……or if you prefer the other title ‘Climate Change’ or better would be ‘Climate Upheaval’.

Mankind in his ‘cleverness’ thinks his every day physical ‘mismanagement’, ‘misuse’ and ‘abuse’ of the earth’s resources is or are the reason(s) that our global climate is changing. In particular the burning of fossil fuels. In turn mankind has made use of nuclear power, as an alternative, and many people believe that nuclear tests, leaks and accidents at power stations are and have been a major contributory factor in the increase of cancers and tumours in the human anatomy, and most likely there is much truth in this reasoning.

Fossil fuel by-products are now universally used as weed killers, fertilizers, pesticides, medicines, cosmetics, plastics, you name it and these by-products are in there somewhere. This has resulted in what many would say is a comprehensive poisoning of our environment, including the food we put on our tables. This alleged poisoning also includes meat products fattened and reared with the use of chemicals, antibiotics and hormones.

Here in the UK, organic food is now very much in demand and its popularity is increasing at an amazing rate. People are now saying what a Frankenstein monster the science lobby has become, a monster they have helped to create and encouraged to grow since the 1960′s, but now have no control over. With GM foods, the latest addition to science’s nursery, things can only get worse according to those who have turned and joined the Green/Eco lobby. In the UK GM foods are literally called Frankenstein Foods by the media.

From a Christian perspective the issues are these: If mankind ‘cleaned’ up his act in terms of material physical pollution and general abuse of his environment would it bring an end to climate change? I don’t think so. Are all these physical and material activities of mankind the cause of the problem, or just the symptoms or outward behavioural signs of another problem; the symptoms of a deeper and more serious malaise in the hearts of men and women? The real question here is this: Is the ‘Global Warming’ – ‘Climate Change’ problem, call it what you will, a Spiritual problem rather than just a physical material problem?

As a Christian and believer in an all mighty powerful God, I know that planet earth, our solar system and all the stars in the heavens are held together in perfect harmony by the Power of God – The Holy Spirit. God’s Power, His Holy Spirit, controls everything and I also know that sin grieves The Holy Spirit. Furthermore, there is a limit to which God will allow His Spirit to be grieved before He takes action. Now, as if this were not important enough, there is also the permanent damage element of what rampant sin does to mankind. A level of damage caused by sin from which there is no return. How do I know this? Easy, let’s go to Genesis and we will quickly find out how I know.

Genesis 6:5-6 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And it repented (filled the Lord with sorrow) the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved (cut or carved) Him at his heart. (Brackets mine) Here we can plainly see how man’s evil activities i.e. sin, affected God, grieving His Spirit and cutting Him to His heart. This meant man gave God no pleasure at all, just as a human father would gain no pleasure from watching his son go wrong and end up in prison and/or on death row!

Notice, the thoughts of the heart of these people were causing them to do only evil continually – non stop evil and nothing else – 24/7 and Genesis gives us more detail:

Genesis 6:11-12 The earth (the creation or in secular terminology – the environment) also was corrupt (in a state of ruinous decay) before God, and the earth was filled with violence (for unjust gain). 12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way (walking a decaying ruinous vile path) upon the earth. (Brackets mine)

Here in Genesis The Lord gives us some stark parallels to our world today, with man’s sinful ways being the direct cause of ruin to himself and God’s creation. His sins were directly affecting his environment through grieving his Creator and the only answer The Lord had left was to rid the earth of these people, not just for punishment but for their own good. They were so far gone that they were near to the point of no return and they had more or less created undiluted Satanism on earth. The Lord had no alternative but to destroy them all.

The Lord then sends the flood and redeems Noah and his family, but the point many people miss in this story is the cataclysmic climate change that comes with the flood – don’t forget, a flood caused by sin. What people have missed are the differences between the two worlds. The differences in what the pre-flood world must have been like compared to the post-flood world. Holy Scripture leaves much unanswered on this subject but what evidence it does leave is revealing if we apply that evidence correctly.

One of the first things that hit us about the pre-flood world is the great ages or life spans of the people mentioned in Scripture – some are over nine hundred years old. Now many ‘clever’ people have dreamt up all manner of hypotheses to explain these life spans away, including myself before I was called, but never any explanations to support them as being fact. Of course, we all know why they do this, to discredit the Holy Bible as much as they can. So let’s go now to the Scriptures and see for ourselves what they do reveal about this world shattering event. Please note the flood was a global event, not localised as some would have you believe.

Genesis 9:14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud: 15 And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.16 And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.

Here we have evidence that the pre-flood world never had rain. It never had rain because the rainbow was now a sign in the clouds to remind mankind of God’s covenant with Noah. The rainbow was a new phenomenon and Noah and his family would never have seen it before.

Genesis 2:5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. 6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.

Here we can see a mist or fog came up from the earth that watered the ground, but not rain. The rain, that part caused the flood, was the first rain to fall upon the earth, so the next question is where did all this water come from? The Bible tells us:

Genesis 1:6 And God said, Let there be a firmament (a sky) in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 7 And God made the firmament (the sky), and divided the waters which were under the firmament (the sky) from the waters which were above the firmament (the sky): and it was so.

Here, Holy Scripture tells us that there was water above the sky and water below the sky. Now this water barrier was a solid permanent feature above the sky that completely covered the earth and it was most likely in the upper atmosphere. We are not talking about clouds here which come and go at will and are often at ground level, this was something completely different from what we know about our atmosphere today. Noah saw clouds for the first time after the flood. The sky in pre-flood times divided the waters so they were completely separate!

OK, back to the ‘puzzle’ of the great ages and life spans of pre-flood people. If, as I have said, these great ages are true how did they achieve them? Again this is simple and it’s all tied up in that water barrier in the upper atmosphere. It filtered out all the harmful rays of the sun which any scientist will tell you are what age us – UV and any others that may be harmful. These people lived in a near perfect environment when compared to ours. My guess is that there was no weather and no seasons. Weather and seasons only started after the flood. Are you saying the earth moved on its axis – very likely? Sheer speculation on my part but then I do not underestimate nor do I limit God in what He can do to achieve His will.

We know from the fact that the rainbow was seen for the first time by Noah and his family and that rain was a new phenomenon, so the disintegration of the water barrier was the cause of the flood, but only in part. The fact that the pre-flood world had no rain must mean they obtained water from elsewhere and of course they did – vast underground aquifer springs which in turn when they broke out, contributed to the flood. The waters that caused the flood came from two sources – above and below.

Genesis 7:11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

Here we have evidence of the underground aquifers, here called fountains of the great deep. These aquifers were deep underground and they broke out with great force. This breaking out would have been a cataclysmic event with massive geological upheavals to the earth’s crust. Geologists today puzzle and scratch their heads over these faults and anomalies as they study rocks and rock formations, never realizing they are looking at the evidence of damage caused by the great flood.

So to return to my original question: Is sin causing Global Warming or Climate Change? I would say it most definitely is. The acts man needs to clean up are not so much his polluting acts, as God can deal with them with the click of His fingers, but rather his sinful acts. The question is: Will he? Answer: Not in this age as he is incapable of doing so, but he will in the next!!

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Charles Crosby

Edited and revised 13th August 2007

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In December of 2006, I attended Marshall Sylver’s “The Turning Point.” At the suggestion of a trusted mentor, Skip Lacour, I invested several hundred dollars to attend an event I knew nothing about. Marshall, a hypnotist, and self-professed millionaire maker with a flashy swagger seemed like an entertainer, though my expectations were low for any value beyond that. Skip Lacour, a 6-time national drug free bodybuilding champion, author, writer and motivational speaker was working along side Marshall on his seminar circuit which travels the country. Skip is a legendary athlete that I admired and wished to emulate. His spartan like dedication and resilience in such a thankless sport gave him a lot of street credit. In truth, I believed that meeting Skip would be more valuable than anything Marshall would ever teach me. Both men would prove to be invaluable influences and resources for shaping my future.

The morning of the seminar came and I was sitting in the first few rows off of stage left. Projector screens stood adjacent to each side of the stage. A clip from The Karate Kid flashed on and it was the scene where Mr. Miyagi teaches Daniel Larusso how to sand the floor, paint the fence, and “wax on, wax off.” At the beginning of the scene, Daniel begs Mr. Miyagi to teach him karate. Mr. Myagi demands “I say, you do, NO question.” Mr. Miyagi puts Daniel through 3 exhausting days of thankless manual labor with only minutes of instruction on how to even complete the tasks. Daniel doesn’t see the lesson in any of the work. In the end of the scene he is angry and arguing with his sensei to teach him how to fight, not to a slave. Mr. Miyagi unleashes a flurry of kicks and punches at Daniel who unconsciously blocks each and every one of them using the basic lessons he learned from sand the floor, paint the fence, and wax on wax off. With the glazed look of a humbled teenager, he stands silently and respectfully before his teacher. The movements had become part of him. He didn’t have to think how to react. They bow to one another and the scene ends.

In order for us to create an abundant life, we must adopt powerful actions and behaviors and transform to a level of unconscious competence. These qualities and characteristics must be etched in our being. As the projectors go white, Marshall appears from the back of the room and comes on over the loud speaker. “I say, you do, no question” resonates from the surround sound. Marshall has a unique and powerful voice and makes a massive entrance. Once again, he bellows “I say, you do, no question.” Dressed in a silver suit, that screams “custom made,” he walks to the front of the room and stands with a commanding and dominant presence on stage. He speaks with a tonality and pitch I’ve never heard. His voice is so clear, suggestive and impressive that everyone in the room is at full attention. At that moment, I knew I was in for an incredible and life changing weekend. This man had something to offer me and I was taking notes.

Was this just another “ra ra” session? Or would this truly help take me from a Chiropractic student to a successful entrepreneur and leader within my profession? Over the course of those two days in 2006, I learned lessons that cannot be undone. “A mind once expanded can never contract,” being one of Marshall’s token phrases. He was right. Once I stepped up my level of thinking to this higher level, I experienced a change in consciousness. The bell had been rung. The room was filled with over 1,000 people each paying $600-$1500 to attend. He asked “Did anybody do the math” to emphasize the amount of money he was making in just two days of work. For most its unimaginable. We were taught systematically to understand and believe that success is possible and that he possessed the tools necessary to bridge the gap from ordinary to extraordinary. I realized then and there that Marshall was not successful from genetics or environmental reasons. He grew up with 8 brothers and sisters, no father and a mother who worked 3 jobs to raise them. Marshall was a product of focus, vision and massive action. Millionaires and billionaires take action. They take massive risk when others sit idly by waiting for better times and calmer waters.

Seeing Marshall on stage excited me. I felt my heart race and my entrepreneurial emotions stir. His communication skills were sharp and articulate and it was impossible to not to feel challenged. It was like he was speaking to me and through me it hurt so good. He wanted us to embrace these emotions and take action on them. People always buy on emotion and back their emotions up with logic. He would present various offers for other events and seminars throughout the weekend ranging in prices from $5,000 for the millionaire mentorship program up to $30,000 for personal coaching in his 12,000 sq’ mansion. People with credit cards in hand literally ran to the table spending thousands and thousands of dollars to get more of what he had to teach. Myself included. As a broke student, I understood that I had a lot more to learn. With no clear way of how I would pay the money back, I put $5,000 on my credit card to go to the Millionaire Mentorship Program (MMP). This was the single largest purchase of my life and it was the day I learned to embrace massive risk. When we can control our state during periods of incredible stress, savor the fear, and stomach the angst, we grow FAST! That weekend I broke a board with my bare hand. I ate fire without getting burned. At the MMP I walked barefoot across an 8′ bed of broken glass. The lessons were ingrained. Follow instructions. Study the patterns of people who have been successful before. They are reproducible. Control your breathing. Look past your target. Trust your coach. Believe that the impossible is possible. The biggest lesson was realize now that the only thing that could stop me from doing the impossible was my beliefs. Did I believe I could eat fire? Was it possible to walk on broken glass? Where did my limiting beliefs come from? Once again mothers, fathers, teachers, preachers and big pharma.

That weekend spent learning Marshall’s insider secrets of massive wealth, influence and success correlates well with a lesson I learned elsewhere called “Be, Do, Have.” As a 25 year old student, I wanted what Marshall “have.” Pardon the poor grammar, in a moment it will be clear what I am referring to. I wanted to “have” the big mansion on the beach in San Diego. I pictured myself in the private jet flying all over the world to speak and empower people to take massive risk just like I had. The Rolls Royce which he stood so arrogantly against in the photo was was mine to have!

Steven Covey teaches to always start with the end in mind. Decide exactly what you want first and then work backwords. Fuzzy targets don’t get hit so we must be specific. I outlined this elaborate life for myself on paper to determine what I wanted to “have.”

The first question I needed to ask is who does Marshall “be.” All too often our desire to “have” disillusions us from what it takes to get there in the first place. All too often we do things out of order. How many people say they want to make a million dollars this year? How many would actually be willing to work that hard, or would want to embrace the kind of stress it takes to get there? We forget that there is an order to the process. To “have,” we must first “be,” then “do.” Only then can we “have.” We have been lead to believe that we must “do,” so we can “have,” and then we will “be.” Sorry but it doesn’t work this way. So who is Marshall? What does he “be.” This is a fundamental question I had to answer for myself in order to figure out how to become successful like him, not to become him. Is it safe to say he is a person of tremendous confidence? Yes. Does he project massive value? Yes. Is he comfortable accepting enormous amounts of money for his products and services? Absolutely!! Does he believe whole-heartedly that he is helping his students? Without a doubt. Is it also fair to say that it might be tough to become a successful multi-millionaire without first raising my own self-confidence, value, and comfort with accepting money for my own outstanding services? No doubt!

Clearly Marshall “be” confident, influential, persuasive, and extraordinarily comfortable receiving money. When he sells, he sells as if he is doing the buyer a favor. But what is his day like? Remember millionaires and billionaires think differently. They “do” differently. First and foremost, they do not waste time. If they are worth $1,000′s/hour, they don’t do $100 work themselves. Quite simply, they don’t trade pennies for dollars. His first piece of advice was get a maid. Stop wasting time folding towels and vacuuming. The wealthy have the same 24 hours as a pauper, they simply use their time differently. They squeeze the juice out of every day. Delegate everything to create the most opportunity for working on your own wealth vehicle. Stop getting bogged down in the minutia. Why does Marshall pay $50,000 to fly privately? His answer, my answer, and your answer: “What is the most highly effective use of my time?” He can’t stand getting to the airport 2 hours early, waiting in the security lines, only to have his baggage lost. He likes to takeoff with his seat back, tray table down and a drink in his hand. Flying privately saves time, lowers his stress and allows him to be more creative and productive. His time is so valuable that flying privately allows him to make him more money.

In order to “have” you must first define clearly what it is you want. What do YOU want? More money? Massive wealth? How much? More time off? What would you do with it? A healthier life? What would that feel like and how would you do things differently? Maybe you just want less pain? What does a person with less pain than you do differently? Do you think they eat, move and think differently? I guarantee it! Do you want to see Europe, Hawaii, maybe Australia? Define it, see your future, and start ASKING for what you want now. Start studying people that have what you want and ask yourself who they “be.” Fuzzy targets don’t get hit folks. We’ve been deceived as children. Our mothers, fathers, teachers, preachers and big pharma flat out lied to us. They thought they were helping us and protecting us. They raised us to be good boys and girls. They taught us to mind our manners and do as we’re told. We learned that when you are sick you take a pill or you drink some medicine. When you get hurt or really sick you have surgery. What were we taught about money? “Money doesn’t grow on trees.” “Do you think we are rich.” “Do you think we are made of money.” “We don’t live like that.”

We were programmed to be poor. We were were taught unconsciously to take no responsibility for our own health, wealth or our future. We learned we need to go to school, grow up, get a degree so “hopefully” we can get a “good job” working for somebody else. I wonder what that somebody else’s mom and dad taught them growing up? I’ll bet it was different than you and me. Did anybody ever tell us we should grow up and create? Did they ever say, “do not go to college so you can get a job. Grow up and be extraordinary!” We were never given permission! “They” never said its o.k. to think for ourselves, to create and to become abundantly wealthy, abundantly healthy and forever in control of our own lives.

Marshall learned this lesson out of pain. He didn’t “have” anything growing up. He knew in order for things to change, he HAD to change. He had to “be” somebody different on a fundamental level. People like Tony Robbins, Zig Ziglar, Steven Covey, Oprah Winfrey, Donald Trump, Bill Gates and Warren Buffet figured it out too. They understand that our experiences shape our beliefs and our beliefs dictate our behaviors. In order to change our beliefs about money, health, and happiness we must change our thoughts. We must adopt more qualities, actions and beliefs of those we wish to emulate.

As an exercise, outline on a piece of paper everything you wish to have in life. Then clearly define who the person that has those things “be.” Write out what it is they “do.” Remember, success leaves clues. There is no reason to complicate the process by reinventing what has already been done laid out for you. Last, ask yourself why you want to “have.” Without a clear why to drive you, your likelihood of success and abundance is little more than hoping. Behind hope there is often little to no action. “Be,” “Do” and you can truly “Have” whatever it is you want in any aspect of your life. I am Dr. Shaun Stuto and I wish you a life of abundance.

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Shaun Stuto D.C. is a Missoula Chiropractor and owner/founder of Transformation Chiropractic in addition to the DC Mastermind Group.
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Learning about a country’s culture can best be seen through the prevailing customs, etiquette, and general behavior of its residents, and Mexico is no exception. Imbibed with the exotic traditions passed down from their Mayan and Spanish ancestors but with a delightful mix of the urban and modern lifestyle, Mexico is a clash of many different cultures, and it shows in their generally accepted behavior towards other people.

Conversation

- Handshakes normally constitute a typical Mexican greeting.

- Bow when being introduced to a Mexican woman, and only shake hands when she makes the first move to do so.

- Address individual members of the group rather than as a whole; not doing so is considered rude.

- Do not use broken English or speak slowly to get your point across, even if the people you are conversing it know little of the language.

- Do not end a conversation by saying you need to be somewhere else.

- Mexicans often stand closer to others when conversing; it is considered a sign of disrespect to move away.

- It is rude to place your hands in your pockets.

- Placing your hands on your hips is considered a challenge, and is frowned upon.

- Mexican men normally like to pay compliments or flirt with women, so consider this as flattery rather than as being rude.

- It is considered very crude to form the “ok” sign, where the thumb is joined with the index finger, so avoid this at all costs.

Gift-giving

- Gift-giving is not required, but can be done to show appreciation

- Asking what gift he or she would like to receive is considered impolite

- When giving flowers, always ask a local florist shop for help, as the colors of the flowers have different meanings for certain occasions

- Do not send expensive gifts unless a close friendship has already been established. Do not give silver as a gift, especially, as Mexicans pride themselves on the silver in their country.

- Small gifts, especially gifts associated with the country you came from, to children in the house you are visiting, are always appreciated.

- Every gift given you should always be opened immediately.

Shopping and travelling

- Tipping is essential; it is an unspoken rule that all services provided for must be tipped, from taxi riding to restaurants

- Always ask for permission first before taking photographs, especially in small towns and villages, as certain areas restrict photographing its residents.

- Mexicans appreciate attempts to speak in Spanish, no matter how poorly, and foreigners may even get better bargains if speaking the language

- Women are not allowed to go to certain areas restricted only for men, such as men-only bars.

Dining

- It is customary to arrive 30 minutes late to a dinner part at a Mexican’s home

- Both your hands should always be on or above the table.

- When dining out, the oldest of the group usually pays, but it is considered polite to haggle for the bill.

- Turning down an invitation is considered rude; simply agree to come, even if you do not show up

The more attempts one makes to embrace the local customs and general etiquette practices in Mexico, the more likely that the locals will welcome you with open arms and appreciate you better.

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