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A friend sent me this video today. It’s awesome.  It epitomizes what I want to be.  I feel I am pretty damn close to that now.

I also read a quote today.  We all have two choices;We can make a living or we can design a life.

Damn, that’s good. Why didn’t I think of that sooner?!?

So if you read my last post, you know that I am trying. You can get involved in Magic Power Coffee or not, that is up to you. But I am required by law to tell everyone.

All I know is that I am tired. Tired of making. I need to start designing.

In my search for the eternal natural buzz, I have run across a new glorious hybrid of things vital. This blend in part consists of one of my favorite things…coffee.

I would be remiss if I did not tell people about it.

Someone addressed the idea that coffee-with all its caffeinated charisma-can and has  become an aphrodisiac. In both men and women.

Add a few more ingredients of this planet to the coffee bean and you have…

Magic Power Coffee. It has been described as Starbuck’s with a dollop of Viagra. And it has been proven to please the ladies, too.

I have tried it, I have enjoyed it. And like that guy who bought Remington Shavers, I liked it so much, I bought the company.

Well, no. Small embellishment.  But I am using and selling Magic Power Coffee and spreading the word. Because it works.

OK, I know what you are thinking…it’s an MLM or pyramid, right? Yes, it is. There is absolutely no reason to pull your leg. If you are afraid of MLMs, then this is not for you. But I do urge you to try Magic Power Coffee and see if you like it. I will let you know, that a 2 pack with shipping and handling cost me less than $20. And it was worth it.

If you’re not afraid of MLMs, then come on in. Because one of the greatest things about Magic Power Coffee is that it just came out—September 15, 2009.  So this is still an opportunity in its infancy. If you know how an MLM works and can appreciate word-of-mouth marketing, then you know that this is truly the time to get in.

So now you know what I have been doing. I could use more people in my new quest, but you should try it first. That’s what I did. If you know someone who is unemployed and needs a job/opportunity, then send them my way.

I am looking for an edge.  I found it. And I’ll share. It’s enhancing my bank account and my love life.

My son has just been diagnosed with the H1N1 Virus. He is 18. He lifts weights, plays football, basketball,  and for a teenager, he eats pretty darn well. Nevertheless, he caught “The Swine”.

I joked with him and told him he should stay away from the swine screwing.  I don’t even think that is legal. Not even in North Carolina.

Anyways, the point is I am not getting it. I also don’t get flu shots. Don’t believe in them. What I do believe in is my belief that I can shun all the viral crap.

I do eat well, mostly. I am in fairly good shape.  My attitude is the key. If fighting a cold or sickness, I win.

Let’s just say I may not be immortal, but I am pretty much immune.

Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approx. 2 thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After 3 minutes a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried to meet his schedule. 4 minutes later: the violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk. 6 minutes: A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.

10 minutes: A 3-year old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. Every parent, without exception, forced their children to move on quickly.

45 minutes: The musician played continuously.  Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace.  The man collected a total of $32.

1 hour: He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.
No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before Joshua Bell sold out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100.
This is a true story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people’s priorities. The questions raised: in a common place environment at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?

One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this:  If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made…. How many other things are we missing?

Stop and hear the music (Joshua Bell clip) here… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnOPu0_YWhw

Author Unknown…shared by Aaron Goidich and me.

I couldn’t have said it any betterr.

So to continue from last post, Everything just is, here are three things to get rid of: addiction to security, addiction to sensation, addiction to power.

These three addictions come from the survival phase in evolution of the human species.  S0 I guess you could say that they are important, but they should not dictate how you see or react to your surroundings…or your ‘is’.

For example, my cat be sitting operating on a sensation level eating it’s catfood when my teenage son storms in the house, slamming the door and scaring the cat which would put the petrified puss on its security level and bolt out of the kitchen knocking over it’s bowl and scattering food wherein I would use my power level and demand that my over zealous offspring clean up the cat food that he indirectly caused the mess of. He would then get mad at me and  saying it was not his fault the cat got scared and so on and so forth. And it’s his damn cat to begin with.

Anyways.  See what I mean?  All three lower addictions showed their ugly head causing all sorts of demeaning discourse and arrogant anger. Who needs those addictions to control us like that?

Granted the cat can’t help it. But we, as humans, can. And teenagers need to learn.  The earlier,  the better.