“If you talk to God, you are praying; if God talks to you, you have schizophrenia.”

- fellow thinker
Thomas Szasz
The Second Sin

BBC Three has dropped a repeat episode of the US cartoon Family Guy because it had jokes about Michael Jackson in it (including a shot of Jackson in bed with Stewie the baby).

The Mock the Week comedian Frankie Boyle has quit his column at a Scottish tabloid newspaper because it refused to publish his jokes about Jackson.

And, as was reported on Friday, a scene with Jackson’s sister LaToya has been cut from Sacha Baron Cohen’s Bruno film (Bruno made fun of her brother’s voice).

But of course there will come a time, as happened with Princess Diana, when it’s deemed socially acceptable for comedians to make cracks about Jackson. All I’d like to know is: how is it decided when that will be? (more…)

After watching and getting past the obvious laughter, it dawned on me that this guy is actually doing what I want to be doing… (more…)

“Speech has allowed the communication of ideas, enabling human beings to work together to build the impossible.  Mankind’s greatest achievements have come about by talking, and its greatest failures by not talking.  It doesn’t have to be like this.  Our greatest hopes could become reality in the future.  With the technology at our disposal, the possibilities are unbounded.  All we need to do is make sure we keep talking.”

- fellow thinker,
Stephen Hawking

Getting what you really want in life is greatly dependent on how often you tell people what you really want in life…so with that said, let’s use this posting to put out in the universe what we really want in life!!!

I’ll go first…I want to…uhmm, correction…I WILL talk to at least 1000 people in person over the course of 10 days in July 09 in efforts of promoting the Thank You And You’re Welcome book!!!

 

TONIGHT’S TOPICS: The fear of social ridicule…how much does it define your behavior?  Are there more pros than cons?  Take a listen and share your thoughts!!!

Wow Fatos…I’m truly honored!  Just know that your words have inspired me to work even harder in helping others become the best them!!!

…this is one cool dude!!!!

Ambitiously Pursuing Your Own Self-Direction
by fellow thinker Jim Rohn

What is the origin of true ambition?  There exists really only one place to find true ambition and that is within you – in every thought, in every movement, in every motivation.  Your ambition is an expression of who you truly are, your own self-expression.

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Money is neither good or evil.  It’s merly a form of energy that tends to make us more of who we already are, whether it’s greedy or giving…THINK ABOUT IT!!!

How in tune are you with your innate abilities???

“People who grow rich almost always improve their sex life because more people want to have sex with them.  That’s just the way human beings work.  Money is power.  Power is an aphrodisiac.  Money did not make me happy.  But it definitely improved my sex life.”

- fellow thinker
Felix Dennis

Do you agree???

 

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions.  Small people always do that…but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”

- fellow thinker,
Mark Twain

You are constantly in my thoughts and I miss you terribly.  Even as I type this, my heart smiles as I think of our conversations about what I should or shouldn’t being doing…and how you would always get on me for saying “but” after all of your points.  ”Buutttt” you know that I have to question everything before I accept it…LOL!!!

Just know that I’ll be forever thankful that your words will not allow me to be an average man!!!

The Thank You And You’re Welcome book will be featured on CBS’s The Early Show in their Father’s Day Make Over Segment at 8:09am this morning!!!

“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.  The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly.”

-fellow thinker,
Albert Einstein

TONIGHT’S TOPICS: SEXUAL ABUSE AMONG CHILDREN — It’s more common than not! Could it be due to society, as whole, not really talking about it? Unfortunately, the chances are high that either it has happened to you or someone you know. Tune in and be a part of the solution!!!

“Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.”

- fellow thinker
Thomas A. Edison

The right hand of a man that was transplanted onto his left arm, after he lost both hands in a subway accident.  His right arm was so badly damaged that it couldn’t be used, so doctors placed his right hand on his left forearm.  They then removed his thumb and repositioned it on the other side of his hand, so that his old index finger is now his little finger.  This was the fifth inverted hand transplant ever done.

As I mentioned in the previous post, my mom introduced me to Kahlil Gibran very early in my life.  As far back as I can remember, she always had his book, The Prophet, lying around the house and even named one of my brothers after him.

After I read his quote, it was a no brainer for me to post it.  As I was going through my routine of selecting a picture, my thoughts were flooded with childhood memories of my mom trying her best to get me to read his book.  I guess I was a non-reader back then as well because I never did…LOL!

Clearly it had an affect on me looking back on it now.  I really had a good laugh when I realized that I wasn’t being as original as I thought when it came to my idea of how to look in pictures.  I’m not sure what it means that his thoughts and image laid dormant in my sub-conscious for all these years, but I know it means something!!!

This is a great example of how much our past can have an impact on our present and why it’s so important that we always question why we do what we do.  Fortunately in this case it was something positive and endearing, but it could’ve just as easily been something negative that was the foundation of my thoughts and behavior.

Hey mom, although I never read his book, I hope it brings a smile to your heart to know that I’m now actually living it!!!

“Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.”

-fellow thinker
Kahlil Gibran

Wow…I can only think of a couple more better things to wake up to…LOL!!!

I am and will always be honored when my thoughts has left a situation better!!!

“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”

- fellow thinker,
Carl Jung

I’m really honored when messages like these come in.  Believe it or not, (more…)

“Money isn’t the most important thing in life, but it’s reasonably close to oxygen on the “gotta have it” scale.”

“Success breeds complacency.  Complacency breeds failure.  Only the paranoid survive.”

- fellow thinker
Andrew Grove

When you really think about it, all that really matters is the moment that  you’re in right now. And how you respond to this very moment will have the greatest impact on your moments to come.  (more…)

 

TONIGHT’S TOPICS: Have you ever had a great idea, but just didn’t know how to make it happen?  Have you ever said…”if only such-o-such could hear my idea!”?  Most likely yes, because we’ve all been there and probably heard ”it’s not what you know, but who you know” when given advice.   We discussed the power and the importance of your circle of influence in obtaining your goals.

Yooohhh, I’ve been looking for this video clip ever since I last saw it last year!  His commitment to his desires really resonated with me.  After watching, I wondered (more…)

Me speaking about “Thank You And You’re Welcome” with the lovely Angela Yee on June 3, 2009.

“I believe that everything happens for a reason.  People change so that you can learn to let go.  Things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they’re right.  You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” (more…)

“The trick is in what one emphasizes.  We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong.  The amount of work is the same.”

- fellow thinker
Carlos Castaneda

“A successful life is one that is lived through understanding and pursuing one’s own path, not chasing after the dreams of others.”

- fellow thinker
Chin-Ning Chu

I even watched it on mute and I still don’t get it!

Nothing too thought provoking…I just LOVE everything TETRIS!!!!

NEWARK WOMAN GRADUATES ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE WHILE LIVING ON STREETS
by Ralph R. Ortega /The Star-Ledger

NEWARK — Homeless and without a job, Toni Clark saved her unemployment checks only for the barest of essentials — meals, and her college education.

On Friday, Clark was one of almost 1,100 graduates at the largest commencement in Essex County College’s 40-year history. While many of her classmates faced down their own adversity, Clark’s entire college career was completed without having a place to sleep at night. (more…)

We are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.  We should never use our right to be angry as justification to be cruel.  No matter how bad our heart is broken, the world doesn’t stop for our grief.

There’s a big difference in OUR world and THE world…do you know the difference???

Thanks Brianna for sparking my mind by just being you!!!

And what do you think is the best advice for them???

to the following individuals who made this opportunity for me to speak today at the G.R.E.A.T. Graduation possible…Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy, Jersey City Police Chief Tom Comey, Jersey City Police Director Sam Jefferson, U.S. Marshall James Plousis, Superintentdent of Jersey City Schools Dr. Charles Epps Jr. and last but not least JC1TV.

Video footage coming soon!!!

Kenji Kawakami, inventor and founder of the International Chindogu Society demonstrates his funnel glasses, designed to guide eyedrops into the eye, in Tokyo. The word “Chindogu” translates as “weird tools” and Kawakami has invented hundreds of absurd items… (more…)

 

via Harry’s World

Roughly four months ago, I was browsing through youtube and watched a video “The Think Movement has begun� which really appealed to me.

I remember feeling so energised and inspired by the short video.  I was thinking “This guy who is speaking on the clip is exactly what I am about!�

The guy’s name was Sakiya Sandifer and the name rang a bell although I could not remember where from. After replaying the video I realised that I had heard of the name Sakiya Sandifer because I had one of the books he co-wrote with Kanye West entitled “Thank You And You’re Welcome.” (more…)

 

TONIGHT’S TOPICS: Thought processes and personal philosophies. What’s the purpose and importance of each? How do you examine your thought process? How do you build a personal philosophy? Tune in and share your thoughts and experiences..