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- An Easy Way to Become Happier & Healthier – Unplug from the Mainstream Media - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2012 from Jeff MaziarekIt's likely that the majority of people in the U.S. and elsewhere in the world continue to use the mainstream media as their primary source of information and entertainment. Unfortunately, just a bit of "conscious" television watching or listening to AM/FM radio makes it patently obvious that ...
Views: 1302 - Is Much of Today's Self-Help Industry Actually All About Itself? - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2012 from Jeff MaziarekAs a spiritual growth author I've participated in the self-help industry as both a vendor and a consumer. During the past 20+ years I have purchased numerous self-help books and audio programs, and without question I've benefited from content developed by various authors and speakers. In my role ...
Views: 1051 - The Path of Spiritual Growth - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2011 from Jeff MaziarekFrom my experience while traveling the path of spiritual growth, I can confidently say that once you begin in earnest to seek a deeper understanding of yourself, as well as the nature of existence itself, it's impossible to turn back. The more you open your mind to new ideas and concepts, the ...
Views: 1086(1 vote) - It's a Scientific Fact: We Are Indeed "All One" - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Jeff MaziarekThe spiritual principle of Oneness states in effect that, at a fundamental level, literally everything in the Universe is connected to everything else. This is not merely some idealistic spiritual tenet; rather it has been an accepted scientific fact ever since Albert Einstein and other ...
Views: 871 - Forgiveness: At More Selfish Act than a Noble One? - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2011 from Jeff MaziarekThe term forgiveness is familiar to virtually all people, yet it is very likely that few truly understand its real meaning. Most individuals tend to regard forgiveness as being a truly magnanimous gesture on their part: one that is undertaken on behalf of the other person. Moreover, those ...
Views: 2615 - Why Is It We All Tend to Act like We're “Judge Judies?" - by Submitted on May 28, 2011 from Jeff Maziarek"The tendency on the part of human beings to "judge" (i.e., label, criticize, condemn, and so on) plays a significant role in fostering separation among people. For whatever reason, our minds have what appears to be a natural inclination to pass judgment on people, places, situations, etc. While ...
Views: 798 - Your Body is Nothing Short of a Miracle - by Submitted on May 08, 2011 from Jeff MaziarekIf I were to ask you 'Who or what are you physically?'your first response might be, "Come on, I know who I am at a physical level, after all I’ve been living in this body my entire life." That's not an unreasonable reply, but it is not one that gets to the heart of this question: who are you at ...
Views: 1165 - Your Need for Security Limits Your Opportunities - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2011 from Jeff MaziarekSecurity (or certainty), is a very elusive concept, yet most people tend to crave it in a very intense way. From farm and factory workers to professional athletes making millions of dollars a year, we tend to hear the same refrain; "I just want a job or career situation that allows me to provide ...
Views: 790 - Putting Your "Past" in Perspective: It Really IS an Illusion - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2011 from Jeff MaziarekStop for a moment right now and think of something that happened in your past that you still carry some regrets about. Perhaps it's a botched relationship, a job that you lost, a business that failed or a business you failed to start, an accident you either caused or one that affected you, etc. ...
Views: 1225(2 votes) - The Future Takes Care of Itself When You Take Care of the Present - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2011 from Jeff MaziarekWhat I am about to say may shock you, but other than those times when you are looking forward with joyful anticipation to an upcoming event, practically all of the thoughts you entertain about the future are in fact rooted in fear. In particular, the desire to know what will occur, and the urge ...
Views: 1679(1 vote) - Why is that "What Goes Around, Comes Around"? - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2011 from Jeff MaziarekThe old saying, "what goes around, comes around," is actually a slang interpretation of the spiritual principle of Cause and Effect, which itself is derived from the biblical admonition that "what you sow is what you reap." It essentially means that every effect that you see or experience in the ...
Views: 922(1 vote) - How to Get What You Really Want? – Stop Needing to Have It! - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2011 from Jeff MaziarekThe spiritual principle of Non-attachment states, that for you to obtain anything at all you must first give up your attachment to it, or need for it. In other words, you must drop your attachment to the outcome. There is also a second aspect to non-attachment, which is that in order to fully ...
Views: 709 - Attachment to Stuff Can Only Weigh You Down - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Jeff MaziarekAmong most people there is a strong attachment to owning things. The United States has especially become a consumption-based society, one in which many have actually come to believe that what you own is who you are. This same attitude is steadily being exported to second and third world ...
Views: 2866 - Do What You Love And The Money Truly WILL Follow - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2011 from Jeff MaziarekThe importance of doing what you love, is one that is embraced by virtually all of this era's most prominent personal and spiritual growth authors. In fact, the adage "do what you love and the money will follow" is very commonly known, but just why is this so? In response to this question ...
Views: 1096(1 vote) - Who Or What Is God? - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Jeff MaziarekLet's face it: the truth is the only time any of us will absolutely know for certain who or what God really is, is when we finally leave this planet, moving on to the next dimension. For centuries mystics have reported that the reality of God is truly unknowable. Nonetheless, throughout recorded ...
Views: 824(3 votes) - Abundance IS Your Natural State - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Jeff MaziarekThe spiritual principle of Abundance is grounded in the concept that the Universe itself is an ever-expanding energy field of unlimited potentiality. Just a glance at our solar system alone reveals the existence of thousands if not millions of stars, yet astronomers agree that what our most ...
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