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- Overcome Fear of Confrontation with Affirmations - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2015 from Matthew E. AlleyneConfrontation is a part of life, and as much as we would like to avoid it, there are certain times when we really should just get on and deal with it. Avoiding confrontation will often make any situation worse than it needs to be, as people quite often start to feel awkward and the lack of ...
Views: 996 - 33 Signs You Might Be On a Spiritual Path - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2015 from Alice LandryExploring a spiritual path is a choice. Some people who start to question their purpose or the role they play in the grand scheme of things delve into spirituality as a means of finding solutions for life problems or re-connecting with their divine nature. The journey can be challenging as ...
Views: 646 - Love in a Cup - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2015 from Gordana StankovicLessons in love are hiding in almost every moment and situation of our life. The question is whether we are ready to take an opportunity to live that moment fully and whether we are going to stay open to receiving a lesson in love that this moment and situation have the potential to teach ...
Views: 620 - 3 First-Rate Meditations For Your Happiness (and Your Health & Wealth) - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2015 from Peter KirwanA Quick Preamble: Happiness…that state of mind, that state of internal being, that can sometimes be pretty damned elusive if you let it be so – so don’t..! Seth Godin says: “Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you should set up a life you don’t need to escape ...
Views: 711 - The 7 Sacred Soul Tasks - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2015 from Paige BartholomewDoes it feel like something is out of balance in your life? Maybe you’ve done a ton of healing work, you’ve read all the self-help books, you’ve meditated with the best of them, but still something feels off. Here’s what you need to know: your seven chakras aren’t just energy centers. They ...
Views: 806(1 vote) - Why Spiritual Growth Increases Success 5 Reasons - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2015 from Patrick HercusThere are four areas of life physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual. Real sustainable fulfilling success comes from having all four areas alive, vibrant and integrated. To talk about spiritual growth and how it increases success, we first have to define it. Simply stated, spiritual ...
Views: 700 - Your Inner Child : Understanding Your Most Important Relationship (Part 2) - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2015 from Tania ManczarekIn my previous article, I spoke about what an inner child is and why it is the most critical relationship in our life. In this article, I offer some simple exercises to now connect with your inner child and to begin to work with him/her. While I say these exercises are ‘’simple,’’ that doesn’t ...
Views: 990 - Your Inner Child : Understanding Your Most Important Relationship (Part 1) - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2015 from Tania ManczarekWhat is the inner child? “Inner child” is a psychological term used to describe the part of our adult psyche or personality that remains from our childhood self. It represents the child we once were and it remains with us throughout our lives regardless of our age. Consequently, every adult ...
Views: 1637 - Have you abandoned yourself without knowing it? - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2015 from Tania ManczarekThe biggest cause, I believe, of unhappiness, illness, both emotional and physical, feeling lost, discontent and a host of other issues is due to the abandonment of the Self. What do I mean by this? Abandonment of the Self typically occurs for most people at a young age, from around ages ...
Views: 566 - SPIRITUAL DIGNITY - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2015 from Dileep TiwariSelf-realization is the ultimate goal of spirituality. People on the spiritual path spend a lot of time seeking a master, attending lectures, reading spiritual books. It is good to learn and take guidance from the great thinkers but blindly following or imitating them makes a person lose their ...
Views: 1379 - The Seven Essential Questions - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2015 from Adele McDowellIt's spring here in the northeast. The forsythia branches are showing their first spurts of yellow; the air is warmer; and the puppy dogs on the street are friskier because the world is a-w-a-k-e and alive and full of good things to sniff out and smell. These spring energies of rebirth and ...
Views: 679 - Sharing some Spiritual Thoughts and Principles from Neale Donald Walsh’s ‘Conversations with God’ (Part Three) - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2015 from craig lock ("incorrigible encourager and people-builder")Sharing some Spiritual Thoughts and Principles from Neale Donald Walsh’s ‘Conversations with God’ (Part Three) from https://beyondthezonespirit.wordpress.com/2014/01/17/sharing-some-spiritual-thoughts-and-principles-from-neale-donald-walshs-conversations-with-god-part-three-2/ “We are not ...
Views: 729 - The 7th Avatar - Book 2 - “The Avatar and the Apprentice” - Chapter 12 - by Submitted on May 21, 2015 from Dr. Paul HaiderChapter Twelve - “Mans Awakening is Coming Soon” And the next morning the stranger and the apprentice start their way across the desert with rested camels and quiet minds. They start their way up high mountains and at the base of the mountains left their camels behind in exchange for horses ...
Views: 1381 - The 7th Avatar - Book 2 - “The Avatar and the Apprentice” - Chapter 11 - by Submitted on May 20, 2015 from Dr. Paul HaiderChapter Eleven - “What the Universe is All About” Then the stranger and the apprentice went on their way, moving through the desert, across great sand dunes and into peaceful valleys. And soon they came upon a suitable place to bed down for the night near a small spring so the camels could ...
Views: 1422 - 3 Steps to Recognizing Happiness from Within - by Submitted on May 18, 2015 from Christi AhlSo much of my life has been spent worried, stressed and anxious about what and how other people perceive me to be. A constant question has been, do I live up to their expectations? Little thought was given to how I felt or how I was actually doing or feeling. Although I have mostly grown out of ...
Views: 880 - Turn Down The Static, Turn Up The Guidance - by Submitted on May 13, 2015 from Gina CharlesWhat’s preventing you from hearing your own Guidance? Turning down the unnecessary, unfounded, negative static of the thinking mind, allows us to better hear and feel our own Guidance. The first step in doing this is to notice thought. Catch thought in action, ranting on in its ...
Views: 562 - I'm Not Sorry! - by Submitted on May 07, 2015 from Maggie SliderI'm not sorry! As my 21/2 year old son sat on his baby sisters head, while having covered it with a blanket, I tried to use the incident as a teachable moment. "We don't sit on anyone, and we don't place anything over their faces" I said calmly. "Your sister won't be able to breathe if you ...
Views: 835 - Could God Make Mistakes? - by Submitted on May 03, 2015 from Albert WagnerThe comment caught me off guard. Sometimes you go through the motions of daily life, and then something sticks out. This was one of those moments. We were talking about how cynical this world can be, and it can even cause a person to doubt themselves sometimes. The author has a known lack ...
Views: 674 - ***An Old Wisdom for a New Time - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2015 from Rene AlkalayMy journey into mind-body medicine began in 1964 and has progressed through many winding and often torturous roads. That year I was free for the summer break from my university program and traveled to Bulgaria where I had heard of interesting work being done by a man name Georgi Lozonov. I had ...
Views: 3576(2 votes) - The Art of Testing Your Reality - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2015 from Jason DemakisOne of the single-best ways to “see” whether or not your thoughts have a creative influence on the reality around you is to begin thinking about something in particular, and then observing its reflection in your immediate environment. For example: If I set an intention to manifest more ...
Views: 629 - Climate of the ego - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2015 from Callum GoldingWhat really is climate change if not a reflection of our grandiloquent ego? Day by day, year by year we destroy our one viable, habitable planet. What possibly could be the reason for such absurdity? Certainly the decisions we make in this moment are what effectively create our tomorrow, so what ...
Views: 498 - What Compass Guides Your Thinking ? - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2015 from Robert CrutchfieldIn today’s world we are surrounded by more information, more often than any other time in history. The set of thinking skills we use to determine what is true or useful is called discernment. This set of thinking skills is more important in regards to our faith than any other part of our lives. ...
Views: 718 - So Sensitive - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2015 from Womens Recreation, Inc.Some of us are more sensitive than others. What bothers one may have a profound effect on another. I am speaking about someone who is sensitive to others’ needs. I am speaking of humanitarians, volunteers or someone who generally feels the pain or needs of others. I am speaking of scientist ...
Views: 701 - Will The Real You Please Stand Up? - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2015 from Tony Fahkry“Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It’s about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen.” - Brené Brown The Master was never impressed by diplomas or degrees. He scrutinised the person, not ...
Views: 486 - Self-acceptance and self-love - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2015 from Gordana StankovicThese two concepts go hand in hand with each other. You cannot truly and fully love yourself if you do not accept yourself fully, and you cannot accept yourself fully if you do not love yourself. It is a little bit like with the chicken and the egg, no one can really answer what comes first and ...
Views: 605 - What Is the Truth? It Is All the Truth! - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2015 from Rev.William MeinsenWhen I look back on my life, like many of us do, I am not always happy with what I see. Do I have Regrets, Yes, although this a wasted emotion. I now see what the TRUTH is for me. Life is ongoing and I am forever growing spiritually and mentally. My life has gone through many changes. It ...
Views: 597 - 4 Ways to Receive Psychic Impressions - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2015 from Melissa KittoAs a soul you are a psychic being. As a child you were probably much more in touch with your psychic abilities than you are now. You may have felt a presence in your room, known what someone was thinking, remembered past lives or experienced a visitation from a deceased relative. My father ...
Views: 1471(1 vote) - Why we may Never Stamp out Racism - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2015 from Christopher EvansThe scene in Paris where a black man was prevented from boarding a train on the Paris Metro by a number of Chelsea football supporters was proof that despite being 2015, very little has changed. A bystander at Richelieu-Drouot station recorded the event on his mobile phone, capturing the ...
Views: 637 - Happy Relationships: The Five Faces of Love - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2015 from Sandra MiniereRecently I heard a spiritual teacher address a woman who asked whether she should continue to love and accept her partner of four years the way he was or move on. She wanted him to be more committed to the relationship in ways that mattered to her but could continue to love him unconditionally ...
Views: 2209 - Dowry is a Social Curse - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2015 from Academy QuranDowry is a curse of a society that means an amount of property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage. It is a very old tradition in our society that may compel both the poor and the rich to anyhow carry out this evil practice. As for the rich, they generously spend their ...
Views: 1203 - Overwhelmed By Your Life? Perhaps It Is Time to Simplify. - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2015 from Melissa HeislerIf you had millions of dollars, what would you do? Buy an expensive house and car? How about a used van and park it by the ocean? That is exactly what Major League pitcher Daniel Norris did. Instead of spending his multimillion dollar contract to live up to the appearance of a celebrity ball ...
Views: 694 - Common Sense is a Lie. - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2015 from Lucas ThomasCommon Sense is a lie. A lie that has frustrated me for a long long time as it is the cause of most misunderstandings and hatreds in the world. Why is Common Sense a lie? Well let’s define it first: Common Sense as defined from thee Merriam-Webster Dictionary. • COMMON SENSE: ...
Views: 968 - Is it You who Controls your Life? - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2015 from Roxana JonesThe subject is full of contradictions. Lately, there has been a lot of talk about how we are the creators of our lives and that within us we have all the power to achieve whatever we wish. Such ideas may turn out to be confusing for the person who wants a manual of instructions which shows, in ...
Views: 561 - Can Flaws Develop Strengths? - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2015 from Marilyn EppoliteAs a child I had many animal companions. My most memorable pet was an orange tabby named Krimpy. My brother named her, if I remember correctly, because her colorings reminded him of a Tastycake Krimpet, the Philadelphia based, butterscotch dessert, or maybe because her legs were crimped. I am ...
Views: 722 - Creating Cosmic Worlds with Spray Paint Art - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2019 from Ashis KumarSpray painting art or Aerosolgrafia is an interesting art form that uses cans of aerosol paint as medium. These artists use aerosol cans of different colors in their art together with ordinary objects like newspapers and bowls. Curious people gather to watch the artist get inspired by his or her ...
Views: 1075(1 vote) - Feel pain, heal and find love for the lost one - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2015 from Gordana StankovicI wanted to write this particular blog for two reasons. One is as a memory of my loving mum who died almost 6 years ago. And the second is to share my process of grieving, what I've learned from it and how it's helped my inner growth with hope that my story may also help others who are going ...
Views: 651 - Selflessness as Pure Selfishness - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2015 from Stephen F. KaufmanWe are constantly reminded by various sources that it is best to give completely of ourselves to others without expectation of reward or special favor as a path of spiritual harmony or, as some may call it, salvation or redemption. Selfless giving, we are told, is something that will keep us ...
Views: 1373 - Protection vs. connection - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2015 from Gordana StankovicWe human beings are social creatures who are high wired for connection with other human beings. Connection with what is alive, in other words what is real, true and genuine in others with that what is real, true and genuine in us is one of our deepest basic needs and it is universal which means ...
Views: 610 - Protection vs. connection - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2015 from Gordana StankovicWe human beings are social creatures who are high wired for connection with other human beings. Connection with what is alive, in other words what is real, true and genuine in others with that what is real, true and genuine in us is one of our deepest basic needs and it is universal which means ...
Views: 738 - What Is A Murderer’s Heart Made Of? - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2015 from Roxana JonesSome time ago, a film director friend showed me a video anonymously sent to him. It was of the execution of a murderer who had been found guilty and sentenced to the electric chair. Those images have left a strong impact on me ever since, not so much because of their grotesque and morbid nature ...
Views: 618 - The Power to Change Your Past - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2015 from Guy FinleySo many people today are bitter, broken-hearted, or just plain angry because of what happened to them while growing up. The reasons for their resentment or regret are as countless as are the unconscionable people responsible for the pain they unknowingly created in the lives of those they ...
Views: 633 - Raising Spiritual Children - by Submitted on Dec 24, 2014 from Richard LassiterI have had the privilege being father to 3 sons and a daughter. I have worked with young people in various capacities since 1972 including teaching for 18 years. In 1993, I wrote the only leadership-training program especially for young people, 7 – 21 years of age, available in the US at the ...
Views: 693 - SACRED CEREMONY- WHY BOTHER - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2014 from Linda HellerSACRED CEREMONY Why Bother? In the 21st century, you might be tempted to say sacred ceremony- why bother? What is so important about sacred ceremony, ancient traditions and the religious traditions of indigenous peoples in a time of space travel, ...
Views: 648 - Achieve Balance with Insights from Your Hidden Wisdom - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2014 from Carl Greer, PhD, PsyDNeglecting any one area of your life can lead to dissatisfaction with your story and imbalances that can no longer be ignored. As a Jungian analyst, I have seen many clients who achieved success in one area of their life but were not successful in resolving issues in other areas. They continued ...
Views: 1203 - 5 Reasons to Outsource Direct Care Training - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2014 from Bobby HarrisWhen a company outsources its work, it gives it to third-party providers who specialize in that specific service and commit to getting the work done within the promised time frame. Companies outsource work for a number of reasons. Some organizations do it to save costs; others to drive in more ...
Views: 517 - Truth & Faith - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2014 from Darius VaduvaSometimes I wonder what could generally be the force behind most of our activities. During the day, and perhaps so during a year, a decade or even a life, man continues to perform certain deeds as if he had been programmed much earlier and his actions seem to be automatic. It is not just with ...
Views: 700 - A Natural State of Abundance - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2014 from Moreen DuFermontA Natural State of Abundance Divine Dimensions wake us up to a natural state of abundance. A simple walk in nature reflects this awakening. Our core worth comes from these Divine Dimensions that inspire our every day lives through nature’s beauty and grace. To appreciate the true ...
Views: 731 - The Fallen Angel - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2014 from Kemila ZsangeIt is Tania’s fifth hypnotherapy session. Approaching the end of the session, while I, being in a trance myself, spontaneously speak some words as part of the contextualization: … Get in touch with who you truly are from this moment on, because you have re-grown your wings, and you are ...
Views: 670(1 vote) - Courageous Creative Empowerment - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2014 from Moreen DuFermontCourageous Creative Empowerment Having a sense of creative empowerment is about the power to create! It begins by centering yourself so you may achieve clarity and know that you have the courage you need to live in the now! When you have the courage to create, you never truly know what ...
Views: 722 - The Path To The Gazebo - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2014 from Moreen DuFermontThe Path To The Gazebo Have total trust in yourself with a strong, courageous faith. After all, we must all live life just one day at a time. Sure we can reminisce and plan as we like, yet its still all about today! Keeping it simply will help you enjoy the process. Our life takes shape ...
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