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- Discovering the Presence of Spirit in our Lives - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Jane Booth RobertsonHow has Spirit has revealed itself to you? As a young child I always felt and often saw what I called “angels’. I felt like I was always being observed. I didn’t feel alone. Later on, as I learned to meditate, I really began to connect deeply with Spirit and an intimate relationship developed ...
Views: 1104 - Awakening - Acceptance of our Spiritual Guidance - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Jane Booth RobertsonAs our spirit awakens throughout our life, we begin to realize that there is something ‘beyond’ our normal humanness that is influencing and guiding our lives. We can deny it, but somehow it keeps revealing its presence to us in many ways. As we begin to accept that we have spiritual guidance ...
Views: 1280 - My Perception on Blessings - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Katrina HillJust the other day we discovered a glitch in the system of receiving my husband’s paycheck. Actually the glitch has been going on for some time now. He broke his foot 4 months ago. Ever since then we have been on work man’s comp. When on work man’s comp you do not get paid what you normally ...
Views: 770 - Childhood Memories - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Katrina HillOn Facebook there is a post going around where some people are changing their profile pictures to 80’s cartoon characters. This is to help others to be aware of child abuse. I was one of them because I thought what a great way to spread awareness, and a really fun idea which I am sure brought up ...
Views: 772 - Another Insight - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2011 from Katrina HillWhat if I told you that there are things you believe to be true about this world and they are not? One evening in my young life changed my world forever. Things and people in my life have never been the same. I had a dream once that I was not from this world. Who I truly am, is not who I thought ...
Views: 874(1 vote) - My conversation with Hope. - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2011 from Oyinlade OladipoHope, the four lettered word that keeps us going. The intangible yet heartfelt assurance that fires up our bones and strengthens weak hearts. By it, the poor became not only rich but wealthy, in its absence the most courageous becomes chicken livered and the strengths of the mighty fails them. ...
Views: 841(2 votes) - Inside attachment - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2011 from Michael KewleyWhatever we are attached to will hurt us. It is well understood that attachment is the condition for our suffering and that whatever we are attached to will hurt us This attachment will always manifests in a possessive relationship with life and everything that it contains, and is revealed in ...
Views: 990 - Understand your spending decisions - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2011 from devi grewalUnderstand your spending decisions.What pulls your trigger? Do you ever feel triggered? Do you ever find yourself spending money you didn’t intend, but you do it anyway or in a way that is not aligned to your goals? Everyone overspends (at least sometimes if not more often than they ...
Views: 1064 - One Simple Act of Healing - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2011 from Aernout ZevenbergenPsychology is a fascinating field of study. Could I choose my University education again, I'd probably add the study of the psyche to my Political Science. Why do people do what they do? What are the stories we tell ourselves? What happens in that mind of mine? How does the boundary look ...
Views: 1191(1 vote) - How to enjoy your anger - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2011 from Aernout Zevenbergen"The Joy of Anger?" You might think: The man has gone utterly nuts... Who wants to be angry? Who's ever enjoyed being angry? No one, I guess. Being angry is like riding a fiery dragon on steroids, through the flames of hell. Being in the midst of a rage is, how shall I put it... It's ...
Views: 1487 - A Rift in Illusion – Reflections of my Father - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2011 from Carl BozemanFew of us ever escape the chains of our reality and see beyond the forms before us. We mire in our knowledge and all the things we gather to us, forming a shell that hardens with time. For me I have seen past it only a few times and always in the strangest of ways. He came to me so subtly ...
Views: 1154 - Rebirth in the New Year - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2011 from Kay HutchinsonAs many of you know, I am taking a brief break from the healing work with others to rest and recover my voice. As the gray clouds hovered over the past few says, I reflected on the sweetness of this time of the year. The change of the calendar year brings new resolutions and hope, with ...
Views: 1260 - HOLISTIC? SPIRITUAL? WHOA!! - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2011 from Keith BrayHOLISTIC? /SPIRITUAL? WHOA I love to think that the huge positive changes in my life over the past 16 years or so have been holistic and as part of this, there has been a “spiritual awakening” (like brought out of a spiritual coma) as a part of what has happened. Let’s go to Webster’s for a ...
Views: 1333(1 vote) - ARIZONA TRAGEDY: A WAKE UP CALL! - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2011 from Stephanie MannTwenty-two year old Jared Loughner killed six and wounded 14 innocent people in Tucson. The public reaction; a “deranged monster.” Others blame angry political speeches. Loughner’s friends called him a “social outcast.” This tragic event is a wake up call to focus on mental health and how to ...
Views: 1513(1 vote) - Astral Travel For Beginners - 5 Tips That Will Pave Your Way To Success - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2011 from Dan MAstral Travel For Beginners - 5 Tips That Will Pave Your Way To Success Astral traveling for beginners is not too different from that of the people that are more experienced; the main difference being is in how you get to and how you handle the new experience. There are many things that you ...
Views: 1366 - ACCEPTING-VERY HARD - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2011 from Keith BrayADMITTING-VERY HARD Admitted to God (Good Orderly Direction source), to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.-12 steps/5th step Admitting can be such a big word and a very hard thing to do. When looking thoroughly at myself and my past, I unearthed many things I ...
Views: 1632 - A City Of Beaches - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2011 from awaisminhas miamiWhen it comes to spending vacations in America, Miami is the place which comes to mind. Miami is one of the most popular cities of America, and especially when it comes to spend a splendid vacation – cheap flights to Miami are looked for, and are heavily booked. Miami is a big colossal city, ...
Views: 630 - The Sounds of Life - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from Lateef Terrell WarnickScience has already proven to us that every object we perceive is not actually solid but rather an immense collection of atoms. These atoms are continuously in motion and thus no stationary object is actually still but rather moving with life. Whether the object is in a state of gas, liquid ...
Views: 1355(2 votes) - Falling in Love With You - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2011 from Gabriel GonsalvesThe process of learning to love unconditionally is often a long and difficult journey. I suppose that’s why I like to teach and talk about it, as its what I need to learn the most. Along the way, we inevitable arrive at the conclusion, as the old cliche goes, that we cannot love others unless ...
Views: 997 - How To Achieve Prosperity - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2011 from Adam BenedettoWe are all meant to exist in a space that is effortless and transparent of need. The drive to excel for monetary gain is false for it will not fill the true need of wellness and satisfaction. Our energy desires for us to be connected to everything, it desires to be fulfilled and engaged, not ...
Views: 904(3 votes) - Feel and Be Empowered - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2011 from Adam BenedettoEmpowerment comes from a place of being present in one's self, of acting from a place that is solely a journey of personal truth. To become one's self more so is really to be who you are. Not to act differently to suit the moment, but to come fully into who you are. To be present through all ...
Views: 725(1 vote) - Become Enlightened - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2011 from Adam BenedettoThe true path to happiness in life comes from not only knowing one's self, but seeing clearly all that is around us. We can perceive things as they are in relation to how we feel, how we think, and how we act. To reach a state of pure enjoyment, that flowing feeling of being connected, one ...
Views: 771(1 vote) - Find and Understand Your Destiny - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from Adam BenedettoOur chosen path already exists within us. The path we are meant for, our destiny, is true to our heart and our being. It is here, throughout life, we are being led toward. Sometimes, of course, the path is averted or ignored completely. We then become unsatisfied and full of want. It can be ...
Views: 1205(2 votes) - AM I INSANE? - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Keith BrayAM I INSANE? I had not thought this question out very well back in the 90’s. While I did crazy things, the life I was living would have indicated that at times I was nuts, but no one would have considered me insane. I had a responsible job, a family, a home, two or more cars, no debt, ...
Views: 1546 - Resolve to Be Happy This Year - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Jan DeniseResolve to Be Happy This Year Life is about falling down and learning from it, getting up and starting again. And if that doesn't sound like fun to you, just watch a baby do it. Better yet, let the baby wrap his little fingers around yours and help him learn to walk. Look into his ...
Views: 1219(2 votes) - An Exercise in Forgiveness - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Dawn SinnottI was writing an e-workbook for a teleclass I was going to give on the topic of forgiveness. As I always approach this type of writing project, I wrote down my thoughts about where I’ve been, how I moved forward and where I am now in regards to the topic. Forgiveness is one of those areas that ...
Views: 1204(1 vote) - Looking for More Inside of You? - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2011 from Janelle AlexYou know there is more for you or you would not be here reading this right now. To access the more inside of you it is important to center yourself and invigorate your soul. (*Note I am not actually interchanging the terms soul and spirit here, but that topic is a whole other article.) So, just ...
Views: 1100(2 votes) - Releasing Grief - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2011 from Adam BenedettoWhen we are faced with the moment of losing something, whether it is a job, a loved one, or a way of being, it can act as a catalyst of reversion, leading us on a path away from ourselves. It is almost as if in order to deal with it we must lose ourselves as well. To be present is harder than ...
Views: 1380(2 votes) - Releasing Fear - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2011 from Adam BenedettoWhether you realize it or not, a lot of our actions and reactions are based upon fear. For we believe what has happened will happen again. We let our imaginations run wild with the possibilities, whether harmful or not. We see the world through eyes connected to our past, for we can not ...
Views: 803(3 votes) - Being Gay is a Gift from God - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2010 from Gabriel Gonsalves“Being Gay is a gift from God. But our culture doesn’t understand that, and consequently it sends messages that you are to be isolated. And Isolation is the antithesis of what all of us need. We need community, we simply cannot do spirituality or be fully alive without community” The above ...
Views: 1160 - Ringing in the New Year - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2010 from Bettina GoodwinAnother year has come and gone and at some point most of us will look back and contemplate what has gone before. Some of us will see it as an amazing year that has brought us to a new deeper understanding of ourselves and others will be feeling the pain that may have shown us things we didn’t ...
Views: 1144(1 vote) - Chanting with Krishna Das - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2010 from Lese DuntonThe pews at the Church of St. Paul and St.Andrews, on 86th Street and West End Avenue, filled up as soon as the doors opened. Gentle folk, smiling and politely allowing one another to take choice seats near the make-shift stage, unhurriedly poured around the benches. Ms. Nina Rao, master ...
Views: 2114 - 5 Greatest Myths of the Holiday Season - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Ed MayhewHere are the 5 biggest myths of the Holiday Season concerning what this author knows -- Christmas and New Years. Let's see if you agree. 1.It is better to give than to receive. This is tantamount to declaring that, in regards to breathing, it is better to exhale than it is to inhale. In order ...
Views: 1203 - Setting “Firm” Foundations ! - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Dilani DivaThe first step to getting the things you want out of life is this:Decide what you want. Ben Stein I Find the Season a Great time to evaluate our desires and focus on what we truly desire. It is also a time that we bring in our faith to make our desires manifest. Faith to me is knowing the ...
Views: 1187 - Life - The Secret to Success - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockCan life be pigeonholed into a viable model for success? Can a methodology or system be relied upon to give us the results or achievements that we desire? Can a formula for winning ever work with such an unpredictable thing such as life? If we read all self help, psychological, philosophical ...
Views: 1494(1 vote) - How Can we Create Mental Structures that are Only Positive? - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Connie Huebner,Question: The mind thinks and creates structures, and you want us to break any negative structures that we create. And that means that we create other structures that are positive. I guess there is a doubt in my mind about whether I am creating positive structures or not. I'd like a ...
Views: 1170 - What can we do if we feel depressed in any way? - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Connie Huebner,Question: What can we do if we feel depressed in any way? Divine Mother: I want you to know something about depression. I want you to know why this situation is so debilitating. The truth is that when people don't allow themselves to be themselves, there is a repression of energy in the ...
Views: 1528(1 vote) - A Simple Technique for Coming Back Into Alingment - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Connie Huebner,Question: I know to call on Divine Mother when I am feeling ruffled or angry, if I'm aware that I am out of alignment. The problem seems to be that I am not aware that I am out of alignment. The anger or the fear takes me over. How can we be more aware when we are not in alignment to come ...
Views: 1233(1 vote) - Beautiful Energy - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2010 from Bernie FallonI was in a convenience store near my home in Fountain Hills, Arizona. I noticed a young girl waiting patiently. She was maybe 12 years old, with dark long hair. In this girl, I saw great qualities and specifically, energy flow. I saw appreciation, respect and patience. (She was cute.) She looked ...
Views: 1549(9 votes) - Beautiful Energy - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2010 from Bernie FallonI was in a convenience store near my home in Fountain Hills, Arizona. I noticed a young girl waiting patiently. She was maybe 12 years old, with dark long hair. In this girl, I saw great qualities and specifically, energy flow. I saw appreciation, respect and patience. (She was cute.) She looked ...
Views: 1549(9 votes) - The Body And Wisdom Minds Fight, The Ego Mind Is The Servant - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2010 from David SamuelThis article will be of much greater value if you have read my little eBook, “All IS Mind” available on entrepreneurmonk.com/books or have taken the course. However, even if you have not, you may find great value in what is written. Briefly to give people unfamiliar with this work enough ...
Views: 1288 - An Insight about Christmas that Will Change Your Life Forever - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2010 from David Robert OrdDaily Spiritual Insight from the Story of The Little Prince The Little Prince is going to trigger a massive change in the life of the pilot who has crashed in the desert. He will accompany the pilot on an inner journey that will totally transform how he understands himself, how he feels about ...
Views: 1255 - Where We Are One - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2010 from Cory KempYou may already know this about yourself, but for me it came as a surprise: I don’t really enjoy shopping. Admitting this publicly is the first step for a fuller life, I am sure, but I haven’t figured out what the second step would be quite yet. I’m a patient woman, so I’ll continue to work ...
Views: 1096 - A Better Relationship in a Week - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2010 from William CottringerA Better Relationship in a Week By Bill Cottringer No matter how good or bad your present relationship is it can always be better with minimal planning, effort, and cost. And in this economy that is a pretty good deal! Here is a very practical and easy way to have a better ...
Views: 1972(1 vote) - In the Spirit of the Season: How to Access Your Inner Holiday Cheer - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2011 from David Robert OrdAfter an hour delay waiting for the plane to arrive in San Francisco, the anxious passengers rushing off to celebrate Christmas with their families finally boarded the crowded 747 for Chicago. Shortly after the push back the captain announced on the PA, "I'm sorry ladies and gentleman, we ...
Views: 1162 - Across The Globe - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2010 from Womens Recreation, Inc.From across the distant lands, and to the distant seas, you don’t know me, but I wish you peace. Through times of uncertainty and life’s hardships; hold tight to your faith, you will get through it. I wish I could carry your weight, but you are stronger than I. I hate the thought of war ...
Views: 1509(3 votes) - Gifts of Abundance, Beauty, Love and Gratitude - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2010 from Suzanne ToroCiao Ciao, A small gift to all of you...as we have collectively been traversing through the most transformational time of our collective existence together on this planet. We have every opportunity to transform the many realities that are looking US square in the eye with great ...
Views: 1309 - Love and music in their hearts - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2010 from Keith ReadyFor many years as I went about my weekend routine of doing all those chores around our house I would regularly hear the sound of a piano playing and singing in the background. One of our neighbours has always had a love of music and obviously the family enjoyed gathering around the piano on the ...
Views: 910 - YOU are the Playwright of the Roles You Play on the Stage of Life ... - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2010 from Bishop CarolMaryBrigitand have the power and the Heart to DARE to change the scenery, the dialogue and the venue that the play occurs with, from and on so that the world can be a place that works for all with no one and nothing left out!!!!! "YOU AND I POSSESS WITHIN OURSELVES, AT EVERY MOMENT, UNDER ALL ...
Views: 1214(1 vote) - Changing places - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2010 from Michael KewleyChanging places At one time a student of mine was asking about my time as a monk in the Theravada tradition of Buddhism. He listened to my words and when I had finished speaking he said, 'Ah yes, but the monks life is a special life.' I answered, 'Not when you're a monk.When you are a monk ...
Views: 1135(1 vote) - The Metaphysical Power Of The Runes - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2010 from P.J. CaidenBy P.J. Caiden The runes, ancient symbols carved or painted upon wood or stone, constitute a method of divination that began many millennia ago. The runes were employed by the early Norse peoples as well as the Germanic tribes in central Eastern Europe. Runic symbols have been found ...
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