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When I was a kid, I was moody. When I was moody, I was fated to get in some kind of trouble that got me in hot water. When I got in hot water, I felt resentful, and would say to myself, “See, life is tough; I can’t do anything without everyone jumping all over me. No wonder why I’m so ... Views: 2540
Have you seen the film “Josuah”?
Another film? You may say…
Well, Spirit does have a way to give its messages to us in the way we will be paying attention and I find films inspiring (watch out where you place your attention; there may be a message for you!).
Films also help me focus ... Views: 2538
Sound healing has been practiced in cultures worldwide for thousands of years. When most people think of sound, they are actually thinking of a range of vibrational frequencies, and more specifically most are thinking of the frequency between 20 and 20,000 cycles per second, that human ears can ... Views: 2531
What is a Vision Board?
A vision board, treasure map, or vision book is an actual physical picture of our desired reality. It forms a clear sharp image which can then attract and focus energy into our goals or Vision of Success. These tools can help business leaders and entrepreneurs clarify ... Views: 2527
. . . if you could realize the tremendous power of attraction that holds everything in its place, it is yours, it is yours, this gift. It is the divine birthright of every living soul, but we limit ourselves by thought of limitation. Now, we must open up the doors of our consciousness and ... Views: 2516
I’m doing my second round of A Course in Miracles and the lesson that really struck a chord with me lately was: “Let me recognize the problem so it can be solved.” I immediately recognized the truth of this request. So often we think we know what the problem is, when clearly we don’t because ... Views: 2511
As we go through our daily lives, we may not always see the blessings we have around us. We are too busy; we are deep in thought or just carrying on with our regular routines. However, we all have many blessings every day and if we aren’t careful, the day could pass and we could miss ... Views: 2510
A great number of self-improvement gurus speak of wealth. If you turn on the television, surf the internet, go to the book store and look at the best sellers list, a great number focus on financial well-being. There are those who speak of other aspects of self-improvement; however, the majority ... Views: 2504
I read an article about how one college’s students hates another college and its rival student body. This arises out of a sports rivalry spanning over one hundred years. My initial reaction was wondering how in the world we are going to have peace on this planet when even simple friendly sport ... Views: 2501
Cultivate Your Genius
You were born a genius. The whole world opens to you when you acknowledge and express your genius. Usually we define the word genius in association with someone that possesses extraordinary intellectual power. But originally the word genius meant “a guardian spirit of a ... Views: 2500
Archetypes are energies animated through what Jung called “the collective unconscious.” The collective unconscious is like a virtual public library that stores data of a symbolic nature. As an intuitive counselor, I help my clients access this collective database and most of, if not all of, our ... Views: 2499
Gratitude is a state of mind that comes from really appreciating what you have already and being thankful for it. If you can truly look at your life and everything in it and be grateful, you are much more likely to be content, and to attract more of the same to yourself in the future.
If you ... Views: 2494
I constantly amaze myself how I can steal unhappiness from the jaws of bliss. It takes quite a bit of effort at times to make myself unhappy. However, because I am so clever, I can do it even when there is absolutely no reason to be unhappy. I realize that it is a learned trait, developed over ... Views: 2488
Article Title: A "Review" of 'The Greatest Miracle in the World' by Og Mandino (Part Two)
Submitted by: Craig Lock
Key words: 'The Greatest Miracle in the World', Og Mandino, book "reviews", good books, inspirational books
Web site: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005GGMAW4
The submitter’s ... Views: 2483
CROHN’S DISEASE
If you are diagnosed with CROHN’S, relax!
You are not sick; you are allergic to several foods. When you eat foods that your body rejects, the whole digestive tract (from the mouth to the anus) targets itself for destruction. The problem is that you do not necessarily know ... Views: 2481
Close your eyes and take a few deep breaths. As you breathe in, breathe in the Light of God and as you breathe out, breathe out all that is not of the Divine.
In your mind’s eye now imagine a beautiful nature scene. You see butterflies flying through the air, birds singing in the sky and a ... Views: 2474
As Mother’s Day approaches I thought it timely to share out of the ordinary extraordinary stories about becoming mothers. Both my experiences are unconventional and with each child woman’s intuition played a vital role guiding my journeys to motherhood.
Sometimes planned sometimes not, many ... Views: 2473
Any crisis is an opportunity for healing. The word “crisis” comes from the Greek and means “turning point in a disease.” So a crisis is truly an opportunity for a turning point in our lives.
However, most people don’t realize their crises as an opportunity and so the opportunity is lost. ... Views: 2471
Wouldn't it be great if we were born with an inbuilt manual that shows us how to relate successfully to others? Although everyone has the capability to relate successfully to others, often people react in ways that are distorted by past experiences. The culprits are usually one or all of the ... Views: 2466
Namaste beloved friends of Love and Light!
I send you streams of love from my heart and I hope you are doing fine!
Today I want to get into romantic relationships and personal sharing a bit for I AM actually in a wonderful divine relationship with a fine Lady and such a ... Views: 2463
As an abused person you will have often been tricked and taken advantage of by people in your immediate circle, and even by strangers. You may even believe that abusers can sense your obvious victimhood like an animal sniffs out its prey. Do you believe that you have a look or an aura, like a ... Views: 2461
Our heroic life is demanding and inspiring. The possibilities of learning and gathering experiences are limited only by our imagination and courage. We wish to have something to guide us in direction of confidence, freedom and exaltation, and we wish to hope that it would make us better and more ... Views: 2459
We have all heard or even played the opposite game where if we mean one thing, we say or do the opposite until the person guesses what we are doing. It was a fun game to play as children to say no when we meant yes and to say off when we mean on, etc. It just made things a little more exciting ... Views: 2459
The scientific definition describes the aura as an electro-magnetic field surrounding the human body, as well as every other object or organism contained within the Universe.
The aura of a Human, otherwise also known as the HEF - H(uman) E(nergy) F(ield), is a combination of various ... Views: 2458
Honoring Dedicated Deed Doers
The Greatness Of Followers
I often hear people saying words to the effect that it is better to be a leader than a follower. This type of thinking, is most often expressed in business, but it has permeated into mainstream modes of mentalities.
There are quite a ... Views: 2456
If you feel afraid, anxious, or alone during difficult times, I invite you to make friends with the Divine. A close relationship with God helps you feel calmer, safer, and more optimistic. Every individual can enjoy a personal relationship with the Divine if they wish to, no matter where they ... Views: 2455
Usually for common eyes, a treasure may be anything shiny. For a master, no treasures have to shine to be valuable. In fact, the most valuable things are immaterial. So, let me ask you... What is your treasure? Please take a brief moment to answer this question for yourself. Life is too short ... Views: 2453
The underlying motivation for everything that we do as human beings is the ongoing search for happiness or completeness. This being said, people have innumerable ideas of what it might be that could make them happy or make them complete. Even seemingly terrible deeds done and crimes commited are ... Views: 2449
“What we call normal in psychology is really a psychopathology of the average, so undramatic and so widely spread that we don’t even notice it ordinarily.” This is a quote by Abraham Maslow, the theorist who gave us the idea of the hierarchy of needs (once your basic needs are met you begin to ... Views: 2447
Never forget that helping others is a blessing both to the giver and the recipient. An integral part of anyone’s march to solvency and balance in their life should be helping others. Can you really benefit your community by only working for and thinking of yourself? With that being said, debt ... Views: 2446
Article Title: A Review of the Book ' God Has A Dream' by Desmond Tutu
Shared by: Craig Lock
Category (Key words/Tags): Religion, faith, South Africa, Desmond Tutu, hope, politics, Christian life, Christian theology
Web site: ... Views: 2443
Where there’s emptiness there’s hunger. Passionate hunger fuels a need for connection and completion. We are innately driven to fill emptiness in a self-transcendent way through whatever we can attach to that offers us the promise of fulfillment. In our desperation, the longing for wholeness, ... Views: 2436
Modern physics, psychology and philosophy all tell us that "reality" is not what it seems. So what ARE we, then?
Physicists say that atoms are composed of electrons, protons and neutrons – but are actually only "point particles." And point particles have no mass and occupy no space, and are ... Views: 2430
I work with many people of various ages, backgrounds, belief systems and cultures. The one prominent common denominator in those who are able to make a shift into wellness is an understanding of personal responsibility. Individuals who can embrace and recognize their behavioral responsibilities ... Views: 2420
Lightworkers are often very naïve and easily deceived by so-called Spiritual teachers because:
1. They have not been trained in Spiritual psychology.
2. They do not understand the fragmentation that can take place between the Superconscious, conscious and subconscious minds.
3. They have ... Views: 2418
What is intuition? Intuition is each person’s inner holistic guidance system; it is innate in each of us. It operates outside our immediate conscious awareness, beyond the circumference of our focused attention. Intuition appears to have our best interests at heart. It alerts us beforehand to ... Views: 2412
Let me begin introduction from quotes of "Bhagavad-Gita" which deals with the most sacred metaphysical science. In Gita, Lord Krishna said: The individual soul (Jiva, energy) in the body of living beings is the integral part of the universal Spirit (energy). The individual soul associates with ... Views: 2411
We are all connected and all part of the universe and the Kingdom of God. We create our reality and bring about our good fortune by the way we respond and naturally affect the responses of others. In fact, we are all basically seeking to return to the realization of who we are, a magnificent ... Views: 2408
Many times in our life we have to say goodbye. We say goodbye to loved ones who graduate to higher dimensions through the illusion of death. We say goodbye to people we become attached to that leave us on the physical plane. We say goodbye to children who grow up and become adults. We say ... Views: 2405
The whole area of mediumship exists to serve. Ask any medium working on platform which means incidentally giving a mediumship demonstration with messages for the audience, and they will tell you that what they give is service. This is service to mankind when the most painful event of their lives ... Views: 2405
Most successful people use vision boards and they are very loyal to them. So what is a vision board and how can it help in creating wealth?
A vision board is a large piece of cardboard that contains some visual cut outs of what you intend to achieve when you become successful. It works on the ... Views: 2405
“Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.” Alcoholics Anonymous
"If God is already perfect, free, deathless, and complete, it would be impossible for this ... Views: 2400
Designing a passionate life becomes a process of self reflection. In order to get to where you want to go, it is helpful to reflect on the past, learn from it, and appreciate the richness of mundane tasks. I did this in a recent writing class that I took and found the experience absolutely ... Views: 2396
There are times in life when we really can’t pinpoint what is wrong but we have a feeling that things just aren’t right. During these times we may feel uneasy. During these times we may feel a little stressed. During these times we may get angry quick. During these times we may not be able to ... Views: 2393
Who The Hell Do You Think You Are?
No Really...
...who do you think you are?
I ask because before we can talk about our self image, it would behoove us to know just what a self image is. My research over the years taught me that the problem even with the phrase self image, is that we ... Views: 2372
We are very familiar with church sermons whenever we attend a certain christian service or gathering. Since the time we come to know God and our Saviour, a lot of things are being fed into our mind so that we may continuously grow mature in our spiritual walk with God.
The question is, do we ... Views: 2370
Spiritual addiction is an addiction that is not well recognized and yet it is quite prevalent in our society.
A person will become addicted to spirituality, and from the outside, appear to be leading an exemplary life. However, the addiction here is chasing the high of spiritual connection in ... Views: 2370
This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Self Realization. Self Realization is knowledge of the true self gained from personal experience, as opposed to book knowledge. Self realization can be achieved through spirituality, meditation, and yoga. Ariel and Shya Kane are the ... Views: 2367
From the book: ”Incredible You - Unleashing the Power of Your Beliefs and Intentions to Achieve an Extraordinary Life” By Chris Walton (From Appendix A: Discovering How Big You Want To Be.)
Originally published at www.know-thyself.org with permission from the ... Views: 2367
If you are seeking enlightenment, it is important to understand that there is a huge difference between the new age spiritual teachers that are popular today and the enlightened beings who have actually attained full enlightenment.
In the past, the majority of enlightened beings came from the ... Views: 2365