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Creative Corner => Online Journal => Topic started by: LuckyState98 on March 17, 2010, 05:36:16 PM
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And so therefore I will give me all the love I need so I can love others.
I will always live in an awaken state
I understand that Discipline, self control, controlling impulses is the key to learning, growing and confidence
I like myself too much to put poisons in my body and in my mind ever
I fill focus on preparing and applying my principles at all time
I will be detached to the results of my actions, but so that I can focus on learning from them
I will live in joy and happiness
Happy Saint Patricks Day
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I reflect on what made me successful in the past, and there is always calm, confidence, and a plan.
I reflect on what made me fail in the past, and there is always fear, impulsive, and lack of a plan.
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My dishwasher was making this crazy sound in the back. Over the course of a couple of weeks, I deduce that it was not the grinder, but the motor itself going bad, and I replaced a new motor myself.
Can you believe it?
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I want to desire, or cling to, nothing.
The one person I want to conquer in life is myself.
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I am so asshamed of myself for letting my daughter get sick for 5 days. She got an ear infection, which I didn't know. I guess my philosophy has always been that time will heal all minor sickness. I have always preferred the natural way of healing rather than over medicate the situation. However, I should have know better after 3 days. Finally, we went in and the doctor said she got an ear infection, she needed antibiotics. She was always so lively, happy, and energetic, but during that duration she wasn't that at all.
I just want to let you know that I love you will all my life, and you have made me realized that I need to do a better job of paying attention to all your needs all the time. I am so glad you got up this morning feeling much better. I will always remember this day of April 21st 2010 as the day I realized that my love wasn't enough. You deserved the best of me all the time, even in your sleep, and I will give that to you.
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I am so asshamed of myself for letting my daughter get sick for 5 days. She got an ear infection, which I didn't know. I guess my philosophy has always been that time will heal all minor sickness. I have always preferred the natural way of healing rather than over medicate the situation. However, I should have know better after 3 days. Finally, we went in and the doctor said she got an ear infection, she needed antibiotics. She was always so lively, happy, and energetic, but during that duration she wasn't that at all.
I just want to let you know that I love you will all my life, and you have made me realized that I need to do a better job of paying attention to all your needs all the time. I am so glad you got up this morning feeling much better. I will always remember this day of April 21st 2010 as the day I realized that my love wasn't enough. You deserved the best of me all the time, even in your sleep, and I will give that to you.
you're probably not gonna be nominated for "mother of the year" award for this one. :o
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you're probably not gonna be nominated for "mother of the year" award for this one. :o
I am actually a father, and she's my daughter and soulmate. I would have done anything to make her happy. It just didn't occur to me how serious it was.
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The Purpose of Life:
I know what it is, or at least what my purpose in life is now.
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So my best friend, after being pretty wasted, tells me that his wife loves me and that I shouldn't have an affair with his wife. I wasn't surprised to hear it, but believe me, we do not hang out together. I only hang out with him once or twice a month, but I see her with him from time to time.
So I told him that she doesn't love me, but maybe that she respects me because she thinks that I am what he isn't; I put all my energy and effort into my kids and family even before myself. I told him that she really loves him and not me.
Then he asked me if I wanted a girlfriend, that he will find me one.
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If you want something with all your heart, the universe conspires to get it for you.
The Universe does grant wishes. It is done through evolution, and it is done over many life times or it is done through innovations.
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My Five Principles to Daily Success and Happiness:
1. Think Win/Win
2. Never give in or act on impulses
3. Be in state for Success and Happiness
4. Be discipline, and apply Principles(actions) for Success and Happiness
5. Be Detached to results, so that one can learn from actions
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Goodbye to an old friend:
From a long time ago, I knew that you weren't good for me. In my times of stress, I met up with you again, and you seem pleasant, like fresh air. However, after a while you demanded so much time and energy from me that I hardly have time for my real self. I always thank you for making the time for me, but I have to go. I am thankful for having this experience with you again, but I will not come back this way anymore. This experience has told me that my path with you will always be a dead end. Even if we are successful together, I would hide you in the closet and not tell others about you. Thank you for always making the time for me and teaching me important lessons in my life each time we meet. Farewell.
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Knowing what you should do demonstrates IQ intelligence, but that is not enough
Actually being able to follow through with doing it demonstrates Emotional intelligence, it is the much stronger influence of the two intelligence. To be able to follow through one has to condition the habits into your nervous system.
Example: We all know that to lose weight, we simply need to eat less, eat healthier, and excercise. Then why is it that many people are having a hard time doing so, it is because they are working against their mental conditioning. They need to change their mental conditioning to accomodate what their objectives and then it will work.
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You know, I had a dream about you last night. The first in a long time. :)
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I notice that I can't hear the message that you're trying to convey when you are yelling. The message that I really hear is that you're insecure and inconsiderate, and that is why you're yelling. When you are yelling, I see your anger and frustration, but I don't hear your message. However seeing you so fragile does make me want to love you more.
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I have just learned the value of a verbal agreement or contract. But that's okay, because my gain is learning from it this time.
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So you ask why do people meditate. I think here's why:
When you want to get stronger, you workout with weights. However the most powerful organ in your body is your mind. Meditating is like working out with your mind, because you're constantly trying to focus it on what you want. When you meditate, in the end, you have a mind that can control instead of allowing it to control you. The fruits of meditation is that you now have better control of the strongest organ in your body.
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This is for my cousin Bundy, after being away for three years, is the new kid in town:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3EMvdL7RTE
I know you have a good heart, so I hope you stay with us longer this time.
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I am sorry for being honest and bringing us both pain and discomfort. I hope someday, you will come to appreciate the honesty. I know I have some regrets, because I wasn't honest with myself in the past.
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This is one of my favorite love songs of all time. Maybe it is because I haven't found you yet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwYspZL8wp8
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Once, one of my primary principles in life was Think Win/Win. It made me very happy for a long time, until someone selfish came along and taught me a lesson. I then became selfish just like that person. As a result my world fell a part. My world fell apart, because I gave up a belief that made me happy just for one person. Now I am realizing that Thinking Win/Win is the best way to go, no matter what happens.
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My favorite movie character is "Jim" from 'The Man from Snowy River."
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Everyday, every situation is ever new and slightly different and therefore you have to make learning and growing one of your most important principles, along with love.
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What does that symbol mean?
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Trading is hard because it puts pressure on the mind, whether winning or losing. However from a reason and logic stand point alone it is not hard but easy.
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My public principles:
1. Honesty
2. Think Win/Win
3. Love and compassion for all beings
4. Service to others
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My Private Principles:
1. Today is a miracle, a gift
2. Create Awareness in every moment and every action, so as to never take actions based on impulse
3. I love myself too much to put poisons in my body and in my thoughts
4. Practice and Apply Principles at every moment
5. I find great joy in asking empowering questions to learn and grow
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I am sorry for being honest and bringing us both pain and discomfort. I hope someday, you will come to appreciate the honesty. I know I have some regrets, because I wasn't honest with myself in the past.
I am glad you called me and we came to a better understanding of our friendship and cousinship.
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How did I over come impulsive negative thoughts? It is with thoughts of love and compassion.
Sometimes I have dark impulsive thoughts that I knew I shouldn't have (I could never act on them), because they are not okay and disgusting or gruesome. I thought to myself why? why?
I reflect on the thought and added love to the equation, and I am filled with love for the individual and the negative thought faded away, only there is love left. I want to reach out and gently touch this beautiful soul with my heart and the impulsive negative thought is no longer there. I realized that I have grown a little bit then, and that I am capable of ridding the negative thoughts from me by using love and I am filled with joy.
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Change is a constant in the Universe. We must realize and appreciate that or else suffer the consequences of becoming as they say "like the dinosaurs."
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I heard this song a long time ago. For those of you living here, it will re-affirm your love for this state, especially this time of the year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdrwOaEwmS0
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Why do I love me?
Because if I do not love me, how could I even beginning to really love anyone else?
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I notice that every time I break my principles, I feel pain which leads to breaking more principles.
I am very happy to not break principles, and sometimes I feel like I can break a little without getting in trouble, but i am so wrong to think like that.
I am in so much pain today.
You cannot break principles, but only break yourself upon them. I was doing really good too, in a certain area.
Oh well, it is a learning process, and I finally learn my lesson today.
From this day forward, May 18th, I will never break one of Principles again, especially my Private Principles, because I love Me.
My Public Principle
My Private Principles
My Happiness Principles
My success Principles
My Trading Principles (as far as Trading goes, Triggers first before Entry)
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My lesson from today in Trading is that to apply my principles at all times, including Triggers first.
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Dear P,
Once, we were the best of friends as well as lovers.... what happened?
I never wanted to give up loving you, but I only did so to ease my pain and lessen my pain when you left for your activities. Prior to that, My life long goal had been to have you eventually love me as a soulmate.
I was filled with so much pain every time you left, that I had no choice but to tune you out for my sanity, to stop crying. After awhile, it became so much a part of me, that I could not get rid of it. I am sorry for hurting you in return when you hurt me.
I do miss my friend and love, but that is in the past and nothing will bring back that life. I know you are living a life that you have always dreamed about and I am happy for you from the bottom of my heart.
I really think you are a strong individual and you will find the love of your life, someone to complete you.
It is good to talk to you sometimes as friends.:)
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Re: Dearest P;
Go and find all the happiness you can find. You deserve the best that life has to offer.
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Re: Trading Results
Practice:
1. Bringing more awareness in every situation
2. Practice being Discipline
3. Practice detachment to results in every situation
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Quote of the Day:
"I live to work hard, not get rich." - Ikea founder, Ingvar Kamprad
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What makes people happiest? FREEDOM
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May 20th 2010:
I purified myself in the St Croix Today.
My hope is to wash away all the dirt and filth that has acumulated over the years and to emerge a lotus flower.
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The other day, I asked my 7 years old girl to set the table. She knows it's her job, but right before that she had asked me to open a cup of jelly for her; you know the kind of jelly cup you find in Asian stores.
She had one hand around the jelly cup and was sucking on it and enjoying it slowly, and the other hand doing the plates and silverware. As I reflect on the memory, I am so in love with her. Her energy, her willingness to balance her chores with enjoying a treat, and her joy in performing both tasks.
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There's a saying that I heard:
One cannot break a principle "like honesty", but you can only break yourself upon it.
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How to motivate someone and also bring joy into the equation? Positve reinforcement.
Everytime a love one does something you like, give him or her a compliment right away, and you will find that they will enjoy doing it more often without your nagging.
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Hey L,
You're giving me too much credit, maybe because the way I phrased it. I don't think it's that I need to suffer to find my greatest path, but may I assigned it so to make the most use of the past. I bet you sometimes it's trying to find meaning from the hard times, and so as to not dwell in the past and allow it to eat you up. And you tell yourself that you are better off, because you're able to forgive the past, including yourself, and mostly you're able to learn from it. But there are moments when you do ask "what happened?" Because you're able to reflect on it with positive thoughts, you're able to smile and say, "something happened and I am as responsible as the other person and I take my share and learn what I can to be better next time." And if you can't say that, then you're still clinging on to the past, which will hurt only you.
The aware and certainty part is still a work in progress as I am trying to bring it to become a habit. Don't take it for strong assurance that I have reached a milestone of some sort, but I am aware that I need to constantly bring awareness to situations I encounter and actions that I take. I have noticed that awareness really calms my negative emotions and dissipates negative energies. The certainty thing might be an overstatement, I will explain. In the past, I have done things that worked personally and career-wise without being aware of why it worked, except for the fact of hard work and patience alone. For example, although I am still having a hard time incorporating the detachment principle, I really found an appreciation for it. In the past, when I traded successfully, I came in loved my job, waited patiently for the right opportunity, traded them when they came, and went home with no positions at all. I was not attached to outcome, losses or wins, but I find joy of being in the process. I notice towards the end, I started carrying positions home, mostly losers; because if they were winners I would have cashed out and gone home with a smile. I think it came about because my need to morph and grow as a trader, but however it was done on the fly without sound thoughts. And I become attached to the losing positions emotionally and they eat you up psychology as well as start hoping that the market would turn. I started hating my job so much that sometimes I would take these really long lunches or walks. Sometimes clinging to bad positions would work, which makes things worst, because you have just taught yourself that applying a flawed strategy can work if you hold on long enough. With that strategy, I feel it's almost like training yourself to smoke cigarettes and after a while it's okay because you need it to deal with all the stress, including that of being a filthy smoker. To use the cigarette analogy again, I feel as if I am now aware of seeing smoking for what it really is: a psychological trap which will only deteriorate you mentally and physically. And that makes me feel some sense of certainty, that I can hope to let go of some bad habits and reconstruct more sound principles. Thus being detached or unclinging to results made me a better trader in the past. When I became attached to results, then I cling to losers and I start a cycle that could spiral downward, including adopting unsound principles. I guess my what I am trying to say is that I think I am more aware of why things worked or failed in the past for me and trying to learn from them. If nothing, I am making an effort to practice awareness to strengthen good habits and get rid of useless ones.
However, I did get a better understanding of the purpose of life, at least my life. I don't know how much I will be able to apply, and I should make an effort to apply as much as I can. You know how I told you that one of the greatest purpose in ones life is to be a link in the ever flowing circle of life. How strong you are in that link will help determine how strong the next link will be. Therefore one of the greatest thing a person can do is be of service to others, but with detachment to results. Catering to the desire of the ego and the self will not lead to happiness. That is why I really admire your example of Yij C's approach to someone asking for money. Most people will easily shun it by thinking "if I give, I will re-inforce a bad habit or I will end up being scammed."
Okay, how much are you going to charge me for the therapy session? :)
Music time:
Do you like Joshua Kadison? Sometimes I can listen to Jessie all day. I like Postcards from LA too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gre4DZuA6k4
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Nothing is real until you created it in your mind. You give it permission to live.
Live your life to be worthy of the energy you take.
There's only one real sin and that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of that. For example when you tell a lie, you steal someone else's right to tell the truth - From 'The Kite Runner'
Cowards die many times before their deaths. The valiant never taste of death but once - William Shakespeare
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Why did the Rally fail on Thursday? Because the TRIN was above way above 1, and the VIX was trend was really high.
Why did the market rally on Friday from the openning, because the stock closed thursday on a Large Red Bar. The TRIN was below 1.
Why did the sell off in the afternoon fail? It was because the selloff in the 5min was into a RC15 with a low TRIN.
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Why did the market sell off this whole week, because of a rising VIX indicating fear in the market. Therefore the edge is in favor of the bears, and all else the same, the market will panic in fear.
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There was a time I absolutely love my job. It is like going on vacation. There was a time where I absolutely hated my job. It was torture everyday, and I would rather go and collect garbage, because it would keep my mind of my job. The job didn't change, but I did, and my state of mind did.
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Nothing good can be attain and kept without DISCIPLINE and HARDWORK.
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From Tao Te Ching
One:
Ever desireless, one can see the mystery
Ever desiring, one sees the manifestations
These two spring from the same source but differ in name
Eight:
In dwelling, be close to the land
In Mediation, go deep in the heart
In dealing with others, be gentle and kind
In speech, be true
In ruling, be just
In daily life, be competent
In action, be aware of the time and the season
Thirty Three:
Knowing others is wisdom
Knowing the self is enlightenment
Mastering others requires force
Mastering the self requires strength
He who knows he has enough is rich
Perseverance is a sign of willpower
He who stays where he is endures
To die but not to perish is too be eternally present
Forty-Six:
There is no greater sin than desire (actually clinging to desire)
No greater curse than discontent (attachment to results)
No greater misfortune than wanting something for oneself
Therefore he who knows that enough is enough will always have enough
Fifty-Six:
Keep your mouth shut,
Guard the senses,
And life is ever full
Open your mouth,
Always be busy,
And life is beyond hope
Seventy-Six:
A man is born gentle and weak
At his death he is hard and stiff
Green plants are tender and filled with sap
At their death they are withered and dry
Therefore the stiff and unbending is the disciple of death.
The gentle and yielding is the disciple of life.
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First of all:
TRIN was bearish all along:
Should never have focused on longs
BIDU: The pattern was true to Special 3, because tge stock never went up that morning. It is actually lower from the from the openning suggesting a negative CH pattern.
Same thing with AXP, PBR as well.
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NYX: There was no reason to enter this trade, as the momentum was clearly shifting.
In fact, the TRIN was against most these entries. Obey the TRIN.
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NEM: It wasn't a true Special Patten because the stock could never moved to the upside.
RIMM: Not a very good pattern either.
All Trades were done out of hope, but not the reality of the market..
I never reloaded losers.
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I don't know why, but you are on my mind lately. I know why.....but I am wondering if you are thinking about me as well. You should come out with your friends so we can meet again.
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I bought the openning and it worked, but I never keep long enough. The Best to do was TRIM half and let the other half ride until closed, with stops at break even. However I did picked up another position to get in and I rode MOS until almost target. Why did the buy at open work? Because they are tired of selling it now. Now that it's working sooner or later, they will want to buy it all back and more.
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"The example of patient suffering is by itself the most procious of all lessons in an impatient World." - From Sherlock Holmes' 'The Veiled Lodger'
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One of the Keys to Happiness:
"I am optimistic and confident in all that I do. I affirm only the best for myself and others. I am the creator of my life and my world. I meed daily challenges gracefully and with complete confidence. I fill my mind with positive, nurturing, and healing thoughts." - Alice Potter
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"The pure, the beautiful, the bright, that stirred our hearts in youth, the impulse to a wordless prayer, the dreams of love and truth, the longings after something lost, the spirit's yearning cry, the strivings after better hopes, these things can never die." - Sarah Doudney
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I started the morning, right off trying to guess when the stock was going to turn without paying attention to the candle patterns. I traded based on hope instead of sound pattern and I got what I deserved. I bought the weakest and it kept getting weaker.
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Breaking rules is contagious, because you keep making execuses for breaking them. Therefore, it is best to not even start.
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Market sold off into the afternoon, based on current daily pattern weakness. However if it holds here, it will rally.
I cannot put all my eggs into one basket.
It's so idiotic, and amateur that I can't believe I would do such a thing.
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Re: S L
It may be a mistake, and probably is, but now I know. Besides it was nice. I don't know why I did it.
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I can't believe I got so hijacked yesterday. I almost fell off the Discipline wagon.
Re: Trading
I bought this morning on the small dip and kept the positions that I did not get stopped out of into the afternoon.
Unfortunately I got stopped out of 2 positions, and in my other account I bought in way too early. But because of the strength of the market and TRIN, I was able to ride it for some gain. However, I came home too soon and it didn't reach my target like I wanted to.
My position in X would have reached my target too, if I didn't interfere with it. Interfering is similar to entrying early without a Trigger. I need to learn to do a better job of letting winners ride with stops, instead of interfering with a position that is trending.
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There was no reason to cover X, except Fear; Fear of giving back profits. Fear is not a reason, but market condition and patterns should be the reason for taking actions.
Market conditions and patterns are reason and logic, while is an emotion. Decisions should not be made on emotions, because they will be flawed.
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Questions before Entry
1. Where is the TRIN, and what is it doing?
2. What is the 15MIN doing?
3. What is the Pattern?
4. Do I have a Trigger(s)?
Exit Questions
1. Have the market conditions changed (TRIN & SPY)?
2. Did the stock experience an OEXT move that justifies cover?
3. Did the stock suddenly change with an ENG pattern?
4. Have I reached my target?
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I believe that this morning's sell off may rally in the afternoon. However, I allowed my one long position to influence and drag my opinion into hoping and getting into longs prematurely, against market conditions.
The strength of the daily MA is coming through this morning after a large run up yesterday. The only way for a follow through to the upside would be if the Daily Ma were more bullish. It is not.
What is the price action telling me?
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I thought that the market would not sell off too steep.
My instincts weren't too far off, but my actions were premature with no Trigger.
Why did it work? Because the strength of the 15MIN.
Patterns need correct market condition and triggers, along with Trading discipline, to work.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hzv0TSSDgU
Dust in the wind - by Kansas
I remembered this song from a long time ago while working nights at a Japanese restaurant. For some weird reason, it would always come on during Saturday nights.
This song reminds me that I born of nothing and will return there in the blink of an eye.
Wow, one of the things I once treasured most is already dust in the wind.
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One of the best thing you can be in life is to ever be a student.
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To the one that was once my love:
Thank you for finally giving me the divorce paper. I always wish you well in every thing you do. I almost wanted to hug you and tell you that you are a very strong person and that everything will be okay. You will shine in what you do.
Sometimes I miss the good friendship that was, but then I think about all the times we fought and I know we are both happier this way.
They played this song so much the Summer we were dating, but I never really paid attention to it until you left then and I hear so much heart break in the song. When you came back, I was thankful for having you in my life, and now you are gone again. When they play this song or I hear this song, I will always be reminded of our rocky life together.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfi0EogarmA
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All the entries I had yesterday got stopped out. It is because they were more out of hope than true market analysis. The TRIN was rising all that time, and so market condition wise there was no reason to enter and re-enter.
Market Condition, Patterns, Triggers make up entry
I was ignoring the Market Condition part yesterday.
Market Condition = TRIN + SPY Pattern + Price Action
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What did I learn from my morning Entries and Stops. They were all market and got stopped out. Even thought the market condition was right, I still have to be patient with my Entry. It either needs to be far away or I need a Trigger first.
They were market orders with no Triggers, and so they failed.
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I bought using limit orders and they all work this time. I had the market (TRIN) in my favor as well as good patterns. Unfortunately, I had to over my morning losses and so I am up, but not as much as I had hope to be. I did reach my target in JOYG, and then the stock ran some more.
Why did it work today, because the TRIN was really low at .5. Why did it failed yesterday, because the 15Min was bearish and the TRIN was high and climbing. They define market condition.
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A poem about loving oneself
Invictus
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll.
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
William Ernest Henley
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The only thing which we regret is the things which we did not do. - Wayne Dyer
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Monday, June 23, 2008
"The Dyer Dozen"
1) Want more for others than you want for yourself. Whatever you perceive to be missing, want that MORE for others and it will automatically come to you as the first recipient.
2) Think from the end. Begin to see yourself surrounded by people and events and things that constitute your perfect life. "Act as if" it has already happened. Because all that you need, you already have.
3) Be an appreciator in your life. Look for that which is valuable rather than worthless. When you depreciate you take value away, when you appreciate, you add value. Make it a point therefore to always add value.
4) Stay in rapport with Source Energy. Constantly reminding you of connection is how Source thinks.
5) Resistance is deviation from the Source. Every thought you have that is different from the Source you originated from is resistance. Fear, anger, shame, depression, can't, won't, shouldn't, are all resistance. Love, happiness, joy, tenderness are all Source inspired. You are what you believe and you will have in your life whatever you believe you can have.
6) Contemplate yourself surrounded by the conditions you want to produce. You are one with Source and can create anything you desire. Source can't be anything other than it is, neither can you. Your base material is the All That Is.
7) Understand the art of allowing. Taking the path of least resistance. Every thought with resistance in it, creates path of least allowing. Are you pulling energy from Source or pushing against the Flow?
8) Practice radical humility. You are not the body or mind you are in. You are not the posessions you have, you are the Divine Source. Come home to your real self and realize that you are no better or worse than anyone else.
9) Stay in a constant state of gratitude: stay in a state of being generous and grateful. Rumi said: "Trade your knowldege for bewilderment" Be in constant awe and wonder at the generosity and beauty of life and be grateful for it.
10) Keep in mind that you can never resolve a problem by condemning it. When you use shame, you are using the lowest energy out in the universe. You can't shame your way into the Source just like no amount of poverty you live in can lift anyone else up out of poverty. Be the example you wish to see in the world.
11) Play the match game - always ask do I match Source in my intention?
12) Meditate: The quiet mind is your way of staying connected to Source. You cannot divide Source/God. Everything else has a polarity/dichotomy except for silence. You cut silence in half and you get more silence. Cut Source in half and you get more Source. You can't divide it. Stay in the Gap.
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It is dangerous to trade on hope without proper Market condition, Pattern, and Triggers.
It is dangerous to stray from discipline and Principles.
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My Patterns work, and they work very well.
My Trading is not working, because I am going against the pattern through "It is too cheap here."
If I stick to simply Trading my patterns, and apply Mechanics of a trade, my methodology will works and works well.
It stops working when I go against my patterns based on hope.
Solution: Trade only my patterns and apply Mechanics of a Trade.
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One Mind, One Focus, Principles
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Why are people mad sometimes? They are mad because you're too busy being such an ***hole that they can't give you the love they have inside of them, and it's frustrating the heck out them. People want to give love because it feels good, but you have to make yourself worthy to receive it.
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Dear Frank Longman:
Thank you for being such a good friend. You truly understand and went out of your way to help a friend, and I will always be appreciative of that.
I think I have designed one of the best Trading Plans that I have ever done, but I have yet had one day where I applied it. I have never applied it yet, instead my mind has gravitated and wandered to wish and hope strategies here and there from my past; which obviously has failed. As a tribute to my love for me and your love for us, I will have nothing but a one minded focus on applying my Trading strategies. I think it is a very excellent philosophy and a very good Trading Plan that will ensure success when applied with a one mind focus. 6/06/2010.
I love you for giving it all and I will always treasure this break through.
One minded focus on apply my Trading Principles at all times.
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A long time ago: I was told so and so person respects me and that I should go and talk to them, because I was needed to help a resolve an issue. I went and talked to him and later on, he cussed about me.
I was told that my brother and sister inlaw really respects me and that I should go and talk to them about their issues. Well, I did, but they never listened and I could never help them out.
I guess, people only respects you as much as you're willing to leave them alone.
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If someone wanted to lose weight, it's simple; Eat less and excercise more.
If someone wanted to excel in school, it's simple; study hard.
He or she has the knowledge, intelligence, of what to do.
The answer therefore doesn't lie with intelligence but with Emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence drives will, impulse control as well as discipline, which are the ingredients to succeeding.
"Knowledge and skills are nothing until you apply them." - Bruce Lee
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When I meditate, what does my heart want or desire? Happiness for others.
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One mind, one focus, Love and happiness for others.
One mind, one focus, Discipline
One mind, one focus, Apply principles with detachment.
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Why did the market selloff yesterday? TRIN above 1.
Why did the market hold today? Because TRIN remained under 1.
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I wasn't applying my principles well enough.
I got too many things going on. I wasn't relaxed, and I got in and reloaded. I broke principles got detaced and that is why I didn't fare that well.
On a positive note. I was able to better contain my losses and kept some small profits. So I am getting better.
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My trading position turned on me, and I was down alot.
Why did the market rally? Because TRIN never climbed and was low.
Why did I lose money despite the market rallying, and I was long, because I didn't have stops in place, especially in GS.
Why did GS failed to rally? Because it was against the 5Min Rule, 5Min MA RC, and CMA 5Min. The sign was all there, I chose to ignore it.
There were things that I did right and wrong. Unfortunately the wrong in GS beat out all the other rights.......
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No Patterns and Trigger in GS.
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Your soulmate and greatest teachers:
Is not the person who is like you and likes all the things that you do. It is someone who can push your button and send you into a frenzy is the person who is the person who is your greatest teacher. They teach you that you haven't master yourself at this moment.
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When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.
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Two Late Positions:
RIMM: Limited order, worked out.
JOYG: Chased fill, Stopped out. As a result, I also trimmed RIMM too.
Solution: Use limit orders with a reasonable stop.
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Some of the meanest and cruelest people in your life or people who can push your buttons are your greatest teachers. Be thankful that they came into your life to help make you master yourself.
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My Mantras:
1. One minded focus on love, compassion, and happiness for others
2. One minded focus on Happily applying principles for success, detached from results
3. One minded focus on patience and discipline in applying principles at all times
4. One minded focus on Congruency in thoughts, feelings, and Actions.
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I got stopped out of all my positions today.
The reasons:
Negative
I got stopped out was because I went against MKC (TRIN>1).
I also went against the MA (PA).
Positive
I did not reload and I waited for Trigger first.
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A long time ago, I cultivated a poison tree in my life, and it turned my friend into my foe, and I killed my friend.
William Blake: A Poison Tree
I was angry with my friend:
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow.
And I watered it in fears,
Night and morning with my tears;
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.
And it grew both day and night,
Till it bore an apple bright.
And my foe beheld it shine.
And he knew that it was mine,
And into my garden stole
When the night had veiled the pole;
In the morning glad I see
My foe outstretched beneath the tree.
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Yesterday and today were great examples of how to Trade.
Yesterday, I put on the positions and I got stopped out.
Improvement: I went against patterns that I liked.
Today, I rode em almost to target, and then I got out.
Improvement: I didn't enter patterns that were best, for example RIMM, but I entered X and JOYG
Do not play around for 20-30 cents, put in decent stops and let the stock do its job.
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My Mantras:
1. One minded focus on love, compassion, and happiness for others
2. One minded focus on The Joy in applying principles for success, detached from results
3. One minded focus on patience and discipline in applying principles at all times, detached from results
4. One minded focus on Congruency in thoughts, feelings, and Actions, detached from results
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I did not play the pattern of OEXT:BWB with two Triggers, eng and Tail. Considering that TRIN >1. That was the pattern to play.
Instead, I went with my current position. This reminds me of a tendency to double up. New positions should have nothing to do with current losers or past positions.
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I heard this clever riddle a long time ago.
How long is a piece of string?
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I know now that God, among other places, comes to being in churches.
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All the classic mistakes this morning.
1. Buying the weakest
2. Shorting the Strongest
3. Reloading
4. Chased fill (X, MOS, JOYG)
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I didn't look for the right patterns in NEM, ABX......
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Everyone who comes into our lives has the potential to become a teacher.
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I keep going the wrong way based on hope, rather than going with the momentum. I traded with hope, rather than with the negative close of yesterday.
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I came from greatness.
I must be like what I came from.
I attract greatness.
I will never abandon my greatness or the greatness of others.
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I have just realized that I have had only one love in my life. She has come and go from time to time and has taken the form of many person or woman, but there has been only one love. My love's essence is in all of them, though they have different forms.
Currently, she's taking the time to find herself again, but I am hoping she will come back soon, because I miss her.
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What is real?
What is real is that which never changes. - Lao Tzu
Everything we see in the physical world is changing.
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If I don't live like Davinci paints, I will die. Live from there, from that place in your heart.
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Zen Proverb.
"Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water."
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My Mantras:
1. I came from greatness. I must be like what I came from. I attract greatness. I will never abandon my own greatness or the greatness of others.
2. One minded focus on love, compassion, and happiness for others
3. One minded focus on the Joy in Applying principles at all times, detached from results.
4. One minded focus Discipline and Patiences on applying principles at all times, detached from results.
5. Congruency in thoughts, feelings, and actions.
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By the way, thank you very much for spending that lazy Saturday afternoon with me as a friend, I really appreciate it. - K
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My first game and I got tossed out early. I forgot to appy principles at all times.
I need to realize that the greatest of human skills is communication and the best way to communicate is to listen. Instead, I fed my ego by yapping about this or that to demonstrate my intelligence, and it backed fired.
I also dwell in lack of self control. I succumb to impulses and lost control, became a raving idiot.
Well it is my first tournament, so I need to learn from this early exit.
1. Greatest human skill is to listen
2. Be discipline at all times, do not succumb to impulses
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One of the dumbest idea is to try to trade because it is too low or too high. For example my last two trades: X, which I still have, and JCP, which I have too. Not only is it a dumb idea, because you believe they are good value and worth holding, but you are drawn towards trading in that direction again.
Never take a loser into tomorrow.
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On Death
I am standing upon the seashore. A ship, at my side,
spreads her white sails to the moving breeze and starts
for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength.
I stand and watch her until, at length, she hangs like a speck
of white cloud just where the sea and sky come to mingle with each other.
Then, someone at my side says, "There, she is gone"
Gone where?
Gone from my sight. That is all. She is just as large in mast,
hull and spar as she was when she left my side.
And, she is just as able to bear her load of living freight to her destined port.
Her diminished size is in me -- not in her.
And, just at the moment when someone says, "There, she is gone,"
there are other eyes watching her coming, and other voices
ready to take up the glad shout, "Here she comes!"
And that is dying...
Death comes in its own time, in its own way.
Death is as unique as the individual experiencing it.
Anonymous
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Rabindranath Tagore (a conversation with God, Krisna)
Who is This?
I came out alone on my way to my tryst.
But who is this that follows me in the silent dark?
I move aside to avoid his presence but I escape him not.
He makes the dust rise from the earth with his swagger;
he adds his loud voice to every word that I utter.
He is my own little self, my lord, he knows no shame;
but I am ashamed to come to thy door in his company.
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The six crumbs of Little Effie's Brain
1. May
2. Might
3. Would
4. Could
5. Should
6. Must
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My Mantras:
1. I came from greatness. I must be like what I came from. I attract greatness. I will never abandon my own greatness or the greatness of others.
2. One minded focus on Love, Compassion, and Happiness for others
a. Listen, do not allow your Ego parade itself around
b. Do not judge others, you're only judging yourself
3. One minded focus on The Joy in Applying Principles at all times, detached from results
4. One minded focus on The Joy in each moment, the now. Do not dwell in what if's, the past, or the future
5. One minded focus on Patience and discipline in applying principles at all time, detached from results
6. One minded focus on Congruency in thoughts, feelings, and actions.
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My lesson from the last couple of days: I need to learn to let go of losers, no matter how attractive the prices are. Two reasons.
1. The Trend is there friend, so it will keep trending that way. No matter how attractive the prices are.
2. Keeping losers brings a mentality of defending it by double up or putting on other similar positions, The EGO is in charge now, and it has no place in life as well in Trading.
Objective: Day trade only, unless it's a winner, which I will keep for three days max.
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My General error in my Trading has been to look for reversals because it is too cheap or too expensive, without Triggers.
But yet when the market is up, it tends to keep going, because there is no more sellers, and when the market is down, there tends to be no buyers, and so I put myself through unnecessary pain.
When the market is down, the general volatility will favor the down side.
When the market is up, the general volatility will favor the up side.
Stop thinking reversal, but think Trend until Eng or other reversal patterns come in.
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A Japanese fable
A belligerent samurai, once challenged a Zen master to explain the concept of heaven and hell. But the monk replied with scorn, "You're nothing but a lout - I can't waste my time with the likes of you!"
His very honor attacked, the samurai flew into a rage and, pulling his sword from it's scabbard, yelled, "I could kill you for your impertinence."
"That," the monk calmly replied, "is hell."
Startled at seeing the truth in what the master pointed out about the fury that had him in it's grip, the samurai calmed down, sheathed his sword, and bowed, thanking the monk for the insight.
"And that," said the monk, "is heaven."
This is one of my favorite fables, because it demonstrates that our ability to control our emotions determines our reality.
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Gudo was the emperor's teacher of his time. Nevertheless, he used to travel alone as a wandering mendicant. Once when he was on his way to Edo, the cultural and political center of the shogunate, he approached a little village named Takenaka. It was evening and a heavy rain was falling. Gudo was thoroughly wet. His straw sandals were in pieces. At a farmhouse near the village he noticed four or five pairs of sandals in the window and decided to buy some dry ones.
The woman who offered him the sandals, seeing how wet he was, invited him in to remain for the night in her home. Gudo accepted, thanking her. He entered and recited a sutra before the family shrine. He was then introduced to the women's mother, and to her children. Observing that the entire family was depressed, Gudo asked what was wrong.
"My husband is a gambler and a drunkard," the housewife told him. "When he happens to win he drinks and becomes abusive. When he loses he borrows money from others. Sometimes when he becomes thoroughly drunk he does not come home at all. What can I do?"
"I will help him," said Gudo. "Here is some money. Get me a gallon of fine wine and something good to eat. Then you may retire. I will meditate before the shrine."
When the man of the house returned about midnight, quite drunk, he bellowed: "Hey, wife, I am home. Have you something for me to eat?"
"I have something for you," said Gudo. "I happened to be caught in the rain and your wife kindly asked me to remain here for the night. In return I have bought some wine and fish, so you might as well have them."
The man was delighted. He drank the wine at once and laid himself down on the floor. Gudo sat in meditation beside him.
In the morning when the husband awoke he had forgotten about the previous night. "Who are you? Where do you come from?" he asked Gudo, who was still meditating.
"I am Gudo of Kyoto and I am going on to Edo," replied the Zen master.
The man was utterly ashamed. He apologized profusely to the teacher of his emperor.
Gudo smiled. "Everything in this life is impermanent," he explained. "Life is very brief. If you keep on gambling and drinking, you will have no time left to accomplish anything else, and you will cause your family to suffer too."
The perception of the husband awoke as if from a dream. "You are right," he declared. "How can I ever repay you for this wonderful teaching! Let me see you off and carry your things a little way."
"If you wish," assented Gudo.
The two started out. After they had gone three miles Gudo told him to return. "Just another five miles," he begged Gudo. They continued on.
"You may return now," suggested Gudo.
"After another ten miles," the man replied.
"Return now," said Gudo, when the ten miles had been passed.
"I am going to follow you all the rest of my life," declared the man.
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If You Love, Love Openly
Twenty monks and one nun, who was named Eshun, were practicing meditation with a certain Zen master.
Eshun was very pretty even though her head was shaved and her dress plain. Several monks secretly fell in love with her. One of them wrote her a love letter, insisting upon a private meeting.
Eshun did not reply. The following day the master gave a lecture to the group, and when it was over, Eshun arose. Addressing the one who had written to her, she said: "If you really love me so much, come and embrace me now."
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Ryokan, a Zen master, lived the simplest kind of life in a little hut at the foot of a mountain. One evening a thief visited the hut only to discover there was nothing to steal.
Ryokan returned and caught him. "You have come a long way to visit me," he told the prowler, "and you should not return empty-handed. Please take my clothes as a gift."
The thief was bewildered. He took the clothes and slunk away.
Ryoken sat naked, watching the moon. "Poor fellow," he mused, "I wish I could have given him this beautiful moon."
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No Water, No Moon
When the nun Chiyono studied Zen under Bukko of Engaku she was unable to attain the fruits of meditation for a long time.
At last one moonlit night she was carrying water in an old pail bound with bamboo. The bamboo broke and the bottom fell out of the pail, and at that moment Chiyono was set free!
In commemoration, she wrote a poem:
In this way and that I tried to save the old pail
Since the bamboo strip was weakening and about
to break
Until at last the bottom fell out.
No more water in the pail!
No more moon in the water!
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I saw a beautiful pattern going into the close last night, but I chose to go against it, for a variety of reasons, one, because stocks are too cheap. Well, the pattern worked, Double Clusters. My position suffered...... after being up.
Triggers need patters to go with them. Patterns, meaning the MAs.
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No Attachment to Dust
Zengetsu, a Chinese master of the T'ang dynasty, wrote the following advice for his pupils:
Living in the world yet not forming attachments to the dust of the world is the way of a true Zen student.
When witnessing the good action of another encourage yourself to follow his example. Hearing of the mistaken action of another, advise yourself not to emulate it.
Even though alone in a dark room, be as if you were facing a noble guest. Express your feelings, but become no more expressive than your true nature.
Poverty is your teasure. Never exchange it for an easy life.
A person may appear a fool and yet not be one. He may only be guarding his wisdom carefully.
Virtues are the fruit of self-discipline and do not drop from heaven of themselves as does rain or snow.
Modesty is the foundation of all virtues. Let your neighbors discover you before you make yourself known to them.
A noble heart never forces itself forward. Its words are as rare gems, seldom displayed and of great value.
To a sincere student, every day is a fortunate day. Time passes but he never lags behind. Neither glory nor shame can move him.
Censure yourself, never another. Do not discuss right and wrong.
Some things, though right, were considered wrong for generations. Since the value of righteousness may be recognized after centuries, there is no need to crave an immediate appreciation.
Live with cause and leave results to the great law of the universe. Pass each day in peaceful contemplation.
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I came to realized a teacher of mine. It is constantly teaching me how foolish I am to think that I am close to mastering myself. Unfortunately, I am still getting lessons this week.
Thank you for the lessons of this week. It is enough.
My father dwells and pride in it and uses it as an excuse to do horrible things
My brother blames it for his failure
I boast about conquering it publicly, but in private I dwell in it (to relieve stress, which doesn't work)
When I am done with it for awhile, I would test it again
Please let the light of truth and honesty come in and shine away my secret failure into faraway unreachable corners. I will be pure, because my body is my vehicle, and my mind is my kingdom. My sin attack both at the same time. Every time I touch it, it is failure, no matter how I sugar coat it, therefore I will never touch alcohol in private again; it is dust and I aim to not be attach to dust.
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Rabindranath Tagore (a conversation with God, Krisna)
Who is This?
I came out alone on my way to my tryst.
But who is this that follows me in the silent dark?
I move aside to avoid his presence but I escape him not.
He makes the dust rise from the earth with his swagger;
he adds his loud voice to every word that I utter.
He is my own little self, my lord, he knows no shame;
but I am ashamed to come to thy door in his company.
I finally met him last, and boy, was I ashamed. I always kid myself that he's no longer with me, but I know that he still is and that I must always represent the both of us, instead of allow him to do so.
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Buddha's Zen
Buddha said: "I consider the positions of kings and rulers as that of dust motes. I observe treasures of gold and gems as so many bricks and pebbles. I look upon the finest silken robes as tattered rags. I see myriad worlds of the universe as small seeds of fruit, and the greatest lake in India as a drop of oil on my foot. I perceive the teachings of the world to be the illusion of magicians. I discern the highest conception of emancipation as a golden brocade in a dream, and view the holy path of the illuminated ones as flowers appearing in one's eyes. I see meditation as a pillar of a mountain, Nirvana as a nightmare of daytime. I look upon the judgment of right and wrong as the serpentine dance of a dragon, and the rise and fall of beliefs as but traces left by the four seasons."
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What are my Triggers? TT, ENG (PB), and BB (eng)
I tried the 5Min rule and it failed this morning.
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I look upon you and see your beauty, and it is not your beauty that attracts me to you. It is really what I perceive your beauty to mean. I am amaze at your beauty and think that you must also be so beauty inside; you can't possibly be otherwise. But little do I know that you have been conditioned to dwell in your physical beauty all your life, and has forgotten to develop your internal strength and beauty. I am fooled by my senses. That is why when you started speaking to me, I realize that I have to leave before you pain and misdirected thinking consumes me.
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As I reflect on my past with you, I am sorry that I never told you the TRUTH, and that is the lesson that I take away from our love. I could never accompany the life style you suggested as you wanted, indefinitely. So if I asked myself would I rather alone than be with you while you leave me every now and so to pursue the band by yourself, and still be able to love you with all of yesterday, today, and tomorrow. My answer is no, I can't. Therefore I am where I want to be and you are where you want to be, and so there is peace and balance.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2UMps_pV1c&feature=related
To my love,
Farewell and come back soon.
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To a good friend:
I hope your marriage turns out the way you dream it would be. I think you have been patient, kind, and a loving wife. I know that he's stubborn and dwells in chemical addictions, but if he ever realizes it for what it is, you will have a great husband. If he pursues the dreams and goals of his youth, you will one day be proud to walk side by side with him.
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I use to have this dream of being caught in time as it moves along. I feel depressed that time is passing me by and that I can't do anything worthwhile of the time that I have. I was suddenly a teen in my youth and now suddenly, I am a middle age man pressing for time. I don't have that dream anymore, because I realize that I am time trying to express itself. I am part of the endless cycle of life and death, coming and going. So there is no need to press for time.
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I have just realized that I talk way too much and I put other people down way too much. I make myself look like someone who can't do no wrong, but at the same time, I am slipping and sliding down hill. I think I know who I got this from, and I do not like it in me.
I actually think that I am slipping and sliding down hill faster, because my loud and obnoxious Egotistical self is dragging me down as well. There from this day forth, I will cherish listening and silence as well as seeing the goodness in others without judgment.
I believe everyone is wonderful and good inside and has an amazing tale to share.
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QLD & X
Good: I diversified and rode it for 4-5 days on the upside, while I kept moving stops. I was patient in waiting while the position was going in my favor.
Bad: I still allowed myself to not reach the target. It would have reached the target had I just been patient with it.
It is getting better, I am seeing more positive and larger gains. I just need to apply it in action.
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My error is my human interference. It will take care of itself, had I simply allow it to be more mechanical. The emotions that cause one to interfere by reloading or cutting your winners are human flaws that need to be do away with.
I will allow my trades and trading to be more mechanical with targets and stops.
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I put on one trade today, and the Ego took over. It didn't want to be wrong.........
It didn't want to be wrong......... ...........
It didn't want to be wrong......... ............
It didn't want to be wrong......... ............
It didn't want to be wrong......... ...........
It didn't want to be wrong......... ............
It didn't want to be wrong......... ............
So it covered the freaking trade for a small profit.
Sometimes, inorder to not be wrong, the Ego also let's losers ride and ride hoping to come back. The Ego has no place in trading.
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To my ex-wife:
May flowers line your path and sunshine light your day
May songbirds serenade you every step along the way
May a rainbow run beside you in a sky that is always blue
And may gladness fill your heart each day, your whole life through
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To my eternal love: I am glad to finally have met you. Please come into my life once and for all and help guide me. You have always been a part of me, but I just didn't realize it until now. You are my true love, and I have been waiting for you all my life. Now you're here at last.:)
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Okay, what started this needing a drink?
The Fear in my mind, of the unexpected. Which goes to show you that I am yet still very undisciplined. I am not yet my own master. The fear is only in my mind. I need my sober mind to deal with it. Now I have two problems, instead of one.:)
I am glad that I reflected on it, so that now I have no problems again.
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I put on three trades this morning.
X rushed entry, could have gotten better by .20
JOYG Rushed entry, could have placed a limit order
GS, I got this one right. It was a 5Min Rule.
They all turned out, because of the Market and TRIN. However, I bet on the wrong horses again as X had a tough time going down.
What I did right?
1. Diversified
2. Waited for 5Min rule or Trigger (LRB)
What I didn't do right
1. Chased fill
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I am finding so much calm in my morning meditations now.
I am finding that every time I do not stop to ponder my decisions, I usually end up regretting it. No matter how small or big the decision is.
I am finding that I do not yet think Win/Win enough. I still betray my higher self by focusing too much energy on my fears (and they are only fear, nothing else), and making decisions that would benefit me.
Therefore, I must think win/win at all times. I must always stop to reflect on my course of action, especially if there is a small part of me saying, "Impulsive actions will usually always lead to errors." And some more as it compounds, and one execuse grows into another.
Please apply my Mantras at all times.
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Last three trades:
CAT, stopped out. Entered without direction on a chased filled at 64.82. My original order at 65.15 would have been perfect.
(No Triggers, Error)
X, I noticed a Trigger, then I entered the order limited at 42.25. I got my target at 41.55
JOYG, I noticed a LGB followed by a red bar in a tough market so I marked the top + a dime at 54.52. I got filled and it is in the black.
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Why do I lose in Trading?
1. Because I entered without pattern and Trigger against the Trend (emotional temptation of too cheap)
2. Because I override my stops or reload (emotional clinging or the Ego wanting to not be wrong)
How do I win in Trading?
1. By applying my Trading wisdoms, with detachment to results, reviewing and learning from results, and realizng that containing losses is 90% of battle.
2. Realizing that No. 1 required adhering to discipline, patience, calm, trust, and confidence in my Trading Wisdom. By following so, I will lose, but lose small, and when I win, I will larger. Winning or losing doesn't matter, rather, it is applying wisdoms, detached to results, for winning or losing that matters.
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I had a long discussion about my ex-wife with my sister last week and this weekend. She was very negative on my ex-wife, she has her reasons, and I had to constantly defend a good view of my ex, supposedly because I am trying to find a higher self in me. However, when I kept reflecting on it, I find that I am simply asking my sister to not make the mistake that I made. I held my ex-wife in negative thoughts (while we were together) and actually enjoyed seeing her in pain, because she brought me tremendously pain. My thoughts, feelings, and actions brought nothing but destruction to our little family. Seeing that dwelling in negativity leads to total destruction, the Higher self reasoning is only because there is nothing left to claim for reason. Therefore, my claim of becoming a high self which leads me to defend my ex's actions does not represent my heart's true intention. It is a wish that can be reality, only if it is truthful. That is why I am writing this to tell the truth. The truth being that I am realizing that it is my dwelling in negativity (no matter how justified it seems) that caused the destruction of a marriage. I am ashame to defend my position and therefore I do not agree with my sister, because she should blame me as much too. But then she does have her own agenda.
To my ex: For a long time in my life, my goal was to have you say that you were glad to have spent this life with me. I didn't mind if it took a life time to accomplish my goal. When the band came along, and things were said to me to make me believe that all my efforts will be in vain, that we will never have real love, but practical love. When you kept standing up for the honor of strangers over your husband. I shut down, as I told you I would. Initially, I shut down not to hurt you, but to not hurt me. I chose to not communicate to make a better marriage, but sometimes rather to tear it down. Later on, I actually find gratification from you having pain, because I was shutting down and you were confused. It is then that I started to dwell in pain for pain and anger for anger. That is a recipe for destruction and so here we are. My lesson to take from this is never to return an eye for eye no matter how justified it seems. I am sorry that my anger blinded my actions, but then you must knew how I reacted the first night that I could never bear it. You are very wise in many ways, but I guess you are also blind by your passion for the band. There is a reason we are where we are........... .............. ......right now.
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Trading Failure this morning.
GS: Chased filled. The stock performed exactly as I thought it would. I got restless and jumped in. Morning CH
Not patient in filled.
JOYG: One tail is not enough, I saw one tail, put on a short, got stopped out. I need to triggers TT and ENG.
Not properly Trigger.
Then I proceeded to get long in:
JOYG: Not Trigger
FCX: No Trigger
X: TRIGGER, but it was a bad pattern against morning CH. Against 15 Min
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New Trades:
Short
UYG: Chased filled
GS: Chased filled. Beautiful Pattern. *(******
FCX: Limited: Triggered *****
X: Chased filled.
These Trades are with Trend of the market, but they are desperate looking trades, because many of them were chased filled.
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New Trades: Bad Ideas Entries.......
Short GS 146.2. I shorted this trade on limit while, I was away.
Short JOYG 54.35, on limit while I was away.
Both bad ideas, because it show impatient to wait for patterns and Triggers. It sort of reminds me of putting on a Long in X because I didn't think the market would get there.
1. Show impatiences to Trade, no Trigger, but rather just guessing.
2. Similar to long X that I rode for months just to cut my loss.
3. Market is not that negative.
4. I am not there to move stop when I am profitable.
Therefore do not put on any more trades when I am away,
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What I did right:
1. Never violate or move stops
2. Got composed and Traded with Trend
What I did wrong:
1. Chased fill entry (no no no). If I ever wanted a chased filled entry, I should do + or - 10 cents way.
2. Putting in Limit orders when I am gone for too long. The market could change drastically.
What did I learned:
1. GS changed direction, after Oext:BWB stopped the move first.
2. JOYG changed direction, after Oext:BWB stopped the move first.
If these patterns didn't stopped the move, you would see a continuation of the move.
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Longs:
cof: No Trigger, should have moved entry farther
gs: Entry is MA
axp: No Trigger, should have moved Entry
x: Trigger, but could have done better.
More patient with limit orders......an d Triggers...... .In fact wait for BC first and take lower end of range.
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The World response to hatred and anger with hatred and anger, love with love.
Therefore you will never get the World to love you and cuddle you, if you keep yelling at it and blaming it. No exceptions.
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I was going to write to you, but there is no use in that.
We were like two ships lost in a storm without a port. Through sharing our stories of turbulence we became good friends. Now the sky is clear and I am glad to hear you tell me that you have found your port and that your darkest days are behind you. When the your Windsong blows my way, I will be briefly reminded of you and hope that your days are filled with sunshine.
As for me, the sky is now clear too, but not in the way I imagined, but in the way my heart has always wanted; which is truly to find peace. In life, we all get what we want, because the Universe grants wishes, if we know how to ask for them.
Here is the video of the silly song I mentioned to you that I heard while half awake/half asleep a long time ago. Things like that are normally ingrained more in our mind. I think I have heard it said in that moment of half awake/half asleep, our mind's defenses are down so the sound experience becomes more easily absorbed; it is similar to being hypnotized.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwSL_eTYScs&feature=related
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I hope this isn't a dupe.
A thought occured to me awhile ago, as to why God exist in Churches, Mosque, Temples or any other place of worship.
It is because we bring him or her with in there with us. When we enter a place of worship, we bring our humility and humbleness and be ready to receive. We leave our Ego at the Door.
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Morning Trades:
QLD stopped out, because I moved the stop to close.
WFC: Limited entry
UYG: 5Min rule
Missed the 5Min rule on the ones that really climbed in X and JOYG.
Lesson, diversified acrossed sectors, go with the strongest patterns X & JOYG
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M,
Thanks for taking the time, but your force field is really strong and I cannot get my message through. Perhaps, it is me. My Ego made my message too strong and so you upt your forcefield to match. Either way, I just want to thank for taking the time. You are still a friend, and I still wish all the joy you were looking for.
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Here is the poem I wanted to share with you.
I came out alone on my way to my tryst
Who is this that follows me in the silent dark?
I move asside to avoid his presence, but I escape him not
He makes the dust rise from the earth with his swagger
He adds his loud voice to every word I utter
He is my own little self, my lord, he knows no shame
But I am ashame to come to thy door in his company
You can chose to let your little self take control of your life or you could chose to live from your higher self. We all have a higher self within us.
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William Blake - Auguries of Innocence
To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.
.........
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Trading:
QLD: I moved stop and was too close. I never got back in. This position took off.
UYG: As a result, I sold out on this position as well to match my loss. This went higher as well too.
WFC: I got stopped out for a small loss.
COF: I went long COF on a bad CMA pattern, but it worked out.
MOS: I went long MOS on a special pattern RC15:CH5 with limit entry
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What did I learn today?
My targets should not be so far away. 2.5 - 3.5 times risk. That's it.
I should refrain from moving my stops closer too soon, or right away.
QLD and UYG would have hit targets.
I have to pick the better patterns, instead of the ones that hasn't ran up or down yet. The best patterns were X, and JOYG
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It is just as costly and foolish to override stops as well as targets.
If I have stopped overriding stops, I should stop overriding targets as well.
The factor is emotions, uncircumstanti ated fear instead of false hope.
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Okay, I entered two trades this morning.
FCX: Expectations of a 5Min rule due to opening.
I covered all of it, I could have rode the other half for 1.5 more point.
MOS: 5 Min rule. I cover half and let the other half ride only to be stopped out. Then it fell out of bed.
What can I out of this today. Cover half and let the other half ride. The stopped out in MOS was a fluke.
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The other day, my mom asked me to go and get some cucumber from her farm to give to the cousins.
As I was there gathering it, I realized holy, the cucumbers are nourishments of the TAO.
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Over the last couple of days, I have just realized that in my search for peace and happiness that I have came to one place. In that place, I have begun to find true and ever lasting contentment and peace. Nothing can be done without peace and calm, and nothing can be done with fear, anger, and hatred. No exceptions.
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I came from greatness, I must be like what I came from. Therefore, I will never abandon my greatness or the greatness of others.
I am of the Tao, I will suspend my ego and be conscious of the fountain of all.
I am of the source, I will ever be poised, humbled, calmed, detached to results, and infinitely patient embracing the Joy of each moment; Never impulsive.
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I am a slow learner and so sometimes I get my teachings from others or even movies. Here is how I will love when you come home again my love.
From the movie "Alfie"
"Find a woman to love, and live everyday as if it's your last."
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Idea is from Wayne Dyer:
If you squeeze an orange, you get orange juice. You get what's inside.
For a long time now, if you had squeezed me, you would have gotten pain, hurt, vengefulness. Now if you squeeze me, you should get love, compassion, and understanding.
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One day, a scorpion looked around at the mountain where he lived and decided that he wanted a change. So he set out on a journey through the forests and hills. He climbed over rocks and under vines and kept going until he reached a river.
The river was wide and swift, and the scorpion stopped to reconsider the situation. He couldn't see any way across. So he ran upriver and then checked downriver, all the while thinking that he might have to turn back.
Suddenly, he saw a frog sitting in the rushes by the bank of the stream on the other side of the river. He decided to ask the frog for help getting across the stream.
"Hellooo Mr. Frog!" called the scorpion across the water, "Would you be so kind as to give me a ride on your back across the river?"
"Well now, Mr. Scorpion! How do I know that if I try to help you, you wont try to kill me?" asked the frog hesitantly.
"Because," the scorpion replied, "If I try to kill you, then I would die too, for you see I cannot swim!"
Now this seemed to make sense to the frog. But he asked. "What about when I get close to the bank? You could still try to kill me and get back to the shore!"
"This is true," agreed the scorpion, "But then I wouldn't be able to get to the other side of the river!"
"Alright then...how do I know you wont just wait till we get to the other side and THEN kill me?" said the frog.
"Ahh...," crooned the scorpion, "Because you see, once you've taken me to the other side of this river, I will be so grateful for your help, that it would hardly be fair to reward you with death, now would it?!"
So the frog agreed to take the scorpion across the river. He swam over to the bank and settled himself near the mud to pick up his passenger. The scorpion crawled onto the frog's back, his sharp claws prickling into the frog's soft hide, and the frog slid into the river. The muddy water swirled around them, but the frog stayed near the surface so the scorpion would not drown. He kicked strongly through the first half of the stream, his flippers paddling wildly against the current.
Halfway across the river, the frog suddenly felt a sharp sting in his back and, out of the corner of his eye, saw the scorpion remove his stinger from the frog's back. A deadening numbness began to creep into his limbs.
"You fool!" croaked the frog, "Now we shall both die! Why on earth did you do that?"
The scorpion shrugged, and did a little jig on the drownings frog's back.
"I could not help myself. It is my nature."
Then they both sank into the muddy waters of the swiftly flowing river.
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Breaking principles or acting on negative emotions leads to nothing pain.
Overriding targets and stops hurt equally. I better double check my results there verses simply letting a trade be.
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I went to watch a 'Inception' with my son last night.
I walked away with the idea of "implanting an idea in your mind and letting it grow"
We always do it unconsciously, why not do it consciously.
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Interference with good trades and or bad trades lies at the heart of problems
1. Interfering with good trades. I am winning and I think oh my I don't want to give it back. So I cover. Only to realize that 10 minutes later, I could have made an additional 2000. Or I move my stops too soon and it's gets stopped out.
2. When I am losing, I will interfere by moving my stops farther away or even removing my stops completely.
Moving or overriding stops or targets cost me
Monday :5000
Wednesday: 3000
Thursday: 3000
My lesson from Tuesday is: Do not simply put on Trades out there when I have walked away, especially with far out targets.
My greatest lesson from the weak is to stop tweaking with the Targets, and stops. The tweaking action comes from the emotional side and the Ego not wanting to be wrong. They have nothing to do with sound trading. If fact, one should step away for 20 minutes after putting on a trade if necessary.
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I put on three trades this morning.
Long UYG
Long WFC
Long JPM
My went in and interfered with it.
I cost myself 3,000.
Never interfere, it is bad when you're losing and it is bad when you're winning as well.
Dwelling in emotions will cause you to interfere.
Lesson from this week is that I will not interfere any longer in my trades. They hurt both ways.
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Last 2 Trades:
JOYG long 2000 at 57.38. Interfered & sold it at 57.41. Wasn't confortable.
SSO Long 2000 at 36.27. Intefered & Sold it at 36.3. Didn't want it to turn into a loser.
Thoughts on AXP, WFC, they were good patterns.
What I did right. I got into correct patterns.
What I did wrong. I interfered and never realized the strategy of the pattern.
I have to stop interfering with my strategy and targets.
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Re: Trading.
My interfering has only had the affect of Amplifying my losses, and Minimzing my Gains. Why is that?
It is because the Interfering is made from Emotions or with the EGO. And I realized that nothing good comes from the Ego's misguided need to be right or actions taken on Negative Emotions.
Stop interfering and let the Trades resolve themselves.
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I had a dream last night that I was glad to wake up from.
I finally starting to accept my faults and responsibility in my life. How it has turned out. For a long time, I kept blaming others or even the conditions. I know now that I made a choice to dwell in the negativity. I made a choice to act on Negative emotions rather than try and find a true solution. I made a choice to put chemicals in my body rather than see the real truth of what I need. I made a choice shut down what is good in me and rather give the reins to my vengeful negative emotions. Today, I am making a choice to accept my responsibiliti es, quit puttint chemical into my system under any conditions, and quit blaming others. I always have a choice to embrace love and kindness at each and every turn, no matter what the is happening.
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How come the market did not follow through with the Sell off and made a bounce in the close?
Because the TRIN was not bearish enough.
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How come the market didn't try to sell off, given great patterns? Because of the strength of the market in recent days. It is not in a state of fear. 1. Unless something dramatic comes out Fridays will generally trend with the Week.
2. TRIN wasn't too bad either.
My positions.
Short WFC Nothing came of the postion. Covered on non performance. Trigger is ENG
Short QLD, covered half very prematurely. Covered the other half at bottom, but then reloaded on half and got stopped out. Cluster breakout.
Short SSO, stopped out. The position was doing well. Cluster breakout.
Short GS at 146.16. No Trigger, so I got stopped out.
Shorted X at 47.47. No Trigger, so I got stopped out or override stopped and covered.
Shorted QLD at 57.35. No Trigger, so I got stopped out.
I tried to not interfere but this day, all the positions came back. I still want to not intefere with emotions..As they do nothing but lead me in the wrong direction.
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Yes, all my trades woud have better had I patiently waited for a Trigger, instead trying to predict one. Wait for a Trigger first is what I learn or reconditioning into me this morning.
This week's lesson.
1. Do not tweak trades, out emotional insecurity.
2. Do not put on trades, and then walk away, because you're not there to manage it. It shows impatiences and undiscipline.
3. Be aware of the prevailing market conditions, TRIN, VIX, NEWs, Fridays, 5Min, Et.c.
4. Do not bother thinking about acting until you get a Trigger, maybe Two. Nothing good comes from getting stopped out.
By the way, I never reloaded any stopped out positions this week. Shows growth..
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My last trade of the day:
Short QLD at 58.55 on OEXT:BWB Trigger Tail, ENG.
Friday afternoon, so the trade wasn't going to be busting in.
It did try to move, but nothing really. I interfered with it too much. I wanted to cover half, but my system put into 2 orders and I am covered.
Better Entry, trigger, not really strong TRIN.
Still interfered, but better intention.
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X rallied from a (RC15,PA15):CH5. Given the strength in it from the last 3 days. It is a given that on a Friday, it will carry through.
GLD rallied from a Oext:BWB pattern. If you notice the MA in QLD were negative and that is why it required a Oext:BWB pattern to rally from.
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I was defending my ex-wife from my sister. Then it occured to me that I still had yet to defend my ex-wife from me as well. After doing so, I realized that I was even more brutal that anyone else could be to her. And that was why she became my ex. Now it made me happier to shine a light on the dark side within me.
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Anyone a fan way of Take That?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTqabbIPfc0&feature=avmsc2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2ICtCO8TCw&feature=channel
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Monday, I put on some trades with an ENG or 5Min rule. They got stopped out and I made a few mistakes of putting more treades in the same direction.
When I got a grip of myself and start applying the trades correctly, I made back money. I was able to reched target in JOYG.
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I put on some great trades this morning, but I moved my stop in X and got triggered at break even. The stock went down 2 points from there.
I put on a great trade in QLD, and I moved my stops closer, and got stopped out as well. Have I simply let my trades be, I would have been over 7,000 in PNL.
The lesson from here in non interference either way.
I Interfere in X, and I got stopped out before it went tumbling down. I interfere in QLD, and it got stopped out.
I interfere in UYG, FCX, and SPY and they all went down, after I covered.
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The market tried to sell off, but couldn't. It could not, because the Trend is too strong, and the TRIN is not weak enough.
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Roots and Fruits
If you want to produce and abundant amount of fruit then make sure you roots are strong.
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My Roots and Fruits:
My Roots
Spiritual Blue Print: I came from greatness, I must be like what I came from, and I will never abandon my own greatness or the greatness of others.
1. I am of the Tao, the Source, surrender my ego and be conscious of the fountain of all.
2. I am ever calmed, poised, humbled, detached to results and infinitely patient.
3. My greatest treasures are Mercy, frugality, humbleness, and silence.
4. My greatest Joy is knowing that I am of the Tao; I am free, unborn, and undying.
5. The underlying principle of the Universe and the Tao itself is love.
6. I am the valley or lowlands. I am the sea, where the rivers flow from and return to. I am female. How may I serve my brothers and my sisters, the 10,000 things?
Emotions Blue Print: I am a 10 on Emotional Intelligence, never impulsive or bored.
1. I am ever embracing the Joy of each moment, because all I have is the now.
2. No matter what, I am responsible for what I see; I control the emotions.
3. I am thankful and appreciative for each moment, make the best of the now, and practice infinite patience.
4. I will not dwell on pain, pleasure, or “what ifs” from my past or my future
5. I will cultivate the positive emotions of Love, Confidence, Determination, Flexibility, and Joy
6. When experiencing negative emotions, I will:
a. Immediately Identify the signal
b. Acknowledge and appreciate the message that the signal is sending
c. Ask, what do I really want to feel?
d. What am I willing to do, right now, to feel this way?
Mind & Body Blue Print: My mind is my greatest treasure and my kingdom here on Earth.
1. I am Tao Centered Congruency in thoughts, feelings, and actions.
2. I will learn and grow each day to make myself a 10, and bigger than my problems
3. I will except responsibility for the results of my actions, and not blame others nor complain loudly to contaminate my mind
4. I will not put poison into body or poison into my mind, ever.
a. “All man’s trouble stems from the fact that he cannot sit quietly in a room.” Therefore, I will sit quietly, practice infinite patience and not poison my mind
5. I will always apply principles and act from calm. (Breaking principles or acting on Negative emotions are destructive actions.)
6. I will live with the curiosity that today is my first day, with the passion that today is my last day, and the calm that I will live forever.
My Fruits
Family, friends, social, and love Blue Print: I am love, compassion, understanding, and happiness for others.
1. I will listen with love and care, and not allow my ego to parade itself loudly
2. I will not judge anyone, but see and appreciate their greatest potential already in them
3. I will think and act win/win
4. I will be honest to myself and to others.
5. I will give all the love I have each day, without expecting anything in return.
6. The greatest joy comes from knowing true freedom, and allowing others to know the same freedom as well
Self Mastery Blue Print: Four paths to self Mastery
1. Unconditional love: I love what I do and do what I love
2. My discipline is: MC + Patterns + Triggers = Tax Credits => Entry
a. Then Apply the Mechanics of a Trade
b. 90% of battle is containing losses
3. My Wisdom is to apply My Discipline every day, detached to results
4. Surrendering: Let go of the little mind and let in the Big Mind, God.
a. Let go the Ego, and its misguided need to be right for self importance
b. Be detached to results, so I can learn from my actions
Success Blue Print: Success is applying my (trading) wisdoms each and every day, detached from results.
1. I am Discipline and Patient in applying my Principles, detached to all results
a. I will Apply principles, review results, and learn from my actions
b. I will not move stops, or tweak targets due to emotions; doing so is destructive and limiting. I will ALLOW my trades to naturally follow through to target or geting stopped out.
c. I will wait patiently for MC, my Patterns, and then Triggers before Acting
2. I am Joy and confidence in applying my Principles, detached from all results.
a. I will keep desires, goals, and dreams, but get rid of Ego and its need to be right for self importance; that is how to let winners ride, and cut losers quickly.
Money Blue Print: Money is the storage of the abundance of the Tao, it is good and kind, and it is the Fruits of my Roots.
1. It is an indication of the health of my Roots, my longevity, and the love in me.
2. Money allows flexibility to help others and love ones, and to spread the gift of the Tao. When properly used, it can bring joy and happiness to others.
3. Like anything important, it takes love to keep money around.
4. Money is not the root of all evil. Perceived scarcity leads to fear, which is the root of most evil. The Other root of evil is the Ego, it creates separation and desire for self importance at others expense. Money has nothing to do with Evil.
5. Being attached to money will make it shy away. It is like The Tao, or water, it cannot be contained by grasping. It can only be welcomed with love and allowing it in.
6. 100,000 to 1,000,000 in income. 1,000,000 to 10,000,000 in NW, Yes I can do it.
Rich and successful people
1. I create my life with my thoughts, my beliefs, my feelings, and my actions
2. I will not complain about anything. I will not contaminate and poison my thoughts.
a. It is my choice, I can be a victim or I can be rich, but I cannot be both
3. I take responsibility for everything that is happening in my life
4. I play the money game to win: Intention is to create abundance to share
5. I admire, model, and bless other rich and successful people (Even Lindbergh’s strong money blue print qualities)
6. I am both: I am rich and spiritual, I am rich and happy, I am rich and loving, I am rich and generous, I am rich and I am at one with the TAO.
7. I am Bigger than my problems: The secret to success is to grow yourself so that you are bigger than your problems. It is never about the size of your problem but about the size of you. Declaration: “I am growing my container every day.”
8. I will act in spite of fear: Tame the cobra of Fear.
a. It is not necessary to try and get rid of fear in order to succeed.
b. Rich and successful people have fear, doubts, worries, but they just don’t let feelings stop them.
c. Practice acting in spite of fear
9. I will never dwell in comfort again. It is my dwelling in comfort that lead to staleness and to my fall. I will find joy in uncomfortable, because it means that I am growing
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My first three trades are already off.
Totally lacking patterns, Triggers.
NEM, and ABX
I have to recover my senses and do the right thing, right away.
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To my sister:
I am sorry that we met the way we did. We met at the worst possible time, and fear made a coward of me, and I never got to say how sorry I am for bumping into you. I actually told myself it wasn't my fault, but more yours. It is both our fault, but more mine, because I walked away unharmed, while your took all the pain. You are so strong, and I will treasure and envy your strength. We will never meet again on this earth, but so you know I am wishing you all the joy and strength I can find. God less you and your family.
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Morning Trades:
ABX: No Pattern, No Trigger, result sold for loss
NEM: No Pattern, No Trigger, Stopped out and reloaded.
FCX: No Trigger, No Pattern (in 5Min): Stopped out
CAT: Trigger, but no Pattern; stopped out
QLD: Trigger, but no Pattern; (I moved stopped closer from .9 to .8) stopped out
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Why did you lunge at me and started attacking me? Did I say somthing, or did you have a chip on your shoulder? I know that I hurt you in my defense, but I wondered if I might have said something to make you attack me so. What ever it is, the past is the past, and I take responsibility for my part in our altercation. I will remember the face, but I don't know your name anymore. All I know is that I would chose a different road now, if I had to do it again. And I am writing this mostly for me, to find a little peace.
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Lesson from this morning:
Considering that I do not have a pattern for FCX or CAT. I should have moved my entry 20 cents farther away.
Because the Pattern in QLD was not as bullish, I could have kept the same entry, but not tweak my stops and it would have worked as well. Bt tweaking my stops in QLD, it cost me 1,000.
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I once anchored all my hopes and dreams to you, and foolishly told myself you were my soulmate, even though our beginnings had nothing close to real love, because I never felt it; and I made myself believed that you were the one to complete me. I thought I felt the thirst of childish loneliness had been finally quenched. When you left to seek freedom, because you had your own pain to deal with, I was crushed and I took it personally that it had something to do with me. I made you feel all the pain and hurt that I felt, and so you left for good. Never repay pain with pain, but only with love.
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I use to hear good bye and heart break in this song, but now I hear a wonderful love story in it. It's about waiting for the return of a love.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2UMps_pV1c
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My for ex-wife. I kept trying to throw away the diary you wrote of me, but I can't seem to do so yet. It has helped me to realized how much I am responsible for the demise of our marriage. At each turn, I could have made a decision for love, had I swallowed my pride. But I allow my pride to get the better of me, and that is the lesson, I will be walking away with. We have deep fundamental differences in values in this life, and that is a reason why we will never work out. Regardless, I wish you nothing but sunshine in what ever path you travel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu65DY2D8Cc
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My last three Trades:
EWZ short 69.68. I got two Triggers, but it's not exactly the pattern I want. (RE:Load)
UYG SHort 56.86. Special 2 (RC15, ch5), weak Trigger. Chased filled
CAT: Short CMA:Trigger, double Trigger. Chased filled
If I do not stop this, I am dwindling my PNL away.
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Here is a reason why women should date me.:)
Dating DownWhy Less Attractive Men Make Better MatesJuly 27, 2010
By Elise Nersesian-Solé
My friend Karen is a gorgeous, tall, auburn-haired beauty with measurements that would put Barbie to shame. And although she has her pick of hot guys to choose from, she's currently in a committed relationship with a man who's pushing 5'6", balding and could afford to park 15 pounds.
And she couldn't be happier.
Their pairing is not an anomaly. All one has to do is step out onto the street or flip through a gossip rag to see a great beauty stepping out with her beast. From couples such as J. Lo and Mark Anthony, Beth Ostrosky and Howard Stern, Salman Rushdie, and well, anyone, one thing is clear: Physically-mismatched couples are everywhere.
Sure, these guys have money and power — a trait evolutionary biologists say women place great value on — yet scientists say when not accounting for these factors, these female hotties may be onto something deeper.
A recent study published in the Journal of Family Psychology suggests that for women, dating a less attractive man may result in a happier, more emotionally satisfying relationship.
Researchers from UCLA and the University of Tennessee gathered 82 couples in their mid-twenties who had married in the past year and had been together for almost three years prior, then filmed the couples discussing a personal problem. All the while, a panel of people evaluated who was the better looking individual in each pair. After analyzing the tapes, researchers discovered that in couples where the man was more attractive than the woman, he said often things such as, “This is your problem, you deal with it” whereas the unattractive hubbies were more apt to say things like, “I'm here for you — what do you want me to do? How can I help you?'"
“It's possible that a man who is less attractive than his partner feels so grateful to be with her that he works harder to maintain the relationship, amping up the amount of emotional support and kindness he provides,” says Benjamin R. Karney, Ph.D., a professor of social psychology at UCLA. “Yet a man who is better looking than his partner knows he has lots of other options besides his mate, so he's less committed to providing the emotional support long term relationships need to thrive.”
“In fact, among couples where the husband was the looker, both partners supported each other less,” says Karney. “That implies when the husband disengages emotionally, the wife follows suit. Then no one is happy — it's a vicious cycle.”
Karney chalks up the relationship between a female goddess and a less beautiful man to The Social Exchange Theory: Simply put, people use a cost-benefit analysis when they think about entering or staying in a relationship. So a man might not rival Robert Pattinson in the looks department but if he's willing to please, emotionally engaged, and loyal, a woman will probably overlook his looks when deciding to pursue him. Likewise, if a woman possesses beauty and youth but say, doesn't earn a high income, a man will overlook that in exchange for genetically blessed offspring. Everyone brings something to the party.
And considering there's a shortage of hot guys to go around these days, say researchers at the London School of Economics, the exchange between a lovely and a not-so-lovely works out perfectly. “An evolutionary strategy programmed into our DNA dictates that attractive people have 36 percent greater odds of having a daughter than a son,” says Satoshi Kanazawa Ph.D., a professor of management at the London School of Economics and Political Science. “Due to this evolutionary process and because physical attractiveness is highly heritable, there tends to be more beautiful women in the world than there are beautiful men.”
If nothing else, you may find that your not-so-pretty man brings his A-game in the bedroom. “What I've seen from my clinical practice is that women who are married to men less attractive than them often have happy sex lives most likely because their mate tries harder to please them sexually,” says Bethany Marshall, Ph.D., author of the book Deal Breakers. “And while there's no hard data to support the theory, it makes sense that if an unattractive man has to work harder than a handsome man to stay in his relationship, he must work just as hard in the bedroom.”
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Thank you to me, for allowing time for my conditioning and awareness to come through.
Yes, I felt a strong urge to put chemical into my body, and I beat it back, because I do not want it me, to poison my mind and my body.
I know I am getting stronger spiritually, emotionally, and mentally.
Now, I need to keep working on my conditioning for other areas of my life.
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EWZ: The pattern was not there. The 15MA was flat. Never reload.
CAT: There was no pattern in 15MA: That is why it kept failing.
QLD: I missed out on this one, because I kep focusing on CAT as well EWZ, they were solid.
UYG: I thought this one would work, and it did, however my entry was off, but the 15MA looked good and it worked.
Again, I learned, or reaffirm, not to put on positions while I am away, especially something like CAT, where there was no pattern at all.
I need confirmation with the 15Min MA to put on a position in the 5Min
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No matter what is happening in the World, I am responsible for what I see. I control my emotions.
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I had 6 or so bad ideas this morning, and two good ideas.
I was able to act on one of the good ideas, and it paid off to nullify the 6 bad ones.
Had I applied non interference, I would have made more than that to justified my bad ideas.
Lesson from this morning.
1. patiently wait for Good entries
2. Non Interference and allowed trade to follow through.
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When I put on a position, I will be 50% right and 50% wrong. Now what do I want to do with that statistic.
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I allowed my conditioning to fail me to day. I get an education everytime.
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Impatience is my greatest enemy in trading. Therefore it will be my number one priority to maintain patience.
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Did I tell you that today is the greatest day of my life?
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Because I got up this morning and was thankful for the morning sun. I learned some lesson today, and hoped to make myself stronger. And the ever beautiful HunneyDew came and posted on my blog.
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How so?
Besides what I said before. I try to make it so that everyday is the greatest of my life. It is what I have this day. I no longer have yesterday, and I am not sure about tomorrow yet, but I know I have today.
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There's no such thing as a bad experience. Once you learn from it, it becomes your teacher and thus a good experience.
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Today, I learned that I am still too attached to results.
That is why I failed today in Trading, or why I failed in Trading everyday. It is because I am too attached to results.
Let's practice being completely detached to results and simply trade on principles.
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So you asked me, why did I allow our marriage to fail? I didn't want our marriage to fail. I wanted to love you in the next life. I think I loved you so hard and so much, and when the band came along I was so hurt that everytime I looked at you, I saw nothing but pain. That became my conditioning and of course our marriage will fail if I see nothing but pain when I see you.
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Practice:
1. Detached to results
2. Unlimited Patience at all times.
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All my trading errors stems from the same source in me as do the other errors: Attachment to results, and impatience. Therefore, I will find the answer within me.
By not playing 5Min rule, I missed good Trades from this morning.
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Have you ever kid yourself that it's okay this time, because you're only blah blah blah so it's safe? Before you know it, you are fully hooked and desperately attached.
My friends, brothers, and sisters, let's all be strong and beat back the temptations of our own little self.
Let's rejoice in acting on our divinity and our higherself. Here is a poem by Rabin Dranath Tagore called 'who is this?'
I came out alone on my way to my Tryst
But who is this that follows me in the silent dark?
I moved aside to avoid his presence, but I escape him not
He makes the dust rise from the earth with his swagger
He adds his loud voice to every word I utter
He is my own little self my lord, he knows no shame
But I am ashame to come to thy door in his company
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My lesson from the last two weeks are:
1. Do not move stops or tweak targets, based on emotions, but allow trade to follow through to targets or stopped. How will this help me? Doing so has been destructive and limiting.
2. (This one is a different version of an old error) Do not put on trades and walk away. Do not out orders and then walk away. Even if you're right or wrong, it is a fundamentally incorrect decision based on the need to gambled. How will this help me? By applying this lesson, I will walk away ever calm and be able to learn from my actions, not attached to uncertainty. This is like my last two long destructive trades in X, and not doing it.
a. You have no idea when the Trigger takes place
b. You're not there to manage the trades
c. Just walk away without trying to put on my trades.
3. MC + Pattern + Triggers = Tax Credits => Entry. You need all three, not just a great trigger or a great pattern, but all three. Thus discipline and patience at all times. How will this help me? I will be applying discipline and patience, my fundamental principles.
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When markets are up?
1. All the volatility will favor the upside.
2. All the flat 15MA will favor the upside in the 5Min
Likewise for the when the markets are down as well.
Fridays will generally follow the momentum of the week.
5Min is a great pattern to play, with greater than60% accuracy and great risk reward potential.
Morning CH is a great pattern to play
There is no PA:BC so stop playing it at OEXT (pa:bc)
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My son and I had a discussion about Buddhism and life. It came from talking about arms, and I said the Buddhist got it right by choosing peace and love. He said that Buddhist's nature of contentment will not allow transcendence of the physical world, because there will be no longer a driving force, a desire.
1. It's not desire that Buddhist wish to get rid of off, but discontentment or un-satisfaction or being attached to results. For these state of being, are negative, weighs on the human heart and sway it's actions away from logic and reason; and produce actions that could sometimes careless about others. From a positive state of being like calm or joy can the most constructive and beneficial actions be born. Buddhist still have desires and goals in life. Enlightenment itself is goal or a desire.
2. By the way, transcending the physical world through technology is a product of this world. It is a product of the conditioning of our ancestors. It's final and end purpose is happiness, just like meditation.
To my son: by the way, I think you are an exceptional person and will easy transcend your old man, me.
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I have only begun to realize how much conditioning I unconsciously got from my father. There's so much reconditioning that I have to do because of it.
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Physical beauty must be a conditioning of this world. Because certain tribes of people around the world has different ideas concerning physical beauty. For example, a tribe in Africa puts extra value on large woman. There our idea of physical beauty is conditioned into us, and it is not the truth.
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Hey Claire,
I guess I haven't found you yet, because no one's here with me right now. Be patient.
Edwin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl5Uog-MDGo&feature=related
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Because I am blessed with three pretty, smart, brave, and loving girls. This song is for them for each moment of their lives.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV-Z1YwaOiw&feature=avmsc2
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What am I seeking for at this moment.
I am seeking to find my true nature and be at peace with all my brothers and sisters.
I am seeking to find and accept the undying part of me.
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This is the first time I have listened to this version 'Fields of Gold.' Thank you for the special treat on this lonely and quiet Saturday night.
I normally listen to Sting's version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGwDYBWEDSc
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I have to give credit to where credit is due.
Thank you to Dr. Wayne Dyer for coming into my life and sharing your knowledge and hard work. I truly believe you are able to stand on the shoulders of giants and ancient masters, and convey their messages, which sometimes is in riddle form, to all of us. You are truly a being of peace, love, kindness, and of the Tao.
God Bless you and your existence.
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A pattern that I wish to no longer trade is:
After OEXT, stop trying to stay with the Trend. I notice that many of the Triggers will fail. There is no pattern then anyhow. The failure will lead to re-establishment of the position due to the perceived strength in the stock. Wait for it to fall back and established a real CH.
Let the stock recompose itself before acting.
The failure rate on this pattern is something, like 80 percent, with little upside in terms of reaching target.
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My three curses are: ( I am sorry it's not curses, but Poisons, curse is too strong)
1. Gambling
2. Poisoning my body (drinking, smoking, drugs)
3. Poisoning my thoughts (selfish thoughts)
They all demonstrate a loss of control. Sometimes, they all start with a very small "innocent" gesture. Before you know it, you are hooked and wanting more.
Therefore, I will ever be aware to witness the small gestures and excuses. Do not let them in, because I will have a hard time showing them the door later on.
1. Gambling
a. poker game that is greater than $20 buy in
b. The first trade of the day with no Triggers or reason.
2. One drink, because I haven't had any in a long time
3. Allowing my thoughts to dwell in anger, jealousy, temptations or other selfish thoughts.
Witness the moment of the creation of these thoughts, then repeat my mantras:
1. I am beautiful, and I see divine beauty in everyone.
2. I am attached to nothing and opened to everything
3. I am discipline and infinitely patient at all times
3. I am joy, confidence, contentment, and thankful for each moment.
Knowing Joy and Bliss, allow my higher self to re-insert itself and take control of my mind and my actions.
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Okay this song is really old. It reminds me of unfinished love. Fortunately, I don't have any right now. Which is good.:)
As who ever put it up on Youtube misspelled the title and makes it hard to find. I am putting this song here so it will be easy for me to find.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyWFaoawVcY
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They say, "Laughing is good for the soul." He's one of the best at bringing it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPesKyIhGZg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M902ZJHzaLE&feature=related
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My Inner Self:
1. I am beautiful, and I see divine beauty in everyone.
2. I am attached to nothing and opened to everything
3. I am discipline and infinitely patient at all times
3. I am joy, confidence, contentment, and thankful for each moment.
Please share yours.
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My morning trades:
JOYG, LGB: it came in but I got stopped out. I got stopped out, because my entry was all wrong. I put it at Chased filled and it got stopped out. I also override my target and covered when it was coming in.
FCX: There was no pattern, not even a LGB. I got stopped out.
NFLX: It was a morning CH. Trigger and Patter. I entered on CF, and covered on CF. I could have done better either way.
SO there were errors in execution and strategies.
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My ideas would have worked out in a positive way today.
My wanting to short MOS was complete against the TREND, but my GS trade would have more than offset that.
My NFLX idea did more than offset my other negative ideas as well.
Yes, I will be right 50% of the time, and wrong 50% of the time. It is what I do with those statistic that will change my life in the long run.
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I like your journal... at least what I have read so far... pretty cool.
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I like your journal... at least what I have read so far... pretty cool.
Thank you for visiting and for the the kind comment. It's hardly worth such praised, but I am glad to know you like it.
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Today, I am restarting my Trading Log on my spread sheet again. I got away from that for awhile to sort out my thoughts. Now that my head is clearer, I know I do need to take my trading log seriously if I am to learn and grow in my Trading Endeavor. It is also a good time, because it is the beginning of august as well.
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The fact that the market opened up strong and closed strong Monday demonstrates a theory I wrote about before. That is when the markets up, all errors will favor the upside. When the markets down all errors or volatility will favor the down side.
As a result, the market opened weak and closed even on Friday, demonstrating strength, on Monday, the volatility followed through to the upside in the rally. My point being, it is always best to stay with the Trend, until you get clear signals that a change has taken place. The signal will come from ENG, TRIN or News.
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I came across this idea that our simplified self is like a fruit tree. The amount of fruits we produce, represents everything we manifest in the physical world from money to love to happiness. How much of fruits are produced depends on the strength of our roots, which is our self is our Spiritual connection, our emotional intelligence, and our mental intelligence.
Thus S + E + M = Fruits. If you are dissatisfied, and want more fruit stop complaining to or blaming others about how little amount of fruits you are producing but go and check your root systems and make the changes there, because you are getting exactly what you deserve at each point and time.
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I am finding out today that just because I would like things to go a certain way doesn't make it so.
I still have to practice what I preach, which is have "Infinite patience" in waiting for Triggers.
I also find that:
1. The volatility is still favoring the upside.
2. Do not against an ENG of a base pattern, any base pattern. It shows someone large stepping in to change the direction of the move.
Errors today.
1. I wanted to short the Trend and get back in so much that I ignored the possibility that the Trend has changed
2. I didn't asked myself what happened yesterday, and how will others perceive it?
Well, at least I am practicing detachment to results a little better. I still have to work on that as well.
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A river runs through it. One of my favorite movies of all time.
I didn't like the trailer I found, so I put up this clip. What I take from the movie is that flexibility is a disciple of life, and inflexibility (no matter how strong you are) is a disciple of death. His brother is very strong and fearless, but knowing only his strength to guide becomes inflexible and so met death early.
My favorite scene from the movie and when Norm, the main character, asked his brother to come and join him in Chicago. Against the back drop of a reddish sky, with a smile Paul said, "Hey brother, I am never leaving Montana." Right there you knew that his inflexibility foreshadows his death.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJkzmS_WTQI&feature=related
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My last four trades had better results. Their patterns were much better. They were clearly RC:BC with Triggers.
I have to be careful not to be eager to jump onto a pattern so quickly just because there is RC. The second move needs to be triggered maybe twice for maximum effectiveness.
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For a long time, I kept making excuses to sell myself short. For this reason or that reason, I kept allowing myself to poison my mind. Which lead to other downfalls. When I started blaming myself and letting me know that it's unacceptable, dumb, and foolish. I can finally find the strength to detach myself from said activity and move. I needed to blame myself first, with objectivity of course.
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I feel sorry for this poor soul. ;D
I hope to never cause anyone such pain nor anyone to cause me such pain as well.
Sorry bro, but you will be okay. You're just an actor and not the real deal.:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEg48lfn9Qg
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*reading*
+1
thanks!
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Ahh, the ever smiling and cheerful Gemini visits my blog. Thanks for the applause.
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My definition of success:
Doing what you love and loving what you do, detached from results.
Therefore all the important factors are within me, and mine to control. I don't need an outside variable, such as being right, to be successful or happy.
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Wow... something just occurred to me while reading all the arguing back and forth in the Faith and Belief forum.
The nature of Jesus's real message. Wow.
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"I have to allow in more humility, more prayer like, in my meditations or else I am just meditating to myself." - Me
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My last 5 trades:
GS - Stopped out, the pattern was in the other direction. I went the wrong way.
MOS- stopped out, trying a new trigger. It wasn't the day nor the right entry for me.
QLD -
CAT - These last three entries were much better in terms of pattern and entry. However I failed to allow the trades to reach their targets.
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It's another day of more education.
Hey I love Education.:)
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Just because I like the short side doesn't mean that I jump into it:
1. on the first red bar
2. or in anticipation of a red bar.
Especially after a OEXT move.
How do I treat it with caution? By following my trading discipline at all times.
I noticed that this has been my a mistake of mine the last couple of times. To think Trend too hard could also be dangerously inflexible, because you rule out the possibility that the trend has changed, until it's too late.
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I love the best of my day
I learn from the frustrating or worst part of my day and so it has become nothing but good and joy
Therefore my day has become nothing but good and joy
I love my break through moments when I am able to face my fears
I love my break through moments when I realize who I really am
I love my break through moments when I realize what are the most important things in my life
I love my break through moments when I realize that I am really getting stronger
I love my break through moments when I realize I am at one with the Tao
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Dearest P:
I never wrote in your diary as you hope I would someday and then you come across a letter from me to you when trying to write me one. When I found your sweet love letters, I was already lost in confusion, and so I didn’t have anything sweet or kind to say.
I now know why I haven’t been able to throw it away all these years. It is because I haven’t answered your letters yet. So today, I am answering your letters.
Thank you for writing me these wonderful letters, it really means the world to me. It is the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me. It is good to know that you are feeling my love for you. I am sorry I took so long to write back (8 years), I have been so busy dwelling in negativity and feeling sorry for myself all these years because I could not or wish to understand or peacefully accept your proposal for you to see the band by yourself.
Re: Then with love. One of my life's goals was to truly earn your love so that you can say that you are glad that it’s me that you shared your life with. I have always loved you with all that I have at each moment. However we just disagree on what that means. So I keep changing it to make sure my love fits your liking. I am glad you like it now, because you are the only one I ever wanted to share this life with. I love you so much that I would be lucky to share the next one with you as well, and I am looking forward to it so that I could do right all the things I did wrong in this one. I know one day we will be telling our grandchildren about how love started very rough and all wrong, but it ended like a fairy tale, and so we can say to them, “Remember it is not how you start, but how you finish that matters.”
Re: Then with pain. I am sorry that we have parted ways years ago. With each and every passing day, we are drifting farther and farther apart now. I am sorry that I never wrote you all those years, as I said I felt that I lost my love to a band, thought about committing suicide, called my mom to cry, and dwell in negativity for years. You made me feel like the person who wrote me those wonderful letters was the one that was asleep or confused, and the one who was chasing the band was the one who finally woke up. Either way, I could never accept the band the way you wanted, and that was why I took it so hard the first night. For me, the situation only became more unbearable after that night. At first I gave it to you out of genuine love, but when you keep taking it and taking it, I started to give it to you so that it would kill the love in me that I have for you. So that I wouldn’t feel so much pain when you leave to go and see the band. All I really wanted was to stop feeling the unbearable pain. When I was able to stop loving you, I feel less pain. I am sorry that I dwell in pain, negativity, and became mean and vengeful, and hurt you in the process. This was why I couldn't write back sooner.
Re: Now with thanks. I am finding some level of happiness. I have quit smoking, drinking, and lying to myself. I made an effort to become a better man and to be appreciative of each moment; I am even thankful for the unhappy days. I think you are very strong and smart and you will do well in life. We will always be connected by our wonderful kids. When I look at my beautiful girls, I will realize that they get their good looks and even their smartness from their mother, not from me. Whatever you do or where ever you go, I will wish all the happiness you can find because you are good and you deserve it. Thank you for these wonderful letters and for sharing this chapter of my life with me.
Love forever
K
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P.S. On the day you left and drove away these three songs come to my mind. I burned you a CD, but I don’t think you ever listened to them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYetyTHVFMg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nAYKkQhHRg&feature=avmsc2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm_-sW4Vktw&feature=related
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I will not be trading this morning, because I have other duties to attend to.
I was really glad last night that I couldn't sleep, because I think I finally have a solution to a Zen Koan that I had been reflecting on.
Do you want to know what the Koan is? Yes you do.
The goose in the bottle. No I didn't google the answer.
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Wow. I finally took the time to answer some old love letters truthfully.
My answering will not help get it back to the person who wrote it or change the past.
It is about getting me to open up with honesty and creating that conditioning in me.
And so I can part ways with an anchor from my past, and let go of her diary she wrote for me.
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For my three daughters again. You are my greatest gifts and treasures.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTiPa94T5fk&feature=related
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I met a cousin of mine yesterday that I haven't met in a long time.
The gangsta conditioning is so strong, but I think it's misguided, because he's going around calling his cousins and uncles nigaz and dogs, hates all white folks, and he's wondering why he can't get a job.
You tried to tell him that is the reason why he can't get a job, because of his lingo, then he tells you that you can't understand him, no one can, because they haven't been in his shoes.
He then starts to say, "I don't care about anything" and smiles and laughs like it makes him powerful and important.
I am wondering if I am feeding his ego by talking with him and asking him about his past and seeming to care.
Anyhow, I wish the best cousin. I hope you find all that you're looking for.
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Entering on one large bar is dangerous. I need a second Trigger. That would save me a lot of headaches.
It becomes gift buy zone or sell zone.
Always act on the second move, not the first, and thus the Second Trigger as well.
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"I perceive the teachings of the world to be the illusion of magicians." - The Buddha
"All conditioned things are impermanent, work out your own salvation with diligence." - Buddha's last words.
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I love this Zen Koan
No Loving-Kindness
There was an old woman in China who had supported a monk for over twenty years. She had built a little hut for him and fed him while he was meditating. Finally she wondered just what progress he had made in all this time.
To find out, she obtained the help of a girl rich in desire. "Go and embrace him," she told her, "and then ask him suddenly: 'What now?'"
The girl called upon the monk and without much ado caressed him, asking him what he was going to do about it.
"An old tree grows on a cold rock in winter," replied the monk somewhat poetically. "Nowhere is there any warmth."
The girl returned and related what he had said.
"To think I fed that fellow for twenty years!" exclaimed the old woman in anger. "He showed no consideration for your needs, no disposition to explain your condition. He need not have responded to passion, but at least he should have evidenced some compassion."
She at once went to the hut of the monk and burned it down.
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He who wherever he goes is attached to no person and to no place by ties of flesh; who accepts good and evil alike, neither welcoming the one nor shrinking from the other - take it that such a one has attained Perfection.
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Quotes from the Awakened One.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LE4wtPaano&feature=related
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Mind Training Techniques
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jng2cJiDyIs
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Quotes from Lao Tzu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fETSqkX1rJc
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Spongebob,
Second thought, let's forget about Wabasha and everything else silly, but rather just keep the only good thing left, which is the friendship, for now until that fades too. Prior to yesterday, I was hoping you would say no to the silly request or not answer the email at all. When you said 'maybe', I was trying to find a way to say well maybe it's not a good idea, but then I don't why I ended up saying something different. I just want to let you know that I too really hurt inside when I fail to do the right things. I become a complete hypocrite, I become that loud obnoxious guy that talks and yaps about doing the right thing, but does the opposite, and my whole day becomes out of focus. I will take your advice and go fishing.
Okay, have a good morning and a great day at work.
KK
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"However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?"
Therefore act on the teachings of the one you know, instead trying to impress yourself with accumulating more knowledge of scriptures and holy words.
That is my sin to day.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BSiZQqlg5E&feature=fvw
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Interesting morning in Trading.
I broke rules, but by maintaining my discipline, I was able to recover and go in the right direction.
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There is a dark side of me that's been bothering me for a long time now. Among other things, for example fear, rage, or other negative emotional outbursts. I notice that I have more fear or phobias than most kids while growing. Sometimes I took it to be my nature to have such weaknesses or dark side within me. Then I suddenly realized that I never brought such thing with me, and they are not part of my nature. They were conditioned into me by someone, whom I trusted, a long time ago. While I was so young that it seemed like it is my nature, but now I realize that it is not my nature. Therefore I can practice getting rid of them and allowing my true loving and kind nature to shine through. I am no longer acknowledging or allowing the darkness within me to go on residing in me. It was conditioned into me and I will condition it out of me.
I will grow to be more emotionally intelligent.
I am so happy for having written this passage.
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What if you slept?
And what if, in your sleep, you dreamed?
And what if, in your dream, you went to heaven and plucked a strange and beautiful flower?
And what if, when you awoke, you had the flower in your hand?
Ah, what then?
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
English critic & poet (1772 - 1834)
In my dream, I went to heaven and picked out the following strange and beautiful flower with the three following three petals
My Inner self
I am beautiful and I see divine beauty in everyone
I am attached to nothing, but opened to everything
I am discipline and infinitely patient at all times
I am joyful, confident, contentment, and thankful for each moment of my life.
I am living my greatest life..... today, this day.
My social self
I am joy, love, compassion, understanding, and happiness for others
I will listen with love and care, and not allow my ego to parade itself loudly
I will not judge anyone, but see and appreciate their greatest potential already in them
I will think and act Win/Win
Success: Success is doing what I love and loving what I do at all times: It is applying my principles, detached from results.
I am discipline and patience at applying my principles at all times, detached from results
I am joy and confidence at applying my principles at all times, detached from results
I am Surrendering my need for control and allowing my higher self to shine through
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Solitude
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
LAUGH, and the world laughs with you;
Weep, and you weep alone.
For the sad old earth must borrow it's mirth,
But has trouble enough of it's own.
Sing, and the hills will answer;
Sigh, it is lost on the air.
The echoes bound to a joyful sound,
But shrink from voicing care.
Rejoice, and men will seek you;
Grieve, and they turn and go.
They want full measure of all your pleasure,
But they do not need your woe.
Be glad, and your friends are many;
Be sad, and you lose them all.
There are none to decline your nectared wine,
But alone you must drink life's gall.
Feast, and your halls are crowded;
Fast, and the world goes by.
Succeed and give, and it helps you live,
But no man can help you die.
There is room in the halls of pleasure
For a long and lordly train,
But one by one we must all file on
Through the narrow aisles of pain.
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My very good friend, Frank L, just went out of his way to pass my resume to his boss for a job for me, in Trading. I hope something tangible comes out of it.
Thank you Very Much Frank. I hope to repay the favor someday.
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Have you ever traveled to a place or destination that you have always wanted to go, but for some reason or another couldn't before.
Three years ago, I drove to Spokane, Washington. Because a long time ago, when I was 16 years and if it was the Summer time, if you had asked me where in the Universe would I go if I could. I would have told you Spokane, WA. It was because she lived there once, and my heart lived there with her for a long time. She's no longer there but I drove the little boy with me to say goodbye to a ghost and to finally see the City that he had been wanting to see. So he can grow up.
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I know it's a little corny, but I have never been in love like this before, but have always wanted to. I guess love is different for everyone. I am talking about the story line in the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qv7SpifRLg
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The 67th Verse of the Tao Te Ching:
Everyone under heaven says my Tao is great
and resembles nothing else.
It is because it is great that it seems different.
If it were like anything on earth
it would have been small from the beginning.
I have three treasures that I cherish and hold fast.
The first is gentleness (mercy),
the second is simplicity (economy),
the third is daring not to be first (humility)
among all things under heaven.
Because of gentleness I am able to be courageous.
Because of simplicity I am able to be generous.
Because of daring not to be first
I am able to lead.
If people forsake gentleness and attempt to be courageous,
forsake simplicity and attempt to be generous,
forsake the last place (humulity) and attempt to get the first place,
this is certain death.
Gentleness conquers in battle and protects in defence.
What heaven guards, it arms with the gift of gentleness.
By the act of listening with love and care, you are using all three treasures at the same time.
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My Trades today:
6/13 right. I was mostly betting that the market would sell off: My first 3 trades were executed at CF and got stopped out.
My next Trade were executed at limit and hit both targets.
My trades had better triggers, however they were not working, because the TRIN was trending down all day.
I consider today to be a day of progress and success, because I apply my Trading Principles and see if it works. That is all I can ask from me. Let's do this again tomorrow.
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Your subconscious mind performs its highest functions when your conscious senses are not functioning. That is why meditation or hypnotism works.
Positive thoughts repeated enough times to your subconscious become habitual and build the new you
If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve.
He who wherever he goes is attached to no person and to no place by ties of the flesh; who accepts good and evil alike, neither welcoming the one nor shrinking from the other. - Take it that such a one has attained Perfection
When you are deluded and full of doubt, even a thousand books of scripture are not enough. When you have realized understanding, even one word is too much.
To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.
If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?
If you meet on the way a man who knows, Don't speak a word -- Don't keep silent!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to3ObP0PBqU
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Why is the phrase "if you love something, set it free" so true?
It is because we are happiest when we are free. Therefore when you set someone free, they associate you with that freedom and happiness, and feel a need to get back to you.
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It was never meant to be, that was why it failed. All through each moment, you could have chosen love by foregoing what you knew what was hurting me. We were meant to end, because there wasn't enough love at all.
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To make you feel my love.
The first time I heard this song, I was still very deeply in love with you. It was you who pointed out this song to me. I thought it was so beautiful, and describing of my love for you. However, I couldn't say that right there then, and then time went by we grew apart, and I forgot to tell you that that was how I loved you then that day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PIzf9h4RKk
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I love this song. It always reminds me of Andie Macdowell.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQQ6SfPZggw
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Blossoming awareness:
A long time ago, I learned to copy my father by having my little brothers take off my shoes, just our father would make us do his shoes. Then it occurred to me that I didn't like it very much, so I stopped, even when my little brothers would come and ask me. I realize now that that little bit of awareness is like a ray of sunshine that could blossom and help me to find what I truly want, which is happiness.
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This is also a lesson from Verse 67 in the Tao Te Ching.
Mercy
Economy
Humility
She had so much.
A two-bedroom apartment. Two cars. Enough wedding china to serve two dozen people.
Yet Tammy Strobel wasn't happy. Working as a project manager with an investment management firm in Davis, Calif., and making about $40,000 a year, she was, as she put it, caught in the "work-spend treadmill."
[Click here to check savings products and rates in your area.]
So one day she stepped off.
Inspired by books and blog entries about living simply, Ms. Strobel and her husband, Logan Smith, both 31, began donating some of their belongings to charity. As the months passed, out went stacks of sweaters, shoes, books, pots and pans, even the television after a trial separation during which it was relegated to a closet. Eventually, they got rid of their cars, too. Emboldened by a Web site that challenges consumers to live with just 100 personal items, Ms. Strobel winnowed down her wardrobe and toiletries to precisely that number.
Her mother called her crazy.
Today, three years after Ms. Strobel and Mr. Smith began downsizing, they live in Portland, Ore., in a spare, 400-square-foot studio with a nice-sized kitchen. Mr. Smith is completing a doctorate in physiology; Ms. Strobel happily works from home as a Web designer and freelance writer. She owns four plates, three pairs of shoes and two pots. With Mr. Smith in his final weeks of school, Ms. Strobel's income of about $24,000 a year covers their bills. They are still car-free but have bikes. One other thing they no longer have: $30,000 of debt.
[See Good Debt vs. Bad Debt]
Ms. Strobel's mother is impressed. Now the couple have money to travel and to contribute to the education funds of nieces and nephews. And because their debt is paid off, Ms. Strobel works fewer hours, giving her time to be outdoors, and to volunteer, which she does about four hours a week for a nonprofit outreach program called Living Yoga.
"The idea that you need to go bigger to be happy is false," she says. "I really believe that the acquisition of material goods doesn't bring about happiness."
While Ms. Strobel and her husband overhauled their spending habits before the recession, legions of other consumers have since had to reconsider their own lifestyles, bringing a major shift in the nation's consumption patterns.
"We're moving from a conspicuous consumption — which is 'buy without regard' — to a calculated consumption," says Marshal Cohen, an analyst at the NPD Group, the retailing research and consulting firm.
I endeavor to live in economy like this.
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There is so much happiness to be enjoy, but most of us rarely ever find it. I think we all are not focusing on the right things or right course of actions. We are focused on the wrong things, because we were conditioned to do so by others or by our defense mechanism. We need to use our hearts to guide us, and then we can find happiness. For one thing, we think it's out there, when it always starts inside.
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I hardly ever listen to or hear this song, unless I come to Youtube, but whenever I do, it takes me back to you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX8gg1fQsFI
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What is going on this morning. My eagerness to get into positions put me in the hole this morning. Why do I commit the same error every morning. If I simply stay put and wait for good trades, they do come.
I need to realize that many of my trades will not reach target and if I wait too long when will get stopped out. Yesterday, I allowed a good day to evaporate because I held on to winners and let them turn into losers.
I need to exit when they are not performing.
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Re: Afternoon Trading.
I am telling you that I will win in Trading, if I wait patiently for my patterns and Triggers (2)
ENG is such a strong first Trigger that I should always go with it. That's what I should look for initially, but then I have to wait for the second Trigger before acting.
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It is not a good morning Trading. I feel the one time, I decide to no longer short it, it starts to go down. Even after being down pretty good already.
What when wrong is that I am not paying attention to the $TRIN. It is not in long territory today. I am breaking some of my rules and so I am getting the results I deserve.
I did jump in early, too early this morning. I have to be patient and sit back and wait for my patterns and Triggers.
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What happened this morning? Follow my principles.
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The reason the market didn't bounce like it usually does is because the TRIN was too overwhelming. I should have paid attention to that, and that is my Trend.
Besides the market rallied in the past, because it was still going up. This time it is gone up and had it's run. So it is time for the the market to turn that was why it couldn't go up anymore.
What ever the reason, I still need work on my Trading Discipline. I need to to apply my principles regardless. I think I start to get in trouble when I try to catch a falling knife. My trading discipline is good, if I follow it.
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No Matter what is happening, keep on applying Principles at all times.
Rule for success.
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I admit it here. In the past, when I hear of people doing well or succeeding, I would use to secretly wish that they wouldn't be doing so well. You know what I mean. Now I know why I do that. It is my Ego that doesn't want someone to be better than it that is wishing for stupid things like that.
Now a days, I can truly say that I am much better at wishing people well from the bottom of my heart. Because I see my self in everyone more now.
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I am learning so much faster and more in Poker regarding discipline. I need to learn that much and more in Trading too in regards to discipline and wisdom. That is the example I will use to gain more discipline in Trading.
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What is meant by suffering?
The Buddha didn't speak English. This should be obvious, since the historical Buddha lived in India almost 26 centuries ago. Yet it's a point lost on many people who get stuck on the definitions of English words used in translations.
For example, people want to argue with the first of the Four Noble Truths, often translated as "life is suffering." That sounds so negative.
But, remember, the Buddha didn't speak English, so he didn't use the English word, "suffering." What he said, according to the earliest scriptures, is that life is dukkha.
"Dukkha" is Pali, a variation of Sanskrit, and it means a lot of things. For example, anything temporary is dukkha, including happiness. But some people can't get past that English word "suffering" and want to disagree with the Buddha because of it.
I've noticed that some translators are chucking out "suffering" and replacing it with "dissatisfactio n" or "stress." I'm a bit dissatisfied with that approach, however. Sometimes translators bump into words that have no corresponding words meaning exactly the same thing in the other language. I believe "dukkha" is one of those words.
Understanding dukkha, however, is critical to understanding the Four Noble Truths. And the Four Noble Truths are the foundation of Buddhism.
Filling in the Blank
Because there is no single English word that neatly and tidily contains the same range of meaning and connotation as "dukkha," I think it's better not to translate it. Otherwise, you'll waste time spinning your wheels over a word that doesn't mean what the Buddha meant.
So, throw out "suffering," "stress," "dissatisfactio n," or whatever other English word is standing in for it, and go back to "dukkha." Do this even if -- especially if -- you don't understand what "dukkha" means. Think of it as an algebraic "X," or a value you're trying to discover.
Defining Dukkha
The Buddha taught there are three main categories of dukkha. These are:
1. Suffering or pain (dukkha-dukkha)
2. Impermanence or change (viparinama-dukkha)
3. Conditioned states (samkhara-dukkha)
Let's take these one at a time.
Suffering or Pain (Dukkha-dukkha). Ordinary suffering, as defined by the English word, is one form of dukkha. This includes physical, emotional and mental pain.
Impermanence or Change (Viparinama-dukkha). Anything that is not permanent, that is subject to change, is dukkha. Thus, happiness is dukkha, because it is not permanent. Great success, which fades with the passing of time, is dukkha. Even the purest state of bliss experienced in spiritual practice is dukkha.
This doesn't mean that happiness, success and bliss are bad, or that it's wrong to enjoy them. If you feel happy, then enjoy feeling happy. Just don't cling to it.
Conditioned States (Samkhara-dukkha). To be conditioned is to be dependent on or affected by something else. According to the teaching of dependent origination, all phenomena are conditioned. Everything affects everything else. This is the most difficult part of the teachings on dukkha to understand, but it is critical to understanding Buddhism.
What Is the Self?
This takes us to the Buddha's teachings on the self. According to the doctrine of anatman (or anatta) there is no "self" in the sense of a permanent, integral, autonomous being within an individual existence. What we think of as our self, our personality and ego, are temporary creations of the skandhas.
The skandhas, or "five aggregates," or "five heaps," are a combination of five properties or energies that make what we think of as an individual being. Theravada scholar Walpola Rahula said,
"What we call a 'being', or an 'individual', or 'I', is only a convenient name or a label given to the combination of these five groups. They are all impermanent, all constantly changing. 'Whatever is impermanent is dukkha' (Yad aniccam tam dukkham). This is the true meaning of the Buddha's words: 'In brief the Five Aggregates of Attachment are dukkha.' They are not the same for two consecutive moments. Here A is not equal to A. They are in a flux of momentary arising and disappearing." (What the Buddha Taught, p. 25)
Life Is Dukkha
Understanding the First Noble Truth is not easy. For most of us, it takes years of dedicated practice, especially to go beyond a conceptual understanding to a realization of the teaching. Yet people often glibly dismiss Buddhism as soon as they hear that word "suffering."
That's why I think it is useful to toss out English words like "suffering" and "stressful" and go back to "dukkha." Let the meaning of dukkha unfold for you, without other words getting in the way.
The historical Buddha once summarized his own teachings this way: "Both formerly and now, it is only dukkha that I describe, and the cessation of dukkha." Buddhism will be a muddle for anyone who doesn't grasp the deeper meaning of dukkha.
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The Five aggregates that makes up us are:
1. Form (body)
2. Sensation
3. Perception
4. Mental Formation
5. Consciousness
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The Buddha's first sermon after his Enlightenment centered on the Four Noble Truths, which are the foundation of Buddhism. The truths are:
1. The truth of suffering (dukkha)
2. The truth of the cause of suffering (samudaya)
3. The truth of the end of suffering (nirhodha)
4. The truth of the path that frees us from suffering (magga)
Let's look at one truth at a time.
The Truth of Suffering
The First Noble Truth often is translated as "Life is suffering." Many people new to Buddhism tune out as soon as they hear this. But the Pali word dukkha also refers to anything that is temporary, conditional, or compounded of other things. Even something precious and enjoyable is dukkha, because it will end.
Related to the nature of life is the nature of self. Are we not also temporary, conditional and compounded of many parts? We can understand that life is impermanent but are we, also, impermanent? The Buddha taught that before we can understand life and death we must understand the self.
Read More: What is the self?
Read More: What the Buddha Meant by "Suffering"
The Truth of the Cause of Suffering
The Second Noble Truth teaches that the cause of suffering is craving or thirst (tanha). We continually search for something outside ourselves to make us happy. But no matter how successful we are, we never remain satisfied.
The Buddha taught that this thirst grows from ignorance of the self. We go through life grabbing one thing after another to get a sense of security about ourselves. We attach not only to physical things, but also to ideas and opinions about ourselves and the world around us. Then we grow frustrated when the world doesn't behave the way we think it should and our lives don't conform to our expectations.
The Buddha's teachings on karma and rebirth are closely related to the Second Noble Truth.
Read More: Karma and Rebirth
The Truth of the End of Suffering
The Buddha's teachings on the Four Noble Truths are sometimes compared to a physician diagnosing an illness and prescribing a treatment. The first truth tells us what the illness is, and the second truth tells us what causes the illness. The Third Noble Truth holds out hope for a cure.
The Buddha taught that through diligent practice, we can put an end to craving. Ending the hamster-wheel chase after satisfaction is enlightenment (bodhi, "awakened"). The enlightened being exists in a state called Nirvana.
Read More: Enlightenment and Nirvana
The Truth of the Path That Frees Us From Suffering
Here the Buddha as physician prescribes the treatment for our illness: The Eightfold Path. Unlike in many other religions, in Buddhism there is no particular benefit to merely believing in a doctrine. Instead, the emphasis is on living the doctrine and walking the path.
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The Fourth Noble Truth Is the Eightfold Path
The Eightfold Path is the means by which enlightenment may be realized. The historical Buddha first explained the Eightfold Path in his first sermon after his enlightenment, preserved in the Dhammacakkappa vattana Sutta.
The Eightfold Path is:
1. Right View
2. Right Intention
3. Right Speech
4. Right Action
5. Right Livelihood
6. Right Effort
7. Right Mindfulness
8. Right Concentration
The Path is divided into three main sections: wisdom, ethical conduct and mental discipline.
Wisdom: Right View and Right Intention are the wisdom path. Right View is not about believing in doctrine, but in perceiving the true nature of ourselves and the world around us. Right Intention refers to the energy and commitment one needs to be fully engaged in Buddhist practice.
Ethical Conduct: Right Speech, Right Action and Right Livelihood are the ethical conduct path. This calls us to take care in our speech, our actions, and our daily lives to do no harm to others and to cultivate wholesomeness in ourselves. This part of the path ties into the Precepts.
Mental Discipline: Through Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Concentration we develop the mental discipline to cut through delusion. Many schools of Buddhism encourage seekers to meditate to achieve clarity and focus of mind.
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The greatest achievement is selflessness.
The greatest worth is self-mastery.
The greatest quality is seeking to serve others.
The greatest precept is continual awareness.
The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything.
The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways.
The greatest magic is transmuting the passions.
The greatest generosity is non-attachment.
The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind.
The greatest patience is humility.
The greatest effort is not concerned with results.
The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go.
The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.
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The day is coming upon us so fast. I am actually a little nervous of what I am going to say to our kids or our parents. We have been waiting for this day for such a long time now. I hope all will be well with you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4_gRGBxG5o
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It is foolish to try and do it with one monitor. I need to take a break.
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It wasn't a bad day. However I switched my patience and discipline from one to another, and this why I felt a little peeved towards the end there.
I finally found out what Suffering was. I am gaining more clarity, and I am asking myself better questions.
My errors cost me my net lost.
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I don't know how I came to, but I am looking for homes in MI, and I am reminded of how we use to live in MI. There was no one, but us. No money, no expensive homes, just us and two simple kids. If I ever move to MI, I will be reminded of our life there, and I will miss you when I come across the places that you and I shared. How did I allow my Ego and Pride destroy our love? Was I justified? The answer is no, but did you ever say sorry for breaking my heart. You know, all those years, I was waiting for you to come and get me. Oh well, I am just writing to myself now. I am looking in Rochester MI, and I am reminded of how we almost bought a house in Rochester Hills. I am sorry that I took you going to concerts too hard, and dwell in my negativity and let our love sink into into nothingness. I really love you with all I have in this life and the next, and that was why I hurt so bad and dwell in negativity. Farewell to the person who was once the love of my life and shared so much with me. I wish for you an exciting journey in the rest of your life. I wondered if coming into money boosted our ego and destroyed us. One two more weeks, huh?
Okay, I was level headed when I wrote this.
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Another day, another opportunity to retest my theories and give all I can.
Everyday is an opportunity to say "I am living my best life today."
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Did I do what I wanted to do this morning in Trading? Yes I did.
However, I should have covered more.
I am finding that I can get myself up, and then lose it back, because I am expecting too much out of the move, when all it is is just a small move.
Perhaps, I need to find better exits based on patterns as well.
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Why the change in Title.
Because I realize that although I need to love me, loving me is not the focus of my life; Love is actually about giving the best part of you away.
I need to simply be, and live my greatest life each and every day.
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What did I learn this week?
Discipline and patience is the key to succeeding.
Joy and confidence is the key to succeeding.
Surrendering is the key to succeeding.
When ever I break these principles, I will fail eventually; even if I seem to succeed at first.
It reaffirms my definition of success:
Success is doing what you love and loving what you do. For me that is:
1. Discipline and patience in applying my principles, detached from results.
2. Joy and confidence in applying my principles, detached from results.
3. Surrendering:
a. Get rid of my Ego, and its need to be right for self importance
b. Allow my Trades to follow through to target, exit patterns, or stopped out.
c. Allow the my emotional intelligent self to come through at all times.
Do not break these three or any principles, you will only be breaking yourself upon them.
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What I learned this week:
1. Acting on negative emotions can only lead to negative results.
2. Gambling can only lead to negative results. Gambling itself is breaking principles as well.
3. Breaking my principles can only lead to negative results, if nothing it will open the door to more.
I chose to dwell in the samurai's heaven at all times; embrace joy, confidence, contentment, thankfulness, discipline, and infinite patience at each moment.
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Right & Wrong
When Bankei held his seclusion-weeks of meditation, pupils from many parts of Japan came to attend. During one of these gatherings a pupil was caught stealing. The matter was reported to Bankei with the request that the culprit be expelled. Bankei ignored the case.
Later the pupil was caught in a similar act, and again Bankei disregarded the matter. This angered the other pupils, who drew up a petition asking for the dismissal of the thief, stating that otherwise they would leave in a body.
When Bankei had read the petition he called everyone before him. "You are wise brothers," he told them. "You know what is right and what is not right. You may go somewhere else to study if you wish, but this poor brother does not even know right from wrong. Who will teach him if I do not? I am going to keep him here even if all the rest of you leave."
A torrent of tears cleansed the face of the brother who had stolen. All desire to steal had vanished.
The Voice of Happiness
After Bankei had passed away, a blind man who lived near the master's temple told a friend:
"Since I am blind, I cannot watch a person's face, so I must judge his character by the sound of his voice. Ordinarily when I hear someone congratulate another upon his happiness or success, I also hear a secret tone of envy. When condolence is expressed for the misfortune of another, I hear pleasure and satisfaction, as if the one condoling was really glad there was something left to gain in his own world.
"In all my experience, however, Bankei's voice was always sincere. Whenever he expressed happiness, I heard nothing but happiness, and whenever he expressed sorrow, sorrow was all I heard."
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This is my confession for myself.
You left, because I made you leave by hurting you. Why did I do that, because you hurt me so bad that I could not imagine loving you as I did before. Why didn't I give you a chance to console me? Because you were busy consoling your own pain, and the pain I felt was so great that I couldn't imagine myself giving you that kind permission to hurt me again by opening up to you. What good can come out of this? Learning that dwelling in and acting on negative emotions leads to nothing but destruction. Then what do I do? Communicate honestly what you feel, with detachment, and release from you. Allow the other person to know the truth of your feelings and give them a chance to bridge the love. What else can be learned from this? Do not take more than the what the other person is willing to give, because they will get up and leave. Love is always about giving, so when you start taking too much, you get everything.
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I was walking the trails of a state park today, and saying "Hi" to other hikers who are to enjoy the nice summer day.
I was walking up this steep trail and I ran into beautiful soul. She was dressed in yellow and black. I wanted to say "Hi" to her, but I didn't speak butterfly and she didn't speak English. She quickly went on her way, and I felt almost as if I was stuck with my "hello" inside of me not being said.
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Wow, it was only yesterday when I sat in a park on a lazy Summer afternoon with you, stared into your eyes and saw my destiny. Before you left, I stole a kiss from you.
In the blink of an eye, today, our life together passed by and our love is now scattered in the wind.
Maybe it is as the elder Hmongs would use to say, that we had an unfinished love from a previous life and that we met up again to finish it. And now its time to go our separate ways.
Thank you for meeting up with me to finish our love from our previous life.
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I have "Detached to results" in many of my mantras.
If I am detached to results, it needs to be at the beginning as well.
Therefore: Because I am detached to results, I will never enter a trade or play a hand hoping to make money. Each action is simply about applying principles that are detached to results.
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My new Success Blue Print reads as follow:
Because I am detached to results and success is doing what I love, I will never take action hoping or desiring to make money, but only because it is the correct action to take.
Discipline and patience in applying principles is the key to succeeding.
Joy and confidence in applying principles is the key to succeeding.
Surrendering is the key to succeeding.
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I am beautiful and I see divine beauty in everyone and everything
I am attached to nothing, but open to everything
I am discipline and infinite patience at all time
I am joyful, confidence, contentment, and thankful for each moment of my life
I am free to chose any meaning I wish or desire at all times, therefore I am free
I am living my greatest life today
My inner self mantras
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Every now and then I get these crazy ideas, and they result in a breakthrough to new level for me.
My getting married was a crazy idea.
The idea that I could be good at something was a crazy idea.
The idea that I didn't have to conform to what others say is a crazy idea.
I am in the middle of a crazy idea right now. I think it will bear fruits in much the same way as before. I am so in love with this current idea that is within me. I am finding so much joy and peace in it. It has made me grown spiritually and emotionally; qualities which I sometimes lack.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSFKGAQpmi8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUGYIpMY9GA
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To my son:
"Knowledge and skills are nothing until you apply them." - Bruce Lee
Just wanted to let you know that I am really blessed to have you as my son. I think you have a brilliant mind and will do great in life.
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For once upon a dream and a roof top.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjsjZWlRVvo
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A story that I never had, but once wished it was mine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-bjBRmKUzc
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Lucky:
For once upon a dream and a roof top.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjsjZWlRVvo
This song makes me want to fall in love all over again...w/ him. :-* :-*
Lucky: Wise words you've written.
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Lucky:
This song makes me want to fall in love all over again...w/ him. :-* :-*
Lucky: Wise words you've written.
Thanks for stopping by sis, and for the kind words. Writing them is the easy part, applying them is the fun part.
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I applied my principles today, better. I will always lose in the hand like 89 suited against a set, but as long as I continue to apply my principles, I will do better and better.
My trading is better today too. I still need to better apply my principles, yet. For example, I missed an opportunity in MOS, and QLD.
But however, this is the step that I want to take each and everyday.
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Okay, I did not like the entries after lunch.....when I make bad entries the breaking of principles comes really fast one after another.
A trade with the market will fail, if it entered badly.
I will not do that anymore. Based on limit orders.
My entries will be right all the time. TRIGGER first. Trigger = ENG (BB), TT, PB
My discipline and patience will come through. Being calm, discipline, and d patient is my core now.
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I really believe that the Universe grants wishes. If that is true, what is my wish then?
To be strong enough to give away all the love I have in me, each and every day, to all those that I meet and close to me, without expecting anything return. So that I will have none left to give when I depart from this body.
This is my wish then.
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I am beautiful and I see divine beauty in everyone and everything
I am attached to nothing, but open to everything
I am discipline and infinite patience at all time
I am joyful, confidence, contentment, and thankful for each moment of my life
I am free to chose any meaning I wish or desire at each moment, therefore I am free, free at last, free at last.
I ever mindful of each moment of the here and now, because I am living my greatest life today
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Explaining Buddhism in two words.
"Practice Mindfulness"
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Okay, why did I allow my QLD position to go from +600 to -500.
I am still going against the Trend today. The 5Min rule looks pretty and like it could work, but the TRIN and Trend was too overwhelming for it to work.
I have to consider that the market has changed, and then change myself with it.
I have to study more about patterns.
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To my kids, who are my greatest friends in the world.
I have been telling you guys recently that change, not death, is the constant in the universe.
I just want to let you know that some change is coming down the pipe. It will seem like your world is falling a part, but you know what it really is, it is meant for all of us to get stronger.
No matter what happens, I will always be there for my greatest friends in the world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgKvtb_gq5E&feature=search
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I think you guys are so smart and so strong, much more than I ever was. I am looking forward to you all having great lives and then sharing them with you.
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Okay, Trading is not what I wanted to do today.
I went long in the morning and short in the afternoon.
I didn't lose much, but I didn't like it because I am against the Trend either way.
My longs would have worked out, and my shorts went too far because they came back.
I have to stick to better fundamental trading.
:)
My other endeavor seems to be getting better. There was always much more control at each moment. I need to bring up my control in Trading to that, and I will be okay.
One of my greatest first trigger is ENG.
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This is for once upon a time when "We may be oceans away, you feel my love, I hear what you say"
Thank you for making it so pure and memorable
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd_MG1L5fyE&feature=related
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If the second noble truth is that suffering is caused by craving or desire....or attachments, really.
Then does it make sense that you would transcend the Second noble truth simply by giving it all a way. The material things is obvious and sometimes misleading, because they have no real worth, except conditioned, but the real gift to give away is love. Give all the love you have each day away, and hope you have more to give the next, and expect nothing in return.
Would this help transcend the Second noble truth and help make the adopting of the eight folded path much easier and faster, thus achieving bliss?
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On Imagination
What if you slept?
And what if, in your sleep, you dreamed?
And what if, in your dream, you went to heaven and plucked a strange and beautiful flower?
And what if, when you awoke, you had the flower in your hand? Ah, what then?
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
English critic & poet (1772 - 1834)
Please excuse my rephrasing, but I have something to add to a recent wonderful thought I had.
I believe the universe grants wishes, really. There is a mind and body connection. The body changes and adapts to the desire and beliefs of the mind.
Okay, what if the Universe grants wishes, what is my wish?
My wish is to have the strength to give all the love I have each day and each moment to those around me and those that I meet, without expecting anything in return, for the rest of my life, and the wisdom to know what that is. So that at the end of my life when I depart this body, I will have nothing else left to give.
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Sorry, I am just keeping this here so I know where to find it.
The Noble Eightfold Path
The Great Wall of China
1. Right View Wisdom
2. Right Intention
3. Right Speech Ethical Conduct
4. Right Action
5. Right Livelihood
6. Right Effort Mental Development
7. Right Mindfulness
8. Right Concentration
The Noble Eightfold Path describes the way to the end of suffering, as it was laid out by Siddhartha Gautama. It is a practical guideline to ethical and mental development with the goal of freeing the individual from attachments and delusions; and it finally leads to understanding the truth about all things. Together with the Four Noble Truths it constitutes the gist of Buddhism. Great emphasis is put on the practical aspect, because it is only through practice that one can attain a higher level of existence and finally reach Nirvana. The eight aspects of the path are not to be understood as a sequence of single steps, instead they are highly interdependent principles that have to be seen in relationship with each other.
1. Right View
Right view is the beginning and the end of the path, it simply means to see and to understand things as they really are and to realise the Four Noble Truth. As such, right view is the cognitive aspect of wisdom. It means to see things through, to grasp the impermanent and imperfect nature of worldly objects and ideas, and to understand the law of karma and karmic conditioning. Right view is not necessarily an intellectual capacity, just as wisdom is not just a matter of intelligence. Instead, right view is attained, sustained, and enhanced through all capacities of mind. It begins with the intuitive insight that all beings are subject to suffering and it ends with complete understanding of the true nature of all things. Since our view of the world forms our thoughts and our actions, right view yields right thoughts and right actions.
2. Right Intention
While right view refers to the cognitive aspect of wisdom, right intention refers to the volitional aspect, i.e. the kind of mental energy that controls our actions. Right intention can be described best as commitment to ethical and mental self-improvement. Buddha distinguishes three types of right intentions: 1. the intention of renunciation, which means resistance to the pull of desire, 2. the intention of good will, meaning resistance to feelings of anger and aversion, and 3. the intention of harmlessness, meaning not to think or act cruelly, violently, or aggressively, and to develop compassion.
3. Right Speech
Right speech is the first principle of ethical conduct in the eightfold path. Ethical conduct is viewed as a guideline to moral discipline, which supports the other principles of the path. This aspect is not self-sufficient, however, essential, because mental purification can only be achieved through the cultivation of ethical conduct. The importance of speech in the context of Buddhist ethics is obvious: words can break or save lives, make enemies or friends, start war or create peace. Buddha explained right speech as follows: 1. to abstain from false speech, especially not to tell deliberate lies and not to speak deceitfully, 2. to abstain from slanderous speech and not to use words maliciously against others, 3. to abstain from harsh words that offend or hurt others, and 4. to abstain from idle chatter that lacks purpose or depth. Positively phrased, this means to tell the truth, to speak friendly, warm, and gently and to talk only when necessary.
4. Right Action
The second ethical principle, right action, involves the body as natural means of expression, as it refers to deeds that involve bodily actions. Unwholesome actions lead to unsound states of mind, while wholesome actions lead to sound states of mind. Again, the principle is explained in terms of abstinence: right action means 1. to abstain from harming sentient beings, especially to abstain from taking life (including suicide) and doing harm intentionally or delinquently, 2. to abstain from taking what is not given, which includes stealing, robbery, fraud, deceitfulness, and dishonesty, and 3. to abstain from sexual misconduct. Positively formulated, right action means to act kindly and compassionatel y, to be honest, to respect the belongings of others, and to keep sexual relationships harmless to others. Further details regarding the concrete meaning of right action can be found in the Precepts.
5. Right Livelihood
Right livelihood means that one should earn one's living in a righteous way and that wealth should be gained legally and peacefully. The Buddha mentions four specific activities that harm other beings and that one should avoid for this reason: 1. dealing in weapons, 2. dealing in living beings (including raising animals for slaughter as well as slave trade and prostitution), 3. working in meat production and butchery, and 4. selling intoxicants and poisons, such as alcohol and drugs. Furthermore any other occupation that would violate the principles of right speech and right action should be avoided.
6. Right Effort
Right effort can be seen as a prerequisite for the other principles of the path. Without effort, which is in itself an act of will, nothing can be achieved, whereas misguided effort distracts the mind from its task, and confusion will be the consequence. Mental energy is the force behind right effort; it can occur in either wholesome or unwholesome states. The same type of energy that fuels desire, envy, aggression, and violence can on the other side fuel self-discipline, honesty, benevolence, and kindness. Right effort is detailed in four types of endeavours that rank in ascending order of perfection: 1. to prevent the arising of unarisen unwholesome states, 2. to abandon unwholesome states that have already arisen, 3. to arouse wholesome states that have not yet arisen, and 4. to maintain and perfect wholesome states already arisen.
7. Right Mindfulness
Right mindfulness is the controlled and perfected faculty of cognition. It is the mental ability to see things as they are, with clear consciousness. Usually, the cognitive process begins with an impression induced by perception, or by a thought, but then it does not stay with the mere impression. Instead, we almost always conceptualise sense impressions and thoughts immediately. We interpret them and set them in relation to other thoughts and experiences, which naturally go beyond the facticity of the original impression. The mind then posits concepts, joins concepts into constructs, and weaves those constructs into complex interpretative schemes. All this happens only half consciously, and as a result we often see things obscured. Right mindfulness is anchored in clear perception and it penetrates impressions without getting carried away. Right mindfulness enables us to be aware of the process of conceptualisat ion in a way that we actively observe and control the way our thoughts go. Buddha accounted for this as the four foundations of mindfulness: 1. contemplation of the body, 2. contemplation of feeling (repulsive, attractive, or neutral), 3. contemplation of the state of mind, and 4. contemplation of the phenomena.
8. Right Concentration
The eighth principle of the path, right concentration, refers to the development of a mental force that occurs in natural consciousness, although at a relatively low level of intensity, namely concentration. Concentration in this context is described as one-pointedness of mind, meaning a state where all mental faculties are unified and directed onto one particular object. Right concentration for the purpose of the eightfold path means wholesome concentration, i.e. concentration on wholesome thoughts and actions. The Buddhist method of choice to develop right concentration is through the practice of meditation. The meditating mind focuses on a selected object. It first directs itself onto it, then sustains concentration, and finally intensifies concentration step by step. Through this practice it becomes natural to apply elevated levels concentration also in everyday situations.
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Buddha's Zen
Buddha said: "I consider the positions of kings and rulers as that of dust motes. I observe treasures of gold and gems as so many bricks and pebbles. I look upon the finest silken robes as tattered rags. I see myriad worlds of the universe as small seeds of fruit, and the greatest lake in India as a drop of oil on my foot. I perceive the teachings of the world to be the illusion of magicians. I discern the highest conception of emancipation as a golden brocade in a dream, and view the holy path of the illuminated ones as flowers appearing in one's eyes. I see meditation as a pillar of a mountain, Nirvana as a nightmare of daytime. I look upon the judgment of right and wrong as the serpentine dance of a dragon, and the rise and fall of beliefs as but traces left by the four seasons."
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To: Siddhartha Gautama
I give thanks for your existence. I would still be hopelessly blind had I not come across your timeless teachings. I will honor your life by following your principles.
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We are conditioned by our environment, and soon we believe that is who we are. If we take time to reflect with objectivity, we will realize that we are something else completely different, but have been conditioned to suit our environment. Maybe to make survival easier.
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Once I believed there was love and destiny between us and there was. Now I believe there was never love and destiny but I believed it so then for my own sake, and now this new belief is true as well.
What does this all say? It says that I am whatever I believe in, therefore why not chose to believe in all the things that will bring joy and happiness.
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I once was fearful.
I once was impulsive.
I once put myself first.
I once allowed my thoughts to run wild and create undesirable emotions.
I once catered to my ego and needed to win.
I once was dark inside.
I once was use and needed chemicals.
Until I realized that all that was conditioned or programmed into my system by someone else, by me (unknowingly through self pity), or by environment.
Then I began to reprogram my subconsciousne ss for joy, happiness, calm, discipline, patience and success.
I will determine what goes into my mind and my subconsciousne ss
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I am beautiful and I see divine beauty in everyone and everything
I am attached to nothing, but opened to everything
I am calm, discipline, and infinitely patient at all times
I am joyful, confidence, contentment, and thankful for each moment of my life.
I am free to chose any meaning I wish or desire at each moment, therefore I am free
I am mindful and appreciative of each moment of the here and now, because I am living my greatest life today.
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Yes the first 5 trades this morning are very sorry and not triggered at all. That is why they failed.
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I spent yesterday with my best friend, my son.
We went fishing for catfish up by Pine City. I have never been there before, but I thought the water was unusually high. We could not get to the spot we wanted to, described by my brother in law.
However we were waist deep for three hours + fishing for catfish. We caught a few, but didn't hook the large one we wanted to.
It is not the result that counts, but the journey. I enjoyed my little outing with my son.
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Morning Trades:
I tried to buy into the morning sell off, it didn't work.
However, after there was a large tail (Trigger first), I bought in and was able to ride for some win after wards.
How the market closed, didn't look good for the market today. The market opened up but closed on the low. On those days, it is good to have positions into the close. I think there was a futures strategy that focus exclusively on that. On top of that, TRIN was more or less rising.
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It seems like I am always blaming you, but I am not, not any longer.
However, it just occurred to me that I get many of my conditions from you, even the ones that I do not like.
For example, I am always blaming others for my situation or complaining about others, when I should put more of the blame on me if not all of it. And I should stop complaining about anyone at all. It doesn't do anyone any good, especially me.
I am always yapping loudly about this or that, when I know that one of my greatest treasures is silence.
I am pointing out the fact that I am more like you than I want to admit, and I will make every effort to be what it is that I want to be.
Therefore from this day forth, I will no longer dwell in the conditioning that I received from you, but will accept that are conditionings that I no longer want to carry.
Instead of blaming others, or complaining about others, I will blame more of myself, accept the responsibility, and make a change. I will stop complaining about other people, but practice silence and praising them instead.
I will stop yapping loudly to parade my ego, but stay mindful, appreciative, and joyful of each moment of the here and now, because I am living my greatest life this day.
Therefore Dad, I will be a good person and let go some of the things you unintentionall y taught me. I am not implying anything negative about you, but they are your habits and conditionings that are yours for your time and place, and I will no longer carry them with me. I know you will understand. As I look back on you, I will see only good things.
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Whenever I break principles and gamble, I always lose.
Therefore, always apply principles at all times.
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A8 diamonds, I push so hard, against superior hand. -30
9J spade, I pushed too hard, have to stay patient. - 28, I would have folded on turn when board paired.
AJ suited in Euro, I didn't bet with my Set, and then we both got slaughtered by a bad draw. -45 or more, because JK would have called me for everything.
AQ from first position, dumb idea. -20
QQ bluffed against a super strong hand when flop came A 98 -20
Cost of errors were 145.
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How did it start?
First, the missed play in AJ,
Therefore, I have to break up these straying from principles immediately, by emotionally moving on.
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Sometimes, I cannot wait for a candle to finish making a bar, the first 5Min bar, before jumping in. I have to wait patiently for the first Bar to finish before jumping in and making an opinion of the market.
I will patiently wait for the first bar to complete itself before going in.
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MC, Patterns, Triggers => Then Entry
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Key to happiness, and success is Calm, Discipline, and Infinite Patience.
Never forget that. When ever I am happy or successful, I am always calm, discipline, and infinitely patient.
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I am beautiful, and I see divine beauty in everyone and everything.
I am attached to nothing, but opened to everything.
I am calm, disciplined, and infinitely patient at all times.
I am joyful, confidence, contentment, and thankful for each moment of my life.
I am free to choose any meaning I wish or desire at each moment. Therefore, I am always free, and I choose joy, happiness, calm, discipline, and patience at each moment.
I am mindful and appreciative for each moment of the here and now, because I am living my greatest life this day and I will give it all I have before I go to sleep.
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lucky, reading thru your journal i have learned so much from you. thank q!
however, i must add.. i see you are trying to very hard to let go of the x. i have learned that.. u must forgive in order to move on. forgiving does not mean you forget the pain they have inflicted upon you.. but forgiving means letting go of that pain, that bitterness so that you can move on. by not forgiving, you are a prisoner of the pain they've inflicted upon you as you are the one who's at home w/ that pain in your heart while they are out there living their life not giving a care about you. So truly forgive so you can be free from that pain.
i wish u the best of luck.
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lucky, reading thru your journal i have learned so much from you. thank q!
however, i must add.. i see you are trying to very hard to let go of the x. i have learned that.. u must forgive in order to move on. forgiving does not mean you forget the pain they have inflicted upon you.. but forgiving means letting go of that pain, that bitterness so that you can move on. by not forgiving, you are a prisoner of the pain they've inflicted upon you as you are the one who's at home w/ that pain in your heart while they are out there living their life not giving a care about you. So truly forgive so you can be free from that pain.
i wish u the best of luck.
Lelia,
Thank you for stopping by and reading these silly thoughts. Thank you for the kind advice too. I will be sure to practice it.
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When I first heard this song, I thought it was weird, really weird.
But my daughter likes her and so I am listening to it from time to time, and I am really liking it. She's such a courageous artist.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrO4YZeyl0I
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They could not sink the market today, but my entries are very undisciplined. I couldn't even wait until the first 5min bar finished it self.:)
Yes, I need to work harder at being discipline. This goes for the other endeavor too.
I think I am sinking myself too much in the Euro.
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Imagine if someone is asking you to something or need you to do something, but they are yelling at you and putting you down in the process of asking, similar to how our OG hmong parents do it. We even demand similar things from our spouse.
How thrilled are to do it and how well are you going to do it? I wouldn't be so thrilled, and I wouldn't be driven to do a great job either.
Therefore, if you want to motivate someone bring joy and positive reinforcement and empower them to accomplish whatever you desire from them.
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I like my new self and I love practicing to get stronger everyday in every way.
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What I realized recently:
Don't wait for someone to come and save me, only I can save myself; through being proactive and positive.
Do not dwell in negativity, because it will consume me, and soon that is what will come out of me in all directions. "I am free to choose any meaning I wish at each moment, thus I choose joy, happiness, calm, discipline, and patience."
Communicate my feelings so that I do not end growing and watering "a poison tree."
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Lelia,
Thank you for stopping by and reading these silly thoughts. Thank you for the kind advice too. I will be sure to practice it.
Your thoughts are not silly... i luv that you are working on "me", building your self-strength, creating a whole new mind set to better yourself... i like that.. i really do. Rather than laying on the floor crying about it... your doing something to improve your self being so that you are strong enough for the next step of your life.... that's not silly at all O0 it would be absolutely silly, if everything you had written was just jibberish and bashing....but everything i have read so far... as taught me something... has shown me something... has opened my eyes too... thank q.
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Don't mind if I write this from my perspective, because I do not want to sound like I am lecturing you, the reader.
I believe we are all conditioned by our environment. It's not nature or nurture, but both. The nature part, we can't help, because it is in our genes. And sometimes we believe we can't help the nurture part as well, because we think it to be us from birth, because we have always been like that.
However, because I have been running into my little self, conditioned by someone else, that I do not like because my little self has been dragging me down. I am making a choice to condition my subconsciousne ss and program it to what I want. I am trying to program my thoughts and beliefs to reflect all the joy, positive, and strength in the world.
I believe that our emotional muscle can be strengthened with exercise just like our mental and physical muscles.
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I didn't do much trading this morning. I came in with some positions that were right with the market, but the market turn south, and I am down small. I put on a position in RIMM that got stopped out.
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A story that I never had, but once wished it was mine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-bjBRmKUzc
How come I no longer wish it is my story?
It is because the past cannot be changed, and dwelling on it will NOT help anyone one, especially myself.
Besides, there is so much joy to be cherished in each moment of the now without daydreaming of what ifs from the past or from the future.
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I bumped into a good friend on PH. We didn't know each other but through our writing, and then when we asked for names, we were both pretty surprised.
Good luck in all that you do sis.
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I am not happy in today in allowing my winners to turn into losers.
I have to strengthen my practice and conditioning in Trading.
I should never have let them turned into losers.
My absolute must for conditioning: Apply my trading principles at all times detached from results.
Or else I will run into this scenario again.
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I still wish you all the best.
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This is my confession for myself.
You left, because I made you leave by hurting you. Why did I do that, because you hurt me so bad that I could not imagine loving you as I did before. Why didn't I give you a chance to console me? Because you were busy consoling your own pain, and the pain I felt was so great that I couldn't imagine myself giving you that kind permission to hurt me again by opening up to you. What good can come out of this? Learning that dwelling in and acting on negative emotions leads to nothing but destruction. Then what do I do? Communicate honestly what you feel, with detachment, and release from you. Allow the other person to know the truth of your feelings and give them a chance to bridge the love. What else can be learned from this? Do not take more than the what the other person is willing to give, because they will get up and leave. Love is always about giving, so when you start taking too much, you get everything.
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Why do I like Buddhism?
Because it allows everyone to seek their own salvation.
It is about achieving happiness and peace in this life.
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One of my favorite songs of all time, Maybe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBJzHoHda_Q
The second one is Wear the Sun in Your Heart/ Maybe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQrA72scOA8&feature=related
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Hey Spongebob:
Just wanted to let you know I broke the news to my parents and our big kids on Wednesday, we let her parents know yesterday, and I will be moving in to my apartment on Saturday.
I do wish her nothing but joy, happiness, and goodness in her life.
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You know Spongebob, I am really feeling good at each moment of my life. I would never gloat about it, especially with you, but rather I am so joyful, that I need to share it with you.
Do you want to know why?
It is because I practice and prepare for my life each morning.
If we going to play soccer, wouldn't we practice for it? If we are going to play football, wouldn't we practice for it? Therefore it makes sense to practice for the game of life as well. Therefore I practice in the morning, before the game of life starts each day.
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Hey Spongebob:
Just wanted to let you know I broke the news to my parents and our big kids on Wednesday, we let her parents know yesterday, and I will be moving in to my apartment on Saturday.
I do wish her nothing but joy, happiness, and goodness in her life.
lucky... i hope you feel lucky every day for the rest of your life from this point forward.... have no regrets for where you once were ... be happy for where you are going.... as that's all you have left.. is that tomorrow will be better than today ;)
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lucky... i hope you feel lucky every day for the rest of your life from this point forward.... have no regrets for where you once were ... be happy for where you are going.... as that's all you have left.. is that tomorrow will be better than today ;)
As usual thanks. Sis, You should know by now, I will be okay. I have been practicing for happiness and to be okay.
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What do you take of this song. What do you think it's meaning is? To me, it is about change, some good and some bad and some unexpected.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvtJPs8IDgU&ob=av2e
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I was telling the kids the day, if there is one constant in the universe it is not death, but it is change.
Death itself is just a change.
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1. Anger does not cease by anger, but only by love, this is the eternal rule
Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love, this is the eternal rule
Negativity does not cease by negativity, but only by love, this is the eternal rule
I will remember and practice this truth by returning negativity with love
2. When you set out for revenge, dig two graves.
I will remember and practice this truth by returning negativity with love
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Love came for me, but I didn't recognize it, because I was too busy being hurt and dwelling in negativity, and then it went away.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPUmf8yqmGE
Farewell my love
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I can't believe how many people I hurt by dwelling and acting on negativity. I learned this hard truth, the hard way, by having to look into their eyes.
To all my family, including my in-laws, who will always be my in-laws, brothers, sisters, and mom and dad:
Please forgive the selfish emotional little self in me that failed us all, for his ego and pride.
I will never return negative for negative again, but with love.
I will never set out for revenge again, but sit quietly in my room, and reflect on the best course of action.
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I am beautiful, and I see divine beauty in everyone and everything
I am attached to nothing, but opened to everything
I am calmed, disciplined, and infinitely patient at all times
I am joyful, confidence, contentment, and thankful for each moment in my life
I am free to chose any meaning I wish or desire at each moment, therefore I am always free, and I choose, love, happiness, calm, discipline, and patience
I am mindful and appreciative of the joy of each moment, because I am living my greatest life today
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I am not paying enough attention to the market. I need to slow down and pay more attention to it, because I do need to grow and become better.
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Despite all that is going on, I am happy, calm, and stronger, because of my training.
I am I like my new self and I love practicing to become better everyday.
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Success is applying all my principles at all times, being detached to results.
I always win by applying all my principles at all times, being detached to results.
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I got indication today that trading according to my trading principles is and always the correct way to trade.
Therefore, I will apply trading principles at all times, being detached to results.
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Do you practice for your day?
I do and I just discovered that I love doing it.
I love practicing for successful each day and everyday.
We all practice for football, soccer, cheer leading, or debate, but we hardly ever practice for the game of life itself.
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I just closed out the month for trading, and I gave away all the profits for the month, but I didn't even mind, because I really felt that there is a growing change in me.
I am getting better control of my emotions, and I am more certain of success in the future.
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The pain that hurts the most are really the ones which we inflict on ourselves, through carelessness or dwelling and acting on negativity.
Therefore I will practice loving kindness to all everyday, including and starting with myself.
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Like I just did, in my one of my endeavor.
I was doing great, until. I decided to push it.
I still did great, but I handicapped myself a little.
I am glad that I am aware of the fact that nothing good comes from acting the way, I did.:)
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The pain that hurts the most are really the ones which we inflict on ourselves, through carelessness or dwelling and acting on negativity.
Therefore I will practice loving kindness to all everyday, including and starting with myself.
although it feels like it's others inflicting the pain upon us, because we allow it.. it is us who inflicts it upon ourselves.
be strong, with each new day... you'll be stronger and you'll let go of what once was..and start with new beginnings. smile and be happy as yesterday is gone and all u have left to look foward to is tomorrow but before tomorrow gets here.. remember to live today and be kind to yourself as no one else will.
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Whenever I hear this song in the past, I thought this would be our song, but I guess it's not.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8U61IkY6Y8&feature=related
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Thank you very much for the wonderful learning opportunity today.
I am learning that everything starts inside before it becomes outside.
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I don't know why, but I am forever anchored to that scene on Belle Isle when I hear this song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktAYHSq6T9k
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I am never much of a fan of rock or heavy metal like my friends were so I listen to light music.
I would cruise during the Summer nights of my youth and then every now and then they would play this song, I would look forward to meeting you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw2mJjiEEsU
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I love this song and this video. I think it's my favorite from Madonna.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDeiovnCv1o&ob=av2e
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I notice that when I act on emotional urges or impulses, I usually error. Therefore I should make an effort to slow down at all times when I feel the urge to act.
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John Wooden:
No emotional peaks (detachment to results )but rather self improvement everyday.
Success is peace of mind, knowing that you have given the best effort you can.
Failure is knowing that you didn't do the things you should have done.
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A silly thought I wrote one night:
Once, if you had asked me, I would have told you that I am an atheist, because through my educational conditioning, I didn’t know to reach God. My acceptance of the teaching of evolution closed the door on faith for me. I was going through an uncertain time in my life and wanted to grow out it, and so I came across a man who introduced me to another man. He found a way to make faith logical for me. At the same time, he made me realize that it is when we define ourselves as separate from God that we suffer or has the potential to suffer the most. Because we forget who we are, we ruthlessly clawed desperately for the survival conditionings of this World.
We come from God, Allah, or the TAO, and one day will return to it. Our perception of separateness is a state created by our Ego as a means for self defense to ensure the survival of the vehicle, our body, and our misguided notion of the self (my life). Our separateness is implied for this dimension only. Realizing that we know so little and time is infinite, we can chose to act through from our higher self, our divine self. Our God self is always in us, but we are blinded by our attachments to the survival conditioning of this world. When you realize that there is a God self in you, then there must be one in the person next to you, and so we all must come from the same place; we all are one.
Why does prayers, meditations, and shaman chants work? It is because when we perform these ceremonies, we leave our egos outside and we are humble and receiving. So can it be as simple as emotions being heaven or hell for us? The quality of your life is the quality of your emotions.
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My errors are too big. My large errors cost me a good day's worth of work.
I will apply all my principles at all times detached to results, and stop my emotional errors now.
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This song is not about us, or you, but rather it's a song I heard a long time ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWgTY8vk540
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Considering the TRIN, I need to do a better job of going with the market.
Less distraction with worthless activity in my other endeavor.
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Thank you for the lessons of today. I will be sure to add them to my conditioning.
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John Wooden:
No emotional peaks (detachment to results )but rather self improvement everyday.
Success is peace of mind, knowing that you have given the best effort you can.
Failure is knowing that you didn't do the things you should have done.
According to this definition of success and failure, I failed today. However, I am doing better and narrowing the gap.
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I realized that I made some decisions that resulted in me not maximizing my chances of success in trading, recently, I held on to losers for too long, and once I sold them they all rallied the next and two more.
I didn't even mind or feel frustrated, because they were a great technical buy, and I was able to shake off the frustration and turned my attention towards creativity in refocusing my energy towards more constructive thoughts. I think I am growing a little bit each day.
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"Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable."
- John Wooden
Thank you for being such a great teacher to your players and to us all.
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i am beautiful and I see divine beauty in everyone and everything
i am attached to nothing, but open to everything
i am calm, discipline, and infinitely patient at all times
i am determination and flexibility at all times; i am proactive, positive, and passionate in each moment
i am joyful, confidence, contentment, and thankful for each moment of my life
i am free to choose any meaning i wish or desire at each moment, therefore i am always free, and with my freedom i chose joy, happiness, calm, discipline and patience
i am mindful and appreciative of each moment of the here and now, because i am living my greatest life today
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I tripped and fell today, and I must pick myself up and see what made me trip and fall.
I tripped and fell, because I broke principles, and I will never break principles again.
It hurts too much.
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I can't believe it, I am learning lessons in discipline two days in a row. I had learning, but I do need it so I am glad for the lessons of today in success and discipline.
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I read in the Tao Te Chinge that talking releases spirit, and so it is better to keep silence.
I find that I talk too easily, and I will try to practice more silence, and keep my spirit.
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I am mindful and appreciative of the joy in each moment, because I am living my greatest life today.
Last Sunday, I spent an evening with my wonderful kids, and I am reminded of this mantra the whole evening.
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Ah yes, it is another day of learning and being mindful.
Thank you for all the lessons of today.
The failure in Trading today was due to not applying my trading principles
The failure in my other endeavor is due to not applying my principles
Thus Success is applying my principles, detached from results.
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Hey Spongebob,
I just wanted to let you know that I am doing okay. I realized that I went through an uncomfortable situation recently in my life, but I am glad that I was preparing myself, otherwise, you may see me hitting the bottle and nicotine every day and night. Yes, I am no longer putting chemicals into my body and hopefully my mind as well.
My daily morning practice has helped me to become calmed, patient and happy. As I said earlier, we hardly ever practice for the game of life, and I think we should. At least, I should.
If you ever want to know what is it that I practice, always just ask, and I will be more than happy to share my routine.
By the way, I hope that everything is going okay with you as well.
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The 14th Principle of Napoleon Hill's law of success is:
Profiting by failure. Let failure be your greatest teacher and you will succeed.
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Who here is a fan of Survivor.
I know no one, because they are from the 80s:)
But I am, and here are two of my favorites from Survivor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOnjglu2bpM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcf-0kfKEk4&feature=related
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Learning from failures.
I felt that yesterday, I ran into failures due to my failure to follow my principles.
I made an extra effort to apply my principles, and it felt better today.
I felt like I was more successful, according to John Wooden's definition.
I also notice that when ever I fall, I can pick myself up faster too. :D
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Just before going to sleep, I realized that I failed to exercise discipline and failed in a relative easy task.
I am glad for this failure, because it will reinforce and strength my resolve and belief that discipline and patience is a must at all times.
"Discipline and Patience is a must at all times."
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My poker facts and traps
• My A9 vs AQ, with two aces on board, fold to a large bet on the River.
• AK from late position, re-raising large and got re-raised (their hand has to be KK or AA or AK (which makes it dumb to purse)). Drop it immediately.
• Suited connectors are better than A9 or A8 against a (extra) large raise pre-flopped, because you could be going AK or AQsuited and be dominated.
• Do not be tempted to break or relax principles, as it has cost me easily a buy in or more. It seems to me that you start with Junk, even if you make your hand, it could still be junk.
• Powerful large raise followed by check, don’t fall for it by committing to bet too soon. It is a trap.
• Do not over bluff and keep on bluffing, it is very destructive. Apply poker principles at all times.
• No matter how good my draw is, never push in all my chips if I am behind. I am so doing myself a disfavor.
*****I have to learn to accept defeat and fold AA against a really large raise. *****
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I know that I am cutting my duties a little early. It's Friday, and I need to get prepared to receive my soulmates.
The errors that I can control amounts to about my production today.
80lb AA, Fold the hand
30 AJ, Never all a bet on an inside straight
70 AJ suited, Do not call the flop with nothing showing.
90, San Francisco. Jam it much harder on the flop, considering the flush draw. 330
and more.
Yes, today I am still learning to become better.
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I am happy for the lessons of today.
Thank you.
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My lesson of the day is:
Before making a big decision, to take time and pause and reflect on my choices and then calmly make the right choice.
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"The Brick wall is there for a reason, it's to stop the people who don't want it bad enough. It's there to stop the other people."
Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
There is always a better of saying "I don't know." with enthusiasm and energy.
Enable one's own childhood dream and the childhood dreams of others.
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I notice that I usually lose when I encounter someone who is more psychotic than me.
I am drawn to his psychotic play, as the others are usually drawn towards mine, and I usually end up losing. I am usually the more psychotic player.
When I meet someone like that I have treat him like he's the best player at the table. That is the only way to beat him.
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I don't know why, but this song is in my head. I have have always liked this song, but I have never really seen the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXheubQtmJs
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Find the good in everybody. Sometimes you might have to wait years, but people will show you their good side.
The head fake is not about how to achieve your dreams, but about how to lead your life.
Okay, I just got done watching this really long video of Randy Pausch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo
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What if you slept? And what if, in your sleep, you dreamed? And what if, in your dream, you went to heaven and plucked a strange and beautiful flower? And what if, when you awoke, you had the flower in your hand? Ah, what then?
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
English critic & poet (1772 - 1834)
Oh yes!! Then you share it with everyone around you and everyone you meet along the way.
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For some weird reason, I loved this song while growing up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qks94g_P1Go&feature=related
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Once upon a dream "I drove all night"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvz_gW5C2cY&ob=av2n
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Two different versions of White Snakes' 'Here I go again'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGIHaKCeVYk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNo4jGKvDzY
Which one do you like better? I like the radio version, the second one.
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I made a called I should not have made. It was too much and my hand was too weak......
I didn't pause where I told myself, I would.
More practice:)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jng2cJiDyIs&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LE4wtPaano&feature=player_embedded
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I got to the Governor's mansion last night to meet Lieutenant Governor Carol Molnau, because my daughter was receiving the Red Wagon award.
I am so proud of for all the awards/scholarships you won this Summer. Please keep it and make it your life's passion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV-Z1YwaOiw&ob=av2e
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This is what someone said about my poker skills "******* you are the worst player in the world." Of course, he just lost an all in pot to me.
Here is another comment (it was in portuguese). I had to use babelfish to translate it.
JuveTsubasa [observer]: um urso esse ********
JuveTsubasa [to observer]: a bear this ********
Of course, I won't let it go to my head. Because, I am independent of the good and bad opinions of others.
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I broke one of my principles early on and clawed back. Never do that again.
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Hey Spongebob,
I had a dream about you last night. What a dream?
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Success is not the results or the destination.
Success is the process, or the journey.
Success is peace of mind in knowing you MADE THE EFFORT to become the best of which you are capable.
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Thank you for the lessons of today.
I got the results I did, because I deviated from my plan.
Thus I will never deviate from my plan again.
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Thank you for giving me the strength to pick myself up after falling down.
One day, I will not fall anymore or if I did, I will be able to pick myself up much quicker than even now a days.
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FD,
Thank you for the quality education yesterday. I really needed it, I will always cherish it.
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Thank you for the lessons of today. I appreciate it the most.
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MM,
Thank you for the lesson today. I appreciate it and I will remember it well.
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The lesson I learn today is that against a large raise, keep all your cards under a Jack.
This way, you will not be duped when you card hits.
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The Three things people crave the most:
Freedom
Peace of Mind
Happiness
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I enjoy the taste of beer, but I no longer want alcohol in my system.
So I went and got myself some non-alcoholic beer. Buckler was really good, but there's still too much alcohol in it for me.
I guess I learn something.
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Whenever you're feeling uncomfortable, find joy in the fact that you have stumbled on an opportunity for personal growth.
Isn't that the truth?
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Wow, relaxed one rule and it cost me my stack. I could have popped him with my KK, but I chose to slow play, and he made his hand while I made a set.
There are actually two advantages to being overly aggressive in this scenario.
1. The aggression makes your opponent uncertainty and more prone to mistakes.
2. You will not be called, saving you of a defeat, unless by someone who will tend to make wrong decisions because of your pressure.
It is like seeing someone playing really aggressive and being drawn towards his play.
Therefore be more aggressive and do not give them easy access to beat you.
You want to play with someone who is emotionally off, therefore help to him there if you can (The Movie Rounders).
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I just realized that one of the things we do our lives is a conductor of information. I don't know if it's our purpose, but it is one of our greatest roles in life. We pass on our genes, which are passed on from our parents, and so on and so on; our genes are information. We also pass on our knowledge of life, which is given to us from our parents and others before, which was given to them by others before.
When ever we experience a discontinuity, the next generation suffers a little. Sometimes, it's because of death in one of the parents or sometimes it's through cultural changes brought about by a move and the information from the parents becomes outdated or unacceptable to the newer generations.
We also experience some pain, when we think life is about us and making us feel good, when the reality is that life is by nature a service to overall process by being a conductor of information. That is why some of the greatest people in history are teachers, they conduct and passed on revolutionary information; such people as Jesus, Socrates, or the Buddha.
One of the best things you can do, is to forgo thinking that life is meant for you, and do your best to your role well for the sake of those before and after you. Your life is meaningless to crave and cling to. In a mere 80 years, you will be a corpse in the ground. In a mere 1,000 years, no one will know who you are. In 10,000 years, you will be dust blowing in the wind.
Thank you for listening to my ranting and raving this Sunday afternoon.
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I was watching a highlight of a baseball game and everyone was making a fuss about how the pitcher had a wild throw to second base. And I think why is everyone making such a big deal out it, and it came to me that they practice making that throw everyday. They practice it day in and day out. Wow, that is what we should do as well. Condition our behaviors to what we desire. Condition it day in and day out.
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Fields of Gold, by Eva Cassidy
I know I already posted this song, but I am listening to it now and I just wanted to share it with you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6n-_LuIzac
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Thank you for the lessons of today. I do appreciate it, and I will make sure to make it last.
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Yes, I do need more discipline and more practice or else, I will not make it. And I need to make it for me and for everyone else. I am working too hard to let it all go.
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Poker observations:
Stop playing A X suited against a large re-raise. What if the A hits.
Fold AK (with A or K) on board, if someone is betting like crazy.
Suited connectors up to 10 J is better against a large re-raise than AK or AX suite. Because chances are you are going against AK or KK or QQ
Unless I am certain that I have the best hand, stop pushing in all my chips.
Practice pausing, especially when the game gets aggressive and quick.
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According to John Wooden's definition of success, I failed today.
But I will try again tomorrow.
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I just realized that the failure I had yesterday, I did it all to myself.
If I focused on apply and executing my plan with patience, that none of it would happen.
I came back ready and wanting to make something. And so I fail.
I need to start with detachment to results built in, and only applying reason and logic.
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Yes, I realized that all the damage I did yesterday, I did it to myself. How it came about was my craving for success (results), and I forgo applying my principles. If I had applied my principles, I would have succeeded. Therefore it is my choice to be calm, discipline, and infinitely patient at all times, and that is what I will choose.
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I just realized what I did to cause the downward spiral in my trading on Tuesday. I went to Khols with cheap and tight money intention. I was acting (or rather thinking) in the opposite of abundance. It affected my thinking that afternoon, and I spiral downward.
However there is good in that little missed adventure, because I am able to pull myself together and became stronger for it. I re-worked my thinking and conditioning and came back much better. I reworked my discipline and I am in a much better place for it. Thank you for tripping me and making me fall so I can pick myself up and become stronger.
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I think this guy is one of the greatest teachers of our life time.
I was looking to improve myself and I looked everywhere, and I didn't find what I was really looking for until I came across Wayne Dyer. I actually heard of him through Tony Robbins, but after listening to his interview, I passed up on his ideas. It was until my sister told me that there is a fundraiser drive on CBS with Wayne Dyer.
Thank you for being a teacher of us all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccC8YbEt-qY&feature=related
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Yesterday, I walked the path we did and I was filled with emotions. I feel so blessed and thankful that you are in my life. I was so filled with energy and excitement, and I thought of all of you.
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Thank you for the recent "Hard" education. I find it most useful in my conditioning. I am so glad that I tripped that one time on the last day of Summer.
Thank you the lessons of yesterday as well.
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Have you had one of those days where everything turned out okay, but you know that you failed to apply your principles. It actually feels worst than have a bad day, but you knew that you gave it all you have. It feels that way, because you know you are a hair away from disaster. Therefore, I will take today as failure, and learn from it.
Thank you very much for the lessons of today. I appreciate it and I will add it to my experiences.
Start with a focus on detachments to results, keep a focus on detachments to results, and end it with a focus on detachment to results. That is my lesson.
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I don't want it anymore. I don't want to go through a day and say to myself that I cost myself 2 Buy Ins by doing stupid things and being thoughtless. As I progress up, two buys can mean a lot. Therefore it will never happen again. I will refrain from having stupid thoughts and allowing them to turn into stupid actions.
By the way, thank you for this lesson today. I appreciate it and will make sure to add it to my discipline and conditioning.
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I heard this song last night and it brought back memories.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GZ81-wOgbg&feature=related
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Anyone like this song?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HWt_Ki_qss
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Why is it, when I am in Rome,
I'd give an eye to be at home,
But when on native earth I be,
My soul is sick for Italy?
And why with you, my love, my lord,
Am I spectacularly bored,
Yet do you up and leave me- then
I scream to have you back again?
Dorothy Parker (on being a woman)
The theme is living in the now.
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Yes, I was so tired today, but boy do I long for your company now.
Take care my love and good friends and I will see you soon.
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Yes, calm, discipline, and patience (plus detachment to results) is the only way to go about achieving any form of success in life. That is the lesson I learned last week and continue to learn everyday.
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I am going to try and train for the 1/2 marathon at the end of October. I am a little nervous, but I am excited.
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Okay, I ran a total of 9 miles today. I do need more work and stamina though. I don't think I could do 1/2 marathon right now, but in one more month, I should be okay.
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Hey Spongebob,
I dreamed about you last night. It happened right before I got up. You invited me to go paintballing with you.
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Thank you very much for the lessons of today.
All the troubles stemming from my many situations could have been avoided simply by aggression; Massive aggression, and applying my principles at all times detached to results.
And so this is my lesson from today. My lack of aggression allowed others to catch to me.
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Captain M,
You are my role model for success in our chosen endeavor.
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Thank you for the lessons of yesterday, and today as well. They came in handy. I made use of what I learned yesterday, today.
Thank you for this beautiful day. I hope everyone is doing well.
I did another total 9 miles today, in my prep for the 1/2 marathon. I do need the practice, or else I may not finish it.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jng2cJiDyIs&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LE4wtPaano&feature=player_embedded
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Oh my Buddha ;D, I have just realized the secret to succeeding (or failure) in my chosen endeavor. It lies in attachment and detachment. Detachment is the secret to success, and attachment will condemn one to failure. Thank you for this realization. This has made my day already.
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Thank you for the lessons of today. I appreciate it, and I will make the most of it.
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Oh my Buddha ;D, I have just realized the secret to succeeding (or failure) in my chosen endeavor. It lies in attachment and detachment. Detachment is the secret to success, and attachment will condemn one to failure. Thank you for this realization. This has made my day already.
I had this realization yesterday morning, and right away, my ego used it as overconfidence and messed it all up.
I do believe that the secret to success and happiness is through detachment, and I will practice it everyday and never break principles.
I had a decent September, and I hope to do better in October in every aspect of my life.
My message to my self, "The Secret of success is Detachment"
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hi lucky! how's everything going? how are you holding up? hopefully all is well with you.
yes.. the secret of success is detachment. i've learned to master it like a light switch... OFF and ON... once u've mastered it.. it's very easy to turn the switch to OFF w/o a single pain. so continue to master it and everything else will fall into place!
lelia
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Hey LL,
I am doing good. Thanks for staying in touch, and thank you for the advice.
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To me, Taoism is more of a religion than Buddhism.
In Taoism, there is a mention of an invisible eternal force that is responsible for everything in the physical universal; something beyond.
In Buddhism, there is no mention of anything divine. The journey is always within one self. In the 4 Noble truths, in the Middle Way, In the entire dhammapada, there is no mention of anything externally divine.
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The lessons I learned this week are:
1. No nights and weekends.
2. Strict discipline to plan
3. Stop calling 70% to try to save 30% of invested capital with a 3rd rate hand.
4. Stop playing around with lucys. Focusing on them can be expensive.
5. If you feel a trap, stop it immediately.
6. Stop betting flush draws, everyone knows you are. Betting flush draws are worst then betting football. The odds are that bad.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSFKGAQpmi8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUGYIpMY9GA
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My Inner Self Mantra:
1. I am beautiful and I see divine beauty in everyone and everything
2. I am attached to nothing, but opened to everything
3. I am calm, discipline, and infinitely patient at all times
4. I am joyful, confidence, contentment
5. I am determination and flexibility at all times, and I am proactive, positive, and passionate in each moment.
6. I am Free to chose any meaning I wish or desire in each moment, therefore I am always free, and with my freedom, I choose Joy, Happiness, Compassion for others, Calm, Discipline, and Patience
7. I know the true meaning of success; success is peace of mind in knowing that I made the effort to become the best of which I am capable. Therefore success is the effort, the process, it's practicing and applying, and it's the journey, and not the destination or results. I am successful or will achieve success through applying and practicing my principles at all times, detached to results.
8. I am mindful and appreciative of each moment in the here and now, and I am energetic, excited, and enthusiastic at this moment, because I am living my greatest life today, and this moment.
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I realized that many of my falls come after a brief moment of lack of focus on humility and generosity. For a brief moment, I focus on Ego or selfishness and I trip and fall.
When I focus on generosity and others, I seem to excel.
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"It is sometimes since I first realized how many false opinions I accepted as true from my childhood, and how doubtful was the entire structure of thought which I had built upon them. I therefore understood that I must, if I wanted to establish anything at all in science that was firm and liable to last, once and for all rid myself of all the opinions I had adopted, and start from an entirely new foundation." - Meditations, I (Rene Decartes)
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Thank you for the lessons of today. I appreciate it, and I will make the best use of it immediately.
I am not one to go all in on QQs, AK(s). The times that I played with the silly I idea, I did get hurt. I need to tighten up my criteria again, and only perform Practicing and Applying my principles at all times.
Yes, I can't relax my principles as well.
Again, thank you very much for the lessons of today.
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To my wonder kids,
I love you and I miss you dearly, and I hope that you are having a great time. I will see you soon.
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I am getting stronger with each day, through practicing.
Before I can do anything on the outside, I need to win the battle on the inside first.
This is my focus each and everyday.
Thank you for wonderful goal.
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Did you know all people are really good inside?
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Last night I had a dream of you. I haven't had one of you in a long time. In my dream, you and I reconciled. It almost felt good to connect again with you.
Anyhow, I hope you are doing well lately. As for me, things are going really well. I am doing things that I have always wanted to do for me. I am finding that for the first time, my view of my place in the world is clear to me.
I wish you nothing but happiness and peace.
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Thank you the lessons of yesterday. I aware of the flaw in it, and now I know for certain why. I greatly appreciate your challenging me by showing that true success can only be attain through calm, discipline, patience and detachment to results.
By the way, I did another 9 miles total, yesterday for my preparation to my run. I am tempted to do 3 more, but I should be patient and let my body get stronger first.
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I was right about the market yesterday, and it paid off.
I was right about the market today, but I got stopped out.
Later on when I tried to established the shorts, I got ran over more than I should have.
Besides, there is no pattern that says OEXT:BC This pattern is usually counter trend.
Oh well.
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My trades today is a reflection of my state of mind; chaotic and no rhythm at all. It shows in the results.
I am really glad for the lessons from the last two days. I am finding that I am learning a lot about why success or failures come about. I am very glad for the lessons of the last couple of days.
They reaffirm what I wanted to do all along. Thank you.
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Despite what happened during the last couple days, I am really glad for the negative results, because I now know more about failures and success. I will be stronger for it. Thank you for the lessons of yesterday and today.
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Counting my errors of today.
1. KK vs AA, after re-push, I should slow down and see flop. 100
Yes, if I could help it, I will never push it in on KK, but see if an A spike first.
2. AQ vs 33 (3JQ), should have gotten out at the turn. 80
Given the amount of chip he was pushing on the turn, I should have folded (38% of buy-in)
3. 88 vs Q9, should have never been in the hand. 40
No Idea why I was in this one.
4. A5 vs AJ, should have never been in the hand against a loose player. 70
Wanted to steal, but kept staying for more.
5. 7 9 high flush, should have been more careful (someone else must be drawing too) 30
Be mindful of where you hand is.
6. Bluff here and there 70
Cannot bluff this much
7. 9 J, Pushing all my chips 50
I never call the larger bet on the turn for an open ended draw
8. KQclubs, Pushing all my chips in 70
I never call the larger bet on the turn for a flush draw
9. QQ, pushed it in, I am not supposed to do that. 45
I never push it all in for AK(s) or QQs. The only had I push all in for are AA and KK
These are actions which I could control. They amount to: 555.
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I notice that we have defense mechanisms in place to ensure the survival of the body. For example, fear or hunger are defense mechanisms. At the same time, we also adapt to our environment really quickly, whether we know it or not through creating habits.
Much of our evolution came about in search of energy and conservation of energy. For example, we learn to walk upright because it saves energy. For example a chimpanzee uses 3 times the energy that we use when walking, because they have to support their body. We made the trip out of Africa, millions of years ago, in search of energy.
Therefore, I am wondering if the desire (joy) to relax, and do nothing, is simply a defense mechanism of conserving energy. It makes one feel joyful for to relax, simply so that you can conserve energy.
Combine the above with the Joy of taste of food, and you have a disaster in the making. That is why one should not rejoice in pleasure or dwell in negativity.
And so one of my daily mantras is:
I will never dwell in comfort again. It is my dwelling in comfort that lead to staleness and to my fall. I will find joy in uncomfortable and adversity, because it means that I am growing. Uncomfortable creates breakthroughs and growth.
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The Logic of Faith:
I went to school and they taught me that millions of years ago there were dinosaurs and we have evidence of their existence in fossils. I went to church and they taught me that God created Adam and Eve, and the world is about 10,000 years old. I see no evidence for that at all, but they ask me to just have faith. But I realize that when someone is asking me to have faith, he or she is may be trying to bind my will to his or her desire, so I back off and close my self to the concept of religion, and faith.
That is until, I came across Taoism and Buddhism (especially the first and second noble truth). Here is my logic to faith:
I am myself and so I live for myself and no one. If I do not take care of myself, no one will. I desire greatness in things and in recognition in the world. I will work hard to make it mine, because I deserve pleasure. My life is about achieving goals for me. It is this view of myself being separated, that creates suffering and stress.
I am of the Tao, the universe, I am conscious of the unity of all living beings. Everyone and everything is just like me, and I like them. They are made of atoms, which we all share and pass on to the next generation. Like everything else in the universe, I came from a source of unimaginable greatness that is responsible for everything I see and much more I do not see. I came from there, and one day I will return, thus I always belong there with the unimaginable greatness. Because I came from greatness, I must be like what I came from, and I will always act from greatness. Acting from or like greatness, the source that gave us everything and demanded nothing, I realize that it is better to give than ask to receive. Does it make sense?
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Rakeback, you are my role model.
Thank you for meeting you today.
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An hour apart, I had two very different experiences.
The first one was very unpleasant, and brought on by me through impatiences and being impulsive. I was clingy and hoping to achieve positive results. I pushed for it, and failed because success was not ready yet. I found myself achieving negative results in all my endeavors.
The second one, came about through being calm, discipline, and patient. In fact, I found myself very disciplined and achieving positive results in all my activities. I didn't come to achieve good results, but I came to practice and apply sound principles.
The two experiences are like night and day, and I am thankful for both of them so close together, because it goes to show and reaffirm what makes for creating positive and negative results. They all begin inside of each of us, because they ever manifest themselves out in the world. I am thankful for the first one, because it shows me what leads to failure, and I am thankful for the second one because it shows me what lead to success, and they are created by me each and every moment. I can choose calm, discipline, and patience and succeed or I can dwell in impulsiveness and failed. It is my choice.
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My trading is improving because I am sticking to my plans better. My ideas and feel for the market is definitely getting better. I say my ideas are getting better is because, I thought the market usually follows the trend on Friday, and that is what it did; which is rally. I need to work on monitoring it closer and acting on it. I can get better through apply calm, discipline, and patience as well. All success and failure start from inside of me.
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I made a great fold last night, it cost me a little money, but overall I was able to recover and walk away a winner. I flopped broadway, and some bet into me, and I raised him. Then he called. He checked, and I bet larger, and he called. Then the river came and there were three flush on the board. He bet a decent amount and I folded my nut straight hand immediately.
I realized why I had been running into failures in some of the afternoon sessions, it is because I start out with the premise that I wanted to make some money. So when I get back, I keep looking for patterns to make money and then before you know it, I jumped in hoping to make money.
Calm, discipline, patience and detachment in applying principles is the only to succeed.
Thank you for the lessons of last night. I finally am able to pinpoint my source of success and failure.
I have failed in the past because I came looking to succeed. I have succeed in the past because I came looking to enjoy the moment and simply give my best at each moment, detached to results.
Oh, how to defeat a Set:
Okay, you have AA or KK and you raised from mid to early position and some calls you. The board is pretty safe mostly small cards here and there, with two flush cards. You bet and is automatically raised large. What to do? Make one call, hope for a little luck, and fold if the other player makes a large bet in the next round. Do not push re-raise. If he makes a large bet again, then simply fold and wait for other hands. How to defeat anything is with Flexibility, not brute force.
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"If you want something with all your heart, the Universe conspires to get it for you." - from a Hindu movie that I once watched.
Do you want to know what I want with all my heart? So that maybe the Universe will conspire to get it for me? I wish I could tell you, but If I tell it then my lack of silence will destroy the integrity of my what I desire, I will be feeding my big headed ego through gloating, and the thing which I want most will be a laughing joke. Therefore I am sorry, but I cannot tell you, but know that what I want is good and kind.
Yes, I really believe that the Universe grants wishes and I have found my wish, and it is my destiny. Go and find that which you desire most and you will find your wish and you will find your destiny as well. Then, like me, you will proceed to work at making it come true. One word of caution, make sure it is something worthy of your greatness.
I wish you Godspeed and I hope you find all the happiness and peace you ever dream of my good friend.
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"Ghandi said that whatever you do in life will be insignificant. But it's very important that you do it." - From the movie Remember Me
And I am aware of the fact that I am taking it out of context, because I am keeping what Ghandi said, while leaving out the character's opinion.
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From Letters to Juliet
LETTER TO CLAIRE:
"'What' and ‘if’ two words as nonthreatening
as words come. But put
them together side-by-side and they
have the power to haunt you for the
rest of your life: ‘What if?'..."
"I don't know how your story ended.
But I know that if what you felt
then was love - true love - then
it's never too late. If it was true
then it why wouldn't it be true
now? You need only the courage to
follow your heart..."
"I don't know what a love like that
feels like... a love to leave loved
ones for, a love to cross oceans
for... but I'd like to believe if I
ever felt it. I'd have the courage
to seize it. I hope you had the
courage to seize it, Claire. And if
you didn't, I hope one day that you
will."
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I know why things are not turning out the way, I envision it yet. Because I know why I fail, and the failure is within me and no one else or no where else. Therefore, it is within my power to correct, and correct it I will. I fail because I kept starting with detachment to results. Therefore one of my primary mantras will be:
"I will never break principles or relax them, because doing so leads to nothing but pain and suffering. I will act from my higher self at times, and with Detachment, Calm, Discipline, and Patient, I will practice and apply my principles everyday and every moment."
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My two short entries in FCX is flawed. Considering the volatility of the stock as well as the condition of the market at the time, these two entries should have been placed .25 cents away.
As a result they both were stopped out, but I was right in the direction of the stock.
This is the correct action based on calm, discipline, and patience. To go against this demonstrates being impulsive and will lead to failure.
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It just occurred to me that craving or grasping for results is more destructive that I think in many more ways, for example in human relationships.
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I use to listen to this song and "33" was in the distant future......he hehehehe...... Now it aint anymore.:)
My favorite line from the song is:
"You know my heart keeps tellin' me,
You?re not a kid at thirty-three.
You play around you'll lose your wife.
You play too long you'll lose your life!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySqrUXfK5RY
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It just occurred to me that craving or grasping for results is more destructive that I think in many more ways, for example in human relationships.
All good things are never attained through craving or grasping or taking, but through allowing it in with love, calm, and patience.
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Because I am living my greatest life today, I will act from my higher self; With detachment to results, calm, discipline, and patience, I will practice and apply my principles at all times for bliss and happiness, for success, and for peace of mind.
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"Nothing is sacred accept the integrity of my own mind." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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My Trading over the last three days has gotten better. At least I am no longer riding month long losing positions by coming back to day trade again. It is what I wanted to do all along, for now it is the only trading that I will do.
I am finding out that I do need to get rid of another one of my habits that I picked up, thinking that it was safe. It is encroaching on other things that I want to do. It is also become a habit faster than I thought.
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The Three Poisons of Buddhism are Anger, Greed, and Ignorance.
My silly attempt to overcome the fear of death.
Okay, do you fear death? I no longer fear death. I may not like the excruciating pain before death, but I no longer fear death. Do you know what makes you fear death? It is Ignorance, not you, but ignorance itself. Ignorance, because we fear what we do not know or understand. Therefore, you and I are making an effort to understand this thing we call death, right now.
A long time ago, we wonder if the earth was round or flat. If we had an open mind, all we had to do was look up into the heavens and see that the sun was round and the moon was round, and we would know that the earth is also round. Therefore we can gain a better understand of ourselves or our world by looking around for the patterns in nature.
The seasons come and go, the days come and go, the stars come and go, the mountains come and go, even the seas come and go. Do we say they all die, and that they should fear their demise. When a day is done, isn't there another day tomorrow? When the season is done, isn't there another one next year? Or is it permanently gone? What if we are just part of a cycle like everything. We come into this world and then we leave. Whatever form we take when we leave is not of consequence. Therefore our lives are like the waves of the ocean or all the other cycles in nature. If that is so, why fear it, but simply accept that we are like everything in nature. We come here and then later we depart. Thus you should not fear death, my good friend, it is a part of the cycle of everything. Even the Universe itself may have a cycle similar to death. Why do we need this cycle? Don't you feel better after you sleep? Doesn't the Earth renew with life after a Winter's sleep? Once you have that understanding, you will be at peace.
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Thank you for Camp Spookamaga. I had a great day, and I learned a lot about myself as well.
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Thank you for relieving the lifetime responsibiliti es of a selfish little boy. An ignorant little boy gave me such a heavy load of promises to carry for all my life, but you took the burden off my back, and so I am thankful for that. Now I am free to find real meanings in my life.
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One of the greatest and everlasting things you do in your life is being a teacher. No matter what you do, you will teach. You will teach by setting bad examples, good examples, or even doing nothing you will teach.
Therefore be a great teacher, and teach love, kindness, and strength.
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"Greatness is misunderstood." - Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self Reliance
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LoggerRythym; You are my role model. Thank you for teaching me everything you can.
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"Beware of the temptation to see yourself unfairly treated. Because it is a recipe for disaster." - Wayne Dyer
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Belief in an eternal soul is a misconception of the human consciousness.
The Soul Theory
With regard to the soul theory, there are three kinds of teachers in the world:
- The first teacher teaches the existence of an eternal ego-entity that outlasts death: He is the eternalist.
- The second teacher teaches a temporary ego-entity which becomes annihilated at death: He is the materialist.
- The third teacher teaches neither an eternal nor a temporary ego-entity: He is the Buddha.
The Buddha teaches that what we call ego, self, soul, personality, etc., are merely conventional terms that do not refer to any real, independent entity. According to Buddhism there is no reason to believe that there is an eternal soul that comes from heaven or that is created by itself and that will transmigrate or proceed straight away either to heaven or hell after death. Buddhists cannot accept that there is anything either in this world or any other world that is eternal or unchangeable. We only cling to ourselves and hope to find something immortal. We are like children who wish to clasp a rainbow. To children, a rainbow is something vivid and real; but the grown-ups know that it is merely an illusion caused by certain rays of light and drops of water. The light is only a series of waves or undulations that have no more reality than the rainbow itself.
Man has done well without discovering the soul. He shows no signs of fatigue or degeneration for not having encountered any soul. No man has produced anything to promote mankind by postulating a soul and its imaginary working. Searching for a soul in man is like searching for something in a dark empty room. But the poor man will never realize that what he is searching for is not in the room. It is very difficult to make such a person understand the futility of his search.
Those who believe in the existence of a soul are not in a position to explain what and where it is. The Buddha's advice is not to waste our time over this unnecessary speculation and devote our time to strive for our salvation. When we have attained perfection then we will be able to realize whether there is a soul or not. A wandering ascetic named Vacchagotta asked the Buddha whether there was an Atman (self) or not. The story is as follows:
Vacchagotta comes to the Buddha and asks:
'Venerable Gotama, is there an Atman?
The Buddha is silent.
'Then Venerable Gotama, is there no Atman?
Again the Buddha is silent.
Vacchagotta gets up and goes away.
After the ascetic has left, Ananda asks the Buddha why He did not answer Vacchagotta's question. The Buddha explains His position:
'Ananda, when asked by Vacchagotta, the Wanderer: 'Is there a Self?, if I had answered: 'There is a Self'. Then, Ananda, that would be siding with those recluses and brahmanas who hold the eternalist theory (sassata-vada).'
'And Ananda, when asked by the Wanderer: 'Is there no Self?, if I had answered: 'There is no Self', then that would be siding with those recluses and brahmanas who hold the annihilationis t theory (uccedavada)'.
'Again, Ananda, when asked by Vacchagotta: 'Is there a Self? If I had answered: 'There is a Self', would that be in accordance with my knowledge that all dhammas are without Self?
'Surely not, Sir.'
'And again, Ananda, when asked by the Wanderer: 'Is there no Self?', if I had answered: 'There is no Self', then that would have created a greater confusion in the already confused Vacchagotta. For he would have thought: Formerly indeed I had an Atman (Self), but now I haven't got one.' (Samyutta Nikaya).
The Buddha regarded soul-speculation as useless and illusory. He once said, 'Only through ignorance and delusion do men indulge in the dream that their souls are separate and self-existing entities. Their heart still clings to Self. They are anxious about heaven and they seek the pleasure of Self in heaven. Thus they cannot see the bliss of righteousness and the immortality of truth.' Selfish ideas appear in man's mind due to his conception of Self and craving for existence.
Anatta: The Teaching of No-Soul
The Buddha countered all soul-theory and soul-speculation with His Anatta doctrine. Anatta is translated under various labels: No-soul, No-self, egolessness, and soullessness.
To understand the Anatta doctrine, one must understand that the eternal soul theory _ 'I have a soul' _ and the material theory _ 'I have no soul' _are both obstacles to self-realization or salvation. They arise from the misconception 'I AM'. Hence, to understand the Anatta doctrine, one must not cling to any opinion or views on soul-theory; rather, one must try to see things objectively as they are and without any mental projections. One must learn to see the so-called 'I' or Sour or Self for what it really is : merely a combination of changing forces. This requires some analytical explanation.
The Buddha taught that what we conceive as something eternal within us, is merely a combination of physical and mental aggregates or forces (pancakkhandha), made up of body or matter (rupakkhandha), sensation (vedanakkhandha), perception (sannakkhandha), mental formations (samkharakkhand ha) and consciousness (vinnanakkhandh a). These forces are working together in a flux of momentary change; they are never the same for two consecutive moments. They are the component forces of the psycho-physical life. When the Buddha analyzed the psycho-physical life, He found only these five aggregates or forces. He did not find any eternal soul. However, many people still have the misconception that the soul is the consciousness. The Buddha declared in unequivocal terms that consciousness depends on matter, sensation, perception and mental formations and that is cannot exist independently of them.
The Buddha said, 'The body, O monks, is not the Self. Sensation is not the Self. Perception is not the Self. The mental constructions are not the Self. And neither is consciousness the Self. Perceiving this, O monks, the disciple sets no value on the body, or on sensation, or on perception, or on mental constructions, or on consciousness. Setting no value of them, he becomes free of passions and he is liberated. The knowledge of liberation arises there within him. And then he knows that he has done what has to be done, that he has lived the holy life, that he is no longer becoming this or that, that his rebirth is destroyed.' (Anatta-Lakkhana Sutta).
The Anatta doctrine of the Buddha is over 2500 years old. Today the thought current of the modern scientific world is flowing towards the Buddha's Teaching of Anatta or No-Soul. In the eyes of the modern scientists, man is merely a bundle of ever-changing sensations. Modern physicists say that the apparently solid universe is not, in reality, composed of solid substance at all, but actually a flux of energy. The modern physicist sees the whole universe as a process of transformation of various forces of which man is a mere part. The Buddha was the first to realize this.
A prominent author, W.S. Wily, once said, 'The existence of the immortal in man is becoming increasingly discredited under the influence of the dominant schools of modern thought.' The belief in the immortality of the soul is a dogma that is contradicted by the most solid, empirical truth.
The mere belief in an immortal soul, or the conviction that something in us survives death, does not make us immortal unless we know what it is that survives and that we are capable of identifying ourselves with it. Most human beings choose death instead of immortality by identifying themselves with that which is perishable and impermanent by clinging stubbornly to the body or the momentary elements of the present personality, which they mistake for the soul or the essential form of life.
About those researches of modern scientists who are now more inclined to assert that the so-called 'Soul' is no more than a bundle of sensations, emotions, sentiments, all relating to the physical experiences, Prof. James says that the term 'Soul' is a mere figure of speech to which no reality corresponds.
It is the same Anatta doctrine of the Buddha that was introduced in the Mahayana school of Buddhism as Sunyata or voidness. Although this concept was elaborated by a great Mahayana scholar, Nagarjuna, by giving various interpretation s, there is no extraordinary concept in Sunyata far different from the Buddha's original doctrine of Anatta.
The belief in soul or Self and the Creator God, is so strongly rooted in the minds of many people that they cannot imagine why the Buddha did not accept these two issues which are indispensable to many religions. In fact some people got a shock or became nervous and tried to show their emotion when they heard that the Buddha rejected these two concepts. That is the main reason why to many unbiased scholars and psychologists Buddhism stands unique when compared to all the other religions. At the same time, some other scholars who appreciate the various other aspects of Buddhism thought that Buddhism would be enriched by deliberately re-interpreting the Buddha word 'Atta' in order to introduce the concept of Soul and Self into Buddhism. The Buddha was aware of this unsatisfactori ness of man and the conceptual upheaval regarding this belief.
All conditioned things are impermanent,
All conditioned things are Dukka -- Suffering,
All conditioned or unconditioned things
are soulless or selfless. (Dhammapada 277, 278, 279)
There is a parable in our Buddhist texts with regard to the belief in an eternal soul. A man, who mistook a moving rope for a snake, became terrified by that fear in his mind. Upon discovery that it was only a piece of rope, his fear subsided and his mind became peaceful. The belief in an eternal soul is equated to the rope of that man's imagination.
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Yesterday, I made a decision to give up a newly picked up habit. Today, I am making a decision to give up the other newly picked up habit of mine as well permanently as well. Giving into impulses leads to nothing good.
I will break my principles, o relax them, because doing so leads to nothing but pain, suffering, and disappointment . Not only that, but:
I am awesome when I practice and apply my principles
I am humility, kind, and loving when I practice my principles
I am greatness when I practice my principles
I am calm and peaceful when I practice my principles
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It just occurred to me that everything that is naturally pleasurable is so because it wants to preserve this body and its lineage. It makes it pleasurable so that we will act on it. It is also true pain and suffering is also used to make sure that we live on as well. Therefore the system that evolution has designed makes sure that we live on.
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Oh, for my practice for my 1/2 Marathon, I ran a total of 12 miles yesterday.
I did that routine on Monday as well, but I was exhausted on Monday. Yesterday, I felt better. I actually felt like I could do 3 more miles. Our body gets stronger to our will and desires.
Our emotions get stronger to our will and desires as well.
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I am finding that I am looking at the market better now.
I do still need to time it better.
For example I jumped into X with no pattern and it failed.
I liked FCX and it rallied. I liked RIMM an it rallied.
There was no pattern in FCX to short and it did not come back.
The shorts weren't the way to go yesterday, because the market was going higher. Swim with the current.
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Secret to Success:
With Detachment to results, calm, discipline, and patience, Practice and Apply my principles at all times.
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The only effort of any intelligent person in this world is "To know something that which cannot be destroyed by death." - The Buddha
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I was walking yesterday, and I came upon a pile of leaves and a thought came into me.
There's a saying the Ego creates a sense of self and in doing so loses the connection with the creator. By saying "I am myself", we sever the tie with divinity by making ourselves separate from it. It is when we have a great big Ego, that we suffer the most. Wouldn't you also agree that, we hardly ever take a liking to someone who's very egotistical.
Some call it God, Allah, Yaweh, Krisna, the Tao, the Universe, and many other names. Whatever it is, it is the source of our lives. It is responsible for everything that we are or a part of. When we are connected to it, we experience joy and happiness. When we disconnect ourselves by claiming individuality and the self, we experience pain and suffering through wanting to create something in this world for ourselves.
I came upon this pile of leaves, which are dried and dead, because they have been disconnected to the source of their lives, which in this case is the tree.
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I am free from attachment to results when I apply my principles.
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hi luckystate!
how are you holding up these days? it appears you are holding up well. stay strong and keep your faith going, the sun will still rise tomorrow regardless of what happened today. even if it rains today, the sun will eventually make its way out, darkness does not reside forever, only for a time being;)
Lelia
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hi luckystate!
how are you holding up these days? it appears you are holding up well. stay strong and keep your faith going, the sun will still rise tomorrow regardless of what happened today. even if it rains today, the sun will eventually make its way out, darkness does not reside forever, only for a time being;)
Lelia
LL,
Thanks for stopping by to say hello. Thank you for the warm words. I am holding up great. I still trip and fall every day, but I am finding that I can pick myself up much faster now. I am finding that I am more aware of myself. I hope everything is going well with you also.
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Once you shared my life, and every time you wanted something of me, more than I could give or different from what I was use to giving. I actually became a better person, each time, by accommodating your thoughts. I am actually glad for the times that you challenged me to change my point of view. I wish you well.
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I realized that I have been struggling during the last couple of weeks. However, with uncomfortable comes growth. I realized that I am growing tremendously this last couple of weeks as well. I am getting better definitions of what I really want. That say it is the adversity in our lives that makes us stronger.
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A teacher of mine, once said, "Our soulmate is the person we can't stand. It is the person that drives us nuts all the time. It is the person that challenges us to become better everyday. That person is teaching us that we haven't yet mastered ourselves yet."
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Poker Errors:
Day 1:
55 vs AK 84, did push it on turn or river
AKs vs JJ 40, It is not one of my principles to call All In with AK
8 10 vs QQ 80, Once the board pairs, I stop pursing
12 vs 14 88, Played around with nothing, and got called with a better nothing
AA vs AQ JQ 76, I played around by playing AA, perfect flop and turn came and I frozed
AA vs 84 25, Slow playing AA and got called.
AQs vs KK 30, AQs is never a hand to push it for 25
78 vs 10J 15, 8 high flush is usually easily beaten
A7 vs JJ 30, Should never have been in on the turn
XX vs XX 60, Forgot the details of the morning
Total: 528
Day2:
33 vs AA 80 didn't push it on flop, with flush draw
10J vs 33 43, had the best hand on flop, I didn't push it because I was waiting for board to not paired, when it did, I knew I shouldn't called, but I did any how.
JQ vs AA 93, keep it to my principles of 10Js or smaller with against over pair and I will not run into this. The reason is that someone could be very aggressive with QQ and if a Q flops, I think I may have a chance, but I am very so far behind.
QK vs AA, 30, If I raised and he called, I should have folded, which I didn't or what I did in some cases was quietly call on the flop and see what the turn brings (K10 vs AA). I usually raise when I have nothing and I was just testing the other guy or I have a very small hand and I am testing him as well.
JJ vs AQ, 20 Against small stacks, if they keep better, just folded. Q on flop and I pushed him on turn when he bet.
KK vs flush, 30 towards the end of my sessions, I should just be 30% of pot so that I do not get called or I missed played it by not being aggressive enough on the turn.
Total: 296
The errors are smaller. I know I am getting better. Today was just a day that results didn't matter, but I am getting better. Thank you for the lessons of myself over the last couple of days. Everything starts from deep within me and so that is where I will focus on fixing it or making it better.
This morning I am doing 3 x Phalen with my friend in my preparation for my 1/2 Marathon.
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This is my favorite scene from Scarface. I am sorry for the poor quality. But it's funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmGkXxFrutw&feature=related
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The introduction to 'A Course in Miracles' states:
"The Course can be summed up very simply"
Nothing real can be threatened
Nothing unreal exist.
Herein lies the peace of God
'A return to love'
Love is real. Its' an eternal creation and nothing can destroy it.
Anything that isn't love is an illusion
Remember this, and you'll be at peace
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As you leave me for the week, I will miss you. But lucky for me, I will see you sooner this week. I am so glad that you are all my kids and my friends.
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Poker Errors
1. AJs vs KK, 85; I should not have been in this hand. According to my rules. Made flush on river, but board paired
2. 65a vs KK, 80; Should have folded, because he checked the flop, he had KK. Made a set of Fives on River.
3. 76s vs QQ, 70; When he reraised minimum, I should have folded. Made a set of Sevens on turn.
4. 55 vs KK, 85; When he bet on the turn knowing that I didn't make a flush, I should have pushed. Made a set on flop (flush draw on board)
5. AK vs KK, 35; It's not worth playing with the small stacks, because they will clean you out. Nothing on flop.
Total: 355
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3 laps around Phalen with my friend was harder than I thought. Even before we finished the first lap, I started getting tired on my shin and left knee. I never felt that sensation before. I think it had something to do with what I ate the previous night. My friend is also more of a natural runner than me, and so I find myself always trying to catch up, and that put extra strained on my effort. I was even feeling the effects of my beat-up shoes.
I finished it, barely.
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Sometimes I like to go to the St Croix river and watch it flow. When I do so, I realize Heraclitus' words "You could not step twice into the same river; for other waters are ever flowing on to you." Not only that, but it made me realize that most of us do not see the change, just as in life. No moment in a river's life is the same and our life is the same. It is only by realizing that everything is ever changing and let go of each moment and not cling to the past that we can truly find peace.
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Thank you for the lessons of yesterday. I find the lessons very constructive, and I will make the best use of it.
I had the weirdest dream last night of a friend who was never really that close but a good enough friend. I hope you are doing well, Mr Dennis Mocarski.
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No I rather not leave while I am in love. But knowing what happen because I didn't leave or couldn't leave, sometimes I wished I did.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YDRz7Zk1UQ&feature=fvsr
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Thank you for the lessons of Today, and yesterday, and tomorrow.
I am glad to be uncomfortable at times and learn, because it means that I am growing.
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Re: Poker Errors
1. A9s vs AJ 15, there was no need to make this call. I was clearly dominated.
2. 45s vs AQ 35, Short stacked. I allow myself to become short stacked. I had much more chips.
3. QQ vs AA 57, I never push all in with QQ prefloped.
4. 8 10 vs 10Q 70, Now this is the dumbest one of them all. Never push in on a straight draw, when there are so many possibilities already. I 5. could make a straight and be drawing dead.
6. AK vs AQ 45, I cannot call the all in reraise.
7. AQs vs XX, 15, I cannot call a large reraise like that. It is better to just let it go.
8. 10Q vs K9, 63, I cannot call the river bet with that kind of cards (8 10 3 J Q). I should have busted him on the flop, when I was best.
9. 9 10 vs XX (9667x), 25, I cannot call the large bet on the turn. It is almost useless. I never call an open ended draw, much less a straight draw.
10. 55 Vs 99 30, His checking on the turn should have give a clue to the strength of his hand. Be more careful and save some money.
11. 10k VS AQ, 30 I do not belong in this hand at all. This is relaxing my principles and getting disappointment s.
12. AQs vs XX, 37I always tell myself that I only call with suited connectors 10J or smaller. Stick to that rule.
Total 382.
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Thank you for the lessons of today. :)
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Poker Errors:
1. J8 vs KK, 40. I should have pushed it hard at the flop. Considering that I flop the nuts.
2. JJ vs KK, 32. I never push all in with JJ.
3. 35 vs JJ, 63. I cannot play this hand. I flopped two pairs, but didn't play it strong. This is the reason why my cut off is at 46.
4. QK(off) vs XX, 24. I cannot call the large bet on the turn. Because I could be drawing dead.
5. QK vs 99. 63. I am behind, great draw, but I am behind. Never push.
6. Q9 vs XX. 20. I should call and see turn.
7. JK vs XX. 10. I should fall and see turn
Total: 252.
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After my run this morning, I saw a pattern that made me realize that love and kindness of others is the way to prosper. "The way is not in the sky, the way is in the heart."
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Thank you for the lessons of today. I am glad for my effort to be successful. I know I am getting stronger everyday. Thank you for everything in my life today.
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In one morning, I undid all the discipline of the week. And then in frustration in the evening, I doubled the error.
How it started was breaking one of my most sacred principles "Being detach to results". I broke it the moment I started it by bargaining for more than I could handle. Whenever I suffer, there is always the same pattern.
I would have done great and been successful and I applied my principles.
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In one morning, I undid all the discipline of the week. And then in frustration in the evening, I doubled the error.
How it started was breaking one of my most sacred principles "Being detach to results". I broke it the moment I started it by bargaining for more than I could handle. Whenever I suffer, there is always the same pattern.
I would have done great and been successful and I applied my principles.
Thank you for this lesson. I am so grateful for harsh lessons, because it helps to accelerate my education.
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I cannot let one morning or afternoon's momentarily lapse in thought undo my weeks discipline and gain. I have to maintain absolute discipline to my plan, no matter what.
I really was humming, until my lapse in thoughts came along. I am getting better everyday, through practicing to be better.
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To Spongebob:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJKaToL98es
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Did I tell you that I find so much beauty and truth in the 1st and 2nd of the Four Noble Truths of the Buddha. They both contain the key to happiness. I hope you take the time to study them, and remember to find the deeper definition of suffering as well as desire. The way they are translated into English doesn't quite convey the significance of its message.
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Thank you very much for the time we spent together. Thank you for calling me, right before sleep. Thank you for shining your light on my life. Have a great week, and we meet again soon my love.
Thank you for all the lessons of the week. This one was extra nice, because it was extra fun. I will be sure to learn from it.
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Poker Errors:
Bluffing and making large calls cost me:
45
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Is it me or is it this room. It's so hot in here. :)
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A Brahmin (priest) asked the Blessed One (The Buddha):
"Are you a god?"
"No, Brahmin."
"Are you a saint/holy man?"
"No, Brahmin."
"What are you?"
"I am Awakened." (Buddha means Awakened)
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I don't know why, but I have been listening to this song all day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuJrEBtmM1Q&feature=related
Maybe because it makes me think of finally meeting you.
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One of mine and my daughter's favorite songs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIKpko4Ln90
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Poker errors:
1. AK vs A5 57, never call the flop. I could be drawing dead.
2. A9 vs JJ, 80, I bluffed away my entire stack. Dumb.
3. 55 vs XX, 30, I cannot call the turn for that kind of size for a straight draw.
4. 10J vs 44, 60, when someone bets like that, they have a set or better, given the flop. I need to let go the two pairs.
5. QQ vs 10 5, 55, I have to jammed this again hard when it comes back to me.
Total: 280
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The Trading was very erratic. I didn't fail to apply my entries rules and as a result, I paid the price. It is a lesson that I hope to absorb into my conditioning.
Thank you for the lessons of today.
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I heard on a health tape that cucumbers and raw almonds are good for re-balancing the PH level in your system. When your body is balanced, you will have more energy. For some reason, I was dreading my evening 9 miles run, so I have been crunching on cucumbers and almonds all day, and it went really well. I didn't feel totally exhausted at all in the evening. I still feel so much energy right now.
Cucumbers and almonds for alkalinity to counter that the acid produced by all the other factors.
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Poker Errors:
I committed my errors really early.
1. 44 vs AA 60. I should never be in this hand. Because the odds are really bad. I learned something from this. Which is to make sure I have 10-1 on odds of 5-1.
2. A7 vs 88 55. I bluffed away against Quads. This is so silly.
3. A4 vs Ak, 65. Flopped came A4K, and I get a better and a caller. One could have a set. I should call and fold on turn.
4. AJ vs XX, 19. There is no reason to re-raise here. I have a really weak hand.
5. QQ vs Flush. 70. I have to Jam this one, because I have the best hand still. If I make it 25. I would have saved myself money.
Total: 269
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Thank you for the lessons of today. Thank you for being patient and making the most of my day.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jng2cJiDyIs&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LE4wtPaano&feature=player_embedded
Just moving these videos
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I came across this and it reminds me of you, P. Happy birthday, I hope you are doing well. Thank you for everything; the good, the bad, and the ugly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gcI6n3L5NI&p=822B4E9D67A75118&index=36&playnext=4
Rita, thank you very much for this song.
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I didn't realize how beautiful this song was until tonight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmyvtAT8llc&p=822B4E9D67A75118&index=35&playnext=3
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I had no idea I would grow to become such a Rita Coolidge fan tonight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5s0gGVQo0M&p=822B4E9D67A75118&index=38&feature=BF
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LykwuuROlVs&p=822B4E9D67A75118&index=39&playnext=1
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I went and revisited my errors of yesterday, and I collapsed under my own cravings and attachments to results. I gave it all away, no one took anything from me. Therefore, I am responsible for everything in my life, and I will not blame others nor complain loudly. My destiny is in my hands, and I will start with detachment to results.
Thank you for the lessons of today. The lesson being start with detachment and avoid craving for positive results.
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I heard this song a long time ago, and I have been searching for it. Now I finally found it. Thanks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D2XD341xHo
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Thank you for the lessons of today and yesterday.
Thank you for the fact that the munchkins are with me.
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No she really reminds me of a Summer I was dreaming it would happen twice, but it never did.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gcI6n3L5NI&feature=player_embedded
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I am saying goodbye to a friend tonight, hopefully and probably for good. Take care of yourself.
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I haven't had a new beginning in such a long time, because what I was doing seem to work. But I need a new beginning. I need know what I need to do, and I need to do a better job of following through. I have many things in place already, and I am aware of why the pitfalls come. I have to focus on strengthening myself everyday. My goal is to conquer myself and make me do what I want myself to do. I was watching a video of one the "turtles", and one of the prerequisites for success is doing what you say you will do; which implies discipline; discipline comes from calm and patience.
My newest mantra (a part of my Inner self mantras)
I will never break or relax my principles, as doing so leads to nothing but pain, suffering, or disappointment s. But mostly because;
1. I am awesome when I practice and apply my principles
2. I am greatness and beauty when I apply and practice my principles
3. I am humility, compassion, love and kindness when I practice and apply my principles
4. I calm, peaceful, ...........
5. .............. ..........
6. .............. ...
7. .............. ..........
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Did I tell you I bowled a 224 on Monday night?
I don't ever remember bowling above 180 before. I am not a very good bowler, but my theory has always been to use a heavy ball and throw it hard. I think the problem with that is that, trying to throw a heavy ball hard implies force and strength, and with exertion of force one will lose on accuracy.
I switched to a lighter ball and it made the difference. Instead of averaging 130 -140, I was averaging 180.
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My new beginning:
Yes, I will never break or relax my principles again.
I will have a one minded focus on growing to become one of the best ***** **** ******* in the world.
I will ask all the right and empowering questions.
I think I am ready, because I have been practicing to become stronger.
Thank you for my new beginning and focus.
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Fear is born of Ignorance
Ignorance is one of the three poisons of Buddhism, along with Greed and Anger
Their opposites the three jewels of Buddhism are Generosity, Compassion, and Wisdom.
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My hunches about Friday are usually correct to about 70% or more regarding Fridays. Fridays are lazy days that will normally drift with the strength of the week. On Fridays, they may jam certain stocks up much more, because selling is usually more relaxed.
The best four patterns would have reached all its target today. The one Trade I did based on assumptions, but has a bad pattern, failed miserably. It failed when I went long, short, long. It cost me nearly 4 stops.
When I went in with the patterns I like or with the MA(RIMM), they work much better. The 5Min Patterns all work this morning, I got shaken out of JOY.
Lesson is to stick to my 13 patterns and let them help me. I have worked very hard to learn of their existence. Now its time to make use of them only.
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007 of ABT: Thank you for taking the time to teach me about love, success, and life itself. I wish for you an enlightened path.
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By the way, I did 14 miles this last Saturday for my 1/2 Marathon. I am still sore, right now.
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I noticed the destructive power of being attached to results before, but now I am able to look at my own experiences, for example spring of 09, and see that being attached to results has been responsible for failures, while being detached to results has helped made me find success.
I guess success is like anything worthwhile, it can only be won through allowing it in, and not through clinging on to it and not letting go.
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LL,
Thanks for stopping by to say hello. Thank you for the warm words. I am holding up great. I still trip and fall every day, but I am finding that I can pick myself up much faster now. I am finding that I am more aware of myself. I hope everything is going well with you also.
I'm glad to hear that you are doing great. Things here in my neck of the woods has been good too. Lots to do, lots to learn... lots to unlearn but everything takes time. If you fall, don't stay down to get kicked, quickly get up and brush off the dirt and keep on moving, that's the only way to survive.
The year is coming fast to a close. I hope that you have accomplished all that your heart desired for this year. The year's almost over so close all the unwanted chapters of your life and when 2011 hits... it'll truly be a new beginning. Wishing you well as always:)
LL
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I'm glad to hear that you are doing great. Things here in my neck of the woods has been good too. Lots to do, lots to learn... lots to unlearn but everything takes time. If you fall, don't stay down to get kicked, quickly get up and brush off the dirt and keep on moving, that's the only way to survive.
The year is coming fast to a close. I hope that you have accomplished all that your heart desired for this year. The year's almost over so close all the unwanted chapters of your life and when 2011 hits... it'll truly be a new beginning. Wishing you well as always:)
LL
Thanks for writing. I am glad to hear you are doing well. It's funny but I have never use the New Year to mark anything or get rid of old habits or usher in new ones. Again, I am sorry about the misunderstandi ng. I didn't even catch it until I went to read my emails, and I caught the title then.
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One night, I was bored and I watched or listened to 'The Little Prince' on youtube, and the thing that stuck with me was that, "A rose belongs to us, because we take care of it, we water it and protect it. We give it love and that is why it belongs to us.
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Do you notice that humility is a part of being happy? Our Ego deprives us of our humility. It constantly tries to make us defend the Ego, the self, and creates havoc in our lives.
Before prayers, we kneel down.
Before meals, we sometimes thank (the lord) for the blessing
When we receive gifts, such as Nyiaj tshav ntuj or nyiaj phij cuam, we are thankful and humble
Therefore, we are happiest when we are able to get ride of our ego and be humble
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However many Success or Happiness words I write, or However many Love, Calm or Peaceful words I speak.
What good will they do me, if I do not act upon them.
– Therefore I will practice and apply all the teachings of my “Inner Self Blue Print” everyday.
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I have had three days of Applying my principles, and no positive results to show for. My obstacle was in Greed or desire great result. I set my target too far, and I took on three multi-day positions that hurt me.
If I simply applied my day-trading strategies, my PNL would be 4461, instead of Zero. What have I learned then is that I am 100% day trader.
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Why is it that the market, through its volatility, was able to rally? It is because the TRIN was never very bearish. It is a neutral to positive TRIN.
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The Phaedo gives us four different arguments for the immortality of the soul: The Argument from Opposites, the Theory of Recollection, the Argument from Affinity, and the final argument, given as a response to Cebes' objection. Plato does not seem to place equal weight on all four of these arguments. For instance, it is suggested that the Argument from Affinity by no means proves the immortality of the soul, but only shows that it is quite likely. The Theory of Recollection and the final argument seem to be given the greatest import, as both of them follow directly from the Theory of Forms. But while the Theory of Recollection can only show that the soul existed before birth, and not that it will also exist after death, the final argument purports to fully establish the immortality of the soul, and is considered by Plato to be unobjectionabl e and certain.
The account of Socrates' death gives us a portrait of a man so detached from the needs and cares of his body that his soul can slip away without any fuss at all. Plato does not present this as strict asceticism, though, but rather a lack of excessive concern for earthly things. (In this sense, one could argue Plato's ideal is somewhat similar to the Buddhist "middle way.")
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Socrates is found guilty by a narrow margin and is asked to propose a penalty. Socrates jokingly suggests that if he were to get what he deserves, he should be honored with a great meal for being of such service to the state. On a more serious note, he rejects prison and exile, offering perhaps instead to pay a fine. When the jury rejects his suggestion and sentences him to death, Socrates stoically accepts the verdict with the observation that no one but the gods know what happens after death and so it would be foolish to fear what one does not know. He also warns the jurymen who voted against him that in silencing their critic rather than listening to him, they have harmed themselves much more than they have harmed him.
The Delphic oracle, which proclaimed that Socrates was the wisest of men because he knows that he knows nothing, can be posited as the source of Socratic irony. This oracle has led Socrates to assume his highly ironic stance of confessing his own ignorance, and yet showing his interlocutors to be even more ignorant than he; great wisdom turns out, contrary to expectation, to reside in a humble acknowledgment of ignorance. With wisdom of this kind, Socrates does not take himself too seriously. Indeed, his wisdom is deeply humbling, as it casts all pretensions to human knowledge into question. With a smile, Socrates accepts that he is better off the less he thinks he knows, and passes this wisdom along with appropriate wit.
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This is the Fields of Gold version I am listening to tonight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k_Rnx4oSf4
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Thank you for my most recent lessons of the last three days. It was very insightful for me to review it on both possibilities and then arriving at the fruitful conclusion. This will help me to move forward in the direction that I wanted. Thank you for the lessons of this week.:)
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I have had three days of Applying my principles, and no positive results to show for. My obstacle was in Greed or desire great result. I set my target too far, and I took on three multi-day positions that hurt me.
If I simply applied my day-trading strategies, my PNL would be 4461, instead of Zero. What have I learned then is that I am 100% day trader.
By taking on my multi-day positions hoping for a big reversal, I am destroying the rhythm and freedom I want to create. Therefore it is best to remain 100% day trader and stay focus on that path for the foreseeable future. It is the best the way to Trade, because it draws on my experience and it gives me freedom and peace of mind to learn and grow, when the market is closed.
I got stopped out on all my multi-day positions. My total loss from these positions were 4700. Yes it does make sense to pursue my experience, which is Day-Trading. I have been thinking about my demise from a long time ago. I think it was also due to clinging to an unfamiliar strategy, swing to long term strategy that brought out the demise.
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If the Universe has a boundary, an end, the first question is probably, what's beyond that? And then what's beyond that as well? ??????????
If we met the creator of the Universe, and one of the question we ask him/her/it is who created you? and before that, and before that? ??????????
If we find out that the Universe had a beginning, we would wonder what is before that? and before that as well, and that and that? ?????????
Maybe there's no beginning and no end, just like days do not really end, but cycles into night and day. We are trapped into the psychology of a beginning and an ending, because we can see our limited beginning and ending here on earth and that is so ingrained into our thinking. What if the Universe doesn't end but goes on forever. What if time has no beginning or ending, but was always there and will always be. What if there is no creator, but the creator is the universe itself.
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I had this dream from a long time ago. I dreamed that I went on a space travel. The journey was such that I realized that I will never be able come back to my place and time again. I woke up feeling tremendously lonely at the thought that I could never come back to my place and time again.
I finally know what the dream meant. It is really an interpretation of my life. I will never be able to relive the joy of yesterday again, but must move forward each and everyday. And in the end, really, I do travel the path alone, because no one can do it for me.
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I have to know that today was a great day to play End of Day Rally. Which means, I needed to give my FCX position more room to run. The TRIN there, the Pattern was there, and it was running.
Thank you for the lessons of today.
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I had breakfast for dinner tonight. How?
Well, I have been kind of disappointed with my pancakes the last two times. I haven't enjoyed it. So I decided to work on it. I added baking soda to my mix. So I ended up having my experimental pancakes, eggs, and sausages for dinner. Yes, the pancake quality improved dramatically with the baking soda.
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Thank you for a disciplined and mindfully peaceful week. Thank you for everything in my life.
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My brother and I were talking about Karma once. He asked me if I believed in karma, and so I told him what Karma was. When you do something wrong, does it really come back to haunt you through some mystical unseen force, and that is Karma?
I told him that when you do something wrong, let's say you cheat, steal, or lie, you change your own heart and feelings. You never set out to be a cheater or a thief or a liar, but once it's done your feelings start to change. Your heart changes and your feelings change, and suddenly you have become a new you. You have created a ripple and sent out a shock wave in the tranquil balanced ocean of love, kindness, and peace. Karma is that ripple or wave hitting something, another soul, and bouncing back and coming back to hit you or that soul sensing disturbance sends out his or her own shock wave which hits you. That is Karma, the sending and returning of a shock wave created by a changing heart.
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Considering the vastness of space and the eternity of time, our lives or my life, in the grand scheme of things may be much much less significant than a blade of grass in late Spring or a drop of water in the Pacific ocean or an ant's role in the Apollo missions to the moon. By accepting that is all I am, I have found some peace and happiness knowing my role.
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I am not crazy about my Entries this morning in, and the reloading:
Shorts
JPM
WFC
FCX
(they would be better served by using my .2 or .25 away limit Entry)
Longs
WFC
UYG
FCX
They would all be better served by using .2 or .25 away Limit Entry)
Or else, I have to see Trigger, before Entry.
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Thinking about my uncle, life is about living for today and giving it all you have today. That is all you really have.
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Why did JPM and WFC held up, while FCX and LVS selloff in the afternoon?
It is because JPM and WFC just broke out from its 2 months long based. While FCX and LVS has been rallying hard, and overextended.
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Thank you for the wonderful weekend. I missed you already, but I am so happy that you I will be with you again soon. Have a great week, my loving kids.
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I am responsible for everything that is in my life. I will not blame anyone else nor complain loudly to contaminate and poison my mind.
When I think about it, I am where I belong. If I don't like my situation and I want to change it, the change always starts from within.
Thank you for this realization.
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I have had successes and failures. I am beginning to understand why I succeeded or failed when I did. It has nothing to do with the outside world, but within me and how I perceive and act or react. Detachment is the key to succeeding while attachment to results creates an emotional statement of mind and focus that invites failure. Thank you very much for giving me this understanding.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LE4wtPaano&feature=player_embedded
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmKZXw6C3T4&ob=av2e
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I had a dream about you last night. I dreamed that we set aside our differences, and made up. In away, I was sort of glad. I probably had the dream, because I asked about you last night at my uncle's house. I hope you're doing okay.
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When I think about it, we never really belonged together. We made the best of what we could, and when we got tired of making the best we could we stopped.
I never saw it from that point of view and until you told me that you were simply making the best of the situation. It was one of the things you said to wake me up, and told myself to stop loving you with all the love I had form yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Because it would be fruitless and I would end up hurting myself.
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It's always in the back of my mind, I know why the heart is stronger than the mind. The heart controls the actions of the mind.
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It is my greed, or attachment to strong positive results, that is also holding me back. For example, AEM.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru2tsT32pHA
Seeing Bertie Higgins smoke makes me so thankful that I gave up smoking.
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It is a silly thought, but we are so defined by our memories. If we allow our memories to define us then we are allowing the past to influence. It is like traveling on a high speed boat and watching the wake created by the boat. The wake may define us because it can tell how fast we were going and where have we gone, but it should never determine where we are going next.
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The Ring of Gyges is a mythical magical artifact mentioned by the philosopher Plato in book 2 of his Republic (2.359a–2.360d). It granted its owner the power to become invisible at will. Through the story of the ring, Republic discusses whether a typical person would be moral if he did not have to fear the consequences of his actions.
Contents
The legend
According to the legend, Gyges of Lydia[1] was a shepherd in the service of King Candaules of Lydia. After an earthquake, a cave was revealed in a mountainside where Gyges was feeding his flock. Entering the cave, Gyges discovered that it was in fact a tomb with a bronze horse containing a corpse, larger than that of a man, who wore a golden ring, which Gyges pocketed. He discovered that the ring gave him the power to become invisible by adjusting it. Gyges then arranged to be chosen as one of the messengers who reported to the king as to the status of the flocks. Arriving at the palace, Gyges used his new power of invisibility to seduce the queen, and with her help he murdered the king, and became king of Lydia himself. King Croesus, famous for his wealth, was Gyges' descendant.
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The Ring of Gyges represents looking into man's heart and desires if there were no consequences. However we are naive to think the only consequences (pain or pleasure) are those that we can see. As we travel down a dark, our heart darkens and changes us, and we slowly become the things which we despise most, when pure. We forget that purity and light is itself pleasurable and blissful. Therefore let no Ring of Gyges take us down a path of darkness and pain, because that is what it is. It has many other names as well, temptations, Mara, and so on....
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Hey Spongebob,
I get the feeling that I will inherit all the treasures that fill my heart with joy each and every day, if I keep practicing and apply my disciplines and get stronger. I say so, because my model or view of the world, based on love and kindness, is closer to the truth than hers, which is based on fulfilling the desires of the self.
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I remembered a time in my life, where I was a giving individual. I thought of others first, before myself. During that time, I experienced the most personal success in my life. A dark cloud came over me, and I started asking questions like "what about me? or what's in it for me?" And I experienced the most pain of my life. Many of the things I did lead to failure or disappointment s.
I finally have just begun to become aware that I attracted success and love into my life, because that is what I was. And then I attracted failure and disappointment into my life, because that is what I was.
The Secret or the Law Attraction works.
“The Law of Attraction states that like attracts like” [1][2][3] [4][5] Applying the Law of Attraction principle to the phrase "I need more money" is presumed to allow the subject to continue to "need more money". If the subject wanted to change what they were allowing it is presumed that they would change their want and not having to thoughts of already having. Such as "I will make more money" or "The future is full of money and wealth". This is how the theory is presumed to work. The idea being, thoughts always remain on the positive side. When debt is brought into mind, whether it be to escape it or not, it is the negative factor which will call upon itself to exist. The phrase Law of Attraction, was first used by New Thought writers. There is controversy on the validity of the law of attraction. There is no solid proof and people draw their own conclusions based on the evidence given."
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Thank you Blessed one for shining the light for us all to follow. Thank you for letting us know it is Mara which we have defeat and conquer, sometimes each and everyday. You are truly a gift to us all. I will make sure to apply your teachings as gratitude to your having taught them.
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I was very close to developing consistency last year, but I threw it all away by being discontent with it. I guess I wasn't ready for it anyhow. By getting to it the long, I have become a better and stronger individual for others and for myself as well.
I realized that, although I was close, I started putting my focus on what I didn't want and that is what I got. Now I am better able to understand the variables of success better as a result of putting myself through a tough year. :)
I will always apply the the Five Ways of Success and never break my principles for anyone or anything.
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Dear P:
I was going to write you a long letter, here. The letter that I never wrote you because I was too filled with hurt. However I realize that it was purposeless and it made me dwell in what ifs from the past, and so I just wanted to let you know that I reviewed your document tonight, and funny thing is that I dreamed about you last night. It was one of those dream where we made up. I never get emotional like I use when I would dream of losing you. Aaaaahhhhh, I hope all is well in your neck of the woods. Thanks for all the memories, I hope you make great new ones on your new journey.
Always your friend,
K
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I am optimistic and confident in all that I do. I affirm only the best for myself and others. I am the creator of my life and my world. I meet daily challenges gracefully and with complete confidence. I fill my mind with positive, nurturing, and healing thoughts. - Alice Potter
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I had thought about failures, and it occurred to me that they all stemmed from emotional indiscipline. For example, most of my car accidents, whether my fault or not, has been because I was impatient. If I was patient, I would have seen it coming and avoided it.
When we become hurried, then we miss the joy and calm of the moment, and missed out on the details and are more prone to failures. Thus it is always best to slow down and enjoy the moment, and be more prone to success. Failure starts with emotional uneasiness, success starts with calm.
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I believe I am very close to finding my Mojo, which I gave up or lost along time ago. :)
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The electron is both a particle and a wave. You get what you look for. If you're looking for a particle, then you get a particle. If you're looking for a wave, then you find a wave. Isn't that amazing? What if that's true for the rest of creation as well. That you get what you're looking for, with your heart of course. :)
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Today was not a good trading day. It is lesson, and a very expensive lesson. I don't if I allowed myself to get distracted by many things or over coming confidence, but I really screwed up on my fronts today.
It is good though, because it is a large lesson today. Thank you for the lesson of today.
:) :) :) :) :)
I will try to not forget it.
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A Falling TRIN and Price Actions made the difference yesterday. I think I came in today with a downside biased.
A Rising TRIN and Price Actions made the difference today. I think I came in today with a upside biased.
My biased was wrong on both occasions.
Pay attention to the patterns, Price actions, and TRIN. And it will make a difference.
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Forgiveness: "Giving up all hopes for a better past."
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Luke Skywalker's X wing fighter was slowly sinking into the swamps of Degobah. He tries to use the force to retrieve it but failed, and sits down in frustration. Yoda then uses the force to get the X-wing fighter out. Luke says, "I can't believe you did it."
Yoda "And that is why you failed?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiNEwhdhWds
This is the scene, but Really Luke fails and Yoda was the one that got X-wing fighter out of the swamp.
"Try Not, Do or Do Not, there is no Try"
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"This moment is as it should be, because the universe is as it should be." - Deepak Chopra
How can I win by fighting and resisting the universe, therefore I will accept all there is and enjoy each moment in the here and now.
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I am coming to the realization that life is about giving the best part of you, your love, to others. But, yesterday, I had a thought about which direction you should give, and it is to the future that you should give all your love.
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I had a talk with my brothers, and I was telling them to stop blaming the world. They can never change the world, but can only change themselves. Therefore accept their situation and see what they could or could not change within themselves.
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I love the rhythm today. I was counter Trend, but very patient, and was able to find success. It kind of reminds me of a long time ago.
What made the difference was patience. MOS, MOS, FCX
What failed was lack of patience. QLD, LVS
One of the key to winning is to Trade Small, not larger and become emotionally attached.
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I notice the I missed the subtle rising TRIN which cause the market to sell off. I wasn't paying attention to the bearish patterns and especially the price actions, because TRIN was so low, I was certain the market would rally. I have to pay attention to Price Actions.
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I am working on my finding my Mojo, which I lost awhile back. I think I am pretty close.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6Acigj8isc&feature=related
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I noticed that we all are looking for understanding, love, and happiness and hoping to find that someone that would bring that out. However, most of us through experiences have a force field around us that makes it hard for the right person to really find us. We all are looking for something, but closed ourselves from really receiving it.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jng2cJiDyIs&feature=player_embedded
Just about everything you do in your life is feeding your subconsciousne ss, therefore might as well feed it empowering and positive thoughts like the ones below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LE4wtPaano&feature=player_embedded
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Emotions is nothing but a defense mechanism meant to protect us. It is mean to prolong the life of the body. When you dwell in it, then you start to harm yourself, especially negative emotions. Reason and logic should be use to make such decisions, but emotions is more ancient and stronger. In order to use reason and logic, we have to practice and open up that path way.
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"You're supposed to be some slick-shit killer. Now, look at you, all back of the bus and shit." - Toombs, from Chronicles of Ridd1ck
"Merceneries. Elementals. Necromongers. Shit, I've never been so popular. I should probaly slip these chains and open up a few arteries. But why drive when you can get driven? Free ticket to Crematoria. Thanks Toombs. Got me some business there, named Jack. And once we settle up, I walk away forever. So I'll just wait... all back-of-the-bus for now." - Rid****, from Chronicles of Rid****
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One of the bet things that ever happened to me was accepting that there is darkness and uncleaned thoughts (or even impulses) within me. I know their source and I will eradicate them. They are not part of the self that I want to represent and teach to others. They are a dead end and does nothing to help achieve my purpose. They are a sad mutation of someone else' misguided dreams that filtered through to me. Knowing that, I will pursue my own destiny and create my own programming, designed for the unselfish dreams that I want to manifest.
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Whey did the mid day rally failed?
Because TRIN never let off, but it kept getting worst and worst. Even in the face of the mild rally.
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Thank you for the lessons of today. I will review them and hope to become better because of it.
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"The people that are brave, they aren't fearless. They have fears, but they learn to work through it." - Lisa Kelly, IRT
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In the morning, I didn't pay attention to the patterns, but rather jumped in on "These things are two low." And they kept getting lower and lower.
I missed a great pattern in LVS PA:PB
I missed time a decent trade in MOS
I kept trying to stop FCX from going down, with no success.:)
When I calmed myself down and play the couple of patterns that I am familiar with and they are met with a little more success.
Because I was negative and wanted to be positive, I trimmed my winners and didn't allow them to reach target.
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Thank you for the miracle of reconnecting with my Mojo again.
"The ancestor to every action is a thought"
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I noticed that on Monday and Tuesday, I mainly focused on CT patterns, that hardly worked out. And I would have been better off, had I focused on my True patterns, instead.
Focus on the 13 1/2 patterns that I have and they will do great.
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There was a time in my life, that if I had one wish, I would have used it on you, to change your heart. I didn't have one wish, and so here we are....:)
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What is Mojo to me?
Joyful
Confidence
Contentment
Thankfulness
Compassion for others
Determination
Flexibility
Calm
Discipline
Patience
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Re: Trading
I am looking at better patterns.
I still have one or two glitch that I need to let go. Do not try to let it go, just let it go.
Thank you for the lessons of today. Thank you for everything today. :)
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I was watching the movie "A few good men." last night and during the final scene I felt such a real strong need to a write book. I realized that as a result of our fight against each other, as a specie, we are having monsters guard our walls.
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I am coming to the realization that life is about giving the best part of you, your love, to others. But, yesterday, I had a thought about which direction you should give, and it is to the future that you should give all your love.
Why do we give to the future? Because that is direction of life.
How do we give to the future? By empowering our children with joy and love, so that they will understand that that is what powers creation
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Hey Spongebob,
I get the feeling that I will inherit all the treasures that fill my heart with joy each and every day, if I keep practicing and apply my disciplines and get stronger. I say so, because my model or view of the world, based on love and kindness, is closer to the truth than hers, which is based on fulfilling the desires of the self.
I do wish her all the happiness that she can find. My ideas aren't better than hers. It is only my belief that it will make me happy and so it will.
I was thinking why did I go back and modify this? It is because by claiming love and kindness, I have no right to bash her way of life. That is not love and kindness. And that is why I did what I could to undo the damage of my arrogant statement. I do based my view or model of the world on love and kindness and it has made me happier.
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The long arm of the law caught up to a very good friend of mine. He thought he got away with it, but they came and picked him up this morning. Take care my friend, and I will see you soon. I am really hoping that you would follow in my foot steps and declared that alcohol can only do harm to you in so many ways, and then take steps to minimize it.
However, as long as you're happy, then I am happy for you.
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I opened my book of quotes, and I saw a couple interesting ones.
"How many pessimists end up by desiring the things they fear, in order to prove that they are right?" - Robert Mallet
"Experience is a good teacher, but she sends terrific bills." - Minna Antrim
"Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of." - Benjamin Franklin
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Right before going to sleep, I was thinking about my Entry in RIMM, and how it didn't work out and was mildly flawed.
The pattern obviously turned RC in 5MN, thus 57.36 was not the right entry. The right Entry was closer to the original limit order I put in. The reason being that the pattern turned RC in 5Min.
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I got so off track in the morning with my early entries based on hope. I never recovered, but.......
After I trimmed my position down to nothing, I was able to find good ideas and trade.
Lesson from today, is that I need to allow the first Bar to complete itself, before assuming anything and taking on positions.
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I know why I tripped this morning. It is because I came into the morning with attachment to results. I imagined I would produce good results, and I jumped in, even before the first bar was finished and got into a jam quickly.
Always start with Detachment to results.
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Andy Dufresne: You know what the Mexicans say about the Pacific?
Red: No.
Andy Dufresne: They say it has no memory. That's where I want to live the rest of my life. A warm place with no memory.
- The Shawshank Redemption
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Moment in Time:
A long time ago, for two hours, I fell in love with my good friend's sister. She was so full confidence and joy, and everything seemed perfect about her. I fell in love with her, because she was falling with me too. She had this little scarf, which she gave to me. It had her scent on it.
Of course, I didn't know she was my very good friend's sister. I found out later, and I couldn't bring myself to pursue the relationship. But that two hours was enough.
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M,
I should have paid better attention to you, but I chose to see it from my point of view and I got disappointed. That's okay, because if something came out of it, one of the reasons would have been to make you happy. But you must have been happy and so there's nothing more to do. I didn't see your force field, because I was hoping there wasn't one. My hope doesn't make it a reality, but rather just a disappoint for no one else but me.
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With the help of my little self, in my own despair, I killed what was left of the good in her. :'(
I'm sorry.
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I always seem to shoot for the Moon, and even if I missed, I am hoping to land upon the Stars.
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No I didn't like my actions this evening. Even though I made the right choices on many of the decisions, I also made the wrong choices and tested my impulsiveness.
I would rather like to have been more discipline and walked away much firmer and happier. Yes, I have to practice in advance and take actions that I really want to.
On PB fund raiser.
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What if Money is like fame, we all see to crave it, but once we have it, it brings us so much more trouble than it's worth.:)
What do we want money for? Happiness, there must be a more direct route to happiness we can take as well.
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I am finally awakened to the fact that I have not been responsible enough with my duties as a father, and I need to accept it and take actions to to fulfill my responsibiliti es. I need to be aware that I do have a financial obligation for my wonderful kids and I need to start planning for that ASAP. I let many things go in the past, and now it is time to be alert and take actions to overcome to make up for lost time.:)
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Dear my friggin diary:
Did I ever tell you that this is one of my very favorite songs, and I love this video as well.
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I believe I am in the middle of this story:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMgMi3wA3C0
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I just realized that as much positive as I have been putting into my mantras, it still is not enough, because in the corners of my heart, I am still doing it wishing for an edge, rather than having my mantras represent pure unselfish thoughts. What this tells me that I have yet much to learn and to work on to become the man that I want to be.
Thank you for the realization, and I will get to work on being a person of principles living from my higher self.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jng2cJiDyIs&feature=player_embedded
Just about everything you do in your life is feeding your subconsciousne ss, therefore might as well feed it empowering and positive thoughts like the ones below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LE4wtPaano&feature=player_embedded
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Okay, I am going over in my head and accepting my failure in my relationship. What and how did I fail?
I failed to teach her how to love with all she has, rather in my pain, I taught her how to be more selfish self then.:)
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What if in the laws of nature, in order to excel and become a race of civilized beings capable of interstellar travel, the whole race has be enlighten or it will never get there.
Sometimes we assume that aliens (or Gods) have the same small selfish human needs and desires like us. And it's all coming from within us, not what's out there.
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Thank you for pondering my actions and making sure that my actions conformed to what I truly desire them to be.
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The opening got me again, and then through follow great patterns, I was able to make it back. Until, I started playing around again.
I missed out on several good patterns, because I got myself upside down through trading bad patterns.
I should work on better, more exact entries.
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The market makes a lot of sense and I got exactly the results I deserve, because I didn't make sense, today.
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Karma by Deepak Chopra
Every action generates a force of energy that returns to us in like kind . . . what we sow is what we reap. And when we choose actions that bring happiness and success to others, the fruit of our karma is happiness and success.
I will put the Law of Karma into effect by making a commitment to take the following steps:The Law of Karma or Cause and Effect
1. Today I will witness the choices I make in each moment. And in the mere witnessing of these choices, I will bring them to my conscious awareness. I will know that the best way to prepare for any moment in the future is to be fully conscious in the present.
2. Whenever I make a choice, I will ask myself two questions: “What are the consequences of this choice that I’m making?” and “Will this choice bring fulfillment and happiness to me and also to those who are affected by this choice?”
3. I will then ask my heart for guidance and be guided by its message of comfort or discomfort. If the choice feels comfortable, I will plunge ahead with abandon. If the choice feels uncomfortable, I will pause and see the consequences of my action with my inner vision. This guidance will enable me to make spontaneously correct choices for myself and for all those around me.
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To my brother,
It finally occurred to my why you are suffering so much, but it may never occur to you, because your mind is shut.
You are still blaming the world for your suffering. When you can see that everything's a reflection of you, then you can begin to heal and find happiness.
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Thank you for the warm words this morning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKjjRz0TEUk&NR=1&feature=fvwp
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It's an Eva Cassidy day. Thank you pretty lady for the music. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC1QG-tzhNM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3DVbmQXxXw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SIX-Qp6v4k&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccCnL8hArW8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC1QG-tzhNM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYyQcQSqpbI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=852gverKRPo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G860hkE0Tc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwr-smiprpI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xv5t70u-ZI&feature=related
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I am finally awakened to the fact that I have not been responsible enough with my duties as a father, and I need to accept it and take actions to to fulfill my responsibiliti es. I need to be aware that I do have a financial obligation for my wonderful kids and I need to start planning for that ASAP. I let many things go in the past, and now it is time to be alert and take actions to overcome to make up for lost time.:)
can u plz teach that wakening call to all the dead-beats plz! 8)
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can u plz teach that wakening call to all the dead-beats plz! 8)
Maybe I realize I needed to do more, because I haven't done enough in the past. My realization doesn't yet make it true yet. Every father needs to come to terms on their own ways in life. Besides, I think you are a wonderful and strong mom, and you will make the most of what you receive in life.
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Thank you for the lessons of today. I appreciate all the lessons, and I hope apply them from now on.
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The difference between entering my orders in Limit form and entering them in CF is 1307-167 = 1140
Just by entering my orders in limit form, I would have saved that much or made that much.:)
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I am looking at the right patterns.
I am still leaving money on the tables.
It is good that I am looking at the right scenarios.
Everything starts with the right scenarios or patterns.
I suffered the most when I simply put on a trade out boredom or frustration, because I missed the opposite side.
Thank you, because I am looking at better patterns. :)
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I have met many friends, and maybe brothers, over the last couple of days. I just wish you well and peace in all your lives. We are all from one source.
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It occurred to me "why" if you steal, you really steal from yourself in the end. OMB, please help me spread this message effectively.
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When looking at a situation and you're wondering what is the real truth.
Ask myself, does it make emotional sense? If it doesn't then it's probably not the truth.
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"I always shoot for the moon, because even if I missed, I may land on the Stars."
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Thank you for making me realize that life is not about me, but rather it is about what I can do for others.
I will never break or relax my principles, as doing so leads to nothing but pain, suffering, and disappointment s.
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“Before I was paralyzed there were 10,000 things I could do. Now there are 9,000. I can either dwell on the 1,000 I’ve lost or focus on the 9,000 I have left.” W. Mitchell
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"You are born the right of Freedom"
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I had one stopped that would have made the difference for me.
Good thing
My patterns are not that far off. They are pretty close
I saw the OEXT:BWB in UYG, but I didn't take
ENG is the primary or secondary trigger in many instances
Bad Thing
My executions of my actions are off.
a. When I am down, I still move my stop
b. When I am up, I still trim
Solution:
Be more patient and wait for better patterns
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I am looking at good patterns.
My human errors:
BP: 351
TC: 1380
Total: 1731
What do I do? Follow my disciplines and apply my trading principles at all times.
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W. Mitchell,
You are my hero.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9HFQ7BrphY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf_YcUtqsEs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fEgcEVYwhM&feature=related
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jng2cJiDyIs&feature=player_embedded
Just about everything you do in your life is feeding your subconsciousne ss, therefore might as well feed it empowering and positive thoughts like the ones below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LE4wtPaano&feature=player_embedded
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAPhwMJgqTs&feature=related
Great one: The Prison
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr9K0jqVVd0&feature=related
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5 Financial Habits That Will Make You Happy
1. Get pretty organized. Don't raise your eyebrows at me. I am not saying that you have to hire a professional organizer. Or spend a mint at The Container Store. You just have to come up with some sort of filing system that you understand so that if you have to put your fingers on an important piece of paper, you can do it quickly and without hassle. That's the key. People who say they are "pretty organized and can find what they need quickly" are happier than those who aren't - and those who can't. Why? Saves you time, saves you money, saves you headaches.
2. Pay your bills as they come in rather than all at once. The research shows - very strongly - that people who do this are happier. Why? Sitting down to pay the a dozen or so bills all at once is pure drudgery. Even if you do it online, it eats up a chunk of time that you'd rather spend doing just about anything else. Moreover, watching that large sum of money fly out of your account and into the accounts of your creditors can be an emotional drain. Do it in bits and pieces, however, and it's far less overwhelming in terms of time - and your bottom line. The other benefit to paying bills as they come in is that it allows you to adjust through the month - if you get a cell phone bill that's higher than anticipated, you'll compensate by charging a little less on your credit card.
3. Save five percent. There is a strong link between saving anything and financial happiness - but if you can save five percent, your happiness jumps. So how do you best save five percent? By removing it from your spending (i.e., checking) account before you spend it. Automatically have it pulled out of your paycheck and into a 401(k) or transferred out of checking and into savings and then tell yourself "Hands off!" Oh, and once you save five percent with ease - try to get yourself, eventually, to save ten.
4. Set and work toward a goal. Attaining happiness is not a matter of having achieved your goals - it's a matter of making progress. I'm of the camp that enjoys the process more than the achievement. I get an endorphin rush from getting closer and closer to the finish line and feel a little let down when I actually get there. So I try to make sure I have one or two financial benchmarks to hit at all times. But the bottom line of our research is encouraging: You don't have to hit your marks to be happy, you just have to see results.
5. Give back. There's nothing like making someone else's life a little better to boost your own financial happiness. People who give are not only happier, they're healthier. They sleep more and exercise more and that puts them in a better frame of mind. People who know how to give are also able to remind themselves that wanting more doesn't breed contentment. It just breeds more wanting. Why? Because your happiness doesn't hinge on how much you have. Your happiness hinges on how you handle it.
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Sometimes, it's okay to suffer a little everyday, so that you are reminded of the pleasures of life when they come, so that you learn each and everyday, and so you stay humble everyday.
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We all find reasons to break principles, little do we know that we are actually breaking ourselves upon them. They cannot be broken. We will lie to ourselves and say it's okay, the year's coming to a close or I have not done it in a long time. That is the beginning of the walk to the dark side, or it is the thinking that prevents us from truly enjoying the light from within. By breaking principles, we are stealing and the person we are stealing the most from is ourselves. We are stealing our dignity, integrity, our true self. Soon we will morphed into someone unrecognizable even by us.
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There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft....When you kill a man, you steal a life. You steal his wife's right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness.
I think that everything he did, feeding the poor, giving money to friends in need, it was all a way of redeeming himself. And that, I believe, is what true redemption is, Amir jan, when guilt leads to good.
- From the Kite Runner
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"Men have forgotten this truth," said the fox. "But you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed."
"What makes the desert beautiful," says the little prince, "is that somewhere it hides a well."
"You are not at all like my rose," he said. "As yet you are nothing. No one has tamed you, and you have tamed no one. You are like my fox when I first knew him. He was only a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But I have made him my friend, and now he is unique in all the world."
"Just that," said the fox. "To me, you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys. And I have no need of you. And you, on your part, have no need of me. To you, I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world..."
"I am beginning to understand," said the little prince. "There is a flower... I think that she has tamed me..."
From The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint Exupery
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaI3wkZ3lIk&feature=related
The Little Prince and the Fox. A story of Love.
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My mental errors today:
Bad pattern in X, because went against of 15Min: 200
Overriding gdx target: 175
TC: 350
M S Closer: 100
Missed opportunity: 600
Total: 1425
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Okay, maybe I know why you are such a taker in your life. It is because you were taught very early by someone else. Let's come up with a better solution.
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Time Capsule: 11/30/2010
A, thank you for the friendship. You seem like a genuinely kind person. I hope it lasts, blossoms, and grows in a good way, but if it doesn't, I will want nothing but your happiness.
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Much of my Trading Woes come in the morning, trying to time a perfect 5MIN, maybe without waiting for a completion of the first bar.
11/19: 700
11/22: 560
11/29: 600
I have to get a better control of the morning situation. It seems like it's a gamble of 200 for 600. Because If I am right, I would have taken the profit, while if I am wrong, I would still keep pressing until I am right, or sooooo wrong.
There are many opportunities to trade through out the day, do not take away my opportunity to do so by being destructive (Attached to Results in the morning).
My recent TC errors account for 1800
Bad stops, ms 600
Again I am looking at better pattern. Build on there and plug the holes. The holes in my trading.:)))))) Not clubbing.
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The Way is not in the Sky. The Way is in the heart.
"The Way" is your path to happiness.
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Quotes of the day:
"And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more." - Erica Jong
" "For example" is not proof" - Yiddish Proverb
"Luck is infatuated with the efficient." - Persian Proverb
"Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision." - Peter Drucker
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What Killed the day in Trading?
Picking bad patterns: (not OEXT), but going against RC.
FCX was a better pattern, and more incline to go with mrkt
Attachment to results: Couldn't let RIMM go, override stopps
What would have happened if I put on the trade and allow stops and exits to be on its own.
I would have faired better. I went the wrong, the principles didn't.
What killed the day was my interference and failure to apply entry fundamentals
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Against 5MinRC can only Entered with a positive RC in 15Min, if 15Min is OEXT, it will fail
I didn't pick the best patterns, there were other better ones.
I broke entry rules
I broke Exit rules
The results are indicative of my failure to apply Principles at all times.
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It kind of reminds me of the WFC day from a while ago. I couldn't let it go.
However, today I had choices, I had better patterns, and I jumped in against what I wanted to do.
What to do? I already know what to do. For my destiny, I will do because there is no try
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk20WWY15uc&feature=related
One of my favorite shows
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The Three lessons of today:
1. Look for and go with best patterns.
a. Do go against RC(5), in 15 OEXT
2. Be detached to results (before and after)
3. Apply 4 Trading principles
What I learned today too, is that I still work very much so every moment. It is easy to let go of my discipline, and so I must not let go of my discipline for one 1 minute. It could come crashing in.:)))))
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Danny Boy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jgma--0WYU
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Thank you Coach
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuoVM9nm42E
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Quotes of the day:
"It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know you would lie if you were in his place." - Henry Louis Mencken
"Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength." - Eric Hoffer
"Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen." - George Savile
"Remember that in giving any reason at all for refusing, you lay some foundation for a future request." - Sir Arthur Helps
"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation." Oscar Wilde
"Some circumstantial evidence is very strong, as when you find a trout the milk." - Heny David Thoreau
"Moderation is the last refuge for the unimaginative." - Oscar Wilde
"Reality is the other person's idea of how things should be." - John M. Shanahan
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1I6ljzaY9k&feature=related
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk_RtLayZqY
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If something comes down too heavy, keep in mind that a new pattern has formed. JOYG
A CH is similar to a double bottom in the sense that a circle is really an ellipse.
In order for a pattern to work best, please take into consideration the 15MIN, as well.
The LVS OEXT:BWB at 49.73, would have worked. I had two ENGs on my side. However I canceled the ENTRY. Trigger was second ENG.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tXggqdDXxU&feature=fvsr
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l am learning, but I am taking too much risk today.
I am learning more patience.
I learned the strength of an PA pattern with a 15MIN RC.
I learned the strength of a double top or CH with 2+ Triggers.
I am learning that I can be a little farther away on my limit orders, especially volatile stocks.
Many of my patterns would have hit target today.
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My TC errors is 710.
My Moved Target errors is around 700
Total: 1410
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I should have expected the switch in strength into the Financials. They always do that when the market is going up calmly and cooly. The switch from one sector to another every now and then.
Not only that, but the Double Cluster pattern was amazing. I missed it.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jng2cJiDyIs&feature=player_embedded
Just about everything you do in your life is feeding your subconsciousne ss, therefore might as well feed it empowering and positive thoughts like the ones below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LE4wtPaano&feature=player_embedded
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My human errors totaled: 542. I would have done this much better, had I simply put in my orders and walked away for 20 minutes.
I saw some good patterns, but I didn't enter.
Falling TRIN.
Strong support in WFC
Strong support in LVS, with tails
Double Top with ENG in MOS
They all worked out.
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A falling TRIN, Lazy Friday that will not deny the strength of the last two days, and the Financials are still way behind, the market would stage a small rally.
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How can I fall?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1YALTps1_A
I once thought I had everything. Then I became very little. I lost many things in my life by being small. It's all good though.
I lost or started losing because I started asking the wrong questions. I started asking questions similar to "what about me?" or "what's in it for me?"
When I was excelling I was asking better questions like, "what can i do to make the situation better?" or "what can I do to improve myself?"
That is why I fell, and that is why I will rise even stronger than before. It is because I know "why I fall."
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Thank your for seeking out some of the best youtube vids and sharing with us. They are very powerful yet peacefu and enligtening.
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One of my very favorite songs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud2XKt2N8fs
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Thank your for seeking out some of the best youtube vids and sharing with us. They are very powerful yet peacefu and enligtening.
Thank you, but it is my pleasure to do so. Sometimes they are for me too, so that I don't have to find them again. I am glad you like them.
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I just remember this dream I had of being in a wooded area in the dark by a lake. It seems very creepy at times, like there is something there, but at the same time, I just had to go there to test it.
That dream came true last Summer.
That was interesting. I just don't know which came first now.
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Last night, I had a dream that I did not want to come true. Let's keep it that way. :)
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From now on, I will keep track of my trades that I covered for postive to see if:
1. They would have reached target:
2. What would have happened if I took a 20 minute walk.:
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Thanks for fresh Smite ;)
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My greatest growth in my life comes from my greatest struggles. I tried the hardest when I am challenged the most. Therefore I should never look away from a hard challenge. I should not simply look towards sunny days and rainbows, but feel the joy during a storm.
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Time Capsule:
A, I hope you are the person that I think you are. I hope our friendship will grow and blossom into a great friendship. If not, I will not look negatively upon you, and I will still wish you nothing but the best life has to offer. Thank you for everything so far.
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A story of love and friendship
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaI3wkZ3lIk&feature=player_embedded
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Three things, you should do everyday; "laugh, think, and cry."
"Cancer cannot touch my mind, it cannot touch heart, and it cannot touch my soul."
- Jimmy Valvano
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Emotional Intelligence vs IQ Intelligence
Knowing what you should do demonstrates IQ intelligence, but that is not enough
Actually being able to follow through with doing it demonstrates Emotional intelligence, it is the much stronger influence of the two intelligence. To be able to follow through one has to condition the habits into your nervous system.
Example: We all know that to lose weight, we simply need to eat less, eat healthier, and exercise. Then why is it that many people are having a hard time doing so, it is because they are working against their mental conditioning. They need to change their mental conditioning to accommodate what their objectives and then it will work. Will, controlling your impulses, willing to do what you say you will do demonstrates emotional intelligence. That comes from our subconsciousne ss.
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There was a time I absolutely love my job. It is like going on vacation. There was a time where I absolutely hated my job. It was torture everyday, and I would rather go and collect garbage, because it would keep my mind of my job. The job didn't change, but I did, and my state of mind did.
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What is real?
What is real is that which never changes. - Lao Tzu
Everything we see in the physical world is changing.
What is real is not what's outside. What's real is felt with the heart.
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The Do Not Call Registry
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My human errors totaled around 250 -550, depending on how you look at it. I am more patient, and I am looking at better patterns. I did miss the RC FCX pattern.
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My human errors totaled 1500, and almost more. I jumped into FCX and X with no pattern and almost got ran over.
Patience and patterns.
I am joyful, confidence, contentment, and thankful for each moment of my life
I am responsible for everything that is in my life. I will not blame others or complain loudly to contaminate and poison my mind.
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Quotes of the day:
"To the man who is afraid, everything rustles." - Sophocles
"A fanatic is a man who does what he thinks the lord would do if he knew the facts of the case." - Finley Peter Dunne
"One's real life is often the life that one does not lead." - Oscar Wilde
"It is well to remember that the entire population of the universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others." - Andrew J Holmes
"The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities." - Sophocles
"A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world: everyone you meet is your mirror." Ken Keyes Jr
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"He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God."
- Aeschylus
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While I was meditating yesterday, my thoughts came onto the subject of something eternal and not of this world. Then it came to love and joy, and I thought Joy is inside, and love is inside, and they are eternal because they live in each one of us.
The greatest things in life is not seen but felt with the heart, and that is Joy and Love. At each moment, one is free to chose (by focusing your mind) to feel great joy and love and experience life's greatest pleasures at will.
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I am responsible for the results yesterday. I am responsible for the human errors in my trading. Everything makes sense, including the patterns. Thank you for the lessons of yesterdays trading.
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"I am responsible for everything that is in my life. I will not blame others or complain loudly to contaminate and poison my mind."
I gave away what I couldn't afford to give and then I dwell in it and allow it to eat me up inside. Then I could not release the negative energy through communication and then it spread in all directions from within me.
Give only what I can afford to give
Communicate my dis-satisfactions in constructive ways
Give love and joy to others
Get stronger and be much better each and everyday
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Have you ever experience being uncomfortable and hated it?
We all have, but I discovered a trick that will help.
I realized that when I am uncomfortable, it's because I wasn't prepared for the situation. So it's my own fault. However I am uncomfortable because I am not prepared or not good enough. Therefore when I sense uncomfortable creeping up on me, I realize that right here, right now there is an opportunity for growth, to become better.
That makes me excited for the opportunity. I am in an energized and excited state and uncomfortable is nowhere to be seen now. I look forward to having the next free moment so I can prepare and grow to become a little more.
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"Gentlemen we will have success this year if we focus on three things, and three things only, your family, your religion, and the Green Bay Packers."
- Vince Lombardi
"Know where you started, where you are, and where you're gonna be." - Jimmy Valvano
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For my destiny, I will give my best every moment of everyday
For my destiny, I am a teacher of empowerment and joy and a student of humility and happiness
For my destiny
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Quotes from Vince Lombardi:
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.
Every time a football player goes to ply his trade he's got to play from the ground up - from the soles of his feet right up to his head. Every inch of him has to play. Some guys play with their heads. That's O.K. You've got to be smart to be number one in any business. But more importantly, you've got to play with your heart, with every fiber of your body. If you're lucky enough to find a guy with a lot of head and a lot of heart, he's never going to come off the field second.
The character of a person is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence.
Individual commitment to a group effort -- that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.
Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is.
The character of a person is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jng2cJiDyIs&feature=player_embedded
Just about everything you do in your life is feeding your subconsciousne ss, therefore might as well feed it empowering and positive thoughts like the ones below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LE4wtPaano&feature=player_embedded
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Thank you Coach
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuoVM9nm42E
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I think I am looking at and for better patterns, instead of simply taking the opposite side of a fast moving market and hoping.:)
My human errors yesterday was around 380. I missed entering a some good trades here and there.
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The Law of life is the Law of belief. A belief is a thought in your mind.
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I deserve the results I got today. It is a unwelcomed, but always needed lesson in trading.
I wasn't even focusing on my Entries, the right first 5Bar, but rather hoping in X and LVS.
Thank you very much for this painful but wonderful lesson in discipline.
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The number one reason I lose in Trading is:
I become so hijacked by the money that I am going to make, that I must make it and do this and that with it. I forget to apply proper trading procedures and sometimes, I get upside downed with positions in the morning, even before I had a chance to properly find patterns to trade.
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The market did what I thought it would do, except that I was no where to be found on the right side of the market. I went in too early, without proper patterns. Then I switched side for more pain, and the I tried to anticipate an OEXT:BWB or BC without any Triggers for move.
I went around in circles and bend all my Entry and Discipline rules.
Thank you for the lesson of today. I will apply it towards the future.
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There is a right way to trade for effectiveness. Because of today, I am one stop closer to it.
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It is okay to struggle and suffer a little each day. It is this adversity that makes us stronger with time.
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My arrogance preceded my fall on Friday. I was claiming victory of being "there" already as a trader. I boasted about it and paid the price because my expectation of wanting to have made the money already. I spoke loudly and my spirit left and I became a shell. Yes, I need to practice silence more.:)
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MOS vs JPM,
They had similar patterns, which is an ENG
I picked JPM and it failed, why? Because of the strength of the 15MIn. The 15Min was still in PA form, the kind that will keep going and stretching.
I didn't go with MOS, and it would have worked, why? Because MOS the 15Min was flat and will easily swing to the downside.
My lesson? Take the 15Min into consideration. It really helps define the underlying strength.
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Sunday, I went out and came back, and saw a love note, of the introductory type, tucked underneath my door from a girl in one of the other apartments. It was pretty sweet, however whoever delivered it wrote on it 210, and my apartment was 310. So maybe it was intended for someone else, so I took it down to 210 for her.
It was pretty courageous of her. :)
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The three poisons of Emotional Intelligence:
Hijacked
Boredom
Impulsive
The three jewels of Emotional Intelligence:
Calm
Discipline
Patiences
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Thank for the lessons of yesterday, I appreciate it and will make the most of it.
I had no business entering any of the shorts at all, because there was no Trigger. I had no business M S, because it becomes very self destructive. I had no business enlarging a losing battle. I wasn't even paying attention to the TRIN. I wasn't even paying attention to the beautiful 15Min. I had no business making a situation worst by dabbling in other positions when my two initial ones didn't work out.
Apply 20Min rule, if I need to. It becomes so much calmer and tamer.
Thank you for the hard lesson, hard burn, I will remember it more.
And one more word I need "TRIGGERS"
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With my beliefs and thoughts, I make the world. Therefore my beliefs, thoughts, and focus are of Joy, confidence, contentment, thankfulness, compassion for others, determination, flexibility, calm, discipline, and patience.
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W. Mitchell,
You are my hero.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9HFQ7BrphY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf_YcUtqsEs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fEgcEVYwhM&feature=related
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The Success of Valkarie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHtCaVtryiE
Although the assassination of Hitler failed during the July 20th attempt lead by Colonel colonel Claus Von Stauffenberg, the act is itself a success in human defiance of evil and hatred.
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My mind will wander and be drawn towards pleasure and can't help itself but dwell on pain. Both roads are futile, because they demonstrate a lack of discipline and control on the very instrument that will help me achieve anything I want.
I will take control of my mind and assign it empowering questions to ponder, every moment, rather than allow it to roam freely unchecked.
Attention and Intention
From "The Mind" chapter of the Dhammapada
Thoughts thrash and quiver,
For how can they shake off desire?
They tremble, they are unsteady,
They wander at their own will.
It is good to control them,
And to master them brings happiness.
But how subtle they are,
How elusive!
The task is to quieten them,
And by ruling them to find happiness.
Meditation is the taming of the mind
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A, you are still here, and our friendship is growing with each day. I am glad to be meeting such a person as you. However, if you leave, I will also be happy for you. Thank you for the kind message.
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"Uncertainty is the pure fertile ground of pure creativity and freedom. The unknown is the field of all possibilities. Without uncertainty and the unknown, life is just the stale repetition of unwanted memories. The search for security is just an illusion, it's an attachment to the known or the past. Step into the unknown. " Deepak Chopra
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"All compounded things are ephemeral; work diligently on your salvation." - The last words of the Buddha
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Nova:
Fractal Geometry. The geometry of nature, through smaller and smaller repetition of the same pattern. Very interesting, because what if that pattern is in everything?
How fractal is generated on a computer is through re-inserting the answer back into the formula again and again. It is like a feedback or refining of the answer again and again.
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Anatomy of my Trades over the last three days.
I error when I desire results, attachment.
I error when I do not wait for Triggers.
I error when I fail to enter correctly.
I error when I do not factor in all the variables.
Sometimes, it is best to use 20Min rule.
I am looking at better patterns, I will a better job of focusing on the human/discipline side.
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I was watching a favorite Youtube video, when it dawned on me that I am not my body, my body is simply a vehicle to carry the essence of my consciousness. I almost feel trapped within the confines of my skin, but the I am reminded of Victor Frankel's we all have a choice to assign any meaning we wish at each moment. At this moment, I am not trapped within my body, by I am joyfully residing in this temporary home assigned to me.
Going back to the momentary feeling of being trapped. How will I break free? I will break free using my mind. I will break free by assigning empowering thoughts. I will break free by not succumbing to the desires of the body. I will break free by applying my principles of love, calm, discipline, and patients. I will break free because I am already free, such as the goose in the bottle. I am only trapped by my lack of imagination. I am always free at all times.
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My guestimation of how cheap or expensive a stock is not too far from the truth, but I am usually wrong, because I am counter Trend. I arrive at my conclusion after the stock has moved considerable. However, all the momentum is still with the stock and so it will tend to rally or selloff some more making my guestimate wrong. Therefore it is best to look for patterns and Triggers and enter or exit, technically correct. Do not allow human emotions to come in, because it usually wrong or end u making it wrong.
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Do not go against Double PA or DRCC, as they represent very powerful moves; LVS. Look for triggers in the direction of MA, not against it.
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The Market makes perfect sense. It is I who is not making sense right now. With each passing day, I will make sense and I will be at one with the Market.:)
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Hey Spongebob,
Sorry, my mind got hijacked today and so I said what said. I do stand by my the fact that I changed my mind. Because nothing good will come out of it. You've just closed a chapter in your life, perhaps you should close another as well, me. I will accept your march email now. Thank you for the wonderful memories.
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Hey R,
I'm Sorry. Yes, sorry means I will never do it again. I wish you nothing but joy and love.
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Hey S,
I know I tried to talk to you, but I don't think I am getting through. That's okay though, because I came to share love, joy, this moment and reality with you, nothing was for my Ego. It was all for you. I wish you happiness and joy and peace for all your long life. I wish you enlightenment.
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Missed Trades:
MOS RC:PR
NEM RC:CH (BWB)
RIMM: 5Min rule with PA
IYR: RC(15):CH5
JPM: PA(15:CH5
X: OEXT:BWB
GDX: Double PA
LVS: Double PA
MOS: 5Min rule
X: 5Min Rule
Why did the ENG bar in X work, while the ENG bar in LVS failed and turned into a 15Min Tail? It is because there is strength in the 15Min MA in X, and there is weakness in the 15Min MA.:)
Make sure there is strength in the 5Min play. There are so many good trades to be had through patience.
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S S,
Thank you for coming into my life so briefly. I hope you find whatever you're looking for.
God Bless you!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jng2cJiDyIs&feature=player_embedded
Just about everything you do in your life is feeding your subconsciousne ss, therefore might as well feed it empowering and positive thoughts like the ones below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LE4wtPaano&feature=player_embedded
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Dhammapada
12. Yourself
Love yourself and watch -
Today, tomorrow, always.
First establish yourself in the way,
Then teach,
And so defeat sorrow.
To straighten the crooked
You must first do a harder thing -
Straighten yourself.
You are your only master.
Who else?
Subdue yourself,
And discover your master.
Wilfully you have fed
Your own mischief.
Soon it will crush you
As the diamond crushes stone.
By your own folly
You will be brought as low
As you worst enemy wishes.
So the creeper chokes the tree.
How hard it is to serve yourself,
How easy to lose yourself
In mischief and folly.
The kashta reed dies when it bears fruit.
So the fool,
Scorning the teachings of the awakened,
Spurning those who follow the dharma,
Perishes when his folly flowers.
Mischief is yours.
Sorrow is yours.
But virtue is also yours,
And purity.
You are the source
Of all purity and impurity.
No one purifies another.
Never neglect your work
For another's,
However great his need.
Your work is to discover your work
And then with all your heart
To give yourself to it.
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Dhammapada
14. The Man Who Is Awake
He is awake.
The victory is his.
He has conquered the world.
How can he lose the way
Who is beyond the way?
His eye is open
His foot is free.
Who can follow after him?
The world cannot reclaim him
Or lead him astray,
Nor can the poisoned net of desire hold him.
He is awake!
The gods watch over him.
He is awake
And finds joy in the stillness of meditation
And in the sweetness of surrender.
Hard it is to be born,
Hard it is to live,
Harder still to hear of the way,
And hard to rise, follow, and awake.
Yet the reaching is simple.
Do what is right.
Be pure.
At the end of the way is freedom.
Till then, patience.
If you wound or grieve another,
You have not learned detachment.
Offend in neither word nor deed.
Eat with moderation.
Live in your heart.
Seek the highest consciousness.
Master yourself according to the dharma.
This is the simple teaching of the awakened.
The rain could turn to gold
And still your thirst would not be slaked.
Desire is unquenchable
Or it ends in tears, even in heaven.
He who wishes to awake
Consumes his desires
Joyfully.
In his fear a man may shelter
In mountains or in forests,
In groves of sacred trees or in shrines.
But how can he hide there from his sorrow?
He who shelters in the way
And travels with those who follow it
Comes to see the four great truths.
Concerning sorrow,
The beginning of sorrow,
The eightfold way
And the end of sorrow.
Then at last he is safe.
He has shaken off sorrow.
He is free.
The awakened are few and hard to find.
Happy is the house where a man awakes.
Blessed is his birth.
Blessed is the teaching of the way.
Blessed is the understanding among those who follow it,
And blessed is their determination.
And blessed are those who revere
The man who awakes and follows the way.
They are free from fear.
They are free.
They have crossed over the river of sorrow.
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With gentleness overcome anger.
With generosity overcome meanness.
With truth overcome deceit.
Speak the truth.
Give whenever you can,
Never be angry.
These three steps will lead you
Into the presence of the gods.
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I realize today that I have a long way to go toward becoming my own master, but every set back is a hurdle to overcome and every set back will only make me stronger. Thank you for the lessons of today, all of them.:)
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Happiness, success, and peace of mind is applying principles at all times, completely detached to results.
Never break or relax principles, because doing so leads to nothing but pain, suffering, and disappointment s.
Joy in is principles, pain is in breaking them.
December 15th 2010 was my last day of breaking my principles. I will stop beating myself against the rocks of principles, and I will live in joy, success, and peace of mind this day forward.
Just as I defeated other bad habits and built stronger, one day I will look upon this month as the month I tame Mara for good.:)
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My list of desires to manifest
1. Apply my principles at all times detached to results
2. Give all the love I have each and everyday to others
3. Practice the law of Karma to guide my actions
a. Witness the choices (decision)
b. What are the consequences of the choice I am making?
c. Will this choice bring happiness to me and also to those that are affected by this choice?
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"Uncertainty is my path to freedom. Through the wisdom of insecurity, I will find my security." - Deepak Chopra on Detachment to results.
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We danced to this song together just now. You just didn't know it.:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaMuBX4aMmw
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The RC:PR in FCX failed to materialized because the 15Min MA is too strong, negatively.
RE: FCX
But the OEXT:BWB did work great, and it continued much higher.
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There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft....When you kill a man, you steal a life. You steal his wife's right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness.
- From The Kite Runner
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I notice that when a stock is trending higher and into Over extended territory, it will jerk one hard time, as if to try and breakout. Once that fails, it will surrender and come back.
It is also the same for the down side.
How do I make use of this knowledge? Limit orders away, or let it jerk itself first before attempting to enter.
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With death comes new life, that is the pattern in nature; new life that is stronger than the previous.
I have to let allow my troubled entries/trades to die and let them go, so I can find new life.
Why are we afraid of death. Two reasons, we don't know what happens next, and because we are comfortable know what is what here so we cling to it. Why shouldn't we be afraid of death. Death is but a transformation in another stage of growth in nature. It's making space for the new and getting rid of the old. Where is the fear in that?
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Missed Patterns:
1. LVS RC15:CH5
2. Oext:BWB
3. AEM:5MIN
4. LVS 5MIN
5. BA: OEXT:BWB SO many Triggers
6. QLD: Oext:BWB
7. X 5MIN
8. COF RC:PR with 15MIN
9. ABX: Double PA 5MIN
10. UYG OEXT:BWB ENG trigger. Strength or weakness of 15MIN 40MA
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12/17 Missed Trades
1. abx 5 Min rule
2. CAT: 5Min Rule
3. FCX: RC15: Ch5
4. GDX: RC:CH5
5. HOG: Double PA
6. JCP: DRCC & 5Min Rule
7. JPM: OEXT:BWB use CT Entry
8. UYG : OEXT:BWB use CT Entry
9. LVS: Morning CH
10. LVS: OExt:BWB
11: LVS: Oext: CT, CT entry
12. CREE: OEXT:BWB
13. RIMM: RC:PR ENG Trigger
14. RIMM: Morning CH
15. LVS: OEXT:BWB
16. Mos: DRC(15 & 5) with ENG trigger.
So many good trades, why do I punish myself.
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Thank you for the swings and the trading lessons of this week.
Only in Calm can I hope to win consistently. Therefore everything I do needs to make sense with the market. When I do not make sense I pay the price. The market always makes sense.
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Many of my Trades would have worked with the entries suggested by my plan. Getting into a trade is not worth if it is done in haste and so getting stopped out. The only trades worthy of CF is RC:PR or CMA:PR. Otherwise go with market and limit entries for maximum affect. If it's CT against MA, be prepared to enter limit away.
The market has a habit of pushing it a little more become coming back.
Patterns and right entries would made a great day every day. I focused on the wrong things, without triggers, and so failures.
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Dhammapada
21. Out Of The Forest
There is pleasure
And there is bliss.
Forgo the first to possess the second.
If you are happy
At the expense of another man's happiness,
You are forever bound.
You do not what you should.
You do what you should not.
You are reckless, and desire grows.
But the master is wakeful.
He watches his body.
In all his actions he discriminates,
And he becomes pure.
He is without blame
Though once he may have murdered
His mother and his father,
Two kings, a kingdom, and all its subjects.
Though the kings were holy
And their subjects among the virtuous,
Yet he is blameless.
The followers of the awakened
Awake
And day and night they watch
And meditate upon their master.
Forever wakeful,
They mind the dharma.
They know their brothers on the way.
They understand the mystery of the body.
They find joy in all beings.
They delight in meditation.
It is hard to live in the world
And hard to live out of it.
It is hard to be among the many.
And for the wanderer, how long is the road
Wandering through many lives!
Let him rest.
Let him not suffer.
Let him not fall into suffering.
If he is a good man,
A man of faith, honoured and prosperous,
Wherever he goes he is welcome.
Like the Himalayas
Good men shine from afar.
But bad men move unseen
Like arrows in the night.
Sit.
Rest.
Work.
Alone with yourself,
Never weary.
On the edge of the forest
Live joyfully,
Without desire.
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It is better to do nothing than do what is wrong - in trading
I know what it is right that I am suppose to do. Take control of my destiny by MC + Patterns + Trigger = Entry, then Mechanics of a trade.:)))
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I keep reflecting on the Buddhist and Hindu idea of the end of rebirth. For example, once someone has achieved Buddha, he's no longer within the cycle of death and rebirth and has moved on.
Why is that? The idea has just occurred to me that we are here for a purpose. The pattern I see in nature is that of making the next generation stronger, through love.
Fractal Geometry (Pattern in nature). It is achieved by constantly replugging the results into the same formula, thereby refining it and making it better.
What is the rebirths are a way of refining our souls, to make it better and stronger (replugging our souls back into the equation that is life). Once one has achieved enlightment, buddha hood, then one goes out of the loop, no more death and rebirth?:)
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I keep reflecting on the Buddhist and Hindu idea of the end of rebirth. For example, once someone has achieved Buddha, he's no longer within the cycle of death and rebirth and has moved on.
Why is that? The idea has just occurred to me that we are here for a purpose. The pattern I see in nature is that of making the next generation stronger, through love.
Fractal Geometry (Pattern in nature). It is achieved by constantly replugging the results into the same formula, thereby refining it and making it better.
What is the rebirths are a way of refining our souls, to make it better and stronger (replugging our souls back into the equation that is life). Once one has achieved enlightment, buddha hood, then one goes out of the loop, no more death and rebirth?:)
What if my lifetime to my soul is like a day in my life? When my body dies, it is like my soul going to sleep before rebirth or awaking again.
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Dhammapada
23. The Elephant
I shall endure harsh words
As the elephant endures the shafts of battle.
For many people speak wildly.
The tamed elephant goes to battle.
The king rides him.
The tamed man is the master.
He can endure hard words in peace.
Better than a mule
Or the fine horses of Sindh
Or mighty elephants of war
Is the man who had mastered himself.
Not on their backs
Can he reach the untrodden country.
But only on his own.
The mighty elephant Dhanapalaka
Is wild when he is in rut,
And when bound he will not eat,
Remembering the elephant grove.
The fool is idle.
He eats and he rolls in his sleep
Like a hog in a sty.
And he has to live life over again.
"My own mind used to wander
Wherever pleasure or desire or lust led it.
But now I have it tamed,
I guide it,
As the keeper guides the wild elephant."
Awake.
Be the witness of your thoughts.
The elephant hauls himself from the mud.
In the same way drag yourself out of your sloth.
If the traveller can find
A virtuous and wise companion
Let him go with him joyfully
And overcome the dangers of the way.
But if you cannot find
Friend or master to go with you,
Travel on alone -
Like a king who has given away his kingdom,
Like an elephant in the forest.
Travel on alone,
Rather than with a fool for company.
Do not carry with you your mistakes.
Do not carry your cares.
Travel on alone.
Like an elephant in the forest.
To have friends in need is sweet
And to share happiness.
And to have done something good
Before leaving this life is sweet,
And to let go of sorrow.
To be a mother is sweet,
And a father.
It is sweet to live arduously,
And to master yourself.
O how sweet it is to enjoy life,
Living in honesty and strength!
And wisdom is sweet,
And freedom.
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Dhammapada
25. The Seeker
Master your senses,
What you taste and smell,
What you see, what you hear.
In all things be a master
Of what you do and say and think.
Be free.
You are a seeker.
Delight in the mastery
Of your hands and your feet,
Of your words and your thoughts.
Delight in meditation
And in solitude.
Compose yourself, be happy.
You are a seeker.
Hold your tongue.
Do not exalt yourself
But lighten the way
For your words are sweet.
Follow the truth of the way.
Reflect upon it.
Make it your own.
Live it.
It will always sustain you.
Do not turn away what is given you
Not reach out for what is given to others,
Lest you disturb your quietness.
Give thanks
For what had been given to you,
However little.
Be pure, never falter.
You have no name and no form.
Why miss what you do not have?
The seeker is not sorry.
Love and joyfully
Follow the way,
The quiet way to the happy country.
Seeker!
Empty the boat,
Lighten the load,
Passion and desire and hatred.
And sail swiftly.
There are five at the door
To turn away, and five more,
And there are five to welcome in.
And when five§ have been left
Stranded on the shore,
The seeker is called oghatinnoti -
"He who has crossed over."
Seeker!
Do not be restless.
Meditate constantly.
Or you will swallow fire
And cry out: "No more!"
If you are not wise,
How can you steady the mind?
If you cannot quieten yourself,
What will you ever learn?
How will you become free?
With a quiet mind
Come into that empty house, your heart,
And feel the joy of the way
Beyond the world.
Look within -
The rising and the falling.
What happiness!
How sweet to be free!
It is the beginning of life,
Of mastery and patience,
Of good friends along the way,
Of a pure and active life.
So life in love.
Do your work.
Make an end of sorrow.
For see how the jasmine
Releases and lets fall
Its withered flowers.
Let fall wilfulness and hatred.
Are you quiet?
Quieten your body.
Quieten your mind.
You want nothing.
Your words are still.
You are still.
By your own efforts
Waken yourself, watch yourself.
And live joyfully.
You are the master,
You are the refuge.
As a merchant breaks in a fine horse,
Master yourself.
How gladly you follow
The words of the awakened.
How quietly, how surely
You approach the happy country,
The heart of stillness.
However young,
The seeker who sets out upon the way
Shines bright over the world.
Like the moon,
Come out from behind the clouds!
Shine.
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Dhammapada
26. The True Master
Wanting nothing
With all your heart
Stop the stream.
When the world dissolves
Everything becomes clear.
Go beyond
This way or that way,
To the farther shore
Where the world dissolves
And everything becomes clear.
Beyond this shore
And the father shore,
Beyond the beyond,
Where there is no beginning,
No end.
Without fear, go.
Meditate.
Live purely.
Be quiet.
Do your work, with mastery.
By day the sun shines,
And the warrior in his armour shines.
By night the moon shines,
And the master shines in meditation.
But this day and night
The man who is awake
Shines in the radiance of the spirit.
A master gives up mischief.
He is serene.
He leaves everything behind him
He does not take offence
And he does not give it.
He never returns evil for evil.
Alas for the man
Who raises his hand against another,
And even more for him
Who returns the blow.
Resist the pleasures of life
And the desire to hurt -
Till sorrows vanish.
Never offend
By what you think or say or do.
Honour the man who is awake
And shows you the way.
Honour the fire of his sacrifice.
Matted hair or family or caste
Do not make a master
But the truth and goodness
With which he is blessed.
Your hair is tangled
And you sit on a deerskin.
What folly!
When inside you are ragged with lust.
The master's clothes are in tatters.
His veins stand out,
He is wasting away.
Alone in the forest
He sits and meditates.
A man is not born to mastery.
A master is never proud.
He does not talk down to others.
Owning nothing, he misses nothing.
He is not afraid.
He does not tremble.
Nothing binds him.
He is infinitely free.
So cut through
The strap and the thong and the rope.
Loosen the fastenings.
Unbolt the doors of sleep
And awake.
The master endures
Insults and ill treatment
Without reacting.
For his spirit is an army.
He is never angry.
He keeps his promises.
He never strays, he is determined.
This body is my last, he says!
Like water on the leaf of a lotus flower
Or a mustard seed on the point of a needle,
He does not cling.
For he has reached the end of sorrow
And has laid down his burden.
He looks deeply into things
And sees their nature.
He discriminates
And reaches the end of the way.
He does not linger
With those who have a home
Nor with those who stray.
Wanting nothing,
He travels on alone.
He hurts nothing.
He never kills.
He moves with love among the unloving,
With peace and detachment
Among the hungry and querulous.
Like a mustard seed from the point of a needle
Hatred has fallen from him,
And lust, hypocrisy and pride.
He offends no one.
Yet he speaks the truth.
His words are clear
But never harsh.
Whatever is not his
He refuses,
Good or bad, great or small.
He wants nothing from this world
And nothing from the next.
He is free.
Desiring nothing, doubting nothing,
Beyond judgement and sorrow
And the pleasures of the senses,
He had moved beyond time.
He is pure and free.
How clear he is.
He is the moon.
He is serene.
He shines.
For he has travelled
Life after life
The muddy and treacherous road of illusion.
He does not tremble
Or grasp or hesitate.
He has found peace.
Calmly
He lets go of life,
Or home and pleasure and desire.
Nothing of men can hold him.
Nothing of the gods can hold him.
Nothing in all creation can hold him.
Desire has left him,
Never to return.
Sorrow has left him,
Never to return.
He is calm.
In him the seed of renewing life
Had been consumed.
He has conquered all the inner worlds.
With dispassionate eye
He sees everywhere
The falling and the uprising.
And with great gladness
He knows that he has finished.
He has woken from his sleep.
And the way he has taken
Is hidden from men,
Even from spirits and gods,
By virtue of his purity.
In him there in no yesterday,
No tomorrow,
No today.
Possessing nothing,
Wanting nothing.
He is full of power.
Fearless, wise, exalted.
He has vanquished all things.
He sees by virtue of his purity.
He has come to the end of the way,
Over the river of his many lives,
His many deaths.
Beyond the sorrow of hell,
Beyond the great joy of heaven,
By virtue of his purity.
He has come to the end of the way.
All that he had to do, he has done.
And now he is one.
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I kept thinking that I was wronged by you, so it soon became true
I kept thinking that I could not live with what you're doing, because it is hurting me, so it soon became true
I kept on thinking that I needed a sincere apology from you or else, I will not heal, so it soon became true
Now I can't help but think that I control my destiny, I am responsible for everything in my life, including the fact that it was my thoughts alone that lead to our destruction. Now, I cling to or desire nothing from the World, but only desire is to give the best of me (principles and love) every moment of everyday . Doing so will bring me great joy and bliss. That desire/goal will also come true.
Everything arises with my thoughts. With my thoughts, I make the world.
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I kept thinking that I was wronged by you, so it soon became true
I kept thinking that I could not live with what you're doing, because it is hurting me, so it soon became true
I kept on thinking that I needed a sincere apology from you or else, I will not heal, so it soon became true
Now I can't help but think that I control my destiny, I am responsible for everything in my life, including the fact that it was my thoughts alone that lead to our destruction. Now, I cling to or desire nothing from the World, but only desire is to give the best of me (principles and love) every moment of everyday . Doing so will bring me great joy and bliss. That desire/goal will also come true.
Everything arises with my thoughts. With my thoughts, I make the world.
It occurred to me that it may sound like it, but no I am not singing Margaritaville .:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CICf8xoLyG8
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K,
Stopping allowing your study of peace and love to go and feed your ego. That is never the intention. You know nothing and should presume to know nothing of what is beyond. It's all for peace and love in this life.
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Andy Kaufman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmZAxRH3Ibs&feature=related
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From Rudy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4Fl3LKM2Fk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQYGGkzZ9HE&feature=related
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Okay, I want to watch the love story that is called 'Broke Back Mountain' now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGhFKvHBoVE
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M L,
I haven't heard from you yet. At least not officially. I do have a way with people, they never call back. ;D
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Thanks L, my sister, for sharing this with me.
Because I have been given much, I too must give.
Because of thy great bounty, Lord each day I live.
I shall divide my gifts from thee with every brother that I see,
who has the need of help from me.
Because I have been sheltered, fed by thy good care…
I cannot see another’s lack and I not share-
my glowing fire, my loaf of bread-my roof’s safe shelter over head,
that he too may be comforted.
Because I have been blessed by thy great love dear Lord,
I’ll share thy love again according to thy word.
I shall give love to those in need. I’ll show that love by word and deed,
thus shall my thanks be thanks indeed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X23r4ATlUA&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuyId4VTotA&feature=related
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Spongebob,
That wasn't good. It's almost too much for me, but hopefully in time, it will be routine and meaningless. Because you know sooner or later, it will come around again. ;D
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Missed Trades:
1. ABX: OEXT:bwb Short
2. aem: Oext:BC Long
3. AXP: 5Min Rule with PA Short
4. BIDU: OExt:PB RC:CH
5. EWZ: Oext:BWB Tails
6. FCX: Oext:BWB
7. GDX: Oext:BWB
8. LVS: Double PA BB
9. JOYG OEXT:BWB with RC in 15MIn Tails
10: FCX CMA:BC
11: JPM 5Min Rule with RC15Min
12: spg: Double RC:BC Tails
13: OEXT:BWB RC:PR ENG
14: BA: 5Min RUle
15: Qld: Oext:BWB RC:CH
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L,
If it weren't for a very emotionally stimulating dream of you, this song would not have caught and grabbed my attention the way it did so long ago. The past is what it is, and we can't change it nor do we really want to. I hope "flowers line your path, and sunshine light your day" everyday. Thanks for making my youth interesting and filled with an unquenchable love.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud2XKt2N8fs
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Hey Sis, thanks for the beautiful voice and the beautiful song.
Okay, youtube has deleted the original video on copyrights issues.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0IpBHKojQ4&feature=related
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Thank you for the lessons today in trading today. I will be sure to add it to my other lessons. Thank for everything today, including my both my failure and success.
:)
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Spongebob,
Thank you for everything; the good, the bad, and the funny moments. Farewell and I wish you lots of love.
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On this Winter Solstice, I am very excited to beginning a new journey. One that I have been waiting for for a long time now.
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My greatest errors are:
1. Reloading losers
2. Doubling up a loser (I can never double losers, because I do not have an answer anymore; I need to always have an answer just in case I am wrong)
3. Taking profits too quickly, without waiting for Trade to make the move.
How to overcome that? Apply 20 Min Rule.
I am responsible for everything that is in my life. I will not blame others or complain loudly to contaminate and poison my mind.
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Whenever there is happiness, there was calm and peace and applying my principles.
Whenever there is unhappiness, there is clinging and attachment to results and breaking of principles.
Therefore it makes sense to apply principles at all times for joy and happiness, success, and peace of mind.
Thank you for each hurdle that you put in my way. It will help me to become better with each day. Thank you for everything, and thank you for the lessons of today.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jng2cJiDyIs&feature=player_embedded
Just about everything you do in your life is feeding your subconsciousne ss, therefore might as well feed it empowering and positive thoughts like the ones below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LE4wtPaano&feature=player_embedded
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W. Mitchell,
You are my hero.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9HFQ7BrphY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf_YcUtqsEs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fEgcEVYwhM&feature=related
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Thank you Coach
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuoVM9nm42E
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A story of love and friendship
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaI3wkZ3lIk&feature=player_embedded
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To: Reloading Losers or letting losers ride, doubling up losers, and Taking quick profits;
Okay okay okay, thank you very much for being my teachers, and even though I fail, you are there to remind that I control my own destiny. You teach me everyday that by not controlling my actions and allowing myself to emulate you, I will fail. Please, I accept that you are right to teach me hard lessons everyday, and I am wrong to continually emulate you, and I will stop. You represent Mara's daughters and that is what makes it hard, but I accept that nothing good will come out continuing to take this path. I accept defeat and your teaching, and I will no long travel this path.
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Missed Trades:
1. Bidu 5Min Rule
2. Cat double PA
3. Cof 5Min rule
4. FCX: RC:PR RC:CH
5. JOYG: Double RC
6. JPM: 5Min Rule RC15:CH5
7. NFLX: RC:BC
8. RIMM: RC:GBZ (Failed)
9. SPG: Double PA
10: UYG: 5Min RUle PA15:CH5
There are so many good trades, even in this boring market. Do not be stuck in a dead end trade all day.
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Re: Trading
I experienced the most success with Limit or even MKT orders away orders. I experienced the most failure with C F orders (even) when I am right.
I am almost should no longer use CF orders, but only in CMA:PR and RC:PR.
I didn't do a good enough job implementing "I am Luckystate98." That is my failure today. I was close, but I got distracted and then careless. I will do better tomorrow.
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I was doing okay, until my mind wander into desire and I turned my trading day into a negative situation.
What I learned today about orders.
1. Limit away is by far the best
2. C F is suicidal, even at best for CMA:PR & RC:PR (RIMM)
3. 20 Minute Rule
4. Triggers
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Return to Me
The last time I saw this movie, we were in love. Shortly there after, you had to go find yourself. I was in so much pain from missing you, I couldn't wait and in my haste I buried my heart where I couldn't find it. I had no use for such a painful thing.
I was watching this movie again tonight, and I am reminded of our story and our unfinished love. Will you please return to me soon?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFD8ZE0Muf0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y80y58UKRes
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Barney Stintson
Before his change
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoGh-_d-ItY&feature=related
During his change
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q83N1sebRk0&feature=related
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I have been paying attention to my impulse habits over the last couple of days, and I could easily create new unhealthy habits by succumbing to my impulses. The habits come so quick and are so addicting, and can be very hard to break.
This includes my sneaking in impulses into my trading and then suddenly desiring positive results and getting away from applying principles. In the morning, I was applying principles and I was actually doing well. By the afternoon came around, I was dwelling in the idea of it would be nice to be positive and then the afternoon turned sour, because I backed away from applying principles.
I will never put poison in my mind or in my body, because doing so brings nothing but pain, suffering, and disappointment s.
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I am going short X for a Swing Trade. I know it's trying to catch up to the rest of the stocks, but it may be overdone here. I am going against what I want to do, but the stock has gone up 50 percent in 1 3/4 months. We'll see if we get a little retracement.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y80y58UKRes
To my heart,
I once buried you deeply because of the painful message you're trying to tell me. You are the source of my life and love, please return to me.
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A,
Thank you for the wonderful message. I really enjoyed it. If it's important to you, then it's important to me as well, and I will take the lessons seriously and not judge things or others too quickly, in a positive or negative way, as I would not want to be judge so hastily as well. :)
You're right about one thing, I am living in the season of Winter of my life now and I must realize that Spring, Summer, and Fall is just around the corner.
Live Simply. Love Generously. Care Deeply. Speak Kindly. And leave the rest to God
Happiness keeps You Sweet, Trials keep You Strong
Sorrows keep You Human
Failures keep You Humble
Success keeps You Growing
But Only God keeps You going.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R3PzVQ9mIs
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The Prayers of Saint Francis
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
Where there is injury, pardon.
Where there is doubt, faith.
Where there is despair, hope.
Where there is darkness, light.
Where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master,
grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console;
to be understood, as to understand;
to be loved, as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive.
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.
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"I know you think you live alone out here, but there is always something pushing you."
Listen and meditate to it
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Missed Trades:
1. ABX: CMA:CH
2. AEM: CMA:CH
3. FCX: Double RC:BC (Friday)
4. GDX: CMA:CH
Patterns 1,2,4 requires going against normal Cluster breakout. How and why do they work in this scenario? Because of the strength of the reversal from the bottom. Large Green Bars. It makes the Cluster MA obsolete or a thing of the past now.
5. HOG: RC(15):CH (bc) 5 with ENG Trigger
6. MOS: Cluster Breakout with PA in 15MA
7. Cree: Double Cluster Breakout
8. NEM: 5Min bar & RC:CH
9. UYG: CMA:CH15 & PA5
Despite the results. My emotional reaction is what I desired today, and so I am glad for that. Emotions control so much of what we and so with discipline emotions, happiness, success, peace of mind is mine.
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Five Famous Prayers from the bible
1. Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. (Matthew 6:9-13, NKJV)
2. And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, "Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that YOU would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!" So God granted him what he requested. (1 Chronicles 4:10 NKJV)
3. O loving and kind GOD, have mercy. Have pity upon me and take away the awful stain of my transgressions . Oh, wash me, cleanse me from this guilt. Let me be pure again. For I admit my shameful deed-it haunts me day and night. It is against YOU and YOU alone I sinned and did this terrible thing. YOU saw it all, and Your sentence against me is just. Create in me a new, clean heart, O GOD, filled with clean thoughts and right desires. Don't toss me aside, banished forever from Your presence. Don't take Your HOLY SPIRIT from me. Restore to me again the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey YOU. (Psalms51:1-17 TLB)
4. In bitterness of soul Hannah wept much and prayed to the LORD. And she made a vow, saying, "O LORD Almighty, if YOU will only look upon your servant's misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the LORD for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head." (1 Sam 1:10-11, NIV)
5. "Remember now, O LORD, I beseech YOU, how I have walked before YOU in truth and with a whole heart and have done what is good in Your sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly. (2 Kings 20:3, NASU)
Have wonderful and merry Christmas to all.
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Some of the most beautiful prayers ever.
http://www.care2.com/c2c/groups/disc.html?gpp=5234&pst=186163
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Pride is excessive belief in one's own abilities, that interferes with the individual's recognition of the grace of God. It has been called the sin from which all others arise. Pride is also known as Vanity.
Envy is the desire for others' traits, status, abilities, or situation.
Gluttony is an inordinate desire to consume more than that which one requires.
Lust is an inordinate craving for the pleasures of the body.
Anger is manifested in the individual who spurns love and opts instead for fury. It is also known as Wrath.
Greed is the desire for material wealth or gain, ignoring the realm of the spiritual. It is also called Avarice or Covetousness.
Sloth is the avoidance of physical or spiritual work.
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For a long time, I never realized how powerful Mara is in the World. I was stuck in my own little world of contentment because of what I have. It is when my source of that contentment was gone, that I was introduced to Mara and her daughters. Now I know of temptations and hopefully knowing will be the first step toward finding true peace and happiness.
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The 23rd Psalm
The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul:
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name' sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil: For thou art with me;
Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies;
Thou annointest my head with oil; My cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the House of the Lord forever.
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The Quality of our lives is the quality of our emotions. Emotions drives us to cross an ocean, get married, have children, or kill someone.
We all act so much more on emotions that logic or reason. Tame the emotions, tame Mara, and you shall conquer yourself and have all that you ever dream of.
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A life lived in fear is a life half lived
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVIRK_ejlQI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eRSGCIse7M&feature=related
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As I was driving from Afton Alps today and I was reflecting on a thought I had a long time ago. I was thinking why is it that I was emotionally not as strong as I dreamed I could be and want to be. And now I have my answer and a solution.:)
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Inspirational song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9cB1K27v1o
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It isn't weather you succeed or fail that matters, but it's the effort that matters. Valkyrie failed to killed Hitler, the 300 failed to stop the Persian army, Jesus failed to become the King of the Jews. It's their efforts that stands across time as shining examples of the best of humanity. It is their efforts that counts. Give all you have with your heart and soul and you will succeed in this lifetime or the next.
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I just realize that my life (or lives) maybe like fractal geometry examples of nature. It's constant repeating and refining. However, we get there much faster through using quality inputs, for the mind as well as the body.
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As we get older, not only does our body deteriorate but our mind seeing that our body is getting old, gets old and weak as well. However, I believe that should not always necessarily be the case. We should hold to our mind much better, because we are whatever what we believe. Time is of nothing, but for today because the past is gone and the future remains. Today, I am not old but I am simply being the best that I can.
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Good morning luckystate!
i hope you had a great xmas! 2010 is almost over, thank goodness and hopefully 2011 will be a great year! Time to start fresh, time to start off new so get ready as the count down begins 8)
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Good morning luckystate!
i hope you had a great xmas! 2010 is almost over, thank goodness and hopefully 2011 will be a great year! Time to start fresh, time to start off new so get ready as the count down begins 8)
Thank you for saying hello.
If there is anything I wish to have learned this year, it is to stop dwelling in my past as well looking forward towards tomorrow. It is better to just enjoy today and each moment, and all that the moment has to give; the pain, pleasure, the sadness, the joy, failures and the success, excitement, and the boredom. It is all of them together that makes life worth living. But then I am a very slow learner and I do put more hopes into my future as well.
I hope you get all you wish in 2011
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Very Interesting
http://www.ibiblio.org/zen/cgi-bin/koan-index.pl
http://pages.cthome.net/tobelman/page05.htm
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Do Not Think Good, Do Not Think Not-Good
When he became emancipated the sixth patriach received from the fifth patriach the bowl and robe given from the Buddha to his successors, generation after generation.
A monk named E-myo out of envy pursued the patriach to take this great treasure away from him. The sixth patriach placed the bowl and robe on a stone in the road and told E-myo: `These objects just symbolize the faith. There is no use fighting over them. If you desire to take them, take them now.'
When E-myo went to move the bowl and robe they were as heavy as mountains. He could not budge them. Trembling for shame he said: `I came wanting the teaching, not the material treasures. Please teach me.'
The sixth patriach said: `When you do not think good and when you do not think not-good, what is your true self?'
At these words E-myo was illumined. Perspiration broke out all over his body. He cried and bowed, saying: `You have given me the secret words and meanings. Is there yet a deeper part of the teaching?'
The sixth patriach replied: `What I have told you is no secret at all. When you realize your true self the secret belongs to you.'
E-myo said: `I was under the fifth patriach for many years but could not realize my true self until now. Through your teaching I find the source. A person drinks water and knows himself whether it is cold or warm. May I call you my teacher?'
The sixth patriach replied: `We studied together under the fifth patriach. Call him your teacher, but just treasure what you have attained.'
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SB,
Thank you for quenching my thirst so completely. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C21G2OkHEYo
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It occurred to me that as we get older, we become more and more stupid in our ways. We lose grip of our dreams, our joy, and sooner or later our true purpose.
Randy Pausch brought out that point best in his final speech.
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Whether you are going or staying or sitting or lying down,
the whole world is your own self.
You must find out
whether the mountains, rivers, grass, and forests
exist in your own mind or exist outside it.
Analyze the ten thousand things,
dissect them minutely,
and when you take this to the limit
you will come to the limitless,
when you search into it you come to the end of search,
where thinking goes no further and distinctions vanish.
When you smash the citadel of doubt,
then the Buddha is simply yourself.
Daikaku
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The Flag
Two monks were arguing about a flag. One said: "The flag is moving."
The other said: "The wind is moving."
The Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng happened to be passing by. He told them: "Not the wind, not the flag; mind is moving.
A Philosopher Asks Buddha
A philosopher asked Buddha: "Without words, without silence, will you tell me the truth?" The Buddha sat quietly. The philosopher then bowed and thanked the Buddha, saying, "With your loving kindness I have cleared away my delusions and entered the true path." After the philosopher had gone, Ananda asked Buddha what the philosopher had attained. The Buddha commented, "A good horse runs even at the shadow of the whip."
Where to Meet after Death
Dogo paid a visit to his sick fellow monk, Ungan. "Where can I see you again if you die and leave only your corpse?" Dogo asked. "I will meet you where nothing dies," Ungan replied. Dogo criticized his response saying, "What you should have said is that there is no place where nothing is born and nothing dies and that we need not see each other at all."
The Short Stick
Shuzan held out a short stick and said, "If you call this a short stick, you oppose its reality. If you do not call it a short stick, you ignore the fact. Now what do you wish to call this?"
Bells and Robes
Zen Master Unmon said: "The world is vast and wide. Why do you put on your robes at the sound of a bell?"
Bodhidharma and the Emperor Wu
Emperor Wu of China was a very benevolent Buddhist. He built many temples and monasteries, educated many monks, and performed countless philanthropic deeds in the name of Buddhism. He asked the great teacher Bodhidharma, "What merit is there in my good works?" Bodhidharma replied, "None whatsoever." The Emperor then asked, "What is the Primal meaning of Holy Reality?" Bodhidharma answered, "Emptiness, not holiness." The Emperor then queried, "Who, then, is this confronting me?" "I do not know," was Bodhidharma's reply. Since the Emperor did not understand, Bodhidharma left his kingdom.
Returning to the Ordinary World
A monk asked Kegon, "How does an enlightened one return to the ordinary world?" Kegon replied, "A broken mirror never reflects again; fallen flowers never go back to the old branches."
Everything is Best
One day Banzan was walking through a market. He overheard a customer say to the butcher, "Give me the best piece of meat you have." "Everything in my shop is the best," replied the butcher. "You can not find any piece of meat that is not the best." At these words, Banzan was enlightened.
Manjusri Enters the Gate
One day as Manjusri stood outside the gate, the Buddha called to him, "Manjusri, Manjusri, why do you not enter?" Manjusri replied, "I do not see myself as outside. Why enter?"
Jizo's Buddhism
One day, Jizo received one of Hofuku's disciples and asked him, "How does your teacher instruct you?" "My teacher instructs me to shut my eyes and see no evil thing; to cover my ears and hear no evil sound; to stop my mind-activities and form no wrong ideas," the monk replied. "I do not ask you to shut your eyes," Jizo said, "but you do not see a thing. I do not ask you to cover your ears, but you do not hear a sound. I do not ask you to cease your mind-activities, but you do not form any idea at all."
No Cold and Heat
A monk asked Tozan, "How can we escape the cold and heat?" Tozan replied, "Why not go where there is no cold and heat?" "Is there such a place?" the monk asked. Tozan commented, "When cold, be thoroughly cold; when hot, be hot through and through.
Joshu's Mu
Joshu (A.D. 778-897) was a famous Chinese Zen Master who lived in Joshu, the province from which he took his name. One day a troubled monk approached him, intending to ask the Master for guidance. A dog walked by. The monk asked Joshu, "Has that dog a Buddha-nature or not?" The monk had barely completed his question when Joshu shouted: "MU!"
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I covered my Swing Trade position for a small gain. It was up higher this morning, but it did not perform so I covered.
The two reasons I covered are:
1. I didn't like how the market closed, because of the Holiday
2. The position was against what I wanted to do (no overnight positions) and was dragging on my conscience and was stalling my New Trading Efforts.
It is now a thing of the past and it is back to applying my Intra-day Trading Plan
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Missed Trades:
Why was the market able to rally when Europe was down over 1%. It is because we are in Holiday mode, and the TRIN wasn't bearish at all.
1. LVS: 5Min Rule
2. LVS: OEXT:BWB
3. LVS: CMA:BC
4. AEM: 5Min rule
5. AXP: 5Min rule
6. BIDU: OEXT:BWB
7. CAT: OEXT:BC
8. JPM: 5Min RUle 42
9. MOS: RC:BC 71.
10. Cree: 5Min rule
11: X: RC:BC
12 UYG: 5Min Rule & Cluster breakout & RC:15
13. BA: OEXT:BWB ENG CMA:BC 64.45
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Thought of the day.
I a glimpse of a thought today of detachments to results. I have written about this already, but for some reason, it struck me again when I was reading the Zen Koans. Detachment (to both good or bad) brings nothing but pain and sorrow. One should strive for complete detachment to results or for that matter the physical world.
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Zen Koans
http://www.ashidakim.com/zenkoans/zenindex.html
. A Cup of Tea
Nan-in, a Japanese master during the Meiji era (1868-1912), received a university professor who came to inquire about Zen.
Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitor's cup full, and then kept on pouring.
The professor watched the overflow until he no longer could restrain himself. "It is overfull. No more will go in!"
"Like this cup," Nan-in said, "you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?"
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"The way is not in the Sky, the way is in the Heart."
Success, happiness is not found in intelligence of the mind, but emotional calm or emotional intelligence of the heart.
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To my very good friend Kevin,
Every now and then I hear this song, and it reminds of the time you, me and Ge went catfish fishing down by Treasure Island. On our way back, you were in the back of my crummy Camaro relaxing, and they played this song, and you started singing it like a gay retard who just got his heart broken. I just want to let you know that I am glad you tried and gave so much more than most of us. I have always loved you like a brother. You're far and away now, but I just want to wish you and your family the best this holiday season.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUiTQvT0W_0
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No Attachment to Dust
Zengetsu, a Chinese master of the T'ang dynasty, wrote the following advice for his pupils:
Living in the world yet not forming attachments to the dust of the world is the way of a true Zen student.
When witnessing the good action of another encourage yourself to follow his example. Hearing of the mistaken action of another, advise yourself not to emulate it.
Even though alone in a dark room, be as if you were facing a noble guest. Express your feelings, but become no more expressive than your true nature.
Poverty is your teasure. Never exchange it for an easy life.
A person may appear a fool and yet not be one. He may only be guarding his wisdom carefully.
Virtues are the fruit of self-discipline and do not drop from heaven of themselves as does rain or snow.
Modesty is the foundation of all virtues. Let your neighbors discover you before you make yourself known to them.
A noble heart never forces itself forward. Its words are as rare gems, seldom displayed and of great value.
To a sincere student, every day is a fortunate day. Time passes but he never lags behind. Neither glory nor shame can move him.
Censure yourself, never another. Do not discuss right and wrong.
Some things, though right, were considered wrong for generations. Since the value of righteousness may be recognized after centuries, there is no need to crave an immediate appreciation.
Live with cause and leave results to the great law of the universe. Pass each day in peaceful contemplation.
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Ryonen's Clear Realization
The Buddhist nun known as Ryonen was born in 1797. She was a granddaughter of the famous Japanese warrior Shingen. Her poetical genius and alluring beauty were such that at seventeen she was serving the empress as one of the ladies of the court. Even at such a youthful age fame awaited her.
The beloved empress died suddenly and Ryonen's hopeful dreams vanished. She became acutely aware of the impermanency of life in this world. It was then that she desired to study Zen.
Her relatives disagreed, however, and practically forced her into marriage. With a promise that she might become a nun after she had borne three children, Ryonen assented. Before she was twenty-five she had accomplished this condition. Then her husband and relatives could no longer dissuade her from her desire. She shaved her head, took the name of Ryonen, which means to realize clearly, and started on her pilgrimage.
She came to the city of Edo and asked Tetsugyu to accept her as a disciple. At one glance the master rejected her because she was too beautiful.
Ryonen then went to another master, Hakuo. Hakuo refused her for the same reason, saying that her beauty would only make trouble.
Ryonen obtained a hot iron and placed it against her face. In a few moments her beauty had vanished forever.
Hakuo then accepted her as a disciple.
Commemorating this occasion, Ryonen wrote a poem on the back of a little mirror:
In the service of my Empress I burned incense to
perfume my exquisite clothes
Now as a homeless mendicant I burn my face to
enter a Zen temple.
When Ryonen was about to pass from this world, she wrote another poem:
Sixty-six times have these eyes beheld the changing
scene of autumn
I have said enough about moonlight,
Ask no more.
Only listen to the voice of pines and cedars when no
wind stirs.
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Missed Trades:
I noticed that when a stock pattern changes from bearish to bullish, you will have a really strong first move, changing the MA.
1. ABX: 5Min Rule (Failed) RC:BC
2. AEM: 5Min Rule (Failed)
3. Cat: 5Min Rule & Oext:BWB
4. FCX: OEXT:BWB ENG, Tail
5. GDX: 5Min Rule (failed) & RC:BC
6. lvs: 5Min rule ENG Tails
7. JOYG: RC:GBZ 15 & RC:BC & OEXT:PB
8. CREE: ENG: PB Double Trigger
9. NEM: RC:BC TT
10. PBR: Double PA
11. QLD: OEXT:PB 5Min RUle
12. X: OEXT:BWB TT
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Courage comes from emotions.
Being able to control your anger comes from emotions.
Discipline comes from emotions.
That is why emotional intelligence is so much stronger than normal IQ intelligence.
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Missed Trades:
1. EWZ: RC15:CH5 75.1
2. MOS: RC15:CH5 72.9
3. X: OEXT:BWB 58.2
4. JOYG: Morning CH 87.55
5. X: Oext:LGB No Trigger 58.77
6. MOS: Oext:LGB Trigger ENG 75.5
There were good trades in a slow market.
I realized today, that it's not what the market does at all, but how I respond. My Entries and Exits are all within my control.
Between my missed trades and my lousy trades, there was opportunity of 1780, that did not get executed or went the wrong way. There are opportunities every day.
I think I am beginning to see the beginning of hijacked on wanting positive results. That will get me going in the wrong direction.
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Thank you for another trading lesson today. Thank you for another humbling lesson today. Thank you for another lesson in self discipline today.
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Thanks A, I have my new years resolution now. It is always close by. I just needed to reflect on it.
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"Oh king," said Solon, "no man can say whether you are happy or not until you die. For no man knows what misfortunes may overtake you, or what misery may be yours in place of all this splendor." - Solon (the wisest man in the world) to Croesus (the richest man in the world)
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I just read this story with my little girl and it's so good that I wanted to share it.
"AS RICH AS CRŒSUS"
[82] SOME thousands of years ago there lived in Asia a king whose name was Crœsus. The country over which he ruled was not very large, but its people were prosperous and famed for their wealth. Crœsus himself was said to be the richest man in the world; and so well known is his name that, to this day, it is not uncommon to say of a very wealthy person that he is "as rich as Crœsus."
King Crœsus had everything that could make him happy—lands and houses and slaves, fine clothing to wear, and beautiful things to look at. He could not think of anything that he needed to make him more comfortable or contented. "I am the happiest man in the world," he said.
It happened one summer that a great man from across the sea was traveling in Asia. The name of this man was Solon, and he was the lawmaker of Athens in Greece. He was noted for his wisdom; and, centuries after his death, the highest praise that could be given to a learned man was to say, "He is as wise as Solon."
Solon had heard of Crœsus, and so one day he [83] visited him in his beautiful palace. Crœsus was now happier and prouder than ever before, for the wisest man in the world was his guest. He led Solon through his palace and showed him the grand rooms, the fine carpets, the soft couches, the rich furniture, the pictures, the books. Then he invited him out to see his gardens and his orchards and his stables; and he showed him thousands of rare and beautiful things that he had collected from all parts of the world.
In the evening as the wisest of men and the richest of men were dining together, the king said to his guest, "Tell me now, O Solon, who do you think is the happiest of all men?" He expected that Solon would say, "Crœsus."
The wise man was silent for a minute, and then he said, "I have in mind a poor man who once lived in Athens and whose name was Tellus. He, I doubt not, is the happiest of all men."
This was not the answer that Crœsus wanted; but he hid his disappointment and asked, "Why do you think so?"
"Because," answered his guest, "Tellus was an honest man who labored hard for many years to bring up his children and to give them a good education; and when they were grown and able to do for themselves, he joined the Athenian army and [84] gave his life bravely in the defense of his country. Can you think of any one who is more deserving of happiness?"
"Perhaps not," answered Crœsus, half choking with disappointment . "But who do you think ranks next to Tellus in happiness?" He was quite sure now that Solon would say "Crœsus."
"I have in mind," said Solon, "two young men whom I knew in Greece. Their father died when they were mere children, and they were very poor. But they worked manfully to keep the house together and to support their mother, who was in feeble health. Year after year they toiled, nor thought of anything but their mother's comfort. When at length she died, they gave all their love to Athens, their native city, and nobly served her as long as they lived."
Then Crœsus was angry. "Why is it," he asked, "that you make me of no account and think that my wealth and power are nothing? Why is it that you place these poor working people above the richest king in the world?"
"O king," said Solon, "no man can say whether you are happy or not until you die. For no man knows what misfortunes may overtake you, or what misery may be yours in place of all this splendor."
[85] Many years after this there arose in Asia a powerful king whose name was Cyrus. At the head of a great army he marched from one country to another, overthrowing many a kingdom and attaching it to his great empire of Babylon. King Crœsus with all his wealth was not able to stand against this mighty warrior. He resisted as long as he could. Then his city was taken, his beautiful palace was burned, his orchards and gardens were destroyed, his treasures were carried away, and he himself was made prisoner.
"The stubbornness of this man Crœsus," said King Cyrus, "has caused us much trouble and the loss of many good soldiers. Take him and make an example of him for other petty kings who may dare to stand in our way."
Thereupon the soldiers seized Crœsus and dragged him to the market place, handling him pretty roughly all the time. Then they built up a great pile of dry sticks and timber taken from the ruins of his once beautiful palace. When this was finished they tied the unhappy king in the midst of it, and one ran for a torch to set it on fire.
"Now we shall have a merry blaze," said the savage fellows. "What good can all his wealth do him now?"
As poor Crœsus, bruised and bleeding, lay upon [86] the pyre without a friend to soothe his misery, he thought of the words which Solon had spoken to him years before: "No man can say whether you are happy or not until you die," and he moaned, "O Solon! O Solon! Solon!"
It so happened that Cyrus was riding by at that very moment and heard his moans. "What does he say?" he asked of the soldiers.
"He says, 'Solon, Solon, Solon!' " answered one.
Then the king rode nearer and asked Crœsus, "Why do you call on the name of Solon?"
Crœsus was silent at first; but after Cyrus had repeated his question kindly, he told all about Solon's visit at his palace and what he had said.
The story affected Cyrus deeply. He thought of the words, "No man knows what misfortunes may overtake you, or what misery may be yours in place of all this splendor." And he wondered if some time he, too, would lose all his power and be helpless in the hands of his enemies.
"After all," said he, "ought not men to be merciful and kind to those who are in distress? I will do to Crœsus as I would have others do to me." And he caused Crœsus to be given his freedom; and ever afterwards treated him as one of his most honored friends.
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Courage comes from emotions.
Being able to control your anger comes from emotions.
Discipline comes from emotions.
That is why emotional intelligence is so much stronger than normal IQ intelligence.
O0
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After experiencing 3 weeks of success in Trading, I am back to square one in my results. However, I am not back to square one, because I have gained experiences and new rules to make me a little better. I have identified my four errors. They should never be part of my trading habits in the first place anyway.
1. Complete detachment to results, before, during, and after Trades
2. Triggers, then mostly limit orders (CF only RC:PR & CMA:PR, when Triggered)
3. 25Minute Rule (once Entered)
I started well because my focus was on success and great patterns and entries. I came of the path, because my focus was money.
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Dad,
Thank you for being in my life. Thanks for the good, the bad, and the ugly. I will cherish the good, and learn from the bad and the ugly. I can only accept responsibility for me, and so I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for being one of my greatest teachers. I wish you all the desires and happiness you cherish, and hopefully more, in this life and the next.
Thank very much
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I think this is one of the most beautiful Zen Koan
Zen Koan
THE OFFICIAL Riko once asked Nansen to explain to him the old
problem of the goose in the bottle. "If a man puts a gosling into
the bottle" he said, "and feeds the gosling through the
bottle-neck until it grows and grows and becomes a goose, and then
there just is no more room inside the bottle, how can the man get
it out without killing the goose, or breaking the bottle?"
"Riko!" shouted Nansen, and gave a great clap with his hands.
"Yes, master," said the official with a start.
"See!" said Nansen, "the goose is out!"
http://www.terebess.hu/english/zen.html
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IN TETSUGEN'S time the holy Buddhist books in Chinese had never
been published in Japanese, and Tetsugen thought they should be
prepared so for his own countrymen. He planned to have several
thousand copies printed from hand-engraved woodblocks, and went
from town to town to collect donations so this great work could go
ahead. After ten years he had the money needed, and started to
have the blocks cut.
Just then the Uji river flooded, and there was famine in the land.
Tetsugen took the money he had collected, and bought rice for the
starving people. Then he started out to collect his funds again.
Whether the donation was a little one or in coins of gold, he was
equally grateful. After some years, he had the money again.
Then an epidemic passed over the country. Thousands of families
were left without support. So Tetsugen spent all the money he had
collected, helping the helpless. When it was all gone, he started
collecting it again.
Finally his great project was accomplished, and he died content.
Tetsugen's edition of the holy books in Japanese can still be
seen. But those who know, say that the first two editions, which
have never been seen, far surpass the third.
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THE NUN Chiyono studied for years but was unable to find
enlightenment. One moonlight night she was carrying an old pail,
filled with water. She was watching the full moon reflected in
this water, when the bamboo strip that held the pailstaves broke.
The pail fell all apart; the water rushed out; the moon's
reflection disappeared. And Chiyono found enlightenment. She wrote
this verse:
This way and that way
I tried to keep the pail together
Hoping the weak bamboo
Would never break.
Suddenly the bottom fell out:
No more water:
No more moon in the water:
Emptiness in my hand!
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MATAJURA wanted to become a great swordsman, but his father said
he wasn't quick enough and could never learn. So Matajura went to
the famous dueller Banzo, and asked to become his pupil. "How long
will it take me to become a master?" he asked. "Suppose I became
your servant, to be with you every minute; how long?"
"Ten years," said Banzo.
"My father is getting old. Before ten years have passed I will
have to return home to take care of him. Suppose I work twice as
hard; how long will it take me?"
"Thirty years," said Banzo.
"How is that?" asked Matajura. "First you say ten years. Then when
I offer to work twice as hard, you say it will take three times as
long. Let me make myself clear: I will work unceasingly: no
hardship will be too much. How long will it take?"
"Seventy years" said Banzo. "A pupil in such a hurry learns
slowly."
Matajura understood. Without asking for any promises in terms of
time, he became Banzo's servant. He cleaned, he cooked, he washed,
he gardened. He was ordered never to speak of fencing or to touch
a sword. He was very sad at this; but he had given his promise to
the master, and resolved to keep his word. Three years passed for
Matajura as a servant.
One day while he was gardening, Banzo came up quietly behind him
and gave him a terrible whack with a wooden sword. The next day in
the kitchen the same blow fell again. Thereafter, day in, day out,
from every corner and at any moment, he was attacked by Banzo's
wooden sword. He learned to live on the balls of his feet, ready
to dodge at any movement. He became a body with no desires, no
thoughts - only eternal readiness and quickness.
Banzo smiled, and started lessons. Soon Matajura was the greatest
swordsman in Japan.
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MAMIYA was a worldly man, but he thought he ought to study Zen. So
he went to a great teacher, who told him to concentrate on the
famous koan: "What is the sound of one hand?" Mamiya went away,
and came back a week later, shaking his head. He could not get it.
"Get out!" said the master. "You are not trying hard enough. You
still think of money and food and pleasure. It would be better if
you died. Then you might learn the answer."
The next week Mamiya came back again. When the master asked him:
"Well, what is the sound of one hand?" he clutched at his heart,
groaned, and fell down dead.
"Well, you've taken my advice and died," said the master. "But
what about that sound?"
Mamiya opened one eye. "I haven't solved that yet," he said.
"Dead men don't speak," said the master. "Get up, and get out!"
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My favorite Hindi Movie, 'Lage Raho Munna Bhai'
It will make you laugh and cry and reflect on your life.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1567617579612544098#
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Invictus
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll.
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
William Ernest Henley
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I always have ideas to overcome obstacles. Let's try this one, which I just wrote up on my wall. I have used it with other habits, and it has given me success. Lets see how it works.
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Quotes of the day:
"We have to serve ourselves many years before we gain our own confidence." - Henry S. Haskins
"The Keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities." - Sophocles
"Everyone is perfectly willing to learn from unpleasant experience-if only the damage of the first lesson could be repaired." - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
"A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world: everyone you meet is your mirror." - Ken Keyes Jr.
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"Insanity in individuals is something rare, but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs, it is the rule." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Okay:
How to find your purpose in life?
You live, whether poor, rich, or normal, then you die. We all die, because we are born.
Being thankful for the gift of this life, what is it that you want to leave behind, or give to others? That is your purpose in life?
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manly girl (1/1/11 6:32 AM):
It's New Year.... I wish upon the star that your year is a beautiful one with... A Spring filled with joy, a summer filled with peace, an autumn filled with love, and a winter filled with warmth. Wishing the New Year brings you bright hopes, new success and many new reasons to smile.
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It's the Freedom that brings so much joy, not the all the other stuff. The stuff gives us a glimpse of the freedom.
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Grandma,
I pray that you will live us for a long time more. We need your help, wisdom, and guidance. I wish you a speedy recovery.
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Wow, I had another dream about you last night. I dreamed we were forced to go to a movie and made up. I still miss my very good friend from so long ago. I hope everything is well with you. I hope for you a wonderful and happy new year.
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MATAJURA wanted to become a great swordsman, but his father said
he wasn't quick enough and could never learn. So Matajura went to
the famous dueller Banzo, and asked to become his pupil. "How long
will it take me to become a master?" he asked. "Suppose I became
your servant, to be with you every minute; how long?"
"Ten years," said Banzo.
"My father is getting old. Before ten years have passed I will
have to return home to take care of him. Suppose I work twice as
hard; how long will it take me?"
"Thirty years," said Banzo.
"How is that?" asked Matajura. "First you say ten years. Then when
I offer to work twice as hard, you say it will take three times as
long. Let me make myself clear: I will work unceasingly: no
hardship will be too much. How long will it take?"
"Seventy years" said Banzo. "A pupil in such a hurry learns
slowly."
Matajura understood. Without asking for any promises in terms of
time, he became Banzo's servant. He cleaned, he cooked, he washed,
he gardened. He was ordered never to speak of fencing or to touch
a sword. He was very sad at this; but he had given his promise to
the master, and resolved to keep his word. Three years passed for
Matajura as a servant.
One day while he was gardening, Banzo came up quietly behind him
and gave him a terrible whack with a wooden sword. The next day in
the kitchen the same blow fell again. Thereafter, day in, day out,
from every corner and at any moment, he was attacked by Banzo's
wooden sword. He learned to live on the balls of his feet, ready
to dodge at any movement. He became a body with no desires, no
thoughts - only eternal readiness and quickness.
Banzo smiled, and started lessons. Soon Matajura was the greatest
swordsman in Japan.
Success comes after total dedication and practice with detachment to results.
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I can't remember where, but I once saw interview of John Harbaugh, and I thought wow so calm and cool. He's will definitely be a great coach.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CPRTI40x5U
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'For want of a horseshoe nail': Pay attention to details. Every little detail can help or hurt your effort.
'King Alfred (The Great) and the cakes': Taking responsibility for your duty, even a small task like watching cakes in the oven.
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I met you again in my dream. In my dream, you are so calm and knew exactly what you wanted. Maybe I will meet for real soon. :)
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I will stop sending the Universe mixed messages. There will be nothing joy, happiness, giving, perseverance, and success (financial success).
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“If your partner is helping you become a better person, you become happier and more satisfied in the relationship.”
Sustainable Love
The Happy Marriage Is the ‘Me’ Marriage
By TARA PARKER-POPE
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I missed my beautiful chubby babies so much. Please call me soon.
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Thank you for keeping me company. For some reason, I am extra lonely tonight. Maybe it's because I felt such a change from the last week and a half.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC9sEAqEjxs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJO22cegxBs
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I think I am experimenting with a pattern that was a No No before. It's a scary CH5, with OEXT:15. There is no such pattern in my trading plan. This pattern is called catching a falling knife and it's not recommended.
The pattern is (cma15,rc15,pa15):ch5 with Tails, PB, Eng Triggers
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Quote of the day: "Every Master was once a disaster." T Harv Eker
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I wrote this to you, more than a year ago
我想说我为所有痛苦是抱歉我导致了您并且做了您事假。 我是在创伤，并且我保持里面痛苦我几个月、然后年和住宅的在它中把我变成一个闭合，丑恶和痛苦的人; 人couldn' t爱您您想是爱的方式。 我为然后是抱歉说实话跟您关于我的感觉，并且我为痛苦是抱歉我通过成为导致了您一个丑恶的个体。 我是不期待，不希望或者不渴望改变情况在任何情况下或形式，但是我在这里说" Sorry"。 如果您选择了，我不期待从您的饶恕，而是请原谅我，每当或从未。 您是否接受它，相信它或者没有，我祝愿您最好和您渴望的所有幸福。
I am responsible for everything in my life. I will not blame others, justify my wrong actions, or complain loudly to contaminate and poison my mind.
:) Please take care of yourself.
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Today, I was doing jumping jacks on the St Croix. That is a little crazy, yeah. What is really crazy is breaking my trading rules, when I have taken a year to construct an absolutely stunning trading plan. Now that is crazy.
I may do jumping jacks on the St Croix again, but I will never break my trading principles again, because it's too crazy; it's absolute Loony.
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Raising your standards: Back it up with rituals.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4faufiXA7Bw&feature=related
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Every time I act from negative emotions, I am only desecrating myself, therefore I will stop doing so and honor myself. Even during an emotional storm, I will take the time to find peace.
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Every time I tried to pick up my side endeavor, I usually end up wasting my precious time at best. And sometimes, I lose a whole lot of sleep. Therefore I will no longer entertain such silly thoughts.
It's becoming like a drug. Yeah, this is the last time.:)))
The only thing I should be doing is Trading patterns according to my trading plan. :)
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I may have not really told you this, but I use to cry while driving. For some reason, my mind would reflect on a life with my love and my best friend, and she's no longer here. I would miss her so much that I would start to sob uncontrollably, like Jack Twist in Broke Back Mountain. (but that was a very long time ago)
I don't think we will ever find our way back to each other, so thank you for sharing so much of my life with me.
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I once read 'How to trade stocks' by Jesse Livermore. He is considered to be one of the greatest trader of all time. He was also the character in the book 'Reminiscence of a Stock Operator' by Edwin Lefevre in which he was called Larry Livingston. One of the biggest obstacles in trading is emotions.
Sad note: Despite making hundreds of millions during the stock market crash of '29. It is said that he became broke, because he could not keep away from gambling in the market. He took his own life in the early '40s.
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The Trades today weren't trades but hopes and prayers that the market would stay down. The TRIN was clearly positive, but yet I persist shorting this market. I made my Targets too big and dreamy and so my short trades didn't reach their target.
I have to apply decent target of 2.5 times risk and that is it. They would have reached the target.
What am I proud of today? That I didn't break principle.
What am I ashamed of today? I broke another principle and didn't execute my day the way I wanted to.
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I am marking a change in my life, and it starts today.
From this day forward:
1. I will do all that I say I will do
2. Happiness and Success is making the effort to become the best of which I am capable
3. I will give love everyday to others, not judge anyone and be defenseless
4. I will face and tame my negative emotions (Mara) or the Cobra of fear, desire, anger, and so on
5. I will practice the law of Karma everyday and ask myself two questions before each actions
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hey where are you?