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- ***GETTING OUT OF MY HEAD AND INTO MY HEART - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2011 from James RobinsonI am troubled by all of the empowerment literature that discusses how we disempower ourselves by thinking disempowering thoughts. This line of thinking recommends that we think empowering thoughts, make empowering choices and live empowered lives. I could not put my finger on why this huge ...
Views: 2767(1 vote) - Timeless Knowledge - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2010 from Dr. Barbara DelozierWhat is it that makes knowledge timeless ? Is it that once we know something, we do not forget it ... or is it that wisdom of the ages settles into the very core of our being, enough so that it becomes part and parcel of who we are ? One of my most favorite philosophers is Marcus Aurelius who ...
Views: 2765 - Email Forwarding - Do Bad Things Happen If You Ignore Them? - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2010 from Cindy L. HerbHow many of you have received one of those ominous emails from another proclaiming if you ignore their request to forward, then some misfortune will befall you? We have all seen them, ranging from 'the money angel' to 'Help! My child is dying of some terrible disease' to the ubiquitous 'send if ...
Views: 2762(5 votes) - *** The Power of I AM: 5 Tips on Beingness - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2013 from Rob WhiteAll creation begins with Beingness. (1) Who you are being (2) determines what you will be doing (3) determines the experiences you will have in your life. Being-Doing-Having …that is the process of manifestation. So many folks get it backwards. “If I only had a million dollars, then I would do ...
Views: 2754 - How to Transcend Ego in Meditation - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2010 from Kip Mazuy"If you practice being present in meditation, you will find even beyond the thinking that there is this reflexive urge to separate yourself from this moment. It is almost like two magnets that repel each other with all of their strength. This is the ego. You could even define the ...
Views: 2747(1 vote) - How to Still The Mind in Meditation - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Kip Mazuy"If you try and still the mind, it will be the mind trying to still the mind. Rather become aware of the mind. Become aware of the flow of thoughts. Not to define the thought or relate to the thought. But to impersonally be aware of the thought arising and dissapperearing without ...
Views: 2739(1 vote) - Make Today Your Masterpiece - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2010 from Lori FieldsSelf-motivation flows from the importance we attach to today. I am reading this amazing book called, “100 Ways to Motivate Yourself” by Steven Chandler and each chapter is a HUGE nugget of thought provoking, spirit lifting, energizing inspiration. This morning I randomly open the book to this ...
Views: 2735(3 votes) - Lessons About EFT by Brad Yates - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2011 from Rishan BBrad Yates has been teaching people to attract abundance in their lives using EFT with major success for while now. I personally stumbled across his stuff a several years ago and took some precious lessons from them. Lesson #1: How you feel about a goal or subject is what you attract One ...
Views: 2734 - Holistic Healing and Quitting Smoking | Recovery From Within the Healing Hands of Self Discovery - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2011 from Michael WestbrookHolistic healing for quitting smoking is a type of recovery process that happens from the healing hands of within by treating each aspect of life as a well-deserving-of-attention piece of the puzzle. Understanding the complications you face in quitting smoking may help you begin to understand ...
Views: 2722(2 votes) - ***The Emotional Body is also Called the Astral Body because it is Connected with the Astral Plane - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe astral body is also called the emotional body. It comprises the emotional world of each individual. It is connected with the astral plane but also interpenetrates both the physical and etheric body. The Earth Herself has an astral body too. It includes all the feelings and emotions of ...
Views: 2706(1 vote) - Developing The Advanced Psychic Mind Powers Of The Yogis. - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2008 from Conrad RawWhile most Americans consider Yoga as a form of exercise to increase flexibility and stamina, the yogis use it as a spiritual technique to become one with the universe. Yoga is not just a series of breathing techniques, strange body movements and mantras but takes on a deeper level for those ...
Views: 2702 - How to Change Your Thoughts - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2011 from Steven AitchisonIn this article I'd love to show you how you can go about changing the thoughts that dominate your life. You might not like what I'm about to share with you, you might love it, either way you'll learn a powerful way to change your life just by focusing on what you think about, day in and day ...
Views: 2702(4 votes) - Energy Vampires - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2010 from Azzrian VisionsEnergy Vampires Raise your hand if you know one! Now Raise your hand again because you ARE one! We are all energy and we need to thrive and feed off of the energy of others and we also give back with our own energy. We have the Law of Polarity and for every action there is an ...
Views: 2698(1 vote) - Why Grown Ups Need to Read Fairy Tales (Part Two) - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from Glenn BergerFAIRY TALES AND SHAME The true cause of the problems in our lives is revealed in stories like Snow White. When the queen discovers that Snow White is more beautiful than she, she determines that her heart should be cut out. Mothers can be so envious of their daughters that they will do all ...
Views: 2698(4 votes) - Embracing Powerlessness - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2012 from Mike RobbinsIn a recent session I had with my new counselor Eleanor, she said to me, "Mike, it sounds like embracing powerlessness is something that would benefit you right now." When she said this, a chill went down my spine and my body tightened up. "What do you mean, 'embrace powerlessness'?'" I ...
Views: 2688 - Zero-Based Gratitude - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2009 from Jonathan HuieThere are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. - Albert Einstein Perhaps you have heard of zero-based budgeting as a technique for governments, businesses, and occasionally individuals. Zero-based ...
Views: 2685(3 votes) - Heart, Ch'I and Courage - by Submitted on May 30, 2010 from Glenn BergerCh’i is the prime energy of the universe. This can be correlated to “the sacred fire” of the Upanishads. The Indians, too, located this energetic source in the heart. “I know . . . that sacred fire which leads to heaven. Listen. That fire which is the means of attaining the infinite worlds, ...
Views: 2684(1 vote) - Is it Live or is it Memorex? - by Submitted on May 12, 2014 from Anthony DiazI was reminded by a commercial many years ago (which will of course date me from the 60's LOL!). There was singer Ella Fitzgerald with a high pitch voice near a wine glass. The commercial showed the glass shattering. Next was a view of a cassette tape player (hopefully I am not the only one ...
Views: 2681 - Mind Over Mood - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2007 from Sarah HoltYou do not need to feel overwhelmed by stress, fear, fatigue, or anxiety. Use these simple mind over mood tips to feel better and calmer. Staying In the Present A mind over mood strategy that can be very effective is to stay in the present. This means to focus on things that are going on in ...
Views: 2681 - ***The Second Initiation involves Beginning Mastery of the Emotional Body and Desire Self - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe second initiation deals with learning to control and master the emotional or astral body. This involves mastering uncontrolled lower-self desires and replacing them with the higher desires of the Soul. Selfish desires are transcended, to a basic degree, by a desire to serve. Selfish love ...
Views: 2677 - ***Don’t Panic, Be Happy - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2011 from James RobinsonI have been receiving numerous emails from people who are panicking about the future. They are worried that they won’t get what they want or they will lose what they have, whether it is a job, a mate, respect or serenity. The state of the world economy is a breeding ground for anxiety and ...
Views: 2668(1 vote) - Spiritual Warfare: There is a Thin Line between Good & Evil - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2013 from Yamaya CruzWhat is peace? It is anarchy with a smile on it. Come on. I am not telling you anything that you don’t already know. You understand that we all have this sense of corruption, destruction, and turmoil seething inside of us. This is perhaps why the Joker, the infamous villain normally ...
Views: 2662 - Why Do I Feel Lost? - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2011 from Adam BenedettoDo you feel confused about your life or lost? Does your life feel like it has no purpose or plan, that you are just using up time? Do you wonder about when it will get better and when will you start really living your life? When you feel this way there is a reason. All of these thoughts mean ...
Views: 2661(1 vote) - Clearing Anger and Resentment - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2010 from Michelle MayurRecently I was sitting in my parked car waiting to collect my daughter from her drama lesson when an obviously angry woman in a small car tried several times to back into the space in front of me, which was easily long enough for a large car. I noted she had little skill in parking after several ...
Views: 2659 - And the signs say, "Don't Push" - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2011 from Adele McDowellI am a woman who believes that there are messages in everything. In other words, everything is symbolic to me. So, what am I to think when 10 days before I head to my long-awaited, greatly-anticipated trip to the UK, I fall into a small well on uneven pavement – a hole, if you will – after ...
Views: 2653(2 votes) - ***Awakening Joy - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Karen Mehringer, MASitting at my father’s deathbed, watching every breath, wondering if it would be his last, my family and I were totally present and vigilant. We talked to my father as if he could hear us, attempting to comfort him, although we were really comforting ourselves. Already, he was in another world. ...
Views: 2646(4 votes) - Encountering Nature Through The Twelve Senses - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2008 from Josef GrafSilence stillness immensity forest stretching endlessly snow covered, quietly breathing its tremendous, wide, conifer expanse And the sough of wind rising and falling Most beings here - plant or animal - are melded into this spacious and soul-purifying landscape. As is the human But ...
Views: 2646 - ***Simple Self-love Visualization - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneMake yourself comfortable, preferably sitting on a chair with your feet firmly on the floor, making sure your arms and legs are uncrossed, and your spine straight. Imagine a golden light all around you spreading out as far around you and as high above you as you can visualize it. This is a ...
Views: 2642(1 vote) - How to Manifest your twin soul relationship - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2015 from Jill GrahamYou've met someone that you believe is your twin soul and it feels like your whole world’s changed. You feel this incredible love and desire to be with them which is unlike anything you’ve ever experienced. It feels like you’ve known them all your life, even if you’ve just met and you can’t ...
Views: 2641 - How to Influence People Radically - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Marie BarrettHow can you influence people at a core level and what does it mean to do so? In essence, it is spiritual entrepreneurship, a new and enlightened way of communicating with others. We activate different personas in relation to different situations that come up in life, basically engaging just two ...
Views: 2633(1 vote) - The Connective Tissue of Your Body May Be the Key to Your Wholeness. - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2011 from Barbara J. SempleScience continues to shed ever more light upon the magnificence of the human body and its constant interactions with Creative Intelligence. It seems humans have a built-in “fail safe” mode when our conscious spiritual nature switches on, somewhere around age 25. Even when the soul is remembered ...
Views: 2614(2 votes) - Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2009 from Jonathan HuieDon't wait to make a big change in the quality of your life. Eight of these ten little ways to happiness can be done in less than five minutes. 1. Smile. Raise the corners of your mouth. Soon your smile will become genuine. The smile that begins as an effort and a pretense quickly grows ...
Views: 2608(5 votes) - Why Grown Ups Need to Read Fairy Tales (Part One) - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from Glenn BergerWhen people say, “That’s just a fairy tale!” they mean that what the person believes is a naive illusion, a lie told to the self. But this is the opposite of the truth. Fairy tales succeed because they wear the clothing of simplicity and innocence, when they are in actuality deadly serious. ...
Views: 2605 - Exposing Yourself - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2010 from Lisa BoussonWhen we’re in our teens, and then throughout our lives, we often attempt to portrait ourselves as someone we are not. Of course, we act in a manner in which we believe others will find appealing. Whether we dress our best to appear more financially abundant than we actually are, or maybe we ...
Views: 2599(2 votes) - Course Offering - The Wisdom of a Broken Heart - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2010 from Azzrian VisionsTHE WISDOM OF A BROKEN HEART Why is it that we always seem to learn the greatest lessons through pain and heartache? When has anyone learned or retained a lesson’s meaning during a happy time? We do recognize those wonderful times in our lives with gratitude and appreciation, but those ...
Views: 2596 - *** Self-love Affirmations - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneIt is not possible to be right with another person or the world without first learning to be right with self. Getting right with self begins with having self-love. Self-love begins with a proper philosophy and state of mind. For your enjoyment, here are seven affirmations you can say to yourself ...
Views: 2594(1 vote) - So Much Noise - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2010 from James Patrick McDonaldCan you be alone and quiet? Can you simply sit and be still in silence, with YOU? Are you walking around unconscious, asleep? It seems that everywhere we go these days there is “human” noise of some kind or other obscuring the peace of quiet. One typical day: Bank - music playing ...
Views: 2591(9 votes) - What Represents Truth to You? - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2010 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockTruth is not what we believe truth to be. Whatever we see, whatever we hear, whatever we think, whatever we believe is not truth. Truth manifests beyond that. We might say that our religion is truth, but our religions are no more than a set of beliefs, and beliefs can never be truth, only ...
Views: 2586(2 votes) - Living Life Unconsciously - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockDo you feel at times that you are just going through the motions, living life unconsciously? Did you know that this feeling is actually close to spirituality, more so than being entirely and endlessly enthralled with life? Now, there is a difference between living life unconsciously and ...
Views: 2584(4 votes) - Your Shadow Is Real - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2007 from Mark Ivar MyhreYour shadow is real. I'm not talking about the dark image that forms on the ground behind you when you face the morning sun. No, I'm talking about a part of your consciousness. Your shadow is born when you are born. It's job is to collect and save all the thoughts and feelings you deny. ...
Views: 2583 - Grace - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2010 from Cory KempI witnessed a miracle today. My dear cats, Frannie and Sienna, curled up on my bed and took a nap together. This may not seem like much to you, but some miracles have to be explained to appreciate in value. Cats by nature are societal, that is, they like to figure out ways to be with each ...
Views: 2582 - Spiritual Growth - A Very Personal Journey - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Caroline NettleSpiritual growth is a very personal journey. We are spiritual beings in a human body from our first breath to our last. Each time we breathe in, we accept life and all she has to offer us. With each out breath, we release all that we no longer need. As small children, we wonder at nature and ...
Views: 2580(1 vote) - Love and the Four Noble Truths - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Dr. Erica GoodstoneThe Four Noble Truths are concepts derived from Buddhist philosophy - simploe yet profound principles to live by. Once we truly understand these principles, we can truly live in the moment, each moment. We can more readily accept whatever life is offering us, find the joy wherever we can, ...
Views: 2577(1 vote) - Summary Of The Book "Say 'Yes' To Your Potential" Part One (by 'Skip' Ross with Carole C. Carlson) - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2007 from Craig LockArticle Title: Summary of the Book "Say 'YES' to your Potential" Part One (by 'Skip' Ross with Carole C. Carlson) Submitted by: Craig Lock Category (key words): Success, Personal growth, Skip Ross, Motivation, Life purpose, success principles, spiritual, inspiration, Other Articles are ...
Views: 2577 - ***The Law of Karma Spans over Lifetimes - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe law of karma spans over lifetimes. Nothing is ever lost. Everything we put out in life comes back to us. Some of what we put out comes back sooner, in the same lifetime, whereas other causes we set return to us in a future lifetime. God’s laws are not limited by time and space. And so the ...
Views: 2569 - How to Express the Six Dimensions of Gratitude - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2008 from Carrie EdwardsSo much has been said about gratitude lately that I almost didn’t write this article. Then, I stopped and listened to my internal dialogue. Did I really hear an inner voice saying that my readers might 'get tired' of the message? As I let that voice go, it was abundantly clear that the ...
Views: 2565 - Telepathic Skills Inherent In Human Beings - by Submitted on May 03, 2012 from rachel annTelepathy is typically defined as the ability to sense another person's thoughts or feelings without the use of the commonly used senses of hearing, sight, smell, touch or taste. Often referred to as a sixth sense, telepathy is essentially the ability to sense things about another without having ...
Views: 2561 - Revelations," A Shift in the Force" - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2010 from Athene RaefielBeing a Metaphysician I sometimes feel as if I am living in the world of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Often I feel that I ride in my spaceship that I call my life, and am in communication with many otherworldly beings from different dimensions and galaxies, which are my advisors and my ...
Views: 2558 - Clairvoyant Reading Online - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2010 from rachel annClairvoyant online I daresay that you have been on the Internet and looked at the clairvoyants online. There are many hundreds of clairvoyants out there so it will be hard to choose just one from so many. You have to have in your mind exactly what you want the clairvoyant to tell you and what ...
Views: 2552 - ***SUCCESS - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2011 from James Robinson“I can’t give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time.” Herbert Bayard Swope “Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill The path of success goes ...
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