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Ah, the enlightened life! A life where the superficial trappings of the material world have lost their luster. Where greasy, fried, and fatty foods are no longer tempting. Where meditation, sharing, and an appreciation of the beauty of nature provide all the fulfillment one needs for true ... Views: 1258
This week one couldn't help but overhear all the chatter around Belief and Faith.
Entrepreneurs are quietly questioning their beliefs and inquiring if they're in the right business, what is "wrong," and when will they realize a flourishing business.
Wow…powerful stuff indeed, and what a ... Views: 1242
To the Americans it is Mom, but to the British it is Mum! (or is it!)
Whether it is Mom or Mum – most of us dearly love our mums. By the way the word Mom is used widely in the Midlands of England (Think Birmingham). Mom and Mummy are old-English words. In some parts of Scotland they also use ... Views: 1419
When we think of our destiny, we think of fulfilling our purpose and living our life as we are meant to. But what does this really mean? Are we not already living our life doing what we do every day? Are we not finding purpose in our life already? The question really is, does your life, right ... Views: 1011
There are those who believe that before we came into this physical body, we were part of the energy and love that exists in the spirit world. We were souls that had access to the limitless love and knowledge that's available in that realm. But we eventually made a decision to come back into the ... Views: 2823
Do you remember being a child and asking your teacher or parent why you had to learn something that you'd never use in life?
A child's world is small; their limited perspective is based on the quality of love they receive, what their senses tell them, and what they have experienced in their ... Views: 2095
Where to begin?
I was thinking that maybe there really is a final exam to life. If that were the case, what might an exam question be?
My vote would be: what is the purpose of life?
So where does one go when one wants to know the purpose of life? Google, of course. So upon Googling the ... Views: 1643
At one point life might question you, what is the purpose of life? "Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to ... Views: 1416
We live in a material world whose main trait is inertia, which is also one of our main traits. Our physical bodies, as well as our personalities, are naturally submissive to the law of inertia; we’re lazy, more or less.
When there is nothing to push us forward, as pain does, we can sink deep ... Views: 1178
May 27, 2010
What Is Your True Path In Life
The first thing is to really understand, not just intellectually, but to sincerely finally understand and accept is that there is no one specific God given special path for anyone. We each have some abilities, either natural talents or developed ... Views: 2769
While shopping in the local grocery store, I heard a father explain to his young daughter, “We don’t buy those eggs. We buy this kind.” “What’s the difference?” the little girl asked. Her father patiently explained, “These eggs are from chickens that weren’t raised in cages. They could move ... Views: 1508
Last week, a reader wrote to say, "Why would I want to waste time wondering if I lived as an Incan, or as anyone else? I have enough to do in this lifetime."
While the tone of my "Incan comment" was meant to be light-hearted, the reader had a point. The purpose of looking at past lives is ... Views: 1468
Whose slave are you?
Before you protest and say you're nobody's slave, understand that we're all slaves to one thing or another. Do you know that "you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey?" (Romans 6:16, NLT) In other words, we are slaves to whatever controls us (2 Peter ... Views: 2311
Exactly? Why are we here? I ask myself that question frequently. And yet, when I take the time to be quiet and go within myself, the answer is obvious. We are here to love, to be loved, to feel joy, to laugh, to forgive, to be compassionate, to be. To love one another as ourselves. To ... Views: 819
What is boredom? Is it seeing our life as not enough? We may want something else, believe we need something else, in order to be happy and feel fulfilled. But it is also feeling that we are missing something, either missing out on something in life or lacking what it is we need to be happy. It ... Views: 2237
Imagine, when oceans can be rose to heights by the gravitational pull of the moon, what impact the celestial bodies will have in our life. The gravitational force of Mars ensures that all comets approaching earth are diverted towards the red planet. So, the red planet is protecting the people on ... Views: 771
Why wait until you are dying?
Why wait until you are dying to answer the question “What Is Life All About?”
I came across this information recently which was put together by a palliative nurse and it really brought home the need for people to live their lives NOW before it’s too ... Views: 1104
Listen. There is no such thing as an ordinary life.
Think of your own moments of high drama. Take any room full of people, or a busload, or just a group of villagers at a community meeting around a battered dining table, and every single person there will have a powerful story inside them. ... Views: 987
The Tao Te Ching is an ancient Chinese text on the nature of existence. According to legend Lao-tzu wrote this book of wisdom. It has been translated more than any other volume, except for the Bible.
The 15th verse of the Tao counsels us: “But the muddiest water clears as it is ... Views: 1693
According to legend Lao-tzu wrote the “Tao Te Ching,” an ancient Chinese classic on the nature of existence. This book of wisdom has been translated more than any volume, except the Bible. “Tao” is generally interpreted as “the Way.” Lao-Tzu taught that the Tao and water are synonymous. He ... Views: 1675
Do you hear it?
There is a message that is being heard around the world.
It is being heard in many languages. It is being heard in village, in town and in cities. It is awakening within women. It is rippling throughout individual minds, being spoken of between two at lunch, and being ... Views: 601
The argument has been something after this manner: The Ultimate Cause back of all things must be One, since Life cannot be divided against Itself; the Infinite must be One, for there could not be two Infinites. Whatever change takes place must take place within the One; but the One must be ... Views: 1416
The following is my Guides' message for today.
The Original Wound
At the very core there is a wound, a perceived wound from the original “sin,” our supposed “departure” from Source, from the moment we chose to leave the Divine Nest in search of our Self. We mistakenly perceive this as ... Views: 2237
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Today is a beautiful new day. Have you accepted it as such? Did you know that the way that you choose to ... Views: 1784
Welcome to Brenda's Blog
Channeled by Brenda Hoffman for www.LifeTapestryCreations.com
Overview of this week’s www.BlogTalkRadio.com free, 15-minute, channeled “Creation Energies” radio show: We learned more about our New Age software – our ability to go within without losing ... Views: 1143
You have enormous creative power. To embrace this inner power, you must first believe in it. Then you must accept responsibility to develop and protect it. As you affirm your inner power, it grows. You draw to yourself what you want, rather than pushing to achieve it.
Acting from your ... Views: 1631
Welcome to Brenda's Blog
Channeled by Brenda Hoffman for www.LifeTapestryCreations.com
Overview of 10/3/11 “Creation Energies Channeled by Brenda Hoffman” 15-minute show on www.BlogTalkRadio.com: You have increased the totality of your being from 10% to 20% or 30%. You are now strong ... Views: 1162
We come to this world ill equiped to know why we are here, many, including myself saught for the most that life could bring, experinces that brought joy, love, money and fame. I had spent a lot of my life looking for the right woman, my soul mate, and having grown to old, I settled for love. But ... Views: 1197
If you desire life balance between your inner Self and the outer world, you must practice self-discipline. True power also comes from discipline. It requires that you control your mind and emotions. It requires that you find ways to honor the inner You. As you practice self-discipline, you ... Views: 1448
Think about your typical day. Do you have the same things for breakfast each morning? Do you buy a cup of coffee every morning on the way to work? Do you watch the same television programs, meet the same friends and have the same sorts of conversations? When was the last time you you made a ... Views: 911
Imagine for a moment that Earth is a schoolroom and that we are all pupils in it.
And imagine that before you were born,
your soul mapped out what your journey on Earth would look like.
You mapped out what you would like to learn during your time here.
You chose what your purpose here ... Views: 1144
After you have lived past your thirties or so you will have begun to realize that life is funny, ironic, unpredictable, difficult, hard, and you can go…these are the judgment we form.
Some people are wired or predisposed to certain problems and some are able to navigate certain challenges ... Views: 1151
Welcome to Brenda's Blog
Channeled by Brenda Hoffman for www.LifeTapestryCreations.com
Summary of Brenda’s January 9, 2012, 15-minute, free, channeled “Creation Energies” show on www.BlogTalkRadio.com: You have a natural financial comfort zone: multi-millions, a comfortable ... Views: 1781
What I believe our goal should be is to start living your life on purpose. Another meaning would be living your potential. Your Passion your Purpose in life. Of all the great pursuits in life, to me this is the most important. Robert Louis Stevenson said it more than a hundred years ago: “To ... Views: 2142
There comes a time in everyone’s life when you start to feel a little nudge in your soul that questions your set of reality. We either entertain it, and start questioning and looking for answers beyond the physical, or we ignore it until we become adept at silencing it.
There are naturally ... Views: 1341
We all have so much to offer. We are all born with sacred gifts and special qualities that are meant to be shared with the world. When we are young, these gifts flow easily and pour out of us. We sing, we dance, we play - we share our talents with anyone and everyone who will listen. And even if ... Views: 1211
YOUR SOUL IS CALLING: WILL YOU ACCEPT THE CALL?
I wrote and published a book years ago (available on amazon.com - http://tiny.cc/YOURSOULISCALLING) that was titled YOUR SOUL IS CALLING: WILL YOU ACCEPT THE CALL? It was written during a time that followed my near death experience and all of ... Views: 1444
In the process of becoming fully human, we wonder about the reason for our existence. We search to find our role and live with purpose on Earth. These life questions may be considered unimportant in our modern world, compared to matters of business and finance. But how we respond to them is ... Views: 1382
In today’s noisy and hi-tech world we have lost a sense of intimacy with the natural world and with ourselves. We have lost the ability to live in mutually enhancing ways with Earth. And the problem of addiction to technology is growing, especially among the young. By reconnecting with ... Views: 1562
Life seems almost perfectly arranged to keep us guessing as to why we are here … about our role, our place, in this world. At one moment the problems of the wider world seem to call to us with the greatest urgency. In the next, these vanish as we’re called to our own urgent needs. The sublime ... Views: 2482
As I was driving down the road with my 16 year old son I noticed him more glum than usual.
"What's up?" I ventured.
"I just don't know what to do with my life," he replied. "I don't know what I could possibly do to make a living that I would be good at."
" You'll spend most of your ... Views: 4632
In this world where technology has eclipsed our humanity, many of us are looking for a way to operate in our lives that fulfills our spiritual nature. People have tried different religions or disciplines with varying degrees of success or failure. They have taken motivational workshops to ... Views: 2089
All human beings want to be happy and what is even more beneficial is knowing how to be happy no matter what. The suicide of fashion designer, longtime girlfriend of Mick Jagger, L'Wren Scott makes one think what could have prevented it or stopped it. The truth is we will never know. However, ... Views: 1431
When you believe in yourself, anything is possible.
It's nice if someone else believes in us, and for some that can sure help them to become more confident, but ultimately you have to believe in you for change to happen-because it's what you believe will happen in your life that will happen, ... Views: 7242
With all the turmoil in the world it’s very easy to get off track or out of balance with one’s life. The truth is, even when there’s little turmoil, it’s still easy to become out of touch with what’s really important in one’s life.
So, when experiencing this disconnectedness, how does one get ... Views: 1978
How to be happy is a question lots of people ask. It's very common for us to depend upon others in order to make us happy... "if only I could have an amazing boyfriend, I would be happy", or "if only my friends were more attentive, I would be happy" or (and this is a common one!) "if I had more ... Views: 1530
The law of gratitude is much like the law of gravity in that we know it exists, we know to a certain degree what it is, we know that it is at work whether we are consciously aware of it or not. We don’t have to think about gravity to know that it keeps planets in alignment and us on the face of ... Views: 1737
Finding your divine purpose is not as difficult as you might imagine. If this is actually true, then why do so few people actually achieve this, and go through the motions of life without purpose or reason, feeling lost, unfulfilled and disconnected? The answer is simple. Most people do not ... Views: 17792
THE FIRST SUPPER
Several weeks ago I allowed several blocks in my life to prevent me from communicating my heart. You see, I had been extremely diligent about writing my BLOGS each and every Monday night for posting on Tuesdays for my readers. It had become my passion to share my stories and ... Views: 1245