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Cosmic Ordering
Cosmic ordering is a type of positive thinking proposed by Bärbel Mohr, who believed that a person can simply write down their wish list and wait for it to become reality. She first outlined her own version in her own magazine called ''Sonnenwind'' (''Solar Wind''), and then expanded these ideas into a book called ''The Cosmic Ordering Service: A Guide to Realising Your Dreams''. In the United Kingdom, disc jockey and TV game show host Noel Edmonds has become the main media promoter of Mohr's work. Exponents Noel Edmonds, the British television host, became interested in the subject after being introduced to ''The Cosmic Ordering Service'' by his reflexologist. After having not worked on television since the end of his BBC TV show ''Noel's House Party'' in 1999, one of Edmonds' wishes was for a new challenge. Later he was offered the chance to return to television to work on ''Deal or No Deal''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Optimism
Optimism is an attitude reflecting a belief or hope that the outcome of some specific endeavor, or outcomes in general, will be positive, favorable, and desirable. A common idiom used to illustrate optimism versus pessimism is a glass filled with water to the halfway point: an optimist is said to see the glass as half full, while a pessimist sees the glass as half empty. The term derives from the Latin ''optimum'', meaning "best". Being optimistic, in the typical sense of the word, is defined as expecting the best possible outcome from any given situation. This is usually referred to in psychology as dispositional optimism. It thus reflects a belief that future conditions will work out for the best. For this reason, it is seen as a trait that fosters resilience in the face of stress. Theories of optimism include dispositional models and models of explanatory style. Methods to measure optimism have been developed within both of these theoretical approaches, such as various form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Tilton
Robert Gibson Tilton (born June 7, 1946) is an American televangelist and the former pastor of the Word of Faith Family Church in Farmers Branch, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. At his ministry's peak in 1991, Tilton's infomercial-style program, ''Success-N-Life'', aired in all 235 American television markets (on a daily basis in the majority of them) and brought in nearly $80 million per year; it was described as "the fastest growing television ministry in America.""The Apple of God's Eye", produced by Robbie Gordon, ''Primetime Live'', first broadcast November 21, 1991. When ABC's '' Primetime Live'' raised questions about Tilton's fundraising practices, a series of investigations into the ministry were initiated, and ''Success-N-Life'' was taken off the air. Tilton later returned to television on a new version of the program airing on BET and The Word Network. Life and career Robert Tilton was born in McKinney, Texas, on June 7, 1946. He attended Cooke County Junior College and T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
