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- Why the Pursuit of Happiness Never Works for Long - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2010 from David Robert OrdHow happy are you in your everyday life? In the television miniseries The Impressionists, which is fascinating viewing, someone comments about one of the artists that he sounds happy. The other responds that he doesn’t think happy is on his palette. How about you—is happy on your ...
Views: 1258 - Why visualizing and manifestation DO NOT work! - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2010 from Kelly FlackSometimes we have people in our lives that seem to be well and truly ‘stuck’. No matter how much we give them our love, understanding and encouragement, they just seem to be in quick sand. There’s the occasional flicker of hope as they’re handed a stick but then they let go and sink even ...
Views: 827 - Why We Suffer - by Submitted on May 21, 2011 from Frances LucasWe all go through times in our lives where we feel like things are just not going the way we had hoped. We have financial problems, relationship issues, career changes or health challenges. We know, however, these things will pass and they are only temporary. But as we go through them, we have ...
Views: 1014 - Why You Do What You Do - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2009 from Karen VizerI have often wondered what it was that caused me to not do what I said I wanted to do or to stay in patterns that were not congruent with what I wanted at the deepest levels of my being. Consciousness Shifting came out of this introspection and reflection and was a direct result of asking that ...
Views: 695 - Why You Have To Stop Waiting For Life To Begin - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2012 from Adam BenedettoWe sometimes go through life in a dream-like state, never really connecting or being who we truly are. It is as if we are waiting for ourselves to begin or for our life to take form. It is this constant waiting that prevents us from taking the center stage in our life. The waiting for the ...
Views: 5164 - Why You Should Be Grateful For... You. - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2014 from Garrett PaknisIt's the time of year when gratitude is all over everyone’s bucket list. How many of your emails have been taken over with reminders to be grateful for all we have? Many companies are even employing our “gracious” holiday spirit to try to bank extra revenue during this shopping-heavy time of ...
Views: 1216 - Why You Should Love These Spiritual Laws - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2015 from Scott & Stephen PetulloEveryone has heard about the law of attraction, but there are other spiritual laws about which you should be more excited. Embracing these spiritual laws will help you get the most out of your life by minimizing negative circumstances and generating peace of mind and satisfaction. Our ...
Views: 1159 - Why You Should Sing Your Own Song - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2008 from Patricia BrawleyThis article is about the consequence of imitating others. The ancient Persian poet, Rumi, wrote “The Donkey” (translated by Coleman Barks). The poem describes a weary traveler, his servant, and donkey, who stop at an inn to spend the night. But, the innkeepers are poor so they ...
Views: 1303 - Will I be punished by God if I commit suicide? - by Submitted on May 12, 2023 from Dada BhagwanAt times, we get caught in situations that we find difficult to handle. When things seem to be getting out of hand and whatever we do to salvage the situation only fails, when extreme circumstances surround us on the outside and a feeling of loneliness, helplessness, despair, coupled with mental ...
Views: 367 - Will it Work? The 11 Forgotten Laws of Attraction Review - by Submitted on May 13, 2011 from Tony SchwartzvThe 11 Forgotten Laws is really a concept and course authored by Bob Proctor that, in its simplest terms, can be a comprehensive expansion of both The Secret and the Law of Attraction. However it is more than that. The course takes up where The Secret left off and explains why you'll find 11 ...
Views: 504 - Wisdom of Blaise Pascal - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2023 from Scott & Stephen PetulloBlaise Pascal (June 19, 1623 – August 19, 1662), was a French mathematician, philosopher, physicist, and inventor. A child prodigy, he wrote a remarkable dissertation on projective geometry at the age of 16. He later worked on probability theory, developed calculating machines, wrote a key ...
Views: 455 - Wisdom of Charles Babbage - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2024 from Scott & Stephen PetulloCharles Babbage (December 26, 1791 – October 18 1871) was an English philosopher, inventor, mechanical engineer, and mathematician. He is known for inventing the first mechanical computer and is considered the “father of the computer.” Below we list some words of wisdom from Charles ...
Views: 353 - Wisdom of Dolly Parton - by Submitted on May 08, 2023 from Scott & Stephen PetulloDolly Parton (born January 19th, 1946) is a country music singer-songwriter legend. She’s also a business woman and philanthropist. She was first a successful songwriter for other artists, then released her first album in 1967, and has since sold over 100 million records since. She’s had 110 ...
Views: 503 - Wisdom of Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2026 from Scott & Stephen PetulloFrancis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24th, 1896 – December 21st, 1940), known as F. Scott Fitzgerald or Scott Fitzgerald, was an American novelist. He is most known for his novels about the excess of the Jazz Age. When Fitzgerald died, he and the critics who knew his work thought it was ...
Views: 68 - Wisdom of George Berkeley - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2024 from Scott & Stephen PetulloGeorge Berkeley (March 12, 1685 – January 14, 1753) was known as Bishop Berkeley (Bishop of Cloyne of the Anglican Church of Ireland) and was an Anglo-Irish philosopher. His primary achievement was the advancement of a theory he called "immaterialism", which says material substances are ideas ...
Views: 357 - Wisdom of Henry David Thoreau - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2023 from Scott & Stephen PetulloHenry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817¬–May 6, 1862) was an American philosopher and writer. He is best known as an advocate of transcendentalism. He also believed in reincarnation. His book Walden is about life in the woods, an experiment on self-sufficiency. His essay, Civil Disobedience, ...
Views: 480 - Wisdom of Italo Calvino - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2025 from Scott & Stephen PetulloItalo Calvino (October 15, 1923 – September 19, 1985) was an Italian novelist, short-story writer, and essayist whose imaginative and intellectually playful works reshaped modern literature. His masterpieces include Invisible Cities, If on a winter’s night a traveler, The Baron in the Trees, and ...
Views: 99 - Wisdom of Italo Calvino - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2025 from Scott & Stephen PetulloItalo Calvino (October 15, 1923 – September 19, 1985) was an Italian novelist, short-story writer, and essayist whose imaginative and intellectually playful works reshaped modern literature. His masterpieces include Invisible Cities, If on a winter’s night a traveler, The Baron in the Trees, and ...
Views: 94 - Wisdom of Jackie Collins - by Submitted on May 05, 2026 from Scott & Stephen PetulloJacqueline Jill Collins (October 4, 1937 – September 19, 2015) was an English romance novelist and actress. She relocated to Los Angeles in 1985 and spent most of her career there. She wrote 32 novels, all of which appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list, and have sold more than 500 ...
Views: 1 - Wisdom of Jacques Derrida - by Submitted on May 05, 2025 from Scott & Stephen PetulloJacques Derrida (July 15th,1930 – October 9th, 2004) was a French Algerian philosopher and author of over 40 books and hundreds of essays. He significantly influenced philosophy, sociolinguistics, music, literature, architecture, applied linguistics, political theory, law, psychoanalysis, ...
Views: 187 - Wisdom of John Locke - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2024 from Scott & Stephen PetulloJohn Locke (August 29, 1632–October 28, 1704) was an English philosopher and physician, and known as the “father of liberalism.” Liberalism was originally defined as a political and moral philosophy based on the right to private property and personal liberty, basic human rights, and equality ...
Views: 430 - Wisdom of Leonard Bernstein - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2026 from Scott & Stephen PetulloLeonard Bernstein (August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, and author. One of the most influential figures in 20th-century classical music, he served as music director of the New York Philharmonic from 1958 to 1969, composed the score for ...
Views: 24 - Wisdom of Malcolm Forbes - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2024 from Scott & Stephen PetulloMalcolm Forbes (August 19, 1919 – February 24, 1990) was an American businessman and publisher of Forbes magazine, which was founded by his father B. C. Forbes. He promoted capitalism and free market economics and was known for an extravagant lifestyle, including spending $2.5 million on his ...
Views: 270 - Wisdom of Morgan Freeman - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2023 from Scott & Stephen PetulloMorgan Freeman (June 1, 1937) is an American actor, narrator, and producer. He’s received many awards for his work, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award. He received the Kennedy Center Honor in 2008, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2011, the Cecil ...
Views: 486 - Wisdom of Niccolò Machiavelli - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2024 from Scott & Stephen PetulloNiccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (May 3, 1469 – June 21, 1527) lived during the Renaissance and was a Florentine diplomat, philosopher, historian, and author. He served as a senior official in the Florentine Republic for many years. He is most known for his political treatise The Prince (Il ...
Views: 364 - Wisdom of Rumi - by Submitted on May 22, 2023 from Scott & Stephen PetulloRumi (September 30, 1207–December 17, 1273) was an Iranian poet, Islamic scholar, and Sufi mystic. His wisdom and spiritual writings are widely known throughout the Middle East, and he is one of the best-selling poets in the United States. Below we list some words of wisdom from Rumi. “I ...
Views: 486 - Wisdom of Soren Kierkegaard - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2024 from Scott & Stephen PetulloSoren Kierkegaard (May 5th, 1813 – November 11th, 1855) was a Danish philosopher, theologian, social critic, poet, and religious author who many consider to be the first existentialist philosopher. He wrote critical works on organized religion, morality, ethics, psychology, and the philosophy of ...
Views: 321 - Wisdom of Soren Kierkegaard - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2024 from Scott & Stephen PetulloSoren Kierkegaard (May 5th, 1813 – November 11th, 1855) was a Danish philosopher, theologian, social critic, poet, and religious author who many consider to be the first existentialist philosopher. He wrote critical works on organized religion, morality, ethics, psychology, and the philosophy of ...
Views: 340 - Wisdom of Soren Kierkegaard - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2025 from Scott & Stephen PetulloSoren Kierkegaard (May 5, 1813 – November 11, 1855) was a Danish philosopher, theologian, and writer, widely regarded as the father of existentialism. His works, including Fear and Trembling, Either/Or, The Sickness Unto Death, and Works of Love, explore themes of individuality, faith, despair, ...
Views: 118 - Wisdom of Soren Kierkegaard - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2025 from Scott & Stephen PetulloSoren Kierkegaard (May 5, 1813 – November 11, 1855) was a Danish philosopher, theologian, and writer, widely regarded as the father of existentialism. His works, including Fear and Trembling, Either/Or, The Sickness Unto Death, and Works of Love, explore themes of individuality, faith, despair, ...
Views: 116 - Wisdom of Virgil - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2025 from Scott & Stephen PetulloVirgil (October 15, 70 BC – September 21,19 BC), was an ancient Roman poet who composed three of the most famous poems in Latin literature: the Eclogues, the Georgics, and the epic Aeneid. T.S. Eliot, 19th century poet and playwright, said, "What Is a Classic? Whatever the definition we ...
Views: 198 - WISDOM: A NECESSITY FOR AN IMPACTFUL LIFE - Dr. Felix A. Oginni - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Felix OginniWISDOM: A NECESSITY FOR AN IMPACTFUL LIFE By Dr. Felix A. Oginni Every being needs God’s wisdom in thoughts, utterances and in whatever he or she does. What is wisdom? Wisdom can be explained as follows: (i) Good sense that enables one to make sensible decisions and judgments based ...
Views: 1322 - Wise Reminders From Hermann Karl Hesse - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2023 from Scott & Stephen PetulloHermann Karl Hesse (July 2, 1877–August 9, 1962) was a German-Swiss novelist and poet who received the Nobel Prize in Literature. His writings focused on spirituality and the search for self-understanding. Hinduism, Buddhism, and Christianity influenced him the most, but he believed, "for ...
Views: 477 - Wise Reminders From Leonardo da Vinci - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2022 from Scott & Stephen PetulloLeonardo da Vinci (April 15, 1452—May 2, 1519) was an Italian artist, scientist, architect, and engineer. He’s considered one of the greatest painters of all time, along with being a technological genius. Incredibly, da Vinci had no formal training beyond being taught to write, read, and do ...
Views: 486 - Wise words from Adam Smith - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2024 from Scott & Stephen PetulloAdam Smith (June 5, 1723 – July 17, 1790) was a Scottish philosopher and economist who is widely considered to be one of the fathers of capitalism and economics. He was also a key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment. Below we list some words of wisdom from Adam Smith. “The first thing ...
Views: 340 - Wise words from Francis Ford Coppola - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2024 from Scott & Stephen PetulloFrancis Ford Coppola (April 7, 1939–) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is considered one of the greatest directors of all time, having received five Academy Awards and six Golden Globes. Patton, The Godfather series, Apocalypse Now, The Cotton Club, Peggy Sue Got ...
Views: 431 - Wise words from Haruki Murakami - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2025 from Scott & Stephen PetulloHaruki Murakami 村上 春樹 (January 12th, 1949) is a Japanese international best-selling author who has sold millions of copies. He’s received many awards for his work, including the Gunzo Prize for New Writers, the World Fantasy Award, the Tanizaki Prize, Yomiuri Prize for Literature, the Frank ...
Views: 166 - Wise words from Salvador Dalí - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2025 from Scott & Stephen PetulloSalvador Dalí (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989) was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical brilliance, flamboyant personality, and dreamlike, often shocking imagery. His most famous works include The Persistence of Memory, Christ of Saint John of the Cross, and The Temptation of ...
Views: 87 - Wise words from Seneca The Younger - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2025 from Scott & Stephen PetulloSeneca The Younger (c. 4 BC – AD 65), was a Roman philosopher, statesman, and dramatist, known for his influential writings and tragedies. His works offer profound reflections on ethics, resilience, and the art of living well. As a tutor to Emperor Nero, Seneca navigated the complexities of ...
Views: 165 - Wise words from Thomas Hobbes - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2024 from Scott & Stephen PetulloThomas Hobbes (April 5th, 1588 – December 20th, 1679) was an English philosopher. He is best known for his 1651 book Leviathan about social contract theory. Hobbes also contributed to ethics, history, geometry, and theology. He’s frequently considered to be one of the founders of modern ...
Views: 415 - Wise words from Truman Capote - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2026 from Scott & Stephen PetulloTruman Capote (September 30th, 1924 – August 25th, 1984) was an American novelist, screenwriter, playwright, and actor. Several of his novels and plays are literary classics. He was planning to become a writer at eight years old and began his professional career writing short stories. The ...
Views: 34 - Wise words from Willard Van Orman Quine - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2024 from Scott & Stephen PetulloWillard Van Orman Quine (June 25th, 1908 – December 25th, 2000), an American philosopher and logician in the analytic tradition, was known as "one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century". Below we list some words of wisdom from Willard Van Orman Quine. "Necessity ...
Views: 283 - Wise words from Zhuangzi - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2023 from Scott & Stephen PetulloZhuang Zhou, also known as Zhuangzi, was a 4th century BC influential Chinese philosopher. He wrote the Zhuangzi, which is one of the foundational texts of Taoism. Below we list some words of wisdom by Zhuangzi. "Do not struggle. Go with the flow of things, and you will find yourself ...
Views: 478 - Wise Words of Mahatma Gandhi - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2022 from Scott & Stephen PetulloMahatma Gandhi (October 2, 1869--January 30 1948) was an Indian civil rights leader who was instrumental in India’s independence from Great Britain. He promoted non-violent resistance and helped rally workers against discrimination and government excess taxation. Below we list some words of ...
Views: 684 - Wise Words of Rudolf Steiner - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2022 from Scott & Stephen PetulloRudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner (February 25th or 27th, 1861--March 30th, 1925) was an Austrian occultist, social reformer, architect, esotericist, and clairvoyant. He published may works including The Philosophy of Freedom, and founded an esoteric spiritual movement called anthroposophy. ...
Views: 522 - Witches Are For Burning: Insights From Quantum Psychology - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2008 from Jean BoydA new psychology, quantum psychology, is bringing new insights into how both individuals and societies can stop repeating the past. As individuals, we can rapidly free ourselves from our past traumatic experiences, and achieve higher consciousness, by communicating with our unconscious minds in ...
Views: 787 - Without accepting someone as a guru, can we gain spiritual enlightenment simply by reading scriptures or listening to lectures? - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2024 from Dada BhagwanThe simple answer is No! One cannot gain spiritual enlightenment by simply reading scriptures and listening to lectures. We may gain some understanding at the intellectual level, but one needs a living Enlightened being (Gnani Purush) to enlighten one’s Soul. To gain liberation, one needs a ...
Views: 255 - Without Women, What Good Would Money Be? - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2009 from Ted Ciuba"Without women, what good would money be?" That's a quote from Aristotle Onassis. Of course, as a male, I would subscribe to that. I'm not expecting every woman to subscribe to it, though. And I'm not really talking sexist stuff here. What I mean is that we don't work for the money, and ...
Views: 772 - Women and a Culture that Lives Life on the Surface - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2010 from Adriana HillThink about the myriad of routines you engage in throughout your week or just one day. There are so many logistics that we are responsible for as women. If you are a working mom often it feels every moment of your day is accounted for. What would have been your down time is spent planning the ...
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