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- Rush Limbaugh is a Liar ! - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2011 from tracy collinsFor once this is not Barack Obama's fault. So listen dear children in what this is really about. Rush Limbaugh several years ago started lying about ethanol which funds farmers and rural states and not terrorists. I outlined his lies on Newsbusters as his data about combining the cost of ...
Views: 1408 - Slow To Anger - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2011 from Frances LucasWhen we get upset with what someone else does or someone is upset with us, we need to choose our words carefully. We need to step back and look at the whole situation and determine the importance of it. We need to be sure what we say is what we want them to hear and understand before we speak ...
Views: 1240 - Working Things Out - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2011 from Frances LucasWe all have had to live with someone at some point in our lives. Some of us grew up with two parents. Some of us only had one. Many of us had brothers or sisters, then perhaps roommates or spouses. We all know after the newness wears off of relationships, issues begin to come out. There are ...
Views: 1094 - Safety Tips for Pedestrians - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2011 from Ashley FordWalking the streets as a pedestrian is not as safe as you may think it is. Streets in our very own neighborhoods are just as unsafe. Unfortunately many kids face a lot of different traffic dangers as they are walking to or from school, the park or a friend’s house down the ...
Views: 834 - Motorcycle Maintenance and Legal Responsibilities - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2011 from Ashley FordWhile motorcycle accidents share similarities when it comes to traffic accidents, motorcycle accidents have a tendency to be far more severe than that of car or truck accidents since there isn’t a metal shell around you. One of the most important things for any rider to remember is the fact that ...
Views: 881 - Sensitives: What to do when your life is in transition - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2011 from Ronni Ann HallWhen my old computer died I didn’t even get a chance to say goodbye. I dropped it off hoping that it would be healed. Next thing I was told my files were retrievable, but the computer had had it. Then I got this computer. We are starting to bond and I am getting used to the hair trigger keys ...
Views: 1278 - Sensitives: What to do when your life is in transition - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2011 from Ronni Ann HallWhen my old computer died I didn’t even get a chance to say goodbye. I dropped it off hoping that it would be healed. Next thing I was told my files were retrievable, but the computer had had it. Then I got this computer. We are starting to bond and I am getting used to the hair trigger keys ...
Views: 1186 - Never Be The Same - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2011 from Frances LucasWhen we go through the days in our lives we quickly learn things are never the same. We have changes in our jobs, our home life and our other regular routines. We may get up one morning expecting to do certain things but that doesn’t happen. We need to understand and be flexible in our daily ...
Views: 1098 - An Authentic Life - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2012 from Jodi ChapmanAre you living an authentic life? When you look at yourself in the mirror, do you know and like who you see? Is there anything that you aren't being truly honest about with yourself or others? Is the "you" that you represent to the world the "you" that you really are? I thought it ...
Views: 1855(3 votes) - Saying Goodbye So You Can Say Hello - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2012 from Jodi ChapmanSometimes in life we have to make tough choices if we want to grow and live the life we know we are meant to live. We may have to give up a part of ourselves that we have grown comfortable with, even if we know that it isn't the self we want to bring on our journey. I was watching Peter ...
Views: 1476(1 vote) - Who Are You Living For? - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2012 from Jodi ChapmanThis is a really important (and sometimes really hard) question to answer. In an ideal world, we are living for ourselves and only doing things that make us feel great and are on our authentic path. But...it doesn't always work this way. It's normal to want to please others. It's normal ...
Views: 1301(1 vote) - The Power of Labels - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2012 from Jodi ChapmanHave you ever had a moment where you wanted to change in some way, but you didn't because it seemed too crazy, too out of the box, too "not you"? The labels we give ourselves are really powerful. They can define us - and this can be empowering or stifling depending on where the label came ...
Views: 1651(1 vote) - Perfectly Imperfect - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2012 from Jodi ChapmanThere is absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to do your best. But what happens when wanting to do your best keeps you from living your best life? Have you ever had a project that you wanted to start - you had really great ideas - and great hopes of what the finished project would look like ...
Views: 1454(1 vote) - We're All Just Doing the Best We Can - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2012 from Jodi ChapmanI was watching Oprah last night, and she had Nadya Suleman as a guest. She had octuplets a couple of years ago and, as you might imagine, was feeling extremely overwhelmed and worried about how she was going to continue to care for her family. In this show, Oprah talked about how our society ...
Views: 2885(1 vote) - The Passing of Energy - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2012 from Jodi ChapmanI was reading last night about how energy is contagious - just like the common cold. And while we take many precautions to protect ourselves from getting sick when we come in contact with others (such as washing our hands), we don't always take precautions to protect ourselves from taking on ...
Views: 1194(1 vote) - Sharing Our Gifts - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2012 from Jodi ChapmanI believe that we all want to be of service in some way. We all want to help others. And maybe we are clear about how we share our gifts. Or maybe we need a bit of guidance to figure out what we can give, see what our talents are, and learn how others could benefit from them. I was ...
Views: 1221(1 vote) - Pushing Through the Obstacles - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2012 from Jodi ChapmanSometimes we are on a roll in our lives where everything feels like it's going really well and flowing effortlessly. And then we add something new - something that is out of the norm from our every day life. We stretch a little bit out of our comfort zone and expect things to continue ...
Views: 3298(2 votes) - Letting Go of the Dream - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2012 from Jodi ChapmanSometimes we want something so badly, and we work so hard to get it. We struggle and sweat and pour our entire beings into it until it happens, it's reality, and it's part of our world. And sometimes it's completely worth it, and it's exactly what we hoped it would be. If it's a job we fought ...
Views: 1676(1 vote) - Let Your Voice Be Heard - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2012 from Jodi ChapmanHow often have you compared yourself to someone that you admired and thought that you would never be able to accomplish what they have? How often have you stopped taking action before you even started because you convinced yourself that you couldn't possibly get your message out as ...
Views: 1182(1 vote) - Making That Nature Connection - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2012 from Danielle DaoustI often tell folks to connect with nature, but what does that mean and how do you make such a connection? For me, connecting with nature is a wonderful experience in Oneness, time when I can focus on being One with All That Is, and through that Oneness, feeling the energy moving around me and ...
Views: 1349 - What Level of Success Have You Achieved So Far? - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2011 from Jim FargianoWhere do you think you are when it comes to the success you have had so far? Your life is a multitude of chances for change and positive progression. It is never over; never to a point where a thought or deed will not make a difference. It is part of the overall master plan; one which allows all ...
Views: 2503 - Common Sense With A Spiritual Aspect On Divorce! Part 6 - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2011 from Brian AllenAs time moves on in this 21st century what was once a taboo idea of dating on-line with the internet has now become acceptable it’s quick, easy and accessible to all providing you have internet connection and the time to go surfing. Well so it would seem! Any one can join any site fill out a ...
Views: 1818 - Life's Lessons(Right Ways) - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2011 from D'Artis Anthony AlexanderThe body of anything needs principles. If the human body did not have the type of skeletal system it has, we would not have evolved into the beings we are today. Imagine if we did not have hands or we walked on all fours, like some of the other creations on the planet. The principles in our ...
Views: 825 - Need help dealing with difficult people? - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2011 from Bruce MillsDealing with a difficult Person can be as hard as a buried ball in the sand. Is dealing with difficult people as challenging as they claim. Can you remember that last time that you had to deal with difficult people? Personally I hate arguments but I have never managed to evade them fully. You ...
Views: 1600 - Searching for the Perfect Age - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2011 from Jessica RectorIt is two days before my 31st birthday. When I was younger, I used to have these clear ideas of what my life would be like once I reached certain ages. I thought I would get the perfect job and fabulous career right out of college at age 21. I thought I would be married at 21, because when I was ...
Views: 964 - The Right Words - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2011 from Frances LucasPsalm 18:30 “Wise words satisfy like a good meal; the right words bring satisfaction.” There are times when a situation happens to someone else and we really don’t know what to say. They may have lost a loved one. They may have a challenge at work. They may have financial difficulties. They ...
Views: 1228 - More Tidbits Of Great Advice To Make Your Life Better! - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2011 from Father TimeWhen 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: 3734(6 votes) - Limbo Land - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2011 from Susan McNeal VelasquezDeath was not to be a leap: it was to be a long descent under thickening shadows. George Elliot – The Mill on the Floss (1860) My mother is eighty-eight. She has congestive heart failure. She has a pacemaker. She takes medications. Her breathing is labored. She is tired. She has no ...
Views: 2063 - Health education – The career possibilities ahead - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2011 from David AndrewsOne of the fastest growing industries around the world in the past decade has been the healthcare segment. The significant technological advancements, the outburst of epidemics, the frequency increase in accidents etc, have caused quite a quantum leap in demand for healthcare professionals. ...
Views: 492 - Breakthroughs and Setbacks - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2011 from Frances LucasWe have all wondered why we can’t just have a normal average life with no issues or concerns. We wonder why things have to happen to us and why we have to struggle so much. We sometimes wish we could have a normal life and not have problems in our relationships or with money or with our health. ...
Views: 1405 - Strengthening Your Value Proposition - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2011 from Ben BensonValue means different things to different customers. Your charge is to identify what your customer wants and needs and strengthen your value proposition around that concern. Running a business can be tough and it’s been especially tough over the last few years as companies all over the ...
Views: 1701 - Make Room - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2011 from Frances LucasMost of us go to the store on a regular basis to buy groceries, clothes and other items. We have to go back and replace what we own because they either wear out or we run out of them. When we arrive home we have to make room to put these new things. This may mean moving around some things. It ...
Views: 1169 - 3 Essential Fundamentals to Make Everything Possible - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2011 from Jan LouAnything is possible. There are just a few fundamentals that if understood and once implemented will create success in any venture no matter what the current circumstances would make most people consider as practical. I read today of a child who had nothing growing up. No consistent ...
Views: 1831(1 vote) - The Role Of Workers Compensation Attorneys - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2011 from David AndrewsLife is unpredictable and misfortunes may take place at any given time. Workers have a high likelihood of getting injured while undertaking their work duties. State laws require employers to bear the burden of compensating employee injuries. Employees help the business they are working in to ...
Views: 1059 - Get Lost - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2011 from Jessica RectorWhat an unsettling and nerve racking feeling...the feeling of being lost. I have felt this lost emotion a few times in my life. It's interesting to me how no one seems to tell you that this emotion may occur, and if it does...it's okay. It is a natural feeling in life. Since I have heard so ...
Views: 927(1 vote) - The Two Minute Cry - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2011 from Jessica RectorDo you ever have those moments? Do you ever have those days? Do you ever have those nights? Weeks? Or months? The ones where it feels like nothing can go right...that no matter what you do, no matter what you try, it doesn't seem to get any better? Do you think, "When am I going to find my dream ...
Views: 965 - Career Profile: Life Coaching - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2011 from Robert BoroffLife coaching is a brand new industry offering a very needed service. So what is life coaching exactly? Well the name sort of says it all. Life coaches aim to help people figure out their needs and wants and help them to create and achieve a life path. In contrast to therapists, life ...
Views: 958 - Are You in Control of Your Own Life or a Victim of Circumstances? You Can Change All That. - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2011 from Edith SiegAre You in Control of Your Own Life or a Victim of Circumstances? You Can Change All That. Many of us have “Good Days” and “Bad Days” and most of it is out of our control. Or is it? Sometimes we get out of bed and something bad happens right away and we might say, “It’s gonna be a bad day.” ...
Views: 1451(1 vote) - Parenting After Weinergate: Talking to Your Teens About Lying - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2011 from Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D.With Anthony Weiner no longer front-page news now that he has resigned in disgrace from public office, what's a parent to make of that perfect storm - a mix of politics, power, sexting and lying? The media frenzy over the ex-Congressman's behavior provides a clear teachable moment for our teens. ...
Views: 956 - Healing is Spiritual - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Laurel ClarkRecently, there have been news stories about scientists who are cloning pigs. The great benefit of this research, say the newscasters, is that pigs are anatomically similar to humans so they hope to clone organs that can be used for human transplants. Science fiction? No. Bizarre? Yes. Well, ...
Views: 1672(2 votes) - What is Thomas Jefferson's Declaration Of Independence? - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Amy DyslexThe Declaration of Independence: Text and Crux The Declaration itself demanded independence from the British Empire and stressed upon the grant of equal rights to every human being and stated them to be unalienable. The most prominent ones are mentioned in what is regarded by some as one of ...
Views: 1281 - Take the 5 Pathways to find Divine Love in Your Life - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2011 from saxon knightWould you like to feel more love in your life? Divine love is not a limited, restricted love but an all encompassing pure and radiant expression of creation. Divine love is the only way to lead a life filled with hope, peace, compassion and love. Life is all about experiencing who we ...
Views: 1315(1 vote) - A Sense of Urgency - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Frances LucasThere are many opportunities in life where we need to take action quickly in order not to miss out on a particular experience. There are certain situations where if we don’t move in an allotted amount of time, we will lose out. There are instances where we have chances to take to make a ...
Views: 2140 - It Takes Time - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Frances LucasSometimes we have situations where things are not going our way. We may have someone who isn’t doing the thing they should do. We may have others who are having difficult times and are continuously complaining to us about it. We may have issues at work or things at home which seem like huge ...
Views: 1319 - Most famous and Contoversially Notorious Books Of All Times - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2011 from Amy DyslexThe Naked Lunch Writing books is a great source for speaking up against government policies through the means of words; The Naked Lunch written by William S. Burroughs in the year 1991 does the same thing as it goes vocal against the death penalty. The novel’s main character William Lee happens ...
Views: 1267 - Five Ways To Make Your life Better - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Ade AdenekanThe only way by which you can make your life better is through Self improvement so whether you like it will always remain the major controlling factor in any human beings way and manner of living. Since the informal education of anyone begins from the cradle and ends at the grave and in order ...
Views: 1931 - For The Right Reasons - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Frances LucasWe often times struggle with what we do. We wonder if we should do or say certain things in order to help others, or to better ourselves or to even get ahead in life. We need to know the difference between what we want to do, what we feel like doing and what we ought to do. We need to be sure we ...
Views: 1418 - The New Moon in Cancer: It’s a Family Affair - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Ron Archer"If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going." Professor Irwin Corey Today's new moon is in Cancer, a symbol of family (among other things). Earlier today I was standing at the kitchen sink and wondering how to approach my newsletter and I could see a photograph of my ...
Views: 1993(1 vote) - Life Isn't Fair - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Nicole NenningerLife isn’t fair. Throughout history, this fact has been demonstrated over and over again. Terrorist attacks, the plague, famines, the Holocaust, Bernie Madoff- there are so many examples of unfairness that we can forget that it is an aspect of life that every one of us has to deal with at some ...
Views: 2350(2 votes) - Wake Up Worrying - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Frances LucasMost mornings many people all over the world wake up to worry. They wake up and begin to think about all the things they have to do. They wake up and begin to worry about how the bills are going to get paid. They wake up worrying about their health or their family. We really need to make a ...
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