My Background And What Qualifies Me

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About Me And My Qualifications

Hi. My name is Philip Bourdon. What business do I have in writing about the Law of Attraction? Why should you even bother reading what I have to say? Three reasons:

Passion
Problems
Professional Background

Passion

The Law of Attraction has become the chief focus of my life. I love this stuff. It stimulates my intellect and stirs my passion. It has brought about a number of authentic, practical and even profound changes in my life.

Everything I experience flows through the “filter” of the Law of Attraction. Though I have other interests (swing, tango and salsa dancing, Boston Red Sox, survival stories, etc.), the Law of Attraction and its related subjects continue to both excite and please me.

Some websites describing and detailing the Law of Attraction seem to drip with conviction and commitment; which is exactly what I hope you will feel. My purpose here is Equipping to Attract Abundance and happiness, and I trust that you will find that here.

Problems

Problems? How can that qualify anyone? Let me tell you. Some websites seem to portray the writer as an individual who has it “all together,” a distant, removed from every-day-living “Guru” whose materials will bring music to your spirit and millions to your bank account if you buy it.

I’m someone in process; learning something new every day as a result of taking responsibility by facing the problems I have brought into my life due to misdirected thinking.

I’ve always been attracted to people who are authentic. So, I will share with you difficulties and problems that I have had and have now. There will be no, cold and distant descriptions and solutions here; it will be real.

Professional Background

I consider this the least important qualification, but some folks like titles and little letters after a name. I was a Pastor for almost 20 years (American Baptist Churches) and have both a B.A. in Psychology and a Master of Divinity in Pastoral Studies. I took a many courses in post-graduate Pastoral Counseling and have two semesters in Clinical Pastoral Education.

I suppose all that says is that I have done a little previous reading and hopefully have a desire to learn fresh, new perspectives as well as being familiar with analyzing and synthesizing material. I’d also like to think that it’s helped me become a decent writer but I’ll let you decide!

More Personal Stuff

I’m a proud native of Massachusetts (I don’t have the “pahk the cah in Hahvad Yahd" accent as I'm from Western MA) who has lived in the Pittsburgh area since 1992. I can’t speak my MA "native language" here in the “Burgh.” Such as:

On my way to pick up some nips at the packy, I had a wicked good grinder and a coffee frappe at that place past the rotary.

Translation:

Nips - those little liquor bottles about an ounce or so(sample size).
Packy - Liquor store (“Packy” is short for “Package Store” where all booze, including wine and beer is sold).
Grinder - Sub sandwich, Hero, etc.
Frappe - Milkshake
Wicked Good - “Wicked” is an adjective meaning “very.”
Rotary - A very large and somewhat intimidating(to non-New Englanders) traffic circle.

I was a Minister for almost 20 years but left that around the time I was going through a divorce. My spiritual life has changed significantly and I’m much more open to many ways of thinking which I may have rejected or condemned years ago.

I have a daughter (23 yrs) who is a culinary school graduate and a baker. My son is 20 yrs and is an engineering student at Penn State.

The Law of Attraction has given me power and I have made myself into a passionate, bold and confident man.

I love Art Deco, survival stories, swing (and other styles) dancing, laughing, being happy, extracting the good out of situations, being quirky and occasionally weird, being creative and then being RUTHLESSLY POSITIVE as I MAKE IT A GREAT DAY.