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- The Certitude of Uncertainty - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2009 from Theodore HendersonIt is always interesting to watch the talking heads on TV speak with such certainty about what would happen if we follow their advice on the economy, foreign policy, war, industry, and just about anything else they feel compelled to pontificate on. They apparently (if you believe everything they ...
Views: 1204(3 votes) - Diamonds In The Rough - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Elaine BolducI once heard a commercial with the following line: “The precision of the cut is what brings out the greatest beauty of the diamond.” We are all ‘diamonds in the rough’ if you will, allowing God/Spirit/Infinite Love to sculpt our lives and our spirits to bring out the greatest beauty that ...
Views: 1203 - Find and Understand Your Destiny - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from Adam BenedettoOur chosen path already exists within us. The path we are meant for, our destiny, is true to our heart and our being. It is here, throughout life, we are being led toward. Sometimes, of course, the path is averted or ignored completely. We then become unsatisfied and full of want. It can be ...
Views: 1203(2 votes) - Your New Life Work Balance Sheet: It’s all about figuring out what really matters. Step Three. - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2010 from elizabeth cassidySo are you enjoying the view from the top? Elevation in one’s life does have its rewards besides living above the smog. It is the freedom to baste in the beauty that is moi – the mind that continues to amaze, the body that struts its stuff and is adored by the mind and the soul that lovingly ...
Views: 1203(1 vote) - The Art of Living Well - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2010 from John HainesWhen we wake up; when we gain the realization of Reality; when we experience the Absolute we experience the Stillness, we experience ourselves, we know who we are. In the Stillness there is no limitation, there is no space or time, no thought and no mind, nothing ever existed; there are no ...
Views: 1201(1 vote) - The More - by Submitted on May 20, 2010 from Colin SalisburyIntroducing Mandy Morell, GVN Alaska Partner, great friend and world traveller! Mandy is currently travelling through Ethiopia and India and has just spent a month volunteering in Kolkata. Mandy is a committed humanitarian and says "the reason I travel is to volunteer, not climb mountains, ...
Views: 1201(2 votes) - Some Words Mean Much More Than Others - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Jim FargianoSome words mean much more than it might appear on the surface. Often, the translation has more to do with the attitude or tone attached to the voice that speaks them. When you are talking to people, it is important to remember that your approach can be healing or hurtful. Likewise, the reverse ...
Views: 1200(1 vote) - Allow Unconditional Love - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Harold BeckerThere is such beauty and potential that surrounds us every moment. We can take notice of our rhythmic breathing and how this simple process nourishes every cell, gaze up at the sun and realize how it too is supporting our existence, or we can go within into our imagination and appreciate the ...
Views: 1199(3 votes) - The Empowerment of a Mentor - Coach or Consultant - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2011 from Constance DrewYou are having brunch with a group of friends and one of them begins to talk about her life coach. Then, another chimes in and says that she works with a business consultant. So, is there a difference? Life Coach This is the person who helps "me" come to answers, define what really ignites ...
Views: 1199 - The Quantum Half of Me - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Thomas LeighThe Quantum Half of Me The Wisdom of Rhiannon In Celtic Wales long, long before the Romans invaded, Rhiannon had been a Druid High Priestess. Later in Norman England Rhiannon was a healer. Still later, in Henry the eighth’s reign, Rhiannon was burned as a witch. Through her many lives ...
Views: 1199(1 vote) - Spirituality and Healing: Discovering the Wisdom of the Body - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Marc LernerWith two powerful words in the title, I have to start by defining what I mean by spirituality and healing. Let me define spirituality not with words, but with experiential situations. First, in spirituality something greater than your conditioned ego controls your heart. That means your thoughts ...
Views: 1197 - Building Your Multidimensional Ark - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2009 from Jelaila StarrThe idea for this article came one morning as I was sitting with my husband Jonathan discussing the ever-persistent challenges facing us these days. Long gone are the days of single-hood, financial security, fine homes and luxury cars. Each morning upon waking we are faced with overdue bills, ...
Views: 1196 - 5 Reasons to Give Thanks For Transition - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2011 from Paula TarrantThere are all kinds of transiton in life - some we think of as positive and some we think of as negative. The positive kind - like getting married, having a baby, moving into our dream house - can be a mixture of delight and dread, stress-inducing and thrilling at the same time. And usually, ...
Views: 1194(2 votes) - Follow the Yin-Yang Energy and Hope for the Best! - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2011 from Vera SnowMy daughter has had a love affair with ball sports since any of us can remember. She’s tried dance, gymnastics, skating, swimming and even fencing but nothing seems to compare to her desire to hit, pass, chase or kick that ball! She’s not discriminating about the size of the ball either as long ...
Views: 1194(6 votes) - 5 Mistakes Empaths Make in Business - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2019 from Sarah AdersonBeing an empath and entrepreneur presents a unique level of challenges. In today’s society the two terms together are almost considered an oxymoron. The messages echoed throughout the nation are about chasing success by any means necessary, stringent focus on getting your money, and separating ...
Views: 1193(2 votes) - The Audacity to be Ignorant - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2012 from Salim BossWhen life is preoccupied with American Idol, African Idol, Asian Idol, Indian Idol, Australian Idol, Eskimo Idol . . . ; when precious moments are spent watching talk shows, from Tyra, to Oprah Winfrey Show to Late Night with Conan O’Brien to Jerry Springer . . . ; when alarms are set to ...
Views: 1193(2 votes) - This valuable lesson can change your life - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2013 from Donna MarkussenAs a parent, we always want to teach and guide our children to do the right thing. We use our own life experiences, the challenges we’ve faced, and the lessons we’ve learned along the way to influence our son or daughter’s growth. This guidance helps form our child’s values, and will help build ...
Views: 1193 - Your Eternal Career - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Thomas JordanWe come to this world ill equiped to know why we are here, many, including myself saught for the most that life could bring, experinces that brought joy, love, money and fame. I had spent a lot of my life looking for the right woman, my soul mate, and having grown to old, I settled for love. But ...
Views: 1193(1 vote) - A Leader or a Follower? - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2016 from Kieran RevellEvery individual holds within, an incredibly powerful recipe for leadership. With passion, focus, determination and a belief in the power of the self, the awesome giant will be freed How great would it be if the world was brimming with positive and powerful leaders! What if many of the ...
Views: 1190 - Do Your Instructions Come From Your Higher or Lower Self? - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2010 from Tomar LevineDo you ever have a longing to do something wonderful but you can’t get started? Or you start but get stuck? Why do you some days feel expansive and full of trust and confidence, but the next day you don’t want to crawl out of bed? These inconsistencies happen to all of us. But why? The ...
Views: 1190(1 vote) - Kelly Manu's new CD is theraputic to the soul - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Kelly ManuKelly Manu receives a Black Essence Award and a place in their Hall of Fame for impacting lives in such a positive way, she was also nominated for a Covenant Award for Country Album of The Year via GMA (Gospel Music Association) Canada. When you hear an inspirational story one would think ...
Views: 1190 - Beginning Your Journey of Joy - Finally, Love and Acceptance for Women (and Men, too!) - by These four principles are essential in beginning your journey of joy.
PRINCIPLE ONE:
God loves you and created you to know Him personally.
God's Love: "God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life" ...
Views: 1188 - Finding Your Voice - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Robin DilleyFINDING YOUR VOICE – FINDING YOUR SELF A Beginning Journey of Overcoming The Darkness of Shame. These first few paragraphs are share with you some points of view of the psychological aspects of shame and then share with you how shame influences your daily life. This is the first article in ...
Views: 1187 - Spring: Rising from the Ashes - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2011 from Rev. Lou Kavar, Ph.D.As I walked through the yard, clearing debris from a harsh storm that snapped branches off trees, I came across the first clear sign of spring: daffodils poking shoots in the midst of the otherwise dead lawn. The sun has warmed the earth and new growth appears. The cycle of rebirth is begun. ...
Views: 1187(1 vote) - The Good Idea/Complacent - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2013 from Nancy LennertGood morning everyone…. I’m not sure if my week is going fast or slow…I thought it was Thursday today. Then Sarah, my oldest daughter, reminded me that it is Wednesday. So do I slow down or speed up? I’m feeling a whirlwind here. Speaking of whirlwinds…..George and I were discussing our ...
Views: 1187 - Thoughts Shared With a Young Explorer - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2010 from Carl BozemanI have been having an ongoing discussion with a young explorer this last week. I thought I would share his questions along with my thoughts on them. He reminds me of a time in my life when I was looking for three-dimensional answers to questions that exceed the boundaries of the finite illusion ...
Views: 1187(1 vote) - What's Your Purpose? - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Jeremy Gislason“Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose – a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.” Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley The most successful businesspeople genuinely care about what they're doing. They wake up in the morning looking forward to the day ...
Views: 1186(4 votes) - Bringing Happiness And Meaning Into Our Lives - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2010 from Dick RauscherWe achieve happiness and bring meaning and purpose into our lives only as we learn to embrace a higher purpose for our existence; when we learn to expand our worldview beyond our own wants and needs. Meditation teachers, yoga instructors, personal growth coaches, and virtually all mental health ...
Views: 1185 - SPIRITUAL NARCISSISM - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2020 from Yogasth Vidya RishikeshSPIRITUAL NARCISSISM by “Aatmanum” Okay! Let me start with literal meanings of Narcissism and Spiritual. Narcissism implies “having or showing an excessive interest in or admiration of oneself and one’s physical appearance.” And Spiritual stands for something “relating to or affecting ...
Views: 1185 - I Have a Dream - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2010 from David SamuelIt is a common dream, many people have it, but I have achieved it for many years on a small scale. I would now like to make my dream grow. I have built and had a successful school of this nature in Colorado, but I left that country and now live in New Zealand where I would like to rebuild ...
Views: 1183(1 vote) - Owning Our Own Power - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2007 from Steven MayberTo own our own power does not imply having power over others. It is the recognition and acknowledgment of our true essence and unique nature. The common denominator is, and will always be, Infinite Love It is the ability to release the past, live in the present moment…in our full glory! It is ...
Views: 1183 - An excerpt from Unstuck: One Heroine’s Journey of Art and the Courage to Live on Purpose - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2016 from Vicki ToddHere’s Where My Heroine’s Journey Actually Began The bathroom floor. I found myself kneeling there quietly praying and sobbing in 1998, my husband sleeping in our adjacent bedroom. That was the year of my Seven-Year Itch. I always joke that my Seven-Year Itch came in the form of my mother ...
Views: 1182(1 vote) - Captivating Woman - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2011 from Rev. Dr. Karema Mcghee BrightThis body is the church, it is the temple, it is the sanctuary, the mosque, the hallelujah, the salaam, the Hare Krishna, the great ‘I am’ resides in this body, and therefore I submit to the holiness that resides within it. Who but the arrogant blasphemes the great I am that resides in this ...
Views: 1182(1 vote) - Life Purpose After Retirement - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2020 from Estra RoellJulie had been a middle school teacher for 35 years and, while she loved her work, she was happily anticipating retirement. A few months into it, she found herself at loose ends, with no real motivation or focus. Something was missing. And that something, she realized, was a sense of purpose. ...
Views: 1182 - My Spiritual Journey - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2013 from Gurutej KhalsaThose of you who are new, Welcome. To those of you who have been with me and have had little windows into this journey of vastness, thank you for your love, support, and kind posts. My house is alive with flowers mostly from a dear friend who decided that the holy days were going to come to ...
Views: 1181 - Stop Sitting and Strut Your Stuff on the Success Stage - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2012 from Anyaele SamThere would have being no cliometrics without the field of history, no econometrics without the field of economics, no mechatronics without the field of mechanical engineering, no microelectronics without the field of electronics engineering no jurisprudence without the field of law, no real ...
Views: 1181 - The Revolution is Over - What World Will You Create? - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Brenda HoffmanWelcome to Brenda's Blog Channeled by Brenda Hoffman for www.LifeTapestryCreations.com Overview of 9/5/11 “Creation Energies” my free 15-minute, channeled show available at either www.blogtalkradio.com or www.LifeTapestryCreations.com: This transition impacts not only the earth but the ...
Views: 1180 - Have a Little Faith - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2012 from Karin VoloFaith is one of the keys to living a life filled with peace and joy. Being connected spiritually will help you to have faith, which is believing in that which is unseen. Quantum physics explains that all possibilities exist in the quantum field (otherwise known as the future to us). Our thoughts ...
Views: 1176(1 vote) - It's ALL In The Believing - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2017 from Cheri NealGrowing flowers from seed is a LOT of work. Not physical work exactly, but more of a discipline. One must care for the seeds, making sure they get water on a regular basis and that weeds don't take over. If you aren't invested in the flowers growing, if you don't believe that they will ...
Views: 1176(1 vote) - Listen to Your Inner Encourager - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2011 from Jim GilletteThere may be a number of voices in your head. They perform different roles and usually have developed long before now. Some may criticize, delude, compensate, avoid, or seek conformity, excitement, or pleasure. You can learn which voices are fabrications that serve some purpose, usually to ...
Views: 1175 - Spending A Lifetime - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2009 from Fireflies TeamMost of us know that the country of India is a vast and wonderful country. With great potential and diverse problems, it has many needs. Jesse and Ann Williams went in 1971 to be part of India's solution. "Honey,” said Jesse...."pack a few bags, get out the atlas. We're going to India." ...
Views: 1175(3 votes) - You Are The Richest Commodity in The World - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2011 from Jim FargianoIt cannot be stressed enough that you are the richest commodity in the universe. Some may be wondering how that can be, but all people are threaded with the love and perfection of the Creator. While many of you understand this, there will always be people who are a blight to humanity. It is part ...
Views: 1174 - Creating The Change You Want - Step 1 - Clarify what you want by pinpointing what you don’t want - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2010 from Tomar LevineThe first step in creating any positive change in your life is to find out what you want – that may seem obvious. And you may know exactly what you want right now. There may be a dream you've held for years but never acted on, or a project that's bursting to express itself through you. But many ...
Views: 1173 - What is the Purpose of Suffering and How to Deal with It? - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2016 from Nebo LukovichWe live in a material world whose main trait is inertia, which is also one of our main traits. Our physical bodies, as well as our personalities, are naturally submissive to the law of inertia; we’re lazy, more or less. When there is nothing to push us forward, as pain does, we can sink deep ...
Views: 1173(1 vote) - Share Your Vision from Your Sparkling Soul! - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2013 from Moreen DuFermontShare Your Vision from Your Sparkling Soul! Your vision is a gift! So go ahead, unwrap it. What is it that you really see? Can you describe it? What does it mean to you? I hope you know that what you see is like no one else can see. It is yours for all the good reason you can imagine! ...
Views: 1171 - There is Work to Be Done. How To Create Solutions When Experiencing Obstacles - by Submitted on May 28, 2011 from Debbi Dachinger• NEW Products on my web site: http://www.deborahdachinger.com/new-products-page • Watch Inspiring Videos: http://www.YouTube.com/debontheradio • The “Dare to Dream” radio show airs WED-SUN each week on KYHY at http://www.925kyhy.com Oprah Winfrey said: “You are not the product of ...
Views: 1171 - Daily Devotion: You Can't Save People - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2009 from Edwin Joseph VillagomezOne wrong thing about some christians is that they burdened themselves with the thought that all people they talked to should be converted as christians. It may be a very noble christian act to be but the fact is that we can't save all people. As christians, it is good to have that passion ...
Views: 1170(1 vote) - Lukas Snaps Lessons from the World’s Smartest Horse - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2012 from Karen MurdockAnd so I snapped. What’d he expect? The same boring drills every day. And no sooner did I get something right than he’d turn around and want more. This so-called trainer who never so much as hummed or looked for a little spot that needed a rub or two. Just like at the racetrack – no matter how ...
Views: 1170 - The Hereafter - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2011 from Rohan and Mohan PereraAn excerpt from the book What is Man. The title is not the title of the chapter. There is no past or future. Only the present. Having said that, let us make sense of that. We are individual consciousnesses emanating from one Source. Consciousness is immaterial, that is to say, ...
Views: 1168 - What I have learned from being a mother… so far. - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2013 from Melissa KittoMy little boy Liam is now four months old. While I was pregnant, I received a message from my guidance suggesting that I take 4 months of maternity leave. Now that time is coming to an end and I am transitioning back to working more again, it seemed a good time to reflect and share with you what ...
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