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Aug 10

A Nine Year Old Makes Me Laugh

Rule 14 — Eat foods made from ingredients that you can picture in their raw sate or growing in nature.

Immediately she says, “Like crickets…”

Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual

I recommend Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual by Michael Pollan, not just because it may make you laugh, but because it cuts through all the commercial claptrap on what to eat and how. 

He has 64 rules with very simple explanations.  Most rules, chapters, are only one page.  It will leave you with simple memorable ideas that will serve you well when you’re at the store or the restaurant. 

It could make you healthy and happily well fed.  Good things, right? 

Here Are Some More Examples from Michael Pollan’s Food Rules for You

Rule 2 — Don’t eat anything your great-grandmother wouldn’t recognize as food. 

See?  This cuts out all processed foods.

Rule 20 — It’s not food if it arrived through the window of your car.  

Rule 32 — Don’t overlook the oily little fishes.

Why?  They have good nutrients for your heart among other things, are plentiful, and because they are lower down the food chain they don’t contain as much mercury.  Also, they can be yummy. 

Rule 36 – Don’t eat breakfast cereals that change the color of your milk. 

Rule 60 – Treat treats as treats. 

When I have one treat, it tends to lead to a long sequence of treats.  I binge.  Most of the time I paraphrase the aphorism from AA – Don’t have the first cookie. 

Rule 39 – Eat all the junk food you want as long as you cook it yourself. 

On its own, this rule could repair the health of most Americans. 

“The French fry did not become America’s most popular vegetable until industry took over the jobs of washing, peeling, cutting , and frying the potatoes – and cleaning up the mess.”  Yeah, cleaning up the mess is right. 

The same for fried chicken, chips, cakes, pies and ice cream. 

I hope you enjoyed this book review of Michael Pollan’s Food Rules.  Get the book, read it.  Eat better and enjoy more. 

= > Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual

Blessings, and healthy eating, 

William 

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21
Jul 10

Pleasure or Enjoyment?

Pleasure or Enjoyment?  Tough choice, eh?  It won’t be after I tell you the distinction.  One can kill you.  And you can build your life on the other one. 

Here’s the distinction — pleasure is passive.  Pleasure seeking can kill you.  Pause and think how many examples you can think of in two minutes.  It ruins lives and families every day. 

While enjoyment on the other hand, is gained through deliberate pursuit of challenging and deeply satisfying activities that combine challenge, skill development, clear goals and require total immersion in the present.  

Did you see that last bit?  TOTAL IMMERSION IN THE PRESENT. 

These deeply satisfying activities are flow activities.  Don’t you want to live a life that is deeply satisfying and filled with enjoyment? 

Examples of flow activities:  Almost any sport, Taiji, drawing, giving a massage, designing a web page, writing a letter, cooking, gardening, surfing the ocean not the internet, many kinds of work. 

Riding a bike may not be challenging enough to demand your being present, but clearly that depends on how and where you ride.  My patient, Dave’s  bike riding would kill me with its intensity. And for some, designing a  webpage may be too challenging.  You want something that is challenging but not too challenging.  See? 

Design your life so you have lots of flow activities and you’ll know a life of deep enjoyment. 

I love this interaction from David Mamet’s wonderful film, State and Main: 

“So, you make your own fun.” 

“It’s not fun unless you make it yourself.  Otherwise it’s entertainment.” 

Get more details about how you can create flow with Simply Serene – Four Amazingly Powerful Ways to Be Instantly Alert and at Peace or Get Wealthy First Program.

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14
Jul 10

He Follows His Calling

My friend, Mark Glyde, is doing what you may wish you were doing.  He’s listening to his inner voice, his calling, and following it. 

Mark quit his impressive job in a powerful firm and is setting off across Western Canada on the pilgrimage route his artist grandfather took many decades ago. 

Naturally, I recommend you follow your calling. 

Don’t imitate Mark or anyone else. But use them as inspiring role models to help you to allow yourself to listen to your inner voice and to follow your callings.

Be Inspired by Mark’s Story… 

Greetings Friends, Family and Colleagues, 

I’d like to invite you to follow my blog, chronicling my trip through the Canadian West this summer exploring the life and art of my grandfather, a prominent Canadian artist and art teacher. 

Henry George (H.G.) Glyde arrived in Calgary from England in 1935. Intending to stay for just one year, he would spend the rest of his life sketching and painting Western Canada, capturing the beauty of the land and the spirit of its people and places. 

I leave Seattle today (July 9, 2010) to explore places, events and influences that shaped my grandfather’s art and share my own impressions of Western Canada. 

You’ll find my first posting at:

http://glydeartventure.posterous.com/

It’s easy to subscribe to receive email notices when I post to the blog, or set up an RSS feed. You’ll find subscriber and RSS links on the right-hand navigation below my profile.

Heads UP:  If you subscribe as I did, you’ll get an email asking you to confirm that you subscribed.  Just watch for it and click the appropriate line — confirm this email subscription. 

You’ll also find examples of my grandfather’s art and a description of my trip route. 

If you like what you see, I hope you’ll forward this email on to people you think might be interested. 

Cheers, 

Mark 

markglyde@msn.com

Do you remember the word courage comes from the French word for heart?  Have heart and go for it. 

Blessings, 

William 

P.S. Did you guess that the Get Wealthy First Program had something to do with this?  Good for you. 

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21
Jun 10

Where’s the Deep Wealth Magic Now?

I came into work today and it’s cold and gray in the middle of June.  It’s still cold and gray.  Grumble… 

Here’s my tweet for this day – 

Cold & gray mid-June.  Still.  Where’s the Deep Wealth magic now?  It’s here.  Do you see?  Gathering Deep Wealth http://bit.ly/arwJE7

 You may know that I gather Deep Wealth every morning – first thing – and I recommend you do too, obviously.  This practice forms the core of your Get Wealthy First Program.

My experience this morning reminded me that you’ll face bumps in your path.  What to do? 

How Do You Gather Deep Wealth In Bad Weather?

You will have things try to get in the way of your gathering deep wealth.  Plan on it.

There is always beauty or magic in the moment, in any moment, in every moment.  Do your owl eyes and owl ears here.  Now.

You can go outdoors or stay in.  It doesn’t matter.  If I can do it in airports and waiting in line at Costco and enjoy it, you can do it anywhere.

The second point, is that there is no bad weather, just inappropriate clothes or expectations.  The temperature today would have been bliss in February, right?  (Please adjust the examples to fit your region.)

There is no – It’s cold — like a fact.  Cold is a judgment.  It may be below 50 F (10 C) but cold or hot is up to you.  Pleasant or nasty is in your eyes.

You can say legitimately, “I’m cold and I’m tired of endless gray days.”  The weather and the day just IS.  Get it?

This is a trivial example of the adage – Pain is guaranteed, suffering is optional.  Weather happens.  I inflict my own unhappiness with an internal story that the weather is supposed to be some way that it isn’t.  How useless.

 Fall in love with what’s right here, right now.  It’s easy with owl eyes and owl ears.  Feel the Presence.

 I recommend you follow me on Twitter. Virtually all my tweets are examples of gathering Deep Wealth.  And recommend it to your friends. 

 Blessings,

 William

 P.S. Obviously, this is a great time to get the Get Wealthy First Program.  The Gathering Deep Wealth Practices form the heart of the Get Wealthy First Program.  Get started for $1.

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14
Apr 10

The Weird Case #41 of Buddhas on My Table

Athena, a beloved patient, told me when her husband leaves town, at least one machine in their home or office will fail. 

“Why?” I said. 

“Because he’s a machine whisperer,” she said.  “They miss him.”

“Hmmm.”

 You no doubt have heard of horse whisperers, and perhaps dog whisperers, people who have a special way with these creatures.  But machines?

Naturally.  Aren’t they alive, too?  Her husband, Hermes, just reaches in and touches here and here… and then it would work.

I’m a bit of a machine whisperer.  I have done the same thing with cars over the years – wiggled this wire and that wire, wires that “should” have no effect, and the car runs.

I hire car whisperers, Scott and Neil of Champagne Service, to care for my cars.  Suzanne reminds me of the whisperer who successfully banged on the engine of our Saab with a rubber mallet to get it to start.  The idea makes sense to me.

Here’s where it gets weird.  Because this is a Buddha on my table, I heard the story differently. 

The week Athena visited, I had spent hours trying to get my print server to work.  Hours. It worked before I tried to set up Suzanne’s laptop, then neither of our two worked.  Grumble.

Even though I love computers, I hate computers.  Even though back in 1968, I did computer programming with main frame computers, I still hate them sometimes.

Hate is not compatible with whispering, right?

I decided to become a computer whisperer.  I decided to be in a loving relationship with these marvelous silicon creatures. 

This morning in just a few minutes, I went through the same protocols that had gotten ZERO results the last week.  I easily found the mistakes I was making, including identifying a faulty wire, and successfully set up both computers.  I can print wirelessly and effortless now.  Yippee.

How Can You Put This Idea to Work?

As fun as this was for me, you might be saying, “So what?” 

You can use the idea to make your life richer, less stressful, and more fun.

First, decide, at least for the moment, that whisperers are real.

Second, decide you can be a whisperer, too.  You don’t have to be a superstar whisperer like Hermes, Scott, and Neil.  Just good enough to make your life easier and more fun.

Third, this is where you get creative.  What would you like to learn to whisper?  What would you like to be in relationship with in a happier, more intimate, better way.

NOTE: This is important.  You don’t have to learn a new subject.  I didn’t go to computer geek school.  I just decided I could whisper my computer.

A Variation

Bob Dickinson, a beloved Taiji teacher of mine, had little time to study while going through acupuncture school.  Instead of being a meridian whisperer, he simply claimed the knowledge of a past life as an acupuncturist.  He passed his boards and was a wonderful healer.

 I prefer the whisperer method, but the past life one works, too.  I wonder what else would work?

The core principle –

Act as if you had the skill you seek – and very soon, you will have it.

Would you like to learn to whisper the opposite gender?

Would you like to whisper money?

Would you like of whisper the job market?

What do you do in your work that you would like to master?

What would you like to learn to whisper? 

As always, I’d love to hear.  Leave your comments below.

Blessings, 

William

P.S. The best way I know to enhance your ability to whisper anything…

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Feb 10

A member writes that she is a bit overwhelmed by all the stuff on the internet she has to choose from. I know you have the same pulls on your time and attention that she does.

Where should you and she spend your time? 

 
Obviously, I teach people how to discern.
 

Here’s what I do and what I recommend to members and patients:

 
One) Recognize you can’t do it all or have it all. This is why you must learn to discern. 
 
Two) When I turned 50, I realized there were more things that I wanted to do in this life than I had time to do them. I was going to have to choose. You will, too.
 
Three) Listen to where your heart calls you. Or you gut. Then go there.
 
Four) The big life coaching aphorism says – Do more of what works and less of what doesn’t. Listen to your heart and your body.  They will reliably let you know which is which.
 
Remember, if what you choose doesn’t work, you can change your mind.
 
You can use these four notions to separate the gold from the dross.
Clearly, you need to learn to discern. Your choices are only going to keep coming. And expanding. I read a whole book on the problem of too many choices — The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less. I recommend it.
 
I recommend people go for what has depth, heart, substance, and long lasting magic.
 
 
Two More Ideas –
 
One) Rely on my research staff to sort for you. They bring me all the great stuff. I test it on myself in my life. Then I offer it to patients and members. This stuff has been sorted and tested. It works.
 
Two) Get and use the programs I offer at Body & Soul Mentor. They help you to find what has depth, heart, substance, and long lasting magic. 
 
The most important of these is the Get Wealthy First Program. This amazing program helps you to gather, first thing, each day, the Deep Wealth of what has depth, heart, substance, and long lasting magic. 
 
In fact the whole site does that.
 
Consider joining. You can read more here => Body & Soul Mentor
 
Listen and discern.
 
Blessings,
 
William

P.S. Leave your comments, please.

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Feb 10

Did speed skating Olympian, Apolo Ohno, use my program to train?

Did speed skating Olympian, Apolo  Ohno, use my Get Wealthy First Program to train? After all, he just lives 20 minutes down the road from me.  It would have been possible. 

In this wonderful, six minute, behind the scenes video of his training, the charismatic Apolo talks about many of the things I share with you in your newsletters. 

His conversation on presence is wonderful…  And how to BURN FAT… 

Watch the video and his training.  Let him inspire you. 

>> http://tinyurl.com/ylqhqkm <<

Blessings,

William

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3
Feb 10

Zen Priest Give Away

In case you missed it, Genjo said, “Give your programs away, William.” 

So, I decided to offer everything.  EVERYTHING for a buck — $1 US. 

You want to Beat the Flu with the Be Well Get Well Stay Well Program? You can get it for $1. 

You want my $97 Get Wealthy First Program, you can get it for $1. 

Every article, every program, every Life Giving Manual, every Laser Focused Report, every podcast, every video — EVERYTHING – you can get them all for $1. 

So, what’s the catch? 

You can only get these effective, marvelously helpful treasures when you become a member of the Body & Soul Mentor website for tiny $1.

It’s simple, become a member for $1.  At the end of every 30 days the membership renews at $9.97. As long as you remain a member, you enjoy your exclusive benefits and goodies.  

Join Now or continue reading… 

At $9.97, this is less money than people spend for pizza, on-line games like, World of Warcraft, cable TV, or video rentals. 

Think how they feed you.  

Now think how Body & Soul Mentor could feed your heart, inspire your soul, and strengthen your body. 

I bet you’ll love playing with the goodies at Body & Soul Mentor so much you will want to stay around for a long time enjoying your benefits.  

Why?  

Obviously, because it helps you to live a live you love wholeheartedly – body and soul.

And you’ll look forward to getting my newest releases FREE, just by being a member.  If you’ve been reading my free newsletters, you know I am constantly coming up with new ways to help you live a life you love, right? 

You can cancel anytime.  Fair enough? 

Nowhere else will you find this kind of playful wisdom and support for your soul AND your body. 

This is the offer you’ve been waiting for, right? 

OK, your turn. 

Live a life you love wholeheartedly – body & soul. 

Go for it. 

Join Now or read more details about my offer HERE. 

Blessings, 

William 

P.S. Pass this on to anyone you know who wants to live a life they love wholeheartedly – body and soul, please. 

P.P.S. Did I mention you get EVERYTHING  for $1? 

Live a life you love wholeheartedly – body & soul. 

Go for it. 

Join Now or read more details about my offer HERE.

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Feb 10

Magical Experience — Feel It For Yourself

The first time I tried this, I bounced around and exclaimed, “It’s SO cool!”

When you perform this easy and revealing experiment, you can look directly into the eyes of your nervous system… it’s so cool.

And you will see and feel the subtle power of our interconnected system for yourself.  From this insight and direct experience, you will see why and how the subtle work with the CranialSacral system is so effective and so potent.

The Experiment

This all comes from Dr. Hugh Milne, one of my CranialSacral instructors.

Stand very peacefully. Take a few deep breaths and allow calmness to settle on you, entering alpha wave – the brain rhythm associated with wakeful relaxation. Focus your awareness on your feet. 

Turn your head to look to your left, and notice whether your weight distribution changes on either of your feet. Follow with a rotation of your head to the right, then come back to center and take a couple more relaxing breaths.

Now rotate your jaw – only your jaw -to the left, being aware of the effect on your feet; repeat to the right side. Come back to center and pause.

Now move only your eyes to the left, noticing again how the weight distribution on your feet changes, then move your eyes to the right. Notice which direction causes the most weight transfer on to which part of which foot.

This exercise demonstrates an interconnectedness in movement that has its roots in our savanna-living hominid ancestors of five million years ago. For them, it was a matter of life or death that these movements were synchronous: head turning, eyes seeing, jaw prepared to bite – all with feet poised for fight or flight in the millisecond it would take to wheel their wiry bodies around if startled by a noise to the rear.

The eyes and neck are deeply connected: the main evolutionary reason for the existence of the neck is to give our eyes greater scope. All but one of the muscles that move the eyes attach to the sphenoid, the central bone of the cranium. As the eyes begin to move, the sphenoid and the whole body begin to respond.

As an example, we prognate (jut) our jaw when we are threatened or become aggressive, and the powerful muscle with which we do this originates from the sphenoid.

So, what did you feel?  Pretty cool, eh?  Leave your comments below.

You can read more about CranialSacral Therapy HERE. 

 And if you’re in Seattle, consider coming for some sessions. http://VitalArts.net

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27
Jan 10

So This Zen Guy Says

 So, this Zen priest, no, better, the abbot of the Zen temple says to me, “William, why don’t you give your Beat the Flu program away?” (The Be Well Get Well Stay Well Program.) 

“Genjo,” I whined, “I put tons of hours into that program.  It’s precious stuff, hard won knowledge… stuff I learned – no kidding – over 40 years of working with natural healing and helping people”

 He smiled.

I grumbled.

OK. I decided to do him one better… 

My joy is in writing and producing Life Giving Manuals and programs that help people live a life they love wholeheartedly – body and soul.  I could make this simple for you and for me.  Here’s what I decided.

I will offer everything.  EVERYTHING for a buck — $1 US.

You want to Beat the Flu with the Be Well Get Well Stay Well Program? You can get it for $1.

You want my $97 Get Wealthy First Program, you can get it for $1.

Every article, every program, every Life Giving Manual, every Laser Focused Report, every podcast, every video — EVERYTHING – you can get them all for $1.

So, what’s the catch?

You can only get these effective, marvelously helpful treasures when you become a member of the Body & Soul Mentor website for tiny $1.

It’s simple, become a member for $1.  At the end of every 30 days the membership renews at $9.97 as long as you remain a member enjoying your benefits and goodies.  

At $9.97, this is less money than people spend for pizza, the on-line game World of Warcraft and its kin, cable TV, or video rentals.

Think how they feed you.  OK. Now think how Body & Soul Mentor feeds your heart, your soul, and your body. 

My bet is you’ll love playing with the goodies at Body & Soul Mentor  so much you will want to stay around for a long time.  

Why?  Obviously, because it helps you to live a live you love wholeheartedly – body and soul. 

And you’ll look forward to getting my newest releases for free, just by being a member.  If you’ve been reading my newsletters you know I am constantly coming up with new ways to help you live a life you love, right? 

You can cancel anytime.  Fair enough? 

Nowhere else will you find this kind of playful wisdom and support for your soul and your body. 

This is the offer you’ve been waiting for, right? 

OK, your turn. 

Join Now or read more details about the offer HERE. 

Blessings,

William 

P.S. let your friends know of the $1 opportunity. 

P.P.S. Did I mention you get EVERYTHING  for $1?

Join Now or read more details about the offer HERE.

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