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By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:36:37 +0000

Ryan: Thanks buddy!

Kevin: I agree – I think the futile part is trying to understand everything which is pretty pointless.

As for Michael Neill’s ‘You Can Have What You Want’ I think that’s a whole other article, but do I believe it? Taking it on the surface I have to say no. I want a toilet made out of solid gold and I want my own space station. Neither are going to happen. For me, Michael’s point is all about attitude and being aware that you can decide what you want, how you want it and more importantly how you want your experience of life to be. The experience is the thing, and in that regard you certainly can have what you want.

By: Kevin Gandon

Kevin Gandon — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:50:53 +0000

Hi Steve. I’m not sure if I agree with you on either point but I think it comes down to each individuals interpritation of the words. I don’t beleive Marie Curie is saying you will not feel fear or that feling fear in certain situations is bad but in the majority of cases if we sought to undersatnd why we are fearful then we might discover that the feeling is unnecessary. Most of the time it is our imagination that is causing the fear as we are having thoughts and images of things we think might happen, as in the case of some one suffering a phobia. I prefer the quote ‘Men are disturbed not by things but by the view which they take of them.’

I have a question for you, regarding how we interpret words. I have great respect for the Life Coach, Michael Neill and I know he has been a guest of a call-in for you in the past. Michael’s first book is entitled ‘You Can Have What You Want’, do you beleive this statement?

A bold claim indeed. Perhaps the title, ‘There’s nothing stopping you going after what you want, (once you’ve decided what that is), and although there’s no gaurantee of getting it, you’ll have fun trying and at least have no regrets, (hopefully), is a bit long.

Take care.
Kevin.

By: Ryan Paugh

Ryan Paugh — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:09:36 +0000

Hi Steve,

Great response to my post. If Madame Curie were alive today we could’ve prompted a great debate over this subject. Then again, maybe she should have just sticked with expanding the periodic table and left the philosophy of fear to someone else.

I like your theory about the Gremlin. Perhaps I should have suggested that the Gremlin is a product of your imagination and not fear itself, but I’m still unsure.

Where does the fear end and the Gremlin begin? I think it’s hard to say. But you’re onto something really cool here.

This blog can be really helpful to a whole lot of people. Keep up the good work.

-RP