Wednesday 30 January 2013

Who should you listen to carefully and who should you completely ignore? Who is a fountain of wisdom? Who is a stagnant pool of stupidity? Be careful how you answer that because, whilst it's true that we can waste a lot of time in life, paying too much heed to the wrong voices, we can sometimes inadvertently dismiss valuable information.There is, as yet, no irrefutable scientific proof of telepathy. Yet you do not have to go far in the world, before you encounter someone who will happily say, 'But, of course, it does. I have experienced it.' Sceptics take so much pleasure in explaining this, that if they ever come across an academic who is seriously attempting to demonstrate that it actually happens, they try to cast aspersions on their integrity. You may need to be a little careful  about who you tell. But you are definitely establishing an uncanny affinity with someone.They say that, if you are too caught up in the detail of a discussion, you should step back. You should gain some perspective, grant yourself some time off and see the difference between the wood and the trees. That's all good advice but it is easier to take when you aren't under pressure. Usually, at the very moment when we most need a little distance from something or someone, circumstances apparently demand that we get closer. What may at first seem counter-intuitive today, will turn out to be right. On October 24, 1901, Annie Edson Taylor climbed into a wooden barrel, sealed herself in and got her friend to push her over Niagara Falls. She hurt her head a little but otherwise, she was fine. But afterwards she swore she would never do it again. You may never have done anything quite so extreme but, when you think back over some of your own escapades, you can identify with her a little bit. So, what of the progress of your current barrel? Will it float? Will it sink?.What goes up, must come down. Sir Isaac Newton proved that. Many philosophers feel that similar principles apply in the emotional realm. If we get too high, it may be followed by a low. And if we sink too deeply into any negative state it can only be a matter of time before we rise back out of it. Is that it? Is that all there is to life? Are we always just somewhere on a journey between the last peak and next trough - or vice versa? Of course, not! In the realm of the human spirit, some things that go up can just keep getting higher It seems, in one way, as if the festive season was ages ago. Future has many surprises in store . By this I mean, pleasant surprises, not unexpected problems. There will, of course, be unexpected problems too. There always are. But you can reduce their impact by redoubling your commitment to a change that you promised yourself you would set in motion. A step in that direction can happen today.Some people are argumentative because life, somehow, seems more interesting when there's conflict than it does when there's agreement. That's hardly a problem. But it is quite another thing to pick quarrels just because we don't like the look of someone - or they seem to stand for an idea or a belief of which we disapprove. You pride yourself on being fair-minded. That's good but it does not oblige you to justify yourself to everyone who wants to cast aspersions on your choices. Walk away from an argument you can't win. There may come a day, when you look back on the challenges that you faced  in past and ask yourself, 'Why did I let that happen?' Or, 'How did I end up making those choices?' Let us save the future you from too much soul-searching and be clear. Right now, under current circumstances, your options are limited. You are doing the best you can, given the situation you face. It is not fair to say that eventually, you will become wiser (though you may), it is more that things will be different then. Trust that and relax.Do you eager to have your fortune told? Or do you want to know how you can change your future so that it provides more of what you might wish for from it? Sometimes, we are too passive. We find ourselves feeling more inclined just to accept whatever the universe wants to present us with, than to go out and fight for whatever we might prefer to receive. You keep looking at a situation that appears to point to an inevitable consequence. But if you really want a process to have a different outcome, you can accomplish this. I do not know form where Jonathan Cainer find these pearls of words which are so amazing!

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