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6901.  Feeling any state you wish to achieve is the experience that impresses it on the subconscious;

6902.  The subconscious is the womb of creation.  It receives the idea unto itself through the feelings of man.  It never changes the idea received, but always gives it form;

6903.  Your feelings determine your reality because they’re impressed on the subconscious;

6904.  If you put the seed of failure into the subconscious and feed it with feeling that way, it will reproduce failure.  If you plant the seed of disease into your subconscious mind by feeling this way in your body, it will augment disease for you.  If you plant the seed of misery into your subconscious mind by feeling miserable, it will cultivate and produce misery for you;

6905.  Whatever you wish to manifest, associate a feeling of love with it and impress that feeling on the universal subconscious mind and it will do the rest;

6906.  If you seek on the outside that which you are unwilling or unable to feel on the inside, you are seeking in vain.  You attain that which you are not simply what you want;

6907.  When you choose to feel good, you are choosing to feel your highest self, the oneness that is called both good and God;

6908.  I intend to feel good, I intend to feel love;

6909.  Don’t dwell on your troubles, difficulties or illnesses.  The subconscious mind by its very nonselective nature accepts all your feelings associated with troubles as your request and, worst of all, proceeds to make them your experience in the world of your material reality;

6910.  Unexpected psychological events, such as the breakup of a marriage, a financial crisis or the death of a loved one, create reactions in the brain that trigger physical responses in the body that are designed to assist the body in dealing with the conflict.  The body continues to assist until the conflict is resolved and then it goes into a healing phase to get back to its natural state of well-being.  During this healing phase the body may utilize swelling, inflammation, fatigue and an elevated white-blood-cell count as part of the healing process;

6911.  When you experience anger, frustration, fear, doubt, worry, stress and so on, ramp up your love and immerse those negative feelings in a container of pure love.  Simply choose to feel good because every moment of offering love brings your little sliver of subconscious mind into harmony with the all-creating one universal subconscious mind that is defined as love;

6912.  Practice feeling a thought that you have inserted into your imagination.  Remember that a feeling is what you feel in your body as you contemplate what it is you wish to manifest or who you would like to become.  Close your eyes and experience what that feels like in your body.  Work with sensations that are not only your experience of what you are imagining in your body, but are triggers that assist you in moving from a thought to a hardened physical reality;

6913.  Whatever feeling you are attempting to notice in your body regarding your wishes or desire, bathe it in love, the synonym for God.  Imagine what you want.  Imagine and feel that love as if you were now in possession of it.  Continue doing this using love until your desire actually belongs to you.  During this process remind yourself that the more love (God) you offer, the sooner desire becomes reality.  Look into your mirror fearlessly, saying, I not only love you, I am love;

6914.  The more thoughts and actions you practice around your new I am, the more the subconscious mind will react in kind until eventually it will act in generous ways out of a new habit that you’ve created.  You have the power to impress upon the subconscious mind any I am of your choosing;

6915.  Your thoughts create your reality because your thoughts determine how you respond to situations in your daily life;

6916.  Addictions of every description are vehicles that people board in order to get someplace higher, more pleasurable, more peaceful, more tuned in and turned on, etc.;

6917.  Love cures the ones who receive love and the ones who give it too.  In transcending your addictive habits, you have the opportunity to be both the giver and the receiver of love;

6918.  A craving is never just a craving.  A craving is a signal that something’s missing.  An urge to restart old, destructive habits is always, always a sign;

6919.  If you can’t seem to do what’s good for you then maybe you don’t think you deserve what’s good.  If you feel compelled to hurt yourself maybe you think you deserve to be hurt;

6920.  Perfection is the enemy of excellence;

6921.  If you’re not willing to fail sometimes then you won’t ever really stretch yourself.  You’ll stay in your comfort zone of things you can already do without error.  And if you don’t stretch yourself with an inbuilt willingness for that process to be messy and imperfect then you will never actually improve.  You have to let go of being perfect in order to embrace the path to excellence;

6922.  The (space) shuttle is really an orbiter;

6923.  Yuri Gagarin was the first human in space as well as the first human in orbit;

6924.  The SR-71 (“Blackbird”) flies faster than a bullet . . . and it can reach Mach 3.3 (i.e., 2,200 mph);

6925.  Rumor has it that the CIA procured (the) titanium for the SR-71 (program) from the Soviet Union using shell companies/corporations claiming they wanted it for pizza ovens;
6926.  The “Enola Gay” was built by the (Glenn L.) Martin Company in Omaha, Nebraska;

6927.  (Colonel) Paul Tibbets (i.e., its first pilot) named the “Enola Gay” after his mother;

6928.  The Concorde was limited to Mach 2(.04) because it was made from aluminum;

6929.  There were only 20 Concordes made;

6930.  The Concorde had a(n) cruising/operational altitude of 60,000 feet;

6931.  Sex in the bathroom at a (friend’s) birthday/house party . . . check;

6932.  The pumpkin cake roll (with cream cheese filling) at ALDI is so good;

6933.  If you have a craving for a “Kinder Bueno” chocolate bar and there aren’t any readily available, a “Knoppers” milk, hazelnut wafer is a pretty good substitute;

6934.  According to the Stock Trader’s Almanac, September is historically the worst month for both the Dow (Jones Industrial Average) and the S&P 500 (Index),

6935.  A recession is when a country experiences two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth as measured by its GDP;

6936.  Water the roots not the leaves. . . . When the roots of the tree are unstable, watering the leaves is not going to make much of a difference.  It will fall over anyway;

6937.  Our underlying programming (in our subconscious minds) affects a million little choices and decisions that all add up to us playing out the exact script of our beliefs;

6938.  Ultimately, it’s our limiting beliefs that thwart or undo our best efforts to succeed.  And that keeps us small;

6939.  If we believe that we are “not enough” just the way that we are then we will constantly be trying to fill that hole or compensate for that sense of inadequacy.  Maybe with material things.  Maybe with achievements.  Maybe by pleasing others.  There are a lot of ways we do this, all of which are doomed to fail.  Unless we heal that fundamental wound, no matter what strategies we use to compensate for it, they will never be enough.  The belief in “not enough” (just) begets more “not enough;”

6940.  Judging yourself for carrying limiting or faulty beliefs is like blaming a patient for being sick.  It doesn’t help.  What does help is to focus on healing your (deep) inner wounds and limiting beliefs;

6941.  Apparently, a “MED” BC is a base curve of 8.7 (at least for CooperVision contact lens);

6942.  Your imagination is able to do all that you ask in proportion to the degree of your attention;

6943.  All progress, all fulfillment of desire, depends upon the control and concentration of your attention;

6944.  Do not give attention to what others do or fail to do; give attention to what you do or fail to do;

6945.  When you think, choose carefully the thoughts of things you’d like to be.  The thoughts entertained in the minds of men become tomorrow’s objectified whims;

6946.  Everything that you materialize into this objectified physical reality is really nothing more than a whim, but in order to experience it as your reality, though it is but an illusion, since all is continuously changing, it must come from the subjective thoughts that you and, only you, must choose very carefully;

6947.  You want to decide to live from the end you’re wishing for, not toward an end that others have decided for you;

6948.  Your subjective attention is unrelated to what you have conditioned your subconscious mind to believe to be your reality as indicated by what your five senses so convincingly tell you;

6949.  Redirect your attention away from debates aimed at disputing or convincing an external attitude and toward placing your attention on the feeling of the wish fulfilled.  The outcome depends on your inner attitude, your subjective attention;

6950.  Develop a healthy attitude toward your highest self and, all that it beckons you to be, by redirecting a habit of being influenced by outer objective factors to trusting your ability to choose subjective attention and focusing on inner rather than outer directives;

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6801.  My muscles and back are so relaxed after a meditation retreat;
6802.  Apparently, I’m (very) sensitive to drugs;
6803.  I do love myself;
6804.  If you have the power to make someone happy, do it.  The world needs more of that;
6805.  (Do) boyfriend/girlfriend frame for an hour (and) then pull her/take her home;
6806.  Any girl (in the club) who isn’t watching the deejay when he comes on is there (looking) to bang/hook up;
6807.  Don’t (ever) update your (laptop’s) BIOS (. . . just don’t do it);
6808.  Elizabeth likes anchovies;
6809.  Elizabeth likes Eggs Benedict;
6810.  Elizabeth likes crème brulée;
6811.  The “Black Out: Silhouettes Then and Now” and the “Trevor Paglen: Sites Unseen” exhibitions at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (in Chinatown) are pretty cool and worth checking out;
6812.  Apparently, Elizabeth used to date Jackson Landers, the “Locavore Hunter.”  He was on an episode of “Bizarre Foods” with Andrew Zimmern;
6813.  (Satin) tablecloth . . . check . . . anal cowgirl . . . (double) check;
6814.  If you need your glasses fixed, take them to Voorthuis Opticians (Voorthuis.com) in (Old Town) Alexandria.  They’ll fix them for free (. . . but you might want to tip them);
6815.  Don’t (ever) drink an extra-large Slurpee all at once in one sitting (. . . just don’t);
6816.  The spoils ultimately go to those few who not only chose to do the mental, physical and emotional work, but actually “do” the work consistently;
6817.  The biggest lies we tell in life are the ones we tell ourselves;
6818.  Belief without action means nothing;
6819.  A goal without a timeline is just a dream;
6820.  There’s nothing wrong with having dreams.  We all have them, but nothing happens without action;
6821.  Do not get emotionally attached to your portfolio;
6822.  Options: Call up, put down;
6823.  Mecca is in Saudi Arabia;
6824.  There are moments when things are unappreciated;
6825.  95% of North Americans will never be financially free (in their lives) and most aren’t particularly happy either;

6826.  The outer world is a reflection of your inner world;

6827.  After you win the lottery, statistically, you’re five times more likely to go bankrupt;

6828.  You cannot fix money problems with money;

6829.  Thoughts = Feelings = Action = Results;

6830.  Repetition is the mother of skill;

6831.  Read a book at least 30 minutes a day;

6832.  Failure is never a lack of resources, but a lack of resourcefulness;

6833.  Emotions are the ultimate resource;

6834.  Emotion is created by motion;

6835.  Celebrate for no good reason;

6836.  Most people don’t need a reason to feel bad;

6837.  Where focus goes, energy flows;

6838.  A new result requires new actions/behaviors;

6839.  If you’re in the right state, it’s effortless;

6840.  Focus changes your feeling;

6841.  Change focus by asking a question;

6842.  What you focus on, you’ll feel/experience;

6843.  Life is too short to suffer;

6844.  Certain foods are beneficial in lowering prolactin levels.  According to Oregon State University’s Micronutrient Information Center, several studies point out a link between vitamin B6 deficiency and hyperprolactinemia.  Consider eating more foods containing vitamin B6, such as potatoes, bananas, wild salmon, chicken and spinach;

6845.  According to a study published in “The Lancet,” supplementation with zinc decreased prolactin levels in participants.  Foods high in zinc include shellfish, beef, turkey and beans;

6846.  3 things that cause suffering: 1.  The fear of loss; 2.  The fear of less; and 3.  The fear of never;

6847.  Trade your expectations for appreciation and your whole life changes;

6848.  I can say I was at a Tony Robbins event with Lars Eller (of the Washington Capitals);

6849.  You get what you focus on so focus on what you want;

6850.  Elizabeth likes key lime pie;

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6751.  Passion in a man is (exhibited by) an erection (of the penis).  Passion in a woman is (exhibited by) engorgement (of the clitoris);

6752.  When you feel love, you feel warm (from blood flow) and expansion in the chest;

6753.  Lighter feelings are rewarded by society;

6754.  Darker feelings are frowned upon (by society);

6755.  Our reality is our thoughts, feelings, (physical) body and behaviors;

6756.  Intimacy is sharing your reality by using boundaries;

6757.  A person with no boundaries will be offensive in his/her expression of himself/herself and be too vulnerable when receiving the reality of another individual;

6758.  A person will use walls to keep from being real and authentic (in order) to avoid being relational and to prevent the exchange of reality;

6759.  A relationship is a desire to be known by another and to know that person and to share in the things you are going through.  A relationship is not meant to be a caretaker of another;

6760.  Couples can use children and/or pets as wall;

6761.  Everyone’s thoughts are real and none of them are right or wrong;

6762.  Your thoughts and feelings are your “gold” and your reality;

6763.  What’s a(nother) sign of a nice hotel?  The answer is: Complimentary umbrellas in every room;

6764.  You can see the Capital Wheel (at National Harbor) from (Ronald) Reagan (Washington) National Airport;

6765.  I can say I’ve been to a MLB All-Star game;

6766.  Aaron Judge (of the New York Yankees) is huge. . . . He (just) towers over other (baseball) players;

6767.  José Altuve (of the Houston Astros) is tiny. . . . He’s about chest height compared to most (baseball) players;

6768.  I’ve watched a baseball game (specifically the 2018 MLB All-Star game) with one of the most influential, Latin performers in the U.S. (i.e., Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez’s girlfriend);

6769.  I’ve watched a baseball game (specifically the 2018 MLB All-Star game) with a supermodel (i.e., Kate Upton, Justin Verlander’s wife);

6770.  Money moves people and policies move money;

6771.  Apparently, my testicles aren’t as tight as they used to be;

6772.  Getting your testicles massaged/sucked can be amazing;

6773.  If it’s easy to do, it’s easy not to do;

6774.  In life, you only get two things; that which you love and that which you fear;

6775.  My parents weren’t the problem growing up; it was getting picked on and getting bullied (by other kids) at school;

6776.  The Zac Brown Band likes Metallic;

6777.  The Zac Brown Band likes (the) Dave Matthews Band;

6778.  The Zac Brown Band (really) likes to play covers;

6779.  Elizabeth doesn’t like (any kind of) melon;

6780.  (I can say) I’ve had a sex accident (specifically a scraped knee and a bloodied big toe);

6781.  (I guess) I’m in an exclusive relationship;

6782.  I can say I have an exclusive girlfriend;

6783.  I can say I know someone who is “transitioning” (genders);

6784.  According to Elizabeth, I smell and taste good;

6785.  The more you see yourself as what you’d like to become, the more inspired you are;

6786.  By having the courage to declare yourself as already being where you want to be, you will almost force yourself to act in a new, exciting and spiritual fashion;

6787.  If you’re living a life of scarcity and all of the nice things that many people have are not coming your way, perhaps it’s time to change your thinking and act as if what you enjoy having is already here;

6788.  When you become inspired and act as if what you want is already here, you’ll activate those dormant forces that will collaborate to make this your reality;

6789.  According to Lisa Marie, I looked more relaxed and less stressed;

6790.  Expectation is the mother of all frustration;

6791.  The tacos at Tequila & Taco (AlexandriaTaco.com) in (Old Town) Alexandria are tasty (specifically the ahi tuna, chorizo and pork belly);

6792.  When you relive all the positive things you’ve accomplished, you’ll start experiencing new levels of self-confidence, vitality and joy;

6793.  When you recall your life’s achievements and remind yourself of the incredible things you’re capable of doing, you’ll instantly switch your attitude and mindset to focus on the unlimited possibilities that still lie ahead;

6794.  The first jazz recording was 101 years ago in 1917;

6795.  2018 is New Orleans’s tricentennial;

6796.  (Early) New Orleans was inhabited by French-speaking residents.  The Citizens’ Bank of Louisiana issued ten-dollar notes, which were labeled “dix” (i.e., “10” in French) on the back.  The notes were known as “dixies” by English-speaking southerners, so the area (around New Orleans) became known as “The Land of Dix” or “Dixieland;”

6797.  Apparently, there’s a downstairs area in Hakkasan (Nightclub) (HakkasanNightclub.com);

6798.  You can do anything, but you can’t do everything;

2799.  Epsom salt (really) stings, if you get it in your eyes;
6800.  An hour floating (in a sensory deprivation tank) can feel like half an hour;

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6701.  I can say I’ve watched fireworks from a boat;

6702.  Elizabeth (drunkenly) said she loves me;

6703.  Elizabeth doesn’t like tomatoes on burgers and sandwiches;

6704.  Elizabeth doesn’t like watermelon;

6705.  Avocado and a little bacon is pretty good in a lobster roll;

6706.  A good place to watch the (4^th of July) fireworks along the Potomac (River) is the footpath on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge;

6707.  Fideuà amb allioli (i.e., vermicelli noodles with shrimp, squid, mussels & garlic sauce) is similar to paella;

6708.  I am loveable;

6709.  For people to begin to thrive in life, they usually need positive moments to outweigh negative ones by at least a three-to-one ratio;

6710.  Trusting your intuition is all about trusting yourself and the more trust you place in yourself, the more success you will have;

6711.  When you act on the information you receive from your inner source of wisdom (i.e., intuition), you open the channel between your subconscious and conscious mind even wider and will receive more intuitive messages that are stronger and easier for you to hear and act on;

6712.  Neuroscience research indicates that intuitive insights not captured within 37 seconds will likely never be recalled again;

6713.  If you think that you’re separate from your purpose and that you’re drifting without direction through your life then that’s precisely what you’ll attract;

6714.  When you’re awake enough to question your purpose and ask how to connect to it, you’re being prodded by the power of intention.  The very act of questioning why you’re here is an indication that your thoughts are nudging you to reconnect to the field of intention.  In a sense, thoughts about your purpose are really your purpose trying to reconnect to you;

6715.  Your inner being knows why you’re here, but your ego prods you to chase after money, prestige, popularity and sensory pleasures and miss the purpose of living.  You may feel sated and gain a reputation, but inside there’s that gnawing question, “Is that all there is?”  Focusing on the demands of the ego leaves you feeling unfulfilled.  Deep within you, at the level of your being, is what you were intended to become, to accomplish and to be.  In that inner placeless place, you’re connected to the power of intention.  It will find you.  Make a conscious effort to contact it and listen.  Practice being what you are at the source of your soul;

6716.  Don’t take people for granted.  No matter how much they love you, people get tired eventually;

6717.  Fall in love with taking care of yourself.  Fall in love with becoming the best version of yourself, but with patience with compassion and respect to your own journey;

6718.  The things you say about others also say a lot about you;

6719.  I can say I’ve gotten a handjob while watching a Ferris wheel (specifically the Capital Wheel at National Harbor);

6720.  Elizabeth is an INFJ;

6721.  What’s a sign of a nice hotel?  The answer is: Complimentary sunscreen at the pool;

6722.  The Fairmont Austin (Fairmont.com/Austin) may have the nicest hotel pool(, that is,) if you don’t include the ones in (Las) Vegas (casinos);

6723.  (Central) Texas barbeque is good, but (really) salty;

6724.  Split a beef rib at Terry Black’s Barbeque (TerryBlacksBBQ.com) (in Austin, Texas). . . . It’s (good, but) humongous;

6725.  What’s a(nother) sign of a nice hotel?  The answer is: A Nespresso machine and an electric kettle (with cups and glassware) hidden in a dresser on a pullout drawer;

6726.  Leftover beef rib would probably be (really) good in a breakfast hash or omelet;

6727.  Feelings come from your thoughts;

6728.  There are 4 core issues: 1.  Worth; 2.  Safety; 3.  Perfection; and 4.  Needs;

6729.  80% of your self-worth needs to come from inside, while 20% can come from outside (i.e., people are social beings);

6730.  Stoicism is meant for wartime (and) not everyday life;

6731.  There are no negative emotions just lighter and darker ones;

6732.  The full expression of an emotion tends to be on 20 minute intervals;

6733.  Acknowledge your fear and use it;

6734.  Live without fear of fear;

6735.  You’re not supposed to be happy all of the time and vice versa;

6736.  Joy is fleeting and quick;

6737.  If you feel the full spectrum of emotions, you’ll feel content;

6738.  What’s (yet) a(nother) sign of a nice hotel?  The answer is: When the cleaning staff neatly arranges your toothbrush, razor and other toiletries on the bathroom counter;

6739.  Cooper’s Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que (CoopersBBQAustin.com) (in Austin, Texas,) is good (too);

6740.  No one makes you feel anything at all.  They come from your thoughts.  You are responsible for them;

6741.  There are 8 core feelings: 1.  Anger; 2.  Fear; 3.  Pain; 4.  Shame; 5.  Guilt; 6.  Joy; 7.  Passion; and 8.  Love;

6742.  Feelings usually come in groups of three;

6743.  Anytime you’re angry underneath there’s fear;

6744.  Anger feels sharp and spiky all over the body;

6745.  Fear has a tingling (feeling) on top of the stomach;

6746.  When you feel pain, your heart hurts;

6747.  When you feel shame, you blush/turn red and (you) may feel flushing/heat;

6748.  Whatever you feel guilty about shows your values;

6749.  Guilt feels like a gnawing in your gut (like it’s eating you up inside);

6750.  Joy feels round and buoyant in the body;