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- Who Do You Claim To Be? - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2010 from Albert GaroliMost often, people identify with their occupation and respond to the question “who am I?” with titles such as a doctor, a referee, a cook, or whatever they do most throughout the day. It is important to understand that this is not who we are but what we do, yet most of us are unable to provide ...
Views: 1488(6 votes) - What Happens When You Die? - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2010 from Ellen GerstIs there life after death? As one who has experienced the searing loss of a loved one, I have many times pondered about what happens when one dies. Questions I’ve asked include: does a soul go to “heaven” or somewhere else; can we still communicate with a person who has died, even though ...
Views: 2463 - The Answer to Human Suffering, Part One: Life With a Lost Heart - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2010 from Glenn BergerEveryone has problems. People everywhere, and for all time, have been searching for an answer to the great mystery of human folly and self-inflicted suffering. As a psychotherapist, people come to me to provide them with some wisdom, knowledge, expertise and direction on how to find their way ...
Views: 1681(1 vote) - Are You Aligned With Your Soul Purpose? - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2010 from Shela SkarpEveryone wants to know the answer to the question, "What is my purpose?" You have probably asked yourself this question numerous times throughout your life. I'm sure you've gotten plenty of input from parents, other family members, and friends about what you should do with your life, how you ...
Views: 865 - Discovering "The Road Not Taken" - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2010 from Hal PriceAll creatures come into this world instinctively knowing their TRUE PURPOSE. As humans, we allow our EGO to take us down a path that separates us from our own Divine Purpose. We lose connection with the natural gifts and talents that we came to support our AUTHENTIC LIFE OF PASSION! We ...
Views: 1348(5 votes) - Alternatives for Millennium Kids - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2010 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockA good friend of mind recently commented that his own kids and their friends are a lot less materialistic than our generations were, and that numerous surveys show that Millennials don't want their jobs to interfere with their family or social life. He went on to say that, "Some say this is ...
Views: 1416(2 votes) - Building Hope - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2010 from Stuart RosenHope is one of those things that shows up in the oddest places; at the oddest times. It can be found where you would imagine only despair to reign… and it can be missing from places where you think it would be in abundance. Without it, lives are lost; dreams are destroyed. Fortunately, HOPE ...
Views: 1829(1 vote) - Serving Your Mission - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2010 from Jenny ShihIf you have a mission in life, I bet you have days where you’re thrilled to be serving the greater good and days when you’re not sure you’re going to accomplish what you’ve set out to do. We’re bound to encounter obstacles that slow us down or make us feel like we can’t get where we want to go. ...
Views: 1035(1 vote) - Reincarnation and Your Past Life as a Tyrant: 7 Clues to Find out Your Past Lives - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2010 from Scott & Stephen PetulloHave you ever been curious about your past lives? Pay attention, because the clues to your past lives are easily accessible. All you need is some direction to find out what and where you were in the distant past and if you take notice, your past will begin to unfold before your ...
Views: 9232 - Setting Your Sights Higher - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2010 from Holly Mae HowardMany, if not all of us have, at one time settled for "good enough" instead of holding ourselves as brilliant rays of light and love, and choosing from that place. If you are not following your dreams, who is responsible? There is a tendency to "take care of business" before we give ourselves ...
Views: 1577(4 votes) - An Act of Love - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2014 from Dr Ana GarciaMost people believe that money gets the world go round. So did I… until my life changed in a way that things stopped being the way they used to be and started to change in ways that, at the time seemed harsh, difficult… even unfair… … and then I decided to look for the gift in my present ...
Views: 1660(2 votes) - NDE…and I didn’t die once - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2010 from CarolAnn Bailey-LloydAfter my father passed away in 2005, I was absolutely devastated. I was just 34 years old and didn’t know how I was going to survive without my mentor and 24-7 comedic reliever. Each day I’d receive a call from my father, “Want to hear a good joke?” How I miss those avid rings from the man who I ...
Views: 1410(1 vote) - Your One and Only Precious Life - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2010 from M.J. RyanThe first step to create a life of meaning is to truly see your life as the precious, limited time opportunity it actually is. You can make it a beautiful mansion. Here’s how Philip Adams puts it, “Most people can do extraordinary things if they have the confidence or take the risks. Yet most ...
Views: 1496(1 vote) - In search of the RIGHT job - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2010 from Yvonne González-BáezIN SEARCH OF THE “RIGHT”JOB A BETTER LIFE TO COME… February 3, 2010 Dear God, I am sooo tired. It´s been two nights in a row that I haven´t slept well. I am getting discouraged. My muscles are weak and so is my spirit… I have so many “things” to do, and I am tired… fed up. I give ...
Views: 1089(1 vote) - Help Someone - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2010 from AGHORUNSE HENRYHelp Someone No one is indispensable. There is no self-made man; we are all made up through contribution of others. Life is usually a combination or components of raw materials before it turns to the purpose of intention in the heart of another. The waste at a point is the raw materials of ...
Views: 1153(2 votes) - How To Get The Most Out Of What You Read - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2010 from David SamuelWhen we read something inspirational or poetic for example, our ability to understand is limited to what we have previously experienced. Everything is taken with identification in the literal sense, we try to identify the feelings of the author or the teaching. The problem is that you can ...
Views: 1103(1 vote) - The Important 40% of Happiness - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2010 from Paul Dalton"Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.” - Benjamin Disraeli I believe we are living in very exciting times when it comes to our understanding of what makes us truly happy in the long term. Up until relatively recently (well, about 10 years ago ...
Views: 1734(6 votes) - 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: 1176 - Creating Change – Step 2B- Techniques for Finding What You Want - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2010 from Tomar LevineDrilling Down to your Core To get to a deeper level of what you want, to find your true core desires, it’s good to ask yourself probing questions that challenge your assumptions. Here’s an example of how it works: Say you get an idea or image that suggests that you want to leave the city and go ...
Views: 1105(2 votes) - Creating Change: Step 3 - Identify your inner obstacles to change - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2010 from Tomar LevineI’m sure you aware of some things you want to change in your life, that your heart longs for. It is likely that these longings have been with you for quite a while, but you have not been able to achieve them – yet. Now is the time to find out what has been stopping you, so that you can ...
Views: 1570(5 votes) - How to Reduce Sadness - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2010 from David SamuelIf you have no useful purpose, your work, job, something that you do that is useful and serving humanity daily, or if you do not find what you do to be a useful service, then you may have a feeling that there is no reason for you to get up in the morning. Whether we realize it consciously or ...
Views: 2649 - TOWARDS A UNITED PLANETARY NATION FROM A UNITED NATION’S ORGANIZATION - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2010 from Yuga Rishi Shriram Sharma“That time has come when discrimination with reference to communities, social status, gender and nations, will come to an end. Entire world humanity will live like brothers and sisters.” - ARTHUR CHARLES CLARK “If in a particular country, if one or two court cases are fought, people will ...
Views: 1155(4 votes) - Discovering Your Life Purpose: The Journey Within - How to Achieve Unlimited Happiness, Prosperity and Personal Fulfillment - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Oreste DAversa,Discovering Your Life Purpose: The Journey Within How to Achieve Unlimited Happiness, Prosperity and Personal Fulfillment Introduction Since the beginning of humankind, after man’s search for food, lodging and procreation he/she started wondering – What am I doing here? What is the ...
Views: 2242 - The Most Spiritual People I Know - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Marc LernerThe most spiritual people I know don’t have to talk about spirituality to be spiritual. I sense them in the moment and their focus inspires me. I used to go to philosophical geniuses to satisfy that thirst, but now I find it in the people I love. Their expression of the heart directly talks to ...
Views: 1869(2 votes) - 5 Steps to Youthfullness and Longevity - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2010 from Daya Devi-DoolinThere are yoga centers and studios from across America offering introductory classes about the style of yoga that they teach. Some of the styles are Bikram Yoga, Iyengar Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, Vinyasa, Kripalu Yoga, Hatha Yoga and many more. Free classes are offered sometimes, gift certificates ...
Views: 2651(4 votes) - The Eternity of Your Soul, and Reincarnation: 5 Tips to Help You Discover Your Past Lives - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2010 from Scott & Stephen PetulloThe theory of reincarnation has yet to be proven invalid, and if it weren’t for all references of reincarnation being edited out of the bible around 553 A.D. by the initiative of the Ecumenical Council in Constantinople, more Americans would believe in it, just like a large segment of the rest ...
Views: 1768(1 vote) - Happiness is Accepting Life Without Limitations - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2010 from Marc LernerHappiness is the simplest expression of life without the limitations of our mind. Unfortunately, most people are used to looking for happiness outside of themselves. In this article, we will explore the reality of finding happiness within. For most people, happiness depends on their interaction ...
Views: 1637 - The Game Of Joy - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2010 from Paul Dalton"Joy is a net of love in which you can catch souls.” - Mother Teresa There are two things that have always astounded me about us Human Beings. The first is just how complex we can be with our thinking and behaviour. The second is that, despite all our complexities, what drives us at a ...
Views: 1600(5 votes) - More on the Art of Living - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2010 from John HainesOur world of distinctions is built on paradigms, on the collective agreement of human-created models. Frankly, many of these models have outworn their welcome; many of them have stayed on the shelf long past their due dates. There are numerous teachers today of something called ‘The Secret’, ...
Views: 1169(2 votes) - 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: 1203(1 vote) - 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: 3983(2 votes) - Discover the Sheer Joy of Living A Life Of Meaning And Purpose… - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2010 from Dave SeymourFor most of us, figuring out what our life purpose is, is not high on our to do list. We have a job, family obligations, social commitments, appointments…the list seems never ending. The problem is, without a well-defined life purpose, most of the things on our to do list don’t seem to get us ...
Views: 2809(5 votes) - Birthing Your Soul - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2010 from Pat BenageAt this time of year many of us begin a process of reflecting on the past year and creating intentions for the coming new year. It’s a natural process based on our innate desire to become who we are meant to be in this life. As I begin this process, it strikes me that we are in a constant state ...
Views: 1500(3 votes) - Second Chance Living! - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2010 from Karen DonaldWhat is “Second Chance Living”? It is having another opportunity to start your life, love, happiness and success stories all over again. When I teach on second chance living, many people come and make the claim that their second chance has already come and gone. Not so, second chance ...
Views: 1638 - L.F.G. – This Acronym is the Secret for Success in Anything - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2010 from Matthew TooneWhat does L.F.G. stand for, and what is the story behind this acronym? Would you believe me if I told you that understanding and applying the principles of this acronym would ensure your success in anything in life? In early 2008, I started a real estate investing business. In the process of ...
Views: 3049(2 votes) - The Definition of Real Success in Life - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2010 from Matthew TooneYour success in life is not determined by the education obtained, institutions attended, career accomplishments, awards won, or the wealth you acquire. Real success in life is solely determined on who you become, the character and attributes you develop, the people you help, and whether or not ...
Views: 1700(4 votes) - Why the Secret Causes Stress - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2010 from Elsabe SmitBy now we all know the Secret: decide what you want, and believe that it will come your way. The more you believe, the quicker it comes your way. Right? Then why does it not work? Why are we not all very rich and healthy and happy by now? There are a few other factors that we need to be ...
Views: 1239(2 votes) - Mind the Gap: Living in the Space Between Loss and Healing - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2010 from Beth PattersonOne of the most difficult phases in any life transition is the space of the unknown between a loss or change, and healing or new beginning. All life changes, even positive ones, entail a sense of loss or grief. For example, there is a sense of loss in giving up addictive behaviors like ...
Views: 1481 - Your Career, Your Purpose, and Your Spiritual Path - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2010 from Michael Roland"Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart." When Jalal al din Rumi wrote those words in thirteenth century Persia it is unlikely that he had any idea of the vast array of career and life choices available to a twenty-first century ...
Views: 4589(3 votes) - 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) - Your Life Work Balance Sheet: It’s all about figuring out what really matters. Step Seven. - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2010 from elizabeth cassidyStep One found you having a love affair with yourself. Step Two was about writing your own affirmations to help you stay positive. Step Three got you off the sofa and exercising your right to be fit and trim. Step Four was all about taking the time to meditate and getting centered in ...
Views: 1207(1 vote) - Your New Life Work Balance Sheet: It’s all about figuring out what really matters. Step Six. - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2010 from elizabeth cassidyStep One found you having a love affair with yourself. Step Two was about writing your own affirmations to help you stay positive. Step Three got you off the sofa and exercising your right to be fit and trim. Step Four was all about taking the time to meditate and getting centered in ...
Views: 1212(1 vote) - 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: 1204(1 vote) - What is my soul up to in 2010? - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2010 from Mona WindIt is the beginning of another 12 month cycle and I am sure you are wondering what new and exciting adventures and challenges your soul has signed up for! The good news is that you can find out using the Akashic records. The Akashic records are the vibrational library of your soul's journey. ...
Views: 2063(5 votes) - Green Sky to True Blue - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2009 from Deb ScottWhat Do These Happy People Have In Common? What do authors like Dr. Wayne Dyer, Joel Osteen, Cheryl Richardson, and Mother Angelica have in common? They all know the secret how to turn a Green Sky to True Blue! Can you? With the New Year fast approaching, we all have goals. One of ...
Views: 1366(4 votes) - 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: 3326(2 votes) - ***Staying Vertical in a Horizontal World ...A Diamond Alignment Process - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2010 from Jacqueline JoyMaintaining Contact with your Diamond Consciousness in these Accelerated Times Imagine a world in which we are all Connected and Vertically Aligned with our Authentic Diamond Self and our Soul’s Divine Purpose, saying “YES” to living fulfilled, purposeful lives…creating the Wealth of Being ...
Views: 3237(7 votes) - Skip the Hoopla in This Christmas Story - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2009 from Bill WhiteHere we are just three days before Christmas. Well, I suppose I should reach into my vast stores of inspiration, wit, and good cheer; and bring you the most awe inspiring newsletter of the year. But, no, I actually believe I can do much better. I’m going to share a story with you, and it’s ...
Views: 1370(3 votes) - Listen To Your Heart - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2009 from Dr. John Michael ChristianToday I received an email from a friend named Dan who recently created a wonderful opportunity to sail a 36 foot boat from Southern California, down the coast of the Americas and across to the South Pacific, and eventually arriving in Hawaii in nine months or so. The boat is not his, yet he is ...
Views: 1840(3 votes) - No More Secrets - Thank You Tiger Woods - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2009 from Claudia McNeelyThe year 2009 has been a time of secrets coming out of the darkness into the Light. Much that has been hidden for centuries has come to the surface for all to see. Through the years, our politicians, bankers and the medical profession have been able to keep many secrets from us. This is no ...
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