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"barriers in the path," so to speak. i started my new life by cleaning up all the garbage around me, and just as your video said, i found a few items of interest. didn't you call them "diamonds in the rough?" maybe my experience was a little different than what you described in your video, but to me, at that moment, "picking up the loose ends" seemed to mean those which laid in my direct vicinity. here's what i found: 1 x digital wristwatch 1 x old remote control 2.51 x US dollars 1 x old phone bill 1 x plastic dinosaur figurine 3 x books of magical incantation 1 x cup of flour thanks to the recipes for success in your video, i was able to use these "ingredients" as a stepping stone for my new life. as you said, building from a strong foundation is important for continued success. the next thing i did was venture into the kitchen, which i hadn't set foot in for probably three years. i brought my new items with me packed in old corn chip bags, and emptied the items out onto a bare counter. (i threw away the corn chip bags. "out with the old!" : ) ) sitting on a stool, i pored over the books of magical incantation, and came across some interesting spells. one was to help me find the power within myself, which i know is something your organization is very in favor of. i read this spell over and over and could feel the energy bursting within me. the next spell i read was to give this energy to inanimate objects. i tried it out on the remote control, and sure enough, i could hear the television changing channels in the other room! the next spell was called "endless decorum", and when i cast it i drained a lot of energy from myself. but i noticed that the flour turned back into corn kernels! i took a deep breath and tried to regain my composure. this new life was very exciting! as i sat, the room around me spun, and i nearly fell off the stool. i felt very dizzy for a few minutes, but eventually came back to... and guess what? the dinosaur was talking to me! it said things like "find the zen inside," "harness your inner power," "take control," and "get off your ass." this time i fell of my stool for real! then i got off my ass! thanks to your video, i now have a live dinosaur figurine that follows me around giving me advice. yesterday he took the money i had and paid my phone bills for me! i'm sure the people at the collectors' office were surprised! : ) : ) i am recommending your video to all my friends and everyone in my family as soon as i see them. you have been a great inspiration to me and i hope to enjoy other productions of yours in the future. sincerely grateful, tempus o'reilly sales manager, hoodwink office furniture _/"-._/"-._/"-._/"-._/"-._/"-._/"-._/"\_.-"\_.-"\_.-"\_.-"\_.-"\_.-"\_.-"\_ the Little Brown Hill by aster _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ \"-._\"-._\"-._\"-._\"-._\"-._\"-._ _.-"/_.-"/_.-"/_.-"/_.-"/_.-"/_.-"/ " " " " " " " """"" " " " " " " " once there was a yellow goat, old and wise and good at acrobatics. on his daily walk to the market to buy his bread, fruit, and soup ingredients, the goat always passed the Little Brown Hill, an old, old, old, old, OLD building. they called it the Little Brown Hill because it was short and withered and kind of dying. because it was old. last Sunday, on his way to the market, the yellow goat saw that a man had moved into the Little Brown Hill, and was making improvements. the yellow goat was very surprised!! he planned to do something about it the next day, on his way back from the market (he couldnt today because there were clouds in the sky, ready to rain on him if he delayed (and he had forgotten his raincoat at home)). on Monday, the yellow goat was sick, for the rain had caught him after all and given him a cold, so he did not go to the market. instead his good friend Mary brought him some bread, and soup (that she kindly made from yummy things) and a cookie of his favorite kind; peanut butter. when she arrived the yellow goat asked about the man in the old old Little Brown Hill. "a man? i do not think anyone has lived there in years, in fact it would be unsafe to enter the building." "but mary," said the goat, "i SAW him yesterday, he was making repairs and moving in!!" "nonsense. you get some sleep, ill check on you tomorrow." on Wednesday, when the goat was finally well, he went straight to the Little Brown Hill. curiously enough, it looked as it had before. he decided to look inside. when he entered the building, the rafters came falling down, crushing and killing him. the end. _/"-._/"-._/"-._/"-._/"-._/"-._/"-._/"\_.-"\_.-"\_.-"\_.-"\_.-"\_.-"\_.-"\_ A Note on Kites and the Human Sense of Reality by BMC _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ \"-._\"-._\"-._\"-._\"-._\"-._\"-._ _.-"/_.-"/_.-"/_.-"/_.-"/_.-"/_.-"/ " " " " " " " """"" " " " " " " " kite on end of string pulling hard away from you let go, watch it fall 1) The kite tries to escape from your grasp as you hold it by a string. It does not love you, but, in fact, hates you. 2) The kite does not desire freedom from your grasp. Instead, it is the wind's will. The wind wants to claim the kite. 3) The wind obviously has no desire to own the kite, or keep it, as such a thing is not possible. The wind is inanimate and is in capable of consciousness. In essence, the wind's pull on the kite is an act committed by your own will and none other. 4) You are saddened by the kite's desire to escape, and jealous of the wind's pull on the kite. All of this because you consider yourself to own the inanimate kite object, consider your claim to be unique, and refute all other claims. And yet, you tempt the wind. 5) Each item has an intrinsic value. The wind must blow. The kite must harness wind. You must hold the string. 6) It is arrogant to ascribe purpose to inanimate things. There is no such thing as intrinsic purpose. 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