2007 Words, phrases, and clichˇs that people are bored with:
”a perfect storm” overly applied, virtually numbing the brain.
e-anything or i-anything Š no longer clever, now vapid and trendy.
” x is the new y, ” as in ” 50 is the new 30 ” or chocolate is the new sex. or PRT is the new crack.
”organic” now just a selling point meaning itÕs good for you.
”old school” meaning the way I used to do it.
”Back in the day” meaning last week, last year, etc.
”give back” as applied to charitable gestures, usually by celebrities.
”sweet” stop copying South Park.
”it is what it is” means I canÕt think of anything meaningful to say, so IÕll just fake it.
”throw under the bus”
”wordsmithing” made up word trying to be clever describing someone trying to be clever.
”Starbucks” our ambassadors to the world.
In my efforts to understand what's going on I have concluded ...
insights from Nic Shabd
...being conscious is a conscious choice
...what I see depends on what I am looking for
...when I change, everything changes
...the first step of change is accepting responsibility
...either I make conscious choices or I'll be controlled by subconscious habits
...I need to restrain my tendency to do what is easy, over what is right
...it is not what I understand, but what I do with what I understand that moves my life forward
...true freedom is being unafraid
...good people feel bad when they do something wrong, bad people don’t
...my life is defined, not by my circumstance, but how I respond to that circumstance
...the higher my awareness the greater my ability to recognize and resist the manipulations of unconscious influences
...maintaining the right attitude is an art
...I will make mistakes; it is a tragedy only if I learn nothing but regret
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I'm sorry but it's true,
there's proof ! ! !
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GROKKING THE 'BIG ENCHILADA'
How everyone eventually confronts reality
Walter Cronnick's interview
with Nicholas Shabd
CRONNICK: Hey, Nic. Nic?
SHABD: Yea, that's me, start talking ...
CRONNICK: What's this I ...
SHABD: ... after the beep.
CRONNICK: Very funny, now what's this I hear bout you and ...
SHABD: Beeeeep.
CRONNICK: Don't try to be more flip than me, a-hole.
interview con't
Totally natural
Not all politicians enjoy the self-confidence that I do and I feel
that is something to be proud of and I'm not a shrinking violet,
so whatever, I am who I am and I'm not backing down.
WAS BENITO CLAIRVOYANT?
Known as 'Nito' to his friends (pronounced Nee-toe), Benito Mussolini believed
he had super-human powers and could see the future. "I see myself doing
great things, like staring in a Hollywood movie and inventing neat-o
stuff that makes life easier for the common man,"
Benito said, just before he was killed by an angry mob.
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 Modern life is filled with stress. Much of it self created.
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Colmillo Blanco
Times staff writer
- OPEN LETTER TO NIC SHABD -
It's going to happen eventually, so you can pretend you're safe
if that makes you feel better, but nobody messes with me and has a normal life.
I'm not saying I'm going to destroy you or anything, but socially you'll be black listed.
By the way, I enjoy last weekend. Call me when you get a chance.
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IN THE SILENCE OF
YOUR SELF
Van Gogh was a sensitive artist.
Misunderstood, he slowly fell apart. Now that he is gone, everyone respects him. When he was alive it was a different story.
Anyone can be for something that does not require personal risk.
When you are asked to put it on the line, it's easier to layback and hope someone else picks up the banner.
Putting yourself at risk requires awareness, embracing uncertainty and fear of loss. It requires
being in touch with something inside. You need to be real in the silence of your deepest self.
POLITICAL NUDITY
Why naked women fascinate us
and why the police are covering them up!
by: Nicholas Shabd
Times staff writer
MIAMI - Damn it! This really happened! The police threw a blanket over a legitimately
naked woman. What's this world coming to when nude women cannot frolic openly at the beach.
the new science of BREATHOLOGY
REVEALED NEXT EDITION
How your breathe reveals
the inner you! All findings
confirmed by psychics.
SANT JI says: The Supreme Lord is attracted by humble love
and repulsed by egoism.
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New Ideas
It's not your fault
then again, maybe it is
by: Nicholas Shabd
Times staff writer
It became clear to me last weekend when I was thinking about God and how He was absolute and all that. I was thinking: if God is absolute, like He’s everywhere, nothing is outside of His awareness, and like if God really is the absolute power, can ... (I am using the generic word “He” here and I am well aware
that God is not a man and it’s not PC to use gender, but to me writing is an art form, not a political tool. So back off with the judgements, okay.) So, as I was saying, if God is the absolute power, He can create anything, right, but can He create something outside of His domain? Outside of His absolute power?
Because if He is everywhere, how can He create something outside of His own Self? So if He could then that would be the ultimate act of creation, right. So He created Free Will. The power to choose, the ability to forget Truth, then the possibility to discover everything anew for the very first time.
other Nic Shabd writings
Television Addiction
By: Walter Cronnick
Times staff writer
Television addiction sucks! It really sucks. TV is a diversion out of control. So what if I want to shut my brain off for four to eight hours a day. Why not? But it doesn't end there.
I have this excessive craving for something non-physical. Not booze, not horse. Compulsive Gamblers got no idea.
Sex addicts can become president. There is one thing head and shoulders above the rest,
the good ol' All-American export: brainlessly addictive leisure time.
The bottom rung of creativity, stop the freakin' world, it’s clean, it’s neat, it’s television. The pompous elite admit to a love-hate relationship, they call it the "boob tube" and say they only watch in while on the treadmill. But alone in the middle of the night they confess to the hold the medium has on them personally. It’s cool to have a drug or sex addiction, but TV, no freakin’ way, man.
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DRUNK, I'M HEMMINGWAY
My foray with
the Hemmingway crowd
in Key West
By: Walter Cronnick
It was a hot evening when Rob ended up in front of my hotel. I heard him shouting and went to the window. I told him to show a little breeding; he waved and started across the street when a speeding taxi grazed him. He was affirming his command of the idiom in the general direction of the absent vehicle, when I met him on the sidewalk.
“Don’t talk like a fool,” I told him.
“You do.”
“Yea, well ... So?”
“Let’s get a drink.”
“Now you’re not talking like a fool.”
We walked along Duval Street. Turned left on Fleming, turned right on Eaton, turned again on Simonton Street, and again of Carolina. A tree used to grow on the corner of Whitehead, but now it’s gone.
We walked on and circled around. It was getting dark and the street lights came on, all bright and shining. We crossed the street and walked along Truman. Turned left at Front Street and stopped at the corner and looked down
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WE ARE NOT CONTROLLED
BY ELF WOMEN
By: Colmillo Blanco
Times staff writer
The US Government says we have nothing to fear from elf women.
They are just like normal people, except for their clairvoyant abilities,
and do not wish violent overthrow of the American government. They only
want to live in peace. However, they are highly motivated and plan to
lobby congress aggressively to turn America into an elf state,
but that's their right as naturalized citizens.
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