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		<title>What is authenticity integrity or twitter</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Authenticity refers to the truthfulness of origins, attributions, commitments, sincerity, devotion, and intentions. Authenticity or Authentic may refer to: * Authentication, having passed the tests thereof * Authenticity (philosophy), a particular way of dealing with the external world, being faithful to internal rather than external ideas * Authentic performance refers to a movement in classical [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Authenticity refers to the truthfulness of origins, attributions, commitments, sincerity, devotion, and intentions.<br />
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<p>Authenticity or Authentic may refer to:</p>
<p>* Authentication, having passed the tests thereof<br />
* Authenticity (philosophy), a particular way of dealing with the external world, being faithful to internal rather than external ideas<br />
* Authentic performance refers to a movement in classical movement also known as historically informed performance<br />
* Authenticity (reenactment), in historical reenactment, a measure of how close an item, prop, action, weapon, or custom is, to what would actually have been used or done in the time period being depicted</p>
<p><strong>The Authentic Self:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Authenticity</strong> is a technical term in existentialist philosophy, and is also used  in the philosophy of art and psychology.  In philosophy, the conscious self is seen as coming to terms with being in a material world and  with encountering external forces, pressures and influences which are very different from, and other than, itself. Authenticity is the degree to which one is true to one&#8217;s  own personality, spirit, or character, despite these pressures.  Different types of Existentialist philosophers see this process in different ways.</p>
<p><strong>Integrity</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Integrity in ethics</strong></p>
<p>Ethical meanings of integrity used in medicine and law refer to a quality of &#8220;wholeness&#8221; that must be present in the human body and in the body of law, respectively. Such wholeness is defined by &#8220;sacred&#8221; axioms such as unity, consistency, purity, unspoiledness and uncorruptedness.</p>
<p>In discussions on behavior and morality, one view of the property of integrity sees it as the virtue of basing actions on an internally-consistent framework of principles. This scenario may emphasize depth of principles and adherence of each level of postulates or axioms to those it logically relies upon.[citation needed] One can describe a person as having ethical integrity to the extent that everything that that person does or believes: actions, methods, measures and principles — all of these derive from a single core group of values.</p>
<p>One essential aspect of a consistent framework is its avoidance of any unwarranted (arbitrary) exceptions for a particular person or group — especially the person or group that holds the framework. In law, this principle of universal application requires that even those in positions of official power be subject to the same laws as pertain to their fellow citizens. In personal ethics, this principle requires that one should not act according to any rule that one would not wish to see universally followed. For example, one should not steal unless one would want to live in a world in which everyone was a thief. This was formally described by the philosopher Immanuel Kant in his categorical imperative.</p>
<p>In the context of accountability, integrity serves as a measure of willingness to adjust a value system to maintain or improve its consistency, when an expected result appears incongruent with observed outcome.</p>
<p>Some regard integrity as a virtue in that they see accountability and moral responsibility as necessary tools for maintaining such consistency.</p>
<p>In the context of value theory, integrity provides the expected causation from a base value to its extrapolated implementation or other values. A value system emerges as a set of values and measures that one can observe as consistent with expectations.</p>
<p>Some commentators stress the idea of integrity as personal honesty: acting according to one&#8217;s beliefs and values at all times. Speaking about integrity can emphasize the &#8220;wholeness&#8221; or &#8220;intactness&#8221; of a moral stance or attitude. Some views of wholeness may also emphasize commitment and authenticity.</p>
<p><strong>Subjective interpretations</strong></p>
<p>In common public usage, people sometimes use the word &#8220;integrity&#8221; in reference to a single &#8220;absolute&#8221; morality rather than in reference to the assumptions of the value system in question. In an absolute context, the word &#8220;integrity&#8221; conveys no meaning between people with differing definitions of absolute morality, and becomes nothing more than a vague assertion of perceived political correctness or popularity, similar to using terms such as &#8220;good&#8221; or &#8220;ethical&#8221; in a moralistic context.</p>
<p>One can also speak of &#8220;integrity&#8221; outside of its prescriptive meaning, in reference to a person or group of people of which the speaker subjectively approves or disapproves. Thus a favored person can be described as &#8220;having integrity&#8221;, while an enemy can be regarded as &#8220;completely lacking in integrity&#8221;. Such labeling, in the absence of measures of independent testing, renders the accusation itself baseless and (ironically) others may call the integrity of the assertion into question.</p>
<p><strong>Integrity in modern ethics</strong></p>
<p>In a formal study of the term &#8220;integrity&#8221; and its meaning in modern ethics, law professor Stephen L. Carter sees integrity not only as a refusal to engage in behavior that evades responsibility[citation needed], but also as an understanding of different modes or styles in which discourse attempts to uncover a particular truth.</p>
<p>Carter writes that integrity requires three steps: &#8220;discerning what is right and what is wrong; acting on what you have discerned, even at personal cost; and saying openly that you are acting on your understanding of right from wrong.&#8221; He regards integrity as being distinct from honesty.</p>
<p><strong>Twitter</strong></p>
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<h1>Get short, timely messages from <strong>Twitter</strong>.</h1>
<h2><strong>Twitter</strong> is a rich source of instantly updated information.  It&#8217;s easy to stay updated on an incredibly wide variety of topics.</h2>
<p>Once reneowned by the users as the place where adults could talk to adults when there weren&#8217;t any local adults  around. In such a manner acquainted friends followed each other on twitter, helped each other on twitter and became popular on twitter.</p>
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<p>This must have pissed a lot of twitter originators off, because their users were becoming celebrities on their service while they were frantically trying to keep the fail whale at bay. The explosion of users was and still is alarming the attention of press and media alike.</p>
<p>But the poor originators couldn&#8217;t quite grasp a foothold for prospective buyers.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>What does all this have to do with Authenticity and Integrity?</strong></p>
<p>Dunno&#8230;  in fact I could freakin care less..  All I know is that there honestly seems to be a prevailing wind of  automated horseshit from once notables in the twitter community that were stalwarts of same&#8230;</p>
<p>Now rubbish and crickets abound the delirium once known as the peoples community.</p>
<p>Damn that sounds hateful.. I don&#8217;t hate twitter, its been very good to me. Made great friends and even best friends on there. But my mentors of marketing are all on a mass exodus&#8230; And to me, that means either they don&#8217;t get social media marketing, or they can no longer <strong>afford</strong> to waste their time there.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m guessing a little of both but enuff for an extreme change&#8230; and since focusing means changing or altering your perception wholly on the task at hand&#8230;  I&#8217;m going to take a hiatus from the delirium and crickets.</p>
<p>Peace out&#8230;</p>

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		<title>Mysterious Explorations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 23:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On occasion, one comes across a bit of art worthy of sharing&#8230; Nominated for an Oscar and for a BAFTA award, Jasper Morello is a short feature made in a unique style of silhouette animation developed by director Anthony Lucas and inspired by the work of authors Edgar Alan Poe and Jules Verne. In the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On occasion, one comes across a bit of art worthy of sharing&#8230;</p>
<p>Nominated for an Oscar and for a BAFTA award, Jasper Morello is a short feature made in a unique style of silhouette animation developed by director Anthony Lucas and inspired by the work of authors Edgar Alan Poe and Jules Verne. In the frontier city of Carpathia, Jasper Morello discovers that his former adversary Doctor Claude Belgon has returned from the grave. </p>
<p>When Claude reveals that he knows the location of the ancient city of Alto Mea where the secrets of life have been discovered, Jasper cannot resist the temptation to bring his own dead wife Amelia back. But they are captured by Armand Forgette, leader of the radical Horizontalist anti-technology movement, who is determined to reanimate his terrorist father Vasco. </p>
<p>As lightning energises the arcane machineries of life in the floating castle of Alto Mea, Jasper must choose between having his beloved restored or seeing the government of Gothia destroyed. Set in a world of iron dirigibles and steam powered computers, this gothic horror mystery tells the story of Jasper Morello, a disgraced aerial navigator who flees his Plague-ridden home on a desperate voyage to redeem himself.</p>
<p><center><strong>The Mysterious Explorations of Jasper Morello </strong><br/><br />
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<p>Whaddya Think?</p>

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		<title>Don&#8217;t Let Family Drama Paralyze Your Marketing</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[With indifference, or detachment, we can allow ourselves to engage from a point of no emotion. To some, it may seem as though we deal with family with an empty head. Nothing could be further than the truth.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/lifes-rubiks-cube.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-403" title="Distractions" src="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/lifes-rubiks-cube-244x300.jpg" alt="Lifes Distractions" width="244" height="300" /></a>As far as I know&#8230; Life is nuts!<br />
Working on your business is fraught with unexpected results,<br />
ups and downs and all arounds. Testing, proper planning and a good sense of humor are the remedy for a good many business related issues.</p>
<p>But one issue can derail your progress just about indefinitely.<br />
That issue is family drama. Lord knows we have enuff distractions in life. And with this crazy economy, the last thing we need are more distractions.</p>
<p>The ones we create ourselves are bad enough. The ones from colleagues we can pretty much throttle with a teeny bit of discipline. The ones from our family though&#8230;..<br />
Those are the ones which can be carried throughout our days, travels and even right in front of our prospects.</p>
<p>These &#8220;slices of life&#8221; as I call them are mostly fraught with disagreements, minor pressures [over-exaggerated] and in-law visitations&#8230; But some, are very serious even medically unsound.<br />
I will not minimize the fact that families are not always perfect.</p>
<p>Enter the magic of indifference. No, I&#8217;m not saying to ignore anyone,<br />
to lock yourself away or even kick your cat. You see&#8230; vying for attention is a human characteristic which will always be with us.<br />
Without proper guidance and a few mental tools to cope, we are at the mercies of our family&#8217;s daily drama.</p>
<p>Some families, more than others..</p>
<p>With indifference, or detachment, we can allow ourselves to engage from a point of no emotion. To some, it may seem as though we deal with family with an empty head. Nothing could be further than the truth. Because I&#8217;m not a genius, I look up these things to make sense now and again.<a href="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/family-drama.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-494" title="family-drama" src="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/family-drama.jpg" alt="family-drama" width="245" height="360" /></a></p>
<p><strong>de·tached  (d-tcht) adj.</strong><br />
1. Separated; disconnected: a detached part; a detached plug.<br />
2. Standing apart from others; separate: a house with a detached garage.<br />
3. Marked by an absence of emotional involvement and an aloof, impersonal objectivity. See Synonyms at cool.</p>
<p><strong>in·dif·fer·ent  (n-dfr-nt, -dfrnt) adj.</strong><br />
1. Having no particular interest or concern; apathetic: indifferent to the sufferings of others.<br />
2. Having no marked feeling for or against: She remained indifferent toward their proposal.<br />
3. Not mattering one way or the other: It&#8217;s indifferent to me which outfit you choose.<br />
4. Characterized by a lack of partiality; unbiased: an indifferent judge.<br />
5. Being neither too much nor too little; moderate.<br />
6. Being neither good nor bad; mediocre: an indifferent performance.<br />
7. Being neither right nor wrong.<br />
8. Not active or involved; neutral: an indifferent chemical in a reaction.<a href="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/progress.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium  wp-image-404" title="progress" src="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/progress-300x254.jpg" alt="progress" width="300" height="254" /></a></p>
<p>As you can see;<br />
It&#8217;s not a bad thing.. its a neutral stance which can defy distraction<br />
and rally you into action once your audience is no longer required from the family. Stay focused on your goal and plan of action, keep a list of distractions and apply a modest amount of detachment and indifference when needed.</p>
<p>Always forward<br />
Dan&#8211;</p>
<p>We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give &#8212; Winston Churchill</p>

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		<title>GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON&#8217;S ANGELIC VISITATION AT VALLEY FORGE AND THE VISION OF THE FUTURE OF THE UNITED STATES</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article is a reprint of a newspaper article first published in the NATIONAL TRIBUNE in 1859 and reprinted in 1880 (vol. 4, no. 12, Dec. 1880). Later reprinted in THE STARS AND STRIPES newspaper owned by the NATIONAL TRIBUNE, in 1931 and the latest printing on December 21, 1950. This article is printed in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #000000;">This article is a reprint of a newspaper  article first published in the NATIONAL TRIBUNE in 1859 and reprinted in  1880 (vol. 4, no. 12, Dec. 1880). Later reprinted in THE STARS AND  STRIPES newspaper owned by the NATIONAL TRIBUNE, in 1931 and the latest  printing on December 21, 1950. This article is printed in its entirety  by permission of the NATIONAL TRIBUNE. The vision was related to a  reporter named Wesley Bradshaw by an officer who served under General  Washington at Valley Forge, named Anthony Sherman. In the vision,  Washington sees three great trials to overtake the Union. These were the  Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and the greatest threat, a war fought  on the soil of the United States near the time of Jesus&#8217; return to  reign on the earth. It is this third battle, that hold&#8217;s our interest as  the day draws near.</span></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/GeorgeWashingtonPraying.gif"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-392" title="GeorgeWashingtonVision" src="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/GeorgeWashingtonPraying-244x300.gif" alt="GeorgeWashingtonVision" width="244" height="300" /></a>Washington Had Vision of Trials Facing Nation</strong></p>
<p>For many years copies of Washington&#8217;s vision at Valley Forge as related by one Wesley Bradshaw, told to him by Anthony Sherman, have been in  existence. The earliest publication was in 1859, 1880, in 1931 and is being printed once more. THE STARS AND STRIPES, December 21, 1950.</p>
<p>The last time I ever saw Anthony Sherman was on the Fourth of July,  1859, in Independence Square. He was then ninety-nine years old, and becoming very feeble. But though so old, his dimming eyes rekindled as he gazed  upon Independence Hall, which he came to visit once more. &#8220;Let us go into the hall,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I want to tell you of an incident of Washington&#8217;s life &#8212; one which no one alive knows of except myself; and if you live, you will before long see it verified.</p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">&#8220;From the opening of the Revolution we  experienced all phases of fortune, now good and now ill, one time victorious and  another conquered. The darkest period we had, I think, was when Washington,  after several reverses, retreated to Valley Forge, where he resolved to spend the winter of 1777. Ah! I have often seen the tears coursing down our  dear commander&#8217;s care-worn cheeks, as he would be conversing with a  confidential officer about the condition of his poor soldiers. You have doubtless  heard the story of Washington&#8217;s going into the thicket to pray. Well, it was  not only true, but he used often to pray in secret for aid and comfort from God, the interposition of whose Divine Providence brought us safely  through the darkest days of tribulation.<br />
&#8220;One day, I remember it well, the chilly winds whistled through the leafless trees, though the sky was cloudless and the sun shone brightly, he remained in his quarters nearly all the afternoon alone. When he came out, I noticed that his face was a shade paler than usual, and there  seemed to be something on his mind of more than ordinary importance. Returning just after dusk, he dispatched an orderly to the quarters of the officer I mention, who was presently in attendance. After a preliminary  conversation of about half an hour, Washington, gazing upon his companion with that  strange look of dignity which he alone could command, said to the latter:<br />
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<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">The Vision</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">&#8220;I do not know whether it is owing to the anxiety of my mind, or what, but this afternoon, as I was sitting at  this table engaged in preparing a dispatch, something seemed to disturb me.  Looking up, I beheld standing opposite me a singularly beautiful female. So  astonished was I, for I had given strict orders not to be disturbed, that it was  some moments before I found language to inquire into the cause of her  presence. A second, a third, and even a fourth time did I repeat my question, but received no answer from my mysterious visitor except a slight raising of her eyes. By this time I felt strange sentiments spreading through me. I would have risen, but the riveted gaze of the being before me rendered  volition impossible. I assayed once more to address her, but my tongue had become useless, even thought itself had become paralyzed. A new influence,  mysterious, potent, irresistible, took possession of me. All I could do was to gaze steadily, vacantly at my unknown visitor. Gradually, the surrounding  atmosphere seemed as though becoming filled with sensations and luminous.  Everything about me seemed to rarify, the mysterious visitor herself becoming more airy, and yet more distinct to my sight than before. I now began to feel as one dying, or rather to experience the sensations which I have  sometimes imagined accompany dissolution. I did not think, I did not reason, I did not move; all were alike impossible. I was only conscious of gazing  fixedly, vacantly at my companion.<br />
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<p><span style="color: #000000;">&#8220;<strong>Presently I heard a voice saying</strong>, &#8216;Son of the Republic, look and learn,&#8217; while at the same time my visitor  extended her arm eastwardly. I now beheld a heavy white vapor at some distance  rising fold upon fold. This gradually dissipated, and I looked upon a strange  scene. Before me lay spread out in one vast plain all the countries of the  world &#8212; Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. I saw rolling and tossing between Europe and America the billows of the Atlantic, and between Asia and  America lay the Pacific. &#8216;Son of the Republic,&#8217; said the same mysterious voice  as before, &#8216;look and learn.&#8217;<br />
</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">&#8220;<strong>At that moment I beheld a dark</strong>, shadowy being, like an angel floating in mid-air, between Europe and America, dipping  water out of the ocean in the hollow of each hand. He sprinkled some upon  America with his right hand, while with his left hand he cast some on Europe.  Immediately a dark cloud raised from these countries and joined in mid-ocean. For a while it remained stationary, and then moved slowly westward, until it  enveloped America in its murky folds. Sharp flashes of lightning passed through it at intervals, and I heard the smothered groans and cries of the American people.<br />
</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">&#8220;<strong>A second time the angel dipped water</strong> from the ocean, and sprinkled it out as before. The dark cloud was then drawn back to the ocean, in whose heaving billows it sank from view. A third  time I heard the mysterious voice saying, &#8216;Son of the Republic, look and  learn.&#8217; I cast my eyes upon America and beheld villages and towns and cities  springing up one after another until the whole land from the Atlantic to the  Pacific was dotted with them. Again I heard the mysterious voice say, &#8216;Son of  the Republic, the end of the century cometh, look and learn.&#8217;<br />
</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">&#8220;<strong>At this the dark, shadowy angel</strong> turned his face southward, and from Africa I saw an ill-omened spectre approach our land. It flitted slowly over every town and city. The inhabitants  presently set themselves in battle array against each other. As I continued  looking, I saw a bright angel, on whose brow rested a crown of light, on which  was traced the word &#8220;Union,&#8221; bearing the American flag, which he placed between the divided nation, and said, &#8216;Remember ye are brethren.&#8217;  Instantly the inhabitants, casting from them their weapons, became friends once  more and united around the National Standard.<a href="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/colonial_american_flag_530x3451.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-395" title="UNION" src="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/colonial_american_flag_530x3451-300x195.jpg" alt="UNION" width="300" height="195" /></a><br />
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<p><span style="color: #000000;">&#8220;<strong>And again I heard</strong> the mysterious voice saying, &#8216;Son of the Republic, look and learn.&#8217; At this the dark, shadowy angel  placed a trumpet to his mouth and blew three distinct blasts; and taking water from the ocean, he sprinkled it upon Europe, Asia, and Africa. Then my  eyes beheld a fearful scene: from each of these countries arose thick, black clouds that were joined into one. And throughout this mass there gleamed a dark red light by which I saw hordes of armed men, who, moving with  the cloud, marched by land and sailed by sea to America, which country was  enveloped in the volume of the cloud. And I dimly saw these vast armies devastate the whole country and burn the villages, towns, and cities that I beheld were springing up. As my ears listened to the thundering of the cannon, clashing of swords, and the shouts and cries of millions in mortal  combat, I heard again the mysterious voice saying, &#8216;Son of the Republic, look  and learn.&#8217; When the voice had ceased, the dark, shadowy angel placed his  trumpet once more to his mouth and blew a long and fearful blast.<br />
</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">&#8220;<strong>Instantly a light as of a thousand suns</strong> shone down from above me, and pierced and broke into fragments the dark cloud which enveloped America. At the same moment the angel, upon whose head  still shone the word &#8220;Union,&#8221; and who bore our national flag in one hand and a sword in the other, descended from the heavens, attended by  legions of white spirits. These immediately joined the inhabitants of America,  who I perceived were well-nigh overcome, but who immediately taking courage again, closed up their broken ranks and renewed the battle. Again, amid the fearful noise of the conflict, I heard the mysterious voice saying, &#8216;Son of the Republic, look and learn.&#8217; As the voice ceased, the shadowy angel for the last time dipped water from the ocean and sprinkled it  upon America. Instantly the dark cloud rolled back, together with the armies it had brought, leaving the inhabitants of the land victorious.<br />
</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">&#8220;<strong>Then once more</strong> I beheld the villages, towns, and cities springing up where I had seen them before, while the bright  angel, planting the azure standard he had brought in the midst of them, cried  with a loud voice, &#8216;While the stars remain, and the heavens send down dew  upon the earth, so long shall the Union last.&#8217; And taking from his brow the  crown on which was blazoned the word &#8220;Union,&#8221; he placed it upon the Standard, while the people, kneeling down, said, &#8216;Amen.&#8217;<br />
</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">&#8220;<strong>The scene instantly began to fade and  dissolve</strong>, and I at last saw nothing but the rising, curling vapor I at first  beheld. This also disappearing, I found myself once more gazing upon the  mysterious visitor, who, in the same voice I had heard before, said, &#8216;Son of the  Republic, what you have seen is thus interpreted: Three great perils will come  upon the Republic. The most fearful is the third, passing which the whole  world united shall not prevail against her. Let every child of the Republic  learn to live for his God, his land, and the Union.&#8217; With these words the  vision vanished, and I started from my seat, and felt that I had seen a vision wherein had been shown me the birth, progress, and destiny of the United States.&#8221;<br />
</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">&#8220;<strong>Such, my friends</strong>,&#8221; concluded the venerable narrator, &#8220;were the words I heard from General Washington&#8217;s own lips, and America will do well to profit by them.&#8221;<br />
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came across something I didn&#8217;t think I would ever find again. Breakin barriers is about letting go of the past in order to go on and move forward. There are some events in life which are to be honored, simply because you lived them.  Not feeding some egoic self pitifying emotion that does nothing [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/lovebite.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-358" title="lovebite" src="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/lovebite-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>I came across something I didn&#8217;t think I would ever find again. Breakin barriers is about letting go of the past in order to go on and move forward.</p>
<p>There are some events in life which are to be honored, simply because you lived them.  Not feeding some egoic self pitifying emotion that does nothing but drain your life force from every oriface.  What the hell good is that?</p>
<p>But holding your heart high. And knowing what capacity you are capable of, <strong>IF</strong> you only let yourself experience life openly.  Casting the cares of doubt and fears of being hurt aside, so you may once again know love.</p>
<p>Once I thought I would enter the following into a contest.. but since I suffer from egomania with an insecurity complex that never happened.</p>
<p>But it is a good piece and I would like to share it with you.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">If ever before we were to be<a href="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/thepromise.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-360" title="thepromise" src="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/thepromise-150x150.jpg" alt="The Promise" width="150" height="150" /></a></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Our eyes before could never see&#8230;</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">We had our lives to live did we<br />
And never before could we see</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">That events in time could not prevent<br />
The eventual love proved immanent.</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">We both came from trysts of love<br />
That neither our years would we begrudge</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>We had to see for ourselves in days so long to be<br />
That despite our cries of agony<br />
Our love was meant to be&#8230;</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><strong><br />
Behind the tears of growth of pain<br />
We both had learned our hurt and shame.<br />
We saw those that came and went<br />
And trials of suffering ever spent.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">*If ever before we were to be<br />
our eyes before could never see&#8230;</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">we grew up fast we grew up quick<br />
And many times we both got sick<br />
Trying to find that peace of mind<br />
Hiding through eyes of the blind.</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Our lives have brought us schools of thought<br />
And joys we both had ever sought<br />
O&#8217; too, The thrills of escape..<br />
Of  lives we both had learned to hate.</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">*If ever before we were to be<br />
our eyes before could never see&#8230;</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">We collapsed beneath ourselves in time<br />
for search of truth, for reason a rhyme.<br />
We even Prayed to our God this time<br />
To find that we &#8212; had walked a line.</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Saved from ourselves our fettered souls<br />
To be reborn, some say, truth be told.<br />
To start anew and give a stake<br />
Of our lives another&#8211; just might forsake.</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">*If ever before, we were to be<br />
our eyes before could never see&#8230;</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Among some friends whom we little knew<br />
Some of which we care less too..</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">We met upon a day so new<br />
And our friendship grew and grew and grew.</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>We talked and listened<br />
and listened and talked<br />
About nothing and little things &amp;  somethings&#8230;<br />
we  could never balk.</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">*If ever before we were to be<br />
our eyes before could never see&#8230;</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">And not before long we had a glance of life<br />
Without pain or worry or even strife.</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">We had a feeling that this was it<br />
Even if we fought, just a little bit..</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">We cared for our wounds and held each other close<br />
And even made a home for which we could host</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">We even reclaim each other, every day<br />
And &#8220;I Love you&#8221; are the words that we say.</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">And Now today Laura, I say to thee<br />
I take thee my love, for my wife to be.</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">*If ever before we were to be<br />
our eyes before could never see&#8230;</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #0000ff; font-size: small;"><strong>************************************************14yrs later&#8230;<br />
And now after doing all in my heart and my power, as witnessed by too many&#8230;<a href="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/sorry1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-364" title="sorry" src="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/sorry1.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="192" /></a></strong></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #0000ff; font-size: small;"><strong> </strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #0000ff; font-size: small;"><strong> I bid thee farewell&#8230; </strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #0000ff; font-size: small;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">And hello to the new chapter&#8230;</span><br />
</strong></span></p></blockquote>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes, what&#8217;s really holding you back are the very things that have been haunting you all your life. These are the very essences of beliefs.. how do I know? Very recently I had to face one of the biggest beliefs that have haunted me since I was nine years old. Because of the extremely sensitive [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/limits.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-338" title="limiting your beliefs" src="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/limits-245x300.jpg" alt="" width="159" height="195" /></a>Sometimes, what&#8217;s really holding you back</strong> are the<br />
very things that have been haunting you all your life.</p>
<p>These are the very essences of beliefs.. how do I know?<br />
Very recently I had to face one of the biggest beliefs that have haunted me since I was nine years old.</p>
<p>Because of the extremely sensitive nature of this belief<br />
I can and will only divulge this info to those who care about<br />
changing they&#8217;re own destructive negative belief.</p>
<p>I can tell you it was a statement, just one single solitary<br />
statement.. which, by itself could have been fluffed off had it<br />
been made at a different time of my life&#8230;</p>
<p>But since it happened during a very influential time, it became quite real. I believed it. I believed it because situations in my life<br />
seemed to be proving that it was true.</p>
<p>Things just weren&#8217;t happening for me. Nothing was ever going right.<br />
When things did go right, they seemed to be short lived and lasted only for brief periods.. to the point where hard times became a way a of life.</p>
<p>No matter the amount of effort I would put into improving myself,<br />
my learning, my knowledge, my wisdom, my abilities and my professional skills&#8230; My belief lived on.</p>
<p><strong>You with me so far?</strong></p>
<p>Even as I write this I can literally hear the shadow of that statement being made in my minds ear with distinct clarity. The only difference<br />
between now and my last thirty six years of living is&#8230;<br />
It Is NOT True For Me Any More.</p>
<p>I can repeat the statement to myself today, right now and I can just feel within my heart of hearts that this is NOT true.</p>
<p>But only a short while ago, this was not the case. I was completely<br />
and emphatically under the spell of this statement. It was true&#8230;<br />
There was absolutely no doubt in my mind that this was true..<br />
How else could I explain my life? There was no other statement that could completely sum up he very fiber of my existence.</p>
<p><strong>Until I changed it.</strong></p>
<p>I&#8217;m not talkin about some fluffy little challenge here to overcome some little anxiety you may be experiencing now and again&#8230;<br />
I&#8217;m talking a belief so debilitating that I literally would sit completely imobilized by the sheer weight of the belief. Unable to communicate or take action in any form.</p>
<p>I would isolate for very long periods..<br />
I would be questioned by friends and family and have absolutely no answer for them. I would be stuck in my head for what seemed like hours weeks months and even years and still not be any where better than when I started.</p>
<p>This is the kind of thing that&#8230;<a href="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/reduce-limiting-beliefs.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-339" title="limiting-beliefs" src="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/reduce-limiting-beliefs.jpg" alt="" width="284" height="300" /></a><br />
Counseling couldn&#8217;t help.<br />
Therapy couldn&#8217;t help.<br />
Reading couldn&#8217;t help.<br />
Drugs couldn&#8217;t help.<br />
Wealth couldn&#8217;t help.<br />
Prayers couldn&#8217;t help.<br />
Meditations couldn&#8217;t help<br />
Affirmations couldn&#8217;t help.<br />
Education couldn&#8217;t help.<br />
Music couldn&#8217;t help.<br />
Sex couldn&#8217;t help, well, for a time anyways.<br />
Self help couldn&#8217;t help, nor could NLP practitioners.</p>
<p><strong>Nothing, I mean NO THING would help.<br />
</strong><br />
After all for 36 some odd years I didn&#8217;t even know what the hell it was to begin with..</p>
<p>Then suddenly I started hearing things like<br />
limiting beliefs<br />
negative beliefs and<br />
limiting negative beliefs..<br />
Yeah, I know, same thing, but what the hell?</p>
<p>I mean, I lived a decent childhood up to a certain point, when all hell broke loose&#8230; As do most adolecents&#8230;<br />
But this was, for many, a time when the adults in our lives were undergoing massive shifts in their own lives.. Things just sucked for everyone&#8230; Alcoholism was more than a way of life, it was life.<br />
Child abuse was just a form of dicipline, living in terror was a norm.<br />
Or just being ignored was actually a form of Gods Grace.</p>
<p>Now I may or may not be exaggerating a bit, I know of a few who were actually hospitalized during these times of their lives or even worse raped for some&#8230; being sexually abused was just another chain of events that proved the belief. When reaching out and trying to expose my tormentors I was rebuked as they were friends of the family and would never be expected to have acted out in such manor, so I must be delusional right?</p>
<p><strong>Anyways&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>I knew there was something wrong, but for the life of me<br />
I could not in no definitive way place the exact point on what was<br />
destroying me every living minute of the day.</p>
<p>Until one day it just hit me&#8230;<br />
It was at a climatic time in my life&#8230;</p>
<p><strong><a title="Continued" href="http://danlopez2012.com/focus/breaking-barriers/#more-336" target="_self">[to be continued...]</a></strong></p>
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<p><strong>[Breaking Barriers Continued]</strong></p>
<p><strong>I got tired of  this condition.</strong><br />
I couldn&#8217;t go any further in life.<br />
I was going to find out what the heck this limiting belief  was.</p>
<p>I was so stuck in a rut, I couldn&#8217;t do any work.</p>
<p><strong>Seriously</strong>, in defense of my past&#8230;.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve taken e-mailing lists and generated 10&#8242;s of thousands of dollars in revenue.<br />
I had built content, webdesign and components to a flourishing $4 thousand a month membership site.<br />
I&#8217;ve studied 30 years of search engine optimization, and within hours get placed on the 1st page of Google, Yahoo or MSN for almost any keyword phrase I wished.<br />
I teamed up with a friend and helped generate 90 thousand unique visitors to a sales page in hours.</p>
<p><strong>Bare with me here a minute, [this is not bragamony] this has to be said&#8230;</strong><br />
<a href="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Super_Geek.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-342" title="Super_Geek" src="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Super_Geek-300x221.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="221" /></a><br />
I&#8217;ve worked with the biggest financial firms in the industry.<br />
I went from $5  an hour to $57 thousand in 2 years.<br />
Then the dot-com bubble burst. And I jumped on a $50k job, and earned a $25k raise in 2 months.</p>
<p>I started from below algebra- math level to Calculus-II in 4 months.<br />
Held over 67 certifications from hardware and networking vendors around the globe.<br />
Went from electrical engineer to computer networking systems engineer in 3 years.<br />
[Whew...<em> those business cards sucked</em>]</p>
<p>I then  made VP of IT in 6 months. [<em>better looking business cards too</em>]</p>
<p>I broke personal records and achievements I didn&#8217;t even know I could break.</p>
<p>And here I was&#8230;  lifeless, unable to think past my next meal, my next cup of coffee, my next breath.<br />
It was as if my spirit had departed. And all that was left, was a lifeless husk of animal crap that couldn&#8217;t even be used for fertilizer.</p>
<p>What the hell was I telling myself, that I believed, so whole heartedly, I could no longer function?</p>
<p>I mentioned previously I wouldn&#8217;t divulge the exact statement&#8230;<br />
Well, I changed my mind&#8230;</p>
<p>The statement told to me, when I was young, was:<br />
<strong>YOU, Are A Worthless Piece of Shit, That Will Never Amount To Anything!</strong></p>
<p><em>And I believed it.</em></p>
<p>That one little statement was repeated, like it was tattooed to my forehead.<br />
I heard it in my thoughts like an agonizing subliminal tape from morning till night.</p>
<p>Never looking in the mirror for any length of time because it was just too painful.<br />
Not while shaving or anything else. I couldn&#8217;t look myself in the eye.<br />
There was no love there, only self loathing.</p>
<p><strong>Because I believed, what wasn&#8217;t true.</strong></p>
<p>I had to decided to take this shit to the street, as they say from my school days.<br />
My accuser was coming and it was time for this viscous cycle to end.<br />
If  I was to ever see the light of day and be the Me I am to be?<br />
This had to stop now, once, and for all!</p>
<p>Separated from my wife and child, living in my fathers cabin,,, <em>he was coming</em>.<br />
Coming to tell me it was time for me to pack up.<br />
To make my broken down Corolla my permanent home.<br />
<em><strong>No! This was ending, ending right here, right now!<br />
</strong></em><br />
I am NOT what was told me.<br />
I repeated saying that, (I kid you not), 2000 times.<br />
And the fear I had, I was about to face head-on.</p>
<p>At this point even if he DID make me leave.</p>
<p>I wasn&#8217;t leaving worthless.</p>
<p>I wasn&#8217;t leaving as a no amount to nothing future failure.</p>
<p><em><strong>I was staying or I was leaving, a Man, god-dammit!<br />
</strong></em><br />
The details are so crazy, that when it came to the point of actually confronting my accuser..<br />
It had actually dawned on me, that I didn&#8217;t need to get this person to tell me this wasn&#8217;t true.<br />
I didn&#8217;t need ANYONE to tell me this wasn&#8217;t true..</p>
<p>I was freakin out.. for the 1st time in my life I was actually saying :<br />
<strong>I&#8217;M THE ONE WHO NEEDS TO TELL ME, THIS IS NOT TRUE.<br />
</strong><br />
No One Else Can Tell You What Your Truth Is!!! <a href="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/lovelight.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-343" title="lovelight" src="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/lovelight-300x183.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="183" /></a></p>
<p>Only YOU Can Tell YOU What Your Truth Is!</p>
<p><strong>YOU Are NOT Worthless!</strong></p>
<p><strong>YOU Have An Amazing Future [If] You Want To Have One!<br />
</strong><br />
Break Your Barriers, Face Your Fears And Live Your Life..<br />
Please, We owe it to ourselves.</p>
<p>God Bless You!</p>
<p>Dan&#8211;</p>

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		<title>Keys, wallet, cellphone, briefcase off I go…</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hit the alarm Pat the betrothed Relief Shower Brush Shave Coffee&#8230; Email&#8230; Hi kids, bye kids.. Keys, wallet, cellphone, briefcase off I go&#8230; 1 Two hour ride into the city 1a Email&#8230; 2 Two ninety minute meetings with two different teams 2a Email&#8230; 3 One thirty minute lunch 3a Email&#8230; 4 Four twenty minute calls [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Hit the alarm</strong><a href="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/mouse-wheel.jpg"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-318" title="mouse-wheel" src="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/mouse-wheel-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a><br />
Pat the betrothed<br />
Relief<br />
Shower<br />
Brush<br />
Shave<br />
Coffee&#8230;<br />
Email&#8230;<br />
Hi kids, bye kids..<br />
<strong>Keys, wallet, cellphone, briefcase off I go&#8230;</strong></p>
<p><strong>1</strong> Two hour ride into the city<br />
<strong>1a</strong> Email&#8230;<br />
<strong>2 </strong>Two ninety minute meetings with two different teams<br />
<strong>2a</strong> Email&#8230;<br />
<strong>3</strong> One thirty minute lunch<br />
<strong>3a</strong> Email&#8230;<br />
<strong>4</strong> Four twenty minute calls with clients<br />
<strong>4a</strong> Email&#8230;<br />
<strong>5</strong> Ninety minutes with the underlings<br />
<strong>5a</strong> Email&#8230;<br />
<strong>6</strong> One stroll through production floors<br />
<strong>6a</strong> Email&#8230;<br />
<strong>7</strong> Two hours of report on project status updates<br />
<strong>7a</strong> Email&#8230;<br />
<strong>8</strong> Last minute review of next days agenda<br />
<strong>8a</strong> Email&#8230;<br />
<strong>Keys, wallet, cellphone, briefcase off I go&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>Two hour ride from the city<br />
Kiss betrothed<br />
<strong>Toss Keys, wallet, cellphone, briefcase</strong><br />
Mail&#8230;trash,<strong> bills</strong>, trash, <strong>bills</strong>, trash, <strong>bill</strong><br />
Hi kids, goodnite kids&#8230;<br />
Devour cold dinner<br />
Brush<br />
Relief<br />
Email&#8230;.<br />
<strong>Hi Leno, goodnite Leno, goodnite dear&#8230;<br />
Zzzzzzzzzzz&#8230;</strong></p>
<p><strong>Hit the alarm&#8230;</strong><br />
Pat the betrothed<br />
Relief<br />
Shower<br />
Brush<br />
Shave<br />
Coffee&#8230;<br />
Hi kids?&#8230; <strong>Where are the kids dear?&#8230; </strong>&#8220;They moved out years ago,<br />
how many times do I have to remind you?&#8221;<br />
[Sigh...]<br />
Email&#8230;<br />
<strong>Keys, wallet, cellphone, briefcase off I go&#8230;</strong></p>
<p><strong>1</strong> Two hour ride into the city<br />
<strong>1a</strong> Email&#8230;<br />
<em>Where&#8217;s my Email?</em></p>
<p>Fred? Fred, what are you doing here? Didn&#8217;t you get the email?<br />
<em>&#8220;What email?&#8221;</em><br />
Fred&#8230; you were let go last friday&#8230;<br />
<em>&#8220;Which friday?&#8221;</em><br />
Fred, last Friday. We down-sized, you&#8217;re whole department was let go&#8230;<br />
&#8220;<em>Was there a severance?&#8221;</em><br />
No Fred, we voted that out years ago everyone got the memo..<br />
Fred, Fred are you okay? You don&#8217;t look so good.<br />
SECURITY!???!!</p>
<p>We&#8217;re here at the scene where Fred Iznotokayz was last seen carrying the head of department leader Bill Shoulduvknown &#8230;</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having a spiritual life is or can be lonely. It&#8217;s not everyday we get to connect with like minded people who we can bounce and share thoughts without ego or judgemental attitudes. So when we do.. It&#8217;s a blessing. totally something to savour. My friend and I were doing such and it helps me amp [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Having a spiritual life is or can be lonely.<a href="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/your-mind.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-328" title="your-mind" src="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/your-mind-300x201.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="201" /></a></strong></p>
<p>It&#8217;s not everyday we get to connect with like minded people who we can bounce and share thoughts without ego or judgemental attitudes. So when we do.. It&#8217;s a blessing. totally something to savour. My friend and I were doing such and it helps me amp everytime we talk.</p>
<p>So I decided to post one of our skype chats&#8230; It&#8217;s long though.. but would seriously love some feedback on the subject</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> I am preparing with my mentor for 2012</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> it would be well for you to do this</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> yeah&#8230;interesting things about to happen&#8230;<br />
<strong><br />
[DanLopez2012]:</strong> and will continue to happen thereafter..</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> whether GOOD or BAD we must be ready</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> the only bad to come about will probably be man-made</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> yes</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]: </strong>I just feel bad for those who can&#8217;t even hammer a<br />
nail.. or cut a piece of wood..   or kill for a meal.. eh heh.. worst<br />
case senarios</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> I agree&#8230;<br />
<strong><br />
[DanLopez2012]:</strong> you ever watch man-vs-wild.. what a great show</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> no</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]: </strong>watch it some time.. they have great scenarios that I<br />
thought wee freakin SO valuable.. I mean even if you have an accident<br />
and you are forced to make it with the skin on your back..</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> Cool&#8230;i will check it out</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> Just knowin ya have some knowledge to keep ya goin a<br />
few more days or weeks from little known sources.. is awesome.. I<br />
don&#8217;t consider myself a major survivalist but damn good stuff</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> it helps a lot<br />
<strong><br />
[DanLopez2012]:</strong> if ya don&#8217;t mind me askin.. in what manner are you<br />
preparing for 2012?</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> Spiritual Level&#8230;<br />
<strong><br />
[DanLopez2012]:</strong> kinda got that part</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> how about u<br />
<strong><br />
[DanLopez2012]:</strong> rebuilding my relationship with Source,  raising<br />
vibrations and being of help and of kind heart</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> cool&#8230;how are you doing this?<br />
<strong><br />
[DanLopez2012]:</strong> meditation, study and being round ppl on twitter..<a href="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/meditation.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-330" title="meditation" src="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/meditation-281x300.jpg" alt="" width="281" height="300" /></a><br />
kinda out in the sticks here so don&#8217;t get too much interaction with<br />
ppl. If at all&#8230; specially during the winter months</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> Sweet! What are you studying</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> Just finished studying all the angels of the bible..<br />
and continuing study&#8230; you gonna offer some info? Also working on<br />
audios of a session of chakras being opened in succession.. I am<br />
preparing sub audios to add that will allow ones self to get the<br />
colors and audible tones of the colors embedded in the sessions</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]: </strong>I have being Studying Science Of Being<br />
<strong><br />
[DanLopez2012]:</strong> is that like mindfulness?<br />
<strong><br />
[Friend]:</strong> Goes into detail about physical, mental, spiritual planes</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> I will get you a copy.</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> Book I is a summary in 7 lessons. The other Book is 27<br />
lessons</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> who&#8217;s it by?</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> Baron Eugene Fersen</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]: </strong>ahhh got it.. will look at it, thanks<br />
<strong><br />
[DanLopez2012]:</strong> The triune system of 27 lessons for the correlative<br />
development of the individual.<br />
<strong><br />
[Friend]:</strong> Yes&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]: </strong>FOCUS on SPIRIT,LIFE,LOVE,TRUTH</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> MIND</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> Mind is the builder, spirit is the life, physical is<br />
the result..</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> MIND alone CAN get you to SPIRIT&#8230;MORE of all<br />
TRUTH,LOVE,LIFE,MIND the CLOSER to Spirit you will be<br />
<strong><br />
[Friend]:</strong> I mean &#8220;MIND alone cannot get you Spirit&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> MIND alone is LUCIFER<br />
<strong><br />
[DanLopez2012]:</strong> ego is of the fallen</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> Yes&#8230;MIND alone is egotistic. Once the MIND awakes from the<br />
DREAM. Mind connected with LOVE<br />
<strong><br />
[DanLopez2012]:</strong> lately, I&#8217;ve been struggling with the wording.. things<br />
like the Dream and the Illusion.. thats all well and fine.. but its<br />
not given for practical application of reason.. If this reality is all<br />
we know.. then this dream is our living reality.. not that which is<br />
unseen.. for we do not dwell in the spirit as naturally as we do in<br />
this reality or sojourn.. I&#8217;m no swami.. and I&#8217;m not big on parables..<br />
When these so called enlighten ones can&#8217;t speak plainly [not sayin<br />
Eugene doesn't speak plainly] I meditate on it.. and if I&#8217;m not given<br />
insight.. I dismiss it as mumbojumbo&#8230; it may be good mumbojombo that<br />
others can resonate with and thats excellent.. it just doesn&#8217;t with<br />
me&#8230; My friend Jeri studies A Course In Miracles.. I love the darn<br />
thing.. but when they go into speaking of the illusion.. I guess Im&#8217;<br />
not there yet.. so I catch an attitude LOL!!</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]: </strong>I&#8217;ve come to understand, that consciousness is in<br />
levels..</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> No worries&#8230;that is why we are.</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> the conscious, the sub-conscious, and the super-<br />
conscious<a href="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/super-conscious.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-331" title="super-conscious" src="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/super-conscious-207x300.jpg" alt="" width="207" height="300" /></a></p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> We are stuck in this Thinking that keeps us in this mess. So<br />
our thinking must change</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]: </strong>just connecting with the subconscious is something..<br />
getting to the superconscious is the goal.. bringing the infinite to<br />
the finite</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> We can only get a glimpse</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> Fortunately I have experienced the ONENESS</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> ur not alone there</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> It was amazing</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]: </strong>brought me to tears uncontrollable</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> I can&#8217;t even begin to describe it</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> This is when I knew that this PHYSICAL reality was an<br />
illusion/dream</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> words just fail me</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> lol, its still OUR dream/illusion to be lived.. I<br />
mean.. what does this revelation bring you? Knowing this is a<br />
dream/illusion.</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> I know what I need to work on</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> lol</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> I&#8217;m not makin fun.. trust me..</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> lol</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> I know what I can experience NOW</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> That which brings the disturbance and the lack of<br />
peace from they mind thy heart, that is whch is to be addressed in<br />
self</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> Thy Heart is not the Issue..It is thy Mind</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> that needs to make PEACE</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> you think your heart is impervious?</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> be sure, the prayerful request for purifying thy heart<br />
is not a light matter</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> it is not called a hardened heart for nothing</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> It is the whole of ones-self that need administering<br />
of thy thoughts and actions through daily living that brings the peace</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> What causes the Heart not to be in Peace</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]: </strong>We need to considered the Learn behaiors</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> thine experiences in the earthly plane.. it is thy<br />
will which brings forth such that would hinder thine heart with<br />
affliction</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> But what influences thy WILL</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> I&#8217;m just sayin.. I ask.. do not think Mind is of the<br />
devil, it is not.. the ego, is of such matters.. what we keep our<br />
mind on is what makes the difference.. for Mind is the builder</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> From my perspective and metaphoriclly speaking the<br />
EGO/DEVIL/(mind alone)</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> then to lose ones mind is to render ones-self whole?</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> LUCIFER is a TWIN</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> there is no twin in he that has fallen.. his<br />
exclusive, the light bearer once named and has lost that name from the<br />
fall..</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]: </strong>LUCIFER/MIND&#8230;must AWAKEN and realize THY FAULT<a href="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/the-devil.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-332" title="the-devil" src="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/the-devil-193x300.jpg" alt="" width="193" height="300" /></a></p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]: </strong>You were created as a co-creator with the Maker of<br />
all.. a companion..</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> so was LUCIFER/MID</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> MIND</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> Our true dominion is the universe. That is our<br />
rightful place of abode.. Returning to our Creator is our goal.<br />
Lucifer is not of our creation.. we can in no manner come near , tho<br />
He who lives in us has subdued all the earth therein and is mightier<br />
than he.. through Him by Him may we go forth fearless</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> He who is the word, was with Him who created all from<br />
the beginning&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>Friend]:</strong> Exactly</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> So&#8230; bring HIM who has subdued the prince of this<br />
world into thine heart into thine mind and leave Him to His work which<br />
He has begun in us</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> metaphorically speakin yea</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]: </strong>I am with you we must change.. we must ever endure to<br />
seek and keep seeking.. Truth and light</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> To change our thoughts, and awaken to our true<br />
spiritual consciousness<br />
<strong><br />
[DanLopez2012]: </strong>to bring the closer relationship to the creator, to<br />
walk in the spirit</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> It is not easy&#8230;but the Soul keeps calling me OUT<br />
<strong><br />
[DanLopez2012]:</strong> expand if you can<br />
<strong><br />
[DanLopez2012]:</strong> out of body?</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> Sometimes the Ghetto Behavior kicks in and I got to remind<br />
myself to get of it</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> well.. that changes with your environment.. and even<br />
then it will take some time.. or more aptly put.. practice.. for it is<br />
not all to be goody goody, but to be good for something</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> As you attract more of those who are like minded[sorry<br />
for the pun] the ghetto behavior will not find its place..</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> My practice is to pull myself out as soon as possible</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> Because Ghetto peeps have to learn from somewhere</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> Ahhh.. so you are to be a teacher among your brethren<br />
<strong><br />
[Friend]:</strong> Yes my FAMILY was my Practice ground</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> It is well worth it:)</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> and what part of this ghetto behavior do you wish to<br />
eliminate?</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> sometimes I run low on patience with some peeps doin stupid<br />
shit<br />
<strong><br />
[DanLopez2012]:</strong> its fear.. in nature, in love there is no room for<br />
fear, so fill yourself with love.. when it arises.. step aside and<br />
whatch it.. do not fight it but be aware of it.. and then recognize<a href="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/love-yourself.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-333" title="love-yourself" src="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/love-yourself-300x300.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="300" /></a><br />
its start and eventual end..</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> yup&#8230;this is practice i am doing</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> it is not easy at times&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> especially when your drained</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> I&#8217;ve got to pace myself and regenerate</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> if you love yourself, then the love of self will bring<br />
forgiveness of self, when the forgiveness of self is in full then the<br />
forgiveness of others will come naturally.. for it is harder to<br />
forgive self than that which is outside of self..</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> the LOVE within</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> I got to remind myself the Energy in put will come back 10x</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> the tests always come when we are weak.. that is why<br />
we must call upon and lean on and trust in Him.. which Glorifies<br />
Himself in our weakness</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]:</strong> throuygh Him we are strengthened through Him we may<br />
overcome our weaknes and that which assails us from without and so<br />
from within<a href="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/dream-illusion.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-334" title="dream-illusion" src="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/dream-illusion-212x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="300" /></a></p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]: </strong>I am certainly not alien to that your plight by any<br />
means trust me</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> yup&#8230;easier said than done theredore we are in these<br />
playgrounds to play so that  we can surrender and realize it is just a<br />
playground</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> When we realize it is a playground from HIM we can<br />
ENJOY,LOVE, and TRUST</p>
<p><strong>[Friend]:</strong> Then I realize the Playgorund was just a DREAM/ILLUSION&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>[DanLopez2012]</strong>: Damn I&#8217;m good&#8230; Actually, its easier Done than Said,<br />
for once it has been done, so the practice has begun.. and we may be<br />
more than conquerors!</p>

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		<title>The 2012 Enigma: Free Full-Length Documentary Film!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is probably the best thing I&#8217;ve watched in days. The 2012 Enigma by David Wilcock. Best Catch Phrase For Me Was &#8220;You Can Hide The Truth In The Open&#8221; Now, I could go on and on about the implications of the matter being discussed at the top of this post. But personally I think [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is probably the best thing I&#8217;ve watched in days. The 2012 Enigma by David <img src="http://danlopez2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/seraph.jpg" alt="2012 Awakened Consciousness" title="2012 Awakened Consciousness" width="90" height="90" class="alignright size-full wp-image-289" />Wilcock. Best Catch Phrase For Me Was &#8220;You Can Hide The Truth In The Open&#8221;</p>
<p>Now, I could go on and on about the implications of the matter being discussed at the top of this post. But personally I think I&#8217;ll place my thoughts underneath.</p>
<p>This was shot at a Conscious Life Expo this year and goes into great detail about many aspects relating to consciousness and the hidden iconic history repeated in every culture. Well, thats what I got so far 20 minutes into it.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s The Full Length Video; It&#8217;s approx 1:36 minutes long and gets pretty intense about 20 minutes into it.<br />
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<p>My thoughts? lol I haven&#8217;t.. ahh finally..yes! I have watched the whole thing. And whilst I have a very clear understanding of Edgar Cayce material. I have to admit I was biased towards David for a few years. Mainly because I had my own slant on what Edgar would be doing this time around. </p>
<p><strong>If you don&#8217;t have time for the whole video in one sitting just listen to 3 minutes from the end of the video which basically says it all in a nut shell. Something we all should be aware of and actively conscious of..</strong></p>
<p>Just goes to show that, sometimes, its more important to know what&#8217;s needed than what&#8217;s wanted. And since I have an affinity with 2012 since my early 20&#8242;s I&#8217;m compelled to share with you some views that you either can stomach or not.</p>
<p>Like the air: we see it not, but take it away &#038; we die.<br />
We cannot see it, but we know it exists.</p>
<p>Our consciousness also exists, we see it not. But without it we fail to BE.<br />
Guess I&#8217;m trying to hit on the nerve that just because you don&#8217;t believe in a thing does not mean it does not exist.</p>
<p>In the program, David touches on a lot of things from sources that are not availabe such as physical proofs or living testimonies sworn witnesses. Especially concerning the Montaulk Project and the Philidelphia Project,and some references to the NWO &#038; well&#8230; a lot of references were covered in a very short amount of time.</p>
<p>But just because you have witnessed something you could not explain and tried to tell others who would not believe you, does that mean you didn&#8217;t experience it?</p>
<p>Of course you did. Am I right or am I right? </p>
<p>Anyway.. It gives a huge historical finding on the peniel gland and its epic tale of secrecy thats right in front of our very own eyes. Incredibly researched and light shedding evidence. But the last six minutes pretty much clinched the whole deal for me. </p>
<p>Have you ever witnessed a talk or listened to a speaker or watched a movie and SUDDENLY something struck you to your core, it struck you to your heart, where you knew, I mean &#8220;YOU JUST KNEW&#8221; it was truth because you&#8217;ve felt it again and again but didn&#8217;t know how to express it? The last 6 minutes brought me to tears.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve witnessed and experienced unexplainable things in my life. Things by material man&#8217;s standards should not be and are the stuff of imaginings. Only, I&#8217;ve had witnesses. And on one ocassion witnesses a mile wide.  But thats for other posts.</p>
<p>Mind what you are focused on. Meditate regularly, bring &#038; breathe peace into your life. Watch your perceptions.. things are going to be quite interesting from here on.</p>
<p>Till next time.</p>

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