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Casual Articles - Democracy, Political Dialogue, & Biblical Aspects of the Mid-East Crisis
Does the thought of speaking in public give you the heebie jeebies? Do you have a presentation coming up that's got you squirming in your own skin? Well, take a deep breath, let it go, and read on. I'll give you the first 5 steps for reconnecting with your natural state of confidence and ease when speaking in public.1. Remember, It's Just Speaking Speaking in public is just that. It's you, speaking, and you happen to be in public. You do it all the time. Gossiping at work. Chatting with friends. But when we think of "public speaking" we forget that all it is, really, is talking. I like to say that public speaking is when one person has so much to say that they don't let another person get a word in edgewise. Sure, there are ways to be more professional and polished when presenting or speaking, but in the end, it's just a bunch of talking.2. Be With What Is If you feel scared or nervous, allow yourself to feel what you feel. Don't push it away. Sit down and start writing down what you are scared of. What's got you so nervous? What are you afraid of? What's going to happen? Let your feelings and fears out on to the page. Or blab them into a tape recorder. Let those feelings move through you without holding on to them. Let them move out of you and on to the page.3. Focus on What You Want Now that you've emptied your mind of all your horror stories, get that mind focused on what you DO want. What do you want to experience when you're speaking? How do you want to feel? What do you want to have ha
This action, group or individual, which could be taken in democracies as well as international organizations, should be taken up as follows: 1) An intense study of an issue, 2) Then you should decide how you want that issue changed, or if it should be, 3) If you want it changed, you should then find out which authorities you should contact to effect such a change, 4) Then you should contact these authorities, 5) If the authorities don't respond to your satisfaction, contact them again (don't give up), 6) If the authorities continue to be unresponsive, contact them again, but with a threat (use your imagination) that you feel might be injurious to their emotional well-being. But always with an exit strategy that these authorities could use, 7) If these authorities still remain unresponsive, follow through on the threat, and keep in mind other threats that could also be used against these authorities, if they're still unresponsive, and 8) Con
Today, I am going to share a fundamental formula for running a successful business – it works for just about ANY type of business. It works for IBM and Chevrolet, and it also works for the restaurant down the street. In fact, I use it with most yoga studios.Very simply, there are five steps to running a successful business: Decide who will you serve Find out what they want Get it Let them know you have it AND how it will help them Give it to them That's it. Class dismissed. Okay, so you want some explanation? Let's take it one step at a time. This will take a few minutes to go though, but I promise it's worth it. And, at the end, I'll give you a way to evaluate your own studio. I'll use an example of Kona's sandwich shop, a restaurant near where I live, then we'll also apply it to a studio.1. Decide who you will serve. You will do far better in business if you can narrow down your audience. Select a niche (or a number of them). I like to consider three criteria in choosing a niche:a) Can they comfortably afford my products or services? b) Can I easily reach them (advertise & market to them)? c) Are they likely to be interested in what I'm selling (Does it ease some discomfort or provide some pleasure or benefit)?Kona's sandwich shop is near a state university. They aim to serve students – this is their primary target market. Here's how they do on the niche criteria. First, students are often
The answers below, except for item 3, are a composite of what has come out of 3 Christian web sites in trying to answer the above question.1) Winston S. Churchhill used to say "Democracy is the worst system of government we have, except for all the others.
2) Democracy is more effective, if it upholds the protection and advancement of individual well-being, through good public education, civil liberties, and a largely uncorrupt system of government and justice. If it doesn't, it's like a bicycle without wheels. It's not going anywhere. But on the other hand, it oftentimes becomes very unwieldy, because it only seems that the rich and powerful have an inordinate amount of influence in determining in what direction the government should take in solving these political concerns. In theory, all the people in a democracy should be able to participate equally, but in practice it only seems that the rich and powerful have an effective voice. That's why in many cases the voter turnout in democracies can be very low in an election. The average person really doesn't feel he has any voice in the government.
3) On CNN, one listener suggested that since the U.S. has so much influence around the world, the world's population should have some say in who's going to be the U.S. President.
2) ONE OBSTACLE IN DEVELOPING A DEMOCRACY IS THE EMOTION OF HATE THAT ONE FINDS IN ABUNDANCE THROUGHTOUT THE WORLD. HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THIS?
The following are comments on the above question that were recorded on 3 Christian web sites.
1) "Turn the other cheek" Matt 5:39, "Love your enemy" Matt 5:38, and pray for them too.2) "Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and unto the Lord that which is the Lord's". Whether we agree with the law or not, we are commanded to obey the law of the land Romans 13:1, unless it violates the law of God.
3) HATE is the emotion that dominates those areas in the world where you find most of the destructive conflicts. LOVE is really the best antidote for this type of emotion, but how does one transmit this LOVE? One answer might lie in a program advertised over Internet (www.seedsofpeace.org) whereby this program invites teenagers from both sides of a conflict to confront each other in a peaceful dialogue, so that they can actually express their own feelings non-violently in a controlled setting. This hopefully would plant the seeds of peace in the upcoming generations.
4) Do not be afraid of differences in individuals. Embrace it and realize that it might be something within ourselves that we don't like. Learn to love ourselves completely.
5) Learn to accept what we already have and NOT to embrace the "not enough" philosophy, because in reality, if you embrace the "not enough" philosophy, you will never have enough no matter how much you have.
6) The root cause of hatred could be traced to not enough love. Heal the individual with the manifest love that Jesus taught, and the whole will be healed as a matter of course. Love yourself, expand that love to include those closest to you, and then to those who mean you harm. Move outward from a solid core of abundant love within. Let the trickle become a stream, then a river, and then an ocean.
3) HOW SHOULD ONE FUNCTION IN A DEMOCRACY?
One should always vote when elections occur, and one should always try to support a candidate who's running for a particular office. The problem with just supporting a candidate, however, is that there are always going to be issues that you will disagree with your candidate about. To counteract this, and to be more influential in a functioning democracy, you really should be more issue oriented. And to do this, one should take certain action to make sure that what you want to happen on a particular issue is appropriate. But group action would be more effective than individual action, although individuals can engage in lobbying activity as well, if group endeavors are not available.
This action, group or individual, which could be taken in democracies as well as international organizations, should be taken up as follows: 1) An intense study of an issue, 2) Then you should decide how you want that issue changed, or if it should be, 3) If you want it changed, you should then find out which authorities you should contact to effect such a change, 4) Then you should contact these authorities, 5) If the authorities don't respond to your satisfaction, contact them again (don't give up), 6) If the authorities continue to be unresponsive, contact them again, but with a threat (use your imagination) that you feel might be injurious to their emotional well-being. But always with an exit strategy that these authorities could use, 7) If these authorities still remain unresponsive, follow through on the threat, and keep in mind other threats that could also be used against these authorities, if they're still unresponsive, and 8) Con
Gaming today has come a long way. The gaming technology today is giving the games a whole new perspective. Because of the gaming technology more and more people today are finding gaming to be more existing and challenging.The Games today have much better graphics. It’s a lot different then the old square faced figures running around a jagged edged for ground. The graphics in today’s games give the games a more movie like look. Making the games more like a video or life like, and being able to interact in the movie.The first person shooter games and the role playing games have made the biggest impact on the gaming industry. These games have far exceeded there expectations in the gaming world, and are getting better and better with the increasing technology.Online gaming is more popular today then ever before. The experience of going head to head with people all over the world makes the games more intense and challenging. It’s the online gaming that really sparks the interest of the gaming world. The battle of wits, going head to head gives you the ability to challenge yourself to think harder and faster in the game. The nature of every person in the world is to become better.The gaming industries, I have to say in the least have made remarkable advances in the gaming world. In my opinion the gaming industry has only hit the tip of the ice burg, if you will. I believe as the technology grows the games, and gaming world will grow with it. This can only give the gaming industries a positive out come for
3) On CNN, one listener suggested that since the U.S. has so much influence around the world, the world's population should have some say in who's going to be the U.S. President.
2) ONE OBSTACLE IN DEVELOPING A DEMOCRACY IS THE EMOTION OF HATE THAT ONE FINDS IN ABUNDANCE THROUGHTOUT THE WORLD. HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THIS?
The following are comments on the above question that were recorded on 3 Christian web sites.
1) "Turn the other cheek" Matt 5:39, "Love your enemy" Matt 5:38, and pray for them too.2) "Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and unto the Lord that which is the Lord's". Whether we agree with the law or not, we are commanded to obey the law of the land Romans 13:1, unless it violates the law of God.
3) HATE is the emotion that dominates those areas in the world where you find most of the destructive conflicts. LOVE is really the best antidote for this type of emotion, but how does one transmit this LOVE? One answer might lie in a program advertised over Internet (www.seedsofpeace.org) whereby this program invites teenagers from both sides of a conflict to confront each other in a peaceful dialogue, so that they can actually express their own feelings non-violently in a controlled setting. This hopefully would plant the seeds of peace in the upcoming generations.
4) Do not be afraid of differences in individuals. Embrace it and realize that it might be something within ourselves that we don't like. Learn to love ourselves completely.
5) Learn to accept what we already have and NOT to embrace the "not enough" philosophy, because in reality, if you embrace the "not enough" philosophy, you will never have enough no matter how much you have.
6) The root cause of hatred could be traced to not enough love. Heal the individual with the manifest love that Jesus taught, and the whole will be healed as a matter of course. Love yourself, expand that love to include those closest to you, and then to those who mean you harm. Move outward from a solid core of abundant love within. Let the trickle become a stream, then a river, and then an ocean.
3) HOW SHOULD ONE FUNCTION IN A DEMOCRACY?
One should always vote when elections occur, and one should always try to support a candidate who's running for a particular office. The problem with just supporting a candidate, however, is that there are always going to be issues that you will disagree with your candidate about. To counteract this, and to be more influential in a functioning democracy, you really should be more issue oriented. And to do this, one should take certain action to make sure that what you want to happen on a particular issue is appropriate. But group action would be more effective than individual action, although individuals can engage in lobbying activity as well, if group endeavors are not available.
This action, group or individual, which could be taken in democracies as well as international organizations, should be taken up as follows: 1) An intense study of an issue, 2) Then you should decide how you want that issue changed, or if it should be, 3) If you want it changed, you should then find out which authorities you should contact to effect such a change, 4) Then you should contact these authorities, 5) If the authorities don't respond to your satisfaction, contact them again (don't give up), 6) If the authorities continue to be unresponsive, contact them again, but with a threat (use your imagination) that you feel might be injurious to their emotional well-being. But always with an exit strategy that these authorities could use, 7) If these authorities still remain unresponsive, follow through on the threat, and keep in mind other threats that could also be used against these authorities, if they're still unresponsive, and 8) Con
Article marketing is all the rage. The word is spreading that writing and submitting articles is one of the best ways to get long term traffic to your website. That’s nothing new. But, if you’re new to article marketing, you may already be discouraged by the amount of time it takes to actually go through and submit your articles.Here are some options to automate and outsource your article submissions.Outsource the Work: Hire a Virtual Assistant to submit your articles for you. Many VA’s are quite knowledgeable in article submitting and have tools and resources to do it efficiently. Plus, if you’re working on money-making projects while your VA is submitting articles, you’ll likely end up ahead.Set up an Autoresponder If you’ve developed a following of people who enjoy your articles, or you would like to, offer your articles via autoresponder. That way, you can easily email your list with any new articles for reprint and it only takes a minute.Make your Newsletters Viral If you have your articles in your newsletters, you can easily add a blurb at the end of your article that says “You may use this article freely with this author bio intact.” This simple addition will allow your mailing list to promote your articles.Online Article Submission Service: There are several online services that you can pay to automatically submit your articles to publishers and directories in seconds. These services offer options where you can pay by the article or by the month. There is a hug
4) Do not be afraid of differences in individuals. Embrace it and realize that it might be something within ourselves that we don't like. Learn to love ourselves completely.
5) Learn to accept what we already have and NOT to embrace the "not enough" philosophy, because in reality, if you embrace the "not enough" philosophy, you will never have enough no matter how much you have.
6) The root cause of hatred could be traced to not enough love. Heal the individual with the manifest love that Jesus taught, and the whole will be healed as a matter of course. Love yourself, expand that love to include those closest to you, and then to those who mean you harm. Move outward from a solid core of abundant love within. Let the trickle become a stream, then a river, and then an ocean.
3) HOW SHOULD ONE FUNCTION IN A DEMOCRACY?
One should always vote when elections occur, and one should always try to support a candidate who's running for a particular office. The problem with just supporting a candidate, however, is that there are always going to be issues that you will disagree with your candidate about. To counteract this, and to be more influential in a functioning democracy, you really should be more issue oriented. And to do this, one should take certain action to make sure that what you want to happen on a particular issue is appropriate. But group action would be more effective than individual action, although individuals can engage in lobbying activity as well, if group endeavors are not available.
This action, group or individual, which could be taken in democracies as well as international organizations, should be taken up as follows: 1) An intense study of an issue, 2) Then you should decide how you want that issue changed, or if it should be, 3) If you want it changed, you should then find out which authorities you should contact to effect such a change, 4) Then you should contact these authorities, 5) If the authorities don't respond to your satisfaction, contact them again (don't give up), 6) If the authorities continue to be unresponsive, contact them again, but with a threat (use your imagination) that you feel might be injurious to their emotional well-being. But always with an exit strategy that these authorities could use, 7) If these authorities still remain unresponsive, follow through on the threat, and keep in mind other threats that could also be used against these authorities, if they're still unresponsive, and 8) Con
Do you know how much energy is required to sit and be alone with yourself? It is very easy to say, but have you ever been able to sit with clarity and hear your truth?I live with two men of Italian heritage. Larry, 26 years my senior and, Jimmie, my 18 year-old, track and field phenom, step-son. Three dogs, 2 boys: Coco 15, Rocco almost 2, and female, Sasha, the 12 year-old, whining, spoiled, adored by all, sweet, German Shepard. Three cats: Kieran (yes, that is a boy's name), Keeva and Keegan. I am exhausted.I used to be a computer professor. I quit that job which infuriated and/or frustrated everyone in my world. Larry, Jimmie and I have been diagnosed and are beyond any shadow of doubt, ADD. No excuses, please, I despise blame placing. Just try to imagine for a moment the whirlwind of thoughts and stimulus that is thrown at you daily, understanding, but not grasping and trying to keep up the only way you know how- scattered. Now, imagine two men and one woman living together, each with their own strengths and weaknesses, each scattered and trying to live up to the really good people they always intend to be.Finally, finding an answer to the processes of my brain, chemically managing it (I will debate that issue in another article), nearly killed me. Self-knowledge can be detrimental when learned alone. Raising myself up from the mess of a life unprocessed and ill-organized, bringing up puppy, Rocco Pacifico, with zero experience: mothering a teenage boy, wife-ing, cleaning and cleaning and cleaning(the
3) HOW SHOULD ONE FUNCTION IN A DEMOCRACY?
One should always vote when elections occur, and one should always try to support a candidate who's running for a particular office. The problem with just supporting a candidate, however, is that there are always going to be issues that you will disagree with your candidate about. To counteract this, and to be more influential in a functioning democracy, you really should be more issue oriented. And to do this, one should take certain action to make sure that what you want to happen on a particular issue is appropriate. But group action would be more effective than individual action, although individuals can engage in lobbying activity as well, if group endeavors are not available.
This action, group or individual, which could be taken in democracies as well as international organizations, should be taken up as follows: 1) An intense study of an issue, 2) Then you should decide how you want that issue changed, or if it should be, 3) If you want it changed, you should then find out which authorities you should contact to effect such a change, 4) Then you should contact these authorities, 5) If the authorities don't respond to your satisfaction, contact them again (don't give up), 6) If the authorities continue to be unresponsive, contact them again, but with a threat (use your imagination) that you feel might be injurious to their emotional well-being. But always with an exit strategy that these authorities could use, 7) If these authorities still remain unresponsive, follow through on the threat, and keep in mind other threats that could also be used against these authorities, if they're still unresponsive, and 8) Con
The most important part of any marketing you do is direct marketing. This includes letters, postcards, brochures, newspaper or magazine coupons, telemarketing, TV or radio direct response commercials, e-mails, and the copy on your web site.For any direct marketing campaign to be successful, you need to have a combination of marketing tools in order to make your offer repeatedly. One of the most potent tools you can use in your direct makreting is the direct mail letter. The letter, whether you're using it through the mail or the internet, is the actual sales pitch. It relays what your product or service is, and how much it can benefit the prospect. In short, the letter should do everything that a traditional person-to-person sales pitch does.Here are ten things that will make your letters more effective:1. It must have a headline. The headline is the ad for the letter. It flags down the reader to read more.2. Present the facts. Begin with a statement of basic truth, known and accepted by the reader. By introducing known facts, your create believability for later statements in the letter.3. Do as much personalizing as possible. Personalize name, address, special interests, and anything else you can.4. State your offer in the beginning, again in the middle, and again at the end.5. Create a sense of urgency by giving prospects a cut-off date by which time your readers must respond to your offer.6. Always include a P.S. The P.S. is the second thing readers read, following the
This action, group or individual, which could be taken in democracies as well as international organizations, should be taken up as follows: 1) An intense study of an issue, 2) Then you should decide how you want that issue changed, or if it should be, 3) If you want it changed, you should then find out which authorities you should contact to effect such a change, 4) Then you should contact these authorities, 5) If the authorities don't respond to your satisfaction, contact them again (don't give up), 6) If the authorities continue to be unresponsive, contact them again, but with a threat (use your imagination) that you feel might be injurious to their emotional well-being. But always with an exit strategy that these authorities could use, 7) If these authorities still remain unresponsive, follow through on the threat, and keep in mind other threats that could also be used against these authorities, if they're still unresponsive, and 8) Continiue with steps 6 & 7, if you're still unsatisfied with the result of your efforts.
4) IF YOU NEED TO DEAL WITH AN ISSUE THOUGH VERBAL DIALOGUE, THE FOLLOWING IS A PROCEDURE FOR DOING IT.
NEGOTIATING
The Best Approach in Negotiating
1. Participants are problem-solvers, not adversaies nor friends.
2. The goal is a wise outcome reached efficiently and amicably.
3. Separate the people from the problem.
4. Be soft on the people, but hard on the problem.
5. Proceed independent of trust.
6. Focus on Interests, not positions.
7. Explore Interests.
8. Avoid having a bottom line.
9. Invent options for mutual gain.
10. Develop multiple options to choose from; decide later.
11. Insist on objective material.
12. Try to reach a result based on standards independent of will.
13. Reason and be open to reason. Yield to principle, and not to pressure.
SEPARATE THE PEOPLE FROM THE PROBLEM
The People Problem
1) Perception
= Put yourself in their shoes.
= Don't deduce their intentions from your fears.
= Don't blame them for your problem.
= Discuss each others perception.
= Look for opportunities to act inconsistently with their perceptions.
= Give them a stake in the outcome by involving them in the process.
= Face saving---Make your proposals consistent with their values.
2) Emotions
= First recognize and undestand emotions, theirs and yours.
= Make emotions explicit and acknowledge them as legitimate.
= Allow the other side to let off steam.
= Don't react to emotional outbursts.
= Use symbolic gestures to defuse the situation.
3) Communication
= Listen actively and acknowledge what is being said.
= Speak to be understood.
= Speak about yourself, not about them.
= Speak for a purpose.
= Build a working relationship.
= Face the problem , not the people.
FOCUS ON INTERESTS, NOT POSITIONS
1) Interests define the problem.
2) Behind opposed positions lie shared and compatible interests, as well as conflicting ones.
How do you identify interests
1) Ask "why?" Try to put yourself in the other person's shoes.
2) Think about their thinking.
3) There probably are multiple interests involved.
4) The most powerful interests are basic human needs.
Security, Economic well-being, A sense of belonging, Recognition, or Control over ones life.
Make a list of these interests, yours and theirs
Talking about interests
1) Make your interests come alive and be specific.
2) Acknowledge their interests as important too.
3) Put the problem before the answer.
4) Look forward, not back.
5) Be concrete, but flexible - Have a number of options.
6) Be hard on the problem, but soft on the people.
INVENT OPTIONS FOR MUTUAL GAIN
1) Invent, don't decide upon, new ideas - brainstorming.
a) Then develop the better options.
b) Look through the eyes of different experts.
c) Interests could be different.
d) Give several optional preferences.
e) Look for shared interest and differing interests to dovetail.
f) Seek to make decisions easy - Low cost to you and high gain for them.
INSIST ON OBJECTIVE CRITERIA OR EQUAL TREATMENT
What if the other side is more powerful - Develop your own BATNA ( Better Alternationm To Negotiated Agreement ) and discover theirs.
What if they won't play? Use your own principled negotiator or mediator.
What if they don't play fair? Keep principled negotiation always in mind.
A POLITICAL CONCERN THAT HAS VERY IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL RAMIFICATIONS.
BIBLICAL ASPECTS OF THE MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT
In Genesis 13:15 God tells Abraham "All the land that you see I will give you and your offspring, Forever" God never considered Ishmael (the founder of the Arabs) part of his offspring, because Ishmail came from Sarah's handmaiden, not his wife. In Genesis 17:8 it sta
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