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It's the end of a decade and a time for new thinking.

The debate that marked the last decade has been what I call "the myth of abundance". And I hope to build a bridge for everyone to ust get over the whole thing. "The Secret" is a delusion.

Thomas Troward, a great philosopher in my opinion, was a leader in his time, one of the founders of "The New Thought Movement" suggested that thought precedes physical form and that "the action of Mind plants that nucleus which, if allowed to grow undisturbed, will eventually attract to itself all the conditions necessary for its manifestation in outward visible form."

He was credited with inspiring the movie "The Secret" and the laws of attraction as we know them today. In fact if you watch the film again you will see that even the film makers credit him with the concept during the introduction.

Thomas Troward, died in 1916. An important fact when considering the myth of abundance, because it is important to understand that "The Secret" along with the laws of attraction became such big influencers in the last decade not because they were insightful or even true, but because of a successful marketing strategy.

To be clear, Thomas Troward's new thought movement has nothing to do with the pop-culture that is known as The Laws of Attraction, which I call the Myth of abundance.

The problem with the modern interpretation is that is wildly inaccurate. The thought of a Ferrari does not attract a real Ferrari, nor is it possible for Ziyi Zhang, Megan Fox & Helen Mirren to all morph into my dream women and bare three children for me, no matter how much I meditate on that image.

Larry King was quoted for saying "If the Universe manifests abundance at a mere thought, why is there so much poverty, starvation, and killing?" He has valid point, but he too is inaccurate.

The point I want you get from this, is that Abundance does exist, but only in everything that matters.

Money, gold, property investments, Ferraris & Louis Vuitton fall under different laws. The laws of scarcity. Scarcity drives all material things. Often referred to as the principle law of economics "demand & supply" where scarcity makes the world go round.

The law of abundance however, applies to the little things we spend so little time chasing... you know... knowledge, love, passion, joy, nature. These are the pursuits that manifest abundance because the more you give, the more you have. And the opposite is true also. This is true abundance.

So now that I have ended the debate on whether "The Secret" is a reality or a hoax. Now that you understand that it is neither & both, depending on what you are investing your life in... lets move past it. Let's use this knowledge constructively.

Put simply.

• Abundance can only exist if the opposite (Scarcity) also exists.

• Material pursuits should be governed by the laws of scarcity.

• Virtue & wisdom rule the world of abundance.

• To experience either, chose your pursuit carefully.

Thomas Troward also proposed another concept, much less discussed and far more relevant in today's world. The law of Cause & Effect. Your thoughts & actions have consequences both directly and indirectly, so choose them with great care.

You now know this, and you have no excuse for pretending otherwise. So I will leave you with one more quote, a Freemynd once said "knowledge that is not shared & invested in action, is far worse than ignorance" and my question to you is, what will you do with knowledge?

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Oscar Nominations 2010, Academy Awards 2010 - List, News, Latest Updates

The latest news and updates of Oscar Awards 2010, Oscar Nominations 2010, Academy Awards:

· Anne Hathaway, 2008 Oscar-nominated actress and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak unveiled the nominees in Los Angeles today

· Science-fiction adventure movie Avatar and war movie The Hurt Locker have earned nine Oscar Award nominations each, including best movie, to lead the field in the competition for the world's highest film honors.

· James Cameron up against ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow for Best Picture and Best Director.

· AR Rahman fails to make it to the Oscar Awards. People are wondering why did AR Rahman not make it to the Oscar Awards. Two days back he won two Grammy Awards.

· Oscar Academy Award 2010 expected nominees of actors are - Jeff Bridges in "Crazy Heart", George Clooney in "Up in the Air", Colin Firth in "A Single Man", Morgan Freeman in "Invictus" and Jeremy Renner in "The Hurt Locker"

· Oscar Academy Award 2010 nominees of actress are - Sandra Bullock in "The Blind Side", Helen Mirren in "The Last Station", Carey Mulligan in "An Education", Gabourey Sidibe in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" and Meryl Streep in "Julie & Julia".

· British coming-of-age drama, starring Mulligan and Rosamund Pike earned three nominations.

· Coraline, Fantastic Mr Fox, The Princess And The Frog, The Secret Of Kells, Up nominated in Oscar 2010 in the category of Best Animated Feature Film

· Academy Awards 2010 nominees in Foreign Language Film category are Ajami, El Secreto de Sus Ojos, The Milk of Sorrow, Un Prophete, The White Ribbon

· Oscar Nominations 2010 for Best Directors are James Cameron - Avatar, Kathyn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker, Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds, Lee Daniels - Precious, Jason Reitman - Up In The Air

· The 82nd Oscar Academy Award of 2010 is going to take place in Hollywood’s Kodak theater in Los Angels on 2010 March 7th.

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In 2001, do you think Helen Mirren should have won. Or do you think Jennifer Connelly deserved to win?

This was for Best Supporting Actress in 2001. The nominees were:
*Jennifer Connelly, A Beautiful Mind (actual winner)
*Helen Mirren, Gosford Park
*Maggie Smith, Gosford Park
*Kate Winslet, Iris
*Marisa Tomei, In the Bedroom.

Jennifer Connelly was great in A Beautiful Mind...
so yes, she probably deserved it...
(I can't stand Russel Crowe, but it was a good movie)

Rave Review weighs in on Angelika’s latest offerings
Consider it another winner for Director Jason Reitman – “Up in the Air” is a quirky, humorous film with a message. No wonder there have been multiple wins and multiple nominations for both movie and actors – finally, a different story that hasn’t been told before.

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