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- When Doors Close - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2009 from Fireflies Team"Did it turn blue or pink?" Edward tried to peer over the shoulder of his wife... "The pregnancy test shows nothing. Not this month, dear. We'll keep trying." Michelle hid her disappointment from her voice. "Did it turn?" Edward asked again. "No dear, maybe next month." Michelle knew ...
Views: 815(1 vote) - Some Sage Advice from Great Grandma - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2009 from Beth and Lee McCainFamily stories are amazing to me. You hear of family members long ago and through the retelling of their lives you can get an idea of who they were. And by hearing about who they were, you can find timeless wisdom that can apply to your own life now. My great grandma was one of those people. ...
Views: 1508(2 votes) - A Short "Tribute" to the "late and great" Ayrton Senna, perhaps the Fastest and Greatest Racing Driver of them all! - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2009 from Craig LockA SHORT "TRIBUTE" TO THE "LATE, GREAT" AYRTON SENNA: LIFE AT THE LIMIT: Submitter's Note: Craig is currently "working" on a new manuscript, a "real labour of love" titled 'INSIDE THE MIND OF A GRAND PRIX CHAMPION, where we'll take a look inside the head, the "top two inches" of the very ...
Views: 1539(3 votes) - College, Pizza and Baseball - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2009 from Fireflies TeamAt first glance, the pizza looks and tastes like most home delivery pizza. Hot, cheesy, and wafting of oregano and parmesan, Dominos Pizza has kept many a college student going!!! When I was in college in Louisiana, I ate my fair share of the stuff! But did you know founder Tom Managhan ...
Views: 834(1 vote) - Do You Act on Your First Thought or Your Second Guess? - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2009 from Reggie OdomAre you ready... ...to step into your greatness? One of the characteristics of Greatness is listening to the wisdom within you above and beyond the “shoulds” and the voices outside of you. Your inner wisdom speaks to you as an idea, impulse or inspiration. It speaks to you in every ...
Views: 3813(1 vote) - Power of Appreciation: Don’t Take Things For Granted In Your Life - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2009 from Brendan LeahyMany people want to have things in their life. If you crave to bring certain things into your life, you have desires but first, you must appreciate what you currently have. For instance, don’t focus on the negative aspects of your life because that is all you will get. However, if you focus on ...
Views: 1271(2 votes) - Living Dangerously - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2009 from Willie HortonAre you living dangerously? If you're "normal" and research indicates that at least 96% of us are, then, in fact, you're not really living at all - you're simply existing. What passes for your life is in fact an ongoing automatic treadmill of habitual, reactive self-fulfilling prophecies. You ...
Views: 1848(1 vote) - Fight for Success-Series 2--Kill the Monster while it's small - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2009 from Chris SuttonKill the Monster While It's Small This is a very successful technique in interrupting your pattern. Killing a monster while he's small refers to jumping all over a challenge immediately, before it grows into something that you can't control. Imagine a little T-rex about the size of your ...
Views: 2690(2 votes) - Lessons from Strictly Come Dancing - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2009 from Adele Howell-PryceFor those of you, who like me enjoyed watching "Strictly Come Dancing", the U.K. version this year, I was amazed that there were two important marketing lessons that became obvious to me the longer I watched the series. Now who says watching TV is a waste of time! The first was the ...
Views: 1252(1 vote) - The Amazing Secret That’ll Help You Achieve Anything You Want in Life - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2009 from Marc-Andre TerriaultWell the winter Olympics are just around the corner. What an exciting time! I enjoy watching the Olympics because I like watching these athletes compete for the most coveted prize of all, the gold medal! This is the award that these athletes work so hard to attain, and I can tell you that ...
Views: 804(1 vote) - How to Live an Authentic Life - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2009 from Elsabe SmitAre you living an authentic life? How would you know where to find the answer to this question? Frank Joseph said “Following a vocation, that inner call, is not self-indulgence or an excuse for laziness. Doing what one really wants to do is hard work, but it is self-fulfilling as nothing ...
Views: 1420(4 votes) - The Memory Box - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2009 from Bill McLeodWhen the kid’s mom passed away I had so many emotions rushing through me. Anger, anxiety, fear, concern and sorrow were just a few to mention. I was not at all prepared for her passing. My only concern at the time was what the hell do we do now? I believed that I was mentally prepared for ...
Views: 1522(2 votes) - How about some fine-tuning of your attitude? - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2009 from Ozias MucheriwaAviation is a very interesting field. When flying an aircraft, the pilot has to watch a small gadget called the Attitude Indicator which reveals the plane's attitude. In simple terms, the plane's attitude is its position in relation to the earth's horizon. Pilots know that the aircraft's ...
Views: 1105(3 votes) - With Only One Hand - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2009 from Fireflies TeamJim struggled. "Put on the glove. Catch the ball. Take off the glove. Throw the ball... " Jim's family struggled silently from the sidelines as well. Jim kept on. "Put on the glove. Catch the ball. Take off the glove. Throw the ball." As little Jim grew up his desire was to play ...
Views: 830(1 vote) - Surviving and Thriving with Grce - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2009 from Jon IvesonIt is a sad time in Columbus, OH as we mourn the loss of a very special person who has survived and thrived with an abundance of grace during the last 11 years. Stefanie Spielman lost her battle with cancer yesterday and many people are suffering from broken hearts today. She has touched so many ...
Views: 1060(3 votes) - Christian Devotionals - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2009 from Michael and Wanda CollinsFree Christian Devotionals are an excellent way to enrich your spiritual walk, as are a few other suggestions we will give you. As a Christian, it's important that you always desire to know God more intimately than you did on yesterday; to hear Him clearer than you did on last year. Knowing God ...
Views: 1590(2 votes) - Finding Your Way Out of the Swamp When you Are Shoulder-Deep in Alligators - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2009 from William CottringerFinding Your Way Out of the Swamp When you Are Shoulder-Deep in Alligators By Bill Cottringer “No problem can stand the assault of sustained thinking.” ~Voltaire. Scene. Picture this: A Cold, foggy, and damp early morning when you find yourself under-dressed and shoulder-deep in a ...
Views: 3523(3 votes) - I DREAM WITH A PASSION OF TURNING HATRED INTO LOVE - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2009 from Craig Lock* A YOUNG (TEENAGE) IDEALIST: SEAN "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that really matter." - Martin Luther King Submitter's Note: I came across these great words by a young New Zealand student by the name of Sean O'Connor and they fitted perfectly into the ...
Views: 2384(7 votes) - Leadership and Overcoming Adversity: Balancing of Justice and Forgiveness - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2010 from PROF. HOWARD EDWARD HALLEROvercoming Adversity and Leadership: Balancing of Justice and Forgiveness I personally interviewed Major General Sid Shachnow (U. S. Army Retired), the former head of all U.S. Army Special Forces, as one of the accomplished leader participants for my Gonzaga University Doctoral dissertation ...
Views: 2653(82 votes) - An Immovable Will - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2009 from Lyndsey ShafferAn immovable will is something that we must possess in order to achieve the things of our greatest desires and fantasies. To have an immovable will does not mean that you are simply a stubborn person, it mean that you have a determination that is so deeply rooted to your core that it has become ...
Views: 1740(4 votes) - Leadership and Adversity: Turn Adversity into Opportunities: US Senator Daniel Inouye Story [Part II of Two] - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2010 from PROF. HOWARD EDWARD HALLERThis second part of the article about US Senator Daniel Inouye provides an insight into the groundbreaking proven research about overcoming adversity and the relationship it has with "Leadership and Adversity" has received extensive endorsements and enthusiastic reviews from well-known prominent ...
Views: 2826(93 votes) - Perspectives On Vision from a Sight-Impaired Artist (who's NOT BLIND ANYMORE!!!) - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2010 from Zeeva International aka Zeeva Natasha ZazhinneOriginally Published March 2001 in Surface and Symbol the Arts Journal of the Scarborough Arts Council, Toronto, Canada volume 13 no.2 Preface by Karin Eaton, Executive Director, SAC “All art starts as an idea; you don't have to be able to see it to appreciate it.” These were the words I ...
Views: 1544(7 votes) - What do you want? I mean, what do you REALLY want? - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2009 from Jo Della PennaWe get so busy working in our business, organizing our family’s schedule, managing the household, paying our bills, etc. that it is easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of it all. Too busy to see if what we are working so hard to achieve is what we even want anymore. It is important ...
Views: 946(5 votes) - You Can Make It Happen! - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2009 from Kenneth Van LiewToday, we are faced with many challenges, both personal and financial; but how we handle these challenges will determine our future. In every case, the basic stimulus for these challenges is the same. We want to do things differently, better, improving ourselves and our circumstances or both. ...
Views: 1185(10 votes) - Life Success And Survival Lessons Taken From Yossi Ghinsberg And His Amazing Amazon Adventure - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2009 from Warren Wojnowski"Yossi Ghinsberg was lost in the Amazon for 20 days and learned many lessons about our inherent ability to survive and tap into our true instinctual selves." While in Puerto Rico, my wife Michelle and I had the privilege of seeing Yossi Ghinsberg. We'd never heard of Yossi before, but we ...
Views: 2392(7 votes) - BEING OKAY WITH BEING AVERAGE - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2009 from William CottringerBEING OKAY WITH BEING AVERAGE By Bill Cottringer “Ain’t no man can avoid being born average, but there ain’t no man got to be common. ~Satchel Page. In reality, the great majority of people fall within the “average” range of the so-called Bell Curve. Most people are average in ...
Views: 6283(6 votes) - 7 Traits Crucial To Your Personal Development - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2009 from Daniel HerznerDo you yearn to live a more fulfilled, more satisfying life? If your answer is yes then what steps are you taking to get there? Are you taking personal responsibility for the direction of your own life or is your strategy to rely on hope? You see, there simply are no short cuts to living a ...
Views: 1562(7 votes) - Brain Injuries: Victory or Survival? - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2010 from Zeeva International aka Zeeva Natasha ZazhinneSurvival. Are you a survivor? Survival’s crucial. It means we make it. We make it through something others don’t. There’s some kind of glory in being a survivor. We wear our survival like a badge of honor. We join with other survivors to celebrate our survival, to celebrate our making it and ...
Views: 1674(10 votes) - The Heart of Transformation - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2009 from Glenn BergerHow do we change? Change takes one tiny step, but to take that one step can require a journey of a thousand miles. So many of us can dream of the life we want to have and the person we want to be. It can be especially frustrating when we get to the stage in our adventure where we ...
Views: 1361(6 votes) - Your Divine Assignment: Doing the Work You Love - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2009 from Tama Kieves(this piece originally appeared in the Omega Institute's online publication) When I had my career melt-down and fled the life of being an elite-law-firm-corporate-lawyer, (an honors graduate of Harvard Law School) I thought I was changing careers. I had no idea I was changing my definition of ...
Views: 2176(4 votes) - Life Can Be Fantastic: Your Joy is Your Power - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2009 from Tama KievesI am committed to allowing myself to receive more freaking goodness than I can imagine. To start with, I am going to know that, independent of anyone else's predictions or convictions, my life can be fantastic. I am going to stop calling negativity and limitation "realism." I'm going to just ...
Views: 880(4 votes) - Your Successful Life Journey Requires You Follow Your Compass - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2009 from Warren WojnowskiNo doubt you've heard the phrase "your life is a journey" before. If you're like most people, you are quite easily willing to accept the statement as true. However, if you're like most people, you also haven't really considered the degree to which it's not only true, but to which it means you ...
Views: 4875(3 votes) - Energize Your Life By Understanding Drive vs. Passion - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2009 from Joanna LindenbaumI have been talking a lot lately with women who are telling me that they are working hard, quite often achieving their goals, and yet still not feeling successful, accomplished, or good about what they are doing. A typical story goes like this: You decide that you want to accomplish a big ...
Views: 4483(11 votes) - Is That Glass Of Water Half Full Or Half Empty? - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2009 from Daniel HerznerBy nature, human beings are impatient. We want good things to show up in our lives and we want them to show up now. Let's face it, we live in a microwave society – we don't want to wait around for anything. When it takes longer than expected for goodness to materialize, frustration sets ...
Views: 3102(7 votes) - Blessings - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2009 from Michelle GottliebHow often do you stop and count your blessings? Once a day? Once a month? Never? We need to be aware of how much we have to be thankful for. Can you stand up every morning without pain? What a blessing! Do you have two legs to stand on? Do you have a roof over your head and food in your ...
Views: 1642(6 votes) - 10 Simple Steps to Self-Improvement - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2009 from Brenda Crawford-BeeWhen you came to the 40-year stage in your life, you will suddenly realize many things. You get to ask yourself questions. How will it be when I get to the end of my life? How do I feel about the life I lived? Then someone gave you some self improvement articles while telling you that it is ...
Views: 7270(7 votes) - Inspiration for Your Business Can Come From Anywhere - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2009 from Devon BrownThere are some true inspirational people such as Martin Luther King jr, Mother Teresa, Albert Einstein, Gandhi, and so many more that the list goes on and on. For every aspect of life you can be sure that there's an inspirational person to be found. Do you have anything in common with the ...
Views: 1776(6 votes) - Are You Fulfilling the King's Mandate? Here Are Tips to Get You Going! - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2009 from Dr. Shirley Cheng, Blind Author with VisionImagine your best friend has just invited you to his wedding, and told you to invite everyone you know to the special event. Those who hear of the event will be the ones who are lucky enough to attend it. If you do not share this good news, you will be guilty of not obeying the order. So it ...
Views: 4522(7 votes) - Inspiration From a 13 Year Old - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2009 from Kristen BakerToday I received a paper written by a 13 year old girl. She loves to perform and when she finally had her chance on center stage, she got butterflies and felt as though she could burst. What struck me was that this young lady put herself in the present moment and used her senses. She smelled ...
Views: 3565(4 votes) - When Is It Time To Make A Change - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2009 from Dawn AngierI've been thinking a lot about change lately. Here in Vermont, fall is in the air, the Canadian Geese are returning, and the days are getting shorter. At the same time, there have been some significant changes in my life. My oldest daughter was married last weekend, Dawn is working with me ...
Views: 922(2 votes) - TERRIBLE CHOICES - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2009 from William CottringerTERRIBLE CHOICES By Bill Cottringer “We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.” ~Kahlil Gibran. There are some terrible choices we seem to have to make through all ages. Consider the following very uncomfortable choices confronting us all at different ...
Views: 1659(4 votes) - A Radical Idea - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2009 from Fireflies TeamMuhammad walked slowly down the muddy road in Bangladesh, his heart breaking as starved faces gazed at him pitifully, their blank eyes begging for help. Children who should be playing in the streets were laying helplessly, their life ebbing away from starvation. He knew that most of them would ...
Views: 746(2 votes) - The Journey to Success – It Comes From the Path Less Traveled - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2009 from Matthew TooneThere is a path, called ‘the path to success,’ which everyone is traveling on. Scattered randomly throughout the journey are occasional forks in the road that require us to make difficult decisions. Both paths of these diverging forks bring with them certain appeal, rewards, risks, ...
Views: 1225(2 votes) - There's no place like home - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2009 from Kim AdesAs published in RISMedia: The Inauguration was witnessed by the world, and at the same time hundreds of thousands were communicating and sharing their impressions of the event online. It's a new age fairy tale that transcends Technicolor! Imagine speaking to the entire world, having your ...
Views: 1714(2 votes) - The Butterfly Principles: 9 Steps to Transform Your Life - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2009 from Wendi GordonAs I began making some changes in my life, I became increasingly drawn to butterflies. It was as if somewhere deep in my soul I knew that they had much to teach me. I had always appreciated the beauty of butterflies, and seen them as symbols of the new life that God makes possible, but ...
Views: 2872(4 votes) - What’s Stopping You? - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2009 from Leah GrantYou’ve been talking about pursuing your dream since high school. You’ve been stuffing a file with places you’d like to travel since you got your first job. You’ve envisioned what your boutique store would look like for years, even driving around searching for the perfect location, yet you’ve ...
Views: 1156(2 votes) - The State of the World and How to CHANGE it?... but How can a mere 'I' Make Any Difference ? - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2009 from Craig LockArticle Title: The State of the World and How to CHANGE it?... but How can a mere 'I' Make Any Difference ? Author: Craig Lock Category/Subject: the world, world issues, social and political issues/problems Web sites: http://craiglock.wordpress.com/wp-admin/index.php?page=my-blogs and ...
Views: 759(3 votes) - Do You Have A Big Enough Why? - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2009 from Dawn AngierDo You Have a Big Enough Why? Once you get clear on WHAT you want to achieve, it's crucial to know WHY you want it. If you have an important goal, it needs a big why. Otherwise, you won't have the determination and resolve to overcome the inevitable challenges you'll encounter ...
Views: 1482(6 votes) - 5 Ways to Connect to Your Inner Wisdom - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2009 from Joanna LindenbaumIn our Modern World, life can get really busy and really fast. We spend a lot of time and energy running around, and also place a lot of importance on our left brains - our rational minds. Despite all this, somewhere, deep in our souls, we know the importance of slowing down and connecting to ...
Views: 1665(2 votes) - SHRINKING FROWNS AND EXPANDING SMILES - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2009 from William CottringerSHRINKING FROWNS AND EXPANDING SMILES By Bill Cottringer “A smile cures the wounding of a frown.” ~William Shakespeare. Here are ten practical ways to reduce your unhappy failures and boost your happy successes, curing your frowns with smiles: 1. Follow the reality principle. ...
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