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- The Beauty of Life - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2010 from Stefanie MillerNotes to Myself My beloved dog, Staci passed away gently in the night on Valentine’s Day. I lay with her while she transitioned stroking her fur and murmuring how much I love her. I reminisced about all the fond memories we shared in the past 14 years. She was my companion when I did not have ...
Views: 1164(1 vote) - Neutral Energy - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2010 from Stefanie MillerNotes to Myself Have you ever woken up really early in the morning before anyone is up? You wake refreshed but somewhat groggy and disoriented. Perhaps you make a pot of coffee and sit in your favorite place enjoying the morning sounds and sights. In the background is the sound of birds and ...
Views: 1323(2 votes) - Add Crystals and Stones to your Meditation Practice for an Enlightening Experience! - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2010 from Sherri CortlandI have always loved crystals. I love to be surrounded by them, I love to hold them in my hands and place them on Chakra points during meditation, and I especially love to wear them. When I was young and broke, I remember saving my change in a jar until I had enough money to buy a piece of raw ...
Views: 3797(4 votes) - Wring out the Old – Ring in the New! - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2010 from Michelle CrossThe start of a new decade is a good time to take stock of our quality of life, of our accomplishments and our ongoing goals. For example, just take a moment to cast your mind back over bygone years and check out what happened to those New Years’ resolutions you made. You know the ones: the diet ...
Views: 1275 - The Spiritual Warrior - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2010 from John StachuraThe Spiritual Warrior In the best selling book The Four Agreements, don Miguel Ruiz gives four principles to practice in order to create love and happiness in your life. Adopting and committing to these agreements is simple. Actually living and keeping these four agreements can be one of the ...
Views: 1493(2 votes) - The Power of Our Words in the Creation of Our Reality - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2010 from Hal PriceAs humans we have been given many powerful gifts, but the most sacred may be our power of speech. We are the only creatures who can consciously use our breath to create vibrational sounds which we have learned to form into words to communicate with one another. More importantly however, is ...
Views: 3404(6 votes) - 2012: Prophecy or Potential? - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2010 from Joan Marie WhelanThere has been a lot of chatter on the Web, on TV programming and in open discussion about the year 2012. Propagating Mayan Prophecy further was the film debut of 2012, which held viewing audiences captivated with its spectacular and alarming scenes of a cataclysmic event. Throughout ...
Views: 1648(3 votes) - Alternatives for Millennium Kids - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2010 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockA good friend of mind recently commented that his own kids and their friends are a lot less materialistic than our generations were, and that numerous surveys show that Millennials don't want their jobs to interfere with their family or social life. He went on to say that, "Some say this is ...
Views: 1418(2 votes) - Future Reality - Living In Joy - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2010 from Marie BarrettIt is time to birth the new reality of our future. We are creating a new world; what kind of world depends on our thoughts and our belief that we do in fact manifest what we think about. As a transformational life coach I am finding it easier and easier to speak to others about living in a state ...
Views: 1533(1 vote) - First We Were Dreamers - Mammoths, Angels, and Demons - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2010 from Christofer FrenchBefore Psychology and Religion, there was Us and our Dreams - As we stand on the proscenium of the Future, in the 21st Century's front door, it is useful to remember that Humans are not our things, not our technologies, not our web, nor our electronic codes. We are not the New Age. We are not ...
Views: 821(2 votes) - The Law of Attraction Between Men and Women - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2010 from Inner Sync Systems Inc.Have you ever had an instinctive "knowing" that your relationship is more than simply a connection with another person? That there is a purpose in that connection? That it's a natural channel for attracting what you want in life, whatever that means for you - being cherished, good health, a ...
Views: 3525(3 votes) - Do External Situations Like Job, Relationships or Health Cause Depression? - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2010 from Marc LernerWhen we face difficult times, how we perceive the situation we are in may cause depression. It is not what happens in the world around us, what other people say or the promise of a dismal future, but by our own mind. When we focus on our thoughts, our own brains create our experience. If you ...
Views: 1587(1 vote) - A Word About Responsibility in Public Speaking - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2014 from Dr Ana GarciaIn November 2008, I felt ready to go to the next stage in my public speaking. As I started to focus on leadership, in my mind I could suddenly project myself towards the future into a world of management and leadership much more efficient and compassionate, human and effective, than what I ...
Views: 1674(3 votes) - The “Shift”: What it is, Why it’s Happening, How it’s Going to Affect You & The Mastering of Alchemy Part 2 - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2010 from Jim SelfPart 2 – How It Might Be Affecting You Time is going faster Many people are not aware of the precise nature of the changes they are experiencing, but they are noticing the effects of these changes. For example, if you ask the question: “Do you think time is going faster?” A great many will ...
Views: 1247(1 vote) - The Wrong End of the Telescope - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2010 from Marilyn HardingHow a simple reversal of perspective will give you the life you desire. But first I have to share a word with you that is so significant to our health and happiness it is the only key to our personal joy and to the flourishing of the Earth and the Universe she rests in. So mystical is this ...
Views: 1148(1 vote) - Debt and Happiness - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2010 from Jason LowryI can tell you from experience debt can keep you from enjoying the present moment. You can spend all of your time worrying about how much money you owe, how the bills are going to be paid, how long it will take to pay off the debt. All of this worry keeps you from enjoying life now. So how do ...
Views: 1235(1 vote) - Meditation the Natural Way - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2010 from Kath HemmingsDid you know Mother Nature provides us with the same benefits as we would gain from hours of deep meditation? No more dogma, no more gurus! -Dramatically increase alpha brainwaves -Relax the nervous system -Focus the mind and increase attention -Significantly reduce anxiety ...
Views: 1940(3 votes) - Unearthing Your Bare Bones Beauty - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2010 from Jennifer LothrigelIn preparation for my upcoming presentation at the Women of Wisdom Conference where I am presenting a workshop titled "Awakening the Internal Nurturer Through Art & Ceremony" I decided to browse goddess figurines online to gain inspiration. In my presentation we are making clay goddesses as ...
Views: 798(2 votes) - The Fifth Agreement - A Powerful New Agreement from don Miguel Ruiz - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2010 from Kristopher RaphaelThe Fifth Agreement – What is it? Miguel Ruiz, bestselling author of The Four Agreements has not come out with another Agreement, perhaps the most powerful agreement of all, The Fifth Agreement I first met don Miguel, in the late ninety’s. I had been walking the Toltec Path and studying ...
Views: 3079(4 votes) - Refuge: The Art of Retreat - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2010 from Gordon ScarrittFor thousands of years, retreat was the primary vehicle for spiritual and personal development. It was an art, at the center of all the great esoteric teaching of Buddha, Jesus and others. But in the modern fast paced world it became a lost art. Retreat is misunderstood, and carries a negative ...
Views: 1215(2 votes) - The Avatar Blues - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2010 from Brenda SandersI went to see Avatar last week. Actually it was my second viewing as I saw it the first time on Christmas Day. It’s rare that I see anything twice but it struck a chord. Yes, the 3D is phenomenal and the special effects stunning but that wasn’t why I went back. The film’s plot carries a ...
Views: 1046(1 vote) - Making Shapes - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2010 from alison shapiroMy friend and teacher, Stanley Keleman, taught me a lot about making shapes. Formative psychology he calls it - shaping a life. I used to "think" my life was an effort of my mind alone. That's quite a funny illusion - a life without a body. Did I "think" I was a disembodied cortex? A lump of ...
Views: 1097(1 vote) - Soul Kix - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2010 from Mary Beth ShewanWe are subject to so many different energies right now, we need to find a way to choose what we want to experience. I have meditated for years as a way to manage my sensitivity to the chaotic world we live in. I would “escape” this world and for a time I would experience a blissful state, much ...
Views: 1408(1 vote) - A True Story of Lust and Seduction - With a Twist! - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2010 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockA True Story of Lust and Seduction - with a Twist! Twenty-six hundred years ago, Subbha the Buddhist nun was walking through a mango grove when a lustful young man blocked her path. Subbha the Nun: “What wrong have I done you that you stand in my way? It’s not proper my friend that a man ...
Views: 5376(1 vote) - Creating Sacred Space From the Inside Out - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2010 from Sukie BaxterHave you ever noticed how wonderful it feels to come home to a clean house, especially when you've been gone on a long trip and are good and ready to sleep in your own bed? There's a certain refreshing feeling to walking into a space that's perfectly organized, dust free, and scrubbed ...
Views: 1460(3 votes) - A Presence of Love - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2010 from Harold BeckerWe are forever surrounded by love. From the rays of the sun that nurture and sustain life on our precious planet, to extending a helping hand to another in need, our existence is found within this unifying principle we know in our heart as love. Life itself is the expression of unconditional ...
Views: 1939(12 votes) - The Best Kept Secret to Stock Market Success - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2010 from Marie BarrettEvidently you are interested in discovering this amazing and most powerful of all strategies for gaining brilliant success in the stock market. Stocks can go up, down, see-saw, or do the cha-cha in financial terms, and you will still win in trading financial instruments when you master the ...
Views: 2653(1 vote) - Why Do We Get Angry When Someone Disagrees With Us? - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockLet's say that one person loves the president, Bush or Obama, and another hates him. Then, anything that one would write positively about the president would be hated and disbelieved by the other, regardless of whether it was true or not. A strong bias would blind the president hater to any ...
Views: 5372(3 votes) - Telepathy with Animals; Do You Think Animals Receive and Respond to Human Thought and Feeling? - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Stephanie AltI never get tired reading amazing animal stories; how pets alert their owner’s when there is danger, and act as guides for those who are physically impaired. The astonishing tales of lost animals who find their way back home after years and miles of trekking. For many of us, our animals are like ...
Views: 1340(1 vote) - All you really Own is your Character - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2010 from Tina CrumpackerDecember 1, 1974, I was 22 years old and about to give birth to my first child, a little girl already named Maegan. After many hours of hard labor and asking for pain relief I was given a spinal block for anesthesia at the very end of the birth process. The OB/GYN administered it himself ...
Views: 2323(10 votes) - The Frequency of Wow - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2010 from Carl BozemanChildren experience "wow" constantly. Everything is big and wonderful but as they are conditioned, by parents, teachers and other influential people in their lives, over and over, the "wows" become fewer and farther between. We are reminded by Jesus to be as little children not because they are ...
Views: 1184(1 vote) - On Love & Consciousness in Action - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2010 from Christophe HorvathThis is my summary of the philosophy behind consciousness coaching: "Consciousness, the observer, is our True Self. Being fully present to our highest aspirations and greatest dreams as human beings, we can take action and have impact on the reality around us, independent of our thinking and ...
Views: 944(1 vote) - The Consequences of Truth - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2013 from Anastasia NetriThere's a part of all of us that we hide from the world. Some parts we're aware that we hide, and some are so far buried that we don't even know what we're hiding anymore. During my own growth as a person, a soul, a coach, and a teacher, I have come face to face with more of my "stuff" in the ...
Views: 871(1 vote) - Playing Racquetball, Playing Life - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2010 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockIn order to get good "court sense," a beginning racquetball player must put up with the difficulties of learning how the ball bounces; only then will they understand the ball's nature and become relaxed and proficient. The player must face the problems through practice, however. If they try to ...
Views: 1482(1 vote) - Living Mechanically - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2010 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockA machine does what it is programmed to do until it eventually breaks down. Until then, it repeats its limited, repetitive actions endlessly. As human beings we are programmed as well, by our culture, our traditions, our education, but most importantly by our minds. There is usually very ...
Views: 2356(1 vote) - The Power of Attention - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2010 from Jo LeonardAttention, and its cousin, attitude, are the architects of our lives. A focused attention unleashes the energies of Soul, the creative power of our very beingness. Unfortunately, even when we know the truth about the power of attention, we make little effort to work on mastering it. More’s ...
Views: 1673(1 vote) - Meditation Brain Waves – How to Control Them - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2011 from Allison MacWhen we meditate our brain waves actually change. The frequency of our brain waves lower so that we are able to experience higher levels of consciousness, altered states of mind as well as experience the extreme benefits that go along with that. Unfortunately to be able to experience these low ...
Views: 1789(1 vote) - I Feel Sad When Bad Things Happen to Other People - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2010 from Anne WestTerrible things happen every second on this planet. People and animals are harmed, or even killed. Plants are going extinct. Property is destroyed. Natural disasters wreak havoc. People lose their loved ones, become permanently disabled, or become homeless. The list of dreadful things that can ...
Views: 6588(4 votes) - ***Meditation that is Comfortable For You and Relevant to You - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2011 from Emily Erickson-SandstromMeditation that is Comfortable For You and Relevant to You Do you find the whole meditation thing intimidating? OK, I admit it: I do. Sitting cross-legged on an oriental cushion is, hmmm, unamerican? It's something. It's uncomfortable in more than one way. It's something that is 'not ...
Views: 2776(5 votes) - Your Meditation Environment - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2010 from Stephen FrostOnce meditating the natural environment you pick is important, put fundamentally it must be peaceful. At best you ought to place a complete room aside which you can alter into a meditation space, though I deduce that could be challenging or else even out of the question for selected individuals, ...
Views: 1613 - Guidance on Meditation - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2010 from Stephen FrostMeditation has been an focal bit of various societies for centuries, the value of its practice being renowned as of great consequence on spiritual, emotional and tangible levels. The practice of meditation has been widely renowned to be helpful to dropping stress levels, elevating healthiness on ...
Views: 1606(1 vote) - SIMPLE LOGIC - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2010 from Keith BraySIMPLE LOGIC (The God Thing) You must wait and listen for the sound of the genuine that is within you. When you hear it, that will be your voice and the Voice of God. - Howard Thurman, American author, civil rights leader, and theologian (1899-1981) One of the great things with what I ...
Views: 1258(2 votes) - On Being Purely Human - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2010 from Frank Kinslow“A great silent space holds all of nature in its embrace. It also holds you.” --Eckhart Tolle Not one sparrow falls from the sky that our heavenly Father does not know about - so ...
Views: 1077 - Seven Steps to Eradicate Fear of the Unknown - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2010 from Lalitha BrahmaEntrepreneur, is the one who assumes the responsibility and the risk for a business operation with the expectation of making a profit. It takes courage to be an Entrepreneur. To assume the responsibility and the risk for a business operation, he needs to learn to conquer fear. Conquering fear is ...
Views: 1957(4 votes) - We’re going to Disney World! A Guide to Practical Spirituality - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2010 from Laina OrlandoI am all about making the complicated simple. My life shifted when I realized that my mind loves to complicate things. It was just programmed that way. Early on in childhood, to feel special and rewarded, I liked to solve complicated problems. My mind, being the powerful tool that it is, makes ...
Views: 1082(2 votes) - ***The Four Reasons Not To Meditate - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2010 from Brenda SandersBy now you may have you heard about the startling breakthroughs in brain science that have turned our ideas about how the brain works upside down. For years we were told that we were born with all the brain cells we would ever have. If we lost one it was gone and would never be replaced. ...
Views: 1673(1 vote) - Cocooning - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2012 from Aryana HudsonIn the moments when you are asleep and lucid in the mind allow the place of your days accomplishments to fruition from the mind of your creation to come forth from your subconscious that is the executor of your creative projects when you are tuned away from the immediate five senses. When the ...
Views: 3124(2 votes) - ***Making a Difference for 2012 - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2010 from Colin TippingAs the movie ‘2012’ plays in theaters, I am reminded that in 1999, I wrote the following as my mission statement: “My mission is to raise the consciousness of the planet through Radical Forgiveness and create a world of forgiveness by 2012.” Even then I thought, who the hell did I think I ...
Views: 2744(6 votes) - Your Career, Your Purpose, and Your Spiritual Path - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2010 from Michael Roland"Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart." When Jalal al din Rumi wrote those words in thirteenth century Persia it is unlikely that he had any idea of the vast array of career and life choices available to a twenty-first century ...
Views: 4590(3 votes) - Leave Memories of Appreciation - by Submitted on May 14, 2013 from Kathleen GageWhat would life be like if you could decide moment by moment your state of mind? What if you could have complete control over your response to any situation life holds for you? What if you could live in the space of gratitude and appreciation regardless of the economy, loss, change or ...
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