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- On Creating Excellence No Matter What - by If you hate your job, your relationship, or some other part of your life, you are not exactly a rarity. Many people are caught up in their own personal crisis. In such a situation, it becomes all too easy to moan, grumble, and seek to undermine others. Essentially, you do as little as possible ...
Views: 611 - Selling Yourself - A Core Life Skill - by One of the most important skills you can ever develop is the ability to sell. You are required to sell yourself all the time. You do it when you apply for a job or a pay rise. You have to sell yourself to your potential love partner. When you go to the bank to apply for a loan, you are selling ...
Views: 1322 - In Search of the Feminine Archetype - by I often wonder what the world would be like if women were in charge of it instead of men. It would definitely be an altogether different place. Moreover, it's hard to escape the sneaking suspicion that it would probably be a far better place too.
In watching the attack on New York, and the ...
Views: 1003 - In The Shadow Of The Towers - by What is the correct response for a metaphysical person to the terrible events of September 11th? It is a major challenge to fathom what happened, and what our personal response should be. This article will set out a few themes that are worth considering.
The key attitude must surely be to ...
Views: 1115 - "It Was Just Like In The Movies....." (Sept 11th 2001) - by One of the things that struck me forcibly about the events of September 11th 2001 was the terrible resemblance the attacks bore to a Hollywood blockbuster disaster movie. It was quite uncanny......
Desperate terrorists seize passenger airline planes and plunge them into the WTC towers. The ...
Views: 1364 - A 3-Step Process For Working With Your Dreams - by Dreams are a powerful tool in developing deep insight about yourself and your life purpose. They are a priceless source of inspiration and creativity, as witnessed by geniuses spanning the entire range between Einstein and Salvador Dali; both of whom worked with dream and fantasy in their work. ...
Views: 772 - True Romance? Or True Lies? - by Love relationships! A joy or a curse! So much of your time and mental/emotional energy can be tied up in them. Often, people think of little else than the beloved other.
Inevitably, your heart will be broken, at least once or twice. However, you pick yourself up and then go searching for love ...
Views: 820 - Developing A Quiet Life In The Midst Of Turmoil - by One of the most important things you can do in life is to simply find time for yourself. By this, we don't mean opting out of society or "spacing out". Value yourself enough to give yourself time to simply be, without any expectation of goal or result. Paradoxically, by doing this, we can often ...
Views: 947 - Working In The Subtle Realm Of Thought - by The spiritual realm is the world of Causes. The manifest material world, that is so familiar to us through our senses, is the world of Effects. Thought always precedes manifestation in the material world. All that is manifest in the material world, whether in nature or man-made, was first a ...
Views: 3010 - The Sleeper Awakens Within The Dream - by When we awaken from dreams, we realize that they were not real, but entirely of our own creation. In a dream, you are the participant as well as the creator of all the other characters and the settings. In like manner, everyday reality can also be viewed from this dream perspective; a dream from ...
Views: 902 - Education Has A Price - So Does Ignorance - by Education is your key to success and advancement in every area of life. However, it is NOT defined by academic qualifications. In fact, all too often, these can form an excellent contrary indicator! Whilst academic qualifications do undoubtedly smooth the way in many career areas, they are by no ...
Views: 1249 - Beyond Good & Evil - The Center Of Perfect Peace - by Why do we consistently fail to do the good we know we should? All too often, why do we do the evil we hate instead? Is there really an external force that acts upon us and tempts us into evil as many religions seem to believe? Or does our own inner fragmentation lead us ever into frustration; ...
Views: 1186(1 vote) - A Change Of Place Would Do You Good - by Place has such tremendous power over your life. Each of us is shaped to almost a frightening extent by the company we keep and the places we frequent. Often, places hold their subconscious hold upon us long after the events that occurred there have faded into the distant past.
If your thought ...
Views: 808 - On Having A Mentor - A Lesson from Alexander The Great - by It would seem that Alexander was a devoted reader of Homer's great epic poems, The Odyssey and the Iliad; particularly the latter. The Iliad deals with Ancient Greek ideals of hero, warfare and glory in the context of the war against the city of Troy. Alexander, it would seem, read these stories ...
Views: 940 - Self Esteem - The Problem Behind All Problems - by Self esteem is THE major challenge of our era. It lies at the heart of many of the diverse issues and challenges we face in life.
In fact, it is precisely because low self esteem does not seem to be the problem, that it is so very insidious. Many people who suffer from low self esteem ...
Views: 49447(12 votes) - The Search For Meaning - by The greatest challenge we face in our lives is the Search for Meaning. What is life really about? What are we really here to do?
These are big questions. Nobody can pretend to have the answers for anyone else. As Viktor Frankl once said, it is like asking a Chess Grandmaster what THE best move ...
Views: 917 - UNTITLE - by We often hear of small actions that can make a dramatic impact on our lives. Here are ten such things which, if done with determination, will produce a revolution for you physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually and financially!
1. Drink Pure Water
Our bodies are 70% water. Drinking ...
Views: 496 - Uprooting The Tree Of Ignorance - by Why do we fail to do the good that we know we should? Why do we fall below our own standards? Why do we try so hard to make progress in life and yet have little to really show for it?
In Yoga philosophy, the term AVIDYA is used to describe the condition that causes this tendency within us. It ...
Views: 1447 - The Key Attitude For Success - by There is one key factor that can do more to guarantee your success in life than anything else. Conversely, the absence of that factor will be a sure guarantee of a life of failure and almost continual disappointment. That key factor is RESPONSIBILITY.
It sounds like something your mother told ...
Views: 770 - Stand Up For Your Rights - by I'll always remember the slogan, "You've come a long way Baby". Yes, women have come a long way. In the job market, in politics, and even at home, women have taken on stronger, more prominent roles. However, fairness and respect are often just out if reach. I know how it feels to be treated ...
Views: 782 - How one woman created her own support group - by With divorce on the upswing and the original family foundation being divided, there is a growing population of single parents needing support and information on surviving the breakup of the classically acceptable family unit and the reincarnation into the new single parent lifestyle. With ...
Views: 932 - Tracking Intimacy: Getting Close to Your Partner - by Do your relationships feel stale? Are you wondering where "intimacy" is hibernating? Are you experiencing the "blahs" when you should feel engaged, engrossed and connected? The sparkle may have fizzled or been stillborn. Now, your feelings of closeness may be hitchhiking towards the hills. ...
Views: 1396 - Loneliness: What is it and how to get rid of it - by Loneliness is a very complex, multidimensional phenomenon. Simply put, there is no one cure for loneliness, simply because there are many different types of loneliness. The loneliness of a widow, who just lost her husband, is different from the loneliness of a boy who is sick in bed and can’t go ...
Views: 26202(4 votes) - Be A Product Of Your Own Conclusion - by What does it mean to be a product of your own conclusion? Wouldn’t it be nice to have a good end product after putting in the time to develop it? Yet so few do. I look around me and see people doing things, the end result of which will surely be disaster. Let’s investigate our thought of being a ...
Views: 1042 - Be A Product Of Your Own Conclusion - by What does it mean to be a product of your own conclusion? Wouldn’t it be nice to have a good end product after putting in the time to develop it? Yet so few do. I look around me and see people doing things, the end result of which will surely be disaster. Let’s investigate our thought of being a ...
Views: 876 - Body/Mind Fitness - by Chapter 1 Traditional Mind/body
1.1 Being Attentive Reduces Stress
Most Americans do not take the debilitating effects of stress seriously. You know that it is important to quit smoking and exercise, but do you take the time to regularly relax? When you finally take the time to relax, do you ...
Views: 1366 - 10 Lessons Learned from a Grove of Giant Sequoias - by In the hushed silence of the forest deep within Sequoia National Forest, life lessons were whispered from amazing heights as these elderly giants grew magnificently heavenward.
1. Be ever observant and aware of the Majesty that surrounds you.
2. A spirit of wonder and child like delight will ...
Views: 843 - 10 Passion Principles to Creating the Rest of Your Life - by 1. Take passionate action towards living your life by design. Talk is cheap. Action = deposits in the bank of a passionately authentic future. Without it, passion is void.
2. Commit to yourself as well as those you love to create powerfully a life you can love. Instead of reacting, commit to ...
Views: 1204 - Embracing Uncertainty: Live Passionately Today - by Leonardo Da Vinci called it Sfumato. Many people call it confusing. For me, it was life changing. I am speaking of embracing paradox, ambiguity and uncertainty. We continue to grow outside of our comfort zones and lead a more passionate life when we accept its lessons completely.
In today's ...
Views: 627 - 10 Simple Ways to Experience Outrageous Joy, Guaranteed! - by 1. Participate in activities you loved as a third grader. Were you in the class play? Take an acting class! Did you love basketball? Join a basketball league. No excuses, simply do it!
2. Take a mid day break everyday with a Gratitude Partner. Get outside, get moving, and be grateful together ...
Views: 609 - Point of Decision - by How many decisions do you make daily?
Think about that for a moment. Isn't everything a decision? Do I get up as soon as the alarm goes off in the morning, or do I hit the snooze button? Do I wear my pants today, or my skirt? Do we smile or scowl at the people around us first thing in the ...
Views: 602 - 10 Top Ways to Manifest a Life of Creative Flow - by Take a moment and hold fast to a vision of life continually in the flow. Meandering down the river, and even enjoying when the rapids get rough! Knowing in your heart and soul that the one consistent piece of the puzzle is that you remain in the flow mindset.
1. Take time daily to set your ...
Views: 691 - Deeply Rooted - by In a Wildlife Preserve outside Savannah, I experienced a scene like out of "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak. I went on a walk through a Spanish Moss covered dense wood within the swamp. The unusual collection of birds sang a symphony as they gathered there on the sunny May morning. ...
Views: 581 - Flying to the Top - by It started out well enough. I was talking to my two older brothers about the last six months of my life. We do not see each other often. In fact, twice in a calendar year is amazing! I got very excited at the prospect of telling them all that has been happening in my life. There have been so ...
Views: 689 - How success equals commitment - by What do you need to succeed?
One of the first things is commitment.
This is a true story about the commitment of a little boy.
It concerns a family of parents with a young girl of around 11 years old and a boy of around 9 years old.
The young girl was very, very ill, in fact she was ...
Views: 2666 - The Personal Touch 1 - by Most of us spend several hours each day communicating with others through the medium of our voice. Our voices contribute much to how we impact our world.
In the same way that no two snowflakes are the same, everyone has their own unique and wonderful vocal qualities. Our voices tell the world ...
Views: 672 - Determine Your Tune - by Most of us spend several hours each day communicating with others through the medium of our voice. Our voices contribute much to how we impact our world.
In the same way that no two snowflakes are the same, everyone has their own unique and wonderful vocal qualities. Our voices tell the world ...
Views: 746 - 8 Practical Methods to Remain Empowered During Stressful Time - by 1. Acknowledge that requesting support, guidance and partnership is not the same as being needy. Allowing someone else to give freely to you primes the pump in the universal law of giving and receiving. There are as many blessings to the giver as there are to the receiver: being open to ...
Views: 711 - 10 Secrets to Becoming a Catalyst for Personal Transformation - by 1. Make living on purpose your only way of being. No matter what role you are playing, job you are taking, always be endeavoring towards your larger vision.
2. Reach inside when you hit obstacles. Instead of looking outside yourself, playing a subtle blame game, go deeply within yourself. ...
Views: 674 - Unanswered Prayer - by Q. Why does God not answer some prayers of his faithful children?”
But He does!
He answers every prayer his faithful children pray. True, he does not always say “Yes.”
Often times his answer is “No.”
But, the “No” is as much an answer to the request as the “Yes,” and springs ...
Views: 1324 - A Spiritual Perspective from "The Guides" - by In a personal reading for a client who lives in the Washington, D.C. area, the Guides (through Ron Scolastico, Ph.D) gave the following answer to her question about terrorist attacks that occurred September 11 and how to approach this with her young son. They gave her information that can be ...
Views: 870 - The Light of Love - by THE LIGHT OF LOVE: Creating a powerful spiritual experience--an attunement adapted by Ron Scolastico, taught by the Guides:
In my many years of teaching individuals how to have a profound spiritual experience, I have found that the greatest obstacle for most people is the distraction of the ...
Views: 646 - Sports Creativity in Your Own Backyard - by The sporting goods industry is a multi-billion dollar business, and the cost of equipment can be ridiculously expensive. Every family cannot afford the latest and greatest products (and gimmicks). But the old saying that “the best things in life are free” can also hold true in sports. Before you ...
Views: 905 - Youth Baseball Practices Don't Have To Be Long To Be Good - by Back in the late 70's an old college professor of mine was fond of saying, "Don't confuse activity with accomplishment." Jump forward about eight years and imagine me observing a coach running practice for his little League team. At the start of practice most of the 10, 11, and 12 year olds are ...
Views: 813 - Youth Baseball Practices Don’t Have To Be Long To Be Good - by Back in the late 70's an old college professor of mine was fond ofsaying, "Don't confuse activity with accomplishment." Jump forward about eightyears and imagine me observing a coach running practice for his little League team. At thestart of practice most of the 10, 11, and 12 year olds are ...
Views: 787 - You have been programmed - by It is what it is - not what is programmed into us.
If you are going to be programmed at least know it for what it is.
Whether it be religion, politics or what ever belief systems you have bought into.
.............At least know that you are programmed and have bought into it.
We are ...
Views: 1112 - Are You Just Right? - by The new millennium that is now officially under way will be a period of both enormous opportunity and immense challenge for humanity. Technological advances in medicine, computers, agriculture and a dozen other fields hold tremendous potential to improve our lives and broaden our horizons. At ...
Views: 722 - The Top 7 - How Well do you Speak? - by The ability to speak well can enhance your career, clinch a sale, sell a point of view and increase an executive's productivity. Coach Sandra Schrift, founder of the first national speakers?bureau in San Diego, shares a few insights on making a presentation.
1. The most important objective of ...
Views: 690 - Self Cure of Hypertension - by You are suffering from hypertension? Hypertension is dangerous. Hypertension threatens your life. The pills you take, can't protect you from sudden fatal cardiovascular consequences. Every other person dies from the cardiovascular consequences of hypertension: 50 % of the population, and even 60 ...
Views: 3311 - Little Things - by What a week this is going to be, right?
Opportunities, ideas, new ways of looking at things...
You create your Spiritual Success today!
Spiritual Success? This is the success you achieve from following spiritual principles to happiness that lead to your worldly and spiritual success. ...
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