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This is a fresh look at coming events as seen by the prophets--Musa and Isa (Quran). Their writings show how we may be part of the kingdom in the coming time of judgment. Judgment implies separation, like the wise and foolish virgins were separated in Isa’s teaching because the foolish weren’t ... Views: 846
Everyone prefers to be happy rather than being unhappy, sad or miserable. And there come numerous occasions in our life when we feel happy. However, all too often this sense of joy fleets as we encounter another challenge in life through unfolding circumstances. The key question, therefore, is ... Views: 504
Been kind of sad lately. Maybe even a bit depressed. I can’t see how anyone can not feel a bit down after reading or watching the latest news. What story am I talking about? On what day? It doesn’t matter, the stories don’t really seem to change, just the places and the names change.
I ... Views: 975
Sundays are usually boring when no plan works for outing or movie and you stay in the bed for longer doing nothing. Hours pass and you scroll the daily feed in your bed but nothing motivates you to come out of it and start your Holiday. It is probably the difficult most task to start your Sunday ... Views: 597
“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.” --Rabindranath Tagore
A few days ago, Baba Hari Dass died at the age of 95. Babaji, as he was affectionately called, profoundly influenced many people’s lives. He moved to ... Views: 884
I recently found out that I had been approved for a new visa to live and work in the United Kingdom. This new visa, just like the last one is good for two and a half years. When I look back at my time living in the UK, it has been a lifetime. I don’t mean that to sound negatively but rather ... Views: 905
1- BREATHE.
It's FREE!
Breathe? Whadya mean Breathe? That's IT? That's too easy! Yep. It's as simple as that believe it or not. Making it a priority to pause and take deep, soul-stirring breaths throughout the day is a luxury we deny ourselves—especially when we are under the gun. It’s ... Views: 1025
Mind Calm
Mind calm is the process of bringing your mind to a place of complete calm and stillness and can have enormous health benefits for you. When the mind is calm and free from the constant chatter and noise of the day we move into a place of peace and perfect ease, a place where ... Views: 940
I have mentioned it before and wrote about it in my first book Damaged Merchandise. I shake. Not all the time, in fact if I’m sitting next to you, you’d never know it. I shake when I’m writing or have some kind of movement. It is something that I have lived with for over 40 years. It is ... Views: 932
After my husband passed, a whirl of past and future danced in my mind. The sad movie of every memory we shared played endlessly: there he was on the night we met, the wildly handsome young man with a heavy mustache. Then we were waltzing on the dance floor of the restaurant he owned, stepping ... Views: 1206
You’re probably thinking, ‘no thank you’. Snakes are slimy, scary, and potentially dangerous. To some yes, and to others they’re beautiful with gorgeous markings and textured skin. How do you see the snake?
I was at the Farmers Market the other day queued up for some cucumbers. The line was ... Views: 1150
Seeds of Anger
By
Bill Cottringer
I think most people would agree that the main problems of our day are: (a) the artificially dualistic, unfair sharp divide between those who have abundance, power and all the other desirable things in life, and those who don’t have enough of these ... Views: 1468
There are a series of measures that we can take to get a break at a stretch and there are some practices that we should avoid. Here are tips that will help make your dream experience completely satisfactory. Goodbye, goodbye insomnia!
1. Follow a routine of you every night; always try to get ... Views: 773
No, not for people. Everything is temporary and changing…without much or any control. Who knows when you might suddenly be laid off and unemployed? Who knows when some sickness or illness will happen to the body? Inevitably, each person will die. There is no absolute protection from ever ... Views: 1202
Do you feel good about who you are? I hope you can answer “YES” to the above question; however, if you can’t, I am here to tell you that you need to be bold enough to feel good about you. Being against yourself will never help you but it will most definitely keep you stuck in a negative and ... Views: 1160
The practice of yoga has been alive for many centuries now. Yoga is popular for its wide benefits, thus, several people are now engaged in such activity. While many forms of yoga are safe, some are too vigorous and may not be suitable for everyone. Yoga comes in many forms from easy movements ... Views: 958
The many times growing up we swear, we will never be like our parents; too many to remember but here we are, all grown up with children of our own, lo and behold we are enacting behavior mirroring them.
If we step back and truly observe our interactions with our children, we see our parents’ ... Views: 1133
While growing up, my method of facing life was to internalize my experiences, more like stuffing everything inside. Eventually, I became a mess of self-hate and doubt. I was the Queen of a one woman; walking, talking pity party whose theme song was; no-body knows the troubles I have seen. I ... Views: 1191
There are so many reasons why people decide to travel alone. Sure, convenience plays a huge part in it, ranging from things like not having to partake in activities you personally don’t feel attracted to and having a personal level of control over every single checkpoint on your itinerary. ... Views: 1227
I get a snapshot of world events from the things I experience as I move through each day: captions in newspapers and on magazine stands, conversations on Facebook, clips on the radio or on YouTube, and through the atmospheric vibration I touch in my daily meditation practice. I know that there ... Views: 1011
A few weeks ago, I was having a conversation with a friend of mine called Wain, and this was a deep conversation. However, this was a conversation that was far deeper than usual and I ended up thinking about what we spoke about.
I won’t go too far into what we spoke about as I sure that he ... Views: 918
In self-reflection, this past weekend I realized that I have done just that, I enjoyed 7 hours of contentment and inner peace. In making some conscious choices, I was able to make the time for myself to intentionally relax and enjoy my day. I treated me to a moment in time where I was able to ... Views: 1290
Recovery author and guru, John Bradshaw once talked about being a "human being" instead of a "human doing." While New Age thoughts talk about the illusions of being a human. Never happy we're we are in life. Always having to get "there" and when it finally becomes our "here" we realize that ... Views: 1208
Ever since Maharishi Mahesh Yogi inaugurated the Transcendental Meditation movement in 1958, he started each year with a week of silence.
Those of us who worked at the international level of the organization or who were in a residence course facility also took a week of silence. This ... Views: 1784
It's the 45th anniversary of Roe v Wade and the pope is offering 'plenary indulgences' to church members who participate in the March for Life in Washington.
So what's a plenary indulgence? Googling 'plenary,' it means complete or absolute, and indulgence is “remission before God of the ... Views: 915
Sometimes, in a world that adores bucket lists, commitments, and tried-and-true honors, in a world that covets moral conviction and loyalty, it’s okay to change your mind.
That’s right.
If something is no longer working, if you have outgrown something and the voice in the back of your mind ... Views: 1310
There are many RPG PC games available online. For the mystery fan who wants to play the detective, Agatha Christie's computer adaptations of novels are a great way to practice your detective skills on the chair. In this article, you'll find details on some great examples of the mysterious ... Views: 1476
Something has been bothering me for the last couple of years and I couldn’t quite put my finger on it until just recently. A series of events gave me that “ah-ha” moment. Amazingly, it started with Donald Trump. Sorry, I can’t say thank you to him for that because what started the awakening ... Views: 1472
How many of you would like to live a stress-free life? I'm guessing it would be quite a few. Most people I know view stress as a negative experience. Yet like any emotion, it doesn't have to prove detrimental to our health or overall well-being.
Stress is actually less complicated than one ... Views: 1920
During the past few months, I have been surrounded by death: a relative, a friend and two acquaintances. While feeling sad for those who have died and those who are left to grieve, I also had a realization: The dying process is a time to let go, whether we want to or not. With commitment, ... Views: 1034
I've spoken many times about the importance of all feelings, anger included. With every emotion we experience, we have the ability to learn much about ourselves. No feeling is inherently wrong. It's how we choose to express and use them that determines their value.
In my book "The Secret ... Views: 1876
When you try to control everything, you enjoy nothing, sometimes letting go actually means having control. I’m sure the moment you have read this, you feel confused; how can letting go of control actually mean having it?
Surrendering to what is, letting go of what was and having faith in ... Views: 970
Even if you get what you want, you won’t be happy.
If it was a car, a job, a spouse, or whatever…you will fear and worry about losing what you got and so you will never truly be happy even when you get it. There will always be the anxiety of “what if I lose it?” Happiness does not come from ... Views: 1452
One of my favorite authors, the late Dr. Wayne Dyer, once stated that "There is no way to peace. Peace is the way." This seemed rather contradictory to the common belief that a peaceful state of existence is a destination we arrive at after traversing a righteous path. Wayne challenges us to ... Views: 1530
It is coming up on a year since I was diagnosed with cancer. An amazing year it has been. A year of strength, as well as a year of fear. It has been filled with a sense of accomplishment as well as disappointment. I have experienced the whole emotional gauntlet for the last 12 months.
It ... Views: 1263
At some point in almost every person's life, we have made false assumptions about another or blamed an innocent party for something they were not responsible for. Needless to say, both of these behaviors can lead to hurt feelings, people being offended and outraged or an angry defensive response ... Views: 1793
Sometimes we get what we ask for without knowing it. And sometimes we don’t like what we get, even though we asked for it. This is what happened to me a few days ago…
Joyce and I just made our annual autumn pilgrimage to Assisi, Italy where, with a small group from four different countries, ... Views: 1014
If I told you that there was one simple word that could prevent anger from arising would you be interested in discovering what that word is? Or in the event that anger showed up without warning, this same word could easily subdue it and restore your sense of calm? Would you utilize this ... Views: 1499
Resignation is giving up, quitting, stepping down, standing down, or otherwise conceding defeat. Accepting what is means allowing what is to be and then working with what is. Accepting what is does not mean you are giving up trying to change it. Accepting what is does not mean quitting or ... Views: 1474
At one time or another, we've all complained that life isn't fair. Children do it all the time: Karen, who is older by two years, is allowed to stay up later than her younger siblings. They complain to dad that they're being treated unjustly, not realizing that at the same age her bedtime was ... Views: 1234
So, you love flowers, and you want them around no matter what occasion it is or whether or not there is an occasion at all. Most people who love flowers or love them to be a part of their interior décor, prefer setting up flower gardens for that purpose. If you belong to this league of people, ... Views: 1141
3 September of 2015 I got married to a wonderful lady. I admit, I have been married before, so this shouldn’t be any different. Yet, this was different. My now wife and I had been dating for five years. Our dating consisted of being together roughly two months over the course of the ... Views: 1262
They're like mosquitoes on a hot summer night - those irritating and annoying people. They can be found anywhere from our families or coworkers to drivers on the roadways to complete strangers we encounter while on vacation. Their quirky behaviors and annoying habits can ruin our day. Other ... Views: 2099
A few weeks ago, Joyce and I got to experience the total eclipse high in the mountains of Idaho, in the exact center of the “zone of totality.” It was, for us, the experience of a lifetime. In our seventy-one years of living, there have been other major eclipses, but we have never been in their ... Views: 1236
At one time or another, we've all complained that life isn't fair. Children do it all the time: Karen, who is older by two years, is allowed to stay up later than her younger siblings. They complain to dad that they're being treated unjustly, not realizing that at the same age her bedtime was ... Views: 1435
At one time or another, we've all complained that life isn't fair. Children do it all the time: Karen, who is older by two years, is allowed to stay up later than her younger siblings. They complain to dad that they're being treated unjustly, not realizing that at the same age her bedtime was ... Views: 1307
At one time or another, we've all complained that life isn't fair. Children do it all the time: Karen, who is older by two years, is allowed to stay up later than her younger siblings. They complain to dad that they're being treated unjustly, not realizing that at the same age her bedtime was ... Views: 1357
I've been presenting seminars on understanding and healing anger for 25 years and it never ceases to amaze me how much misinformation is circulating about one of life's most powerful emotions. Lack of accurate facts and techniques can have serious repercussions in every aspect of life from ... Views: 1466
Most people I know want to be happy. I say most because there some who are really miserable and seem content remaining that way. They resist every opportunity for joy and find excuses to stay stuck in their gloom. Although I believe that deep down inside every human being desires happiness, I ... Views: 1445
Wouldn't life be wonderful if every time we disagreed with someone we could find a perfect solution that would satisfy each party and put the issue to rest once and for all? So often when a conflict arises, we spend an enormous amount of time and energy debating it, trying to prove our position, ... Views: 1928