Quote from: Don Boyer on December 31, 2013, 06:51:37 AM

There was also a strange effect he had where he could make the word being guessed appear on the subject's body, usually an arm.  That should also be selling at E.

Thanks! Do you have any idea what that was called?

Quote from: John B. on December 26, 2013, 07:56:13 PM

I spent it being the but of the jokes at the dinner table and then because I was not jumping for joy at my gifts I got told how I was un-appreciative and got into an argument with my dad that ended with my leaving and my mom feeling like crap thinking I was mad at her. Just the usual.

I've had worse.  It's never fun.

Remember that we're all imperfect beings.  For some, they'll never really try to improve or even notice there's something not quite right in how they live.  For others, life is a quest to be a better person - still imperfect, but improved from the day before.  Become calm in your mind and spirit, try to understand the people around you, and live in THIS moment, right now.  Fretting over the past doesn't change it one bit, so it doesn't really help you - you can learn to let it go, to simply acknowledge that this event occurred and not linger on the bad feelings it left you with.  Worrying about the future is not good for you, either - there's no real way of knowing exactly what the future holds, and predicting terrible possible futures is not much more accurate than using a dart board to predict the future.  (I usually tell people that I left my crystal ball in my other pants...  )

For the holidays, and for the rest of your life, be prepared to forgive those people around you - and remember to include yourself in that group, too.  People get so depressed when they're unable to do these simple yet difficult things.  Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt - learned how to stop going back.