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- The Danger in Assuming - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2012 from Sandra DawesWe are all familiar with the saying “don’t assume because it makes an ass of you (u) and me”. While it may seem like an over-used cliché, I can’t help but reflect on the truth of this little quip. Haven’t we all gotten into trouble at one point or another for assuming things were one way when ...
Views: 4312(4 votes) - When Does Positive Thinking Become Dangerous? - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2010 from Erica BoucherThere is a popular belief that has been misinterpreted, misunderstood and, I believe, misused. The mind is a powerful tool, allowing us to co-create with life. And while the mind is powerfully creative, we do not live in a vacuum. We cannot know what lessons we are here to learn, or to help ...
Views: 2581(4 votes) - What? That Time of Year Again! - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2009 from Thea WestraRemember, that this is only a short segment of each year and much of it is "driven" by media advertising hype or our wanting to keep up "appearances". Keep it in perspective. Mentally sketch a clear portrait of what a "great" festive season would look like for you. Once you are crystal clear ...
Views: 1581(5 votes) - Saved by the Laundry: From Hamper to Happiness in 8 Steps - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2010 from Laura MonzoWhen I was thirty-five, I looked up one day and realized that I hadn't had a life. I'd had a lot of things. I had a husband and a marriage. We had two late-model cars, two high-speed careers, and a two-story house on an oak-lined street. I had everything I ever thought I wanted, and much more ...
Views: 1852(8 votes) - Ten Tips for Dealing With Difficult People - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2013 from Janet PfeifferDifficult people - ya gotta love em! Or not. Whether you do or don't, it's a fact of life that they are all around us - in our families, places of employment, communities, social events, and everywhere else. For whatever reasons, we all have personal issues that cause us to behave in ways others ...
Views: 1658(3 votes) - 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: 1497(1 vote) - 11 tips to create the perfect gratitude journal - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2013 from Louise Jensen“Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot” - Hausa Proverb. In my early, dark days of first acquiring a disability I didn't feel I had an awful lot to be thankful for. It was like I had spent my whole life getting to the point where I had a thriving holistic therapy practice I loved, ...
Views: 1171(1 vote) - 40 Days to a Better Me--Day 03--Money - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Daniel ToopsReligion in western culture has taught us that money is evil and wicked. Money is referred to as the root of all evil, filthy lucre, mammon, and many other names which associate it with Satan. But is it really? I mean think about it: Religion has taught us that poverty is a godlike quality. ...
Views: 1157(1 vote) - 40 Days to a Better Me: Day 09--Get Rid of Fear - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2011 from Daniel ToopsA hurricane was on a collision course with Iberia Parish Louisiana. That was not uncommon. Numerous hurricanes have pummeled this portion of the Gulf Coast in the past. People in the low lying areas of Cypremort Point, Louisa and Weeks Island and moved further inland to evade the surge and ...
Views: 1133(1 vote) - 5 Steps to Creating Inner Peace - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from Veronica Drake1. Cleanse 2. Explore 3. Acceptance 4. Affirm 5. Maintain Cleanse Make certain you are comfortable in your physical environment. Is it clean enough for you, are the smells conducive to connecting to your Higher Self, is the piece of furniture you are sitting on supporting your ...
Views: 1494(1 vote) - 5 Things to Take When You “Visit” With God - by Submitted on May 15, 2011 from Veronica DrakeHaving been at a place in my life where I no longer wanted to live I became intimate with God very quickly. I even challenged Him/Her/It. I was not looking for forgiveness, or mercy I was looking for someone to take over and “do” life for me. I had enough. Constant struggles, endless ...
Views: 1102(1 vote) - 5 Ways to Celebrate Spiritual Wellness Month - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2010 from Marie KirklandSpiritual wellness can mean different things to different people however the most basic definition is a search for meaning and purpose; the values, ethics and morals that guide an individual and gives meaning and direction to their life. For most of us spiritual wellness is an evolutionary ...
Views: 4024(1 vote) - A Different Way of Meditating - by Submitted on May 17, 2010 from Barbara AlexanderFeeling perfectly content to be so physically small in this great big space, I was sitting on the ground in what I have come to call the Temple of the Horse and though no other humans were there, I was far from alone. We were just watching the snow gently falling outside through the arched ...
Views: 2334(2 votes) - A Living Teacher or Acceptance - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from David SamuelThe Sufis say that the way to find God is either through a living teacher or, failing that, is through acceptance. Acceptance of all things that come to you without judging them. The way of accepting all things without complaining or feeling bad is to know that the reason these difficulties ...
Views: 1154(2 votes) - A Realization - There are no ordinary moments - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2009 from Art MasonI begin this by asking you two simple questions. Where are you? and what time is it? Almost everything I will write has a martial arts theme. That is because martial arts is part of who I chose to be. It is not who I am, but simply part of me. The reason I refer so often to it is because it has ...
Views: 3149(3 votes) - 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: 1252(1 vote) - A Spiritual Awakening - What is it ? - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2011 from Peter MainThe term a spiritual awakening gets bandied around quite a lot , and has perhaps get quite misunderstood for a number of fairly obvious reasons. The term itself has become quite well known through the twelve step movement, and in particular the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, where the ...
Views: 758(1 vote) - Accepting the Good Times - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2012 from Linney ElderWhat an interesting insight I’ve had this past week. I’ve been feeling very strange and directionless for the past two weeks and been trying to figure out what the heck’s going on. As usual I have picked and poked and analysed my thoughts, feelings and life experiences and ended up beating ...
Views: 1556(1 vote) - Access Your Inner Peace To Create Your New Year’s Resolutions - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2014 from Gia CilentoYour Inner Peace is crucial to setting New Year’s resolutions and goals that work, are achievable and that align with who you truly are. The beginning of a new year always sparks a goal setting frenzy. We look at goals achieved and un-achieved from the past year and decide what’s important ...
Views: 1368(1 vote) - Addicted to Ambivalence? - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2011 from Cynthia WallSome days are harder than others. Today seems to be one of those, for me: no energy, not wanting to jump on my planned tasks. One curse of being a therapist is my tendency is to look for reasons. And so I reviewed some of my recent decisions and actions, and non-actions, and found myself looking ...
Views: 1536(1 vote) - All Things Have A Cost - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2012 from David SamuelThe fact is that you pay for everything, every breath has a cost. When you receive something, anything, you pay for it in some way. If you don’t pay now, you will pay later, or you may have paid in advance. Self development cannot happen if you deny or ignore the reality that everything has a ...
Views: 1149(1 vote) - All Year Resolutions! - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from Louise Presley-TurnerAll Year Resolutions! So here we are, another year is upon us. And, as we all know, January is all about the good old New Year Resolution. Exercise, new job, find love, save money, stop drinking, lose weight. We literally take on the world in January, but in doing so, invariably we set ...
Views: 1162(2 votes) - 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: 888(1 vote) - Are You Here... Now? (Learning To Be Present) - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2009 from Paul DaltonOne of the quickest ways out of stress is to learn how to fully experience the present moment - that’s the one that is happening right now! Most stress that people feel in their body is generated from a thought about something that has either already happened and is now over, or something ...
Views: 1615(5 votes) - Are You Living Your Life Like It's Golden? - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2009 from Dr. Deana MurphyIt seems everyone I talk to these days is experiencing some bumps and bruises of life. While the economic downturn is causing widespread financial difficulties, fear is all around, and more and more people are searching for ways to get their lives in order and find peace. But know that what ...
Views: 6250(5 votes) - Are You Spiritual? - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2012 from Karuna DiLiberoHave you ever noticed how spiritual leaders really live their lives? Oftentimes, we place these people above ourselves and put them on a pedestal. I feel that when we so this, we are setting them up (and ourselves) for a great fall. My own sister used to tell me how much better than her she ...
Views: 989(1 vote) - ASSUME, ACCUSE, ASK - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2017 from Janet PfeifferAt 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: 1971(1 vote) - Balance. That is the Key to Success - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2010 from David SamuelYou may have started out not knowing anything about the spiritual side of life, you where only material, but there was something different about you that made you feel something was missing in a so called normal life. Or perhaps you knew some greater truth, but did not have the method of finding ...
Views: 2223(2 votes) - Being Happy Now - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2012 from Adam BenedettoWe think we need to be attached to things so we can be comfortable and happy. We think that by having one particular thing, we will be okay. We believe that by surrounding ourselves with our idea of happiness, then we will become happy. But this can not be further from the truth. The less we ...
Views: 1182(1 vote) - BeSimply…Self Exploration - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Suzanne Toro‘She’ was flying back from a journey from the great Northwest...after taking a right of passage with ‘Self’. A Journey that has lead her to an understanding that this illusion has been co-created by all of ‘US’. The veils are about to be dropped in such a manner that will cause many to gasp and ...
Views: 1325(1 vote) - Birds, Bees and Trees - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2014 from Sally MarksI love trees. When I was a young girl I liked to climb in any tree that would hold my skinny, little body. My favorite was a mulberry tree in our backyard. Sometimes I would take my dolls up with me. I was a bit of an anomaly, a tomboy who liked dolls. I guess I thought my vinyl children would ...
Views: 1946(1 vote) - Can we dissolve our problems with imagination? - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2011 from Connie Huebner,Question: I have a question about solving the problems by just imaging them dissolved. Could you elaborate on that? I am fascinated by that. I really like the idea. Divine Mother: I want you to know that problems are energy that is no longer serving you. It has become a problem. If an ...
Views: 1411(1 vote) - Centering Yourself - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2010 from Lisa BoussonDo you ever get the feeling that something is not right about your body, but you can not put your finger on it? You just don’t feel right, your usual standards appear sub-standard. Some may find that they are a bit woozy, but not quite dizzy. Maybe you’re sluggish and unmotivated, or in a ...
Views: 5720(1 vote) - Changing Our Patterns: Pluto in Capricorn, Saturn In Libra - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2011 from Suzi DronzekI had a lot of stuff going through my mind today as my head has begun to clear up after three weeks of fatigue – the heavy weight of Saturn’s transit through Libra, my ascendant). Just by looking at the news in the world, or seeing what’s happening in our lives… speaks many languages, but in ...
Views: 2094(1 vote) - Clarity Makes Money - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2011 from Tarik AlsharafiDeveloping a clear vision about yourself and your business might be the most important factor in determining your success as a leader. The clearer you are in what you want to achieve and the path to achieving it, the better are your chances of success and your abilities to lead others to success ...
Views: 1606(1 vote) - Cleaning up your Past - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2010 from Lisa PhillipsIt never ceases to amaze me how we continue to punish ourselves and hold onto resentments for things which have happened in the past. We carry these bad feelings around with us like painful baggage for years and years and often deny ourselves the life we truly deserve to live as deep down, we ...
Views: 4275(2 votes) - Complete Peace: How Can You Achieve It? - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2010 from Dr. Shirley Cheng, Blind Author with VisionAre you able to feel at peace even when life bombards you with hardship? If not, how can you achieve peace when life gets tough? In January, Tammy Brackett, a music publicist/writer, experienced the financial pain that many Americans are going through now. "My income was reduced by 2/3 ...
Views: 4525(4 votes) - Creating Peace in the Midst of Chaos - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2011 from Dr. Carolyn PorterNo one would argue that our world is in turmoil. Just pick up a newspaper or turn on the TV for a few minutes and you’ll be blasted with revolutions, violence, military action, earthquakes, tornados, flooding, tsunamis occurring all over the world. Devastation is widespread and according to ...
Views: 1579(1 vote) - Dealing with a Midlife Crisis - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2010 from Greg BakerIf you or someone you know is having a midlife crisis, then you may want to know how to properly deal with it. This period in a person's life is extremely dangerous. They can become depressed, disillusioned with life, and even quit things or relationships they should not. Primarily, a midlife ...
Views: 3225(4 votes) - Death and Dying – A Lesson in “Letting Go” - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2017 from Sandra MiniereDuring 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: 1183(1 vote) - Detachment - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Karen DowningDetachment is not an easy thing. It is so hard to watch the people that we love to go through difficult life experiences. But, sometimes detachment is a necessary thing. Why? It allows the person to going through the experience to learn what they need to learn without our interference. Also, it ...
Views: 1876(2 votes) - Discovering God in the Gaps - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2013 from Vinod AnandDiscovering God in the Gaps (Vinod Anand) Consider three common scenarios: (1) A lady is sick for a longtime with a chronic disease. Despite unsparing efforts by her family and best medical expertise, there is no improvement in her condition, (2) a man toils very bard at his work. ...
Views: 1241(1 vote) - Discovering the Love, Joy, and Peace Within You Even When Life Circumstances Attempt to Take It Away - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2011 from Thadddeus FergusonWhat if it suddenly became clear that Love, Joy, and Peace was within you even though at times outside circumstances attempted to draw you away from that Love, Joy, and Peace? Just begin to imagine feeling challenged by life’s circumstances or being overwhelmed by your responsibility in order ...
Views: 1075(2 votes) - 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: 1951(1 vote) - Don’t Just Think Who You Are, Know Who You Are: How To Become Emotionally Independent - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from David SamuelThe goal of personal development is personal freedom. Freedom from your emotions, moods, reactions to success or failure and most importantly, freedom from being dependant on other people or your environment. Emotional independence is not about suppressing or stifling your emotions, rather it ...
Views: 5040(6 votes) - Easing into Alignment with Yourself - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Moira HutchisonWhen I talk about the concept of alignment, I am referring to the synching up of the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual facets of YOU. When we allow ourselves to express fully as a spiritual, emotional and physical entity – all working in concert – all focused on the highest good; the ...
Views: 1390(1 vote) - Energy of Spring: 5 Ways to Connect - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2012 from Vanessa CodorniuThere's something about spring that makes you feel alive and awake. With the added boost of sunshine and light there are many ways we can celebrate and incorporate the cycles to support our well-being, and it is important to be mindful of this opportunity to rejoice and renew. Celebrated as ...
Views: 1296(1 vote) - Erase Negativity by Learning from the Story of the Ham - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2011 from Sally MarksHave you attempted to break family patterns (like improving yourself by going to college) and met with resistance? Perhaps you developed an innovative approach to solve a problem at work only to be told “That’s not how we do things here.” If so, don’t despair. Here is a little story in honor of ...
Views: 2752(2 votes) - Everything In Life Is a Choice - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2013 from Yamaya CruzEverything In Life Is a Choice I am not going to write some upbeat, unrealistic article about how you should take responsibility for your life, because ultimately, “you” create your experiences with your choices and actions. I am not going to do that because I don’t believe that it is true. ...
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