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BRAIN POWER Our Genie to Success - by Michele Blood- Daily Affirmative Prayer - My Answer Comes - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2009 from Gayle Dillon“I shall not doubt nor fear, for the answer is swift and certain. My Answer comes.” The Science of Mind Ernest Holmes The One Source that is present in all things works in and through and as me to the degree that I believe in the power and presence of this Source within me. There are many ...
Views: 1171(1 vote) - Get Real and Fearless - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2009 from Ton PascalGet Real and Fearless By Ton Pascal Because we are bombarded daily with conflicting news about the World’s social-political position our personal needs and situations become more and more confused and difficult to assert and downright painful to bear. After my article, "Fearless in ...
Views: 1256(1 vote) - Remote Viewing in the Therapy Session - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Jill SylvesterAs a remote viewer (clairvoyant) who has worked on cases involving missing persons for law enforcement over the last several years, I desired to take this skill and use it as a tool in the therapy arena. As I near completion of my master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling this December, my ...
Views: 1630(2 votes) - The Power of Your Thoughts - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Maria PortasYour thoughts bring with them the power of your being. In every moment, every particle of the world you see has been brought about because of what has been portrayed in your mind. Your thoughts create what you see, and in fact bring all the people that surround you in your journey called life. ...
Views: 1225(1 vote) - Changing Limiting Beliefs - by Submitted on Dec 24, 2009 from Sabrina RenéeSo, you watched "The Secret," read Esther Hicks' books on the Law of Attraction, and have been focusing on positive thinking. Now what? Where is your wealth and success? Many people love the idea of being able to create what they want in life, but few understand that our beliefs about money ...
Views: 1190(2 votes) - Daily Affirmative Prayer - Divine Presence - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Gayle Dillon“Stand in wonder before the majesty and might, the beauty and power, of that Divine Presence which seeks expression through your individual life.” This Thing Called You Ernest Holmes God is the majesty of the Universe, the might of Mother Nature, the beauty of the ocean, the desert, and the ...
Views: 2122(2 votes) - Positive Affirmations: How to Tame a Wild Elephant - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Ralph MillerHave you ever felt your mind get away from you? One moment, you're completely calm, the next, you feel so distressed you can barely keep it together. Racing in a million directions, your mind plays out the countless possibilities, and all the while, your resolve to remain calm slips away. At ...
Views: 3342(2 votes) - Law of Attraction Relationship Success - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Nea Joy JusticeLaw of Attraction is a Universal Law, thus it impacts every part of your existence, including your love life. If dysfunctional or otherwise unsuccessful relationships are your pattern, do not give up hope. It's easy to feel scared, mistreated, or even cursed if you've had a series of ...
Views: 1775(2 votes) - The Handwriting Is On The Wall - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Sherry AnsharaTHE HANDWRITING IS ON THE WALL! Have you ever gone into a home or office and you could feel the atmosphere? Sometimes, when there is conflict in the place, you will say… “wow”, you could cut the atmosphere with a knife, it is so heavy and dense!” Well truer words were never spoken so ...
Views: 1850 - Daily Affirmative Prayer - Nothing Is... - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Gayle Dillon“Nothing is too good to be true. Nothing is too wonderful to happen. Nothing is too good to last.” Your Word Is Your Wand Florence Scovel Shinn I know I am One the Universal Spirit; the Infinite Source of all there is. I know that as the energy of the Universe blows wind through the desert ...
Views: 1270 - Our Life is How We Speak It: The Impact of Our Words - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Lynn AllenAnyone who has ever done work with me knows that it is important to chose your words carefully. Thanks to the work of Dr. Masaru Emoto most people on the planet are aware of how words affect water and because our bodies consist of so much water, words also affect our bodies. In my experience, ...
Views: 4472(4 votes) - 3 Secrets to Applying the Law of Attraction for Everyday Success - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Bob CrawfordEver wonder why the Law of Attraction doesn’t seem to work for you? You’ve read the books, watched the videos, and you have got vision boards plastered all over your walls, but still you struggle to attract the things you want into your life. Don’t despair! Here are three secrets that will help ...
Views: 1493(5 votes) - As Blessed As You Want to Be: The Power Of Staying Positive - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOur thoughts are not simply ethereal pieces of information that enter our minds and then disappear. The words and ideas that we think can shape our lives and drive us toward success and happiness or failure and distress. How you think and feel can have a profound effect on your ability to ...
Views: 610 - Manifesting Wealth? - Learn Universal Truths to Help You Attract All That You Desire - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2009 from Jonathan RoachLook around you what do you see? How are you feeling? Are you leading the life that you desire, or does everything seem to be a struggle? It is a very hard concept to accept I know, but at some level you have asked for, or attracted, everything that you are currently experiencing. You are ...
Views: 1554(3 votes) - Daily Affirmative Prayer - Nourished by the Spirit Within - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2009 from Gayle Dillon“I am nourished by the Spirit within. Every cell in my body is filled with light. I give thanks for radiant health and endless happiness.” Your Word Is Your Wand Florence Scovel Shinn The power, the presence, the allness of God IS always available; always residing in, through, and as us ...
Views: 1561(2 votes) - Daily Affirmative Prayer - The Way of God - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2009 from Gayle Dillon“We are either the Way of God, or In the Way of God." The I of the Storm Gary Simmons I sit and breathe deeply re-centering myself with Source energy. I consciously relax into this breath knowing that as I breathe in I picture each breath re-filling every cell of my being with a renewed ...
Views: 1012(1 vote) - What Do You Do When You Don’t Have Choices? - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2009 from Marc LernerI don’t think there is a situation where you don’t have a choice. If all you do is focus on thinking, it may be that you just haven’t thought about it yet, so your thoughts don’t serve you. When I find myself in that situation, my greatest choice is to focus beyond my thoughts. When most ...
Views: 1031(5 votes) - Do These Time Wasters Affect Your Life? - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2009 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorActivities we usually name as time wasters are too much TV viewing, daydreaming, or anything that isn’t a productive use of minutes and hours. Here are a few more to consider. Gossip. What’s the point, really? Conveying needed information to the appropriate person or people is useful, but ...
Views: 2109(3 votes) - Allowing - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2012 from Danielle DaoustYes, Please Cop an Attitude! Two of the most common questions asked about being psychic are: 1) Why would I want to be psychic, it takes the surprise out of life? and 2) If as you say, everyone has the ability, how do I develop mine? I answer both questions with a story, ...
Views: 1262(4 votes) - The Law of Attraction Doesn't Work For Me - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2011 from Deborah Shipley“What you think about, and where your attention goes, becomes your reality.” The law of attraction gurus make it sound so easy. You may understand this concept and believe it to be true, but putting it into action is an entirely different story. You think good thoughts, focus on your ...
Views: 751(2 votes) - The Power of Focused Intention - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from asd asdasFor this article, the angels asked me to write about the power of intention, or rather focused intention, to be precise. Intention counts for more than 90% of your success. The remaining 10% is the work it takes to bring your intended result into reality, and by ‘reality’, I mean the world of ...
Views: 2933(2 votes) - You Are Not a Victim! - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from dherbs dherbsYou are not a victim! There are no victims on this ride called life, only participants. You are a participant in every life drama you create or co-create. Victim and victimizer are co-creators in a life drama. Both contract in a life drama, be it robber and robbed, rapist and rapee, manipulator ...
Views: 3735(1 vote) - 3 Creative Ways to De-Stress - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2009 from Pat HeydlauffStress often comes from being overwhelmed by just looking at or listening to all the clutter and chaos in your surroundings. Is clutter in the form of stacks of magazines, tons of paperwork, piles of clothes, boxes and books, 24/7 media, electronic devices constantly interrupting or… creating ...
Views: 1392(3 votes) - Why I Don’t Watch the Evening News … And Some Really Good News - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYesterday, for the first time in a long time, I watched the evening news. And I learned something. Their news was of deception, murder, fear, greed, celebrating greed, and people gossiping about other people. And I learned, yet again, why I don’t watch their news. Because if I didn’t catch ...
Views: 799 - That Virtue of Virtues: Patience - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMy dear videographer friend called me last night to say that he’d completed a first draft of the EPK (electronic press kit) we’d dreamed up last summer. I finished my exercises and eagerly rebooted my computer to see what he’d created, and it’s marvelous! Bless his heart, he had been ...
Views: 744 - Fear & Failure - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2009 from Jody WilliamsIn my coaching practice, I have had the opportunity to work with a wide variety of people. They all bring their own personalities, strengths, talents, weakness and fears into the relationship. Part of what I love about coaching is learning how I can best motivate each person to achieve their ...
Views: 932 - It's Time to Check your "Thank Tank" - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2009 from Heather KnorppEver feel like you are stuck going round and round on a race track being driven by obligations, responsibilities and promises to keep? And the Holidays seem to be looming ahead in a dreadful, foreboding way rather than the happy, joyous events that you wish they would be? If you feel like ...
Views: 944(1 vote) - Cultivate Both/And Thinking - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2009 from M.J. RyanAs I’ve written about before, our brains are not always our friends. They have various habits that can really get in our way. One is what’s called bifurcating, the tendency to think in either/or: either I am happy or I’m sad; either I am trying hard or I’m giving up; either I am a success or a ...
Views: 1967(3 votes) - The State of the World and How to CHANGE it?... but How can a mere 'I' Make Any Difference ? - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2009 from Craig LockArticle Title: The State of the World and How to CHANGE it?... but How can a mere 'I' Make Any Difference ? Author: Craig Lock Category/Subject: the world, world issues, social and political issues/problems Other Articles are available at: http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/user/15565 and ...
Views: 747 - Memory, the Powerhouse - Use it or Lose it - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2009 from SANJAY MEHTAOne of the most powerful organs in human body is the brain. When we talk of brain, our main focus seems to be on Science, but for common people, the various aspects of brain popularly known are: mind, intelligence, consciousness, and memory. Out of these four the one, which we are more ...
Views: 2463 - Intuitive Coach Tara Roth Gets Real Clear: - Intuitively Speaking - The Interview - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2009 from elizabeth cassidyec: Before we delve into the subject of Intuition and how it has impacted your life, in all areas of your life, can you give us your definition of Intuition? I think there are still some who feel that getting in touch with your inner voice only happens in a smoked filled backroom with a woman ...
Views: 2274(2 votes) - When We Pendulum: Humans Tend to Oscillate Back and Forth on Ideas and Mates - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen us humans come out of a suboptimal experience, we tend to overcorrect in the opposite direction in our next experience. Repeated overcorrecting results in penduluming (which is often sub-optimal behavior). For instance, let's say you dated a workaholic investment banker and the ...
Views: 634(1 vote) - Positive Attitude - Are You Setting Yourself Up For a Bad Day? - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Reverend IkeYour attitude towards life can make you or break you. Your attitude determines your experience in life. It determines how people respond to you and whether you will be a success or a failure! Now, by your attitude, I mean your disposition towards yourself, other people and things. Let's ...
Views: 1180 - Cleaning Out the Chaos of Your Mind - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Terri BrittI thought I was watching a cop drama on television for a moment this morning. I looked out my front door and standing in my yard were several deputies from the Sheriff’s Department with shotguns, hiding behind our trees. At least five of their cars surrounded our street. “What in the world is ...
Views: 1709(2 votes) - ***Change Your Attitude = Change Your Life! - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Joan Breiner, M.Ed. and Susyn Reeve, M.Ed.I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you… we are in charge of our Attitudes. - Charles W. Swindoll • Do you struggle with feeling good about yourself? • Do you spend time and energy regretting the past and worrying about the ...
Views: 7641(12 votes) - Stop Putting Your Life on Hold - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from James LeGrandWe often have a long list of things we want to have in our lives before we think we’ll be ready for the main thing we want. As an example, many people say that they don’t want to be married until they earn “x” dollars. Others say that they want to own a home before having children. We may ...
Views: 3828(2 votes) - How to Put Power into Your Words of Manifestation - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from Marti AngelWhen we say these words, “ I Wish…” we believe that we are creating, but in truth these words are usually spoken with feelings of lack. What we have learned from the book “The Secret” is the fact that we should have thoughts and visualizations that can help keep our focus on what we want. ...
Views: 2635 - Brainwashing Your Way To Creating A Life You Love To Live - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2009 from Chris ConnellBrainwashing is typically looked at as a negative thing. At the same time, we sort of innately know (plus we have science to prove) that our lives consist of what we think about all day. So, truth is, we are sort of brainwashing ourselves anyway. It’s just a matter of how conscious we are about ...
Views: 1478(2 votes) - Your Sub-Conscious Mind - Magnify the Right Vibes! - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2009 from Sugandhi IyerThere is a whole set of thought vibrations available for you to choose from. In any life area that has mixed signals going on, you will find a plethora of vibrations all mixed in together. Some vibrations say - "I have it going really good. This is working out so well!" While others say - ...
Views: 1928(1 vote) - Hope Helps Us Cope - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2009 from M.J. RyanIn Greek mythology, when Pandora opened the box and let out all the troubles that have since plagued the world, she also let out a tiny fairy who said, “Yes, it is true that you have unleashed all manner of afflictions upon the world, but you have also let me out. I am Hope and will always be ...
Views: 1920(3 votes) - What Pictures Are Running Through Your Mind? - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2009 from Rena GreenbergEvery action is preceded by thought. So often when we want to make positive changes in our life, we focus on the behavior we wish to eliminate. We tell ourselves that we are not going to smoke, overeat, curse, drive recklessly, procrastinate or we focus on a multitude of other ills we need to ...
Views: 2239(7 votes) - *** Your Happiness and How You Choose to Look at Things: A Simple Illustration - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Warren WojnowskiNo doubt you have heard the phrase "change the way you look at things and the things you look at change". This is such a powerful phrase because it points out that the one thing you always have control of is your thoughts -- which means you can literally choose to feel happy, or not. How often ...
Views: 1692(1 vote) - Living My Life as a Rhino - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Jody MaleyYup, that was not a typo or misspelling. Some of you are probably thinking, why does a beautiful woman, entrepeneur and mom of six think of herself as a Rhino? This is an analogy I heard a few yrs back and it Opened my Eyes and made me more Self-Aware, I hope it affects YOU the same ...
Views: 2246(4 votes) - The Basic Law of Mind Science - According to Your Faith, So Be it Unto You - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Reverend IkeThe Law of Mind works in all areas of your life - health, happiness, love, success, prosperity, and money. There is no reason for anyone in the world (and you especially!) to experience a shortage in any of these areas. And the greatest book of Mind Science ever written is -- The Bible!. It ...
Views: 1316(1 vote) - The Secret... Really Is - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2009 from Roni Weisberg-RossIt took me quite a long time to sit down and watch “The Secret”, which if I recall correctly was all the rage a few years ago. And I probably would have never watched it if a client of mine (I’m a psychotherapist) had not kept urging me. So I viewed it with a jaundiced eye. The first few minutes ...
Views: 1797(5 votes) - If It Doesn't Feed, It Shouldn't Lead: The Power of Positive Thinking - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPsychologists have estimated that the average person has over 62,000 thoughts each day centered on ordinary activities and responsibilities. People rarely "track" their thoughts - whether they’re positive or negative, fleeting or introspective, directed or unrelated to the moment. Never the ...
Views: 858(2 votes) - Understanding Hell - Humanity’s Warped Construct - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2010 from Aryana HudsonIn my healing and personal development work I am on a constant journey into understanding myself as a multi dimensional being and all the frequency levels that our mind functions in. I would like to address something that is vitally important to understand in moving forward with the blue Matrix ...
Views: 1838(2 votes) - Yes, You Are a Master Manifester! - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Shela SkarpBy now, most people have heard about The Secret and the Law of Attraction. Perhaps you've read the book or seen the movie, or maybe you've caught one of the many episodes of Oprah that she has devoted to this concept. Manifestation, co-creation, and visualization are all the newest buzzwords and ...
Views: 3453(4 votes) - Why Do People Feel it’s Necessary to Be Fearful? - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2010 from Daya Devi-DoolinAccording to A Course in Miracles, the answer is that humanity feels it is un-deserving of God's love. We feel it is necessary to punish ourselves before God punishes us. Mass consciousness feels God is a punishing and unforgiving Supreme Intelligence and if we attack ourselves first, we won't ...
Views: 3146(1 vote) - A Secret to The Law of Attraction - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2009 from Forrest SamnikSince the movie "The Secret" came out, the Law of Attraction has been receiving a lot of attention. Mostly what I hear is "The Law of Attraction doesn't work for me." A simplified definition of The Law of Attraction (LOA) is: “We attract from the outside what we resonate with on the ...
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