Davis Goss’ Mind Boggling Blog

The problem with the word today is that there are too many problems that seem insurmountable. People accept this condition as normal because they fail to recognize that there is only one cause of all problems and that one cause is embodied in one phenomenon:

That cause is embodied in the phenomenon of OPPOSITES. My post “Living in Two Worlds” covers this topic in depth.

Webster defines “opposites” as,

“Elements that are so far apart and diverse as to be totally irreconcilable; extreme divergence; in clear and unequivocal diametric opposition”.

Look around you. Take an objective look at the world you live in, at your every activity, everything you do and everything that comprises the world in which you live and do business. Notice how opposites abound everywhere.

We have up and down, left and right, profit and loss, freedom and bondage, positive and negative, assets and liabilities, love and hate and on and on and on.

We live in a world of duality where every situation and circumstance is challenged by some implied opposite. We live in a world where “twoness” prevails, where one side is always pulling against another or pushing up against a wall that will not yield; where the world is being torn apart trying to find stability by justifying two opposites that, by their very nature and definition, cannot possibly be justified one to the other or offer any stability.

Yet doesn’t this describe the world today? It is a world of constant conflict and chaos.

The acceptance of this phenomenon of opposites is the cause of all problems.

If we could somehow prevent this law from operating in our individual experiences, we would no longer suffer from its devastating effects and we would be living in a world where opposites would have no influence over us. It would be a world of stability where we would enjoy unopposed harmonious personal and professional success, prosperity and freedom.

Where can we find such invariable stability? We can only find it embodied in universal, natural laws and principles that are the very substance of the universe. Webster defines “natural laws and principles” as, “the creative and controlling forces of the universe” and “universe” as, the whole body of things; including the whole without limit of exception and accruing everywhere”.

There is no instability here! To the degree we can reject the influence of the phenomenon of opposites and focus attention of the all-inclusive oneness of the “controlling forces of the universe” will we experience harmonious, productive life experiences.

That the universe has been in full, flawless operation since the beginning of time is obvious and an accepted scientific promise based on impartial observations of the universe.

Allowing these laws and principles to dominate our every thought and establish the proper mindset is to assure the resolution of any problem with predictable accuracy. It is the law! Webster defines “law” as, “a rule or principle that always works and is enforced by a governing authority”. Natural laws and principles enforce their own integrity and are their own governing authority.

You and I are an integral part of this whole, which is eternally committed to our well-being. If we will maintain a disciplined mindset (defined by Webster as, “a fixed way of thinking that determines and influences events and circumstances”) we will be assured of experiencing harmonious “events and circumstances” which comprise our life experiences.

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The news keeps reminding us that the world is experiencing troublesome times. It has been doing this for as long as man has inhabited the earth. This continuity of problems never ends. The world’s attempts to solve itself has not worked. Whatever attempts it has made have failed. These “old ways” don’t work. The world still needs fixing.

The solution is simple. Many great minds have been telling us how for years but nobody is listening.

Among them is Dr. Einstein who told us when he said, “No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it. We must learn to see the world anew”.

This tells us that the continuous focus of attention on the conditions that define the problems are not only non-productive, they compound the problem. It becomes a universally accepted MINDSET which Webster defines as, “a fixed way of thinking; that which determines and influences events and circumstances“.

We can only “see the world anew” and experience harmonious “events and circumstances” by rejecting the irrational problem oriented “events and circumstances” and adopt a mindset based solely on irreversible natural laws and principles which are defined by Webster as, “the creative and controlling forces of the universe”.

This logic is fully detailed in my book, “The Science of LIVING BETTER FOREVER” and by the diversity of posts in my blog and on my website.

The real, true world is fully revealed. The “troubled world” has no power to heal itself. The real world’s perfection, harmony and balance can only be experienced by an individual’s conscious acceptance of it. As Galileo noted, man “…can only find it within himself”. He will never find his peace and harmony anywhere else. It is the law!

Steven Hawking, the guru of modern science, confirmed this when he said, “the universe depends upon the observer”.

Let’s shift the focus of our thinking and observe the true universe of peace and harmony and reject the false sense of the universe that would have us believe in the mirage of chaos, conflict and confusion.

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My heart goes out to those people we read about in the news today who are losing their homes an possessions to foreclosures, floods, tornados, fires, etc. I know. I’ve been there.

I still have vivid memories of when my wife and I found ourselves in the full fury of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and how we were able to turn it into a growing experience.

Like any sudden disaster, we found ourselves thrust into a chaotic circumstance that seemed overwhelming. We found ourselves with no electricity, no drinkable water, very little edible food, no air conditioning with temperatures in the 100 degree range with humidity to match. With our car under water we had no transportation. With telephones out and cell phones inoperable, we had no communications.

We did have a gas stove with which we could boil water and cook what little food we had. We also had a portable radio through which we learned the scope of the devastation. It offered a constant barrage of reports depicting the dire circumstances of thousands of people and their frustrations at not receiving any meaningful assistance. We learned that the levee break was only a quarter mile from our home. We found ourselves in a survival mode for four days and were listed among the “missing.”

We had been married for 58 years so meeting tough challenges was not strange to us. At one time, I felt I had more than my fair share of problems and that I was trapped between the sword and the wall with no apparent means of escape.

In this period of desperation, I made an exciting discovery that changed my life. I discovered that there is only one basic, root cause of all problems and when this prime cause was understood and properly applied, all problems, regardless of their nature or apparent severity, would disappear as surely as darkness disappears in the presence of light.

Not only did this discovery resolve all my problems, it was the foundation upon which I built a consulting career wherein I could apply it to the benefit of a widely diverse client base that included many of the giants of American business.

Our present situation was just another opportunity for us to implement the principles embodied in my discovery. As we had done so many times in the past, we remained steadfast in embracing the disciplines demanded by the discovery’s impersonal implementation. (This discovery’s proven, scientific principles are detailed in my book, “The Science of Living Better Forever“.)

Our situation began to change. Food and water was provided through unexpected sources. We were offered transportation out of the immediate disaster zone. We abandoned our home and all our personal possessions, picked up important paper, my wife’s jewelry and a few clothes and left New Orleans. We were offered an opportunity to stay with a loving family in Baton Rouge. We were “found” by our family and friends. People appeared “out of the woodwork” offering us clothing, money and transportation. Means opened up for us to move to Texas where we were invited to share the home of an old friend who had heard of our situation. All our needs were abundantly met with no conscious planning or effort on our part.

Events and circumstances continued to unfold and we moved into a perfect, fully furnished home in New England where we were born, brought up and raised our family. Our experiences exceeded any circumstance or condition we could possibly have anticipated.

What proved to be, and continues to be, traumatic experiences for so many, has proven to be the exact opposite for us. The freedom we have realized is not “by accident” or to “luck”, as many people have suggested. Our experiences were no more due to “luck” than it is “luck” that 2 + 2 = 4 and not “5″. It is the law.

We knew that the solution to our problem was in implementing the disciplines demanded by my discovery. It was our strict adherence to specific natural laws and principles (defined by Webster as, “the creative and controlling forces of the universe”.) and allowing these self-enforcing laws to permeate our mind-set (defined by Webster as, “a mental attitude that determines and influences events and circumstances”.). We had to release our personal opinions and feelings and be responsive to the conscious operation of natural laws and principles that, by their very nature, assures positive, harmonious results with scientific certainty. Harmonious “events and circumstances” were the natural result.

I know how abstract and impractical this all sounds. It is a radical departure from traditional problem solving methods and not an easy concept for many to accept even though it has been proven for more than 50 years. My Katrina experience has motivated me to “start over” and share my discovery with others that they might also benefit from its message.

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I’m looking at a screen saver on my computer that depicts fish swimming around aimlessly doing whatever it is fish do. They apparently have plenty to eat and have no worries, fears, or deadlines. They have no concerns about the stock market’s position, the condition of the real estate market, unemployment or any of the events and circumstances that dominate our people world. I don’t think they give a hoot about high gas prices! Maybe they do have problems but if they do, they don’t show.

It’s quite likely they are as oblivious to our people problems as we are to their fish problems. But we are. You and I don’t live the way fish do. We have normal activities that comprise a continuity of changing situations that we handle with ease. Then, once in a while, a situation comes along that we can’t handle quite so easily.

Our instinctive reaction is to resist the problem’s invasion into our otherwise peaceful life. We put up a protective wall against it. Now the struggle begins. This confrontational approach to problem solving is negatively oriented and produces negative results in the form of stress, anxiety and frustration .

These situations we call “problems” (“an intricate, unsettled question without an answer; a question raised for inquiry, consideration or solution”. Webster) come to us spontaneously without any apparent fault of our own. However, as soon as the answer or solution is known, the problem disappears just as spontaneously. Our job is to set in motion those steps necessary that will reveal the right answer.

As Einstein noted, “No problem can be resolved from the same level of consciousness that created it. We must lean to see the world anew”. To be spontaneously successful, we must depart from the accepted, habitual confrontational method and approach problem solving as a logical continuity of reason, facts and natural, scientific laws and principles.

Take an objective look at the world around you and realize that it is comprised of opposites. Up & down, left & right, assets & liabilities, freedom & bondage, positive & negative, etc., etc. Try as you may, I doubt that you can imagine anything that does not have an implied opposite. OPPOSITES are defined by Webster as, “elements that are so far apart and diverse as to be totally irreconcilable one to the other”.

A black square and a white circle are symbolic of opposites. They cannot be justified one to the other. One cannot be described in terms of the other. The square is black, has finite dimensions and is comprised of straight sides and square corners. The circle is white and comprises one continuous curve without beginning or ending. In every sense of the word, they are, and always will be, opposites. By their very nature and definition they cannot be commingled. You can have one or the other, but you can no more have them both at the same time than you can experience darkness in the presence of light.

It is when we attempt to justify two opposites that problems occur.

Herein lies the secret to problem solving. Equate the problem to the square and the solution or answer to the circle. They are OPPOSITES and cannot be justified one to the other. The problem is negative and the answer or solution is positive. By Webster’s definition anything negative is not a “something” of itself, but is “something that is the opposite or negation of something”. As such, in order for it to claim an existence, there must be a positive “something” (a positive answer or solution) to be negative about. According to Webster, anything positive is, “that which is real, not speculative, not fictitious and logically affirmative”.

The only conclusion we can draw is that the entire universe is infinitely and singularly “real, not speculative and logically affirmative”; it is complete and totally devoid of any opposite. Webster defines universe as, “The whole body of things observed and assumed including the whole without limit or exception and accruing everywhere”.

The only place a problem can even seem to exist is in your own consciousness. You and you alone are uniquely aware of the content of your consciousness. This mindset determines the events and circumstances that comprise your life experiences.

I know how abstract, unrealistic, impractical and over simplistic this perspective sounds but for more than 50 years I have proven its viability in my own personal and professional experiences and to the benefit of a widely diverse client base that has included many of the giants of American business.

Its efficacy is no more subject to debate than the fact that 2 + 2 = 4. It is the law which is defined by Webster as, “a rule or principle that always works (and is) enforced by a governing authority”.

“Problem solving” is really a misnomer. Any belief or concept we identify as a “problem” is really a nonentity and has no real existence and therefore there is no law to support it. We don’t deny its appearance but we do deny its reality. It is tantamount to seeing the railroad tracks meet at the horizon. We are aware of its appearance but through intelligent reasoning, we are not influenced by it. We “destroy” a problem by seeing it as a no-thing… a mirage.

This resolving is not confrontational. All we need to do is quietly reside in the infinity of our consciousness (the circle) and provide the proper mental environment that will allow the answer or solution to reveal itself.

Now, with the pressure off, you can devote your time to other pursuits. I don’t wish them any bad luck, but perhaps you could go fishing and give those guys something to think about.

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The complexities of personal, professional and world problems are overwhelming and seem to defy any rational solution. We are living in a world that promises nothing but increasing conflict, disagreement and threats of annihilation stemming from the irrational activities of people. Efforts to resolve these problems and conflicts are met with hostile resistance and increasing fear of the future.

Contrast this “world” of instability with the irrevocable stability and the balance exhibited by the universe in which we also live and are an integral part. This universe is maintained by irrevocable, universal laws and principles that have been in full, uninterrupted operation for countless billions of years and promises to continue in perpetuity.

At the risk of seeming overly presumptive, I respectfully submit that I have discovered the answer to this conflicting dilemma of the seemingly coexistence of two opposite worlds.

Some years ago I discovered that there is only one root cause of all problems and when this prime cause is understood and properly implemented, all problems, regardless of their nature or apparent severity, will disappear as surely and as effortlessly as darkness disappears in the presence of light.

In my 50 years as a creative consultant, with particular expertise in problem solving, not only have I have proven its value in my own personal and professional life, but also to the benefit of a widely diverse client base that has included many of the giants of American business.

My discovery is devoid of the usual academic theories, philosophical abstractions, conflicting opinions and intellectual, “isms” and “ologies” and is based solely on irrevocable, scientific universal natural laws and principles. These natural laws and principles are defined by Webster as, “the creative and controlling forces of the universe”.

The reason we experience chaos, conflict and confusion, etc. is because, in our collective ignorance, we have circumvented the “creative and controlling forces of the universe” and are preventing them from asserting themselves in the events and circumstances that define our life experiences.

I know how abstract this sounds to the conventional mindset and I am fully aware of Voltaire’s warning that, “it is dangerous to right in matters in which the established authorities are wrong”. But facts are facts and cannot be changed; logic is logic and cannot be successfully challenged. When properly implemented, conclusions are, according to Webster, “obvious, inevitable and predictable”.

The import of this discovery should not be taken lightly. Its message is destined to be the standard employed by all thinking individuals in their efforts to resolve tough challenges and solve problems. Why? Because sooner or later, the “creative and controlling forces of the universe” must, by law, assert themselves in and as your consciousness and negate the destructive efforts that would deny them.

These tumultuous times demand that this discovery be exposed and made available to those seriously intent on achieving the benefits it offers. The “old” ways are not good enough any more. To yield maximum results, they need to be updated to 21st century methodologies.

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Our life experiences are confined to that of which we are individually consciously aware.

In this condition of complete mental isolation, we realize that pure consciousness is the only substance and exists only within ourselves… not somewhere “out there”. It is infinite in scope and is without any physical dimension. By definition it is “spiritual” without any ecclesiastical connotation. Webster defines “spiritual” as that which is, “incorporeal; a life-giving force; an animating principle; having no material body or form”. This is our true identity.

But there is a seeming paradox.

We also seem to be aware of an opposite, finite, structured material universe that exist outside of us. This is an example of the Law of Opposites.

The Law of Opposites is a natural law, which states that everything of which we are aware is opposed or challenged by some implied opposite. OPPOSITES are defined by Webster as,

“elements that are so far apart and diverse as to be totally

irreconcilable; clear and unequivocal diametric opposition”.

Opposites cannot be commingled or be justified one to the other. Where one is real, its opposite is unreal. They are opposites. Opposites abound everywhere: black and white, assets and liabilities, profit and loss, short and tall, light and darkness, positive and negative and on and on and on. I doubt that you can think of anything that does not have an implied opposite.

To effectively articulate this paradox in words is next to impossible. One cannot describe infinity in finite terms. It would be like trying to describe light from a premise of darkness. It is not unlike the situation wherein a blind man attempts to discern the size and shape of a snowflake by touching it. The very act of touching the snowflake completely changes its characteristics and makes any possible comparison impossible.

Logic demands that we accept the fact that what appears as an external world is, in reality, only an inverted projection of its infinite, internal cause. It would be a contradiction of terms to suppose that there could be anything beyond infinity. We must discipline ourselves to be constantly aware of this phenomenon of opposites and strive to discern the difference between the real, infinite, all-inclusive consciousness on the one hand and the finite, limited, fictitious appearance of events and circumstances on the other. Trying to justify these opposites is the reason we have so much conflict and chaos in the world.

If we are to experience a world where none of its chaos, conflicts threats and predictions of doom will “come nigh thy dwelling place”, we must claim our true identity, consciously align ourselves with the “creative and controlling forces of the universe” and rejoice in experiencing a freedom beyond anything the “world” can offer.

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Some years ago I felt that I had more than my fair share of problems and that I was trapped between the sword and the wall with no means of escape. I felt trapped in circumstances over which I had no control and that these circumstances were destined to destroy me.

In this period of desperation, I made an exciting discovery. I discovered that there is only one prime cause of all problems. Just ONE. And when this root cause is understood and properly implemented, all problems, regardless of their nature or apparent severity, will disappear like snowflakes on a hot griddle.

Key to this discovery was the realization that the universe is a conglomerate of natural laws and principles. Webster defines “natural laws and principle” as, “the creative and controlling forces of the universe”. And he defines “universe” as, “The whole body of things observed and assumed including the whole without limit or exception and accruing everywhere”.

The world is telling us that, in order to resolve these discordant situations, which we call “problems”, we must face up to them, confront them as enemies, do battle with them and beat them into submission. This is a confrontational approach to problem solving that produces more frustrations than solutions. It is the prime cause of pressure, anxiety, stress and every malady known to man.

If we wish to experiences our natural condition of success, prosperity and freedom in our personal lives, if we want to be more profitably productive in our professional lives and if we want to be untouched by national and international turmoil, logic demands that we must depart from traditional problem solving methods and adopt a new method that can assure positive resolutions.

There are lots of books, lectures, seminars, gurus and self-appointed “experts” who purport to have the answer to effective problem solving. While most of them are highly motivational and inspirational, they miss the mark because they are based on suppositional theories, philosophical abstractions or academic “isms” and “ologies”. They lack any demonstrable operating scientific principle that can assure successful conclusions with predictable accuracy.

To be successful, we must challenge popular trends. We must pursue an alternative course that is based solely on scientific, natural laws and principles in a continuity of facts, logic and reasoning that can assure positive problem solving results with predictable certainty.

Think about what is in your mind the moment you awakened this morning. Without any support from any outside influence, you knew that you were a thinking entity. You were aware of something that gives you a unique identity. You know how the French philosopher Rene Descartes must have felt back in the 15^th century when he also recognized his true identity and declared to the world his familiar revelation: “Cogito ergo sum” which is Latin for “I think, therefore , I am”

You need no external evidence to confirm the fact that your very being is that of being consciously aware. Further, in this rational awareness you can reasonably conclude that you did not create yourself and must, therefore, be the effect of a greater cause. You KNOW it because you know that you can consciously declare, “I am”, “I exist as an individual conscious entity”. You can say with absolute surety and agreement with Rene Descartes, “I am”. First person, singular, present tense!

Note that this awareness takes place within your conscious awareness and needs no external evidence to support it. It contains no finite, corporeal parameters. It is totally incorporeal or spiritual, which, according to Webster, is “a life-giving force; an animating principle; having no material body or form”.

Because of the very esoteric nature of such a concept, it is next to impossible to articulate it in words. It is a concept that comes from within consciousness itself and whose substance is an intangible “knowing” or “awareness”; a “feeling” that defies finite description but is as real and permanent as honesty, love, compassion, and other intangibles that are the very essence of your being.

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Today we are exposed to a barrage of stories and “studies” predicting that “the end of days” is at hand. This reflects the attitudes of many “scholars” who support their theories by referencing selected biblical references. They certainly have a right to their views but the Bible is subject to as many interpretations as there are religious sects; each is influenced by their particular doctrinal teaching.

However, there is a common agreement that the Bible’s main theme is God’s absolute, all-inclusive, impersonal love and salvation for all mankind. If the Bible is to be taken as the final authority, we must take God at His word.

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth … and God saw everything that he had made, and, behold it was very good” (Genesis). He admonishes us to, “Fear ye not, is there a God beside me? Yea, there is no God; I know not any” (Isaiah 44:8). An infinite, all-powerful God cannot contain any element for the destruction of its own creation. It is a logical impossibility.

What about all this talk about the “end of days” and mankind’s ultimate destruction? Certainly it could not have come from God.

The Bible is the most scientific manual ever written and should be interpreted as such.

When we try to interpret and analyze the universe through the emotions and distorted

human intellect, our reasoning is flawed. To do so, we will have subordinated infinite intelligence to our own self-serving ignorance because we are admonished to, “stop trusting in man whose breath is in his nostrils, for what account is he?” (Isaiah 2:22)

“You cannot serve both God and Mammon.” (Matthew 6:29). If we can but maintain a disciplined mindset, these man-made threats “shall not come nigh thee”. (Psalms 91:7). It is the law!

I am reasonably conversant in the Bible’s structure and content and recognize it as a brilliantly written scientific manual. I am also trained to think for myself and, hopefully, am not influenced by the opinions of “experts” who would subvert the Bible’s message of salvation and preach destruction.

I submit that the only “destruction” will be the destruction of man’s ignorance as he awakens to the scientific truths of God’s word. The “word” is interpreted by man as irrevocable, scientific natural laws and principles which Webster defines as, “the creative and controlling forces of the universe”.

“Come, let us reason together” (Isaiah 1:18). Follow the logic. (LOGIC: “an orderly sequence or continuity of facts from which one can draw conclusions that are inevitable and predictable”. Webster)

Risking the reactions that come from Voltaire’s observation that “it is dangerous to be right in matters in which accepted authorities are wrong”, I respectfully urge that we recognize how the Bible is in concert with scientific laws and principles. “Scientific” is defined by Webster as, “the knowledge or discovery of the operation of laws, principles and facts subject to proof without speculation or conjecture”. The Bible, by its very definition and nature, is scientific.

Natural laws and principles have been in operation since before the Bible was written and before man began interpreting his observations within the parameters of his limited intelligence. Logic demands that we accept the conclusion that neither the Bible nor its scientific interpretation can include elements for their own destruction or “doomsday”. Man, you and I, “made in His image and likeness”, are the very embodiment and beneficiaries of these laws and principles, which can no more contain elements for our destruction than God can contain the elements for Its self -destruction or than light can contain darkness.

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The world today is all tangled up in a complex mix of facts, opinions, “expert” interpretations, false information and just plain ignorance. Confusion is inevitable and it seems impossible to straighten out all the contradictions it presents.

For our own peace of mind, it is important that we separate ourselves from this chaos and establish ourselves on a firm foundation of facts.

The real world is controlled and secured by the invariable characteristics of FACTS. We can ignore them, try to replace them and interpret them with emotions, but that does not alter the fact that, as Aldus Huxley says, “Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored”.

A FACT is absolute and invariable and, according to Webster, is “something that has actual existence; a piece of evidence having objective reality”; it is unencumbered by extraneous thoughts, personal opinions or emotions. Because facts are the only reality, any implied opposite is, by definition, “fictitious, speculative and unreal”. As such it is not worthy of our attention and has no power except that which we, in our ignorance, give it.

To find stability on a turbulent world requires that we separate ourselves from the distressing picture and reason factually. Webster defines REASONING as, “an orderly, logical mode of thinking….” and LOGIC as, “an orderly sequence or continuity of facts from which one can draw conclusions that are inevitable and predicable”.

Take time to think and understand the reality and correlation between facts, logic and reason.

Want to separate yourself from the turbulent world around you? Get quiet. Empty your mind of the complexities and confusion offered by world-oriented headlines, events and circumstances. See the vastness of your mind as an emptiness receptive to exciting new concepts and ideas that will be revealed to you from within.

Into this quiet emptiness, FOLLOW THE LOGIC of the following self-evident FACTS.

Pause after each of these FACTS and contemplate their meaning and get a “feel” for each independent and unencumbered by observable phenomenon. Review them often and make them an integral part of your conscious awareness.

These facts are simple and to the point and are critical to your understanding of this new identity. They may seem overpowering at first but as you take time to think about them they will begin to merge and blend into an exciting new mindset which, by definition, “determines and influences (the) events and circumstances” that define your life experiences.

Self-evident FACT no. 1

We can agree with the French philosopher Rene Descartes who, back in the 15^th century, made the now famous observation, “cogito ergo sum”. “I think, therefore I am”. Without any external evidence to support it, you know that you exist as a thinking entity; you are aware of being a pure, unencumbered being. You exist and are real.

That which is doing this knowing is your individual mind. Webster defines MIND as, “that part of an individual that feels, perceives, thinks, wills, and esp. reasons; mental qualities of a person or group; intellectual ability”. This “you” of you is the core of your true identity that never varies, has no past and no future. It just IS. Now! “I am”: first person, present tense, singular.

Self-evident FACT no 2.

This mind is not a static “something”. It is active and comprises the power to think and reason. Webster defines THINKING as “mental images in thought; ideas” and REASON as, “an orderly, logical mode of thinking…. by which one attains truth or knowledge”.

As you ponder the questions of this existence, you can reason that 1) you did not create yourself, therefore, 2) you must be the effect of a “something” that did create you. This makes you an effect of a greater cause. Because an effect cannot lift itself to be greater than its cause, you are singularly subservient to this greater power, are inseparable from it and reflect its nature, characteristics, authority. You are alone in your reflection of this all-inclusiveness. It is the totality of existence. There is nothing else.

Self-evident FACT no. 3

The reasoning quality of your mind (”the orderly, logical mode of thinking by which you attain truth or knowledge”) is always active and from this all inclusiveness you realize it is the very embodiment of the UNIVERSE which Webster defines as “The whole body of things…including the whole without limit or exception accruing everywhere”.

This knowing and your conscious awareness of it through your reasoning process, identifies you as “consciousness”. CONSCIOUSNESS is defined by Webster as “The upper level of mental life of which a person is aware”.

Self-evident FACT no. 4

This self-awareness is unique to us. I am the one experiencing this self-awareness. Whatever I am experiencing I am experiencing within myself. This is true of every individual. All personal experiences are subjectively confined to the scope, range and content of the individual’s awareness as being subservient to the greater cause. Each individual shares equally all that exists in the universal cause.

Because there is only one cause there can be only one effect… but infinitely expressed as infinite individuals. This oneness with your cause is your true identity (”the fact of being the same person” Webster). It is not unlike the fact that every drop of water, while individual, is one with the ocean. Just as the fact that 2 + 2 = 4 is an impersonal fact and has an irreplaceable relationship with the principle of mathematics.

Self-evident FACT no. 5

You cannot experience anything external to your conscious awareness. Whatever appears to be external to you is really only a projected image of your mind’s content.

The idea that thoughts are things is nothing new. There are many books and philosophies that stress the fact that if you can visualize something intently enough, it will appear in your objective world. The power of positive thinking and visualization producing desired objectives is a phenomenon that works both ways; it can produce negative results as surely as it can positive ones.

More than being an intellectual exercise, these FACTS are natural LAW, defined by Webster as, “A rule or principle that always works (and is) enforced by a governing authority”. “Be careful what you think or wish for, you just might get it”. You will find that the principles presented here will yield perfect results when you can discipline yourself to resist the temptation to outline how you think things should work out and become an observer of natural laws and principles expressing themselves in your behalf as “the creative and controlling forces of the universe”. Webster

It is the law!

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“Knock, knock”.

“Who’s there”?

“Lert”.

“Lert who”?

“Be a lert, and you won’t do stupid stuff”!

To be alert, we must be constantly aware of what we are consciously adhering to as our mindset. We must not only take time to think, but we must think about what we are thinking.

I seem to have a natural tendency to act impulsively and make snap decisions. Knowing this, I make a conscious effort to slow down, get “me” out of the way and get myself into the rhythm of the universe’s natural laws and principles; those “creative and controlling forces of the universe” according to Webster.

I’ll get what I think is a great idea and get so excited about it I feel compelled to take immediate action on it. When I do, I usually regret it because before long I will see it as incomplete and wish I hadn’t been so hasty. I used to think that this delayed action was procrastination. Perhaps it was, but a few more days to let the idea take root and germinate haven’t seemed to do any harm. If the idea is right, nothing can destroy it. It was Victor Hugo who said, “There is nothing more powerful than the right idea whose time has come”.

I remember years ago, when I was a freelance commercial artist, I was asked to come up with a series of advertising layouts for a client. I thought they were pretty good, but when I presented them to him he gathered them up and threw them into a waste basket without even looking at them. I remember him telling me that the first ideas are never the best and told me to go back to my studio and start over again. I think he was a bit harsh, but I know now what he meant.

I have three Thought Boxes that have particular meaning to me:

Take Time to Think

Don’t do stupid stuff

Be a lert, the world needs more LERTS

Don’t be too hasty. Take time to “listen” to the source of all ideas. The right course of action (which sometimes is no action) will identify itself. The end result will be natural, harmonious and productive.

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