Joe Vitale

As you may recall, I’m a fan of the book A Complaint Free World. I’m also on their board of directors. Last week I received the following news and want to share it with you. Please act on it. This is a concrete way to send a message and make a difference. Pausing before a complaint and turning it into an intention is wise, and can transform the planet. The below offers one way to get the message out there. Thank you. – Joe

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 WE NEED YOUR HELP
The United States to Proclaim
the day before Thanksgiving
“Complaint Free Wednesday”
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Congressman Sam Graves of Missouri has introduced House Resolution H.CON.RES.404 to officially declare the day before Thanksgiving “Complaint Free Wednesday” in the United States of America.

For this to become a reality, we need you to contact your congressional representative and ask him or her to become a Co-Sponsor of this bill.   For it to pass, this bill needs 50 members of congress to act as co-sponsors.

*  *  *   Here’s what To Do   *  *  *

1. Go to www.house.gov/writerep/

You will be directed to The U.S. House of Representatives web site.  Enter your STATE and ZIP CODE. This will launch a window so you can send an email directly to your congressional representative.

2. Email the following Text  You can copy and paste it from here.  (Be sure and insert your representative’s name at the top and your name and town at the bottom)

Dear Representative ___________,

      As you know, the attitude of a society plays a critical role in the well being and prosperity of its citizens.

     The United States has long been the can-do optimist capital of the world, and I urge you to please CO-Sponsor and support H.Con.Res 404, which reminds Americans that a positive attitude and avoiding complaints can have a profound impact on our society.

     This bill, entitled “Supporting the goals and ideals of Complaint Free Wednesday” was introduced by Congressman Sam Graves (MO-6) on July 31, 2008, and encourages each person in the United States to participate in a day free from complaining on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving Day to prepare for our national day of gratitude.

Thank you in advance for your support of this legislation.

Sincerely,

__________ (Your Name)
______, ___ (Your Town, State)

Note: To read the bil, see http://acomplaintfreeworld.org/GRAVES_053_xml.pdf

I visited the Ronn Motor Company two weeks ago, before going to Chicago (to film an infomercial for The Awakening Course) and then Ohio (to visit family).

I’m impressed.

This small group of people, located only an hour from my home here in Texas, are making automotive history.

Creating an on-board hydrogen-gasoline injection system is innovative enough. But their car looks, well, incredible.

Two years ago I told the Panoz Automotive Company that I wanted them to build me an “environmentally friendly muscle car.” They haven’t done it yet.

But Ronn Motors is up to bat and they are looking good. I ordered a custom made version of it today. It’ll be a 550 HP super charged hybrid. I’ll have it sometime in early 2009.

Besides the fact that their Scorpion will get over 40 miles per gallon and have zero emissions, yet still go over 200 mph, they are doing their best to stay green in all areas. Their new motto is “Performance with Conscience.”

I think more businesses can go this route. There’s nothing wrong with making money, but adding in the element of consideration of others and the planet is good business, too.

Ronn Motors isn’t the only auto company trying to make a difference, of course.

I wrote about the Tesla all-electric car over a year ago. While the car looks breathtaking, too, it’s totally silent. A friend saw it drive off and said, “It’s the fastest golf cart ever!”

While an all-electric vehicle has advantages, I think silence isn’t one of them. I was almost hit by an airport cart last week in Cleveland. I couldn’t hear it coming up behind me. A totally silent car on the road is going to be dangerous until the public retrains itself to “hear” it.

Plus you still have to pay to charge all those batteries.

And those batteries are $89 each — and the Tesla has over 6,000 of them.

Plus they’ll need dumped someplace one day.

And there’s no service center for the car yet. When I talked to Tesla about ordering their car a year ago, they talked me out of it, saying it would cost an additional $8,000 to service it in Texas.

I admire Tesla for going in the right direction, but they aren’t there yet. I think the Scorpion is more on the money: it’s an eco-friendly muscle car. Until an all water or all solar car that looks good, sounds good, and races good comes along, it’ll due for me.

Of course, I’ll still keep Ladybug and Francine.

Ao Akua,

Joe
www.mrfire.com

PS — Now I just need to figure out what color to paint my Scorpion and what to name her. Suggestions?

The below video clip will reveal the secret behind my book The Seven Lost Secrets of Success. Click on the image below or just go to www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh_TMzdcchA Enjoy.

You can see a thirty second smokin clip of me on harmonica in the IM Blues Band at Pat O`Bryan`s Unseminar 5 by clicking here www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN3dusc30X4 or on the image below. Enjoy.

 I didn’t know what to name him.

He was a feral cat that my late wife Marian and I found when he was a kitten over 20 years ago.

He quickly became loving but never lost his wild side. He seemed fearless. I saw him chase dogs off our yard. Other cats didn’t stand a chance. His presence intimidated them.

He became my best friend. His fearlessness was something I admired. He seemed strong and content. He seemed quiet and wise.

We called him ST, which was short for Super Tiger. He seemed to like being named after a jungle animal. He was a Maine Coon breed.

Marian and I had him for 14 years. Nerissa and I have had him for another 8 years. He’s lived a long, happy, luxurious life.

He got shrimp every night.

He got catnip cigars when I could find them.

He got all the attention he ever wanted or allowed.

I even built the Catarium for him and his late brother, Brownie. It allowed them to explore the great outdoors without hunting or being hunted.

ST developed diabetes a while back, but we managed to completely cure him of that.

But he also developed several internal tumors, the last two coming in quick and growing fast. A third showed up last week.

We haven’t been able to do anything about the cancer.

So we made Tiger’s last days as loving and comfortable as we could.

He left us today, around 5 pm.

I thank you for all the love you sent our way.

Tiger felt it, too.

Ao Akua,

Joe
www.mrfire.com

PS – I’m relieved ST has passed on, isn’t suffering, and is one with all again. I love him.