Freedom

Kira Wagner asked:


Being a performer all of my life I’ve come to see that the formula for freedom has existed around me every day of my life. Whether it is through music or business the parallels are undeniable.

Many folks have heard of the Pythagorean theorem which says “In any right triangle, the area of the square whose side is the hypotenuse (the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of areas of the squares whose sides are the two legs (i.e. the two sides other than the hypotenuse) or more simply a squared + b squared = c squared.

Pythagoras went on to discover a relationship in mathematics in harmonic relationships where sounding a fundamental note produce a series of overtones.

What does this really mean to you the reader? Simply this - when an initial choice is made (or note is sounded) that is fully resonant with who you are, it instantly sets up a chain of events that will create abundance.

So starting with lowest C on the piano…

C1 is Choice. What are you choosing? Choose - choose the Freedom path - the abundance. There are many different words for freedom including love, joy, happiness, peace of mind.

If you don’t choose freedom I assure you - you are choosing fear. Remember, if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. If you think that someone else has chosen for you, consider that you have chosen to abdicate your choice.

The choice when sounded in perfect resonance with our being has the ability to produce a series of overtones that all at once encompasses all of the “C’s” contained in this list. You may find that you’ll revisit major choices as each choice continues to bring you into alignment with your greater purpose and/or passion.

Remember the words of Eleanor Roosevelt, “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” Each of the following “C’s” is within the realm of “choice”. You will make a choice to be clear, to be clear, to communicate, to change, to create, to consent, to commit and to connect.

What will your choices be right now?

C2 is Clarity. Where are you going? Looking backward or looking forward? Be clear about your freedom, about what you desire. The more precise you are about your desire the faster it will be realized.

If your choice is something you aspire “toward” you have a greater opportunity of achieving the desired end result and continuing to progress beyond that level. If, on the other hand, your goal is something that you desire because it is in hopes of “moving away from” something else, you will come back and see that “negative result” either in the same form or some variation on a theme.

Consider the fact that basing your performance on proving to someone else that you are not a failure, slacker or incompetent doesn’t give you the ultimate satisfaction or freedom you are looking for. As Henry Thoreau stated, “When one advances confidently in the direction of one’s dreams, and endeavors to live the life which one has imagined, one will meet with success unexpected in common hours.” While he used the word confidently - one could just as easily insert “clearly” and maintain the same intent.

In business if all you are asking for is “more” money then a penny works. If you want a lot more money then $100 might work; the word “lot” is subjective. It’s not clear. Think about the words small vs. large, tall vs. short, hot vs. cold - these words fall short of creating clear outcomes. Be clear.

C3 is Communicate. Be willing to put it out there - ASK. Allow your whole being to communicate the openness; through your thoughts words and actions. Use words that communicate abundance. Be part of the solution remembering there are no problems just limited thinking.

Stay focused on your desires. Remember that Mother Theresa wouldn’t attend an “Anti-War” Rally but she would attend a “Peace” Rally.

Dress for success and allow your appearance to communicate prosperity. Clean out your thinking by communicating with yourself the idea that you believe in what you have to offer. Communicate your passion and pride in yourself and your performance, product or service at all times.

C4 is Change. In nature everything is dynamic, it always changes. Use a journal to assist you in self-observation of change. The person you are today is not the same as the person you were yesterday, let alone a year ago.

Like all of nature the change may happen so gradually you may not notice it until someone or something else calls it to your attention. As a vocalist the skill of breath management happens while one is focusing on the total aspect of performing. In business there are few things that “never change”. You may see mineral ingredients improve or technology improve but time marches on and growth is desired on so be flexible and change.

C5 is Creation. Allow yourself to be in the creative phase of “who you are”. Be passionate about what you are bringing to the world and create an environment that allows the abundance.

If your performance preparation is uncomfortable consider the choices that have brought you to this moment in time. If your place of business is so cluttered that there is no room to allow in the new systems, equipment, supplies or products you are effectively saying that you don’t really want what you are asking for and you will find yourself looping by experiencing that feast and famine routine.

Do whatever it takes and make a statement to yourself by creating the space of abundance.

C6 is Consent. When you are given the opportunity to soar say “YES”! Recognize that freedom is there just for the allowing. The freedom is around you at all times.

The first five steps opened up the channel and the key is to remember that you have the choice to allow it in. However you define freedom - accept it, allow it. Consent to receiving it.

While in the “working”, “striving”, “pursuit” of excellence, of your dreams and goals, remember they are already there so consider allowing more and “pursuing” less.

C7 is Commitment. Be willing to follow your passion - your dream - your purpose and willing to always go back to C1. It may be that the path you’ve been on no longer serves you and you are best served by following a new path.

At all times be committed to your path of freedom. When things don’t look as positive as you’d like, go back to the first C of “choice” and make the choice again. Remember these words of Aristotle, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.”

Allow your habits to be committed to YOUR excellence.

C8 is Connection. Everything is connected and be aware that there are no accidents or coincidences. Allow yourself to make the connections by using all of your senses. Consider letting your mind, body and spirit become connected.

Allow yourself to function as a whole being, not some separated automaton that has allowed the labels of society to compartmentalize the different hats you may wear throughout your daily life. You may learn much more in one moment of true connection that you ever could even if you read all of the books in the Library of Congress.

There is a universal connection that propagates all thought. Be open to the opportunities that are around you. If you have set your intention on a specific outcome stay connected to the fact that you are receiving feedback from the moment that you stated your intent.



Jason

Brian Nunes asked:


Financial freedom online can be achieved by building an internet business that generates hundred’s of income streams. Every top internet marketer or business owner online will maximize their profits by finding and utilizing those income streams. This is how they can accumulate big profits in their quest to financial freedom online.

In order to maximize all of your potential income streams, you must break down your main business into several more specific businesses ( or most commonly called niches) that target your customers. This allows for many possible income streams to be created while maximizing the potential profits of the main business.

The majority of people that have searched for ways to make money online, have already seen the base structure of these techniques. If you have been a part of a money making program, then you have made that business (and it’s owner) money with just one of the income streams laid out by that business. I bet that business has sent you emails about other products or services that you must buy now because they are the next greatest thing. This is just one of many other income streams that business is using to make more money. It’s part of the business plan to financial freedom online.

The business plan is the true key that all top internet marketers use to create their financial freedom online. Those huge amounts of money that programs claim you can make…well that only happens for the marketers who have a great business plan. Those people who just follow along and never think outside of the norm…they have no real business plan, and they are fighting the financial freedom battle that they will never win.

A good business plan will include the business broken up into several smaller, more specific businesses. This is a key factor that opens the door to greater profits in the business. The smaller businesses should use many products, services, and other income streams that relate to the main business in some way or another. Doing this allows the smaller businesses to draw in customers to the other small businesses or the main business. The result is more profit made from each and every customer that likes your smaller business. It’s far better to get one customer to buy from you many times, rather then just buying only once. Several income streams are an extremely important ingredient to financial freedom with an online business.

So if you haven’t figured out the key factor to financial freedom online…it is the Business Plan! Stick with your business plan from start to finish, and you will have the greatest chance of making your financial dreams come true. After all…90% of new people looking to make money online have no plan at all!



Andreas

Muhammad Adeel asked:


FREEDOM OF SPEECH

By Muhammad Adeel

(truthdefender786@gmail.com)

There is a big debate going on in the Muslim world, rather the whole world on the issue of Salman Rushdie’s book Satanic verses. The book, on the basis of which, a verdict was issued from Iran to kill him, has raised many questions in the Muslim world and in the west on issues like freedom of expression, extremism in Muslims, etc. I won’t discuss Rushdie’s book in this article which is full of blasphemous quotes, but the philosophy on the basis of which it is being justified, i.e. “Freedom of Speech”.

The first question that comes in the mind of people like me is what is this freedom of speech which the west is boasting about and why is it so sacred in the western world. Why is it that in the guise of freedom of speech the west can say any thing to Muslims without caring about their feelings and without considering the repercussions? First let’s have a look at what Encyclopedia Encarta 2006 has to say about the definition of Freedom of Speech;

“Freedom of expression, both oral and written, from governmental prior restraint, except as such expression constitutes libel, slander, obscenity, sedition, or criminal conduct such as bribery, perjury, or incitement to riot.”

Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2006. © 1993-2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

I think that a person does not require a deep insight to reach the conclusion that no one in this world is free in the ultimate sense. Everyone in this world is bound by some law which places constraints on his or her actions. Just for a trivial example, a person in any society is not “free” to steal, because if he does he will have to face justice. Everyone in the society is connected and our actions are modified by those connections. Similar is the case for the freedom to say anything one wants. We all have emotional attachment with someone and hearing an offensive argument about that person enrages us. Like many people will not allow any other person to say an offensive thing about their parents. So, in order to take care of the feelings of each other we have to put a constraint to our speech. Similar is the case of the Prophet (P.B.U.H). Muslims have an emotional attachment with him that can’t be defined in words. Why can’t the west place a constraint on their so called freedom of speech when it comes to the feelings of Muslims?

We Muslims are aware that freedom of speech is a part of western values and every nation has its own values which are sanctified by the people of that nation. But, they can’t just do any thing they want in the guise of their values. The west should also explain the hypocrisy on their part. We know that at the same time when the debate about the caricatures of the Prophet (P.B.U.H) was going on a man was convicted in Vienna for just writing that the holocaust did not take place, as writing or saying against the holocaust is considered as a crime in some European countries. Why didn’t we see uproar from the west on this issue? The west should explain this.

I think freedom to criticize is a better phrase than freedom of speech because freedom of speech has more aspects of offence to other individuals. I believe that everyone has the right to do valid criticism of anything. This is also what a Muslim should learn because its part of the teachings of the Quran to criticize things that go against its teachings. We have examples of freedom of criticism in the history of Islam, when the caliph Umar (R.A) was criticized by an old lady on passing a legislation from which he readily retracted. The west has the right to criticize Islam, but, that should be valid. For example, if someone criticizes that the Prophet (P.B.U.H) had 11 wives than that’s valid and we Muslims have a religious obligation to answer that. But, if someone depicts the Prophet (P.B.U.H) as a terrorist, we Muslims will never tolerate that.

The west and the Muslim world should start building bridges between each other. The Muslims also need to learn how to protest against something because in many cases they really over react. Burning cars and buildings during protests which are the properties of people is in no way permitted in Islam. We Muslims should also realize that we ourselves devalue and belittle the sunnah of the Prophet (P.B.U.H) in our everyday life. We Muslims have a religious obligation of making the west realize the importance of the Prophet (P.B.U.H) in our lives. We need to tell them that it is part of our faith to love him and to follow him in our everyday life. The Prophet (P.B.U.H) himself said in a narration of Sahih Bukhari that no one will be a true believer unless he loves me more than his parents, his children and the whole humanity. So the west should understand Islam and the Muslims before taking any step under the slogans of their values.

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Rachel