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We are a diverse group of people, with many different thoughts, beliefs and feelings about what we consider to be our optimum well-being. As I was researching this topic because I believe in it totally, I discovered that the most ideal State where people experience the most healthy well-being is in Hawaii and the worst is West Virginia.
Can you recall that little rhyme kids used to taunt others with, “Liar, Liar, pant’s on fire!”? I have no clue who came up with it, but I imagine a small child recognized someone who was lying and began singing that line to call him out on it. It is amazing that children can recognize the difference between right and wrong, and yet in today’s society, there are still very powerful figures who twist the truth to satisfy their wants.
I believe we are in a crisis in the world today and many people feel caught up in worry, fear and anxiety so they act out foolishly to numb their discomfort. There are more people drinking too much today, taking drugs and smoking pot than ever before in our history. There are a lot of mixed signals through the media and the entertainment world that filters into our everyday lives. Many of us have lost our ability to make sound judgment and don't know how to differentiate between what is real and what is fantasy.
Transformation starts with Changing your Thoughtsr Posted by Intuition Girl Do you think it is acceptable to hurt, insult or injure someone personally or even professionally? Is your response, “No, not me”? It is very painless to say something or do something mean-spirited without thinking about the repercussions of our actions. But these painless statements or actions can often become extremely painful to others.
I think Elton John had it right when he sang how “sorry seems to be the hardest word”. Both children and adults have an especially difficult time admitting wrong or harm done. And one of the most difficult things for anyone to say is “I’m sorry” and mean it. An apology is the beginning of reconciliation, but it is much more than just a basic five-letter word. It is often very easy to offend or hurt another. In fact, a lot of times we may say or do something unintentionally but the ramifications can leave a lasting and hurtful impression. So how does one truly apologize?
10 years ago, I began to realize that it was time for me to use my gifts to help others. I didn't want to do it...that wasn't the life that I choose for me! 10 years ago, I was recovering from a serious car accident and living at home with my parents. I remember my frustrations, anger and ...
What does it take to have a meaningful life and lifestyle? Each one of us has a different interpretation to this question. What might be meaningful for you may not be for me. I believe it is all about living a life that brings you joy and a wonderful sense of contentment and satisfaction with who you are. My life has had many challenges but don't we all have challenges! It isn't about the challenges or difficulties that we face but rather how we deal with adversity that sets us apart and defines our character and personality.
Many people feel that their lives are filled more with burdens and suffering than with blessings and that is quite sad. I know that my life has many challenges and in fact there have been times when I have felt bewildered and let down by God because things were not going my way. Oh yes, I, too, am human. I have those feelings from time to time, yet in my heart, I know that God is simply trying to get my attention and change my course of direction. The truth is, we tend to get stuck in our old comfortable ways and when a jolt or course correction occurs, we get upset and distressed.
I once heard a doctor say this statement on TV as she was asking people to exercise, eat well and improve the quality of their life for the New Year: “If you don’t take care of your body…where else are you going to live?” We all need to repeat this statement over and over again so that it will be absorbed in the mind/body connection of each one of us.
What? How do you know that I can kick my habit, Joan Marie, you ask? Oh, I know you can kick your habit. It all depends on if you know that you can kick your habit and how willing you are to make that change. So what habits can you help me kick? Good question. If you are like countless others on the behavior treadmill, it is easy to get on and off the merry-go-round to which we have acclimated ourselves. One day you are up to the challenge, the next you are throwing in the towel. Sound like your situation?
Angel Chamuel is a great communicator and will assist you in creating better relationships in all areas of your life. If you are willing to receive her blessings, you will begin to feel her love and begin to experience the joy and peace that she will give you.
Is it me, or has 2010 flown by like a speeding locomotive? If you are like me, you have crammed as much into your life and the year as possible. But here we are in the final weeks of 2010 and I want to know what you have done with it. Where did you go? What did you do? What goals did you meet? How many new friends and acquaintenances did you make? What projects did you complete? Stop me anytime now… I am sure you have done many good and positive things in this past year. But try as we might, we may not always get through every benchmark the way we like.
Are you part of the “Sandwich Generation“? This particular age group (ranging between 40 to 60) often finds themselves caring for both an aging parent and a child (and sometimes grandchildren, too). It is not that humans are not capable of multitasking and caring for those they love; but all too often, we as adults become caught in the crossfire of what Associate Medical Editor of the Mayo Clinic, Edward T. Creagan, M.D. refers to as the “perfect storm”. If you are one of these individuals, you know exactly to what he is referring.
Think about those words for a moment! Maybe it’s time to stop doubting and struggling and start making positive changes for your life so you can empower yourself to reach your highest potential? Stop setting up roadblocks or procrastinating in ways that continually cause you to live in anger, frustration and stress instead stay in faith and believe that you can live out of a place of peace, a place of trust!
I think if we took a poll of most of the people in the world about how much time they spend on worrying each day, we would be enormously surprised. Too many people worry all the time, however, it has been said that we have to stop worrying and turn our problems over to our Creator if we want to heal our lives. I know it would serve us all more, if we decided to come back to a place of peace within! You need to protect your mind, body and spirit by placing all of your trust and faith believing that your God is smart, strong and almighty, and therefore, He can lift your load as you relinquish
I have observed that in my area, there is a lot of money in the hands of the people who flock to Florida seeking fun, greater happiness and a better way of life. In truth, don't we all seek those attributes but struggle to achieve? People can't wait to retire so they can enjoy some fun, greater happiness and a better way of life yet we should be aspiring to live our lives that way on a day-to-day basis.
It is easy to start looking for a scapegoat for all the things we think we cannot do or have not done. Most of us have a difficult time facing reality so we place the blame on outside forces. Maybe that technique has worked for you in the past; but in actuality, it is a malicious tool that can only drown out the truth, which is the voice of your Inner Soul, your Higher Intelligence. If you want to reach your highest potential and manifest in your life, you cannot let your future be determined by another.
Times do get tough; sometimes we want to give up because things don’t seem fair. We get discouraged and think maybe what I want isn’t meant to be for me, yet I want you to know just because your life gets tough, don’t give up, give in or get so discouraged that you settle for mediocrity.
Adversity seems to be a strong and difficult word…and sometimes, it can be if we allow it to get the better of us. Unfortunately, some of us encounter it and we become emotionally and even mentally paralyzed from moving ahead in life. Our higher consciousness tells us what we need to do to get ...
Do you see the magic that surrounds your life or are you caught up in the doldrums of daily living? Too often we tend to make our lives more difficult by adding on high levels of stress and anxiety mixed with rage or anger and even discontent. We are living the so-called fast paced life-attempting to keep up with everyone and everything else that we soon lose our way as to what really matters in life and why we are here.
At this time of year, we all go shopping to buy gifts for our loved ones and we try to make a point of making that gift memorable. Have you ever thought of the gift that you receive daily from your Creator? It is a gift of life, of abundance and riches that no material object can improve upon because this gift comes from deep within your soul. The best relationship you can have in your life is the relationship you have with yourself.
Declare daily, the truth that the Lord is guiding you! Your Creator has destined you to leave your mark! Your job is to believe and trust that it is all coming together. Don’t be in doubt, or fear or even feeling that you are inadequate; instead begin to visualize what it is you are seeking. The solution is already in route for you. You need to start believing, without a shadow of a doubt, that with God on your side, you will see with clarity how to resolve your situation because blessings are coming into your life.
You are empowered, whether you believe it or not, to create success in every aspect of your life. You must first choose to be happy in your own state of mind. “But I’m not happy,” you say? Why not? No one is making you unhappy. In fact, no one or nothing has the power to make you feel any certain way. If you are blaming others for your feelings of lack and regret, then truly you are wallowing in your own pity pool. Step away from the anger, rise above your feelings of injustice and turn those powerful emotions into something inspiring, motivating and productive.
Summer is one of my favorite seasons. Everything is in bloom and the leaves are full and green. The skies are a vibrant blue and the sun is beaming its warm rays everywhere its light touches. Kind of reminds me of Billie Holiday back in the early 20th century when she sang, “Summertime and the livin’s easy”. Summer is the season where all you want to do is lay back in the sunshine, absorb the rays and take a dip in a cool, refreshing pool. Wouldn’t it be nice if life was that easy all the time?
If you are a seeker of inner peace, you must protect your mind and keep it free from stress and anxiety. We were not designed to be in stress and tension all the time, yet, too often, we all seem to live our lives that way. It is easy to live in a state of worry and definitely more challenging to pay attention to protecting our minds so we can live in a peaceful state. Yet like everything else in life, if you desire to enjoy your time on Earth in good health, you need to pay attention to where you are placing your energy.
Harriet Tubman said, “Every great dream begins with a dreamer.” When you have passion in your heart to change your life and to change your destiny, you are turning your dreams into reality. Fact of the matter is we all have dreams. We all want to attain happiness, acquire success, and achieve prosperity. But like all successful people, success begins with a vision. Once you have the concept of the lifestyle you want to create, the roadmap is already being generated in your mind – you just have not tapped into it yet. Tapping into your intuition
You don’t need to be wealthy or have lots of money in order to be generous! Jesus said: “There is more happiness in giving than in receiving.” ACTS 20:35 I know that when I give to others, I feel beyond amazing! It can be as small and simple as offering a kind word or gesture towards another or sharing a smile and kind act to a stranger. It never ceases to surprise me that every time I perform a small and simple act, I feel blessed, happy and fulfilled. I, in that moment, have transformed my life for the better.
Let’s think about that title for a minute: “Putting thoughts to birth.” How do you put a thought to birth, you ask? Some of you may have watched the film, “Frequency” starring Dennis Quaid. In the film, the main character was somewhat able to travel through time via frequency radio. Each time he did, he was able to change the course of events by communicating future event information to his father.
Some of you might be old enough to remember the ABC television program, The Six Million Dollar Man. In the 70s pop culture series, Lee Majors played a former astronaut, who is fitted with bionic implants. One of his high-tech powers includes the ability to zoom in at 20:1 with infrared vision! Imagine that! If only we could have that sense of perception and visibility… in truth, we do if we only try.r
What is it? What does it mean? What does it involve? No one ever told me what being a mother actually meant. I observed my Mother but could feel her distance at times… I could sense her feelings of lack and doubt even though we were more than comfortable and provided for. Sometimes I was aware of her discomfort and uneasiness even though she had many friends with whom she could share her thoughts. Even so, she did not want to share those thoughts with me. At times, I had felt isolation… so how do I become a responsible, nurturing mother myself someday?
To nourish means to supply with what is necessary for life, health and growth. When I speak about nourishing the body, we all get the idea that we need to supply our bodies with food, hopefully good food and maybe exercise. Yet when I speak about nourishing the soul, many people turn a deaf ear! They don't know what I am speaking about and most people don't even want to discuss that topic.
In first chapter of the book, Soul-Discovery: The Nine Principles to Reveal Your Sacred Gifts, I talk about how your “authentic self” can be realized when you acknowledge the burning desire in your soul. Many times, your innate wisdom and drive are desperately trying to be awakened deep from the ...
Don't get caught up in the negativity that surrounds you. Use this time for your joy! Many times without realizing it, our enemies are the ones that motivate us because they get our goat and cause us to challenge them. So if you are facing some kind of enemy in your life believe that you must be getting closer to your glory because challenges are being placed in front of you. Jumping Over HurdlesSmile back at them and say to yourself that you are an overcomer because your God is on your side. When you maintain the right attitude, your Creator will use your difficult times for your good.
Too often people think that if they surrender they are showing their weaknesses and flaws. I am here to tell you that it takes a great deal of strength to surrender your worries, fears and conce s to the Holy Spirit. We all suffer troubles and great conce s in our lives whether they personally affect our loved ones or us. I have learned, however, that when I have released my worry and fears conce ing a loved one, over to the Holy Spirit, I have been blessed with a wonderful sense of freedom, which in turn has offered me a wonderful feeling of inner peace.
You must have deep roots that will keep you grounded in inner peace and balance if you want to live your life in contentment and harmony. Surface roots can easily cause a tree to topple in times of storms because surface roots are shallow roots. The same holds true for us humans. We all need to go down deep and stay grounded and know that we are secure within our soul because we are deeply grounded to our core. In other words, don’t let circumstances take you out and destroy your peace of mind and your joy. Deep roots will get you through everything!
Taming your tongue is a major factor in reaching your highest potential for your life. Sometimes when we are in stressful situations, we say things that we really don't mean or that we should not speak. Those are the times we often blurt out negative words without thinking first and the repercussions are long lasting. If you prepare yourself to cultivate better habits for what comes out of your mouth, you will be doing yourself a big favor.
Too many people seem to think that they go to school, get an education, pass all the tests and the rest should be easy. Unfortunately that thought process is false. The whole of life from the moment of conception to the moment of death is a learning process and somewhere in between we suffer from the growing pains and trials. Our growth process is comprised of a series of creative ideas, skills and talents and a lot of determination and right choices.
Pride, a strong ego, can sometimes confine us. Too often, we get caught up in the words, "I can't do this because I may lose this or that," or "I can't move there because I will be away _________ fill in the blank." There are opportunities in life that beg you to take full advantage of, but because you are so focused on reasons or excuses that stop you, you become paralyzed in the "what if's" and the "I cant's". Do not become that person.
Have you ever noticed young girls at play? They tend to nurture their dolls like little mommies. They carry their “babies” around like prized possessions, dressing and redressing them, feeding them, “teaching” them, rocking them to sleep and even singing to them at times. It is a wondrous site to see. And for many women, this is the ideal vision in life: to have a career, marriage, children…the whole nine yards. We want it all!
Have you ever had opportunity slap you in the face and every day since you said NO to it, you have kicked yourself? Sometimes, when a door opens, you must accept the challenge and just go with it. When you hesitate at a chance to embark on a new direction, time will quickly pass you by and you will not again have that same opportunity. The same is true if you do not apply yourself in pursuing possibilities for yourself. This means that if you truly want something in your life, you have to GO AFTER IT. In reality, life does not drop things into your lap.
Love is both a gift and a task. So how do you love? If God so loved us that he willingly died for us, then we can learn much from His example and work on learning more about how to love each other. To heal your life requires you to feel and share love. It is impossible to truly live in joy and transform your life if you are unwilling to be open to give and receive love. There is so much pain and hurt in the world and we humans seem to be on a mission to destroy each other rather than help and support each other. Love is the only answer!
Life has been difficult for many lately, floods, fires, lack of funds; conflict in government and confusion is surrounding all of us. The Earth is convulsing and its people are suffering. These are certainly challenging times for everyone yet I am here to say: “Please stay in faith.” When things change; life gets tricky! That’s when you need to call on your inner strength and muster up all the courage you can to stand firm and be disciplined.r
Moms are intuitive beings. Guys, it’s really nothing personal, but Moms are the leaders of the pack when it comes to achieving peace and harmony on the home front. Remember when Mom said things like “I’ve got eyes in the back of my head”? Though she may not physically have eyes in the back of ...
It is a most uncomfortable period in our lives to be caught up in the dysfunctional periods where nothing seems to be flowing and everything feels difficult to manage. I know that feeling because I have experienced it, however, I can truthfully say that as I was going through it, I was able to find a sense of ease and flow as I tried to understand what was happening in my life. Answers did not come immediately but with time, I was able to see more clearly the larger picture, which helped me stop challenging and start accepting the process of life.
Have you ever heard the expression, "Become the change you want to be"? This motivational statement should be the foundation to not only promoting peace, but to achieving peace - both internally and in the world around us. When you "become the change you want to be," you are creating an ...
Bitte ess is poison that affects your attitude and the way you live your life. You may have a good reason to feel bitte ess but it does not improve the quality of your life. It does instead alter your attitude and behavior and causes you to live without joy and inner peace. When you feel upset or bitter, maybe this is the time to call in your Power Angels to help you calm down, change your thoughts and install in you seeds of love and laughter.
This article is well timed because in our country we have just come out of two bad hurricanes and wild fires. We can all find a reason to be negative and live in fear, worry and self-pity but if you refuse to give these negative emotions your attention, you can easily move beyond them and arrive at the door of inner peace. It is easy to get comfortable in dysfunction and accept these needy conditions in difficult times. If, however, when you tend to be your own life coach and talk to your mind and body in ways that will empower you, you will be able to transform your life.
How you started is not important – how you finish is what counts! You can break the chains that bind you and you can create changes that will transform your life if you make the right choices that will enhance your development and improve your thinking and your life. You may be facing challenges that seem impossible but I want you to know when you change your words and thinking you will change how you perform. It definitely takes responsibility on your part.
There are those special few, who've chosen career paths as teachers and mentors. I have a lot of good things to say about teachers because they're the ones who give us the basic life skills to survive and succeed. Unfortunately, our "life trainers" are human beings just like the rest of us, ...
Pop sensation, Bone Thugs –N- Harmony sing about the cross roads of life. In their very popular tune, they ask "whatcha gonna do when there ain't no where to run?" Their answer, "...we pray, and we pray, and we pray...every day..." Is this how you feel sometimes? Suddenly, we're at the cross ...