{"id":7625,"date":"2010-10-18T20:56:54","date_gmt":"2010-10-18T12:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/?p=7625"},"modified":"2010-10-18T21:05:06","modified_gmt":"2010-10-18T13:05:06","slug":"power-of-thought-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/2010\/10\/power-of-thought-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Power of Thought Transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--copy and paste--><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"446\" height=\"326\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"bgColor\" value=\"#ffffff\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talks\/dynamic\/StaceyKramer_2010-medium.flv&amp;su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/StaceyKramer-2010.embed_thumbnail.jpg&amp;vw=432&amp;vh=240&amp;ap=0&amp;ti=975&amp;introDuration=15330&amp;adDuration=4000&amp;postAdDuration=830&amp;adKeys=talk=stacey_kramer_the_best_gift_i_ever_survived;year=2010;theme=to_boldly_go;theme=is_there_a_god;theme=what_makes_us_happy;theme=ted_in_3_minutes;event=TED2010;&amp;preAdTag=tconf.ted\/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#ffffff\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"446\" height=\"326\" src=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\" flashvars=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talks\/dynamic\/StaceyKramer_2010-medium.flv&amp;su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/StaceyKramer-2010.embed_thumbnail.jpg&amp;vw=432&amp;vh=240&amp;ap=0&amp;ti=975&amp;introDuration=15330&amp;adDuration=4000&amp;postAdDuration=830&amp;adKeys=talk=stacey_kramer_the_best_gift_i_ever_survived;year=2010;theme=to_boldly_go;theme=is_there_a_god;theme=what_makes_us_happy;theme=ted_in_3_minutes;event=TED2010;&amp;preAdTag=tconf.ted\/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" wmode=\"transparent\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><br \/>\nThe worst gift can be the best gift.<br \/>\nThe quality of a gift does not depend on it(self),<br \/>\nbut on how you see and accept it,<br \/>\non how you let it transform you.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it is a blessing or curse,<br \/>\nis entirely up to your attitude.<br \/>\nYou create fresh karma<br \/>\nby how you experience your ripening karma &#8211; now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video transcript:<\/strong> Imagine, if you  will, a gift.\u00a0I&#8217;d like for you to picture it in your mind.\u00a0It&#8217;s not too  big &#8212;\u00a0about the size of a golf ball.\u00a0So envision what it looks like all  wrapped up.\u00a0But before I show you what&#8217;s inside,\u00a0I will tell you, it&#8217;s  going to do incredible things for you.\u00a0It will bring all of your family  together.\u00a0You will feel loved and appreciated like never before\u00a0and  reconnect to friends and acquaintances\u00a0you haven&#8217;t heard from in  years.\u00a0Adoration and admiration\u00a0will overwhelm you.\u00a0It will recalibrate  what&#8217;s most important in your life.<\/p>\n<p>It will redefine your sense\u00a0of spirituality and faith.You&#8217;ll have a  new understanding\u00a0and trust in your body.\u00a0You&#8217;ll have unsurpassed  vitality and energy.You&#8217;ll expand your vocabulary,\u00a0meet new people,and  you&#8217;ll have a healthier lifestyle.\u00a0And get this,you&#8217;ll have an  eight-week vacation\u00a0of doing absolutely nothing.\u00a0You&#8217;ll eat countless  gourmet meals.\u00a0Flowers will arrive by the truckload.\u00a0People will say to  you,\u00a0&#8220;You look great. Have you had any work done?&#8221;\u00a0And you&#8217;ll have a  lifetime supply\u00a0of good drugs.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll be challenged, inspired,\u00a0motivated and humbled.\u00a0Your life  will have new meaning.\u00a0Peace, health,\u00a0serenity, happiness,  &#8216;nirvana&#8217;.\u00a0The price? $55,000.\u00a0And that&#8217;s an incredible deal. By now I  know you&#8217;re dying to know\u00a0what it is and where you can get one.\u00a0Does  Amazon carry it?Does it have the Apple logo on it?\u00a0Is there a waiting  list?\u00a0Not likely.\u00a0This gift came to me about five months ago.\u00a0It looked  more like this when it was all wrapped up &#8212;\u00a0not quite so pretty.\u00a0And  this.\u00a0And then this.\u00a0It was a rare gem,\u00a0a brain  tumor, hemangioblastoma,\u00a0the gift that keeps on giving.<\/p>\n<p>And while I&#8217;m okay now,\u00a0I wouldn&#8217;t wish this gift for you.\u00a0I&#8217;m not  sure you&#8217;d want it.\u00a0But I wouldn&#8217;t change my experience.\u00a0It profoundly  altered my lifein ways I didn&#8217;t expect\u00a0in all the ways I just shared  with you. So the next time you&#8217;re faced\u00a0with something that&#8217;s  unexpected,\u00a0unwanted and uncertain,\u00a0consider\u00a0that it just may be a gift.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The worst gift can be the best gift. 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