tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379052732011-11-27T16:05:28.070-08:00Just the ramblings of a man on the verge of insanity - or maybe destiny.Goldwing Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00084281982074141212noreply@blogger.comBlogger641100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37905273.post-91062077663985215732007-08-15T17:58:00.000-07:002008-01-18T00:58:23.559-08:00

William is my best friend at this point of my life. He has an uncommon developed talent for understanding processes, though I don't think he fully realizes it yet. He gets close when he says 'they could learn it,' but he misses the point that 'he sought the information and figured out how to use it in practical application.'William, as most people who think commonly, dreams of seeing the world

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Deja vu! Not really, I've read about this before, but I was unable to relate to it at that time.While Einstein was proving that light is really a particle that interacts with atoms creating luminescence, theories that light acts as a wave still seemed to be true. So how could one be 'true' if the other were also 'true.'The Cat Paradox was proposed to illustrate wherein conclusions derived from

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If solids, fluids, and gases all behave the same when something is dropped onto it, then why, considering that it would continue exponentially having more effect, is it inconceivable that this 'dimension of time in the universe' is really just a 'ripple in time?'If the concept were to be true, then what is beyond the 'outer edge' of the universe is the preceding universe compressing into all its

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When one considers that a grading curve does not assign grades based on arbitrary points at which a student's grade increases, but, rather, that those in the 'top ten percent' get an 'A.' From that group, the student who did the best gets the only 'A+,' Mother Teresa gets the 'A+' as the 'student who did the best' in the class of those who 'factored in human suffering' of any human who has lived

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If we correct some adages from long ago and far away, we might be able to understand what others who didn't have historical reference to Mr. Einstein have realized.We've heard that 'our eyes are the windows to our souls.' I suspect that adage is older than the cameral lens, and, because whoever said it 'saw the light,' but didn't have the theory of refractory to reference, 'mistook the camera

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Imagine a horizontal line. Above it is 'positive,' and below it is 'negative.'For this, positive shall represent 'that which is empirical,' and negative shall represent 'that which is natural,' and the line shall be 'life.'If we were to simulate almost every 'measurement of life,' logically the 'flow of life' would look like a wave.From that line and waval flow, remove one complete wave (zero -

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I was reading today, and came across a line that contended that the concept that nothing exists past our senses, the basis of atheism, is also from Aristotle. On that, he disagreed with 'Plato's other students' (and likely Socrates as a consequence) who contended that our senses act as filters to give us the 'illusion of reality.'Both poles of religion are embracing the same person's thoughts,

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. . . probably around 1923, the kids had gathered at the swimming hole there in North Dakota. 'Freed from church,' it was time for some fun.The Titanic had long settled on the bottom of the Atlantic, the problem with exposure to gas during the war had mostly died out, and America's 'Teddy Bear' was but lore and history. That day would be of no danger to those whose day had already passed.Young

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Edison not only determined how to convert electrical particles into superior light particles, he also did amazing things with sound. He figured out how to record what was said, which had always been accomplished through writing, and play it back to create 'new sound waves' that were actually 'replications of past sound waves.'I've heard that Edison, at the time of his death, was working on an

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Einstein said, 'reality is an illusion - albeit a very persistent one.'The quantum leap is a phenomenon that occurs with some, maybe all, sub-atomic particles. (A light particle is an example of something that is sub-atomic.)It has been observed that, at least some (my lack of research, not that others don't already know), sub-atomic particles 'appear to be one place at one moment,' and 'then

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Magnetism is a physical force in which ions within a mass are super-actively moving from the positive pole to seek the negative pole. We can extend a magnet by placing the positive pole to the negative pole of another magnet. Though physically two magnets, the ionic movement flows from the positive pole of the first magnet, and seeks the negative pole of the second magnet, as if it were one mass.

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. . . will the larger object always have more gravity than the smaller object?Not necessarily. Gravity is based on the 'mass' of the object. The mass of an object is created not only by an object's size (area), but also by its density. For example, a bowling ball has more mass than a balloon the same size because a bowling ball has more density than a balloon.How does an object's mass work within

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Because the physical force of vacuum is applied to a common household cleaning utensil, most people think vacuum is 'something that creates suction.' It isn't and doesn't.Vacuum is 'space without air.' A vacuum cleaner does not 'suck air in.' It creates uneven air pressure by removing air from a canister. Air, then, rushes in through an orifice to fill 'the void of air in the canister.' The air

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I'm aware that mothers are far more important than fathers.I'm aware that the matriarchal concept of Mother Nature makes much more sense than the patriarchal concept of God as to the birth of life.I'm aware that the person deserving the most gravity in my lifetime has been Mother Teresa.Thank you for exercising that extraordinary gift of patience, which God so wisely thought to give you, while I

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Had Robert E. Lee accepted Lincoln's offer to lead the union, there would likely have been much less blood shed during the war. Lee's strategic genius allowed an inferior army from a land with little industry and vulnerable resources drag the war on for four years, and the death toll to well over one million. Robert E. Lee is also misunderstood. Those of 'southern white heritage' often

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The climb to President was not an easy journey for Honest Abe, but he was a tremendously determined and hard working man. From the humblest of beginnings, Lincoln just started learning. He worked hard at it, and became a lawyer. His political career was mixed with success and failure.What we must factor into the myths we learned in school about Mr. Lincoln is that he did not like slavery, but he

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In my opinion, Abraham Lincoln gets way too much credit for freeing black people from slavery. Slavery existed because economic necessity made the notion of one human owning other humans 'common sense.' Slavery was becoming 'economically unnecessary' with Whitney's invention of the cotton gin, and the onslaught of other machinery that 'could do the work of many men.' As industry progressed,

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Dr. King is lauded as the most significant civil rights leader of his era, and very rightfully so. Dr. King sought equality for all. His e=mc2 and race lent nicely with the civil rights movement for our black sisters and brothers, but he led 'anyone willing to walk with him,' much like Jesus, for the cause of 'equality for all.' Also similar to Jesus, those who sought to silence him gave him the

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. . . wouldn't it have to be created, or at least begin, at some point?That seems logical.So, why wouldn't that be the beginning of time?Because time already existed, it has always existed, and it never began. It's bigger than the universe. It affects whatever is beyond the edge of the universe, and whatever is beyond that.If you can't imagine that, then you're starting to 'get a picture' of

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My guess is live birth. I'll almost certainly be wrong if Wyoming erupts today.

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I wish I could take credit for this profound statement; almost, but not as much, I wish I knew who to credit for it. That adds up to, I wish I could take credit for the profound thought, and, but less importantly, to know who I would have stolen it from. Back to the topic: nostalgia is something that has the integrity of a daydream, but is limited only to 'reflection/dream/recollection of the

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I was reading that the colored people over at that national association for their advancement want to bury the word 'nigger.'Then, I guess, we can all forget it ever existed, and get on with our current pursuit of treating Muslims, and people who look like they may be Muslims, like crap.I wish I had more time for this, but I have go buy some more apples. The last bunch spoiled when I found a bad

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And he did. And he discovered electricity.Yeah, sure.Ben Franklin was an amazing person, but he really discovered a principle about lightning with that experiment. The finding was put to use in the form of an invention that makes life much safer in electrical storms. Since lightning is an electrical discharge, the discovery of the principles of 'the ground' and 'resistance' apply generally to

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I was supping at my sister's house for the 4th. She told me about a Darwin Award candidate. The story is some electrician wanted to try Ben Franklin's kite experiment for himself. He didn't think it through.

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"Black holes are where God divided by zero.""It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to paint it.""There is a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore looking like an idiot."

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The concept of infinite sets is mind boggling. A demonstration of how an infinite set would accommodate an infinite subset was illustrated as 'The Grand Hotel.' In the illustration, a hotel with an infinite number of rooms receives an infinite number of guests. The author uses room numbers, and seat assignments in the endless number of carriages, each with an endless number of seats, arriving to

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Darwin was raised in an environment of Unitarian beliefs of his mother. His father also was publicly Unitarian, but really was a freethinker. The Unitarian concept of God differs slightly from the Judea-Christianity concept of God in that the former believe God is just God, while the latter believe God is comprised of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost (the Holy trinity). Unitarian belief

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Much of what I've studied about various religions is what my father led me to. My own personal experiences include a very short stint 'as a Buddhist,' my confession to the Pentacostals, and my subsequent thoughts about how it all relates.I have never believed in atheism, but I consider myself now agnostic about God.My problem with the 'religious concept of God' is that He seems to personify, and

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There are small atomic charges with the cells. These will die at the point of death known as cellular death, the final phase of human death. At this point, fingernails and hair stop growing, and there is no cellular growth. The body is fully into decomposition at this stage.The antiquated thought of the point of death was when we stopped breathing and our hearts stopped beating. There is a

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Socrates talked of the soul, but it was Rene' Descartes who is credited with the theory that the 'mind is not physical,' and is a 'separate entity from the brain.' There are some physical problems with this theory, like how does 'non-matter' affect 'matter.' Well, there are all sorts of explanations that do everything but fail at one thing: the explanations don't answer the damn question.This is

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My search with the phrase 'eral perspective' turned up computer-related problems. Conceptually, a computer is most closely related to the brain when compared with human physiology. 'Eral Blindness' turned up physical ailments in the eyes of the elderly, notably cataracts and other conditions that 'block light' preventing full vision. Conceptually, if we block light, we lack color reflection.

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Define Eral Perspective: eral perspective, for this purpose, shall be the phenomenon that seems to frequently eminate from many people as they age that seems to blind them from accepting current reality as if time should not have progressed.Nostalgia differs in that it is distorted reflection of the past, but, perhaps, part of 'eral perspective' lies in a distorted view of the past.Mom seems to

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This should have been more obvious to me.In order for our eyes to see something it must have four dimensions: 1. width, 2. depth, 3. height, and 4. exist now. That is why I cannot see the house that burned down before this one was built. It had three dimensions, but it does not exist now. Paradoxically, the building that will be here when this house burns down will have three dimensions, but

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. . . do two wrongs make a right?Not as a rule, but it has exceptions.One must consider the functional limitation of two negatives making a positive. It occurs when we multiply and divide. It can also happen in subtraction, but a prerequisite is that the negative being subtracted is larger than the negative from which it is subtracted. Addition by subtraction may have a positive result, but

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. . . does ice come to a boil faster than cold water?No.Hot, which is arbitrary depending on the application, is acheived by the 'presence of heat.' Cold, which is also arbitrary, is acheived by the 'absence of heat.' Since they are both just arbitrary points on a line, 'hot' and 'cold' are not opposites. Regardless of how cold something is, it can be made colder if whatever heat exists is

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Kids today just don't appreciate that good old music our parents hated; music that had messages of the e=mc2 factor that would represent our youth.'They would not listen; they're not listening still. Perhaps they never will.'Okay, I'm getting how time is the fourth dimension. We really do see things from eral perspective. People do not lose elements of time in perspective, causing a distorted

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Whatever suffering I see or hear about that relates to others, and most of my own suffering, is fairly easily explainable. Most commonly, these sufferings are related to an event or series of events. Certainly some 'mental illnesses' have known causes such as injury, chemical imbalances, metabolic disfunction, and such. Some, however, seem to defy explanation, but eventually will become

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There is enough written about Vincent van Gogh that most people should know who he was, and what he left behind for us to learn from. Most people, however, seem satisfied to know that van Gogh was an artist who was crazy, cut off his ear over a woman, and that he killed himself.He did not suffer execution like Jesus or Socrates. He did not die naturally like Swift, Ricardo, Marx, and Keynes. He

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. . . if no one is there to hear it.No. However, it would emit the sonic waves necessary to be heard if someone with auditory function were there to receive those waves into his or her logic center, which it would then translate the wave pattern as sound. The proper, or at least adequate, auditory function is essential. It would also not make sound if the person you put out to hear it were

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You probably know that the 'string of threes' in 1 divided by 3 is infinite. It never ends. However, because it starts, it is not infinity. It is only forever.'Always' plus 'forever' equals 'infinity.' Even that is distorted because 'always' and 'forever' are often misused to add magnitude to 'a long time,' and both, except either the end of always or the beginning of forever, are also '

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I would narrow it quickly down to Chris Rock and Adam Carolla. They both, from my perspective, appear to be geniuses.Chris Rock has a much deeper understanding of time and human nature than most people notice. Even if he is a bit crude, he's brilliant. If you consider his 'crudeness' as 'flippant explanation,' he gives you the answers to a lot of life's, and society's, questions.Adam Carolla has

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I've chosen three economic philosophers whose theories are often challenged. I find a common denominator as to why the theories of each don't work in today's world, but it's not a problem with the theories they presented. The common denominator is 'human nature.' Each presumed that human elements of greed, power, sloth, vanity, et al would somehow diminish into some sort of utopic world in which

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How politically incorrect can this thought possibly be? Adolf Hitler was such an evil man, and is, by some, considered to be an/the antichrist.In reality, he came in second in numbers killed for mass murderers in the 20th century. For every five people the Nazis killed, Josef Stalin had seven people killed. We aligned with Stalin. We made this alignment with 'limited omniscience' and with 'too

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We hear the term used both in construction and as a human quality. The dictionary will list these two different definitions as individually numbered entries after the word.Conceptually, there is no difference. The 'level of integrity' that something or someone has will be determined by the 'design chosen' and the 'substances used' and the 'shape' and 'structure' in the design to arrive at 'what

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Socrates not-so-quietly tried to influence the Athenian public into considering such things as justice, good, and right. Jesus Christ not-so-quietly influenced the public into considering 'one's own sins' before casting a stone at someone else for her sins.Another not-so-quiet 'call to conscience' was a satirical pamphlet by Jonathan Swift entitled "A Modest Proposal." The precept for this

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The speed of light, and electricity, is about 144,000 miles per second.The Earth is about 25,000 miles in circumference.If you were to hook a wire to a switch, wrap the wire around the Earth seven times, and then hook it to a light near you, you would actually see about a one second delay between the time you threw the switch to when the light comes on.Good luck getting a permit, though.---------

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. . . the chicken or the egg?Answer: The egg. Chickens are born from eggs.Question: Where did the egg come from?Answer: The female of whatever two closely, genetically-compatible species mated, the progeny of which was the first chicken.

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Atheism is not 'no belief in God;' atheism is 'belief in no God.' It is a belief based on one's principles.When considering this, keep in mind that most people operate at a 'spiritual level' ranging from 'quiet belief' to 'quiet non-belief.' There is an 'inequality' in comparing those with 'loud belief' to those with 'quiet non-belief.' The groups that are comparitive are the 'polar' groups,

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God never began and He will never end: the definition of infinity; an element of time.A year on Earth is a split-second to God; time moves at 144,000 MPS. God created the world in seven days. Most people can't fathom the distance traveled in seven days.God created everything. In time, everything here is here now.There are a lot of mathematical consistencies between what people believe about God

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We've all heard the old adage 'seeing is believing.' Don't believe it; it's a myth.If we believed everything we saw, then we would have to believe a magician really can make an elephant disappear. We would also have to believe that sleight of hand is really magic unless we actually saw the sleight. Intellectually, we accept it for what it is: entertainment. We may even leave the show saying 'I

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I love my mother dearly, and you likely would, too, if you met her. She has always been there for any of her children at any time. I don't recall what brought on a discussion of algebra, but her contention was that it's stupid and unnecessary. It seems she doesn't get the concept of variables.I told her to not put too much emphasis on that. Algebra is about finding the equation that solves the

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I don't honestly know what the last class was that I took; maybe it was that commercial real estate appraisal course, but it doesn't really matter.With that class completed, I am now into my sophomore year!I didn't get an 'A' in that real estate course. The teacher said that a percentage of a number changes depending in whether you divide or multiply. His theory was that 5% of 100 is 5 if you

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I won't mention my tenth grade teacher's name because there are probably people alive who loved him. He was old, fat, and didn't seem to like us. He was about to retire, and he didn't care any more. He rarely talked to us, didn't want to explain things to us, and rarely looked up from what he was reading at his desk.In all fairness to him, I was getting rebelious.I did what I felt like, pulled my

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Mrs. Nelson was an old lady about to retire from teaching. When I first learned she would be my teacher, I was afraid of her. I had heard stories about how hard she made the students work, and how hard she graded.Mrs. Nelson proved to be very wise. After a couple of days in her class, she made me come in after school. She was concerned that I was cheating since I was getting my class work and

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I loved my eighth grade math teacher. His name was/is Mr. Reed. Mr. Reed had been teaching over in Africa for a few years before he returned to the states. What I remember best about him is that he was very nice, very interested in us, and seemed to love what he was doing. His job was to teach us how to divide big numbers with long division method. I found it very elementary, and suggested a way

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I've grown up to be an average-heighted man, just slightly over 5'8", but not 5'9", though I used to give myself that part-inch. However, I was small as a child.Chris and Todd were neighborhood kids. Chris lived next door. He is a year older than I am, and he played varsity everything. Todd lived across the alley, and is two years older than me. He and Chris would compete for the win anytime we

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My granddaughter will soon be two years old. It's okay for her to believe in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. She is also able to identify a circle from a square.If she grows up to have common sense, she will one day believe that Santa and the Easter Bunny don't really exist. She will, however, go to her grave believing circles and squares do exist.I should qualify that. They may really exist,

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The generation after Socrates' death, his philosophies were made very popular by those who knew him, one of whom was Plato. Plato had a student named Aristotle, who is maybe the most influential person in history with his development of biological studies, logic, and psychology. Aristotle was undoubtedly a learned man and a scholar; however, there are many, myself included, who don't believe he

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Socrates is considered the 'father of western philosophy.' He was an Athenian who lived in the fifth century before Christ. There is no evidence that he ever wrote his own thoughts down; what we know about him is from Plato's and Xenophon's writings, and the plays of Aristophanes. He is portrayed as a poor man who listened to a divine voice in his head, and who was pious. He placed great value on

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While all geniuses are conceptual thinkers, not all conceptual thinkers are geniuses. More common, typically conceptual thinkers include entrepreneurs, artists, and entertainers. They are people who tend to start with the whole picture, and work in the details. Lineal thinkers tend to start with the details, and create the picture they want. Both work fine for day-to-day life, and, in fact, life

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I haven't researched neuro-surgery, so, again, you'll have to forgive me for just writing without seeking a lot of references at this moment in time. What I have spent time trying to understand is how the brain works. Some of this may seem elementary, but those who don't know it need it as a premise for learning what conceptual thought is.The physical brain has many sections, but only three of

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e=mc2; so what does it mean? It is how time works.I haven't actually studied what Einstein wrote, so forgive me if I don't use the same terminology or have a slight flaw in the description. Here's the theory in simple language:Time is infinite and travels at the speed of light (or electricity); if I recall correctly, that's roughly 144,000 miles per second. At the moment (to at least the

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Gravity is the greatest of all physical forces that we are aware of. The common person doesn't see that gravity affects everything - no exceptions. It affects your bank account, your job, your relationships, and your mental well-being. If I didn't mention it, it still affects it. This is a concept that the common person has trouble understanding, and, therefore, accepting. They know it is the

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So there I was, sitting in a meeting room at the Sheraton for a day of management training. I barely qualified to attend these meetings being a mere supervisor, but I was a confident young man who had been recruited from another company to create the department. However, at this point, my 'honeymoon period' had expired, and I was just another mouth to feed.We were taking Personalysis tests trying

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