Great job, Jim!! And I agree with you, thinking on it's own doesn't usually get you where you need to go. Action is required. But some people just are so caught up that action is impossible. And the funny thing about affirmations and visualization is that if repeated, action is almost inevitable. I once read that if you write your yearly goals down and look over them daily, after the year 80% of them will have been obtained. You just automatically begin to take action when it's in front of you every day. Your mind believes that this is what should be and it creates (or sees) opportunities and steps to that next level.

eebee... welcome. I had a friend in Dunedin at one time. I don't even remember his real name... we all called him Junior. I hear it's beautiful in NZ. Definiately on my list of places to see.