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In one of my overeating support groups this week, we were discussing the notion of "living in this moment." So often, when we aren't satisified with our bodies, we put our lives on hold. We tell ourselves that we're not applying for that new position, going back to school, volunteering, ... Views: 1635
Ok, so I can't sing like the all girl band, The Pussycat Dolls, but what is in this message is just as "hot" as the song with the above title. Over the past four years as I coach and facilitate The Power of Awareness programs, I've noticed a consistent theme. When folks go into justification ... Views: 1635
When I was a child, my mom always utilized natural methods for healing. Fevers were treated with cold compresses to the forehead, sucking on frozen juice pops, and cool baths. Burns were treated with ice, colds with chicken soup. Rarely was medication given to restore health.
Even when we ... Views: 1634
Dr. Romance writes:
Happy New Year, everyone! This is the time when a lot of energy is spent on making resolutions, most of which we don’t manage to keep. So, this year, especially given recent tragic events, I propose a different kind of resolution.
Will you join me in ... Views: 1634
As you walk through your day, do you practice gratitude and grace? When things are going our way, this can be an easy task. When life is difficult or stressful, being grateful and being graceful about it can be quite the challenge.
I notice that when things are running smoothly for me, I ... Views: 1633
"All is impermanent." What a depressing thought, but only to an untrained, worldly mind. Impermanence is never lost, just a flow of change; a flow of change that is an ultimate truth and therefore an ultimate security.
What is it that we instead depend upon for our security? When I was a ... Views: 1633
There’s a saying, “Of all the things I’ve lost, I miss my mind the most.” For me, of all the things I’ve lost, I miss my mind the LEAST. I often had a chatterbox mind; when I was unsettled, my busy mind was like a crazed acrobat, tumbling from thought to thought, leaping to conclusions. After my ... Views: 1631
Seeds of Anger
By
Bill Cottringer
I think most people would agree that the main problems of our day are: (a) the artificially dualistic, unfair sharp divide between those who have abundance, power and all the other desirable things in life, and those who don’t have enough of these ... Views: 1631
Gratitude is in the air these days, more and more, as a spiritual practice to uplevel and uplift your life. Authors such as Deepak Chopra, Edwene Gaines, Neale Donald Walsch, Diane Harmony and many more extol the power of gratitude. After all, one cannot be depressed or angry while in a state of ... Views: 1631
A recent email announcement sent to my entire database promoting my latest book, The Great Truth: Shattering Life's Most Insidious Lies That Sabotage Your Happiness Along With the Revelation of Life's Sole Purpose, prompted two angry responses. In both cases, the recipients took offense to my ... Views: 1628
God’s Five Favorite Hiding Places
by
Bill Cottringer
Sometimes God is hard to find, let alone know very well. Not being able to see God, we have to go places where a God-like presence can be sensed in some distinct way. Here are God’s seven favorite hiding places, where such an ... Views: 1627
Ups and downs in life are a part of the human existence and cannot be avoided. The question is, are we going to lose our peace of mind and become unstable as we face these highs and lows on the roadway of life? Or is there another way?
If we let ourselves become affected by everything that ... Views: 1626
Independence Day: the day to celebrate the many freedoms of life in the good ole US of A. I am grateful to our forebears for establishing the many liberties that this country enjoys today; that make this the country to which people immigrate. No Berlin Walls here….well, actually no Berlin Walls ... Views: 1625
Just before Christmas when I was 7 years old my dad died and I experienced a life altering paradigm shift. It was as if the curtains closed at the end of an act on the stage of my life and when they reopened, the scenery had completely changed leaving me feeling unsafe and bewildered. As a ... Views: 1623
Today I taught myself the definition of Happiness that would best satisfy me at least and that I want to share with you so that you could think it over too. You might have the same meaning like me so this mail will affirm your belief too.
When we say happiness is something you want to get ( ... Views: 1623
One of the greatest joy's in life is to spend a moment with God. Just find some time though out your busy day and just be still. In this busy world we get caught up in life that we tend to forget one very important part of ourselves our soul.
We feed it on Sunday when we attend church, and ... Views: 1623
Once meditating the natural environment you pick is important, put fundamentally it must be peaceful. At best you ought to place a complete room aside which you can alter into a meditation space, though I deduce that could be challenging or else even out of the question for selected individuals, ... Views: 1623
The transformational state is based on pure awareness in the ‘Now’; the future is taken care of by that holistic state of mind. In contrast, paths to preset goals sustain the ego through expected fulfillments; the ‘Now’ is relegated as a mere passage.
The conventional mindset in which human ... Views: 1621
As a child I was taught that anger was a bad emotion but I've have since come to understand that there are no bad feelings. All emotions have purpose and value as they teach us about ourselves based on how we react to external events. We assign value to each depending on how people act them out. ... Views: 1620
This week I've been working with how much courage it takes, for those who are people-pleasers , to be authentic. It's a fact that you can't set a boundary to take care of yourself, and take care of the other person's feelings at the same time. For many, the prohibition against hurting someone ... Views: 1620
Meditation has been an focal bit of various societies for centuries, the value of its practice being renowned as of great consequence on spiritual, emotional and tangible levels. The practice of meditation has been widely renowned to be helpful to dropping stress levels, elevating healthiness on ... Views: 1617
If you're like most of the people that attend my seminars, workshops and classes on Emotional Eating, you've tried all kinds of diets, fasts and exercise regimens to take off the weight. Perhaps you've even tried pills, shots and surgery, all to no avail. You've lost weight many times but ... Views: 1617
Severe possession by lost souls and sometimes even demonic entities is, we believe, a serious yet largely overlooked problem.
Spiritually sensitive and otherwise susceptible people, such as abused children or people who abuse alcohol and, or use drugs, can unknowingly be a host for all sorts ... Views: 1617
Do you ever feel lost not knowing what it will take for you to become happy? It can happen suddenly, the realization that you have lost your joy.
As women we seem to be busy with our lives, working, running errands, taking care of the family and then we wake up one morning and notice we ... Views: 1616
"Failure's hard, but success is far more dangerous. If you're successful at the wrong thing, the mix of praise and money and opportunity can lock you in forever." - Po Bronson
Which do you fear more - success or failure? This question is much more complicated than it seems on the surface. ... Views: 1616
Most people I know want to be happy. I say most because there some who are really miserable and seem content remaining that way. They resist every opportunity for joy and find excuses to stay stuck in their gloom. Although I believe that deep down inside every human being desires happiness, I ... Views: 1615
I've been presenting seminars on understanding and healing anger for 25 years and it never ceases to amaze me how much misinformation is circulating about one of life's most powerful emotions. Lack of accurate facts and techniques can have serious repercussions in every aspect of life from ... Views: 1614
Before I go into this article I would like to make something very clear: NO ONE ALLOWS FEAR TO BLOCK THEIR LIFE! Now some of you maybe balking at that statement, but think about it, if you knew you had fear or if you are feeling fearful, would you really consciously or subconsciously and ... Views: 1614
Through my many years of life, experience and learning I have found there are different types and levels of friendships and relationships. I want to discuss this in my article and see if anyone agrees.
I have been around for many years and have learnt so much about myself and life. I believe ... Views: 1613
From the moment we are born into this world, we are in the process of what I’ll call “transition.” Transition in life is constant; and it guarantees that we will always be transforming throughout our lives — even in death. Remember that energy never dies — it transforms; this is how we as ... Views: 1613
No matter where you go in life, you'll find that humans share similar goals: we are all seeking happiness, success, good health, wealth, and love. Some are fortunate to acquired some or all of them. And yet as quickly as we obtain them we can lose them or they can disappoint and hurt us. You ... Views: 1612
If we truly want to live a happier life, we must dig deep and learn to forgive. Forgiveness is the most precious treasure that we can give ourselves and each other.
When we are willing to take responsibility for forgiveness, we are guaranteed a life of peace, gratitude, wisdom, expansion and ... Views: 1612
Where does sadness come from when you don't understand its presence? Why is it there when you see no reason for it? Sadness itself has no control over you; it is not a separate thing. If we imagine sadness itself as something we must get rid of, let go of, or solve, then we are going about it ... Views: 1611
I was reading Caroline Myss’ book Defy Gravity the other day and I came upon the word surrender. For some reason it gave me pause, and immediately I decided that it would be the subject of my next article. What is it about the word surrender? Why did it seem to be something I needed to give ... Views: 1611
It has been said over time that those who hear voices are going mad. What about those who hear voices in their dreams? Are they mad also? How do we determine when we have heard the voice of the angels, and when we have received true guidance? One of the easiest things to do is to discount ... Views: 1610
We all get angry from time-to-time. Sometimes our anger is righteous, that is to say it is justifiable and other times without valid cause. For instance, imagine your child is late returning from an evening basketball game. He does not call to let you know that the game went into overtime. ... Views: 1608
Needless to say, transformation can be intense at times! Our minds can be out of sync with our hearts, discerning truth seems daunting, and communication is challenging at best!
I call this "Dis-cored," "Dis-cord," or "Dis-chord," but it's all the same…being out of alignment with your “Chord ... Views: 1607
Positive and Negative Intentions are Directions.
Which Direction do you Choose?
The past couple of days I've been covering the topic of love. I stated that love is a choice based on your intentions/thoughts not your feelings. I also pointed out that in order to start attracting more ... Views: 1607
ACCEPTANCE:
The ability to accept yourself as an individual, to accept other people as they are and to comfortably receive things, thoughts and feelings from others. It is the ability to see yourself and accept yourself as an essential part of the environment.
I'm sure you know how ... Views: 1606
Over decades of spiritual searching I have met a handful of people who claim to have awakened to the truth beyond the dream of separate interests, the lives we believe we are living in this world. Most have undergone spontaneous, dramatic shifts in awareness usually following a particularly ... Views: 1605
One of the quickest ways out of stress is to learn how to fully experience the present moment - that’s the one that is happening right now!
Most stress that people feel in their body is generated from a thought about something that has either already happened and is now over, or something ... Views: 1604
HAPPINESS……WHAT IS THAT?
What is happiness? Happiness does not come from material things or from others, it is a state of mind, our attitude towards everyday life, it is the journey and not the destination.
No question money carries a significant role in someone happiness, however, I would ... Views: 1603
Developing a clear vision about yourself and your business might be the most important factor in determining your success as a leader. The clearer you are in what you want to achieve and the path to achieving it, the better are your chances of success and your abilities to lead others to success ... Views: 1599
“We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable.” Alcoholics Anonymous
“In our ignorance of the truth, we have misused the highest power we possess. And so great is this power -- so complete is our freedom in it, so absolute the domain of law through it -- ... Views: 1599
Even if you get what you want, you won’t be happy.
If it was a car, a job, a spouse, or whatever…you will fear and worry about losing what you got and so you will never truly be happy even when you get it. There will always be the anxiety of “what if I lose it?” Happiness does not come from ... Views: 1597
At one time or another, we've all complained that life isn't fair. Children do it all the time: Karen, who is older by two years, is allowed to stay up later than her younger siblings. They complain to dad that they're being treated unjustly, not realizing that at the same age her bedtime was ... Views: 1597
Is your spouse making you happy? Whether you are married to yours, living with them or contemplating spending a lot of time with them in the future it is a good idea to know if you are truly compatible with them first.
Remember that sometimes your partner shows a certain side of their ... Views: 1596
We could all use a few suggestions for dealing with those difficult coworkers, obnoxious family members, or challenging neighbors that find their way into our lives. Some really know how to push our buttons and bring out the worst in us; others are stubborn or opinionated; still others can be ... Views: 1594
Where are you headed ... in your relationship?
by Jan Denise
As seen in Jan's relationships column "Choosing Love"
in the May 2012 issue of In Jersey magazine
If you don't want to take a vacation, you can stay home; but if you don't want to go anyplace in your relationship, you can't ... Views: 1594
I’m sure we’ve all heard the adage, ‘Good things come to those who wait.’ This is a truism. Good things do come to those who wait. However, it is only part of the ‘Good Things’ recipe. There is more to eating that blueberry pie than sitting around waiting for the oven timer to sound. Waiting ... Views: 1593