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> <channel><title>The Impossible Dream, Part IComments on:  - by</title> <atom:link href="http://robertringer.com/2009/01/12/the-impossible-dream-part-i/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://robertringer.com/2009/01/the-impossible-dream-part-i/</link> <description>In Support of Laissez-Faire Capitalism and Individual Freedom</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:17:32 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator> <item><title>By: rmeyer</title><link>http://robertringer.com/2009/01/the-impossible-dream-part-i/#comment-2211</link> <dc:creator>rmeyer</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:18:40 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.robertringer.com/?p=340#comment-2211</guid> <description>Marantgal
I definitely endorse your idea that if you think clearly about something you will unconsciously search for it. Making your intensive desire your dominant thought definitely increases the odds of it manifesting.
Since I believe everything is energy I also believe thoughts are made up of energy. A person can generate negative or positive energy with his thoughts.
Anyway, I find your thoughts and feeling quite positive and inspiring.
Robert A. Meyer</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Marantgal</p><p>I definitely endorse your idea that if you think clearly about something you will unconsciously search for it. Making your intensive desire your dominant thought definitely increases the odds of it manifesting.</p><p>Since I believe everything is energy I also believe thoughts are made up of energy. A person can generate negative or positive energy with his thoughts.</p><p>Anyway, I find your thoughts and feeling quite positive and inspiring.</p><p>Robert A. Meyer</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: marantgal</title><link>http://robertringer.com/2009/01/the-impossible-dream-part-i/#comment-2210</link> <dc:creator>marantgal</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:55:23 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.robertringer.com/?p=340#comment-2210</guid> <description>Fascinating topic.
I consider myself agnostic, and I&#039;m reluctant to accept anything that cannot be explained by our current level of scientific development and understanding of nature; i.e. by means of physics, chemistry, etc.
However, I can&#039;t help to say &quot;Me too!&quot; when I read your example of the phone call to a long time unseen friend.
Exactly this past weekend (another coincidence to your topic?) I was in the movies and suddenly, out of the blue, I remembered a movie I saw back in 1993, almost 16 years ago, a movie that I had never thought about; a movie I ended up watching because I could not made it to another one I wanted to see, and I never heard again about this movie.
Well, two days later after I suddenly remembered such obscure movie, I turned on the tv and while surfing channels, such movie was starting.
Yes, &quot;What a coincidence.&quot; I thought; but I cannot avoid to wonder why it happens, if there is a still unknown natural mechanism behind it... who knows.
These thoughts go against any skeptical position, by the way.
And it is not the first time such coincidence happens to me, actually I&#039;m kind of used to experience this phenomena pretty often.
And I always wonder if it happens to all people and how often.
Now on your main topic, and taking the comments from RMEYER and ZALAHA, I find them pretty interesting.
I share with rmeyer his opinion on finding your way to what you truly desire; but I have an explanation different than energy: I think that if I always think very clearly in a situation in my life (either positive or negative) I will tend -unconsciously- to look for, and deal with people and situations that favor such state or position for my life, and I will also act and live for that goal.
Hence, making such intensive desire, this dominant thought, a reality.
And I cannot agree more with zalaha, that no matter how much I wish or think in, say, flying like a bird (using just my body) it just will not happen.
I wish for everyone a great use of this new calendar year to change the own circumstances to whatever one wants to be.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fascinating topic.</p><p>I consider myself agnostic, and I&#8217;m reluctant to accept anything that cannot be explained by our current level of scientific development and understanding of nature; i.e. by means of physics, chemistry, etc.</p><p>However, I can&#8217;t help to say &#8220;Me too!&#8221; when I read your example of the phone call to a long time unseen friend.<br
/> Exactly this past weekend (another coincidence to your topic?) I was in the movies and suddenly, out of the blue, I remembered a movie I saw back in 1993, almost 16 years ago, a movie that I had never thought about; a movie I ended up watching because I could not made it to another one I wanted to see, and I never heard again about this movie.</p><p>Well, two days later after I suddenly remembered such obscure movie, I turned on the tv and while surfing channels, such movie was starting.</p><p>Yes, &#8220;What a coincidence.&#8221; I thought; but I cannot avoid to wonder why it happens, if there is a still unknown natural mechanism behind it&#8230; who knows.<br
/> These thoughts go against any skeptical position, by the way.</p><p>And it is not the first time such coincidence happens to me, actually I&#8217;m kind of used to experience this phenomena pretty often.<br
/> And I always wonder if it happens to all people and how often.</p><p>Now on your main topic, and taking the comments from RMEYER and ZALAHA, I find them pretty interesting.</p><p>I share with rmeyer his opinion on finding your way to what you truly desire; but I have an explanation different than energy: I think that if I always think very clearly in a situation in my life (either positive or negative) I will tend -unconsciously- to look for, and deal with people and situations that favor such state or position for my life, and I will also act and live for that goal.<br
/> Hence, making such intensive desire, this dominant thought, a reality.</p><p>And I cannot agree more with zalaha, that no matter how much I wish or think in, say, flying like a bird (using just my body) it just will not happen.</p><p>I wish for everyone a great use of this new calendar year to change the own circumstances to whatever one wants to be.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: zalaha</title><link>http://robertringer.com/2009/01/the-impossible-dream-part-i/#comment-2209</link> <dc:creator>zalaha</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:56:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.robertringer.com/?p=340#comment-2209</guid> <description>I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all. Eccl. 9:11
For something to be true, it must be true for all people, in all places, at all times.  What is true for the cancer survivor must also be true for the one who doesn&#039;t survive cancer. The human immune system, certain therapies which work more effectively for one individual than another, and many other factors effect outcomes.  With man, things are impossible, with God, all things are possible.  God will not suspend his laws for one individual or circumstance - what he does, or has done for one, he does, or will do for all.  In our lives, there are economic laws, meteorological laws, relational laws, physiological laws, etc. These universal laws, which we must negotiate every moment of our lives, make life a dangerous, and often unpredictable place that ends in death. When we blame the dead for dying, or not having sufficient faith, or the sick for suffering and not trusting in God, or the poor for their poverty, we perpetuate a lie.  There is nothing wrong with having a good attitude as long as it doesn&#039;t cloud a recognition of reality and truth.  Victor Frankl is quite right about being in control of one&#039;s attitude. Having a good, positive attitude has many benefits.  But, being able to suspend the laws of physics with one&#039;s attitude - not ture.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all. Eccl. 9:11<br
/> For something to be true, it must be true for all people, in all places, at all times.  What is true for the cancer survivor must also be true for the one who doesn&#8217;t survive cancer. The human immune system, certain therapies which work more effectively for one individual than another, and many other factors effect outcomes.  With man, things are impossible, with God, all things are possible.  God will not suspend his laws for one individual or circumstance &#8211; what he does, or has done for one, he does, or will do for all.  In our lives, there are economic laws, meteorological laws, relational laws, physiological laws, etc. These universal laws, which we must negotiate every moment of our lives, make life a dangerous, and often unpredictable place that ends in death. When we blame the dead for dying, or not having sufficient faith, or the sick for suffering and not trusting in God, or the poor for their poverty, we perpetuate a lie.  There is nothing wrong with having a good attitude as long as it doesn&#8217;t cloud a recognition of reality and truth.  Victor Frankl is quite right about being in control of one&#8217;s attitude. Having a good, positive attitude has many benefits.  But, being able to suspend the laws of physics with one&#8217;s attitude &#8211; not ture.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: rmeyer</title><link>http://robertringer.com/2009/01/the-impossible-dream-part-i/#comment-2208</link> <dc:creator>rmeyer</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:30:05 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.robertringer.com/?p=340#comment-2208</guid> <description>Robert, another thought provoking article. Here’s my take on what happens or doesn’t happen to a person. The following isn’t as scientific as correct economic reasoning. So I’ll indulge in some speculative thinking.
I believe what you attract or don’t attract has to do with your energy level. If you are negative, pessimistic, angry, depressed, etc. it is almost impossible to change your undesirable situation. You are generating too much negative energy—in fact you reek of it. You attract those with a similar energy vibration. You repel those who vibrate at a higher energy level. I consider negative energy to reside on the lowest level of the awareness scale.
Tragically, most people vibrate at this extremely low level. Is it any wonder they see their situation as impossible—especially when they continue to attract what it is they don’t want.
Positive thoughts, positive feelings and positive actions can change a person’s outlook on life and increase his odds of manifesting what it is he desires—although in this world there are no guarantees. Also, possessing a major definite purpose in life makes all the difference in an individual’s life. Happiness is possessing a major definite purpose—and passionately pursuing it.
Robert A. Meyer</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Robert, another thought provoking article. Here’s my take on what happens or doesn’t happen to a person. The following isn’t as scientific as correct economic reasoning. So I’ll indulge in some speculative thinking.</p><p>I believe what you attract or don’t attract has to do with your energy level. If you are negative, pessimistic, angry, depressed, etc. it is almost impossible to change your undesirable situation. You are generating too much negative energy—in fact you reek of it. You attract those with a similar energy vibration. You repel those who vibrate at a higher energy level. I consider negative energy to reside on the lowest level of the awareness scale.</p><p>Tragically, most people vibrate at this extremely low level. Is it any wonder they see their situation as impossible—especially when they continue to attract what it is they don’t want.</p><p>Positive thoughts, positive feelings and positive actions can change a person’s outlook on life and increase his odds of manifesting what it is he desires—although in this world there are no guarantees. Also, possessing a major definite purpose in life makes all the difference in an individual’s life. Happiness is possessing a major definite purpose—and passionately pursuing it.</p><p>Robert A. Meyer</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
