Beware of the (begging) "Rich"

I went to a free "Rich Dad Poor Dad" training seminar about investing last night, and I couldn't figure out why there was so much pressure to pay $200 on the spot to sign up for additional trainings right then and there if the material was supposedly "soooooo good"? 

The entire 2.5 hours was seeped in slimy manipulative controlling sales tactics and anecdotes.  After researching reviews about this company, I was not surprised to find countless horror stories of people claiming they had been scammed out of $1,000's of dollars by this company.  Even though I thought the original "Rich Dad Poor Dad" book was really enlightening, I've officially lost all respect for Robert Kiyosaki and the Rich Dad brand... not that he would care.  I do believe there probably is a decent amount of substance in these "trainings", but the cheese ball tactics they use to try and pressure the average everyday joe into signing up for them is beyond laughable. 

I guess this reinforces my rule to scrutinize anything with the word "rich" in the title, VERY carefully.

Bad Joke of the Month

What do dyslexic atheists who have insomnia spend their nights doing? 

Wondering if there really is a dog.

Fail Safe Comedy

Why every joke is safe if it's labeled as a bad joke... because then if no one laughs your judgement wont be questioned, and if they do laugh, then you've not only made a funny, but you're also ironically extra witty.  Of coarse, no matter how many bad jokes I try and make, I still haven't heard a peep from any of my stuffed animals.

The farce of growing up

The older I get the more I realize growing up is a myth.  We get older and more responsible, we learn new conditioning and explore the findings of new found awareness and opportunity.  We grow in resilience and understanding, and we may get wrinkled and grey, but the idea of growing up, It's not us but only our actions that change.  The moment we lose our inner child is the moment we've become disconnected with who we are and our ability to simply grow.

I suppose the distinction really lies between growing up and growing out.  We need not grow out of our true self to simply grow up, for growing up is an illusion.  I have seen this demonstrated best when I heard author, Sherman Alexie, speak.  He was able to be the most immature yet wisest man in a packed room of about 2,000 people.  So distinctly, that it was one of the first questions someone in the audience asked- "how can you be so wisely well spoken while simultaneously acting like a 5 year old?"
"FAAAART" noise, I think was the first thing that came out of Sherman's mouth.  Then he got quiet for a minute and thought, and he said, "I think I'm the same age now as any age I have ever been."