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- Be Trustworthy, follow the Golden Rule - its Context can Change Your Life! - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerDisappointed is not the word for it! Not at what his email contained, but at what it didn’t say. Charles was a new friend, we'd met on a personal development course. He was American, I'm English Canadian, and we’d connected. He told me he was a real estate investor. “I do it both for ...
Views: 2503(1 vote) - How To Accept Differences - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Dr. Rick SchaeferPerception is far more important than reality. My seventeen year-old son James and I were talking about playing tennis this weekend and our focus went to how it feels to hit a tennis ball with the racquet. I described it as similar to swinging a badminton racquet with the strings and the ...
Views: 2501(3 votes) - Consensual Sex or Rape? Part 1 of the Truth on Assange - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2013 from Cris BakerHas America declared War on Assange and WikiLeaks? The disclosures by Australian journalist Julian Assange and WikiLeaks have clearly upset America. Yet the right to expose shameful US government secrets is protected by the First Amendment's rights to free speech and press freedom. As ...
Views: 2496(1 vote) - Why did Thomas Paine Write Common Sense? - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2012 from Amy DyslexThomas Paine was a radical propagandist. He contributed articles to the Pennsylvania Magazine on various topics. Paine was committed to the cause of American independence. On January 10, 1776, he published a pamphlet titled as Common Sense, which became popular instantly and was meant for the ...
Views: 2496 - The power in Skepticism, the weakness of Cynics and the Gullible. Part 3 in the Self-Sabotage Series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerAre you gullible? When somebody says something do you automatically believe them? Or do you automatically disbelieve, assume they have a hidden agenda, and discount everything they say? Both are reactions, yet a reaction, to re-act, to act again as you did last time, has little personal ...
Views: 2484(1 vote) - How Effective are Gun Bans Overseas? Part 7 in the Right to Protect Yourself - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerThe USA is not alone in facing this problem of mentally deranged individuals and criminals. Both Britain and Australia suffered mass shootings in the 1980s and 1990s, despite their already stringent gun laws. Both countries nevertheless decided that even stricter gun control was the most ...
Views: 2428(1 vote) - ***How To Say Goodbye - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2011 from James RobinsonMany 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: 2426(1 vote) - Debunking the Myth of Nostradamus - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2011 from Morten St. GeorgeI read the works of many of the ancient Greek philosophers in my youth. Those men were intellectually brilliant, even by today's standards, and I always assumed that they knew that their myths about Zeus and all the other gods were merely fairy tales. Now, I'm not so sure about that. When facing ...
Views: 2404 - Are you enlightened? 5 ways to harness enlightenment and live the high life! - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieENLIGHTENED LIFE BLESSING B: Being open to ideas is the best way to be more enlightened. L: Light states are the states of mind we should endeavour to be in. E: Enlightenment is the highest level of understanding you can achieve, so enlightenment must be one of our goals. S: Study helps in ...
Views: 2380(1 vote) - Retrieving Happy Memories - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2012 from Amy TorresWhen I started seeing a psychotherapist at the age of 37, I felt as if I had no happy memories. Without going into my family history, suffice it to say that my heart had been so scared, and occasionally angry, that there was no room for softer feelings. I was like an emotional quadriplegic, ...
Views: 2376(2 votes) - 6 Tips for Surviving an Economic Crisis with your Self Intact - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Rev. Keith Hall6 Tips for Surviving an Economic Crisis with your Self Intact One Path Will Fragment Your Consciousness, The Other Will Set You Free. The unemployment rate has reached its highest levels in recent memory. Major US and international companies are restructuring, laying off employees, or just ...
Views: 2352(3 votes) - Common Sense Life Mission-Based Alignment - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2010 from William CottringerCommon Sense Life Mission-Based Alignment By Bill Cottringer “Common sense and a sense of humor are the same things moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense dancing.” ~ William James. A few years ago, a colleague of mine wrote an important business book ...
Views: 2348 - How to inspire others - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2010 from Jaco BeukesHave you ever had the desire to inspire? That feeling that you wanted other people to look to you and feel their hearts getting warmer and their decisions to make the most of their lives clearer? We have probably all heard of people or met others who seem to elevate us by the way they ...
Views: 2348(5 votes) - Live, Love & Laugh - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2010 from William CottringerLive, Love & Laugh By Bill Cottringer “When done correctly by individuals, living, loving and laughing greatly improve the quality of life for humanity.” ~The author. The more you do these three things, the more successful and happier you and others will be. But first you have to ...
Views: 2345(4 votes) - ***AND GOD LAUGHED - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2011 from James RobinsonThe source of all misery and suffering is the illusion that we are separate from God. This illusion creates the fear that we will never get what we want or we will lose something we have and don’t want to lose. When this fear arises, it creates another illusion that if we don’t get what we ...
Views: 2343 - At The Door Of The Temple Of Wisdom - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2008 from Oscar Basurto CarbonellThere are topics that in accordance with its purity are extremes of the same condition. There are so opposed as day and night. The topic is submissiveness. In its most strict sense, it is commitment, loyalty, surrender. It is also the participation without self questioning. The submissive ...
Views: 2342(1 vote) - Mindfulness and the Power of Living in the Moment - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from Jane AbramowitzMindfulness and the Power of Living in the Moment Before discussing Mindfulness itself, just some food for thought which will lead us into a full discussion of the topic… Previously I wrote about the power of forgiveness in helping us get out from under the Shadow of the Past. (Check out this ...
Views: 2314 - Are Your Leads Leading You Astray? - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2010 from Dr. Robin RushloAdvertisements for leads are everywhere on the web and they promise everything from wealth to automatic ways to grow your business. But can a lead system really deliver? Are they really worth the money? Lead systems can be effective and can be used to grow your business. In fact, if you ...
Views: 2312(5 votes) - How to Change Bad Habits! What Works - rather than what doesn't - in Breaking a Habit - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerBreaking bad habits is simple but not easy. Just do what works! But you need to avoid the common mistake that gets most people doing what doesn't work to break a habit instead. Explore the difference as you find out why I kept stopping smoking, and see how to increase your personal power and ...
Views: 2296(2 votes) - The Big Night: 5 Ways to Cultivate Patience - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2013 from Rob WhiteOK, this is an old joke, so forgive me if you've heard it. A psychologist is giving a talk and describes how every couple has its own unique frequency of making love. She then asks people in the audience to state how often they have sex. Hands shot up as she called out "Once a day?" "Several ...
Views: 2289(3 votes) - ***Letting Go - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2011 from James RobinsonMany people ask, “how am I supposed to let go”, or “what does it mean to let go?” Most people have attachments to others, to money, to beliefs systems (“BS”) or to self-image. People are most attached to how other people think about them. All of this leads to suffering. In order to let go, we ...
Views: 2286(2 votes) - The True Meaning of Christmas - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2008 from Oscar Basurto CarbonellThe whole world celebrates with a big dinner, with many presents, with colorful lights. There is music, parties, there are many things: Abundance, generosity, sympathy, romance in the air, and so much happiness because the day of Love is celebrated. Ladies and gentlemen, read with great ...
Views: 2282(1 vote) - ***DOING IT WRONG - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2011 from James RobinsonI had a astrological reading from Stephanie Azaria the other day. After studying my star chart for a while, she told me that according to the positions of the planets and stars, I was born to struggle because the struggle increased the speed of my growth. It was my destiny to feel like I was ...
Views: 2276(1 vote) - IQ v/s EQ – Understanding their importance based on the differences - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2015 from Vaishnavi AgrawalIntelligence Quotient or IQ We all are well aware of IQ or Intelligence Quotient which is parameter used to determine academic abilities of an individual. IQ score is derived based on several standardized tests designed to access intelligence. It tells about person’s ability to learn, ...
Views: 2261 - Are You a Slave? - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Joseph GhabiThe first thing that probably comes to your mind when you hear the word ‘slavery’ is the unfortunate situation in the United States which dates as far back as 1607 according to Wikipedia. The slavery that took place during that time involved mostly African-Americans, however there was also some ...
Views: 2260(1 vote) - ***THE GIFT OF AWARENESS - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2012 from James RobinsonI receive a lot of emails from various self-improvement or spiritual development gurus and websites that contain messages of various ways to improve my life, my health, my relationships, my bank accounts or my enlightenment. There certainly is a lot of stuff out there competing for my attention ...
Views: 2245(3 votes) - How flexible are you? - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2010 from Dia ThabetHow flexible are you? Do you know someone who sees only his way of doing things and no other way? Do you know that flexibility is one of the main keys to success? There is a study that was done on mice to know how flexible they are and how they would behave, so the ones who are in charge ...
Views: 2214(1 vote) - Your Answer to What Am I? is Fundamental to your Success. Part 5 in the Secret of Success series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerThe secret of success, as you saw in the previous articles in this series, is neither what you have, nor what you do. To use this secret and change your life you first need to authentically know what you are. Have you spend enough time contemplating the crucial question asked earlier: What Am ...
Views: 2208(3 votes) - ***The Miracle of a Broken Heart - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2012 from James RobinsonIt is my experience that the ancient teachings (God) come to me in times of my greatest growth and help me to understand that everything is in my highest good. I had the sublime and transformational experience recently of not getting what (or who) I really, really, really wanted. Specifically, I ...
Views: 2206(1 vote) - ***CAIN’S LAMENT - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2011 from James RobinsonThere is a story early in the Old Testament of the Bible called the story of Cain and Abel. This is a multi-layered story that explains much about human suffering. The story goes that two of the original humans in the Judo-Christian tradition (Adam and Eve) had two children after getting evicted ...
Views: 2202 - Should English-speaking Muslims lace their language with Arabic terms when others do not understand? - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieSloppy Speech? Rehana Matri sparked a response when she expressed: I wish Muslims would stop speaking English sprinkled with Arabic terminology because every word that is in Arabic can also be said in English. Why this mix of language, it does not help anyone who is not learned in the Arabic ...
Views: 2198 - ***A NEW LOVE - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2012 from James RobinsonIt is April, the time of mating, regeneration and rebirth. Winter has long fled and summer approaches. Sap is rising in the trees and blossoms, new leaves, and growth surrounds us. For single people, thoughts turn to romance. For people in relationship, thoughts turn to rejuvenation. The reality ...
Views: 2193 - Anthropic Principle - How are we behaving? - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2009 from Zen BenefielAnthropic means 'of or relating to human beings or the period of their existence.' This relationship between man and the cosmos is said to be through intelligent design. Only a small range of possible values for the universal constants (such as the mass of an electron) are consistent with the ...
Views: 2188(4 votes) - Rubbing Up Against Everything - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2010 from Joni CarleyAt a Greendrinks networking event I met a guy in the heating business. He asked me if I ever wondered why a certain temperature in the summer feels fine but in the winter feels chilly. He explained that the walls and objects are literally using us as a heat supply. We rarely think of our own ...
Views: 2185(1 vote) - Scientific Research Studies and Experiments - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2009 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaWithout doubt spiritual applications are scientific in nature. Rishi literature describes in detail, Yajna methods, Yoga practices, meditation, Mantra Science etc and their influence on the body, mind and intellect and also warding off of gross and subtle diseases. If man makes apt use of these ...
Views: 2177(1 vote) - ***The Trouble with The Law of Attraction - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2012 from James RobinsonThere are so many books out now proclaiming that we can use the Law of Attraction to create abundance, love, wealth, happiness, etc. etc. The trouble with these belief systems is that it is all mental illusion. It fosters the belief that if you follow their secret recipe, you will get what you ...
Views: 2170(1 vote) - The dreaded word - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2009 from Kevin AbdulrahmanLet's look at this much dreaded word. F.A.I.L.U.R.E Is it really that bad? Having trained tens of thousands of people around the globe, the answer usually varies depending on who you talk to, their upbringing and their culture. This usually determines their views on failure. Over all ...
Views: 2163(2 votes) - Winners Give Up Easy? - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2010 from JAMES MAIOHOWinners give up Easy! Don’t they? Have you ever looked at the income percentages of the U.S. population? If you make $100,000.00, you’re in the upper 4% of the population. Do 96% of us not aspire to, or dream about making good money? What If I told you about the upper 1%...Wow! What are ...
Views: 2162(4 votes) - Lessons Learned From The Naked Neighbor - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2015 from Royce GomezOn a Saturday night at home while relaxing with friends, things turned interesting quickly. A dog showed up at the house. In an attempt to find the rightful owner and return the dog, we knocked on the door of the rightful owner and a naked man opened the door. This was the start of an ...
Views: 2158 - Why does President Obama want to Attack Syria? Part 2 - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerPresident Obama's commitment to Peace President Obama evidently wants to bomb Syria. But why? He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 for his commitment to world peace. His response this week to those who believe he wants to attack Syria in order to defend his own credibility? "I didn’t ...
Views: 2156(2 votes) - Dealing with Disappointments - Bridging to Acceptance - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2012 from Dianne DanielsDisappointment can provide us with a bridge from expectation to acceptance of reality, increased wisdom, and the energy to begin again. Whenever we do something in life with an expectation of how we’d like it to turn out, whether that is a new exercise program or a revamped eating plan, we ...
Views: 2150(1 vote) - Lessons from a Pilot's Daughter - Part 2 - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2010 from Barbara KellyLife coaching is about helping people reach their goals and discover their ability to transform their lives. When life deals us hard knocks, it is easy to react defensively. We may see the problems as external – caused by other people or institutions. In our anger, we magnify our significance. ...
Views: 2147(2 votes) - Learning Tips: How to Be a Better Learner and a More Successful You - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2015 from Dr. Shirley Cheng, Blind Author with VisionAre you a good learner? Life is about growing--physically, mentally, and spiritually--but in order to grow properly, one needs to be a good learner. The Word of God provides us with valuable tips and principles that will help us be better learners in life. Here are some principles I've ...
Views: 2143(1 vote) - Overcoming Desire And Dissatisfaction: The Winner’s Way - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2008 from Vijay RaisinghaniThe life of each human being, whether the primitive man or the ultra modern man, is comprised of one common element – Dissatisfaction with what he already has and the Desire for more in life. Actually, its like the two sides of the same coin. Dissatisfaction leads to desire and the unfulfillment ...
Views: 2143(1 vote) - No Child's Death is in Vain - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2011 from Womens Recreation, Inc.The most unimaginable thing ever to happen is the loss of a child. I have been blessed to have never had to experience this. It doesn’t matter how the child dies, it has to be devastating to the parents and family members. and friends. I use to turn the channel when the news came on ...
Views: 2142 - It's Important To See Beauty Beyond The Physical - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2016 from Nelu MbinguWe are taught that beauty is only skin-deep, that we can be happy and successful even if we do not meet societies ideals of beauty. But unfortunately, recent research shows that people who are considered more attractive do indeed have an advantage over those who's looks are not considered as ...
Views: 2134(1 vote) - Nothing Is Happens By Chance - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2010 from Jiri MajkusIf you are trying to get financial freedom, explode your business or if you are just looking for success in life, read this article. In this article I will explain one of the laws of success. There are several laws in universe and we have to learn to work with these laws, because law is ...
Views: 2122(3 votes) - Wolves - the Cherokee Indian viewpoint on the Enemy Within - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerCherokee Indians have an interesting insight on your internal motivation which can change your life. They say two wolves live inside everybody : a black wolf and a white wolf! The black wolf feeds on negativity, it lives to bring you undesirable experiences. It's the enemy within, also known ...
Views: 2115(3 votes) - ***Empowerment - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2011 from James RobinsonMercury has just gone into retrograde. For those who know anything about astrology, this is a time for Murphy’s Law to run riot. Electronics, relationships, and everything in between have been known to fall apart. I, and many of the people I know, shrug and blame it on the stars. I have come to ...
Views: 2114(2 votes) - Betrayal, Injustice, and Loss: Getting Beyond the Anger - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2013 from Janet PfeifferOne of the predominant complaints I hear from my clients is "This isn't fair!" Referring to an incident where they or someone else has suffered a perceived injustice, they feel angered that things were not equitable. There is a universal misconception that if you play by the rules you will be ...
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