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		<title>Comment on How to Develop Understanding - Fast! by dhiraj</title>
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		<dc:creator>dhiraj</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 22:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I didnt understood the meaning of understnding and the result is my life is almost no more , i am felling like a dead person . 

The root cause was that i didnt undrstood deep inside the mind what is the meaning of understanding.

Thanks for your help - at least now i am aware , that waht and where things went worong.</description>
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<p>The root cause was that i didnt undrstood deep inside the mind what is the meaning of understanding.</p>
<p>Thanks for your help - at least now i am aware , that waht and where things went worong.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Diet Coke with Stevia - What’s the Freakin’ Hold-up? by vicky</title>
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		<dc:creator>vicky</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:53:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I had diet coke in Japan, it tasted great, without the aftertaste of aspertame or splenda coke,  all they need to do is bring the Japanese formula here. It has to be an availablity/ FDA/ money issue.  In the mean time I drink diet RC, it is sweetened with splenda and is better than splenda coke. 
Splenda is still not good for you but better than aspertame.</description>
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Splenda is still not good for you but better than aspertame.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Is Esther Hicks a Hypocrite? by Erik</title>
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		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Erika made 2 points which I would like to comment on:

1) Erika says: �??Who decided that the desire of the Nazi soldiers cancelled out the desires of the Jews who died in the Holocaust? Here we had thousands of soldiers thinking �??We want you to die�?? and we had millions of Jews saying �??We don�??t want to die�??. Whose free will and desires won out???�??

As you say, the millions of Jews were thinking �??We don�??t want to die�??, and thereby focused on dying, instead of thinking �??We do want to live�?? (a very different vibration). Note that plenty of others survived.

2) Erika says: �??(ie if everyone is vibrationally attracting to themselves what they put out there, then what would be the point of helping anyone else?? If this is what they �??deserve�?? or are creating- why should I interfere with another�??s vibration?)- in fact, I can remember one of Abe�??s teachings once that stressed we cannot interfere with another�??s vibrational alignment anyways. So, why help anyone ever again?�??

As I understand Law of Attraction, what we attract often comes to us through another person. Whenever you find yourself helping another, it means that they have attracted the help, and if you don�??t provide it then it will come to them by some other means. If helping them feels good to YOU (which it often does), then that IS the point. If it doesn�??t feel good then there is no point. Also, Abraham say that although you cannot create in another�??s experience, you can still influence another to change their point of attraction, if they allow it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Erika made 2 points which I would like to comment on:</p>
<p>1) Erika says: �??Who decided that the desire of the Nazi soldiers cancelled out the desires of the Jews who died in the Holocaust? Here we had thousands of soldiers thinking �??We want you to die�?? and we had millions of Jews saying �??We don�??t want to die�??. Whose free will and desires won out???�??</p>
<p>As you say, the millions of Jews were thinking �??We don�??t want to die�??, and thereby focused on dying, instead of thinking �??We do want to live�?? (a very different vibration). Note that plenty of others survived.</p>
<p>2) Erika says: �??(ie if everyone is vibrationally attracting to themselves what they put out there, then what would be the point of helping anyone else?? If this is what they �??deserve�?? or are creating- why should I interfere with another�??s vibration?)- in fact, I can remember one of Abe�??s teachings once that stressed we cannot interfere with another�??s vibrational alignment anyways. So, why help anyone ever again?�??</p>
<p>As I understand Law of Attraction, what we attract often comes to us through another person. Whenever you find yourself helping another, it means that they have attracted the help, and if you don�??t provide it then it will come to them by some other means. If helping them feels good to YOU (which it often does), then that IS the point. If it doesn�??t feel good then there is no point. Also, Abraham say that although you cannot create in another�??s experience, you can still influence another to change their point of attraction, if they allow it.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Is Esther Hicks a Hypocrite? by Alex</title>
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		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The underlying logic to your article is that Esther Hicks isn't human and doesn't have feelings because she understands the law of attraction.  Using that logic, should she be devoid of all other human emotion as well?  I guess she can't cry at funerals or shed a tear from any mistreatment either.  She's not a super hero. You demand perfection from a human being and that is why your logic falls flat</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The underlying logic to your article is that Esther Hicks isn&#8217;t human and doesn&#8217;t have feelings because she understands the law of attraction.  Using that logic, should she be devoid of all other human emotion as well?  I guess she can&#8217;t cry at funerals or shed a tear from any mistreatment either.  She&#8217;s not a super hero. You demand perfection from a human being and that is why your logic falls flat</p>
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		<title>Comment on How to Get the Best out of an Argument by Yavor</title>
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		<dc:creator>Yavor</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Marc, that's a cool post. It was from Carnegies' book, right? It's all I can remember from the book. Anyway, I can't seem to remember not to get into arguments.

--Yavor</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Marc, that&#8217;s a cool post. It was from Carnegies&#8217; book, right? It&#8217;s all I can remember from the book. Anyway, I can&#8217;t seem to remember not to get into arguments.</p>
<p>&#8211;Yavor</p>
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		<title>Comment on Is Esther Hicks a Hypocrite? by Robert</title>
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		<dc:creator>Robert</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I began reading these comments because I happened to see the Secret then began to speed read through the comments here and realized that it has been about one year between  the 1st comment and the last comment which tells me a lot about the Hicks.
I didn't even know who Esther was until I saw the Secret but I would consider her an integral part of the film/documentary.
Esther &amp; Jerry entered into a contract with a producer to make a film that would allow Rhonda to market the movie in the manner "she" thought best. Rhonda had a great "product" and appears to have had the best of both worlds - she was promoting "subject" she may possibly have believed was true, and, it was a good product i.e. she was making money - good for her. Rhonda began to sell a lot of copies and then ran into a situation that affected the sale of the product. She made a simple request to Esther &amp; Jerry and they had choices. Esther &amp; Jerry made a simple choice - the path they took was not to sign over their IP - fair enough it was a choice. I'm sure it was a choice Rhonda wasn't pleased with based upon the comments posted here over a whole year. When a Producer is about to lose a market i.e. the money, they sometimes try to convince their client to change their mind and sometimes that convincing crosses the line with the client. It obviously did with Esther &amp; Jerry hence the "not nice" comment.
The vast majority of people don't want to give up their IP and in this situation Esther &amp; Jerry merely made their choice. They most likely wanted to preserve their IP and avoid the possibility of their IP misrepresented like most people do in this situation. So regardless if she says makes reference to Abe or herselft in a sentence, it was a contract, and  when something like this happens everybody takes a shot at someone. I don't seen any comments from Rhonda so...who cares?
I still like what I'm hearing from the Hicks and Abe as do countless others. I'm actually going to see her in a few months. As far as the LOA goes- she makes its as obvious as the nose on your face - something her colleagues in the Secret did do deliver quite as well - which is probably the rub that Rhonda realized - the sales figures probably prove it</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I began reading these comments because I happened to see the Secret then began to speed read through the comments here and realized that it has been about one year between  the 1st comment and the last comment which tells me a lot about the Hicks.<br />
I didn&#8217;t even know who Esther was until I saw the Secret but I would consider her an integral part of the film/documentary.<br />
Esther &amp; Jerry entered into a contract with a producer to make a film that would allow Rhonda to market the movie in the manner &#8220;she&#8221; thought best. Rhonda had a great &#8220;product&#8221; and appears to have had the best of both worlds - she was promoting &#8220;subject&#8221; she may possibly have believed was true, and, it was a good product i.e. she was making money - good for her. Rhonda began to sell a lot of copies and then ran into a situation that affected the sale of the product. She made a simple request to Esther &amp; Jerry and they had choices. Esther &amp; Jerry made a simple choice - the path they took was not to sign over their IP - fair enough it was a choice. I&#8217;m sure it was a choice Rhonda wasn&#8217;t pleased with based upon the comments posted here over a whole year. When a Producer is about to lose a market i.e. the money, they sometimes try to convince their client to change their mind and sometimes that convincing crosses the line with the client. It obviously did with Esther &amp; Jerry hence the &#8220;not nice&#8221; comment.<br />
The vast majority of people don&#8217;t want to give up their IP and in this situation Esther &amp; Jerry merely made their choice. They most likely wanted to preserve their IP and avoid the possibility of their IP misrepresented like most people do in this situation. So regardless if she says makes reference to Abe or herselft in a sentence, it was a contract, and  when something like this happens everybody takes a shot at someone. I don&#8217;t seen any comments from Rhonda so&#8230;who cares?<br />
I still like what I&#8217;m hearing from the Hicks and Abe as do countless others. I&#8217;m actually going to see her in a few months. As far as the LOA goes- she makes its as obvious as the nose on your face - something her colleagues in the Secret did do deliver quite as well - which is probably the rub that Rhonda realized - the sales figures probably prove it</p>
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		<title>Comment on God Forgive Me When I Whine by Rhonda Grimes</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rhonda Grimes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:54:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The peom I was refering to earlier is God Forgive Me</description>
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		<title>Comment on God Forgive Me When I Whine by Rhonda Grimes</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rhonda Grimes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:53:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This Peom was wriitten by my dad Clyde Pace after I lost my leg at 18 months old and has been published several times. Every time I read it I get chill bumps.I'm glad others are enjoying it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This Peom was wriitten by my dad Clyde Pace after I lost my leg at 18 months old and has been published several times. Every time I read it I get chill bumps.I&#8217;m glad others are enjoying it.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Is Esther Hicks a Hypocrite? by Jemille</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jemille</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think Abe's message is the among the most liberating ones that I have found in this life.  I know od no Abe robots or people who huddle together only with other "Abers"  I have been  listening to Abe for about 12 years and I have changed my life a lot.  I do think the LOA is like gravity.  But like gravity many people do not consciously think about it or consciously learn to use it to expand their experience in delightful ways.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think Abe&#8217;s message is the among the most liberating ones that I have found in this life.  I know od no Abe robots or people who huddle together only with other &#8220;Abers&#8221;  I have been  listening to Abe for about 12 years and I have changed my life a lot.  I do think the LOA is like gravity.  But like gravity many people do not consciously think about it or consciously learn to use it to expand their experience in delightful ways.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Is Esther Hicks a Hypocrite? by GypsyAnna</title>
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		<dc:creator>GypsyAnna</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Abraham is not a religious teaching........ 
Unfortunately it is in our nature to blame something or someone else for our own failures, mistakes and plunders...

The best thing to do is take responsibility for yourself and your own actions. I don't see the Abraham teachings as  powerful enough to disolve marriages or relationships. There must be other issues beyond what some stranger says to do that........ 

But the teachings could be a good excuse if one were looking for a way out already....... 

Once you quit blaming others for your desicions, then you can really get a grip on how to manage your life. NO ONE manages my life for me. NO ONE. Unless I decide to allow that. Paranoia can be a tricky thing when someone who has it tries to do something 'unconventional' or tries to make changes in their life. Evolvement in spiritual teachings is a natural occasion. The teacher should be evolving along with the listener, including style in speach and appearance....... 

Seeking guidence and resources from others is also natural. It is Human Nature. It's up to each individual to decide what is proper for them..................... 

I may not have high regard for Christian leaders on television, with the different VOICES that they put on, however, that is not going to make me go around in a crusade or WITCH HUNT to get the followers to turn their backs on something they believe in. It is their own choice. There is nothing hidden here. Open your eyes and take responsibility for yourself and quit blaming the world for your woes...and get on with your life............ 


There will always be something perceived as 'wrong' with anything that is great. Someone will always find fault if they were not able to get grounded or find peace with life. They tend to find fault anywhere but within themself...........

There are lots of things in this world that are horrible and terrible. Find something worth fighting against to put all this energy into.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Abraham is not a religious teaching&#8230;&#8230;..<br />
Unfortunately it is in our nature to blame something or someone else for our own failures, mistakes and plunders&#8230;</p>
<p>The best thing to do is take responsibility for yourself and your own actions. I don&#8217;t see the Abraham teachings as  powerful enough to disolve marriages or relationships. There must be other issues beyond what some stranger says to do that&#8230;&#8230;.. </p>
<p>But the teachings could be a good excuse if one were looking for a way out already&#8230;&#8230;. </p>
<p>Once you quit blaming others for your desicions, then you can really get a grip on how to manage your life. NO ONE manages my life for me. NO ONE. Unless I decide to allow that. Paranoia can be a tricky thing when someone who has it tries to do something &#8216;unconventional&#8217; or tries to make changes in their life. Evolvement in spiritual teachings is a natural occasion. The teacher should be evolving along with the listener, including style in speach and appearance&#8230;&#8230;. </p>
<p>Seeking guidence and resources from others is also natural. It is Human Nature. It&#8217;s up to each individual to decide what is proper for them&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; </p>
<p>I may not have high regard for Christian leaders on television, with the different VOICES that they put on, however, that is not going to make me go around in a crusade or WITCH HUNT to get the followers to turn their backs on something they believe in. It is their own choice. There is nothing hidden here. Open your eyes and take responsibility for yourself and quit blaming the world for your woes&#8230;and get on with your life&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; </p>
<p>There will always be something perceived as &#8216;wrong&#8217; with anything that is great. Someone will always find fault if they were not able to get grounded or find peace with life. They tend to find fault anywhere but within themself&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..</p>
<p>There are lots of things in this world that are horrible and terrible. Find something worth fighting against to put all this energy into.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Is Esther Hicks a Hypocrite? by Giulia</title>
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		<dc:creator>Giulia</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Erika, many thanks for your second explanatory post, I now see where you are coming from and that you are well acquainted with the matter. 

The idea of people leaving behind their families and speaking in robot-like ways is rather threatening, and it is typical of cult-like brainwashing.

I feel it is extremely important to preserve one's critical perspective, and - as far as I know - Abraham's teachings do not suggest robbing you of your own point of you (which you clearly expressed).

Having only read 2 books (one of which in Italian) and watched the two versions of the Secret (with and without Esther Hicks), I would say that the problem lies with humans interfering with the basic spiritual principles coming from Abraham.

I feel you are perfectly entitled to speak your mind as you have done, and see no reason for mocking you about it. In fact, I thank you for the details of your own personal experience, which I would not have been able to know without being personally involved in conferences etc, as you have, since I do not live in the USA.

Again, I believe the problem lies with how humans filter the spiritual message through their personal perception lens. I agree life cannot be under our control, only what we personally make of our own experiences at an emotional level can. But that is the area where the law of attraction works, so I feel personal work in that area without interferences coming from others is critical in order to see any results. 

I assume that, by listening to the conferences and to the Hicks' fans you get to hear extreme, contradictory and even ridiculous conclusions, which Abraham as a spiritual group of entities would not have meant.

As to the possibility of humans making a business out of optimistic philosophies, I am quite sure this happens all the time, and it is up to the people involved to decide how �??selfish�?? they need to be in order to feel well about themselves and possibly make this world a better place.

I am sure that Abraham's reference to selfishness was not meant to be against the Golden Rule, but it is up to the individual to make the critical choice among the various degrees of selfishness that can be experienced in order to help rather than harm others. 

Again, your description of the cult-like fanaticism behaviours you have come across is a danger signal, and I feel responsible action should be taken not to encourage such things.

Of course the same happens with any religious beliefs when belonging to one church or another.

The reason people discuss such things over the Internet, rather than walking into a church screaming and turning the place upside down is quite obvious.

By the way, I wonder why no books exist to teach the law of attraction to small children. Once we are brought up to believe ridiculous stories about our purpose in life, the way we are supposed to lead our lives and what we must not do in order not to go to hell, it becomes a great struggle to allow ideas such as the law of attraction into one�??s life.

The reason I would not join the Hicks�?? discussion forum is that I have the feeling I would end up being banned or at least prevented from freely expressing my point of view. I have seen the sweet look in Esther eye�??s throughout The Secret and was rather uncomfortable with the look in Abe�??s eyes in the video referenced here. I did not even realise it was the same person speaking until I read through a few posts here. 

I�??d love to correspond with you privately if you wish. My e-mail address is giulia.devivo@fastwebnet.it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Erika, many thanks for your second explanatory post, I now see where you are coming from and that you are well acquainted with the matter. </p>
<p>The idea of people leaving behind their families and speaking in robot-like ways is rather threatening, and it is typical of cult-like brainwashing.</p>
<p>I feel it is extremely important to preserve one&#8217;s critical perspective, and - as far as I know - Abraham&#8217;s teachings do not suggest robbing you of your own point of you (which you clearly expressed).</p>
<p>Having only read 2 books (one of which in Italian) and watched the two versions of the Secret (with and without Esther Hicks), I would say that the problem lies with humans interfering with the basic spiritual principles coming from Abraham.</p>
<p>I feel you are perfectly entitled to speak your mind as you have done, and see no reason for mocking you about it. In fact, I thank you for the details of your own personal experience, which I would not have been able to know without being personally involved in conferences etc, as you have, since I do not live in the USA.</p>
<p>Again, I believe the problem lies with how humans filter the spiritual message through their personal perception lens. I agree life cannot be under our control, only what we personally make of our own experiences at an emotional level can. But that is the area where the law of attraction works, so I feel personal work in that area without interferences coming from others is critical in order to see any results. </p>
<p>I assume that, by listening to the conferences and to the Hicks&#8217; fans you get to hear extreme, contradictory and even ridiculous conclusions, which Abraham as a spiritual group of entities would not have meant.</p>
<p>As to the possibility of humans making a business out of optimistic philosophies, I am quite sure this happens all the time, and it is up to the people involved to decide how �??selfish�?? they need to be in order to feel well about themselves and possibly make this world a better place.</p>
<p>I am sure that Abraham&#8217;s reference to selfishness was not meant to be against the Golden Rule, but it is up to the individual to make the critical choice among the various degrees of selfishness that can be experienced in order to help rather than harm others. </p>
<p>Again, your description of the cult-like fanaticism behaviours you have come across is a danger signal, and I feel responsible action should be taken not to encourage such things.</p>
<p>Of course the same happens with any religious beliefs when belonging to one church or another.</p>
<p>The reason people discuss such things over the Internet, rather than walking into a church screaming and turning the place upside down is quite obvious.</p>
<p>By the way, I wonder why no books exist to teach the law of attraction to small children. Once we are brought up to believe ridiculous stories about our purpose in life, the way we are supposed to lead our lives and what we must not do in order not to go to hell, it becomes a great struggle to allow ideas such as the law of attraction into one�??s life.</p>
<p>The reason I would not join the Hicks�?? discussion forum is that I have the feeling I would end up being banned or at least prevented from freely expressing my point of view. I have seen the sweet look in Esther eye�??s throughout The Secret and was rather uncomfortable with the look in Abe�??s eyes in the video referenced here. I did not even realise it was the same person speaking until I read through a few posts here. </p>
<p>I�??d love to correspond with you privately if you wish. My e-mail address is <a href="mailto:giulia.devivo@fastwebnet.it">giulia.devivo@fastwebnet.it</a>.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Is Esther Hicks a Hypocrite? by Tanya</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tanya</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey ERIKA

I figure while I'm right there upstream, I'm gonna go for broke before I let go of those oars again ;) ROFLMAO

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POINTING OUT OLD "TOM RUTLEDGE"...!  I OPENED MY MIND AS YOU SO ELEQUENTLY PUT IT ;)  LOL  IT WAS SOOO FUNNY TO ME RIGHT NOW READING, IT, GO ON PEOPLE, CHECK OUT HIS LINK:  http://www.thesecretantidote.com/

THE MAN CLAIMS TO KNOW ABOUT THE CHARLATANS, THUS ***************** HE IS SELLING THE SECRET ON HIS SITE **************** AND HIS OWN BOOK FOR $$$$ MONEY $$$$!  BUT ALAS """NO""" HE IS NOT IN IT FOR THE MONEY EITHER!!! ;) ;) ;)  ROFLMAO

I ask you, WHY would you mention "The Secret, Esther / Jerry Hicks / Abraham) UNLESS YOU ARE RIDING ON THE COAT-TAILS OF THE ONES WHO HAVE ACHIEVED SUCCESS!!!  QUICK, HERE COMES THE GRAVY-TRAIN THOM, HURRY OR YOU WILL MISS IT ;) LOLOLOLOL  Which is EXACTLY what Thom Rutledge in a RUT-(on the) EDGE is, kinda' like a seagull, always after the scraps left behind!!!

OMG, if he is your source of inspiration, you're in big trouble kitty... LMAO

ANYONE READING THIS STUFF, GO FOR WHAT FEELS GOOD IN YOUR GUT, AND THROW THE REST AWAY!!! :)

I'm good now, Thank You for that laugh I had been looking for :) xox</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey ERIKA</p>
<p>I figure while I&#8217;m right there upstream, I&#8217;m gonna go for broke before I let go of those oars again <img src='http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> ROFLMAO</p>
<p>THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POINTING OUT OLD &#8220;TOM RUTLEDGE&#8221;&#8230;!  I OPENED MY MIND AS YOU SO ELEQUENTLY PUT IT <img src='http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />  LOL  IT WAS SOOO FUNNY TO ME RIGHT NOW READING, IT, GO ON PEOPLE, CHECK OUT HIS LINK:  <a href="http://www.thesecretantidote.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.thesecretantidote.com/</a></p>
<p>THE MAN CLAIMS TO KNOW ABOUT THE CHARLATANS, THUS ***************** HE IS SELLING THE SECRET ON HIS SITE **************** AND HIS OWN BOOK FOR $$$$ MONEY $$$$!  BUT ALAS &#8220;&#8221;"NO&#8221;"&#8221; HE IS NOT IN IT FOR THE MONEY EITHER!!! <img src='http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> ;) <img src='http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />  ROFLMAO</p>
<p>I ask you, WHY would you mention &#8220;The Secret, Esther / Jerry Hicks / Abraham) UNLESS YOU ARE RIDING ON THE COAT-TAILS OF THE ONES WHO HAVE ACHIEVED SUCCESS!!!  QUICK, HERE COMES THE GRAVY-TRAIN THOM, HURRY OR YOU WILL MISS IT <img src='http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> LOLOLOLOL  Which is EXACTLY what Thom Rutledge in a RUT-(on the) EDGE is, kinda&#8217; like a seagull, always after the scraps left behind!!!</p>
<p>OMG, if he is your source of inspiration, you&#8217;re in big trouble kitty&#8230; LMAO</p>
<p>ANYONE READING THIS STUFF, GO FOR WHAT FEELS GOOD IN YOUR GUT, AND THROW THE REST AWAY!!! <img src='http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>I&#8217;m good now, Thank You for that laugh I had been looking for <img src='http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> xox</p>
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		<title>Comment on Is Esther Hicks a Hypocrite? by GypsyAnna</title>
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		<dc:creator>GypsyAnna</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Almost forgot... Thank you Jody... For the most part I like the Abe Forum site. People are 'people'. Some do great things and become great people. It is inevitable, there will probably always be some kind of controversial contrast regarding great things. (see above for example)

Life is always in motion and always changing. We can make choices in life as to what changes we want to allow ourselves to flow into. But there is no guarentee as to the exact results of any given choice. So just choose which wind to carry your sail and go with the flow.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Almost forgot&#8230; Thank you Jody&#8230; For the most part I like the Abe Forum site. People are &#8216;people&#8217;. Some do great things and become great people. It is inevitable, there will probably always be some kind of controversial contrast regarding great things. (see above for example)</p>
<p>Life is always in motion and always changing. We can make choices in life as to what changes we want to allow ourselves to flow into. But there is no guarentee as to the exact results of any given choice. So just choose which wind to carry your sail and go with the flow.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Is Esther Hicks a Hypocrite? by Tanya</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tanya</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>WOW, GOLLY, GEESH AND YIKES back at ya ;)  I had fun co-creating with you too Erika, however, anything more is totally upstream :) xox

You're right on the money with that Gypsy Anna "And with that, this will probably be the last time I will post. This is not where I really want to put my focus at this time.", after I posted I figured I should end on that very note also!

LOVE TO YOU ALL
TANYA :) :) :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>WOW, GOLLY, GEESH AND YIKES back at ya <img src='http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />  I had fun co-creating with you too Erika, however, anything more is totally upstream <img src='http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> xox</p>
<p>You&#8217;re right on the money with that Gypsy Anna &#8220;And with that, this will probably be the last time I will post. This is not where I really want to put my focus at this time.&#8221;, after I posted I figured I should end on that very note also!</p>
<p>LOVE TO YOU ALL<br />
TANYA <img src='http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> :) <img src='http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /></p>
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		<title>Comment on Is Esther Hicks a Hypocrite? by GypsyAnna</title>
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		<dc:creator>GypsyAnna</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thank you Tanya! I was trying to figure out how to put this all into words. You did the work for me. It is exactly as you put it... Why all the jumping hoops hubbub of trying to convince others why to not listen to Abraham? Other than some people always feel the need to go from one extreme to another. We have all been disappointed in life. That is why we seek things that make us feel good. And if Erika feels good in her creative writing, then go for it. However, if the creativity is trying to take someone else down, there will be concequences of being doubted. Although I can empathize a little, as I used to think I had to attend church every Sunday to get to heaven. Took a longer time to get over that one. 

My experience with Abraham?? I wanted to go to Scotland and spend time there getting to know the geography and the people and a few other personal issues. I focused on that and I ended up experiencing over six weeks of Scottish bliss over there recently. I did not focus on getting the money, I focused on the experience. And I had the experience of a lifetime. 

I have also focused on other things that I have had leaps and bounds in experiences with. (career, education, relations, etc) and have learned a lot of what I don't want along with the goodies too. It works for me. Best of all, I finally quit blaming outside sources for my life experiences. Thank goodness, I got it, that I am responsible for my life now. It gives me a great sense of "I can be or do or have whatever I want" And no one else is responsible for the experiences or outcome but ME. A bit difficult to put into words how that has made such a change in my outlook of life, but just know that this is as sincere as it gets. 

I will not ever say that every day is perfect, nor that I don't have down times or even experience feelings of depression. But I do know that life is better with the knowledge of the  Abraham teachings. Better than it was before.

Thank you Esther, for being and doing and having your stuff, and putting yourself out there (in spite of the Erikas who so sadly need to do 'whatever') so that I get to make a choice. Listen...OR... Don't listen.... 

And with that, this will probably be the last time I will post. This is not where I really want to put my focus at this time.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you Tanya! I was trying to figure out how to put this all into words. You did the work for me. It is exactly as you put it&#8230; Why all the jumping hoops hubbub of trying to convince others why to not listen to Abraham? Other than some people always feel the need to go from one extreme to another. We have all been disappointed in life. That is why we seek things that make us feel good. And if Erika feels good in her creative writing, then go for it. However, if the creativity is trying to take someone else down, there will be concequences of being doubted. Although I can empathize a little, as I used to think I had to attend church every Sunday to get to heaven. Took a longer time to get over that one. </p>
<p>My experience with Abraham?? I wanted to go to Scotland and spend time there getting to know the geography and the people and a few other personal issues. I focused on that and I ended up experiencing over six weeks of Scottish bliss over there recently. I did not focus on getting the money, I focused on the experience. And I had the experience of a lifetime. </p>
<p>I have also focused on other things that I have had leaps and bounds in experiences with. (career, education, relations, etc) and have learned a lot of what I don&#8217;t want along with the goodies too. It works for me. Best of all, I finally quit blaming outside sources for my life experiences. Thank goodness, I got it, that I am responsible for my life now. It gives me a great sense of &#8220;I can be or do or have whatever I want&#8221; And no one else is responsible for the experiences or outcome but ME. A bit difficult to put into words how that has made such a change in my outlook of life, but just know that this is as sincere as it gets. </p>
<p>I will not ever say that every day is perfect, nor that I don&#8217;t have down times or even experience feelings of depression. But I do know that life is better with the knowledge of the  Abraham teachings. Better than it was before.</p>
<p>Thank you Esther, for being and doing and having your stuff, and putting yourself out there (in spite of the Erikas who so sadly need to do &#8216;whatever&#8217;) so that I get to make a choice. Listen&#8230;OR&#8230; Don&#8217;t listen&#8230;. </p>
<p>And with that, this will probably be the last time I will post. This is not where I really want to put my focus at this time.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Is Esther Hicks a Hypocrite? by Erika</title>
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		<dc:creator>Erika</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wow! You sound pretty darn happy yourself! Yikes! Your ridiculous post is exactly why I stay away from Abe fanatics.
There is so much more I could have said, but again, it would have been lost on fundamentalists such as yourself.

The only thing you and I agree on seems to be "Live and let live". I was merely stating my views and opinions on Abraham like you have.....

One does not have to be an Abe follower, or shy away from visiting sites to share opinions, to be happy! Jeesh!!

Actually, Thom Rutledge, who posted here said it all far more eloquently than I did in his brilliant article "The Antidote". Check it out if you can open your mind long enough.

Again- yikes.

I wish you "clarity" someday too, my friend.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow! You sound pretty darn happy yourself! Yikes! Your ridiculous post is exactly why I stay away from Abe fanatics.<br />
There is so much more I could have said, but again, it would have been lost on fundamentalists such as yourself.</p>
<p>The only thing you and I agree on seems to be &#8220;Live and let live&#8221;. I was merely stating my views and opinions on Abraham like you have&#8230;..</p>
<p>One does not have to be an Abe follower, or shy away from visiting sites to share opinions, to be happy! Jeesh!!</p>
<p>Actually, Thom Rutledge, who posted here said it all far more eloquently than I did in his brilliant article &#8220;The Antidote&#8221;. Check it out if you can open your mind long enough.</p>
<p>Again- yikes.</p>
<p>I wish you &#8220;clarity&#8221; someday too, my friend.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Is Esther Hicks a Hypocrite? by Tanya</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tanya</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dear Erika

I have been reading these comments without replying myself because I feel it relates to communicating with a brick wall...!

Having said that, your last post stirred a feeling of wanting to ask....

*** Who are you trying to convince here, me OR you??? ***

Should Esther's work bother you, WHY do you continue to come onto sites "looking" for something to whinge about?  I'd say your LOA work is working out just perfectly!!!

SO WHAT, you met with them for a "few hours"...  As the old saying goes, "you can park a bicycle in a garage....  Doesn't make it a Ferrari"... ;)  In other words, I'd hardly equate you as being an expert on them!

Should I choose to believe in your "theory", will you promise I will be as happy and content as YOU??? lol

I don't force my beliefs onto others and expect the same in return!  I have never left any loved-ones in the course of studying Abe's teachings nor do I intend to.  

I remember Abe talking about NOT leaving anyone (or situation) for the sake of trouble or blame, only to work out your struggles within that very environment THEN in your better-feeling place make a decision!  Did you get a different tape program to me???

The people you know who have left others / loved ones has not been by Abe persuading them to do so!.....  So, you have friends that are a little slow, I understand!  Personally, I wouldn't be the one bragging about it on here!!!

For some time when I first came across Esther &amp; Jerry, I found myself looking for anything that would put holes in their credentials, and this site was about the worst thing I could find, however, reading your stories make me laugh and it just cements the fact that they are more in-tune with the true nature of our being than anyone I have come across!

Regarding your "interview" link...  We all know how true and just journalist are!!!  "NEVER LET THE TRUTH GET IN THE WAY OF A GOOD STORY";) LOL

On a personal note, years before I even discovered Esther, I meditated on a daily basis and started getting the exact same sensations she spoke of.  From the head movement to twitches and that disconnected feeling, even astral-travelling!  THAT was what made me know in my gut that they are the real-thing!  You can only ever know what works for you on a personal level and even though I could scour your last post with a fine tooth comb and explain my beliefs on it all, it would do you no good because you're not interested!  So.... DON'T be, do your own thing, I just ask you once more, who are you really trying to convince?  Does it hurt you that others have beliefs that you don't?  Do you go to churches and convince them that their theories are all incorrect also?  Do you go to places of medical assistance and tell them their theories are incorrect?  WHO CARES WHAT OTHERS CHOOSE TO DO SO LONG AS THEY ARE HAPPY DOING IT!

May I suggest if you don't like Esther's theories, you try and find something that works for you because clearly you're not a happy camper!  As "upbeat" as you protest!!!  I believe you, 1,000's wouldn't ;)

LOVE TO YOU AND YOUR CLARITY:)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Erika</p>
<p>I have been reading these comments without replying myself because I feel it relates to communicating with a brick wall&#8230;!</p>
<p>Having said that, your last post stirred a feeling of wanting to ask&#8230;.</p>
<p>*** Who are you trying to convince here, me OR you??? ***</p>
<p>Should Esther&#8217;s work bother you, WHY do you continue to come onto sites &#8220;looking&#8221; for something to whinge about?  I&#8217;d say your LOA work is working out just perfectly!!!</p>
<p>SO WHAT, you met with them for a &#8220;few hours&#8221;&#8230;  As the old saying goes, &#8220;you can park a bicycle in a garage&#8230;.  Doesn&#8217;t make it a Ferrari&#8221;&#8230; <img src='http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />  In other words, I&#8217;d hardly equate you as being an expert on them!</p>
<p>Should I choose to believe in your &#8220;theory&#8221;, will you promise I will be as happy and content as YOU??? lol</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t force my beliefs onto others and expect the same in return!  I have never left any loved-ones in the course of studying Abe&#8217;s teachings nor do I intend to.  </p>
<p>I remember Abe talking about NOT leaving anyone (or situation) for the sake of trouble or blame, only to work out your struggles within that very environment THEN in your better-feeling place make a decision!  Did you get a different tape program to me???</p>
<p>The people you know who have left others / loved ones has not been by Abe persuading them to do so!&#8230;..  So, you have friends that are a little slow, I understand!  Personally, I wouldn&#8217;t be the one bragging about it on here!!!</p>
<p>For some time when I first came across Esther &amp; Jerry, I found myself looking for anything that would put holes in their credentials, and this site was about the worst thing I could find, however, reading your stories make me laugh and it just cements the fact that they are more in-tune with the true nature of our being than anyone I have come across!</p>
<p>Regarding your &#8220;interview&#8221; link&#8230;  We all know how true and just journalist are!!!  &#8220;NEVER LET THE TRUTH GET IN THE WAY OF A GOOD STORY&#8221;;) LOL</p>
<p>On a personal note, years before I even discovered Esther, I meditated on a daily basis and started getting the exact same sensations she spoke of.  From the head movement to twitches and that disconnected feeling, even astral-travelling!  THAT was what made me know in my gut that they are the real-thing!  You can only ever know what works for you on a personal level and even though I could scour your last post with a fine tooth comb and explain my beliefs on it all, it would do you no good because you&#8217;re not interested!  So&#8230;. DON&#8217;T be, do your own thing, I just ask you once more, who are you really trying to convince?  Does it hurt you that others have beliefs that you don&#8217;t?  Do you go to churches and convince them that their theories are all incorrect also?  Do you go to places of medical assistance and tell them their theories are incorrect?  WHO CARES WHAT OTHERS CHOOSE TO DO SO LONG AS THEY ARE HAPPY DOING IT!</p>
<p>May I suggest if you don&#8217;t like Esther&#8217;s theories, you try and find something that works for you because clearly you&#8217;re not a happy camper!  As &#8220;upbeat&#8221; as you protest!!!  I believe you, 1,000&#8217;s wouldn&#8217;t <img src='http://www.buildyourlifetoorder.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>LOVE TO YOU AND YOUR CLARITY:)</p>
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		<dc:creator>Erika</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Boy, oh boy. Where should I begin? I see that most of you seem to be devout "Abers", so while there likely isn't much point in posting again, I will make one attempt at explaining my concerns and then I'll be gone.
I, like most of you, was once a strong follower of the Abe/Hicks teachings- yes, I read the books and bought copies for others, listened to the DVDs, attended a workshop, I also had close friends who worked for the Hicks and were part of their entourage. Heck, I even spent a few hours with the Hicks themselves on their bus one evening. 
I considered myself a New Ager, I guess, and did every course from here to Timbuktu on the magical, alluring LOA. But then one day, I kind of "woke up" and suddenly felt very uncomfortable with it all. It was like I had been living in some kind of deluded fog- I had become totally credulous! When did this happen? When did I lose my ability to use discernment and critical thinking? As a New Ager, I always believed that I was totally open-minded, that it was the skeptics who were narrow and close-minded. Now, I see things completely the other way round and I have never felt so free to have rid myself of all the trappings of the LOA brainwashing, if you will.
I started to realize that myself and other Aber friends I had couldn't utter a sentence without issuing some robotic, feel good Abe quote like "all is well", "change your vibration"! When did we stop thinking for ourselves? How did I get to the point that I couldn't utter a sentence without first asking myself what I thought Abraham would say? I'm sure people around me thought I was half nuts, now that I look back, but I was convinced that this was an infallible, mystery of the universe unlocked! 
Now, this is what makes the Abe teachings so alluring: they bait you with magical notions like: "There is nothing you cannot be, do or have and we want to assist you in achieving it". Who doesn't want to hear that?? But, any rational, intelligent person knows that that very promise is completely false. Come on guys, surely you know that something rings untrue about it to you as you utter the words? I realize now that even as I was spewing forth all the lovely, sugar-coated Abe phrases, there was something inside me that didn't feel right, that felt like a sad lie. 
Furthermore, I began to notice that friends I had- who were die hard Abers, slowly began to distance themselves from friends and even family members who did follow the teachings. And it wasn't just my friends- it was other Abers on the forums, etc- beware people! There were many a posting from devout fans suggesting that people leave their non-following partners, family members and friends. It was almost as if they felt that by simply being around these non-believers, they were at risk of attracting the negative to themselves! It was becoming a little much for me. I found myself, as they were, terrified to think a "negative" thought. What was I going to attract by thinking that negative thought?? The possibilities were so frightening, as we had been told that there is absolutely nothing that comes into your experience that you did not attract with thought. My God. I was literally exhausted trying to train my mind on purely positive, abundant thought- and I have always considered myself a fairly upbeat, positive person! But as with anyone who is only human, I had periods of low from time to time, which led to pessimism and really- human thinking.
Anyways, as I started to question this strange and so-called absolute law, I realized that there were many times in my life where I was feeling crappy and pessimistic about how things were going and then suddenly, out of the blue- bam! Something wonderful happened to bring me out of the doldrums. Now, how can this happen if I had only been thinking the worst, most bleak of thoughts?? And conversely, what about all those times when things were going so incredibly well and I was feeling on top of the world about school, love life, etc and then something horrible happened - again out of the blue? How was this to be explained?
Another thing to ponder: what of the fact that Abe teaches us that we are absolutely in control of our lives- absolutely. After all, we are Source (God)- we are the co-creators of our own realities and experiences? If this is true, then at what point does my free will override another person's? Ie: My choice to get in my car and drive down the road, while at the same time someone else, also exercising their own free will and Source-like creativity decides to get into their car drunk and hit me head on? Do you really think that because I am in my full on Abe mode, thinking positively and cheerily, it will prevent the car accident?? If you think so, dear friends, you are really living in a deluded, dangerous fog. Let me put it to you this way: Who decided that the desire of the Nazi soldiers canceled out the desires of the Jews who died in the Holocaust? Here we had thousands of soldiers thinking "We want you to die" and we had millions of Jews saying "We don't want to die". Whose free will and desires won out???
The problem with the vapid, Pollyanna-esque Aber is that they only speak of attracting lovely things- money, good relationships, good health, etc. But if you really stop to think about it, if the LOA is absolutely true all the time as Abe and the Secret claim, then the social, moral implications would be unthinkable. Because, not everyone out there is sending out good, or causing good happy things to happen! And you can't suspend the LOA for only happy, perfect situations, people. 
In her article The Secret Behind the Secret, Ingrid Hansen Smythe couldn't have said it any better: "Pity the believer in the LOA, therefore, who is in the unenviable position of having both to congratulate a little boy on attracting a bike, and also explain to all those other unfortunate ones that, due to their negative feelings, they attracted an airplane piloted by terrorists, a tsunami, multiple sclerosis, cancer, genocide".
I don't think anyone can argue, and I certainly don't, that thinking positively is better than thinking negatively. If I constantly get down on myself, believe that I am no good, will never get that job, etc, I likely won't ever get up the initiative to get out of bed, rewrite my resume, find the confidence and motivation to apply for that winning job. This is common sense. What is dangerous thinking is that merely thinking or feeling (positively or negatively) creates our every waking moment of reality and causes things to happen to us. It is very dangerous. Not to mention victim blaming, creating apathy (ie if everyone is vibrationally attracting to themselves what they put out there, then what would be the point of helping anyone else?? If this is what they "deserve" or are creating- why should I interfere with another's vibration?)- in fact, I can remember one of Abe's teachings once that stressed we cannot interfere with another's vibrational alignment anyways. So, why help anyone ever again? Oh- I forgot- we are supposed to be being Selfish! Selfish is a gooooood thing! Right.
I guess I just believe that there will always be things that happen which are totally, unequivocally OUT of our control. No matter who we are, where we go or how happy and positive our "vibrational alignment" is. There will always be things that happen that will leave us wondering why- and we will certainly not always be privy to the answers......some things just aren't meant for us to know.
We just live our lives, being the best people we can be- helping others whenever we can.
I leave you with another bit of reading if you choose:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/interview-the-couple-who-claim-they-can-make-you-rich-beyond-your-wildest-dreams-456087.html

This is an interview with the Hicks that, if you have half an intelligence- which I know you all have, will leave you shaking your head and running the other way.
Best regards,
Erika</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Boy, oh boy. Where should I begin? I see that most of you seem to be devout &#8220;Abers&#8221;, so while there likely isn&#8217;t much point in posting again, I will make one attempt at explaining my concerns and then I&#8217;ll be gone.<br />
I, like most of you, was once a strong follower of the Abe/Hicks teachings- yes, I read the books and bought copies for others, listened to the DVDs, attended a workshop, I also had close friends who worked for the Hicks and were part of their entourage. Heck, I even spent a few hours with the Hicks themselves on their bus one evening.<br />
I considered myself a New Ager, I guess, and did every course from here to Timbuktu on the magical, alluring LOA. But then one day, I kind of &#8220;woke up&#8221; and suddenly felt very uncomfortable with it all. It was like I had been living in some kind of deluded fog- I had become totally credulous! When did this happen? When did I lose my ability to use discernment and critical thinking? As a New Ager, I always believed that I was totally open-minded, that it was the skeptics who were narrow and close-minded. Now, I see things completely the other way round and I have never felt so free to have rid myself of all the trappings of the LOA brainwashing, if you will.<br />
I started to realize that myself and other Aber friends I had couldn&#8217;t utter a sentence without issuing some robotic, feel good Abe quote like &#8220;all is well&#8221;, &#8220;change your vibration&#8221;! When did we stop thinking for ourselves? How did I get to the point that I couldn&#8217;t utter a sentence without first asking myself what I thought Abraham would say? I&#8217;m sure people around me thought I was half nuts, now that I look back, but I was convinced that this was an infallible, mystery of the universe unlocked!<br />
Now, this is what makes the Abe teachings so alluring: they bait you with magical notions like: &#8220;There is nothing you cannot be, do or have and we want to assist you in achieving it&#8221;. Who doesn&#8217;t want to hear that?? But, any rational, intelligent person knows that that very promise is completely false. Come on guys, surely you know that something rings untrue about it to you as you utter the words? I realize now that even as I was spewing forth all the lovely, sugar-coated Abe phrases, there was something inside me that didn&#8217;t feel right, that felt like a sad lie.<br />
Furthermore, I began to notice that friends I had- who were die hard Abers, slowly began to distance themselves from friends and even family members who did follow the teachings. And it wasn&#8217;t just my friends- it was other Abers on the forums, etc- beware people! There were many a posting from devout fans suggesting that people leave their non-following partners, family members and friends. It was almost as if they felt that by simply being around these non-believers, they were at risk of attracting the negative to themselves! It was becoming a little much for me. I found myself, as they were, terrified to think a &#8220;negative&#8221; thought. What was I going to attract by thinking that negative thought?? The possibilities were so frightening, as we had been told that there is absolutely nothing that comes into your experience that you did not attract with thought. My God. I was literally exhausted trying to train my mind on purely positive, abundant thought- and I have always considered myself a fairly upbeat, positive person! But as with anyone who is only human, I had periods of low from time to time, which led to pessimism and really- human thinking.<br />
Anyways, as I started to question this strange and so-called absolute law, I realized that there were many times in my life where I was feeling crappy and pessimistic about how things were going and then suddenly, out of the blue- bam! Something wonderful happened to bring me out of the doldrums. Now, how can this happen if I had only been thinking the worst, most bleak of thoughts?? And conversely, what about all those times when things were going so incredibly well and I was feeling on top of the world about school, love life, etc and then something horrible happened - again out of the blue? How was this to be explained?<br />
Another thing to ponder: what of the fact that Abe teaches us that we are absolutely in control of our lives- absolutely. After all, we are Source (God)- we are the co-creators of our own realities and experiences? If this is true, then at what point does my free will override another person&#8217;s? Ie: My choice to get in my car and drive down the road, while at the same time someone else, also exercising their own free will and Source-like creativity decides to get into their car drunk and hit me head on? Do you really think that because I am in my full on Abe mode, thinking positively and cheerily, it will prevent the car accident?? If you think so, dear friends, you are really living in a deluded, dangerous fog. Let me put it to you this way: Who decided that the desire of the Nazi soldiers canceled out the desires of the Jews who died in the Holocaust? Here we had thousands of soldiers thinking &#8220;We want you to die&#8221; and we had millions of Jews saying &#8220;We don&#8217;t want to die&#8221;. Whose free will and desires won out???<br />
The problem with the vapid, Pollyanna-esque Aber is that they only speak of attracting lovely things- money, good relationships, good health, etc. But if you really stop to think about it, if the LOA is absolutely true all the time as Abe and the Secret claim, then the social, moral implications would be unthinkable. Because, not everyone out there is sending out good, or causing good happy things to happen! And you can&#8217;t suspend the LOA for only happy, perfect situations, people.<br />
In her article The Secret Behind the Secret, Ingrid Hansen Smythe couldn&#8217;t have said it any better: &#8220;Pity the believer in the LOA, therefore, who is in the unenviable position of having both to congratulate a little boy on attracting a bike, and also explain to all those other unfortunate ones that, due to their negative feelings, they attracted an airplane piloted by terrorists, a tsunami, multiple sclerosis, cancer, genocide&#8221;.<br />
I don&#8217;t think anyone can argue, and I certainly don&#8217;t, that thinking positively is better than thinking negatively. If I constantly get down on myself, believe that I am no good, will never get that job, etc, I likely won&#8217;t ever get up the initiative to get out of bed, rewrite my resume, find the confidence and motivation to apply for that winning job. This is common sense. What is dangerous thinking is that merely thinking or feeling (positively or negatively) creates our every waking moment of reality and causes things to happen to us. It is very dangerous. Not to mention victim blaming, creating apathy (ie if everyone is vibrationally attracting to themselves what they put out there, then what would be the point of helping anyone else?? If this is what they &#8220;deserve&#8221; or are creating- why should I interfere with another&#8217;s vibration?)- in fact, I can remember one of Abe&#8217;s teachings once that stressed we cannot interfere with another&#8217;s vibrational alignment anyways. So, why help anyone ever again? Oh- I forgot- we are supposed to be being Selfish! Selfish is a gooooood thing! Right.<br />
I guess I just believe that there will always be things that happen which are totally, unequivocally OUT of our control. No matter who we are, where we go or how happy and positive our &#8220;vibrational alignment&#8221; is. There will always be things that happen that will leave us wondering why- and we will certainly not always be privy to the answers&#8230;&#8230;some things just aren&#8217;t meant for us to know.<br />
We just live our lives, being the best people we can be- helping others whenever we can.<br />
I leave you with another bit of reading if you choose:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/interview-the-couple-who-claim-they-can-make-you-rich-beyond-your-wildest-dreams-456087.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/interview-the-couple-who-claim-they-can-make-you-rich-beyond-your-wildest-dreams-456087.html</a></p>
<p>This is an interview with the Hicks that, if you have half an intelligence- which I know you all have, will leave you shaking your head and running the other way.<br />
Best regards,<br />
Erika</p>
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		<title>Comment on Is Esther Hicks a Hypocrite? by Jody</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jody</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>For those of you who are attracted to the Teachings of Abraham and would like to discuss them with like-minded folks in an atmosphere of FUN, Love, and respect for the Teachings as well as for Jerry and Esther and Abraham, I warmly invite you to our Forum:

www.TheAbeForum.com

I am the moderator of the forum.  Please come if you have read, heard, or watched some of the Abraham material already and would like to have a place in cyberspace to meet other "Abers" and talk about how we're using these teachings in our lives.  
 As for Mark's original comments - others have already brought clarity to the "issues" he brings up, and there seems not much utility in reiterating that Esther is a human being that chose to come here and experience contrast just like the rest of us... so I'll leave it at that.

See you on the Forum!
Jody</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For those of you who are attracted to the Teachings of Abraham and would like to discuss them with like-minded folks in an atmosphere of FUN, Love, and respect for the Teachings as well as for Jerry and Esther and Abraham, I warmly invite you to our Forum:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.TheAbeForum.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.TheAbeForum.com</a></p>
<p>I am the moderator of the forum.  Please come if you have read, heard, or watched some of the Abraham material already and would like to have a place in cyberspace to meet other &#8220;Abers&#8221; and talk about how we&#8217;re using these teachings in our lives.<br />
 As for Mark&#8217;s original comments - others have already brought clarity to the &#8220;issues&#8221; he brings up, and there seems not much utility in reiterating that Esther is a human being that chose to come here and experience contrast just like the rest of us&#8230; so I&#8217;ll leave it at that.</p>
<p>See you on the Forum!<br />
Jody</p>
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		<title>Comment on Is Esther Hicks a Hypocrite? by GypsyAnna</title>
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		<dc:creator>GypsyAnna</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Erika... Get a grip. If you keep going around judging things that you don't even understand, you will never learn anything from that. Abraham has been speaking publicly since some time in the late 1980's I do believe. I began listening to Abraham a couple of years ago, and I have also investigated the Secret. The Secret message seems weak in comparison to Abraham. Not that it matters though. Because.... If you keep focusing on the negative, no matter which one you are involved in, the fact is you will only experience more of the same. Give it a try to prove me wrong. Take a month off and only focus on one purely selfish desire or want. There will be changes in your life as a result. And the results will surprise you. If you are not blind. There will be change. It's inevitable.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Erika&#8230; Get a grip. If you keep going around judging things that you don&#8217;t even understand, you will never learn anything from that. Abraham has been speaking publicly since some time in the late 1980&#8217;s I do believe. I began listening to Abraham a couple of years ago, and I have also investigated the Secret. The Secret message seems weak in comparison to Abraham. Not that it matters though. Because&#8230;. If you keep focusing on the negative, no matter which one you are involved in, the fact is you will only experience more of the same. Give it a try to prove me wrong. Take a month off and only focus on one purely selfish desire or want. There will be changes in your life as a result. And the results will surprise you. If you are not blind. There will be change. It&#8217;s inevitable.</p>
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