Who Is Your Blogger

Who Is Your Blogger

He's a guy that believes that if you give positive energy out to the universe you'll get positive energy back. Now, what the hell does that mean? It means always trying to do the right thing all the time. Yes, that includes, the IRS, your partner, any business transaction, acceptance of all people and religions and believing in the Golden Rule - do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

The bottom line is, just be a good person. One that is trusted. One that is kept in high regard. One that is respected. One that they like or love even if they don't agree with you on many things. One who truly believes that "Happiness Is The Forgotten Ingredient In Life."

Your blogger is also a guy that has many opinions. However, if you read his blogs you start to realize his opinions are focused on your happiness. You may not agree with his opinions (especially his attitude toward politics and religion), but take it from me, your blogger, he means well and always wants you to use his opinions to get you to think about your what's going on around you, your life and your happiness. 

I get very little feedback from the over 10,000 people in 11 different countries that read my blogs, sooo, I can't tell how my blogs are affecting you. Even if nobody reads my blogs, I would still write them because they remind me of the shortfalls I have in my own life.  Can you spell "cathartic?"

You don't have to be a writer or a blogger, but I promise you will get a lot out of writing down who you are, what you believe in and how you run your life. Try doing it every day or every other day or just when an event in your life happens. Just look at the page and throw-up your thoughts on the page in front of you.

Signed: Your Blogger

Mind Fuck

Mind Fuck

A mortgage company asking you for new information every third day instead of putting a list together and asking for the same information once - that's a Mind Fuck. You slave all day making a great dinner and the friends call you at the last minute to cancel - that's a Mind Fuck. 

Waiting in line for thirty minutes at the DMV, restaurant (especially a Chinese restaurant) or any other event when the people in charge keep telling you ten minutes - that's a Mind Fuck. Trump and the little fat guy from North Korea - now that's a real Mind Fuck.

Anything that makes you so crazy that you feel you head is going to explode is a Mind Fuck. As your blogger on happiness, I'm supposed to tell you to not let it get to you, love everyone and think positive thoughts.

The fact is, I'm not Gandhi, Jesus of Nazareth, Saint Maria or the Dalai Lama. I'm just Kenny Felderstein. Everything stated above and more has giving me a Mind Fuck. However, I truly believe that the only way to have a happy life is to let the Mind Fucks pass in as little time as possible and focus on the positive things in your life.

Mind Fucks are out there and you can't stop them. It comes down to how you deal with them. 

Letting them stress you out will never lead to happiness. Knowing this too shall pass will help put that smile back on your face.

Insanity

Insanity

The old business statement on insanity is doing the wrong thing over and over again while expecting a different result. Insanity is shooting up a class full of school kids. Insanity is blowing yourself up so you can get a good spot in heaven. Insanity is saying guns don't shoot people - people shoot people. Insanity is believing Mexico will pay for Trump's wall. 

I could go on and on, but the real insanity of today is that little fat guy in North Korea. Does he really believe that if they become a nuclear power the rest of the world will bow down to him? And what if he does have Nukes? The sane people know that if he fires one on a country that his bull shit of a country will be annihilated. Believe me, the sane people over there will kill the little fat guy before they will let him destroy another country and then be destroyed themselves.

Fact, Russia has Nukes. America has Nukes. However, when Russia put missiles in Cuba America went to defcon 3. Guess what happened? The sane people in Russia pulled the missiles out. Nuclear war is a no sum game. There are no winners only losers. Sane people know that.  

So what if he becomes a nuclear power? He can sit around with his generals and be happy and proud that he has all these weapons of mass destruction while sanctions will starve all of his people. One thing I learned from history is that when people are starving and have no recourse, they will rise up against the government and wipe out that little fat guy. 

Sooo, let's stop the media from covering the little fat guy's everyday actions. Let him get his Nukes - he's going to get them like it or not. If we stop talking about North Korea,

The Media Will Find A Way To Depress Us Over the Other Insanity Going On In This World

Is Face To Face Communication Going Away

Is Face To Face Communication Going Away

Don't look now, but your kids or grand kids are entering into a world where they are communicating more than ever, however most of it is not going to be face to face. Should we worry about it? Should we ignore it or should we embrace it - that is the question?

I've done many deals in my life - all of them face to face. When doing a deal I need to see the other person's or group's expressions and their body language. It took me a few years to understand what their body was saying, but once I got it, I knew how to approach the deal. 

It isn't just about dealing. The only way I can be effective when mentoring someone is to look into their eyes and observe their body language. You can ask someone if they like you on email or text, however will you really know their true answer without looking into their eyes.

But, here we are. Kids today (and it will get more prevalent in the future) don't feel the need to address someone face to face. The closest thing to showing their feelings is to place an emoji on their text message. 

When artificial intelligent become commonplace, the device being used will ask and answer the questions - no human interaction will be necessary. You problem think that's light years away, but you're wrong. The Amazon ECHO is just the infant stage of this development.

Sooo, what the hell do we do? Sadly, the answer is nothing. You can't stop technology. Young people don't want you to stop technology. When Morse Code was invented a few people stopped talking face to face. When the teletype was invented more people stopped talking face to face. When the land line phone was invented more than half of the population stopped talking face to face.

We are an evolving species. Technology is taking us on a course that will not be turned back. Like it or not, you can't stop it. Oh, sure you can stop your kids from having mobile phones - how long do you think that will last? The cat's out of the bag and I suggest you don't get upset about it. Instead you should embrace it.

Get rid of your flip phone and enter the modern world. Let the children of today decide their future. It probably won't be a future you would like, but it their future not yours. 

I see things differently from many others. My only fear of dying is that I won't be able to see all the things the world will become. I'm optimistic that the kids and grand kids and their grand kids, etc. will make this world better than it is today. 

Fearing that they will fuck it up because it's not your values is negative energy. As I always preach:

Negative Energy Begets Negative Energy - Positive Energy Begets Positive Energy

Just Another Day

Just Another Day

We wake. We have our coffee. We might have a little cereal while reading the newspaper. We take a dump (if we're lucky). Just Another Day.

We go off to work or play a round of golf or go to the gym or write a blog and/or do some shopping. Just Another Day. Around five o'clock we take a shower (if we haven't done so in the morning). Change clothes and go to a local bar, or go to the Man Cave, have a scotch and watch sports or something blowing up on TV (that's me). Just Another Day.

At seven we have dinner with the wife or significant other, clean up and watch mindless TV. Just Another Day. Around ten, we get ready for bed open our tablets to play games, sometimes beg for sex (again that's me) and fall asleep an hour later. Just Another Day.

We break up the week by going to a dinner or two, having friends over or maybe seeing a movie or event. Just Another Day/Week.

Does that sound boring to you? Maybe you should join a book club. Maybe you should go out dancing. Maybe you should get drunk once in a while. Maybe you should take up painting or play an instrument. Maybe, Maybe, Maybe.

Maybe, just Maybe you should be positive about your boring day and just lay back and enjoy the fact it's:

Just Another Day