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We have countless opportunities every day to say “Yes,” or “No.” To respond to what rises up from within you that seeks to be expressed. Or to respond to what comes to you from the outside - the invitations, requests, demands or expectations of others.
On Saying Yes - and No - to ... Views: 839
It’s so easy for us humans to get bogged down in the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves, which are mostly not good stories.
Our mental chatter goes round and round about how inadequate we are, how much we mess up, how we aren’t as good as someone else is, how we ought to be better, ... Views: 1339
Everybody ought to be able to attract wealth at will. In this text I will share 3 easy steps that make this process as simple and natural as it must be.
Following the steps outlined below would ultimately make people wealthy. The actual consequence, that is one thing you could possibly see ... Views: 960
Article Title: Sharing some Spiritual Thoughts and Principles from Neale Donald Walsh's 'Conversations with God' (Part Three)
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Sharing some Spiritual Thoughts and Principles from Neale Donald Walsh's 'Conversations with God' (Part Two)
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Have you been dealing with low energy? You may have noticed the strong power being output in the universe and therefore, perhaps it is taking a toll on you. None of us is exempt from the energy in the universe. Each human is made of not only a physical body, but also a spiritual soul that emits ... Views: 1802
It's widely accepted now that 'being ourselves' is one of the keys to personal happiness. It is also a key to effectiveness in the workplace, at home, and in our personal lives.
In this article, I outline five reasons why I believe it’s harder to ‘be yourself’ than ever before. In a ... Views: 5223
Many years ago I moved from my apartment into a rental home quite a distance away and was feeling kind of isolated…it was peaceful, but far from my friends and social network. I would get a bit fearful at times, so I would say some prayers, ask the Universe to support and protect me and my home ... Views: 1374
Six 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: 1167
Born and raised in Michigan, I knew the move to Phoenix would bring profound changes to my life. Accustomed to a lifetime in a state with beautiful lakes and lush landscape, I learned to live with the native insects and wondered about the types of critter-life I’d find in the desert ... Views: 1206
Each morning I blow out the candle I lit the night before. A large glass globe sits inside of a metal stand and the candle, either a short or tall pillar, rests inside the base of the globe.
4:30 a.m.
The dogs woke me up.
I reach for my candle, carefully grabbing the metal base with both ... Views: 1468
Throughout my life I’ve encountered several seemingly insurmountable obstacles ranging from extreme debt to significant weight gain. After struggling to understand why these issues kept popping up for me, I realized that I needed to work on the inner me before the outer me would experience any ... Views: 692
The act of worry is not anything to be taken lightly and is considered a major influence that enables a series of negative outcomes to become a reality. People tend to become out of tune with relationships, jobs, family and most importantly, themselves. Although it is human nature to be ... Views: 1587
“Never let another shatter your dreams”. This is what we are told while, normally, very young perhaps as we grow into our older years as well. The concept for this statement always remains the same being that it is still 100% true! "Dreams? Oh, now I get it", I remember saying to myself several ... Views: 2324
Within the past 10 years, there has been a surge of scandals that have come out in the media about practices of ministers, businessmen, politicians, etc.
For example, in 2006, it was revealed that Ted Haggard, an evangelical preacher, paid a man to engage in sex with him for three years and ... Views: 1236
Selflessness caters characteristics more profound within the human psyche than most others that can ever be described or expressed by an individual. One must completely engage their inner standers of compassion to aid another in moments of weakness or hopelessness. The merciful services rendered ... Views: 6261
LESSON ONE: Dealing With the Anger
Begin this first lesson by writing down your feelings about your divorce in your journal. Don’t say “I can’t do this” or “I don’t know what to write”. You know what is in your heart and what you feel.
1. Was there another person involved in the ... Views: 1477
An alive mind believes nothing. You have to be taught and accept something in order to believe it.
An alive mind is not trapped in thought. It’s not caught in ancient beliefs. It’s not caught in thought of any kind. It is free. It is open — there are no walls of any kind that can hold it in ... Views: 1193
To live a self-determined life is the essence of consciousness.
A self-determined life is fundamentally different from a life that’s determined by our ego. When the ego is in charge of running our life, we only have an illusion of determining our life, not the actual experience of doing ... Views: 1345
For a long time I've noticed there are alot of psychological manipulators who claim to be spiritual teachers....
They know how to build rapport, how to anchor certain emotions in you...and more...so beware...and use your own intuition to weed out the fakes from the reals....
A true teacher ... Views: 7005
Spirituality and nature are very closely related. We can all take a close look at the natural world as a whole, or certain elements of it, and see the similarities of nature and human life. If you haven’t made the connection to nature yet then you will likely be feeling an emptiness or a void ... Views: 3090
The whole world wants to have answers. We get rewarded for having the answer. We get to be right, be smart, or feel important. And there we stay or accumulate more answers.
This is a knowledge filled world, so it demands answers. The value is in the answer. You get money or you get prestige. ... Views: 1057
If you are a world traveler and you go from one country to another searching for something you can’t identify perhaps you are searching for your tribe. There is closeness between people of like thought that cannot be explained. It reaches out to others without conscious effort.
Have you ever ... Views: 3537
I believe we are here on this Earth to connect—no one is intended to “go it alone”. Energy flows in, around and throw all things, including all people. To fully engage the positive forces of that energy, you have to become a part of the flow. The only way to do that is to connect to other ... Views: 1301
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouth, but only what is helpful in building others up according to their needs that it may benefit those who listen.” EPHESIANS 4 : 25
"PROTECT YOUR HERITAGE -
In word, Thought and Deed,
and You will find the depths of salvation-" Dilani ... Views: 1584
This month a lot of changes are on the horizon and I thought it might be interesting to tackle the subject of change and why it is difficult to change. Sometimes we welcome change into our lives, but other times we resist and run the opposite direction. Even if we know we need to make a ... Views: 1241
Neale Donald Walsch shared in “Conversations with God – An Uncommon Dialogue – Book 1” that all actions are either fear-based or love-based. This appears to be such a limited list of options, but upon reflection it can bring powerful awareness. Walsch goes on to share “fear is the energy which ... Views: 1300
Many psychological problems are characterized by a loss of control or a lack of control in specific situations. Usually, this lack of control is part of a pattern of behavior that also involves other maladaptive thoughts and actions, such as substance abuse problems or sexual disorders like the ... Views: 1927
How happy are you in your everyday life?
In the television miniseries The Impressionists, which is fascinating viewing, someone comments about one of the artists that he sounds happy.
The other responds that he doesn’t think happy is on his palette.
How about you—is happy on your ... Views: 1159
Many of us have read books by Eckhart Tolle, Byron Katie and others and have been inspired to try and live in the Now. We hope that by doing so we will experience the bliss and serenity that these writers appear to experience on a permanent basis. It all goes great for a while, we go about our ... Views: 1153
Recently I wrote about the signs and symptoms of being on the "fast track" to spiritual awakening. One of the signs of awakening is receiving "secret" messages from the universe (from spirit) that help point you in the right direction. Secret messages from the universe can be anything from an ... Views: 10286
Recently on the Internet I discovered a few lists of the signs of spiritual awakening (sometimes also referred to as symptoms of spiritual awakening). The lists I've come across so far are vague and unclear (for example: headaches and body aches, feeling as though you're on an emotional ... Views: 2243
David Wilcock, in his video 2012 Event Horizon: Prophecies and Science of a Golden Age, states that with the unveiling of the information that has been held secret from the masses for thousands of years comes the potential for what is called apotheosis. The definition of apotheosis is: The ... Views: 2079
The Emotional Freedom Technique or EFT for short, has gained massive popularity over the past few years. The technique was developed by Gary Craig, and was build upon the work of Dr Roger Callahan called Thought Field Therapy (TFT). TFT was formed by combining ideas of quantum theory, ... Views: 1046
A psychic should not be confused with a true clairvoyant, this is because true clairvoyancy is actually seeing or sensing the spirit side. Real spirit side sensing is not available to psychics as a psychic is an empath or someone intuitive and who can sense someones situation and energy field, ... Views: 1619
Here I give you details of how the power of mediumship came to one particular individual based in her own words. There was no big explosion or special event. One night while I was praying “They” simply showed up and “tuned in” my nervous system. This 15 minute experience left me completely ... Views: 1630
Is your life clearly out of control with raising kids, running around for activities, squabbles, discipline and the chaos? The stress of mortgages, bills, keeping up your home, and your relationship not to mention your work outside your home!
Are you instantly finding yourself on over load ... Views: 985
"There is a direct method
to self realization.
And that is to close your eyes
and notice what is here
beyond all thinking.
Beyond any thought
there is a subtle experience
of existing.
You can feel it.
If you give your complete focus
to this feeling of existing
then this ... Views: 1097
How deeply connected are your relationships—all kinds of relationships, but especially romantic ones?
How exciting is your connection with those you are close to, particularly your romantic partner if you have one?
We think of the French as great lovers, the British as not so great. But ... Views: 1526
It is my strong belief that everyone should tap into their spiritual support system. The benefits of doing this are multiple. First of all did you know that you are a spiritual body encased in a physical flesh shell and that you will survive death and return once more to the spirit side? If you ... Views: 1099
Could You Be A Medium? How Mediums Work
You may have some knowledge and beliefs about mediumship and you may also think that it takes a special brand of people who perform mediumship, other worldly and special and unlike those normal folk in society and that a medium leads a faultless life ... Views: 2229
The whole area of mediumship exists to serve. Ask any medium working on platform which means incidentally giving a mediumship demonstration with messages for the audience, and they will tell you that what they give is service. This is service to mankind when the most painful event of their lives ... Views: 2414
The system of living for the Cherokee meant being surrounded by demonstrations of value and examples of respect.
That respect goes out to everything as being valuable. The knowledge that all Creation is a living ecosystem and that even the “body” we call the Universe is the transforming of ... Views: 2829
Discussing the concept of energy with reference to the mind and body separately and at the interface between the two is fraught with difficulty: possibly more so than almost any other area of investigation, even including the vexed topic of the unconscious mind. This is because that while there ... Views: 2307
I come to you in love and a desire to walk in the ways of beauty. Human in form, I seek to be that which I came to be – the who that transcends the mind of man and is untouched by doubt or illusion. Who is it that speaks to and through me, giggling in wonderment of this breathtaking miracle? I ... Views: 2051
The greatest misconception of the concept of divinity is that it typically excludes us as divine.
We are gods endowed with more greatness and power than any God we can create in our minds. Within each of us is the divinity, power and energy we ascribe to our mind-made gods.
We have simply ... Views: 1248
How to harness and manage the ego into its rightful place, using it as the tool it was meant to be.
“I did it! I finally had the courage and saw it through. I never thought I could. It worked! I can’t believe it worked!”
These are the words of a woman I had been talking to about the ... Views: 1686
I remembered a story that my teacher told me when I was in high school about a student that had exams and he was going to church to ask God to help him pass them all. He did little or no study at all but he was praying. He had faith. He really believed that he will pass the exams without him ... Views: 3297
Your life will not get better if you don’t get better. The question is how to do just that. You can’t expect things to just happen without you moving a finger. If you want your life to get better, if you want to be happy you have to work on yourself. You can’t expect the world to change, you ... Views: 1821
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: 1745