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- Developing Your Inner Adult:Part 1: Moving Beyond Blaming - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2008 from William DiedrichI define an adult as someone who takes 100 % responsibility for his or her life and situation. This article and you tube series will explore what it means to be an adult. These times are calling for leaders to be adults. This is Part One, Moving Beyond Blaming. Every blaming thought you hold ...
Views: 1291 - Flaws: Acceptable Or Unacceptable? - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2008 from David LimOne of keys in self-realization or to unlock the door to more professional/personal success, satisfaction or happiness is recognizing the difference between “Acceptable Flaws” and “Unacceptable Flaws.” ACCEPTABLE FLAWS During a job interview, a candidate is asked to name a weakness or an area ...
Views: 2298 - Are We Adults? - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2008 from William DiedrichIf you are reading this article you probably think you are an adult. You may very well be an adult, yet, the odds are you aren't. Yes, most of us are walking around in adult bodies, but that doesn't make us adults. Add to that the fact that it is very difficult to become an adult. The reason it ...
Views: 1163 - Loving The Work You Do - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2008 from Tony Cuckson"Let the beauty we love be what we do." Rumi We all do it at various stages of life. We work. We spend much of our life in an activity we call work. This is often simply a means to an end. It is a function we perform in order to have certain things that we want. Many of us identify with our ...
Views: 910 - You're Such A Pig - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2008 from Rosemary Rein(Courtesy of Creative Training Techniques Press) Here’s a training activity I use in my creativity problem solving sessions. Use it to learn more about yourself; Use it to kick off your next team meeting: Use it over the dinner table with your family (when you’re not eating porky). (Important: ...
Views: 1952 - In The Face On Denial. - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2008 from ATTNIET AZNAREZMany years ago my sisters insisted that I was in denial. "What are they talking about?" I thought to myself many times. I was very offended and hurt by their comment. What was I in denial of? I had my own business, 3 kids, a home, and a happy marriage of now 17 years. I could not understand ...
Views: 1582 - Revealing Your True Self - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2008 from ATTNIET AZNAREZMany years ago my sisters insisted that I was in denial. "What are they talking about?" I thought to myself many times. I was very offended and hurt by their comment. What was I in denial of? I had my own business, 3 kids, a home, and a happy marriage of now 17 years. I could not understand ...
Views: 2000 - Made Any Changes Lately? - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2008 from Linda MorneauSometimes even the safe paths we choose and prepare for ourselves can lead us over a cliff or slam us into an abrupt dead end. Over and over we find we have to retreat, regroup and head in some new direction. We begin to obsess---we worry, we plot, we plan and we analyze how we can stem the ...
Views: 837 - Guided Visualizations - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2008 from Pamela Hadfield-GrierSo many of us today lead extremely busy lives. We find ourselves constantly rushing around, always "on the go." We have commitments to jobs, to family and friends, to our households, churches or temples, and even the gym! We are stretched and pulled in many different directions; no wonder we ...
Views: 1341 - Get Your Act Together Or Admit You Just Don't Get It - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2008 from David BrookeAs the cliché goes, you can kill someone with kindness. If you expect kindness from this article, stop reading now. You’re a mess. And you’re a mess because you can’t stop thinking about what a mess you are, when you’re thinking at all. Now cut the navel-gazing and self-indulgence crap. People ...
Views: 1562 - Vibrational Resonance - Create Your Reality - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2008 from Maya WhiteUnderstanding the concept of Vibrational Resonance (VR) can provide you with a working guide for living life in tune with the cosmos. By learning to trust and work with the concepts discussed in this article you will gain an intimate understanding of the wave nature of physical reality, which ...
Views: 4452(2 votes) - Change, Forgiveness And Healing - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2008 from Sally ChurgelSally Churgel, a Bay area teacher/healer recalls a woman who came to her Integrated Awareness® session one winter afternoon and made a life-changing discovery. "She came to me because she felt the creativity in her life was stuck in low gear," she said. "She told me she had cancer this past ...
Views: 699 - Belief Is Individual Truth - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2008 from Stacey PollockWhat you believe in is the truth from your own choices and perception. Looking towards another person and viewing into their eyes, one can see their inner truth that comes from their heart over what they believe in and find important. This shows the foundation for their understanding and ...
Views: 2226 - Lessons From Horses - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2008 from Rev. Christine JeffersonI had a really cool experience with a pony I sold recently. All my life horses have called to me, spoken to me, supported and nourished my spirit, and called me friend. Many years ago now I owned a large Arabian gelding named Fan, who saw me through some really tough times; we grew up together. ...
Views: 730 - Prejudices And Adjusting To Differences - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2008 from Stacey PollockPrejudices are created out of the inability to accept change and difference. Life is but a myriad of structures which we order to feel comfortable within our own personal environment and for various survival reasons. We associate our relationship with the world through our bodies and the ...
Views: 1219 - 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: 2605 - When Did You Stop Seeing Beautiful? - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2008 from Peri EnkinLast night I waited for a friend at the movie theater beside a group of girls somewhere between twelve and fourteen years old. They were all hovering at that threshold age on the verge of becoming young women. I watched as they primped and groomed making sure their hair fell in just the right ...
Views: 998 - Escaping Meditation?? Here’s The Door To Bliss - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2008 from Vijay RaisinghaniWho said Meditation was easy? Meditation is not easy. It takes time and it takes energy also, lots of it initially. Besides that, it also demands grit, determination and discipline. And we generally don’t mention it frequently and take note of it, but it also requires a host of personal ...
Views: 768 - New Beginnings - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2008 from Lois TiedemannWhether it is a new year or simply a new quarter or any new cycle in your life, any new beginning is generally exciting and there is a high sense of commitment and hope. Just like a newborn baby or a new career or a new fitness program – whatever you may be embarking upon – there is always that ...
Views: 697 - Excuse Me Your Humanity Is Showing - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2013 from Robin RobertsI could stand on my pedastal and state I never have thoughts of envy, greed or jealousy but I would be lying. So sue me if my humanity is showing! I am comfortable with who I am my words and actions align with my intent of compassion and loving kindness most of the time occasionally my inner ...
Views: 1228 - Transcending Thought - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2008 from Eleanor RichardDo you ever day dream? Ever catch yourself lost in the thinking mind without a clue as to what’s going on around you? Our minds are wonderful tools that help us with logic, evaluation, and memory. We wouldn’t want to be without this most useful tool. So who, exactly, is in charge ...
Views: 2178 - Finding the intuitive you - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Robin RobertsTo touch the stars I must feel the Earth beneath my feet Everyone is intuitive doesn't matter who you are we are all born with a varying degree of intuitiveness. Often we hear of a wife saying how she knew when her husband was in danger and though it was only a feeling it turned out to be ...
Views: 1281 - Authenticity: What Does It Mean? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2008 from Carrie EdwardsOne of the markers that we live in an awakening world is the heed that so many people are paying to the call for an authentic life. More of us are seeking meaningful careers and work. We want relationships that transcend old roles and that are emotionally and spiritually fulfilling. We ...
Views: 1274 - How to REALLY Dismantle the Limiting Beliefs That Keep Your Life Small - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2008 from Sonia MillerI’m not good enough. Good things never last. The world is unsafe. If you win, it means I lose. I have to earn what I want. I’m too this. I’m not enough that. Women only want men with money. Men only want the skinny, young things. This disease is incurable. I have to ...
Views: 1104 - When Will I Meet My Guru - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2008 from shiva KumarGuru is always there, everywhere. But are we available to Guru?Are we ready to lose the borrowed knowledge, Ego and our desires?All traditions of the world say it’s Guru who finds the disciple. Guru already knows about disciple, so many lives they have traveled together. Guru traces the disciple ...
Views: 2210 - Why Bond Grows Bitter? - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2008 from Pratima Jagadeesh“People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges”. --First time when I read this adage all that stuck my mind was RELATIONSHIPS. The fundamental format and elementary essential of this humanity is RELATIONSHIP. Bond, closeness, intimacy, attachment, care, fondness, affection are ...
Views: 688 - POSITIVE AFFIRMATION: Your Next Step in Unfoldment - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2008 from Dr. Barbara DelozierIt is common to say that we are all on different levels of our spiritual evolution. In some spiritual organizations, our personal ascension is documented by initiations which keep us yearning and learning toward that next step ~~ something to look forward to, as it were. Today's Positive ...
Views: 1337 - Making a Living in the World and Loving it - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2008 from Lorin ParrishIn my junior year of high school I had a summer job working for the brokerage firm that my mother worked for. She was thrilled because she was concerned that my love for theater and dance would keep me poor all my life. I needed something to fall back on, some real profession that had a future ...
Views: 825 - Get a Grip On Yourself! - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockOkay, don't get a grip if you don't want to! You can wait until your life partner leaves you, your career goes down in flames, or your health goes south. But then it might be too late to get a grip; and you might end up going completely bonkers! Things untoward happen to everyone, eventually. ...
Views: 870 - Freedom From The Horse - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2008 from Royce GomezBecause I learned so much about myself and about relationships, I’d like to share my first experience of training a horse with you. One evening I was at the fair with my family. Walking past one of the areas, I saw a sign for a horse to be given away in a drawing. I already had horses; ...
Views: 900 - Create The Results You Dream About By Utilizing The Power Within You… - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2008 from Melinda BernsteinCreate the results you dream about by utilizing the power within you… "In To Wish On" Intuition is a wish from our core, directing us to the power to make the dreams of our heart into reality. By simply learning to listen to the small voice with in us, living a fulfilled and creatively enriching ...
Views: 1084 - The Demonstration Of Spiritual Enlightenment In Your Life Experience - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2011 from S. Evette GardnerWhat is spiritual enlightenment? From a literal standpoint spiritual means having to do with the essence of Being (the essence of Life); and enlightenment refers to a growth in one’s ability to see the light of Truth more clearly. Spiritual enlightenment, therefore, could be described as ...
Views: 988(1 vote) - CEO's, Executives and Spiritual Intelligence - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2008 from Dawna JonesIn 1999, when Peter Senge wrote the Dance of Change, he described spiritual intelligence as the space, freedom and safety to bring your whole self to work. Nine years later how close are we to seeing and achieving that result? Disengagement, performance gaps, and stress-related illness are all ...
Views: 1592 - Dreaming Big: It's Only Logical - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2008 from Allison FoskettI am a firm believer that being successful begins with dreams. Dreams are a very exciting way to spark our creativity and to develop goals. Dreams let us imagine the “what if” ideas, fantasies, and those things people only wish for in life. There is a saying that you should always ...
Views: 1633 - Everythings Changed - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2012 from Alvin ( AJ ) GentrySometimes even I get slightly jaded to the daily routine when I am sharing the same information with so many people. To each person or new group the information is fresh, but I sometimes have to talk about it for hours on end throughout the week. That can become somewhat routine if one is not ...
Views: 1435 - Seven Things Not To Do When Creating a New Years Resolution - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2008 from Colette RobicheauOne in four people will not make it a week with their New Year’s resolution. Here are seven things not to do when creating a New Year’s resolution that will help you go the distance: 1. Don’t keep it to yourself. “I don’t want my friends to know I am trying to ...
Views: 762 - The Gurumaa Ashram: Living Buddhafield For Unparalled Spiritual Revolution - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2008 from Vijay Raisinghani“Ashram” is a sanskrit word which means a place where a realized Spiritual Master resides along with his disciples and seekers of truth. Hence it can be called as a place where the spiritual vibrations are so positive that they serve as a catalyst for the spiritual growth of the meditator. India ...
Views: 1043 - Helping Others Succeed Guarantees Your Success - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2008 from Donna DeVaneYou know you want to be successful, most people do. But, do you know that the surest and quickest way to your own success is helping others? It's true and it's within the law of attraction principles. Giving away that which you most desire opens the flood gates to your own success. It also ...
Views: 1555 - Adding Value Without Blowing Your Budget and Your Top - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2008 from Liz GuthridgeReality at work: A business unit exec asks you for immediate communication help for several initiatives underway. They will fail without any employee communication support, preferably full-time for several months. But, the business unit has no budget. Reality handled—with success: ...
Views: 757 - To Think Or Not To Think? - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2008 from Pamela Hadfield-GrierIt is estimated that on any given day, approximately 10,000 thoughts go through your head. How many of those thoughts were really useful? Nothing can hurt you as much as your own thinking. Continual repetition of self-doubts and self-attack. Pay attention to your thinking, and see how much of ...
Views: 979 - Discovery On An Icy Bridge - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2008 from Judy Ringer"… the impossible challenges of life are the best teachers." – Amy Mindell, Metaskills Driving home late one night during the first snow of the season, I hit a patch of ice on a slippery bridge and collided with the barrier that separates the bridge from the air and the water. I careened off ...
Views: 712 - Johnny Cash Motivates By Sam Phillips - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2008 from Paul KyriaziIn the bio-pic "Walk the Line", we see young Johnny Cash singing a gospel song to record producer Sam Philips. Sam stops him and says: "I don't believe what you're singing. But if you were hit by a truck and were lying out there in the gutter dying and you had time to sing one song. One song ...
Views: 2191 - Looking Out From The Time Machine - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2012 from Alvin ( AJ ) GentryThe clothes are different, hairstyles change and the blur of daily activity seems to go on forever, but eventually you realize that whenever you stop to notice, there you are. You are standing in the moment with the people that are important to you at that time all around. Soon things will ...
Views: 1256 - Self Motivation-The Drive You Need! - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2008 from Richard RunyonSelf motivation is a combination of will power, goals and ability to continue attaining the highest level of success. It is not only about work and business. It can be about anything that we want to achieve in life. If we need it to lose weight, break a bad habit or to learn a new skill. It ...
Views: 7088 - Finding Your Passion Outside the Bedroom - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2008 from Trudy-Ann EwanTaking risks is never easy to do. There are so many pros and cons involved that sometimes we quit before we have even gotten started. That job is making you miserable and you want to quit, but you are afraid to lose the security of health benefits and the transit checks. You want to do ...
Views: 1205 - Archetypes As A Helpful Tool - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2008 from Kim IlligArchetypes 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: 2545 - First Impressions Matter - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2008 from Jane Boucher, MBC, CSPAccording to New York University, Graduate School of Business, people make 11 decisions about us in the first seven seconds of contact: (1) education level, (2) economic level, (3) perceived creditability and believability, (4) trustworthiness, (5) level of sophistication, (6) sexual ...
Views: 1417 - Inner Healing: Reclaim Your Independence - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2008 from Joan Marie WhelanImagine how gratifying it is to be liberated from pain, sorrow, and grief...and now is the perfect time for you to reclaim your independence through inner healing. How? Your body, mind, and spirit were designed to work in perfect harmony. When your whole being is in sync with the Universal flow ...
Views: 793 - Law Of Attraction And Peace - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2008 from Donna DeVanePeacefulness is a state of Being. It's a choice. It has nothing to do with circumstances or other people. We make choices all day long and choose our state of Being through our thoughts and feelings. Most of the time we are not conscious of the choosing. A few years ago I heard a wonderful ...
Views: 3054 - Who Am I Really? Are My Roles My Identity? - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2008 from Cinda HockingIn America not a social occasion goes by without someone asking within the first 5 minutes of meeting someone “what do you do?” People ask each other about their roles making a living and producing value for society to help them define each other quickly and feel more at ease. The ...
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