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- Three Steps to Spiritual Enlightenment: Earnestness, Concepts, Being-ness - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2012 from Dr. Robert PuffThere are three important steps which are crucial aspects in moving in the direction of living an enlightened, awakened life. Any one of us can take these steps. The first step is “earnestness.” To achieve enlightenment, you really have to want it. Saying, “I’ll work during the day, sleep ...
Views: 1183(1 vote) - An Invitation to Outgrow Your Limitations - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2018 from Guy FinleyHave you ever noticed how the more negative you get, the more difficult everything about your life becomes, including being able to do the simplest things? It’s like suddenly sinking into dark molasses, where not only can’t you move, but everything you don’t want seems stuck to you! To the ...
Views: 1182 - Personal Empowerment & Neutrality - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Sharon EllisI have a personal and professional goal, which is to support each individual to familiarize and express the completed version of their highest vision of themselves. I believe that if we do our part to empower ourselves, assist others in need and continually strengthen the connection with our ...
Views: 1182 - Breathtaking Butterfly, Blaze Across The Sky! - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2014 from Moreen DuFermontBreathtaking Butterfly, Blaze Across The Sky! When all is still and quiet and time is on our side, we may just see a butterfly appear out of thin air. Awe inspiring, the butterfly’s impression holds traits that can humble us by its spectacular vision. It has a spirit that conveys ...
Views: 1181 - To find yourself you must lose your words - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2012 from Ronda LaRue…To find myself I have to lose my (what?) – my words? Yes, it’s true. To find and reconnect with your authentic self, all preconceived ideas (words) about who you are; all needs, expectations and identifications with who you want be, have to be suspended… held away long enough to ...
Views: 1181 - Stopping Generalized Anxiety Disorder And Creating Any Change You Want In Your Life With The 4 P's - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2013 from Dennis SimsekPerfect Practice - How often in the sport of tennis for example do two people play against one another that have the same knowledge about their sport, have similar talent levels, and have a great team of coaches behind them, but one athlete comes out and completely takes over the match and ...
Views: 1180 - Finding Your Path In Life - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2011 from Adam BenedettoUnderstanding your path in life is more about finding out who you are than being who you think you should be. We often go through life living a blueprint of our lives. Following plans laid down ages ago, acting out a future to please others or even ourselves. We choose not to let go of the ...
Views: 1179(1 vote) - More Notes to Self - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Dr. Christine King[More Notes to Self, written in my personal blog a year ago. Funny that they're still so current...] NOTE TO SELF: STOP TRYING SO HARD! Stop trying so hard to be yourself. It shouldn't be difficult or take any effort to be who you are. Who are you trying to please? How absurd that we ...
Views: 1179 - Perspective Part 3: Looking for Answers - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2009 from Rebecca Ruark-HalsteadWhy is it humans, the ultimate predators, feel safety in numbers? Is it because we are the only ones who intentionally hurt ourselves? Is it because we are the only ones who intentionally blind ourselves? Consider the statement, "ultimate predators." Yet, a resounding majority of us have poor ...
Views: 1179 - Who Are You Living For? - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2012 from Jodi ChapmanThis is a really important (and sometimes really hard) question to answer. In an ideal world, we are living for ourselves and only doing things that make us feel great and are on our authentic path. But...it doesn't always work this way. It's normal to want to please others. It's normal ...
Views: 1179(1 vote) - Create your own delicious 2008! - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2007 from Katie MattsonIt’s December already. I feel as though I was just standing on my front lawn a little after midnight on New Year’s Eve, standing in the rain and letting it wash away the previous year while nourishing the soil for the adventures to come. Then I blinked. Now it’s December. Time ...
Views: 1178 - Daily Affirmative Prayer - I Am the Beloved - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Gayle Dillon“Take some two tendencies you have as a consequence of being in the absence of Good, and tell God that they are in truth no part of you, because God fashioned you in the spirit of his own nature.” Scientific Mental Christian Practice – Emma Curtis Hopkins “God fashioned me from itself. I am ...
Views: 1177(3 votes) - Life is Good...When We Choose it to Be! - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2009 from Teresa GroendahlThere's something to be said for being in the moment and open to inspiration. I have all of my articles laid out for the entire year, but somehow today I was pulled to write a slightly different message for this month. I've learned from experience to go where inspiration leads me, so here we ...
Views: 1177 - WHAT IS SPIRITUALITY? - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Cari MurphyWHAT IS SPIRITUALITY? What is Spirituality? http://www.CariMurphy.com Defining spirituality seems to be a significant endeavor in this modern, ever-changing world of ours. Spiritual living is increasing being recognized as an essential component for our fulfillment. Over the years, it ...
Views: 1177(1 vote) - Divinity, Where You Least Expect It - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2011 from Kimberly SchneiderThis morning I had a lovely opportunity to put my commitment to find Unity in Duality to a test! Our youngest woke up with a case of the grumpies. The lack of routine and missing her friends from school was taking its toll. One of her choices then resulted in a consequence we’d discussed ...
Views: 1176(2 votes) - In Search of Beauty - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2011 from odette worrell“Beauty begins with Intention” It is part of the human experience to live in order to discover beauty. It lures us to admire gardens, to marvel at architectural wonders, and to create a relationship with things that bring this essence into our lives. When it comes to discovering our own ...
Views: 1176 - An Exploration of Liberation - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2012 from Melanie McGheeLiberation. It’s a word that often gets tossed out as the goal of yoga or the goal of meditation. Liberation. Though it sounds enchanting and is delightful on the tongue, it can seem so unattainable and so intimidating that some turn away from liberation as a real goal, or don’t give it much ...
Views: 1175 - Prejudices And Adjusting To Differences - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2008 from Stacey PollockPrejudices are created out of the inability to accept change and difference. Life is but a myriad of structures which we order to feel comfortable within our own personal environment and for various survival reasons. We associate our relationship with the world through our bodies and the ...
Views: 1175 - Valentine's Day - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Cory KempMy colleague, Natalie, recently shared another story with me. It is a classic tale of love found, lost and reclaimed, right before her very eyes. A member of her family, a Golden Lab whose name now escapes me, was well known for his affectionate ways and a deep love of cats. On visiting ...
Views: 1175 - Ditch the Diet Resolutions and Go Deeper - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2015 from Monica RodriguezToday I want to share with you a conversation I had with a friend over the weekend… My friend wanted my advice in regards to some new trendy diets that came up this year, and she was curious to know my opinion about them. Several years ago, I would definitely have had the same questions, as I ...
Views: 1174 - Letting Go Of The Insignificant - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2011 from Frances LucasWe all have situations come up where one thing is more important to one person than it is to the other. There are times when there are misunderstandings and we don’t always know the whole story. Other times we make things that are somewhat unimportant blow up into something really big that ...
Views: 1174 - THE MIRACLE OF SELF FORGIVENESS - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2007 from Diane HarmonyOur hearts melted into one another’s in instant recognition during that first hug. Two bodies reunited after 36 years...two spirits connected by the mother-daughter bond which can never be broken. Only shame, guilt and remorse fed the fire of apparent separation. Only forgiveness would ...
Views: 1174 - Transforming Your Life Through Personal Growth and Development - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2012 from Charles StewartAsk any human being if they could have more in their life, and they would most often answer “yes.” The real question then becomes, what does “more” mean? To many, it means having more money, and more freedom with their time. In short, most everyone desires to have a life of more possibility in ...
Views: 1174(2 votes) - TURN YOUR LIFE AROUND V: GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Ada MarieWe have come to the end of our journey. We have reached Part V of our five part series. We can also say that we have come full circle. In all of our series “Turn Your Life Around” – How to Build a Personal Life Foundation, Foremost Forgiveness, Acknowledge & Overcome Fear and Identify Your ...
Views: 1174 - Aim and Your Essential Nature - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from David SamuelMuch has been said about the importance of having an aim to give direction to your life for you to progress with your work. If you do not have an aim, nothing in your life can progress. Your aim is the engine which drives the entire vehicle. It is not only having any aim, it is having a ...
Views: 1173 - Experience Easier Zen Meditation By Repurposing Guided Audio Meditations - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2012 from Rion FreebergDid you know that you can use your audio meditations to make it easier to get into meditative states? If you are doing traditional meditation, you may have already found that it maybe be difficult to silence your mind on its own but you still really value meditation and the benefits, even ...
Views: 1173 - Living Well Costs Less Than You Realize - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2012 from Alvin ( AJ ) GentryActually, it has little or no cost at all. For you see, the ability to live well or have quality in lifestyle depends on where your Human Thermostat is set and the standards and values you hold for yourself. We are all in business and we all have a life to live. Our business is securing the ...
Views: 1173 - Reincarnation Has Yet to Be Proven Invalid--Response to a Cynic - by Submitted on May 23, 2017 from Scott & Stephen PetulloOne sure way to generate controversy is to bring up the topic of reincarnation in a group conversation. In our experience, in the Western world, about 30% will say they believe in it, 40% will express mild skepticism, and 30% will vehemently speak out against it. Elsewhere in the world, ...
Views: 1173 - 15 Things You Should Let Go To Become Happy - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2015 from Jana RooheartIt doesn’t matter who you are, what you dream of and where you go; the final goal of every person is to be happy. However, there is always something that stands on our way of being happy and, in most cases, this “something” is we ourselves with our boundaries and superstitions. Accidently or ...
Views: 1171 - Attracting Money Is usually Achieved By Everyone - by Submitted on May 10, 2011 from Rishan BWe certainly have a lot involving wants. A few individuals desire of having a successful profession, a wealthy lifestyle, a secure financial status, a secure relationship, or just simply of going to college or maybe eating at that fancy restaurant someday. Another thing is for sure that several ...
Views: 1171 - Divine Role of the Father - by Submitted on May 19, 2008 from Jim HagueThe universe has a father aspect and a mother aspect. The mother aspect is feeling. The Father aspect is wisdom and reason. Father needs to be award that he plays a divine role. The idea is for the femine and masculine to blended together. There needs to be a blance of feeingand reason. ...
Views: 1171 - Finding Your Passion Outside the Bedroom - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2008 from Trudy-Ann EwanTaking risks is never easy to do. There are so many pros and cons involved that sometimes we quit before we have even gotten started. That job is making you miserable and you want to quit, but you are afraid to lose the security of health benefits and the transit checks. You want to do ...
Views: 1171 - How to Have an Authentic Life and Pay the Bills! - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from Craig NathansonAfter 40, this is the most important pursuit in your life. After 40, we start having less tolerance for an empty life. The routine starts to drag on us and we start thinking of what we should do with our life. This is a good thing. The most questioning starts with our work where we spend the ...
Views: 1171 - Just Trying To Help - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Frances LucasWe have all had people who have told us they were just trying to help. They may have had good intentions to help us out but it really didn’t work. Sometimes people want to help and don’t know what to do but they just try something in an attempt to show they care. We need to be mindful of those ...
Views: 1171 - Second Chances; New Perspectives, Better Outcomes, Fresh Starts - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2011 from Gordon WelchDid you know that by now over 98% of Americans have given up on their New Year’s resolutions? It’s true; the majority of people who identify resolutions also completely abandon them. How are you handling the stress of the year? Are you among the 2% staying true to your goals and aspiration for ...
Views: 1170(2 votes) - When We Are Tired - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2011 from Frances LucasThere are some days when we are tired for whatever reason. Days come where we feel like we are drained both emotionally and physically. Nights come where we are so tired that we can’t fall asleep. When we are tired, we are not much use to ourselves or others. Sometimes we can’t think straight, ...
Views: 1170(3 votes) - Are you ready to activate the POWER IN YOU?? - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2009 from sharon cohenWe are all souls on a journey. We all have fears and insecurities. But we also have the tools within us to transform those fears into a positive source of fulfillment. Like your body, your soul is built from many different parts. Each part of your soul has its powers, and the way you use ...
Views: 1169 - Judgment Day - by Submitted on May 05, 2012 from Lisa TunneyAs an unpublished writer, I have to take work whenever I can get it to help supplement my income. So, it was an easy decision when I was asked to participate in a five-day trade show. There was only one issue. I would be working and living along side some mean-spirited people—and that didn’t ...
Views: 1169(1 vote) - Six Questions to Discover Your Life’s Purpose - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2010 from Michelle CastoSix Questions to Discover Your Life’s Purpose Living a meaningful life is our choice to make, and one we are compelled to make at this time. With the radical changes in the world, there is one sure route to happiness and abundance and that is knowing and living your purpose. Finding your ...
Views: 1169(1 vote) - Huna, Physics and the Law of Attrction - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2011 from Pamela TurnerI'd like to share with you the seven principles of Huna because they beautifully and simply describe who you are and what is possible for you. These are some of the most ancient teachings on the planet, but as you read, see how modern physics is validating these principles and how the Law of ...
Views: 1168(4 votes) - New year, new you - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2011 from Norma CasasThis is the time we have been waiting for; a new year filled with hope and high expectations. 2011 represents beginnings, a time to build, to establish solid foundations. It is the time to shine, find your purpose, and follow your heart’s desires. What would you do to transform your life? What ...
Views: 1168 - Simply Want - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2011 from Frances LucasIt is not hard to find things which cost a great deal of money which we may believe we would like to have or even think we need. There are homes all over the world which cost millions of dollars. There are automobiles of all shapes and sizes which are the price of a small home. There are gadgets ...
Views: 1168(1 vote) - True meaning of "Here and Now" - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2011 from Swami Aaron8.30 am, March 23, 2011 True Meaning of “Here and Now” Most of us though keep talking that true spiritual path is to be “Here and Now”; we all suggest to others that we should neither remain stuck to our past, nor we should float in future. We should always be in the present. Though this ...
Views: 1168 - Daily Affirmative Prayer - True Identity - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2009 from Gayle Dillon“If we speak of casting out passions . . . . we mean that we see the Holy Spirit in mankind instead of passions and tempers.” Scientific Mental Christian Practice – Emma Curtis Hopkins “Today, I give thanks that I can see the Good in all people, places, and things. I will not be fooled. God ...
Views: 1167 - What’s All This Fuss About Fear? - by Submitted on May 06, 2011 from Rev. Elaine Torrance-GingrichFear: It can be paralyzing, demoralizing. It can make you feel hopeless, powerless, a victim. But is fear really that powerful? Here is a quote to ponder: "Fear cannot take what you do not give it." ~Christopher Coan If the above is truly the case, why do we give fear so much power? ...
Views: 1167(1 vote) - Your New Life Work Balance Sheet: It’s all about figuring out what really matters. Step Five - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2010 from elizabeth cassidyStep One found you having a love affair with yourself. Step Two was about writing affirmations to help you stay positive. Step Three got you off the sofa and exercising your right to be fit and trim. Step Four was all about taking the time to meditate and getting centered in your ...
Views: 1167(1 vote) - A Better Day - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2011 from Frances LucasWe all can look back on yesterday or the day before and find things we wished we would have done or not done. We can think about things we should have said or not said. We can decide if we had a productive day or not. We can review the day and see if we accomplished things in our life and if we ...
Views: 1166 - Feelings Are Messy - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2018 from Sheryl PaulAs humans in an uncertain world, we seek certainty in a variety of ways. We ask questions that are fundamentally unanswerable. We ruminate and obsess on a single thought (otherwise known as intrusive thoughts). We Google and text and seek reassurance in a variety of increasingly technologically ...
Views: 1166 - How to Release Your Limitations to Having What You Want - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2014 from Melissa KittoLike it or not, if you don't have everything you desire in life, or if you are having trouble reaching your goals, it is a result of self-imposed limitations. The programming you grew up with, or the maze as we call it, has a strong effect on what success you will achieve. Often, you take this ...
Views: 1166 - WHY DO MANY SPIRITUAL TYPES HAVE SUCKY LIVES? – Life Coaching - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2010 from Matthew FerryBecause of the nature of my training and coaching programs, many of my clients come to me with a very spiritual perspective on things. The promise of a spiritual perspective is that you will feel more connected, more loved, more joyous, and feel a sense of oneness. Yet, many spiritual people ...
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