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- Self Control - How Can I Have More Of It? - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2012 from Alyssa JohnsonSelf control is something all of us say we want more of. The mystery behind it is trying to figure out the how. How do I have self control? How do I make better choices? How will I know I can trust myself? I'd like to share 3 steps to help you move in the right direction. All 3 of these ...
Views: 1312 - Passion Runs My Life! By Coach Simone Kelly - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2014 from Simone Kelly"Getting what you go after is success; but liking it while you are getting it is happiness." -Bertha Damon This is one of the quotes that I live by, because it's soooooo true. I haven't had so much fun in a long time. Granted, I've always loved what I do as a motivational speaker and coach, ...
Views: 1311 - 7 Things that Lead to a Successful Business - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Alrick RobinsonOk, so we all need a successful business and we all try to get that bit of magic that puts us ahead. But, are there things that you can point out that will pin down success definitively? Many people claim to have the answers and some even claim uniqueness in their abilities. For example, they ...
Views: 1310(1 vote) - The Link between Fulfillment and Life Purpose - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2009 from Lori RadunFifteen years into my business career, I began to feel unfulfilled. Deep in my soul, I had a desire to make a difference in the lives of other people. Some people would argue that I was making a difference. I contributed to the success of an organization; I managed people and helped them grow ...
Views: 1309 - When Higher and Lower Consciousness Collide - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2010 from Tomar LevineWe have within us two very different sources of direction, guidance, or operating instructions, that tell us very different things – opposite things. Our “lower self” or ego-mind tells us to stay safe, that we’re in danger, that it’s not good to take risks; it tells us why we can’t really ...
Views: 1308 - What If? - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2011 from Sheri RosenthalI am often bereft of words to explain the many deeply transcendent spiritual experiences I have had over the last ten years. I say bereft, because I cannot speak about what is conceptless, beyond human language, and formless. The best I can do is share inspirational stories and weave mystical ...
Views: 1306 - Is Life Pointless And Futile? Here Is A Possible Point - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2013 from David SamuelMany people get the feeling that everything in life is just an empty waste of time, totally futile. So much of our time spent on empty interactions, work to make money just to pay taxes and survive, etc. is just a waste of time an effort, given the inevitable end. This is a very depressing ...
Views: 1304 - Don't let Life get you Down. - by Submitted on May 30, 2018 from Joan Marie WhelanMany people have fallen into a state of fear and extreme worry. That is a normal and natural happening and feeling to experience especially with the recent disasters that have happened around the world. While so many are in pain and disbelief, I accept as true that it is important to stay ...
Views: 1303 - Embrace Self-Empowerment To Consciously Co-Create - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2013 from Moreen DuFermontEmbrace Self Empowerment To Consciously Co-Create To Embrace a Self Empowerment Model means To Embrace your Inner Brilliance. My hope is that this one sentence captures the essence of this article. The reason I say this is because in order to truly become a self-empowered individual, you ...
Views: 1303 - I Got My Butt Kicked - And Remembered the Importance of My True Self - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2013 from Teri GoetzSo, I’ve been going along, loving my life, loving my work. Spirit has been whispering in my ear, “Psst. Hey.” I listen, hear a little something, do a little tweaking, and continue right on with what I am doing. Some time goes by, and I get a stronger clunk on the head. Spirit says, “YO! I’m ...
Views: 1303 - Meaning, Purpose and the Great Perhaps - My Story - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2019 from Carol KnoxI am sharing my story, about how I discovered my own meaning and began to unfold my life purpose. I give an overview of how this began to unfold in my life, which has brought me to the possibility of fulfilling my meaning, through reaching out to others. I have come to this late in life, after ...
Views: 1302 - Compassion and enlightenment part 1 - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2019 from Merlyn SeeleyWritten right after the author’s experience of another stage of enlightenment experienced on October 2, 2009, while listening to a mantra set to music by Kailash called “Saman Mantra”. What is compassion? How can we be compassionate? How can we learn to love everyone? Avalokitesvara, ...
Views: 1301(3 votes) - Emotional Exercise 2 - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Anita JeffersonHow do you feel now that you have completed Emotional Exercise 1? When I finished my exercise yesterday, as we journey through behavioral change together, and the past two times I have completed Emotional Exercise 1, I felt so connected to my pure truth of self. It felt like a gentle ...
Views: 1300(2 votes) - Making Dreams Come True – Getting Noticed In Your Industry - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2011 from Debbi DachingerThis week I took it upon myself to make one of my dreams come true – I spent the day at a Wild Animal Refuge in Northern California. I’ve dreamed, since I’m a little girl, of spending time with a monkey – always wanted to connect like that, and was tired of just imagining it – so with the help ...
Views: 1299 - What's Truly Important? Follow Your Heart - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2013 from Alyssa Johnson“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” This verse from Luke 12:34 keeps running through my mind as I think about why certain things have been important to me throughout my life. We finished up our discussion of Part #1 of the Vibrantly Live System this month – Defining ...
Views: 1298 - The Secret to Getting Every Answer You'll Ever Need - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2016 from jennie AberleTHE SECRET TO GETTING EVERY LIFE ANSWER YOU WILL EVER NEED A few years ago I gave a large presentation at a F500 company that would end up being the biggest deal of my career and a huge win for the company. It also ended up being one of the biggest watershed moments of my life and changed ...
Views: 1295(1 vote) - “Your purpose is not in what you do, but in who you’re being when you do what you do.” - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2011 from Amir Zoghi“Your purpose is not in what you do, but in who you’re being when you do what you do.” – Amir Zoghi – It’s a wonderful thing to live with purpose, without it you lose meaning for your life. But there is a difference between getting your purpose from what you do and getting your purpose from ...
Views: 1295(4 votes) - How To Discover What's True For You! - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2011 from Paula TarrantOne of the most common outcomes of transition and transformation is that the life we used to live is no longer our reality. So, how do you reconstruct your life, when many of the things you used to hold so dear no longer have the attraction they used to? Here are 3 exercises you can use to ...
Views: 1294(5 votes) - Conscious Aging: A New Model - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2012 from Margo Knox“Elder: a senior member of a tribe who has influence or authority” Aging can be a conscious journey into your own lived and experienced Wisdom. This involves developing the inner resources to adapt to ageing instead of denying it; it is taking a step to ensure that the next phase of life ...
Views: 1292 - How To Find The Right Spiritual Path For You - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2012 from David SamuelMany people are looking for a spiritual teacher, an enlightened being who can help them progress in their spiritual growth or path to enlightenment. Some jump from one teacher to another being perpetually dissatisfied, or maybe they find one teacher they like and stay there for the rest of their ...
Views: 1291(1 vote) - If your life ended today are you complete? - by Submitted on May 14, 2013 from Kathleen GageIf your life ended today are you complete? What a morbid question to pose one might think. Yet, if you really think about it, what a perfect question to ask ourselves to make sure we are completely in resolve with all we need to be. Equally, this question is such that it keeps our ...
Views: 1290 - Recession- Finding Your New Purpose - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2009 from Chris ConnellWe Have A Purpose There is something inside you that craves fulfillment-inside all of us. Most of us were not taught nor encouraged to pursue a career that was meaningful to us. When the time came, we were most often pushed to pick something that would earn a good income, that we could stand. ...
Views: 1290(2 votes) - From Victim to Creator - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2012 from Joan JacobsWhen observing life's processes and events, many people wonder if there is a logic that determines these processes and why they go through the specific events they go through. Disciplines such as theology, psychology and philosophy and most spiritual doctrines address this question, proposing a ...
Views: 1288 - What Else Do You Have To Say? - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2013 from Albert WagnerIs anything bothering you today? - A job? - A significant other? - Finances? - Car trouble? - Not having enough time? Any or all of these things could be bothering you at a given time. When the problems linger what do you do? Perhaps: - Abuse a substance? - Turn ...
Views: 1288 - He dropped dead - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2009 from Susan Dugan“He dropped dead,” said the stranger beside me at the local Japanese diner. He sat as if in prayer, leaning forward over the counter toward a woman who appeared to be the owner and clearly recognized him. In my peripheral vision I took in the blur of his physical attributes: African American ...
Views: 1287 - Trust Me...There's Pollen on Your Wings! - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2009 from Rita Farin“Do you think they know?” I asked. “Know what?” “That they carry pollen on their wings?” My friend and I were walking around Callaway Gardens, on the Rhododendron Trail with no rhododendrons blooming as of yet. We had just walked out of the butterfly conservatory where 1,000 tropical ...
Views: 1287 - Living 4 Giving - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Sarah HongerlootLiving 4 Giving By Sarah Hongerloot I want discuss our life purpose in depth – Living for Giving. In the self-centered society we live in with instant gratification, accumulating wealth and material possessions, a glorification of self-centeredness, incivility and negative news (see Miles ...
Views: 1286 - An Unexpected Angel - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2009 from Karel MurraySometimes, what you did in the past explodes back into your present. It’s a lot like when politicians run for office and the media uncovers an event that either exalts or destroys the individual. Have you ever told a story to your friends or family so many times that pretty soon, you wonder if ...
Views: 1285 - Better Than Happiness - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2016 from Linda and Charlie BloomIt may sound strange coming from someone who has written dozens of blogs about happiness and taught a lot of seminars on the subject, to hear that happiness isn’t necessarily all that it’s cracked up to be. Or put another way, in terms of one’s overall quality of life, spirit, and degree of ...
Views: 1285(1 vote) - Effective Time Management Principle - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2014 from Mervin SimpaoEffective time management becomes important if you can view your time as a valuable resource that cannot be renewed. It will become easier for you to understand why you should manage it wisely. Compared with any resource, there is a direct relationship between the supply of and the demand for ...
Views: 1285 - HOW TO GET FROM "HERE" TO "THERE" - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2010 from C A Crawford, JrI sincerely believe that we would have world peace and that this earth would be a virtual "Garden of Eden" if every person on the planet were getting paid to do what they really love to do instead of "working" for a living. I believe that beneath the many exterior displays of anger, ...
Views: 1284 - What Makes a Well-Lived Life? - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Paula GregorowiczFor you - personally - what would you consider a well-lived, full life? Do you know? Or, do you avoid the question altogether and just shuffle through the day to day? This week as I attended my grandmother’s funeral I was reminded once again of how quickly even 89 years can go by. And of ...
Views: 1284(1 vote) - The Qualities of Dharma - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2019 from Maetreyii Ma NolanIn order to truly follow dharma, four qualities need to be cultivated. They are Vistara, or the expansiveness of vision; Rasa, flow, to be saturated with blissful awareness and movement towards your eternal essence; Seva, service, and Tatsthiti, divine union, wholeness. If you are to follow ...
Views: 1282 - What Direction is Your Life Heading? - 7 Steps to Being a Successful Navigator= - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2009 from Kimberley CohenFor some, having a direction is the easy part, but getting there can be the challenge. For others, not having a direction, or believing it’s possible, can be steering them off course. Whether you have a route mapped out of where you are going and what you want, or you don’t, becoming a ...
Views: 1282 - 2012 Numerology: The Year of the New You! - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2012 from Kari SamuelsThis is the year everyone's been talking about. There has been so much information in the media about the Mayan Prophecies - and yet, the most important transformation for 2012 is the dramatic energies happening within you! 2012 is a 5 Universal year. 5 is the number is freedom, expression, ...
Views: 1281 - What Is Your Life Purpose? What Is Your Calling? - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2013 from Liz Fletcher BrownDo you ever feel that your work is taking up more and more of your mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual energy? On top of that you may be chauffeuring the kids or grandkids to their ballet classes, birthday parties, or soccer games. You might also be looking after an elderly parent. ...
Views: 1279 - So, You Want to be a Psychic? - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2016 from T. Renee RichardsonAloha! So, you want to learn tarot, become a psychic reader, develop your intuition. Many people are feeling that call, without quite understanding it or the history behind it. Here’s the thing – all those three desires are separate, each rife with misconceptions. Working ...
Views: 1277(1 vote) - As I Think Back on Life - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2010 from Dr. Donia Gonzales-CopelandAs I Think Back on Life As I think back I wish things had stayed the same. I wish you had never gotten sick. There is so much I wanted to say to you. But I remained silent. I should have spoken up but didn’t, I didn’t take sides, but I just did not speak. It’s funny but now I am left to ...
Views: 1276 - Hold to the good - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2012 from Tracing ABC Tracing ABCThe only instrument of Mind is idea. See with perfect clearness and never become discouraged nor overcome by a sense of limitation. Know this:—that the Truth with which you are dealing is absolute. All of God, all of Truth, all there is, is at the point of man’s recognition; and every time ...
Views: 1276(1 vote) - What is Your Inner Approach Towards True Wealth and Abundance? - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2011 from Trudy-Ann EwanAttaining true wealth and abundance is not something that you have to do externally in order to be over-flowing with money. It is what you do on the inside that dictates whether or not you will have true wealth and abundance. Most importantly, it begins with your internal approach towards ...
Views: 1276(1 vote) - As the Paradigm Shifts: S is for Sacrifice - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Rosie KuhnI grew up in Michigan in a large Catholic Family in the 50’s and 60’s. I was taught that sacrifice was the price you paid to get into heaven. In service to this I let go of my wants, needs, thoughts and feelings. What I was left with when I hit my 30’s was pretty much an empty shell of a being ...
Views: 1275 - Clarity of Purpose - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2011 from Gayle White Raven CrosmazClarity of Life’s Purpose Thirty years ago I decided to write a book about my life story, a book about my incest and abuse and how I started to heal, by first sharing my story with another person my husband. I then felt that I had to get my story out to even more people; it was festering ...
Views: 1275(1 vote) - Who is the REAL you? - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2017 from Dena BlevinsDo you ever wonder what happened to that happy, fun, carefree version of yourself you had a few years back? Before the hard times, before the loss, before the challenges, before you got knocked down? Who was that girl? Where is she now? Can you get her back?? I've certainly experienced these ...
Views: 1275 - 19 Spiritual Myths That Hold You Back - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Lola JonesHere are some common myths to bust free from: 1. Your will vs. God's will? When you are living as your Large Self, there is no difference in your will and God's will. Your will IS God's will. This also relates to... 2. God is some authority figure who tells you what to do or what is right. ...
Views: 1274(1 vote) - Did Michael Jackson Die Because of Foul Play? - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2009 from Elsabe SmitIt is always interesting to see how people respond to death. The reaction is often so predictable, even though people that lose a loved one believe that the experience is so unique that nobody will understand them. Of course the latest example is the passing of Michael Jackson. The first, ...
Views: 1273 - What About Human Dignity? - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2013 from Suzanne HosangIt was supposed to a joyous event. It was April 15th, 2013 in a small and insulated city called Boston where the oldest marathon was being held on a holiday called Patriot’s Day. It’s like a weekend block party where schools are closed and families come to have fun to watch 26,000 runners run ...
Views: 1273 - 2010 The Beginning of A New Cycle - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2010 from Athene Raefiel2010 The Beginning of A New Cycle On December 31 2009, we experienced a Full Moon. This particular moon was also a blue Moon, (second full moon in same month), and was also a Partial Lunar Eclipse in the sign of Cancer. Blue moon eclipses are a rarity and the next one will not arrive until ...
Views: 1272(1 vote) - 3 Ways to Inspire Your Creativity - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2012 from Liz Fletcher BrownMany of us would like to have more creativity in our lives. How about you? One of the best ways to get into a creative space is to break out of your normal daily routine. And the best way to do that is to bring more playfulness and spontaneity into your life, especially into your work ...
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