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- ***The Mind Body Spirit Connection - Raise Your Awareness and Find More Life Passion, Balance and Joy - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2014 from Dr. Mary Beth FordThe Buddha taught that awareness has universal effects. Be aware of the lifestyle you choose. What is good for you is also good for the animals and Earth itself. Be aware of yourself as both physical and spiritual beings. This relationship empowers you. Be aware of the Mind Body Spirit ...
Views: 2096(2 votes) - Setting Boundaries - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2012 from Sandra DawesCreating boundaries – it sounds like something you would hear in a therapy session or read about in a self-help book, but what does it really mean? For me, it means being self-aware, able to know and express to others what is acceptable in my life. This has not been an easy feat for me by any ...
Views: 751(1 vote) - What's Your Dharma? What's Your Purpose? - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2012 from Lissa CoffeyThe Mayan Calendar comes to a close, and many predict the end of times. But I see that 2012 is a year that promises change, new beginnings, a shift in thinking. We are moving away from the information age, and moving towards an inspiration age. And as we are transitioning our behaviors from ...
Views: 1900(2 votes) - What is the Purpose of Life? - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2012 from Rick MossWhere 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: 1124(1 vote) - Unconditional Love - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2012 from Womens Recreation, Inc.Unconditional love is the act of loving someone regardless of one's actions or beliefs. It is the act of loving without expecting anything in return. It is about not looking at their skin color or any of their physical features, but looking right into someone’s soul and loving them the way ...
Views: 1957 - Care and Feeding of the Ancestors - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2012 from Kenn DayA Practical Guide to the Care and Feeding of the Ancestors My daily ritual of honoring and feeding my ancestors: I kneel quietly before the ancestor altar. The stone effigies of Mom and Dad stand there, with the cedar plank Dad carved a face into, representing all those who came before ...
Views: 3725(1 vote) - Your Lightworker Job is to Lead - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2012 from Brenda HoffmanWelcome 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: 1276(1 vote) - Wisdom Within - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2012 from Kim BrandI have often thought back to those early years in childhood and reflected on the wisdom from within. There was a sense of wonder at life, a sense of stillness and yet barely contained excitement. Beyond even that, there was a deep sense of knowing and yet an openness to the potentials this new ...
Views: 798(1 vote) - How to Have Everything You Want With Your Imagination - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2012 from Anyaele SamYears ago while I was doing my undergraduate education, I bought a big wall picture that was showing an estate with beautiful houses. I cut out my picture and placed it at the gate to the estate. I went a step further during my final year in the institution of higher education by developing ...
Views: 1123(1 vote) - The Path to Love - Discovering My Life Purpose - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2012 from Christa SmithHave you ever wondered what your life purpose is? I think just about everyone would answer yes to this and I was certainly no different. There came a challenging time in my life when I felt desperate to have an answer. One day, several years ago, I found myself at the edge of the water of the ...
Views: 1019(1 vote) - Akashic Records - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2012 from Jennifer Elizabeth MastersThere is a certain mysticism surrounding The Akashic Records. From the time we decide to experience life as an independent soul, a field of energy is created that records every thought, word, deed and emotion associated with each experience. This field of energy is the Akashic Records. Akasha is ...
Views: 1623(1 vote) - Stop Setting This Goal - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2012 from Susan VernicekI’m probably the only one that is going to tell you not to set this certain goal for 2012. Goals are great, goals are fantastic, and goals are certainly needed, but this goal has been going on within generations for generations. Enough is enough and we must take a different approach for our own ...
Views: 577(2 votes) - Why Do We Have Digressions? What To Do When We Slip Up And Do Not Follow Through On Our best Intentions, Resolutions And Decisions - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2012 from Shahina LakhaniToday's post is for those 99% of the people who set goals but find that the road to follow through is a treacherous terrain. This article will give you one key reason for failure and one proven strategy to turn your slip ups into your thumbs ups. As the New Year continues on it pretty soon ...
Views: 800(1 vote) - Do you Feel Like You Are Constantly Fighting A Losing Battle No Matter What You Do? - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2012 from Shahina LakhaniToday's article is about the reason we feel we are constantly fighting a losing battle and what you can do to get out of the rut and begin living Powerfully. In The Forbidden Love E-book, which is about the misconception that loving one's own self is not okay, I shared a story about a dog. In ...
Views: 890(1 vote) - Spiritual Growth and Development: A Means of Personal Development in Becoming a True Human Being - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2012 from Charles StewartThe spiritual growth and development of an individual is a means of personal development in becoming a true human being; in many ways, this is why we come to be here on this planet. One of our greatest challenges is to expand or enlarge the beliefs that we do carry within our psychological ...
Views: 651(1 vote) - We Are the New Adam and Eve - A New Year's Message - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2012 from Luminessa EnjaraWe are entering into a time that has been spoken of for thousands of years. This time has been called the Apocalypse, the New Age, the Golden Age and the End of the World. But for those of us who understand the message of the Mayas and of the indigenous peoples of the world we know this time ...
Views: 763 - If I Only Had A Pause Button - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2012 from David OrmanIf I only had a pause button, I would have gotten blisters on my thumb this holiday season. If I only had a pause button, I would have used it for this past Thanksgiving. I have so much to be grateful for, from my family to my health and countless factors in between. That day was truly a ...
Views: 834(1 vote) - I Asked Google — Is There A God? - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2012 from Fancis BransonWhy is it that while the world is hurtling toward catastrophe the front pages of our newspapers only register the most superficial happens on this planet? Surely if there is to be one time of the year that has the power and ability to awaken our spiritual beings, it is the birthday of the man ...
Views: 1096(2 votes) - How To Remain a Mental Virgin - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2012 from Cathy EckWhen I explain to people that I teach the art of letting go of beliefs, I often get a blank stare. Some people ask me to provide an example of a belief. At first, this did not make sense to me. Doesn’t everyone know what constitutes a belief? Apparently, many people are questioning the ...
Views: 942 - What’s Believing Got to do With It? - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2012 from Cathy EckMy life did a U-turn the day that I noticed the word belief contains the word “lie” within it. I’m sure people notice that all the time and consider it coincidental. I felt that it was an important clue to the truth left by some wise ones from the past. Many people share their beliefs as if ...
Views: 795 - Transcend the Phantom Ego - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2012 from Craig VillarrubiaThe ego appears to be a complex web of beliefs, ideas, concepts and images that we believe we are. In its dysfunction, the ego can be a negative voice in our head that would have us believe that we are separate from Love. The ego attempts to mask the truth of who we are by telling us that ...
Views: 1226 - Finding Your Why - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2011 from Gerald HenthornWe have a new year coming at us, and it will be here shortly. Think of all the possibilities. Think of all the good things waiting for you. Think of all the things you’re going to accomplish over the next twelve months. I’m sure you have a list of resolutions already prepared. All too often, ...
Views: 1365(2 votes) - 4 Shocking Examples of How Your Subconscious Mind Always Prevails - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2012 from Scott & Stephen PetulloThe power of the human mind is astonishing. You’re aware of your conscious mind, the part of you that is knowingly reading this right now, but your collective subconscious mind is of its own volition, and doesn’t always agree with your conscious desires. Try as you might, you aren’t really in ...
Views: 4111 - ***Self-Awareness, The Way To Greater Harmony and Balance In Your Daily Life - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2012 from KnoU ProfilesCurrently, we are faced with a crisis in consciousness, both individually and collectively on a global scale. It is an auspicious moment in which we have each received a personal invitation that calls us to a higher order; a time in which our higher qualities can be further developed for the ...
Views: 4502(1 vote) - ***Self-Awareness, The Bridge To Reaching Your Desired Goals - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2012 from KnoU ProfilesLife is a series of connections. Routes that take you from where you are—to where you want to be. Just as a physical bridge gets you safely over inconveniences on your journey—like a ditch or body of water—the mental and emotional bridges that move you beyond potential pitfalls on your path ...
Views: 1792(1 vote) - ***Self-Knowledge Is The Key to Attaining More Love, Joy and Success in Your Life - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2012 from KnoU ProfilesIn my 25 years experience as a psychologist and life coach, I have discovered three empowering principals that are key to lasting and enduring happiness regardless of your current challenges, life experiences, or ongoing circumstances. First, let me share with you a true story. I have a ...
Views: 2470 - Spiritual Matters - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2011 from Rabbi Simcha WeinbergPharaoh had a problem. It doesn’t seem too serious, but it has the potential to explode. Moses arrived with Aaron to demand; “Let My people Go!” The people in question are not there. Oh! They set out with Moses and his brother to confront Pharaoh, but they dropped off, one by one, and by the ...
Views: 655 - Time And The Search For Knowledge - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2011 from David SamuelThe search for knowledge and self-improvement drives many people in the path of personal growth. Knowledge and information are not the same although our educated minds have confused the two and made them one from the intellectual point of view. Information is like any other item, it can be ...
Views: 668 - ABC’s of Self-Realization: Becoming Balanced - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2011 from Lene StJohnOn the way to becoming “self-realized”, becoming balanced is a boon. My boyfriend calls it “living in moderation.” The whole concept is to find ways to keep all aspects of your life in balance – your thoughts, your beliefs, your words, your actions, your emotions, and your feelings. It’s not ...
Views: 715 - Tarot Reading: Using the Tarot for Self-knowledge - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2010 from Carolyn NaimanAlthough many people tend to consult the Tarot cards for knowledge about particular situations, Tarot reading can also disclose important information about one’s self. In fact, tarot reading can provide us knowledge about our own, individual natures. When I refer to natures, I am referring to ...
Views: 2755(1 vote) - The Importance of Self Knowledge - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2010 from Tim OngWhat is Self Knowledge? Self knowledge is knowing yourself intimately. It involves knowing your thoughts and feelings, how they came about, and how they influence your behavior. It is about understanding your needs, desires, motivations, beliefs, views and values. In short, it is about ...
Views: 11581(1 vote) - Self-Knowledge is Power! Knowledge of Self Towards Successful Living - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2009 from Jason CooperWhat is the relationship between Self-Knowledge and Self-Reflection? Snow White comes to mind when I take the time to self-reflect, “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who has the most self-knowledge of them all?” The mirror then replied, “Look within yourself to find the answer.” Okay, I know the ...
Views: 2957(2 votes) - 101 Life Hints - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2013 from Robin Roberts1. Not everyone is going to like you…..get over it 2. Stuff is going to happen….deal with it 3. Faith is not what you hold onto but what you are prepared to let go off 4. Ignorance is thinking you know, arrogance is believing you know and enlightenment is admitting you don’t know 5. Man who ...
Views: 1316(3 votes) - Observations on the Road to Spiritual Freedom and Ultimate Success - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2017 from Mercedes Oestermann van EssenFinding your true purpose is one of the most important things you can do for yourself. It will bring you freedom, happiness and dissolve your fears of the unknown. Unfortunately, too many of us spend a lifetime never finding the elusive holy grail. Once you get the real truth about your ...
Views: 1023(2 votes) - 7 Factors That Influence the Quality and Life-Span of Romantic Relationships and Marriage - by Submitted on May 23, 2009 from Ismini ApostoliWhen most adults embark upon a new romantic relationship, they do so with the best intentions in mind. Yet most romantic relationships usually fail within the first three months, others break down within the first year and some that last longer and even lead to marriage create more pain than ...
Views: 7613(3 votes) - Meditation for Self-knowledge - by Submitted on May 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I have been exploring way to "inner knowing the self"... I have done significant recovery around childhood trauma and am still recovering from a Dissociative Disorder. The greatest challenge for me is to truly know my self, as this is often clouded. I am considering meditation. ...
Views: 666 - Critical Factors for Raising an Empowered Child: A Lesson in Self-Knowledge - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from Susan HaidThere are several simple but critically important keys for raising empowered children. We can give our kids the tools they need, starting at a very young age. These tools will empower them throughout their lives as they grow, yet they are core values that will evolve more fully as time passes. ...
Views: 1761 - Being Yourself - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2013 from Edwin SpinaHow many times have you felt anxious when you were required to face a stressful situation, such as interviewing for a new job, speaking in public, or going on a date with a prospective new love interest? And how many times, when you asked your closest friends or mentors for advice, did they ...
Views: 999(1 vote) - Take Back Your Power - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2013 from Edwin SpinaLately, I've been watching episodes from the 1970s TV show, Kung Fu, on DVD. It starred David Carradine as Kwai Chang Caine, a half-Chinese, half-American Shaolin priest who wanders the post-civil war American West looking for his long-lost brother. Caine is a martial arts master who resorts ...
Views: 859(1 vote) - Self Knowledge - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2008 from Cliff EgginkWith each passing decade, we hope that our knowledge of self increases, and that we know our good as well as our less admirable qualities. You know that old saying, “the unexamined life is not worth living.” This is true within reason and we are no way suggesting that you should berate yourself ...
Views: 900 - Only Six Months to Live - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2013 from Charles HeinekeWhat is it about the words, "You've only got six months to live," that strike such fear in a human heart and shake a person to his or her very foundation? Why do those words cause such shock to those who receive them? Is it because they now know that their time is limited, and ...What is it ...
Views: 3613 - Self-Appreciation - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2013 from Charles HeinekeI believe that a low sense of self-worth is a major problem plaguing most people today. It often underlies many other problems we face. Without a healthy sense of oneself, we feel unworthy of respect and of good things in our life. Our society has often taught us to value others and to ...
Views: 1714 - Yoga For Inner-Self Knowledge and Harmony - by There is no any other discipline more helpful in achieving knowledge of inner- self, and harmony with the world than Yoga. Bio-energy knowledge of methods of mind and body healing cannot be completed without studying Yoga.
Basic Hatha-Yoga is a practical and complex method of developing a ...
Views: 5093(1 vote) - Who Cares About Reincarnation? - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2013 from Edwin SpinaLast 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: 877(1 vote) - Spiritual Arrogance - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2013 from Edwin SpinaLast week, I received an email from a reader stating, "I have evolved past the spiritual understanding of author." I chuckled at the reader's bluntness. He didn't mince words; clearly, he felt that he had developed capabilities that were not only greater than those of "author" but beyond the ...
Views: 2143(1 vote) - 7 Powerful Steps towards Wisdom - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2013 from Edwin Spina"I changed my mind." These are four of the most powerful words in the English language. They can prevent you from being manipulated into an undesirable outcome and launch you on the road to personal and spiritual growth. Depriving yourself of the freedom to change your mind will lock you into ...
Views: 824(1 vote) - Synchronicities: Your Key to a Life of Ease and Grace - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2013 from Edwin SpinaAlmost everyone has had experiences where they think of something and "coincidentally" it appears: a person you hadn't seen in years shows up unexpectedly, a trial issue of a magazine is delivered to your home with just the information you needed, or you flip on the car radio to hear the lyrics ...
Views: 902(1 vote) - How to Identify Unconscious Beliefs - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2013 from Edwin SpinaKnow thyself. These words were inscribed in the vestibule of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. For centuries, petitioners seeking advice from the oracle at Delphi would view the inscription. Philosophers throughout the ages offered this same advice to their students. These words are as ...
Views: 928(1 vote) - Who is Directing You? - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2013 from Edwin SpinaRecently I had the opportunity to meet a long term mystic. During a lecture he was presenting on a mystic’s role in society, he uttered the words “inner warrior,” while looking directly at me. I had never met him and wondered if he knew I was the author of Mystic Warrior. His lecture was ...
Views: 1052(1 vote) - Get Out of Jail Free: How to Identify Unconscious Beliefs - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2013 from Edwin SpinaKnow thyself. These words were inscribed in the vestibule of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. For centuries, petitioners seeking advice from the oracle at Delphi would view the inscription. Philosophers throughout the ages offered this same advice to their students. These words are as ...
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