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Hmm I am a bit confused by your answer. I read your profile and realize you like philosophy. I hope this isn`t a case of too much philosophy. With all do respect, this is a very general thread or topic, and you asked a simple and non-philosophical question, " how can one use this book in their day to day life?"

I gave one answer and it is as simple as that. I don`t swear by this book nor any other one single book. So, again forgive me for saying it sounds like you like to hear yourself talk as your answers completely didn`t address what I wrote as a response from your initial question.

I agree with you this book is not a holy grail, but a guide for those whom it makes since too, or whom it works for. I just merely pointed out how I can use part of it, just like I can use parts of hundreds of other books.

You asked a simple question, you got an answer, and then went off on a philosophical rant. So I am not sure I got your point as relating to your initial inquiry, you seem to have digressed.

However, let me finally say this. I think what you were initially trying to say, is that most people read a book like this get inspired for about 5 minutes and don’t apply it truly in their life. So the question then becomes, what was the point, other than a temporary sense of enlightenment. Bruce Lee the martial artists use to quote all the time, “You can’t merely learn, but you have to apply. Only then can we change what we learned to work for us and make it our own. Keeping what we make our own and discarding what we find useless.”

Take Care,
Mike

Peace to you CraigL, now that was a great reply! I hope I haven`t come off wrong to you. I respect what you do, I just wasn`t sure if you were glossing over my response. It seemed no one else tried to reply to your interjection to the thread, so I attempted to. It is clear you do understand, and we can leave it at that. I enjoy the posts I have read from you, and look forward to further dialog.

Mike

Wow CraigL,

If I didnt know any better  It feels as if I took a few good hits on the chin with your last post.

Instead, it was an open question, partly to the original poster, because I`m tired of people who say that some book changed their life, then can`t explain at all how.

Well, after rereading my original post, twice.   I need to ask on what grounds can you make that statement? 

I said it was a great book (or cd in this case).  I missed the part about changing my life.  Then you go into about how people can`t explain how.  Explain what?  That I feel it has good information in it.   I know what,  I was just making a point that I never claimed that it changed my life.  But there was acouple of sentences that if someone was good enough at the art of manipulating words they could make that claim.

I found a good book,  I was letting people know  about it,  did I say it will change your life?  NO. 

Did I feel obligated to explain how it changed my life, I didn`t know that it did until you told me it did, in your post,  So I must thank you for that information.

I already am an effective person, and could care less about reading another book.

I would guess that the post wasn`t directed towards you then.  Do you always feel that everything revolves around you??

I`ll stop here before I tell you how I really feel  about your reply.  

All and all your question asking techique is very successful at making people think, which most people don`t do enough.  I use it myself in a few areas of life.  

ps, maybe when it is time for my to launch my business I will call you, the man with all the answers because after all you  `could care less about reading another book`

sorry I couldn`t resist

Mike

thank the boys and girls serving our country so that we can continue to enjoy the benefits of free speech!  (Even if you don`t agree with the war, it`s obvious you agree with free speech!!!  "YOU" being plural in this case!

the real jillybeans

P.S.  I enjoyed the book "The Dash" by Linda Ellis because it makes you think about that which you do in your life to create your own legacy. 

How`s that for switching to a slightly different focus!

I couldn`t agree with you more, jillybeans.

In years to come, everybody in the world will see through their 20/20 hind site that this whole iraq thing was something that needed to be done ( maybe in a different way but who is to know the best way to handle these things) .

there will be millions of people thanking those who made the efforts to make the changes that needed to be made     and lastly  if anybody ever thought that iraq  would become a little United States in a short few years,  they were being very niave

you know who.