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- 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: 1185 - 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: 2143 - 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: 1238 - 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: 1245 - 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: 1067 - 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: 2167 - 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: 662 - 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: 1284 - 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: 791 - 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: 838 - 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: 866 - 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: 1042 - 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: 956(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: 1536 - 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: 1585 - 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: 1393 - 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: 736 - 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: 994 - 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: 1496 - 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: 721 - 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: 943 - 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: 680 - 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: 2145 - 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: 1218 - 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: 7033 - 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: 1160 - 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: 2499 - 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: 1360 - 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: 765 - 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: 3009 - 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 ...
Views: 746 - Reflections On A New Image - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2008 from Judy RingerOccasionally I have an identity crisis. I think that's good. From time to time I have to ask myself questions like: Who am I? What am I doing? Do I like doing it? Am I good at it? Will it help the world? and How does the world know I'm doing it? It began this time when I asked a friend and ...
Views: 645 - Kolbe Index: Are You Playing Your Cards Right? - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2008 from Dennis LewisHave you ever said “If only I could change him a little…”? Has anyone ever tried to “mold” you into a different person? Have you felt frustrated trying to fit into your job description? It could be that you’re just not playing the right cards. First of all, it’s important to accept that you ...
Views: 1663 - Letting Go Of Perfection - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2008 from Judy Ringer"The power of discovery enables us to achieve excellence without having to be "perfect.'" – Thomas Crum, The Magic of Conflict I arrived at the conference center ready to present my workshop. Almost immediately I noticed the room was too small and it was not set up as requested. There ...
Views: 1060 - Your Perfect Day, How Would It Be? - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2008 from Ineke Van LintThe perfect day of your life, how would it look like? How far away do you think you are from this perfect day? What can you do to make this perfect day reality? Let’s find out by doing the following exercice! The right side of your brain has retained the image of that you came here to do on ...
Views: 1790 - The Mary Poppins Principle: Why We Need Fun On The Spiritual Path - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2008 from Laura BrunoMillions of us grew up loving Mary Poppins. That staight-laced nanny who was "practically perfect in every way" certainly had a way of injecting fun into people's lives! From going to the bank to connecting new friends to the cartoon derby, Mary Poppins embodies the concepts of freedom through ...
Views: 2087 - Difference Between Desires And Intentions - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2008 from Jennifer LimDesire and intentions are closely similar and yet the results could be vastly separated. All of us have desires and intentions and we often linked them as one. There is a thin line between desires and intentions and the difference is the core of our attitude towards achievement and success. So ...
Views: 1514 - Is Sex All That Matters? - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2008 from Viola Morgan"What more could have been said?" I wondered, left with a feeling of content, after reading Joyce Garity's essay "Is Sex All That Matters?" Able to identify with her on most of her viewpoints of the world in which we live in today, I felt some of the weight being lifted from off my shoulders; ...
Views: 4398 - Perfection - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2013 from Robin RobertsIn life we are always taught to aim for perfection but what is perfection but another’s perception of how they would like things to be in the world. We allow others to be the judge when it comes to our lives reaching for the impossible goal that will give us the recognition we crave from our ...
Views: 1104 - The 14 Focal Points Of Personal Growth: #2 Integrity - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2009 from Jeff BrownTo get you a little more focused in on this concept, let's take a look at a few synonyms: honesty, honor, reliability, uprightness. Integrity is consistently, not perfectly, adhering to a code of moral values. Integrity can help you over all; help you in your relationships and how you feel about ...
Views: 3036 - Family And Its Importance In Maximizing Our Potential - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2009 from Jeff BrownA 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(1 vote) - 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 - I am - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2013 from Robin RobertsI am a divine child of the universe who walks through life with trust compassion faith and love These are the cornerstones of the world I am building for myself I am responsible for my words, thoughts and actions I am not responsible for yours I am deserving of abundance in all of it's forms ...
Views: 1028 - True Self - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2008 from Eric PutkonenAuthenticity and integrity is really the same thing. To be authentic means to be our real being. I did not use the word "self," because our normal conception of self is a false self. What many people see as themselves is not their true selves. We often try to identify ourselves by our ...
Views: 1232 - Diamonds In The Rough - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Elaine BolducI once heard a commercial with the following line: “The precision of the cut is what brings out the greatest beauty of the diamond.” We are all ‘diamonds in the rough’ if you will, allowing God/Spirit/Infinite Love to sculpt our lives and our spirits to bring out the greatest beauty that ...
Views: 1206 - Lessons From Bald Women - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2008 from Marcus EngelRight before Christmas, I had an appointment with my otolaryngologist (try saying that five times fast!) I absolutely adore this ENT doc except for one little issue - he's almost always late. What?! A doctor, late?! Shocking, I know. As I'm sitting in the waiting room, my appointment time came ...
Views: 1042 - The Importance Of The Moment - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2008 from Stacey PollockWhat is a moment? How do we define such a place that we exist in momentarily and yet cannot really say that it is exists until it has happened. We cannot pin point it but yet we exist in it continuously. This now moment is the existence that is happening, it continues on in a line until we ...
Views: 771 - The Ultimate Commitment - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2008 from NANCY BARRY-JANSSONWhen we think about important commitments in our lives, we usually think of things like marriage, children, career, family, and so forth. No doubt, all of those are important, but what is the value of these commitments when one isn’t living well, not eating healthy or exercising, have no ...
Views: 2973 - Find Your 'Ness' - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2008 from Eileen BennettI am blessed to be surrounded by birdsong almost all the time. It wakes me up in the morning, keeps me company throughout the day and reminds me it's time to stop in the evening! Of course, the birds are just doing what comes naturally and have no idea that they play such an important role in my ...
Views: 1829 - Choosing Friends Wisely - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2008 from Leyla HurWhen I was a child, my father would often say to me "Leyla, birds of a feather flock together"… I did not understand what he was saying to me… I was a child. As I grew older, and was in high school, he would say to me; "Leyla, you tell me who your friends are, and I'll tell you who you are." I ...
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