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- Academic Probation, a Summer Alone, and a Bowl Full of Blueberries: A Tiny Life Lesson - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesBefore we get to know each other any further, I think it best to get one of the best-kept secrets about me out in the open right away: I failed grade 10 math class. It was not really due to my inability to learn. It had more to do with my ability to dream away my time, thinking about my future. ...
Views: 1120 - Humility, Faith, and Grace: Qualities of an Overcomer - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2009 from Gilbert James2 Corinthians 12:9: "And He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me." Humility Humility is the genuine acknowledgment of one's weakness, ...
Views: 4476 - A Phoenix Rising - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from Rose CampbellIn the latter part of 1988 through the year 1990 the entirety of my world burned to ashes. I do not make that statement lightly. However it is only with the goggles of hindsight could I see how that total meltdown freed me so that like a Phoenix I could arise from the ashes I had been buried ...
Views: 1281 - Don’t Die with a Million-Dollar Idea Still Inside You! - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesDid you know that you were brought to this earth for a specific reason? You are the only person who can fulfill the purpose and mission for which you were born. What is your purpose? What is your mission? You have within you the ability to create anything that you can imagine. The fact that you ...
Views: 1491 - Inspirational Tennis - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesI was lucky to get some serious inspiration from sports. I played baseball, but tennis was the sport at which I excelled. There was an annual Labor Day Tournament where, heading into the event, I was the second seed, and my doubles partner—now a tennis pro and the former coach to Andre ...
Views: 894(1 vote) - Just Breathe - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from Francine Larson“Our lives can change with every breath we take.” –From the movie, Where the Heart Is. This phrase comes to my mind often. The verb change carries with it so much power, so much mystery and most of all, so much truth. How many of us have said “one minute he was fine, and the next minute, he ...
Views: 1522 - Why Swim with Sharks When You Can Swim with Dolphins - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from Chellie Campbell“Why do some people always see beautiful skies and grass and lovely flowers and incredible human beings, while others are hard-pressed to find anything or any place that is beautiful?” —Leo Buscaglia There are three kinds of fish in the sea: Dolphins, Sharks and Tuna. Dolphins are ...
Views: 1488 - Self Perception - How We Perceive Ourselves is Based on Our Self Beliefs - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from Helen WilliamsThe pathway forward towards happiness and authenticity is not determined by something outside ourselves. It's determined by our own thinking, our own inner process, our self perception. So if our way forward feels blocked, it is blocked by the way we perceive ourselves, by our fears and how ...
Views: 4085(2 votes) - What the Heck Is Wrong with Her? - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesI had learned to cringe when I heard the word September. This response was constantly reinforced by friends and family who knew my history of repeated calamities, mostly in September. Some of them seemed to relish asking the rhetorical question, “What’s it going to be this year?” They knew it ...
Views: 902 - Just Believe - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesIn midwinter of 2000 I was conducting a seminar at a beautiful resort in southern Florida. The focus of the seminar was to break limiting beliefs and create new ones to bring prosperity and abundance into a person’s life. At the end of the last day I went to my hotel room, and as I entered, I ...
Views: 817 - Bring Your Dream to Life in Seven Focused Steps: The “Heroes” Story - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesHave you ever had a big exciting dream but not taken the steps you needed to make it a reality? Maybe you said to yourself, “It’ll take too long” or “I’ve never done this, I don’t know how.” Do you currently have a product you would like to produce, a poem you just need to write, or a children’s ...
Views: 1009 - Are You Following Your Divine Guidance? - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2013 from Dr Kelli - The Angel Whisperer®What have you been receiving time after time but ignoring? How many times have you followed your guidance? The angels are giving you guidance all the time; do you notice their guidance? What have you been receiving time after time but ignoring? You probably have been receiving this guidance ...
Views: 1544(9 votes) - Flying High - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Jessica SabatiniThere are times in life when things seem challenging and you have to use so many tools to get yourself on track. And then, there are times when you know you are doing great: you’ve set goals, visioned the ideal outcome, organized your actions, and are taking major steps in the direction you ...
Views: 1205 - Vibrancy of Colour - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Caroline RowlandsColour is so deeply imbedded in our psyche that it's like the air that we breath… we don't notice the power, until it is gone. Can you imagine seeing the world in monochrome? Do you feel a sudden unmistakable sinking feeling at the thought of no colour in your life? The intimate relationship we ...
Views: 2324 - Claim Your Personal Power - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Jenny MannionThis topic of our own personal power has come up so much in my life over the last few weeks that it was impossible NOT to write about. Yes, it has meant me facing some of my own personal demons but it is well worth it! WE — yes, EVERY single one of us are powerful beyond anything we have ever ...
Views: 3641 - Feeling Good – How We Do It - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2010 from Helena EderveenEmotions are very complex experiences connected to our mental, physical, and spiritual makeup. Though we generally consider these properties to be one, they are essentially three different parts of our being and are generally responsible for the day-to-day challenges most of us face. If we ...
Views: 2518 - Witnessing Greatness - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2010 from Alicia MarieKen looked puzzled when he asked, ”Why are you crying?” I had not even noticed that my eyes had pooled with tears and one was slowly making its way down my cheek. He and I had just spent a day practicing, designing and training for his new workshop. I have been coaching Ken by phone for months ...
Views: 1507 - Be Inspired - From Rags to Riches Leadership - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2009 from Theresa-Maria Napa“Each of us has that right, that possibility, to invent ourselves daily. If a person does not invent herself, she will be invented. So, to be bodacious enough to invent ourselves is wise.” – Maya Angelou Where does leadership originate? What makes a good leader? There are a multitude of ...
Views: 1091 - Connecting with Inspiration and Choosing Inspired Action - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2009 from Karen VizerInspiration is the basis of inspired action and is often overridden by our intellect when we are focused on the stresses of our daily lives and the subsequent demands of “doing.” From this viewpoint many of our choices are unconscious as we may operate on “automatic pilot” doing what we think we ...
Views: 659 - Power and Force - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2009 from Matthew FerryWhen you get the vital difference between power and force, you will engage in a process that will assist you in releasing fear and unlocking unexplainable joy. As you let go of forcing your life, living with “have to do” and “need to do” you suddenly discover that ...
Views: 763 - The Warrior, The Monk and The Mountain - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2009 from Dax MoyThe warrior sat on a mound of stones atop the great mountain, his head in his hands and his chest still heaving with the exertion of the last stage of his climb. His black hair, now flecked with grey, clung to his face just as his clothing stuck to his body from the combination of the ...
Views: 1580 - Blueprint of Your Destiny! - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Rachel MadorskyDifferent sources, which have survived the centuries, bear witness to the invisible and often impalpable reality behind appearances. Engravings found on the walls of Pyrenean caves reflect the work of healers, as do descriptions in ancient Egyptian scrolls. The methods of treatment that act upon ...
Views: 1266(4 votes) - Fatal Teen-Related Car Accident Inspires Healing - by More than 5,000* teens are killed in car accidents each year, leaving family, friends, teachers, and others who loved them behind to deal with grief, anger, mortality, and the pain of unfulfilled possibilities. Alicia Afterimage (ISBN: 978-1-60060-242-9, $19.95, 144 pgs, pub date: September ...
Views: 2032 - How to Survive the Days Ahead: Living Joyfully Through Challenging Times - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from Susan HaidFailure. Stress. Chaos. Confusion. Doubt. These are words that describe life for most of us today. The changes that lie ahead for all of us demand tremendous courage. We are amidst a struggle that never seems to end. Chaos has become a regular part of our existence. We want to know how it will ...
Views: 1172 - Selfish is Not a Four Letter Word - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2009 from Camille StrateMost of us have heard at one time or other that 'selfish' is a bad thing. We're supposed to share. We're supposed to think about other people's feelings. We're supposed to sacrifice sometimes. Selfishness is something to overcome, not practice. I don't buy it. There comes a point in ...
Views: 1466 - The Language of Light - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2009 from Lois DeWittThe Meaning Of Light: As a lighting specialist, I've become interested in the use of the word "light" in our language. How many times do we refer to light in one day? Let me count the ways. THE SCIENTIFIC DEFINITION The scientific definition of light is--a wavelength of electromagnetic ...
Views: 1517 - It's Valentine's Day - Remember the Love - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2009 from Veronica HayMy favorite day of the year has always been Valentine's Day. It didn't matter if I was alone on that day or not, I still adored it. Valentine's day for me is a celebration of love, love in its many forms, romantic love between a man and a woman, the never-ending love of family and dear friends, ...
Views: 966 - Standing Post Meditation - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2009 from Bob EllalQigong means "energy study." It's an ancient Chinese art used to bring health to the body, calm to the mind, and power to the martial arts. It's based on the same theory as acupuncture: That there are energy pathways—meridians and channels—that flow throughout the body. When energy, or chi, runs ...
Views: 4217 - Re-Writing Your LIfe's Story, Part 1: From Should to Could to Will - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2009 from Gail BarkerWe're 4 weeks into a new year, and many of you have likely given up on whatever new year's resolutions you set. Don't beat yourself up; new year's resolutions are inherently fraught with barriers to success -- but that's not what this article is about. Instead, this is the first in a series ...
Views: 1049 - Seize the Monkey - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2009 from Bob EllalUnless he is already doomed, fortune is apt to favor the man who keeps his nerve. The maxim from the ancient Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf reverberated in my skull, over and over again like a mantra, until the words no longer made sense and were simply a collection of sounds. My breathing slowed and ...
Views: 1596 - Economic Down Turn or Opportunity? - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2009 from Stephen WorrallDown turn or opportunity? How we can offset some of the economic woes ourselves? I know many out their have now reached a turning point with the economic news, be it worrying about job’s and security to where the next meal will come from at the most extreme for many. Living as we do in a ...
Views: 950 - In Praise of Anger: Feel it to Free it - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2009 from Danielle LaPorteYou were disrespected. Ignored, again. They outright lied; she betrayed you; he took what wasn’t his to take. Someone crossed your boundaries and drove right over your well-declared intentions. You got screwed. And that’s a fact. So-called 'spiritual' responses to ...
Views: 1150 - Renewal: Martin Luther King and Barack Obama - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2009 from Barbara BowenWhat hardest of hearts could resist the voice of justice calling down the corridors of conscience in the satin tremolo of our American Dr. Martin Luther King? My indelible moment was underneath the Lincoln memorial with my now-deceased parents, my sister-in-law and eldest brother. It was a ...
Views: 1401 - Letting Go of Ego Raises Awareness of Impact - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2009 from Barbara McDowallHow aware are you of your impact on the people in your world and the world around you? To do no harm (in thought, word, action) is one of the tenets of a number of faith. For that to happen means we must be paying attention and aware, as often as possible, of what those thoughts, words and ...
Views: 1766 - Where There is Love, Nothing is Missing - A Parable - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2009 from Jonathan HuieThe businessman looked around the vacation villa in Puerto Vallarta. Plain, but clean and well furnished. A good place to grab a few days away from his failing business and troubled marriage. He had brought a large supply of sleeping pills and had requested several bottles of ...
Views: 1696(2 votes) - Say Amen, Somebody! - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2009 from Ron ScolasticoOn May 17, 1967, my husband, Ron Scolastico sat on the steps of Sproul Plaza at UC Berkeley, mesmerized by the words and presence of Martin Luther King who helped pave the way for a person of color to become President. On January 17, 2009, Ron and I listened with tears in our eyes, to Barack ...
Views: 1478 - Change, Not Fear - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2009 from Cherokee BillieWith our country in economic chaos, like we’ve never seen before in our lifetime, now more then ever we need to be praying that God blesses our new president with divine guidance. No president since Franklin Roosevelt has faced the challenges that are ahead for President Elect Barack Obama. We ...
Views: 1236(4 votes) - Book Review: Inspiration - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2009 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Inspiration. Inspiration can have many sources - from the everyday to the divine - but the end result of inspiration is to lift the individual to a more focused and determined pursuit of their goals. Gail Lynne Goodwin is the Official ...
Views: 818 - Definition: Inspiration - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2009 from Douglas PakFinding Inspiration Everywhere By Amy Twain The key in finding inspiration is to apply all your five sense and be present in all that you do. The American Heritage Dictionary defines inspiration as, "the stimulation of the mind or emotion to a high level of activity or feeling." It is something ...
Views: 1116 - Clearing Space: Inspiration for January 2009 - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2009 from Mark Edgar StephensSomehow it happened that the calendar year of 2008 has come to a close. In celebration of this passing and to set intentions for a new year, I climbed to the highest peak of a hiking trail near my home with a group of friends at 6:30 am on the morning of the Winter Solstice. On that chilly ...
Views: 940 - Crawling Out of the Cracks - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2009 from Ainsworth ForgenieMany people are living beneath the level that the Creator has purposed for them to live. Not having the mate of their dreams , not living where they want to, not having the careers they desire, never reaching in every dimension of life that which they are capable of. Why? The answer is simple ...
Views: 1196(1 vote) - Pass the Test of Time - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2009 from John Di LemmeThe only currency that we all have the same amount of is time. Time is the ultimate currency and how you invest your time will determine your success. In order for you to attain your WHY in life, you need to realize that every minute wasted is currency/money you just lost. Every successful ...
Views: 778 - Light Your Inner Candle and Dissolve Your Fears - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2008 from Mercedes Oestermann van EssenThe Buddha said: Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared" Happiness increases 10 fold when it is shared. If you are familiar with Dr. David Hawkin's work you will know that when our ...
Views: 1384(1 vote) - The Spiritual Ecology of the Sun - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2008 from Josef GrafLove is pay-forward and pay-back, at once. . . It’s hard to turn away from spirit, and not become egotistic. Although, the corollary is also true - that is, without love imbuing one’s spiritual wisdom, another form of egotistic destitution can play out. What is functionality in an ...
Views: 780 - Forgive Yourself: Letting Go and Moving On - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2009 from Hunter PhoenixFor most of us as children, the word “forgiveness” was a daily part of our upbringing. We were told to turn the other cheek, and to forgive and forget. But more often than not, those instructions only applied to other people – many of whom wanted forgiving! I don’t often recall being told to ...
Views: 3310(4 votes) - The Best Year Ever - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2010 from Florence BernardYou want to know what 2009 is going to be like? Well, I am going to tell you, so read on! But first I want to tell you something else: 2009 is going to be the best year ever for me and all people surrounding who will be open enough to listen. Why, how? Because I know it. Because I can ...
Views: 2028(1 vote) - Receiving - by Submitted on Dec 24, 2008 from Gini GreyAt this time of year there is a feeling of generosity in the air. People’s hearts soften, families and friends join together, people donate to charitable causes, and many share gifts with loved ones. Giving is a wonderful thing, whether it is a compliment, a smile, a word of encouragement, or a ...
Views: 1397 - The Santa Claus Contest: A Short Story. - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2008 from Oscar Basurto CarbonellIt happened in a town, where the people decided to run a Santa Claus Contest; and men dressed as Santa Claus came from all the nearby places. Of course, in the stage the inevitable laugh: Ho Ho Ho could be heard. All the Santa Claus brought gifts for the persons who were present. Well, the ...
Views: 3030 - *** We'll See - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2008 from Laura MonzoThere is a Taoist story of an old farmer who had worked his crops for many years. One day his horse ran away. Upon hearing the news, his neighbors came to visit. “Such bad luck,” they said sympathetically. “We’ll see,” the farmer replied. The next ...
Views: 2749(4 votes) - Develop Your Spark! - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2008 from Ian BanyardMy girlfriend recently slapped me on the wrist for saying that when I was younger I only wanted to date gorgeous women. Apparently someone like me should be less fickle and know that real beauty was on the inside. I’ve been hearing this all my life from women who don’t think they are gorgeous ...
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