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How 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: 949
Been kind of sad lately. Maybe even a bit depressed. I can’t see how anyone can not feel a bit down after reading or watching the latest news. What story am I talking about? On what day? It doesn’t matter, the stories don’t really seem to change, just the places and the names change.
I ... Views: 949
Would you like to start learning the woodworking craft? It's not exactly easy, at least not if you want to become good at what you're doing, but it's fun and it's worth all the effort for sure. You will need some guidance though and you can get it on the net if you want to make it as easy as ... Views: 948
Wherever you walk, you are walking in the footsteps of a Higher Power. It is only when you try to run from them that you will find yourself struggling. You must ask yourself whether or not striding in the comfort and peace of angels is better or worse than going through life feeling like you can ... Views: 947
December is upon us and for those of you who live in the United States and Europe; it is a season of darkness. To compound the bleakness, if you live on the East Coast, you have recently experienced Storm Sandy and might have been without power. There are also other forms of darkness; you might ... Views: 945
Subject: Quiz--How Demonically Possessed Are You?
Unwanted entity attachment and negative energy are a part of life, but most people aren't aware of this hidden problem, or how it can influence their lives.
The source of the unwanted energy can be negative energy directed at you from ... Views: 945
When we experience something truly beautiful, it can open-up the universe and allow grace to bathe us in Her sweet embrace. Whether it be an incredibly gorgeous landscape, the smell of a rose in full bloom, an exquisite piece of music, or a delicious mouth-watering bite, when the senses are ... Views: 945
This 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: 945
This past weekend, my family and I had the pleasure of what Minnesotan’s lovingly call, “going up north!” Essentially, it means communing with nature either on the north shore of Lake Superior or in the North woods/Lakes area. It is also understood that what you experience up there is a profound ... Views: 944
I was in Cairo on the day the world ended. Well, not really, but on the day the world was supposed to end, Dec. 21, 2012. We took our spiritual tour group out in the desert to Dashur and inside the Red Pyramid, where we toned, sang, rang a crystal bowl, and spoke our intentions for the future ... Views: 944
Did you know that low self-esteem leaves you feeling like a second class citizen who must regularly submit their wishes to the whims of others? Can you relate to this? More importantly, did you know that low self-esteem is something that is actually programmed into you by negative memories of ... Views: 944
Those possessing the wealth of a brilliant intellect too are scientists in a certain sense. Various institutions and systems of the government and society work as per their directions and pressure. Lest social vile traditions and individual unethical activities/behavior were vehemently opposed ... Views: 944
For 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: 943
Energy Meditation
This form of meditation focuses your attention on how everything is made up of energy. It is a simple meditation that is beneficial for your body, mind and spirit. Physically and emotionally this meditation will help you lower stress levels and create a feeling of liberation ... Views: 943
I 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: 943
4 ways to find contentment in caregiving
On Wednesday of this week my 80-year-old mother told me she just didn't know what she would do without me. This was during our drive to the opthamologist where we spent two hours having tests done on her eyes. I agreed with her. On Thursday, she told ... Views: 942
Acceptance 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: 941
I 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: 940
Det 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: 939
As we acknowledge and respect the many who lost lives at the 9/11 tragedy and hold ourselves in silence and prayers that their souls have found eternal peace on the 10th anniversary of a tragedy that changed the world, we must also stop and ask what we have learned over the years?
In my ... Views: 939
What exactly does it mean when we make the statement Your Mind is the Control Center? We are focusing on Spiritual Warfare in the mind of God's people. This is the battlefield where we do our fighting everyday. We must beware of our own demons we face here in this struggle of the mind. We have ... Views: 939
This week I have been revisiting a book written by Pema Chodron, called “When Things Fall Apart”. I read this book a few years back when my Mom passed away. It helped me to realize that life isn’t about trying to reach a place of lasting pleasure, in order to avoid pain, but to accept that we ... Views: 938
We humans invest huge amounts of energy, time and resources trying to create a sense of certainty and security. Uncertainty can terrify us because it threatens the control we believe we have over life, so we cling to those things that are supposed to bring us certainty, and refuse to ... Views: 938
What is Happiness? The dictionary gives us a definition with synonyms, almost too many of them but in a nutshell all the words represent a good feeling and feeling good is the natural quest in life. But how to arrive there or better still how to be in that state of feeling good, more or less ... Views: 935
The practice of yoga has been alive for many centuries now. Yoga is popular for its wide benefits, thus, several people are now engaged in such activity. While many forms of yoga are safe, some are too vigorous and may not be suitable for everyone. Yoga comes in many forms from easy movements ... Views: 934
Let us all bring peace to the earth, but let it begin from within. As we enter a time that is full of disruptions, eruptions and attitudes of negativity, allow yourself to express your value. It should be based on the love you have; the love that should be instilled in everything you do, as well ... Views: 934
Saw the movie Adjustment Bureau and liked it a lot! It made me think about all the times I forced myself to do something or accomplish something without my heart being truly in it. Like the many sales jobs I’ve had over the years and just didn’t believe in the product. It didn’t matter how ... Views: 934
Since my arrival to China,my rich-in-fat Canadian blood has been the victim of unrequited love affair from the Chinese mosquitoes. They seem to have singled me out to fulfill their destiny of surviving on the blood of their victims in general and mine in particular.
Of course, I have no ... Views: 933
t's no big surprise that meditation isn't always accomplish-able. Family, friends, work and even strangers can get in the way of working on relaxing. Thoughts, sounds, too much coffee, anxiety and even fear are some other culprits.The list goes on and on.
So what are you to do when ... Views: 932
One man, too inebriated to drive, was walking home along railroad tracks when his foot suddenly became stuck. He pulled and tugged, but could not free it from the tracks.
Then he heard a noise and turned around to see an oncoming train. In a panic, he prayed. "Dear God, please get my foot out ... Views: 931
The 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: 931
Like any animal dream, snakes in dreams will have a good style of meaning. Despite the worry they arouse, snakes in dreams are literally sometimes complicated and multi-layered symbols.
For centuries, snakes are related to knowledge and healing. In dreams, this association will mean snakes ... Views: 931
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Gentle Letting Go - by Rev. Kelli Wilson - Find It. Feel It. Heal It.
I 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: 931
Managing 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: 931
Happiness is a cruel mistress, I have held her, made love to her, but she never lets me keep her, or worse yet I have let her go while chasing ghosts. It is the ultimate tease to me. She lays there just out of my reach offering glimpses of what life could be. But like water it runs through my ... Views: 931
How 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: 931
Family stories are so important. My father-in-law, Richie, told us one the night after his wife Hilda’s funeral. It’s amazing how funerals bring out tales of days gone by. A key gets turned in our hearts at such times, and the door opens and out flow words that need saying.
He talked about ... Views: 930
I started my spiritual journey at 17. I really didn't call it that, I was just looking for comfort in a world I couldn't understand. I couldn't afford to go to a Yoga studio. In fact, there was no such thing where I lived, or in much of the country.
Still, my hunger for knowledge, which ... Views: 929
Meditation has different meaning for every person. For some of them it is simply clearing the mind and relaxing the body which gives you the feeling of peace and quiet that you need. During this process you create a pleasurable state of being and it is a way of escaping from the reality around ... Views: 928
It is always my intent to smile: to smile at a stranger passing by; to smile at anyone that I make eye contact with; to give unsolicited smiles. "A smile confuses an approaching frown" . When I smile I suddenly find my body relaxing and everything easily falling into place.
Smile. It is, ... Views: 928
As emotional humans, our life’s journey is directly (or indirectly) focused on finding connection, community and acceptance – love. As emotional beings, we are constantly trolling for that feeling we get when we connect and truly make an impression; whether it be through our performance at work, ... Views: 926
As I started my meditation this morning, I asked for a “clearly lighted path.” As many are these days, I have been navigating some challenges searching for “the” path to take into my “future.”
As I write this, I realize how much I have neglected the teachings of my prior article, “And The ... Views: 925
Understand your spending decisions.What pulls your trigger?
Do you ever feel triggered? Do you ever find yourself spending money you didn’t intend, but you do it anyway or in a way that is not aligned to your goals?
Everyone overspends (at least sometimes if not more often than they ... Views: 925
“Jesus Christ knew he was God. So wake up and find out eventually who you really are. In our culture, of course, they’ll say you’re crazy and you’re blasphemous, and they’ll either put you in jail or in a nut house (which is pretty much the same thing). However if you wake up in India and tell ... Views: 925
On average children laugh 400 times per day and adults only laugh 15 times per day. I don’t know the source of this statistic or its accuracy but, I believe it is probably true. Like me, you probably know many adults who would be very hard pressed to come anywhere near 15 laughs per day.
What ... Views: 924
What’s Your Attitude?
Lets talk about your Attitude……
Whether you know your Life Purpose or not, how you approach life through your behaviours and your ATTITUDE is key to being happy and living in the moment.
Life is never a bed of roses. To appreciate the good times, we have to know ... Views: 924
“Come out of the circle of time, and into the circle of love.” ~ Rumi
As this month draws to a close, I’m sitting cozy in my office, three large dogs sacked out on the floor around me, while sheets of ice fall from the sky. This is by no means a typical winter day in east Tennessee. I’m ... Views: 923
PART 1 - THE "SHIFT": WHAT IT IS AND WHY IT'S HAPPENING
We’ve been hearing about “The Shift” for so long, it’s hard to believe that it’s finally here! But what precisely is shifting? What are we moving from? What are we moving toward? And – more importantly – what difference is it really ... Views: 923
Lost Your Identity, Gain Your Freedom!
So I had one of those scares this morning - I woke up and ALL of my calendar appointments were gone! It was devastating. I panicked, wondering what I was going to do, and then began the scramble to get it all recovered from my back up. Fortunately, it ... Views: 922
Meditating earnestly,
the wise realise Nibbana,
the highest happiness.
Dhammapada Verse : 23
During one of our annual retreats at the International Meditation Centre, Budh Gaya, India some years ago, a young man from Holland came to me and said, ‘everytime I begin my meditation I hear ... Views: 921