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- “WHAT OTHERS THINK OF ME IS NONE OF MY BUSINESS” - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2011 from Donna TorbicoLONELY CREATURES We’re all social animals, even when we sometimes need our privacy Many people in the mental health field, spiritual practices & new-age wisdom say we shouldn’t worry about what others think of us. Yes, OK, but it’s not that simple! What they don’t tell you is that there’s 2 ...
Views: 1995(2 votes) - Evaluating Media - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2011 from Maria Khalife"All of us who professionally use the mass media are the shapers of society. We can vulgarize that society. We can brutalize it. Or we can help lift it onto a higher level." ~ William Bernbach In our era, we are awash in the enormous amount of input in our lives from the media. If you think ...
Views: 609 - Time: How It Does Fly! - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Karen KleinwortOver the last few weeks I've begun to notice how quickly my son, who will turn three in April, has been developing and moving forward with his life’s journey, especially as my husband and I try to prepare him for the impending birth of a sister. I realize he is the measure and the reminder ...
Views: 1072 - Sustainability Part VI: A View From The Mountaintop - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Barry LipscombOn the eve of his untimely death, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke the prophetic words, “I've been to the mountaintop. And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land.” Dr. King’s promised ...
Views: 1003 - Huna, Physics and the Law of Attrction - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2011 from Pamela TurnerI'd like to share with you the seven principles of Huna because they beautifully and simply describe who you are and what is possible for you. These are some of the most ancient teachings on the planet, but as you read, see how modern physics is validating these principles and how the Law of ...
Views: 1157(4 votes) - Nature As Our Teacher: A Return To Common Knowledge - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2011 from John GilmoreFrom the Sat Yoga perspective there are several types of information and knowledge. We speak of seven, here we will only explore three types of knowledge and information. The oldest and most natural type was passed on through what is known as “common knowledge.” Common knowledge was the basis ...
Views: 1713 - How Music Feeds Our Waking State - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2011 from Randolph DirectoWhen we are awake and alert, We have a predominance of beta rhythms and a few alpha rhythms within our neural patterns. Imagine a busy, but relatively uneventful work day. When we invest in brainwave entrainment (BWE) programs, it's usually for purposes of relaxation. We invest in alpha and ...
Views: 2100(3 votes) - Balancing More Than Just Our Checkbooks - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Karen KleinwortThe balancing act we all strive for can so easily be put out to pasture with a flick of a pen, the sneeze of a child, or when the heavens open up with some much needed rain. How are we supposed to live in the present when the present we face continuously changes? One of the hardest transitions a ...
Views: 1199(3 votes) - Ego VS Awareness - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Gina VitaloneTo most, the word “Ego” evokes the following descriptions: egotistical, narcissistic, self-absorbed or selfish. Actually, ego is responsible for many more human tendencies and emotional characteristics that keep us from living connected, authentic and happy lives. Did you know that ego causes ...
Views: 4862(2 votes) - Enjoy money, sex and all materialism and realize God that way only - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2011 from Swami AaronWhen a man who is blind since his birth is asked to explain a colourful flower, what will he do? He will most probably explain his assumption about flowers that he has never seen, that he has never realized. He will merely play with his fantasy of imaginations. This is the situation with most of ...
Views: 1116 - If you depart from this world without living your life like a king.. - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2011 from Swami AaronMarch 4, 2011 If you depart from this world without living your life like a king.. If you depart from this world, without living your life like a king, then what is the meaning of your life; what is the utility of your wealth, property, money and power? If you are not there, then do your ...
Views: 752 - Overcoming your gag reflex - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Caren ChaffeeA gag reflex is an auto response issue. Just like breathing or like the beating of your heart, there is a programmed response that acts independently of thought. Or does it? Science has shown meditation effects breath and heart rate. Focused thought on images can change stress in the body, ...
Views: 3205 - THE FACE in the MIRROR - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Keith BrayTHE FACE in the MIRROR On of the greatest compliments I have ever had from a client is that in our relationship, I was a great mirror for him. The mirror is an inexpensive tool all those seeking improved self esteem have at their disposal. It is a tool I often make a primary one in working ...
Views: 1381(1 vote) - Magnetizing Abundance with the Power of the Spoken Word! - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Cari MurphyMagnetizing Abundance with The Power of the Spoken Word Prosperity isn't just the accumulation of things! Prosperity is the CONSCIOUSNESS that ATTRACTS the things! It is a way of living and "being." We all have words that resonate strongly with us -- words that inspire us and just make us ...
Views: 2261(2 votes) - What Energy Do Your Words Carry? - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2011 from Caroline NettleThere is much talk about how when you dissect things down to their smallest levels, what is left is space, or energy. According to the quantum physicists, everything is energy, including solid matter. If everything is energy, then our thoughts and words are also energy. I have become very ...
Views: 3100 - What Is the Hardest Spiritual Journey? - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2011 from Caroline NettleWe live in a time of rationality and reason. As long as you can prove something by scientific means or a reasonable argument, then it is acceptable to society at large. We spend hours every day working out how best to manage our lives and trying to think our way out of situations and ...
Views: 1430 - How To Create What You Want - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Rev. Anne PresuelMany times people share with me that they have difficulties keeping their minds focused upon what they want, rather than what they are experiencing. (Does this sound familiar?) For example, perhaps you want more money, but you aren't making very much. It seems as though most of the time, ...
Views: 1250 - Be the 100th Human to Create World Peace - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Nina AmirIt may feel to many of us that we can do little at this point in time to help create peace in the world. However, by just being conscious of our thoughts we might, indeed, be able to move ourselves and the rest of the world just a little bit closer to this goal. We can find peace if we only ...
Views: 1739(2 votes) - How To Follow Your Intuition And Live More Comfortably - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2011 from Caroline NettleWhatever your religion, belief system or faith, intuition is a gift that we have that can be used to steer our lives more successfully towards getting what we want and enjoying it. Have you ever been driving along, and suddenly known that you should turn off the road? Or known not to go ...
Views: 1817 - Why Do We Choose To Be Born? - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2011 from Caroline NettleMany people ask what the purpose of life is here on earth. It seems to be one of the eternal questions that is thought provoking and emotive, depending on your view of life, death, and why we come here. Firstly, we choose to come to earth to have experiences and feel life through our five ...
Views: 3588 - Why Should We Take Respinsibility For The State of The Planet? - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2011 from Caroline NettleWe live on a planet that provides us with food and shelter. It is beautiful and varied, and both amazing and magnificent. The problem is that I do not think that we are aware of that, and we damage it in so many ways, and yet do very little to help it, because we collectively leave that up to ...
Views: 1397 - Where Does Poverty Consciousness Come From? - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2011 from Caroline NettlePoverty consciousness is the belief that there will not be enough for you. This could be food, money, attention, or any number of things, but it manifests as a fear of lack. There can be many reasons that you suffer from these beliefs. Many of the people alive today were raised by a ...
Views: 2212(1 vote) - Is It The Angels Talking Or Your Ego? - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2011 from Caroline NettleIn our society today, we very much live in the ego. The ego was formed when we decided to come to earth and incarnate as humans. We made the decision to separate from God and the ego was born. It works very hard at trying to prove to us that we are separate from God, and that we need to hide, ...
Views: 4753 - What Is The Christ Consciousness? - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2011 from Caroline NettleIn Sacred Geometry, the shape of Christ Consciousness (or sometimes it is called Christ Grid) is made from a combination of several geometric shapes, the dodecahedron and the icosahedrons. These two shapes are from the group of five shapes known as the Platonic Solids, or the perfect bodies. The ...
Views: 5718(1 vote) - What Is Lucid Dreaming - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2011 from Darren FlemingThere are several kinds of dreaming and one of the strangest yet most exciting ones is lucid dreaming. So, what is lucid dreaming? Most of the time, we are not familiar with the settings and people involved in our dreams. We feel like we are in a strange place and interacting with people whom we ...
Views: 587 - Mayan Calendar - Changing Times of 2011 - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Meg BenedicteWell it has been one hell of a week of changing, shifting tides on the world stage, as the old system of power surrenders to the growing call for establishing a new world order. The voice of freedom, equality and universal justice is sounding loud and clear around the world, and cannot be ...
Views: 2055(2 votes) - Ascending Global Frequency - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Meg BenedicteI was a child of the 60's when I first learned about the dawning of the Age of Aquarius...I would listen to the lyrics of the songs from Hair all the time. "When the moon is in the Seventh House And Jupiter aligns with Mars Then peace will guide the planets And love will steer the stars" ...
Views: 2223(1 vote) - ***Truth - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Janet NestorI have been wrestling with a very deep trust issue, one that has been with me since conscious memory. This morning in meditation I asked for understanding and I was guided through the meditation by a member of my spiritual family of guides and teachers. I think Mataji has been with me all my ...
Views: 2737(8 votes) - Signs you've been visited by a departed loved one on a holiday - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Ronni Ann HallThis time of year can be very difficult for many of us who have lost a loved one. Holidays are not the same without their presence. But what if they never really left you? What if, on special occasions, they were very near. My mom, who had crossed over back in 1995, has been an active vistor ...
Views: 4824(3 votes) - Is Your Mindset Causing You to Disintegrate (Dis-Integrate)? - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Valencia RayUnderstanding mindset as the root of what causes your outcomes in life can be a tricky thing as its operation is often out of our awareness. One of the reasons it is so easy to overlook the connection between how we think and feel and the results that we get in life is because we are so not ...
Views: 908(1 vote) - Connecting With Loved Ones Who Have Passed - by Submitted on May 29, 2011 from Randi FineAs I stated in my January 16th article, “Is There Life After Life,” for many years I’ve had a curiosity about the infinitive properties of life. This curiosity has lead me to fill my personal library with books written by noted, and in some cases scientifically tested, psychic mediums such as ...
Views: 2456 - Get A Psychic Reading - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from rachel annWith problems it is worth considering hiring a psychic reader who can lend a hand to proffer you with guidance which is required by you in the times that are gloomy and dark. To find an available psychic reader is just moderately difficult and requires a little research. The one thing that is ...
Views: 1508(1 vote) - The Quantum Half of Me - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Thomas LeighThe Quantum Half of Me The Wisdom of Rhiannon In Celtic Wales long, long before the Romans invaded, Rhiannon had been a Druid High Priestess. Later in Norman England Rhiannon was a healer. Still later, in Henry the eighth’s reign, Rhiannon was burned as a witch. Through her many lives ...
Views: 1203(1 vote) - What Does Passion and Purpose Mean to You? - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2011 from Rev. Elaine Torrance-GingrichI will be turning 50 this year and have been spending some time doing some "inner/reflective" work and part of that process has been defining what's important to me - which is essentially what Passion and Purpose means. For me, as I enter this new chapter in my life, Passion and Purpose ...
Views: 1840(3 votes) - Stars Are For Your Entertainment - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2011 from Maxine WhitfieldStars light up tonight Show us a new flight Of Independence and glee Happiness Abounds and it's free Open your wings, wake up it's real Everything you want is on a wheel Visualize, see it pick it out Go and make it come about Only you have the power to do it so Get off ...
Views: 1153 - FASTING - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2011 from David KnightAUM SRI SAI RAM “Fasting does not mean to abstain from food but to entertain pure and noble thoughts about others. This is the only way to stay close to God.” – Sri Shirdi Sai Baba. One day, a very rich Muslim lady, endowed with many virtues and a devout worshipper of Sri Shirdi Sai Baba ...
Views: 1125(2 votes) - Sustainability Part V: Cottage Industries In A Village Community - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2011 from Barry LipscombWhile the tops down approach of rewilding our governments and corporations (see last week’s blog) is a necessary step on the path to achieving a sustainable existence. It is not enough. We also need individual actions. We must actively participate if the change we desire is to manifest. We ...
Views: 1440(1 vote) - Divine Sacred Breath - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Andrea InfanteDivine Sacred Breath Andrea Infante Conscious: aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc. Subconscious: existing or operating in the mind beneath or beyond consciousness. Divine breath is simplicity. When you experience the truth in the present moment, ...
Views: 941 - Who Else Wants To Save The World - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Victor Da PonteHave you ever imagined yourself doing those heroic things in your life that literally reshape the world as we know it – you overcome your personal demons, overcome poverty and oppression and lead your generation into a new world of freedom, enlightenment and justice for all? Ok, well maybe ...
Views: 617(1 vote) - Understanding How Your Location Affects Your Spiritual Growth - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from John MayegaWe have all heard of people, or been someone who travel to far away places in quest of psychic growth. Some of the top locations are the numerous holy spots in India, or the temples in Cambodia, or perhaps vortexes in Arizona, as well as Machu Phicchu. The locations are diverse nevertheless the ...
Views: 743 - Cells Of A Being - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2011 from David SamuelLet’s use for the purpose of this lesson, this definition of God. God is not a particular being, there is nothing religious about God. God simply is a name given to a thing so that we can refer to that thing in conversation for the purposes of increasing our knowledge. God is that thing that is ...
Views: 1283 - The Grass is Always Greener on Your Own Side - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Oleg MoskvineIf you are always looking for something better to reach for, someone else to be and somewhere to run... if you are looking everywhere else, and all the grass seems to be so beautiful and so green, except on your own side... if for your whole life you are rushing from one place to another that ...
Views: 1463 - How Remote Influencing Can Increase Your Personal Power - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Mary RivasThe first step to discovering personal power is becoming aware of how your mind works. Most of us use only a fraction of our mind's potential power. The goal of remote influencing is to help you use the full power of your mind and to connect with a higher force, the creative intelligence ...
Views: 1606 - Come out of the cocoon of your limited self - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Swami AaronHave you ever thought - what is the difference between you and me, or you and him/her? Of course, you can point out numerous differences. But, basically there is no difference at all. There is no difference at all among all manifested realities of this existence. All these so pin-pointed ...
Views: 839(1 vote) - Pre-requisites to realize God - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Swami AaronEverybody is directed to explore and realize God, either consciously, or unconsciously. When I use the word ‘God’, you may mean something else and I may mean something else. So, just to proceed with our communication with each other, let us have a common meaning of God as the highest possible ...
Views: 737 - Is Your Business Failing? Discover How Your Choices Can Impact Your Business Growth - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from Lalitha BrahmaHave you ever put off taking action because of self doubt? Have you ever thought of writing an article or creating an audio that you wanted to, but did not do it because you thought that there is nothing great/significant in what you are delivering? Did you ever write down your monetary ...
Views: 1506(1 vote) - Accurate Psychic Predictions-The Baffling Mystery Why Your Future Psychic Predictions May Not Be Accurate - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from Cherry SageI have been providing professional psychic readings since 1999 and I have discovered there is a great deal of confusion regarding the accuracy of psychic predictions. Most people would probably say, if a psychic makes a prediction, it's reasonable to expect that what they said would happen, ...
Views: 3262(1 vote) - THE MISSING LINK - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2011 from Dr. Katie GarnettIf like me, over the decades you have been a strong advocate of clearing your limitations and replacing them with a new life, new behaviors, and new outcomes using affirmations, but your results have been sketchy at best - perhaps a deeper understanding of how the energy fields and brainwaves ...
Views: 1280(2 votes) - How to Stay Grounded during Difficult Times | 8 Steps - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2011 from Carla RoyalIn many ways, the world seems to be spinning out of control, and our personal lives along with it. We hear about economic meltdown, peak oil, climate change, and more. The political arena is a muddle. We experience breakdown of relationships--personally or among friends. We can’t find enough ...
Views: 749 - TRADING OLD LEARNING FOR NEW - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Dr. Katie GarnettOur old learning taught us that we were pre-programmed, preset in what we could think, do, accomplish, or even survive. It was not that long ago that we had every reason to believe that if our genetic pool included heart-disease, or cancer, or insanity, then we were destined to follow these ...
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