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		<title>Vote with Love in Your Heart</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:12:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Reed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you look to the New Year do you look upon it with hope for another year to create within, or, do you look to another to create something within that year for you?  Creativity brings happiness, so, the way to a Happy New Year is to create it.  What will you create in the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When you look to the New Year do you look upon it with hope for another year to create within, or, do you look to another to create something within that year for you?  Creativity brings happiness, so, the way to a Happy New Year is to create it.  What will you create in the approaching year?  Do you long for prosperity and happiness?  Then, consider helping to create the Prime Law Movement within the Twelve Visions Party.  </p>
<p>The Prime Law guarantees the conditions for you to prosper and live happily by forbidding the use of force, threat of force, fraud or coercion.  If you fail to move forward in your life is that a force upon yourself and your natural evolution as a human being?  What will you do in 2012 that will put you in the place you always knew you should reside?  </p>
<p>Do you believe you should prosper and live happily?  Then, come create a civilization where we live in wealth, health and peace.  Do you feel the conditions exist for you to prosper and live happily today?  Then, come help create that place you want to live within.  Would you support a law that guarantees the conditions for you to prosper and live happily?  Then, choose the Prime Law over a Politician in 2012.  Bring in the Year of Love and Let the Stress of Politics flow downstream—quit being the dam—vote for yourself in 2012.  Vote with love in your heart instead of casting a “Vote for the Lesser of the Two Evils.” in stress.  It is your turn to choose love over stress and to prosper and live happily!</p>
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		<title>Can You See Life Differently?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Reed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you were young, did you believe the world was flat, from your perspective of walking down the street?   Was it perplexing to accept the concept that it isn’t flat when your school teacher informed you that your flat walk to school wasn’t flat at all?  Do you remember feeling like you would never “grow-up” [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When you were young, did you believe the world was flat, from your perspective of walking down the street?   Was it perplexing to accept the concept that it isn’t flat when your school teacher informed you that your flat walk to school wasn’t flat at all? </p>
<p>Do you remember feeling like you would never “grow-up” soon enough?  Do you remember your first date?  Did you see life differently then than you currently see it?</p>
<p>Do you hear the insects in the grass or see the green grass? </p>
<p>How you see life can make a world of difference to you.  You see, your control of the things, that matter and are in your control, can make a world of difference to yourself and others. </p>
<p>Would you rather live life or endure life?  Do you have vision or blindness in your thoughts?  You see—how you see life is what matters! </p>
<p>You can be certain of this—all you have is the flow of attention.  Where does your attention flow?  Do random thoughts of the thoughts of others dictate your attention’s flow? </p>
<p>Do you pluck a random thought and make it a reality?  Or, do you integrate thoughts to build solid solutions? </p>
<p>Are you tired of being controlled or are you still trying to find success controlling another adult in your life? </p>
<p>Would you like to be let in on a little secret that can change how you see and live your life?  Ask yourself this two-fold question when something is requiring too much attention: “Am I filling my mind with more or less stress and does this bring me to success?”  You see, only you can provide the life you are meant to live because you have to figure it out on your own to be fulfilled rather than feel value-less. </p>
<p>Can you see life differently?</p>
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		<title>Imagination</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 18:40:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Reed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can you imagine a world without taxes?  Why not?  Have we bought into “a bill of goods” for so long that we don’t see how we give our politicians and bureaucrats “double the pleasure” while we curtsey to their futures?  For a moment “steal” your mind from the media, politics and religion.  “Still your mind” [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;">Can you imagine a world without taxes?  Why not?  Have we bought into “a bill of goods” for so long that we don’t see how we give our politicians and bureaucrats “double the pleasure” while we curtsey to their futures? </p>
<p>For a moment “steal” your mind from the media, politics and religion.  “Still your mind” to youthfulness, a time when you believed you could “hang the moon” and you accepted the possibility that a “cow jumped over the moon” while you were still “full of vinegar” with ideas and energy beaming from you.   Where did those ideas and “all that energy” go?  It hasn’t left; you simply stuffed your ideas for those of others—so “still your mind” once again.</p>
<p>Imagine a world without taxes which allows you to choose the services you want to pay for—why not?  Steal your mind back by simply asking “Why?” like an innocent, yearning, learning child does all of the time! Is it just my imagination or do you see a brighter nation?</p>
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		<title>Outwitting the Devil by Napoleon Hill</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 18:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharpguy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This book is definitely different than any other NH book I have read. If you have read Think and Grow Rich you may recall that NH formed an imaginary council in his mind and communed with them daily. He studied each member of his council and over time they all started to take on their own characteristics in his mind.  He states in his book that they became so real to him it scared him and he discontinued meeting with them.

It appears that NH applied this technique to the Devil.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a new release from the Napoleon Hill (NH) Society which I found interesting since Napoleon Hill passed away in 1970. The explanation for the delay was that Mrs. Hill was so scared of the fallout from the topic that she refused to let Mr. Hill publish it. The manuscript was handed down to the next generation of Hill and they had the same concern. Finally one of the ancestors was brave enough to release the manuscript to the NH society for publication.</p>
<p>What I find interesting is I have not heard of this book from any main stream sources which is unusual because I am an Amazon Affiliate Online seller and NH books and audios are one of the main items I push. I heard about this through Marshall Sylver, the hypnotist that runs Get Rich Radio.</p>
<p>This book is definitely different than any other NH book I have read. If you have read Think and Grow Rich you may recall that NH formed an imaginary council in his mind and communed with them daily. He studied each member of his council and over time they all started to take on their own characteristics in his mind.  He states in his book that they became so real to him it scared him and he discontinued meeting with them.</p>
<p>It appears that NH applied this technique to the Devil.</p>
<p>NH starts the book with a story about his life leading up to the penning of the manuscript. NH’s bank had gone under during the great depression and he lost his house and basically all his money. While trying to rebuild he encounter other problems that made him question his years of teaching. NH then has a turning point in his thinking and his “Other Self” emerges. This is the point where his life turned around and he truly started living what he taught.</p>
<p>It is this “Other Self” that is able to look the Devil in the eye and demand truthful answer. So at this point the book changes from a story format to an interview format. I found this to be very refreshing. It made for a quick read.</p>
<p>Right off the bat it is clear to see where the controversy for publishing comes from. NH asks the Devil who he is and to describe himself and God. What follows is the most unique explanation I have ever heard or read. The answer is a theology meets quantum physics explanation and it just spun the thinking around in my head as only really new and different ideas can.</p>
<p>Now this is over 200 pages so I can’t give a critique of everything but I will give you a few points that stuck in my mind:</p>
<ul>
<li>The process the Devil uses to capture 98% of everyone in the world.</li>
<li>The only way the 2% escape him.</li>
<li>Why most churches and schools are actually aiding his cause.</li>
<li>The trick you need to know to keep from being recaptured once you escape.</li>
</ul>
<p>In the Neothink™ Society our main tool is integrated thinking.  As a member, it was a real joy to fit NH’s new book into the context of the Neothink™ literature, which has been evolving for decades after NH’s death. This in a way is a form of educational archaeology.</p>
<p>I recommend everyone read this book. I warn you that there are times you are going to be offended, based on your beliefs. If you have an open mind you will get a lot out of this book.  If you have a closed mind you are going to hate this book. If you are wise, you are going to follow the suggestions in this book whether you liked the book or hated it. </p>
<p>Finally if you are not a member of the Neothink™ society and you are debating on joining then read “Outwitting the Devil” and if you find yourself wiser in so doing then joining the Neothink™ society is really your next logical step!</p>
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		<title>Signs of Life!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 18:46:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Reed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember when you  looked up, looked down and all around?  Remember when you contemplated being able to fly?  Remember racing your bike and your best friend with your “own two feet”?  Can you remember “standing tall” to reach something or to be seen as “mature”?    Do you remember “a bit of fear” while learning to: [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Remember when you  looked up, looked down and all around?  Remember when you contemplated being able to fly?  Remember racing your bike and your best friend with your “own two feet”?  Can you remember “standing tall” to reach something or to be seen as “mature”?  </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Do you remember “a bit of fear” while learning to: swim, jump rope, climb a tree, or pour the first hot beverage?  Learning something new and searching for answers are signs of life.  Find your own footprints once again as you “think on your feet”.  Look up, look down, look all around, and, do something wise today to demonstrate signs of life.</span></p>
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		<title>Ten Signs of Awakening Your Inner Child</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Undefeated Life</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time and space in a complicated life, tend to cause us to detach from ourselves so that seemingly, life&#8217;s burdens do not trouble us too much. In doing this we detach ourselves from our inner being. However, within each of us is the innate ability to move beyond circumstances and into fully integrated perceptions and [...]]]></description>
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<p>Time and space in a complicated life, tend to cause us to detach from ourselves so that seemingly, life&#8217;s burdens do not trouble us too much. In doing this we detach ourselves from our inner being.</p>
<p>However, within each of us is the innate ability to move beyond circumstances and into fully integrated perceptions and thought. This becomes our vehicle towards the re-birth of the inner child. You were never meant to suffer, to be discouraged, to be defeated, to be troubled.  You were always meant to enjoy happiness, peace, great amounts of love, and its greater effect of loving the world around you.</p>
<p>Within each of us is the power of a living consciousness that comes to us when we seek it with our heart, soul, and mind as one. I hope that you enjoy this video&#8230;.I love the music&#8230;Close your eyes, feel the freedom of liberating peace and harmony as you give yourself this little moment of calm and quiet.</p>
<p>With Love to you all&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>Two Choices</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 12:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Undefeated Life</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Everybody,  My name is the Undefeated Life.   I’m a single parent of a disabled child, my son Raymond is Autistic.  Raymond also has seizure disorder, scoliosis, and Hydro-cephaly.  Raymond is 21 years old now.  The one thing that I’ve always wanted to give my son was life.   When he was born, I had to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJW4K7kwloo" target="_blank"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1331" title="run to the sun" src="http://www.neothinkessence.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/run-to-the-sun.png" alt="" width="260" height="238" /></a>Hi Everybody, </p>
<p>My name is the Undefeated Life.   I’m a single parent of a disabled child, my son Raymond is Autistic.  Raymond also has seizure disorder, scoliosis, and Hydro-cephaly. </p>
<p>Raymond is 21 years old now.  The one thing that I’ve always wanted to give my son was life.   When he was born, I had to ask myself, what brought this about?  Today I received an email, and after reading it, I had to cry….tears of understanding. And because this email is so deep I decided I’ll read it to you.  It’s entitled, &#8216;Two Choices&#8217;…  It is a True Story. </p>
<p>At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves children with learning disabilities, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question:</p>
<p>&#8216;When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does, is done with perfection.</p>
<p>Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do.  Where is the natural order of things in my sFrun-tong&#8221; alt=&#8221;" width=&#8221;260&#8243; height=&#8221;238&#8243; /&gt;Hi Everybody, </p>
<p>My name is the Undefeated Life.   I’m a single parent of a disabled child, my son Raymond is Autistic.  Raymond also has seizure disorder, scoliosis, and Hydro-cephaly. </p>
<p>Raymond is 21 years old now.  The one thing that I’ve always wanted to give my son was life.   When he was born, I had to ask myself, what brought this about?  Today I received an email, and after reading it, I had to cry….tears of understanding. And because this email is so deep I decided I’ll read it to you.  It’s entitled, &#8216;Two Choices&#8217;…  It is a True Story. </p>
<p>At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves children with learning disabilities, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question:</p>
<p>&#8216;When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does, is done with perfection.</p>
<p>Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do.  Where is the natural order of things in my sFrun-to-the-ng&#8221; alt=&#8221;" width=&#8221;260&#8243; height=&#8221;238&#8243; /&gt;Hi Everybody, </p>
<p>My name is the Undefeated Life.   I’m a single parent of a disabled child, my son Raymond is Autistic.  Raymond also has seizure disorder, scoliosis, and Hydro-cephaly. </p>
<p>Raymond is 21 years old now.  The one thing that I’ve always wanted to give my son was life.   When he was born, I had to ask myself, what brought this about?  Today I received an email, and after reading it, I had to cry….tears of understanding. And because this email is so deep I decided I’ll read it to you.  It’s entitled, &#8216;Two Choices&#8217;…  It is a True Story. </p>
<p>At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves children with learning disabilities, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question:</p>
<p>&#8216;When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does, is done with perfection.</p>
<p>Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do.  Where is the natural order of things in my sFrun-to-the-sun.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;" width=&#8221;260&#8243; height=&#8221;238&#8243; /&gt;Hi Everybody, </p>
<p>My name is the Undefeated Life.   I’m a single parent of a disabled child, my son Raymond is Autistic.  Raymond also has seizure disorder, scoliosis, and Hydro-cephaly. </p>
<p>Raymond is 21 years old now.  The one thing that I’ve always wanted to give my son was life.   When he was born, I had to ask myself, what brought this about?  Today I received an email, and after reading it, I had to cry….tears of understanding. And because this email is so deep I decided I’ll read it to you.  It’s entitled, &#8216;Two Choices&#8217;…  It is a True Story. </p>
<p>At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves children with learning disabilities, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question:</p>
<p>&#8216;When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does, is done with perfection.</p>
<p>Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do.  Where is the natural order of things in my sFrun-to-the-sun.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;" width=&#8221;260&#8243; height=&#8221;238&#8243; /&gt;Hi Everybody, </p>
<p>My name is the Undefeated Life.   I’m a single parent of a disabled child, my son Raymond is Autistic.  Raymond also has seizure disorder, scoliosis, and Hydro-cephaly. </p>
<p>Raymond is 21 years old now.  The one thing that I’ve always wanted to give my son was life.   When he was born, I had to ask myself, what brought this about?  Today I received an email, and after reading it, I had to cry….tears of understanding. And because this email is so deep I decided I’ll read it to you.  It’s entitled, &#8216;Two Choices&#8217;…  It is a True Story. </p>
<p>At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves children with learning disabilities, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question:</p>
<p>&#8216;When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does, is done with perfection.</p>
<p>Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do.  Where is the natural order of things in my son?&#8217;</p>
<p>The audience was stilled by the query.<br />The father continued. &#8216;I believe that when a child like Shay, who was mentally and physically disabled comes into the world, an opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes in the way other people treat that child.&#8217;</p>
<p><strong>Then he told the following story:</strong></p>
<p>Shay and I had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, &#8216;Do you think they&#8217;ll let me play?&#8217; I knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but as a father<em> I</em> also understood that if my son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his handicaps.</p>
<p>I approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and said, &#8216;We&#8217;re losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we&#8217;ll try to put him in to bat in the ninth inning….’</p>
<p>Shay struggled over to the team&#8217;s bench and, with a broad smile, put on a team shirt&#8230; I watched with a small tear in my eye and warmth in my heart. The boys saw my joy at my son being accepted.</p>
<p>In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay&#8217;s team scored a few runs but was still behind by three.<br />In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the right field. Even though no hits came his way,omes in the way other people treat that child.&#8217;</p>
<p><strong>Then he told the following story:</strong></p>
<p>Shay and I had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, &#8216;Do you think they&#8217;ll let me play?&#8217; I knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but as a father<em> I</em> also understood that if my son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his handicaps.</p>
<p>I approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and said, &#8216;We&#8217;re losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we&#8217;ll try to put him in to bat in the ninth inning….’</p>
<p>Shay struggled over to the team&#8217;s bench and, with a broad smile, put on a team shirt&#8230; I watched with a small tear in my eye and warmth in my heart. The boys saw my joy at my son being accepted.</p>
<p>In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay&#8217;s team scored a few runs but was still behind by three.<br />In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the right field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear as I waved to him from the stands.</p>
<p>In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay&#8217;s team scored again.  Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat.<br />At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game?</p>
<p>Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a hit was all but impossible because Shay didn&#8217;t even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball.</p>
<p>However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher, recognizing that the other team was putting winning aside for this moment in Shay&#8217;s life, moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least make contact.</p>
<p>The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed.<br />The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay.</p>
<p>As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.</p>
<p>The game would now be over.</p>
<p>The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman.</p>
<p>Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game.</p>
<p>Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman&#8217;s head, out of reach of all team mates.</p>
<p>Everyone from the stands and both teams started yelling, &#8216;Shay, run to first!</p>
<p>Run to first!&#8217;</p>
<p>Never in his life had Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base.</p>
<p>He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.</p>
<p>Everyone yelled, &#8216;Run to second, run to second!&#8217;</p>
<p>Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to the base.</p>
<p>By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the right fielder had the ball. The smallest guy on their team now had his first chance to be the hero for his team.  He could have thrown the ball to the second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitcher&#8217;s intentions so he, too, intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third-baseman&#8217;s head.</p>
<p>Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home.   All were screaming, &#8216;Shay, Shay, Shay, all the Way Shay&#8217;</p>
<p>Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop ran to help him by turning him in the direction of third base, and shouted, &#8216;Run to third!</p>
<p>&#8216;Shay, Run to third!&#8217;</p>
<p>As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators, were on their feet screaming, &#8216;Shay, run home! Run home!&#8217;</p>
<p>Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit the grand slam and won the game for his team.  &#8216;That day&#8217;, said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face, &#8216;the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world&#8217;.</p>
<p>Shay didn&#8217;t make it to another summer. He died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero and making me so happy, and on that day coming home to mom, seeing her tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!</p>
<p>AND NOW A LITTLE FOOT NOTE TO THIS STORY:</p>
<p>We all send thousands of jokes through the e-mail without a second thought, but when it comes to sending messages about the life choices and love, people hesitate.  The crude, vulgar, and often obscene pass freely through cyberspace; but public discussion about decency is too often suppressed in our schools and workplaces.</p>
<p>As I read this email and even now, I find it hard to hold the tears because I’ve seen my son struggle in the same way.  It is time for people… to understand the joy of giving love for the sake of self esteem.  After all those that we give love to may also be struggling with self esteem and exceptance, as was Shay.</p>
<p> When we put aside our petty conceptualizations and passive vulgarity, and give ourselves the opportunity to lift someone else up in love we only help ourselves and the world around us.</p>
<p>We all have thousands of opportunities every single day to help realize the natural order of things.  So many seemingly trivial interactions between two people present us with a choice: </p>
<p>Do we pass along a little spark of love and humanity, or do we pass up those opportunities and leave the world a little bit colder in the process?</p>
<p>A wise man once said every society is judged by how it treats it&#8217;s least fortunate amongst them.</p>
<p> You can view the Video on this story by clicking on the picture at the top of the page.  You can learn more about Autism and my son, Ray on his website: <a href="http://www.raysautismpage.webs.com/">www.raysautismpage.webs.com</a></p>
<p> Thank you,</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theundefeatedlife.com/">TheUndefeatedLife</a></p>
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		<title>TVP</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 15:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Living in the wasteland of this anti-civilizationI&#8217;ve got no real chance and I&#8217;ve lost at romanceWith all of these external authorities suppressing societyWith litigation legislation regulation suppressed creation The politician&#8217;s government&#8217;s an underhanded deedThe Twelve Visions Party&#8217;s what we really need Wealth and health and love success whether young or oldIn the Twelve Visions World you&#8217;ll have [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: small;">Living in the wasteland of this anti-civilization</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">I&#8217;ve got no real chance and I&#8217;ve lost at romance</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">With all of these external authorities suppressing society</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">With litigation legislation regulation suppressed creation</span><br /> <br /><span style="font-size: small;">The politician&#8217;s government&#8217;s an underhanded deed</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">The Twelve Visions Party&#8217;s what we really need</span><br /> <br /><span style="font-size: small;">Wealth and health and love success whether young or old</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">In the Twelve Visions World you&#8217;ll have riches untold</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Genuises of society free to rise up and provide for me</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">When businesses are free to soar dollar bill will buy you more</span><br /> <br /><span style="font-size: small;">The TVP will make you rich</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Everybody wants to switch</span><br /> <br /><span style="font-size: small;">I knew it was coming I knew it was time</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">A new way of thinking a new paradigm</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">We&#8217;ve come pretty far with what we can solve</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">But new survival pressures will make us evolve</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Enough of politicians regulations dissolve </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Enough of oppression its time to get involved</span><br /> <br /><span style="font-size: small;">Its time to stand and vote be counted</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">The TVP is better than it sounded</span></p>
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		<title>The Millionaire Phenomenon</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 11:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Twelve Visions Party is the only party that directly addresses and corrects the reasons why the existing structures of leadership are falling apart. The Twelve Visions Party (TVP) is the only party not interested in political power. The TVP will reverse current trends such as changing the governmental structure from one based in power [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>    The Twelve Visions Party is the only party that directly addresses and corrects the reasons why the existing structures of leadership are falling apart. </p>
<p>The Twelve Visions Party (TVP) is the only party not interested in political power. </p>
<p>The TVP will reverse current trends such as changing the governmental structure from one based in power to one based in service, forced taxation to un-forced, forcibly taking money for Social Security to returning all monies paid into this failing system with fair market interest. </p>
<p>The TVP is the only party with the tools to accomplish these goals&#8230;the Prime Law Amendment and the Protection Only Budget. These two tools will produce de-regulating actions that will free the genuises of society and allow them to create a technological revolution. The government will only need a third of the present budget to operate and this will decrease taxes significantly. Furthermore, all industries will soar to technological heights like the computer industry meaning people will be able to afford things only millionaires could afford a short time ago. </p>
<p>Buying power will skyrocket and prices will plummet and decreased, unforced taxes will put more money in people&#8217;s pockets each dollar of which will go much, much farther than it did before. Additionally, the TVP government will sell all assets that have nothing to do with protection and some of that money will be used to re-pay everyone who has paid into Social Security with fair market interest and some will be used to pay down the national deficit. All this will raise everyone&#8217;s standard of living. </p>
<p>That is how the TVP will make all the people rich including the poor.</p>
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		<title>Perhaps Money Really Does Grow On Trees After All</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 17:38:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alancleal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The old saying goes that history repeats itself and this is unerringly often the case, even if you might prefer for it not to be so. For instance, there are certainly parallels between a historical (as it died) currency such as the German mark in the 1920s and the current gradual destruction of both the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The old saying goes that history repeats itself and this is unerringly often the case, even if you might prefer for it not to be so.  For instance, there are certainly parallels between a historical (as it died) currency such as the German mark in the 1920s and the current gradual destruction of both the British pound and US dollar.  Speaking of Germany, just a few years after the infamous inflation, then hyperinflation of Weimar Germany, the Nazis succeeded in doing pretty much the same thing with its replacement, the reichsmark.  Starting in 1933, they embarked on massive public spending programmes including the huge autobahn construction project.  In addition to the propaganda value, this provided employment to over 100,000 labourers.  You might well wonder just exactly how the Nazis funded such an undertaking.  It is telling that in the four years since taking office, they depleted the total value of Germany’s gold reserves from 937 to 72 million reichsmarks.  Which brings us neatly to the subject of the gold standard, whereby a country’s currency is effectively “backed” by a physical quantity of the precious metal, held in reserve.  This has the effect of restricting the ability of central banks to increase the amount of money in circulation.  When currency is not backed, known as fiat money, there is no such restriction.  However, a significant increase in the money supply can be highly inflationary.        </p>
<p>So to the present, where there is growing disquiet over the fiscal policies of both the Bank of England and US Federal Reserve.  Both institutions have by electronic means, taken a comparable course of action to a historical Germany or a modern day Zimbabwe.  It may initially sound preposterous to compare the currencies of two wealthy industrialised nations, with that of a broken African state for example.  But incredibly, the dollar has lost about 95% of its purchasing power since 1913, the year in which the Fed was established.  Tellingly, the majority of the decrease can be attributed to the cutting of the Bretton Woods tie to gold in 1971, courtesy of Richard Nixon.    Within the last few years, both the BOE and Fed have injected billions worth of new money into the British and American economies.  This is presented to the public as “stimulus” or “quantitative easing”, though if anyone else did the same, it would just be called forgery.  Perhaps the central bankers just see themselves as some kind of latter day alchemists, though alarmingly with a far greater degree of success.  </p>
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