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- To Keep On Keeping On - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2011 from Tom WrightTom Wright I have often asked of myself, the question “why?” Why do I keep on keeping on, when I have lived long enough to have seen many of my friends give up the fight, and then many who never really seemed to have gotten started in their great battle to be themselves at all before their ...
Views: 1884(3 votes) - Intimacy with God Your Creator: Do You Know God Intimately? How Should You Respond to Your Knowledge of Yahweh (Jehovah) God? - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2015 from Dr. Shirley Cheng, Blind Author with VisionDo you know God? If so, do you know Him intimately? And how should you respond to your knowledge of Him? We can know someone in two ways: impersonal knowledge and personal knowledge. To know someone impersonally is to know of the person's existence, their name, what they do, where they live, ...
Views: 1878(1 vote) - Slowing Down to Understand the Real Purpose of Life - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2012 from William CottringerSlowing Down to Understand the Real Purpose of Life By Bill Cottringer “The purpose of life is not to be happy, successful and have peace of mind; but rather to learn how to be happy doing the few things that will result in a sense of progress at having greater happiness, success and peace ...
Views: 1875(2 votes) - 7 Steps to Discovering Your Life Purpose - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2017 from Estra RoellDiscovering your life purpose is a journey into knowing yourself. Your life has been guiding you to your purpose all along. It’s just matter of knowing what the signposts are. Here’s a fun acronym to help you learn and remember the steps to purpose: P = Passions: What do you love to do? ...
Views: 1873 - The Battle of Armageddon has begun. - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Philip HarrisThe Battle of Armageddon has begun. But not in the way touted by religious dogma! As we all know, “Armageddon” is mentioned but once in the Bible, Revelations 16:16. It is here, a place that does not even physically exist, that dogma claims that the forces of good and evil will battle it out. ...
Views: 1873(1 vote) - The Best Investment You Can Make Comments RSS. - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2010 from GS VirkSome people say that buying a house had become best investment you can do over the last 5 years or more and is considered the best investment you can make. .What is the best investment you can make? Some say prudent investments in the share market is the best investment you can do. Some say ...
Views: 1869 - 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: 1867(2 votes) - Vision - by Submitted on May 20, 2008 from Olurotimi AdebanjoThe first quarter of Year 2008 has gone. Thank God you`ve made it so far (many could not). What do you intend achieving this year? Is it still business as usual for you? Have you achieved any of the Resolution you made concerning the year yet? If not, then you still have over 7 months left to ...
Views: 1866 - ***Attachment gone. Deliverance won. - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe Bhagavad-Gita teaches, “Attachment gone. Deliverance won.” The purpose of life is to realize God and our God Self. We accomplish this by delivering ourselves from our attachment to the lower self and instead attaching ourselves to our Higher Self. So the easiest and in truth only ...
Views: 1864 - Common Sense with a Spiritual Aspect On divorce! Part 2 - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Brian AllenHello again and welcome to part 2 of 7. This part is based upon so called friends as promised in part 1. Please understand that this next part is in no way meant to offend you or any of your friends. It is however meant to make you think about a few aspects of how friends can influence ...
Views: 1858(1 vote) - Achieve Concrete Goals with Spirituality - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2011 from Etienne CharlandI finally wrote down the methodology I have intuitively been using over the years to achieve concrete results by changing from within. Spirituality is getting very popular since the last ten years yet many people still don’t achieve their goals. A very popular meditation technique is to breathe ...
Views: 1856(1 vote) - ***Are You Keeping Those New Year’s Resolutions? - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2012 from Estra RoellHave you made your New Year’s Resolutions for this year? How’s it going? How has it gone in past years? If you are like most people, you start out with the best intentions and then gradually you revert back to old habits. Studies show that only 8% of people actually reach their goals! ...
Views: 1855(1 vote) - Ascension/Evolution. Will some of us disappear from physicality? - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2012 from Elaine SeilerI believe we humans, each and every one of us, are evolving as a collective. We are all moving without the ability to block the process for evolution cannot be stopped. And, at the same time, each of us is an individual, following our own individual trajectory towards a new way of being and so ...
Views: 1854 - Find the Meaning of YOUR life. - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2010 from Michelle CastoI am of the point of view that a life without meaning is not much of a life at all. In my coaching practice, I have worked with people on the brink of “losing it” and wanting to give up on various levels---from quitting a job that could not bear, to wrestling with understanding the challenges ...
Views: 1848(5 votes) - CHARACTER, SPIRITUALITY & CONSCIOUSNESS - Life Quotes to Inspire You from the Inside Out - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2011 from Chelle Thompson"YOU CAN ACTUALLY LEARN TO 'SPEAK FROM THE HEART' BY IMAGINING A SMALL MOUTH INSTALLED IN YOUR VERY OWN HEART. WHEN A CHALLENGING SITUATION ARISES, CONSCIOUSLY FOCUS YOUR MIND DOWN TO THAT LITTLE MOUTH. THEN, PUT YOUR TRUST IN THE GREAT SPIRIT, RELEASE YOUR PERSONAL FEARS AND COURAGEOUSLY SPEAK ...
Views: 1842(1 vote) - Active and Healthy Choices - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2010 from Dr. LaVerne AdekunleAre You Being Active and Making Healthy Choices? In the pursuit of happiness, one must always challenge themselves to be productive. It is not always good to just sit around and allow the mind to wonder. Yes, brainstorming is good to make a decisive decision but an idle mind can create ...
Views: 1840(1 vote) - 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: 1837(3 votes) - Quantum Leap Healing through Community - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2012 from Karen Mehringer, MAAre you someone who has experienced loss? Do you find yourself grieving alone or suppressing your feelings altogether? If so, you may be afraid of burdening friends and family with your grief. Or, perhaps you feel like no one understands what you are going through, so you hide your deepest ...
Views: 1836 - What Does Passion and Purpose Mean to You? - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2011 from Rev. Elaine Torrance-GingrichI will be turning 50 this year and have been spending some time doing some "inner/reflective" work and part of that process has been defining what's important to me - which is essentially what Passion and Purpose means. For me, as I enter this new chapter in my life, Passion and Purpose ...
Views: 1836(3 votes) - ***What Story Are You Telling? - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2012 from Estra RoellSo, you’ve been trying out the law of attraction and it just isn’t working for you. You are wondering, “What’s going on? Why is it taking so long?” You begin to think this stuff just doesn’t work, or maybe it does for other people, but somehow you’re special and it just doesn’t work for ...
Views: 1835(2 votes) - The Principle Of Prosperity - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2012 from Tracing ABC Tracing ABCWe are surrounded by a Universal Subjectivity, a Subjective, Creative Consciousness, which isv receptive, neutral, impersonal, always receiving the impress of our thought, and which has no alternative other than to operate directly upon it, thus creating the things which we think. Each one ...
Views: 1835(1 vote) - Tranforming the World - One Thought at a Time - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Nicolette BeardEach of us was born with a unique purpose in life. Along the road to becoming, though we may stumble and fall, the quest for true meaning guides us. Today, we are entering a period of intense transformation from a world that is off purpose, to a world that is (or soon will be) back on course. ...
Views: 1833(1 vote) - What is Life Purpose? Part 2 - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2017 from Estra RoellDo you feel like something is missing in your life? We are all born with a purpose. Each of us is unique and we all have a special role to fill, that no one else can do. When we discover, acknowledge and act on that, we feel fulfilled. When we don’t, we feel as if we are wandering through ...
Views: 1828 - Is your life like a cottonwood seed? - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Sheryl StantonAs I was walking along a forest path a couple of days ago, I saw an amazing thing. It was snowing – in July! White puffy flakes were falling from the sky, while the sun was shining! On the ground, was a layer of white. Of course, it was cottonwood seed time and instead of snow flakes, ...
Views: 1827 - 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: 1825(1 vote) - Everything Speaks To Me - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from ROBERT RIDEOUTHave you become aware of the divine synchronicity in your life, to where you can say, “Everything speaks to me”? Learning how to read the Book of Life definitely isn’t easy by any means; it takes a life time of practice. I only know what I know from my own self-realization, but I feel that when ...
Views: 1822(1 vote) - The History of the Heart: The Answer to Human Suffering Part 2 - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2010 from Glenn BergerAround the time that the Sage, Mencius, lived, a great stirring was occurring in the hearts of humankind. German philosopher Karl Jaspers (1883-1969) referred to this time as the Axial Age, where axial means pivotal. Masters of wisdom appeared in India and Greece, as well as his home land, ...
Views: 1821 - 7 Most Impactful Career Tracks and Ministry Opportunities - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2017 from Rachael MurpheyThe choice of a career path can be confusing. This could mean having answers to some tough questions. What are you good at? Where are your interests in? What do you think could impact other people? The answers to these will help in coming to terms with what career path you will take. People ...
Views: 1819 - My Life Purpose, Life Lesson and Core Fear - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Marie BarrettHow do I discover my Life Purpose? Do I really have a Life Lesson to learn? And what is my Core Fear? Recall the words of that unforgettable song: Que sera, sera. Whatever will be will be. The future's not ours to see. Que sera, sera. What will be, will be! So do we have no say in ...
Views: 1818 - Discover Your Life Purpose - Change Directions to Find Purpose and the Joy of Life - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2010 from Cindy L. HerbMany people question their life purpose after enduring something very painful or surviving a horrific event. Any number of things can trigger the question. How many of you have lived through one or more of the following trials? Rape, sexual abuse, childhood abuse, incest or domestic violence; ...
Views: 1817(2 votes) - The Power of Making Miracles Happen - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2011 from Rev. Dr. Karema Mcghee BrightI could write a book about how I managed to survive a divorce, or sharing my husband with another woman, losing my home to foreclosure, or how I was still able to smile while sleeping in my car because of homelessness. I could use the cost of ink to smear the painful experiences of yesterday all ...
Views: 1817 - Is Your Purpose As Strong As A Mosquito's? - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2007 from Sue Urda ~ The Connections ExpertHow could one small mosquito create such a huge stir? It’s simple. It decided what it wanted - your blood. It took action - bit you. In that moment when the mosquito bites you, sucks your blood and then withdraws, it is fulfilling one of the primary functions of its’ short life. ...
Views: 1816 - A Path to the Self ~ Three Ways to Receive Your Inner Wisdom - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2017 from Dr. Mary Beth FordInner wisdom gives you direct guidance for inspired action. It shifts your view of daily situations. It reveals patterns and your place and purpose in them. Through self-reflection you know your true feelings. You get in touch with who you really are. You increase your understanding and ...
Views: 1811(3 votes) - Be Sure You Are Reaching Higher Beings Or You Will Never FIND The Ascension Path - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from Malina HavardHow To Be SURE You Are Reaching A Higher Level Being  This is so simple. FOLLOW THE COLOR CHART OF THE PRISM, the 6 primary colors with a blue-green, makes 7. But, other than that, The rainbow. Red, orange, yellow, green, bluegreen, indigo and violet. God is simple, it's not complex ...
Views: 1805 - Autumn Calls Us To Change - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Mary Jane Hurley BrantIn my younger days I thought I could control change. I learned, and not quickly I would add, that no one can control or stop change anymore than one can hold back the tides or halt the autumn leaves transforming from green to gold. This brings me to today's topic of change and how to ...
Views: 1804(3 votes) - Should criminals be shown mercy? - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2009 from Elsabe SmitShould murderers and rapists be shown mercy? Should people who commit lesser sins or crimes be shown mercy? Or should people simply be punished for their crimes and be kept away from the victims? We often read in the media about victims of crime or their families that refuse to even think ...
Views: 1802 - SUN SPOTS…..DIVINE WRATH AND A GREAT REVOLUTION - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2011 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaEarth gets life from the sun. With its light and heat all activities ensue on earth and many resources are unearthed. In comparison to other planets and satellites of the solar system it is our earth that is most influenced by the sun with reference to the atmosphere, plants and other beings. It ...
Views: 1801 - Tarot Predictions For Life Questions - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2010 from rachel annIf you want a tarot card reading done then you will want to know about tarot predictions and what they entail. Firstly when you go to a reader to have your cards done, they will give you the cards to shuffle and then you will usually cut them into three piles. After that, the reader will put ...
Views: 1800 - The Dalai Lama & The Art of Compassion In Action - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2010 from Michele McGrewRecently, I had the amazing opportunity to take my 16-year-old son, Tyler, to see His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama give a live speech at a local university. The very fact that we had the honor of being in the presence of someone who is such an embodiment of compassion was not only humbling, ...
Views: 1800(1 vote) - The Purpose Of Human Life Is To Reach Inner Self - How To Find The Inner Self - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2010 from GS VirkWhy does human life exist? Where to find the answer at the end of human life? No human being can rightly answer it. But right answer can be lived by reach to inner self by any technique of faith or meditation. . Most humans do not know who they are or how to find the inner self ? Until ...
Views: 1800 - THE PROCESS AND PROMISE OF PURSUING YOUR PASSION - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2010 from Jo Anne MeekinsDREAM AGAIN Have you identified your talents, gifts, and abilities? Is there an activity that fills you with joy and motivates you to engage in out of sheer pleasure? Do you have a strong liking for or a deep interest in anything in particular? Has God sowed a vision in the core of your ...
Views: 1798 - How Do You Envision Your Life? - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2015 from Carolyn GoldfarbI often compare my vision of the life I desire, and every aspect of that desire down to my daily lifestyle; such as how much do I travel? What do my relationships look like? Do I make solid and life-altering connections with people I meet? What are my financial resources, love, everything and ...
Views: 1797 - Failure and Success - by Submitted on May 22, 2011 from Lily TrainorIf we live past a certain age, we have known failure. Failure helps us discover what's really important. It teaches us lessons we might otherwise have never learned. It imparts a wisdom that's hard to come by. Billionaire J. K. Rowling is a brilliant model of failure and success. The ...
Views: 1792(2 votes) - Good Riddance to Good Works? Should Christians Obey God's Moral Commandments? - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2015 from Dr. Shirley Cheng, Blind Author with Vision"Good riddance to good works!" is the mentality of some Christians who believe that obedience to Yahweh God's holy commandments is no longer required once you put faith in Jesus Christ for your salvation. Is this belief Biblical? When we accept Jesus as our Savior, does it mean we can indulge in ...
Views: 1790(1 vote) - ***Self Focused. The first step toward personal growth - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2013 from Trine C. Jensen,Too often we get caught up in the judgments of others. We put too much emphasis or importance on what other people think of us, and we become focused on tending to their perceptions in order to control a given situation. In the worst cases we engage in a constant battle to control what people ...
Views: 1787(2 votes) - How to Boost Self Esteem - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2011 from Laura SilvaSelf esteem is something that everyone has yet some people seem to have lower self esteem than others. When you have high self esteem you are confident and sure of yourself. Those with low self esteem often suffer from a negative self image that can corrupt every aspect of life. The best way ...
Views: 1787(1 vote) - Understand That Hidden Strength Inside Of You - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2008 from Jon SimLet me ask you this question (it may sound silly to you though) Now, do you think you can be a killer? Feeling hesitant to answer? Perhaps let me answer it for you. Yes, you are definitely capable of becoming one. Each and every one of us has the potential to be a killer. Let’s picture ...
Views: 1787 - How to Break Free from the Crowd - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2011 from Steven AitchisonHow on earth can you stand out from the crowd when there is so much noise in the world? How do you make yourself known, and stand up and say 'Hey everyone, I am over here' without being a pain and losing your true identity? Here's a few thoughts that I have on the subject of standing out ...
Views: 1786(2 votes) - Penn State Sports Scandal Destroys Lives - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Estelle GoldsteinA beloved football coach – I might even say a living legend – finds his life destroyed after a luminous career. All because of alleged inaction – perhaps to shield a friend, perhaps to preserve the “old school” or for other reasons. And the sad story of Joe Paterno is only one more chapter ...
Views: 1784(2 votes) - YOU DESERVE WEALTH AND ABUNDANCE - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Cari MurphyYOU DESERVE WEALTH AND ABUNDANCE WWW.CARIMURPHY.COM Listen to my radio show on ITunes for free! http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/create-change-now-cari-l-murphy/id351492399 Today is a beautiful new day. Have you accepted it as such? Did you know that the way that you choose to ...
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