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The Icing On The Spill!

Oct-12-2010 By Barbara Zak

Yes, it has been about 30 days since the Deep Water Horizon Well, has been permanently capped.  Yes, it has been at least two or more weeks, since the five story, 150 ton blow-out preventor has been raised, to help determine the cause of the worst environmental disaster in American history. Yes, hearings have begun, but have you noticed, WE  AREN’T HEARING, much of the goings on?  The focus is NOW, on the mid-term elections.  I don’t know about YOU, but I think many people impacted by the BP spill, as well as the millions of unemployed workers in this county, are wondering WHO CAN WE TRUST?

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Just last week, a report was released by the national commission Read the rest of this entry »

BP Well Is DEAD -Hopefully!

Aug-6-2010 By Barbara Zak

BP, finished pumping cement into its ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, yesterday (Thursday), to seal off the source, of the world’s worst offshore spill.

The cementing operation, took about five hours, and followed earlier injections, of heavy drilling mud this week.  The procedure successfully, subdued the upward pressure of oil and gas, inside the deep-sea Macondo well.  The crippled wellhead, as you may recall, was provisionally capped in mid-July, and successfully stopped, the flow of oil, gushing into the Gulf of Mexico.

This is not the end of what is left to be done, but,  more like the beginning of the end.  It is at least, a positive step, to assure us that NO more oil, will be leaking into the environment.

The so-called, “static kill” Read the rest of this entry »

Is Your Mindset On Your Resolutions?

Jan-11-2009 By Barbara Zak

How are you doing with those resolutions you made almost two weeks ago?  Don’t feel bad if you’ve already botched your resolved efforts.  Many people give up, because they do not have the proper mindset.  It is key to achieving your goals and desired results.

I’m sure you know, you can have do or be anything you want in life.  But, do you believe it? We’ve been conditioned to think we can’t achieve or obtain the life we want.  So, we are left to wonder how do we get there?

The last resolution that I made and kept, was 27 years ago , when I quit smoking. I ate lemon heads when I wanted a cigarette.  It worked!  It was a lot better than that gum they had out then.  How is chewing something that tasted like you licked the ashtray going to make you quit smoking?  No Thank-You!

First of all,you need to know what it is that you really want.  Then get in touch with it.  Set aside some quiet time to meditate and take an inward journey.  Like the Bible says get to “know thyself.”  It is a learning process as well as a commitment, to train your mind to get in the proper mindset.  A proper mindset is complete with vivid visions and positive actions necessary to help you create the life  and desired results you want.

The Law of Attraction teaches us that like attracts like.  Whatever your thoughts are, you attract those thoughts into your life.  But, did you know your thoughts create your life? So, with that thought in mind, there is no room for negativity.

Resolutions, no…I don’t do that.  What I do is set goals, both long and short term goals. I put them in writing, and put them on a message board where I am sure to see them at least three times a day.  It gives me a sense of empowerment, when I can cross something off the list as an accomplishment.

President Elect Barack Obama
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Which brings me to a great example of accomplishment.  Did you ever ask yourself how President elect Barack  Obama, executed the most effective campaign ever created to win the election?  Well, obviously, he has the proper mindset, to have achieved the winning results.  I believe he used something like the five P’s, which are proper preparation prevents poor performance.  He properly prepared for the goal he set out to  achieve.  The outcome, the most brilliant campaign ever, lacking any poor performance.

Whatever, your choice is, resolutions or goal setting, understand that the process takes time and commitment to yourself.  Always tell yourself that you are worth whatever it takes, to get to where you want to be.  Be consciously aware of the steps necessary to creating change.  It is a process.  Take one day and one challenge at a time, and live everyday in the NOW.