visit the well of divine abundance with a teacup instead of a bucket.

-Elinor MacDonald


Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.

-Wayne Dyer



The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

-Eden Phillpotts

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As this is an investment board, many people feel bad when they lose money in a stock. This is self destructive behaviour and never accomplished anything.

Never feel self-pity, the most destructive emotion there is. How awful to be caught up in the terrible squirrel cage of self.

-Millicent Fenwick


Self-pity is easily the most destructive of the non-pharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary pleasure and separates the victim from reality.

-John W. Gardner

When you feel sorry for yourself it becomes a habit (that is how your mind is wired). Even when things are good, you will generate negative circumstances so you can feed the habit of self pity. Dont vibrate at that frequency. Be greatful for all that is good instead.


Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.

Melody Beattie

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Proverb quote:

"TAKE TIME TO SMELL THE ROSES"

English idiom - To relax; to take time out and enjoy or appreciate life. Dont rush and be stressed. Slow down.

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Hockey Legend Ken Dryden talks about defining your own passion, understanding yourself, being your own person:

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People that have managed to find vibrational harmony with abundance, so that it is flowing to them and through them -- are not depriving anyone else of that abundance.
--- Abraham

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Cosmo!!

I went to a mongolian grill last night for dinner. At the end of the meal we all received fortune cookies. My cookie had 2 fortunes. This is too weird to make up:

"Don't worry about the stock market. Your investment is good."

"Patience is your alley at the moment. Don't worry!"

Now there were 7 cookies there and I grabbed that one?

WHOA!!

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"When life's problems seem overwhelming, look around and see
what other people are coping with. You may consider yourself fortunate."

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"What lies behind us, and what lies before us are small matters
compared to what lies within us."

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Glad you liked them...have a great week...go QASP!!

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Love them! Some I have heard before, some are new - thanks for sharing :)

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Love Chicken Parm...Love Hockey!!

My wife and I, when we lived in San Jose, joined a support group to bring an NHL team...hence, the Sharks.

Now that I live in the Pacific NW, I have to buy the Center Ice Package to see my Sharks.

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I didn't save the people who quoted these, but I saved them because i felt that they were good...enjoy!!

"The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible
-- and achieve it, generation after generation.”

"Everyone who got to where they are had to begin where they were."

"Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you."

"The belief in a thing makes it happen."

"Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow."

"Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end you are sure to succeed."

"The greatest things ever done on Earth have been done little by little."

"I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble."

"It's time to start living the life you've imagined."

"If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes."

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing."

"Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved."

"Long-range goals keep you from being frustrated by short-term failures."

“Success isn't how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.”

"To guarantee success, act as if it were impossible to fail."

"Whatever you can do, or dream you can begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it."

"They can conquer who believe they can."

"What you get by reaching your destination is not nearly as important as what you will become by reaching your destination."

"Success doesn't come to you, you go to it."

"And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."

"Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it so."

"Energy is the essence of life. Every day you decide how you're going to use it by knowing what you want and what it takes to reach that goal, and by maintaining focus."

"Achievement seems to be connected with action. Successful men and women keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit."

"Never give up, never, never give up."

"Life is like a combination lock; your job is to find the right numbers, in the right order so you can have anything you want."

"The secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one."

"All life is a chance. So take it! The person who goes furthest is the one who is willing to do and dare."

"Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them."

"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."

"People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing."

"The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it."

"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe."

"Enthusiasm spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment."

"It's never too late to become the person you might have been."

"Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential."

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Absolutely, would love to see them. TNX!

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Cosmo...If you don't mind, I would like to put in several positive quotes that I have saved over the last couple of years.

I would like your permission however, first.

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"Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strength.

When you go through hardship and decide not to surrender,
that is strength."

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Fulfillment:

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Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has accomplished a lot for a hockey player who's just 22 years of age. Frankly, he's accomplished a lot for a player of 35.

Faced with a tremendous amount of hype to live up to - none of it of his own making - he did exactly that, leading the Pens to a Stanley Cup victory last June and claiming several individual accolades along the way, more than surpassing the mantle of "the Next One" that was placed on him when he was still in just his mid-teens.

But there's one thing Crosby has never done that may surprise some fans of the game: score 50 goals in a season. In fact, he hasn't even come all that close; in 2005-06, his rookie season, the Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia native scored 39 goals, still the most times he's lit the lamp in an NHL campaign.

This season could be different though. As 2009-10 rolls on, Crosby is on pace to hit that elusive 50-goal mark for the first time, a fact that he's chalking up to a newfound sense of poise and self-assurance.

"I think anyone who scores or any offensive player will tell you (that) you build confidence the more you see the puck go in and from different areas as well, so definitely you need to have a sense of confidence if you want to score consistently," says Crosby.

There's also a constant hunger for self-improvement.

"I think I always want more. I want more goals, I want more assists," Crosby says. "That's the way you have to think. You have to want to improve, you have to want more."

Pens head coach Dan Bylsma says that it's the general headspace of successful people in any area of life.

"It's a way of living life that I think people who continue to get better and get the most out of themselves have," says Bylsma. "It's, 'How can I get better? How can I improve? Are there different ways? Different avenues? And then how do I do it?'. You don't see too many great players - great people in their fields - that don't have a similar mindset."


from tsn.ca http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=305850

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"You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor"

Interpretations view the commandment as a prohibition on any false statement that degrades your neighbor's reputation or dignity.

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(¸.•´ (¸.• DeepSleep
Morpheus The god of dreams.

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From www.usingenglish.com:

'Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me'

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This means that you should learn from your mistakes and not allow people to take advantage of you repeatedly.

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Quotes:

Without a rich heart, wealth is an ugly beggar.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson


Peace is not the absence of war; it is a virtue; a state of mind; a disposition for benevolence; confidence; and justice.

-Spinoza


A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.

-Albert Einstein


Happiness depends upon ourselves.

- Aristotle

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Nothing is as simple as we hope it will be.
- Jim Horning

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Ray Ferrerro (NHL hockey player) writes about his son:

It's finally over; literally years of dreaming, worrying and wondering.

My son, Landon, loves the game of hockey and has wanted nothing else since he has been able to articulate the thought.

The draft.

People have told him since he was the second overall pick in the 2006 WHL Bantam Draft that he was going to be a first rounder.

On June 26, our family filed into the Bell Centre, Landon looking so good in his new suit and all of us in almost suspended animation. We were all guessing at which spot he might be attractive to teams. As we went by one team after another, in what can only be described as an excruciatingly slow pace, a couple of picks that seemed a little surprising left players on the board that I knew would push Landon down the pecking order.

Almost four hours later, the 30th pick was made and Landon and I were out of the arena in under five minutes, walking quietly back to the hotel.

Although many people had told Landon that it doesn't really matter where you are picked, about 45 players felt they had a chance to be selected in the first round. I know I would have been disappointed in not being selected, and he was. So were Stefan Elliott, Jeremy Morin, Drew Shore, among others. All good players, all top-end prospects, and all had to wait through one more long night.

This is one area where Landon is so much better equipped than I was. He takes a kick in the shins, can digest it and move on. That is what happened overnight.

We met in the morning to walk over to the arena, Landon wearing a different suit and hoping for a quick selection.

Sometimes you look back at an event and realize its significance only in retrospect. With the 29th pick Friday night, Detroit traded down three spots to No. 32. They acquired a third round pick to move down, and 10 minutes after getting into the arena Saturday morning, we heard words I had dreamt about many times watching my son chase his dream.

Ken Holland was at the microphone and said "with the 32nd pick, the Detroit Red Wings select, from the Western Hockey League's Red Deer Rebels - Landon Ferraro."

When I write those words, I still have tears in my eyes. The disappointment of 12 hours earlier washed away in an instant. When I saw my son on the draft floor in that beautiful Red Wings sweater, I don't think I can convey my pride.

source: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=283147

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Aristotle - "Contemplation is the highest form of activity"