American Idol: How to Improve Your Chances of being the Next Winner on American Idol
This year’s competition may be over; but there will be another American Idol next year. And, there will be hundreds of thousands of would-be superstars entertaining ideas about being “The One.” But, to anyone who’s ever watched that show, it’s obvious that most people don’t really give much thought to the process of becoming an American Idol. There are a couple obvious things you can do to increase your chances of being the next winner on American Idol – or at least improve your odds of getting a ticket to go to Hollywood.
Overcome Fear of Flying Quickly and Easily with EFT
If you’re afraid of flying, you don’t need me to tell you about the uncomfortable, negative effects this fear can cause. And, if you are a business traveler who is afraid of flying – but must fly anyway – you probably understand the burden and the very real cost of coping with this fear much better than I do. Now imagine how much better your life would be if you could quickly and easily remove your fear of flying; imagine what life would be like if you weren’t afraid. Let me introduce you to that possibility so you can experience it as a reality.
Perfectionism Preempts Progress, Peace, & Pleasure
In the drive to success, it can be easy to forget your purpose. We seem to get so wrapped-up in keeping-up that we forget the real reason for waking-up. Life has only one purpose; and that purpose is LIFE. In life, we can choose between progress and stagnation, peace and war; and we can choose pleasure or suffering. But choices these are; and a choice must be made. Not choosing is still a choice.
Ten-Important Keys to a Happy, Healthy, and Content Life
There are many paths to happiness; and if you have found one that works, you have most likely found your own "right" path. But, if you are still seeking happiness, there are certain elements of thought, word, and action, anyone can cultivate, nurture, or develop in order to create a life of peace, happiness, health, and contentment. Below is a list of Ten-Important Keys to creating a happy life; if you could master any one of them, you’d be well on your way to a life of happiness. But, simply considering the ideas on this list will change the way you look at the world — and the way the world looks back at you.
The Z-Point Process: The One-Word Prayer You can use Anywhere!
Recently, in response to an article I had written on Forgiveness, I was contacted by a person who said, "Physiologically, the brain can’t forget; I’d like to forgive, but how can I forget what was done to a young child? How can I forget that trauma when I am alone at night in the dark…?" This person’s prayer was to forgive and forget the past; but they didn’t know how to release the thoughts that kept them stuck in the past.
The brain and body do indeed operate much like a computer — remembering and storing everything that happens to you. The brain seems to act like the central processor; while the rest of the body serves to store memories, input and output information, transmit electrical signals and commands, and execute, or perform, the programs sent by the brain. When everything is working smoothly, information is gathered, experienced, processed, assimilated, and released; but when we experience trauma, we can sometimes get stuck in a memory-loop that affects us much like a computer virus affects a computer — slowing it down, making some operations impossible, and shortening the life of the computer.
"Bless Your Heart!"
All my life I have heard people use the phrase, "Bless your heart!" Not so much recently, but when I was younger, it seemed like all the older people said it; so much so, in fact, that it lost any real meaning to me. "Bless your heart" was a little like saying, "Hello," or "Goodbye," when using the telephone; it was just one of those phrases "old people" used frequently — and automatically, in certain situations.
What is a blessing? And can you really "bless" someone’s heart? And, if you did bless someone’s heart, what did it do; what did it feel like? And why would you do such a thing, anyway? What kid knows the answers to these questions? Most of us are taught that the heart is simply a muscle inside your chest that pumps blood; and a blessing is something you have to say before you eat, or when someone sneezes.
The funny thing about people saying, “Bless your heart,” is that they said it when you did something really nice, or when you got hurt, or when something bad happened to you – and even sometimes when you did something really dumb. All of the different uses only served to further obscure any practical meaning. But, I now know that, whether I am feeling good, or feeling bad, I’d always rather receive a blessing than a curse. It’s always Better to Bless.
The Heart is the Source of Prayer
We pray for those things we desire — plain and simple. Even if we sit around saying, "God, you’re so great! God you’re so wonderful! God thank you for all you do! God you are awesome! God, you’re the boss — you’re in charge!", or things of a like nature, we are still desiring to offer reciprocation for good we have, or will, receive — or we desire to garner favor, or to be "good," or not go to hell, or not let our ancestors down, or something along those lines. Prayer is our way of voicing and fulfilling our desires. Even if we don’t know how it works, or how such a thing could be possible, we still do it; and it still works.
Of course, many prayers are actually curses; but whether your desire is for pleasant experiences, or to cast blame and criticism on those you think have made you and your life miserable in some way, you are still thinking about your desire. And, Desire is born in the heart. Prayer begins with an answer — although it may be in a form that is invisible to you. Prayer begins with what we WANT, or desire; before prayer, we give thought to what it is we are praying for.
"Whatsoever you desire, when you stand in prayer, believe that you have received it and it will be given unto you."
Putting your mental and spiritual energy into a thought — the invisible form, or mold, for the answer to your prayer — is what builds the energy that becomes the "mass" of your realized desire. Albert Einstein’s famous equation, E=mc2 (Energy is equal to mass multiplied by the speed of light squared), speaks to the transition, or convertibility, of Energy to matter and vice versa. Thought requires and produces energy. Energy makes things happen; and, like Albert Einstein said, "Nothing happens until something moves." Energy makes things move; energy is an animating force.
The Role of the Heart in Prayer
We casually say things like, "I believe it with all my heart," or, "I know it in my heart;" but we rarely consider the literal reality of these sayings — or why there are so many of them, or why they endure through time. We talk about the heart almost metaphorically — or completely metaphorically; but few people realize that the heart is actually a "THINKING" organ. This is no metaphor; this is a literal, scientific, medical fact — and a timeless spiritual truth. The head (brain) thinks; the heart KNOWS.
"As a man thinks in his heart, so is he." ~Proverbs 23:7
A well-known teaching on prayer says, "Whatsoever you desire, when you stand in prayer, believing, will be given to you." Prayer is a mental exercise; we think about "whatsoever we desire" in a way we hope will give us the best chance of experiencing our desire. But prayer alone is not enough; Belief is a key factor in the formula for successful prayer. Thinking a thought is one thing; feeling a thought is an entirely separate matter. Prayer is a thinking process; and belief is a thinking-feeling process that you can infuse your prayer with.
Worried about your health?
If you live in the United States, you’re probably worried about your health; most Americans are – and with good reason, too. Did you know that over two-thirds of Americans are overweight; and half of those are actually obese? That’s 200-million Americans who are overweight – which is simply an indicator of poor health – and stress.
And that’s just weight. There are hundreds of chronic health problems in this country, like diabetes, cancer, heart disease, fibromyalgia, lupus, and many other serious and not-so-serious health problems which don’t just affect people who are overweight. What I am saying is that there are only 300-million Americans and almost every one of them has a health problem of some sort – all of which diminish the quality of life.
So why wouldn’t you worry about your health if you live in America? Don’t you read? Don’t you watch television like everyone else? Fast food kills; the air will suffocate you; the water is polluted; and everything else seems to cause cancer, or some other affliction; and the most popular ways of moderating the stress and pain of this kind of life – smoking, drinking, eating junk food, and taking medicine prescribed by a doctor – are statistically among the most dangerous activities on the planet!
The Thing I Greatly Feared…
In the Old Testament is a story of a man called Job. In this story, his thinking – which had in the past brought him great prosperity – turned negative; and as a result, he lost a great deal of what he had accumulated. His friends came and cheered him up, telling him that he knew better than to think negatively; “That’s the kind of thinking which causes these kinds of things in the first place,” they reminded him. Job realized that it was those things which he greatly feared which had come upon him. One can not greatly fear a thing if they do not greatly think of that thing.
Much later, a man called Jesus would come along telling people to “Fear not,” in order to help themselves and others heal; and that “As a man thinketh, so it is done unto him.” Many people believe this was a teaching of Jesus, but Job’s friends knew of this teaching years before Jesus came along; this same teaching is in the book of Proverbs, and can be found in every religion on this planet. It seems people who take time to think for themselves always come to the same conclusions.
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