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Missed Opportunities
(Written in the early morning alongside a pond in Northern California on the Sonoma coast)
Linus, famous thumbsucker of Peanuts’ fame, once said, “There is no heavier burden then one’s true potential.”
I have addressed the issue of being stuck many ... Views: 3603
Check out this scenario. You've wanted to take a week off next month for that well-deserved vacation, which you have postponed several times because you just couldn't get away. But that inner voice is now shouting, "It's now or never!"
OK. But where and how do you get the best bargain? You ... Views: 3601
Are you aware the only thing holding you back from reaching your full potential is YOU!
Most people look to external factors to blame. It’s much easier to point the finger at others, events, situations or circumstances rather than looking inwards to your own inner-world.
Your ... Views: 3601
We are at the door to 12/21/2012. What will happen next? Will we open it and step through or will we, somehow, miss the whole thing? I have said in past articles that the fear mongers have used the date of the Galactic Convergence to scare humans half to death. Books are written and sold every ... Views: 3599
You control your destiny. If you understand that important fact, you’ll learn the greatest results come from creating and maintaining a positive self-image. Self-image reflects the visualization you have of yourself and develops from past events and future expectations.
As you build and ... Views: 3586
Writing one’s autobiography has become trendy these days. Old people write their autobiographies, looking-back at their life, to “leave something” for the next generations in their family. As they work on their autobiography they “look-back” at their life, remember the high points and ... Views: 3582
Personal presentation skills include correct, method of portraying oneself in public or a social surrounding. It is basically the ability to enhance our communication skills in an appropriate manner. Whether in a completely official set up or while dealing with situations in our daily life, ... Views: 3580
Positive psychology is a wonderful state of mind, a way of thinking that brings joy, happiness, fun, laughter and contentment into our life. This article, origninally written for Sibyl spiritual e-zine for women, is about a positive consciousness that allows all of us to be part of the ... Views: 3578
The people you regularly associate with can and do have a huge impact on your self esteem. Whether you realize it or not.
That’s why you should really limit the amount of time you spend with toxic people. You will do better and go farther if you consistently hang around loving, positive and ... Views: 3569
In this day and age it is reported that more people are obsessed about eating fast food. At least one quarter of Americans eat fast food every day.
Why do you think fast food is so popular? Here’s some of the reasons why this is so true: It’s filling: it’s convenient and it’s inexpensive. ... Views: 3552
Freedom is not the simple state of not being in chains on a slave ship or a plantation. Freedom is both mental and physical, and the barriers to freedom are often not so easily seen by the naked eye. Freedom is definitely essential to happiness, and likewise a lack of freedom often leads to ... Views: 3542
There is something truly inspiring about genuinely kind people. They have the ability to see positive things in people that are difficult to get along with. They can make you feel better with just a few words. Kind people even have this uncanny ability to bring light and positivity to a ... Views: 3521
The Island of Utopia
Freedom – the most misunderstood word in the English language
If there was a poll to decide what is the most misunderstood word in the English language I think freedom might be high in the voting stakes. When there are millions of people how can we all live together ... Views: 3509
Think for a second or two about the people you consistently spend most of your free time with. We all have a certain social groups we connect with regularly, but do we really understand the effects of these relationships?
Ask Yourself
“What are these relationships doing to me?”
I know ... Views: 3504
As a once senior banker, I know all about inertia. Studies from various parts of the world show that the majority of bank customers are unhappy with the levels of service they receive. In addition, many bank customers are aware that, at various times in their “relationship” with their bank, they ... Views: 3497
Question #1: Yahweh (Jehovah) God Almighty operates on this principle in His justice system: "You must take life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burning for burning, wound for wound, and bruise for bruise." (Exodus 21:23-25). What does this principle ... Views: 3482
So many of us are searching for truth, the best way to live life. Naturally, there are endless pathways, lectures, discussions and directions available. Some go from one path to the next, seeing which one might fit them the best.
It's common to spend a great deal of time, in some cases a ... Views: 3472
Do you want charisma in your life?
Do you want to have people listen to you and do what you ask them to do?
Well, charisma, thankfully, is something you can develop over time and it doesn't always have to be something you are born with. There are several tips to creating charisma in your ... Views: 3409
People sometimes ask me to pray for them. I always do. But sometimes they wonder: why did I not pass that exam when you were praying and blessing me. The answer is perhaps that was not to be for you at that particular time. Possibly a greater lesson is needed in your life and that is the lesson ... Views: 3403
The Law of Attraction works in strange and mysterious ways. Here is a true story of how my seven year old taught me about the Law of attraction.
The television story said that the upcoming Justin Bieber Concert was sold out. Tickets were impossible to get and there was no way you would be ... Views: 3399
When you truly want to improve your life, there are a variety of things that you can do...all little steps in the same direction. People are where they want to be in life, because if they really, really, really did not want to be there, where they are, then they wouldn't be there.
If your ... Views: 3397
It’s nearly the end of January, and many of the average Jane and Joe’s have long lost resolve to stay focused on achieving their New Years Resolutions. Nevertheless, it doesn’t mean that it’s time to give up, quit and go back to the unhealthy patterns that were making you unhappy in 2009. That ... Views: 3385
Although we are awake living our life, we are not always “awake” in terms of being totally aware of what really is as opposed to what we think really is. Everyone on earth is asleep to some extent; that is, they have illusions about themselves, people, life, and situations…even ascended masters ... Views: 3363
Life is composed of many opportunities that we can take advantage of. Many doors may open while others may close. There are different paths in life that we can take. This is why I am completely convinced that there are no limits in life to what you can do. It does not matter where you live or ... Views: 3359
A common enemy that attacks most people’s dreams and goals is not having a strong and healthy self-image. This hidden self is responsible for helping you to achieve your heart’s desire or hindering your progress. It can also hinder you from playing a bigger game in life. If you’re ready to ... Views: 3354
What is Platform Presence? It can be felt but not seen. Some speakers have it, others don’t. How did they get it?
There are three major aspects involved with Platform Presence. The most important one is absence of fear.
From the instant someone with Platform Presence stands and begins ... Views: 3345
When contemplating your own personality and potentials, it can be helpful to focus on defining moments, or snatches of your experience that you remember as particularly potent, rich, and/or formative.
There are certain moments in our lives that have a profound, transformative impact on us: ... Views: 3342
I remember something from my community college economics class that economy had something to do with scarcity.
All along I've been reading post after post about how to get what we want because all we need is available in abundance.
Seems to me we need to abolish the monetary system. What ... Views: 3335
Pastor’s Wives- Going Through Without Wavering
A glimpse at the splendor and respect attached to the office of a pastor can lure any woman toward becoming the wife of a pastor. Surely, most women would embrace the thought in the belief that such relationships, being founded on the solid rock ... Views: 3332
I have very few regrets in life, but one of them is that I did not realize early in life just how incredibly POWERFUL words are.
Words spoken out loud.
Words spoken to yourself.
Words spoken over people.
Words you hear.
Words you read.
Words you assimilate as a child and as you are ... Views: 3330
My carnal mind tells me that the most important thing is that I am/be right.
My spiritual mind tells me that the most important thing is WHAT is right.
Here's a gold nugget and a piece of spiritual steak to chew on:
In your marriages, engagements and dating be responsible for your own ... Views: 3324
When Walt Disney materialized at the back of my elementary school cafeteria in 1957 he was already a very famous man. He was visiting the brand new elementary school in Anaheim that had been named in his honor, and escorting every one of us kids and our teachers to his “Happiest Place on Earth” ... Views: 3314
If you looked at a product label and it included ingredients like feces, or poison would you readily ingest it? Well, if you decide to use illegal drugs like cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine or even marijuana some nasty and toxic stuff can get into your body. Unlike the FDA approved products ... Views: 3309
When I started working for my last company, I hated the job. It was, in my opinion a non-challenging job with no opportunity to learn and utilize new skills or to grow in the position. I felt stuck, I felt cheated. But since my last job was basically the same, I also felt powerless to change ... Views: 3301
A couple were feeling very lonely and prayed to God for a son. The couple were granted a son, and began a great celebration. “You are so fortunate to have borne a child this late in life”, said a neighbor. In the father's stead, a wise man answered with the simple reply, "Maybe".
Time passed ... Views: 3294
Have you ever set a goal, or had one set for you, and you really believed deep down that you couldn't do it? What happened? You were right weren't you? Conversely have you ever had a goal where you knew for sure that this was a piece of cake? Yes, and you were right again, weren't you? Each News ... Views: 3278
Does “Need” have a place in personal goal-setting?
Meet Beth Ann…
Beth Ann looks in the mirror and does not like what she sees. “I am so fat.” she says to herself in a whisper. She feels angry and hopeless. In that moment she thinks that she cannot continue to go on like this and decides ... Views: 3270
Every day we're relentlessly bombarded by advertising that tells us to buy this, that or the other thing. It's all too easy to succumb to the temptations and no surprise that many of us end up owning as much "stuff" as we do. Sometimes though, our "stuff" seems to end up owning us instead of the ... Views: 3256
Perhaps you are recently divorced or separated. Perhaps it has been a long time since you have been in a meaningful relationship. Or perhaps you are stuck in a relationship that doesn't provide you with the emotional intimacy you need. In any case, you are feeling lonely - very much alone, ... Views: 3253
Some of us often dream of new business ideas every day. As you brainstorm and visualize success, something goes wrong along the way. What was an exciting idea has somehow dwindled down to a mere fizzle. Could it be that you let someone steal your dream? If we can understand what happens, then we ... Views: 3240
Are You Tired of Being Taken for Granted?
“Sing like no one's listening, love like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody's watching, and live like its heaven on earth.”-Mark Twain
It happens every single day and whether we like it or not, we cannot control it. Other people’s ... Views: 3238
A gargantuan 277 miles long, the Grand Canyon stretches 18 miles wide and dips as low as a mile deep. When planning your adventure, be familiar with the three distinct areas managed by the National Park Service: the inner Canyon, the North Rim and the South Rim as you prepare for your trip. ... Views: 3236
We all read inspirational books, listen to recordings that sometimes sound as if it is new information, and promise ourselves we will do better tomorrow. And them tomorrow arrives, and we are totally some place else, forgetting our promise.
Healing is a choice. And when we choose not to shift ... Views: 3236
In this world there are two kinds of people; takers and givers. Takers are the type of people that will take anything from you. Takers will take something material from you, or they will simply drain you emotionally. Takers only care about themselves. Takers do not care about your ... Views: 3234
When I was twenty-two, I was befriended by a woman named Doris who was thirty years older than I was. Although Doris was then a fifty-two year old woman, she did not feel it was inappropriate to befriend me.
She did not operate with the social belief that she should choose her friends only ... Views: 3226
There is a new mentality in the industrialized world which I call the microwave mentality. It is a result of the information age and will only grow with industrialization. I call it the microwave mentality.
We want everything quickly in this day and age because there is such an abundance of ... Views: 3225
Elizabeth Edwards, who died December 7, did so many things right. For example, she managed the presidential campaign for her husband, John Edwards -- at least until he self-destructed as a politician.
Creating his briefing books and directing his campaign, sometimes Elizabeth tried to push ... Views: 3223
The really happy person is the one who can enjoy the scenery even when on a detour.
No matter how well we plan, from time to time life presents us with an unexpected detour. There are even times, despite the most thoughtful and considerate planning, that you may find yourself right back ... Views: 3221
I can still recall fondly my childhood. Years spent playing with my assorted dolls and their accessories. Creating imaginary worlds of glamor and adventure. My dolls were an outlet-as for most little girls the opportunity to forage into the social realm with the proverbial security blanket. ... Views: 3211
Some compare dealing with an angry manager to taking a lava bath in hell. Whether they are angry at you or anyone else you just want to get the heck out of there! One nasty remark from your manager can easily throw you out of balance and put a damper on your entire day. Eastern wisdom ... Views: 3205