Personal Philosophy

Written from the perspective of seniors enjoying the fourth quarter of life, even as they wonder about sudden-death overtime. Often funny, occasionally melancholy, but always heartfelt, these universal reflections on life are the perfect excuse for family communication across the generations. And a reason for creating your own family history. Past, present, and future. But don't feel left out if you're a much younger listener.

Common Core is not your typical education reform idea. It is a giant step towards the goal of federalized, corporate-run education, the underlying ambition of elitists in this country for more than 100 years. Parents and educators cannot rely on what they read or hear from the creators of the Common Core for the truth. One must dig deeper, past the lies, to understand the implications of the Common Core agenda.

You realize that you must show your individuality. You must stand up for yourself! Certainly you are a philanthropist. You want to help mankind, humankind, to give to the world. However, at the same time it is also possible to help yourself, to take care of yourself, to put yourself first. That way once you have helped yourself, you are better prepared to do what you want to do which is help other people. I want you to focus on being self-reliant.

Taurus, you are represented by the bull. You are strong and powerful. I would like you to realize that although you are powerful, you can show this power in a variety of ways. Most of them have nothing to do with using force. Simply by being yourself and being very powerful, you radiate energy, positive feelings, and power. Simply by being powerful people perceive your power. So over the next few weeks you can let go of the idea of using force.

You know that you see everything as it is. You see deep down inside the souls of people and you understand what they are about. You also understand that you are represented by two symbols, the eagle and the scorpion. So, let’s focus on helping you to evolve to your true potential to be the eagle, to soar high as the noble eagle. Certainly you realize that within you is the tendency to be the scorpion when you are angry. But from now on I want you to focus on letting go of anger.

Aries. I realize that you are a fire sign and that you can be aggressive and dominant and those are wonderful qualities. You are ruled by Mars, the planet of war. However, I realize that deep inside; you are very gentle and calm. I want you to realize that it’s okay to let people see your gentle and calm side. It’s okay to show what you might consider weakness. People want to know the real you.They want to know who you are.

I want you now to really get in touch with who you are in a zodiacal sense. You are Libra, the symbol of the scale. The scales are balanced for justice and you therefore are constantly interested in the other persons view. Your planetary signification is Venus. You were born under the seventh zodiac sign which is associated with marriage, partnerships, legal affairs, public relations, publicity and the way the world works.

Sagittarius, you are the archer and you have amazing aim. Your arrow shoots straight at the truth. You are very interested in the truth rather than it being an abstract or symbolic concept. The truth, to you, is very important in a large part of your life. You are very interested in philosophy, spiritual values, travel, seeking out what lies beyond what you can see. So I encourage you, Sagittarius, to work on these things. Work to develop your philosophical interests and search more deeply.

Leo, you realize that you have excellent stamina. You can bounce back from anything or any situation; that is wonderful. Work more on increasing your stamina by giving yourself proper rest, especially at night. I understand that you love luxury. But make sure that you maintain your diligence in what you do, in other words, avoid laziness. Focus on evening out your energies over your entire lifetime and staying productive. Also, avoid self-indulgence. Certainly you treat yourself right because Leo, you are royalty.

I understand that you are very generous being the eleventh sign of the zodiac, you are very advanced. You are open and sincere to those you care about. You are a good, wonderful and caring person. You also like to get involved in the interests that your mate has. Aquarius, I understand that you are what some have called the lone wolf. This means that you make your own way. You have your own interests.

You appear to be reserved and cool, but you are actually eager and passionate. And I want you to understand that it is okay to show these aspects of your personality. It‘s okay to appear eager and passionate. It’s okay to be in touch with your true feelings and share them with the world. You are very pragmatic. You are perhaps the most practical of the earth signs, and that’s fine! As an earth sign you have a need to be grounded, to have a firm base from which to operate and that is fine.

You realize that you are sensitive and emotional. Cancer, I want you to realize that being sensitive is wonderful. However, you must also realize that not everyone who says things which you take offense to actually means to hurt you. Some people simply say things because that is their way. So cancer, I want you to become more comfortable with accepting people for who they are and what they say and let go of being overly sensitive. You have the ability to foresee cycles and trends.

Your sign relates to cleanliness, orderliness, having everything in order. You are interested in being physically fit and having your entire life fit and organized. You are also very interested in having other people in your life living up to your wonderful, high expectations. Realize, Virgo, that people are who they are and you must become more comfortable with accepting people as who they are.

Children and adults with learning or attention challenges are not broken. They don’t need to be fixed, but they do have some roadblocks to learning as easily and enjoyably as they could. Roadblocks can be removed. A stone can be taken out of a shoe. Neuroscience research and decades of clinical evidence prove that struggles associated with dyslexia and learning disabilities can be eliminated.

Del mismo modo en que las nubes oscurecen por momentos la capacidad iluminadora del sol, las emociones y aflicciones del cuerpo y de la mente —la ofuscación, el deseo ansioso, la insatisfacción, el rencor, el miedo o la envidia— pueden alterar temporalmente la esencia de lo que somos en realidad.

Wer kennt es nicht? Die Gespräche mit anderen Eltern darüber, wie die richtige Erziehung auszusehen hat und was es zu beachten gilt: "Wie erziehst du denn euer Kind eigentlich? Hast du dir darüber mal Gedanken gemacht?" Und schon stecken Sie inmitten einer Diskussion, die ein Dilemma auslöst, in dem Sie sich zwischen autokratischem, autoritärem, antiautoritärem, autoritativem, demokratischen, laissez-faire, egalitärem und permissivem Erziehungsstil entscheiden müssen.

What if we lived in a world that revolved around quality of life, rather than economic winners and losers? In Person to Person, Joeri Torfs and Pim Ampe describe this world and chart a clear path toward it. Grounded in research and rooted in reality, the world they describe is neither a utopia nor a fantasy. They present an environment that incentivizes goodness, fairness, sustainability, and freedom. It begins with the individual and moves toward our collaborative relationships.

It is the Winter Solstice and Sarah Sands is sitting by her father's bedside, bracing herself for loss. What her father needs to do, she thinks, is conserve his energy - to hibernate like a hedgehog. When the hedgehog curls up in its bed of leaves, its heart rate slows, its body temperature drops and for months there it remains, hardly breathing at all. A few days earlier, Sarah and her grandson had found a poorly hedgehog in the garden and taken it to the local hedgehog sanctuary. They named her Peggy, and her fate had become a matter of pressing concern.

IT Management: Rise and Thrive takes some of the experience I accrued from 30 years in the IT field. The steps it takes to move from being an individual contributor to leading a team are present here. Part two of the book covers a variety of issues that are rarely covered when you take over a team. Everything from how to evaluate a resume to running successful interviews, cooperating with your HR team, and working with the business are covered. This is a primer for moving into the IT Management field. 

At the darkest moment of his life, the author was shown a simple yet powerful method for manifesting his heart's desires. He used it to change his own life: A broke, desperate, divorced, alcoholic young man became a wealthy businessman, loving husband and father, and passionate philanthropist. Now he shares the precise process that enabled him to make this extraordinary transformation. In this audiobook, the author will teach you how to tune in to the vibration at the heart of the Universe and use it to create lasting fulfillment, prosperity, and happiness.