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- Ten Tips For Keeping Peace in an Out of Control World - by Submitted on May 20, 2015 from Janet PfeifferI don't know about you but to me the world keeps getting crazier. Nothing makes sense anymore. I sometimes feel as though I've fallen into the rabbit hole in Alice in Wonderland. In an age of endless technology and societal demands, I am acutely aware of the ever constant pressures of living in ...
Views: 1218 - True Power Lies Beyond Vulnerability - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2016 from Bethany RosselitI remember the first time I experienced a "vulnerability hangover." I remember the exact date, to be exact. It was January 1, 2013. I had been blogging for nearly 2 years, sharing our adventures in sailing and minimalism. I had quit Facebook and started corresponding with friends via ...
Views: 1027 - 3 Steps to Recognizing Happiness from Within - by Submitted on May 18, 2015 from Christi AhlSo much of my life has been spent worried, stressed and anxious about what and how other people perceive me to be. A constant question has been, do I live up to their expectations? Little thought was given to how I felt or how I was actually doing or feeling. Although I have mostly grown out of ...
Views: 1383 - 3 Keys To Happiness In Life - by Submitted on May 14, 2015 from Vishal SinghThis article was originally published here - http://www.thepurplebridge.com/3-keys-happiness-life/ 1. Appreciate what is here (live in the moment) What is already there does not need anything to exist, it is just there. You may wonder of its value, reasoning as to why they are there, how ...
Views: 1027 - “P” Point Photography: Seven Success Sources - by Submitted on May 06, 2015 from William Cottringer“P” Point Photography: Seven Success Sources By Bill Cottringer “Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.” ~Dorothea Lange Learning the art of good photography offers valuable life lessons that can bring success in other endeavors. Here are seven ...
Views: 1479 - You Can 'Thank' Away Anger - by Submitted on May 06, 2015 from Janet PfeifferI'm a very polite person. I was taught to always say "please" and "thank you" when I was a child, a practice that has continued throughout my adult life. However, I never realized the latter phrase could be used as a means of eliminating anger. You might think it an odd concept but let me ...
Views: 1309 - Enjoying God's Gifts - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2015 from David HarmWith the weather changing and the days getting longer, it is easier to get outside and get some fresh air. Shortly after my heart surgery the weather turned cold and it was hard to get out. I remember one morning going to get some groceries and I forgot to wear a hat. My head got cold and I ...
Views: 1707 - Part 3: Stress-Less Solutions - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2015 from Janet PfeifferI don't worry much. When an issue arises that cause me distress, my mind instantly begins searching for possible solutions. I wasn't always like this - it took years of awareness and effort but it has certainly paid off. Take this past week, for example. I use a service to heavily promote both ...
Views: 1469 - Change Your Reality - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2015 from Gina CharlesThere is only Consciousness and unconsciousness. We are either awake, or we are sleepwalking and sleeptalking. We are either lucid, or we are submerged in and believing unnecessary, unexamined, unfounded thoughts and beliefs. These thoughts and beliefs create our reality, and how we ...
Views: 1295 - What Is Mindfulness - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2015 from Rev.William MeinsenWhat is Mindfulness? Learning how to become more in touch with our feelings and how to direct positive actions when they are needed is what mindfulness is about. Mindfulness is trusting in your inner-self to guide you to that place of peace and understanding. The dictionary says this ...
Views: 1241 - Part 2: The Surprising Cause of Stress - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2015 from Janet PfeifferI'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who never experiences stress. Most of us become frustrated when things don't go the way we planned or when others don't comply with how we want them to be or behave. A sense of losing control triggers feelings of uncertainty within us. Mild anxiety, or ...
Views: 1494 - Moving Out of Denial and into Acceptance that My Father Murdered My Mother - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2015 from Brenda AdelmanIn 1995 I was newly engaged, moved across the country to be with my fiancé and was excited to start acting in Los Angeles. I had wanted to move to California ever since one of my closest friends moved there from NY several years earlier. I 'fell' into a retail management job as soon as I ...
Views: 1414 - Inner Peace is Always Available - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2015 from Candace ThothMost people are familiar with inner peace and would claim they are actively seeking it along with a sense of genuine fulfillment. The question becomes whether we’re looking in the right places? Often, we look to external situations and circumstances for inner peace. For example, many of us ...
Views: 1211 - Journey to Wholeness - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2015 from Dr. Wendy TreynorThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams is a children’s story about a rabbit that wants to be Real. I, too, wanted to be Real. I wanted to be whole. To be whole is to be Real. Like the velveteen rabbit who was a stuffed bunny, I was “stuffed” with social conditioning, scuffed around the edges, ...
Views: 1109 - Have You Lost Your Way? - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2015 from Tony Fahkry“Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle.” - Lewis Carroll A Roman general known for his valour, insisted a slave follow him everywhere holding a sign that read, momento mori which translated means, “remember that you have to die.” I invite you to consider the extent of your ...
Views: 1005 - Healthy Anger - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2015 from Janet PfeifferAnger is one of the most powerful yet misunderstood emotions we experience. On the one hand, it has become a form of entertainment on TV, video games, social media, and Youtube. Housewives from states across the nation screaming at one another and flipping tables are cheered on each week by ...
Views: 1412 - What You Ought To Know About Islam - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2015 from Albert WagnerLike it or not, they are real and they want to kill you. They make the evening news from being more and more gruesome and appalling than the week before. Some say they must do this to get attention, even if it goes against what they believe in. They are, of course, the Islamic State. ...
Views: 1396 - Self-acceptance and self-love - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2015 from Gordana StankovicThese two concepts go hand in hand with each other. You cannot truly and fully love yourself if you do not accept yourself fully, and you cannot accept yourself fully if you do not love yourself. It is a little bit like with the chicken and the egg, no one can really answer what comes first and ...
Views: 1076 - How Daily Affirmations Can Manifest Change in Your Life - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2015 from Rev.William MeinsenThe theory behind Daily Affirmations: The Spirit of Intelligence, which is God, in order to do something for us must do it through us, and what it is to do must first become a part of our mentality before it can become our individual experience. OUR MENTALITIES ARE BUT THE SPIRIT WORKING ...
Views: 1479 - Could God Make Mistakes? - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2015 from Albert WagnerThe comment caught me off guard. Sometimes you go through the motions of daily life, and then something sticks out. This was one of those moments. We were talking about how cynical this world can be, and it can even cause a person to doubt themselves sometimes. The author has a known lack ...
Views: 1269 - Healing Anger and Abuse With Help From Beyond - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2015 from Janet PfeifferI was truly blessed: when my first husband and I married I acquired a second set of parents. I could not have loved "Bob" and "Mary" more and their fondness for me was generously reciprocated. For the eighteen years I was with their son, we were family. However, my husband's decision to end our ...
Views: 1410 - Fear or Faith; Anger or Peace? - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2015 from Janet PfeifferWhen I was a child my dad would take all of us for a "Sunday drive". Mom, my sisters, and I would pile into his 1950's Chevy sedan with the green vinyl seat covers and off we'd go. I never knew where he was taking us or when we would arrive home. But two things I knew for sure: Dad would ...
Views: 1392 - The grace and wisdom of living with uncertainty - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2015 from Clement McGrathWe humans invest huge amounts of energy, time and resources trying to create a sense of certainty and security. Uncertainty can terrify us because it threatens the control we believe we have over life, so we cling to those things that are supposed to bring us certainty, and refuse to ...
Views: 1062 - Why Your Body Needs You to Forgive - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2015 from Janet PfeifferI'm blessed to have parents who, early-on in life, instilled in me the importance of forgiveness. "They didn't mean what they said." "Your friend is probably just having a bad day." My mom was, and still is, one who always saw the best in people and chose compassion over anger. So it has always ...
Views: 1475(1 vote) - How to find Peace in a Divided World. - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2015 from Clement McGrathThe great Christmas theme is, Peace on earth and goodwill to all. We all desire peace yet it seems to be such an elusive quality. When you look deeply into the human mind you find a state of agitation which drives all conflict, and it comes from our habits of straining, forcing, reacting, and ...
Views: 1120 - A Single Thread In The Tapestry Of Life: Tuscany, Italy - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2015 from Frosty WooldridgeBy Frosty Wooldridge The mystique of bicycle travel fascinates most people. Why would anyone “endure” the pains of providing their own locomotion via pedaling rather than the comfort and speed of a car, boat, plane or train? The answer lies in the antiquity of “pedaling bliss.” It thrives ...
Views: 1435(1 vote) - How to Make a Difficult Conversation Easier - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2015 from Janet PfeifferConversations can be risky at times. The more sensitive the topic, the more delicately we need to approach it while maintaining a truthful and honest demeanor . The subtle balance between being blunt and abrasive or being effectual is one that many are not equipped to navigate. In my more ...
Views: 1527 - Are you Believe in the Love? - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2015 from Theresia ValoczyAre you believe in the Love? Are you believe in the Forgiveness? I believe in... "Where there is love, there is life." - said Mahatma Gandhi. The Life lives in the Love. The Love lives in the life. The Love has got High frequency. The Life needs High frequency. When you say: I ...
Views: 1459 - The Voices of Silence - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2015 from Theresia ValoczyI love the Dawn,then Silence is great. I hear the Voice of Universe, easier. I feel plesantly... I get force in these moments. I'm revolving. Think about all. I become open The God , and I become open myself. I understand The Creation. I create my dreams. The early moment ...
Views: 1633 - I am Grateful for... - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2015 from Theresia ValoczyI am Grateful for… I am Grateful for my Life, because my Life is perfect. I have everything what I need. I am happy and satisfied. My dreams come true every moment… The gratitude is a high frequency emotion and word. When you are grateful for something, your heart opens the door to the ...
Views: 1680 - Anger: How Much is Too Much? - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2015 from Janet PfeifferJesus got angry. He was troubled by the many injustices he encountered while on Earth. At times, he expressed his dismay to those around Him. Anger, as with all emotions, has a place and purpose. But how does one know if there is too much anger in their lives? Here are ten warning signs to ...
Views: 2479 - Effervescence to Natural Spirituality and Freedom – Anita Moorjani’s NDE. - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2015 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranPeople fall prey to conditioned responses unknowingly. As a result, their reactions to others become robotic. They can release themselves from this sad state of affairs through transcendence brought about by simple self-awareness towards inner freedom. That would lead to discovering natural ...
Views: 1796 - New Year - No Anger - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2014 from Janet PfeifferHere it is: the beginning of another new year. All around the globe people are making New Year's resolutions to lose weight, be happier, spend more quality time with their families and so on. I find it rather odd that in a world filled with anger and violence no one makes a declaration to "not ...
Views: 1458 - Your Relationships C*A*N Last Forever - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2014 from Janet PfeifferFor me, one of the saddest things to see is a relationship between two people who previously professed their deep love for one another now entering its final stage of dissolution. The divorce rate in this country is tragically high. When I was young and naive I believed that all you needed for a ...
Views: 1323 - What Happens To You When It's The Holidays? - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2014 from Carolyn GoldfarbHow do you feel when it is the Holidays? Are you excited? Ready to decorate, bake, and buy presents? Or are you dreading it? Are you feeling like "Oh boy, another year already?" Are you grieving a recent loss and can't imagine how you are going to make it through the December and the holidays, ...
Views: 1090 - Gossip - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2014 from Kate JarosinskaWhen we directly or indirectly participate in negative talk about others or gossip, we are not a match to divine love. Our choice to listen to, indulge, participate in, spread or instigate gossip or negative talk of any kind directed towards others causes an absolute breakdown of our ...
Views: 1391 - The River - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2014 from Kate JarosinskaOn a recent Big Sur backpacking trip, my boyfriend and I trekked about 6 miles out to a free flowing river. We were both in desperate need for recalibration, fresh air and clean mountain water. As we rock hopped down the river bend to find the perfect camping spot, we were graced with a nice ...
Views: 1861 - Letting Go - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2014 from Kate JarosinskaI’d like to discuss a popular concept in modern spirituality: “Letting Go”. This is the idea that we must release something that no longer serves us. In theory, “Letting Go” beholds within itself the necessary components for relief, moving on and healing. The reality is, that letting go is a ...
Views: 1282 - Are you guided by ego or spirit? - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2014 from Kathleen GageConsider this... when you do a kind deed, do you need to get credit for the action or do you take action simply because the task needed to get done? Your initial reaction may be that you took action on something because it needed to get done. Yet, many people (on a hidden level) can't stand the ...
Views: 1389 - Holiday Sock it to Me! - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2014 from Sally MarksI remember the phrase “sock it to me” from my childhood days in the 1960s. I was a big fan of the television show Rowan and Martin’s “Laugh In.” Now that I’m older I have a different “sock it to me” tradition. Shortly after Thanksgiving I don my Christmas socks. I don’t know why, but this annual ...
Views: 1486 - If You Feel Alone and Confused Keep on Reading - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2014 from Monica RodriguezThis past month has had one of the most expansive, yet challenging days for me. When you start questioning and observing your past illusions, it seems that fear knocks the door wanting to get in. I have observed that whenever we fully commit to embrace the unknown, doubt and fear show up almost ...
Views: 945 - Doorbells, Dishtowels, Ducks, and Cake Relieve Anger - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2014 from Janet PfeifferDucks, dishtowels, and doorbells: one wouldn't think they're connected to anger in any way. Cake, on the other hand, is a no-brainer: when upset, eat some. Plain and simple. No one can be angry when stuffing their mouths with a confectionery delight topped with butter cream icing and sugar ...
Views: 1507 - You Are Unique! Do You Appreciate Yourself? - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2014 from Robin CoventryWhen you look in the mirror do you really see yourself? Is it a quick look with just a hand through the hair or a concentrated look as you apply your makeup? Are you focused on the hair while shaving or tweezing your face? Do you avoid the mirror? Do You Really See You? I ask these ...
Views: 1306 - Release - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2014 from Kelli WilsonI sometimes have a potty mouth and I tend to fall easily into negative words when my spiritual tank is a quart low. I am getting better and better at recognizing when my language and thoughts are not in alignment with how I want to show up in the world as a minister. During my final days ...
Views: 1090 - Why Forgiveness is Obsolete - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2014 from Janet PfeifferMy mother has always been an advocate of forgiveness. When I was a child she taught me early on to let go of being angry with people. If a friend hurt me she suggested that perhaps they didn't realize what they had done. If it was a family member, well, families don't hold grudges. And as ...
Views: 1663 - How to Stop People From Annoying You - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2014 from Janet PfeifferThey'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: 1664 - Do You Question Your Perfection? - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2014 from Monica RodriguezHave you ever heard comments such as: “There is no such thing as perfection”. Or how about: “Stop trying to be perfect because you’ll never get there”. Well, I DISAGREE…. And here’s why… In A Course in Miracles it is said that any split in mind must involve a rejection of part of it, and ...
Views: 1922(1 vote) - Happiness In A Nutshell - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2014 from Rebecca L. NorringtonThousands of books have been written (and read) about happiness—what it is and how to achieve it. So, why are so many people still miserable? As a self-proclaimed Happiness Specialist, I feel compelled to answer that question. This is a critical time in our global history. Just take a look ...
Views: 1276 - 5 Tips To Help You Feel Great About Life. - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2014 from Madelaine VallinThis week has helped me realise how important it is to be aware of our thought patterns that is going on inside of ourselves. Why do we humans use what is going on in or world to be the reason for how we feel? Why is feeling good often measured from the outside in and not the other way ...
Views: 1093 - Looking For Quick Fixes: No Way - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2014 from Dr. Mona AeyshaWe being a human always search for easy fixes, short cuts, and quick ways to fulfill our desires, wishes, and needs. We want to be happy as early as possible. We are quite impatient and inconsistent in achieving our goals and become successful. It is our nature and we fight with our nature to ...
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