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- What is your spirit animal and what is it trying to tell you? - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2015 from Tania ManczarekSpirit or totem animals are our connection to the earth and the animal/spirit world and offer guidance about where we are in our lives and where we need to expand and grow. We can have more than one spirit animal at a time and they can change during our lifespan. If you have a special connection ...
Views: 1778 - Tricks of mind (how to liberate yourself from obssesive thinking?) - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Aria SoulcoachThe mind seems to not find peace and quiet all the time. There is almost always a problem which can drain it’s attention, exaggerates it and believe in the reality that he himself created. Obsessive thinking is a problem for many people. Your way of thinking isn’t really what you want. And if ...
Views: 1776 - Quotes about Life - Secret Strategy to Share Poetry of My Conscious Life - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2010 from GS VirkMy conscious life is poetry in motion. The negative actions of my life are the product of desires in mind. Cruelty actions sow evil thoughts in mind, the goodness of actions sow thoughts cool in mind. Consciously do sow in the mind. Physical life is increasing with the impulsive action: the ...
Views: 1773(1 vote) - Self Love: The Journey Through Which All Other Journeys Are Realized. - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2011 from Teal ScottThere is a wholeness that calls to all people, we are born with its song ringing in our ears and yet we come to know it, first by its absence. For most people, the time comes in adulthood when the emptiness within us grows so large it can not be filled externally. And running from fears becomes ...
Views: 1773 - How Many Calories Should I Eat A Day?. - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Antonio MorffiPart I How many calories should I eat a day? How Many Calories Should I Eat A Day?...In order to know how many calories should you eat a day you have to determine your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR); Your BMR is simply the minimum amount of calories your body requires on a daily basis to ...
Views: 1771 - How You Reincarnate - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockHuman beings go through an interesting process when reincarnating, a process that unless explained would probably go unnoticed. This article will explain the steps. All major religions recognize reincarnation. This especially true with Eastern religions. However Christianity, Islam, and ...
Views: 1768 - Learn how to accept yourself - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2011 from M.Farouk RadwanSelf Acceptance is one of the most important life skills a person should be capable of. However most people fail to accept themselves the right way because there is a very fine line between self acceptance and self deception. Some people get self acceptance wrong by believing that it’s a ...
Views: 1768 - 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) - Stop Telling Stories! Tips for Changing Yours - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2012 from Teri GoetzWe all have our own stories. Have you ever heard yourself tell your personal story to someone else, almost as if you were talking about another person, like it was a script? You might have felt disconnected with the story (because you’ve told it so many times that even you’re bored with it). ...
Views: 1767(1 vote) - I Choose To Be Myself! - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2017 from Moreen DuFermontI Choose To Be Myself! To be Myself is to be Whole and To be whole, healthy and happy is to truly be Myself! Such a magical way to live life!! I Choose To Be Myself! When life doesn’t go just as we hope, it feels as if we lose a part of ourselves along the way! It's completely normal to ...
Views: 1765 - ALMIGHTY GOD OR DIVINE COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS IS BEYOND THE GRASP OF OUR MIND AND INTELLECT - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2013 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaGod is called divine thought because his nature and form is subtle. But great scriptural scholars proclaim that God is beyond the grasp of our mind and intellect. Spiritual seers to some extent have detailed God’s form and yet have accepted the limitations of human speech and thought as far as ...
Views: 1763(2 votes) - Creativity--Intuitive or Learned - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2007 from Dorothy NeddermeyerHave you wondered why some people seem to have a lot of creativity? Some believe we are born with such gifts and others believe it is learned. It is probably a combination of both—creative expression is enhanced with the ability to be fully aware of and present in the moment one is in. It does ...
Views: 1761(1 vote) - Why We Fear Something - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2012 from Adam BenedettoWe think that if we fear something, it is there to stay, that it is permanent, and unchangeable. But this is not so, and we must take a very personal look at ourselves to see why we think this is. When we believe something about ourselves, we encapsulate it, we make it stronger, and therefore ...
Views: 1761(1 vote) - 5 Practices to Progress on Your Spiritual Path - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2012 from Amy TorresMany years ago, at an Al-Anon meeting, someone asked, "Are we human beings on a spiritual journey? Or are we spiritual beings on a human journey?" From A Course in Miracles perspective I would say we are spiritual beings on a human journey. Underneath the limitations of our humanity, there is a ...
Views: 1760(2 votes) - 5 Signs You Are Progressing Spiritually - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2014 from Scott & Stephen PetulloOur long-term empirical findings show that you’re here on planet Earth primarily to make spiritual progress. The more progress you make now, the more you’ll be rewarded later, and eventually you’ll complete the cycle of reincarnation. You can’t control how you’re spiritually tested, but you ...
Views: 1756(1 vote) - Letter To A Prisoner - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Joseph WolfeLetter to a Prisoner contains all of the 365 daily lessons in A Course in Miracles. Also included are Carrie Triffet’s The Crash Course from her book Long Time No See and Gary R. Renard’s text transcription of The End of Reincarnation. The book begins with the personal account of an ...
Views: 1755(1 vote) - Reincarnated on Groundhog Day - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Young KimOne of my favorite movies is “Groundhog Day” (dir. Harold Ramos). It stars Bill Murray as the weatherman who keeps waking up to the same Groundhog Day over, and over, and over again. The movie has special meaning to me because, to me, the movie is about what I refer to as “everyday ...
Views: 1755(4 votes) - The Majesty of the Moment - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2014 from Ariel and Shya KaneAn excerpt from "Being Here, Modern Day Tales of Enlightenment." In early September 2004, our first day offshore in Venezuela, Shya caught and released his very first white marlin using a fly rod. Photo ops abounded at this exciting acrobatic, dancing, leaping event. Earlier that day, the ...
Views: 1755(7 votes) - Psychic General Information Part 2 - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2016 from Jackie Wiliams Brockertp class=MsoNormal>Autistic young children encounter the world through a unique collection of sensory lenses. It’s imagined that their heightened consciousness, together with the extraordinary way wherein they method facts, in addition being a exceptional worldview unlimited by convention, may ...
Views: 1754 - The 14 Focal Points Of Personal Growth: #1 Respect - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2009 from Jeff BrownRespect is the willingness to show consideration or appreciation for someone. And of course, if we don't have respect for ourselves we can't transmit it to others. Consider that the angry person is often not angry at you but with himself projecting that self-anger onto you. But what's so ...
Views: 1754 - Depression And The Traveler Within Us All - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2010 from Shayne and Lori NorthThe road was long, dusty and rough. It went on winding through the forest and was strewn with rocks and ruts, which was hard on the feet. A lone pair of soft leather slippers worn by a tired peasant trod along its path. The road started up a hill, passing under a large oak tree overhanging the ...
Views: 1753(2 votes) - Happiness is a State of Consciousness - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Brenda Crawford-Bee“As one learns to express these creative abilities, he becomes a Co-Worker with God. No matter what comes up. No matter how difficult the circumstances, he finds a way to make the situation a little better. He is able to come out of it a little bit happier than when he went into it.” The ...
Views: 1752(5 votes) - Show Compassion - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2011 from Frances LucasWe can’t depend on others to make us happy. Others will say and do things which will disappoint us. They will say things out of fear, jealous and pride. People are unkind and wicked at times. They will not do things we believe they should do. How we react to what others do is really all we can ...
Views: 1752 - Daily Affirmative Prayer - Spiritual Wholeness - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2009 from Gayle Dillon“If we tell of healing the sick, we do not mean that there are sick people. We mean that we see people more nearly as they are.” Scientific Mental Christian Practice – Emma Curtis Hopkins “Today, the Holy Spirit reveals to me my Spiritual Wholeness and the Spiritual Wholeness of others. All ...
Views: 1751(2 votes) - Hang On - by Submitted on May 13, 2016 from Sheryl PaulAt the end of one of the interviews in the E-Course, when I asked the interviewee what she would like to say to those who are still in the trenches of relationship anxiety, she responded quite simply with, "Hang on. Hang on. Hang on." Those words have offered a lifeline to countless people who ...
Views: 1751 - No Need To Argue - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2011 from Frances LucasWhen others disagree with something we said or did, we usually begin a conversation with them about what we did and why. Most times, the conversation turns into an argument. Most times, we always want to win the argument. Most times, no one really wins in an argument because both parties want to ...
Views: 1751 - 'The God Memorandum' (from 'The Greatest Miracle in the World' by Og Mandino) - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: 'The God Memorandum' (from 'The Greatest Miracle in the World' by Og Mandino) Submitted by: Craig Lock Category/Key words: Inspiration, 'The Greatest Miracle in the World', Og Mandino, book "reviews", inspirational books, good books, empowerment Web sites: ...
Views: 1747 - The Self-- what it is - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2010 from Shaun Johnston“Make your self comfortable.” “Suit your self.” Even “Self growth”--we use the word “self” a lot but does anyone know what it means? Christians think they do. They say God gives it to them, it’s like the soul, it’s what God gives people at birth so they can choose freely whether or not to ...
Views: 1746(2 votes) - Self-Actualization - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2012 from Alan MesherThe Conscious Gateway Self-actualization occurs when spiritual light is consciously introduced into the energy channels of the subtle nervous system through meditation and is then directed to rise in a disciplined manner through the chakras, starting with the base chakra at the bottom of the ...
Views: 1745 - A PATH TO FEARLESSNESS AND FREEDOM - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Janice Hylton“As spiritual energies living out a human existence, transformation has its seed in our deep longing to be whole. It is something which we hope will strip away the stagnant, unworkable, or merely unsatisfying. We want what is outworn to be demolished, making way for a new expression of our ...
Views: 1744 - Buy a Ticket - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2009 from Ariel and Shya KaneAn Excerpt from "Being Here, Modern Day Tales of Enlightenment." Our assistant, Christina, came to work in the office one Saturday and we noticed that she seemed a bit subdued. She didn't look like her beautiful, lively self and so we sat down with her over a cup of coffee and asked if ...
Views: 1744(9 votes) - ***What is a so-called “Accepted Disciple?” - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneWhen a Master accepts an incarnated Soul as his disciple, the Soul is esoterically called an “accepted disciple.” The Master has accepted the Soul as his disciple and student, and so the Master is now starting to work a little bit with his new student. The incarnated Soul, in turn, must now ...
Views: 1742 - In Search of the Holy Grail - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2009 from JD MessingerIn Search of the Holy Grail By J.D. Messinger A free excerpt from JD’s upcoming book A Lost Watch, November 1976 United States Naval Academy The experience of having the last bit of oxygen depleted from my lungs is actually quite beautiful. Minutes before, I am above the surface, ...
Views: 1742(4 votes) - Choosing from Ego or Choosing from Our True Self - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2007 from Joe BaileyChoosing from Ego or Choosing from Our True Self From "Fearproof Your Life" Early on in our lives, most of us unknowingly chose to identify with our beliefs, memories, and habits—our egos. As we learned and accepted a limited view of ourselves based on others’ opinions of us and our ...
Views: 1741 - Radical Self Forgiveness - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2011 from Michelle Lee, CHRadical Self Forgiveness As you know I’ve been writing and speaking about the Divine Feminine a lot lately. I always make a point to explain that this is a Feminine that we haven’t known before. It’s the Powerful Feminine. I’m not talking about women owning their power through masculine ...
Views: 1740 - Are you Living in the Problem or the Solution? - by Submitted on May 14, 2013 from Kathleen GageEvery day we have the opportunity to make decisions to honor who we are. I would hope that because you are reading this you are someone who believes you have a very important path to travel. Your life can be more than simply living from day to day. Yet, many people are living from day to ...
Views: 1738(2 votes) - Law of Gratitude - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2010 from Jim PhillipsThe law of gratitude is much like the law of gravity in that we know it exists, we know to a certain degree what it is, we know that it is at work whether we are consciously aware of it or not. We don’t have to think about gravity to know that it keeps planets in alignment and us on the face of ...
Views: 1737(3 votes) - The Path to Freedom Begins with Self Awareness - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2017 from Mercedes Oestermann van EssenYou are probably totally unaware how much lack of self awareness affects your life and the outcomes you are creating. For most of us life unfolds lacking direction, since we have not yet learned to control and direct our inner world, or thoughts consciously and purposefully. Success in ...
Views: 1736 - The Ups and Downs of Working on a Positive Self-Image: Feel Good About Yourself Naturally (Series 1 of 3) - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2010 from Jeff DouglassPart One: Paradise Lost and Why Suffering is Inevitable Feeling good about who you are is essential to a healthy and productive life. When you have a positive self-image, you are happier, and tend to be more creative. You feel more alive and connected to others. It can make all the difference ...
Views: 1733 - Obedience and Submission - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2011 from Frances LucasWhen we sacrifice we may feel as if we are giving up part of ourselves to help someone else. We often tell other people how we sacrificed for our children to have the things they have. We may say we had to sacrifice in our marriage or in our work. We all have to make sacrifices but God tells us ...
Views: 1731(1 vote) - The Decision of Your Life - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2012 from Donna GershmanMany years ago, as I was studying to be a Practitioner/Healer, I had an accident. I was getting an oil change at a service station that had just opened near my home. When the mechanic called me over to show me my air filter, I wandered unwittingly behind the back of my car and proceeded to fall ...
Views: 1730(2 votes) - *** The Last Lesson of Culture - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2008 from Alexander GreenDear Reader, Not long after graduating from college, I took a job selling oceanfront condominiums in Florida. I had never worked in sales before, but this seemed like a good place to start. The units were beautiful. And there was no prospecting involved. Instead, the developer brought the ...
Views: 1729 - How to Have a Spiritual Awakening through Meditation - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Kip MazuyVipassana translates as “Clear seeing.” Although there are many meditation techniques associated with Vipassana, the Vipassana technique you are about to learn is one that will allow you to enter the highest states of meditation and spiritual enlightenment. One of the main teachings of ...
Views: 1726(1 vote) - Are Experiences of Past Life Regression Therapy True? - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2011 from Laura SilvaThe term past life regression can be traced back to its origin in the Upanishads of Hinduism, the teachings of which are enunciated in the Vedas and Epics of Hindu religion. The concept karma (cause and effect law) is the foundation on which ancient Hindu mythology explains the obvious ...
Views: 1725 - Facing Your Fears With Curiosity - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Shann Vander LeekFor years my friend Jennifer “Jen Moonbear” has been sharing snippets of magical stories about her Shaman teachings and the sweat lodge ceremonies she is passionate about. This summer I was invited to join her and experience my first sweat lodge healing and the alchemy of a lodge pouring ...
Views: 1725 - The 3rd Chakra: The Power, The Key, The Gate - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2009 from Rev. Keith HallThe sense of yearning is a coded message that the soul is sending to our ego. Yearning takes on different characteristics depending on one’s state of evolution, one’s level of consciousness. To the individual awakening to higher consciousness, first the physical necessities must be met. Then ...
Views: 1725(5 votes) - Affirmations by Cowboy Wisdom - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2009 from Robert WilsonAffirmations By Cowboy Wisdom I CHOOSE THE SPIRITUAL PATH IN ALL PHASES OF MY LIFE NOW WITHOUT HESITATION. I CHOOSE TO LOVE TRUST LISTEN AND COMMUNICATE WITH GOD MY ANGELS AND MRS UNIVERSE NOW WITHOUT HESITATION. I THANK YOU GOD ANGELS AND MRS UNIVERSE FOR THE BOOMING WEALTH IMMENSE ...
Views: 1724 - Being present in life - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2012 from Michael KewleyThere is a common misunderstanding in spiritual practice that we do what we do to acquire some special qualities and that there is something to get from outside ourselves. Something that we don't already have. Something that will make our life perfect. It is the lottery syndrome. We feel that ...
Views: 1724(1 vote) - The Self has always been free. The Self is always awake. Right? - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2017 from Eric PutkonenThis is really a nasty question. If I say “yes”, then you will think there is nothing to realize and remain stuck in suffering. If I say “no”, that is not correct and limitations on the Self could be inferred. You see…it is not as simple as saying “the Self has always been free.” While ...
Views: 1724 - The Beauty Of Procastination - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2017 from Shohrat ShankarProcrastination is often considered a shoddy and tardy habit that, one is advised to lose immediately. We are constantly told that procrastination doesn’t make life easy for us and it just increases our stress levels. Generally, I would grudgingly agree because yes, it does make sense. Except, ...
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