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- Observing and Learning from Nature...The Tao Te Ching - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2009 from Stephen MonahanTao Te Ching: Verse 76 A man is born gentle and weak. At his death he is hard and stiff. Green plants are tender and filled with sap. At their death they are withered and dry. Therefore the stiff and unbending is the way of death. The gentle and yielding ...
Views: 4567(4 votes) - Gratitude: Thankful for a Healthy Mind & Emotions - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Krystal KuehnI am Thankful for… A Healthy Mind & Emotions If we stop to think about it, there are so many things to be grateful for. As I was reflecting on all the good things, people, and blessings I enjoy, I starting compiling a long list. It seemed it would never end. In all actually, it never will ...
Views: 4508(1 vote) - Choose Forgiveness And Move On With Your Life - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2007 from Sarah TaylorsHave your ever been hurt by someone? Has anyone ever caused serious injury to you either emotionally, mentally or physically? Are you or any of your family member a victim of a heinous crime? You are not alone. At some point of our lives, we had experienced hurt caused by our loved ones, ...
Views: 4467(1 vote) - FREEDOM, Are we really FREE to think and act by ourselves? - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Patricia AnayaI’m free to think, speak and act in my own way and yes, I have the freedom to be wrong and learn from that. We live in a free world and it is supposed that we have the freedom to choose what we want to think, be or do. The reality is that we live in a very conditioned world influenced by the ...
Views: 4419 - Making Love Work - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2010 from Dr. D. Ivan YoungManaging conflict is the foundation of a lasting relationship. There were many implications that support the hypothesis that positive affect and de-escalation are predictive of positive outcomes in any relationship, including marriage. To the extent that positive affect and de-escalation ...
Views: 4304(1 vote) - 40 Rules to Live Your Life by - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2011 from Steven AitchisonWe learn so many lessons as we get older and it's only in quiet contemplation that we can really think about the rules we have learned along the way. Every one of us have rules we live by, whether we realise it or not. Here are a few rules I have learned so far. Question everything. A ...
Views: 4274(3 votes) - How Loss can Lead to Spiritual Awakening - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2012 from Karen Mehringer, MALoss causes us to ask the tough questions, “Who am I? Why am I here? What is my purpose? It sends us on a journey of self exploration and discovery. It causes us to question the nature of reality. Who we thought we were is no longer. All that we knew to be true, all of our assumptions about ...
Views: 4212(2 votes) - Blessed are the Poor in Spirit, for Theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2019 from Curtis R Doll JrThroughout my 20's and early 30’s I fancied myself the Great Artist, my ego swelling with each affirmation. When people gave me the compliment; You have a God-given talent, I would respond with; If you knew how hard I worked to hone my abilities you wouldn't say such a stupid thing! During ...
Views: 4204(1 vote) - Importance Of Finding Meaning In Life - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2008 from Matthew DeSilvaFeeling lost is something many people experience today. Do you feel as though there may be something missing? As if there isn’t much reason to wake up in the morning? You’re not alone if you feel this way. Millions of people are experiencing these feelings. You wouldn’t know it, of course. Too ...
Views: 4176 - Tarot Affirmations, Page of Wands Meditation for Purpose - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2010 from Suzi DronzekAbout: Tarot Affirmations are positive statements using the Tarot, to center ourselves while energizing our Mojo! My goal is to help invigorate higher vibrations with creative visualization for self-awareness, while enhancing one's perspective, confidence, and productivity. Becoming part of the ...
Views: 4146(3 votes) - Every Behavior Has a Positive Intention - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2010 from Charles BenderWhy drilling down to a behavior's true purpose changes everything One of the most powerful NLP presuppositions is that every behavior has a positive intention. This does not imply that everything that a person does is 100 % positive - that would be utter denial of the truth - this presupposition ...
Views: 4129(1 vote) - Courtesy vs. Honesty - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2010 from Saritza ZambranaYou might be agreeing with me if I ever told that honesty is the center of any personal success. All our relationship will be more productive and meaningful while we are truly honest. That is the stability and wellness that we usually are looking for in life. Courtesy is just another ...
Views: 4080(6 votes) - What is Integrative Hypnotherapy - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2012 from Linda ConnorsMany people ask me how I work as an Integrative Hypnotherapist and although this is a simple question it is not an easy one to answer. The reason being is that as an Integrative Hypnotherapist, I seek to understand the various approaches and incorporate these in a way which resonates and fits ...
Views: 4025(1 vote) - Definition: Life Values - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2007 from Debbie MolisMy son attends Cornell University, where I have had the pleasure of meeting and talking with Professor Robert H. Frank, author of The Economic Naturalist: In Search of Explanations for Everyday Enigmas. One topic that Professor Frank covers in his writings is the "opportunity cost" or the ...
Views: 4020 - What's Your Life Purpose? - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2007 from Louise Presley-TurnerHave you ever stopped to think about what your life purpose is? Whether you want to call it a ‘life purpose’ or not, we all have a set of values or things that we are passionate about, that when followed, bring us increased joy and happiness. These values are the fundamental ...
Views: 4012 - You Can't Get Off This Grid -- Your Personality Style - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2007 from Cait StanleyYears ago, before we could go on the web like this and find thousands of articles, podcasts and webinars I got out of my apartment nearly every weekend, rain or snow or ice, to participate in the great self-development seminars available throughout the Chicago area. Most of the groups met motel ...
Views: 3988 - Elvis Presley's Inner Spiritual Voyage - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2011 from Larry GellerElvis Presley's Inner Spiritual Voyage Millions of words have been written about the turbulent and legendary life and career of Elvis Presley: from his humble birth and extremely poor early days in a tiny wooden shotgun two-room house in Tupelo, Mississippi; to his musical beginnings as a ...
Views: 3983(2 votes) - A True Life Experience with a Homeless Angel on the Streets of Washington, DC - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2010 from Ronald KublawiOne should never judge homeless people and stereotype them as unfit to society. They are real people with vibrant hearts and yearning souls like the rest of us. Even though, many sacrifice their pride to remind society of its indignity, some better yet, are invisible spirits and guides on our ...
Views: 3980(2 votes) - Money and Karma: 7 Frowned Upon Things That Don't Make You Gain Negative Karma - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2011 from Scott & Stephen PetulloMoney and spirituality are commonly viewed as incompatible. However, since financial resources are necessary to survive and money by itself takes nothing away from your spirituality, it’s reasonable and wise to simultaneously strive for a healthy spiritual foundation and relationship with ...
Views: 3954 - Discovering Your Life's Purpose Is the Most Important Thing You'll Ever Do - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2008 from Linda PucciWhen you are wondering what life is all about, you are searching for its meaning. When you wonder what you've been put on earth to do or be, you are asking about the meaning of your life. When you express the desire to make your life count, you are acknowledging the importance of having a ...
Views: 3911 - Past Lives-Have I Met You Before? - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2010 from Cherokee BillieHave you ever met someone and felt that you have known them before? Do you find that you know certain aspects of this person’s personality and yet you have never met before? There is a good reason for this. It’s a strong possibility that you have been together in a previous lifetime. That’s ...
Views: 3888(3 votes) - Living your Life with Infinite Purpose - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2010 from Anna AntoskiEvery day can make an amazing difference in your life when you know you're living your infinite purpose. If we do not recognize our infinite guidance we will live day to day in the most unfulfilling ways that result in not being joyful or excited in our daily life. That means that we have ...
Views: 3880 - Enlightenment Quiz -- Answers - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Rose RosetreeHere come answers to our Enlightenment Quiz (See that Quiz as a separate article at http://www.rose-rosetree.com/blog). 1. Enlightenment shows to everyone who is intuitive. FALSE. You need Energetic Literacy to tell. And you don't need just Stage 1 Energetic Literacy (being aware of energy ...
Views: 3831(1 vote) - What’s stopping you from reaching your full potential? - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2012 from Linda ConnorsAre 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: 3808(2 votes) - Soul Circles - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2014 from J CostaI mentioned Soul Circles in Shadow Self article. Soul Circles have to do with Karma and Reincarnation. If you were not good in your last past life or lives you return back with the same people you did bad things with or did bad to. Like in one of my past lives I was horrible to people but my ...
Views: 3788 - The Celestine Prophecy's 12th Insight. - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2011 from PD RiversI rarely write an article that isn't planned out to the inth degree. This one is one of those rare ones so if I seem a little disconnected, excuse me. I don't intend to be disconnected; the purpose of this article is CONNECTION; our's and God's. Have you ever read the Celestine Prophecy? It ...
Views: 3758(1 vote) - Is There Life After the Kids Have Launched? - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2011 from Estra RoellThis is the time of year when many of you have dropped the last child off at college. Many feelings are no doubt swirling around inside you. You may feel proud of your child and excited about the new possibilities that await him or her. You may also be feeling anxious about your child's ...
Views: 3692(1 vote) - Synopsis of Four Beatitudes - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2019 from Curtis R Doll JrBrokenness is the theme of the first Beatitude. The significance of being poor in spirit is simply that, as long as I was living my life under the fallacious notion that I was self-sufficient, I thought that I didn't need God in my life. I now realize that our need to love and know that we are ...
Views: 3685(3 votes) - Your Life Purpose: The Path Of Least Resistance - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2008 from Dingane .“Each man has his vocation; his talent is his call. There is one direction in which all space is open to him.” –RALPH WALDO EMERSON One of life’s big unanswered questions is “why are we here?” There are many potential answers - each of which will be equally ...
Views: 3684 - The Magical Mystical Aura - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Regina MurphyHave ever wondered how your laptop or your inbox on your email could hold so much information? That is nothing compared to the capacity of your aura. Your aura holds your hopes and dreams and the probabilities of your future as well as the joys and sorrows and traumas of your past. It is a ...
Views: 3649(2 votes) - Is It Depression Or Boredom - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2011 from David SamuelThere is a big difference between being bored or depressed, however they appear the same in an adult, and so boredom becomes confused with depression. The longer you are bored, the more you will think and appear to others to be depressed, If it lasts too long, you may eventually become ...
Views: 3628(2 votes) - ***Celebrity Human Design Chart: Nelson Mandela - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2013 from Evelyn LevensonBirth: July 18, 1918 at 2:54pm (not documented but best time available) in Umtata, South Africa ~~~~Background~~~~ South Africa The Good News / www.sagoodnews.co.za [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons Mandela was a lifetime activist for the establishment of a fair and non-racial ...
Views: 3619 - Eternal Life or Eternal Death: Which Will You Choose? - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2011 from Dr. Shirley Cheng, Blind Author with VisionThere was a foolish man who lived a lavish lifestyle and squandered all he had. When he died, the only inheritance he left his five children was heavy debt. Unable to pay off the debt their father had accumulated, the children were forced to live and work on the streets. One day, a wealthy ...
Views: 3613(1 vote) - Using Biblical Principles to Conquer Fear - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Theodore HendersonWe are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 2 Corinthians 4:8 (King James Version) Many people are frightened these days and trying to figure a way to keep from losing their purpose in life. Finding your purpose is your first step in the fight ...
Views: 3603(3 votes) - If Today was Your Last Day - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2010 from Krystal KuehnIt's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth -- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up -- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had. ~Elisabeth Kubler-Ross We all have just one life to live. We ...
Views: 3570(4 votes) - Battle Between Good and Evil II: Why Didn't God Stop or Prevent Satan from Creating Evil? - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2009 from Dr. Shirley Cheng, Blind Author with VisionQuestion: Doesn't God know everything? Isn't He all-powerful? So even when He did not create evil, He could have squished it down in an eyeblink. He knew it was coming and exactly from whom and every detail. And He could have saved Jesus from suffering, why didn't He? Why didn't God prevent ...
Views: 3554(3 votes) - Numerology Personal Year Cycles: How to Navigate Change - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2010 from Kari SamuelsNumbers are vibrations. Just as the planets affect our outer and inner lives, numbers represent vibrations that we sense, whether we are aware of it or not, and respond to with our actions, feelings and thoughts. When the numbers in our lives change - for instance a new address, new uniform ...
Views: 3460(4 votes) - Let's Get Real About Ascension! Part 1 - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2009 from Jelaila StarrDue to the length and scope of this article, Let’s Get Real about Ascension! will be presented in two parts. Ascension…the word conjures up visions of bliss, joy, and enhanced psychic abilities along with unlimited prosperity. All this is true once you reach a certain level of consciousness, ...
Views: 3456 - What is Your Dharma? - by Submitted on May 20, 2010 from Ken DonaldsonLiving your life on purpose allows your personal compass to direct you toward fulfilling your life purpose. When you’re on your intended path, you’re in dharma, which is an old Sanskrit word which Webster’s Dictionary defines as: an individual's duty fulfilled by observance of ...
Views: 3434 - Completing Karma - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2017 from Lisa BoussonI visited with my niece last night (we’ll call her Bonnie). Bonnie is visiting from Alaska where she lives with her husband. Which, in itself, never ceases to amaze me.Years ago, while doing a reading for Bonnie, I saw her in a large city working in the design field. Boy, did her life path ...
Views: 3407 - The Addiction of Collecting - Revealed! - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2013 from Joanna JohnsonCollecting is a worldwide popular hobby which from an early age strikes with the desire to have every stamp of your favorite children magazine or every Barbie doll ever made in history. Some individuals save their collecting hobbies throughout the years to even make them bigger, others either ...
Views: 3398 - Nice People Have Strong Convictions, They Can Surprise You - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2014 from Frank HealyHave you ever known someone who was so nice that it was hard to believe they were real? Usually these are the people who are pleasant and nice in all circumstances, even where others would be upset. They seem to accept you and everyone without condition. Perhaps surprisingly, many of these ...
Views: 3376 - Reading the Signs of Your Life - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2011 from Coleen Renee, CSHI am often asked by clients to help them find their purpose or to get clarity on a particular question that is important in their life. I am delighted to help and I also try to give them help in learning to read the signs themselves. We all need perspective from an outside source at certain ...
Views: 3343 - New Age Terminology: The Authentic Definition of Predestined, Karma, and more - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2010 from Scott & Stephen PetulloOn your quest for spiritual truth, the last thing you need is misinformation. Unfortunately, today’s New Age market is full of dead ends. We list below the definitions of key spiritual terms, according to our empirical research since the 1980s, to help you cut through the cosmic debris and ...
Views: 3323(1 vote) - Peeling the Onion vs. Cutting Out the Core - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2009 from Elissa BentsenA few years back…well actually more than a few… I practiced traditional therapy. I used to call it peeling the onion. It took months, even years to slough off layers of denial, misinformation, myths, fears and get to the often forgotten root cause of an issue. Although my clients’ efforts ...
Views: 3323(2 votes) - It's Your Life, So Follow Your Dreams - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2010 from Mary Jane Hurley BrantIt was 1992. Four years had lapsed since my daughter Katie's diagnosis of a brain tumor. She was now healthy and back working in New York City. Because my maternal stress levels were greatly relaxed, my professional dreams began to reemerge. It was time to think about making them come true. ...
Views: 3300(1 vote) - Living Your Life with Integrity - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from asd asdasThe word integrity cropped up in at least a half a dozen angel readings this week. Anytime I hear a message repeated multiple times, I pay strict attention for I know this is a hallmark of angelic communication. According to Webster's Dictionary, integrity means: 1. The state or quality of ...
Views: 3297 - A Psychic Reading - Spiritual Benefits You Can Receive From Getting One - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2011 from rachel annThe reasons for going for a psychic reading are as varied as the number of people who go for them. They range from personal family problems to work issues and many others. Others, which are, follow up sessions from previous sessions. Whatever the reason, there are many spiritual benefits that ...
Views: 3287(1 vote) - Rise up - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2016 from Joan Marie WhelanNever do anything out of obligation instead do everything with gratitude and love. In other words, go through each experience with a purpose and reason for doing it. As an intuitive expert, I want you to know about some basic life principles that will help you. Do not act out of resentment or ...
Views: 3267 - Explanation Of Life Destiny - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2008 from Jon SimTo simply explain, it is your life journey. Some may choose to call it fate though. But does it really matter? Be it fate or destiny, what matter is that these are the events you are going to meet in life; how you are going to confront these challenges in your journey of life. And just how to ...
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