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Den
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Posted: Tue Feb 19th, 2008 04:23 am |
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I studied chemistry in college and still work in the field as a service engineer on lab instruments, but it often seemed pretty dull and empty. I got into personal development and psychology in my mid-twenties and have read many books and have listened to an insane amount of books on tape in my car. In retrospect, I have been searching for an understanding of myself and of others. I was actually at the bookstore looking for yet another book on personal development when I walked down the metaphysical aisle and saw a book on palmistry. After paging through, I bought it. A couple of days later I told a customer friend at Procter and Gamble about what I had been reading. He is the only other person at that chemical lab that I felt safe to tell, because he was into metaphysics/philosophy and I knew he would not judge me like the other conservative, scientist types that would surely label me a weirdo. He held out his hand and said, "Well, let's hear it man". I gave my first reading that day. I was exhilarated at his reaction afterwards, and realized what a service I had done for him and especially me. To this day, none of my hundreds of customers know that this is something I do, but he often holds up his massive thumbs with pride and smiles at me. It has become our little "inside joke" when I do service at that facility even to this day.
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Posted: Wed Feb 20th, 2008 04:52 am |
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Hi Den,
Nice story.
Is it very conservative still at Proctor and Gamble?
I used to work in the UK and I heard from a friend that the UK more recently was becoming more accepting of "alternative" practice and developing sciences? What's your opinion on the changes over the past 5 years there vis a vis palmistry?
Janice
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Den
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Posted: Wed Feb 20th, 2008 05:48 pm |
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Procter and Gamble folks are still ultra-conservative types; and some are very difficult to deal with. I have good relations with most customers there, but many have been thorns to deal with over the years. I do not reveal much of my personal life to those at work as a general rule, I do not want my professional reputation to suffer or my company either. I especially keep my palmistry out of their awareness. I do look at there hands though without then knowing. 
As far as people being open-minded to alternative medicine, it really varies. I live in the midwest, which is very conservative in general. I believe people are becoming more open to new things in medicine due to the rising costs of traditional healthcare.
Thanks for your reply,
Den
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Posted: Wed Feb 27th, 2008 08:03 am |
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Hi Den! I enjoyed reading your post. Such an interesting story. As a general question, do you enjoy working at P&G? I ask this question as I started full time work a year ago and can think of a hundred other things I would rather enjoy!
I am also guilty of looking at my colleague's hands. I started reading palmistry books in my teens and doing impromptu amateur readings. I think I've become better. One of my toughest "clients" (though I don't get paid any money!  ) was a skeptic who humped and hrrrmed through my brief analysis, which greatly intimidated me. Then I noticed some interesting lines and personality traits that I would never have guessed he had prior to the reading and began to spout enthusiastically.
His girlfriend later said that he was reluctantly impressed.
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Den
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Posted: Wed Feb 27th, 2008 02:24 pm |
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Hi Atma
I actually do not work for P&G directly, I work for a company that does on-site service of their instruments. When I got out of college I did some contract work in their labs on a couple of occasions and did almost get hired there at one time. In general, P&G is excellent place to work because of the good conditions there. I do service at many companies and come in contact with many people in any given week, a truth be told, I would rather do something else at times myself. The challenge is trying live my bliss regardless. Thanks for your interest.
I gave my oldest and closest friend a reading and he had this skeptical disposition the whole time and told me "Well, you have known me a long time". I have another old friend that forces me to do a reading everytime I see him and enjoys the process with a child-like curiosity. Who should I place my focus on? Thanks for your reply Atma.
Regards,
Den
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