hope: THE AMERICAN DREAM - (A House or a Home?) - 04/06/09 09:09 AM
 
 The American Dream for me encompasses many things - but I do remember many years ago, the opportunity of homeownership was highest on that list. 
 When I purchased my first home in 1976 - I was told that house prices never go down.  Then in 1982 and 1983 interest rates reached 19% - the few buyers who could purchase were generally transferees with financing subsidized by their corporation.  Prices really didn't fall too steeply - it was just that few people could afford to buy a home and it meant that very few people could sell.  
 Then starting in … (0 comments)

hope: If words can do this to water; what can our thoughts do to us? - 01/30/09 01:21 AM
From the movie "What the Bleep do we Know" More Spiritual videos at 5min.com Dr. Masaru Emoto's taped words to bottle of distilled water and left them out over night. He then photographed the water molecules using a dark field microscope. (The sound may not be great, but the photos speak for themselves.) Dr. Emoto's amazing work with water crystals is more fully described in his book "The Hidden Messages in Water." And if you want to take an interesting look at reality, rent the movie "What the Bleep do we Know." There is truth in the concept: I think positive … (1 comments)