Today I learned something very important, blog posts must be like a TV Series, they must be able to stand on their own like an individual episode, but have a common theme that runs throughout the entire blog. What I didn't realize is that very few people go to the beginning and read the entire blog from start to finish. So when I read this comment it actually made me go back and read my first blogs for fear that I did not explain this project well enough.
Today I received this message:
"I went to your blog and I must say that I am very confused.
What is the title of the book?
What faith are you talking about?
Is this blog the way to get people interested in your book?
It appeared to be only your personal journey, diary entries. So please clarify for me and I'd love to give more feedback to help you.
right now it doesn't make any sense to me, thank you..."
Looking at this response from the angle of the TV Series analogy; each episode must stand alone, then of course it is confusing without reading all the previous posts. Thanks! This little bit of feedback ALREADY helps me and makes me realize a couple of things:
First I think I will add the following to all posts -
There are 2 essential beginning posts to read to understand what this blog is about:
Prelude to 90-day Case History of Mr.Faith and
A Brief Description of COnCEPT Q
The first one is why I am writing this blog and the second one gives a bit of history of COnCEPT Q and its beginning.
Second, it is important to know that the underlying concept is actually a philosophy on how to make your day to day life better by eliminating the chaos you have in it. There Is No Power In Chaos is my new book that discusses this philosophy called COnCEPT Q. It is a philosophy that is integrally coherent, which means that it is logical and consistent in the agreement of all its parts and it is extensive in that it is far-reaching and comprehensive in the all of topics that it covers. I have spent many years simplifying its understanding and In this blog I attempt to take and dissect a topic that is completely misunderstood; faith. No, not faith as a particular religion, or as a belief but rather as a power that brings about accomplishment.
So when I say 'Faith' and a person turns away because he or she thinks religion, I simply say 'Man have you GOT a LOT to learn!!' My objective with this blog is to generate interest in the book which come out on October 8th. Hopefully this little entry today gives a bit more understanding what this blog is all about. If not, feel free to comment and I will answer as soon as I can. Unil tomorrow.
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Monday, July 9, 2007
Day Two - Defining Desires
Recently I sent an e-mail to one of my mentors of which he agreed to do a teleconference interview with me during this 90-day Case History, his only concern: to fill the lines with listeners. Our topic will be Desire, A Double-Edged Sword, How to Keep from Getting Side-tracked on What You Really Want To Do, Be or Have. This teleconference I can guarantee will be excellent simply because he always over-delivers. He gives more than you expect and as my mentor I cannot do any less than he so that is my objective also.
Today there is a HUGE bandwagon that is traveling around and I just cannot believe how many people are jumping on it no matter which path it travels or the direction in which it is headed. The label on the side is "Law of Attraction." It seems that once the Secret got out everybody became an expert on this law. Now I don't want to be critical about what is being said unless of course the claims are so absurd that they cause more harm than good.
I will not go into a big spill here and try to defend or try to defeat the principle as taught. I do want to emphasize though that the way it is being presented it does not have the long term benefit of society in mind. It is designed to make more people lazy and a non-industrious nation will fall sooner or later. No, I am NOT just ranting. Four influence experts evaluated the information that is being pushed by The Secret and, "see real and grave danger in this virus that is spreading through the English-speaking world...and they say, enough is enough."
Ok, so what is the alternative you ask? Well there will be many that won't like the answer because it is not easy and I am not supporting the philosophy that you can think your way to whatever it is that you want, not without effort. Thought requires planning and planning requires effort. Effort is essential in accomplishment. Blind effort though leads you down the wrong paths, so all efforts must be guided. That requires faith. Faith is a principle of action and faith precedes any form of achievement. In scripture we see 5 words that are just as valid today as they were 2000 years ago. Faith without works is dead. And this IS NOT something that is ONLY applicable to to spiritual stuff.
Accomplishment, achievement, attainment, completion, fulfillment, realization, or succeeding pick your own word, they all have something in common. There is a pattern which they all follow and that pattern is the same EVERY time. One of the first steps in this pattern is defining your desires. Know where you want to end up, because if you don't know ANY PLACE WILL DO until you get there.
My Desire for the next 90 days, (well 88 now) is to finish There Is No Power In Chaos, grow a crowd of people that are willing to learn the pattern of accomplishment, have a few fun and info-packed teleseminars along the way and make the book a best-seller on October 8th. Yup, its going to take a LOT of faith and effort to do it, and it CAN be done but I need help. So please stay tuned for tomorrow's post and in the mean time share this with a friend, please.
Today there is a HUGE bandwagon that is traveling around and I just cannot believe how many people are jumping on it no matter which path it travels or the direction in which it is headed. The label on the side is "Law of Attraction." It seems that once the Secret got out everybody became an expert on this law. Now I don't want to be critical about what is being said unless of course the claims are so absurd that they cause more harm than good.
I will not go into a big spill here and try to defend or try to defeat the principle as taught. I do want to emphasize though that the way it is being presented it does not have the long term benefit of society in mind. It is designed to make more people lazy and a non-industrious nation will fall sooner or later. No, I am NOT just ranting. Four influence experts evaluated the information that is being pushed by The Secret and, "see real and grave danger in this virus that is spreading through the English-speaking world...and they say, enough is enough."
Ok, so what is the alternative you ask? Well there will be many that won't like the answer because it is not easy and I am not supporting the philosophy that you can think your way to whatever it is that you want, not without effort. Thought requires planning and planning requires effort. Effort is essential in accomplishment. Blind effort though leads you down the wrong paths, so all efforts must be guided. That requires faith. Faith is a principle of action and faith precedes any form of achievement. In scripture we see 5 words that are just as valid today as they were 2000 years ago. Faith without works is dead. And this IS NOT something that is ONLY applicable to to spiritual stuff.
Accomplishment, achievement, attainment, completion, fulfillment, realization, or succeeding pick your own word, they all have something in common. There is a pattern which they all follow and that pattern is the same EVERY time. One of the first steps in this pattern is defining your desires. Know where you want to end up, because if you don't know ANY PLACE WILL DO until you get there.
My Desire for the next 90 days, (well 88 now) is to finish There Is No Power In Chaos, grow a crowd of people that are willing to learn the pattern of accomplishment, have a few fun and info-packed teleseminars along the way and make the book a best-seller on October 8th. Yup, its going to take a LOT of faith and effort to do it, and it CAN be done but I need help. So please stay tuned for tomorrow's post and in the mean time share this with a friend, please.
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Day One - Getting Jolted out of Bed
In summer time it is harder for me to get up before it begins to get light because it gets light earlier. For a long time I have had this feeling that I must be already moving before daybreak. This morning at 6:15 it was already light and I suppose I can excuse myself, it being Sunday but I sure don't like the sun getting ahead of me because it is already hard enough to keep up.
As I think back to high school, (whooh! that has been a few years) I remember my older sister Deb come into the bedroom and flip on the light to wake me up. Perhaps that is why I like getting up before it is light. Ha ha. If that wasn't bad enough and I didn't get right out of bed she would stand at the foot of the bed and bang it with her knees making it shake violently. I sure am glad those days are over and generally I have no trouble now getting out of bed.
In There Is No Power In Chaos I put a lot of emphasis on the fact that much of our trouble and problems in life come from those things that we are not proficient in. Many times we feel that what we don't know cannot hurt us, but in reality it is those things that we are ignorant of or that we simply ignore that tend to hurt us the most. At times we would like to overlook certain things because of the negative connotation that goes along with it or perhaps simply for the fact that it is something that seems like it carries with it too much obligation. Faith is one of those words or subjects that is easier to ignore than it is to deal with. But that alone creates a big problem because it is by the power of faith that we accomplish all of our works.
I am Mr. Faith because I talk a lot about faith and understand a fair amount as well as doing my best to simplify it so that everyone can understand it without the feeling of wanting to abhor it or avoid it because it may seem complicated. What I won't do though is come in and flip on the light switch and bang the bottom of your bed trying to jolt you out of a state of slumber. This is day one, we've got 89 days left and I will do my best to gently enlighten your understanding to see faith in a new way.
Feel free to share this blog with anyone you know that could use a little faith to lighten a burden, or to gain a greater understanding of their inner power. Enjoy your Sunday and we'll see you tomorrow!
As I think back to high school, (whooh! that has been a few years) I remember my older sister Deb come into the bedroom and flip on the light to wake me up. Perhaps that is why I like getting up before it is light. Ha ha. If that wasn't bad enough and I didn't get right out of bed she would stand at the foot of the bed and bang it with her knees making it shake violently. I sure am glad those days are over and generally I have no trouble now getting out of bed.
In There Is No Power In Chaos I put a lot of emphasis on the fact that much of our trouble and problems in life come from those things that we are not proficient in. Many times we feel that what we don't know cannot hurt us, but in reality it is those things that we are ignorant of or that we simply ignore that tend to hurt us the most. At times we would like to overlook certain things because of the negative connotation that goes along with it or perhaps simply for the fact that it is something that seems like it carries with it too much obligation. Faith is one of those words or subjects that is easier to ignore than it is to deal with. But that alone creates a big problem because it is by the power of faith that we accomplish all of our works.
I am Mr. Faith because I talk a lot about faith and understand a fair amount as well as doing my best to simplify it so that everyone can understand it without the feeling of wanting to abhor it or avoid it because it may seem complicated. What I won't do though is come in and flip on the light switch and bang the bottom of your bed trying to jolt you out of a state of slumber. This is day one, we've got 89 days left and I will do my best to gently enlighten your understanding to see faith in a new way.
Feel free to share this blog with anyone you know that could use a little faith to lighten a burden, or to gain a greater understanding of their inner power. Enjoy your Sunday and we'll see you tomorrow!
Thursday, July 5, 2007
A Brief Description of COnCEPT Q
I want to just give you a few lines of information before I begin the 90-day study, which begins on July 8th until October 8th (the rectified launch date), I want to let you know what COnCEPT Q is, how it got started, what it stands for and how you can benefit from it. So to begin with I will give you the official description.
A Brief Description
COnCEPT Q philosophy holds that:
All like characteristics, traits, habits, similarities, behaviors, manners and conducts can be grouped together. And that by understanding the association of such characteristics a person can determine where change is needed, how action can be implemented and how accomplishment can be achieved in any area of life. This understanding is gained by teaching the process of accomplishment as a circle. The circle is then divided into quarters placing the different aspects of progression in its respective quarter.
Quarter One holds negativity, fear, doubts and countless other repressing traits that keep individuals from substantially progressing toward their own ideal lifestyle. Procrastination due to fear is commonplace. Inactivity and the love of ease are usually caused by ignorance of a better way and the maladaptive patterns of inertia. This lifestyle is always full of regret, grief and envy of what could have been.
In Quarter Two change is an essential element in order to alter, modify and transform a person’s needs and state of lack into abundance and a state of having, being and doing. Change though, is terrifying and represents a roadblock to many people. Education and knowledge is the means by which change becomes less frightening. Planning is a crucial component in this part of the process. Vacillation back into Quarter One is not only likely but also probable if certain steps are not taken to prevent it.
Quarter Three Action is the only means by which any achievement may come to be. But action cannot and must not be random and without cause. Specific achievement is accomplished by focused effort based on proper planning. Additional strength is found in mentored guidance helping the student progress under the tutelage of an expert.
Quarter Four Result is the ultimate reward for all prior efforts. Haphazard accomplishment or just getting there accidentally or by a stroke of luck is unnatural and nature will take you back to where you are most prepared for. Water seeks its own level. Unless you have diligently passed through the essentials of the other quarters, you will end up back to where you started before you “got lucky.”
COnCEPT Q is a vast resource for understanding. Once it is comprehended it can be applied to many things. It has become a source of reference for me personally to know if what another person teaches follows the pattern of accomplishment or if it lacks steps and if they are out of order. My own maladaptive pattern of perfectionism has kept me from sharing this information any sooner simply because of an internal incessant desire to seek perfection in the expression of this concept. Due to the enormity of application possibilities I have to conform in explaining its relevance to different topics in different volumes of work rather than just one large book.
In 1986 as a result of several years of study I received an inspiration that eventually was molded into what is now known as COnCEPT Q. The name is part of an acronym which means
Concept OnQ, a Coherent & Extensive Philosophy of Thought,
thus the C On C E P T Q.
The following is my description of what OnQ means:
OnQ (änkyu) adj. 1.Being where you are supposed to be, doing what you are supposed to be doing at the time you are supposed to be doing it in the way it is supposed to be done. 2. Headed in Q4 direction.
Either you are moving forward
or you are moving backward,
there is no fence sitting.
The entire concept is very complete. Even though I have simplified and continue to do so it is NOT a light read. It takes time to sink in.
This will give you something to think about for today, and we'll talk more about it tomorrow and the day after, and the day after that for about 90 days. If after that there is need for more...well I'll decide then.
A Brief Description
COnCEPT Q philosophy holds that:
All like characteristics, traits, habits, similarities, behaviors, manners and conducts can be grouped together. And that by understanding the association of such characteristics a person can determine where change is needed, how action can be implemented and how accomplishment can be achieved in any area of life. This understanding is gained by teaching the process of accomplishment as a circle. The circle is then divided into quarters placing the different aspects of progression in its respective quarter.
Quarter One holds negativity, fear, doubts and countless other repressing traits that keep individuals from substantially progressing toward their own ideal lifestyle. Procrastination due to fear is commonplace. Inactivity and the love of ease are usually caused by ignorance of a better way and the maladaptive patterns of inertia. This lifestyle is always full of regret, grief and envy of what could have been.
In Quarter Two change is an essential element in order to alter, modify and transform a person’s needs and state of lack into abundance and a state of having, being and doing. Change though, is terrifying and represents a roadblock to many people. Education and knowledge is the means by which change becomes less frightening. Planning is a crucial component in this part of the process. Vacillation back into Quarter One is not only likely but also probable if certain steps are not taken to prevent it.
Quarter Three Action is the only means by which any achievement may come to be. But action cannot and must not be random and without cause. Specific achievement is accomplished by focused effort based on proper planning. Additional strength is found in mentored guidance helping the student progress under the tutelage of an expert.
Quarter Four Result is the ultimate reward for all prior efforts. Haphazard accomplishment or just getting there accidentally or by a stroke of luck is unnatural and nature will take you back to where you are most prepared for. Water seeks its own level. Unless you have diligently passed through the essentials of the other quarters, you will end up back to where you started before you “got lucky.”
COnCEPT Q is a vast resource for understanding. Once it is comprehended it can be applied to many things. It has become a source of reference for me personally to know if what another person teaches follows the pattern of accomplishment or if it lacks steps and if they are out of order. My own maladaptive pattern of perfectionism has kept me from sharing this information any sooner simply because of an internal incessant desire to seek perfection in the expression of this concept. Due to the enormity of application possibilities I have to conform in explaining its relevance to different topics in different volumes of work rather than just one large book.
In 1986 as a result of several years of study I received an inspiration that eventually was molded into what is now known as COnCEPT Q. The name is part of an acronym which means
Concept OnQ, a Coherent & Extensive Philosophy of Thought,
thus the C On C E P T Q.
The following is my description of what OnQ means:
OnQ (änkyu) adj. 1.Being where you are supposed to be, doing what you are supposed to be doing at the time you are supposed to be doing it in the way it is supposed to be done. 2. Headed in Q4 direction.
Either you are moving forward
or you are moving backward,
there is no fence sitting.
The entire concept is very complete. Even though I have simplified and continue to do so it is NOT a light read. It takes time to sink in.
This will give you something to think about for today, and we'll talk more about it tomorrow and the day after, and the day after that for about 90 days. If after that there is need for more...well I'll decide then.
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Prelude to a 90-day case history of Mr. Faith
I suppose this is more for me than anyone else, just to prove that it will work. But let's not get ahead of ourselves, so, we will start from a point that any person can read from right here and have an idea what this project is all about.
My name is Donald Alan Rekow, the son of the late Donald Merl Rekow and Arlene Rekow Osborne. I go by Don-Alan as my author name and for this project and case history I am Mr. Faith. Why, you ask, are you called Mr. Faith? First of all, for over twenty years, my main study has been focused on the principle and power of faith. The study has not been what a person might think you would do and just open the scriptures and study all you could about the topic of faith. Sure, it has included that, but it has gone way beyond that and from it I have made some very unique discoveries and have uncovered many similarities of things both secular and religious. So the title Mr. Faith has to do with the knowledge and understanding I have gained about 'faith' as a subject
Part of the reason for this project is to test what I have written on myself and keep record of it in the form of a blog. It is also an informal way of giving many more details than I can put in the book that is the object of this case history. The book, There Is No Power In Chaos was set for release on August 8th, 2007. It has been pushed back for 2 months until October 8th.
Well I suppose there IS another aspect of all of this too. It is so that you my future reader can get to know me. And I will start off with a picture of me and Mr. Bean. Sometimes I am told that I am too serious or too philosophical. This shows that I can be silly at times too.
Mr. Bean & Mr. Faith
My name is Donald Alan Rekow, the son of the late Donald Merl Rekow and Arlene Rekow Osborne. I go by Don-Alan as my author name and for this project and case history I am Mr. Faith. Why, you ask, are you called Mr. Faith? First of all, for over twenty years, my main study has been focused on the principle and power of faith. The study has not been what a person might think you would do and just open the scriptures and study all you could about the topic of faith. Sure, it has included that, but it has gone way beyond that and from it I have made some very unique discoveries and have uncovered many similarities of things both secular and religious. So the title Mr. Faith has to do with the knowledge and understanding I have gained about 'faith' as a subject
Part of the reason for this project is to test what I have written on myself and keep record of it in the form of a blog. It is also an informal way of giving many more details than I can put in the book that is the object of this case history. The book, There Is No Power In Chaos was set for release on August 8th, 2007. It has been pushed back for 2 months until October 8th.
Well I suppose there IS another aspect of all of this too. It is so that you my future reader can get to know me. And I will start off with a picture of me and Mr. Bean. Sometimes I am told that I am too serious or too philosophical. This shows that I can be silly at times too.
Mr. Bean & Mr. Faith
Well that is all for today. Oh by the way, for those of you in the US, Happy 4th of July! Tomorrow I will tell you a little more about COnCEPT Q and what it is. Until then, you have a GREAT day!!
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