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Aside from the question whether we can answer this issue at all, I am convinced that all opinions about it are a matter of belief not of knowledge.
Man falls inevitably into the realm of faith and beliefs, once we discuss this question. Followers of some churches speak of a purgatory, others ... Views: 736
This is one question that we can be pretty sure that just about every person on this earth has asked him or herself at one time or another.
Not that long ago (1981), we heard about Dr. Raymond Moody’s book “Life After Life”, which documents his experiences and research with cardiac patients ... Views: 1814
What Spirit Speaks- Part 2
(Continuation from Part 1, found elsewhere on this site.)
8)There are two responses to all situations: that of love and that of fear (and their corresponding attributes). Love is assuredness, comfort, compassion, courage, strength, giving, etc… Fear’s minions ... Views: 1202
What Spirit Speaks
In my time in service as a “speaker” for Spirit/God (call it what you will) for 20+ years now I have given thousands of personal sessions and delivered numerous public ... Views: 1063
"If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.” -Mahatma Gandhi
Yesterday I went to the library with my daughter. I was looking around the bookshelves at self improvement books and I found a book called, ... Views: 1134
What’s So Different about Astrology All of a Sudden?All of a sudden there are tweets and Face Book posts about how astrology has changed and how it affects our personal horoscopes. The dates are different and that moves people from one sign to another. How on earth is this going to affect us? An ... Views: 1315
The Buddhist “Guidelines for Being a Good Person” was written by ancient Chinese sages. There will be eight parts to this study so if you have not yet subscribed to the column here please take a moment to do so. Just find the subscribe button near the author's photo and click it, no spam will ... Views: 3246
I Am Woman
By Susan Bock
2010
In 1972, the song titled “I Am Woman” song by Helen Reddy, hit the U.S. pop charts and rapidly became #1. Almost 40 years later, her song still resonates in my mind. Can you hear the tune, the lyrics?
“I Am Woman” says it all – who we are, what we have ... Views: 968
Everything we see today has not been here forever, and will not last forever.
Matter, unable to be destroyed or created only transformed, will change form eventually.
It took eons for the development of simple one celled life forms, then billions of years of evolution to form complex ... Views: 1177
Chinese community is one of the biggest and religious communities of the world. Here with chinese community, numbers of events and festivals are held around the year. Well, started with chinese new year held on 3rd February of 2011 according to chinese new year calendar. This is one of the ... Views: 753
All In Your Mind
Through the experience of living our life, we pick up many misconceptions about what life is and what it means to have a life experience. In this series of articles I will share with you what I believe and what I know beyond belief about what life is and isn’t and what the ... Views: 1349
The Chinese New Year is celebrated for about fifteen days one moment in the year when the whole nation feels united as they can imagine each other's enjoyment. The Chinese New Year gets determined by the chinese new year calendar and therefore it is called the Lunar New Year. In 2012, the ... Views: 1201
Every day of year is related with some value close to it. The day is observed for any specific occasion according to its related incident that occurs on the same day or other prospective. As every people want to celebrate few days with some values so they celebrate the day according to their ... Views: 1041
I'd like to tell you a story if you're willing to read on, I think it can change your thinking and could change your life.
A bear is silently strolling around in the woods looking for food.
Out of the corner of her eye she spots a mountain lion, silently creeping toward her. The bear ... Views: 2424
It starts as a vision that sprouts into a tiny seed, that holds the potential to grow into something that represents something stunning to us. It’s the cracking of the seedcase, the impossible emergence of the vitality of life, creation, thriving, growing reaching and bursting into light. This ... Views: 1040
Ya, Jah, Ra, YHWH, Jehovah, Brahman, Elohim, El Shaddai, Adonai, Zeus, Theos, Logos, Krishna, Om, Heavenly Father, Divine Mother, Ishvara, Paramatman, Purusha, Allah, Sat and Lord – these are just a few of the more popular names in the attempt to label the original source and substance, creator ... Views: 1369
So you’ve made the decision to be more positive and upbeat in your life as a step to feeling happier and maybe achieving some goals you’ve set. And it’s all going really well, until you step into an environment, perhaps your job, your family situation or some other experience, that is full of ... Views: 1638
One of humanity’s biggest fears is that of confrontation. So often when feeling like someone is in our face, we don’t speak our feelings and then we’re angry afterward. Our anger can then manifest as passive-aggressive behavior. But truly it’s not about dealing with our behavior or learning to ... Views: 1397
Do You Display the Signs of Low Self Esteem?
The key signs of low self esteem may be quite obvious; these include low confidence, putting up with mistreatment, under achievement, poor earning power. However there are also some subtle signs that you may not have realized:
Do you live well ... Views: 999
Success Waits Behind the Veil of Failure
in relationships and in life
Just as Valentine’s Day points to everybody else getting roses and chocolates and diamonds, it can point to your own relationship blunders. Before you give yourself a failing grade, though, consider the bell curve. How ... Views: 1260
I lost a son early in the morning, 1:57am on New Year's Day, 2011. His name is Robert Allen Sickles, born April 8, 1983. He was murdered at an upscale hotel's New Year's Eve party in Costa Mesa, CA defending his little brother David from a derelict coward with a knife, who was trying to pick a ... Views: 1806
The 21st of December will mark the longest night of the year.
Known as the Winter Solstice, in ancient cultures this was one of the most important days of the year.
Indeed, over 5000 years ago many temples and sacred sites were constructed around this day…or the moment of sunrise following ... Views: 928
The Full Moon.
I LOVE that image. Often, I am lucky enough to be able to gaze at her before me on the Mediterranean Ocean at night in our porch. I love, love, love it.
And the more I notice the Moon, the more I love her. She feels like a person to me now. I want to give her capital ... Views: 924
This will be a transitional year for America and indeed the rest of the world as well. Too many degenerative changes have been set in motion across the globe for us to see much of a reversal in the great demise of nations. Will America get onboard this global wave along with the rest of the ... Views: 1072
Article Title: The Magic of Believing - the Power of Thought (from Inspirational Books - Part Three)
Submitted by Craig Lock
Category (key words): Self Help, Personal Growth, Mind, Mind Power, Claude Bristol, Success Skills, Empowerment, Positive Psychology, Inspirational Books.
Web Sites: ... Views: 1179
Article Title: The Magic Of Believing (from Inspirational Books - Part One)
Category (key words): Self Help, Personal Growth, Communication, Mind Power, Success Skills, Empowerment, Positive Psychology.
Web Sites: http://www.creativekiwis.com/books.html and www.lulu.com/craiglock
The ... Views: 1040
What does Doing Whatever It Takes Mean to You?
"It doesn't interest me
to know where you live or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up
after the night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children."
~Excerpt ... Views: 1380
Our lives are worth more than gold or silver or any other riches this world has to offer. God sent His promise to us. Jesus Christ is the Promise from God that none should perish, but through belief have eternal life. A Promise from God is a promise kept.
We hear promises every day…it ... Views: 851
The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this:Decide what you want.
Ben Stein
I Find the Season a Great time to evaluate our desires and focus on what we truly desire. It is also a time that we bring in our faith to make our desires manifest. Faith to me is knowing the ... Views: 1143
Chinese New Year is the major Chinese celebration of the year and it is not a spiritual event. Chinese New Year initiates with the new moon on the first day of the New Year and ends on the full moon of fifteen days soon after. The fifteenth day of the New Year celebration is called the lantern ... Views: 878
Many empaths and highly sensitive people believe that some of the individuals they deal with daily are psychic vampires or energy thieves.
I believe this is a myth and a misconception. Yes, I admit, I have felt this way myself on many occasions in the past, until I discovered some truths ... Views: 4890
In my line of work there is often an unhealthy obsession with the concept of evil. It appears we are simply not able to rid ourselves of this ‘thing’ we seem to have for the boogeyman (here in my country known as the tokoloshe).
Just the other day I was listening to a radio psychic scaring ... Views: 1179
Here in Michigan we are snuggling in for a time of rest and self reflection. Other parts of the world are emerging into Summer. This collective energy allows us the luxury to draw upon the strengths and vibrations of all seasons anytime of the year. Perhaps you are reassessing your life, ... Views: 1213
When we were born we were bright shining beacons of light and love. We came into the world wide open and trusting in everything and everyone. We had three guardian angels to watch over us and help us make sense of the world. Their names were Fear, Doubt and Judgement ( I bet you thought they ... Views: 1191
Thanks to Natalie I have a whole new understanding of the word “bless.”
Natalie received her first Holy Communion almost twenty years ago with great joy and the accompanying ceremony that welcomes new members to experience the body of Christ in this way. Her uncle, a devout man of the Greek ... Views: 1244
In his beautiful prayer to his Father before his death, Jesus said: "This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ." (John 17:3, WEB.) This important verse tells us three things:
1) Our eternal life (salvation) is dependent on an ... Views: 3833
We all know that what we focus on we attract more of… and yet we still go around moaning about the stack fo bills we have to pay, the lack of money in our bank accounts ( especially at this time of year!), the lack of available, gorgeous, men or women around. So we shouldn’t be surprised when ... Views: 1151
This is the third in a series of eight articles based on The Eight Principles of Inner Peace as channeled by the Light Collective through renowned intuitive Kathryn Harwig. These principles are simple, yet profound, and apply to all beings in the cosmos. The essence of all eight principles is ... Views: 1542
There are many times in life when we find ourselves walking in the dark--faithfully moving forward but unsure of where we are heading or what obstacles we will bump or stumble on along the way.
The only way to navigate through the uncertainty of life is to have faith in something greater ... Views: 1579
“I easily and joyfully release all old and unnecessary yearnings and patterns of behavior.” These powerful words were given to me during a distance healing session with Dr. Joyce Hawkes and lead to a final self healing of so many old wounds. With surgery there is an obvious point of incision, ... Views: 1234
We are all like the rough uncut gems born unto the earth. We are there beneath the surface waiting for the light of day and a skilled craftsman to find us releasing the true inner beauty hidden deep within. If we are lucky, our day, will come along emancipating us from the frozen ground of the ... Views: 1218
Do you know what you really think of yourself? I thought that I did. I have been at this a long time. I read books, meditate, think positive thoughts receive daily emails containing just such inspiration. Then in an instant one afternoon the startling underlying beliefs popped up out of my ... Views: 1200
This Holiday Season give a gift to yourself and your family that will relieve all the stress and tension. Stop fighting and flip it. Seriously we mean flip it. First you smile. Second you take a deep breath. Third you use your powers of creativity to turn the situation around. Where attention ... Views: 1171
This is the second in a series of eight articles based on The Eight Principles of Inner Peace as channeled by the Light Collective through Kathryn Harwig. These principles are simple, yet profound, and apply to all beings in the cosmos. The essence of all eight principles is inner peace, and ... Views: 1053
This is the first in a series of eight articles based on The Eight Principles of Inner Peace as channeled by the Light Collective through renowned intuitive Kathryn Harwig. These principles are simple, yet profound, and apply to all beings in the cosmos. The essence of all eight principles is ... Views: 1180
This is the first in a series of eight articles based on The Eight Principles of Inner Peace as channeled by the Light Collective through renowned intuitive Kathryn Harwig. These principles are simple, yet profound, and apply to all beings in the cosmos. The essence of all eight principles is ... Views: 1103
Hope is the ability to see a brighter future. It inspires us to to keep on making the effort, to keep on living. Hope is the stuff that movies on the Hallmark Channel are made of. Throughout history people have been encouraged to have hope. There are seasons and reasons to have hope. Hope is ... Views: 1078
When someone visits a clairvoyant then they obviously want to have a real one and not a fake one. Some of the clairvoyants have what they call ‘guides.’ A guide will be able to tell the clairvoyant information that they will then pass onto you.
You may be a bit guarded at first when you go ... Views: 1580