Raymond L. Burton - The Happy Soul

Who The Heck Is Steve Pavlina?

A couple of years ago I became aware of an online blogger who really had some interesting ideas. His name is Steve Pavlina. As a matter of fact, his rss feed is still on my home page to this day because there is always something to challenge my current mind set there.

What makes him interesting is that the ideas he puts out are his own and it’s quite fine if you don’t agree with them. The thing with the field of personal development and self help is that it’s quite a lot like organized religion. The blind lead the blind. Ideas and protocols seem to get regurgitated without any original thought or questioning on the part of the seeker. Actually without much thought or questioning on the part of the teacher for that matter. Now this does not mean the ideas are false or the teachings of no value but without questioning, growth and development can be slow. (more…)

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Sacrifice, the Ultimate Cost of Payback and Vengeance

“Voice of Conscience” is a strong first novel. Behcet Kaya writes of a people and culture which is often misunderstood by those influenced primarily by Western thinking. Behcet acquaints the reader with of a mores steeped in traditions and customs carried over from generations past, a society where family pride demands revenge once insulted.

The story opens as young Ramzi Ozcomert Junior flees from his home in a small Turkish community to escape death after his parents and sister were brutally murdered. His went to Ankara where he was able to find employment working for a distant uncle. He learned a trade. One again, fearing his life was in jeopardy, Ramzi fled his native Turkey to find refuge in London, England. While in London he worked hard, pursing an education in engineering. (more…)

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I started reading The Bridge Across Forever by Richard Bach and I’m blown away. It’s been awhile since I have read something that didn’t directly involve the Law Of Attraction, marketing or self-awareness type stuff. (That was great grammar).

The Bridge Across Forever by Richard Bach is titled as a love story. WHOAH! Wait a minute guys, it’s different than you think. First the main character is Richard himself who is an author. Actually he starts off as a pilot who fly’s around the country giving rides in his plane for money. See? It’s getting interesting already isn’t it?

Then one day like the rest of us, he gets thinking. He wants someone else in his life. We all reach that point where even though we are happy, we would like to have someone to share our experiences with. So he starts his new mission. (more…)

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