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The eBook includes live internal links to 1,800 endnotes and URLs to sources cited, and is searchable.
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Best of Handmade Crochet Tank Top – You may easily complete the top in only one crafty afternoon. The top is nearly complete. This fine crochet top comes airy and contains an attractive mesh texture that is purely eye-popping! This cute crochet halter top is the ideal alternative for summer time. You’re able to work more or less rows here if you wish to modify the width of the shoulders but i would suggest no less than 2 rows.
You’re likely to sc around the outside the tank. Because the work does not have any perfect side or wrong side now you’re able to work from both sides. It means you have to repeat the sequence work two hdc sts into the exact same st, 1 hdc in the subsequent one 5 times. If you’re really looking forward for this type of crochet stuff then there short-sleeve crochet cardigan is most effective for you! Beautiful Crochet Stuff offers you the ideal pattern for a very simple tank top style crop that will appear cute with nearly any summer shorts or skirts. So in the event you decide to purchase through them, know that you’re amazing! I crochet regardless of what time of the year it’s, Winter or Summer.
The shirt is created from the bottom up to the top. Dressing for Coachella is no simple task. This crochet caron tunic will inform you how!
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The Preferred Formulary Guide will help you understand and use your pharmacy benefits. It contains a list of medications your plan covers – and how much you might owe out of pocket. The drugs on this list are chosen based on many factors, including safety, effectiveness and cost – then they are divided into three drug tiers.
A panel of physicians and pharmacists regularly reviews and revises the list of drugs to reflect availability of new prescription drugs and other changes in the market.
To make sure that prescription drugs are used safely and cost effectively, some drugs have additional requirements that must be met before the prescription can be filled. Those drugs will have an abbreviation next to the drug name to let your doctor or pharmacist know there are additional requirements.
Prior Authorization: The plan requires your physician to obtain prior authorization for certain drugs based on medical criteria. This means that your physician will need to get approval before you may fill your prescription.
Quantity Limits: For certain drugs, the plan limits how many doses you can get. This applies to drugs that are often taken the wrong way or are often taken in greater quantities than prescribed.
Step Therapy: In some cases, your plan requires you to first try certain drugs to treat your medical condition before covering another drug for that condition.
What's Changing on the Preferred Formulary for 2019?
The drug list includes three tiers of medications: generic, preferred brand-name drugs and non-preferred brand-name drugs. There’s also a Specialty Drug tier. The copay, deductible or coinsurance for your prescription is based on which tier your drug falls into. The lower the tier, the lower your cost share will be.
Tier 1 includes generic drugs offer the lowest member copayment. The active ingredient in a generic drug is chemically identical to the active ingredient of the corresponding brand name drug.
Tier 2 drugs are usually available at a slightly higher copay or coinsurance than generic drugs. These drugs are designated preferred brand because they’ve been proven to be safe, effective and priced favorably compared to other brand drugs that treat the same condition.
Tier 3 drugs have the highest copay or coinsurance. These drugs are listed as non-preferred because they haven’t been found to be any more cost effective than available generics, preferred brands or over-the-counter drugs.
The Specialty Pharmacy Program includes high-cost medications for serious chronic diseases such as hepatitis C, multiple sclerosis, arthritis and hemophilia.
After your provider prescribes one of these medications, it should be ordered from one of BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee's preferred specialty pharmacy vendors.

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Make sure you capture every moment of your special day by leaving disposable cameras around for your guests to use. Your photographer might not be able to catch everything and these are a great way to see what went on at every single table at your wedding.
It's super simple to get these going, just leave one on each table and let your guests loose on them!
It is usually recommended to allow one camera per table, just collect them all up at the end of the evening to see your wedding through your guests' eyes.
All the cameras are supplied directly by confetti.co.uk who ship worldwide.


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Development Pathways has shared the global record of ineffectiveness of poverty-targeted programmes in reaching the poorest and presented evidence that investing in universal child benefits is affordable and has a high-impact on child poverty.
The evidence was presented in Geneva this week at a conference convened by the ILO, UNICEF and ODI to discuss the challenges and opportunities in expanding coverage for children worldwide to reduce the 385 million living in extreme poverty.
Stephen Kidd unveiled headline findings of a new global review of the evidence on the effectiveness of poverty-targeting with Gunilla Palm, Policy Advisor for Social Protection, Church of Sweden at the event. The results from 33 programmes in 22 countries underlined that even the most effective targeted schemes from around the globe still exclude four in ten of the poorest 20%. They underline that the most ineffective programmes reviewed exclude the vast majority of the poorest.
This came as the ILO and UNICEF said that given nearly half of all children on Earth live in poverty – using the USD3.10 (purchasing power parity) ‘moderate’ poverty line – and therefore inclusive coverage, not narrow-targeting, is required. The full results of the Development Pathways/Church of Sweden review will be launched on the 14th March as they are discussed by global experts in a Socialprotection.org webinar.
Evidence on the simulated impact of universal child benefits in reducing poverty in Indonesia, by contrast, suggest a very significant impact, according to a presentation given by our Senior Social Policy Specialist Bjorn Gelders. He shared the evidence that the national poverty rate in Indonesia would be reduced from the 10.9% recorded in 2016 to only 3.9% from this single intervention of a universal child benefit for children aged up to 17.
Bjorn added that this significant reduction in poverty would be achieved at a cost of 1.6% of GDP, similar to the amount invested by the Government of Mongolia, which has led the way for low- and middle-income countries with a universal child benefit. And our Senior Social Policy Specialist Shea McClanahan said that social insurance, as well as tax-financing, could play a role in ensuring universal coverage.
Argentina’s mixed approach to using tax-financing and social insurance to move towards universal child benefit coverage was one focus of a discussion on Latin America and the Caribbean moderated by our Senior Social Policy Specialist Alexandra Barrantes. In a number of other countries worldwide consideration is being given to universal child benefits to tackle child poverty – including nations where Development Pathways is currently working, including Angola and Kenya.


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Many sponsors now accept or require electronic proposal submission. Please review sponsor guidelines and speak to your sponsored program officer to determine if your application can be electronically submitted. Normal internal requirements and review are necessary for all proposals submitted electronically. A selection of electronic proposal submission websites is listed below.
*Note: Sponsors who currently accept online proposal submission may not accept all applications types in electronic format. Check the application guidelines and speak with your sponsored program officer to determine if your application can/must be submitted electronically.

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Practice has always made for better results, so I’ve decided to keep practicing my dovetail techniques. I’m onto attempt No.6 and the going is getting better.
Soon I’ll be moving onto to other joinery techniques too…maybe???


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Use this free ConvertKit Template to make your email newsletter look pretty. I didn't create it – but I use it for my emails.
Currently I use ConvertKit to send out my email newsletter.
Anyhow, ConvertKit is a solid email service provider and it is especially geared towards bloggers.
You certainly don't NEED an email template to use ConvertKit buuuuut ….
I have used quite a few email service providers in the past and each one has it's pros and cons.
The one thing it lacks are pretty email templates to make your newsletters look fancy.
Now, they will tell you – and I think it is true, that the simpler the email the better.
An all text email will supposedly keep on the good side of spam filters and will also make it easier for your reader to open, no matter what their bandwidth.
However, if you are like me and want something purdy to send out, then you may feel a little frustrated with the lack of options.
Now I know what you are thinking – wait a minute, Restored316 Designs is a company that creates beautiful feminine WordPress themes.
In fact, my current theme is the Sprinkle Pro Theme by Restored316.
So, here's the thing. Lauren and her team know how to code.
Since Lauren likes pretty things, too – she had the same frustration with the lack of ConvertKit templates.
Lucky for us, she created a free ConvertKit template along with detailed instructions that she is so generously sharing with all of us.
To get this free ConvertKit template, all you need to do is click here and sign up for updates from Restored316 using the ConvertKit form (of course) on the site.
Lauren will then email you the template and instructions.
You will need to edit the template to reflect your brand and your website colors in your own text editor (she has instructions for that too).
I have a handy dandy website colors cheatsheet that you can get here if you need help keeping track of your brand colors.
My philosophy is this – I find sending out email newsletters to be somewhat of a chore.
Don't get me wrong – I love writing to you, but I really hate to be a bother.
So, if the email template looks nice then I feel better about it because it feels fun.
You see, I need a the free ConvertKit template more for me than anything else!

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


text: Dr. Li Zheng will be holding a free lecture about how herbal tea and acupuncture can help us balance the nervous system to reduce stress. In this lecture, she will use recent scientific research to explain how herbal tea, wheatgrass and green tea can help the body balance its immune function and produce more anti-inflammatory chemicals such as cortisol, serotonin, progesterone, and other relaxing hormones. She will also use clinical cases to demonstrate how a powerful combination of herbal tea and acupuncture can help people rejuvenate tissues damaged by wear and tear.


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Apply now for Client Service Specialist jobs in Information Technology. 4,146 positions are currently open at eFinancialCareers.
Information Technology, Client Service Specialist: currently 4146 jobs.The latest job was posted on 18 Apr 19.


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Glossostigma elatinoides (also called glosso) is one of the most popular fast-growing aquarium plants used in the forefront of a tank. This is a small green trailing plant with curly branches that form a very good-looking green carpet on the tank bottom.
Anubias is an inconsiderable in number genus of tropical aquatic (paludal) plants of Araceae family. This family also includes cryptocorynes to which we have already devoted a separate article.
What these plants have in common, is their ability to grow both under water and in semi-submerged state. In the wild Anubias species grow in their emersed state most part of the year and only during the rain season the plants get completely submerged.
Dwarf baby tears plant (Hemianthus Callitrichoides Cuba, also known as baby tears, cuba or HC) is rather challenging to keep, but a very good looking aquarium plant.
This is a ground-covering plant, which is one of the smallest aquarium plants and one of the most wanted by aquarists. The plant is perfect for the front plan of nano tanks.
It is very often used when decorating tanks in Iwagumi style (the name originates from the word iwa – «a stone» and gumi – «arrangement»). Dwarf baby tears plant is the most renowned, but rather demanding plant used in aquascaping. This plant creates incredibly beautiful carpet on the tank bottom.

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PubMed:Kinetics and mechanisms of the tropospheric reactions of menthol, borneol, fenchol, camphor, and fenchone with hydroxyl radicals (OH) and chlorine atoms (Cl).
PubMed:Fragrance material review on fenchyl alcohol.
PubMed:Roles of human CYP2A6 and rat CYP2B1 in the oxidation of (+)-fenchol by liver microsomes.
PubMed:Biosynthesis of monoterpenes. Enantioselectivity in the enzymatic cyclization of linalyl pyrophosphate to (-)-endo-fenchol.
PubMed:Biosynthesis of monoterpenes. Stereochemistry of the enzymatic cyclization of geranyl pyrophosphate to (-)-endo-fenchol.
PubMed:Monoterpene biosynthesis: mechanistic evaluation of the geranyl pyrophosphate:(-)-endo-fenchol cyclase from fennel (Foeniculum vulgare).
PubMed:Chemical composition and bioactivity of different oregano (Origanum vulgare) extracts and essential oil.
PubMed:Chemical analysis and biological activity of the essential oils of two endemic Soqotri Commiphora species.
PubMed:Inhibitory effects of monoterpenes on human TRPA1 and the structural basis of their activity.
PubMed:Biosynthesis of monoterpenes: conversion of the acyclic precursors geranyl pyrophosphate and neryl pyrophosphate to the rearranged monoterpenes fenchol and fenchone by a soluble enzyme preparation from fennel (Foeniculum vulgare).
PubMed:Biosynthesis of monoterpenes: preliminary characterization of i-endo-fenchol synthetase from fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) and evidence that no free intermediate is involved in the cyclization of geranyl pyrophosphate to the rearranged product.
PubMed:A superior P-H phosphonite: asymmetric allylic substitutions with fenchol-based palladium catalysts.
PubMed:Antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of the essential oil and extracts of Zanthoxylum alatum grown in north-western Himalaya.
PubMed:Phosphinofenchol or metastable phosphorane? Phosphorus derivatives of fenchol.
PubMed:[GC-MS analysis of chemical components in seeds oil from Croton tiglium].
PubMed:Distillation time effect on lavender essential oil yield and composition.
PubMed:Electrophysiological and behavioral responses of the bark beetle Dendroctonus rhizophagus to volatiles from host pines and conspecifics.
PubMed:GC and GC/MS analysis of essential oil composition of the endemic Soqotraen Leucas virgata Balf.f. and its antimicrobial and antioxidant activities.
PubMed:Grapevine bunch rots: impacts on wine composition, quality, and potential procedures for the removal of wine faults.
PubMed:Fumigant toxicity and oviposition deterrency of the essential oil from cardamom, Elettaria cardamomum, against three stored–product insects.
PubMed:Structure of 2-methylisoborneol synthase from Streptomyces coelicolor and implications for the cyclization of a noncanonical C-methylated monoterpenoid substrate.
PubMed:Effects of the origins of Botrytis cinerea on earthy aromas from grape broth media further inoculated with Penicillium expansum.
PubMed:Microextraction and Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry for improved analysis of geosmin and other fungal "off" volatiles in grape juice.
PubMed:Chemical diversity in the genus Alpinia (Zingiberaceae): comparative composition of four Alpinia species grown in Northern India.
PubMed:Effect of various essential oils isolated from Douglas fir needles upon sheep and deer rumen microbial activity.
PubMed:Compositional variability in essential oil from different parts of Alpinia speciosa from India.
PubMed:NIR-VCD, vibrational circular dichroism in the near-infrared: experiments, theory and calculations.
PubMed:Acetophenone as an anti-attractant for the western pine beetle, Dendroctonus Brevicomis LeConte (Coleoptera: Scolytidae).
PubMed:Odor thresholds of microbially induced off-flavor compounds in apple juice.
PubMed:Phytochemical investigation and evaluation of anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic activities of essential oil of Strobilanthus ixiocephala Benth.
PubMed:Monoterpenes as drug shuttles: cytotoxic (6-aminomethylnicotinate)dichloridoplatinum(II) complexes with potential to overcome cisplatin resistance.
PubMed:Determination of essential oil components of Artemisia haussknechtii Boiss. using simultaneous hydrodistillation-static headspace liquid phase microextraction-gas chromatography mass spectrometry.
PubMed:Composition and antimalarial activity in vitro of the essential oil of Tetradenia riparia.
PubMed:Screening of antibacterial activities of twenty-one oxygenated monoterpenes.
PubMed:Olfactory discrimination of structurally related molecules: receptor cell responses to camphoraceous odorants.
PubMed:Sensitive indoor air monitoring of monoterpenes using different adsorbents and thermal desorption gas chromatography with mass-selective detection.
PubMed:Rationalization of enantioselectivities in dialkylzinc additions to benzaldehyde catalyzed by fenchone derivatives.
PubMed:Volatile compounds in the larval frass ofDendroctonus valens andDendroctonus micans (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) in relation to oviposition by the predator,Rhizophagus grandis (Coleoptera: Rhizophagidae).
PubMed:[GC-MS analysis and inhibitory activity of the essential oil extracted from the leaves of Lindera communis].
PubMed:Rapid headspace solid-phase microextraction/gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric assay for the quantitative determination of some of the main odorants causing off-flavours in wine.
PubMed:A dispensable methoxy group? Phenyl fencholate as a chiral modifier of n-butyllithium.
PubMed:Relationships between odor-elicited oscillations in the salamander olfactory epithelium and olfactory bulb.
PubMed:Characterisation of volatile organic compounds in stemwood using solid-phase microextraction.

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More than 60 million Americans suffer from digestive ailments and are routinely plagued with symptoms that range from uncomfortable to debilitating. Since the colon is the largest organ in the immune system, good digestion is essential for vibrant health.
Stress, sedentary lifestyles, environmental toxins, poor eating habits, and excessive use of antibiotics can wreak havoc on the intestinal tract. One way to boost your digestive health is to incorporate probiotics into your daily regimen.
The term “probiotics” stems from the Greek phrase meaning “for life.” Probiotics are the “good bacteria” that occur naturally in the digestive tract. These “good guys” help the body digest foods by breaking them down into components we can use such as fats, amino acids, vitamins, and minerals. Probiotics also limit the growth of harmful bacteria (like salmonella and e-coli) that can cause diarrhea, flatulence, nausea, inflammation, and malnutrition. A recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine concluded that taking a probiotic when you are on antibiotics can reduce your risk of diarrhea by as much as 60 percent.
Although probiotics have gained a lot of attention in the past decade, they have been used for thousands of years. Cultured dairy products, such as fermented milks, have been associated with long life for centuries.
While the supplements provide strong support for digestive health, it is also important to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Eat plenty of fiber from foods like vegetables, beans, nuts, seeds, and whole grains. Keep fatty foods to a minimum and make sure your daily diet includes plenty of leafy greens and other fresh vegetables. Limit your intake of sugar and processed foods. Eat organic food whenever possible to limit the quantity of toxins that have to be processed by your body. Exercise, stress management, and proper rest are also important.
From the time we are children we are told to “listen to our gut response” when pondering a decision. Take that advice literally and keep your digestive system functioning properly so that you can enjoy a lifetime of radiant health.
James B. Gacek is fellowship-trained in Kinesiology, Nutrition, and Sports Medicine through the American Academy of Aging and Regenerative Medicine and is currently pursuing a Masters in Medicine with a concentration in Metabolic Syndrome and Nutrition. He is the acting Managing Director at several medical and wellness corporations in the Chicagoland area. He incorporates a wellness approach to nutrition and exercise protocols with his patients, including but not limited to consultation in weight loss, sports medicine, and functional medicine.
There’s definately a great deal to learn about this topic. I like all of the points you have made.


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of Alexandria. Philo is currently considered a "single author." If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author.
of Alexandria. Philo is composed of 26 names. You can examine and separate out names.

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With the help of OpenShift, we provide a web platform to store health information and share it with medical professionals. With LiveHealthy Web app, physicians can perform check ups remotely, monitor their patients’ health data and handle appointment requests online- anytime, anywhere.
The inspiration of building a web platform to store health information and share it with medical professionals came from the fact that it enables our physicians to run regular checkups and there is always a better chance of finding a pattern or providing early diagnosis if anything is out of the ordinary.
As the team leader and scrum master, I had to assign tasks and take technical decisions.
I worked on both front and back end. First time working with PHP- loved it!
I worked on the UI functionalities . I built the bridge between the GUI and the database.
Performed rigorous bug testing to ensure seamless experience for the users.
Mainly, I worked on the backend. I took care of the databases. Also, some of the frontend functionalities of the app were done by me.


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When the increased exemption amount was proposed last fall, trade groups were furious and nearly two dozen states sued the Department of Labor in federal court. They argued that the Obama administration overstepped its bounds in changing the rule, which had not been revisited since 2004, when the salary exemption was set at $23,660.
As most people may know, hourly employees in California are entitled to time-and-a-half after working more than eight hours per day or more than 40 hours per week. Additionally, a large number of mid-level workers making less than $50,000 were classified as salaried employees and were routinely working more than 40 hours per week without the possibility of earning overtime. So when all of their hours were contemplated, these workers would be earning close to the state minimum wage.
So it is not surprising that the states leading the lawsuit were pleased with the decision. Nevada’s Attorney General noted that the rule, if implemented, would have forced states to pay out millions in past due overtime pay.
Despite the federal court’s decision, if you have questions about your employment classification, an experienced attorney can advise you.

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Revenue recognition is an important element of financial accounting. It allows your business to keep track of the revenue stream and create the ideal income statements. Prior to the unified standards, different companies use different accounting standards for revenue recognition. However, now we have a standard like the ASC 606 and IFRS 15, which is acknowledged by both the FASB (Federal Accounting Standards Board) and the IASB (International Accounting Standards Board).
As part of the new ASC 606 guideline, companies will need to compare books with the ASC 605 guidance. Let’s briefly describe the ASC 605 standard and then share the benefits of automated revenue recognition that makes it easy to compare and comply with the new accounting standard.
ASC 605 is a transaction-based revenue recognition standard as opposed to contract-based like ASC 606 and IFRS 15. It describes situations where transactions are recorded in terms of generating revenue. It includes recording details for the rendering of services and the sale of physical goods. It also includes details of how the conversion to monetary assets can be defined when recognizing revenue for a business entity.
This standard also covers some specific industries like the software industry, which has its own set of situations which are different from other scenarios. It provides guidance for situations where a customer will receive multiple deliverables. It covers revenue reporting for different situations where sums must be paid to other involved parties in the business. It defines the use of milestones that are common in digital businesses as well as covers vendor-based considerations for customers.
Compliance of the new accounting standards is required. But when companies automate revenue recognition it ensures company enjoy compliance. All the rules of the recognition standard are built into the software solution. Finance analysts can configure all the company’s policies without coding or IT assistance. All reports and disclosures required for compliance are built into the software.
Since the ASC 606/IFRS 15 standard is now globally acknowledged, you can implement automated revenue recognition that can cover international businesses. You end up receiving reports that are universally employed and ensure that you can comply with the legal requirements for accounting in a multitude of environments. With your performance easily measurable, it is possible to use your current figures to make important financial decisions for your business.
RevSym becomes your subledger to your general ledger. The application is supported by efficient data centers and provide you enhanced data security versus keeping the information in your physical offices or on spreadsheets.
You can enjoy these benefits when you employ RevSym by CallidusCloud. It complies with the old and new accounting standard and is configurable to support revenue recognition for a variety of industries.

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Facilities should consider how to prepare for and respond to emergency or natural disaster situations and develop written plans accordingly. All programs should have procedures in place to address natural disasters that are relevant to their location (such as earthquakes, tornados, tsunamis or flash floods, storms, and volcanoes) and all hazards/disasters that could occur in any location including acts of violence, bioterrorism/terrorism, exposure to hazardous agents, facility damage, fire, missing child, power outage, and other situations that may require evacuation, lock-down, or shelter-in-place.
Staff responsibilities and assignment of tasks (facilities should recognize that staff can and should be utilized to assist in facility preparedness and response efforts, however, they should not be hindered in addressing their own personal or family preparedness efforts, including evacuation).
Details in the Emergency/Disaster Plan should be reviewed and updated bi-annually and immediately after any relevant event to incorporate any best practices or lessons learned into the document.
Facilities should identify in advance which agency or agencies would be the primary contact for them regarding child care regulations, evacuation instructions, and other directives that might be communicated in various emergency or disaster situations.
New advances in technology, communication efforts, and disaster preparedness strategies customized to meet children’s needs.
Situations that might require parents/guardians to have a contingency plan regarding how their children will be cared for in the unlikely event of a facility closure.
Facilities should conduct an annual drill, test, or “practice use” of the communication options/mechanisms that are selected.
The only way to prepare for disasters is to consider various worst case or unique scenarios, and to develop contingency plans. By brainstorming and thinking through a variety of “what if...” situations and developing records, protocols/procedures, and checklists, facilities will be better able to respond to an unusual emergency or disaster situation.
Providing clear, accurate, and helpful information to parents/guardians as soon as possible is crucial. Sharing written policies with parents/guardians when they enroll their child, informing them of routine practices, and letting them know how they will receive information and updates, will help them understand what to expect. Notifying parents/guardians about emergencies or disaster situations without causing alarm or prompting inappropriate action is challenging. The content of such communications will depend on the situation. Sometimes, it will be necessary to provide information to parents/guardians before all details are known. In a serious situation, the federal government, the governor, or the state or county health official may announce or declare a state of emergency, a public health emergency, or a disaster. If a facility is unsure of what to do, the first point of contact in any situation should be the local health authority. The local health authority, in partnership with emergency personnel and other officials will know how to engage the appropriate public health and other professionals for the situation.
Disaster planning and response protocols are unique, and they are typically customized to the type of emergency or disaster; geographical area; identified needs and available resources; applicable federal, state, and local regulations; and the incident command structure in place at the time. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) operate under a set of principles and authorities described in various laws and the National Response Framework (see http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nrf/ for details). Each state is required to maintain a state disaster preparedness plan and a separate plan for responding to a pandemic influenza. These plans may be developed by separate agencies, and the point person or the key contact for a child care facility can be the State Emergency Coordinator, a representative in the State Department of Health, an individual associated with the agency that licenses child care facilities for that state, or another official. The State Child Care Administrator is a key contact for any facility that receives federal support.
To develop an Emergency/Disaster Plan that is effective and in compliance with state requirements, the facility must identify who their key contact would be (and what the requirements for their program might be in an emergency or disaster situation) in advance of an unexpected situation. Identifying and connecting with the appropriate key contact before a disaster strikes is crucial for many reasons, but particularly because the identified official may not know how to contact or connect with individual child care facilities. In addition, representatives within the local school system (especially school administrators and school nurses) may have effective and more direct connections to the state disaster preparedness and response system. If facilities do not communicate with the schools in their area on a regular basis, staff should consider establishing a direct link to and partnership with school representatives already involved in disaster planning and response efforts.
Certain emergency/disaster situations may result in exceptions being made regarding state or local regulations (either in existing facilities or in temporary facilities). In these situations, facilities should make every effort to meet or exceed the temporary requirements.
Early childhood professionals, child care health and safety experts, child care health consultants, health care professionals, and researchers with expertise in child development or child care may be asked to support the development of or help to implement emergency, temporary, or respite child care. These individuals may also be asked to assist with caring for children in shelters or other temporary housing situations. A “shelter-in-place” refers to “the process of staying where you are and taking shelter, rather than trying to evacuate” (2).
Early education and child care facilities and pediatricians are rarely considered or included in disaster planning or preparedness efforts, and unfortunately the needs of children are often overlooked. Children have important physical, physiological, developmental, and psychological differences from adults that can and must be anticipated in the disaster planning process. Staff, pediatricians, health care professionals, and child advocates can and should prepare to assume a primary mission of advocating for children before, during, and after a disaster (1). These professionals should be open to fulfilling this obligation in whatever manner presents, in whatever capacity is required at the moment.
http://www.ecels-healthychildcarepa.org/article.cfm?contentID=27 (Healthy Child Care Pennsylvania).
A good source on business continuity or operations planning is http://www.ready.gov/business/plan/planning.html.
American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Task Force on Terrorism. 2006. Policy statement: The pediatrician and disaster preparedness. Pediatrics 117:560-65.
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral and Save the Children, Domestic Emergencies Unit. 2010. Protecting children in child care during emergencies. http://www.naccrra.org/publications/naccrra-publications/publications/8960503_Disaster Report-SAVE_MECH.pdf.


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On Saturday I spent 3 hours of my life (that I will never get back) at my sister’s college graduation. After 4 years of college and hundreds of thousands of dollars, she finally has a Master’s of Psychology/Specialist in Education degree.
In addition to being proud of her for graduating college, I am also proud of myself for getting out of that place alive. During the LONG ceremony, I lost my pulse 9 times and counted to one million 7 times.
The most eventful thing that happened during the ceremony was when a group of people brought [what seemed to be] vuvuzelas to herald a graduate as his name was announced.
While I am extremely excited and happy for my sister as she concludes one chapter of her life and initiates another, my biggest wish is that her doctoral program doesn’t have a graduation so I won’t have to rewrite this same journal entry in three years. Unfortunately, my brother is only 10 years old, which means that I have many more graduations to sit through in my life.
This was quite the feeling of deja-vu!
What do you take with you everyday?


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After breakfast we went walking. We walked through the Luxor, the Excaliber, New York New York, and MGM Grand. My favorite, by far, was New York, New York. Really well done theme. It captured the idea of New York really well. At some point I got a little hungry, so I got some soft pretzel sticks with cream cheese to dip them in. Nice snack that turned into our lunch. (So it wasn’t as decadent as it sounded.) The casinos were interesting, but I’m not as much of a people watcher as Jay is, and I’m not a shopper.
This afternoon we got a hot stone massage. HEAVEN. Oh my God, I want a massage like that every day for the rest of my life. We both loved it so much that we made an appointment for another massage first thing tomorrow morning. They have a full gym there, and they offer personal training. What I wish I’d thought to do was sign up for an hour of personal training before my massage tomorrow. Man, that would feel good!!
After the masssage, we spent an hour or so in the casin playing slots. I lost money, and Jay made it back up, which is how it always works. I have lousy luck in a casino, and he has great luck. Is it any wonder I don’t really enjoy gambling? And Jay wondered why I took only a fraction of my gambling allowance downstairs and pocketed the rest.
Next we had an early dinner — seafood at RM Seafood. Man, it was elegant and scrumptious! I had a spicy hamachi appetizer that included hamachi sashimi, avocado, and grapefruit. For dinner, then, I had dover sole stuffed with truffles, served on a bed of pureed potatoes, with a light herb sauce. Incredible!
Then it was off to Zumanity, the “adult” Cirque du Soleil show. It was funny and entertaining and not nearly as “alternative” as I’d thought it might be. We sat very close to the front, but we were in the middle of a row and were fortunate enough NOT to get picked on by the performers. It was fun though!
Tomorrow we’re doing the north end of the strip.
I woke up in a bad mood because of the snow. We listened to the news and found out quickly that we had made the right decision when we chose to stop in Tucumcari. There were tons of accidents the night before between Tucumcari and Albuquerque. It would have been a LONG drive had we continued on. I’m glad, however, that I didn’t know how much further it was to Las Vegas, or I probably would have foolishly continued on. Finding out that we had over 700 miles to drive today — and that we weren’t leaving until after 8 local time — did nothing to improve my mood.
By the time we left, there was snow on the ground, but the roads were bare. They were sometimes wet, sometimes dry, and sometimes icy. I white knuckled it for half an hour or so, but eventually there was more dry than wet, and the icy patches were few and far between (except in Kline Corner, but we were warned about that). Then we got to Albuquerque and suddenly… no snow. We crossed the mountain and BOOM, nothing. Nothing except the first and only sign warning of winter driving conditions. Aaarghhh.
Once we hit Albuquerque and the winter driving conditions were behind us, my bad mood evaporated. The drive became easy from that point, and the skies were clear and sunny. I pegged it at 80, and we made great time.
The drive proceeded well until we were on 93 about 10 miles from Hoover Dam. We had been told there would be a 15- to 30-minute delay. Um, try an hour and forty-five minutes. Sigh. It wasn’t hard, but it did delay our arrival in Vegas (and we were hungry).
I’ve accused Jay of not proposing to me, so in honor of our ten years together, he surprised me with a ring — a cool pink plastic ring! He wanted to buy me something special, but he knew I wouldn’t wear real jewelry. I’ll wear this though. For a few days anyway. Or a few minutes. We’ll see. I appreciate the thought (and his wisdom in not wasting money on a real ring).

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As part of a project with UNESCO and the ICT Office of the Department of Science and Technology, Philippines, we were tasked to document the World Heritage Sites of the country.
Our first destination was Tubbataha Reef.
For the second site, we had to go and live in the Banaue Rice Terraces in the province of Ifugao for 8 days.
Everyday we started bright and early. Call-time would be at 7:00 am or even 6:00 am.
Although the thought of sleeping a few more hours in our cozy beds after an entire day’s travel would always be a fantastic idea, the though of being amidst great human innovation and engineering would always get us too excited to stay in. We had to get out and explore.
Each and every path, man-made or not, led us to the most beautiful locations. We would hike throughout the day, stopping once in a while to take photos, film interviews with the locals, and capture the landscapes and every moment of the journey.
It was extremely breathtaking to see endless rice paddies forming terraces of, what seemed to me were, big steps.
We went to numerous municipalities in Ifugao. To name some: Batad, Hungduan, Kiangan, and Mayaoyao.
We would usually spend a day in each place. But there were places so remote and far away from the roads that we needed to hike for hours to reach the village, and stay there for a few days.
Every municipality had different villages, and all were overwhelmed with hundreds of meters high of rice terraces.
“The Ifugao Rice Terraces epitomises the absolute blending of the physical, socio-cultural, economic, religious, and political environment. Indeed, it is a living cultural landscape of unparalleled beauty.
Every single person we met opened my eyes to a humble feeling that I had only experienced after brief exchanges of mundane conversations. They would tell us fascinating stories that one would and could only hear from people who had experienced a life so simple, so rural, yet so complete.
Most of them had never heard of the internet, oblivious to the effects of modernisation that we ever-so-much take for granted. They lived days away by foot from the nearest city.
They were one of the few remaining Filipinos who had still been living the most part of their lives the same way our ancestors did 2000 years ago.
Surprisingly enough, they all knew how to speak English at some degree, and some even spoke it better than Filipino, the national language.
The language spoken in their region is called Ifugao.
It was the harvest season in the Batad Rice Terraces. Luck was on our side as we had the chance to witness the hardworking women of the village harvest the rice fields.
It took a lot of time, and despite working under the mercy of the sun, these amazing women never failed to carry with them a smile.


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I wrote to Lisa Montgomery today. I hesitated for a long time before adding her to my list of inmates. My goal in doing this in the first place is to be able to offer some kind of support to the women on death row and other inmates. I do not condone the behavior but I maintain that all humans should be treated as such.
Many times, since I have a somewhat jaded and disappointed view of our American justice system, I am more apt to believe in the underdog stories. I have seen so many cases of the woman condemned and other inmates being nothing but a victim time and again. I can see the path of destruction and the breaking point far more clear than most rural moms.
Lisa stands convicted of slicing a baby girl from her mother's belly, one Bobbie Jo Stinnett, killing her in the process. She is on death row in Texas at the Federal Medical Center.
Doctor after doctor has proven this woman suffers from excessive amounts of mental illness, some of which was traced back to head injuries in her past. She displayed signs throughout her life of mental illness. She lied compulsively about everything. She buried herself in books and lived an altered reality that was apparent to those who knew her best.
I write to Angela Johnson occasionally, she was a federal inmate at Carswell until she was removed from death row. In her letters she described Lisa as quiet and confused and eager to please. She took pity on her and eventually came to care a great deal for her.
My indecisiveness on the subject of Lisa stems from my tendency to see the injustices in the criminal justice system. I know in my heart that by writing to Lisa Ill be opening my heart for more heartache and disappointment but as they say, no pain, no gain.
This woman doesn't deserve to die. She should be punished, possibly for the rest of her life, but mostly she needs medical help. How can we prevent these things if we cant treat them?
I'll let you know if she writes back.


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[03:26] Announcement: Releasing The Art of Reality Creation 2.0 soon.
[08:50] The movie The Shack.
[13:04] Changes on the website.
[17:04] How do you use the ego as a tool?
[28:44] The point of incarnation is to grow.
[35:45] What do you do when the ego is taking control?
[38:56] The ego can be fun.
[43:16] What is the role of “I am”?
[48:48] Choose the story you’d rather live.
[55:20] True desires are in alignment with your higher self, your soul purpose, and your ego.
[58:14] Desires at the expense of someone else.
[01:03:00] The difference between white and black magic.
[01:09:10] Is Trump going against the Universal Flow?
[01:15:33] Speeding up a manifestation.
[01:20:31] Three properties of energy: direction, speed, altitude (see next week’s post for a better definition).
[01:26:46] Two ways to increase speed.
Now it’s your turn. What have you gained from this week’s discussions? I always love reading your thoughts in the comments, so feel free to let me know or ask any questions you might have.
Nice conversation. I grew up in a household where black magic was practiced by default. It does have repercussions especially on growing children. I mean, do you want them to be confident and fearless and go through life that way or in fear and stagnate? So, I came into spirituality as a sort of detox, for lack of a better phrase, to remind myself of what’s really what.
I did not know that voodoo was an actual religion, but perhaps it is misinterpreted. I think one of the aims of voodoo is healing, but I’m not sure.
Oh yes, Voodoo is very popular from what I’ve heard. I know next to nothing about it, but only that it is widely practiced.
I also would like to add here, since we discuss about being on our path, our chosen path, or however way we put it, that path is usually not a straight line. B, you yourself speak about this in the perfect example of your career. It was definitely not linear, not clear cut from A to B. There were twists, turns, intrigue, you stopped certain things, while taking up others, yet you were still on your path. I’m trying to say that, although things may seem like they are never to be, something will happen to remind you to keep going. I just want to clarify this. You keep going and going and then look how far you’ve come, emotionally and mentally counts here don’t forget, then you look around you and you’ve arrived, however you got there without knowing it. It’s not like a stop on a train where you get off and know you got there. You just arrive.
I hope this makes sense. So, looking around you and saying “still not there yet” perhaps keeps us from where we want to be. Maybe we shouldn’t look at all. I haven’t been doing this and I’ve been making progress because before I was looking and getting impatient. Just some things to consider.
Yes I agree completely. Your path comes about so organically, if that makes sense. It grows in unexpected ways. It sneaks up on you when you don’t realize it.
You never run out of topics, amazing. 😀 Very interesting call.
First of all, an unrelated question: do you think that Hades and Hecate will be your patron and matron deities for the rest of your current life, or do you think that there might come the time where they will have taught you everything you “needed” to learn, and you will get other deities?
Anyway, with all the bad experiences in my life, my tolerance for resistance has kind of increased, I guess, which is actually a doubled-edged sword. On the one hand, now it would take soooo much to actually push me to a suicidal state again. On the other hand, it can take stronger resistance to cross my tolerance threshold and force me to surrender. Well, with some things anyway. I’m still working on raising my vibration to the neutral and above, so things would actually start moving.
This is so weird, a year ago, I would still often get into blaming others, hatred, and strong sorrow, which were very low states, and they would occur so often, but I would also get into really high state, where I would feel the connection with divine in such a powerful way, and I would know that everything’s been going just fine, and my “purpose” was clear. However now, a year later, I don’t really get into extremely low states anymore, especially not hatred, but I also haven’t been able to access those high vibrations of clarity, that strong connection with the Divine. It seems like both the negative extremes and the positive extremes disappeared, and now I’m in a void or something, but it’s below neutral, it’s still negative. My guess is that those extreme negative moments each time forced me into a surrender, which would then inevitably catapult me into extreme high energy moments. Without the extreme negatives, there are no extreme positives anymore. From time to time I catch myself having a “meh, I don’t care” mentality. Anyway yeah the way to go now is being aware of my focus, and cultivating gratitude and appreciation, among other things.
I hope that they will. I’m still developing my relationship with Hecate, but I feel extremely close to Hades. That probably sounds odd, but he’s helped me a ton in so many different ways. I’m really not sure if it’d last forever, but I hope that it will.
I disagree with your assessment. I don’t think you have to go into the negative to be launched into the positive.
I just wanted to say that I have added doing a spell for each of my goals. 🙂 I used the process described in your last post with crystals, visualization and affirmations. So far I have only performed the spells once, but I plan to repeat the process in a few days or next week. I feel that the spell, because of the increased time and focus spent with the goal, really amplified focus and emotion. I’m looking forward to seeing the results of the spells (and the increased resistance, uncomfortable as it is, because it shows that energy is speeding up).
You mentioned how with a next level goal, you should be seeing evidence weekly, and sometimes this may be feeling based. For me this evidence is often only feelings for quite a while. With my recent money goals for instance, the bulk of the money came all at once. Week by week though, I did feel more aligned and accepting of having the money. It seems that once my subconscious was aligned with the money, it came quite quickly. I’ve noticed in the past, too, that many goals of mine manifest quite suddenly as opposed to gradually. I equate these seemingly sudden results to how bamboo grows: for years there is no sign of growth above the surface, but when bamboo finally sprouts, it grows very quickly. I imagine that subconscious structures were shifting beneath the surface, gathering momentum and then finally, results were visible after the roots were firmly planted enough.
I’d love to hear what results you notice from your spells.
Yeah, I think it’s different for everyone. But it should not be that you’re working at it for a month and seeing no progress, either inside or outside. That’ll only generally happen if you are stuck in resistance.
Yes feeling safe is so important. You’ll love this weekend’s podcast I think. I call it, the principle of homeostasis. You need to find that new comfort zone. You need to create a new normal. That’s probably the most important part of the law of attraction, but too often ignored.
I’m looking forward to that podcast! I think normalizing the goal as much as possible is a big key to manifesting it. I was confused for so many years because everyone talks about feeling really happy and excited about your desire, but that hadn’t been working very well for me.
With my third goal, I have noticed that it feels more believable and have also experienced some outer evidence. This evidence wouldn’t be meaningful to anyone else other than me, but I know it’s a sign that energy is aligning.
I feel that the greatest resistance for me has to do with feeling worthy and deserving of my goals. This is reflected to me by the people around me (they don’t feel they are deserving of a better life). I know that this evidence will change though as I become more aligned within with being deserving and worthy.
I’m glad it makes sense. I agree it’s important. This is why I try to dig into what is really behind the law of attraction. It’s such a vital law, but we don’t always stop and really investigate how it works. I think it’s essential that we do that.
Also good luck with the vocal coach. That sounds exciting!
Thanks Brandon! That post about consciousness first is so essential for me, I refer to it often. It’s a big paradigm shift and runs counter to what most people are taught, but already I have seen evidence of it that has greatly increased my trust. Sometimes I get so frustrated – why didn’t I know more about how the LOA really works earlier?
Sometimes I get so frustrated – why didn’t I know more about how the LOA really works earlier?
Because you weren’t ready for it yet.
I know it’s a bit cliche, but I believe truth is always occult. I mean occult in the literal definition: hidden. The law of attraction is so popularized and mainstream that, well honestly it can’t help but be a little truth mixed with a heck of a lot of falsehood. Hope that doesn’t sound bad, but it’s how I see it. And it fails for most people, because they take these mainstream sources and try to use those teachings.
I think this is why the old magical traditions created the secret societies they did, like the Golden Dawn, the OTO, etc. They wanted to protect the truth from being watered down. Not to say it has to be locked within some secret society like that, but I get what they were after.
Oh, yeah, I totally get this too! Did you know that Golden Dawn is the name of a new political party in Greece?
Really? I had no idea. Any connection, or just coincidental?
Coincidental. For a tiny country there are like 15 parties.
Maybe that should be tried here. I mean, there are more than 10 of everything else, why not political parties?
Haha totally agreed. I know, the political system here is so binary. I find myself agreeing with both sides, but it’s almost like you have to choose one or the other. Morally/socially I’m very liberal, economically with certain issues I’m more conservative.
By the way, I wanted to tell you, your comment about the coven is what inspired me to put that image of the moon up on the top right of the site. I’ve been wanting to do that for a while. 🙂 I loved your comment. I totally think it’s a coven.
Oh, I am so glad! I love that image!
Yes, well, that is totally what we are doing with this activity!
I just noticed today the results of a spell I had cast last year. Well, it was not the usual spell, but I did put the energy out there, so yes, it falls under that category. I was going to actually go out there and do it myself, but I did not, and it was done for me! This is wonderful and I am thankful!
It must have been done the other day when they were outside and I noticed it today as I exited the house. This pertains to my neighbors and their pots and bowls that collect rainwater. I was going to overturn them myself so that would not happen and insects won’t breed with all the diseases they spread. And so it was! Sorry if this was too much information, but it is a very good example.
I’m not surprised about that at all! Perhaps if I didn’t struggle so much before, I wouldn’t really understand and be able to use the LOA effectively now.
I do feel that there is a lot of misinformation out there. It seems that some people have a lot of success with the more mainstream LOA teachings. I’m guessing that they went through the transformation process (Magus path) beforehand?
From what I’ve seen, most people don’t have much awareness of what they are doing.
As an NLP practitioner, I was taught that to model someone’s behavior, that person isn’t always useful in telling you how they do what they do. They’ll give some bit of advice, but usually their success has nothing to do with that.
Most LOA teachings are just carbon copies of a few different mainstream sources: Napoleon Hill, Neville Goddard, Seth, Abraham, or The Secret. I can almost always determine which of these sources a particular person’s teachings come from.
The point is, most people take one of these sources, and then proceed to interpret all of their experiences in the light of that source. For instance, if on the Abraham forum you tell them that it’s not working, they’ll always have an answer as to why. It’s either because you’re doing it for the manifestation and not just to feel good, or that you are “happy face stickering” it, or something else.
Some people succeed naturally. Either they are raised with helpful subconscious programs to help them to succeed, or their life experiences lead them to take the appropriate steps to success.
I think my NLP training was one of the most useful things I went through. BTW, I just received my master practitioner certification (I list it here). 🙂 Not to brag, but I’m pretty happy about it.
Anyway, it taught me to look at things in terms of what works. I believe success can be modeled, no matter which area of life that applies to. I’ve thrown away a lot of common teaching because it just didn’t work.
So, long story short, people succeed in spite of themselves sometimes. They take the proper steps, but don’t realize how it was they actually succeeded. So, they guess. Sometimes that guess is right, and a lot of times it’s not.
I agree with you. I can definitely see many examples of people succeeding and coming up with inaccurate explanations for their success. A lot of people will quote hard work, for example, but we can see that there are many others who work just as hard who are unsuccessful. Or people will say it was just being positive that got them what they wanted, but there are many positive people stuck bad situations too.
I know what you mean on Abe Forum! I would always get frustrated reading through there. I have no doubt that some people are very successful with Abe’s teachings, but they are likely the ones who reprogrammed their subconscious structures.
Just a little bit ago I heard that the dog sitting job I was hired for this month had been cancelled. I am upset, but I feel that if it can be cancelled so quickly, then another way to get this money quickly can come about as well. I do expect to get a similar amount of money soon through something I’m selling, but it would be really nice to have this extra money as well. I’m thinking that this has to do with feelings of deserving and my mind’s comfort zone.
Yes I completely agree. Lots of people are positive and yet are not successful. And same for hard work.
I’m sorry to hear about the dog sitting job. I’m sure something else will turn up. It may very well have to do with your comfort zone.
I’m feeling quite angry at my subconscious mind right now! I definitely think this is due to structures that do not serve me. I’m also guessing that I need to keep focused and choose, over and over, the result I want even in the face of resistance and defeat? Manifesting this amount of money wasn’t even a definite goal this month, as I’m focusing on other areas right now. But I feel that if I met my January and February money goals, I can create over what I did those months this month.
Well, when you are making a lot of change to your subconscious structures, you have to sometimes give them time to catch up. You accomplished so much in the last two months, but now give them time to stabilize at this new level. You’ll still get a good bit with not as much effort as before.
Yeah, that’s true. I did meet those two monthly goals and decided to spend this month giving more attention to my other goals (which also take a lot of energy). You’re right in that I may be going a bit too fast without allowing myself to stabilize. Maybe slowing down a little could be helpful? I definitely can jump too far ahead of myself at times!
How do you explain when someone had been struggling in one area for a long time experiences successes in it quite quickly? I am thinking of someone I know with her music career. She struggled for years, but began to achieve greater and greater success rather quickly. Not only surrounding her career, but in other areas of her life too. Now she is really happy with her life and frequently talks about how she is living her dream and how great life is. Is this due to shifting subconscious structures (unknowingly)?
Actually this is very common. Any time you see someone struggling, they are likely working through some major resistance, and gradually changing their subconscious structures as a result.
Likely she was stuck in a rut with her resistance for a while, but something acted as the catalyst that finally helped her to shift that resistance. The subconscious structures were changed in very quick succession, and therefore she started succeeding. Often the catalyst can be very subtle. Sometimes just an additional force of will, or just someone getting tired of the resistance and letting go of it all at once.
In the past, when I saw how well she’s doing and all the success she’s having in life in general, I would get really, really jealous. I still do at times, but more so now I feel happy for her. I feel like she’s proof that what I want is possible and can happen for me too. She is staying true to herself and her music, making the most of her gifts and believing in herself. Apparently even when she was beginning to see success, many people were still doubting her, but she just kept believing in herself instead.
My cousin has also experienced a lot of struggle in her professional life for many years, but for (I think around) 5 years now she’s been very successful in what she does. She is living the dream she told me she wanted to live 10 years ago. I’m really happy for her.
I’m curious how it’s possible for someone to let go of resistance seemingly quickly and create so much change in their subconscious structures, especially if they aren’t working with a coach.
Well, imagine the pressure of water behind a dam. The pressure is great, because of the built up momentum of that water. If that wall comes down, then the flood of water is massive.
Sometimes when you deal with resistance for years, it just builds up pressure. Eventually you just let go, and all that pressure is released, the subconscious structures are changed, and success begins almost immediately. It’s a pretty painful process, but happens quite frequently from what I’ve seen.
The subconscious structures are released when you let go of resistance? But it is still necessary to struggle and face a lot of resistance to shift them, is that correct?
It seems like the painful release of resistance you’re describing is what Melody Fletcher terms as the cattle prod moment. She has written a lot about the extreme pain people deal with before letting go of resistance. Actually, I found out about Co-Creation Coaching from your comments on her blog!
Yes that is similar. But I don’t think she believes it is necessary.
I don’t think such a painful moment is necessary, but it is necessary to struggle with the resistance to create those new subconscious structures. As you’ll see in next Monday’s post, you can’t just let go and allow the Universe to bring it to you. I know, that goes against all LOA doctrine, ever. But, this approach only works for current level goals.
For next level goals, you need the will to deliberately choose the goal, and create that tension between where you are and where you want to be. This generates significant resistance, and as you work through it, you build new structures that will support this goal.
When it happens all at once, it’s just that that tension has been there for a while, but you’ve not allowed yourself to let go of current reality. Once you take that final step, then the final part of the process happens very quickly. But again, I don’t recommend this path.
I actually also feel that there is some degree of tension involved for next level goals. I agree that for next level goals, particularly around things we really, really want, it’s not enough to just let go and allow the Universe to deliver. There has to be tension there on some level. I have experienced this quite a few times in my life and can see it in the experiences of others.
Does this apply to when someone seemingly gives up on a desire too? For example someone I know (not sure if I’d consider him a friend, but definitely an acquaintance) used to really, really want and try hard to get the attention of women he was attracted to when he was younger. Eventually he got so tired of pursuing pretty girls and women in general (particularly due to a string of bad relationships) that he just gave up on them all together. He says when stopped wanting them, that’s when they began to chase after him and have been all over him since. These are exactly the kinds of beautiful women (models, actresses, etc.) that he so desperately wanted when he was younger, but he still claims to have given up on love and even refrains from most short term flings. One could say that it’s easy for him to meet very attractive women due to the work he does, but he was working in the same field before and they didn’t want to be around him nearly as much. He has some really funny stories about these girls chasing him down and how desperate they could be. lol They’re actually quite funny to hear!
Giving up your desire is very risky. It depends on the stage of the process that you give up.
For many people who give up, they get nothing but disappointment. I mean, people giving up on their dreams is almost a cliche. So obviously just giving up is not the solution to success, or everyone who gave up on their dreams would have immediately achieved them.
What it sounds like happened with your friend is similar to the other example you gave. When he did give up, the subconscious structures were already starting to regenerate to match that higher desire. It was just the effort of trying so hard that was blocking him from the goal. So once he gave up, there was room for that desire to come to him. It was now a current level goal.
But again, you have to be careful. I would not recommend it overall. I see people recommending this course of action, to just give up on it and it’ll come to you, but that just doesn’t work most of the time.
I feel like my (strong) desires are so intense, there is no way I could truly give up on them. But there have been times when I’ve “given up” and was met with success.
This is a relatively minor example, but to meet my last minute end of February goal, I only got the money after I gave up on it. When I say I gave up, I mean that I believed it would come soon and decided to stop trying so hard to make it happen. I still believed I would get it, but maybe not as quickly as I had planned. Of course, I did end up getting it, and in a far easier way than I had anticipated. I’m guessing this was because the subconscious structures were in place? I had struggled with the goal, and when I let go at the end, the amount I needed came to me quite easily. Had I not struggled, I imagine that I may not have met my goal. It seems that giving up only works if there has been some degree of struggle before.
I don’t plan to give up on my current goals because I’ve made a commitment to them and am far too invested in them to forget about them or let them go.
Yes that sounds like the case.
Giving up or letting go can be an effective way to switch from a negative focus to a positive focus, or even just to the zero state, where the energy is free to flow.
So essentially, any time you are in the zero state, or in any non-resistant state, the energy will flow and bring you what is natural to your current subconscious structures. It’s a good way of determining what your current subconscious structures can support. I was impressed when I tried this in January and still got a good bit of money, even though I hadn’t been trying to manifest it.
Oddly, last month I didn’t get as much, but I was focusing more on business income, than overall income. My business income was higher last month than it had been nearly since the start, but overall income was slightly lower (though not uncomfortably so) than in January.
So if you like, you can go in short sprints. Speed up the energy, deal with the resistance, let go and see what comes. Speed up the energy, deal with the resistance, let go and see what comes. So on and so forth. It can be fun to see where your new comfort zone is located.
Thanks Brandon, that’s a really helpful explanation. I feel drawn to doing something like that with money this month while I focus on my other goals. Right now I have enough in my account from last month and will have more when I resell this higher priced item. I would like more, yes, but my priorities are on my other goals for this month. This may be a good experiment, like you mentioned, to see what my subconscious structures are supporting. My other goals though…no way am I giving those up this month! 🙂 There is definitely tension around my goals, and I feel the need to increase and normalize this tension to really speed up momentum. Maybe towards the end of their deadlines I will let go, but only if I truly feel that the structures are in place (like with my last money goal). Right now letting go would be far too uncomfortable.
It’s not always een necessary to let go completely, either. I mean to let go of the goal. Of course you need to let go every time you focus, so that you don’t obsess about it.
My biggest goals have come when I’ve simply doubled down on the tension and really insisted that it happen. Letting go has worked a few times, too, so it just depends. Just saying that it depends on how the energy is flowing for you and how much resistance you have.
I usually only let go of my goals when I’m really beaten down by and torn apart by them. It’s like a last resort. (“Ok, I’ve done my part and can’t take it anymore. Here Universe, I hand this over to you.”) Even at times when I really insisted that certain goals happen, there is still a feeling of letting go to some extent.
I will have to relisten to this week’s podcast again, particularly the end where you talk about increasing the speed.
That’s a good way of putting it! 🙂 It can really feel like surrender for me; surrendering after I’ve done what I can do and just trusting that it will happen. It’s a feeling of calmness, knowing and relief.
You know what this reminds me of Brandon? When I was about 12 or 13, there was this student trip I wanted to go on. Even after attending many informational meetings and fundraisers, I ended up not being able to go on that trip because the cost ended up being too high. BUT, I did not lose faith and was able to go on a trip to the one place I really wanted to visit. The trip I was planning to go would only spend one or two days in that city, but I ended up going that summer for 10 days and had a great time.
I’m also thinking of my experience in finding an au pair family and my computer. I kept believing and did not give up even in the face of defeat. I kept choosing my goal (unknowingly, of course) and eventually got it.
Those are such great experiences!
Yeah, persistence and will are so important. See the property of “power” that I’ll be discussing on Monday. I’ll go into a lot more detail.
It seems that whenever I really want something specific and set a goal for it, I get it. I spend a lot of time thinking about and focusing on that thing and manifest it some way or another. These are often next level goals – kind of big jumps from my current level, but not too far fetched that they are completely unbelievable.
Brandon, have you come across Bentinho Massaro? He has a very slick website set up, which kind of puts me off a bit, but he has some interesting angles on LOA according to his ebook. Definitely using will to the max! Not sure i would go that far but it’s all useful info to take bits from.
I think reading widely and going with what resonates is a good approach, as long as it doesn’t resonate because it re-enforces negative subconscious beliefs of course. . .
His name rings a bell, but I don’t know much about him. Looking at his site, it doesn’t really resonate too much, but I find his journey interesting.
I agree about reading widely. I try to read a wide range of authors and LOA teachers. Sometimes I end up returning the book because it was nothing new, but sometimes it offers a fresh perspective that helps me with some aspect of my own work.
Do you know the site CalmDownMind? I was reading an article on there just now about how our desires only manifest when we feel normal about them. In the comments, Sen (the site’s author) brought up how we should also visualize the negative aspects of having our goal.
Naturally, as I was reading, I thought about my own goals. A likely way I see myself achieving my moving goal, for instance, involves a big sacrifice on my behalf, something I really don’t want to do and could have negative long term effects, but I would be able to get the money fairly quickly. There are slower ways of getting there, but waiting feels worse.
I wonder about the complete truth of what Sen wrote because it didn’t feel bad or like a big sacrifice to get my computer, for example. I mean yes, it did only come after a lot of doubt, frustration and let downs, but it didn’t feel really awful or dreadful. It was pretty intense and frustrating at times. I was definitely tested, but overall I knew that I would still get a computer with everything I wanted on it despite all the negative emotions. I was really challenged by my own beliefs each time I refused to settle for something less than I wanted. Maybe I didn’t manifest the absolute highest possibility possible, but I did get a nice computer that I could afford, even if it was a bit above my spending comfort zone.
As I work on my music, I experience ups and downs, but the sense of accomplishment I feel is gratifying. It’s a calm feeling, good but not really buzzing off the walls happy, more like a balanced satisfying feeling (neutral good). Gratifying in a calm way, a deeper fulfillment. Earlier today I was really frustrated with a few songs. After taking a break though, I experienced a sense of joy when I noticed improvements in my delivery of a few of the songs. I also began writing down another song I had been toying with for a few months (flowed out easily). Of course I then ran into another frustrating issue, and so on and so forth. If it was too easy, it wouldn’t be enjoyable. All day I had been very aware of the contrast between emotional states. This contrast feels like a game almost: the emotional peaks and valleys are satisfying.
Sen also wrote about how we don’t need to set clear intentions, as once we clear out our inner imbalances/resistance and have a more realistic view of reality, we will naturally flow towards our true desires. I feel that setting intentions is kind of fun though. It’s fun to feel that energy move. On the other hand, there can be a lot of negative emotion with goal setting, namely intense doubt, frustration, anxiety and sometimes even depression. I guess setting next level goals fuels the emotional imbalance? Speeding up the energy is a bumpy ride: exhilarating and very uncomfortable.
I do wonder about the negative/dark aspects of the lives of people who are happily living their dreams. Especially those who post all over social media snippets from their amazing lives. Perhaps they are just living out the balance of light after intense darkness?
I also notice this light/dark polarity in relationship to how I feel about and evidence I see if my goals. Some days, I feel very confident about my goals and notice evidence of their manifestation. Other days I feel very doubtful and fearful noticing manifestations of my own resistance.
I thought the CalmDownMind article was very wise. I used to experience extreme joy and extreme depression, but now I’m more balanced. I still have a tendency to be delusional and unrealistic though (something with my birth chart perhaps?) These tendencies to fantasize are holding up my goals probably. I have trouble getting rid of them though. I’ve been a day dreamer/very imaginative since I can remember! In school I would often get in trouble for day dreaming and not being present in class.
Nothing wrong with being a daydreamer. I’ve always had seemingly unrealistic goals myself, too. But then, I’m living out several of those goals now.
You used that word “unrealistic” again. I think there are very few things that are unrealistic. Not saying nothing is unrealistic, but as my emails always say, Anything is possible.
Of course I do think you need to get to the place of feeling normal about these things, but that’s just part of the process of creation.
I also think that article is a good one. I just have a few minor disagreements with it, as I mentioned above.
However, I don’t agree about thinking of the negative aspects of your goal. There don’t have to be negative aspects. You’re a creator: there doesn’t need to be a trade off.
I do think it takes working through resistance to get there, but once you are there, it should be enjoyable, but of course normal.
All the manifestations I’ve received were positive. Times when I thought something would be negative, it really didn’t turn out that way, when I trusted.
A few times in the past I had something negative turn out, but it was only because I wasn’t able to let go fully and trust.
I also disagree with not having to set an intention. As you know, I am fully in favor of setting strong goals that we want to achieve.
I hate the word “realistic”. What’s it even mean? People usually use it to say something like, “Oh, be realistic. You can’t do X.” But, there have usually been people who have done X before you. It’s usually a way to limit the Universe.
Yes you’re right that speeding up the energy is bumpy. But I don’t think I’d have it any other way. And I think other creatives are the same.
As far as the negative aspects of the lives of others, in my experience, they are definitely present, but those people aren’t going to post about it on Facebook. Why would they? It’s not even about pretending, it’s just that they might want to work through that personally.
But I don’t think that life always has to be difficult or anything. yes there will always be resistance of some kind, but once you learn how to work with that, that is not a bad thing.
Thanks for your detailed reply. Your view seems much closer to what I feel to be true. I was doubting myself heavily after reading that article. I just kept thinking, should we have to give so much focus to unwanted aspects of our desire? And why shouldn’t we have desires? Having specific goals and desires is fun! Sure resistance is always there is some form or another, but it’s not always this dreadful awful thing. It can be more of a nuisance or just feeling like you’d prefer a few things to be different about the situation.
Yes creative people do seem to enjoy contrast! I find the ride for the most part enjoyable, even if it’s a bit bumpy at times. Choosing and achieving your goals is fun and forces you to grow.
I was using the word realistic a lot as it was used frequently in the article and proceeding comments I read. I always got in trouble by my parents for being unrealistic. What you said is true though. I mean, at some point most of what we have today was considered unrealistic.
Thanks. Yeah I actually really enjoy the feeling of releasing a bit of resistance and palpably moving deeper into the vibrational signature of my goal. It’s a great feeling!
Resistance doesn’t at all have to be a difficult thing, especially once you learn the tricks of how to best deal with it.
I know how it is to feel like what you want is unrealistic. I’ve mentioned before my mother always wanted me to get a good job with high pay. I’m also a programmer, so I think she expected me to get a well-paying job as a computer programmer / software engineer, and be set for life.
Obviously I didn’t live up to those expectations. The truth is that I never really enjoyed having to make things for others that I didn’t really want to make. I used to do freelancing, and hated it. I love making things I am passionate about, like plugins that I want for this site, such as the astrology features I’ve added. That’s really fun for me.
Thank you Brandon for sharing your experience. I really like the moon phase plugin by the way.
I understand exactly what you mean about blocks in the way of getting paid what you’re worth. I definitely have those in place that I’m working on getting rid of. It’s been really difficult for me to get rid of them, but having to settle for less with money frustrates me to no end.
I just saw your new podcast episode was uploaded. 🙂 I’ve only read a little bit of the transcript and will listen to the entire episode later. What you wrote about excitement makes me think of Christmas and birthday gifts when I was younger. Before getting the gifts I wanted, I felt a bit anxious as to whether I’d actually get them. When I did get them, I was really happy for a day or two, but then these new toys felt normal. I enjoyed playing with them, but I had new desires for other toys arise.
Thanks. The blocks can be difficult. But it is very possible to overcome them.
Yeah I had the birthday/Christmas issue as well. 🙂 That’s honestly how I’ve discovered a lot of this, at least initially. For me I’d rarely touch a present after a few days.


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