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- Turning Dreams Into Actions That Create Destiny - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from William G Jr CovingtonRandom acts can be compared with purposeful behaviors in that the latter is intentional, while the former is pointless. Dreams are fulfilled when activities not pertinent to their accomplishment are eliminated and replaced by focused efforts. William Jennings Bryan opined, "destiny is not a ...
Views: 1351 - SEO Training Online - managed to train top-notch SEO experts who are very capable and scroll up you in the right direction - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Jack HeneryIts always better to know in advance what you can expect from a career in SEO.The demand for SEO experts has been on a steady rise in recent years and this is partly due to the increase in the number of online businesses. Once SEO was not a separate profession – Web masters performed some basic ...
Views: 1145 - Cleaning up the Past: Steps 7-9 - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from angelmoonfairy :)For steps seven through nine we begin to clean up the garbage we left behind us during our addict days. Let's just say there's a lot of cleaning up to do and this process is one that needs to be repeated many times through your working the steps. As you approach these steps the first time, be ...
Views: 1532 - I Can't, He Can, I'll Let Him: Steps 1-3 of the 12 Steps - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from angelmoonfairy :)The First Step requires our complete surrender to what is. We are powerless over our addictions. We are human. We are fallible. The truth is we can’t go it alone otherwise we would be in this world alone and not with our peers. We exist together for a reason and a season for a purpose. This ...
Views: 6341 - The Housecleaning Action Steps: Steps 4-6 - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from angelmoonfairy :)The Housecleaning Action Steps: Steps 4-6 By Leslie Branscum The next three steps call for immediate action upon the decision of letting God take the ruling seat of your life. Step four asks us to take a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. There is some controversy over how ...
Views: 1258 - The 7 Laws of Awareness that Make (or Break) Success - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Christine Kane“How is this even freakin possible?” the voice inside my head moaned as I faced a challenge in my business. “I’ve already done this.” What had I already done? Well, in the world-view of the tantrum-throwing teen-ager that sometimes takes up residence in my head, I had already grown. I ...
Views: 1290 - 9 Destructive Reasons We Cling to Clutter - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Christine Kane“Perfection is not when there is no more to add, but no more to take away.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery A retired man once told me he loved going camping with his wife because camping showed her how simple ...
Views: 1599(1 vote) - 6 Irresistible Reasons to Stop Explaining Yourself - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2011 from Christine KaneJennifer’s parents didn’t approve of her choice to hire a coach now that her new business was up and running. Jennifer was expecting a long letter from them filled with judgments about her irresponsibility – first, with starting this “crazy” business and second, with paying someone for advice. ...
Views: 1061 - Sanctity of Life, God and Religion - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2011 from Matt SchoenherrMany times, a prolife stance may turn into a discussion about God and religion. Unfortunately, imagery and Christianity tends to remind those standing outside those religious paradigms of their separateness; the exact opposite effect of fostering and understanding of unity and connected ...
Views: 555 - Dirty Dishes (and Thanksgiving) - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2011 from Heidi McCarthyThank God for dirty dishes; they have a tale to tell. While other folks go hungry, we’re eating pretty well. With home, and health, and happiness, we shouldn’t want to fuss; For by this stack of evidence, God’s very good to us. Anonymous What a great poem for ...
Views: 1579 - Why Are Many Famous Men Choosing Chinese Brides?! - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2011 from Sam ReevesThe world recently was shocked when the British newspaper the news of the world was found to have been hacking phones for quite sometime. But what really amazed some people was the reaction of one Wendi Dung when her husband, Rupert Murdoch, was attacked with a custard pie. Having just witnessed ...
Views: 2169 - Loss Is The Teacher Of Great Lessons - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2011 from Tamara ElizabethAs we head into mid-life we sometimes feel we are in crisis. We feel loss everywhere we turn; loss of our youth, loss of a relationship, loss of children to significant others, careers or school. We feel the loss of friendships, friends or relatives though death. Loss just circles us like ...
Views: 2004(1 vote) - 4 Reasons To Rejoice About Being 50 + - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2011 from Tamara Elizabeth1. 50 + is the new 35! I say this because I am in my 52nd year and I feel 35. My inner being is doing everything now that I would have done at 35 if I had only known how much fun it could have been. But I was busy, busy, busy; raising kids, running a household trying to work part time, grocery ...
Views: 1659 - Mid-Life is not a Crisis – It’s a Blessing - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2011 from Tamara ElizabethThe term Midlife crisis is a term made famous in 1965 by Elliott Jaques, a Canadian psychoanalyst and organizational psychologist, and is now used to describe the period of deep-seated self-doubt that is felt by some individuals in their "middle years" or middle age of life. This experience is a ...
Views: 1655 - Golden Eagle ~ What You Say! - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2011 from James Beard a.k.a. noodinPeople ask me how I know when an animal is one of my helpers. Golden Eagle is one of my helpers! My answer is simple. When one becomes aware of these things then an animal will show itself in a way that you will know. Believe me, you will know! My Native brother, Nish, and I were traveling ...
Views: 2156 - Transform Your Life with These 10 Simple Strategies - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2011 from angela paige1. Work on figuring out your unproductive and destructive habits and replace them with good, healthy habits. One of my favorite quotes is by Charles Noble and he says, “First we make our habits, then our habits make us.” So if you allow a bad habit to continue it will start to define you in a ...
Views: 1403 - The Gilded Cage: How to Break Free - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteIf you’re feeling trapped by your wealth instead of completely free then there’s some misguided understanding of what it means to have wealth and the extraordinary opportunities it affords. Most people believe wealth buys freedom when often it’s quite the opposite. Many successful people, ...
Views: 1557 - Initial Abundance - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2011 from Cigar PoetThere are a lot of things you can do to increase your joy without money. Monetary wealth is a beautiful thing but it usually starts from the inside out, but if your mentally and emotionally unstable, have poor relationships, or suffer some physical ailment, for example, then money isn't the ...
Views: 1644 - TURN PERSONAL STRUGGLES INTO BOOKS FOR CHILDREN - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2011 from Jon BardSuppose you've just gone through a divorce and lost custody of your kids. Or a loved one has recently died of cancer. Or you struggled in school as a child because you have dyslexia. Many writers turn difficult periods in their lives into books for children, hoping to help young readers ...
Views: 1815 - The Storm, by Doug Grady - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2011 from Doug GradyThe Storm, by Doug Grady So often we want to be rescued from the storm. We don’t realize it is the storm that rescues us. -Unknown* These words hit me like a thunder bolt when I heard them. I was in the midst of my own personal storm. It included, among other elements, intense ...
Views: 1292 - Habit Loops - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2011 from Jim GilletteTypically, most of us organize our lives around our attachments and aversions. In doing this, we live to maintain and protect our identity. What is called the personality is a collection of the habits and patterns that have evolved to create who we think we are. This occurs in the stories that ...
Views: 2490 - Not Good Enough - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2011 from Joan Marie WhelanToday you may have a financially-sound career and you may have earned the respect of your colleagues. But when you get home at the end of the day, you feel like something is missing from your life. Perhaps your personal life is empty – even if you have a significant other or “friends” on ...
Views: 1518(1 vote) - Doctor and Author of Oral 7™ Hygiene: Paint Your Mouth Series Releases eBooks to Wipe Out Oral Diseases in Children - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2011 from Dr Garth PettitDoctor and Author of Oral 7™ Hygiene: Paint Your Mouth Series Releases eBooks to Wipe Out Oral Diseases in Children Author Dr. Garth Pettit’s Oral 7™ Hygiene: Paint Your Mouth – Visits 1 to 12 to GarGar The Dentist eBooks have now been published in six languages and are available on the Amazon ...
Views: 1048 - Creating a Perfect Vision - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2011 from croz crossleyCreating a vision is where most people have great difficulty. There are so many challenging things that have to be overcome, and it is in not understanding what we are trying to achieve that shipwrecks many early attempts. It is your right to obtain wealth and create enough money to live a ...
Views: 1661 - Vision Repaired, by Doug Grady - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2011 from Doug GradyI thought I was just tired. I was reading a book with fine print and found myself pulling it further away to make out the words. My vision was better than 20/20- this must be a mistake. I delayed the inevitable for over 2 1/2 years. Last weekend I faced the facts and bought my first pair of ...
Views: 1313(1 vote) - Living A Practical Spiritual Life - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from John GilmoreSeptember is coming. My life will be changing greatly in September as I seek employment and have less time to do the things which I love like writing, studying, meditating, and passing on words of inspiration. Yet again, I feel that things are happening as they should. Today we are engaged ...
Views: 1477(2 votes) - Review: A Struggle to Walk with Dignity: The TRUE story of a Jamaican-born Canadian - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Norm GoldmanAuthor: Gerald A. Archambeau ISBN: 978-0-9784982-0-7 Publisher: Blue Butterfly Books You probably never heard of Gerald A. Archambeau, author of A Struggle to Walk with Dignity: The TRUE story of a Jamaican-born Canadian, however, after reading his autobiography, you will have to admit ...
Views: 2103(3 votes) - Love as a Path of Spiritual Transformation - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Andrew FlaxmanSuppose you had to explain what love is - as opposed to friendship, sexuality, loyalty, romance, etc. Like most people, you would probably be hard put to produce a satisfying characterization of love. If you make a list of all the words you associate with love, - and, if furthermore, you ...
Views: 1311(1 vote) - Penn State Sports Scandal Destroys Lives - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Estelle GoldsteinA beloved football coach – I might even say a living legend – finds his life destroyed after a luminous career. All because of alleged inaction – perhaps to shield a friend, perhaps to preserve the “old school” or for other reasons. And the sad story of Joe Paterno is only one more chapter ...
Views: 1911(2 votes) - The Frequency is Rising……is there a point to Being this Uncomfortable? - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Linda A WestHere we are with another year almost done. I just want to say ‘wow’, that’s it, just ‘wow’….I have been watching the changes going on in our world and I am even more convinced that the Spiritual frequency is certainly rising. As I have stated before the Angels told me that the years between ...
Views: 2122(1 vote) - Illusion of Separation - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2012 from Linney ElderThe other day I went exploring in the area that I now live and came across an old burial ground. I don’t think calling it a cemetery or a graveyard would be a good description. There is no signboard, fence, or any manmade pathways, nothing to indicate that this is a place apart from the world ...
Views: 1792(1 vote) - Pulled Pork Recipe - Fabulous and Nutritious Dish - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2011 from Angelica FlorinDo you like to make a different kind of sandwich that has a mouth-watering taste? If you are tired of the usual kind of filling for your burgers or sandwich, you can try using pulled pork instead. This recipe may take some time to make, since you need to use a crockpot for this; however, you ...
Views: 1278(6 votes) - Quick and Simple Recipe for Salmon Cakes - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2011 from Angelica FlorinDo you wish you could cook up an easy recipe that does not take up so much of your time? Are you hoping there is one great dish that you could prepare that the whole family would love? If you are looking for a simple recipe packed with nutrients, you should consider making salmon cakes. Salmon ...
Views: 2107(10 votes) - Delectable Baked Salmon Recipes for Everyday Mealtime - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2011 from Angelica FlorinMealtimes are always a delight, as long as you serve dishes with a truly delectable taste. In fact, you can turn any simple recipe into something grand. All you need is to use the right combination of seasonings and garnishing for the dish. You can put in slices of fresh fruit and vegetable or ...
Views: 3007(2 votes) - Simple and Scrumptious Recipes for Cedar Plank Salmon - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2011 from Angelica FlorinAre you a busy mom with not much time on your hands to spare in preparing a great dish for the family? Do you wish you could cook something truly delectable in only a matter of minutes? If you are looking for a nice recipe to make for the whole family, you should check out these great ...
Views: 2026(3 votes) - How to Prepare an Easy Salmon Patties Recipe - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2011 from Angelica FlorinAre you conscious about your health and you always try to choose the foods you eat each day? Do you wish you could enjoy a scrumptious dish that does not make you gain extra pounds? Perhaps, ever since you started on a health food diet, you have given up eating your favorite dishes. You might ...
Views: 2045(2 votes) - How to Make the Best Smoked Salmon - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2011 from Angelica FlorinIf you have an upcoming lunch with relatives and friends, or you just want to cook something special for a regular meal, you should make sure that the dish you prepare is special. You can come up with appetizing dishes that do not need to eat up a lot of your time. In fact, any dish turns out ...
Views: 1285(1 vote) - Easy-to-Follow Guide in Making Scrumptious Cake Balls - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2011 from Angelica FlorinIf you have an upcoming party, you might be thinking of a fancy finger food that would appeal to everyone. For children’s party, baby showers or any other gathering, a sweet dessert is always a big hit. Such food item with a rich taste would complete a heavy main course. You may consider serving ...
Views: 1931(2 votes) - Easy-to-Follow Guide in Making Scrumptious Cake Balls - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2011 from Angelica FlorinIf you have an upcoming party, you might be thinking of a fancy finger food that would appeal to everyone. For children’s party, baby showers or any other gathering, a sweet dessert is always a big hit. Such food item with a rich taste would complete a heavy main course. You may consider serving ...
Views: 1931(2 votes) - Personal Choices - Shifting Focus - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2012 from Linney ElderWe’ve all been through a dark night of the soul at some point in our lives. Wallowing in self-pity, feeling abandoned, betrayed, let down, filled with anger at the unjustness of life in general. It’s not a good place to be, or a good feeling….in fact, it can make you feel physically ill and ...
Views: 1460(4 votes) - Violence Against Women - Healing and Realization of the Good Within - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2011 from Cindy L. HerbThere is an enormous amount of violence against women. After such trauma, many of these women may feel there is no good within them. Therefore, healing from abuse may be necessary. Specifically, rape victims, sexual abuse survivors and/or domestic violence victims may require help to improve ...
Views: 1639(1 vote) - Pass It On - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2011 from Ron KawatskyI remember being told when I was younger to share. I remember at the start of my career being told that to get what I want, I need to help others get what they want. I remember being told in church to serve others, to be a servant. The great poet and gangsta rapper Snoop Dog even said, “It ain’t ...
Views: 1043 - Learn Hebrew To Improve Your Lifestyle - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2011 from jenkin sonulYou may surprise to know that the most famous dialect if the world is the Hebrew dialect. Essentially, Hebrew dialects are spoken by 400 million native folks. And in addition, there are also many additional individuals who learn and speak Hebrew language as their second dialect. Most Hebrew ...
Views: 810 - We're All Doing the Best We Can - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2011 from Mike RobbinsI'm sometimes amazed and embarrassed by how critical I can be - both of other people and of myself. Even though I both teach and practice the power of appreciation (as well as acceptance, compassion, and more) when I find myself feeling scared, threatened, or insecure (which happens more often ...
Views: 1633 - Strong is the New Skinny - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2011 from Abigail SteidleyThe other day I went to coffee with my personal trainer, and we were chatting about fitness, the urge women have to do endless, hideous (in my opinion, of course) hours of cardio exercise instead of strength training, and our cultural viewpoint around women with muscles and strength. She ...
Views: 1211(1 vote) - Imitation......The Sincerest Form of Flattery? | Kathryn Crawford Wheat - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2011 from Kathryn WheatImitation is the sincerest form of flattery? A phrase we have heard many times. First said by Charles Caleb Colton, it’s usually used in an ironic or sarcastic tone. Meant to convey that while you are annoyed that you have been copied, you recognize the fact that whoever has copied you is ...
Views: 2694(6 votes) - Who Cares for the Children of the Incarcerated: Discarded Forgotten Society - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2011 from Paula Andrea Pyle, MAMODE Of Cosmic Therapy: Our Moralistic Duty To Mankind A broken society of forgotten children is banging its way up the ladder of their demoralizing childhood while very few people are aware of the devastating lives they are being forced to live. The unfortunate circumstances imposed on ...
Views: 1428 - 9 Ways to Deal with Choices, Challenges, and Changes - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2011 from Ron ArcherWe live in interesting times. The Arab Spring. The Tea Party. Occupy Wall Street... not to mention the choices, challenges, and changes that each of us has to deal with individually on a daily basis. I know for myself there are times when I'd like life to just slow down a bit. But time marches ...
Views: 1757(2 votes) - 6 Simple Ways to Overcome the Challenges of Menopause And Enjoy Your New Life - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2011 from Saeed SikiruMenopause if one of the stages of life that every woman will go through . The transition into this stage of life can be very challenging. Fortunately, there are certain things you can do to overcome the challenges and live your life to the fullest. When you're going through the process of ...
Views: 1597(1 vote) - Life Lessons well Spent - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2011 from Joan Marie WhelanIn a day and age where technology appears to rule the day and the sky is virtually the limit in what we can achieve, I often find that young adults seem to have the most difficulty adapting to their new roles in life. Once young men and women get past raging hormones, acne and the feelings of ...
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