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- Sharing a few Thoughts on "Breaking Down Barriers and Building Bridges" Around the World - by Submitted on May 15, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: Sharing a few Thoughts on "Breaking Down Barriers and Building Bridges" Around the World Author: Craig Lock Category/Subject: Empowerment, inspiration, spirituality, philosophy, social and political issues Craig's new blog with extracts is at newbooksbycraiglock.wordpress.com ...
Views: 2341 - Live news: Cause Of Hyperactivity - by Submitted on May 13, 2011 from Nikita VermaWhat has technology given to us? This is not as nagging a question as it may seem at first glance. Answer to this question comes instantly to us. Answer in itself is “Fast”. This word talks about the super human speed that technology represents. Satellites are one reason of this speed. They have ...
Views: 1076 - : A “Review” of the Book ‘Once An Arafat Man’ by Tass Saada - by Submitted on May 14, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: A “Review” of the Book ‘Once An Arafat Man’ by Tass Saada Submitted by: Craig Lock Category/Key words: Books, good books, ‘Once An Arafat Man’, Tass Saada, Peace, Middle East, ‘From Seeds of Hate to the Bonds of Love’, Craig Lock, Inspiration, Empowerment (enough there now) Web ...
Views: 1383 - Your Life Is Like A Tapestry - by Submitted on May 14, 2011 from Terry WeberWhen you were born the first threads of what will be the tapestry of your life on earth began to form. Slowly, one day at a time, the events of your life became the threads and strands of the fabric used to record the history of your life. There is a strand for each of your feelings, actions ...
Views: 4241(1 vote) - Sharing Some Thoughts on Jesus, Love and Peace - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: Sharing Some Thoughts on Jesus, Love and Peace Submitted by: Craig Lock Key Words: Inspiration, Love, Peace, Jesus, Empowerment, Spirituality, Spiritual Growth Category (key words): Love, Power of Love, Quotations on Love, Hope, Dreams, Peace, Inspirational Quotes, ...
Views: 1013 - The Politics of Love (from a book 'The Passing Summer' by Michael Cassidy) - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: The Politics of Love (from a book 'The Passing Summer' by Michael Cassidy) Submitted by: Craig Lock Key words (tags): Books, 'The Passing Summer' , Michael Cassidy, South Africa, Negotiation, Love, Hope, Dreams, Peace, Inspiration, Pursuit of Peace, Good Books, Politics, ...
Views: 1011 - Sharing Some Thoughts on Love and Peace - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: Sharing Some Thoughts on Love and Peace Submitted by: Craig Lock Key Words: Inspiration, Love, Peace, Words of Inspiration, Empowerment, Spirituality, Spiritual Growth Craig's new blog with thoughts and extracts from various writings is at ...
Views: 1038 - Healthy Thinking: Using Your Mind To Help Heal Body, Heart & Soul - by Submitted on May 08, 2011 from Sarah MariaYou probably know what it takes to live a healthy life, right? Eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, exercise regularly, take vitamins – maybe add in some fish oil for cardiovascular health. Make sure you get enough protein, carbohydrates, and lean fats. Fortunately for many, healthy ...
Views: 2258(3 votes) - Sharing Some More Thoughts (Inspirational and Empowering) On "The War For Peace" - by Submitted on May 08, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: Sharing Some More Thoughts (Inspirational and Empowering) On “The War For Peace” Submitted by: Craig Lock Category (key words/tags): Peace, “Inspiration, Inspirational Quotes, Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa, Barack Obama, Spiritual”, Spiritual Laws, Law of Attraction, World ...
Views: 1687 - False Hopes & F'real Chili - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Ashley SampsonI sort of picked up a long time ago, I don't remember when; not to really hope for much. Not to have to much faith in anything, or anyone. Maybe more specifically not to be disappointed when and if someone let me down. At the same time, battling that has always been a thought that people are ...
Views: 802 - THE SOCIAL ACTIVIST AND THE PEACE NEGOTIATOR (from ‘TO THE END OF THE RAINBOW‘) - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from Craig LockThese are some extracts from a new "work" that Craig is writing titled 'TO THE END OF THE RAINBOW', where the reader is involved (actively) in making choices: leading to different directions, paths and different outcomes??? We'll see where it all ends up! * THE SOCIAL ...
Views: 1831 - Daily Prayers - by Submitted on May 10, 2011 from Maureen Brennan MercierDaily Prayers are an important part of our spiritual practice. When we pray we are talking to God while meditation is listening to God. Daily prayers help us to honor our spirit by consciously aligning with the Source within us through the direct communication of prayer. There are many ways ...
Views: 1801 - Landscaping With Shrubs - by Submitted on May 08, 2011 from Christina XioShrubs and the perennial plants are the most important things that are used in landscaping. Landscape can be improved marvelously if we make use of the seasonal shrubs properly. Majority of the flowering plants bloom in the spring, however there are certain plants that give good foliage in ...
Views: 894 - Behavioral Health and Sensitivity – Finding Balance - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Christina SponiasGood behavioral health and real balance depend on sensitivity and goodness. Human beings don’t become human because they are able to think. What gives us our humanity is our capacity to feel other people’s pain. We must cultivate goodness in our hearts in order to become really human. ...
Views: 1398 - Do Sleeping Position Surely Affect Loud Snores? - by Submitted on May 08, 2011 from Marie MalacamanMost have ever heard and read the tip about sleeping on one’s side that will help get rid of snoring. Following this help, it turns out, will go regardless. Since it occurs, the 2 main kinds of snorers: positional and non-positional. The former being those who snored only once they slept with a ...
Views: 1161 - Discovering Cars That Are Good For The Environment - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2011 from Ravani TahiraThe more we depend on fossil fuels, the more we are going to find our environment damaged by its effects. We should see change and cars are surely an area we can focus on. Car companies have started to produce environmentally friendly models to try decrease the destructive consequences of fuel ...
Views: 807 - The Dancing Physicist Talk: The Ignorance of Anger - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2011 from Oleg MoskvineAnger is your intrinsic quality. You are born with this quality,just as you are born with love, compassion, happiness, hate, wonder, fear… Instead of controlling your anger, instead of managing your anger, instead of suppressing your anger, try to deeply understand the roots of your anger. ...
Views: 1013 - Uses of Door Shutters - by Submitted on May 01, 2011 from Christina XioShutters are used for covering the doors of the patios or the glass doors that are used for partitioning the rooms. There are many types of shutters that are placed in various locations in the house. The two most important type of the shutter arrangement is bifid arrangement and bypass ...
Views: 1148 - Ignorance is Bliss - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2011 from Rebecca CherryWhile the world is in a total state of conflict and chaos, your inner world can be calm and centered. Sounds too good to be true? It is time to recognize that the immense changes that we as a species along with our planet are going through is nothing less than a total transformation, from the ...
Views: 1345 - Inner Beauty - Common Courtesy - by Submitted on May 01, 2011 from Kathleen EllisCourtesy ~ gracious, polite, or considerate remark or act; showing respect; polished manners Please, Thank You, Excuse Me... In this day, sad to say, courtesy isn't always "common". The fact that the term even exists indicates that at some point in time there must have been such a thing as ...
Views: 1314(2 votes) - The Life Experience - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2011 from cedric riceLife is a strange thing. We learn as we grow older but the lessons that are the hardest are those of the past. We learn what not to do only after we have done it. Sometimes the lesson will come back around and be useful but most times we can just chalk it up to a life experience. Life’s lessons ...
Views: 1105 - That Elusive World Peace . . . Found ! - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2011 from Vince DaCostaTwo thousand years after the birth of the Prince of Peace, we are still searching for peace. It seems that we still do not yet understand the prescription for peace. We continue to search through the logical avenues such as the League of Nations and the United Nations. But evidently the ...
Views: 1355 - 'Peace Lives' WITHIN (a short extract from a new book) - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: 'Peace Lives' WITHIN (a short extract from a new book) Author: Craig Lock Key words/tags/categories: books, new books, hope, inspiration, empowerment, words of inspiration and empowerment enough there now). Web sites: www.creativekiwis.com/books.html#craig ...
Views: 1503 - How to Find Peace of Mind - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2011 from Willie HortonThe normal mind is hard-wired to ensure that you will never find peace of mind. Research confirms that each of us is peppered with, on average, some fifty thousand thoughts each day. Many of these whizz through our field of consciousness at such speed that we don’t notice them. Then there ...
Views: 1985(1 vote) - Earth Day 2011 and Questions that Arise - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2011 from Karen KleinwortAll over the US and Canada there are millions of people celebrating Earth Day, and I often wonder what this day really means to people. For me Earth Day is a reminder to be kind to Mother Earth and remember that as much as we have renewable resources, it doesn’t mean we have unlimited ...
Views: 1363 - Sharing Some Uplifting and Inspirational Thoughts (the Building-Blocks for a New "Work") - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: Sharing Some Uplifting and Inspirational Thoughts (the Building-Blocks for a New "Work") Author: Craig Lock Key words/tags/categories: books, new books, hope, inspiration, empowerment, words of inspiration and empowerment enough there now). Web sites: ...
Views: 1297 - How I healed my broken life - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2011 from Veronica DrakeI was constantly complaining something feels “off”? I found myself over spending, over eating, over everythinging just to hide from the pain of my life.. my broken out of control life. I believe we create the “mess” that is our life by burying our heads and ignoring the warning signs that ...
Views: 1478(1 vote) - A Time to Imagine What Might Be - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2011 from Craig LockA Time to Imagine What Might Be From: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10720638 Since the first Christian sermon in 1814, our nation has to a large extent been shaped by this ethic. Key words/Tags: Easter, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Hope, New Zealand ...
Views: 1117 - Co-Workers and Your Job - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2011 from Adam BenedettoSometimes the people we work with are not the ones we would choose to be around. We often do not click our co-workers and we find it hard to accept our place within the confines of who we must be to do so. Work alone can sometimes be stressful and hard to cope with, but adding the stress of ...
Views: 795 - Beautiful and Elegant Variety of Lockets - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2011 from Christina XioLockets are a part of jewellery and people now a days use it as an accessory to add to their beauty. They are made up of different materials like silver, gold, diamond, metal and steel. These lockets are the pendants that are worn on the neck in order to adorn it and make it prominent. They are ...
Views: 2511 - Love or Fear - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2011 from Laina OrlandoLove or Fear Think of love and fear as day and night. Now imagine the sun representing love and the night representing fear. It's a simple analogy, and one, that if you allow yourself to be open to its deepest truth, could induce a major shift in your consciousness. If Love is like the ...
Views: 1231(1 vote) - INTREPID are you! Do you suffer from erratic, unpredictable behavior? - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2011 from Elizabeth McNallyAlways ready for a challenge, a new dare? When things are not to your liking, you erupt like a volcano, splashing surroundings and people with lava and spurting rocks! Are you forcing by-standers to relocate rather than be splattered? Never planning and having an unrealistic sense of what ...
Views: 1872 - Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Monitor Your Children's Internet Use - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2011 from Jack TaggertyThe internet is an amazing resource of information and entertainment. It is also a forum in which people can communicate with one another from all over the world. And best of all, the internet is not exclusive. Anyone can take part in online festivities. Even children can navigate the internet ...
Views: 2443(1 vote) - When We Pray - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2011 from Frances LucasMany times we pray asking God for certain things. We may ask He give us strength to handle a situation. We may ask He help us in the area of our finances. We may ask for His guidance in what to do in a relationship. We may ask that He help us have more patience or a more caring attitude with a ...
Views: 1116(1 vote) - Gandhi's Legacy of Non-Violence - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: Gandhi's Legacy of Non-Violence Author Craig Lock Category/Key words/ Tags: Gandhi, Mahatma (Mohandas) Gandhi, Peace, Peacemaking, Leadership, Inspiration, "Inspirational Writings", India, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual (stop - enough there now) Web Sites: ...
Views: 1283(1 vote) - The Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2011 from Craig LockTitle: The Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi Author Craig Lock Category/Key words/ Tags: Gandhi, Mahatma (Mohandas) Gandhi, Peace, Peacemaking, Leadership, Inspiration, "Inspirational Writings", India (stop - enough there now) Web Sites: www.creativekiwis.com/index.php/books/74-craigs-books ...
Views: 1382(1 vote) - Gandhi and Christ: What Did Jesus Mean to Gandhi? - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: Gandhi and Christ: What Did Jesus Mean to Gandhi? Submitted by: Craig Lock Category (key words): Gandhi, Jesus, Christianity, faith, peace, pursuit of peace, beliefs, spiritual, spiritual unity, religion, unity of religion/s, spiritual growth Web Sites: ...
Views: 6959 - The Heavy Snoring And Sleep Apnea - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2011 from Marie MalacamanWe’ve all heard just how loud snoring is a sign of sleep apnea. There are two typical results to that, the first to shrug, scratch your head and think to your self sleep apne-what? Another is to try a wee amount of panic and then, go to your doctor. Certainly, regardless of the stress, seeking ...
Views: 1263 - The Value of a Simple life - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2011 from ROBERT RIDEOUTIn this fast paced, high tech cyberspace world we now live in, few of us can truly comprehend simplicity or the idea of living a simple life. Granted, there are those living off the grid and growing gardens that are pursuing this goal, but most have no idea what the word “simplicity” even means. ...
Views: 3963(1 vote) - Existing With Peace - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2011 from Adam BenedettoTo obtain peace one must first find the path that leads us to ourselves. By finding one’s self, one’s true self, we open ourselves up to the possibility of existing without fear, worry, struggle, or blockages in our lives. To be free of withholding ourselves and to exist with nothing in the ...
Views: 879 - How Do Moving Companies Work - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2011 from Christina XioMoving companies are the companies that help a person in shifting from one place to another. These type of companies work either in the form of a franchise or a licensed company. The large international companies give franchises to the people and then these franchise work in a way that one ...
Views: 2020 - Global Unity Or Global Insanity - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: Global Unity Or Global Insanity Article Author: Geela Submitted by : Craig Lock (and shared with permission) Article Copyright: Geela Web site: http://www.geela.com Article URL: http://thePhantomWriters.com/free_content/d/g/global-unity-or-insanity.shtml Publishing ...
Views: 1330(1 vote) - Decrease Clutter, Decrease Your Stress - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2011 from Janice RussellApril is Stress Awareness Month. Most people are already aware of stress in their lives! But did you know stress is a major cause of clutter? There is schedule clutter because we have more tasks, obligations, and activities than we have hours in the day. There is physical clutter, which ...
Views: 1317 - Are You Listening? - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2023 from Debra BurdickLet’s talk about listening. Truly listening. Not only to those around you but to your inner wisdom, your intuition, your higher power. Are you listening? I learned to listen by experience to go within and to know how to connect with and communicate with my inner being. Some say that prayer ...
Views: 1483 - Grief Has Its Own Timetable - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2011 from Mary Jane Hurley BrantAfter the death of someone we love our grief experience and overall healing has everything to do with our relationship to the deceased, the intensity and depth of the love we felt for them and our degree of faith in a hereafter. In the immediate aftermath of a person's death, it's hard to ...
Views: 1976(4 votes) - Reaching Through the Inhumanity - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2011 from Nadia KhalilThe world is full of many contradictions. With everything that is happening in the world, it is a wonder that souls have been able to attempt to decipher their truth at all. Life is meant to be detached and confusing, otherwise the questions to life’s answers would not need answers and souls ...
Views: 740 - The Dilemma of Pet Abuse and Bullies by Michael Harris, PhD - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2011 from Michael HarrisWe are seeing a lot more in the media about bullies, both singly and in groups, and how they are reeking havoc on our youth and pets. I know this has been going on for lifetimes. There are also statistics showing that fledgling serial killers usually warm-up on animals, first by injury or ...
Views: 1688 - The healing of the “Hurting Heart” - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2011 from Dilani DivaGreetings you Spring lovers. This poem is dedicated to all those who are hurting during this season. Specially remembering those in Japan who are faced with so much loss, and those who are fighting the world with harsh weapons. The lack of love and the abundance of hate to me is very disturbing, ...
Views: 1446(3 votes) - 3 Ways To Have A Beautiful Mind, Starting Today - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2011 from Claire Vorster‘I think, therefore I am’ exclaimed Rene Descartes the famous French Philosopher. He could very well have said ‘How I think determines how I am’. Put it another way, you are what you think. Thoughts are extremely powerful tools that can determine not only our moods but also our decisions and ...
Views: 1769(1 vote) - Speed Volunteering Is "Fun!" - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2011 from Charles HiceWhat is speed volunteering? Speed volunteering is when you do something free and it does not take much time. Open a door for someone. Smile when you can. Ask a neighbor if he/she needs something from the grocery store. Americans do not work together. And, we need to change. If a ...
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