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- The Shadow of Women Priests in the Catholic Church - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2020 from Margaret O'ConnorThe film “Duel” was directed by Steven Spielberg when he was a graduate student. Within the first ten minutes of this film there was a definite shadow of foreboding presence with every turn, every hill and bend on a highway. We, the viewers, could almost feel the dread of being in our own ...
Views: 894(1 vote) - The Shocking Results – Don’t Be Next! - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2013 from MaryEllen TribbyEven though it was two years ago, I can still remember the conversation like it was yesterday. My friend, Janet, called me in hysterics the night of her company holiday party. Earlier that evening she was mingling with many co-workers. As the night went on, she found herself deep in a ...
Views: 1807(2 votes) - The Shocks in Life Seem to Tell Us Something – Can We Understand? - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2013 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranReflective people apply themselves to understanding the vagaries of life and it helps them move into deeper perspectives. Consequently, there is a sensing of the non-apparent aspects of life. They see that shocks in life have a message understanding which the shocks become unnecessary! When ...
Views: 1539(1 vote) - The spiritual dimensions of "Thought" - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2010 from Dilani DivaFrom The Series- “ Builders and Not Breakers” You may believe that you are responsible for what you do, but not for what you think. The truth is that you are responsible for what you think, because it is only at this level that you can exercise choice. What you do comes from what you ...
Views: 1365(1 vote) - The Task Of The Leader Is To Get His People From Where They Are To Where They Have Not Been - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Narda GoodsonYou’re not where you want to be but you’re not where you used to be, now that’s what you call PROGRESS. Shepherding or leading people is not a simple task as some suppose. Only those who are sent by God to fulfill the office of a pastor understand its heavy mandate. The countless late nights or ...
Views: 2298(1 vote) - The Top 10 Very Useful or Necessary Things For Anyone Over Age 30 To Have Or To Know - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2011 from Sam EtkinAfter age 25-30, depending on marital status and other things, it becomes more and more helpful to have and to know certain things. Some are practical and some make sense from a life planning standpoint. The following are suggested for anyone over age 30, single or married, male or female, ...
Views: 2283(2 votes) - The True Meaning of Love - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2012 from Womens Recreation, Inc.After I was diagnosed with Stage 2 Breast Cancer, I knew my life would change. I had no idea how drastic the changes were going to be. It was hard because you hear different horror stories, in reality; everyone's body is different so the reaction to chemotherapy and radiation will differ. I ...
Views: 2181(1 vote) - The truth about smiles - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2012 from Lais StephanMy name is Sari. I’m the only one of my kind up here. I work a lot. In fact I work day and night, weekends and holidays. Only that up here we don’t have such things as holidays. We do what we love doing and each day we feel fulfilled. Each day we learn more and more and can perfect our skills. ...
Views: 1376(1 vote) - THE WAY OUT OF FEAR !! - by Submitted on May 20, 2019 from Gagandeep SiidhuOnce there was a young warrior. Her teacher told her that she had to do battle with fear. She didn’t want to do that. It seemed too aggressive; it was scary; it seemed unfriendly. But the teacher said she had to do it and gave her the instructions for the battle. The day arrived. The student ...
Views: 823(1 vote) - The Words of the Wind - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2010 from Hugh DeBurghThe words of the wind; can you hear it? Listen to the little sounds. They carry the most powerful messages. As I grow more mature and learn to ignore the background noise that is the majority of my life I hear things. I hear simple things; natural sounds like those of the wind and the rain ...
Views: 1100(1 vote) - Three Crucial Skills For Winning At Weight Loss - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2011 from chad tackettToo often, we let life's problems darken our spirit and ruin our day. Believe it or not, this can also add to the amount of excess weight on our body. Here are three crucial skills that can help you keep this from happening. One of the main reasons we can't lose our excess weight, or ...
Views: 1584(2 votes) - Three Minutes - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2009 from Mary-Jeanne "MJ" CabanelToday I attended the funeral of a family friend. The father of two young children and a brilliant scientist, he was taken before his time by cancer. There was much to be moved by at the service, particularly the sight of his ten-year old son and eight-year old daughter gently laying ...
Views: 710(1 vote) - Three steps to self Empowerment - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2012 from Sharon CraigIf you’ve ever been stuck in a rut of inertia before, you probably know the sense of helpless futility that can take over your life. You want your life to change, but you feel powerless to do anything about it yourself. You may find yourself constantly making plans to improve your life, but ...
Views: 1737(2 votes) - Three Tips for Saving Money When You’re Having a Baby - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2012 from Jay Ricks SathamHaving a family nowadays requires a lot of planning, physically, emotionally, and financially. You start out with your spouse, and just after a while, another family member is now coming in your midst. Having your first baby is an exciting, and sometimes, a nerve-wracking phase in your life. ...
Views: 839(1 vote) - Three Ways You Can Learn from Movies - by Submitted on May 22, 2009 from Angie ThompsonMovies are everywhere. Their stories, phrases, and scenes are a part of our culture. We all have favorite movies, favorite memories relating to movies, and in some cases movies that help us define our lives. While you may not think about it, movies have probably enriched your life. Movies are ...
Views: 7313(1 vote) - Tips for Choosing a Storage Facility - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2021 from Shishir Del RioMore people are searching for the right fort lytton self storage facility that can house their belongings, especially since both people and businesses are downsizing to save expenses. This has caused a boom in the self-storage market which can be found in almost any area where you live or plan ...
Views: 510(1 vote) - Tips For Packing Kitchenware for Shifting Without Any Loss - by Submitted on May 31, 2017 from sandeep KumarYour household shifting such as kitchen is probably the most hardest and the toughest room that you have to transpire while relocation. It has so much stuff to sort that may take on nerve of any person. So for smooth kitchenware shifting here are few tips: 1. Sort, select and simplify: Before ...
Views: 1492(2 votes) - Tips for Younger Women Looking for Older Men - by Submitted on May 08, 2018 from Megan ScottIt is no longer strange to hear of younger women are looking for older men and having serious crush on older men. In fact, relationships like this have finally come to stay with the advent of several match making sites. In general, you may rarely see a young woman take an older man serious if ...
Views: 1128(1 vote) - Tips to Help You Declutter Your Home - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2017 from Jane HurstWe all end up with too much clutter in our homes from time to time. The problem is, how do you get rid of all that clutter and have a more organized home, and life? Sometimes, decluttering your home can seem like a daunting task that you keep putting off because it is so overwhelming. The ...
Views: 1298(1 vote) - Tired of Being Taken for Granted? - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2011 from Sharice HarrisAre You Tired of Being Taken for Granted? “Sing like no one's listening, love like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody's watching, and live like its heaven on earth.”-Mark Twain It happens every single day and whether we like it or not, we cannot control it. Other people’s ...
Views: 3361(1 vote) - To Face Your Fears - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2011 from Womens Recreation, Inc.Most people say face your fears head on. That way you will over come them. That is fine, but you’ll never know where the fear came from. When you have a fear you have to dissect where it came from in order for it not to re-appear. Something happened somewhere along the lines for you to ...
Views: 1508(1 vote) - To Short to Hesitate, Long Enough to Regret - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2012 from Patrick IrvineIf you have never spent time around an older person then that is something that you should probably schedule some time to do. Listen to their stories and their regrets, listen to their loves and their hates, and last but not least listen to their mistakes. I spent some time talking to elderly ...
Views: 2364(1 vote) - Today I thank Dad a Fathers day message from Father to Son - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2011 from Carl Tuchy PalmieriToday I thank Dad he gave me life and he gave me reasons to live What I learned from Dad has brought me to places I never knew I could reach. He gave me the belief that given the desire and the willingness I can achieve almost anything. Dad believed that in his heart and it got into my heart. ...
Views: 2345(1 vote) - Top 10 Ways to Change the World Today - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2011 from Danish Ahmed10. Watch short videos on alternative media web sites to uncover what the mainstream media is not telling us. The most popular and entertaining videos can be viewed at http://transforminghumanity.blogspot.com 9. Talk about “The New World Order” with friends, family, relatives, neighbors, ...
Views: 2153(1 vote) - Toxic Families * Part One* - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2011 from Zandra SteinbergMaybe you are looking at the title to this article and thinking "What the heck? How can family be toxic?". Maybe you are one of those people who know exactly what the title is all about. Whatever your reason for reading this article, I hope it speaks to you and you learn something from reading ...
Views: 3990(1 vote) - Transforming Sob Stories Into Wabi Sabi Stories: The Art of Being Perfectly Imperfect - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from Janbreathe@aol.com Janbreathe@aol.comWabi Sabi (wah-bee sah-bee) is a Japanese concept of life and art in which beauty is found in things that are weathered, asymmetrical, incomplete, imperfect and impermanent. As I age, my body is becoming all of the above and, therefore, Wabi Sabi has become my new kemo sahbee (faithful friend). ...
Views: 2123(1 vote) - Travel Is A Family Education - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2010 from Hugh DeBurghFamily Travel Is Education. Today I watched as scientific data confirmed that the planet Earth had been split into pieces and vaporized. You see my family and I spent this afternoon at Meteor Crater in Arizona; the best preserved crater of its kind on Earth. The Apollo astronauts trained here ...
Views: 1177(1 vote) - Trusting in the Universe - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2014 from Coach RitaIt can be so easy to look at what is in front of you and say "that's it". Our lives are a reflection of what is happening inside of us and what we think about often. Our life highlights the current limits that we might place on ourselves, or don't. If your current life is reflecting back to you ...
Views: 2331(1 vote) - TURN YOUR LIFE AROUND I: HOW TO BUILD YOUR PERSONAL LIFE FOUNDATION - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2011 from Ada MarieThe first consideration that one requires in order to turn your life around is to look at yourself with clarity, honesty and discernment. What do you, as an individual, stand on? We live in a day and age where many are lost, confused, misdirected and misguided. We have many in our population ...
Views: 1762(1 vote) - Turning the Heel: Changing the Pattern for Transformation - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2011 from Karen HagerI recently discovered the addictive joys of knitting socks! After many false starts, I found a method that works for me (toe-up on two circs) and am part-way through the second sock of the pair. And although I knit every night before I go to bed, that poor half-done sock has been untouched for a ...
Views: 1160(1 vote) - Uncomfortable Zone - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2012 from Mickey OddwinIn case you don’t already know, a comfort zone is the boundaries within which you feel comfortable. This can mean mental, physical or habitual or all three. The reason a comfort zone is called a comfort zone, is that when you step beyond the boundaries, you start to feel a bit uncomfortable… ...
Views: 1667(1 vote) - Understanding Value - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2010 from Dilani Diva"Try not to become a man of success but a man of value." Albert Einstein Character, is something that I long to see in everyday life today. A man opening the door for a lady, a young women giving up her seat for an elder, kind words said to heal and not to hurt. Prosperity comes from ...
Views: 1371(1 vote) - Use Your Mistakes as a Catalyst for Success - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2014 from Winifred BraggIn a recent article on the Alabama-LSU football game, I stated, "a fumble is simply a recovery waiting to happen." It was as though Dont’a Hightower heard me, because he sacked Jordan Jefferson, LSU's quarterback and caused a fumble in the fourth quarter of the BCS Championship game. The ...
Views: 1718(1 vote) - Useful tips for winning online bidding auction. - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2011 from william denzelspan style="font-weight: bold;">Online Auctions Penny auction websites are growing every day.People are fond of bidding and winning items by bidding.But as traffic increase in these websites it becomes harder to win bids.To win your desired items on online penny auction websites one need a ...
Views: 2211(1 vote) - Using your phone to communicate with your ex can be a dangerous endeavor. - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2011 from Jainarain (Jai) KissoonIn this world of instant gratification, smart phones have become an incredibly popular way for people to communicate. Whether you are sending text messages, updating your status or sending an email, doing it from your smart phone can have some pretty unforeseen and ugly consequences. Why, how ...
Views: 1225(1 vote) - Velvet Pictures: How a Hobby Can Transform an Evening - by Submitted on May 04, 2013 from Cherie BallogAs a stay-at-home, work-at-home, homeschooling mom, my days can be quite hectic. I have clothes to wash, floors to scrub, pets to feed, phones to answer, articles to write, emails to answer and arithmetic lessons to teach (and those are just my morning chores!). So, by the time evening rolls ...
Views: 2274(2 votes) - Victim versus Victor: Making the Conscious Choice to Win! - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2011 from Its All About WomenHow many times have you blamed someone or something else for a problem in your life? We’ve all done it and we are conditioned to do this. It is a natural reaction…yet it is one that harms us in so many ways. Blaming others automatically puts you in a position of being a victim. It gives your ...
Views: 861(1 vote) - Violence Against Women - Healing and Realization of the Good Within - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2011 from Cindy L. HerbThere is an enormous amount of violence against women. After such trauma, many of these women may feel there is no good within them. Therefore, healing from abuse may be necessary. Specifically, rape victims, sexual abuse survivors and/or domestic violence victims may require help to improve ...
Views: 1529(1 vote) - Vision Repaired, by Doug Grady - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2011 from Doug GradyI thought I was just tired. I was reading a book with fine print and found myself pulling it further away to make out the words. My vision was better than 20/20- this must be a mistake. I delayed the inevitable for over 2 1/2 years. Last weekend I faced the facts and bought my first pair of ...
Views: 1212(1 vote) - Waiting - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2011 from Womens Recreation, Inc.Sometimes we amaze ourselves by the amount of inner strength that we draw from. Our inner strength guides us with patience and understanding among other things. While we tend to downplay or simply avoid where our strength comes from, we know it’s there. You need to start over, or better yet, ...
Views: 1675(1 vote) - Waiting for the No-Talent Police: Finally a Name for the Feelings - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2011 from Valerie YoungI’ll never forget the day I first learned about the so-called Impostor Syndrome. It was 1983. A chronic procrastinator, I was in my fourth year of a doctoral program. Like a lot of graduate students, my status was what was commonly referred to as “A-B-D,” meaning I’d completed “all but the ...
Views: 1464(1 vote) - Want What You Have - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2010 from Mike RobbinsRecently someone said to me, "Mike, I read the best book of my life a few years ago. It only had four words in it, 'want what you have'." As simple of a concept as this is, I was struck by its wisdom and began to think about it in my own life. Sadly, as I thought about it more deeply, I ...
Views: 2579(3 votes) - Warning! Bad Boys may be dangerous to your emotional health! - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2017 from Laney Zukerman The Relationship Coach(Note: Bad Boys is a metaphor for toxic partners. Just flip the pronoun to female depending on your relationship). Bad Boys are everywhere. The corporate office, the gym, your neighborhood, a charity gala or the backyard bbq. Before they end up in your heart and in your bed, it will be in ...
Views: 1583(1 vote) - Wayne Dyer's Leukemia Healing Journey - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2012 from Jackie Roberge“The Leukemia is the body’s way of healing. I think we have to live in harmony with it (cancer) and not be so terrified of it and not be trying to kill it.” Wayne Dyer’s cancer journey has taken him from initial disbelief to a place of acceptance and love and, more importantly, at 71 he is ...
Views: 12993(1 vote) - We Are All Connected - Remember When Faced With a Critical Incident - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2012 from Dr. Erica GoodstoneWe are all connected and all part of the universe and the Kingdom of God. We create our reality and bring about our good fortune by the way we respond and naturally affect the responses of others. In fact, we are all basically seeking to return to the realization of who we are, a magnificent ...
Views: 2420(1 vote) - We Don’t Need Another Crisis - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2011 from Frances LucasWhen things happen to others everyone seems to want to reach out to help. When countries are hit with devastations, when families lose a loved one, or when people are in need for whatever reason, we all want to pitch in and do what we can. It is great we are people who care but why do some of us ...
Views: 1030(2 votes) - We're All Just Doing the Best We Can - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2012 from Jodi ChapmanI was watching Oprah last night, and she had Nadya Suleman as a guest. She had octuplets a couple of years ago and, as you might imagine, was feeling extremely overwhelmed and worried about how she was going to continue to care for her family. In this show, Oprah talked about how our society ...
Views: 2774(1 vote) - Wedding planning checklist Ideas from Expert - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2013 from Deepak vermaWedding planners are the new breed in India’s weddings and marriages. No wedding party or ceremony can be completed without the help and support of expert wedding planners in India. Gone are the days when people or even we used to make all the arrangements related to a wedding or marriage. ...
Views: 648(1 vote) - We’re building towards a VERY RARE TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE of a SUPERMOON IN ARIES - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2015 from joan pancoeHAPPY FALL! We’re building towards a VERY RARE TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE of a SUPERMOON IN ARIES this Sunday, September 27th, at 10:50 PM EDT. And while all FULL MOON Eclipses ratchet up the intensity uncomfortably and bring at times explosive endings, this one is going to be a doozy! Not only is ...
Views: 1378(1 vote) - What are the techniques and methods of the Practical Philosophy? - by Submitted on May 12, 2017 from Kalyna KapurThe practical philosophy is a theoretical discipline that originates from Aristotle’s philosophy and the other categories. The philosophy is divided into few categories, and those include the ethics, logic and metaphysic that take part of the overall definition and provide different explanations ...
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