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- Acceptance to Develop a More Peaceful Frame of Mind - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2011 from Kim OHara"Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it. Make it your friend and ally." Eckhart Tolle I don't know about you, but when I first studied the above quote from Tolle, years ago, I fought it for a long time. To me, acceptance ...
Views: 1115(1 vote) - How To Tame The Thoughts In Your Mind - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2012 from Adam BenedettoOur mind seems to wander on its own, seeming to escape our abilities to tame it. How do we go about harnessing our thoughts and controlling our mind so that we can be present? This is a very good question and one that many have tried to answer. But there is no one answer, for it really comes ...
Views: 1115(2 votes) - Discover Inner Peace: 5 Types of Meditation Perfect for Newcomers - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2019 from M Nasir AzizHave you always thought about trying meditation but never knew which type to try? Click here for 5 types of meditation to help you find inner peace. Criss-crossed legs, folded hands, and "oms." Ah, the standard meditation stance. I'm sure this is what you imagine when thinking about ...
Views: 1114 - "What's It All About? Why Are We Here?" - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2011 from Maureen Brennan Mercier"What's it all about? Why are we here?" I would ask myself as a quiet little kid growing up with 4 older brothers as the only girl in our family in the Bronx, NY. Instinctively I knew to not ask that question out loud because everyone around me seemed to know what they were doing and why we ...
Views: 1112(1 vote) - ~Grounding Techniques~ - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2012 from Patricia Lite HickmanGROUNDING: It takes approximately 3 - 4 weeks of daily practice to "get" this technique once learned, you can ground anytime. Anywhere, in a matter of seconds. I also call this: awakening to the spiritual self. Prior to attempting to meditate, begin to practice the following: To awaken ...
Views: 1112(1 vote) - Discovering the Presence of Spirit in our Lives - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Jane Booth RobertsonHow has Spirit has revealed itself to you? As a young child I always felt and often saw what I called “angels’. I felt like I was always being observed. I didn’t feel alone. Later on, as I learned to meditate, I really began to connect deeply with Spirit and an intimate relationship developed ...
Views: 1111 - Let Go to Be in the Moment - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Marcelina HardyBeing able to be in the moment is one of life’s simplest treasures. It can make the craziness of the world stop so you can just sit and take a breather. Take one minute after reading this paragraph to look away from the computer. Close your eyes and just be in the moment. Listen to your ...
Views: 1111(1 vote) - Letting Go: Release Your Need to Control - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2011 from Elizabeth ScalaI used to want to control everything. I wanted smooth work days, timely appointments, and conversations that ended with my opinions as outcomes. I would get frustrated with co-workers who didn't see things my way. I'd get angry when people were late or meetings delayed. I'd feel uncomfortable ...
Views: 1111 - The Secret Energy of Words and Inner Peace - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2013 from Solvita BennettDear Friend, … We all know how powerful words can be and we also know that at times we are able to say words that we later regret. You have probably heard that thoughts are things; well words are more than just things. When we can change our thoughts with the help of our will, we can’t ...
Views: 1110(1 vote) - Tips for å holde en god tale i bryllupet - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2019 from Hamza HassanDet er ikke bare enkelt å bli invitert i bryllup. Du skal finne det rette antrekket, gaven og er du en nær venn eller familie skal du kanskje holde en tale. Talen er for mange den største utfordringen. Du skal stå foran venner og bekjente og si noe som betyr noe. Noen får kalde føtter og trekker ...
Views: 1110 - Looking for More Inside of You? - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2011 from Janelle AlexYou know there is more for you or you would not be here reading this right now. To access the more inside of you it is important to center yourself and invigorate your soul. (*Note I am not actually interchanging the terms soul and spirit here, but that topic is a whole other article.) So, just ...
Views: 1109(2 votes) - Why is There Serenity in Simple Things - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2013 from Scadi SheppardDo you ever have these out-of-body experiences, when you are doing something that you enjoy very much, and then you just relax and your mind goes to places and thinks about things that are SO far away from the real world, that you wish to stay there forever? Such utopias come to you when you ...
Views: 1109 - Finding Inner Peace With Your Daily Activities and Relationships - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2011 from Thadddeus FergusonIf you are anything like most people your daily tasks at home may range from picking up toys or caring for the ones you love. Your work duties may be anything from the mundane, trivial or essential. And no matter what your day's activities may bring you if you are seriously interested in ...
Views: 1108 - Four Simple Ways to Reduce Stress - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2014 from Janet PfeifferAs I entered the room I could feel the tension of the forty-eight individuals seated at the oblong conference tables. I was about to present a workshop to these teachers on managing stress. Conditions for educators across the nation have become increasingly more demanding as states mandate more ...
Views: 1108 - Living with Stress is a Choice Not a Fact of Life! - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2016 from Monty RitchingsManaging stress by many of the more conventional methods promoted by counseling and psychotherapy professionals are amongst some of the most unsuccessful treatment processes available. Why? In contemporary counseling, attempts to heal the problem are targeted at the person changing the ...
Views: 1107 - How Cooperation Melts Resistance - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2013 from Kumari MullinHave you noticed there seems to be a widening gap between positive and negative experiences recently? If I am in cooperation and collaboration mode, everything runs so smoothly, even magically. The converse is also glaringly evident; when I am pushing my agenda, without sharing my goals and ...
Views: 1106 - Where We Are One - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2010 from Cory KempYou may already know this about yourself, but for me it came as a surprise: I don’t really enjoy shopping. Admitting this publicly is the first step for a fuller life, I am sure, but I haven’t figured out what the second step would be quite yet. I’m a patient woman, so I’ll continue to work ...
Views: 1106 - World Earth Day - Law of Attraction Lessons For Women at 40, 45, 50 & More Who Want To Have A Baby - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2011 from Deirdre MorrisCelebrating Mother Earth I decided that World Earth Day was the perfect moment to birth my new blog which aims to support women over 40, over 45, over 50, over 55 to have a baby. Indeed there, is no upper age limit as far as I am concerned. And Earth Day helps me in some ways articulate ...
Views: 1106 - 5 Tips To Help You Feel Great About Life. - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2014 from Madelaine VallinThis week has helped me realise how important it is to be aware of our thought patterns that is going on inside of ourselves. Why do we humans use what is going on in or world to be the reason for how we feel? Why is feeling good often measured from the outside in and not the other way ...
Views: 1105 - Learning to Love the Weeds - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2013 from Valerie LipsteinTuning Out the Outer Critic In my work with hundreds of men and women who are choosing greater success in designing their future, one major challenge they often experience, is listening to, and being affected by the voice and opinions of others. Taking in the criticism of others and being ...
Views: 1105 - Reach for Relief - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2012 from Michele Howe Clarke, MBAIn the moment to moment of your life reach for relief. When you feel relief you have won. Feel better by reaching for relief and by thinking better feeling thoughts. Getting from the here of dissatisfaction to the there of accomplishment is where all the interesting things in life happen. ...
Views: 1105 - Finding Happiness - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2013 from Passia PandoraWe all want to feel happy. Unfortunately, the circumstances of life don't always support our happiness. Issues with money, jobs, health, and relationships frequently steal our happiness. Collectively, we have discovered ways of sidestepping our unhappiness, at least temporarily. Some ...
Views: 1104(2 votes) - What Happens To You When It's The Holidays? - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2014 from Carolyn GoldfarbHow do you feel when it is the Holidays? Are you excited? Ready to decorate, bake, and buy presents? Or are you dreading it? Are you feeling like "Oh boy, another year already?" Are you grieving a recent loss and can't imagine how you are going to make it through the December and the holidays, ...
Views: 1103 - Forgiving the Past - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2010 from Debra RebleTo forgive our past, we first have to face and resolve any unfinished business from our past choices. This means every pattern, choice, and grievance must be examined, like turning over river stones, without hiding behind the facade of excuses. Then, to attain closure, in addition to spiritually ...
Views: 1102(3 votes) - Release - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2014 from Kelli WilsonI sometimes have a potty mouth and I tend to fall easily into negative words when my spiritual tank is a quart low. I am getting better and better at recognizing when my language and thoughts are not in alignment with how I want to show up in the world as a minister. During my final days ...
Views: 1101 - Our Relating to Others Can Be Beneficial To All - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2011 from Jim GilletteHow we relate to others can shape how they feel and how we feel. We can determine our orientation and that affects the relational field we create. There is a positive openness that we can offer that is supportive for the other person. It will affect how the other experiences us and how she/he ...
Views: 1100 - December 2011 Public Channeling Kryonschool - Angel Chamuel: Pearls of Love - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2011 from Pia Sosua von ProndzynskiI am Angel Chamuel and I greet each single one of you with the words of love, OMAR TA SATT. I am love itself, the biggest living star tetrahedron. I speak to you full of light and love. In your time you will celebrate the festival of love, the birth of Jesus Christ. It is a time of peace, a ...
Views: 1099 - The Most Loving Act- Part 1 - by Submitted on May 11, 2012 from Melanie McGheeI will be travelling to Europe with my father in a few weeks. We both love to travel and it will be a trip that revisits places very dear to both of us. My dad is now 82 and traveling together is a precious and, like everything else, time-limited. These sorts of events get me thinking about a ...
Views: 1099 - Thoughts on suicide - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Dr. Christine King[Following is a blog entry I wrote about a year ago, in a personal blog I titled "Notes to Self." I submit it here for digestion and discussion...] Note to Self: Thoughts of suicide occur only to the sane. In fact, I submit that it may be the one true mark of sanity. Anyone who is ...
Views: 1097 - Top Three Mantras to Live by for a Happier and Healthier Life - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2013 from Serenity HealthControl the things you can Life is full of situations that are out of your control, there is no way around that fact. Focusing on what you can control is what will reduce stress and anxiety and ultimately put you back in the driver’s seat. Making your surroundings your own at the office ...
Views: 1097 - We Are Eternal - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2010 from Dorothy LeeThis is the second in a series of eight articles based on The Eight Principles of Inner Peace as channeled by the Light Collective through Kathryn Harwig. These principles are simple, yet profound, and apply to all beings in the cosmos. The essence of all eight principles is inner peace, and ...
Views: 1096 - 5 Things to Take When You “Visit” With God - by Submitted on May 15, 2011 from Veronica DrakeHaving been at a place in my life where I no longer wanted to live I became intimate with God very quickly. I even challenged Him/Her/It. I was not looking for forgiveness, or mercy I was looking for someone to take over and “do” life for me. I had enough. Constant struggles, endless ...
Views: 1095(1 vote) - Spirit Believes in you. Do you? - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2014 from Lisa BoussonI had a very short dream last night. In the dream I was in an airplane soaring in a clear blue sky. I was with a group of people and it was obvious that our intent was to skydive from the plane. The door was wide open and as I walked toward it a man pushed me out. I awoke with a start, ...
Views: 1094 - Spirituality is a personal choice - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2015 from Tim OngChoosing to walk the spiritual path is a very personal decision. It is a decision that only you can make. No one can, nor do they have the right to, compel you to make this choice. It is a personal matter – a personal choice. Our modern lifestyle is too focused on materiality. If you are fine ...
Views: 1093 - Achieving Mind Calm - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2018 from amanda hadleyMind Calm Mind calm is the process of bringing your mind to a place of complete calm and stillness and can have enormous health benefits for you. When the mind is calm and free from the constant chatter and noise of the day we move into a place of peace and perfect ease, a place where ...
Views: 1092 - Aiuras Part 2 - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2016 from Jackie Wiliams BrockertThe aura, or human being strength subject, is like a bubble of power that surrounds each residing matter. Plants, family pets, even the globe might be explained to acquire an power area. Even so, the individual system is certain to our species and has an effect on how we incarnate and ...
Views: 1092 - Self-acceptance and self-love - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2015 from Gordana StankovicThese two concepts go hand in hand with each other. You cannot truly and fully love yourself if you do not accept yourself fully, and you cannot accept yourself fully if you do not love yourself. It is a little bit like with the chicken and the egg, no one can really answer what comes first and ...
Views: 1092 - Life Is The Way You Make It - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2013 from Cynthia OrtizOne of the biggest set backs you can give yourself is allowing your “outer life” control your “inner life”. Your inner LIFE is who you really are. It is where nothing can break you and all that matters can be found. It is where you are protected, safe, loved and one with Source. When we ...
Views: 1091(2 votes) - On Achieving Happiness - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2011 from Rabbi Yaakov RosensteinOn Achieving Happiness: The founding fathers wrote in the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of ...
Views: 1090 - After Recovery...Can Prayer Help? - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2010 from Michael HoareFor those of us who have not only been able to make it through a traumatic life event, but have actually been able to grow from the experience, we often think...What Now? As I think back to several of those experiences, I realize that family and friends were an important part of my recovery. ...
Views: 1089 - The Future Holds the Same Stuff as Today - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2012 from Debbi DickinsonHow often we lament ‘When ___ happens my life will be better’. The blank may be a job, marriage, new baby or even divorce. What you can count on is that your life will be altered; but will it be better? My experience has been that my life gets better when I work on me. If I rely upon ...
Views: 1089 - THE 21ST CENTURY AND ITS BRILLIANT POSSIBILITIES - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2011 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaIF THE ACTION TRANSFORMS ITS REACTION TOO WILL FOLLOW SUIT: A reaction always follows an action. A pendulum which swings to one end will return to the other end. Those who behave eccentrically later repent and yearn to regain balance. Apart from diarrhea and vomiting occurring because of ...
Views: 1088(1 vote) - How to control anger with the help of Astrology? - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2019 from Sri TulasiAnger is said to be the biggest enemy of man. It is also told in the Gita that work, anger and greed lead a man to decline. People who are dissatisfied with something or situation in life tend to be angrier. In anger, the tongue loses its temper first. But astrology and Vastu Shastra suggest ...
Views: 1087 - When A Crisis Strikes…What You Can Do To Survive and Thrive - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2011 from Karin VoloAcceptance is the Key to Freedom God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. The Serenity prayer from Alcoholics Anonymous has always been one of my favorites. Being able to accept a situation ...
Views: 1087 - Why Compassion Is The Essential Entrepreneurial Skill - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2012 from Pete SapperMost people exist from a two-sided paradigm of "giving" and "taking". And that's okay - it's how most of us have been programmed to operate. Unfortunately, that old paradigm has left most of us bankrupt in terms of abundance in our lives. It's a scarcity-based paradigm that gets us to "feel ...
Views: 1087 - Gentle Letting Go - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2014 from Kelli WilsonI sometimes have a potty mouth and I tend to fall easily into negative words when my spiritual tank is a quart low. I am getting better and better at recognizing when my language and thoughts are not in alignment with how I want to show up in the world as a minister. During my final days ...
Views: 1086 - How To Deal With Changes - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Adam BenedettoWhat happens when our plans are changed or when things are not going our way? How do we deal with these kinds of moments? How do we let go of our plans so that we can shift with the moment in a less stressful way? When things happen that go against what we want, we have to be able to adjust ...
Views: 1085 - Learning When to Say "I"m Sorry" Improves Self-Esteem - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2011 from Timothy BarlowSome of us could greatly improve our self-esteem simply by learning to say 'I'm sorry'. For others, ironically, that change will come from learning to say it a little less. When genuinely felt and spoken, the word sorry has the power to bring about such positive change with another person ...
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