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Recent Reviews for William S. Cottringer

You Can Have Your Cheese & Eat It Too. (Book) - 10/5/2009 7:51:05 AM
YOU CAN HAVE YOUR CHEESE AND EAT IT TOO Written by William S. Cottringer Published in 2001 Introduction This is a self help book in which the writer has tried to show us how we can get past the confusions and chaos of our daily life and be successful in our ventures. It motivates us to dream and be keen to fulfill them. It helps us to look into the simplicities of life for finding the solutions to our life. Summary The writer has taken example of two very naughty cats and two very smart mice. The cats are always focused on creating problems, confusions and chaos in the life of the mice. But the mice are very smart they always find solutions to the problems that are created for them till the time comes that everything gets so messed up that nobody, neither the cats nor the mice, can find out what’s happening around them. The writer has tried to show us how we focus on wrong things in our life and create confusion and chaos for ourselves. This is why we think we can’t have our cheese and eat it too. According to him we are always trying to change things to our liking before even knowing what we really want, so, first we should change ourselves according to the prevailing conditions and analyze where we are and where we want to be. By applying simplicity to our life we can easily bridge this gap. Critical analysis It is a perfect self help book in which the writer has illustrated very well how simplicity can solve many big problems of our life which, sometimes, are created by ourselves

The Bow-Wow Secrets (Book) - 2/18/2006 6:14:53 AM
I love the idea of the simple wisdom of the dog. Bow wow.

The Bow-Wow Secrets (Book) - 2/15/2006 1:09:21 AM
Congratz on the book!! Souns like a winner to me....love the cover....it tells a thousand tales!! love Tinka

You Can Have Your Cheese & Eat It Too. (Book) - 2/3/2003 4:27:26 PM
How sweet it is! Even a small amount of understanding and compassion can truly change a hard cored individual into a warm hearted soul. Love is the key to happiness, happiness is the road to success, success leads to rewards, rewards are smiles, and smiles are crown jewels. We all need to pass along crown jewels! Loved the excerpt. Joyce Rapier authorsden.com/joycelrapier

You Can Have Your Cheese & Eat It Too. (Book) - 12/21/2002 6:00:39 PM
I ordered the book and thought is was wonderful. Very please with all of the advice.

You Can Have Your Cheese & Eat It Too. (Book) - 9/22/2002 6:22:53 PM
I am the author's oldest daughter. I have to tell you that my dad has a mind I long for. This book is so creative and it can make life much more simple for us all.

You Can Have Your Cheese & Eat It Too. (Book) - 8/30/2002 6:16:37 AM
I'm not saying this is a great book, just because the author is my granddad, but..that helps. Seriously, you should read this clear map of life.

You Can Have Your Cheese & Eat It Too. (Book) - 8/30/2002 4:59:22 AM
Great little book-- must reading for people who are wanting more out of life and who want to close the gap between where they are and where they really want to be. Excellent insights!

Doing What Matters Most:: Simplifying Your Overload (Short Story) - 5/23/2008 8:14:18 AM
well said

Doing What Matters Most:: Simplifying Your Overload (Short Story) - 3/4/2007 4:53:24 AM
Alot to master here....but thanks for sharing!! Love tinka

Hannah's Christmas Wish (Short Story) - 9/11/2006 4:27:21 PM
It always happens around September. I get this feeling inside of me that Christmas is on its way, and I can hardly wait! Hannah's Christmas Wish is without a doubt a good Christmas tale. Well written, well thought out. I admire that it was written with a point: Designed especially for Hannah E. Gilbert. That just welcomes the Christmas spirit! I'm all excited! Now I'm going to go home and watch Frosty the Snowman and eat sugar cookies! Keep up the good work, Will. You're a good writer. C.S.H.

Finding a Title to Your Book (Short Story) - 8/24/2006 12:25:23 AM
Awesome read, I like your style! Your a great guy. :) R.

Hannah's Christmas Wish (Short Story) - 12/27/2005 8:57:34 AM
delightful write, very well done! (((HUGS))) and love, your tx. friend, karen lynn. :D

Hannah's Christmas Wish (Short Story) - 12/26/2005 5:32:46 PM
Hi I am Hannah Banana and I think all children will enjoy this story. My Grandpa Bill has written this just for me. I am so excited about having my own Christmas story. Hannah E.Gilbert

Hannah's Christmas Wish (Short Story) - 12/26/2005 2:29:16 PM
This is a precious Christmas story for young children to help teach them high self esteem. I highly recommend it as a great read to your children. Reading to children teaches interest in reading for the chilren and is quality time spent together.

The Dream (Short Story) - 6/12/2004 10:51:44 AM
An excellent and enjoyable short-story, William - enjoyed! Robert.

My Brick Wall (Short Story) - 1/31/2003 1:43:14 PM
Bill- have a great ability to share your experiences and let others learn from them. You opened many eyes to our own "brick walls" and gave us great advice on how to tear them down.

My Brick Wall (Short Story) - 1/23/2003 9:52:22 PM
I found this story of your life to be very enlightening. It opened my mind to a lot of truth and not just in a shadue of my oun prospect but in a spiritual one as well. Life is a journey for us all and full of "brick walls" as you say but I believe that for one to overcome these obsticals we must pursue our lives with great persoverence. God has a plan for us all and nothing happens for no reson at all. Our "brick walls" that we face help mold us to do His will and shape our lives, for "we are the clay and He is the potter" Isaiah 64:8.

My Brick Wall (Short Story) - 1/21/2003 6:52:20 AM
The complete truthfulness of this story is verry helpful in times of need. It also makes me more appreciateive of what I have in my life. This story is a blessing!

My Brick Wall (Short Story) - 1/21/2003 5:43:01 AM
The most heartfelt and honest stories are those of ones life. This one is making me reflect on my life to see how I can avoid "brick walls" so I don't live my biggest worry. Good stories do that and so do the people who write them. As we look on in our lives we can't assume that we have only good times to come. We have to reflect on our past and then look forward and make sure we don't let our pride stand in our way. Great story. I will definitely read some more.

My Brick Wall (Short Story) - 1/9/2003 6:00:17 PM
In reviewing "My Brick Wall", which was not only moving but hit home with me personally. I set back and saw myself go down the same road as I was reading and what a breath-taking story!!

My Brick Wall (Short Story) - 9/26/2002 9:40:06 AM
Timely and honest in these difficult times

My Brick Wall (Short Story) - 9/13/2002 9:27:14 AM

My Brick Wall (Short Story) - 9/1/2002 12:34:10 PM
The brutal honesty and raw emotion are gut-wrenching, gripping, and powerfully moving. ALL of us face these "brick walls" - so to read a story of such personal triumph, lesson learned, and glorious culmination, is inspirational and uplifting. This story needs to be told and re-told, as most of us have been there at one point or another in our lives.

Five Helping Things We Need to Learn How to Give Others (Article) - 11/28/2009 4:28:53 AM
thought provoking

Being Okay With Being Average (Article) - 11/21/2009 8:15:21 PM
William, this is a story that should be shared in every single public, and private school and corporate newsletter. It's one thing to settle for being lazy...which is a sin and a shame to our God Given uniqueness and greatness. My recently departed spirit of my Grandmother Ruby used to tell me while she was with us, "Never think of yourself as better than anyone else, but always think of yourself as just as good." When the world's "experts and critics" spend less time trying to normalize everyone, and more time just accepting and encouraging and yes, being patient with everyone who wants to excel because it's what the person wants--not what others expect--then we can take that freakin' Bell Curve publication (a book which even I have in my personal library for future fireplace fuel) and categorize it for what it truly is: an opinion of people who think they are better because they have education, but no knowledge nor wisdom. Thank you Will. cynth'ya

Being Okay With Being Average (Article) - 11/21/2009 10:30:53 AM
Thank you for your acceptance of the article Elizabeth. Check out Reality Repair and tell me what you think.

Being Okay With Being Average (Article) - 11/14/2009 7:03:58 PM
Wonderfully soothing and helpful, William, thank you for your words. Love this passage: "the Bell Curve is just a pencil line that can be easily erased. It never really existed anyway." Erin Elizabeth Kelly-Moen

Some Things Can't be Understood (Article) - 8/11/2009 3:39:45 PM
Only Question (God) Will Ask You On Judgement Day--WHY! Credit Illuminating Write! TRASK

The Ten Most Common Causes of Unhappiness and Their Common Sense Cures (Article) - 7/22/2009 12:50:09 PM
Great stuff. Enjoyed the read.

Why Somebody Else Can’t Tell You How To Be Successful And Happy. (Article) - 6/22/2009 8:28:40 AM
Very factual,and when we relize this, we get closer to our true definition of success and happiness. You are right on the money here. Continued success Barbara Henry

If Enough People Imagine and Believe in Something, It Will Happen… (Article) - 5/19/2009 3:51:15 PM
interesting read

Why Do Bullies Bully? (Article) - 3/9/2009 9:15:07 PM
Hello William, This article is so very helpful and informative, I had to keep a copy for my files and take notes. My personal experience at bullying confirms your description of a bully to a T - "they have an axe to grind; was lacking in acceptance(was rejected), have fear of losing or being seen as zero, and it is a sign of extreme weakness..." Thank you for writing on it, although I wish I read it ten years ago. Now free, Cynthia

Reality Repair Rx: A Critical Time for Thoughtfulness (Article) - 3/9/2009 6:27:13 PM

Reality Repair Rx: A Critical Time for Thoughtfulness (Article) - 3/8/2009 12:49:35 PM
You've given much food for thought in this article Bill. I'd like to touch on just one: I've had my own financial crisis and the way out was to learn to ask myself, "Do I want it or do I need it?" I found out that by applying this philosophy to my every day living that most things I wanted were things I didn't need and by purchasing the "wants" I was depriving myself of the things I needed. It took discipline but it's now a way of life for me and life is much easier and a heck of a lot more pleasant.

Describing the Indescribable Feeling We All Want: Peace of Heart (Article) - 11/6/2008 5:50:19 AM
good one

A SIMPLE BUT PROFOUND LIFE-CHANGING CHOICE (Article) - 10/22/2008 12:50:22 AM
..."calendars control our lives"... I think a lot about calendars. I think that calendars "structure" our lives. As seasons come and go, spring planting season, fall harvest season, our holidays, etc. Even if we don't think we plan using the calendar, much of our lives is structured by the things that recur on a regular basis. Eric "Calendarwallah" Snyder calendar.snyderthorn.com ========================

Why Do Bullies Bully? (Article) - 10/11/2008 7:10:32 PM
You Ought Come Live In Los Angelses Sleazy Mexifornia Find Out What Bullying Really Is... As For Your Kids Being Bullied By School Class Big Jerk Take (Teach) Your To Karate School,i.e. Bullies Lighten Real Fast Whence They Find There Nose Up There Face... Credit Illuminating Write... TRASK

Why Do Bullies Bully? (Article) - 10/11/2008 8:36:23 AM
Good article. We all face bullies in one form or the other.

Is There a Point of No Return In Relationships? (Article) - 10/11/2008 8:02:22 AM

Is There a Point of No Return In Relationships? (Article) - 10/6/2008 12:31:54 PM
Once again, Mr. Cottringer, your points are well taken. However, as long as people use words to punish, control, and hurt others (due to their own low self esteems)... I believe contemptuous emotions will find fertile ground. Regards ... Reginald V. Johnson

Is There a Point of No Return In Relationships? (Article) - 10/5/2008 11:59:52 AM
interesting read

TWO PATHS TO KNOWING (Article) - 10/5/2008 3:14:25 AM
enjoyed the read

Yes…The More Plan B's and C’s the Better (Article) - 8/21/2008 10:06:40 AM
okay!! Love tinka :D

How to Have a Near-Perfect Marriage Or Not. (Article) - 8/10/2008 3:35:40 PM
Wow Lois--That is quite an experience. Are you saying, your husband lived right and was NOT rewarded by being in heaven? Maybe this was a typo? Please expalin and I am certainly sorry for your loss. At least you were close to having a near perfect marriage. Bill C.

How to Have a Near-Perfect Marriage Or Not. (Article) - 8/10/2008 8:46:17 AM
3, 5 , and 7 of the first write appeal to me greatly. What I based my marriage on. Of course I did the others like celebrating special occasions and was giving and appreciative too. We had a near perfect marriage except when I did not always get my own way. Then I would brood some, but not at the end when he was getting very ill. Then I let him have his own way. It worked out great cause now I grieve for him still. A year is up Aug 17 and in church today his spirit was with me cause I could imagine him kneeling at the alter to pray, which he did frequently when going to church. He was right with God and is not in a better place. You are a good counselor from what I've read here and in your bio.

Rational Reality Repair Rx (Article) - 2/9/2008 1:14:14 PM
This is part of a new book and I'd like your reactions to this "introduction."

Personal P Points (Article) - 1/12/2008 11:18:05 AM

Personal P Points (Article) - 1/10/2008 6:20:07 PM
Your article is done exceptionally well. It is poignant, powerful ... and packed with practical ideas! Regards ... Reginald V. Johnson

Awful Addictions (Poetry) - 11/13/2009 9:41:07 PM
a metphor for watever life throws your way great piece of writing

Awful Addictions (Poetry) - 9/21/2009 9:12:26 AM
Jude-- You make a very interesting point. I guess the bottom line is that the "rewards" offered by the subsitute object(s) in the recovery plan have to be eqyuivalent to or greater than the rewards of the addiction, only in sociually approvied and personally productive ways! In that sense, it is the actual outcome of anything you are doing that counts--enabling (productive, healthy and desireable) or disabling (destructive, pathological and undesireable)Thanks. Bill C.

Awful Addictions (Poetry) - 9/19/2009 9:00:54 PM
do you know one can be addicted to overcoming an addiction once the addiction has been defeated ... i believe a recovering addict is in a perpetual state of withdrawal ...

Awful Addictions (Poetry) - 9/19/2009 9:25:57 AM
DONE WELL WITH DYNAMIC IMAGERY AND BLUNT, STRONG PHRASES THAT SUBSTANTIATES THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS WORK. THANKS FOR SHARING AND BLESSINGS. JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS

Want To Change the World? (Poetry) - 8/31/2009 10:23:48 AM
William this poem is so very interesting and profound! I shall visit you again!! Thanks for sharing!! Love And Prayers Always!!

Want To Change the World? (Poetry) - 8/9/2009 8:06:25 PM
William, We are on the same page tonight, William. I hope you read my poem How Can I Make A Difference. We have alot of the same thoughts. You are right, we can change the world one step at a time. Sometimes it may be baby steps but its marching forward. Bless you for this write! Blessings, ~Linda

ADHD Mind Oh Boy (Poetry) - 6/12/2009 11:10:25 PM
You captured the "one minute flicker" well.

ADHD Mind Oh Boy (Poetry) - 6/12/2009 10:17:27 PM
whew...what an experience

Free Will (Poetry) - 5/7/2009 7:17:44 AM
Your poem made me think William -The moral consciousness of mankind points to the freedom of will The sense of moral obligation is written in every man’s heart – it is as certain as the uniformity of nature.. We know that we are bound to do the right and to avoid the wrong. We know we are also free to avoid evil. . It is not reasonable The moral consciousness of mankind points to the freedom of will. The sense of moral obligation is written in every man’s heart – it is as certain as the uniformity of nature.. We know that we are bound to do the right and to avoid the wrong. We know we are also free to avoid evil. It is not reasonable for determanists to tell is these solid colvictions are mere illusions

Reality Repair Rx (Poetry) - 4/1/2009 3:17:49 AM
An informative poem,great work,take care Edwin

Reality Repair Rx (Poetry) - 3/29/2009 5:53:48 PM
A very insightful poem with a great message too. Change can come only inwardly, values nurtured by family, bred in the home before they are bred in the land. That is the real fixing. Cynthia

We Not Me (Poetry) - 3/25/2009 10:55:59 PM
Great poem,I enjoy reading it,take care Edwin

What to Say? (Poetry) - 3/25/2009 10:55:00 PM
Excellent poem,great work,take care Edwin

Looking For God (Poetry) - 3/23/2009 1:19:01 AM
A most beautiful "search" framed expertly in verse, it captivates the reader. I like this poem very much I read it three times. Cynthia

What to Say? (Poetry) - 3/23/2009 1:15:07 AM
Speechlessness is normal when faced with the awesome beauty of nature. Very insightful poem! Thanks for sharing (and writing it), Cynthia

What to Say? (Poetry) - 3/22/2009 7:10:16 PM
Such a descriptive penning being caught between two worlds, the seeing and the explaining... Be always safe, Karen

We Not Me (Poetry) - 3/22/2009 9:29:59 AM
Well expressed William!! Love Tinka

What is Self? (Poetry) - 3/21/2009 5:28:18 PM
Wonderful questioning.... So true, our so called individual self merges into the Oneness that we truly are! The root meaning of individual is indivisible... no separate unit entity... but the one Self, each other... united, family, All.. Thank you for sharing the beauty of this William! Love and Gratitude, Suzie :-D

We Not Me (Poetry) - 3/21/2009 5:21:43 PM
More about we!!! Love it William! Thank you for the wonderful unfolding of this poem! Love, Suzie :-D

Smiling In Bad Times (Poetry) - 3/15/2009 2:12:38 AM
Everything you say is the truth and people should smile even when things go bad.When you smile,the whole world smiles with you.Thank you for sharing this poem and let people know that there are still things in this world that people should appreciate like our lives,our selves,etc.take care Edwin

Unfair? (Poetry) - 3/15/2009 2:06:22 AM
Excellent poem,very well written,take care Edwin

Unfair? (Poetry) - 3/13/2009 6:27:37 AM
Hi William, Effective write! The point expressed is strong and the impact strike like a bullet! Great style and form! Cynthia

Unfair? (Poetry) - 3/12/2009 4:34:25 PM
Not all is fair, the reason I guess justice is sometimes blind. You have hit the mark with this one though... Be always safe, Karen

Smiling In Bad Times (Poetry) - 3/12/2009 3:16:49 PM
Jill good for you...I can't imagine the degree of resiliance you have after thriving past that kind of hardship! Thanks for sharing. Bill C.

Smiling In Bad Times (Poetry) - 3/10/2009 4:51:42 AM
Keeping our smile in difficult times is so, so important. I have neighbors who believed I was halfway crazy for smiling and making jokes when Hurricane Ike left us a 5 foot 8 inch debris pile in our living room from damage sustained through an 18 by 24 foot hole in the roof. If we lose our ability to smile, however, we lose sight of how things were and can again be. Thanks for sharing this poem, William. I enjoyed it. Jill