Copy Life

Author: Paul Kyriazi

ISBN: 0971618305

Author, writer and director of several feature films, Paul Kyriazi, is quite an
expert on James Bond, as evidenced from his recent tome, The Complete James Bond
Lifestyle Seminar. Kyriazi promises to put you on the path to turning your life
around and realize your dreams, provided you follow his twenty-one rules of the
James Bond lifestyle.

The book begins with a look at your base of operations or your living quarters,
and readers are asked to determine if it is clean, organized and comfortable.

To illustrate the importance of these elements, Kryiazi refers to Dr.No, where
we have a rare look at Bond’s apartment. Notice, as the author mentions, there
is no clutter, it is clean and organized. Another example is Bond’s office, as
seen in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service- once again all of these elements are
very much in evidence. In other words, everything in the James Bond lifestyle
starts in your mind – “clear organized thinking begets a clear organized mind.”

From here the book’s chapters are tight and focused dealing with more of the
seminar’s rules such as the importance of never running out of cash. The author
points out that money is a symbol of neutral energy, and what is vital is to
know how to circulate the money. Never be afraid of carrying around too much
cash in a money clip. As for the fear of being robbed, the author says that he
has heard more than one person say that they were very glad to have something to
give to the robber.

Some of the other rules explored and examined are the necessity of adapting and
improvising when it comes to life’s challenges, what you wear and how to wear
the proper clothing, never give up, getting good value of your time and money,
act professional on the job, tip freely like Bond, constantly keep learning by
reading at least one book a week, renting what you need and take mental
possession of it, chose your contacts carefully and avoid villains.

Although some of the material presented is a rehash of what has been written in
an endless stream of books on how to turn your life around, the overall effect
is still somewhat addictive. There is always the allure of trying to live like
James Bond, and perhaps even ask yourself every time you face a challenge, what
would James Bond do in this situation? However, as we will never be James Bond,
and as Kryiazi maintains, what is so wrong in being yourself and living the
lifestyle you want.

The mixture of the author’s words of wisdom with the tidbits taken from Bond’s
movies makes for a compelling read, particularly if you are a Bond fan. Will the
twenty-one rules turn you life around? I guess you will have to try them to find
out.

Lance Winslow asked:




Do you ever feel overwhelmed with all the onslaught of information day in and day out? You get it in your car listening to the radio and hear the news, you turn on the TV and you have 360 channels to choose from, you open your e-mail to find a 300 incoming pieces of information, online newsletters, spam, business contacts, friends that you send you those stupid jokes, and even notifications from places where you do business.

And we all have smart phones now, with far too much information, more features than we ever care to learn, along with text messaging, Internet surfing, twittering, news alerts, and who knows what’ll be on the next set of personal tech devices. No wonder people feel overwhelmed. But it’s not like we didn’t see it coming. In fact, if you’d like to think about this a little more I’d like to recommend a very good book to you. One that, certainly made me think the first time I read it, and things have only gotten worse since. Today the book is;

“Data Smog; Surviving the Information Glut,” by David Shenk

Although the author is somewhat of a left winger, he’s absolutely correct in his summation of information overload and the computer age. And being from New York, I imagine his level of information is even more than mine out here on the West Coast where things are more relaxed. I’d recommend this book to anyone who wishes to ponder the reality of the world we have built with this technology, and the greatest communication device ever devised; the Internet.

Indeed, I’m going to recommend this book to you one last time, as it will make you stop and think about your lifestyle, and what it all means. I hope you will please consider this.

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Have you ever noticed how many people seem have it all together and make lemon aid out of almost any situation. Have you ever considered that this attitude is a choice, and by thinking this way it will have you perceiving a completely different existence? Perhaps, you have noticed that some folks choose to live their life a different way. And have mean spirit, also a decision, and whereas it may be unconscious it is a decision and they have made that choice either way.

To help you understand all this, so you can choose how to live your life, I recommend the following book:

“Happier Living – Make it a Lifestyle Through Beautitude” - By Clifton W. King and Russell T. Williams; DSFI Publishing, Denver CO, copyright 1977.

What is beautitude the reader will ask when they pick up this book on the lifestyle of happier living? It turns out that it is quite simple as the authors will duly explain throughout the book. You see the common them running through this work is that having a “beautiful attitude” is not just an attitude or beautitude, but rather it a life style and requires a different way at looking at life, living your life and seeing things.

This book is broken into 8 sections, each chapter talks about challenges and situations in society and our personal lives and how to change the way you perceive things and in the process change your lifestyle to a happier you. By Celebrating your life-experience as you go and looking, seeking out the beauty, you can modify your habits and in the process live a totally carefree and stressless existence.

Flora Morris Brown wants to share with you the secrets to happiness. Better yet, they are not so much secrets as manageable common sense changes you can make in your life to help you feel happier, more successful, and more fulfilled. While many of Brown’s messages resonate with what other self-help gurus have said about positive thinking, Brown provides an upbeat reinforcement with some great practical activities and colorful personal examples that bring to the forefront the wonderful achievements that can be made when people improve their attitudes and prioritize what is really important to them.

“Color Your Life Happy” is the kind of book you can open anywhere to receive great advice and an instant boost in your positive attitude. Brown gives us numerous clues of ways to improve our attitudes from focusing on a positive moment in the past, to reprioritizing our goals, and avoiding the toxic people who pull us into negativity. Brown reminds us that while the world may have much turmoil and misery in it, worrying over the world’s problems will not stop wars or feed the hungry so there is no reason why we should focus on what makes us unhappy. Just because it is a human tendency to prefer to complain-it’s easier than making the effort to seek happiness-we do not need to succumb to what is socially acceptable negativity or believe in superstitious ideas that happy thoughts will only jinx us in the long run. Yes, Brown is realistic that bad things happen, but she’s also aware that the positive outweighs the negative.

Amid inspirational quotes and effective activities to help the reader along the path to happiness, at the heart of the book is Flora Brown and her personal stories of how she persevered to happiness; some are tales of difficulties that worked out well, but most of the stories are simple examples of how her “can do” attitude brought her abundance. One of my favorite stories was her refusal to sit in a steep distant balcony seat when she went to the see the play The Color Purple. Determined she would either get a good seat so she could see the actors, or just go home, she went down to the lobby to ask whether any better seats were available. Before she knew it, she was sitting in the Orchestra section and had three tickets to the show. While some may say what happened to her was a coincidence, if she had not been determined to leave the balcony and look for something better, she would not have ended up enjoying the play so much from such a great location.

Great advice fills this book-advice Brown has taken from herself and applied successfully-advice that will equally benefit the reader. Brown reminds us not to get upset over little things but to laugh about them-”If it’ll be funny later, it’s funny now.” She asks us to be good landlords to ourselves-make a contract promising you will treat yourself well. Become an optimist by telling yourself positive stories about the future rather than focusing on “if only’s” from the past. Learn to manage your time because “If you don’t manage your time, then other people will. And guess whose priorities they will put first?” Her tough advice on how to deal with toxic people is alone worth the price of the book; for example, it may sound a bit harsh not to return phone calls, but Brown reminds us it is our life, and there’s no sense wasting it listening to people who complain and want to pull you down to their negative levels.

Brown does not simply give us advice. She also provides several activities, some thoughtful and others fun yet insightful to help us achieve the outlook on life that leads to happiness. I loved her idea of designing your own family crest along with your motto that serves as a visual reminder of your positive mission. She provides us with guidelines to help us find a job we will love that will both pay the bills and sustain our souls. And my favorite comment, not even advice, but something Brown simply mentions, is that she gave a name to her inner voice that uses fear and negativity to pull her down. She named her inner critic voice “Susie.” I imagine it’s much more effective and affirming to tell Susie to shut up than to use your real name.

“Color Your Life Happy: Create the Success, Abundance and Inner Joy You Deserve” is full of colorful stories, and even uses colors for metaphors-such as “color yourself powerful” by wearing black, or “color your life flamboyant” with orange because it’s the color of fun and energy. After a forty year career of inspiring people through teaching and inspirational speaking, Flora Brown now gives away her secrets to finding happiness in one book. Read “Color Your Life Happy” and achieve the happiness you’ve always deserved.

This is such an excellent book about Michael Jackson, and the rendering of thanks and adulations for his ingenious musical and creative dancing contributions to the world.  Patricia Ann Farnsworth-Simpson and the Poets-World-Wide really placed this book into the spotlight with their innovative styles of crafting poems and literary pieces.

The poetic forms and styles in this book are very interesting and inventive. The Acrostics form plays an important role in laying the foundation of Michael’s accomplishments and endowing credit upon him for his awesomeness. Rhyming patterns found in the standard quatrain or stanzas are also very creative. For instance, the Monchielle form gives credit to Michael’s children; Joseph’s Star speaks to his memory, and the Tree of Life form uplifts his life. The poetic form, Ricks32 addresses Michael’s pearly stage and his rainbow colorful life.

Other forms in this uplifting poetry book dedicated to a Michael as a “shining star” include:  the Mono-Rhymed Couplets wondering where he went; the Quatrain uplifting the King of Pops; Seventh Heaven form regarding his special songs; Spirit Vessel to his memory, the Rhyming Couplets relating to the matter of time; Linking Contemporary Sonnet regarding his moon walking, and the Kyrielle Sonnet regarding Michael’s music. These and other forms are really spirited regarding the tributes paid to Michael Jackson and his musical and dancing enlightenment of the world.

This incredible text really has love steaming across the globe from poets for Michael Jackson. For example, poets from Sudan, Jamaica, England; Southwest Scotland; Marmaris, Turkey;  Edinburgh, Scotland; California, Minnesota; Patagonia, Arizona; Northeast New Jersey; United Kingdom and other cities in the United States uplifting the memory and great contributions of Michael Jackson to the world.

Reading about this book is interesting; however reading this book will be very elating. One has to read it to believe it! This book speaks highly of the abominable spirit of the human family and what it is capable of accomplishing once a mission has been established. Great job to you Pat, and to all the poets who have contributed their works to this awesome book!

Learn more about this wonderful book and the poets by visiting www.pfppublishers.com