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- A Garage Organization Primer - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2010 from Ryan SheaFor most of us, the garage has become a sort of dumping ground for our most infrequently used items, tools, construction leftovers, toys, garbage, and the list goes on and on. A vast majority of garages are in some form of disarray, and with all that mess it's sometimes hard to remember that in ...
Views: 1851(1 vote) - Seed Starting Junk - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2012 from Robert PummerWhen it comes to starting seeds indoors there's a special charm in some of the junk that gets enlisted to the task. Some of that junk may remain immortal due to the immense character of the moment. Like the coffee can my grandmother planted an orange seed in. The can came out of a junk pile ...
Views: 1846(1 vote) - The Angel Corner™ ~ Forgiveness & Gratitude - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2010 from Heather Jacoby“Welcome beloved LightWorkers! We are delighted to be of service to you on your quest for Peace and Gratitude. One must remember that Gratitude is the result of the work of Forgiveness. One must first be willing to shed the burdens of blame, anger, resentment & fear in order to feel the ...
Views: 1840(2 votes) - Your SPRING EQUINOX 2015 Total Eclipse REBOOT ALERT - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2015 from joan pancoe“We want to change our lives, rather than use our lives, the present moment, as part of our spiritual practice. But, in order to really capture the energy of nirvana and become one with it, we need a partnership with the ordinary world. If we never tire of situations, our energy is joyous. If ...
Views: 1830(1 vote) - So You Didn't Win the Lottery…Now What? - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2012 from Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D.Now that all the mega-lottery winners have stepped forward, the overwhelming odds are you didn't win. Americans spent $1.5 billion in their quest to win the jackpot, fantasizing about how they would happily spend the $656 million to be paid out to the winner. As it happened, there were three ...
Views: 1829 - Happiness - You Deserve it - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2013 from KL AdamsThe number one mistake most people have when discussing happiness is the belief exterior forces have more control over his/her experience than they do. More often than not, we give our power over the experience away in hopes of it being a better experience than the one we could have created if ...
Views: 1828(1 vote) - Live the Mystery - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2010 from Sarah MariaHow willing are you to live in the mystery? How willing are you to live the mystery? Or another way to ask this question is how willing are you to allow the mystery to live you? You see, you live in mystery. Or, better said, you are a living mystery. Very few people are ready and willing ...
Views: 1828(1 vote) - Gratitude: How It Opens Hearts & Fills Them with Joy - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2010 from Krystal KuehnHappiness is itself a kind of gratitude. ~ Joseph Wood Krutch When I first came across this quote, I had to stop and think about it. Why would happiness be a kind of gratitude? According to Webster's Dictionary, to be grateful or thankful is to be conscious of a benefit being received and to ...
Views: 1825(1 vote) - How can I feel better about my body, even though I’m not yet at my goal weight? - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2012 from Joy BufaliniWhat are your thoughts on being grateful for you body as it is RIGHT NOW? It probably seems easy to imagine being grateful if you had the body like "so and so" or you weighed "x" amount. But appreciating even those problem areas of your body – your legs, your stomach, your arms? How is that ...
Views: 1824(4 votes) - Using The Law Of Attraction For Love - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2010 from Mika MaddelaFinding a person to share your life with is no easy task. If you found someone who loves you in this capacity, then you should consider yourself very lucky. Everyone wants someone in their life. Everyone has gone through some type of heartbreak. With every aspect of life, you can use the ...
Views: 1823 - Where are the crayons? (Taking Time for What Really Matters) - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2012 from Scott Q MarcusI was “row monitor” in second grade; sitting in the last seat making sure the students in my row behaved. On this day, all was quiet; no one messed with the law when Scott was around. My enforcement duties complete, I was able to turn my attention to the current “quiet time,” period that daily ...
Views: 1822 - You Can Do It! - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2012 from Anya DeeThere are a lot of ways to improve your life out there, but how to you pick the RIGHT one for you? Well, first of all you have to get out there. The bottom line is "seek and you shall find" holds true to this day! If you get clear on what you want, it likely will come. Even if it doesn't come ...
Views: 1819 - Attitude Is Everything - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2013 from WEE DILTSAttitude Is Everything If you don’t adjust your attitude, your life will continue as it is today. Oh yes, you’ll have periods when it seems like you’re better off than you were a year ago and then Bam! You’ll realize you’re exactly the same. Nothing has changed. That’s because your bad ...
Views: 1814 - 12 Tips on How to Stay Happy - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2017 from Ravi Roshan JaiswalStart every day to smile in the face, and I’m sure the days will prove to be a very happy and special days of your life. There are so many reasons to worry and feel bad about, in this world; but very few reasons to be happy and we have to find them all to be happy. Don't collect ...
Views: 1812 - Begin Healing Before Your Surgery - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Coleen Renee, CSHAround our physical body we have an emotional, mental and spiritual body. Together they make up the wholeness of who we are. Energetic healers, such as Barbara Ann Brennan, have taught for years this healing principle: the physical body is the last body to experience dis-ease. If something is ...
Views: 1811(1 vote) - I Need to Get Out More Often - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Sally MarksI need to get out more often. I’m a social animal, but it seems like I spend more time with my computer than among the living. That is why it was a treat to come to Red Bluff, California over the recent Memorial Day holiday. I launched my Northern California book tour and Red Bluff was my ...
Views: 1809(3 votes) - How to Truly Take Care of Yourself! - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2013 from Margo KnoxHave you ever had the thought? My life just doesn’t seem to make sense! Is it possible for life to make perfect sense? I both believe and know it is possible for each of us to have our lives make perfect sense. It's possible to come into a deep connected alignment with our daily life and ...
Views: 1808(1 vote) - Forgive Yourself - by Submitted on May 02, 2014 from Mike RobbinsIn December of 2011, I decided to head up to Calistoga for a few days. Calistoga is a small town in Napa Valley, about an hour from where we live. For the past few years, Michelle and I have each gone up there occasionally by ourselves for some personal retreat time. It’s been a great self-care ...
Views: 1803 - Lessons From a Cat: Play, Persistence, Relaxation and Boundaries - by Submitted on May 20, 2010 from Ken DonaldsonI’d like to introduce you to a friend of mine: Jzumbula Kittae la Kunta. I call her “Kunta” and she’s a cat. Cats are interesting creatures and Kunta has taught me a number of lessons I wanted to pass on to you. Nine of them, in fact…fitting since cats allegedly have 9 lives. I think ...
Views: 1801(3 votes) - You Can Call Me Ray or You Can Call Me J, Don't Ever Call Me Grandma - by Submitted on May 09, 2012 from Rene' LeisterI'm not sensitive about my age. BAHAAHAHA. Ok, I've gotten better about it. At least better than I was back in 2000 when my daughter blessed me with her first child (there are three now). My granddaughter Danielle was born when I was the tender age of 44. Hey, that's young to have grandkids. ...
Views: 1794 - Commitment - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2016 from Todd BranstonSuccess isn’t owned, it’s leased,,,,,and rent is due every single day – JJ Watt, Defensive End, Houston Texans I’ve been spending a fair amount of time thinking about commitment and how that manifests in my life. When I got sober I made a commitment to my grandmother that I would stay sober. ...
Views: 1791 - Giving Yourself The Gift of Gratitude - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2011 from Rochelle SchwartzBefore I started to mediate today, I set an intention to see what I’m going to write about. The word that came to me was GRATITUDE. How perfect was that, since my whole life has changed, because of my being in gratitude.When I go back down memory lane, I was always in the mindset at looking ...
Views: 1791 - Moving on and Forgiving - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2009 from ken silvestriMoving on and Forgiving (Ken Silvestri, Fred Luskin, and Jed Rosen; (September2009) Life does say no! Even the Buddha explains that life is filled with suffering; however within our experiences of pain there is the simultaneous beauty of nature. As much as our life can say no, we still have ...
Views: 1791 - Gratitude~ and that feels like what - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2009 from paul cloughBeing grateful by definition is being appreciative or thankful I wonder how many times we actually consider what we are grateful for? Maybe if we all did this more often we would realise what we have. From the air that we breathe and the fine body we have to breathe to everything else we can ...
Views: 1781(2 votes) - I’ll Take Mine Well Done, Thanks - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2012 from Geoff LaughtonCAUTION: If you happen to be someone who doesn’t have ANY kind of Spiritual path/philosophy you care about (or don’t believe YOU have a Spirit that guides you in any way), please don’t read any further. Doing so will either confuse you and/or piss you off. It can’t be a secret to you how ...
Views: 1778 - Thankful Kids R Happy Kids - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2010 from Krystal KuehnHow wonderful it would be if we could help our children and grandchildren to learn thanksgiving at an early age. Thanksgiving opens the doors. It changes a child's personality. A child is resentful, negative—or thankful. Thankful children want to give, they radiate happiness, they draw people. ~ ...
Views: 1777(1 vote) - Perfect Flaws - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2010 from Camille StrateThere are few things more satisfying to this writer than getting comments from readers who express gratitude for my offerings. I'm NOT kidding. It's such a joy to hear from people who have been inspired by my meanderings, and to know that in some small way I'm actually helping. It's SUCH a ...
Views: 1762(3 votes) - 7 Reasons to Set New Goals - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2011 from Krystal KuehnOne thing I absolutely love about a new year, or a new day for that matter, is that it gives us a fresh start to set new goals and implement new plans to pursue and achieve. I have recently set some new goals that have been keeping me very busy, motivated, and excited. One of my many goals ...
Views: 1759(1 vote) - Gratitude for Simple Acts of Kindness - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Krystal KuehnI am thankful... for simple acts of kindness Did you ever go shopping and get a survey request with your receipt? Most people don't take the time to give their input unless it's especially positive or negative. Well, I had one of those especially positive experiences yesterday. I was ...
Views: 1757(1 vote) - Why Do I Feel the Way I Do? - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2015 from Janet PfeifferPeople often believe that they are slaves to their emotions: "I hate feeling like this but I can't help it." Some are ashamed of their emotions and try to hide them; still others find some to be offensive, frightening or sinful. But the truth is that all feelings have purpose and value. They are ...
Views: 1756 - In Search of the Holy Grail - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2009 from JD MessingerIn Search of the Holy Grail By J.D. Messinger A free excerpt from JD’s upcoming book A Lost Watch, November 1976 United States Naval Academy The experience of having the last bit of oxygen depleted from my lungs is actually quite beautiful. Minutes before, I am above the surface, ...
Views: 1754(4 votes) - Step 1: Visualizing & Affirmations Step 2: Gratitude Step 3: Find Out--- - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2011 from Barbara ZagataIn 2007 I looked around and realized I had in essence retired early. I was living the life of my dreams. I was doing work I would do whether or not I got paid for it and even if I only had a year left to live. What happened? So much had manifested in such a short time it felt like a mystery to ...
Views: 1753 - It's Time For You To Be Happy - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2013 from KL AdamsUpon our journey from childhood into adulthood, something most saddening occurs. We lose our belief in dreaming. We trade our dreams for "real" life experiences. And, before we know it our life is one big negative ball. We dislike majority of our daily experiences. We manage to get by telling ...
Views: 1747 - Beautiful Souls - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2011 from Elizabeth AmiI must share a story about a wonderful woman that I met on my healing retreat with Joao de Texeira de Faria (John of God) in October of 2009. I was having breakfast with my 12 year old daughter, in the dining hall at Omega (Holistic Healing Center in upstate NY) when I saw a woman walking in ...
Views: 1745(1 vote) - How to Cultivate Appreciation in Your Busy Life - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2014 from Margie BeiswangerRunning your business can be a veritable rollercoaster of emotions. When clients, money, and new ideas are flowing the high is almost untouchable, but that feeling of elation is often followed by moments of doubt, fear, and blockage. Every piece of that cycle is normal, but having a solid ...
Views: 1743 - A Heart Warming Recipe For A Happy Holiday - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2013 from Moreen DuFermontA Heart Warming Recipe For A Happy Holiday Thanksgiving is already upon us. Yes, it’s that time of year! Let’s give gratitude for all of our blessings. We can feel the weather quickly changing! It’s getting much colder as we briskly move into the winter months. Surely, we can wear some ...
Views: 1741(1 vote) - 2 Meditation Techniques That Can Change Your Life - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2013 from Michael RosenbaumEveryone knows how to breathe, right? But did you know breathing can be a powerful stress buster and good medicine for your health? When you combine this familiar activity with some mindfulness techniques, you transform inhaling and exhaling into meditation. And with meditation ...
Views: 1740(1 vote) - Going the distance - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2013 from KL AdamsIt is normally to hear people talk about the things they wish to start going. We hear it so much it becomes dull to our ears. We learn to ignore those statements. It makes no logical sense for us to encourage a person speaking of the things they ought to be doing. We already know by the ...
Views: 1736(1 vote) - What Are You Grateful For? - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2023 from Debra BurdickThe dictionary defines gratitude as: a feeling of thankful appreciation for favors or benefits received; thankfulness. Appreciation is defined as grateful recognition. Wayne Dyer who coined the term ‘an attitude of gratitude’, says that gratitude is a sacred space where you allow and know ...
Views: 1731(1 vote) - Do You Set Goals? - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2009 from Dr. Cynthia MillerDo you set goals, perhaps make a vision board or focus on your hearts desires? The question arises, are you creating a fresh start with the same old thoughts, the same brain and the same membranes? Radical Gratitude is the bridge between where you are and the manifestation of your hearts ...
Views: 1730(4 votes) - Keep a Gratitude Journal - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from Carolyn Smith,Gratitude. Whatever you are waiting for--peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of Simple Abundance— it will surely come, but only when you are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart. ~Sarah Ban Breathnach Dear Friends, May I suggest you keep a ...
Views: 1728(1 vote) - Destitution and the Bastardization of Emptiness - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2010 from Aryana HudsonA single most desolate land is the state of impoverished people sitting on street corners. I once passed such a crouched woman while working at a wealthy jeweler on a break and decided to pick up an extra coffee for that individual. On my way back the woman was no longer there and I learned ...
Views: 1727(2 votes) - Why Gratitude in Healing Makes a Difference - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2010 from Misa HopkinsWhen you are really feeling poorly, it is difficult to feel grateful, and yet it is one of the most important times to count your blessings. Why? When you allow the pain to cause you to be worried or upset, your energy field closes down and it is difficult for any treatment to get through your ...
Views: 1727 - Life Balance - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2012 from Chris HammerWe hear the term “life balance” a lot – but what does it really mean? And how do we find and maintain it? I think there are two answers to these questions. The first has to do with looking at the various roles and responsibilities in our lives; and accurately and honestly assessing how we’re ...
Views: 1714 - Change Your Focus, Change Your Life - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Christie ClipperEver hold on to a situation you cannot change because you were too scared of change? Sometimes the path of least resistance is the longest road to change. So long we may never get there. When we hold on to the past, to anger, to fear, to the unchangeable, we slowly lose a piece of ourselves ...
Views: 1712(10 votes) - Reap the Rewards of Your Efforts - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2013 from Bonnie StrehlowWe find ourselves in the midst of summer with August on the horizon. In many cultures, August is the harvest—the reaping the rewards of what you planted last spring. August is also a time to pause, reflect and refresh. This is the time to slow down a bit, take stock of where you are and ...
Views: 1712 - How To Make A Bad Day, Good - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2011 from Womens Recreation, Inc.We can all agree that a good attitude means everything. A good attitude makes positive things happen. But what do you do on those days when everything just seems to go wrong? You can shift that energy from bad to good. Here are some useful tips to help you. 1) Quick ...
Views: 1708(6 votes) - Gratitude Meditation Guided - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2018 from Don WeyantOne of the best ways to start your day is by focusing on what you are grateful for. This is the best way to attract more of what you are grateful for into your life. Sit back, relax and enjoy this sample from "Morning Gratitude". Gratitude meditation is a focused meditation exercise. It is a ...
Views: 1705 - Meditation: A Tool For Happiness or An Exercise in Frustration? - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2012 from Valerie Sheppard3 Great Tips to Turn Your Meditation into a Rewarding Experience! When I first started meditating several years ago, it was anything but fulfilling! I would make time in my calendar, sit down and “try” to meditate. I would get uncomfortable trying to hold the same still position, my mind ...
Views: 1704 - A Prayer for the Capable - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Samantha BennettA PRAYER FOR THE CAPABLE And as you stand there On time and Appropriately clad for the event With a high-fiber bar in your bag And extra pens Let us take this moment to applaud you. You, the prepared. You, the accomplished. You, the bills-paid-on-time and the-taxes-done-in-March. You, who ...
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