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38 year old actor Rich Rotella was always concerned about his height. As an actor, he felt it was an impediment to his career. Rich stood 5 foot 5 inches as a teenager and never grew taller.
Looking for a solution, he researched leg-lengthening surgery, an expensive process.
For those of you who might puke over the details, they basically were able to make his femur bones 3 inches longer. He was unable to work for months and required lots and lots of physical therapy.

The cost: $100,000 and none of it was covered by insurance.

I'm thinking, if it boosted his career and he started getting acting parts right after, that could be a tax 'write-off' the same way actors/actresses improve their appearance to further their careers.
As a way to pay for the surgical procedure, Rich is working on a documentary and plans to release it in 2024.

Going from 5'-5" to 5'-8" looks like he reached the height of his career!


Yahoo link from Business Insider:

It is true that nothing happens without reason in this entire universe. But it is not possible for human to know every cause and rectify it. So it's not good to find logic/reason in everything.

Many times we get caught in such a problem that our mind is unable to find its cause and solution, in such a situation, Hope-Faith-Belief only inspires us to move forward, saves us from getting depressed.
Nowadays the problem of depression is increasing in the people because the hope-faith-belief is decreasing in the people. Everyone is running behind logic/reason, but life doesn't just run on logic/reason only, Hope-Faith-Belief is also needed in life.

Many people live and move forward with the help of Hope-Faith-Belief even in very bad situations, but some people, being in a better situation than them, get depressed because the lack of Hope-Faith-Belief.

So, there is a need to strike a balance between logic and faith in life. Life will not move by just one.

Every human being in the world is born through the same process, but every person's abilities and qualities are different. The seeds of both goodness and badness are present in every human being. The seed which gets a favorable environment will germinate, and if it gets your support, it will one day take the form of a big tree.
Well, there are no bad things in us, whatever is there, that all are useful. As long as things are under our control, that are all good and useful, when that are out of control and dominate us, it become bad and harmful.

As long as people have anger, jealousy, hatred, fear, greed, ego, etc., peace is not possible. Neither will these evil feelings ever end from human beings nor will there ever be peace in the world.

All good and bad feelings are stored in human beings in seed form. In favorable environment, these seeds germinate and take the form of trees. People say that which seed should germinate inside us and take the form of a tree, it is in our hands. I don't know how much of it is in our hands?

When Trump was president, Mike Lindell was in the news. I'm guessing he poured money into the Trump campaign and bought rights to have White House clearance as he was there often. He was banned from Twitter but not as a claim to fame. Let's (try to) get past that, but his name keeps popping up in some weekly news.
I think he was in the wave of those protesting of election fraud... I believe he was in the boat with attorney Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani. Those too have a handful of lawsuits against them and Mike is just icing on the cake.

This week, it's reported awaiting food at a Hardee's restaurant, the FBI with a warrant seized his cellphone.

Mike, next time, spend the $150 and get a pre-paid (burn) phone.

How does one define this "freedom of speech"

'Freedom of speech is the right to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, by any means. Does this then give others the right to cause insult and hurt to others with our free speech.

As decent human beings we never have to accept what others say without question and are entitled to cast an opinion ,yet many times we are castigated for daring to challenge someone .There is much controversy and hate in our World today whether it be political ,religious,colour,creed or even jealousy, which sadly continues to divide and separate us from others.

You don’t have to accept or even approve of all of the other person’s attitudes or behaviours .The most important skill in communication is the ability to listen to others. Rather than doing all the talking, take the time to stop and hear what others have to say. Refrain from interrupting or talking over other people. Sadly we forget the "rules of engagement" for want of better words as can be seen frequently on the Forums and blogs.

Is conversation good for the soul or can it be soul destroying?

Life is there to be lived..

Right, so. One can say this, if one knows how to live this life -
meaning, you are actually (fully) satisfied with your / this life and have received the tools / answers etc to know how to and you are content as such?

Here my view (key) on this:

We live to worship.

We are all like a bunch of flowers. And even if you have all of the same sorts - each individual flower's colour and shape and smell will be different.

A flower: here today, gone tomorrow. Who decides how long this flower is going to exist? smell? bloom? grow? wither?

What does a flower do? I mean, you can eat some of the species. Some rather not put your teeth in it. Of some plants you can make fragrance of it. Flowers usually are a pleasant sight - if they manage to get into full blossoms.

Life in itself is more than meets the eye. In fact, I'd say, the unseen world is more than we can fathom.
It is a proven fact that there are multiple dimensions, of which we barely touch our comprehensions in the 3rd. Let alone the other ones (who knows how many other dimensions there are)

There is an unknown (or. for some, a known) source who knows it all: The ruler of the dimensions, we call Him?

Would it not be logical to worship the One, who rules, above all?

If He is all knowing, all true, all loving. Would not He be the one who deserves our worship?
Even if we don't know everything. Because we are only human beings and will never be able to know everything.

Would I not think that He'd be the savest source for me to offer Him my worship?

Where do I put my money? Would I not be careful to whom I give my money? I mean, I wouldn't flush 100$ down the drain?

Worship is the essence of our being. In worship, things start happening, start taking place.
moments move on.

In worship, we
encourage
uplift
build better
exchange help to each other (giving without expecting something in return)

We give
we elevate
acknowledge that this ruler, G'd is a higher entity than ourselves.

So what good will come from it, if we
elevate
praise
worship
a human being, who has the same abilities (gaining limited knowledge)
and outcome (physical death)
as ourselves?

When I worship, it takes the importance of of me, and I elevate that which I worship into a higher place than myself.

Which means I lower myself automatically in front of the other identity.

But, here's the thought: why bow down to another human being, who is, like me, just the same?
Not more, or less?

If the ruler of all, the overseer of the dimensions, does it not make sense that I refuse to put anything or anyone above Him?
- not another human being
- not myself
- not the evil one (in all it's forms and forces like idolatry, witchcraft, money etc)

There is:
participate - consume - being entertained
vs
creating something yourself - anticipate - be inspiring
every one of us can switch from one to the other - that's why people 'search'?

Balance. Maybe we searchers arrive, once we master this?

The whole Universe we live in rests on rules. Still.
If I drop something, it falls to the ground. Unless I fly to the moon. It is good to honour those rules.

"...Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless..."

from 2. Peter 3

PS the subject line quotes St. Francis of Assisi / or Rumi. Or anyone else for that matter. Google seems to change sources regularly.

There are people who masquerade as healers and profess to have the ability to change a person's life for the better, as long as they follow their instructions. This is just another method of exerting control over vulnerable individuals, and establishing a regime of power to satisfy the purveyors need to dominate. These power seekers can be found acting independently or in religious cults. Don't be fooled by their willingness to help, or stories of successful outcomes. It is all a confidence trick. Your mind belongs to you. Don't let anyone try to interfere with it. Most problems can be solved by taking the time to reflect on issues and deciding the correct course of action. You will then have the satisfaction of resolving matters yourself.

I bought citizenship in his Lamb Island last August 23, 2022.
I am working with my clients all afternoon. I browsed at my notification.


ENVY IS A DEADLY SIN!

After a long journey, you have loved some people, made many mistakes, cried and laughed, and the once unsound, once vain, lost and young ignorance have finally become the past. Then you will find that after a turn, you will return to the original place: live the simplest life, be the most sincere yourself, and love a person who makes you feel most comfortable.