"get a grip on our own thought processes," Oh Robert, you are so very right. Isn't it crazy when you really and truly realize everything is in our control when we do as you suggest, and work on our thought process. I recently wrote about (on two different occasions) about 2 affirmations that help me everyday, and both of them combined, amount to what you so eloquently laid out for us here, and you brought the big guns in to prove it. Thanks man :-)