7,999 Volunteers Needed to Give Thanks!!
Hey all,
What a weekend! I can’t go into words as the weekend rolls into this week of “Thanks”. But I learned something cool this weekend. I know I can make a difference. I can make a difference with “Thanks” and “Giving”. Two powerful words that can go a long way. I also learned about the Maharishi Effect!
“The basis of the Maharishi Effect is the rise of collective consciousness. Collective consciousness is the wholeness of consciousness of any specific group.”
What does that mean? Well they did studies of groups of people who in like mindedness rise to the occasion of self awareness as a group and measured the effects it had on societies so-called “problems”. There were decreases in crime, increases in the stock market, decreases in accidents, etc…
Here are some cool examples when using Box-Jenkins time series impact assessment analysis of predicted threshold:
- Manila, Philippines homicide rate decreased 2% in 1984.
- Decrease in crime rate, traffic fatality rate, and unemployment rate in the state of Iowa.
- City of Jerusalem influenced, then Israel, then neighbouring country Lebanon
- Positive effects on international conflict as proven with the Former Soviet Union and the U.S.
- Global effects as studied in 1983 on impact of global wars.
So you see, what I learned this weekend is that the Earth’s billions of people can be affected by a critical mass. The magic number is the square root of 1% of the given population. Well, that would be about 8,000 people. I will start with myself and ask you to join me in giving thanks.
As part of my self awareness I want to say THANK YOU. I give thanks to all those who have allowed me to help them. I give thanks to those that allowed me and my company Element 5 Fitness, enable them to reach their fitness goals. I give thanks to my family and my loved ones. I give thanks to God, for others (Higher Source, The Universe, etc…). Can you please join me and comment your thanks so as to increase our awareness to help our nation, the economy, the wars, the deaths, the hunger? After all it is ThanksGiving is it not? I am thankful, are you?
Committed to your success,
Belton Lubas and Rommel Acda
No Really, Thank You For BLOCKING My Car In!!
Hello all,
Picture this, it’s 5:30 a.m. and you are heading to train a 6:00 a.m. enthusiastic group of people looking to get in shape. It’s cold, dark, and wet as you walk towards your car. When you arrive to your spot, you notice that something looks odd. You see, I purposely parked my car close to the post/wall on the passenger side to give ROOM for the driver’s side in the event another car pulled in to that slot and needed room. I was also being considerate to my wife because I wanted her car to have OUR designated slot. I don’t mind the trek to the “open’ spots that early in the morning. I was in a good mood. C’mon, I had a great weekend and a great start to the week full of informative, educational, and inspirational lessons. I also went to the same self defense course that “fitnesswife” went to over the weekend. What a great way to start the week!! BUT NO!! LO and BEHOLD my driver side was blocked in with a space of maybe 8-10 inches and the passenger side was already hugging the side post/wall.
What did I do? Well, I cursed an inanimate object and a person I did not know who was probably sleeping and could probably care less. I thought about going back home and getting a piece of paper to write them a nasty note about their lack of consideration. My mind was racing with angry thoughts!
I was then hit with the realization that all this time spent getting mad (about 5-8 minutes), could have been used to crawl through my trunk and into the car. Another thought hit me! I had forgotten the Ultra Sound Body Fat testing device that was needed for a body fat test for a client after class!
So, I went back to my home (not to write a nasty note), grabbed the device, crawled through to the driver side, and went off to take care of clients. Driving to the gym I thought about what just happened and laughed at myself and the craziness of it all. I made the class, had my device, took the test and consulted accordingly, and had a great attitude the rest of the day.
I learned something that morning. I learned that no matter how much you yell or stomp your feet at a car, it won’t move. I learned that life is too short to mind the little things that really ISN’T a big deal. Ok, so I had to do some yoga-kamasutra-gymnastics moves in order to get in. But let’s rewind a bit and play that scene differently.
Things I could have done:
- Yell, scream, and kick. May lead to damaging that car and most likely me paying for damages
- Write a nasty note and deal with the consequences of that person getting mad back
- Be late for clients and deal with the aftermath of poor service
- FORGET the Bodymetrix device and deal with poor service and unhappy client
- Have a sour day and provide poor service to other clients and classes
- Deal with the mounting consequences from all of the above and the impact it has to others
Thank you for teaching me a lesson in Humility. Thank you for reminding me about the Bodyfat Device. Thank you for allowing me to look at life from a different perspective and practice what I preach to myself. Thank you for teaching me patience. Thank you for Blocking my car in that morning. Really, Thank you…but please try to give me a little room?
Belton Lubas
