Winning the Lottery

I have seen a lot of lottery winners on tv. One of my favorite movies is ‘It Could Happen To You”. Now as I’m seeing these lotto winners on shows like Oprah I am categorizing them into two groups. One group lost everything and everything went wrong after winning and the second had a much better life after winning. The first group were people who were pretty depressed most of the time. They had bad attitudes and life always looked bleak to them. The second group is made up of people who were genuinely happy before they won all that money. They already had great relationships and great lives. All they lacked was money. It seems to me that winning the lottery amplifies the situation. If you have a bad life winning money makes it worse. If you have a good life winning the lottery makes it better. My point? Make yourself happy now. Live life to the fullest now. Then when you get the money you will already know how to enjoy it.

Love – Just Too Little of It

Whenever you talk about a subject you either take it for granted that everyone knows the definition or you define it. Go to the dictionary and copy the definition so that everyone has a grasp of what you are talking about. I don’t think I ever looked the word ‘love ‘ up in the dictionary. And even if I did would I still know the meaning? To me love is anything good. Disneyland, kindness, respect, happiness, health, pleasantness, touch, and baby animals. To me love is so huge that any definition under 350 pages long would not quite cover it.

If you play a game of opposites and say love the other guy has to say hate. Hate is everything love is not. Prejudice, malice, war, disagreement, and divorce.

So how do we promote love? I’d like to think that we start with empathy. Someone once told me I didn’t have empathy. My reaction was, “What the h–l is empathy?” I had heard the word but I never really considered it. Empathy is to feel what the other person is feeling. Sympathy is not the same. Sympathy is to suffer with another. Empathy on the other hand is to know what the other person is going through by using your imagination and then if you love that other person then harmonize with them. Find out what the other person wants and then help them to get it.

Love has an intention element to it. If a panhandler comes up to you and asks for a buck you might be tempted to not give it to him because you know he will use it for drugs or booze. But then again you could give him money and he will use it for food. To me if you have money you should never withhold it from someone who asks if you have it to spare. Put your intentions into the money buy visualizing what the person will buy with it and let it go.

I read a news article lately about 2 men who would stand outside of the mall and look for people to give 100 dollars to. That’s what they did for Christmas. They gave away hundred dollar bills.

And what about loving self? Perfectly healthy! Realize that we never have to quantify ourself or others. One person has a value. Another person has a value. I like to think that value is a soul. Each of us has but one soul and so we each have the same ultimate value. I can love me and I can love you at the same time.

I know this article doesn’t really come to any conclusion but it is 3 a.m. and I just wanted to share some meandering thoughts.

I love you. I love life and the human race is only getting better and better

hugs,

Pete

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Golden Compass

Kristina and I watched Golden Compass today. It is extremely entertaining. I think though that if we had not seen the Chronicles of Narnia first we may have enjoyed it more. We ended up comparing it to Chronicles. So far nothing beats Chronicles. I think the meaning behind Compass is to hard to pick out. Lots of symbolism. Ah well it’s a good movie.

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Be Happy

knowing the whole story of anyone’s success is probably never going to happen. There is rain in everyone’s life. Some lives have more rain than others. Take it from the top. When you are born mom and dad are present or they’re not. Good parents? bad parents? Do you get to grow up in a loving environment or do you get molested and beaten? Then you take the good or bad foundation and how do you build on it? Are you courageous? Not? All of this makes us what we are. One thing that will be equal no matter if you have disadvantage or advantage. Attitude. You can start now. Decide you will be happy no matter what. Do it today. Put on a smile. Throw your shoulders bad. Let out a belly laugh. Decide that today, no matter what the circumstances, I will be happy. Do it for only one day. Some people gain an inheritance of millions. Some people grow up on the street. But if you look real close at the 3 piece suit and the homeless, mixed in with all of them there are shiny pennies. My success is based upon happiness. I control that. I worked very hard on my attitude because I wanted more money. I do not believe you can get more money without a good attitude. Guess what? I got more money but what I discovered is that what I really wanted and didn’t know it was a better attitude. Be happy first. Money is for later. Love like you’ve never been hurt. Dance like no one is watching. Work like you don’t need the money. Be happy today.

Pete Casanova

Attitude Is Everything

There are lots of things that happen to us. Many of those things we have no control over. Life is designed with an element of chance. There is one thing however over which we have total control. Our thoughts. How we think about things determines how we react to life's experiences. If we just let our thoughts go on auto pilot most of the time our thoughts will be determined by a few basic fears. In order to control our thoughts we must be willing to control those fears. In this short space I cannot take the time to teach you how to control those fears but I can tell you what those fears are. The first is fear of ill health followed by fear of poverty. The fear of poverty can also be named the fear of success. It's pretty much the same thing. The fear of loss of love among other things is the basis of jealousy. The fear of old age and the fear of death are big ones. Very quickly these are the ghosts of fear. Now, once these ghosts are slain you will be free to think the way you want to think. When considering the control of attitude we must have a reason to do so. Consider this. All standing in the community, how our family sees us and even our income is dependent on attitude. What good comes from road rage? What good comes from revenge? How about grudges? These slants on attitude rob us of the good we might find in life. Most actions, which are determined by attitude, have awareness as the main cause. This means we must adjust our awareness to adjust our attitudes. This takes time so don't be impatience with yourself. It takes time and it takes study and reflection. Why would we want to adjust our attitude? Consider the alternative. No one really wants to be a butt head. If you had a garden and you plant nothing weeds grow up. If you plant night shade then night shade will grow in just as great abundance as would corn should that be what you decide to plant. If we plant nothing we become nothing. Decide now what your core values are. What turns you on? What motivates you to greatness? Decide now to build your attitude. You will make the world a better place because of it. by Pete Casanova

Affirmations

	
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"How Can I Use Affirmations to Attract Money and Material

Possessions?"

- By Jeff Staniforth
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So you desire to gain material things in life? Affirmations are

usually effective in this respect - maybe even more so than with

other desires because material desires often come with stronger

emotional attachments.

You'll recall that in my previous article, "Why Do Some

Affirmations *Work* - and Others Don't?" I emphasized that

affirmations that are emotionally charged are the ones most

likely to work. So when you are emotionally connected to your

desire for material things, you can use the power of affirmations

to see how quickly your need is manifested!

Power Affirmations for Attracting Money. If your desire is to

have an abundance of money to fill your needs, practice this

affirmation: "I always have an abundance of money to meet all my

needs." Repeat it several times, then stop affirming. Be silent

while knowing, visualizing, and feeling how it is to already have

the amount of money you desire. Feel as though it has already

happened, and that all your needs are more than satisfied. While

in this state, hold yourself open to all the ways and means by

which you will have money flow into your life to meet your every

need.

Following are other power affirmations for abundant supply.

Choose the affirmations that feel appropriate to you --those that

resonate with you, or strike an emotional chord. It is important

that the words feel comfortable to you and are in line with who

you are. Feel free to create one for your specific need by

substituting other words that have special meaning to you:

Affirmations of Abundant Supply:

* I am now open to receive.

* Life is easy, I have an abundance of whatever I need.

* I now have surplus, all my needs are being met.

* I have unlimited abundance.

* I now give and receive freely.

* This is a rich universe and there is plenty for all of us.

* I now live in a rich and loving universe.

* Money comes to me easily and effortlessly.

* I am always supplied with whatever I need.

* I move forward with an expectancy of my greatest good.

* I look for and receive a bountiful supply.

* My greatest good is coming to me NOW.

The last affirmation was a turning point for me personally.

I've since created about 20 variations of this affirmation, and

created a screen saver I call "My Ideal Relationship With Money".

And, for a limited time only, I am giving this "Invest in your

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TIP: How to Maintain the Emotional Charge of Your Affirmations

Most people who practice affirmations experience the challenge of

maintaining the emotional charge of their affirmations. That's

because although the power of thought is amazingly strong, it

remains strong for a short period of time. Its quality changes

and tends to diminish with each repetition.

For example: Suppose you recite an affirmation such as: "All my

needs are met instantaneously." The affirmation produces a

feeling, and you understand and connect with the affirmation at a

certain level. But when you continue repeating the affirmation,

"All my needs are met instantaneously," again and again, the

thought seldom maintains the same level of emotion previously

achieved. With each repetition, you tend to lose the mental

picture of what the words mean, and they start to have less

meaning.

Affirmations that are meaningless fail to reach deep enough to

touch the limitless powers of your subconscious mind.

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Can You Get Rich – - Without Healing?

What if you lived your life until you were 50 years old and never knew you had the power to be happy? What if you lived all that time without knowing you could break out of your present environment? What if all you needed to get lots of money, love and happiness was for someone to come along and tell you that you can? You can never move ahead unless you know it is possible. Most people believe they are victims. Their lives are formed by things that happen to them. Did you know your life is a reflection of your inner most thoughts? You are the creator of all that you see around you. Your financial situation is your own creation. If you can sit very quietly for 15 or 20 minutes and think about this you will begin to ask yourself questions. The first may be, “How did I do this to myself?” Good question. A better question would be, “Why did I do this to myself?” Everything stems from a belief system. Try changing this one belief. I can decide what my emotions and attitudes are at any given moment. Now just do it. Decide that for now (no matter what is going on in your life) you are happy. Now put a smile on your face. Put your shoulders back. Maybe even go out and do something nice for someone. Just the smile is going to change how you feel inside. What is wealth anyway? It is having all your affairs in order. Now keep that smile on your face the rest of the day.

Self Counseling

A lot of people would benefit by counseling if they could
afford it.  This is not saying that everyone needs a
psychiatrist.  It is merely reflecting on the fact that
everyone at one time or another has the need to vent.  It
is always beneficial to vent to someone or something that
has no emotional investment in the subject matter.  There
is however an alternative to counseling that can help anyone
and for a very small price.  Wal Mart has spiral notebooks
for 19 cents.  A pen can be had for a dime.  For this amount
of money you can get the most expert advice and the most
expert counseling available anywhere on the planet.

We have all heard how marvelous the human mind is.  It does
not have to be repeated.  It is a enough to say that the mind
can accomplish whatever task we give it.

At the end of this article there will be a list of ten
statements of possibilities.  In your journal simply copy
down one statement for each day and write what ever thoughts
come up because of the statement that you read.  It doesn't
matter if what you think is positive or negative but the
statements will create feelings that will give you a point
at which to begin writing.  After the tenth day then begin
again with statement #1.  Make a commitment at the beginning
to go for 40 days without missing one day of writing in your
journal.  You will be surprised at the answers you give
yourself as you look back over your writing.  It is both
therapeutic and enlightening.

	1.  I am creating exactly what I want most in my life
and affairs and there are no exceptions.  It is impossible
for me to have any unfullfilled dominant needs or desires.
I always receive, without limitation, that which I want most
and if I am lacking something it is because I must want
something else more than it.

	2.  I realize that true success is "Feeling Good,"
with or without wealth, power or prestige.  That I am
inescapably in charge of my own life and responsible for
my own "Feel Good".  That "Feeling Good" is my fundamental
need and number one responsibility, for the better I feel,
the more productive, the more creative and the more loving
and caring I am with others.  "Feeling Good" is my natural
state of being.

	3.  I am my own authority and am free to do anything I,
myself, see fit, I am actively in charge of my life by
determining my own values, concepts and beliefs, I do not
defer to others on account of their wealth, power or prestige
or deny my own needs, feeling and opinions in order to please
others.  I think for myself, make firm decisions, act
accordingly and willingly accept the consequences.

	 4.  I am patient, kind and gentle with myself and I
take time to apreciate and enjoy every minute of the "here
and now" - the only "living time" there is.  I willingly
accept the reality that I cannot possibly do anything faster
or better than my capabilities, time and energy enable me,
and
circumstances and my prevailing awareness permit.

	5.  I am frank and open with everyone, free of mask
and pretensions as I greet them with total unconditional
acceptance, I have nothing to hide, nothing to prove, nothing
to defend, nothing to fear, nothing to resist and nothing to
feel guilty about, for I am ever doing the best my prevailing
awareness permits.  I do not allow personal comparisons to
affect my sense of worth or my "Feel Good" to depend on others.

 	6.  I approach all problems and new endeavors with
confidence, patiently doing first things first, one at a time,
and do not resist my inability to do more or better.  I allow
myself freedom to make mistakes, to be "wrong", to fail, as I
analyze and benefit from my mistakes.  I do not set
unnecessary deadlines or resist unrealistic ones and I do not
resist my inability to control time, people or circumstances.
I do not blame myself or others for my mistakes, defeats or
problems.

	7.  I realize that I cannot prove or disapprove my
worth by what I do or don't do for my very existence proves my
worth and importance.  Therefore there is no valid
justification for praise or blame, reward or punishment, for
I can only do what I would rather do than not do.  Thus I
inevitably do what I have to do at the time, be it "good",
"bad" or indifferent.

	8.  Knowing better does not enable me to "do better"
when I have a conflicting need that outweighs a desire to
"do better".  Regardless of any obligation or commitments,
I cannot force myself to do anything by an "act of will",
for I can only do what my prevailing awareness determines
I would rather do than not do.  I could not possibly do
better without a different awareness, which is impossible
at any given instant.

	9.  I do not allow myself to become upset by
resisting reality.  I willingly accept "What Is".  I
willingly accept that I inevitably benefit or suffer
according to the consequences of everything I do, refuse
or neglect to do.  That my every experience, both "good"
and "bad", contributes to my needed learning and growth,
and to the expansion of my awareness, putting it more in
alignment with reality.

	10.  I realize that no one in the universe is
quite the same or has exactly the same impact on the world
as my own unique and perfect self.  That love and loving
are essential for my mental, physical and emotional
well-being.  That the more I experience love and loving,
the more I experience the joy of living and the more I
automatically contribute to the love and joy of others,
stimulating them to be more loving in return
deficient by Pete Casanova

Corn Chowder

Chef Jack's Corn Chowder

Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Yield: 8 to 10 servings

1 cup (2 sticks) butter
1 small onion, diced
1 small carrot, finely diced
1 small celery stalk, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3 cups white corn kernels, fresh or frozen
3 cups chicken stock
2 cups half-and-half
Pinch freshly grated nutmeg
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Melt 1 stick of butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.
Add the onion, carrot, celery, and garlic, and saute for 2
minutes. Add the flour and stir to make a roux. Cook until the
roux is lightly browned; set aside to cool to room temperature.
Meanwhile, combine the corn and chicken stock in another
saucepan, and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 minutes. Pour the
boiling stock with the corn (a little at a time) into the saucepan
with the roux, whisking briskly so it doesn't lump. Return the
skillet to the heat and bring to a boil. The mixture should
become very thick.

In a small saucepan, gently heat the half-and-half; stir it into
the thick corn mixture. Add the nutmeg and salt and pepper,
to taste. Just before serving, cut the remaining stick of butter
into large chunks. Add it to enrich the soup, stirring until the
butter melts.