http://odeo.com/channels/107227-Time-to-Think-Dr-D-Paul-Reilly-s-Podcast DPaulReilly no <p>Insightful daily radio programs by Dr. D. Paul Reilly designed to Educate, Inspire and Motivate people to discover their unique talents, inborn greatness and ultimate potential.</p> Insightful daily radio programs by Dr. D. Paul Reilly designed to Educate, Inspire and Motivate people to discover their unique talents, inborn greatness and ultimate potential. Insightful daily radio programs by Dr. D. Paul Reilly designed to Educate, Inspire and Motivate people to discover their unique talents, inborn greatness and ultimate potential. en-us 40 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:26:09 -0800 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:26:09 -0800 http://odeo.com/episodes/17586503-Time-To-Think-November-30-2007-Fear-Freezes I’m quite sure we’ve all heard the well known phrase ‘Frozen in Fear’. Well My Friend, it’s absolutely true, that some people do in fact hold themselves back from achieving the great things which their Creator put them on this earth to achieve, simply because they are literally scared to death to take a ‘Leap of Faith’, and thus be prepared to bet on themself. These kinds of people are literally ‘Frozen in Fear’, fear of the unknown, fear that they will not make it in life….this is indeed deadly, and I do mean DEADLY. James Allen in his insightful book which is so full of wonderful wisdom ‘As a man thinketh’ wrote the following gem when talking about health “The people who live in fear of disease are the ones who get it”. Now, just in case that powerful line didn’t sink in, let me repeat it “The people who live in fear of disease are the ones who get it”. As I have written about before, there’s a Metaphysical Law called ‘The Law of Attraction’. This law states as follows “We ATTRACT... I’m quite sure we’ve all heard the well known phrase ‘Frozen in Fear’. Well My Friend, it’s absolutely true, that some people do in fact hold themselves back from achieving the great things which their Creator put them on this earth to achieve, simply because they are literally scared to death to take a ‘Leap of Faith’, and thus be prepared to bet on themself. These kinds of people are literally ‘Frozen in Fear’, fear of the unknown, fear that they will not make it in life….this is indeed deadly, and I do mean DEADLY. James Allen in his insightful book which is so full of wonderful wisdom ‘As a man thinketh’ wrote the following gem when talking about health “The people who live in fear of disease are the ones who get it”. Now, just in case that powerful line didn’t sink in, let me repeat it “The people who live in fear of disease are the ones who get it”. As I have written about before, there’s a Metaphysical Law called ‘The Law of Attraction’. This law states as follows “We ATTRACT towards us people, events, and circumstances in accordance with our THINKING”. So, if this is true, and believe you me IT IS! Well then, we roust surely attract towards us the things which we fear. This is something which we all should be cognizant of. Yes indeed it is! During the great depression of the thirties President Franklyn Delano Roosevelt hit the nail on the head when he so wisely said “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”. Oh how absolutely true that wise Statement of Fact is Fear will immobilize us, it will literally freeze us in our tracks, and will in the long run bring into our life, the very thing which we fear so much. So one might say, how do I overcome fear? Good question, and I believe that Eleanor Roosevelt answered that important question when she said “I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do, provided he keeps doing them until he gets a record of successful experiences behind him”. Yes My Friend, whatever it is that you fear so much, you need of necessity to literally force yourself to actually do it again and again, until eventually as you become proficient at that particular task, the fear will gradually disappear. So, in conclusion, please don’t ever let fear freeze you, for it will literally cause you to remain motionless on the road to success. Instead, you must force yourself, however painful at the tine, to do that which you fear so much, and gradually, bit by bit, you’ll get better and better at it, and the fear will completely subside. THINK ABOUT IT! Email: dpr@humanri.com I’m quite sure we’ve all heard the well known phrase ‘Frozen in Fear’. Well My Friend, it’s absolutely true, that some people do in fact hold themselves back from achieving the great things which their Creator put them on this earth to achieve, simply because they are literally scared to death to take a ‘Leap of Faith’, and thus be prepared to bet on themself. These kinds of people are literally ‘Frozen in Fear’, fear of the unknown, fear that they will not make it in life….this is indeed deadly, and I do mean DEADLY. James Allen in his insightful book which is so full of wonderful wisdom ‘As a man thinketh’ wrote the following gem when talking about health “The people who live in fear of disease are the ones who get it”. Now, just in case that powerful line didn’t sink in, let me repeat it “The people who live in fear of disease are the ones who get it”. As I have written about before, there’s a Metaphysical Law called ‘The Law of Attraction’. This law states as follows “We ATTRACT towards us people, events, and circumstances in accordance with our THINKING”. So, if this is true, and believe you me IT IS! Well then, we roust surely attract towards us the things which we fear. This is something which we all should be cognizant of. Yes indeed it is! During the great depression of the thirties President Franklyn Delano Roosevelt hit the nail on the head when he so wisely said “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”. Oh how absolutely true that wise Statement of Fact is Fear will immobilize us, it will literally freeze us in our tracks, and will in the long run bring into our life, the very thing which we fear so much. So one might say, how do I overcome fear? Good question, and I believe that Eleanor Roosevelt answered that important question when she said “I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do, provided he keeps doing them until he gets a record of successful experiences behind him”. Yes My Friend, whatever it is that you fear so much, you need of necessity to literally force yourself to actually do it again and again, until eventually as you become proficient at that particular task, the fear will gradually disappear. So, in conclusion, please don’t ever let fear freeze you, for it will literally cause you to remain motionless on the road to success. Instead, you must force yourself, however painful at the tine, to do that which you fear so much, and gradually, bit by bit, you’ll get better and better at it, and the fear will completely subside. THINK ABOUT IT! Email: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17586503 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:26:09 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17586443-Time-To-Think-November-29-2007-Give-them-a-sense-of-self Harry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote “Lives of great men all remind us we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us footprints on the sands of time”. Now, having read those wonderful words of Longfellow, I wonder how many members of my reading audience really believe, that this applies to them. Well My Friend, unless a person has a true ‘Sense of Self’, he or she will not be able to feel, that their life will in fact amount to anything worthwhile , never mind leaving some footprints behind which will be noticed by generations to come. In a previous article, I mentioned seeing Dr Jackson President of Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York being interviewed on Tony Brown’s Journal on PBS. He was talking about The Male Empowerment Center that he had established at the college. At this center he caters to the male students, who previously had not being doing all that well academically. One of the phrases which Dr. Jackson used in talking about his work is in fact the t... Harry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote “Lives of great men all remind us we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us footprints on the sands of time”. Now, having read those wonderful words of Longfellow, I wonder how many members of my reading audience really believe, that this applies to them. Well My Friend, unless a person has a true ‘Sense of Self’, he or she will not be able to feel, that their life will in fact amount to anything worthwhile , never mind leaving some footprints behind which will be noticed by generations to come. In a previous article, I mentioned seeing Dr Jackson President of Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York being interviewed on Tony Brown’s Journal on PBS. He was talking about The Male Empowerment Center that he had established at the college. At this center he caters to the male students, who previously had not being doing all that well academically. One of the phrases which Dr. Jackson used in talking about his work is in fact the title of this particular article, he said we must ‘Give them a sense of self’. In other words, we have to bolster their self-esteem, thus making them fully aware of their inherent greatness. When people know exactly who and what they are, they literally are reborn, and take off on a supersonic flight to that well known destination Success City. Yes indeed, it’s all about knowing who you really are. Which is of course, as I have written about on many occasions in the past, Awesomely Talented and Very Special ‘Children of God’. With this kind of positive, real ‘Sense of Self’ a person is bound to have confidence in himself and thus succeed. Patanjali who was the Author of The Yoga Sutras, lived in India three centuries before the birth of Christ, and is the person who first established the tradition of meditation. Patanjali wrote “When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds; Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new great wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be”. Yes My Friend, once a person, any person, has a positive ‘Sense of Self’; once they really believe in themselves and their inborn ability to succeed; and when with genuine high self-esteem that person goes headlong after a worthy goal, believe you me, they will succeed beyond their wildest dreams. So, from now on, when you meet someone, why don’t you go out of your way to ‘Give them a sense of self’ and you’ll be helping them to succeed. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com Harry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote “Lives of great men all remind us we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us footprints on the sands of time”. Now, having read those wonderful words of Longfellow, I wonder how many members of my reading audience really believe, that this applies to them. Well My Friend, unless a person has a true ‘Sense of Self’, he or she will not be able to feel, that their life will in fact amount to anything worthwhile , never mind leaving some footprints behind which will be noticed by generations to come. In a previous article, I mentioned seeing Dr Jackson President of Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York being interviewed on Tony Brown’s Journal on PBS. He was talking about The Male Empowerment Center that he had established at the college. At this center he caters to the male students, who previously had not being doing all that well academically. One of the phrases which Dr. Jackson used in talking about his work is in fact the title of this particular article, he said we must ‘Give them a sense of self’. In other words, we have to bolster their self-esteem, thus making them fully aware of their inherent greatness. When people know exactly who and what they are, they literally are reborn, and take off on a supersonic flight to that well known destination Success City. Yes indeed, it’s all about knowing who you really are. Which is of course, as I have written about on many occasions in the past, Awesomely Talented and Very Special ‘Children of God’. With this kind of positive, real ‘Sense of Self’ a person is bound to have confidence in himself and thus succeed. Patanjali who was the Author of The Yoga Sutras, lived in India three centuries before the birth of Christ, and is the person who first established the tradition of meditation. Patanjali wrote “When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds; Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new great wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be”. Yes My Friend, once a person, any person, has a positive ‘Sense of Self’; once they really believe in themselves and their inborn ability to succeed; and when with genuine high self-esteem that person goes headlong after a worthy goal, believe you me, they will succeed beyond their wildest dreams. So, from now on, when you meet someone, why don’t you go out of your way to ‘Give them a sense of self’ and you’ll be helping them to succeed. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17586443 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:21:43 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17586343-Time-To-Think-November-28-2007-The-Pendulum-is-swinging You know, it just occurred to me as I started to write this particular article, that we don’t see a whole lot of clocks today, with pendulums swinging back and forth. So many of the younger generation may not even know what a pendulum is; so let’s go to our dictionary to get an accurate definition of the word. Webster’s New World Dictionary defines the word ‘Pendulum’ as “ A body hung from a fixed point so as to swing freely to and fro under the combined forces of gravity and momentum; often used in regulating the movement of clocks”. Of course, those of us who have seen, what we used to call a ‘Grandfather Clock’ will indeed be familiar with the pendulum which swings from left to right, as we listen to the audible Tick-Tock-Tick of the clock. So, is that all I’m writing about here today, many may say? No indeed, there’s obviously a whole lot more meaning in the title of this article ‘The pendulum is swinging’. What I’m really getting at here today is The FACT, that as the ‘Pendulum... You know, it just occurred to me as I started to write this particular article, that we don’t see a whole lot of clocks today, with pendulums swinging back and forth. So many of the younger generation may not even know what a pendulum is; so let’s go to our dictionary to get an accurate definition of the word. Webster’s New World Dictionary defines the word ‘Pendulum’ as “ A body hung from a fixed point so as to swing freely to and fro under the combined forces of gravity and momentum; often used in regulating the movement of clocks”. Of course, those of us who have seen, what we used to call a ‘Grandfather Clock’ will indeed be familiar with the pendulum which swings from left to right, as we listen to the audible Tick-Tock-Tick of the clock. So, is that all I’m writing about here today, many may say? No indeed, there’s obviously a whole lot more meaning in the title of this article ‘The pendulum is swinging’. What I’m really getting at here today is The FACT, that as the ‘Pendulum of Life’ swings in a constant and consistent rhythm, life changes from day to day. Therefore, we all need to be fully prepared for the inevitable changes, which are an integral part of everyday life. Another way of stating the same concept is that, as I have written about before ‘Everything goes in Cycles’. So we need to fully comprehend The FACT, that although we may be riding the crest of a wave today, tomorrow could indeed be much different as the pendulum swings And of course, visa versa, even though we may presently be in a ‘Living Hell right now, that cycle will ultimately give way to much better times. As The Bible tells us over and over again “And this too shall pass”. So in a nutshell, life is all about change, and we all need to be able to deal with change in a calm, and indeed controlled manner, as the pendulum of life inevitably swings back and forth. In talking about ‘Change’ Heraclitus who lived from 540 to 475 BC said “There is nothing permanent except change”, and in talking about the sane subject Mignon McLaughlin put it like this “It’s the most unhappy people who most fear change”. Finally, John Viscount Morley said “Society can only pursue it’s normal course by means of a certain progression of changes’ How well put there by all three people. Yes My Friend, no one who knows anything about how The Universe operates should ever fear change, for change is the ultimate catalyst which eventually ushers in a period of growth. So, in conclusion, be aware of the cyclical nature of things, thus realizing that, as the title of this article states ‘The pendulum is swinging’. The world is constantly in a state of flux, as it and you hopefully grow. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com You know, it just occurred to me as I started to write this particular article, that we don’t see a whole lot of clocks today, with pendulums swinging back and forth. So many of the younger generation may not even know what a pendulum is; so let’s go to our dictionary to get an accurate definition of the word. Webster’s New World Dictionary defines the word ‘Pendulum’ as “ A body hung from a fixed point so as to swing freely to and fro under the combined forces of gravity and momentum; often used in regulating the movement of clocks”. Of course, those of us who have seen, what we used to call a ‘Grandfather Clock’ will indeed be familiar with the pendulum which swings from left to right, as we listen to the audible Tick-Tock-Tick of the clock. So, is that all I’m writing about here today, many may say? No indeed, there’s obviously a whole lot more meaning in the title of this article ‘The pendulum is swinging’. What I’m really getting at here today is The FACT, that as the ‘Pendulum of Life’ swings in a constant and consistent rhythm, life changes from day to day. Therefore, we all need to be fully prepared for the inevitable changes, which are an integral part of everyday life. Another way of stating the same concept is that, as I have written about before ‘Everything goes in Cycles’. So we need to fully comprehend The FACT, that although we may be riding the crest of a wave today, tomorrow could indeed be much different as the pendulum swings And of course, visa versa, even though we may presently be in a ‘Living Hell right now, that cycle will ultimately give way to much better times. As The Bible tells us over and over again “And this too shall pass”. So in a nutshell, life is all about change, and we all need to be able to deal with change in a calm, and indeed controlled manner, as the pendulum of life inevitably swings back and forth. In talking about ‘Change’ Heraclitus who lived from 540 to 475 BC said “There is nothing permanent except change”, and in talking about the sane subject Mignon McLaughlin put it like this “It’s the most unhappy people who most fear change”. Finally, John Viscount Morley said “Society can only pursue it’s normal course by means of a certain progression of changes’ How well put there by all three people. Yes My Friend, no one who knows anything about how The Universe operates should ever fear change, for change is the ultimate catalyst which eventually ushers in a period of growth. So, in conclusion, be aware of the cyclical nature of things, thus realizing that, as the title of this article states ‘The pendulum is swinging’. The world is constantly in a state of flux, as it and you hopefully grow. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17586343 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:13:29 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17586263-Time-To-Think-November-27-2007-The-essense-of-perfection In Webster’s New World Dictionary it defines the word ‘Perfection’ as “1. The act or process of perfecting 2. The quality or condition of being perfect; extreme degree of excellence according to a given standard 3. A person or thing that is the perfect embodiment of some quality”. Incidentally, the same dictionary defines the word ‘Perfect’ as “Complete in all respects; without defect or omission; sound; flawless”. The definition of the word ‘Essence’ is “Something that is or existing, entity”. So you may say, what exactly is Reilly writing about today, who or what is ‘The essence of Perfection’? My Friend, I’m writing about you and me, and every other human being presently occupying planet earth. We are ALL ‘The essence of Perfection’, for God, the Creator of The Universe resides WITHIN us All 24/7. In Dr. Wayne Dyer’s book ‘Wisdom of the ages’, which I find myself using as a reference again and again, he has a chapter on ‘Perfection’ where he writes as follows “The way to a peacef... In Webster’s New World Dictionary it defines the word ‘Perfection’ as “1. The act or process of perfecting 2. The quality or condition of being perfect; extreme degree of excellence according to a given standard 3. A person or thing that is the perfect embodiment of some quality”. Incidentally, the same dictionary defines the word ‘Perfect’ as “Complete in all respects; without defect or omission; sound; flawless”. The definition of the word ‘Essence’ is “Something that is or existing, entity”. So you may say, what exactly is Reilly writing about today, who or what is ‘The essence of Perfection’? My Friend, I’m writing about you and me, and every other human being presently occupying planet earth. We are ALL ‘The essence of Perfection’, for God, the Creator of The Universe resides WITHIN us All 24/7. In Dr. Wayne Dyer’s book ‘Wisdom of the ages’, which I find myself using as a reference again and again, he has a chapter on ‘Perfection’ where he writes as follows “The way to a peaceful life is to notice the perfection in God’s world and in ourselves, and nurture that perspective. Robert Browning’s wife Elizabeth Barret Browning, wrote two lines in ‘My Kate’ that nicely sum up all of this. “The weak and the gentle, the ribald and rude, she took as she found them, and did then all good”. When you look out with wide eyes of wonder and appreciate all that you see as a gift from God, including your own life working in harmony with nature, you will know what the Poet Robert Browning meant when he wrote “God’s in His heaven….All’s right with the world”. Yes indeed, we all need to get the concept into our head, that God created the world in which we all live, and each and every one of us, and as that well known saying puts it ‘God don’t make no junk’. Yes My Friend, you are ‘The essence of Perfection’ as you were created by God In His image, and after His likeness. What a powerfully positive concept this really is. So, the real purpose of life, is to strive continuously each and every day of our life to get better and better, at literally everything that we undertake. Every task which we engage in should be an effort on our part to produce excellence, for that’s what we are in reality ‘The essence of Perfection’. In other words, God planted the ‘Seeds of Perfection’ within each and every one of His children. Our job therefore as individuals, is to develop and nurture this perfection all the days of our life…. that’s what life is all about. So today hopefully you have caught on to The FACT, that you are ‘The essence of Perfection’ living in a Perfect World, all created by God. Now, if that’s not a really positive thought for today, I don’t know what is! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com In Webster’s New World Dictionary it defines the word ‘Perfection’ as “1. The act or process of perfecting 2. The quality or condition of being perfect; extreme degree of excellence according to a given standard 3. A person or thing that is the perfect embodiment of some quality”. Incidentally, the same dictionary defines the word ‘Perfect’ as “Complete in all respects; without defect or omission; sound; flawless”. The definition of the word ‘Essence’ is “Something that is or existing, entity”. So you may say, what exactly is Reilly writing about today, who or what is ‘The essence of Perfection’? My Friend, I’m writing about you and me, and every other human being presently occupying planet earth. We are ALL ‘The essence of Perfection’, for God, the Creator of The Universe resides WITHIN us All 24/7. In Dr. Wayne Dyer’s book ‘Wisdom of the ages’, which I find myself using as a reference again and again, he has a chapter on ‘Perfection’ where he writes as follows “The way to a peaceful life is to notice the perfection in God’s world and in ourselves, and nurture that perspective. Robert Browning’s wife Elizabeth Barret Browning, wrote two lines in ‘My Kate’ that nicely sum up all of this. “The weak and the gentle, the ribald and rude, she took as she found them, and did then all good”. When you look out with wide eyes of wonder and appreciate all that you see as a gift from God, including your own life working in harmony with nature, you will know what the Poet Robert Browning meant when he wrote “God’s in His heaven….All’s right with the world”. Yes indeed, we all need to get the concept into our head, that God created the world in which we all live, and each and every one of us, and as that well known saying puts it ‘God don’t make no junk’. Yes My Friend, you are ‘The essence of Perfection’ as you were created by God In His image, and after His likeness. What a powerfully positive concept this really is. So, the real purpose of life, is to strive continuously each and every day of our life to get better and better, at literally everything that we undertake. Every task which we engage in should be an effort on our part to produce excellence, for that’s what we are in reality ‘The essence of Perfection’. In other words, God planted the ‘Seeds of Perfection’ within each and every one of His children. Our job therefore as individuals, is to develop and nurture this perfection all the days of our life…. that’s what life is all about. So today hopefully you have caught on to The FACT, that you are ‘The essence of Perfection’ living in a Perfect World, all created by God. Now, if that’s not a really positive thought for today, I don’t know what is! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17586263 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:56:51 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17586243-Time-To-Think-November-26-2007-Crisis-leads-to-change There’s no doubt about it, we ALL during our short sojourn on planet earth, will experience a series of crisis in our lives. We’ll encounter crisis in our personal life, in business, in relationships, in religion, and in our country. Now, many look upon crisis in an extremely negative fashion; however, once again I want you to get the concept into your head, that there really is nothing bad in life, that everything is in fact in ‘Divine order’, and is therefore ultimately for our overall good. I’m once again talking about seeing everything in our life in a totally positive light, not so much concentrating on the problems which we ALL encounter from tine to tine, as seeing ‘Opportunities for Growth’. Yes indeed, as we all reflect on our life, I’m quite sure, that many of our most serious crises, have indeed assisted us in actually changing our life for the better. Let’s get specific now with some actual examples. I knew someone some years ago who was fired when the company he had wor... There’s no doubt about it, we ALL during our short sojourn on planet earth, will experience a series of crisis in our lives. We’ll encounter crisis in our personal life, in business, in relationships, in religion, and in our country. Now, many look upon crisis in an extremely negative fashion; however, once again I want you to get the concept into your head, that there really is nothing bad in life, that everything is in fact in ‘Divine order’, and is therefore ultimately for our overall good. I’m once again talking about seeing everything in our life in a totally positive light, not so much concentrating on the problems which we ALL encounter from tine to tine, as seeing ‘Opportunities for Growth’. Yes indeed, as we all reflect on our life, I’m quite sure, that many of our most serious crises, have indeed assisted us in actually changing our life for the better. Let’s get specific now with some actual examples. I knew someone some years ago who was fired when the company he had worked for for thirty years, folded its operations in The Bahamas and moved elsewhere. This, as I’m sure you can imagine, a crisis of monumental proportions for this particular person, who had worked for this corporation for just about all of his adult life. However, he had always thought about eventually going into business for himself; but due to a certain degree of insecurity, he had not had the guts to take the plunge into the unknown, and thus set up his own business. But now that he had no choice, he took his life’s savings and took the plunge; he established his own company, which today is succeeding beyond his wildest dreams. This man has made much more money than he ever would have if he was still working for his old employer, resulting in his living a much more affluent lifestyle. Yes My Friend, as the title of this article puts it ‘Crisis leads to change’; and as we all know only too well, change ultimately leads to progress, to growth. I knew a lady some time back, who was diagnosed with high cholesterol and high blood sugar; she was also incidentally grossly overweight. She ended up in hospital. This was indeed a major crisis in her life. However, as the title of this article so correctly states ‘Crisis leads to change’, and thus she completely changed her previous sedentary lifestyle. Firstly, she quit smoking cigarettes and drinking excessive amounts of alcohol. She commenced a daily controlled regimen of regular exercise sessions at the gym with a Personal Trainer, and her whole diet underwent a major shift from foods high in saturated fats, to much more fresh fruits and vegetables. This crisis in her life most definitely led to major changes in her overall lifestyle, which no doubt added many years to her life. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com There’s no doubt about it, we ALL during our short sojourn on planet earth, will experience a series of crisis in our lives. We’ll encounter crisis in our personal life, in business, in relationships, in religion, and in our country. Now, many look upon crisis in an extremely negative fashion; however, once again I want you to get the concept into your head, that there really is nothing bad in life, that everything is in fact in ‘Divine order’, and is therefore ultimately for our overall good. I’m once again talking about seeing everything in our life in a totally positive light, not so much concentrating on the problems which we ALL encounter from tine to tine, as seeing ‘Opportunities for Growth’. Yes indeed, as we all reflect on our life, I’m quite sure, that many of our most serious crises, have indeed assisted us in actually changing our life for the better. Let’s get specific now with some actual examples. I knew someone some years ago who was fired when the company he had worked for for thirty years, folded its operations in The Bahamas and moved elsewhere. This, as I’m sure you can imagine, a crisis of monumental proportions for this particular person, who had worked for this corporation for just about all of his adult life. However, he had always thought about eventually going into business for himself; but due to a certain degree of insecurity, he had not had the guts to take the plunge into the unknown, and thus set up his own business. But now that he had no choice, he took his life’s savings and took the plunge; he established his own company, which today is succeeding beyond his wildest dreams. This man has made much more money than he ever would have if he was still working for his old employer, resulting in his living a much more affluent lifestyle. Yes My Friend, as the title of this article puts it ‘Crisis leads to change’; and as we all know only too well, change ultimately leads to progress, to growth. I knew a lady some time back, who was diagnosed with high cholesterol and high blood sugar; she was also incidentally grossly overweight. She ended up in hospital. This was indeed a major crisis in her life. However, as the title of this article so correctly states ‘Crisis leads to change’, and thus she completely changed her previous sedentary lifestyle. Firstly, she quit smoking cigarettes and drinking excessive amounts of alcohol. She commenced a daily controlled regimen of regular exercise sessions at the gym with a Personal Trainer, and her whole diet underwent a major shift from foods high in saturated fats, to much more fresh fruits and vegetables. This crisis in her life most definitely led to major changes in her overall lifestyle, which no doubt added many years to her life. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17586243 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:53:38 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17586223-Time-To-Think-November-23-2007-Why-the-bad-attitudes Talk shows on both radio and television can indeed be most beneficial, and can assist us in getting an abundance of useful knowledge. In fact, I get many great ideas from listening to talk shows. However, we all need to fully understand, that many of the so-called ‘Experts’ who we hear on some of these talk shows, in effect don’t really have a clue as to what they’re talking about. So we need to use our judgment to ascertain if the various experts who appear on these talk shows, do in fact know what they’re talking about. As an actual example of what I’m talking about here today; I was listening to a particular talk show on T.V. in my hometown just last night, and the guest being interviewed was a so-called expert in the field of manpower training & development. Now the host asked the following straight-forward question “What are the CAUSES of the very bad attitudes which far too many people display in the workplace in The Bahamas?” I thought to myself, this is surely a simple quest... Talk shows on both radio and television can indeed be most beneficial, and can assist us in getting an abundance of useful knowledge. In fact, I get many great ideas from listening to talk shows. However, we all need to fully understand, that many of the so-called ‘Experts’ who we hear on some of these talk shows, in effect don’t really have a clue as to what they’re talking about. So we need to use our judgment to ascertain if the various experts who appear on these talk shows, do in fact know what they’re talking about. As an actual example of what I’m talking about here today; I was listening to a particular talk show on T.V. in my hometown just last night, and the guest being interviewed was a so-called expert in the field of manpower training & development. Now the host asked the following straight-forward question “What are the CAUSES of the very bad attitudes which far too many people display in the workplace in The Bahamas?” I thought to myself, this is surely a simple question to answer for anyone who actually really knew what they’re talking about. Well, the so-called expert gave several reasons for the bad attitudes of employees, none of which were correct in my estimation. Now, let me say at the outset, lest anyone query any qualifications to address this particular subject of ‘Attitude’. I have been professionally involved in the field of manpower training & development for over forty years. I have facilitated Motivational Seminars all over the world for many of the world’s leading corporations. I’ve also been privileged to work with, and learn from, some of the most recognized and indeed respected global experts in the field; people like Earl Nightingale, Dr. Maxwell Maltz, and Dr. Denis Waitley….so I know what I’m talking about. Now, having laid the groundwork, so to speak, let me answer the question posed by the title of this article ‘Why the bad attitudes?’. The main, underlying CAUSE of bad ,negative attitudes in people, is without any doubt whatsoever, low self-esteem….this is a FACT which no one, who knows what they’re talking about, can dispute. So, it stands to reason, that if we wish to correct anything, we must first deal with the CAUSE, and not with the actual symptom. So, to correct bad attitudes, we must first deal with the CAUSE of low self-esteem, which exists with far too many people around the globe. Low self-esteem is caused by persistent negative programming by those who surrounded us when we were young. Until this very real FACT of Life is dealt with, by someone who actually knows what they’re doing, and is then reversed; those with bad attitudes will continue to have bad attitudes. So please My Friend, make sure that the so-called experts that you’re listening to, really know what they’re talking about. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com Talk shows on both radio and television can indeed be most beneficial, and can assist us in getting an abundance of useful knowledge. In fact, I get many great ideas from listening to talk shows. However, we all need to fully understand, that many of the so-called ‘Experts’ who we hear on some of these talk shows, in effect don’t really have a clue as to what they’re talking about. So we need to use our judgment to ascertain if the various experts who appear on these talk shows, do in fact know what they’re talking about. As an actual example of what I’m talking about here today; I was listening to a particular talk show on T.V. in my hometown just last night, and the guest being interviewed was a so-called expert in the field of manpower training & development. Now the host asked the following straight-forward question “What are the CAUSES of the very bad attitudes which far too many people display in the workplace in The Bahamas?” I thought to myself, this is surely a simple question to answer for anyone who actually really knew what they’re talking about. Well, the so-called expert gave several reasons for the bad attitudes of employees, none of which were correct in my estimation. Now, let me say at the outset, lest anyone query any qualifications to address this particular subject of ‘Attitude’. I have been professionally involved in the field of manpower training & development for over forty years. I have facilitated Motivational Seminars all over the world for many of the world’s leading corporations. I’ve also been privileged to work with, and learn from, some of the most recognized and indeed respected global experts in the field; people like Earl Nightingale, Dr. Maxwell Maltz, and Dr. Denis Waitley….so I know what I’m talking about. Now, having laid the groundwork, so to speak, let me answer the question posed by the title of this article ‘Why the bad attitudes?’. The main, underlying CAUSE of bad ,negative attitudes in people, is without any doubt whatsoever, low self-esteem….this is a FACT which no one, who knows what they’re talking about, can dispute. So, it stands to reason, that if we wish to correct anything, we must first deal with the CAUSE, and not with the actual symptom. So, to correct bad attitudes, we must first deal with the CAUSE of low self-esteem, which exists with far too many people around the globe. Low self-esteem is caused by persistent negative programming by those who surrounded us when we were young. Until this very real FACT of Life is dealt with, by someone who actually knows what they’re doing, and is then reversed; those with bad attitudes will continue to have bad attitudes. So please My Friend, make sure that the so-called experts that you’re listening to, really know what they’re talking about. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17586223 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:49:28 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17586193-Time-To-Think-November-22-2007-Creative-Intolerance At the time of writing this particular article, a development company is about to commence work on a huge project on the western end of the island of New Providence. The multi-million dollar project involves the building of an upscale hotel, a world class golf course, and many multi-million dollar homes. The development will provide a whole lot of jobs which are vitally needed for Bahamians, and will also provide considerable income for the government. Now, as with all developments of this kind, wherever in the world they are, some inevitable changes will need to be made, which may indeed inconvenience some people. However, as I said, this is inevitable and is always factored into the equation where growth is anticipated. But My Friend as we all know only too well, people the world over are inclined to resist change, even though the change is going to usher in progress. Now, the recently formed new government of The Bahamas and the developers of the project called a ‘Town Meeting’ t... At the time of writing this particular article, a development company is about to commence work on a huge project on the western end of the island of New Providence. The multi-million dollar project involves the building of an upscale hotel, a world class golf course, and many multi-million dollar homes. The development will provide a whole lot of jobs which are vitally needed for Bahamians, and will also provide considerable income for the government. Now, as with all developments of this kind, wherever in the world they are, some inevitable changes will need to be made, which may indeed inconvenience some people. However, as I said, this is inevitable and is always factored into the equation where growth is anticipated. But My Friend as we all know only too well, people the world over are inclined to resist change, even though the change is going to usher in progress. Now, the recently formed new government of The Bahamas and the developers of the project called a ‘Town Meeting’ to allow the local residents of the area, and everyone else for that matter, to voice any concerns they may have relative to the proposed development. Now some of the people at the meeting really behaved in a disgusting manner, and at least one person had to be escorted out of the meeting by the police. This in my estimation, really is ridiculous Now, let’s get one thing straight, I’m in no way advocating here today, that people should not voice their opinions about their genuine concerns on matters like this; after all, this is surely what real democracy is all about, that is getting the input of all the citizens, and then having the parties to the agreement acting in the overall best interests of ALL. However, there’s a right way and a wrong way to do everything. Being rowdy, boisterous, angry, and excessively aggressive is in my opinion, not the best way to get your opinion over. Yes indeed, there is of course a time for all of us to voice our opinion, particularly when we perceive either a company or government who are not operating in the overall best interests of ALL the people. However, the way in which to do this, is to do it in a calm, orderly ,and indeed intelligent manner. In other words, what I’m advocating here today is what I refer to as ‘Creative Intolerance’. Don’t just oppose something for no apparent reason, but make sure that you have all of the relevant information at hand. Then, rather than just opposing something, think it through using your God-given intelligence and thus come up with some creative concepts and ideas, which will in fact assist everyone to perhaps slightly modify the previous plans, which you object to. Don’t just criticize for the sake of criticizing but be objective and ‘Creatively Intolerant’. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com At the time of writing this particular article, a development company is about to commence work on a huge project on the western end of the island of New Providence. The multi-million dollar project involves the building of an upscale hotel, a world class golf course, and many multi-million dollar homes. The development will provide a whole lot of jobs which are vitally needed for Bahamians, and will also provide considerable income for the government. Now, as with all developments of this kind, wherever in the world they are, some inevitable changes will need to be made, which may indeed inconvenience some people. However, as I said, this is inevitable and is always factored into the equation where growth is anticipated. But My Friend as we all know only too well, people the world over are inclined to resist change, even though the change is going to usher in progress. Now, the recently formed new government of The Bahamas and the developers of the project called a ‘Town Meeting’ to allow the local residents of the area, and everyone else for that matter, to voice any concerns they may have relative to the proposed development. Now some of the people at the meeting really behaved in a disgusting manner, and at least one person had to be escorted out of the meeting by the police. This in my estimation, really is ridiculous Now, let’s get one thing straight, I’m in no way advocating here today, that people should not voice their opinions about their genuine concerns on matters like this; after all, this is surely what real democracy is all about, that is getting the input of all the citizens, and then having the parties to the agreement acting in the overall best interests of ALL. However, there’s a right way and a wrong way to do everything. Being rowdy, boisterous, angry, and excessively aggressive is in my opinion, not the best way to get your opinion over. Yes indeed, there is of course a time for all of us to voice our opinion, particularly when we perceive either a company or government who are not operating in the overall best interests of ALL the people. However, the way in which to do this, is to do it in a calm, orderly ,and indeed intelligent manner. In other words, what I’m advocating here today is what I refer to as ‘Creative Intolerance’. Don’t just oppose something for no apparent reason, but make sure that you have all of the relevant information at hand. Then, rather than just opposing something, think it through using your God-given intelligence and thus come up with some creative concepts and ideas, which will in fact assist everyone to perhaps slightly modify the previous plans, which you object to. Don’t just criticize for the sake of criticizing but be objective and ‘Creatively Intolerant’. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17586193 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:42:42 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17586143-Time-To-Think-November-21-2007-Retired-or-rewired I remember writing an article some time ago entitled ‘Don’t dare retire’. In that article I told the story of Dr. Maxwell Maltz, whom I had the distinct pleasure of working with some years ago. Incidentally, Dr. Maltz was one of the world’s foremost Plastic Surgeons, and he was the Author of the million selling book ‘Psycho-Cybernetics’, which is the definitive book on self-image psychology. At the time of my association with Dr. Maltz he was both world famous, and extremely well off financially. However, he was always extremely busy giving lectures all over the world, despite the fact that he was in his late sixties. Apparently, as he relayed the story to me one day, his next door neighbor asked him why he hadn’t retired as he was indeed rich and famous. Dr. Maltz simply replied by saying in all of his wisdom “You can’t retire from life”. Oh how true that is. The State of Florida in particular is full of people, who have worked real hard all of their life up north in places like Ne... I remember writing an article some time ago entitled ‘Don’t dare retire’. In that article I told the story of Dr. Maxwell Maltz, whom I had the distinct pleasure of working with some years ago. Incidentally, Dr. Maltz was one of the world’s foremost Plastic Surgeons, and he was the Author of the million selling book ‘Psycho-Cybernetics’, which is the definitive book on self-image psychology. At the time of my association with Dr. Maltz he was both world famous, and extremely well off financially. However, he was always extremely busy giving lectures all over the world, despite the fact that he was in his late sixties. Apparently, as he relayed the story to me one day, his next door neighbor asked him why he hadn’t retired as he was indeed rich and famous. Dr. Maltz simply replied by saying in all of his wisdom “You can’t retire from life”. Oh how true that is. The State of Florida in particular is full of people, who have worked real hard all of their life up north in places like New York, Chicago, Pittsburg and Boston. They finally retire to Florida where they buy a nice home, a set of golf clubs and a Cadillac. Now, the sad thing is, that an awful lot of them are dead in a relatively short period of time after retiring. Why is this, do you suppose? In my estimation it’s simply because they have absolutely nothing constructive to do, other than play golf, and drink far too much alcohol out of sheer boredom. Everyone regardless of age needs to have a very definite purpose in life, they need to have a reason to get up in the morning. Everyone needs to wake up each day feeling genuinely excited at what they intend to accomplish during the day. So MY Friend, instead of becoming ‘Retired’ you really need to be ‘Rewired’ for future success. One of the greatest definitions of ‘Success’ which I learnt from my mentor Earl Nightingale goes like this “Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal”. So, it therefore logically follows, that in order to be successful a person must AT ALL TIMES have a series of goals and objectives, which they are progressively working towards. It is because whet some people finally retire from their regular form of work, and then don’t set any meaningful goals, that they stagnate and eventually die prematurely. So My Friend, in conclusion, when you retire from whatever it is that you presently do for a living, you need to make sure that you get ‘Rewired’ for future success, by simply setting a series of meaningful goals for yourself. You need to have a very definite purpose for living, otherwise, take it from me, you’ll in all probability die prematurely. The secret of living a long, and indeed meaningful life which you really enjoy, is to remain mentally, physically, and spiritually active right up to the end. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com I remember writing an article some time ago entitled ‘Don’t dare retire’. In that article I told the story of Dr. Maxwell Maltz, whom I had the distinct pleasure of working with some years ago. Incidentally, Dr. Maltz was one of the world’s foremost Plastic Surgeons, and he was the Author of the million selling book ‘Psycho-Cybernetics’, which is the definitive book on self-image psychology. At the time of my association with Dr. Maltz he was both world famous, and extremely well off financially. However, he was always extremely busy giving lectures all over the world, despite the fact that he was in his late sixties. Apparently, as he relayed the story to me one day, his next door neighbor asked him why he hadn’t retired as he was indeed rich and famous. Dr. Maltz simply replied by saying in all of his wisdom “You can’t retire from life”. Oh how true that is. The State of Florida in particular is full of people, who have worked real hard all of their life up north in places like New York, Chicago, Pittsburg and Boston. They finally retire to Florida where they buy a nice home, a set of golf clubs and a Cadillac. Now, the sad thing is, that an awful lot of them are dead in a relatively short period of time after retiring. Why is this, do you suppose? In my estimation it’s simply because they have absolutely nothing constructive to do, other than play golf, and drink far too much alcohol out of sheer boredom. Everyone regardless of age needs to have a very definite purpose in life, they need to have a reason to get up in the morning. Everyone needs to wake up each day feeling genuinely excited at what they intend to accomplish during the day. So MY Friend, instead of becoming ‘Retired’ you really need to be ‘Rewired’ for future success. One of the greatest definitions of ‘Success’ which I learnt from my mentor Earl Nightingale goes like this “Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal”. So, it therefore logically follows, that in order to be successful a person must AT ALL TIMES have a series of goals and objectives, which they are progressively working towards. It is because whet some people finally retire from their regular form of work, and then don’t set any meaningful goals, that they stagnate and eventually die prematurely. So My Friend, in conclusion, when you retire from whatever it is that you presently do for a living, you need to make sure that you get ‘Rewired’ for future success, by simply setting a series of meaningful goals for yourself. You need to have a very definite purpose for living, otherwise, take it from me, you’ll in all probability die prematurely. The secret of living a long, and indeed meaningful life which you really enjoy, is to remain mentally, physically, and spiritually active right up to the end. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17586143 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:39:10 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17586083-Time-To-Think-November-20-2007-Causes-can-t-find-solutions As I have written about recently, the crime rate in The Bahamas has escalated in the past few years, and is now, in my opinion, and indeed in the opinion of others, completely out of control. Recently the government decided to appoint yet another of their ‘Panels’ or ‘Committees’ to seek some answers, as to how to deal with this very serious threat to the overall wellbeing of the people and the country. Now it appears to me, that when the government, any government appoints committees or commissions to examine the causes of crime, and then come up with practical solutions to combat it; these committees always appear to be made up of the same kind of people, who in my opinion, are those who are in fact mainly responsible for the rise in crime in the first place. Yes indeed, the panel of people who are charged with coming up with solutions to dealing with the very serious situation which exists in The Bahamas today, is comprised of, God help us all, Politicians, Religious Leaders, Pol... As I have written about recently, the crime rate in The Bahamas has escalated in the past few years, and is now, in my opinion, and indeed in the opinion of others, completely out of control. Recently the government decided to appoint yet another of their ‘Panels’ or ‘Committees’ to seek some answers, as to how to deal with this very serious threat to the overall wellbeing of the people and the country. Now it appears to me, that when the government, any government appoints committees or commissions to examine the causes of crime, and then come up with practical solutions to combat it; these committees always appear to be made up of the same kind of people, who in my opinion, are those who are in fact mainly responsible for the rise in crime in the first place. Yes indeed, the panel of people who are charged with coming up with solutions to dealing with the very serious situation which exists in The Bahamas today, is comprised of, God help us all, Politicians, Religious Leaders, Police Officials, Union Leaders, and Business people. Now it is my opinion, and indeed the opinion of most thinking people, that those who are supposed to be seeking the solutions to the crime problem in the country, are in fact the very ones who have indeed contributed in no uncertain manner to the problem. It really is a case of the blind leading the blind, it really is figuratively speaking, Nero fiddling while The Bahamas is burning, just like Rome centuries ago did. As the title of this article puts it ‘CAUSES can’t find solutions’. Let me elaborate on that. As I have written about on many occasions in the past, far too many politicians in The Bahamas over the years have been rotten to the core, thus it therefore logically follows, that they are in effect a large part of the CAUSE of crime in the country; and until someone has the intestinal fortitude, the guts to admit this and do something to rectify it, we will not have a significant reduction in crime in the country. Until we collectively own up to The FACT, that so many Religious Leaders are complete phonies who are in effect earning vast sums of money off the backs of the poor, the ignorant, we will not seek a solution to the crime problem in the country. Anyone with an ounce of sense knows, that the inefficient, ineffective, corrupt, and brutal police are also a very big part of the problem. Likewise The Unions with their disruptive, blackmailing tactics have also contributed to the very belligerent nature of so many people who resort to violence. Finally, a large segment of the Commercial Sector, are also rotten to the core, as they continue to use dishonest business practices, and treat employees like animals. In short, those who have CAUSED the problem, are in no way qualified to seek solutions!!!! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com As I have written about recently, the crime rate in The Bahamas has escalated in the past few years, and is now, in my opinion, and indeed in the opinion of others, completely out of control. Recently the government decided to appoint yet another of their ‘Panels’ or ‘Committees’ to seek some answers, as to how to deal with this very serious threat to the overall wellbeing of the people and the country. Now it appears to me, that when the government, any government appoints committees or commissions to examine the causes of crime, and then come up with practical solutions to combat it; these committees always appear to be made up of the same kind of people, who in my opinion, are those who are in fact mainly responsible for the rise in crime in the first place. Yes indeed, the panel of people who are charged with coming up with solutions to dealing with the very serious situation which exists in The Bahamas today, is comprised of, God help us all, Politicians, Religious Leaders, Police Officials, Union Leaders, and Business people. Now it is my opinion, and indeed the opinion of most thinking people, that those who are supposed to be seeking the solutions to the crime problem in the country, are in fact the very ones who have indeed contributed in no uncertain manner to the problem. It really is a case of the blind leading the blind, it really is figuratively speaking, Nero fiddling while The Bahamas is burning, just like Rome centuries ago did. As the title of this article puts it ‘CAUSES can’t find solutions’. Let me elaborate on that. As I have written about on many occasions in the past, far too many politicians in The Bahamas over the years have been rotten to the core, thus it therefore logically follows, that they are in effect a large part of the CAUSE of crime in the country; and until someone has the intestinal fortitude, the guts to admit this and do something to rectify it, we will not have a significant reduction in crime in the country. Until we collectively own up to The FACT, that so many Religious Leaders are complete phonies who are in effect earning vast sums of money off the backs of the poor, the ignorant, we will not seek a solution to the crime problem in the country. Anyone with an ounce of sense knows, that the inefficient, ineffective, corrupt, and brutal police are also a very big part of the problem. Likewise The Unions with their disruptive, blackmailing tactics have also contributed to the very belligerent nature of so many people who resort to violence. Finally, a large segment of the Commercial Sector, are also rotten to the core, as they continue to use dishonest business practices, and treat employees like animals. In short, those who have CAUSED the problem, are in no way qualified to seek solutions!!!! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17586083 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:33:24 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17586053-Time-To-Think-November-19-2007-Christian-arrogance From my brief studies into the life of Jesus The Master Teacher, he was indeed a humble, and extremely loving person; he was certainly not by any stretch of the imagination, what we’d call arrogant. And yet today at the beginning of the 21st century some 2000 years later, I find that too many of his so-called followers are arrogant in the extreme, as they haughtily proclaim that unless you believe exactly as they do, you and your life is dammed, and you’re on the fast track to Eternal Damnation. Oh how terribly arrogant and indeed self-righteous these so-called followers of The Master Teacher can be. Now, let me give you a specific example as I do like to talk about concrete FACTS, rather than ramble on in an ambiguous manner about what may have, or could happen. There’s a particular commercial radio station in my home town, who have by their own volition opted to play so-called sacred music, from early on Sunday morning right up to the midday hour. This is done to accommodate the n... From my brief studies into the life of Jesus The Master Teacher, he was indeed a humble, and extremely loving person; he was certainly not by any stretch of the imagination, what we’d call arrogant. And yet today at the beginning of the 21st century some 2000 years later, I find that too many of his so-called followers are arrogant in the extreme, as they haughtily proclaim that unless you believe exactly as they do, you and your life is dammed, and you’re on the fast track to Eternal Damnation. Oh how terribly arrogant and indeed self-righteous these so-called followers of The Master Teacher can be. Now, let me give you a specific example as I do like to talk about concrete FACTS, rather than ramble on in an ambiguous manner about what may have, or could happen. There’s a particular commercial radio station in my home town, who have by their own volition opted to play so-called sacred music, from early on Sunday morning right up to the midday hour. This is done to accommodate the numbers of people in The Bahamas who profess to be Christians. Now, from approximately midday on Sunday regular type music is played on the station in question up until about 6.00 P.M., when once again the station returns to playing classical and/or music of a sacred nature, as opposed to secular music. Now believe it or not, when the CEO of this particular radio station was hosting a talk show, a particular Reverend called the show and complained bitterly, that the station plays too much secular music on Sundays, and that they should just play sacred music ALL Day on Sundays, just I presume to accommodate him. My oh my, the sheer arrogance of so many so-called Christians is indeed outrageous. Christians need to get it into their heads, that they are in fact a minority in the world. That’s right, the present population of the world in just in excess of six billion people. Out of this world population there are only one billion Christians, or one sixth of the entire world population. The most rapidly growing religion at the beginning of the 21st century is of course Islam, who also presently have approximately one billion members worldwide. Then of course, there are vast numbers of people spread throughout this great big world of ours like me, who don’t wish to have anything whatsoever to do with any religion, but who opt instead to live spiritual lives, which are not based on any man-made dogma or doctrine. If Christians wish to be really true to the wonderful teachings of The Master Teacher Jesus ‘The Christ’, they need to immediately get down off their ‘High Horse’, stop being so very arrogant in their pronouncements, and simply be humble and meek like Jesus ! ! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com From my brief studies into the life of Jesus The Master Teacher, he was indeed a humble, and extremely loving person; he was certainly not by any stretch of the imagination, what we’d call arrogant. And yet today at the beginning of the 21st century some 2000 years later, I find that too many of his so-called followers are arrogant in the extreme, as they haughtily proclaim that unless you believe exactly as they do, you and your life is dammed, and you’re on the fast track to Eternal Damnation. Oh how terribly arrogant and indeed self-righteous these so-called followers of The Master Teacher can be. Now, let me give you a specific example as I do like to talk about concrete FACTS, rather than ramble on in an ambiguous manner about what may have, or could happen. There’s a particular commercial radio station in my home town, who have by their own volition opted to play so-called sacred music, from early on Sunday morning right up to the midday hour. This is done to accommodate the numbers of people in The Bahamas who profess to be Christians. Now, from approximately midday on Sunday regular type music is played on the station in question up until about 6.00 P.M., when once again the station returns to playing classical and/or music of a sacred nature, as opposed to secular music. Now believe it or not, when the CEO of this particular radio station was hosting a talk show, a particular Reverend called the show and complained bitterly, that the station plays too much secular music on Sundays, and that they should just play sacred music ALL Day on Sundays, just I presume to accommodate him. My oh my, the sheer arrogance of so many so-called Christians is indeed outrageous. Christians need to get it into their heads, that they are in fact a minority in the world. That’s right, the present population of the world in just in excess of six billion people. Out of this world population there are only one billion Christians, or one sixth of the entire world population. The most rapidly growing religion at the beginning of the 21st century is of course Islam, who also presently have approximately one billion members worldwide. Then of course, there are vast numbers of people spread throughout this great big world of ours like me, who don’t wish to have anything whatsoever to do with any religion, but who opt instead to live spiritual lives, which are not based on any man-made dogma or doctrine. If Christians wish to be really true to the wonderful teachings of The Master Teacher Jesus ‘The Christ’, they need to immediately get down off their ‘High Horse’, stop being so very arrogant in their pronouncements, and simply be humble and meek like Jesus ! ! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17586053 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:29:28 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17586033-Time-To-Think-November-16-2007-Do-you-need-to-relearn Alvin Toffler is quoted as saying “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write; but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn”. Boy oh boy, he certainly said a mouthful there. But My Friend, he’s absolutely correct in what he so wisely said. There’s no doubt about it, so many of us have been taught so much in our youth which is in fact incorrect; so we need to as mature adults, as Alvin Toffler said ‘Unlearn’ and then ‘Relearn’ The TRUTH before we can move on to enjoy a meaningful life, that will in the end be satisfying to the soul. This is why I’ve advocated in these articles again and again, the vital importance of developing a ‘Questioning Attitude’ toward literally everything, which we were taught when we were young. As that well known Japanese Proverb puts it “He who asks a question is a fool for a minute. He who never asks a question remains a fool for the rest of his life”. Oh how true that unfortunately is. So many of us were taught to ... Alvin Toffler is quoted as saying “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write; but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn”. Boy oh boy, he certainly said a mouthful there. But My Friend, he’s absolutely correct in what he so wisely said. There’s no doubt about it, so many of us have been taught so much in our youth which is in fact incorrect; so we need to as mature adults, as Alvin Toffler said ‘Unlearn’ and then ‘Relearn’ The TRUTH before we can move on to enjoy a meaningful life, that will in the end be satisfying to the soul. This is why I’ve advocated in these articles again and again, the vital importance of developing a ‘Questioning Attitude’ toward literally everything, which we were taught when we were young. As that well known Japanese Proverb puts it “He who asks a question is a fool for a minute. He who never asks a question remains a fool for the rest of his life”. Oh how true that unfortunately is. So many of us were taught to subscribe to a ‘Belief System’ of one kind or another, which as we grew up and started to think for ourself, found to be completely irrelevant in the Real World. If this is the case with you My Friend, you need to, having thought deeply about it; leave this antiquated way of thinking and acting behind you forever. As an actual example from my own life, I was brought up in Ireland as a Catholic, and as a young boy thought seriously about becoming a Priest. In my forties, I began to disbelieve so much of what The Catholic Church believes and teaches. So, I had to as Alvin Toffler suggests ‘Unlearn all of what I’d been taught from a religious perspective in my youth, and then Relearn what true spirituality is all about. Now My Friend, how do you answer the very important question posed by the title of this article ‘Do you need to relearn?’. In the September edition of Creative Thought magazine there’s a great short piece written by Mary Beth Speer of Du Page, Illinois which is most applicable to our theme for today entitled “I am willing to learn’ it reads as follows “There is One Perfect Mind, complete, whole, and everywhere present. It is the Consciousness of Life, and I am that which is knowing Itself as me. I align my mind with Divine Mind and feel the sheer pleasure of surrender. I am one with the Beloved, and all is well. Today, I am willing to look at and be informed by the appearances around me. All the out-picturings in my world are effects I have created through my thought. Thought I am informed by these conditions, they contain no power. All power is in God, and forms change as I change. There is no separation between me and all knowledge. I affirm that I know what I need to know exactly as I need to know it. I stay in this present moment, for all that I desire is right where I am. I speak my word to a Law that serves me perfectly. I am grateful for my life, for this day, and for the Law. God is good. And so it is”. Yes My Friend, today’s the day for you to question your previously held beliefs about everything, and to then learn some new TRUTH! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com Alvin Toffler is quoted as saying “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write; but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn”. Boy oh boy, he certainly said a mouthful there. But My Friend, he’s absolutely correct in what he so wisely said. There’s no doubt about it, so many of us have been taught so much in our youth which is in fact incorrect; so we need to as mature adults, as Alvin Toffler said ‘Unlearn’ and then ‘Relearn’ The TRUTH before we can move on to enjoy a meaningful life, that will in the end be satisfying to the soul. This is why I’ve advocated in these articles again and again, the vital importance of developing a ‘Questioning Attitude’ toward literally everything, which we were taught when we were young. As that well known Japanese Proverb puts it “He who asks a question is a fool for a minute. He who never asks a question remains a fool for the rest of his life”. Oh how true that unfortunately is. So many of us were taught to subscribe to a ‘Belief System’ of one kind or another, which as we grew up and started to think for ourself, found to be completely irrelevant in the Real World. If this is the case with you My Friend, you need to, having thought deeply about it; leave this antiquated way of thinking and acting behind you forever. As an actual example from my own life, I was brought up in Ireland as a Catholic, and as a young boy thought seriously about becoming a Priest. In my forties, I began to disbelieve so much of what The Catholic Church believes and teaches. So, I had to as Alvin Toffler suggests ‘Unlearn all of what I’d been taught from a religious perspective in my youth, and then Relearn what true spirituality is all about. Now My Friend, how do you answer the very important question posed by the title of this article ‘Do you need to relearn?’. In the September edition of Creative Thought magazine there’s a great short piece written by Mary Beth Speer of Du Page, Illinois which is most applicable to our theme for today entitled “I am willing to learn’ it reads as follows “There is One Perfect Mind, complete, whole, and everywhere present. It is the Consciousness of Life, and I am that which is knowing Itself as me. I align my mind with Divine Mind and feel the sheer pleasure of surrender. I am one with the Beloved, and all is well. Today, I am willing to look at and be informed by the appearances around me. All the out-picturings in my world are effects I have created through my thought. Thought I am informed by these conditions, they contain no power. All power is in God, and forms change as I change. There is no separation between me and all knowledge. I affirm that I know what I need to know exactly as I need to know it. I stay in this present moment, for all that I desire is right where I am. I speak my word to a Law that serves me perfectly. I am grateful for my life, for this day, and for the Law. God is good. And so it is”. Yes My Friend, today’s the day for you to question your previously held beliefs about everything, and to then learn some new TRUTH! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17586033 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:25:42 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17586023-Time-To-Think-November-15-2007-Superstitious-Savages-in-the-jungle On the program ‘Sunday Morning’ on CBS, they included a feature dealing with some famous people, who although in their eighties, are still extremely active and indeed enjoying life to the fullest. One of those interviewed was Hugh Hefner Founder of the Playboy Empire. He was asked the question by the interviewer, is there anything in the world he’d like to change. He replied, that he wished people were more tolerant with each other, particularly when they held differing beliefs. He then used the phrase which is in fact the title of this article. He said, and quite rightly in my opinion, that far too many people throughout the world are acting like ‘Superstitious savages in the jungle’. What a great line, and unfortunately it does indeed perfectly describes so many people who are, what Eric Hoffer in his book refers to as ‘True Believers’. I’m obviously talking about the fanatics of the world, the Religious Fanatics, the Political Fanatics, the Union Fanatics who are indeed acting ex... On the program ‘Sunday Morning’ on CBS, they included a feature dealing with some famous people, who although in their eighties, are still extremely active and indeed enjoying life to the fullest. One of those interviewed was Hugh Hefner Founder of the Playboy Empire. He was asked the question by the interviewer, is there anything in the world he’d like to change. He replied, that he wished people were more tolerant with each other, particularly when they held differing beliefs. He then used the phrase which is in fact the title of this article. He said, and quite rightly in my opinion, that far too many people throughout the world are acting like ‘Superstitious savages in the jungle’. What a great line, and unfortunately it does indeed perfectly describes so many people who are, what Eric Hoffer in his book refers to as ‘True Believers’. I’m obviously talking about the fanatics of the world, the Religious Fanatics, the Political Fanatics, the Union Fanatics who are indeed acting exactly like ‘Superstitious savages in the jungle’ as they fight unnecessarily over trivial and indeed very petty matters in the overall scheme of things. Isn’t it amazing how Religious Fanatics of all denominations, who are supposed to be doing what they’re doing daily in accordance with God’s Divine Will; get so very judgmental of those who do not believe exactly as they do from a doctrinal point of view. Why even within so-called Christianity, there are continual fights and name calling by members of one denomination against other denominations. And just look at what some fundamentalist Muslims are engaged in throughout the world at the beginning of the 21st century. They are indeed in far too many cases acting deplorably as ‘Superstitious savages in the jungle’. How utterly un-godly!!! Then, as we throughout this great big world of ours observe the various Political Factions as they prepare for elections, and so often after they have been defeated at the polls, they do indeed far too often display a form of infantile, primitive behavior which can be compared to a bunch of ‘Superstitious savages in the jungle’! This is certainly how many perceive the present opposition party in The Bahamas to be behaving, as they daily deliberately do their utmost to stir up unrest in the country, day after day. Now, I’m quite sure that we all like to refer to ourself as being civilized human beings. However, as The Good Book puts it “By their ACTIONS ye shall know them”. Yes indeed, far too many people are behaving just like ‘Superstitious savages in the jungle’. How very sad this is to observe, particularly when so many of these people purport to be behaving in that disgusting manner, in the name of God. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com On the program ‘Sunday Morning’ on CBS, they included a feature dealing with some famous people, who although in their eighties, are still extremely active and indeed enjoying life to the fullest. One of those interviewed was Hugh Hefner Founder of the Playboy Empire. He was asked the question by the interviewer, is there anything in the world he’d like to change. He replied, that he wished people were more tolerant with each other, particularly when they held differing beliefs. He then used the phrase which is in fact the title of this article. He said, and quite rightly in my opinion, that far too many people throughout the world are acting like ‘Superstitious savages in the jungle’. What a great line, and unfortunately it does indeed perfectly describes so many people who are, what Eric Hoffer in his book refers to as ‘True Believers’. I’m obviously talking about the fanatics of the world, the Religious Fanatics, the Political Fanatics, the Union Fanatics who are indeed acting exactly like ‘Superstitious savages in the jungle’ as they fight unnecessarily over trivial and indeed very petty matters in the overall scheme of things. Isn’t it amazing how Religious Fanatics of all denominations, who are supposed to be doing what they’re doing daily in accordance with God’s Divine Will; get so very judgmental of those who do not believe exactly as they do from a doctrinal point of view. Why even within so-called Christianity, there are continual fights and name calling by members of one denomination against other denominations. And just look at what some fundamentalist Muslims are engaged in throughout the world at the beginning of the 21st century. They are indeed in far too many cases acting deplorably as ‘Superstitious savages in the jungle’. How utterly un-godly!!! Then, as we throughout this great big world of ours observe the various Political Factions as they prepare for elections, and so often after they have been defeated at the polls, they do indeed far too often display a form of infantile, primitive behavior which can be compared to a bunch of ‘Superstitious savages in the jungle’! This is certainly how many perceive the present opposition party in The Bahamas to be behaving, as they daily deliberately do their utmost to stir up unrest in the country, day after day. Now, I’m quite sure that we all like to refer to ourself as being civilized human beings. However, as The Good Book puts it “By their ACTIONS ye shall know them”. Yes indeed, far too many people are behaving just like ‘Superstitious savages in the jungle’. How very sad this is to observe, particularly when so many of these people purport to be behaving in that disgusting manner, in the name of God. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17586023 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:04:25 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17586013-Time-To-Think-November-14-2007-Spirituality-yes-Religion-no There is a subject which I find myself continually returning to as I observe a country, The Bahamas, which continually refers to itself as a Christian Country, slowly but surely start to disintegrate right before our collective eyes. Whenever we have a problem, like for example the terrible escalation of crime, a committee or commission is appointed by government, and prominent religious leaders are always appointed to these committees. But My Friend, I honestly believe, that so many religious leaders are themselves compromised to the point, that no one is really listening to them as they just mindlessly repeat one scripture after another, whilst in an extremely vengeful manner insist on the ungodly practice of public hanging. No My Friend, religion is not the answer to all of the problems in the world, for it is indeed tainted. However, True Spirituality is most definitely the answer. As I have written about on many occasions in the past, I believe implicitly in a Creator, a Higher... There is a subject which I find myself continually returning to as I observe a country, The Bahamas, which continually refers to itself as a Christian Country, slowly but surely start to disintegrate right before our collective eyes. Whenever we have a problem, like for example the terrible escalation of crime, a committee or commission is appointed by government, and prominent religious leaders are always appointed to these committees. But My Friend, I honestly believe, that so many religious leaders are themselves compromised to the point, that no one is really listening to them as they just mindlessly repeat one scripture after another, whilst in an extremely vengeful manner insist on the ungodly practice of public hanging. No My Friend, religion is not the answer to all of the problems in the world, for it is indeed tainted. However, True Spirituality is most definitely the answer. As I have written about on many occasions in the past, I believe implicitly in a Creator, a Higher Power, God and I spend time each and every day in prayer and meditation communicating with God. I also endeavor to daily live, what might be loosely termed a ‘Godly Life’ by being kind, loving, and understanding with others. I don’t need religion to live this kind of Spiritual Life; in fact I honestly believe, that religion can actually be a very definite hindrance to living a Spiritual Life. There is an ancient Sanskrit saying “God sleeps in the minerals, awakens in the plants, and thinks in you”. In other words, there is no place where God is not sleeping, awakening, or walking about. God is the universal source of all life, a presence rather than a person, and this presence thinks in you. Yes indeed it does, for God is WITHIN us all at the very center of our being. By drawing on the strength of God WITHIN, we can indeed accomplish all thing and we don’t need religion to teach us about God….for God just is! In Dr. Wayne Dyer’s great book ‘Wisdom of the ages’ he gives us some great tips on how to live a truly spiritual life, he writes “ #1. Remind yourself daily that you are a divine creation and entitled to be treated lovingly by others, as well as by yourself. By seeing yourself as connected to rather than separated from God you will feel a greater reverence for yourself. 2. Practice regular rituals to affirm the presence of God in you and all that you do, Bless your food and give thanks, and as you do, remind yourself that you are feeding the divine. Similarly, during your exercise activities visualize the energy of God in your every cell. 3. Give thanks for everything that you receive, including the rain, air, sun, and storms, however they manifest. Gratitude is one way of recognizing the God in all things”. Yes My Friend, as I have said repeatedly in the past, I’m all for true spirituality but not at all keen on organized religion. Spiritual people are kind, loving and caring; whilst religious people can so often be most bitter and indeed downright unloving, to those who do not believe exactly as they do, How utterly ungodly! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com There is a subject which I find myself continually returning to as I observe a country, The Bahamas, which continually refers to itself as a Christian Country, slowly but surely start to disintegrate right before our collective eyes. Whenever we have a problem, like for example the terrible escalation of crime, a committee or commission is appointed by government, and prominent religious leaders are always appointed to these committees. But My Friend, I honestly believe, that so many religious leaders are themselves compromised to the point, that no one is really listening to them as they just mindlessly repeat one scripture after another, whilst in an extremely vengeful manner insist on the ungodly practice of public hanging. No My Friend, religion is not the answer to all of the problems in the world, for it is indeed tainted. However, True Spirituality is most definitely the answer. As I have written about on many occasions in the past, I believe implicitly in a Creator, a Higher Power, God and I spend time each and every day in prayer and meditation communicating with God. I also endeavor to daily live, what might be loosely termed a ‘Godly Life’ by being kind, loving, and understanding with others. I don’t need religion to live this kind of Spiritual Life; in fact I honestly believe, that religion can actually be a very definite hindrance to living a Spiritual Life. There is an ancient Sanskrit saying “God sleeps in the minerals, awakens in the plants, and thinks in you”. In other words, there is no place where God is not sleeping, awakening, or walking about. God is the universal source of all life, a presence rather than a person, and this presence thinks in you. Yes indeed it does, for God is WITHIN us all at the very center of our being. By drawing on the strength of God WITHIN, we can indeed accomplish all thing and we don’t need religion to teach us about God….for God just is! In Dr. Wayne Dyer’s great book ‘Wisdom of the ages’ he gives us some great tips on how to live a truly spiritual life, he writes “ #1. Remind yourself daily that you are a divine creation and entitled to be treated lovingly by others, as well as by yourself. By seeing yourself as connected to rather than separated from God you will feel a greater reverence for yourself. 2. Practice regular rituals to affirm the presence of God in you and all that you do, Bless your food and give thanks, and as you do, remind yourself that you are feeding the divine. Similarly, during your exercise activities visualize the energy of God in your every cell. 3. Give thanks for everything that you receive, including the rain, air, sun, and storms, however they manifest. Gratitude is one way of recognizing the God in all things”. Yes My Friend, as I have said repeatedly in the past, I’m all for true spirituality but not at all keen on organized religion. Spiritual people are kind, loving and caring; whilst religious people can so often be most bitter and indeed downright unloving, to those who do not believe exactly as they do, How utterly ungodly! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17586013 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:00:21 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17585993-Time-To-Think-November-13-2007-Criminality-immorality-and-perversion One of the worst things that any person can do, is to actually deny their destructive behavior. As we all know only too well, countless thousands of people around the globe are indeed burying their head in the sand, so to speak as they absolutely refuse to admit some of their destructive habits, which are in fact causing havoc with their life. Now, until these people own up to their destructive behavior, and then vow to actually change their life and affairs; they will continue to go rapidly downhill, ending up in the depths of failure. Well My Friend, the exact same scenario applies to a country. If the populace of any country collectively keep their heads in the sand, thus not owning up to the many shortcomings of the country, total destruction and ultimate disaster will inevitably materialize. After all, we’re all more than familiar with the phrase ‘Nero fiddled while Rome burned’. Well, unfortunately there are a whole lot of people in The Bahamas where I presently reside who are... One of the worst things that any person can do, is to actually deny their destructive behavior. As we all know only too well, countless thousands of people around the globe are indeed burying their head in the sand, so to speak as they absolutely refuse to admit some of their destructive habits, which are in fact causing havoc with their life. Now, until these people own up to their destructive behavior, and then vow to actually change their life and affairs; they will continue to go rapidly downhill, ending up in the depths of failure. Well My Friend, the exact same scenario applies to a country. If the populace of any country collectively keep their heads in the sand, thus not owning up to the many shortcomings of the country, total destruction and ultimate disaster will inevitably materialize. After all, we’re all more than familiar with the phrase ‘Nero fiddled while Rome burned’. Well, unfortunately there are a whole lot of people in The Bahamas where I presently reside who are, figuratively speaking fiddling as the country is going straight to hell….this unfortunately is A FACT, which no one in their right mind can deny. I was listening to a local talk show on radio a few weeks ago, and The Host, a well known and respected Bahamian, who like me tells it like it is, said and I quote “In The Bahamas we have a Criminal, Immoral and Perverted society”. Now I honestly wish that that were not true, but the sad fact is, that he was right on the ball with his timely comment. Now, if we collectively, that is ALL of you who live in, and love The Bahamas so much, don’t get our act together real soon and thus start to reverse the situation, this ‘Criminality, Immorality & Perversion’ will destroy us ALL! My Friend, if we really love our country, we can no longer simply turn a ‘Blind Eye’ to Criminality which is rampant throughout society from top to bottom. We must IMMEDIATELY attack the Immorality which is slowly but surely destroying so many lives, and so many families. This Immorality is even rampant among so-called religious leaders. Finally, we must stand up against Perversion of all kinds. Why in the name of God, do we repeatedly allow groups of people to spread their hideous perversion on radio and T.V. talk shows, and in the print media? This to me is Utter Madness and reminds me of that well known saying ‘The world has gone crazy’. Yes indeed it has! This is not a matter of freedom of expression….it’s a dumb act of committing National Suicide. Yes indeed, if we really do love The Bahamas, we need to collectively tackle the ‘Criminality, Immorality & Perversion’ NOW! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com One of the worst things that any person can do, is to actually deny their destructive behavior. As we all know only too well, countless thousands of people around the globe are indeed burying their head in the sand, so to speak as they absolutely refuse to admit some of their destructive habits, which are in fact causing havoc with their life. Now, until these people own up to their destructive behavior, and then vow to actually change their life and affairs; they will continue to go rapidly downhill, ending up in the depths of failure. Well My Friend, the exact same scenario applies to a country. If the populace of any country collectively keep their heads in the sand, thus not owning up to the many shortcomings of the country, total destruction and ultimate disaster will inevitably materialize. After all, we’re all more than familiar with the phrase ‘Nero fiddled while Rome burned’. Well, unfortunately there are a whole lot of people in The Bahamas where I presently reside who are, figuratively speaking fiddling as the country is going straight to hell….this unfortunately is A FACT, which no one in their right mind can deny. I was listening to a local talk show on radio a few weeks ago, and The Host, a well known and respected Bahamian, who like me tells it like it is, said and I quote “In The Bahamas we have a Criminal, Immoral and Perverted society”. Now I honestly wish that that were not true, but the sad fact is, that he was right on the ball with his timely comment. Now, if we collectively, that is ALL of you who live in, and love The Bahamas so much, don’t get our act together real soon and thus start to reverse the situation, this ‘Criminality, Immorality & Perversion’ will destroy us ALL! My Friend, if we really love our country, we can no longer simply turn a ‘Blind Eye’ to Criminality which is rampant throughout society from top to bottom. We must IMMEDIATELY attack the Immorality which is slowly but surely destroying so many lives, and so many families. This Immorality is even rampant among so-called religious leaders. Finally, we must stand up against Perversion of all kinds. Why in the name of God, do we repeatedly allow groups of people to spread their hideous perversion on radio and T.V. talk shows, and in the print media? This to me is Utter Madness and reminds me of that well known saying ‘The world has gone crazy’. Yes indeed it has! This is not a matter of freedom of expression….it’s a dumb act of committing National Suicide. Yes indeed, if we really do love The Bahamas, we need to collectively tackle the ‘Criminality, Immorality & Perversion’ NOW! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17585993 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:54:47 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17585983-Time-To-Think-November-12-2007-Stop-being-longwinded I wrote an article recently about the importance of listening, really listening to what others are saying to us. This is of course absolutely vital if effective communication is to take place between people. Now someone called me up to discuss the contents of that article, and she stated, that one of the reasons why some people interrupt others when they’re still talking, is that the person is so longwinded and thus never seems to get to the point, they just go on and on like the Energizer Bunny, speaking incessantly, but actually saying very little of significance. I thought to myself at the time, she does indeed have a most valid point. When we are expressing ourself we need to say what we have to say in as few words as possible. Now, in order to do this, we need to, as I teach in my ‘Broaden Your Horizons’ seminar ‘Plan our messages’. In other words, we need to think BEFORE we speak. That’s right, when we wish to convey something to another person, we need to take a little time t... I wrote an article recently about the importance of listening, really listening to what others are saying to us. This is of course absolutely vital if effective communication is to take place between people. Now someone called me up to discuss the contents of that article, and she stated, that one of the reasons why some people interrupt others when they’re still talking, is that the person is so longwinded and thus never seems to get to the point, they just go on and on like the Energizer Bunny, speaking incessantly, but actually saying very little of significance. I thought to myself at the time, she does indeed have a most valid point. When we are expressing ourself we need to say what we have to say in as few words as possible. Now, in order to do this, we need to, as I teach in my ‘Broaden Your Horizons’ seminar ‘Plan our messages’. In other words, we need to think BEFORE we speak. That’s right, when we wish to convey something to another person, we need to take a little time to think it through. What exactly do I wish to convey to the other person, or persons? We then get our thoughts in order before we open our mouth and start speaking. Then we say what we have to say in as few words as possible without any unnecessary, superfluous words. When we do this, we will not be longwinded and thus lose the attention of those whom we’re endeavoring to communicate with. I believe, that literally everyone needs to learn this important lesson about being as brief as is possible when expressing themself, thus avoiding the very bad habit of just rambling on and on ad nauseam, until you either completely lose the listener or listeners, as they just tune you out, or you prompt them to repeatedly interrupt you, as you just go on and on and on. Anyone who regularly has to address large groups of people like Teachers, Managers, Supervisors, Religious leaders, Politicians, even Parents; need to learn today’s most important lesson. There’s a particular politician in my hometown who is well known for talking non-stop, whilst at the same time saying absolutely nothing. He’s so very pathetic, that when I, and indeed many others whom I’ve spoken to, see him on television, immediately change the channel. And while we’re on the subject of not listening to those who are very longwinded, how many of us either go to sleep, or just mentally ‘Tune Out’ the preacher at church, temple, or synagogue? Quite a lot, I’m sure. My Friend, I do sincerely hope, that you have indeed grasped the vital importance of today’s message. Think BEFORE you speak, and then say what you have to say in as few words as possible. If you do this, others will indeed hear you. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com I wrote an article recently about the importance of listening, really listening to what others are saying to us. This is of course absolutely vital if effective communication is to take place between people. Now someone called me up to discuss the contents of that article, and she stated, that one of the reasons why some people interrupt others when they’re still talking, is that the person is so longwinded and thus never seems to get to the point, they just go on and on like the Energizer Bunny, speaking incessantly, but actually saying very little of significance. I thought to myself at the time, she does indeed have a most valid point. When we are expressing ourself we need to say what we have to say in as few words as possible. Now, in order to do this, we need to, as I teach in my ‘Broaden Your Horizons’ seminar ‘Plan our messages’. In other words, we need to think BEFORE we speak. That’s right, when we wish to convey something to another person, we need to take a little time to think it through. What exactly do I wish to convey to the other person, or persons? We then get our thoughts in order before we open our mouth and start speaking. Then we say what we have to say in as few words as possible without any unnecessary, superfluous words. When we do this, we will not be longwinded and thus lose the attention of those whom we’re endeavoring to communicate with. I believe, that literally everyone needs to learn this important lesson about being as brief as is possible when expressing themself, thus avoiding the very bad habit of just rambling on and on ad nauseam, until you either completely lose the listener or listeners, as they just tune you out, or you prompt them to repeatedly interrupt you, as you just go on and on and on. Anyone who regularly has to address large groups of people like Teachers, Managers, Supervisors, Religious leaders, Politicians, even Parents; need to learn today’s most important lesson. There’s a particular politician in my hometown who is well known for talking non-stop, whilst at the same time saying absolutely nothing. He’s so very pathetic, that when I, and indeed many others whom I’ve spoken to, see him on television, immediately change the channel. And while we’re on the subject of not listening to those who are very longwinded, how many of us either go to sleep, or just mentally ‘Tune Out’ the preacher at church, temple, or synagogue? Quite a lot, I’m sure. My Friend, I do sincerely hope, that you have indeed grasped the vital importance of today’s message. Think BEFORE you speak, and then say what you have to say in as few words as possible. If you do this, others will indeed hear you. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17585983 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:45:06 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17585963-Time-To-Think-November-9-2007-Union-destruction When the Union Movement came into being it was indeed something that was warranted as employers were, among other things, using child labor, and in general not paying workers a fair wage, or treating them with the dignity which they deserved. However, over the years the Union Movement has grown into, in my opinion, and I might add in the opinion of most thinking people, to be a most destructive movement worldwide. The blackmail, the continual threatening tactics used by the Union Movement worldwide, has and indeed continues to cause havoc in business and industry, and has been the major contributor to the annual rise in the cost of living. I predicted many years ago, that if the Union Movement was not curbed in The Bahamas, it would eventually contribute in no uncertain manner to the ultimate downfall of the Bahamian economy. Well My Friend, that prediction is unfortunately gradually becoming a sad reality. A couple of years ago a hurricane badly damaged a large hotel property, name... When the Union Movement came into being it was indeed something that was warranted as employers were, among other things, using child labor, and in general not paying workers a fair wage, or treating them with the dignity which they deserved. However, over the years the Union Movement has grown into, in my opinion, and I might add in the opinion of most thinking people, to be a most destructive movement worldwide. The blackmail, the continual threatening tactics used by the Union Movement worldwide, has and indeed continues to cause havoc in business and industry, and has been the major contributor to the annual rise in the cost of living. I predicted many years ago, that if the Union Movement was not curbed in The Bahamas, it would eventually contribute in no uncertain manner to the ultimate downfall of the Bahamian economy. Well My Friend, that prediction is unfortunately gradually becoming a sad reality. A couple of years ago a hurricane badly damaged a large hotel property, namely The Royal Oasis on the island of Grand Bahama. The closing of this huge property which employed 1,200 people, and supported many other tourist related businesses like taxis, casinos, shops, etc literally devastated the economy of the island of Grand Bahama, as the Property has never re-opened. And why did the then owners not promptly repair and reopen it as soon as possible? The real answer to that most important question, is that prior to the hurricane, the unions has constantly badgered the owners of the resort, who were doing their very best to continue operating, in spite of very serious financial difficulties, brought on incidentally, mainly by the unpredicted events of 9/11 2001. The owners could have, and indeed under normal conditions would have repaired and reopened the property in short order after the hurricane. However, due to the constant hassle with the union, they decided against doing that, thus throwing the entire island of Grand Bahama into economic turmoil…. these are THE FACTS! More recently, The Bacardi distillery on the island of New Providence in The Bahamas, which incidentally has been in operation for forty years, has announced a phased closing. The Bacardi distillery, which was a big tourist attraction also, will finally close it’s doors in April 2009. Now although their public relations people have done their best to try to sugar-coat the closure of their operations in The Bahamas, by stating that they are just consolidating their operations at their distillery in Puerto Rico; most thinking people fully understand, that it is simply too costly for Bacardi to continue to operate efficiently and effectively in The Bahamas. Over the years, the union has consistently driven up the cost of wages under constant threats of strikes. Now the breaking point has come, and the company is closing down its operations putting some 114 people out of work. Yes indeed, the unions are slowly but quite surely destroying The Bahamas! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com When the Union Movement came into being it was indeed something that was warranted as employers were, among other things, using child labor, and in general not paying workers a fair wage, or treating them with the dignity which they deserved. However, over the years the Union Movement has grown into, in my opinion, and I might add in the opinion of most thinking people, to be a most destructive movement worldwide. The blackmail, the continual threatening tactics used by the Union Movement worldwide, has and indeed continues to cause havoc in business and industry, and has been the major contributor to the annual rise in the cost of living. I predicted many years ago, that if the Union Movement was not curbed in The Bahamas, it would eventually contribute in no uncertain manner to the ultimate downfall of the Bahamian economy. Well My Friend, that prediction is unfortunately gradually becoming a sad reality. A couple of years ago a hurricane badly damaged a large hotel property, namely The Royal Oasis on the island of Grand Bahama. The closing of this huge property which employed 1,200 people, and supported many other tourist related businesses like taxis, casinos, shops, etc literally devastated the economy of the island of Grand Bahama, as the Property has never re-opened. And why did the then owners not promptly repair and reopen it as soon as possible? The real answer to that most important question, is that prior to the hurricane, the unions has constantly badgered the owners of the resort, who were doing their very best to continue operating, in spite of very serious financial difficulties, brought on incidentally, mainly by the unpredicted events of 9/11 2001. The owners could have, and indeed under normal conditions would have repaired and reopened the property in short order after the hurricane. However, due to the constant hassle with the union, they decided against doing that, thus throwing the entire island of Grand Bahama into economic turmoil…. these are THE FACTS! More recently, The Bacardi distillery on the island of New Providence in The Bahamas, which incidentally has been in operation for forty years, has announced a phased closing. The Bacardi distillery, which was a big tourist attraction also, will finally close it’s doors in April 2009. Now although their public relations people have done their best to try to sugar-coat the closure of their operations in The Bahamas, by stating that they are just consolidating their operations at their distillery in Puerto Rico; most thinking people fully understand, that it is simply too costly for Bacardi to continue to operate efficiently and effectively in The Bahamas. Over the years, the union has consistently driven up the cost of wages under constant threats of strikes. Now the breaking point has come, and the company is closing down its operations putting some 114 people out of work. Yes indeed, the unions are slowly but quite surely destroying The Bahamas! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17585963 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:41:11 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17585943-Time-To-Think-November-8-2007-Kissing-up-and-Kicking-down A couple of Saturdays ago, I watched the very informative program ‘The open Mind’ on PBS with Host Richard D. Heffner. On this particular show the guest was an intriguing gentleman by the name of Dr. Howard Gardiner. Incidentally, Dr. Gardiner is Professor of Cognition and Education at the prestigious Harvard University. Professor Gardiner was speaking about human behavior as it relates to getting ahead in life. At one point in the interview he said that far too many people, particularly in the business setting, are continually ‘Kissing up & Kicking down’ in a desperate effort to climb the corporate ladder to the highest rung. Oh how absolutely true that is. It is indeed most unfortunate, that so many people do in fact consistently remain in a mode, where they’re daily ‘Kissing Up’ to those whom they feel can assist them in moving ahead in the organization; whilst at the same time they spend an inordinate amount of time in ‘Kicking Down’, or we might say ‘Running Down’ anyone and ev... A couple of Saturdays ago, I watched the very informative program ‘The open Mind’ on PBS with Host Richard D. Heffner. On this particular show the guest was an intriguing gentleman by the name of Dr. Howard Gardiner. Incidentally, Dr. Gardiner is Professor of Cognition and Education at the prestigious Harvard University. Professor Gardiner was speaking about human behavior as it relates to getting ahead in life. At one point in the interview he said that far too many people, particularly in the business setting, are continually ‘Kissing up & Kicking down’ in a desperate effort to climb the corporate ladder to the highest rung. Oh how absolutely true that is. It is indeed most unfortunate, that so many people do in fact consistently remain in a mode, where they’re daily ‘Kissing Up’ to those whom they feel can assist them in moving ahead in the organization; whilst at the same time they spend an inordinate amount of time in ‘Kicking Down’, or we might say ‘Running Down’ anyone and everyone whom they consider to be a threat to them. This unfortunately happens in all sorts of organizations be they business, political, religious, sporting, or even philanthropic in nature. People just love to ‘Kiss Up’ to those in authority as a means to get ahead in the organization. And it would appear that these same kinds of people who are always ‘Kissing Up’ to those at the top, will also consistently ‘Run Down’ anyone whom they see as a threat to their ultimate advancement. These kinds of people are of course absolutely ruthless in nature; they are the kinds of individuals who will literally do anything, who will stop at nothing, in order to get to the top. These kinds of people are extremely dangerous, and need to be spotted and weeded out as soon as possible, for the overall benefit and well-being of the organization. Yes My Friend, there are indeed a whole lot of ruthless people out there with no Moral Compass whatsoever to guide them in a responsible, and indeed moral manner. Of course, once again the underlying reason for this kind of ruthless behavior on the part of some misguided individuals, which unfortunately results in a life of ‘Kissing Up & Kicking Down’, is a deep-felt insecurity, based on chronic low self-esteem. That’s right, a person with high self-esteem who really knows who they are and fully understands their tremendous talents, never, ever needs to stoop so very low as to be daily involved in the practice of ‘Kissing Up’ to those at the top, whilst simultaneously ‘Kicking Down’ or ‘Running Down’ those whom they see as their ‘Enemies’. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com A couple of Saturdays ago, I watched the very informative program ‘The open Mind’ on PBS with Host Richard D. Heffner. On this particular show the guest was an intriguing gentleman by the name of Dr. Howard Gardiner. Incidentally, Dr. Gardiner is Professor of Cognition and Education at the prestigious Harvard University. Professor Gardiner was speaking about human behavior as it relates to getting ahead in life. At one point in the interview he said that far too many people, particularly in the business setting, are continually ‘Kissing up & Kicking down’ in a desperate effort to climb the corporate ladder to the highest rung. Oh how absolutely true that is. It is indeed most unfortunate, that so many people do in fact consistently remain in a mode, where they’re daily ‘Kissing Up’ to those whom they feel can assist them in moving ahead in the organization; whilst at the same time they spend an inordinate amount of time in ‘Kicking Down’, or we might say ‘Running Down’ anyone and everyone whom they consider to be a threat to them. This unfortunately happens in all sorts of organizations be they business, political, religious, sporting, or even philanthropic in nature. People just love to ‘Kiss Up’ to those in authority as a means to get ahead in the organization. And it would appear that these same kinds of people who are always ‘Kissing Up’ to those at the top, will also consistently ‘Run Down’ anyone whom they see as a threat to their ultimate advancement. These kinds of people are of course absolutely ruthless in nature; they are the kinds of individuals who will literally do anything, who will stop at nothing, in order to get to the top. These kinds of people are extremely dangerous, and need to be spotted and weeded out as soon as possible, for the overall benefit and well-being of the organization. Yes My Friend, there are indeed a whole lot of ruthless people out there with no Moral Compass whatsoever to guide them in a responsible, and indeed moral manner. Of course, once again the underlying reason for this kind of ruthless behavior on the part of some misguided individuals, which unfortunately results in a life of ‘Kissing Up & Kicking Down’, is a deep-felt insecurity, based on chronic low self-esteem. That’s right, a person with high self-esteem who really knows who they are and fully understands their tremendous talents, never, ever needs to stoop so very low as to be daily involved in the practice of ‘Kissing Up’ to those at the top, whilst simultaneously ‘Kicking Down’ or ‘Running Down’ those whom they see as their ‘Enemies’. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17585943 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:32:49 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17585933-Time-To-Think-November-7-2007-All-illness-is-mental I was reading something recently about health and wellbeing. The particular passage talked about physical and mental illness. As I reflected on this passage for a moment, I thought to myself, that as every single event that occurs in our life is the direct result of the thoughts which we think; well then, surely ALL illness is indeed mental, as it commences likewise with the actual thoughts which we think, which then materialize as either a troubled mind or a compromised body. Yes indeed, as the title of this particular article states it ‘All illness is mental’. One of my teachers was the late, great Earl Nightingale whom I started working with in 1968. I learnt so much of what I’m teaching today from Earl Nightingale. When I obtained a wonderful book which he had recommended and read it ‘As a man thinketh’ by James Allen, and which Earl constantly quoted from; I began to fully understand, that he in turn had learned so much of what he taught from James Allen. On the subject of ‘The... I was reading something recently about health and wellbeing. The particular passage talked about physical and mental illness. As I reflected on this passage for a moment, I thought to myself, that as every single event that occurs in our life is the direct result of the thoughts which we think; well then, surely ALL illness is indeed mental, as it commences likewise with the actual thoughts which we think, which then materialize as either a troubled mind or a compromised body. Yes indeed, as the title of this particular article states it ‘All illness is mental’. One of my teachers was the late, great Earl Nightingale whom I started working with in 1968. I learnt so much of what I’m teaching today from Earl Nightingale. When I obtained a wonderful book which he had recommended and read it ‘As a man thinketh’ by James Allen, and which Earl constantly quoted from; I began to fully understand, that he in turn had learned so much of what he taught from James Allen. On the subject of ‘The effect of thought on health and the body’ here’s what James Allen wrote “The body is the servant of the mind. It obeys the operations of the mind, whether they be deliberately chosen or automatically expressed. At the bidding of unlawful thoughts the body sinks rapidly into disease and decay; at the command of glad and beautiful thoughts, it becomes clothed with youthfulness and beauty. Disease and health like circumstances, are rooted in thought. Sickly thoughts will express themselves through a sickly body. Thoughts of fear have been known to kill a man as speedily as a bullet, and they are continually killing thousands of people, just as surely though less rapidly”. And one last most powerful line from James Allen to prove my point, he wrote “The people who live in fear of disease are the people who get it”. That really sums it up, doesn’t it? Yes it does! In Dr. Bernie Siegel’s book ‘Peace, Love & Healing’ he writes “Everyone who has ever experienced the ‘Placebo Effect’ also has a role to play in the quest to understand the mindbody connection. These are the people who, for reasons we are now beginning to understand, will show rapid healing and pain relief after taking a ‘Placebo’, which is an inert substance or a sham procedure with no properties that would allow it to function as an agent of healing”. Oh the power of the mind, it never ceases to amaze me, and indeed others, including I might add, prominent Medical Doctors like Bernie Siegel. And here’s one final quote from James Allen to hammer home today’s most important message, he wrote “There is no physician like cheerful thought for dissipating the ills of the body”. So My Friend, in conclusion, if you wish to experience excellent health, you need to constantly think positive, upbeat, enthusiastic thoughts 24/7. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com I was reading something recently about health and wellbeing. The particular passage talked about physical and mental illness. As I reflected on this passage for a moment, I thought to myself, that as every single event that occurs in our life is the direct result of the thoughts which we think; well then, surely ALL illness is indeed mental, as it commences likewise with the actual thoughts which we think, which then materialize as either a troubled mind or a compromised body. Yes indeed, as the title of this particular article states it ‘All illness is mental’. One of my teachers was the late, great Earl Nightingale whom I started working with in 1968. I learnt so much of what I’m teaching today from Earl Nightingale. When I obtained a wonderful book which he had recommended and read it ‘As a man thinketh’ by James Allen, and which Earl constantly quoted from; I began to fully understand, that he in turn had learned so much of what he taught from James Allen. On the subject of ‘The effect of thought on health and the body’ here’s what James Allen wrote “The body is the servant of the mind. It obeys the operations of the mind, whether they be deliberately chosen or automatically expressed. At the bidding of unlawful thoughts the body sinks rapidly into disease and decay; at the command of glad and beautiful thoughts, it becomes clothed with youthfulness and beauty. Disease and health like circumstances, are rooted in thought. Sickly thoughts will express themselves through a sickly body. Thoughts of fear have been known to kill a man as speedily as a bullet, and they are continually killing thousands of people, just as surely though less rapidly”. And one last most powerful line from James Allen to prove my point, he wrote “The people who live in fear of disease are the people who get it”. That really sums it up, doesn’t it? Yes it does! In Dr. Bernie Siegel’s book ‘Peace, Love & Healing’ he writes “Everyone who has ever experienced the ‘Placebo Effect’ also has a role to play in the quest to understand the mindbody connection. These are the people who, for reasons we are now beginning to understand, will show rapid healing and pain relief after taking a ‘Placebo’, which is an inert substance or a sham procedure with no properties that would allow it to function as an agent of healing”. Oh the power of the mind, it never ceases to amaze me, and indeed others, including I might add, prominent Medical Doctors like Bernie Siegel. And here’s one final quote from James Allen to hammer home today’s most important message, he wrote “There is no physician like cheerful thought for dissipating the ills of the body”. So My Friend, in conclusion, if you wish to experience excellent health, you need to constantly think positive, upbeat, enthusiastic thoughts 24/7. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17585933 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:23:32 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17585923-Time-To-Think-November-6-2007-What-is-truth I was watching a talk show on T.V. recently where The Host’s beliefs were obviously deeply rooted in conventional Christianity. He was interviewing, or to be more correct, grilling, interrogating two members of the Bahai Faith, which it was most obvious he did not agree with. This was most evident by his overall demeanor, his body language, his tone of voice, and his questions. The Host of course kept referring to The Scriptures, as if there was only one set of Sacred Scriptures in The Universe. It really does amaze me, how utterly arrogant so many so-called Christians can be as they talk about The Bible, as if it is the only book ever written about matters spiritual. Over the years, I’m delighted that I’ve engaged in considerable studies in Comparative Religions; so I am more than aware of the fact, that each man-made religion has it’s own book, its manual for its followers to be guided by. For example: apart from The Bible, there’s The Koran, The Bagvad Gita or Hindu Gospels, The ... I was watching a talk show on T.V. recently where The Host’s beliefs were obviously deeply rooted in conventional Christianity. He was interviewing, or to be more correct, grilling, interrogating two members of the Bahai Faith, which it was most obvious he did not agree with. This was most evident by his overall demeanor, his body language, his tone of voice, and his questions. The Host of course kept referring to The Scriptures, as if there was only one set of Sacred Scriptures in The Universe. It really does amaze me, how utterly arrogant so many so-called Christians can be as they talk about The Bible, as if it is the only book ever written about matters spiritual. Over the years, I’m delighted that I’ve engaged in considerable studies in Comparative Religions; so I am more than aware of the fact, that each man-made religion has it’s own book, its manual for its followers to be guided by. For example: apart from The Bible, there’s The Koran, The Bagvad Gita or Hindu Gospels, The teachings of Buddha, The Science of Mind, and indeed hundreds, no thousands of other books dealing with spiritual matters, each of which contain some sense, some wisdom, and of course a whole lot of NONSENSE too. So, let’s get this matter straight once and for all. There is no ONE right religion! There is no ONE book which has the exclusive corner on The TRUTH. When religionists become so very arrogant as to state that their particular belief system is the only right one, that’s when they, in my opinion, start to think, speak and act in a most un-godly manner as they haughtily proclaim in a most loud voice, that they are right and everyone else is wrong. That they’re the sole purveyors of The TRUTH, and that basically everyone else is out of their mind. So we now get to the important question posed by the title of this particular article ‘What is Truth?’. Well, let me answer that important question. In the days of Christopher Columbus, the prevailing belief of that time, was that the world was flat. It was believed in most circles, that as Christopher Columbus set out on his quest to discover the so-called New World, his ship would in effect sail over the edge of the perceived flat world, never to be seen again. In other words, that’s what most thinking human beings at that time believed to be ‘The Truth’. However, as we all know only too well, they, the majority of people at that time were in fact terribly wrong, as Christopher Columbus did in fact discover his so-called New World whilst proving that the world is in fact round….this is the REAL TRUTH. So, just because a group of religious people state that their teachings from their book is ‘The Truth’; it does ‘not necessarily make it so. After all Jesus The Master Teacher challenged so much of the spiritual teachings of his time. He had the guts to challenge to so-called TRUTH of his day. If we are all to eventually come to The Ultimate TRUTH….that which is, we MUST continue to question, and thus not follow blindly what others dictate! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com I was watching a talk show on T.V. recently where The Host’s beliefs were obviously deeply rooted in conventional Christianity. He was interviewing, or to be more correct, grilling, interrogating two members of the Bahai Faith, which it was most obvious he did not agree with. This was most evident by his overall demeanor, his body language, his tone of voice, and his questions. The Host of course kept referring to The Scriptures, as if there was only one set of Sacred Scriptures in The Universe. It really does amaze me, how utterly arrogant so many so-called Christians can be as they talk about The Bible, as if it is the only book ever written about matters spiritual. Over the years, I’m delighted that I’ve engaged in considerable studies in Comparative Religions; so I am more than aware of the fact, that each man-made religion has it’s own book, its manual for its followers to be guided by. For example: apart from The Bible, there’s The Koran, The Bagvad Gita or Hindu Gospels, The teachings of Buddha, The Science of Mind, and indeed hundreds, no thousands of other books dealing with spiritual matters, each of which contain some sense, some wisdom, and of course a whole lot of NONSENSE too. So, let’s get this matter straight once and for all. There is no ONE right religion! There is no ONE book which has the exclusive corner on The TRUTH. When religionists become so very arrogant as to state that their particular belief system is the only right one, that’s when they, in my opinion, start to think, speak and act in a most un-godly manner as they haughtily proclaim in a most loud voice, that they are right and everyone else is wrong. That they’re the sole purveyors of The TRUTH, and that basically everyone else is out of their mind. So we now get to the important question posed by the title of this particular article ‘What is Truth?’. Well, let me answer that important question. In the days of Christopher Columbus, the prevailing belief of that time, was that the world was flat. It was believed in most circles, that as Christopher Columbus set out on his quest to discover the so-called New World, his ship would in effect sail over the edge of the perceived flat world, never to be seen again. In other words, that’s what most thinking human beings at that time believed to be ‘The Truth’. However, as we all know only too well, they, the majority of people at that time were in fact terribly wrong, as Christopher Columbus did in fact discover his so-called New World whilst proving that the world is in fact round….this is the REAL TRUTH. So, just because a group of religious people state that their teachings from their book is ‘The Truth’; it does ‘not necessarily make it so. After all Jesus The Master Teacher challenged so much of the spiritual teachings of his time. He had the guts to challenge to so-called TRUTH of his day. If we are all to eventually come to The Ultimate TRUTH….that which is, we MUST continue to question, and thus not follow blindly what others dictate! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17585923 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:19:45 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17585913-Time-To-Think-November-5-2007-Get-away-from-them I guess that most people as they initially read the title of this article, will be wondering who exactly am I referring to in the title ‘Get away from them!’. In other words, who does the word ‘Them’ actually refer to. Well, I was watching Joel Osteen on television the other day, and he was discussing what he referred to as the ‘Toxic Influences’, that many need of necessity to get away from. He was of course talking about people and places, which were most definitely not in our best interest to be associated with any longer. Let me give you a specific example from my own life. Many years ago, I earned my living as a Professional Musician. Now, at that particular time in my life, I used to consume large amounts of alcohol. So, I made a conscious decision, that as I wished to stop drinking excessive amounts of alcohol, that I most definitely needed to get away from the ‘Club Atmosphere’ which was so much a part of my lifestyle at that time. So I ceased to earn my living as a Musician... I guess that most people as they initially read the title of this article, will be wondering who exactly am I referring to in the title ‘Get away from them!’. In other words, who does the word ‘Them’ actually refer to. Well, I was watching Joel Osteen on television the other day, and he was discussing what he referred to as the ‘Toxic Influences’, that many need of necessity to get away from. He was of course talking about people and places, which were most definitely not in our best interest to be associated with any longer. Let me give you a specific example from my own life. Many years ago, I earned my living as a Professional Musician. Now, at that particular time in my life, I used to consume large amounts of alcohol. So, I made a conscious decision, that as I wished to stop drinking excessive amounts of alcohol, that I most definitely needed to get away from the ‘Club Atmosphere’ which was so much a part of my lifestyle at that time. So I ceased to earn my living as a Musician. Yes indeed, when we finally decide to take life seriously and to walk the straight and narrow, so to speak toward our ultimate destination on the road to success, so often we need to get away from some of our previous acquaintances and friends, who are still engaged in inappropriate and grossly destructive behavior. When we finally get sense ,so to speak and thus start to live our lives in a manner which will be acceptable in the eyes of our Creator, God; sometimes we need to completely and totally change our daily routine, thus making a definite resolution not to frequent many of our previous favorite haunts, where temptation lurks. Here’s some excellent advice from Dr. Wayne Dyer’s book ‘Wisdom of the ages’ which I believe is most applicable to our message here today. He writes #1. Let go of using the behavior or accomplishments of others as a means of validating your own life. Even if many others, even a majority, believe in one way; if you feel out of harmony with that group-think, validate yourself by taking the road your heart wants to follow 2. Listen to your own heart concerning the path you wish to travel. Even if your entire life training has been in one direction, if it is not what you feel now, then begin the adventure of exploring the less-traveled road. The reward of self-sufficiency will far outweigh the practice of conformity”. Yes My Friend, if you wish to consistently be the outstanding success which God put you in this world to become, so often you have to break away from the pack, and get rid of any ‘Toxic Influences’ which will poison your thinking and way of life. There’s no doubt about it, if you’re associating with people with destructive behavior patterns, who are basically losers, you need to IMMEDIATELY ‘Get away from them!’. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com I guess that most people as they initially read the title of this article, will be wondering who exactly am I referring to in the title ‘Get away from them!’. In other words, who does the word ‘Them’ actually refer to. Well, I was watching Joel Osteen on television the other day, and he was discussing what he referred to as the ‘Toxic Influences’, that many need of necessity to get away from. He was of course talking about people and places, which were most definitely not in our best interest to be associated with any longer. Let me give you a specific example from my own life. Many years ago, I earned my living as a Professional Musician. Now, at that particular time in my life, I used to consume large amounts of alcohol. So, I made a conscious decision, that as I wished to stop drinking excessive amounts of alcohol, that I most definitely needed to get away from the ‘Club Atmosphere’ which was so much a part of my lifestyle at that time. So I ceased to earn my living as a Musician. Yes indeed, when we finally decide to take life seriously and to walk the straight and narrow, so to speak toward our ultimate destination on the road to success, so often we need to get away from some of our previous acquaintances and friends, who are still engaged in inappropriate and grossly destructive behavior. When we finally get sense ,so to speak and thus start to live our lives in a manner which will be acceptable in the eyes of our Creator, God; sometimes we need to completely and totally change our daily routine, thus making a definite resolution not to frequent many of our previous favorite haunts, where temptation lurks. Here’s some excellent advice from Dr. Wayne Dyer’s book ‘Wisdom of the ages’ which I believe is most applicable to our message here today. He writes #1. Let go of using the behavior or accomplishments of others as a means of validating your own life. Even if many others, even a majority, believe in one way; if you feel out of harmony with that group-think, validate yourself by taking the road your heart wants to follow 2. Listen to your own heart concerning the path you wish to travel. Even if your entire life training has been in one direction, if it is not what you feel now, then begin the adventure of exploring the less-traveled road. The reward of self-sufficiency will far outweigh the practice of conformity”. Yes My Friend, if you wish to consistently be the outstanding success which God put you in this world to become, so often you have to break away from the pack, and get rid of any ‘Toxic Influences’ which will poison your thinking and way of life. There’s no doubt about it, if you’re associating with people with destructive behavior patterns, who are basically losers, you need to IMMEDIATELY ‘Get away from them!’. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17585913 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:15:59 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17585873-Time-To-Think-November-2-2007-Budgeting-Time As I have written about on several occasions in the past, time is, what I like to call, the Great Equalizer in life. We ALL, irrespective of our economic or social standing, have the exact same amount of time available to us. There are, as we all know only too well, especially those who are constantly saying “I wish there were more hours in the day”; just 24 hours in each day,7 days in each week, and 52 weeks in each year. These are The FACTS! So, when it comes to time, we’re ALL equal as the exact same amount of time is available to The President of The United States of America, as is available to a laborer working on a building site. However, there is usually a vast difference in the way in which people use the time allocated them. In other words, some people get excellent use out of the time available to them, whilst others just squander it away. Now, I’m quite sure that just about all of my valued readers have heard that well know saying ‘Time is Money’. This is indeed absolutel... As I have written about on several occasions in the past, time is, what I like to call, the Great Equalizer in life. We ALL, irrespective of our economic or social standing, have the exact same amount of time available to us. There are, as we all know only too well, especially those who are constantly saying “I wish there were more hours in the day”; just 24 hours in each day,7 days in each week, and 52 weeks in each year. These are The FACTS! So, when it comes to time, we’re ALL equal as the exact same amount of time is available to The President of The United States of America, as is available to a laborer working on a building site. However, there is usually a vast difference in the way in which people use the time allocated them. In other words, some people get excellent use out of the time available to them, whilst others just squander it away. Now, I’m quite sure that just about all of my valued readers have heard that well know saying ‘Time is Money’. This is indeed absolutely true. Now, most sensible people would not just throw money away indiscriminately, and yet far too many people are indeed, from my observations, throwing time away day after day, and then they wonder why they’re not getting anything worthwhile accomplished; they’re not moving ahead as rapidly as they’d like to on the road to success. In fact, so many of these people who are not well organized are at a complete standstill, as their life and affairs appear to have been put on permanent ‘Hold’. How very sad this is to actually observe. My Friend, successful people in all fields of endeavor are ALWAYS very well organized, thus they get the very best use out of each and every 24 hour period. People who are well organized succeed a whole lot more than people who are completely disorganized. This is a FACT, which no one can dispute. People who get ahead financially, are those who very carefully budget their finances. These people are indeed very fastidious when it comes to spending their money, and they always stick to, stay within the confines of their budget. Well My Friend, if ‘Time is Money’, and as we ALL know, it is; well then, we need to also very carefully ‘Budget our Time’. In other words, we need to draw up a ‘Detailed Plan’, a ‘Schedule’ for each and every day’s activities, and of course we need to stick to this plan, by not spending more time on a task than we had actually allocated in the plan. In other words, we must ‘Plan our Work’ and then ‘Work that Plan’. Yes indeed. ‘Budgeting Time’ is vitally important for those who wish to consistently succeed in life. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com As I have written about on several occasions in the past, time is, what I like to call, the Great Equalizer in life. We ALL, irrespective of our economic or social standing, have the exact same amount of time available to us. There are, as we all know only too well, especially those who are constantly saying “I wish there were more hours in the day”; just 24 hours in each day,7 days in each week, and 52 weeks in each year. These are The FACTS! So, when it comes to time, we’re ALL equal as the exact same amount of time is available to The President of The United States of America, as is available to a laborer working on a building site. However, there is usually a vast difference in the way in which people use the time allocated them. In other words, some people get excellent use out of the time available to them, whilst others just squander it away. Now, I’m quite sure that just about all of my valued readers have heard that well know saying ‘Time is Money’. This is indeed absolutely true. Now, most sensible people would not just throw money away indiscriminately, and yet far too many people are indeed, from my observations, throwing time away day after day, and then they wonder why they’re not getting anything worthwhile accomplished; they’re not moving ahead as rapidly as they’d like to on the road to success. In fact, so many of these people who are not well organized are at a complete standstill, as their life and affairs appear to have been put on permanent ‘Hold’. How very sad this is to actually observe. My Friend, successful people in all fields of endeavor are ALWAYS very well organized, thus they get the very best use out of each and every 24 hour period. People who are well organized succeed a whole lot more than people who are completely disorganized. This is a FACT, which no one can dispute. People who get ahead financially, are those who very carefully budget their finances. These people are indeed very fastidious when it comes to spending their money, and they always stick to, stay within the confines of their budget. Well My Friend, if ‘Time is Money’, and as we ALL know, it is; well then, we need to also very carefully ‘Budget our Time’. In other words, we need to draw up a ‘Detailed Plan’, a ‘Schedule’ for each and every day’s activities, and of course we need to stick to this plan, by not spending more time on a task than we had actually allocated in the plan. In other words, we must ‘Plan our Work’ and then ‘Work that Plan’. Yes indeed. ‘Budgeting Time’ is vitally important for those who wish to consistently succeed in life. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17585873 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:48:15 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17585863-Time-To-Think-November-1-2007-Pain-Gain-and-Bad-good I’m sure that we’ve all heard that well known saying ‘No gain without pain’ Well quite frankly, I believe it’s absolutely true. Let’s look at a few examples to prove our premise. When a person allows themself to get into bad shape physically thus threatening his or her actual state of health, and even the quality of that person’s life; a rigid program of exercise coupled with proper eating habits will be recommended, to get that person hopefully back into good physical condition. Abstinence from alcohol and all forms of drugs and cigarettes, will also be an essential part of the overall health regimen. Now to actually implement this program will indeed be quite painful at first for the person, and there’s no doubt about it, that person will have to endure many physical aches and pains as their overweight and out of shape body is subjected daily, to the rigors of regular exercise sessions at the gym. There will also be mental pain or anguish as the alcohol, drugs and/or cigarettes ar... I’m sure that we’ve all heard that well known saying ‘No gain without pain’ Well quite frankly, I believe it’s absolutely true. Let’s look at a few examples to prove our premise. When a person allows themself to get into bad shape physically thus threatening his or her actual state of health, and even the quality of that person’s life; a rigid program of exercise coupled with proper eating habits will be recommended, to get that person hopefully back into good physical condition. Abstinence from alcohol and all forms of drugs and cigarettes, will also be an essential part of the overall health regimen. Now to actually implement this program will indeed be quite painful at first for the person, and there’s no doubt about it, that person will have to endure many physical aches and pains as their overweight and out of shape body is subjected daily, to the rigors of regular exercise sessions at the gym. There will also be mental pain or anguish as the alcohol, drugs and/or cigarettes are stopped, and the person experiences withdrawal symptoms. However, gradually, bit by bit the pain will subside, and the person will begin to experience the sheer ecstasy of being in tip top physical condition once again. Yes My Friend, there’s no doubt about it, sometimes in our life we have to experience some severe pain, either physical, mental, or emotional before we can finally move on to a whole new and bright future. Another positive way of saying the same thing, is that there’s no such thing as BAD, for sometimes in life, we need of necessity to experience ‘Bad Times’ in order to eventually arrive at a better place, where we will experience the ‘Good Times’ once again. Someone near and dear to me has had cancer, and over the years has had a whole lot of chemotherapy as the cancer kept coming back. Quite recently, he was given a new chemotherapy drug, and he recalled, that as the drug was actually entering his system he felt great pain, which incidentally he had never felt before when undergoing chemotherapy. Now I’m no medical doctor; however, my common sense, my ‘Gut Feeling’ told me, that this new medication was indeed working. When the patient had his next checkup, it would appear that I was absolutely correct in my assumption, as the new medicine administered in chemotherapy had greatly reduced both the size of the tumor, and the pain the patient had experienced previously. After speaking to that gentleman as he relayed that actual experience to me, I wrote down the title of this article ‘Pain = Gain & Bad = Good’. My Friend, everything in our life is in fact in ‘Divine Order’ and works eventually for our ultimate GOOD! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com I’m sure that we’ve all heard that well known saying ‘No gain without pain’ Well quite frankly, I believe it’s absolutely true. Let’s look at a few examples to prove our premise. When a person allows themself to get into bad shape physically thus threatening his or her actual state of health, and even the quality of that person’s life; a rigid program of exercise coupled with proper eating habits will be recommended, to get that person hopefully back into good physical condition. Abstinence from alcohol and all forms of drugs and cigarettes, will also be an essential part of the overall health regimen. Now to actually implement this program will indeed be quite painful at first for the person, and there’s no doubt about it, that person will have to endure many physical aches and pains as their overweight and out of shape body is subjected daily, to the rigors of regular exercise sessions at the gym. There will also be mental pain or anguish as the alcohol, drugs and/or cigarettes are stopped, and the person experiences withdrawal symptoms. However, gradually, bit by bit the pain will subside, and the person will begin to experience the sheer ecstasy of being in tip top physical condition once again. Yes My Friend, there’s no doubt about it, sometimes in our life we have to experience some severe pain, either physical, mental, or emotional before we can finally move on to a whole new and bright future. Another positive way of saying the same thing, is that there’s no such thing as BAD, for sometimes in life, we need of necessity to experience ‘Bad Times’ in order to eventually arrive at a better place, where we will experience the ‘Good Times’ once again. Someone near and dear to me has had cancer, and over the years has had a whole lot of chemotherapy as the cancer kept coming back. Quite recently, he was given a new chemotherapy drug, and he recalled, that as the drug was actually entering his system he felt great pain, which incidentally he had never felt before when undergoing chemotherapy. Now I’m no medical doctor; however, my common sense, my ‘Gut Feeling’ told me, that this new medication was indeed working. When the patient had his next checkup, it would appear that I was absolutely correct in my assumption, as the new medicine administered in chemotherapy had greatly reduced both the size of the tumor, and the pain the patient had experienced previously. After speaking to that gentleman as he relayed that actual experience to me, I wrote down the title of this article ‘Pain = Gain & Bad = Good’. My Friend, everything in our life is in fact in ‘Divine Order’ and works eventually for our ultimate GOOD! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17585863 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:42:12 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17585843-Time-To-Think-October-31-2007-Control-Control-Control My Friend, the most important word which is repeated three times with exclamation marks after each word in the title of this article, is absolutely vital for you to understand it’s importance, and thus apply it in literally every phase of your life, that is of course, if you want to succeed beyond your wildest dreams. In Webster’s New World Dictionary two of the definitions of the word ‘Control’ are “1. To exercise authority over; direct; command 2. To hold back; curb; restrain”. Yes indeed, if we wish to have a series of successful days, which will ultimately result in a successful life, there’s no doubt about it, we simply must exercise control over ourselves, in all that we do. We need to as the dictionary states, exercise authority over our every thought, word, and action as we proceed throughout the day’s activities. We also need to restrain ourselves when we are about to say or do something which will be detrimental to us. We need to curb ourselves when we want to do something... My Friend, the most important word which is repeated three times with exclamation marks after each word in the title of this article, is absolutely vital for you to understand it’s importance, and thus apply it in literally every phase of your life, that is of course, if you want to succeed beyond your wildest dreams. In Webster’s New World Dictionary two of the definitions of the word ‘Control’ are “1. To exercise authority over; direct; command 2. To hold back; curb; restrain”. Yes indeed, if we wish to have a series of successful days, which will ultimately result in a successful life, there’s no doubt about it, we simply must exercise control over ourselves, in all that we do. We need to as the dictionary states, exercise authority over our every thought, word, and action as we proceed throughout the day’s activities. We also need to restrain ourselves when we are about to say or do something which will be detrimental to us. We need to curb ourselves when we want to do something, which we know full well will not be in our best interests. When we are about to verbally lash out at others who have perhaps done something which annoys us greatly, we need to hold back our emotions, and not therefore say something which we will greatly regret later. As I have written about on many occasions in the past, if we wish to attain and indeed maintain a successful life in all of it’s myriad facets; there’s no doubt about it, we have to practice self-discipline each and every day. And My Friend, what exactly is self-discipline all about but ‘Control! Control! Control!’. Yes My Friend, we simply must exercise control over our every thought, word, and action throughout the day and night if we want to savor true and lasting success, and of course, if we want to live a long, contented, happy, fulfilled, and indeed healthy life. We need to exert control relative to our health so that we exercise authority over our eating and drinking habits, thereby only eating reasonable portions of the right foods, whilst simultaneously restraining ourselves from drinking the wrong drinks. If we wish to always be positive as we pursue our goals and objectives, we need to command ourselves not to get negative. When someone annoys us in either a personal or business setting, we have to restrain ourselves, thus not allowing ourselves to verbally lash out at those people. There’s no doubt about it, if you wish to consistently live the ‘Good Life’, you need to heed today’s most important lesson, thus always exercising ‘Control! Control! Control!’ over your life and affairs. THINK ABOUT IT! `E-mail: dpr@humanri.com My Friend, the most important word which is repeated three times with exclamation marks after each word in the title of this article, is absolutely vital for you to understand it’s importance, and thus apply it in literally every phase of your life, that is of course, if you want to succeed beyond your wildest dreams. In Webster’s New World Dictionary two of the definitions of the word ‘Control’ are “1. To exercise authority over; direct; command 2. To hold back; curb; restrain”. Yes indeed, if we wish to have a series of successful days, which will ultimately result in a successful life, there’s no doubt about it, we simply must exercise control over ourselves, in all that we do. We need to as the dictionary states, exercise authority over our every thought, word, and action as we proceed throughout the day’s activities. We also need to restrain ourselves when we are about to say or do something which will be detrimental to us. We need to curb ourselves when we want to do something, which we know full well will not be in our best interests. When we are about to verbally lash out at others who have perhaps done something which annoys us greatly, we need to hold back our emotions, and not therefore say something which we will greatly regret later. As I have written about on many occasions in the past, if we wish to attain and indeed maintain a successful life in all of it’s myriad facets; there’s no doubt about it, we have to practice self-discipline each and every day. And My Friend, what exactly is self-discipline all about but ‘Control! Control! Control!’. Yes My Friend, we simply must exercise control over our every thought, word, and action throughout the day and night if we want to savor true and lasting success, and of course, if we want to live a long, contented, happy, fulfilled, and indeed healthy life. We need to exert control relative to our health so that we exercise authority over our eating and drinking habits, thereby only eating reasonable portions of the right foods, whilst simultaneously restraining ourselves from drinking the wrong drinks. If we wish to always be positive as we pursue our goals and objectives, we need to command ourselves not to get negative. When someone annoys us in either a personal or business setting, we have to restrain ourselves, thus not allowing ourselves to verbally lash out at those people. There’s no doubt about it, if you wish to consistently live the ‘Good Life’, you need to heed today’s most important lesson, thus always exercising ‘Control! Control! Control!’ over your life and affairs. THINK ABOUT IT! `E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17585843 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:38:01 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17585833-Time-To-Think-October-30-2007-Submit-to-your-divine-destiny In talking about ‘Destiny’ William Jennings Bryan said “Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved”. Oh how absolutely true that is, and on the same subject William E. Henley reiterated when he said “I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul”. Yes My Friend, I honestly believe that each and every one of us has a Divine Destiny, and until we choose to follow the directions of our Creator and thus ‘Submit to our Divine Destiny’, we will not be content. Yes indeed, if we want to excel, to succeed in the true sense of the word, there’s no doubt about it, we need to discover and fully understand exactly what our Creator, God prepared us for, and thus expects us to rigorously pursue during this existence on planet earth. I believe that the word ‘Purpose’ could indeed be likened to the word ‘Destiny’ as both really are the same thing to me. As we all know, well at least those of us who have a g... In talking about ‘Destiny’ William Jennings Bryan said “Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved”. Oh how absolutely true that is, and on the same subject William E. Henley reiterated when he said “I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul”. Yes My Friend, I honestly believe that each and every one of us has a Divine Destiny, and until we choose to follow the directions of our Creator and thus ‘Submit to our Divine Destiny’, we will not be content. Yes indeed, if we want to excel, to succeed in the true sense of the word, there’s no doubt about it, we need to discover and fully understand exactly what our Creator, God prepared us for, and thus expects us to rigorously pursue during this existence on planet earth. I believe that the word ‘Purpose’ could indeed be likened to the word ‘Destiny’ as both really are the same thing to me. As we all know, well at least those of us who have a genuine interest in discovering ‘The Truth’, what life is all about, is discovering that God has endowed each and every one of His children with Unique and Special Talents. Then we need to fully understand, that there are a whole lot of people spread throughout this great big world of ours, who have a Special Need for what we have to offer. As Dr. Deepak Chopra tells us in his wonderful book ‘The seven spiritual laws for success’ “When these needs are matched with the creative expression of your talents, that is the spark that creates affluence. Expressing your talents to fulfill needs creates unlimited wealth and abundance”. In Dr. Deepak Chopra’s book ‘The seven spiritual laws for success’, chapter seven is titled ‘The Law of Dharma or purpose in life’. In that important chapter which I’ve already quoted from, he further states “Everyone has a purpose in life….a unique gift or special talent to give to others, and when we blend this unique talent with service to others, we experience the Ecstasy and Exultation of our own spirit, which is the ultimate goal of all goals”. Yes My Friend, there’s no doubt about it’, only when you finally ‘Submit to your Divine Destiny’ will you begin to experience the Supreme Joy of Life. So, you need to spend a whole lot of ‘Quiet Time’ alone with God, seeking to know and fully understand exactly what God desires for you to do, in order to be able to fulfill your Divine Destiny. Once you know your purpose and vow to pursue it relentlessly every day of your life, believe you me, all will be well with you and your life. So get to work RIGHT NOW to discover your Divine Destiny, if you haven’t already, and then pursue it with passion. This is surely the key to unlock the door to a truly fulfilled life. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com In talking about ‘Destiny’ William Jennings Bryan said “Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved”. Oh how absolutely true that is, and on the same subject William E. Henley reiterated when he said “I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul”. Yes My Friend, I honestly believe that each and every one of us has a Divine Destiny, and until we choose to follow the directions of our Creator and thus ‘Submit to our Divine Destiny’, we will not be content. Yes indeed, if we want to excel, to succeed in the true sense of the word, there’s no doubt about it, we need to discover and fully understand exactly what our Creator, God prepared us for, and thus expects us to rigorously pursue during this existence on planet earth. I believe that the word ‘Purpose’ could indeed be likened to the word ‘Destiny’ as both really are the same thing to me. As we all know, well at least those of us who have a genuine interest in discovering ‘The Truth’, what life is all about, is discovering that God has endowed each and every one of His children with Unique and Special Talents. Then we need to fully understand, that there are a whole lot of people spread throughout this great big world of ours, who have a Special Need for what we have to offer. As Dr. Deepak Chopra tells us in his wonderful book ‘The seven spiritual laws for success’ “When these needs are matched with the creative expression of your talents, that is the spark that creates affluence. Expressing your talents to fulfill needs creates unlimited wealth and abundance”. In Dr. Deepak Chopra’s book ‘The seven spiritual laws for success’, chapter seven is titled ‘The Law of Dharma or purpose in life’. In that important chapter which I’ve already quoted from, he further states “Everyone has a purpose in life….a unique gift or special talent to give to others, and when we blend this unique talent with service to others, we experience the Ecstasy and Exultation of our own spirit, which is the ultimate goal of all goals”. Yes My Friend, there’s no doubt about it’, only when you finally ‘Submit to your Divine Destiny’ will you begin to experience the Supreme Joy of Life. So, you need to spend a whole lot of ‘Quiet Time’ alone with God, seeking to know and fully understand exactly what God desires for you to do, in order to be able to fulfill your Divine Destiny. Once you know your purpose and vow to pursue it relentlessly every day of your life, believe you me, all will be well with you and your life. So get to work RIGHT NOW to discover your Divine Destiny, if you haven’t already, and then pursue it with passion. This is surely the key to unlock the door to a truly fulfilled life. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17585833 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:33:19 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17585813-Time-To-Think-October-29-2007-Helping-people-one-by-one Let me commence today by asking you a simple question. Would you like to see a whole lot of changes take place in our present day world? Now I’m quite sure that the answer to that question is indeed in the affirmative, for just about everyone in my reading audience. As we look around the world today at the beginning of the 21st century, alas we don’t see a happy sight, thus I’m quite sure that many would indeed like to see many drastic changes take place, with regards to a whole lot of people’s actual behavior throughout the world, which could eventually impact the world and its people in a positive manner. However, I have a feeling that many will feel overwhelmed at such a task, that is the idea of changing the thoughts and actions of people around the globe. Far too many who are negative in the extreme, will declare that it simply can’t be done. Well My Friend, being the Eternal Optimist that I am, I just don’t go along with that line of negative, hopeless thinking. I believe, tha... Let me commence today by asking you a simple question. Would you like to see a whole lot of changes take place in our present day world? Now I’m quite sure that the answer to that question is indeed in the affirmative, for just about everyone in my reading audience. As we look around the world today at the beginning of the 21st century, alas we don’t see a happy sight, thus I’m quite sure that many would indeed like to see many drastic changes take place, with regards to a whole lot of people’s actual behavior throughout the world, which could eventually impact the world and its people in a positive manner. However, I have a feeling that many will feel overwhelmed at such a task, that is the idea of changing the thoughts and actions of people around the globe. Far too many who are negative in the extreme, will declare that it simply can’t be done. Well My Friend, being the Eternal Optimist that I am, I just don’t go along with that line of negative, hopeless thinking. I believe, that with God ALL things are indeed possible, when deep within our hearts and souls we BELIEVE that it’s possible. But then again, the dubious, the negative will in all probability cry out, how do we undertake this monumental task of actually changing our neighborhood, our town, our city, our country, the world? Well My Friend, the answer can be found in the title of today’s article. We can indeed change the world by ‘Helping people one by one’. As I have written about recently, to achieve any major goal, we need to take ‘Small Steps’ each and every day. So, to change the world, we likewise do it by changing one person at a time. I remember well talking with a good friend of mine Dr. Mary Horgan at her Chapel of Light in Melbourne, Florida some years ago. We were having lunch and talking about our life experiences. At one point she said “Paul, when I became a Minister, I honestly thought that I was going to change the whole world. However, it didn’t take too long for me to realize, that if I just changed a few people, I’d be doing great”. Oh how absolutely right she was. My Friend, I’d like you to personally make a resolution here and now, to each and every day endeavor to impact the life of at least one person in a positive way. In other words, you need to seek out someone whose behavior is perhaps most destructive to themself and society, and make it your task for that day, to implant some new, positive thoughts and behaviors within the consciousness of that individual. If we all did this religiously each day, we could indeed change the world! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com Let me commence today by asking you a simple question. Would you like to see a whole lot of changes take place in our present day world? Now I’m quite sure that the answer to that question is indeed in the affirmative, for just about everyone in my reading audience. As we look around the world today at the beginning of the 21st century, alas we don’t see a happy sight, thus I’m quite sure that many would indeed like to see many drastic changes take place, with regards to a whole lot of people’s actual behavior throughout the world, which could eventually impact the world and its people in a positive manner. However, I have a feeling that many will feel overwhelmed at such a task, that is the idea of changing the thoughts and actions of people around the globe. Far too many who are negative in the extreme, will declare that it simply can’t be done. Well My Friend, being the Eternal Optimist that I am, I just don’t go along with that line of negative, hopeless thinking. I believe, that with God ALL things are indeed possible, when deep within our hearts and souls we BELIEVE that it’s possible. But then again, the dubious, the negative will in all probability cry out, how do we undertake this monumental task of actually changing our neighborhood, our town, our city, our country, the world? Well My Friend, the answer can be found in the title of today’s article. We can indeed change the world by ‘Helping people one by one’. As I have written about recently, to achieve any major goal, we need to take ‘Small Steps’ each and every day. So, to change the world, we likewise do it by changing one person at a time. I remember well talking with a good friend of mine Dr. Mary Horgan at her Chapel of Light in Melbourne, Florida some years ago. We were having lunch and talking about our life experiences. At one point she said “Paul, when I became a Minister, I honestly thought that I was going to change the whole world. However, it didn’t take too long for me to realize, that if I just changed a few people, I’d be doing great”. Oh how absolutely right she was. My Friend, I’d like you to personally make a resolution here and now, to each and every day endeavor to impact the life of at least one person in a positive way. In other words, you need to seek out someone whose behavior is perhaps most destructive to themself and society, and make it your task for that day, to implant some new, positive thoughts and behaviors within the consciousness of that individual. If we all did this religiously each day, we could indeed change the world! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17585813 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:29:21 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17585803-Time-To-Think-October-26-2007-Your-personal-renaissance In history, The ‘Renaissance’ was a great revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe in the l4th, l5th,and 16th centuries, based on classical Sources; it began in Italy and spread gradually to other countries, and marked the transition from the medieval world to the modern. The expression ‘Renaissance Man’ is a term often used to describe a highly cultivated person who is skilled and well versed in many or, ideally, all of the arts and sciences. In Webster’s New World Dictionary one of the definitions of the word ‘Renaissance’ is “A new birth; rebirth”. So My Friend, what I’m advocating here today, is that you make a very definite resolution to experience a New Birth, perhaps a Rebirth of your life in Totality; this is what I refer to in the title as ‘Your Personal Renaissance’. As we all know, sometimes when business organizations are not doing too well and they become kind of stagnant; very often if the company gets a new leader, he or she will totally revitalize the compa... In history, The ‘Renaissance’ was a great revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe in the l4th, l5th,and 16th centuries, based on classical Sources; it began in Italy and spread gradually to other countries, and marked the transition from the medieval world to the modern. The expression ‘Renaissance Man’ is a term often used to describe a highly cultivated person who is skilled and well versed in many or, ideally, all of the arts and sciences. In Webster’s New World Dictionary one of the definitions of the word ‘Renaissance’ is “A new birth; rebirth”. So My Friend, what I’m advocating here today, is that you make a very definite resolution to experience a New Birth, perhaps a Rebirth of your life in Totality; this is what I refer to in the title as ‘Your Personal Renaissance’. As we all know, sometimes when business organizations are not doing too well and they become kind of stagnant; very often if the company gets a new leader, he or she will totally revitalize the company and its entire operations, from top to bottom.New products and services will be introduced, and even in so many cases, the physical buildings will undergo a facelift, as part of the ‘Renaissance’, this ‘Rebirth’. So often, a new company logo will be designed with bright, new, vibrant colors. Extensive training of the staff from top to bottom will be undertaken to assist the employees to be much more positive in outlook, and indeed professional in their daily dealings with the all important customer. All in all, the company is completely revamped from top to bottom and it literally takes off, as sales surge to new heights. Well My Friend, I want you to seriously consider here today exactly how you can re-package yourself, and what you do for a living. Today is the day for you to commence your own ‘Personal Renaissance’, your complete ‘Rebirth’. In the August 2007 edition of ‘The Daily Word’ the following is written which is most applicable to our theme for today; it reads as follows “Each time I take a breath, I breathe in the Spirit of God and I am rejuvenated in mind and body. The practice of prayerful breathing strengthens me in all that I think, say, and do. Taking deep, full breaths, I clear away any negative thoughts that are holding a place in my consciousness. I let this clearing activity move deep within me to where my innermost thoughts and memories are stored. Thought by thought, memory by memory, I release any negativity from the past and know that it can no longer disturb me. I breath deeply, releasing old states of being, and a new realization of myself becomes clear. I am reborn in spirit and renewed in heart and mind”. Yes My Friend, today is the day for you to break out of your self-imposed ‘Cocoon’ to become the New Creation God intends for you to be. Vow to leave the past and the ‘Old You’ behind forever, as you positively pursue your own individual ‘Personal Renaissance’. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com In history, The ‘Renaissance’ was a great revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe in the l4th, l5th,and 16th centuries, based on classical Sources; it began in Italy and spread gradually to other countries, and marked the transition from the medieval world to the modern. The expression ‘Renaissance Man’ is a term often used to describe a highly cultivated person who is skilled and well versed in many or, ideally, all of the arts and sciences. In Webster’s New World Dictionary one of the definitions of the word ‘Renaissance’ is “A new birth; rebirth”. So My Friend, what I’m advocating here today, is that you make a very definite resolution to experience a New Birth, perhaps a Rebirth of your life in Totality; this is what I refer to in the title as ‘Your Personal Renaissance’. As we all know, sometimes when business organizations are not doing too well and they become kind of stagnant; very often if the company gets a new leader, he or she will totally revitalize the company and its entire operations, from top to bottom.New products and services will be introduced, and even in so many cases, the physical buildings will undergo a facelift, as part of the ‘Renaissance’, this ‘Rebirth’. So often, a new company logo will be designed with bright, new, vibrant colors. Extensive training of the staff from top to bottom will be undertaken to assist the employees to be much more positive in outlook, and indeed professional in their daily dealings with the all important customer. All in all, the company is completely revamped from top to bottom and it literally takes off, as sales surge to new heights. Well My Friend, I want you to seriously consider here today exactly how you can re-package yourself, and what you do for a living. Today is the day for you to commence your own ‘Personal Renaissance’, your complete ‘Rebirth’. In the August 2007 edition of ‘The Daily Word’ the following is written which is most applicable to our theme for today; it reads as follows “Each time I take a breath, I breathe in the Spirit of God and I am rejuvenated in mind and body. The practice of prayerful breathing strengthens me in all that I think, say, and do. Taking deep, full breaths, I clear away any negative thoughts that are holding a place in my consciousness. I let this clearing activity move deep within me to where my innermost thoughts and memories are stored. Thought by thought, memory by memory, I release any negativity from the past and know that it can no longer disturb me. I breath deeply, releasing old states of being, and a new realization of myself becomes clear. I am reborn in spirit and renewed in heart and mind”. Yes My Friend, today is the day for you to break out of your self-imposed ‘Cocoon’ to become the New Creation God intends for you to be. Vow to leave the past and the ‘Old You’ behind forever, as you positively pursue your own individual ‘Personal Renaissance’. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17585803 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:24:53 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17585793-Time-To-Think-October-25-2007-End-conflict-with-love Let’s face it, the world in which we all presently live at the beginning of the 21st century is full of conflicts. You My Friend, are inevitably going to encounter many conflicts throughout each and every day. Firstly, you’ll actually have conflicts with yourself, as you daily struggle to do what you know to be right. Then of course, wherever two thinking human beings come together with individual goals and individual thinking, conflict of one kind or another is virtually inevitable. Just ask those who are married if they encounter any conflicts with their spouse, and I’m quite sure, that they’ll admit that they do in fact have many conflicts with their partner. In the country where I presently reside The Bahamas, far too many of the youth of the nation are getting embroiled in conflicts, some of which end in deadly fashion as the parties to the conflict get into a physical altercation, which so often ends in death. So, what is the answer to resolving conflicts in a peaceful and sat... Let’s face it, the world in which we all presently live at the beginning of the 21st century is full of conflicts. You My Friend, are inevitably going to encounter many conflicts throughout each and every day. Firstly, you’ll actually have conflicts with yourself, as you daily struggle to do what you know to be right. Then of course, wherever two thinking human beings come together with individual goals and individual thinking, conflict of one kind or another is virtually inevitable. Just ask those who are married if they encounter any conflicts with their spouse, and I’m quite sure, that they’ll admit that they do in fact have many conflicts with their partner. In the country where I presently reside The Bahamas, far too many of the youth of the nation are getting embroiled in conflicts, some of which end in deadly fashion as the parties to the conflict get into a physical altercation, which so often ends in death. So, what is the answer to resolving conflicts in a peaceful and satisfactory manner? Well, I was listening to Dr. Wayne Dyer the other evening as he delivered a series of lectures on PBS Television. Dr. Dyer uttered the phrase which is in fact the title of this article, he said ‘End conflict with love’. Yes indeed, as that well known saying puts it ‘Love heals ALL’, and My Friend, it really does. Let’s face it, if when a husband and wife are embroiled in a major conflict, one party would just humble themself and say, whilst putting his or her arms around their partner and gently kissing them on the cheek “I don’t agree with you on this, but I still love you”; the conflict would be over….end of story. Yes indeed, the way to end all conflicts, minor or major is by the infusion of large doses of Genuine Love, for love really does conquer all. In Kahlil Gibran’s masterpiece ‘The Prophet’ he writes the following on ‘Love’. “When you love you should not say, “God is in my heart”, but rather, “I am in the heart of God”. And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course. Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself. But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires; To melt and be like a running brook that sings it’s melody to the night. To know the pain of too much tenderness. To be wounded by your own understanding of love; And to bleed willingly and joyfully. To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.”. Yes My Friend, we could indeed end all conflicts, big and small, domestic, national and international, if we’d just use the greatest power for good in The Universe….LOVE! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com Let’s face it, the world in which we all presently live at the beginning of the 21st century is full of conflicts. You My Friend, are inevitably going to encounter many conflicts throughout each and every day. Firstly, you’ll actually have conflicts with yourself, as you daily struggle to do what you know to be right. Then of course, wherever two thinking human beings come together with individual goals and individual thinking, conflict of one kind or another is virtually inevitable. Just ask those who are married if they encounter any conflicts with their spouse, and I’m quite sure, that they’ll admit that they do in fact have many conflicts with their partner. In the country where I presently reside The Bahamas, far too many of the youth of the nation are getting embroiled in conflicts, some of which end in deadly fashion as the parties to the conflict get into a physical altercation, which so often ends in death. So, what is the answer to resolving conflicts in a peaceful and satisfactory manner? Well, I was listening to Dr. Wayne Dyer the other evening as he delivered a series of lectures on PBS Television. Dr. Dyer uttered the phrase which is in fact the title of this article, he said ‘End conflict with love’. Yes indeed, as that well known saying puts it ‘Love heals ALL’, and My Friend, it really does. Let’s face it, if when a husband and wife are embroiled in a major conflict, one party would just humble themself and say, whilst putting his or her arms around their partner and gently kissing them on the cheek “I don’t agree with you on this, but I still love you”; the conflict would be over….end of story. Yes indeed, the way to end all conflicts, minor or major is by the infusion of large doses of Genuine Love, for love really does conquer all. In Kahlil Gibran’s masterpiece ‘The Prophet’ he writes the following on ‘Love’. “When you love you should not say, “God is in my heart”, but rather, “I am in the heart of God”. And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course. Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself. But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires; To melt and be like a running brook that sings it’s melody to the night. To know the pain of too much tenderness. To be wounded by your own understanding of love; And to bleed willingly and joyfully. To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.”. Yes My Friend, we could indeed end all conflicts, big and small, domestic, national and international, if we’d just use the greatest power for good in The Universe….LOVE! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17585793 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:21:30 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17585773-Time-To-Think-October-24-2007-Thoughts-become-things In the past I have always said ‘Thoughts are things’. However, I believe that the actual title of this particular article ‘Thoughts become things’ more accurately depicts exactly what takes place with the creative process. As I have put it before the human mind is the ‘Cradle of Creation’, for it is the thoughts which we harbor in our fertile mind, which eventually becomes our reality. George Bendall put it like this “Since we are surrounded by the Intelligent Force that responds to our thoughts, then it is our very thoughts that will become Causes, which in turn become Effects”. Oh how well put there by George Bendall, and of course, the Intelligent Force which he is referring to, is our Spiritual Father, God. In the August 2007 edition of ‘Creative Thought’ magazine the following short piece written by John Lusk of Calabasas, California if most relevant to our theme for today; it reads as follows “I scan the world around me and know it is merely constructed of thoughts and ideas. ... In the past I have always said ‘Thoughts are things’. However, I believe that the actual title of this particular article ‘Thoughts become things’ more accurately depicts exactly what takes place with the creative process. As I have put it before the human mind is the ‘Cradle of Creation’, for it is the thoughts which we harbor in our fertile mind, which eventually becomes our reality. George Bendall put it like this “Since we are surrounded by the Intelligent Force that responds to our thoughts, then it is our very thoughts that will become Causes, which in turn become Effects”. Oh how well put there by George Bendall, and of course, the Intelligent Force which he is referring to, is our Spiritual Father, God. In the August 2007 edition of ‘Creative Thought’ magazine the following short piece written by John Lusk of Calabasas, California if most relevant to our theme for today; it reads as follows “I scan the world around me and know it is merely constructed of thoughts and ideas. I think with my mind, which is one with the Infinite Mind, the Infinite Force that responds to my thought. Today, I think new thoughts. What I have seen is now transformed by my new thinking into a new vision. Solidity and starkness fade to reveal a fluid beauty. Now, I experience the world as I choose to experience it. I conceive of all the things I could possibly need or enjoy using, and they are created in abundance for all to enjoy. I set the Force to work for good on my behalf. I observe and control my thought as I focus on only the best and manifest what I think. I live in grateful acceptance of my limitless abundance of good. The world around me is of my own making by the action of the law, and I love it. And so it is”. What a powerfully positive piece of writing that is, and it really does confirm the concept that ‘Thoughts become Things’. In the book ‘Science of Mind’ written by Ernest Holmes in chapter eight titled ‘The power of thought’ he writes “Thoughts are things, they have the power to objectify themselves; thought lays hold of Causation and forms real Substance. The word of man is the law of his life, under the One Great Law of all Life. Thoughts of sickness can make a man sick, and thoughts of health and perfection can heal him. Thought is the conscious activity of the one thinking, and works as he directs, through Law; and this Law may be consciously set in motion. This Law will work for him to the fullest extent of his belief in, and understanding of, It. A realization of the Presence of God is the most powerful healing agency known to the mind of man”. So, there you have it My Friend, you have the power within you to create the type of life you want, by the thoughts you daily choose to think, for ‘Thoughts become things’. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com In the past I have always said ‘Thoughts are things’. However, I believe that the actual title of this particular article ‘Thoughts become things’ more accurately depicts exactly what takes place with the creative process. As I have put it before the human mind is the ‘Cradle of Creation’, for it is the thoughts which we harbor in our fertile mind, which eventually becomes our reality. George Bendall put it like this “Since we are surrounded by the Intelligent Force that responds to our thoughts, then it is our very thoughts that will become Causes, which in turn become Effects”. Oh how well put there by George Bendall, and of course, the Intelligent Force which he is referring to, is our Spiritual Father, God. In the August 2007 edition of ‘Creative Thought’ magazine the following short piece written by John Lusk of Calabasas, California if most relevant to our theme for today; it reads as follows “I scan the world around me and know it is merely constructed of thoughts and ideas. I think with my mind, which is one with the Infinite Mind, the Infinite Force that responds to my thought. Today, I think new thoughts. What I have seen is now transformed by my new thinking into a new vision. Solidity and starkness fade to reveal a fluid beauty. Now, I experience the world as I choose to experience it. I conceive of all the things I could possibly need or enjoy using, and they are created in abundance for all to enjoy. I set the Force to work for good on my behalf. I observe and control my thought as I focus on only the best and manifest what I think. I live in grateful acceptance of my limitless abundance of good. The world around me is of my own making by the action of the law, and I love it. And so it is”. What a powerfully positive piece of writing that is, and it really does confirm the concept that ‘Thoughts become Things’. In the book ‘Science of Mind’ written by Ernest Holmes in chapter eight titled ‘The power of thought’ he writes “Thoughts are things, they have the power to objectify themselves; thought lays hold of Causation and forms real Substance. The word of man is the law of his life, under the One Great Law of all Life. Thoughts of sickness can make a man sick, and thoughts of health and perfection can heal him. Thought is the conscious activity of the one thinking, and works as he directs, through Law; and this Law may be consciously set in motion. This Law will work for him to the fullest extent of his belief in, and understanding of, It. A realization of the Presence of God is the most powerful healing agency known to the mind of man”. So, there you have it My Friend, you have the power within you to create the type of life you want, by the thoughts you daily choose to think, for ‘Thoughts become things’. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17585773 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:17:08 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17585753-Time-To-Think-October-23-2007-We-re-all-instruments As most of my regular readers will know, I’m a Metaphysician. Now, one of the basic precepts of Metaphysics is, that there is but ONE MIND in The Universe, and that ALL individual minds are expressions of, and are therefore part of, are linked to the ONE MIND. To put that concept in simple, plain language which we can all fully comprehend, it means that we are ALL a part of , are one with our Spiritual Father, God. Actually Jesus The Master Teacher articulated this particular belief when he said ‘I and The Father are ONE’. So, in a nutshell, God, the Creator of The Universe and everyone and everything in it, lives 24/7 WITHIN us all at the very center of our being. So, the secret to a really great life is to let the Attributes, the Qualities of God flow through us as we daily go about living the good life. Or to put it as the title of this particular article does ‘We’re ALL ‘Instruments’ of God’. In Divine Science it’s Principle and Practice, the following is written which is most a... As most of my regular readers will know, I’m a Metaphysician. Now, one of the basic precepts of Metaphysics is, that there is but ONE MIND in The Universe, and that ALL individual minds are expressions of, and are therefore part of, are linked to the ONE MIND. To put that concept in simple, plain language which we can all fully comprehend, it means that we are ALL a part of , are one with our Spiritual Father, God. Actually Jesus The Master Teacher articulated this particular belief when he said ‘I and The Father are ONE’. So, in a nutshell, God, the Creator of The Universe and everyone and everything in it, lives 24/7 WITHIN us all at the very center of our being. So, the secret to a really great life is to let the Attributes, the Qualities of God flow through us as we daily go about living the good life. Or to put it as the title of this particular article does ‘We’re ALL ‘Instruments’ of God’. In Divine Science it’s Principle and Practice, the following is written which is most applicable to our theme today “All of man’s possibilities lie in the truth that he is divine as is his Creator with whom he is one. He is one with God whose nature is love, wisdom, knowledge, understanding, power, life and joy. These are known as the inherencies of God, and they are the attributes which man inherits by nature of his oneness with God. Man is one with God who is omnipresent, omnipotent, and omniscient. Think deeply of this”. So My Friend, once you fully understand today’s most important lesson, you’ll realize, that firstly you’re never alone, and secondly, the greatest power in The Universe, God resides WITHIN you 24/7. So, to have a great life, just be still and let the God WITHIN be your guide in everything you do. In the September 2007 edition of ‘Creative Thought’ magazine the following short piece entitled ‘I trust in life’ written by Reverend Andrea Sebera of Calabasas, California is most applicable to our theme for today, it reads as follows “God is the Infinite, the Source and Expression of all there is. The Infinite Creative Power is operating through me right now. I speak my word, knowing it is God who speaks through me. I know that everything that happens to me is for my deliverance, joy and transformation. I trust all things work for the good, which includes peace, love, joy, and abundance. Regardless of circumstances or appearances, God is doing It’s perfect work through me. I am a conduit for creativity, and good in my world. Whatever emotions may come into play, the transformative Power of Spirit underlies them. In deep trust, I surrender my condition, knowing the Divine Healer is working through me right here and right now. I trust God in all things and am thankful for the calm, confidence that emerges throughout my life. I release my word to the Law of God, knowing it is done. And so it is”. Yes My Friend, just allow God to use you as His ‘Instrument’ for all that is good, and believe you me, all will be well with your life. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com As most of my regular readers will know, I’m a Metaphysician. Now, one of the basic precepts of Metaphysics is, that there is but ONE MIND in The Universe, and that ALL individual minds are expressions of, and are therefore part of, are linked to the ONE MIND. To put that concept in simple, plain language which we can all fully comprehend, it means that we are ALL a part of , are one with our Spiritual Father, God. Actually Jesus The Master Teacher articulated this particular belief when he said ‘I and The Father are ONE’. So, in a nutshell, God, the Creator of The Universe and everyone and everything in it, lives 24/7 WITHIN us all at the very center of our being. So, the secret to a really great life is to let the Attributes, the Qualities of God flow through us as we daily go about living the good life. Or to put it as the title of this particular article does ‘We’re ALL ‘Instruments’ of God’. In Divine Science it’s Principle and Practice, the following is written which is most applicable to our theme today “All of man’s possibilities lie in the truth that he is divine as is his Creator with whom he is one. He is one with God whose nature is love, wisdom, knowledge, understanding, power, life and joy. These are known as the inherencies of God, and they are the attributes which man inherits by nature of his oneness with God. Man is one with God who is omnipresent, omnipotent, and omniscient. Think deeply of this”. So My Friend, once you fully understand today’s most important lesson, you’ll realize, that firstly you’re never alone, and secondly, the greatest power in The Universe, God resides WITHIN you 24/7. So, to have a great life, just be still and let the God WITHIN be your guide in everything you do. In the September 2007 edition of ‘Creative Thought’ magazine the following short piece entitled ‘I trust in life’ written by Reverend Andrea Sebera of Calabasas, California is most applicable to our theme for today, it reads as follows “God is the Infinite, the Source and Expression of all there is. The Infinite Creative Power is operating through me right now. I speak my word, knowing it is God who speaks through me. I know that everything that happens to me is for my deliverance, joy and transformation. I trust all things work for the good, which includes peace, love, joy, and abundance. Regardless of circumstances or appearances, God is doing It’s perfect work through me. I am a conduit for creativity, and good in my world. Whatever emotions may come into play, the transformative Power of Spirit underlies them. In deep trust, I surrender my condition, knowing the Divine Healer is working through me right here and right now. I trust God in all things and am thankful for the calm, confidence that emerges throughout my life. I release my word to the Law of God, knowing it is done. And so it is”. Yes My Friend, just allow God to use you as His ‘Instrument’ for all that is good, and believe you me, all will be well with your life. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17585753 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:13:41 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17585733-Time-To-Think-October-22-2007-Think-small In Eric Butterworth’s book ‘Discover the power within you’ published by Harper & Row of New York, chapter seven is titled ‘Your thought is your life’. Here’s a short passage from that chapter “Locked within the superconsciousness of man are the answers to all the problems, and the secret of all the mysteries that mankind will ever face. Man is a thinking being. The very word ‘Man’ comes from an ancient Sanskrit word which literally means ‘To Think’. Through thinking, man has the possibility of knowing God and expressing the wisdom of Divine Mind. Man is the greatest concentration of divine energies in the Universe. He is the greatest natural resource. And the world of possibilities within man is still the great frontier”. What a really exciting concept this is. In other words, as I have written about again and again, it is the thoughts which we think which will in fact determine in the long run, the type of life we’ll have, and the quality of our experiences from day to day. Now mos... In Eric Butterworth’s book ‘Discover the power within you’ published by Harper & Row of New York, chapter seven is titled ‘Your thought is your life’. Here’s a short passage from that chapter “Locked within the superconsciousness of man are the answers to all the problems, and the secret of all the mysteries that mankind will ever face. Man is a thinking being. The very word ‘Man’ comes from an ancient Sanskrit word which literally means ‘To Think’. Through thinking, man has the possibility of knowing God and expressing the wisdom of Divine Mind. Man is the greatest concentration of divine energies in the Universe. He is the greatest natural resource. And the world of possibilities within man is still the great frontier”. What a really exciting concept this is. In other words, as I have written about again and again, it is the thoughts which we think which will in fact determine in the long run, the type of life we’ll have, and the quality of our experiences from day to day. Now most books on Positive Thinking instruct us to ‘Think Big!’. So how come I’m advocating in this particular article, that you should ‘Think Small!’? Well, it’s a concept I learnt from Dr. Wayne Dyer. Sure, when we initially set our goals for all areas of our life, we’ll ‘Think Big!’. However, having done that, we then start to focus on the small steps which we need to take each and every day to eventually get us to where we actually want to be in the long run. This then is the concept of ‘Thinking Small!’. Grenville Kleiser said “Every good thought you think is contributing it’s share to the ultimate result of your life”, and Dr. Norman Vincent Peale in his great book ‘The Power of Positive thinking’ put it like this “Change your thoughts and you change your world”. So My Friend, in conclusion, we fully understand that it is the thoughts which we think today which will determine our future, and the quality of our life in all it’s myriad facets. Initially, we ‘Think Big!’ when setting up our goals in order to establish the ‘Big Picture’. However, having done that, we now focus all of our attention and energy on the ‘Small Steps’ which we need to take each and every day, in order to be able to eventually achieve our ultimate objective. In other words, we take a ‘Small Steps’ which day by day bring us that much closer to the ultimate Prize. As Dr. Robert Schuller put it “Inch by inch, anything’s a cinch”. Oh how true that is. This then is the concept of ‘Thinking Small!’. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com In Eric Butterworth’s book ‘Discover the power within you’ published by Harper & Row of New York, chapter seven is titled ‘Your thought is your life’. Here’s a short passage from that chapter “Locked within the superconsciousness of man are the answers to all the problems, and the secret of all the mysteries that mankind will ever face. Man is a thinking being. The very word ‘Man’ comes from an ancient Sanskrit word which literally means ‘To Think’. Through thinking, man has the possibility of knowing God and expressing the wisdom of Divine Mind. Man is the greatest concentration of divine energies in the Universe. He is the greatest natural resource. And the world of possibilities within man is still the great frontier”. What a really exciting concept this is. In other words, as I have written about again and again, it is the thoughts which we think which will in fact determine in the long run, the type of life we’ll have, and the quality of our experiences from day to day. Now most books on Positive Thinking instruct us to ‘Think Big!’. So how come I’m advocating in this particular article, that you should ‘Think Small!’? Well, it’s a concept I learnt from Dr. Wayne Dyer. Sure, when we initially set our goals for all areas of our life, we’ll ‘Think Big!’. However, having done that, we then start to focus on the small steps which we need to take each and every day to eventually get us to where we actually want to be in the long run. This then is the concept of ‘Thinking Small!’. Grenville Kleiser said “Every good thought you think is contributing it’s share to the ultimate result of your life”, and Dr. Norman Vincent Peale in his great book ‘The Power of Positive thinking’ put it like this “Change your thoughts and you change your world”. So My Friend, in conclusion, we fully understand that it is the thoughts which we think today which will determine our future, and the quality of our life in all it’s myriad facets. Initially, we ‘Think Big!’ when setting up our goals in order to establish the ‘Big Picture’. However, having done that, we now focus all of our attention and energy on the ‘Small Steps’ which we need to take each and every day, in order to be able to eventually achieve our ultimate objective. In other words, we take a ‘Small Steps’ which day by day bring us that much closer to the ultimate Prize. As Dr. Robert Schuller put it “Inch by inch, anything’s a cinch”. Oh how true that is. This then is the concept of ‘Thinking Small!’. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17585733 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:09:23 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17585713-Time-To-Think-October-19-2007-The-defeminization-of-women Webster’s New World dictionary defines the verb ‘Feminize’ as “To make or become feminine or effeminate”. Feminization is of course the noun. Now, as the title of this particular article suggests, I believe that during the 20th century, and indeed continuing into the 21st century, we have been systematically defeminizing our beloved women throughout the world. I live in The Bahamas which basically is a Matriachial Society, which is run by women. I have noticed, that the higher a woman goes in business, or politics, or religion for that matter, the less feminine they appear to be. Of course, this trend started with the most destructive so-called ‘Women’s Liberation’ movement. This movement, in my opinion, has caused a whole lot of women to try to act and indeed be like men….this is absolutely ridiculous! God, who obviously knew what he was doing, created men and women to be distinctively different from each other, each displaying unique characteristics, which were meant to attract th... Webster’s New World dictionary defines the verb ‘Feminize’ as “To make or become feminine or effeminate”. Feminization is of course the noun. Now, as the title of this particular article suggests, I believe that during the 20th century, and indeed continuing into the 21st century, we have been systematically defeminizing our beloved women throughout the world. I live in The Bahamas which basically is a Matriachial Society, which is run by women. I have noticed, that the higher a woman goes in business, or politics, or religion for that matter, the less feminine they appear to be. Of course, this trend started with the most destructive so-called ‘Women’s Liberation’ movement. This movement, in my opinion, has caused a whole lot of women to try to act and indeed be like men….this is absolutely ridiculous! God, who obviously knew what he was doing, created men and women to be distinctively different from each other, each displaying unique characteristics, which were meant to attract them to each other, so that eventually a union of the two can take place. This Divine Plan is absolutely vital for the continuation of the human race on planet earth. When women start to act like, to emulate men in everything which they do, when they become ‘defeminized’, they are in fact not acting in a normal way as designed by God. Now, when we collectively go against the will of God, we’re all in trouble. Why do so many women think that they have to daily compete with men, why can’t they cooperate a whole lot more with men by allowing men to simply be men, whilst they fulfill their Divine Roles as women, as God ordained them to be. The French Film Star who was indeed the epitome of ‘Feminity’ Brigitte Bardot once said “Women get more unhappy the more they try to liberate themselves”, and Frank O’Connor said to echo her wise sentiments “No man is as anti-feminist as a really feminine woman”. Oh how absolutely right he was! ‘Men are Men and Women are Women’ is indeed a most simplistic statement, and yet that’s exactly the way God made us. I honestly believe, that we would do well to keep things the way they were divinely created by God. Men, please take care of your responsibilities, particularly where there are children involved and thus be ‘Real Men’. And ladies, you need to remain beautifully feminine as God created you, whilst you allow the men to be men. In my humble estimation, women are among the most beautiful of ALL God’s creations; therefore, they should continue to act in a natural, God-ordained totally feminine manner, at all times. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com Webster’s New World dictionary defines the verb ‘Feminize’ as “To make or become feminine or effeminate”. Feminization is of course the noun. Now, as the title of this particular article suggests, I believe that during the 20th century, and indeed continuing into the 21st century, we have been systematically defeminizing our beloved women throughout the world. I live in The Bahamas which basically is a Matriachial Society, which is run by women. I have noticed, that the higher a woman goes in business, or politics, or religion for that matter, the less feminine they appear to be. Of course, this trend started with the most destructive so-called ‘Women’s Liberation’ movement. This movement, in my opinion, has caused a whole lot of women to try to act and indeed be like men….this is absolutely ridiculous! God, who obviously knew what he was doing, created men and women to be distinctively different from each other, each displaying unique characteristics, which were meant to attract them to each other, so that eventually a union of the two can take place. This Divine Plan is absolutely vital for the continuation of the human race on planet earth. When women start to act like, to emulate men in everything which they do, when they become ‘defeminized’, they are in fact not acting in a normal way as designed by God. Now, when we collectively go against the will of God, we’re all in trouble. Why do so many women think that they have to daily compete with men, why can’t they cooperate a whole lot more with men by allowing men to simply be men, whilst they fulfill their Divine Roles as women, as God ordained them to be. The French Film Star who was indeed the epitome of ‘Feminity’ Brigitte Bardot once said “Women get more unhappy the more they try to liberate themselves”, and Frank O’Connor said to echo her wise sentiments “No man is as anti-feminist as a really feminine woman”. Oh how absolutely right he was! ‘Men are Men and Women are Women’ is indeed a most simplistic statement, and yet that’s exactly the way God made us. I honestly believe, that we would do well to keep things the way they were divinely created by God. Men, please take care of your responsibilities, particularly where there are children involved and thus be ‘Real Men’. And ladies, you need to remain beautifully feminine as God created you, whilst you allow the men to be men. In my humble estimation, women are among the most beautiful of ALL God’s creations; therefore, they should continue to act in a natural, God-ordained totally feminine manner, at all times. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17585713 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:03:40 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17585703-Time-To-Think-October-18-2007-Helicopter-Parents I was watching Dr. Wayne Dyer on PBS last week as he gave another of his inspiring and indeed insightful lectures. One of the points which he stressed was not to be too rigid in our approach to life, but to at all times be much more flexible. He then said, that this concept is especially important when dealing with children. Whilst parents obviously have to discipline their children, and teach them how to behave in a correct and indeed responsible manner, they have to establish a Code of Conduct which is appropriate for the children to follow; however, parents should not be too rigid with their children, thus being always ‘on their case’, as the saying goes. Now, that may seem to be contradictory to some, but believe you me, it’s not. What it means in effect is simply this. Parents set the rules and they do their utmost to see that the children obey the rules. However, parents should not be constantly complaining about their children’s behavior, and thus be forever berating them. In... I was watching Dr. Wayne Dyer on PBS last week as he gave another of his inspiring and indeed insightful lectures. One of the points which he stressed was not to be too rigid in our approach to life, but to at all times be much more flexible. He then said, that this concept is especially important when dealing with children. Whilst parents obviously have to discipline their children, and teach them how to behave in a correct and indeed responsible manner, they have to establish a Code of Conduct which is appropriate for the children to follow; however, parents should not be too rigid with their children, thus being always ‘on their case’, as the saying goes. Now, that may seem to be contradictory to some, but believe you me, it’s not. What it means in effect is simply this. Parents set the rules and they do their utmost to see that the children obey the rules. However, parents should not be constantly complaining about their children’s behavior, and thus be forever berating them. In other words, we need to give them some leeway, to cut them some slack, as the saying goes in The Bahamas. My Grandfather was a farmer back in Ireland, and in those days he worked a lot with horses. He knew that a horse performs better when, instead of continually pulling on the reins, you just let the horse perform as it instinctively knows how to. The expression used, is to just give the horse the reins. Well My Friend, as parents sometimes we just need to give our children the reins and allow them to perform in their own, unique way. As Dr. Wayne dyer put it, some parents are continually hovering over their children, and this is obviously not good, it is quite definitely not the way in which to bring up healthy, well adjusted children. This is what he refers to as ‘Helicopter Parents’. In Lebanese Poet, Philosopher Kahlil Gibran’s insightful book ‘The Prophet’ he writes “And a woman who held a babe against her bosom said, speak to us of Children. And he said; Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you. You may give them love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams. You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you. For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday”. How full of wisdom those words of Kahlil Gibran are. Parents, give to your children an abundance of love, and teach them right from wrong, whilst allowing them to make their own mistakes every now and then, thus learning invaluable ‘Lesson in Living’. Don’t be a ‘Helicopter Parent’ forever hovering over them. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com I was watching Dr. Wayne Dyer on PBS last week as he gave another of his inspiring and indeed insightful lectures. One of the points which he stressed was not to be too rigid in our approach to life, but to at all times be much more flexible. He then said, that this concept is especially important when dealing with children. Whilst parents obviously have to discipline their children, and teach them how to behave in a correct and indeed responsible manner, they have to establish a Code of Conduct which is appropriate for the children to follow; however, parents should not be too rigid with their children, thus being always ‘on their case’, as the saying goes. Now, that may seem to be contradictory to some, but believe you me, it’s not. What it means in effect is simply this. Parents set the rules and they do their utmost to see that the children obey the rules. However, parents should not be constantly complaining about their children’s behavior, and thus be forever berating them. In other words, we need to give them some leeway, to cut them some slack, as the saying goes in The Bahamas. My Grandfather was a farmer back in Ireland, and in those days he worked a lot with horses. He knew that a horse performs better when, instead of continually pulling on the reins, you just let the horse perform as it instinctively knows how to. The expression used, is to just give the horse the reins. Well My Friend, as parents sometimes we just need to give our children the reins and allow them to perform in their own, unique way. As Dr. Wayne dyer put it, some parents are continually hovering over their children, and this is obviously not good, it is quite definitely not the way in which to bring up healthy, well adjusted children. This is what he refers to as ‘Helicopter Parents’. In Lebanese Poet, Philosopher Kahlil Gibran’s insightful book ‘The Prophet’ he writes “And a woman who held a babe against her bosom said, speak to us of Children. And he said; Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you. You may give them love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams. You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you. For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday”. How full of wisdom those words of Kahlil Gibran are. Parents, give to your children an abundance of love, and teach them right from wrong, whilst allowing them to make their own mistakes every now and then, thus learning invaluable ‘Lesson in Living’. Don’t be a ‘Helicopter Parent’ forever hovering over them. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17585703 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:00:10 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17585683-Time-To-Think-October-17-2007-Negativity-at-the-top There is one most important FACT that I deal with daily in The Bahamas, and that is, that a whole lot of Bahamians unfortunately have very low self-esteem. This results in far too many people, who are walking around daily with very large ‘Chips’ on their shoulder, who display extremely negative, and indeed in so many cases, outright hostile attitudes to all whom they interact with throughout the day. Yes indeed, there are unfortunately a whole lot of people spread throughout the entire Bahamas, who do have extremely negative, disgusting attitudes. Now, the really frightening part of this very visible problem to me, is that so many people who are in management positions, are also negative in the extreme. As the title of this article puts it, there is so much ‘Negativity at the top’. When I’m doing a presentation to any organization on my highly acclaimed ‘Broaden Your Horizons’ seminar, which deals ‘in-depth’ with the CAUSES of low self-esteem and bad attitudes; invariably I’ll be as... There is one most important FACT that I deal with daily in The Bahamas, and that is, that a whole lot of Bahamians unfortunately have very low self-esteem. This results in far too many people, who are walking around daily with very large ‘Chips’ on their shoulder, who display extremely negative, and indeed in so many cases, outright hostile attitudes to all whom they interact with throughout the day. Yes indeed, there are unfortunately a whole lot of people spread throughout the entire Bahamas, who do have extremely negative, disgusting attitudes. Now, the really frightening part of this very visible problem to me, is that so many people who are in management positions, are also negative in the extreme. As the title of this article puts it, there is so much ‘Negativity at the top’. When I’m doing a presentation to any organization on my highly acclaimed ‘Broaden Your Horizons’ seminar, which deals ‘in-depth’ with the CAUSES of low self-esteem and bad attitudes; invariably I’ll be asked the following question. Where in the organization should we commence with the application of the seminar? My answer is always the same regardless of the type of organization or where geographically in the world it’s located. My answer to the question, where should we start with the process is ‘AT THE TOP!’. After all, what’s the point in putting some members of the staff through a seminar which greatly improves their overall attitude, if members of the company’s management and/or supervisory team still have bad attitudes….this doesn’t make any sense at all. I recently made a presentation to several executives at a particular company on my ‘Broaden Your Horizons’ seminar. Incidentally, one of the Directors of this company actually sought me out as he knew that his company needed my services. He also personally was fully acquainted with my ability to do an excellent, an effective job, as he had personally participated in several seminars with me years ago, which he states openly were very beneficial to him. The presentation went extremely well, a set of dates were agreed to, and the proposal was put to the board of Directors who approved spending the funds. The very next week, a senior management person at the company who had been absent from my presentation, but whom I was informed really needed my seminar returned, and stated in no uncertain terms, that he would not attend the seminar as he felt it would be a waste of time and money. He suggested that the company give the staff some books to read, some motivational books instead. So the seminar, which had been agreed to by the board of Directors was cancelled. There’s no doubt about it, ‘Negativity at the top’ is slowly but most surely ruining The Bahamas. How very sad! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com There is one most important FACT that I deal with daily in The Bahamas, and that is, that a whole lot of Bahamians unfortunately have very low self-esteem. This results in far too many people, who are walking around daily with very large ‘Chips’ on their shoulder, who display extremely negative, and indeed in so many cases, outright hostile attitudes to all whom they interact with throughout the day. Yes indeed, there are unfortunately a whole lot of people spread throughout the entire Bahamas, who do have extremely negative, disgusting attitudes. Now, the really frightening part of this very visible problem to me, is that so many people who are in management positions, are also negative in the extreme. As the title of this article puts it, there is so much ‘Negativity at the top’. When I’m doing a presentation to any organization on my highly acclaimed ‘Broaden Your Horizons’ seminar, which deals ‘in-depth’ with the CAUSES of low self-esteem and bad attitudes; invariably I’ll be asked the following question. Where in the organization should we commence with the application of the seminar? My answer is always the same regardless of the type of organization or where geographically in the world it’s located. My answer to the question, where should we start with the process is ‘AT THE TOP!’. After all, what’s the point in putting some members of the staff through a seminar which greatly improves their overall attitude, if members of the company’s management and/or supervisory team still have bad attitudes….this doesn’t make any sense at all. I recently made a presentation to several executives at a particular company on my ‘Broaden Your Horizons’ seminar. Incidentally, one of the Directors of this company actually sought me out as he knew that his company needed my services. He also personally was fully acquainted with my ability to do an excellent, an effective job, as he had personally participated in several seminars with me years ago, which he states openly were very beneficial to him. The presentation went extremely well, a set of dates were agreed to, and the proposal was put to the board of Directors who approved spending the funds. The very next week, a senior management person at the company who had been absent from my presentation, but whom I was informed really needed my seminar returned, and stated in no uncertain terms, that he would not attend the seminar as he felt it would be a waste of time and money. He suggested that the company give the staff some books to read, some motivational books instead. So the seminar, which had been agreed to by the board of Directors was cancelled. There’s no doubt about it, ‘Negativity at the top’ is slowly but most surely ruining The Bahamas. How very sad! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17585683 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:56:31 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17585673-Time-To-Think-October-16-2007-Stick-to-the-point As I have relayed to you my valued readers in the past, I do get some extremely complimentary e-mails and phone calls in response to the contents of these articles, which is indeed most gratifying. It’s really great to know that I’m impacting the lives of so many in a positive way. However, let me be perfectly honest, I also from time to time get some not so complimentary comments. Now invariably, when I do get any negative comments, it always appears to be in response to something which I’ve written about either politics or religion. It really is amazing how bitter, how insulting, how vitriolic so many people can be who are involved in religion, or affiliated with a particular political party. I guess that The TRUTH, which is what I write about in these articles really hurts. Now the main point which I wish to highlight here today is this. When I get these really nasty e-mails from political cronies or religious fanatics in response to a particular article, they usually completely ... As I have relayed to you my valued readers in the past, I do get some extremely complimentary e-mails and phone calls in response to the contents of these articles, which is indeed most gratifying. It’s really great to know that I’m impacting the lives of so many in a positive way. However, let me be perfectly honest, I also from time to time get some not so complimentary comments. Now invariably, when I do get any negative comments, it always appears to be in response to something which I’ve written about either politics or religion. It really is amazing how bitter, how insulting, how vitriolic so many people can be who are involved in religion, or affiliated with a particular political party. I guess that The TRUTH, which is what I write about in these articles really hurts. Now the main point which I wish to highlight here today is this. When I get these really nasty e-mails from political cronies or religious fanatics in response to a particular article, they usually completely ignore, they don’t even mention the actual contents of what I wrote about. Instead, they just bitterly attack and insult me as a person. How very pathetic. Believe you me, I’d actually respect these people a whole lot more if they’d just endeavor to deal in an intelligent manner with the content of my article, and thus try to show me what I wrote about which is not accurate from a factual point of view. But they, in most instances never deal with The TRUTH, The FACTS; they just rant and rave, and insult me personally without referring to anything which I wrote about in the article. I so often think to myself, why can’t people ‘Stick to the point!’. When I write something about religion which someone doesn’t like; once again I’ll get e-mails completely ignoring the actual points which I articulately outlined in the article, as the person just goes on in a completely mindless manner quoting one scripture after another. As I read the e-mail, I keep repeating to myself ‘Stick to the point!’. I recently wrote a article about Freedom of the press and its vital importance in any democratic society. I wrote the article in response to The FACT, that a member of the opposition party in The Bahamas actually advocated in the halls of parliament, that some form of controls be placed on the media who openly criticize the government. These are The FACTS! In response to this article, I got some excellent e-mails from England and The U.S. which complimented me on the article. However, I also got one from a supporter of the opposition party in The Bahamas which really was pathetic. Once again, the letter writer completely ignored the main point of the article, and just spouted the political propaganda of her party, whilst she insulted me personally. Once again, I thought as I read her e-mail, why can’t people ‘Stick to the point!’. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com As I have relayed to you my valued readers in the past, I do get some extremely complimentary e-mails and phone calls in response to the contents of these articles, which is indeed most gratifying. It’s really great to know that I’m impacting the lives of so many in a positive way. However, let me be perfectly honest, I also from time to time get some not so complimentary comments. Now invariably, when I do get any negative comments, it always appears to be in response to something which I’ve written about either politics or religion. It really is amazing how bitter, how insulting, how vitriolic so many people can be who are involved in religion, or affiliated with a particular political party. I guess that The TRUTH, which is what I write about in these articles really hurts. Now the main point which I wish to highlight here today is this. When I get these really nasty e-mails from political cronies or religious fanatics in response to a particular article, they usually completely ignore, they don’t even mention the actual contents of what I wrote about. Instead, they just bitterly attack and insult me as a person. How very pathetic. Believe you me, I’d actually respect these people a whole lot more if they’d just endeavor to deal in an intelligent manner with the content of my article, and thus try to show me what I wrote about which is not accurate from a factual point of view. But they, in most instances never deal with The TRUTH, The FACTS; they just rant and rave, and insult me personally without referring to anything which I wrote about in the article. I so often think to myself, why can’t people ‘Stick to the point!’. When I write something about religion which someone doesn’t like; once again I’ll get e-mails completely ignoring the actual points which I articulately outlined in the article, as the person just goes on in a completely mindless manner quoting one scripture after another. As I read the e-mail, I keep repeating to myself ‘Stick to the point!’. I recently wrote a article about Freedom of the press and its vital importance in any democratic society. I wrote the article in response to The FACT, that a member of the opposition party in The Bahamas actually advocated in the halls of parliament, that some form of controls be placed on the media who openly criticize the government. These are The FACTS! In response to this article, I got some excellent e-mails from England and The U.S. which complimented me on the article. However, I also got one from a supporter of the opposition party in The Bahamas which really was pathetic. Once again, the letter writer completely ignored the main point of the article, and just spouted the political propaganda of her party, whilst she insulted me personally. Once again, I thought as I read her e-mail, why can’t people ‘Stick to the point!’. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17585673 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:53:05 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17585653-Time-To-Think-October-15-2007-Do-you-have-a-support-group Dr. Napoleon Hill wrote a great book years ago which has helped so many people around the world to become outstandingly successful. The book was ‘Think and grow rich’. It goes without saying, that I strongly recommend this insightful book to all who wish to fully understand the Universal Laws of Success, thus having a really fulfilling and contented life. At one point in the book Dr. Hill suggests, that we all get together, what he refers to as a ‘Master Mind Group’. A ‘Master Mind Group’ is simply a group of ‘Like Minded’ people who are actually on the same ‘Mental Wavelength’ as we are, who think in like manner to us, and we regularly share our goals, our ambitions with this group of ‘Like Minded’ people. As they think in like manner to you, they will support you in all that you are striving to achieve. Now I believe that this is an excellent idea. We all need to have a ‘Support Group’ to give us encouragement as we daily pursue our goals and objectives, on the never-ending road t... Dr. Napoleon Hill wrote a great book years ago which has helped so many people around the world to become outstandingly successful. The book was ‘Think and grow rich’. It goes without saying, that I strongly recommend this insightful book to all who wish to fully understand the Universal Laws of Success, thus having a really fulfilling and contented life. At one point in the book Dr. Hill suggests, that we all get together, what he refers to as a ‘Master Mind Group’. A ‘Master Mind Group’ is simply a group of ‘Like Minded’ people who are actually on the same ‘Mental Wavelength’ as we are, who think in like manner to us, and we regularly share our goals, our ambitions with this group of ‘Like Minded’ people. As they think in like manner to you, they will support you in all that you are striving to achieve. Now I believe that this is an excellent idea. We all need to have a ‘Support Group’ to give us encouragement as we daily pursue our goals and objectives, on the never-ending road to success. It’s also most important, I feel, to have a ‘Support Group’ with which to share your deepest thoughts when things are not going exactly as they should be, in any facet of your life. Yes indeed, we all need to have a ‘Support Group’ in whom we can confide during times of stress in our life, as well as when we’re making plans for the future. This ‘Support Group’ can consist of family members, friends, business associates, and/or teachers. However, the important thing is, that each member of your ‘Support Group’ must be positive, upbeat, and enthusiastic people who are, as I said, on the same ‘Mental Wavelength’ as you, thus they see the world in a ‘Positive Light’ at all times. Now My Friend, it’s ‘Question Time’ once again. How do you answer the question posed by the title of this article ‘Do you have a ‘Support Group’?’ Well My Friend, how did you answer that most important question? If per chance it was in the negative, I would respectfully suggest, that you now give some very serious thought to actually forming your own ‘Support Group’. Don’t forget, that when you’re seeking out those whom you’d like to have as members of your ‘Support Group’, your ‘Master Mind Group’, that you only chose people who are enthusiastic, upbeat, and totally positive in overall outlook. These peop1e should also be sensitive and compassionate, and also Spiritually Awake Beings, who will be able to comfort you when things are not going as they should. Yes My Friend, we ALL need a ‘Support Group’ to assist us as we travel life’s road toward our ultimate destination, which is of course. . . .PERFECTION! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com Dr. Napoleon Hill wrote a great book years ago which has helped so many people around the world to become outstandingly successful. The book was ‘Think and grow rich’. It goes without saying, that I strongly recommend this insightful book to all who wish to fully understand the Universal Laws of Success, thus having a really fulfilling and contented life. At one point in the book Dr. Hill suggests, that we all get together, what he refers to as a ‘Master Mind Group’. A ‘Master Mind Group’ is simply a group of ‘Like Minded’ people who are actually on the same ‘Mental Wavelength’ as we are, who think in like manner to us, and we regularly share our goals, our ambitions with this group of ‘Like Minded’ people. As they think in like manner to you, they will support you in all that you are striving to achieve. Now I believe that this is an excellent idea. We all need to have a ‘Support Group’ to give us encouragement as we daily pursue our goals and objectives, on the never-ending road to success. It’s also most important, I feel, to have a ‘Support Group’ with which to share your deepest thoughts when things are not going exactly as they should be, in any facet of your life. Yes indeed, we all need to have a ‘Support Group’ in whom we can confide during times of stress in our life, as well as when we’re making plans for the future. This ‘Support Group’ can consist of family members, friends, business associates, and/or teachers. However, the important thing is, that each member of your ‘Support Group’ must be positive, upbeat, and enthusiastic people who are, as I said, on the same ‘Mental Wavelength’ as you, thus they see the world in a ‘Positive Light’ at all times. Now My Friend, it’s ‘Question Time’ once again. How do you answer the question posed by the title of this article ‘Do you have a ‘Support Group’?’ Well My Friend, how did you answer that most important question? If per chance it was in the negative, I would respectfully suggest, that you now give some very serious thought to actually forming your own ‘Support Group’. Don’t forget, that when you’re seeking out those whom you’d like to have as members of your ‘Support Group’, your ‘Master Mind Group’, that you only chose people who are enthusiastic, upbeat, and totally positive in overall outlook. These peop1e should also be sensitive and compassionate, and also Spiritually Awake Beings, who will be able to comfort you when things are not going as they should. Yes My Friend, we ALL need a ‘Support Group’ to assist us as we travel life’s road toward our ultimate destination, which is of course. . . .PERFECTION! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17585653 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:49:20 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17585643-Time-To-Think-October-12-2007-What-s-your-objective I remember well watching a program on T.V. some years ago, where the host was interviewing a group of young children on what they wanted to he when they grew up. One particular young boy of approximately ten to twelve years old when asked what he wanted to be, said that he’d like to be a Doctor. When he was asked further exactly why he’d like to be a Doctor, he smiled sheepishly and said “Because Doctors make a whole lot of money”. I was absolutely shocked by this young boy’s brazen answer. On a similar interview program with young children in The Bahamas, when the interviewer asked one young boy what he wanted to be, he replied immediately “I want to be a drug dealer”. How very sad both of these young boy’s answers were, for their sole objective in life, it would appear from their actual answers, was to make money! Obviously, they didn’t have a clue as to what life is really all about. As I have written about repeatedly in these articles, the purpose of life is #1. to discover who ... I remember well watching a program on T.V. some years ago, where the host was interviewing a group of young children on what they wanted to he when they grew up. One particular young boy of approximately ten to twelve years old when asked what he wanted to be, said that he’d like to be a Doctor. When he was asked further exactly why he’d like to be a Doctor, he smiled sheepishly and said “Because Doctors make a whole lot of money”. I was absolutely shocked by this young boy’s brazen answer. On a similar interview program with young children in The Bahamas, when the interviewer asked one young boy what he wanted to be, he replied immediately “I want to be a drug dealer”. How very sad both of these young boy’s answers were, for their sole objective in life, it would appear from their actual answers, was to make money! Obviously, they didn’t have a clue as to what life is really all about. As I have written about repeatedly in these articles, the purpose of life is #1. to discover who and what we actually are, which in reality is Awesomely Talented ‘Children of God’, and #2. to develop and refine our talents and thus be able to give them away to others. In other words, life is all about GIVING, about SERVING our brothers and sisters in God’s ‘Universal Family’. Of course, as we all know, or at least should know if we’ve had any training whatsoever in matters spiritual, the more we GIVE, the more we’ll RECEIVE, for that’s The LAW! Yes My Friend, we need to teach children from a young age, that life is all about GIVING not taking. Once they get this ‘Concept of Service’ firmly imbedded in their consciousness, they’ll be well on their way to a simply wonderful life of fulfillment and great success. Quite some time ago, I told my valued readers that Richard Branson, Chairman of the tremendously successful Virgin Group of Companies, was going to, in partnership with an American Businessman launch a new airline in The US. Well, on Saturday August 11th 2007 Virgin America Airlines made its maiden flight from New York to Los Angeles. In an interview on T.V. Sir Richard Branson spoke excitedly about his new venture. He said that the airline will feature the very latest aircraft which are very luxuriously fitted, and will offer low fares to compete with the present low-cost carriers, of which there are quite a few. So in a nutshell, Virgin America is going to provide first class service at rock bottom prices. The interviewer queried Sir Richard and asked if he felt that he could make money with such an airline, and his stated philosophy of first class service coupled with low fares. He replied “Our goal at Virgin America is to give the best service possible, we’re initially not concerned with making money”. In other words, Sir Richard knows that by concentrating on giving excellent service, the money will inevitably follow. I wish that every business could operate on this Spiritually Sound Concept! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com I remember well watching a program on T.V. some years ago, where the host was interviewing a group of young children on what they wanted to he when they grew up. One particular young boy of approximately ten to twelve years old when asked what he wanted to be, said that he’d like to be a Doctor. When he was asked further exactly why he’d like to be a Doctor, he smiled sheepishly and said “Because Doctors make a whole lot of money”. I was absolutely shocked by this young boy’s brazen answer. On a similar interview program with young children in The Bahamas, when the interviewer asked one young boy what he wanted to be, he replied immediately “I want to be a drug dealer”. How very sad both of these young boy’s answers were, for their sole objective in life, it would appear from their actual answers, was to make money! Obviously, they didn’t have a clue as to what life is really all about. As I have written about repeatedly in these articles, the purpose of life is #1. to discover who and what we actually are, which in reality is Awesomely Talented ‘Children of God’, and #2. to develop and refine our talents and thus be able to give them away to others. In other words, life is all about GIVING, about SERVING our brothers and sisters in God’s ‘Universal Family’. Of course, as we all know, or at least should know if we’ve had any training whatsoever in matters spiritual, the more we GIVE, the more we’ll RECEIVE, for that’s The LAW! Yes My Friend, we need to teach children from a young age, that life is all about GIVING not taking. Once they get this ‘Concept of Service’ firmly imbedded in their consciousness, they’ll be well on their way to a simply wonderful life of fulfillment and great success. Quite some time ago, I told my valued readers that Richard Branson, Chairman of the tremendously successful Virgin Group of Companies, was going to, in partnership with an American Businessman launch a new airline in The US. Well, on Saturday August 11th 2007 Virgin America Airlines made its maiden flight from New York to Los Angeles. In an interview on T.V. Sir Richard Branson spoke excitedly about his new venture. He said that the airline will feature the very latest aircraft which are very luxuriously fitted, and will offer low fares to compete with the present low-cost carriers, of which there are quite a few. So in a nutshell, Virgin America is going to provide first class service at rock bottom prices. The interviewer queried Sir Richard and asked if he felt that he could make money with such an airline, and his stated philosophy of first class service coupled with low fares. He replied “Our goal at Virgin America is to give the best service possible, we’re initially not concerned with making money”. In other words, Sir Richard knows that by concentrating on giving excellent service, the money will inevitably follow. I wish that every business could operate on this Spiritually Sound Concept! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17585643 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:45:43 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17585633-Time-To-Think-October-11-2007-Delays-are-beneficial Let me commence today by asking you a simple question. When you set your goals, do they always materialize exactly ‘on time’? Now, my guess is, that is of course if you’re being totally honest here today, that the answer to that question for most people will be a resounding NO! Not everything works out as initially planned, as unforeseen circumstances crop up to delay us, or even sidetrack us as we relentlessly pursue our goals and objectives on the road to success. Although most people put a specific timeframe on the achievement of a particular goal, sometimes the goal does not materialize when we had anticipated. Yes indeed, so often in life we experience delays as we pursue our objectives. But, as I wrote about in another article some years ago ‘God’s delays are not God’s denials’. Just because we didn’t achieve a particular goal ‘on-time’ is no reason to quit. And as the title of this article suggests, sometimes ‘Delays are beneficial’. Now I’m quite sure that some aggressive pe... Let me commence today by asking you a simple question. When you set your goals, do they always materialize exactly ‘on time’? Now, my guess is, that is of course if you’re being totally honest here today, that the answer to that question for most people will be a resounding NO! Not everything works out as initially planned, as unforeseen circumstances crop up to delay us, or even sidetrack us as we relentlessly pursue our goals and objectives on the road to success. Although most people put a specific timeframe on the achievement of a particular goal, sometimes the goal does not materialize when we had anticipated. Yes indeed, so often in life we experience delays as we pursue our objectives. But, as I wrote about in another article some years ago ‘God’s delays are not God’s denials’. Just because we didn’t achieve a particular goal ‘on-time’ is no reason to quit. And as the title of this article suggests, sometimes ‘Delays are beneficial’. Now I’m quite sure that some aggressive people may be saying right now, what exactly do you mean when you say ‘Delays are beneficial’? Well, from my own personal experience, delays can help to build character within an individual who does not quit in the pursuit of a goal, just because that person didn’t achieve it when they expected to. When we have repeated delays, we so often become much more innovative in our approach to achieving the goal, so often coming up with unique ideas and completely new methods of achieving the objective. Delays teach us to be patient as we pursue our goals and objectives on the road to success. Delays, provided of course that we don’t prematurely quit, build strong people who persist when the going gets tough. Of course, when we experience temporary delays on the road to success, it so often deepens a person’s faith. As someone put it to me one day “If I don’t have a ‘Test’ how can I give a ‘Testimony’”. Oh how right she was! Yes My Friend, we all need to be tested from time to time to see what we’re really made of, and to teach us patience, persistence, and to always and at all times, have faith in the ‘Power of God’ to see us through to the end, no matter what the present circumstances look like on the surface. As I said before in another article quite recently, God’s really giving us all a ‘Test’ during this lifetime to see what we’re really made of, and to ultimately mold us into strong, viable, faith-filled beings, who never quit when the going gets tough. As that well known saying puts it ‘When the going gets tough. .. .the tough get going’. Yes My Friend, those who consistently succeed, don’t quit when things are not working out as initially planned; instead they’re ‘Flexible’ and learn to slightly adjust their course. Oh yes, ‘Delays are beneficial’ when we understand, and indeed fully grasp the ‘Total Picture’. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com Let me commence today by asking you a simple question. When you set your goals, do they always materialize exactly ‘on time’? Now, my guess is, that is of course if you’re being totally honest here today, that the answer to that question for most people will be a resounding NO! Not everything works out as initially planned, as unforeseen circumstances crop up to delay us, or even sidetrack us as we relentlessly pursue our goals and objectives on the road to success. Although most people put a specific timeframe on the achievement of a particular goal, sometimes the goal does not materialize when we had anticipated. Yes indeed, so often in life we experience delays as we pursue our objectives. But, as I wrote about in another article some years ago ‘God’s delays are not God’s denials’. Just because we didn’t achieve a particular goal ‘on-time’ is no reason to quit. And as the title of this article suggests, sometimes ‘Delays are beneficial’. Now I’m quite sure that some aggressive people may be saying right now, what exactly do you mean when you say ‘Delays are beneficial’? Well, from my own personal experience, delays can help to build character within an individual who does not quit in the pursuit of a goal, just because that person didn’t achieve it when they expected to. When we have repeated delays, we so often become much more innovative in our approach to achieving the goal, so often coming up with unique ideas and completely new methods of achieving the objective. Delays teach us to be patient as we pursue our goals and objectives on the road to success. Delays, provided of course that we don’t prematurely quit, build strong people who persist when the going gets tough. Of course, when we experience temporary delays on the road to success, it so often deepens a person’s faith. As someone put it to me one day “If I don’t have a ‘Test’ how can I give a ‘Testimony’”. Oh how right she was! Yes My Friend, we all need to be tested from time to time to see what we’re really made of, and to teach us patience, persistence, and to always and at all times, have faith in the ‘Power of God’ to see us through to the end, no matter what the present circumstances look like on the surface. As I said before in another article quite recently, God’s really giving us all a ‘Test’ during this lifetime to see what we’re really made of, and to ultimately mold us into strong, viable, faith-filled beings, who never quit when the going gets tough. As that well known saying puts it ‘When the going gets tough. .. .the tough get going’. Yes My Friend, those who consistently succeed, don’t quit when things are not working out as initially planned; instead they’re ‘Flexible’ and learn to slightly adjust their course. Oh yes, ‘Delays are beneficial’ when we understand, and indeed fully grasp the ‘Total Picture’. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17585633 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:42:09 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17585623-Time-To-Think-October-10-2007-Leaders-articulate-a-vision There are alas a whole lot of people spread throughout this great big world of ours, who are presently in supposedly leadership positions, who are totally inadequate. Some of these people are supposed to be leaders in the political field, others are in business, still others are in the religious sector, and perhaps in the very destructive union sector of society; but unfortunately they fall terribly short. I am constantly reminded of the well known saying ‘The blind leading the blind’ for this is really what is happening in so many organizations in The Bahamas where I live. So, what is needed for people to be effective leaders, you may say? In Dr. Napoleon Hill’s great book ‘Think and grow rich’ he has a chapter on leadership where he lists the following eleven qualities which he feels a true and effective leader should be practicing daily in their lives. The eleven qualities of leadership according to Dr. Hill are as follows: #1. Unwavering Courage There’s no doubt about it, if you... There are alas a whole lot of people spread throughout this great big world of ours, who are presently in supposedly leadership positions, who are totally inadequate. Some of these people are supposed to be leaders in the political field, others are in business, still others are in the religious sector, and perhaps in the very destructive union sector of society; but unfortunately they fall terribly short. I am constantly reminded of the well known saying ‘The blind leading the blind’ for this is really what is happening in so many organizations in The Bahamas where I live. So, what is needed for people to be effective leaders, you may say? In Dr. Napoleon Hill’s great book ‘Think and grow rich’ he has a chapter on leadership where he lists the following eleven qualities which he feels a true and effective leader should be practicing daily in their lives. The eleven qualities of leadership according to Dr. Hill are as follows: #1. Unwavering Courage There’s no doubt about it, if you want to be a leader you’ve got to be a courageous type of individual who’s prepared to bet on themself. #2. is Self-Control which I believe is self-explanatory. #3. is a Keen Sense of Justice. A good leader needs to have a strong moral base. #4. is Definiteness of Plans. There’s no doubt about it, good leaders are always well organized. 5. is Definiteness of Decision. A leader must at all times be a decisive person. #6. is The habit of doing MORE than paid for. Leading is not a nine to five job, it’s 24/7 always going the extra mile. #7. is a Pleasing Personality, one that is Real, Warm, Natural and comes from the heart. #8. is Sympathy and Understanding. A good leader is an empathic type of individual who cares deeply for others #9. is Mastery of Detail. As that well known saying puts it ‘The devil is in the details’. 10. is Willingness to assume Full Responsibility as Harry Truman put it “The buck stops here”, and finally #11. is Co-operation A good leader is able to negotiate with others and is a cooperative type of individual . Now there‘s another vital factor which is important for good leaders, which I’d like to discuss. As the title of this article puts it ‘Leaders articulate a vision’. A really great leader is, in my opinion, a person with a great big dream, a vision of exactly where they see the particular organization being in the future. An effective, great leader sets attainable targets for the organization, and for all departments within the organization; and then he or she must have the ability to articulate their vision, and thus be able to sell it to everyone in the organization, so that the leader’s vision literally becomes everyone’s vision. This is called ‘Buyin’. When everyone in the organization has ‘Bought In’ to the vision which the leader has articulated and specified, then the whole organization will be ‘on board’, so to speak, and the organization and everyone associated with it, will soar to great heights. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com There are alas a whole lot of people spread throughout this great big world of ours, who are presently in supposedly leadership positions, who are totally inadequate. Some of these people are supposed to be leaders in the political field, others are in business, still others are in the religious sector, and perhaps in the very destructive union sector of society; but unfortunately they fall terribly short. I am constantly reminded of the well known saying ‘The blind leading the blind’ for this is really what is happening in so many organizations in The Bahamas where I live. So, what is needed for people to be effective leaders, you may say? In Dr. Napoleon Hill’s great book ‘Think and grow rich’ he has a chapter on leadership where he lists the following eleven qualities which he feels a true and effective leader should be practicing daily in their lives. The eleven qualities of leadership according to Dr. Hill are as follows: #1. Unwavering Courage There’s no doubt about it, if you want to be a leader you’ve got to be a courageous type of individual who’s prepared to bet on themself. #2. is Self-Control which I believe is self-explanatory. #3. is a Keen Sense of Justice. A good leader needs to have a strong moral base. #4. is Definiteness of Plans. There’s no doubt about it, good leaders are always well organized. 5. is Definiteness of Decision. A leader must at all times be a decisive person. #6. is The habit of doing MORE than paid for. Leading is not a nine to five job, it’s 24/7 always going the extra mile. #7. is a Pleasing Personality, one that is Real, Warm, Natural and comes from the heart. #8. is Sympathy and Understanding. A good leader is an empathic type of individual who cares deeply for others #9. is Mastery of Detail. As that well known saying puts it ‘The devil is in the details’. 10. is Willingness to assume Full Responsibility as Harry Truman put it “The buck stops here”, and finally #11. is Co-operation A good leader is able to negotiate with others and is a cooperative type of individual . Now there‘s another vital factor which is important for good leaders, which I’d like to discuss. As the title of this article puts it ‘Leaders articulate a vision’. A really great leader is, in my opinion, a person with a great big dream, a vision of exactly where they see the particular organization being in the future. An effective, great leader sets attainable targets for the organization, and for all departments within the organization; and then he or she must have the ability to articulate their vision, and thus be able to sell it to everyone in the organization, so that the leader’s vision literally becomes everyone’s vision. This is called ‘Buyin’. When everyone in the organization has ‘Bought In’ to the vision which the leader has articulated and specified, then the whole organization will be ‘on board’, so to speak, and the organization and everyone associated with it, will soar to great heights. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17585623 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:38:15 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17585613-Time-To-Think-October-9-2007-Everything-comes-with-a-price I’m quite sure, that just about everyone can remember the big breakthrough hit which Singer-Entertainer Billy Ray Cyrus had some years ago, and which actually launched his career in show business ‘My Achy-Breaky Heart!, it was indeed a tremendously big hit around the world and put Billy Ray Cyrus on the map, so to speak. I watched Billy Ray being interviewed by Glen Beck on CNN a few evenings ago, and he uttered the phrase which is in fact the title of this particular article; he said ‘Everything comes with a price’. Yes indeed it does. Now, the sad thing for me to observe all too frequently, is that far too many people are simply not prepared to pay the ultimate price which success in any field of endeavor, so often demands. Let’s face it, success in any field demands of us all, that we pay the price in time and effort, to firstly perfect our craft and thus succeed. Now, surely the very important question to be asked here today is this. Are you My Friend, prepared to pay the price ... I’m quite sure, that just about everyone can remember the big breakthrough hit which Singer-Entertainer Billy Ray Cyrus had some years ago, and which actually launched his career in show business ‘My Achy-Breaky Heart!, it was indeed a tremendously big hit around the world and put Billy Ray Cyrus on the map, so to speak. I watched Billy Ray being interviewed by Glen Beck on CNN a few evenings ago, and he uttered the phrase which is in fact the title of this particular article; he said ‘Everything comes with a price’. Yes indeed it does. Now, the sad thing for me to observe all too frequently, is that far too many people are simply not prepared to pay the ultimate price which success in any field of endeavor, so often demands. Let’s face it, success in any field demands of us all, that we pay the price in time and effort, to firstly perfect our craft and thus succeed. Now, surely the very important question to be asked here today is this. Are you My Friend, prepared to pay the price for the success you so desperately seek? Well My Friend, what’s your answer to that loaded, but oh so important question? I sincerely hope and pray that it’s in the affirmative, for no one, I repeat, no one can honestly expect to achieve any degree of success, unless they are fully prepared to pay the price that success inevitably demands of us all. Why, just to complete college and get the minimum qualifications to assist us in getting in on the ground floor of a good organization where the opportunities for advancement abound, we have to pay the price by sacrificing much of the social activities at college, in the overall interests of studying real hard. Those who refuse to thus discipline themselves in college, who refuse to pay the price, so often fail their exams, and thus fail to get the qualifications necessary to succeed. In Dr. Bob Schuller’s great book ‘If it’s going to be it’s up to me’ published by Harper-Collins of New York chapter five is titled ‘The price must be paid’. In that very important chapter he writes “Success demands that we pay the price excellence demands. The price always calls for sacrifice. Goals that are always and only self-serving never deliver satisfying success. ‘Everything that’s nice has its price’. That’s a line all five of my children have heard (and learned) many times. All of your resources will now be called for to turn your goals into a solid, base-building achievement”. Yes My Friend, as Billy Ray Cyrus so wisely said ‘Everything comes with a price’. Now, if you wish to succeed beyond your wildest dreams as God intended, there’s no doubt about it, you simply ‘Must pay the price’. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com I’m quite sure, that just about everyone can remember the big breakthrough hit which Singer-Entertainer Billy Ray Cyrus had some years ago, and which actually launched his career in show business ‘My Achy-Breaky Heart!, it was indeed a tremendously big hit around the world and put Billy Ray Cyrus on the map, so to speak. I watched Billy Ray being interviewed by Glen Beck on CNN a few evenings ago, and he uttered the phrase which is in fact the title of this particular article; he said ‘Everything comes with a price’. Yes indeed it does. Now, the sad thing for me to observe all too frequently, is that far too many people are simply not prepared to pay the ultimate price which success in any field of endeavor, so often demands. Let’s face it, success in any field demands of us all, that we pay the price in time and effort, to firstly perfect our craft and thus succeed. Now, surely the very important question to be asked here today is this. Are you My Friend, prepared to pay the price for the success you so desperately seek? Well My Friend, what’s your answer to that loaded, but oh so important question? I sincerely hope and pray that it’s in the affirmative, for no one, I repeat, no one can honestly expect to achieve any degree of success, unless they are fully prepared to pay the price that success inevitably demands of us all. Why, just to complete college and get the minimum qualifications to assist us in getting in on the ground floor of a good organization where the opportunities for advancement abound, we have to pay the price by sacrificing much of the social activities at college, in the overall interests of studying real hard. Those who refuse to thus discipline themselves in college, who refuse to pay the price, so often fail their exams, and thus fail to get the qualifications necessary to succeed. In Dr. Bob Schuller’s great book ‘If it’s going to be it’s up to me’ published by Harper-Collins of New York chapter five is titled ‘The price must be paid’. In that very important chapter he writes “Success demands that we pay the price excellence demands. The price always calls for sacrifice. Goals that are always and only self-serving never deliver satisfying success. ‘Everything that’s nice has its price’. That’s a line all five of my children have heard (and learned) many times. All of your resources will now be called for to turn your goals into a solid, base-building achievement”. Yes My Friend, as Billy Ray Cyrus so wisely said ‘Everything comes with a price’. Now, if you wish to succeed beyond your wildest dreams as God intended, there’s no doubt about it, you simply ‘Must pay the price’. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17585613 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:34:55 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17585603-Time-To-Think-October-8-2007-We-shouldn-t-lose-anyone I watched a wonderful interview on PBS television last Saturday morning. Actually, for those who are interested, Saturday morning on PBS is packed full of some very informative and indeed inspiring programs, which I would strongly recommend to all my readers. The program in question which I viewed was ‘Tony Brown’s Journal’ and Tony was interviewing an outstanding man by the name of Dr. Edison O. Jackson who is president of Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Jackson has established a Male Empowerment Center at the college which is apparently producing great results in inspiring the male students to be all they can be. This is truly significant for apparently among the African-American population in America, which Medgar Evers College mainly caters to, whilst the female segment have been doing very well and succeeding academically, the male population have been failing far too much. As a result of these very real facts, Dr. Jackson established the Male Empowerment Center... I watched a wonderful interview on PBS television last Saturday morning. Actually, for those who are interested, Saturday morning on PBS is packed full of some very informative and indeed inspiring programs, which I would strongly recommend to all my readers. The program in question which I viewed was ‘Tony Brown’s Journal’ and Tony was interviewing an outstanding man by the name of Dr. Edison O. Jackson who is president of Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Jackson has established a Male Empowerment Center at the college which is apparently producing great results in inspiring the male students to be all they can be. This is truly significant for apparently among the African-American population in America, which Medgar Evers College mainly caters to, whilst the female segment have been doing very well and succeeding academically, the male population have been failing far too much. As a result of these very real facts, Dr. Jackson established the Male Empowerment Center, and he has thus dedicated himself to rectifying the lop-sided situation. So many powerfully positive statements emanated from Dr. Jackson during the half-hour program which I immediately wrote down; however, one in particular stood out in my mind and it is in fact the title of this article. Dr. Jackson said ‘We shouldn’t lose anyone’. Oh how right he was. Surely, each and every one of us have a Sacred Duty given to us by our Spiritual Father, God to see to it, that ALL people from every socio-economic level of society, are at least given the opportunity to get a quality education, thus being adequately prepared to go out into the world and succeed at whatever they undertake.? Yes indeed they do, and if that requires some extra effort on our part, we MUST do whatever needs to be done to absolutely ensure that we don’t lose anyone to a life of crime and/or failure. We should never lose sight of The FACT, that every single soul presently inhabiting planet earth if a ‘Child of God’ full to capacity with Awesome, and indeed Special Talents given to them at birth by their Spiritual Father. Surely we ALL have an obligation, a Sacred Duty to see to it, that ALL of God’s children become fully aware of their inherent greatness, of their ability to do really great things with their life, thus being able to majestically soar to great heights, to achieve success. I heartily commend Dr. Jackson for his insight and dedication to fully developing those, who perhaps under normal conditions may in fact fall through the cracks, by the wayside. He fully believes, that every single soul is important, and that we therefore ‘Shouldn’t lose anyone’. Let’s all strive to emulate Dr. Jackson as we dedicate ourselves to fully educating every single person in our particular country. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com I watched a wonderful interview on PBS television last Saturday morning. Actually, for those who are interested, Saturday morning on PBS is packed full of some very informative and indeed inspiring programs, which I would strongly recommend to all my readers. The program in question which I viewed was ‘Tony Brown’s Journal’ and Tony was interviewing an outstanding man by the name of Dr. Edison O. Jackson who is president of Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Jackson has established a Male Empowerment Center at the college which is apparently producing great results in inspiring the male students to be all they can be. This is truly significant for apparently among the African-American population in America, which Medgar Evers College mainly caters to, whilst the female segment have been doing very well and succeeding academically, the male population have been failing far too much. As a result of these very real facts, Dr. Jackson established the Male Empowerment Center, and he has thus dedicated himself to rectifying the lop-sided situation. So many powerfully positive statements emanated from Dr. Jackson during the half-hour program which I immediately wrote down; however, one in particular stood out in my mind and it is in fact the title of this article. Dr. Jackson said ‘We shouldn’t lose anyone’. Oh how right he was. Surely, each and every one of us have a Sacred Duty given to us by our Spiritual Father, God to see to it, that ALL people from every socio-economic level of society, are at least given the opportunity to get a quality education, thus being adequately prepared to go out into the world and succeed at whatever they undertake.? Yes indeed they do, and if that requires some extra effort on our part, we MUST do whatever needs to be done to absolutely ensure that we don’t lose anyone to a life of crime and/or failure. We should never lose sight of The FACT, that every single soul presently inhabiting planet earth if a ‘Child of God’ full to capacity with Awesome, and indeed Special Talents given to them at birth by their Spiritual Father. Surely we ALL have an obligation, a Sacred Duty to see to it, that ALL of God’s children become fully aware of their inherent greatness, of their ability to do really great things with their life, thus being able to majestically soar to great heights, to achieve success. I heartily commend Dr. Jackson for his insight and dedication to fully developing those, who perhaps under normal conditions may in fact fall through the cracks, by the wayside. He fully believes, that every single soul is important, and that we therefore ‘Shouldn’t lose anyone’. Let’s all strive to emulate Dr. Jackson as we dedicate ourselves to fully educating every single person in our particular country. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2008-01-04,17585603 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:31:35 -0800 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17192903-Time-To-Think-October-5-2007-Be-in-The-Moment Today’s lesson is indeed a most important one for everyone in my reading audience. Far too many people are living miserably in ‘The Past’ instead of living in ‘The Now’. Your success My Friend, quite definitely does not abide in ‘The Past’, your success lies in ‘The Future’; therefore, you need to ‘Get Over’ whatever unpleasant events happened in ‘The Past’ and instead, as the title of today’s article wisely advocates, just ‘Be in ‘The Moment’. The only period of time that any of us have absolute control over is ‘TODAY’, ‘The Now’, this very ‘Moment’. You My Friend, are completely in control of exactly what you wish to think and feel at this precise ‘Moment in time’. However, far too many people are in fact living miserable lives today, simply because they have not yet let go of ‘The Past’ in their mind. And let’s not forget, that the human mind is in fact, as I have written about before, ‘The Cradle of Creation’ of our entire life story, good or bad. So, it logically follows; that ... Today’s lesson is indeed a most important one for everyone in my reading audience. Far too many people are living miserably in ‘The Past’ instead of living in ‘The Now’. Your success My Friend, quite definitely does not abide in ‘The Past’, your success lies in ‘The Future’; therefore, you need to ‘Get Over’ whatever unpleasant events happened in ‘The Past’ and instead, as the title of today’s article wisely advocates, just ‘Be in ‘The Moment’. The only period of time that any of us have absolute control over is ‘TODAY’, ‘The Now’, this very ‘Moment’. You My Friend, are completely in control of exactly what you wish to think and feel at this precise ‘Moment in time’. However, far too many people are in fact living miserable lives today, simply because they have not yet let go of ‘The Past’ in their mind. And let’s not forget, that the human mind is in fact, as I have written about before, ‘The Cradle of Creation’ of our entire life story, good or bad. So, it logically follows; that if I keep on entertaining in my mind the unpleasant feelings that accompanied a particular failure, which hurt me deeply from an emotional point of view, it will, it MUST result in more of the same. As Earl Nightingale put it in his million selling recording ‘The strangest Secret’ “We become what we think about for most of the time”. The Iranian Astronomer and Scholar Omar Khayyám in his famous poem ‘The Rubiyat’ wrote “The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on; nor all the Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a line, Nor all thy tears wash out a Word of it”. In simple plain language, no one can change the events of the past; so, we ALL need to rapidly move on with our life and ‘Be in ‘The Moment’’. My Friend, if you experienced, as did many of us including ‘Yours Truly’, a very painful event in the past, the failure of a relationship, the failure of a business, or any other emotionally traumatic event; as hard as it is, you simply MUST leave it behind by completely flushing it out of your consciousness TODAY! Dr. Wayne Dyer puts it like this in his book ‘Wisdom of the ages’ “Let go of your tears that have been a symbol of your attachment to the past. The sadness and self-pity will not wash away one tiny fragment of your past. Gently remind the wounded part of yourself that that was then and this is now. Learn from those experiences. Bless them as great teachers, and then come rushing back to the working unit of your life, NOW! There is a past, but not now. There is a future, but not now. From a thousand years ago grasp this simple truth and write your life with it!”. What great advice there from Dr. Wayne Dyer. My Friend, Today is the day for you to leave the past behind forever, and simply learn to live in the ‘NOW’, to ‘Be in ‘The Moment’’. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com Today’s lesson is indeed a most important one for everyone in my reading audience. Far too many people are living miserably in ‘The Past’ instead of living in ‘The Now’. Your success My Friend, quite definitely does not abide in ‘The Past’, your success lies in ‘The Future’; therefore, you need to ‘Get Over’ whatever unpleasant events happened in ‘The Past’ and instead, as the title of today’s article wisely advocates, just ‘Be in ‘The Moment’. The only period of time that any of us have absolute control over is ‘TODAY’, ‘The Now’, this very ‘Moment’. You My Friend, are completely in control of exactly what you wish to think and feel at this precise ‘Moment in time’. However, far too many people are in fact living miserable lives today, simply because they have not yet let go of ‘The Past’ in their mind. And let’s not forget, that the human mind is in fact, as I have written about before, ‘The Cradle of Creation’ of our entire life story, good or bad. So, it logically follows; that if I keep on entertaining in my mind the unpleasant feelings that accompanied a particular failure, which hurt me deeply from an emotional point of view, it will, it MUST result in more of the same. As Earl Nightingale put it in his million selling recording ‘The strangest Secret’ “We become what we think about for most of the time”. The Iranian Astronomer and Scholar Omar Khayyám in his famous poem ‘The Rubiyat’ wrote “The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on; nor all the Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a line, Nor all thy tears wash out a Word of it”. In simple plain language, no one can change the events of the past; so, we ALL need to rapidly move on with our life and ‘Be in ‘The Moment’’. My Friend, if you experienced, as did many of us including ‘Yours Truly’, a very painful event in the past, the failure of a relationship, the failure of a business, or any other emotionally traumatic event; as hard as it is, you simply MUST leave it behind by completely flushing it out of your consciousness TODAY! Dr. Wayne Dyer puts it like this in his book ‘Wisdom of the ages’ “Let go of your tears that have been a symbol of your attachment to the past. The sadness and self-pity will not wash away one tiny fragment of your past. Gently remind the wounded part of yourself that that was then and this is now. Learn from those experiences. Bless them as great teachers, and then come rushing back to the working unit of your life, NOW! There is a past, but not now. There is a future, but not now. From a thousand years ago grasp this simple truth and write your life with it!”. What great advice there from Dr. Wayne Dyer. My Friend, Today is the day for you to leave the past behind forever, and simply learn to live in the ‘NOW’, to ‘Be in ‘The Moment’’. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2007-10-24,17192903 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:32:54 -0700 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17192883-Time-To-Think-October-4-2007-You-can-say-Yes-or-No The simple title of this article is most important, and indeed should be deeply etched in the consciousness of those who wish to become successful, for as simple as it is, it does in fact contain within it the essence of having a happy, and completely fulfilling life. There are unfortunately a whole lot of people who believe, incorrectly of course, that they are victims, that the whole world for some unexplained reason is against them. Many who live their lives in this kind of hopeless and helpless ‘Victim Mode’, may even feel that The Creator of The Universe, God is actually against them as they cry out in anguish, as did Jesus a particularly low point in his life “Father, why hast thou forsaken me?”. True, many people are in fact born into unfavorable conditions; however, there comes a time when hopefully these people, through education and an increased awareness of how life works, can stand up on their own two feet and thus walk away from their environment and previous lifestyle.... The simple title of this article is most important, and indeed should be deeply etched in the consciousness of those who wish to become successful, for as simple as it is, it does in fact contain within it the essence of having a happy, and completely fulfilling life. There are unfortunately a whole lot of people who believe, incorrectly of course, that they are victims, that the whole world for some unexplained reason is against them. Many who live their lives in this kind of hopeless and helpless ‘Victim Mode’, may even feel that The Creator of The Universe, God is actually against them as they cry out in anguish, as did Jesus a particularly low point in his life “Father, why hast thou forsaken me?”. True, many people are in fact born into unfavorable conditions; however, there comes a time when hopefully these people, through education and an increased awareness of how life works, can stand up on their own two feet and thus walk away from their environment and previous lifestyle. As the title of this article puts it, at any time in your life ‘You can say ‘Yes’ or ‘No’’ to what is happening, you don’t have to remain in a place where you’re just not happy with your life and surroundings. I do wish that I could get this concept of the ‘Power of Choice’ to be fully understood by a whole lot of people who are spread throughout this great big world of ours, who somehow believe that they are a ‘Victim of Circumstances’. You My Friend, can only become a ‘Victim of Circumstances’, whatever those circumstances may be, if you consciously decide to accept them, thus doing absolutely nothing whatsoever to change the actual circumstances. In Dr. Wayne Dyer’s book ‘Wisdom of the ages’ the following is written “Live today. Let go of all your attachment to the past as an excuse for your life conditions today. You are the product of the choices you are making right now, and nothing in your wake can affect you today if you heed this common sense”. Yes indeed, today is a ‘New Day’, a day when anyone who really wants to can simply say ‘No’ to their past life of addiction, of unhappiness, of poverty, of loneliness, of ill health and failure; and thus say a loud and definitive ‘Yes’ to a simply wonderful life of sobriety, happiness, ,affluence, connectedness, wholeness, health, and a life of ‘Triumphant Success’. You see My Friend, the ‘Choice’ really is in your hands right now and no one else’s. As the title of this article so clearly and indeed correctly states ‘You can say ‘Yes’ or ‘No’’. Will you please, for your sake, make the right ‘Choice’ TODAY! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com The simple title of this article is most important, and indeed should be deeply etched in the consciousness of those who wish to become successful, for as simple as it is, it does in fact contain within it the essence of having a happy, and completely fulfilling life. There are unfortunately a whole lot of people who believe, incorrectly of course, that they are victims, that the whole world for some unexplained reason is against them. Many who live their lives in this kind of hopeless and helpless ‘Victim Mode’, may even feel that The Creator of The Universe, God is actually against them as they cry out in anguish, as did Jesus a particularly low point in his life “Father, why hast thou forsaken me?”. True, many people are in fact born into unfavorable conditions; however, there comes a time when hopefully these people, through education and an increased awareness of how life works, can stand up on their own two feet and thus walk away from their environment and previous lifestyle. As the title of this article puts it, at any time in your life ‘You can say ‘Yes’ or ‘No’’ to what is happening, you don’t have to remain in a place where you’re just not happy with your life and surroundings. I do wish that I could get this concept of the ‘Power of Choice’ to be fully understood by a whole lot of people who are spread throughout this great big world of ours, who somehow believe that they are a ‘Victim of Circumstances’. You My Friend, can only become a ‘Victim of Circumstances’, whatever those circumstances may be, if you consciously decide to accept them, thus doing absolutely nothing whatsoever to change the actual circumstances. In Dr. Wayne Dyer’s book ‘Wisdom of the ages’ the following is written “Live today. Let go of all your attachment to the past as an excuse for your life conditions today. You are the product of the choices you are making right now, and nothing in your wake can affect you today if you heed this common sense”. Yes indeed, today is a ‘New Day’, a day when anyone who really wants to can simply say ‘No’ to their past life of addiction, of unhappiness, of poverty, of loneliness, of ill health and failure; and thus say a loud and definitive ‘Yes’ to a simply wonderful life of sobriety, happiness, ,affluence, connectedness, wholeness, health, and a life of ‘Triumphant Success’. You see My Friend, the ‘Choice’ really is in your hands right now and no one else’s. As the title of this article so clearly and indeed correctly states ‘You can say ‘Yes’ or ‘No’’. Will you please, for your sake, make the right ‘Choice’ TODAY! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2007-10-24,17192883 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:25:34 -0700 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17192873-Time-To-Think-October-3-2007-Developing-a-peaceful-spirit In The Bahamas where I live, there has unfortunately been a spate of murders recently, which is causing many people to feel uneasy about the very sad situation, which presently exists in a previously peaceful country. Of course, on all of the talk shows people are commentating on the situation and giving ideas on how to combat it. So, I obviously got to thinking about it myself and how to overcome it. What is the answer to the present situation in The Bahamas, where so many people are resorting to violence, which all to frequently ends in the loss of a life. The answer My Friend, is to start from an early age to ‘Develop a ‘Peaceful Spirit’ within everyone. That’s right, peace, true peace starts deep within the hearts and souls of people. There’s a very beautiful song which is sung in many churches throughout the world called ‘The Peace Song’. The final line of that inspiring song is “Let there be peace on earth, but let it begin with ME!”. Yes My Friend, the key to having a peacefu... In The Bahamas where I live, there has unfortunately been a spate of murders recently, which is causing many people to feel uneasy about the very sad situation, which presently exists in a previously peaceful country. Of course, on all of the talk shows people are commentating on the situation and giving ideas on how to combat it. So, I obviously got to thinking about it myself and how to overcome it. What is the answer to the present situation in The Bahamas, where so many people are resorting to violence, which all to frequently ends in the loss of a life. The answer My Friend, is to start from an early age to ‘Develop a ‘Peaceful Spirit’ within everyone. That’s right, peace, true peace starts deep within the hearts and souls of people. There’s a very beautiful song which is sung in many churches throughout the world called ‘The Peace Song’. The final line of that inspiring song is “Let there be peace on earth, but let it begin with ME!”. Yes My Friend, the key to having a peaceful neighborhood, a peaceful country, a peaceful world, is to establish a method of teaching young children through daily meditation, to develop WITHIN a ‘Consciousness of Peace’ so that they would grow up to be peaceful, and peace loving adults. In the book ‘Conversations with God’ book 2 written by Neale Donald Walsch the following is written which is most applicable to our theme for today “This one simple change….seeking and finding peace within….could, were it undertaken by everyone, end all wars, eliminate conflict, prevent injustice, and bring the world to everlasting peace. There is no other formula necessary, or possible. World peace is a personal thing! What is needed is not a change of circumstance, but a change of consciousness.” Oh how right that is. We must develop from an early age, a ‘Consciousness of Peace’ within each and every child. This will ultimately result in a ‘Peaceful Society’, a ‘Peaceful World’. The following is a beautiful meditation, which, if everyone were to repeat it to themselves quietly every day, could indeed transform the world into a peaceful place. This meditation comes incidentally from ‘The Science of Mind’ written by Ernest Holmes. It reads as follows “Be still and know that I am God. I am The Christ, the Son of the living God within me. I am the principle of peace within me. I am the manifestation of love within me. My mind is poised in peace and beauty. All sense of fear or doubt is gone. I rest in calm trust and rely on the Law of Spirit to bring good into my experience. I contend with none, argue with none, and am filled with wonderful peace and light”. Yes My Friend, if we could just get everyone from an early age to daily meditate on these things, we would give them a ‘Consciousness of Peace’ which would last a lifetime. This is how we can bring peace to the world by ‘Developing a ‘Peaceful Spirit’’ WITHIN ALL who are presently inhabiting planet earth. Let there be peace on earth, but let it begin with ME! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com In The Bahamas where I live, there has unfortunately been a spate of murders recently, which is causing many people to feel uneasy about the very sad situation, which presently exists in a previously peaceful country. Of course, on all of the talk shows people are commentating on the situation and giving ideas on how to combat it. So, I obviously got to thinking about it myself and how to overcome it. What is the answer to the present situation in The Bahamas, where so many people are resorting to violence, which all to frequently ends in the loss of a life. The answer My Friend, is to start from an early age to ‘Develop a ‘Peaceful Spirit’ within everyone. That’s right, peace, true peace starts deep within the hearts and souls of people. There’s a very beautiful song which is sung in many churches throughout the world called ‘The Peace Song’. The final line of that inspiring song is “Let there be peace on earth, but let it begin with ME!”. Yes My Friend, the key to having a peaceful neighborhood, a peaceful country, a peaceful world, is to establish a method of teaching young children through daily meditation, to develop WITHIN a ‘Consciousness of Peace’ so that they would grow up to be peaceful, and peace loving adults. In the book ‘Conversations with God’ book 2 written by Neale Donald Walsch the following is written which is most applicable to our theme for today “This one simple change….seeking and finding peace within….could, were it undertaken by everyone, end all wars, eliminate conflict, prevent injustice, and bring the world to everlasting peace. There is no other formula necessary, or possible. World peace is a personal thing! What is needed is not a change of circumstance, but a change of consciousness.” Oh how right that is. We must develop from an early age, a ‘Consciousness of Peace’ within each and every child. This will ultimately result in a ‘Peaceful Society’, a ‘Peaceful World’. The following is a beautiful meditation, which, if everyone were to repeat it to themselves quietly every day, could indeed transform the world into a peaceful place. This meditation comes incidentally from ‘The Science of Mind’ written by Ernest Holmes. It reads as follows “Be still and know that I am God. I am The Christ, the Son of the living God within me. I am the principle of peace within me. I am the manifestation of love within me. My mind is poised in peace and beauty. All sense of fear or doubt is gone. I rest in calm trust and rely on the Law of Spirit to bring good into my experience. I contend with none, argue with none, and am filled with wonderful peace and light”. Yes My Friend, if we could just get everyone from an early age to daily meditate on these things, we would give them a ‘Consciousness of Peace’ which would last a lifetime. This is how we can bring peace to the world by ‘Developing a ‘Peaceful Spirit’’ WITHIN ALL who are presently inhabiting planet earth. Let there be peace on earth, but let it begin with ME! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2007-10-24,17192873 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:21:20 -0700 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17192863-Time-To-Think-October-2-2007-Know-when-to-shut-up I was watching the ‘Judge Judy’ program on T.V. recently. The particular case being tried appeared to be cut and dried in favour of the defendant. However, the defendant kept on putting his hand up as he obviously wanted to say something. Judge Judy gave him one of those looks of hers and said “Put your hand down, can’t you see your winning the case”. After watching that particular program, I immediately wrote down the title of this article ‘Know when to shut up’. Yes indeed, there’s a time for us to know when to keep quiet and thus not speak, and we’d all do well to fully understand this. In my book ‘The Science of Selling’ published by Futura Publishing of Boynton Beach, Florida in 1979 chapter ten is titled ‘Overselling’. Here’s some of what I wrote in that important chapter “Overselling is perhaps the worst sin of too many salespeople whom I’ve been associated with, especially during their training. It’s an all too common error which must be corrected fully if one wishes to beco... I was watching the ‘Judge Judy’ program on T.V. recently. The particular case being tried appeared to be cut and dried in favour of the defendant. However, the defendant kept on putting his hand up as he obviously wanted to say something. Judge Judy gave him one of those looks of hers and said “Put your hand down, can’t you see your winning the case”. After watching that particular program, I immediately wrote down the title of this article ‘Know when to shut up’. Yes indeed, there’s a time for us to know when to keep quiet and thus not speak, and we’d all do well to fully understand this. In my book ‘The Science of Selling’ published by Futura Publishing of Boynton Beach, Florida in 1979 chapter ten is titled ‘Overselling’. Here’s some of what I wrote in that important chapter “Overselling is perhaps the worst sin of too many salespeople whom I’ve been associated with, especially during their training. It’s an all too common error which must be corrected fully if one wishes to become a professional salesperson. Overselling can really turn a prospect off! So, what is overselling? To put it in simplistic and blunt language, it means ‘Not knowing when to shut up!’. I have seen many salespeople, particularly when in training, when I’m taking them out on calls; literally sell themselves into a sale when the prospect has said YES. It’s at this point that basically your sales presentation should stop, and you should commence to write up the order. But so many of these people when training continue to sell trying to embellish the sales presentation, even going off at a complete tangent until they finally say too much! The prospect gets suspicious and backs out of the sale he had agreed to earlier. I believe that the main cause of this overselling is a lack of self-confidence”. Yes indeed, you’ve simply got to ‘Know when to shut up’. So many serious arguments which end in acrimony could have been completely avoided, if one or both parties to the argument would just ‘Know when to shut up’. Another well known saying which says the same thing in a slightly different way is ‘You’ve got to know when to bite your tongue’. It’s amazing how many serious disputes between people in both the personal and business setting, could indeed have been avoided, if one or both parties to the dispute had just ‘Bitten their tongues’, had ‘Known when to shut up’, instead of continuing to spout unnecessary, and so often most derogatory statements about the other, which eventually leads to a heated argument, and indeed in far too many cases, to an actual physical altercation. So My Friend, please remember today’s most important lesson and thus know, that in certain delicate situations, ‘Silence is indeed Golden’ as the saying goes. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com I was watching the ‘Judge Judy’ program on T.V. recently. The particular case being tried appeared to be cut and dried in favour of the defendant. However, the defendant kept on putting his hand up as he obviously wanted to say something. Judge Judy gave him one of those looks of hers and said “Put your hand down, can’t you see your winning the case”. After watching that particular program, I immediately wrote down the title of this article ‘Know when to shut up’. Yes indeed, there’s a time for us to know when to keep quiet and thus not speak, and we’d all do well to fully understand this. In my book ‘The Science of Selling’ published by Futura Publishing of Boynton Beach, Florida in 1979 chapter ten is titled ‘Overselling’. Here’s some of what I wrote in that important chapter “Overselling is perhaps the worst sin of too many salespeople whom I’ve been associated with, especially during their training. It’s an all too common error which must be corrected fully if one wishes to become a professional salesperson. Overselling can really turn a prospect off! So, what is overselling? To put it in simplistic and blunt language, it means ‘Not knowing when to shut up!’. I have seen many salespeople, particularly when in training, when I’m taking them out on calls; literally sell themselves into a sale when the prospect has said YES. It’s at this point that basically your sales presentation should stop, and you should commence to write up the order. But so many of these people when training continue to sell trying to embellish the sales presentation, even going off at a complete tangent until they finally say too much! The prospect gets suspicious and backs out of the sale he had agreed to earlier. I believe that the main cause of this overselling is a lack of self-confidence”. Yes indeed, you’ve simply got to ‘Know when to shut up’. So many serious arguments which end in acrimony could have been completely avoided, if one or both parties to the argument would just ‘Know when to shut up’. Another well known saying which says the same thing in a slightly different way is ‘You’ve got to know when to bite your tongue’. It’s amazing how many serious disputes between people in both the personal and business setting, could indeed have been avoided, if one or both parties to the dispute had just ‘Bitten their tongues’, had ‘Known when to shut up’, instead of continuing to spout unnecessary, and so often most derogatory statements about the other, which eventually leads to a heated argument, and indeed in far too many cases, to an actual physical altercation. So My Friend, please remember today’s most important lesson and thus know, that in certain delicate situations, ‘Silence is indeed Golden’ as the saying goes. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2007-10-24,17192863 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:17:02 -0700 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17192843-Time-To-Think-October-1-2007-Stop-fighting-start-living Perhaps this particular article just naturally flows from the last one. Why do I say that, you may query? Because, a whole lot of people in The Bahamas seem to be most prone to fight or argue with literally every, single person whom they come in contact with, each and every day. Yes indeed, there are an awful lot of people, and of course not just in The Bahamas, but in other parts of the world too, who spend so much of their valuable time fighting others, and usually about extremely petty matters. To all of these people with this serious character flaw I direct the command in the title of this article ‘Stop Fighting, and instead Start Living’! My Friend, I honestly believe, that life is far too short to be spent in fighting, in continually arguing with others. No, God gave us our life in the first place, so that we can live it joyfully serving our brothers and sisters, and not to continually be in ‘Fighting Mode’ literally always looking for an argument. Of course, we all need to re... Perhaps this particular article just naturally flows from the last one. Why do I say that, you may query? Because, a whole lot of people in The Bahamas seem to be most prone to fight or argue with literally every, single person whom they come in contact with, each and every day. Yes indeed, there are an awful lot of people, and of course not just in The Bahamas, but in other parts of the world too, who spend so much of their valuable time fighting others, and usually about extremely petty matters. To all of these people with this serious character flaw I direct the command in the title of this article ‘Stop Fighting, and instead Start Living’! My Friend, I honestly believe, that life is far too short to be spent in fighting, in continually arguing with others. No, God gave us our life in the first place, so that we can live it joyfully serving our brothers and sisters, and not to continually be in ‘Fighting Mode’ literally always looking for an argument. Of course, we all need to realize, that the reason why some people are habitually looking for an argument, is that they have low self-esteem. That’s right, those who are forever spoiling for a fight, do in fact have a poor self-image, thus they don’t really like themselves deep down within their subconscious. When a person through low self-esteem doesn’t really like themself, they become very angry in nature, and they have to vent this ‘Inner Anger’ by being in ‘Argument Mode’ throughout each and every day. If and when they supposedly win an argument, it somehow gives them a temporary boost in the self-esteem department. Fred Allen once said “He always had a chip on his shoulder that he was ready to use to kindle an argument”, and Robert Quinen put it like this “Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; Argument an exchange of ignorance”. Finally, Jonathan Swift said “Argument is the worst sort of conversation”. Yes indeed it is! Personally, I just love to have intelligent conversations with people, where we exchange ideas and opinions. Now, very often the exchange of ideas and opinions will indeed produce disagreement on the part of one party to the discussion….and that’s perfectly O.K. As that well known saying puts it, we need to learn to disagree, agreeably. Let’s face it, we will all at some time as thinking, sentient beings, disagree with others as they share their views on a variety of subjects with us. However, just because we have a different opinion on any given subject with others, it does not mean that we have to get rambunctious and thus start to verbally abuse or argue with that person. So My Friend, in conclusion, once you feel good about yourself deep down within your subconscious, you’ll really feel no need whatsoever to fight with others. Instead, you’ll be a calm, poised person who is able to disagree most agreeably with one and all. Please don’t waste your time and energy fighting with others, instead start to have a meaningful life by sharing your talents with others. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com Perhaps this particular article just naturally flows from the last one. Why do I say that, you may query? Because, a whole lot of people in The Bahamas seem to be most prone to fight or argue with literally every, single person whom they come in contact with, each and every day. Yes indeed, there are an awful lot of people, and of course not just in The Bahamas, but in other parts of the world too, who spend so much of their valuable time fighting others, and usually about extremely petty matters. To all of these people with this serious character flaw I direct the command in the title of this article ‘Stop Fighting, and instead Start Living’! My Friend, I honestly believe, that life is far too short to be spent in fighting, in continually arguing with others. No, God gave us our life in the first place, so that we can live it joyfully serving our brothers and sisters, and not to continually be in ‘Fighting Mode’ literally always looking for an argument. Of course, we all need to realize, that the reason why some people are habitually looking for an argument, is that they have low self-esteem. That’s right, those who are forever spoiling for a fight, do in fact have a poor self-image, thus they don’t really like themselves deep down within their subconscious. When a person through low self-esteem doesn’t really like themself, they become very angry in nature, and they have to vent this ‘Inner Anger’ by being in ‘Argument Mode’ throughout each and every day. If and when they supposedly win an argument, it somehow gives them a temporary boost in the self-esteem department. Fred Allen once said “He always had a chip on his shoulder that he was ready to use to kindle an argument”, and Robert Quinen put it like this “Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; Argument an exchange of ignorance”. Finally, Jonathan Swift said “Argument is the worst sort of conversation”. Yes indeed it is! Personally, I just love to have intelligent conversations with people, where we exchange ideas and opinions. Now, very often the exchange of ideas and opinions will indeed produce disagreement on the part of one party to the discussion….and that’s perfectly O.K. As that well known saying puts it, we need to learn to disagree, agreeably. Let’s face it, we will all at some time as thinking, sentient beings, disagree with others as they share their views on a variety of subjects with us. However, just because we have a different opinion on any given subject with others, it does not mean that we have to get rambunctious and thus start to verbally abuse or argue with that person. So My Friend, in conclusion, once you feel good about yourself deep down within your subconscious, you’ll really feel no need whatsoever to fight with others. Instead, you’ll be a calm, poised person who is able to disagree most agreeably with one and all. Please don’t waste your time and energy fighting with others, instead start to have a meaningful life by sharing your talents with others. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2007-10-24,17192843 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:11:55 -0700 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17192833-Time-To-Think-September-28-2007-Loud-Noisy-Rowdy-and-Rambuncious Just in case anyone in my reading audience is not familiar with the word ‘Rambunctious’, Webster’s New World Dictionary tells us that it means “Wild, disorderly, boisterous, unruly, etc”. Now I guess that a whole lot of people will be wondering exactly what I’m writing about here today. In fact, I’ll guarantee that many are thinking to themselves at this very moment, who exactly are the people whom Reilly feels are in fact, loud, noisy, rowdy, wild, disorderly, boisterous, and unruly. Well My Friend, it’s a large segment of the Bahamian people. That’s right, I recently heard a high ranking official in The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism state on a radio talk show, that between 30 to 60% of the tourists who visit Nassau on cruise ships, don’t actually leave the ship while in port. And why, one may ask, do they not leave the ship? The tourism official explained, that The Cruise Director aboard the ship actually advises the passengers, that they will not have a pleasant experience if they ... Just in case anyone in my reading audience is not familiar with the word ‘Rambunctious’, Webster’s New World Dictionary tells us that it means “Wild, disorderly, boisterous, unruly, etc”. Now I guess that a whole lot of people will be wondering exactly what I’m writing about here today. In fact, I’ll guarantee that many are thinking to themselves at this very moment, who exactly are the people whom Reilly feels are in fact, loud, noisy, rowdy, wild, disorderly, boisterous, and unruly. Well My Friend, it’s a large segment of the Bahamian people. That’s right, I recently heard a high ranking official in The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism state on a radio talk show, that between 30 to 60% of the tourists who visit Nassau on cruise ships, don’t actually leave the ship while in port. And why, one may ask, do they not leave the ship? The tourism official explained, that The Cruise Director aboard the ship actually advises the passengers, that they will not have a pleasant experience if they disembark. And why would the Cruise Director tell them that, you may say? Because, as the title of this article states so many of the people whom the cruise passengers will encounter as they disembark from the ship, will indeed be ‘Loud, Noisy, Rowdy & Rambunctious’; or as the dictionary puts it “Wild, disorderly, boisterous and unruly”. I sincerely hope and pray, that everyone who is reading this article in The Bahamas, is taking this message most seriously. We, collectively have to do something constructive, and indeed DO IT NOW, to absolutely ensure, that the cruise ship passengers, and indeed ALL tourists visiting our shores, are not subjected to the kind of rude, uncaring people, who are in effect literally turning them off from ever visiting our shores again. Of course, for the long term we must start RIGHT NOW to teach our very young children how to act in a polite, mannerly, and indeed calm manner as they interact with others. We need to, of necessity, start NOW to fully develop future generations of gracious, calm, well mannered, caring people, whom others will applaud rather than decry. Yes My Friend, whatever the reasons, we have produced a whole lot of ‘Loud, Noisy, Rowdy & Rambunctious’ young people, who are playing havoc right now with our Number One Industry, the industry which gives ALL Bahamians a fantastic standard of living, which is second to none; in spite of the FACT, that so many Bahamians don’t really fully appreciate how very well off they are in comparison to so much of the rest of the world. In short, we must not allow a bunch of ‘Young Thugs’ to take this away from us all, which it appears, they are in the process of doing right now. Wake up Bahamas, before it’s too late!!! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com Just in case anyone in my reading audience is not familiar with the word ‘Rambunctious’, Webster’s New World Dictionary tells us that it means “Wild, disorderly, boisterous, unruly, etc”. Now I guess that a whole lot of people will be wondering exactly what I’m writing about here today. In fact, I’ll guarantee that many are thinking to themselves at this very moment, who exactly are the people whom Reilly feels are in fact, loud, noisy, rowdy, wild, disorderly, boisterous, and unruly. Well My Friend, it’s a large segment of the Bahamian people. That’s right, I recently heard a high ranking official in The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism state on a radio talk show, that between 30 to 60% of the tourists who visit Nassau on cruise ships, don’t actually leave the ship while in port. And why, one may ask, do they not leave the ship? The tourism official explained, that The Cruise Director aboard the ship actually advises the passengers, that they will not have a pleasant experience if they disembark. And why would the Cruise Director tell them that, you may say? Because, as the title of this article states so many of the people whom the cruise passengers will encounter as they disembark from the ship, will indeed be ‘Loud, Noisy, Rowdy & Rambunctious’; or as the dictionary puts it “Wild, disorderly, boisterous and unruly”. I sincerely hope and pray, that everyone who is reading this article in The Bahamas, is taking this message most seriously. We, collectively have to do something constructive, and indeed DO IT NOW, to absolutely ensure, that the cruise ship passengers, and indeed ALL tourists visiting our shores, are not subjected to the kind of rude, uncaring people, who are in effect literally turning them off from ever visiting our shores again. Of course, for the long term we must start RIGHT NOW to teach our very young children how to act in a polite, mannerly, and indeed calm manner as they interact with others. We need to, of necessity, start NOW to fully develop future generations of gracious, calm, well mannered, caring people, whom others will applaud rather than decry. Yes My Friend, whatever the reasons, we have produced a whole lot of ‘Loud, Noisy, Rowdy & Rambunctious’ young people, who are playing havoc right now with our Number One Industry, the industry which gives ALL Bahamians a fantastic standard of living, which is second to none; in spite of the FACT, that so many Bahamians don’t really fully appreciate how very well off they are in comparison to so much of the rest of the world. In short, we must not allow a bunch of ‘Young Thugs’ to take this away from us all, which it appears, they are in the process of doing right now. Wake up Bahamas, before it’s too late!!! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2007-10-24,17192833 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:04:10 -0700 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17192803-Time-To-Think-September-27-2007-Straighten-up-and-fly-right As most of my regular readers will know, years ago I used to be a Professional Musician. I played what was referred to in those days as piano. However, in today’s modern jargon I’d probably be obliged to say, I played keyboard. I played in clubs, hotels, and at private parties, sometimes solo, but usually with my trio consisting of piano, bass, and drums. Now, at that time, one of my idols was Nat King Cole. There’s no doubt about it, he was a simply fantastic piano player and of course he had a really fabulous trio, to say nothing of his soothing, velvet voice. Back then, The Nat king Cole trio had a wonderful hit record titled ‘Straighten up & fly right’, and I honestly believe, that that title contains and excellent ‘Lesson in Living’ for all of us, particularly those of us who have perhaps strayed away from the straight and narrow. My Friend, at this point, let me ask you a few simple questions. Firstly, have you just stopped trying to achieve one of your most cherished dreams, ... As most of my regular readers will know, years ago I used to be a Professional Musician. I played what was referred to in those days as piano. However, in today’s modern jargon I’d probably be obliged to say, I played keyboard. I played in clubs, hotels, and at private parties, sometimes solo, but usually with my trio consisting of piano, bass, and drums. Now, at that time, one of my idols was Nat King Cole. There’s no doubt about it, he was a simply fantastic piano player and of course he had a really fabulous trio, to say nothing of his soothing, velvet voice. Back then, The Nat king Cole trio had a wonderful hit record titled ‘Straighten up & fly right’, and I honestly believe, that that title contains and excellent ‘Lesson in Living’ for all of us, particularly those of us who have perhaps strayed away from the straight and narrow. My Friend, at this point, let me ask you a few simple questions. Firstly, have you just stopped trying to achieve one of your most cherished dreams, simply because you ran into a monumental road block? Well My Friend, if that’s the case with you, you need to vow today to get back in the game, the ‘Game of Life’ and thus recommence your journey toward the accomplishment of your cherished goal. In short, you need to as Nat King Cole would say ‘Straighten up & fly right!’. Have you unfortunately allowed yourself to acquire the most destructive habit of imbibing too many alcoholic beverages, or are you taking drugs of any kind? If per chance this is indeed the case with you, you need to make a definite resolution today to get rid of once and for all, that most destructive habit which believe you me, will lead ultimately to your downfall. My Friend, I know what I’m talking about here today, for I used to consume far too much alcohol years ago, much to my detriment I must say. Thank God, I finally got some sense, disciplined myself and quit ‘Cold Turkey’ that destructive habit. I actually finally straightened up and I’m flying right’ today. Are you a married person who has allowed yourself to stray away from your partner, thus getting involved in an illicit affair outside of your marriage? If the answer to that question is in the affirmative for you My Friend, today is surely the day for you to stop your vile deception, to put an end once and for all to cheating on your beloved spouse. As Nat King Cole would say, it’s time for you My Friend, to ‘Straighten up & fly right!’. Yes indeed it is! If per chance you have rather stupidly been neglecting THE most important part of your life, The Spiritual Part, it is indeed time for you to straighten your life up, and from this moment on start to fly right with God as your Co-Pilot. Yes My Friend, today’s the day for you to examine ‘in-depth’ your life, and to thus rededicate yourself before God to travel in the right direction, each and every day….and to fly straight. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com As most of my regular readers will know, years ago I used to be a Professional Musician. I played what was referred to in those days as piano. However, in today’s modern jargon I’d probably be obliged to say, I played keyboard. I played in clubs, hotels, and at private parties, sometimes solo, but usually with my trio consisting of piano, bass, and drums. Now, at that time, one of my idols was Nat King Cole. There’s no doubt about it, he was a simply fantastic piano player and of course he had a really fabulous trio, to say nothing of his soothing, velvet voice. Back then, The Nat king Cole trio had a wonderful hit record titled ‘Straighten up & fly right’, and I honestly believe, that that title contains and excellent ‘Lesson in Living’ for all of us, particularly those of us who have perhaps strayed away from the straight and narrow. My Friend, at this point, let me ask you a few simple questions. Firstly, have you just stopped trying to achieve one of your most cherished dreams, simply because you ran into a monumental road block? Well My Friend, if that’s the case with you, you need to vow today to get back in the game, the ‘Game of Life’ and thus recommence your journey toward the accomplishment of your cherished goal. In short, you need to as Nat King Cole would say ‘Straighten up & fly right!’. Have you unfortunately allowed yourself to acquire the most destructive habit of imbibing too many alcoholic beverages, or are you taking drugs of any kind? If per chance this is indeed the case with you, you need to make a definite resolution today to get rid of once and for all, that most destructive habit which believe you me, will lead ultimately to your downfall. My Friend, I know what I’m talking about here today, for I used to consume far too much alcohol years ago, much to my detriment I must say. Thank God, I finally got some sense, disciplined myself and quit ‘Cold Turkey’ that destructive habit. I actually finally straightened up and I’m flying right’ today. Are you a married person who has allowed yourself to stray away from your partner, thus getting involved in an illicit affair outside of your marriage? If the answer to that question is in the affirmative for you My Friend, today is surely the day for you to stop your vile deception, to put an end once and for all to cheating on your beloved spouse. As Nat King Cole would say, it’s time for you My Friend, to ‘Straighten up & fly right!’. Yes indeed it is! If per chance you have rather stupidly been neglecting THE most important part of your life, The Spiritual Part, it is indeed time for you to straighten your life up, and from this moment on start to fly right with God as your Co-Pilot. Yes My Friend, today’s the day for you to examine ‘in-depth’ your life, and to thus rededicate yourself before God to travel in the right direction, each and every day….and to fly straight. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2007-10-24,17192803 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:59:12 -0700 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17192793-Time-To-Think-September-26-2007-Go-for-it In the inspiring movie ‘The Pursuit of Happyness’ Will Smith says to his son “If you want something….Go for it!”. My Friend, surely this is a most important lesson for all of us to learn. A whole lot of people do indeed know exactly what they want in life; however, either through a lack of self-discipline or out and out fear, they’re literally frozen in time, so to speak, and thus not able to pursue their dreams. My first book was titled ‘Success is Simple’. Now what exactly did I want to convey to the reading public with that title, and why did I chose it? Well firstly, I just love alliteration; and secondly, I don’t believe that it’s very difficult for anyone to really understand the basic Laws of Success, which must be applied daily if we wish to advance on the road to success. However, let me say in all honesty, that applying these Laws of Success to our daily lives is not as easy as it may sound. That’s right, to remain Totally Positive in outlook when things are not going as y... In the inspiring movie ‘The Pursuit of Happyness’ Will Smith says to his son “If you want something….Go for it!”. My Friend, surely this is a most important lesson for all of us to learn. A whole lot of people do indeed know exactly what they want in life; however, either through a lack of self-discipline or out and out fear, they’re literally frozen in time, so to speak, and thus not able to pursue their dreams. My first book was titled ‘Success is Simple’. Now what exactly did I want to convey to the reading public with that title, and why did I chose it? Well firstly, I just love alliteration; and secondly, I don’t believe that it’s very difficult for anyone to really understand the basic Laws of Success, which must be applied daily if we wish to advance on the road to success. However, let me say in all honesty, that applying these Laws of Success to our daily lives is not as easy as it may sound. That’s right, to remain Totally Positive in outlook when things are not going as you’d like them to, can indeed be quite difficult at times. However, as we all know, if we wish to finally reach our destination on the road to success, we simply MUST remain positive in spite of our present situation. To keep going after our goals when it may appear to be quite difficult for us to actually see the ultimate outcome, may indeed be very difficult for many, but it’s what is required if success is to be attained, and indeed maintained. This obviously requires the application of another vitally important Law of Success namely Self-Discipline. Yes indeed, self-discipline is a most important ingredient in any ‘Success Recipe’. So, when we want something, even though it may appear to be a long way off, we need to BELIEVE in ourselves whilst disciplining ourselves daily, and just ‘Go for it!’. My Friend, today is going to be a most exciting time in your life, for today is the day when you get up off your ‘You know what” and commence the journey toward the achievement of your cherished dreams. Yes indeed, Today is the day for you to stop the dreaming, and instead start actually walking toward your destination on the road to success. In other words, the day has finally arrived in your life for you to stop procrastinating and simply ‘Go for it!’. Whatever your dreams are, I want you to make a definite decision today, to, together with your Spiritual Father, God step out boldly and indeed bravely on the road to success, and determine in your mind to eventually get to your dreamed of destination. Yes My Friend, if you really want something bad enough; well just ‘Go for it!’, and believe you me, before you know it, you’ll be enjoying the ‘Fruits of Success’. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com In the inspiring movie ‘The Pursuit of Happyness’ Will Smith says to his son “If you want something….Go for it!”. My Friend, surely this is a most important lesson for all of us to learn. A whole lot of people do indeed know exactly what they want in life; however, either through a lack of self-discipline or out and out fear, they’re literally frozen in time, so to speak, and thus not able to pursue their dreams. My first book was titled ‘Success is Simple’. Now what exactly did I want to convey to the reading public with that title, and why did I chose it? Well firstly, I just love alliteration; and secondly, I don’t believe that it’s very difficult for anyone to really understand the basic Laws of Success, which must be applied daily if we wish to advance on the road to success. However, let me say in all honesty, that applying these Laws of Success to our daily lives is not as easy as it may sound. That’s right, to remain Totally Positive in outlook when things are not going as you’d like them to, can indeed be quite difficult at times. However, as we all know, if we wish to finally reach our destination on the road to success, we simply MUST remain positive in spite of our present situation. To keep going after our goals when it may appear to be quite difficult for us to actually see the ultimate outcome, may indeed be very difficult for many, but it’s what is required if success is to be attained, and indeed maintained. This obviously requires the application of another vitally important Law of Success namely Self-Discipline. Yes indeed, self-discipline is a most important ingredient in any ‘Success Recipe’. So, when we want something, even though it may appear to be a long way off, we need to BELIEVE in ourselves whilst disciplining ourselves daily, and just ‘Go for it!’. My Friend, today is going to be a most exciting time in your life, for today is the day when you get up off your ‘You know what” and commence the journey toward the achievement of your cherished dreams. Yes indeed, Today is the day for you to stop the dreaming, and instead start actually walking toward your destination on the road to success. In other words, the day has finally arrived in your life for you to stop procrastinating and simply ‘Go for it!’. Whatever your dreams are, I want you to make a definite decision today, to, together with your Spiritual Father, God step out boldly and indeed bravely on the road to success, and determine in your mind to eventually get to your dreamed of destination. Yes My Friend, if you really want something bad enough; well just ‘Go for it!’, and believe you me, before you know it, you’ll be enjoying the ‘Fruits of Success’. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2007-10-24,17192793 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:56:25 -0700 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17192773-Time-To-Think-September-25-2007-Does-your-presence-inspire-others The question posed by the title of this article is one well worth thinking about for everyone in my reading audience. When people see you coming, do they feel good inside, do they actually rejoice and are thus pleased to see you and interact with you; or do they in fact run for cover at the slightest hint that you may be in the area? Well My Friend, what’s your honest answer to that loaded, but oh so important question? I remember saying to the staff of a particular store which I regularly visit, when they didn’t have a particular product which I required, and which incidentally they appeared to be continually out of; that by their not stocking the item which I require, they’ll eventually send me to another store where I can get what I need each and every day. One member of the staff said “I’ll make sure that we order the products which you need, they will be here tomorrow” and then she added with a broad smile on her face “We really enjoy seeing you each day and we’d greatly miss y... The question posed by the title of this article is one well worth thinking about for everyone in my reading audience. When people see you coming, do they feel good inside, do they actually rejoice and are thus pleased to see you and interact with you; or do they in fact run for cover at the slightest hint that you may be in the area? Well My Friend, what’s your honest answer to that loaded, but oh so important question? I remember saying to the staff of a particular store which I regularly visit, when they didn’t have a particular product which I required, and which incidentally they appeared to be continually out of; that by their not stocking the item which I require, they’ll eventually send me to another store where I can get what I need each and every day. One member of the staff said “I’ll make sure that we order the products which you need, they will be here tomorrow” and then she added with a broad smile on her face “We really enjoy seeing you each day and we’d greatly miss you if you went somewhere else. You make us all feel good when you enter the store”. As I reflected on what she said when I got into my car to leave, believe you me, I felt real good inside, for I realized that ‘My Light’ was surely shining from WITHIN for all to see and be positively impacted by. I realized, that my positive, enthusiastic attitude was having a positive, beneficial effect on others, thus helping to make their day that much more enjoyable. Now My Friend, do you honestly feel that your presence inspires others? If the answer is in the negative, you really need to check the thoughts which you’re habitually thinking, and your overall demeanor as you go about your daily activities. In Dr. Wayne Dyer’s great book ‘Wisdom of the ages’ he has a chapter on ‘Enthusiasm’ where he writes as follows “Enthusiasm is not something granted to some and absent in others. All of us have a God within. Some of us chose to be in touch with it and display it, while others mask it and allow it to remain dormant. We let our inner God be dust even though the Poet Longfellow reminds us “Dust thou are, to dust returnest, was not spoken of the soul”. Enthusiasm is a quality that nourishes success. When people ask me the secret of giving a great talk, I tell them it is being authentically enthusiastic.. Be this and you will be loved and forgiven for any flaws”. How well put there by Wayne Dyer. So My Friend, you need to daily reflect on who you are, an Awesomely Talented ‘Child of God’. The more you nurture the God WITHIN the brighter your ‘Inner Light’ will shine, and the more enthusiastic about life you’ll be. When you’re in this positive, upbeat, enthusiastic state of being, literally glowing from WITHIN, believe you me, your mere presence will inspire all who come in contact with you. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com The question posed by the title of this article is one well worth thinking about for everyone in my reading audience. When people see you coming, do they feel good inside, do they actually rejoice and are thus pleased to see you and interact with you; or do they in fact run for cover at the slightest hint that you may be in the area? Well My Friend, what’s your honest answer to that loaded, but oh so important question? I remember saying to the staff of a particular store which I regularly visit, when they didn’t have a particular product which I required, and which incidentally they appeared to be continually out of; that by their not stocking the item which I require, they’ll eventually send me to another store where I can get what I need each and every day. One member of the staff said “I’ll make sure that we order the products which you need, they will be here tomorrow” and then she added with a broad smile on her face “We really enjoy seeing you each day and we’d greatly miss you if you went somewhere else. You make us all feel good when you enter the store”. As I reflected on what she said when I got into my car to leave, believe you me, I felt real good inside, for I realized that ‘My Light’ was surely shining from WITHIN for all to see and be positively impacted by. I realized, that my positive, enthusiastic attitude was having a positive, beneficial effect on others, thus helping to make their day that much more enjoyable. Now My Friend, do you honestly feel that your presence inspires others? If the answer is in the negative, you really need to check the thoughts which you’re habitually thinking, and your overall demeanor as you go about your daily activities. In Dr. Wayne Dyer’s great book ‘Wisdom of the ages’ he has a chapter on ‘Enthusiasm’ where he writes as follows “Enthusiasm is not something granted to some and absent in others. All of us have a God within. Some of us chose to be in touch with it and display it, while others mask it and allow it to remain dormant. We let our inner God be dust even though the Poet Longfellow reminds us “Dust thou are, to dust returnest, was not spoken of the soul”. Enthusiasm is a quality that nourishes success. When people ask me the secret of giving a great talk, I tell them it is being authentically enthusiastic.. Be this and you will be loved and forgiven for any flaws”. How well put there by Wayne Dyer. So My Friend, you need to daily reflect on who you are, an Awesomely Talented ‘Child of God’. The more you nurture the God WITHIN the brighter your ‘Inner Light’ will shine, and the more enthusiastic about life you’ll be. When you’re in this positive, upbeat, enthusiastic state of being, literally glowing from WITHIN, believe you me, your mere presence will inspire all who come in contact with you. THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2007-10-24,17192773 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:50:57 -0700 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/17192693-Time-To-Think-September-24-2007-What-seeds-are-you-sowing One of the definitions of the word ‘Seed’ in Webster’s New World Dictionary is “The source, origin, or beginning of anything”. So My Friend, it is the seeds which we are planting today, which will be the origin, the beginning of our future. Again and again in these articles I emphasize the importance of what Emerson referred to as ‘THE law of laws’, The Universal Law of Cause & Effect. This great law simply stated said, that for every CAUSE there is an EFFECT, for every ACTION there is an equal and opposite REACTION. To put it in plain and simple language which we can all understand, it means that what we put out each and every day of our life, is what we must get back in return, or as we SOW so shall we REAP. So My Friend, how do you personally answer the vitally important question posed by the title of this article ‘What seeds are you sowing?’ remembering all the time, that the ‘Seeds’ which you are planting today are in fact the origin of the beginning of what your life will be i... One of the definitions of the word ‘Seed’ in Webster’s New World Dictionary is “The source, origin, or beginning of anything”. So My Friend, it is the seeds which we are planting today, which will be the origin, the beginning of our future. Again and again in these articles I emphasize the importance of what Emerson referred to as ‘THE law of laws’, The Universal Law of Cause & Effect. This great law simply stated said, that for every CAUSE there is an EFFECT, for every ACTION there is an equal and opposite REACTION. To put it in plain and simple language which we can all understand, it means that what we put out each and every day of our life, is what we must get back in return, or as we SOW so shall we REAP. So My Friend, how do you personally answer the vitally important question posed by the title of this article ‘What seeds are you sowing?’ remembering all the time, that the ‘Seeds’ which you are planting today are in fact the origin of the beginning of what your life will be in the future? Yes My Friend, the ‘Source’ of your future does in fact lie in the thoughts and actions which you personally put into motion today. So, contrary to what many incorrectly believe, you’re actually in control of your own destiny, of your future, for it will be the direct result of the thoughts you chose to think today, and the actions you chose to engage in, good or bad. Now, I believe, that this can indeed be an extremely empowering thought for many; and yet it could be a very frightening thought for others, as they reflect deeply on exactly what they’ve been putting out each and every day of their lives. Now, let’s think this through together. Are you daily monitoring your thoughts so that you only allow positive thoughts to enter The Sanctuary of your Mind; or are you allowing your consciousness to be polluted with negative, destructive thoughts far too often? If per chance it’s the latter, you need to do something about it IMMEDIATELY, for negative thoughts are ‘Seeds’ which will produce a negative harvest of failure in your life. Are you drinking too much alcohol, taking drugs of any kind, and/or smoking cigarettes? If you are, you are planting the ‘Seeds’ of ill health and premature death. Are you studying hard to acquire much needed knowledge to assist you in achieving your goals, or do you spend most of your time engaged in trivial pursuits? Do you spend ‘Quality Time’ with your children? Do you spend time alone daily with your Spiritual Father, God in prayer and meditation? My Friend, I do hope and pray that you’ve got today’s most important message. What you do each day, good or bad, determines your. future…. ‘As you SOW so shall you REAP’! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com One of the definitions of the word ‘Seed’ in Webster’s New World Dictionary is “The source, origin, or beginning of anything”. So My Friend, it is the seeds which we are planting today, which will be the origin, the beginning of our future. Again and again in these articles I emphasize the importance of what Emerson referred to as ‘THE law of laws’, The Universal Law of Cause & Effect. This great law simply stated said, that for every CAUSE there is an EFFECT, for every ACTION there is an equal and opposite REACTION. To put it in plain and simple language which we can all understand, it means that what we put out each and every day of our life, is what we must get back in return, or as we SOW so shall we REAP. So My Friend, how do you personally answer the vitally important question posed by the title of this article ‘What seeds are you sowing?’ remembering all the time, that the ‘Seeds’ which you are planting today are in fact the origin of the beginning of what your life will be in the future? Yes My Friend, the ‘Source’ of your future does in fact lie in the thoughts and actions which you personally put into motion today. So, contrary to what many incorrectly believe, you’re actually in control of your own destiny, of your future, for it will be the direct result of the thoughts you chose to think today, and the actions you chose to engage in, good or bad. Now, I believe, that this can indeed be an extremely empowering thought for many; and yet it could be a very frightening thought for others, as they reflect deeply on exactly what they’ve been putting out each and every day of their lives. Now, let’s think this through together. Are you daily monitoring your thoughts so that you only allow positive thoughts to enter The Sanctuary of your Mind; or are you allowing your consciousness to be polluted with negative, destructive thoughts far too often? If per chance it’s the latter, you need to do something about it IMMEDIATELY, for negative thoughts are ‘Seeds’ which will produce a negative harvest of failure in your life. Are you drinking too much alcohol, taking drugs of any kind, and/or smoking cigarettes? If you are, you are planting the ‘Seeds’ of ill health and premature death. Are you studying hard to acquire much needed knowledge to assist you in achieving your goals, or do you spend most of your time engaged in trivial pursuits? Do you spend ‘Quality Time’ with your children? Do you spend time alone daily with your Spiritual Father, God in prayer and meditation? My Friend, I do hope and pray that you’ve got today’s most important message. What you do each day, good or bad, determines your. future…. ‘As you SOW so shall you REAP’! THINK ABOUT IT! E-mail: dpr@humanri.com tag:odeo.com,2007-10-24,17192693 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:15:54 -0700 no Time to Think - Dr. D. Paul Reilly's Podcast