CURRENT EVENTS

More Possible Presidential Candidates

 

I believe Kirk and Spock’s campaign slogan is, “The Logical Choice”.

And speaking of choices

Bathroom Controversy 

PHYSICAL TRAITS 

Honor Thy Temple

In addition, under this heading I have stressed the impact of clothing choices on our self-image.  If Women’s Fashion is of interest to you, I suggest you check out this site

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alchemydetroit.com%2F&h=FAQGg70Su

And while you are at it, you may as well check out my favorite Royal Oak store Emmy’s Post, where of all things you can even buy a copy of my book.

http://www.emmyspost.com/about-us/

CHARACTER TRAITS

The Foundation for Being Extraordinary

SOCIAL TRAITS

Getting Along with Others

LEARNING TRAITS

Growth Keeps You Extraordinary

I’ve said it several times, please be sure you are seeing and hearing what is there and not what you want was there.

MISCELLANEOUS 

The Odds & Ends of Being Extraordinary

I know it is challenging, trying to be extraordinary; which is probably why so many people don’t even try.  You just have to learn to forget yesterdays mistakes, undone tasks, etc. and begin the day as a fresh opportunity.

SELF-HELP BOOKS

Common Sense

by Thomas Paine

This little book applies to a lot of things if you read it and think deeply about what it says.

MOVIE OF THE WEEK

Michael

If you are having trouble appreciating the little things in life, I strongly suggest you watch this wonderful and entertaining film.

LAST WEEK’S POLL – Your Favorite Type of Movie

Here is how you voted:

23%  Action/Adventure

23% Romantic Comedy

12% Comedy

12% Suspense

12% Drama

7%   Science Fiction

4%   Kids & Family

4%   Romance

3%   Art House/Indie

 Below is a Nielsen 2012 favorite movie genres poll results to compare with how we did.

THIS WEEK POLL – Self-Defense Training

MUSIC OF THE WEEK

Kung Fu Fighting

by Carl Douglas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhUkGIsKvn0

 

ART OF THE WEEK

Another Roman Statue 

I was going through my photos and found another statue from one of my visits to Rome.  I’m not sure exactly which emperor this is a statue of, since some of the later emperors during Rome’s decline weren’t much more than clowns.

EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE

Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine (January 29, 1737 – June 8, 1809) was an English-American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary. One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, [ ], and he inspired the rebels in 1776 to declare independence from Britain. [ ]

Born in Thetford, England [ ], Paine emigrated to the British American colonies in 1774 with the help of Benjamin Franklin, arriving just in time to participate in the American Revolution. Virtually every rebel read (or listened to a reading of) his powerful pamphlet Common Sense (1776). Common Sense was so influential that John Adams said, “Without the pen of the author of Common Sense, the sword of Washington would have been raised in vain.”

Paine lived in France for most of the 1790s, becoming deeply involved in the French Revolution. He wrote Rights of Man (1791), in part a defense of the French Revolution against its critics.  In 1792, despite not being able to speak French, he was elected to the French National Convention. 

In December 1793, he was arrested and was taken to Luxembourg Prison in Paris. While in prison, he continued to work on The Age of Reason (1793–94). Paine’s imprisonment in France caused a general uproar in America, and future President James Monroe used all of his diplomatic connections to get Paine released in November 1794. He became notorious because of his pamphlets The Age of Reason, in which he advocated deism, promoted reason and free thought, and argued against institutionalized religion in general [ ] (Source: Wikipedia)

THIS WEEK’S JOKE

BLOG

Thanks to Sue and Samantha for commenting on last week’s post.  Comments are so encouraging, I urge you to let me know what you are thinking via a blog comment.

Niki, Eleanor & Kratiarora, thank you for following this blog and bringing the total number of blog followers to 59.  

My thanks to Nathalie & Ginny for liking my Harmony Books & Films Facebook page and bring the total likes up to 64.  

If you think this blog has any merit, please pass it on to your friends.  Hopefully, more of you will continue to share this blog with others. My thanks to Joanne, Carol, Audrey & Patty for sharing my post last week on Facebook.

MY BOOK

If you know someone who is trying to change their life or that needs to change their life, please consider my book.

For those of you into reading books on a Kindle, the Kindle version of my book is $4.95.

My book is available on-line from Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Books-A-Million.  

And if you have read my book, please leave an evaluation of it on Amazon.  Thank you.

http://www.amazon.com/Tired-Being-Ordinary-Are-You/dp/0990388697

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/im-tired-of-being-ordinary-are-you-wm-allen/1120528064?ean=9780990388692

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