Courtney Mroch's comments

What Are You Modeling? - Blog Entry

08 Oct 2008 12:41 PM

Hey, I know the answer to this one! One of my other favorite spiritual gurus (for lack of a better title), Dr. Wayne Dyer, explained in his book, Being in Balance, basically what the law of attraction stipulates: The more you think about something the more you attract it. And the more you fight against something, the more you attract it.

Here's the quote from Chapter 4 of his book that really made this theory make sense to me:

"Consider the results we've achieved when we've tried to fight something in order to conquer it. For example, ever since war was declared on poverty, there's more of it in the world than ever. Our wars on drugs have only served to triple our prison populations and bring illegal substances to more people at younger ages....Our wars on crime have resulted in more criminals, more fear, more surveillance, more distrust, and more abuse by law enforcement personnel. On war on terror has turned us into people who behave towards those we label "terrorists" in ways that emulate the terrorism we're supposedly desirous of eliminating....And our wars on cancer, obesity, and hunger have not eliminated those conditions either."

And his best quote for how to combat this: "Fighting weakens; love empowers."

So the more countries tout alcohol as bad, what they're really doing is creating alcoholism. Because people are always thinking about it, so they drink. Whereas, like Samual pointed out, if it's not a big deal, people don't think about it and don't abuse it.

A Blind Date Leads to Love and Years - Blog Entry

08 Oct 2008 12:17 PM

An 80th wedding anniversary??? Good grief. That's incredible. I wonder if that's the longest marriage anywhere??

Neat article, Dale. I love these kinds of tales of people lasting a long time and sharing how they did it. =)

Bracing My Marriage for a Depression - Blog Entry

08 Oct 2008 12:04 PM

We are once again simpatico, my kindred spirit. Your suggestion is exactly where I'm planning to head with all this. It's both cool and spooky we're on the same wavelength, you know that?

Is It Possible to Affair-Proof a Marriage? - Blog Entry

07 Oct 2008 06:20 AM

Thank you, Possibility girl. I like to think as you do...that a little attention goes a long way to preserving a marriage.

Detoxing Your Marriage - Blog Entry

07 Oct 2008 06:17 AM

Stay tuned, Possibility girl, because I have a sneaking suspicion I'll be writing more about Mr. Osteen. But if you want to check him out online, here's the address to his website:

http://www.joelosteen.com/Pages/Index.aspx

He has really cool things like daily e-votionals which he calls "inspiration in your inbox." He's a neat guy.

Do Aquarium Pets Beg? - Blog Entry

06 Oct 2008 03:47 PM

Wow, watch out for hungry coy! So funny, DeeDee1231. Thanks for sharing a splashing story! I can't believe someome really has one, but if I think about the coy I've seen in ponds, they do tend to know when food's being thrown. But I don't believe I've ever seen them so aggressive. So funny!

Do Aquarium Pets Beg? - Blog Entry

06 Oct 2008 02:50 PM

That's so cute, but if they start splashing you I'm really going to know they're trying to get your attention to give them grub!!!! You have to let me know if that ever happens.

Detoxing Your Marriage - Blog Entry

06 Oct 2008 02:49 PM

So Joel Osteen is just a phenomenon here? I'm surprised he's not known in Australia. He's a christian minister here. Has telecasts on TV. I think you'd like him. He always has really uplifting, postiive messages.

Creating a Date Night - Blog Entry

06 Oct 2008 11:47 AM

You know, Dale, this is a really sweet testimony to your relationship. Wayne has always said it's the small, unplanned, off the cuff moments he's always enjoyed most. The bigger or more elaborate we make them, or the more anticipation leading up to some big event never holds the same feeling as when we just did something spontaneous. And I just had to smile picturing your puppy trying to get in on the act and then sitting down trying to figure out what you two were doing. CUTE!

Detoxing Your Marriage - Blog Entry

06 Oct 2008 11:43 AM

He does, doesn't he? He's always got such great analogies. I just loved the one about the glass though. It seemed to bring such a picture to my mind. Thanks for the comment Tristi!