"Top 5 Unsolved Brain Mysteries"

Just received this from my buddy on Facebook.  I'm always watching shows on TV, like DSC, THC, or TLC about the universe, the brain, and new studies on consciousness and whatnot.  But anyway, I thought it was pretty interesting.

So here's the link: Top 5 Unsolved Brain Mysteries

Enjoy!

And you can check out "Phantoms in the Brain", it touches on very similar topics.

And I own, and have READ, this book:The Odd Brain: Mysteries of Our Weird and Wonderful Brains Explained   It's really cool and funny.  An excellent 'bathroom reader', haha.  A lot of weird quirky facts.  And it's cheap if you wanna pick it up.  A little less than a cup of Starbucks these days ;-)

Achieve Your Goals - WORKSHEET!!

Here's a nice little (but in-depth) "worksheet", if you will, I found online.  If you've read/seen The Secret, or have read similar things like the Law of Attraction, I'm sure you're familiar with the 'Write it and it will happen' school of thought.  If not, in a nutshell it is just outlining your goals on paper, broken down into every different aspect of your life.  And you make it very detailed, so that when you write it/read it, you can imagine it very vividly in your mind's eye.  I just downloaded it several days ago and printed it out.  I will be completing mine very shortly.  Like I said, it's short, but it goes in depth.  I definitely suggest, for anyone wanting to get a one-up on their goals and improving their life, (as well as visualization skills), to go check it out [its PDF format], and highly consider using it to your advantage.  Let me know what you think, and how it works out for you.  And as always, any other feedback is always welcome!!!

I wish you all Gleeful Goal-Setting and Achieving!!

GoTo Achieve Your Goals - You Deserve It! Worksheet here

Namaste,

-Ce                                                 

[You might also enjoy  Making This Year Your Best Year Ever!: Personal Goal Setting Ideas And Strategies To Get You Motivated To Make Positive Change In Your Life. Click here or the book image above]

Vision Board Creation

Hey there everyone!  I'm feeling a talk on Vision Board's this afternoon.  For  those of you who may not know what a "Vision Board" is, to the right is a photo of one (mine) to start, and the purpose of one is this, "A vision board is a tool to help you create a matching vibration to what it is you want to have/be or do in your life and in your world... It is really important when creating a vision board that you not only create it, but use it," (from What Is A Vision Board?).  My first board was not too terribly great, in my opinion.  It was mostly centered around work, but that was about it.  The board that you see to the right is infinitely better than my first.  It took me at least 3 days to finish it, working about 3-6 hrs per day.  But that was completely alright with me.  I made it perfect, in my eyes.  And that is how it should be with yours.  You want to make your Vision Board very personal for you.  As well, and probably more importantly, is that you want to get very VERY specific with it.  On mine I put the most opportune times for me to wake up, and go to sleep everyday, that would give me a foundation to be the most productive that I could.  And I made sure that the times that I used were on an alarm clock (the 10:00 time in red being the same alarm clock that I have!), so that I would very deeply, and easily, associate it with my actual experience being in bed.  I searched online for a very fit male set of abs.  But not any abs.  The picture I chose (very bottom right of board), I chose for a very specific reason.  I want and need to work out more, and I am the type of person that when I work out and exercise, I build and tone muscle very quickly and easily.  At the same time though, I do not want to be totally toned, and look chiseled.  I just want to have a medium-toned set of abs.  So I searched and sifted the internet until I found exactly what I saw in my mind.  And that is what I used.  As well, I want to buy a new car in 2010.  But not just a new car, I want a very specific car, with very specific details and characteristics.  So you know what I did?  I went online to research, and compare, and decide what car would fit my wants best (as well as financially) and that car turned out to be a 2010 Acura TL Super-Handling AWD 6Spd Manual, in a Cream White.  So I went online to find a photo of one, which I found, just not in the exact color I desired.  Which is okay.  But the most important thing I did was I went to the Acura website, and I DESIGNED, and built, my own 2010 Acura TL.  From top to bottom.  It included all the extras and special options that I wanted.  I built it just as if I was buying it the next day, and I had the cash in hand to put down.  Then I looked it over one last time online, and I printed out the car Summary.  It's almost a receipt of the exact specifications and options that I included in it.  I then attached that printed summary, with a picture of it (white this time) to the bottom of my Vision Board.  That way I had an exact print, or model, of my 2010 'dream car', if you will, attached to my board to see every morning.  My board is right above my dresser across from my bed.  So it is one of the first things I look at every morning.  Placement is definitely another important aspect as well.  Make sure it is somewhere that you will see it often, and optimally first thing when you awake and last thing before you fall asleep.  I have to say too, my Vision Board has definitely helped me strengthen my goals, and hold my long-term vision in place every morning when I see it, and I take a few minutes to sit and meditate on it, and pray first thing, and really observe every little piece on it and to make the entire thing FIRM in my mind, to be able to hold my day's goals concretely in my head throughout the day.  That way, step by step, I know that I am doing every little thing right to slowly approach and walk towards each of those Visions, and each of those Goals outlined on my board.

I hope that you may find inspiration and motivation in Vision Board's, and please, if you have ANY questions, or comments or feedback, or need help, let me know!  Merry boarding, and please check out the Amazon links, as well as my other links, for more information and inspiration.

Check back often for more updates, and Namaste ;-D

(click Read More for larger photo of my board)

Recommendation:

"Excuses Begone"- Dr. Wayne Dyer (available on book, CD, and kids book)
  ----------------------------------------------
I highly recommend "Excuses Begone" by Dyer.  Very similar to other related affirmation books, here Dyer takes the approach of 'replacement' with regard to the subconscious thoughts that run through your mind on a daily basis.  The thoughts in question are the excuses one uses or thinks to justify NOT doing something.  For instance, on the front flap of the book Dyer states, "...I'm too old or too young... I'm far too busy and tired... I can't afford the things I truly want... It would be very difficult for me to do anything differently... and I've always been this way..."  Throughout the book Dyer serves up inspirational and affirmative statements to replace these old "conditioned ways of being" or thinking, such as "I am connected to an unlimited Source of abundance", instead of "I can't afford it".  I am sure that you, as well as I, have heard that excuse a lot lately, if not been the one begrudgingly spitting it out.  So, if you are anything like me, in the way that I continually wish to improve my life, achieve my goals, create and polish good habits, and of course constantly position myself to attract 'abundance' in my life, then I HIGHLY recommend going out (or just clicking link to the right) and grabbing yourself a copy of this book.  We must believe to achieve.  And believe me... getting it will be your first step to a life lived abundantly and without excuses.  ;-)

UPDATES!

Hi Everyone!

Just a little update.  I just added the SEARCH BAR (thanks to Google) above, as well as LINKS (Check It Out!) to the right of my other sites on the web, as well as sites and pages I, myself, find valuable and use frequently.  More sites will be added regularly, so DEFINITELY keep checking back for new things.

THANX EVERYONE!

Christmas Craziness

Hey everyone!
First, I hope everybody had a WONDERFUL Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, or Holiday in general.  And also, I'd like to wish everyone a Happy New Year's Eve, and my wishes go out for everybody's safety, happiness, enjoyment and sanity tonight! ;-)  As well, I hope everybody has an awesome New Year, and makes 2010 better than any other.

Second, I'm sorry I haven't updated in a little while.  I've gotten back into the swing of things, with regards to work, sleep, etc. etc., and my daily routine in general.  My Christmas was very nice.  Not too big or anything, but very nice.  Spent time with Elise (as I always do), and her parents, and also saw most of my family on x-mas Eve, and again saw my mom and her boyfriend on Saturday.  Elise and I went to visit them at their house (which they just bought, which is why I moved out from the townhouse, where me and my mom lived together) for the first time since they moved in.  It was very nice.  It was also the first time I saw my little rascals since we moved out too (the cats and dog =D).  Also, on Saturday, before we went to my moms, Elise and I went and met my mom, and my brother's family (his wife, 3 kids, and his wifes parents and sister) to Sakura (a Japanese sushi bar and restaurant).  And if you haven't been there, I would HIGHLY suggest you go.  Or go to some place comparable if you don't live near one.  The best part of it (besides the food and sushi), is that you sit at this table that surrounds a flat-top grill.  After everyone orders a Chef brings out all the food (after everyone gets plates) and cooks ALL the food right in front of you, in this elaborate presentation.  It's really quite something, it's amazing.  So all in all, the food was great, the experience, atmosphere, and presentation were phenomenal, and of course, it was nice to see my brother, niece's and nephew, and Di's (my sister in law) side of the family.

Other than that, getting back to the purpose of this entire blog, my progress with achieving and reaching goals has been appropriate.  Not necessarily the greatest, but has been good... definitely.  I have extremely improved my routines and my habits at work.  I've been successful at keeping a generally positive attitude throughout the days, and, on days when I don't need to, I've recently been a lot better about getting up early everyday.

But, I must cut this short.  I am in the middle of editing, and adding, some more gizmo's, gadgets, and content on here.  So please forgive me as you enjoy the new aspects =D    Give me feedback, PLEASE!!!
COMMENT, LET ME KNOW WHATS GOOD, WHAT ISN'T, AND WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR ABOUT OR KNOW!!!  C'MON GUYS!

Sunday Evening. Prepping for a New week

So i just finished putting up my vision board, dry-erase board, and a few other subconscious aids to help me remember every morning, day, and night what to do, and more importantly WHY & HOW to achieve my goals.  My new routine is this:  wake up early every morning (b/t 5 and 6:30), pray, write in  my Vision Book (a daily journal to remind myself to maintain this mind-set of Visualization and Believing in Success), get a cup of coffee and take my Suboxone and Celexa, get ready for work (or get dressed for the day if a weekend).  Then the majority of my day is busy.  Running around, going to the office... the daily grind which I aim to make my fertile soil in which to sow my seeds of Vision and Dreams.  And then, after coming home and wrapping up my work and tasks for the day, relax possibly with a cup of tea, enjoy time spent with Elise, maybe meditate, read, or just chill for a bit and watch TV or talk with my girlfriend.  Then, before bed, I need to revisit my Vision Book, record my progress for the day; my thoughts (good and bad), emotions, steps ive taken to move forward, or what ive done to NOT achieve success that day, and how to change that and do better the next day.  The last thing that is done is to pray, Thank the Universe for the day ive had, and the opportunity to live it, and then retire to bed.  My God is not your God.  My God is female.  My God is the Universe.  She is All Loving, and conspires to my every wish, whim, and desire... whether that be good or bad.  That is My Choice, and mine alone.  Life is about Choices, and from here on out, it is my stance and task to make the Good Ones.  And that means those that lead me to achieving my Dreams.  So now, I am about to sit down and write out a plan.  An outline.  It will entail my present Goals and Path to achieve them.  It will detail each day that I have to come, and how it will be different and better than the past.  It will be a description of Vision in Practice, not just in thought.   So for now, im outta here.  I may or may not be back on later.  So goodnight All, and G'night Universe.

Best Wishes, and Blessed BE!

G'nite

Going to smoke a cigarette then go to sleep.  I'll be back on tomorrow morning to elaborate on this whole process and what it entails.  goodnight

First night... well, morning.

Just after 2:00am.  So ive finally decided to do something about this "slump".  I need more money.  I need to pay my bills.  I need to feel more satisfied with my day-to-day activities, and about how productive I am.  I know theres others out there that feel the same way.  Hundreds... thousands.... MILLIONS of you!  But this is about me.  And I am taking a stance to change my life.  Today!  Mark my words on this one.  God be with me, I hope you sheild me from the approaching rays of the Sun as I set off on my journey.  From the ground, towards the limit.  And beyond that as well ;)