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BRAIN POWER Our Genie to Success - by Michele Blood- "Father Knows Best". A 50's Era Sitcom and Usually True. - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2012 from Rene' LeisterI was an 8-year-old television channel flipper. Remotes hadn't been invented yet, it was the 60's. My Dad is an avid sports fan and on the weekends he enjoyed watching games from his favorite chair on our only tv. The channel knob was just out of reach of his chair, so he gave me the job of ...
Views: 1769 - Today is the Best Day of Your Life - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Sydney MetrickThe hills are green, flowers are blooming, neighborhood yards and trees are beginning to show leaves and buds. We typically shake off the winter doldrums at this time of year. But not this year. This year, people are despondent despite the fine weather and promises from a new administration. ...
Views: 1754 - Turning failure, disappointment, and frustration into accomplishment! – Part II - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2012 from Larry CraneWhen working on goals, instead of approaching the situation as difficult, vague or impossible, let’s begin by changing our point of view. By beginning to use positive intentions helps us to view tasks as being possible and manageable. We are changing what we are holding in mind. Instead of ...
Views: 1754(1 vote) - THE MAGIC OF MANIFESTATION - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2018 from Abhishek VyasManifestation Seems To Be A Vast Concept Isn’t It, But In Actual It Is Just Making Your Desires To Reality. Manifestation Is Altering The Energy Around You To Bring Into Reality The Thing You Are Manifesting. When Most People Think Of Manifestation, They Automatically Think Of Money Or Wealth. ...
Views: 1750 - ***Who’s Your Guru? Share your story and win $5,000 - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2014 from Rob White] Announcing The Ordinary Guru Contest Life is always sending you everyday, ordinary gurus who help you break through beliefs and myths that stop you from experiencing the life you dream of living. These unassuming gurus help you to see yourself and life differently. They offer insights ...
Views: 1749(1 vote) - Hope is everything - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2011 from Julie SimonThe Random House College Dictionary defines hope as "the feeling that what is desired is also possible or that events may turn out for the best." It's certainly easy to have hope when everything is going your way--you just landed a great job, met the man/woman of your dreams, lost a lot of ...
Views: 1748(3 votes) - Being Positive Every Morning - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2011 from Lisa PhillipsHow do you feel each morning when you hear the alarm clock? Does that sound fill you with dread as you drag yourself out of bed, or do you jump out of bed with excitement wondering what wonderful things the day has in store for you? What thoughts run through your mind as you prepare for a new ...
Views: 1744(3 votes) - God's Role in Your Transformation Process - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Chrishawn SimpsonGod’s role plays an intricate part in your transformation process. He has a unique plan for you. A plan that is strictly yours and only you can fulfill. You need to have the guidance of God to help you transform to the highest of your ability. You need God to open your eyes and see the plan He ...
Views: 1744(2 votes) - 7 Steps to Get Out of Your Funk & Live the Life You’re Supposed to Be Living! - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2012 from Renee HeigelCHANGE YOUR WORDS. Thoughts DO equal outcome. When negative self-talk rises, let it go, apologize to YOU and change it. Practice. Be easy on yourself when you slip up; you will. You’ve likely been talking negatively to YOU for a long time. KNOW THAT THE LIGHT IS WITHIN YOU. ...
Views: 1740 - My life as a pagan - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2013 from Angel MorganMY LIFE AS A PAGAN I have heard many of my friends tell me about the people who have crossed streets because they were wearing their pentacle. Many pagans such as myself wear this as symbol of our chosen path. It represents the five elements, Air, Water, Earth and Spirit. The circle ...
Views: 1740(1 vote) - ~ How to Master Your Reality ~ Adama of Telos channeled by Annette Sassou - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2011 from Adama of Telos channeled by Annette SassouExcerpt of the latest channeled Adama group event in Mount Shasta, CA: "Greetings dear Ones! We are most pleased to see you all here tonight. We are so joyous, we can't even put it in words, how happy we are, to see each and every one of you dear Ones. We have been anticipating this event ...
Views: 1740(1 vote) - Fear can be crippling in an emergency - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2010 from Sue HeldenbrandThe catastrophic weather conditions are our nation has been experiencing have caused a tremendous amount of fear because of the imminent dangers involved. Many people have been disrupted from their home and families, losing their connections. Fear can cause you to become paralyzed and ...
Views: 1739(2 votes) - The Definition of Positive Thought - by Submitted on May 16, 2007 from Charlene ProctorPositive thinking is a discipline that trains the human mind to change a perceived reality by repeatedly making positive mental statements. Positive thoughts are what an individual chooses to practice positive thinking. A person practices positive thinking when they derive a positive sense of ...
Views: 1739 - A Two-year Old Provides Us Metaphors to a Successful Life - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2009 from Glenda GibbsYesterday I shared my time with Benson, who is two. We were out doors where he has a big backyard to play in, a couple of Cocker Spaniels to play with – though he has little time for them as he’s more interested in duplicating his father’s actions. Benson grabbed my hand and led me to the ‘big ...
Views: 1736(1 vote) - ***Unleash the Power of Your Positive Thinking - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2010 from Joan Breiner, M.Ed. and Susyn Reeve, M.Ed.The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible and achieves the impossible. - Unknown Our thinking informs our experience. A positive outlook, can transform a traffic jam into an opportunity to practice patience. But a new thought is not enough. You must embody the new ...
Views: 1734(3 votes) - Do You Feel Burdened by Life? - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Jim FargianoDo you feel taxed or burdened by life? It comes with the lessons of your physical life. It comes when you give your power away to others, as well as to make assumptions that other people know better how to handle your life than you do. Time and time again, we ask each of you to explore your ...
Views: 1733 - Spring Fuels Tomorrow's Future - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2014 from Pat HeydlauffSpring is a magical and transformative time of the year. It is the perfect time to take a good look at your surroundings and get rid of anything that does not provide you with vital fresh energy. This is the time of the year that provides fuel to flame the successes and joys of your ...
Views: 1732 - *** Get Involved: You Are The 2012 Paradigm Shift - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Christine BreeseA lot of people try to stay out of the mess, not wanting to get involved. Staying on the sidelines is no longer an option for those who are awakening, though. We are entering a huge, historical, mass event that is already unfolding in our reality. The paradigm shift, sometime around 2012 give or ...
Views: 1730(4 votes) - Banish negative emotions, a strategy to clear your mind - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Tammy DavidsonThe first weeks after discovering their husband’s extramarital affair the wife will experience a mindless jumble of emotions. For some those weeks pass in a blur and they cannot remember much about what they did, let alone what they said. This is critically important, and no decisions should be ...
Views: 1730(1 vote) - Those wonderful energies! - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2016 from Theresia Valoczy2014 was a fate changing year for me. Thanks to various reasons I reached a low point, where one would think I can’t get up.I did it anyway. One day while I was sitting in my herbal garden I tried to calm my chaotic thoughts, I started meditating and I suddenly had access to an effective ...
Views: 1730 - Advance Your Enthusiasm and Determination for Success - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2004 from Steve BrunkhorstImagine being firmly committed to your deepest ambitions. Imagine feeling energetic and enthusiastic about your relationships, career, and all the things you want. Envision a future as bright and promising as any you have ever imagined.Is this your typical day-to-day outlook? Do you adjust ...
Views: 1729 - Stepping Out of the Shadow of Shame - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Michael FehlauerIn looking at the shadow of shame I am reminded of a story author Max Lucado tells about that took place in the early seventies. One sunny summer afternoon two sisters were abducted by two men as they came out of a convenience store in Casper Wyoming. The two men drove the two girls to a canyon ...
Views: 1722 - Use the Power of Affirmations to Be a Class Act - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2017 from Scott & Stephen PetulloHave you ever noticed that people who behave like a class act tend to go further in life, and their work and personal relationships are more harmonious and less stressful? Why is that? Is it because they have less drama and chaos in their life than most people? Maybe sometimes, but often ...
Views: 1721 - Holiday Celebrations with a Feng Shui Twist - by Submitted on May 22, 2017 from Pat HeydlauffNot feeling the holiday spirit this year? Feng Shui principles can help you create a joy-filled holiday season. Although our society tends to compress much positive energy (good Feng Shui) into the last six weeks of the year and forget about all of that great energy by the second week of January ...
Views: 1714(1 vote) - The Four Links to Positivity - by Submitted on May 01, 2015 from Michael MantellThe self-help blogs and media are filled with useful information about positive psychology, becoming your best self, leading the good life, and the value and benefits of being optimistic, positive and hopeful. It’s next to impossible--from more than 3000 years of Judaism’s wisdom on happiness to ...
Views: 1714 - Beautiful love: 10 blessings of love, beauty and journeys - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieBEACONS OF BEAUTY BLESSING B: Beautiful life, beautiful love – we can express it all. L: Lap up the beauty and love all around and say thanks and give thanks for all you see, feel and what touches you. E: Exceptional beauty abounds – etch the bounty of beauty upon your mind and soul and ...
Views: 1708 - Daily Affirmative Prayer - Intention Attention Manifestation = I AM - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2009 from Gayle Dillon“I work the works of God, who works through me to will and to do that which ought to be done by me.” Scientific Mental Christian Practice – Emma Curtis Hopkins “Today, I bring heaven to earth. I am a blessing to others, just as I am blessed.” 40 Days with Emma Curtis Hopkins – Rev. Dr. ...
Views: 1707 - Practice Extreme self-care. - by Submitted on May 19, 2005 from Clare EvansAt times when life seems to be getting us down or we’re going through a period of stress and uncertainty, it’s important to take special care of ourselves! - Take time out. If you can get away from your usual environment then do so. Go away for the weekend or even a day – do something ...
Views: 1707 - The Power of Repeated Words and Thoughts - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2004 from Remez SassonThinking is usually a mixture of words, sentences, mental images and sensations. Thoughts are visitors in the central station of the mind. They come, stay a while and then disappear making space for other thoughts. Some of these thoughts stay longer, gain power and affect the life of the person ...
Views: 1706 - Develop Your Emotional Intelligence - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2012 from Veronica BurgessIn the words of the rapper Ludacris, “I feel like slapping somebody today!” Today was one of those days where my emotions were all over the place. One second, I don’t know how I feel, the next second I don’t feel anything, and then later I feel EVERYTHING!!!! “I’m not gonna cry! Ok, I’m ...
Views: 1705(2 votes) - Optimist or Pessimist-Which One Are You? - by Ronald Reagan used to tell the story of two little boys-one an optimist, the other a pessimist. The pessimist was placed in a room full of toys and he continued to whine and cry. In contrast, the optimist was placed in a room full of horse manure and given a shovel. The optimist was happily ...
Views: 1700 - Self Help and Self Assertion - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2011 from Dion DalyTwo of the most popular searches on the internet every day of the week is Self-help and self-assertion. Nearly everyone has an inborn desire to help themselves either in a material, or spiritual way. Self-help is the most important way to achieving self-acceptance. If you have decided on ...
Views: 1700(2 votes) - Six Steps To Achieving Your Goals & Big Vision - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2020 from Michele BloodWe have a powerful message for you this week on Goal setting that, when used, will powerfully help you realize your dreams. All it takes is focus, attention, and six simple steps. Over the years, I have written about many different topics to help you be happier and to keep you in a high, ...
Views: 1698 - Start Living Now! Beyond the 2012 Mentality - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2012 from Greg MizeThis article is thanks in large part to Lasara Firefox Allen, MPNLP, a best-selling author, educator, activist, and coach. Wife to her True Love, and mother to two amazing young women, Lasara believes in living the life you want to create. Lasara is available for coaching and spiritual guidance. ...
Views: 1697(1 vote) - Do These Time Wasters Affect Your Life? - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2009 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorActivities we usually name as time wasters are too much TV viewing, daydreaming, or anything that isn’t a productive use of minutes and hours. Here are a few more to consider. Gossip. What’s the point, really? Conveying needed information to the appropriate person or people is useful, but ...
Views: 1693(3 votes) - DYNAMIC DREAMS: May your dreams be a blessing to you and the world. - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieLOVE OF LEARNING B: Blessed with the love of learning is to be blessed with the a life-force that is the essence of life. L: Learning to love learning is the secret for a fulfilled and blessed life. Life-long learning is essential to keep up with inevitable changes and is the way to keep ...
Views: 1693 - The Law of Attraction: Getting anything you want and desire - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2007 from Cheryline LawsonThere is both a natural law and spiritual law and they both work together to give us what we need in life. However, the mind controls all of this and it is up to us to use our minds to work the law of attraction to our advantage. Some people call this “karma” and some call it “like attracts ...
Views: 1692 - Cultivate Both/And Thinking - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2009 from M.J. RyanAs I’ve written about before, our brains are not always our friends. They have various habits that can really get in our way. One is what’s called bifurcating, the tendency to think in either/or: either I am happy or I’m sad; either I am trying hard or I’m giving up; either I am a success or a ...
Views: 1687(3 votes) - How to Avert and Full-Blown Pity Party - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2012 from Jodi ChapmanWe’ve all had moments where nothing seems to be going our way. Your day just isn’t working out the way you had hoped it would. In fact, when you really start to think about it, you realize that it’s not just that your day or week or year that isn’t working out: your life isn’t working out. And ...
Views: 1687(1 vote) - Neural Plasticity, Pivoting and The Law of Attraction - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2011 from Imelda LeahyYour brain has the most amazing capacity to create new pathways and this ability is called neural plasticity. You could compare this to the pathways created by walking in the country through fields of grass; you create a pathway by walking over and over the same way, until the path becomes ...
Views: 1685(1 vote) - Is Negative Self Talk Holding You Back? - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2012 from Debra BurdickWhat is ‘negative self talk’? Negative self talk is a pattern of talking to yourself either out loud or inside your head that consists of statements that are not only negative but usually inaccurate and self defeating. Negative self talk stems from negative thinking and is experienced by most ...
Views: 1684(2 votes) - The Cash Gifting Law Of Attraction - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2010 from Frank PorrettaFrank Poretta, Leading The Wise To Wealth The Law Of Attraction is a universal law that cannot be denied or ignored. Many amazing people understand the Law Of Attraction such as Albert Einstein, Napoleon Hill and many others. The difference between you and Bill Gates is not his IQ or Luck; ...
Views: 1683(1 vote) - The Cash Gifting Law Of Attraction - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2010 from Frank PorrettaFrank Poretta, Leading The Wise To Wealth The Law Of Attraction is a universal law that cannot be denied or ignored. Many amazing people understand the Law Of Attraction such as Albert Einstein, Napoleon Hill and many others. The difference between you and Bill Gates is not his IQ or Luck; ...
Views: 1683(1 vote) - Eliminate Your Limits: Say No To Buts! - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2011 from Natalie AmsdenAs a Transformation Coach I love my clients, just as I love my readers. That is why at times I must use tough love in order to encourage others to dig deeper, look truth square in the face, and make a commitment to change. Either you want to transform your life or you don’t, and I hope you do, ...
Views: 1681(2 votes) - Stop, Frogs, Stop! A Holiday Message from my Angel - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2009 from Mindy AudlinAh, the holiday rush is here. Parties and shopping. Decorations and Christmas caroles. Less than three weeks till Christmas and full steam ahead! Thus begins my weekly trip to the grocery store. Jenna, my two-year old, hums “Jingle Bells” from the backseat. The route from our house ...
Views: 1681(1 vote) - What’s Your Money Vibration? - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Rev. Elaine Torrance-GingrichDo you know what your underlying beliefs, thoughts, and feelings are when it comes to money? Does money flow to you easily and effortlessly? Do you feel good when you think about money? If not, then perhaps it’s time to decipher your money vibration. Money, as with all things, is energy. ...
Views: 1678(4 votes) - Does the “Fear of Letting Go” Withhold You from Changing an Unsatisfying Relationship? - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2012 from Doron GilWhether you are single wishing to develop a relationship or have a relationship wishing to change or end it, changing the situation you are in involves taking a risk. The Fear of Letting Go might withhold you from taking such a risk since it makes you anxious about an uncertain future. But the ...
Views: 1677 - Your Sub-Conscious Mind - Magnify the Right Vibes! - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2009 from Sugandhi IyerThere is a whole set of thought vibrations available for you to choose from. In any life area that has mixed signals going on, you will find a plethora of vibrations all mixed in together. Some vibrations say - "I have it going really good. This is working out so well!" While others say - ...
Views: 1675(1 vote) - *Be Comforted: Starting Over is an Ongoing Job - by Submitted on May 08, 2007 from Charlene ProctorHow often have you sent out a proposal, done something for another person, been through a terrible relationship and proclaimed, “Oh, that’s the absolute last time. I will never go through that again.” The truth is, if you live a long life, you will see those same challenges cropping up over and ...
Views: 1674 - The Art of being Grateful - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2012 from Lais StephanWith Thanksgiving coming up this month it’s a good time to reflect on the history of Thanksgiving, on the meaning of gratitude and how we can incorporate a more thankful attitude in our own lives. Not just one day per year, but every day. While we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in Europe, it is ...
Views: 1672(1 vote) - ***The Third Initiation involves Beginning Mastery of the Mind - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe third initiation is also called the Soul merge, because it is here that one becomes directly merged and linked with the Higher Self, or Oversoul. It is here that both the Higher Self and inner plane Ascended Masters begin to work directly with the incarnated Soul. It is also at this ...
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