Vince Cabrera
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Just Quoting
“Intelligence is not to think of the past and not to bother about the future – the past is no more, the future is not yet. Intelligence is to make the utmost use of the present moment that is available.” Osho
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Distinction or Extinction?
What do large power and money hungry international commercial corporations have in common with dinosaurs? They are both predators focussed on devouring anything in sight with no thought to the future and both have at some stage ruled the world! When you think about it they also have other similarities: large in physical size but
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Can you relate to this?
When you approach the end of your life it is likely that you will look back on how you have lived your life. It should come as no surprise to you that one of the things that will matter the most to you will be the quality of your relationships. It’s unlikely that you will
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A Matter of Perspective
Our perspective drives all our actions or lack of action. The problem is that our perspective or habitual attitudes come into play without our even knowing it. Why? Our conscious mind is responsible for only 5% of our mental processes however this is where we can exercise creative choice and imagine what might be. The
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Creative Pollution
These days we are not only faced with environmental disasters of epic proportions we also face the more insidious global diseases of superficial commercial and political expediency! What I am alluding to here is the use of creative talents and gifts to support commercial and political imperatives. For example: for the last few months I
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Shine a Light!
“Don’t worry about what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive” – Dr Howard Thuman. Your life should be dedicated to delivering your gifts, talents and skills with confidence. Often we hide away our gifts because to us
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Is there a problem here?
Life is not a problem waiting to be solved. Life is a mysterious celebration of living. At this level of consciousness problems are are no more! Imagine being in a dark room – the lights are off and you cannot see! Turn the light on and all is revealed. So does darkness really exist or
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The Mother-in-law of all Jokes
It could only happen in Tinseltown. In LA a standup comedian who was sued for making mother-in-law jokes has had the last laugh after a federal judge threw the case out of court! The comedian whose act for years has been to describe her life as a half-black, half-Swedish woman who marries into a Jewish
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The Differing Faces of Competition
You have probably often heard the saying “there’s nothing wrong with a good dose of healthy competition”. I think there is a lot of truth in this saying. When I think back to my childhood I recall spending alot of time as a competitive sportsperson. All the hard work and hours put into training really
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Learning from our miss-takes!
The word “mistake” is derived from an old archery term which simply means “missed the mark” or my definition a “miss-take”! In today’s frenetic world a “mistake” seems to carry with it a certain dramatic negative stigma which often has little or no direct correlation to the action or lack of action that the label