My leap year resolution...

Meditation is part of my life and it has been since 1998... thanks
to my Spiritual Teacher I was finally liberated from misconceptions
about meditation and today after more the 14 years I enjoy it immensely...
hope you meditate your self as well and so you know what I mean :-)

If you require any information, please shoot me a line... I am here to
support you in any way I possibly can.

As we know, once every four years, we encounter a leap year and
surprise... if you were not aware...

Today, February 29-2012 is the day haha :-)

So what we do to celebrate it?

I have a lot to celebrate... to many things and events for me to list them here...
but I can share with you that last week... FINALLY decided to give up a lot of
distractions in my life and focused on one direction in life.. plus, I finally
chosen one direction in business as well by working on one of my businesses at
a time an do a great job according to my knowledge, intelligence and Guidance.

Meditation for me has been a blessing and my intention is to continue for ever till
God call me back to where I come from.

Meditation helped me more then I can write here... and so, I just list some of the
areas where it made the most impact...

Forgive and forget, we heard this before, correct? Well, it was not easy for me.. but
since I learned about karma.. It sure changed things and so I done more then ever
before and continue doing it as I am aware along life.

Relaxing, was another part that I was neglecting... have done lots of it and take the
opportunity to do it as often as possible.

Care, wow, what a wake up call I received once I truly understood what caring mean...
well, I do not have to say much more since you guessed... I continually caring more
and more as best as I know how.

Stand out, ok, ok, my SMALL ego done this more then I wanted to... but in the last 14
years I did a lot to change directions and so I start to stand out more for great and
beneficial things that matter.

Speak up, it is said that I am a man that does not keep much inside... I actually have
been blamed for talking to much in many occasions... guess when it is most evident?
When I do my best to assist others :-)

Contribute, we all do this over and over again consciously or not... and I make a point
to do it more and more consciously... hope you do the same, it is wonderful.

Embrace, embracing means a lot to me... it remind me a time in the past when embracing
100% with gusto saved my life in more ways then one.. so I love to embrace in all I do, say
and think as long as it is NOBLE and beneficial to my self, my family and all human beings
everywhere...

Create, is another virtue that God shared with me abundantly... I keep creating every day
and always strive to create what is useful and beneficial... ok, ok, ok.. sometime I just get
carried away and mess up haha :-)

Give credit, this is not something that I was used to do at all (remember my SMALL EGO
issue??) but with practice I was able to master it and now almost at all situations I am able
to give credit as freely as I would want others to give credit to me.

Smile, hhhahahhahahahah I love to do it every second of my existence here on earth... and I
do it as often as possible... and when I cannot do it... I always look forward to when I am able
to do it again and again :-)speak truth and refuse to compromise--more than we usually do.

Finally I realized I am rumbling about this for to long.. I let you go ahead and start doing what
best you can do to make a difference out there... you can start with any of the above or you can
make up your own... what is important is that you do it and start NOW... it will be great for you
and for every one who care for you and of course the one you care most your self...

Enjoy this Leap Year day more then ever... it only happen every 4 years haha :-)

Hey, it's just one day, but be careful, it might become a habit :-)

Love, peace, harmony and prosperity...
nick catricala

Apologies are Healthy...

Apologies are Healthy as I see it anyway...

Good morning/day/afternoon/night to you...

thanks for reading and hope this post will lighten your pathway of life...

I just read a post from a friend (I now like to call him a friend, but it
was not long a go, I did not want to be associated with him at all...

 BAD MISTAKE... read below and then you will know better... 

This is a comment on his blog that I made this morning...

"Hey Dennis, well, it is finally out of the bag…
THANKS so much for sharing your story… and with this I like to
shameful say to you that I dismissed you and what you where doing
a few years back when I purchased a program or product from you
and did not do much…

Why? Some how I done what you have done for years...

Get ideas, do something about it for a while and then let them
collect dust (regular and cyber) and move on to the next get rich quick
stuff… That cost me thousands (in the tune of probably $200,000 or
more) and now here I am apologizing to you because finally I found
out what I need to know years a go…

Sorry for placing you in a position I now believe YOU DO NOT BELONG…

we all make mistakes (as you already know) but I can say that I made VERY
LARGE MISTAKES… Sorry for doing that to you and probably to
others as well..

Hope in some ways I can make it up to you and others soon and
as time go on (I will be 66 this month and I better smarten up… correct?)

On the same note of stress… I like to share with you that I also found
out that stress was the virus behind many problems in life (mine anyway)
and I also have a story to tell…. a long story if I may say so…

MY LIFE STORY… 

I would love if you can share with me the contacts you have so I can
connect and make this story shine as it should and hoping to assist others
sort out their life in some ways and start walking towards a better direction.

Ho, yes, my SMALL EGO have something to do with all of this… but as
we know, with out the ego we cannot function.. so matter as well use it in
moderation and make things happen for the greater good.

Ok, Dennis, you do what you like with this message… hope it is beneficial in
many ways and you will reply to me here or by my email address…

Thanks for reading it (sorry it is so long) and hope again, that you accept my
apology for being inconsiderate and stupid (or ignorant) a few years a go for
not sensing that you where a great person to be associated with….

Look forward to travel with you and others along this great trip.. and ready to
reach the destination, no matter where it is or how long it will take… "
warmly…
nick catricala

Cell Phones...

Cell phones,

The first cell phone I purchased was so big that and heavy that it was hard to use for to long because it was tiring. That was back in the 1980's Since then, many new models and many more plans come into the market.

For years, I went with the flow and spend a lot of money for new plans and new phones... but for the last 5-6 years now, I have been using a simple phone with a pay-as-you-go plan with Telus and use the phone occasionally and only for convenience... how about you?

 I personally have lots of questions and I am certain you have some as well... so let's explore cell phones issues further to assist us decide what is best for us and why.

First of all, being available all the time on your cell phone, is this what you really want?

Do you really want to be available for anyone and everyone on a 24/7 basis?

Many answers can come up from these simple questions, so let me explain more of what I really mean here or better still, let my friend Mario Caruso explain it better then me:

Hi, Mario here, "A famous person once said that the more available you make yourself; the more available everyone will expect you to be".

People will actually be annoyed if you are not instantly and constantly available rather than being pleased when you do call. People expecting you to be available all the time may be annoying. Cell phone calls follow you everywhere you are including your bathroom. Even during nighttime when you want to rest, cell phones continue to ring and annoy you.

If it is important, no problem but if it is very menial, why you need to be bothered so late. Today in this modern society, we live in and the proliferation of cell phones we see people talking anywhere and everywhere.

If used for business, this may prove to be very effective and worthy. However, for very menial issues being bothered in your sleep and even during your bathroom time may be quite annoying if not outright disgusting.

However, if you make yourself available all the time, you created your own nightmare. Cell phone etiquette is getting to be a forgotten concept. You will see people talking on the phone loudly and disturbs people nearby in restaurants and even in offices. I am sure by now, once or twice in a meeting you will notice that when a cell phone rings, almost everyone around will immediately look for their cell phones.

If you were the one talking, and then the person in front of you talks on his phone, how would you feel? I am sure you will feel belittled and ignored. Rude practice, and should be changed. It may help people who use cell phones to follow certain degree of etiquette with respect to the use of cell phones specially in places where you may seem rude if you use or even when your cell phone rings.

When you are in a place of worship, it may be necessary to leave your cell phone in the house or at least turn it off if you do not want to be away with it. This is because ringing cell phone will not just disturb you while you pray it will also disturb others. You do not need to show off your expensive gadget in a place of worship. During meetings, please turn off your cell phone; it is rude to have your phone ringing while somebody speaks.

Disruption may cause problems especially when the meeting tackles extremely important issues. However, if you are waiting for terribly important call, you may use the vibrate mode of your cell phone to alert you when a call is in-coming and leave the meeting if you need to answer the call. You may also inform the possible caller that you are in a meeting and that you cannot be disturbed. 

When traveling and if you are on-board an aircraft, you will be required to turn off your phone. This is because electronics devices may interfere with the aircraft’s avionics. Thus, it is a requirement to turn of your phone for safety reasons. However, for extremely long flights, airline companies allow cell phone usage at a certain time, if you really need to make a phone call, use this time allotted if necessary.

Cell phone have become to be a necessity nowadays, that is why most people use it and cell phone manufacturers have continuously develop different usage and functions for this very small gadget. My suggestion is simple, be globally competitive, but you should understand that being rude is not part of modernity. Allow me another suggestion.

My opinion may or may not count (hope it does to assist you in some ways)... follow certain degree of etiquette; this will be very helpful to you and your business.

Please comment especially if you have any personal experience and suggestions...

Thanks so much for reading so far.

Peace, Health, Harmony and Prosperity for all.

nick catricala consulting for the greater good
Comments are always welcome on any of the posts.

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... what is Deep Discount Network?

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Hello my friend and/or soon to be,Today I like to introduce you to something that may be very, very profitable in these trying times that we are experiencing

Most of us practice what we learn in the past... and many of us really do not have a clue how to deal with hard times, is not their fault since in the lat 2 or 3 decades we had it pretty good. 

I believe the time has come for all of us to learn more on How To Live a Great Lifestyle With Less... this does not mean we need to cut down of all what we like... but what it really mean is knowing how and why it's important to use all the help we have available to live better in any environments that present along our pathway of life...

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I’ve made (and kept) a boatload of money. But the fact is I RARELY pay full price for anything. And I do mean anything…….. Hotels, restaurants, outlet malls, plumbers, carpenters, landscapers, cars, boats, trips, jewelry and yes…even real-estate!!

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Here’s an email I received the other day from a guy in Bloomington Minnesota: “Hey Marc….nice con job! Most of the stuff you mention in your letter sounds illegal or at the very least “unethical”. If everything you talk about is so powerful then why hasn't anybody else written about it?” L.R. I’m not sure why no one has written about this secret world of comps, deep discounts, insider tactics and free money. There’s a good chance they don’t know where to look! No Gimmicks.

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We always talk about Laying the Foundations... the question today is: Are we doing it??? 

Please read below what Zig Ziglar have to say...
Enjoy as much as I did and much more...

Laying the Foundation by Zig Ziglar

There are six  characteristics that comprise the foundation stones of your life and your  success. The six characteristics are honesty, character, faith, integrity,  love, and loyalty. All of these foundation stones are necessary to create a  Wheel of Life that is balanced and will produce the kind of success I’ve  described. In my eighty-five years of living I have learned that people who compromise  any of these principles usually end up with only a beggar’s portion of what  life offers them. I’ve seen people acquire money through dishonesty and deceit,  but their friends are few and they lack true peace of mind. The business professional  who alienates his family in his climb to the top is not a success. People who  have no faith in something greater than themselves can only rely on themselves in  times of great difficulty. The longer I live and the more successful people I  meet, the more convinced I become that these foundation stones are the most  critical success weapons you have in your arsenal.

Why are these foundation  stones so important to your success? Well, I’m glad you asked, because I’m going  to tell you! A human being goes through life thinking and doing. Then they  usually do what they think about most of the time. I want to remind you that  you were born to win. I also want to remind you that you are what you are and  where you are because of what’s gone into your mind, but you can change what  you are and where you are by changing what goes into your mind. The reason this  is so is because you generally do what you think. Your thinking drives your  choices. Choices determine the action you take, and action produces the results  of your life. You can only think in ways consistent with the information you have  in your mind. So to change what you do, you have to change the way you think,  and to think differently, you need to change what goes into your mind.

Who we are is determined  by the foundation stones of honesty, character, faith, integrity, love, and  loyalty. The six foundational stones essentially provide the raw material for  all your thinking. As such, they become the core characteristics of what you are,  do, and have, which ultimately determines the results you get in life. These  stones form your code for success or failure because your thinking and your actions  must be consistent with the characteristics of the foundation you build.

I wish it were possible  for me to introduce you to the many personable, persuasive, talented—even  brilliant—people I have met in my travels who are generally just one step in  front of the bill collector and sometimes just two steps ahead of the law. They  are always looking for a “deal” and the “fast buck.” They never build very much  or very high, because they have no foundation to build on. Others don’t realize  that the real opportunity for success lies within the person and not in the job;  that you can best get to the top by getting to the bottom of things and then  climbing the stairs of success, one at a time. Success and happiness are not  matters of chance but choice. The foundation stones provide the basis for making  the right choices.

Zig Ziglar’s Born  to Win: Find Your Success Code compresses  four decades of life-changing tools and practices into an inspiring, concise  and easy-to-use format for bottom-line people who want to grow and improve their  lives “right now!” Click here to find out more or  to purchase your copy of the book.

THE OLD PHONE ON THE WALL

THE OLD PHONE ON THE WALL.   HELLO When I was a young boy, my father had one of the first telephones in our  neighborhood..  I remember the polished, old case fastened to the wall. The shiny receiver  hung on the side of the box. I was too little to reach the telephone, but  used to listen with fascination when my mother talked to it. Then I discovered that somewhere inside the wonderful device lived an amazing person.  Her name was "Information Please" and there was nothing she did not know. Information  Please could supply anyone's number and the correct time.

My personal experience with the genie-in-a-bottle came one day while my mother was visiting a neighbor. Amusing myself at the tool bench in the basement, I whacked my finger with a hammer, the pain was terrible, but there seemed no point in crying because there was no one home to give sympathy.

I walked around the house sucking my throbbing finger, finally arriving at the stairway. The telephone! Quickly, I ran for the footstool in the parlor and dragged it to the landing. Climbing up, I unhooked the receiver in the parlor and held it to my ear.

"Information, please" I said into the mouthpiece just above my head.

A click or two and a small clear voice spoke into my ear.

"Information."

"I hurt my finger..." I wailed into the phone, the tears came readily enough now that I had an audience.

"Isn't your mother home?" came the question.
"Nobody's home but me," I blubbered.
"Are you bleeding?" the voice asked.
"No," I replied. "I hit my finger with the hammer and it hurts."

"Can you open the icebox?" she asked.

I said I could.
"Then chip off a little bit of ice and hold it to your finger," said the voice..

After that, I called "Information Please" for everything.. I asked her for help with my geography, and she told me where Philadelphia was. She helped me with my math.
She told me my pet chipmunk that I had caught in the park just ! the day before, would eat fruit and nuts.
Then, there was the time Petey, our pet canary, died. I called,Information Please," and told her the sad story. She listened, and then said things grown-ups say to soothe a child. But I was not consoled. I asked her, "Why is it that birds should sing so beautifully and bring joy to all families, only to end up as a heap of feathers on the bottom of a cage?"

She must have sensed my deep concern, for she said quietly, " Wayne , always remember that there are other worlds to sing in. Somehow I felt better.

Another day I was on the telephone, "Information Please."

"Information," said in the now familiar voice. "How do I spell fix?" I asked.

All this took place in a small town in the Pacific Northwest . When I was nine years old, we moved across the country to Boston . I missed my friend very much.
"Information Please" belonged in that old wooden box back home and I somehow never thought of trying the shiny new phone that sat on the table in the hall. As I grew into my teens, the memories of those childhood conversations never really left me.

Often, in moments of doubt and perplexity I would recall the serene sense of security I had then. I appreciated now how patient, understanding, and kind she was to have spent her time on a little boy.
A few years later, on my way west to college, my plane put down in Seattle . I had about a half-hour or so between planes. I spent 15 minutes or so on the phone with my sister, who lived there now. Then without thinking what I was doing, I dialed my hometown operator and said, "Information Please."

Miraculously, I heard the small, clear voice I knew so well. 

"Information."

I hadn't planned this, but I heard myself saying,

"Could you please tell me how to spell fix?"
There was a long pause. Then came the soft spoken answer, "I guess your finger must have healed by now."
I laughed, "So it's really you," I said. "I wonder if you have any idea how much you meant to me during that time?"
I wonder," she said, "if you know how much your call meant to me. I never had any children and I used to look forward to your calls." 
I told her how often I had thought of her over the years and I asked if I could call her again when I came back to visit my sister.

"Please do", she said. "Just ask for Sally."
Three months later I was back in Seattle .  A different voice answered,

"Information."
I asked for Sally.

"Are you a friend?" she said.
"Yes, a very old friend," I answered.

"I'm sorry to have to tell you this,"She said. "Sally had been working part time the last few years because she was sick. She died five weeks ago."

Before I could hang up, she said, "

Wait a minute, did you say your name was Wayne ?"

Yes." I answered.

"Well, Sally left a message for you.

She wrote it down in case you called.  

Let me read it to you."

The note said,

"Tell him there are other worlds to sing in.

He'll know what I mean."

I thanked her and hung up. I knew what Sally meant. 
 

Never underestimate the impression you may make on others..Whose life have you touched today?

Why not pass this on? I just did...
 

Lifting you on eagle's wings.

May you find the joy and peace you long for.

Life is a journey... NOT a guided tour.

I loved this story and just had to pass it on-I hope you enjoy it too.

_nicat

Confusion...

Confusion has been around me since I receive an early phone call this morning at around 7am... 
To much to write here and explain... but I must say that was not the way I intended to start my day... but some how it was forced on me...
Sound familiar?
Well, I believe it does for some of us anyway, so here is what made me feel better and some how will assist me to fell better from now on, even if someone decide to call me to let me know they will not come back to finish a job that was started more then two months a go....

Be Well....

All things will be fine,
For as long as the sun is giving out light,
When life covers with storm, flood, snow, mud or rain...
It's just another day goes through the cycle of life,
At the end...
All things will be fine.

~ Hoa Mai ~
Phoenix, February 02, 2012