The Concert

When the house lights dimmed and the concert
was about to begin, the mother returned to
her seat and discovered that the child was missing
Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights
focused on the impressive Steinway on stage.
To her horror, the mother saw her little boy
sitting at the keyboard, innocently picking out
'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.'
At that moment, the great piano master made his entrance, quickly moved to the piano, and
whispered in the boy's ear,
'Don't quit .. . . keep playing.'
Then, leaning over , Paderewski reached
down with his left hand and began filling
in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached
around to the other side of the child,
and he added a running obbligato.
Together, the old master and the young novice
transformed what could have been a frightening situation into a wonderfully creative experience.
The audience was so mesmerized that they couldn't recall what else the great master played.
Only the classic,
' Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.'
Perhaps that's the way it is with God.
What we can accomplish on
our own is hardly noteworthy.
We try our best, but the results aren't always
graceful flowing music. However, with the
hand of the Master, our life's
work can truly be beautiful.
The next time you set out to accomplish great feats,
listen carefully. You may hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your
ear,
'Don't quit . . . Keep playing.'
May you feel His arms around you and
know that His hands are there, helping you
turn your feeble attempts into true masterpieces.
Remember, God doesn't seem to
call the equipped, rather, He equips the 'called.'
Life is more accurately measured by the lives you touch than by the things you acquire. So touch someone by passing this little message along.
May God bless you and be with
you always!
and
remember ,
'Don't quit .. . . Keep playing.'

It Is Better To Live Rich than Die Rich

So what do you do when you die? If you are struggling for abundance it is your own mind blocking you from receiving it from the universe. There is plenty for everyone because we all want different things in this life. Nothing dies. We just change into another form of energy. What you give you get to keep. The more you skimp the less you have. You must keep abundance flowing. The universe likes speed. The divinity wants us to be abundant. Did you know Jesus Christ was a millionaire? If your religion expects you to have peace and be poor this is not abundance.
If you worry about never having enough guess what? You will never have enough because your subconscious has been trained to focus on never having enough. If you think life is a hardship and struggle guess what? Life is a hardship and struggle. What you think about you bring about.
Take responsibility for your world. Time is an illusion. Nobody sees the world as you do. You might say, this is nuts.
Like attracts like. This is an irrefutable law of the universe and has been for centuries. So the next time you say I can't afford that, you are absolutely right.
So enjoy your challenges and abundance that comes to you every second of everyday because when you move on from this world you will no longer have the thrill of experiencing this day this moment or this second ever again.
You can always make more money but you can never ever make more time.
The next time you want something material in this world put it out to the universe and feel yourself already having it. The emotion you feel will line up the universe to give it to you. Emotion is important because when you feel that you already own it your thoughts are transmitted like a radio tower. The intuitive thought will come, take action on the thought and voila!!
Oh you don't think we aren't the strongest radio transmitter ever. Do you see the radio waves when you turn on your car stereo? We are transmitters stronger than anything man has ever created. We transmit our thoughts just like a radio transmits the music and commercials through thin air.
Is this too difficult to believe? I don't think so. Do You?

Hit by an angel or maybe not

Excerpt from soon to be released "Wide Asleep" Tate publishing 2008

Have you ever wondered why you are here on this planet? Sounds like a simple enough question almost foolish. Everyday in someway angels bring us messages.

You might be thinking I just left Starbucks with my Venti Latte and I did not see or feel any angels hovering about.

Look back and think did you put a tip in the tip jar? Giving is living. For me the more I give the more I get to keep.

How about when someone cuts you off in traffic? Do you feel violated and angry? How could they do that to me? Or do you just let it go and realize that this person driving that vehicle is like many in our world just rushing, rushing, and rushing to where? The grave of course.

Be grateful that the driver did not hit you and you had the mental faculties and maybe a guardian angel to adapt to the situation and maintain control of your vehicle.



Negative co-workers are angels also. They can knock you flat on your butt if you let them. What can I learn from their actions? How can I heal or help them without them knowing.



Negative co-workers are like angry customers if you run a business.


They are gifts from the angels.


Or a better way to say it is these can be tools to improve yourself, your business, or your performance.





What we learn from them may enhance our own lives.
How I see people is how I treat them and how I treat them is how they become.
As far as Starbucks, I personally have never had a negative experience with them। Maybe that is because I NEVER EXPECTED TO.





The last time I left Iraq in 2004 it was all I could do to keep from getting locked up or as they say in L.A. 5150 which means your nuts. On the flight out of Kuwait the attendants knew I was a bit stressed and I was talking to one of them and she took me in the back of the aircraft where they all where staying. They nurtured me and never left me alone. Maybe they were afraid, I doubt it, and I think they saw a wounded soul hurting like I had never hurt before. Yes I should’ve been evacuated to Landstuhl in Germany but I disliked hospitals because they always want to keep me for further evaluation.





Besides I was a civilian now and I don’t even know how I got on that flight to the U.S. but I did and I resigned as soon as I got home. So no psych ward for me.


What did I learn?





There are angels everywhere.





We can be angels if we choose to.





Life is a gift, a great blessing.





There are many stories I could tell about getting hit by angels from Africa,


Germany and even my own house.








Have I seen real angels? Yes.





I mean really felt the presence of and seen real angels? Yes.





Did I think I was out of my mind? Yes.





Do you believe in angels?





I have found that I like to have faith in angels.





It feels better than no faith at all.





Look for your angels.





What about the Faith of a mustard seed?





The seed does not doubt it just grows. And so do we.













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Back of the Rack My Brain Music

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For some odd reason every song I like has a meaning or a memory for me. I am listening to a play list on Myspace. As I write this "Burning For You" by Blue Oyster Cult is playin. The song takes me back to being a private in the army and eating a greasy burger after being up 24 hours in Germany. The song was playing on a jukebox in Hanau, Germany in 1982.

I was interviewed Sunday night by Author Allen Hooker (an outstanding person) who is writing a book on Military people who "have made a difference."
He was asking me questions about different things in my career and life। Almost every incident we discussed had a musical anchor tied to it to it.

"Thunderstruck" by AC/DC takes me to "The Battle of Mogadishu" Oct 3 1993।

Night Moves by Bob Segar takes me to Ohio in the 70's when I lost my innocence to a blonde beauty। 1976.

"I Miss You" by Everything But The Girl takes me to a fabulous underground soju bar in Pusan Korea 1994-1995.

In a previous blog I talk about a song called "The Rooster" by Alice in Chains. There are so many more, you get the picture

When you are in a high emotional peak state, anything you hear, touch, taste or think becomes a Psychological Anchor or Trigger.

The human mind processes about 15 bits of information per second. The subconscious mind processes anywhere from 15 to 40 million bits per second.

Advertisers know the power of this (repetition is the mother of skill) and so does every highly successful person I know. As you look at your emails, myspace, or any website the information that is going into your subconscious is incredible.

What are some of your favorite songs that trigger a time or a place that helped create the person you are today?

If there are any negative trigger songs, destructive thoughts or behaviors you can re-anchor them to something empowering (as I did with "The Rooster").
Get into a peak emotional state and fire off something in your thoughts. As you do this move your body a new way and yell something with emotion like BAM!! or Swoosh!! Do this 10 times if you have to. Sounds silly I know but man is it ever fun to know I am in charge of my emotions!

I Love you

My Wife’s GPS System

My Wife’s GPS System

If my wife says turn left, I turn right. Not because I am being cantankerous but because she is very challenged when it comes to directions.

For Valentines Day I bought her a GPS (global positioning satellite system). I know I'm such a romantic. She loved it because she has challenges with traffic everyday driving to her office in Tampa and Sarasota etc.
The peace it brings her is amazing. No stress, knowing where you are going and shortcuts to get there.

Now this is how our subconscious works. We have a target and know our outcome. What happens? A roadblock, traffic jam, accident or one of many other situations possibly created by our conscious mind appears.
Now let's just say this GPS is our subconscious mind, our inner self. The roadblock, construction, or accident ahead is our conscious mind.
W e do not listen to our INNER SELF when our conscious mind creates these roadblocks to our outcome (our GPS knows where we want to go). Our subconscious mind never sleeps and is always throwing at us intuitive and inspirational ideas to act upon if we choose to do so.
The subconscious knows where it wants to go. We have planted that seed and typed it into our GPS. So why do we use our conscious mind to try and force a "square peg in a round hole"?

Remember what I said previously in my book PTSD: Pathways Through the Secret Door about a plane taking off from Tampa going to Atlanta is off course almost 90% of the time.
The pilots and the GPS in the aircraft know the outcome, Atlanta. So the adjustments are made through the pilot or the navigational system to get to the Atlanta Airport.

So the next time you have that intuitive or inspirational thought write it down. It may be the key to opening a door (roadblock) that you have put inadvertently in front of yourself.
I have personally found these subconscious thoughts (GPS) can come at any moment especially WHEN I AM LIVING IN THAT MOMENT.

So
1) Know your outcome.
The seed would not have been planted in your subconscious mind if it was not supposed to grow. "
2) Learn how to Detour (change your approach) by allowing your subconscious to inspire। Your inner GPS has no limits only possibilities and a much easier roadmap to your final destination.