en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/752872 Comments by JDBear52 http://www.finerminds.com/lifestyle/share-your-story/#IDComment63985014 I think this is a very good idea. =) I have a good experience myself, going from 340lbs. (48 inch waist) to 180 lbs. (32 inch waist) if you'd like to hear. It was a long process, and I'm gonna write a book on it. Thu, 25 Mar 2010 07:31:52 +0000 http://www.finerminds.com/lifestyle/share-your-story/#IDComment63985014 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/the-book-of-understanding-osho/#IDComment61717713 WOW! This note is teeming with profound and life challenging statements. It's hard to narrow it down to one-big take away. What spoke to me the loudest had to be the idea of life is a tension between the opposites. We're too busy trying to not be too good nor too bad so we remain stagnantly in the middle. That is a very boring and unfulfilled existence. The live life to the fullest we must go back and forth between the two sides of light and dark. As Osho so beautifully put it: “Don’t avoid the extremes, and don’t choose any one extreme.” If you choose one extreme, the we'll fall as if being on a tightrope. Excellent note again Brian. You're an awesome individual for bringing this information to all of us. =) Take care. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:40:21 +0000 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/the-book-of-understanding-osho/#IDComment61717713 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/the-power-of-intention-dr-wayne-w-dyer/#IDComment59386140 Awesome note as usual, very inspiring. =) My biggest take away would have to be the idea of Float. We're too busy waiting for everything to sink, if we think it will then it will. We are co-creators on this earth, why always create the worse outcome then. Let's make our ideas float and expect the best outcome. There is no such thing as failure. Let's be consistent to prove failure wrong. Tue, 2 Mar 2010 17:31:48 +0000 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/the-power-of-intention-dr-wayne-w-dyer/#IDComment59386140 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/the-places-that-scare-you-pema-chodron/#IDComment59252218 I really like your exercise about wallowing for 15 mins and then you're done. Good exercise. Let's all compassionately interrupt our habits. Also, I saw that you started the Strength for Life program. Trust me, it works. Doing the program myself I lost 60 lbs. It's the best program out there, and will give you the best results if followed to the letter. It truly is a transformation. The 12 weeks will go by really quick, enjoy every one. You can do it! =) Mon, 1 Mar 2010 21:17:29 +0000 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/the-places-that-scare-you-pema-chodron/#IDComment59252218 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/the-dark-side-of-the-light-chasers-debbie-ford/#IDComment58528071 This is the same thing that resonated with me. Sometimes we're too busy teaching everyone else the lessons we need to learn ourselves. Here's to taking off the professor cap, and taking notes for our own lectures. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:50:25 +0000 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/the-dark-side-of-the-light-chasers-debbie-ford/#IDComment58528071 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/focal-point-brian-tracy/#IDComment57379310 My biggest take away has to be Zero-Based thinking. I never really thought to approach my life like this, and it make perfect sense. Identify, ask myself would I be doing this again if I started over knowing what I know now, and if yes devise a way to stop doing it. It's so simple, and makes perfect sense. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:30:53 +0000 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/focal-point-brian-tracy/#IDComment57379310 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/everyday-enlightenment-dan-millman/#IDComment57101539 My biggest take away is Carpe Punctum: Seize the Moment. It's better to give your best moment by moment rather than trying to give day by day. Is it better to seize key moments in the day or the entire day? I beileive it is better to seize key moments in the day. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:14:56 +0000 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/everyday-enlightenment-dan-millman/#IDComment57101539 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/do-you-russell-simmons/#IDComment57018984 My biggest Take away has to be: Don't Stall. "The pain that’s created by avoiding hard work is actually much worse than any pain created from the actual work itself." This is totally true and I have experienced it many times. The best thing to do is jump into it. Just do it! Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:07:51 +0000 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/do-you-russell-simmons/#IDComment57018984 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/the-8020-principle-richard-koch/#IDComment54115518 Holy Moley! Here I was pretty much reading the way it describes in the book, and I was being pinned as lazy. Boy, were they wrong. It's great to find someone who thinks the same way. Concentrate on efficiency and practicality. What is going to give you the most return for the least amount of effort? It's so simple. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:40:10 +0000 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/the-8020-principle-richard-koch/#IDComment54115518 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/the-science-of-getting-rich-wallace-d-wattles/#IDComment53844653 My biggest AH HA would have to be the logic behind why you should be rich. It makes perfect sense. No one can live up to their highet potential when they're not rich. You're too busy taking care of the basics, food, shelter, clothing, etc., that you do not have time to explore who you really are. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:45:42 +0000 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/the-science-of-getting-rich-wallace-d-wattles/#IDComment53844653 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/philosophersnotes-how-to-stop-worrying-and-start-living/#IDComment51893910 This entire note is chock full of good knowledge and methods on how to stop worrying and start living. BUT, this knowledge is worthless unless we apply. I think the 80's and 90s had it wrong with "it's great to learn, cause knowledge is power!" and "Knowing is half the battle." While knowing is a great thing, better than being ignorant, it is worthless unless we apply it because otherwise we're being stubbernly stupid. The biggest take away I had was other people aren't thinking about you. We spend so much time worrying about other people, when we should because they're too worried about themselves. More than just that, other people are also worrying about what other people think. It's wasted energy if you ask me. Take that ebergy and apply it elsewehere. "Just how tired am I? If I am tired, it is not because of mental work I have done but because of the way I have done it." Day 3 is down now I cannot wait for Day 4. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:51:06 +0000 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/philosophersnotes-how-to-stop-worrying-and-start-living/#IDComment51893910 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/philosophersnotes-7-habits-of-highly-effective-people/#IDComment51728494 My biggest take away from this note would have to be Habit #2: Begin with the end in mind. Sometimes I loose sight of the end and give up before I've had the full opportunity to reach my goal. I need to stick to the process while invisioning the end. It can be a daunting task, but a rewarding one. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:03:13 +0000 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/philosophersnotes-7-habits-of-highly-effective-people/#IDComment51728494 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/the-four-agreements-by-don-miguel-ruiz/#IDComment51536336 The biggest idea I got out of this note is: Don't Take Anything Personal. That is something in which I struggle with on a daily basis. I take the emotions that others are feeling and mirror then, and/or internalize them. People are free to do whatever they want, and I need to learn not to take it personal, and be my own person. As the saying goes: "I'm totally independent of the good or bad opinion of others." Overall these four agreements should be adopted into everyone's life, and practiced in a kaizen style. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:05:59 +0000 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/the-four-agreements-by-don-miguel-ruiz/#IDComment51536336