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- Renewing Self-Love! - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2017 from Moreen DuFermontA Practice of Self-Love through personal challenge! How do we define such an overarching concept: Self-Love? Take a few moments for yourself to pause and reflect and then consider how much you feel you really do Love yourself? Although most people would probably say that they do, the reality ...
Views: 928(1 vote) - Resistance is Futile - by Submitted on May 30, 2011 from Sandra DawesIt makes me giggle a little bit to type the title of this article. How many times have I heard this line quoted? A line made famous by the Borg in Star Trek: The Next Generation, it has taken me a long time to realize that it’s not just another cheesy quote, but a truism. Resistance truly is ...
Views: 936(1 vote) - Riding the Wave - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2011 from Freedawn Creations“As I watch the shore fade into the distance I know I must trust” The water is calm as I step into the boat. I sit down and get comfortable for I feel this journey to the distance shores may take some time. The sun is shining, I feel its warmth upon my body. A gentle breeze begins to carry ...
Views: 622(1 vote) - Sacred Sex - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2013 from Edwin SpinaTo many people, the words sacred and sex do not belong in the same sentence. To others they may imply sex used for purposes of procreation. To the mystic, sacred sex is a way to improve our health, strengthen our energy bodies and help manifest our heart's desires, with the ultimate goal of ...
Views: 1284(1 vote) - Sanatana Dharma - Eternal Law - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2011 from Lateef Terrell WarnickSanatana Dharma also known as Sanaatan Dharma is a sanskrit term meaning "eternal law," "eternal religion" or "the eternal unchanging occupation of the soul in its relation to the Supreme Being." Thus one who follows the principles of Sanatana Dharma is led back to a pure state of consciousness ...
Views: 3940(1 vote) - See Yourself For Who You Are - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2011 from Adam BenedettoWe all know what it is like to not feel or be fully present with who we really are. Sometimes life seems only just barely manageable, with so much to do and take care of, that we get pulled away from our true self and yet it is our responsibility to and for ourselves to maintain this balance. ...
Views: 568(1 vote) - Self Realisation: The Journey One Must Take Alone - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2013 from Oliver JR CooperSelf Realisation: The Journey One Must Take Alone I believe that the journey one embarks on to understand who and what they are; is one that could be classed as an individual journey. There will of course be many people who one encounters during this journey. And the amount of time that ...
Views: 2905(1 vote) - Self-Confidence and Self-Esteem: A Life of Success Through Overcoming Fear - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2012 from Charles StewartLiving a life without self-confidence or good self-esteem is one common way that others allow fear to “rule the show” in their lives. Fear is a concept, which indeed means many different things to many different people. However, most often the individual gives little thought (if any) to whether ...
Views: 903(1 vote) - Self-realization: Living From the Presence of God Within - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2011 from Maria ErvingLiving from the presence of God within means to have come to the realization of Spirit and trust it, and rely on in more than you have previously relied on the world to take care of you, provide you with jobs, shelter and clothing. When you no longer think that you have to join the flock who ...
Views: 911(1 vote) - Selflessness Through Self-Sacrifice and Compassion - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2010 from Mandy ZadoorianSelflessness 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: 5661(1 vote) - 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: 814(1 vote) - Sharing Our Gifts - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2012 from Jodi ChapmanI believe that we all want to be of service in some way. We all want to help others. And maybe we are clear about how we share our gifts. Or maybe we need a bit of guidance to figure out what we can give, see what our talents are, and learn how others could benefit from them. I was ...
Views: 757(1 vote) - Sharing some Spiritual Thoughts and Principles from Neale Donald Walsh's book 'Conversations with God' (Part Three) - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: Sharing some Spiritual Thoughts and Principles from Neale Donald Walsh's book 'Conversations with God' (Part Three) Submitted by Craig Lock Category: Spirituality, spiritual growth, spiritual books, ND Walsch, spiritual thoughts, God Web sites: ...
Views: 643(1 vote) - Shift into Alignment - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2014 from Dena BlevinsAre you living the life your soul longs to live? Do you feel a sense of great fulfillment when you look back at your accomplishments? Do you feel excited about your future and what's in store for you? Many people today live with a level of low-grade anxiety in the background of their lives. ...
Views: 731(1 vote) - Signs of Spiritual Awakening - 9 Essential Symptoms of Awakening - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2017 from Christine HoeflichRecently 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: 1887(2 votes) - Signs of Spiritual Awakening - Receiving Secret Messages From the Universe - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2017 from Christine HoeflichRecently 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: 9740(2 votes) - Signs of Spiritual Awakening - Strange Incidents That Repeat - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2017 from Christine HoeflichIn another article I put together a list of nine signs and symptoms of spiritual awakening that I found essential to the awakening process. In this article, I discuss in detail one of the signs of awakening that could be called "repeating incidents." This is when you have the same thing ...
Views: 2946(5 votes) - 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: 913(1 vote) - Smoking: An Emotional Addiction, Not a Physical One - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2010 from Lou RyanSmoking has always been associated with a feeling. Watch practically any Hollywood film shot before 1970, and smoking is associated with glamour, prestige, and a certain worldliness otherwise denied to those without a lighter and the ability to effortlessly blow smoke rings. So why do so many ...
Views: 483(1 vote) - So Much to Do, So Little Time to Do It! - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2014 from Ariel and Shya KaneWe recently received a phone call from one of our clients. She was frantic. She couldn't get it all done. There were so many deadlines. There was so much to produce, and there was so little time. We had a conversation with her and within 10 minutes, she gave up feeling overwhelmed, had gotten ...
Views: 2919(7 votes) - Speak Your Truth - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Cindy CrawfordImagine how much you could reduce stress in your life if only you would speak your truth. What do I mean by this? I mean admitting to yourself reasons why you continue to behave in unproductive ways and make decisions that hinder your progress in life; speaking truth to things in your life that ...
Views: 691(1 vote) - Spiritual Awakening and the Easy Secret to Manifestation - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2011 from Nanice EllisThe gig is up. The veil is lifted. The secret is out. I am going to tell you what spiritual masters and gurus have been trying to tell you forever. You are dreaming. I am dreaming. WE are dreaming. Yes, that is right, it is all just a dream and you are making it all up. There is no war, ...
Views: 4106(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: 680(1 vote) - Spiritual Power: Mysticism in Five Stages - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2016 from Scott & Stephen PetulloThe five stages of mysticism aren't as complex as you may think. Contrary to popular belief, you don't have to have a long mane of white hair and live in an exotic, remote part of the world to be a mystic. The American Heritage dictionary defines mysticism as "...consciousness of transcendent ...
Views: 1380(1 vote) - Spiritual Terms - Self Acceptance Not Self Improvement - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2013 from Peter MainSelf-improvement has become something of a mantra and a watchword for a vast industry that has grown up around it in the last 30 perhaps 40 years. A lot of the self-improvement industry has flourished in the last 10 or 15 years with the growth of the Internet. Perhaps an inevitable ...
Views: 1468(1 vote) - Staying Balanced - Mind, Body and Spirit - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2010 from Lynnis Woods-MullinsThere are so many techniques, opinions, and practices that are subscribed to when it comes to the topic of keeping the body balanced. Most of them have some relevance and the majority of them will work for some people. I have come to realize after working with so many people that everyone is ...
Views: 1178(1 vote) - Step Out of the Flood of Negative Thoughts and Feelings - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2015 from Guy FinleySomewhere in a remote region of the Southwestern United States, a park ranger was seated in his high tower. It overlooked the deep canyons and ravines that ran through the national park where he'd worked for the past twenty years. Looking out over the terrain through his binoculars, he could see ...
Views: 993(1 vote) - STILL IN THE CLOSET? - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2015 from DR. CATHERINE PERRYAre you having psychic experiences? Are you questioning whether your metaphysical experiences are real? Do you see or hear dead people? Are you sensing that angels, God, or other spirit entities are giving you messages? Are you in the closet, so to speak, about your spiritual abilities? ...
Views: 2300(1 vote) - Stop Telling Stories! Tips for Changing Yours - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2012 from Teri GoetzWe all have our own stories. Have you ever heard yourself tell your personal story to someone else, almost as if you were talking about another person, like it was a script? You might have felt disconnected with the story (because you’ve told it so many times that even you’re bored with it). ...
Views: 1362(1 vote) - Stress Less Live More - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2010 from Luminita SaviucLet’s talk about STRESS Everyone seems to be stressed out by something lately. Stressing about money, stressing about the weather, about the economy, stressing about what other people say and do, stressing about what is or isn’t on TV, stressing about traffic, stressing about relationships, ...
Views: 1320(1 vote) - Stressing Out Over the Meaning of Your Doodle? - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2011 from Karen PasqualucciDoodle meaning: An insight into the ‘art’ of doodling Before we go on to discuss the significance of doodle meaning (and its ties to stress), consider this: Are you among the millions of people who suffer from stress due to the frantic pace of daily living? Are you juggling your ...
Views: 1515(1 vote) - Suggestions become Law - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2012 from Tracing ABC Tracing ABCIt has been observed that suggestions, planted in the subconscious, become memories, and eventually tend to externalize in the body. From this, it has been deduced that the sub-conscious mind is the builder of the body and is the creative factor in man. It has also been proven that certain types ...
Views: 1439(1 vote) - Sustainability Part III: A New World Order - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Barry LipscombThere are really just a few things we could do in order to begin living sustainably, but they require the huge first step of honoring our place in the world and finding harmony with our environment – a significant and profound shift in how we live. It’s more than a green movement of conserving ...
Views: 1081(1 vote) - Taking Awakening off the Pedestal - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2012 from Mark KellyWhat we put beyond our reach remains beyond our reach. Awakening, enlightenment, God-realization, Self-realization, whatever you want to call it, is our natural state. When we place it on a pedestal we fail to recognize this and become like a dog chasing its own tail since no view that divides ...
Views: 958(1 vote) - Taking things personally - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2012 from Sandra DawesThe Four Agreements has given me a nice reminder about the importance of not taking things personally. It is something that I have gotten better about with time, but there is always room for improvement! The first time I was ever presented with the idea that peace of mind could come from not ...
Views: 1063(1 vote) - Talking to My Soul While Doing the Dishes - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2010 from Mary SolielI now understand the way to the soul. It is through the heart. Not only that, but I now realize I can actually communicate to my own soul through my very heart. It is where we are headed, to connect with who we really are through the heart. We can then find and be the love that we are. This is ...
Views: 1289(1 vote) - Tarotscope Happenings, February 2010 - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2010 from Suzi DronzekTarotscope Happenings are monthly one tarot card readings with individual messages for your sun sign. Happy birthday AQUARIUS! (January 20-February 18) Eight of Pentacles: Apprenticeship. You are learning much now, and this information is worth great value. Modest gain. Wisdom and knowledge ...
Views: 1500(2 votes) - Ten Ways to Awaken and Be Free! - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2011 from Pamela TurnerHow beautiful to be free! Free from illusions and the endless demands of ego. We are in a magnificent age in the world right now, one where humanity is awakening, remembering our wholeness, our goodness, and our unlimited potential. Here are ten ways to enhance your own awakening process and ...
Views: 784(1 vote) - That's Not Who You Are - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2019 from Laura EverettToday as I sat thinking about my past experiences and how they led me to this moment right now, I was perplexed by the battles that erupt within my psyche on a continuous basis. From fear of failing, loving, and hurting, to trying to better myself for someone else’s expectations, when suddenly a ...
Views: 474(1 vote) - The 'Well Wishing' Principle - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2010 from Paul Dalton“Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own." - Harold Coffin Living in London I get to travel on public transport A LOT, and for someone in my line of work that provides a fabulous opportunity to observe the quirkiness of human nature in action. It is never ...
Views: 1367(3 votes) - The Art of Becoming Human - by Submitted on May 12, 2010 from Janaka StagnaroIn non-dualist circles a big question that continuously comes up is whether or not we need to work on our stuff, because, after all, we are already divine. If there is only One that exists perfectly outside of the imperfections of time, and all effort is in time, then why should we work on our ...
Views: 1146(1 vote) - The Art of Living Well - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2010 from John HainesWhen we wake up; when we gain the realization of Reality; when we experience the Absolute we experience the Stillness, we experience ourselves, we know who we are. In the Stillness there is no limitation, there is no space or time, no thought and no mind, nothing ever existed; there are no ...
Views: 809(1 vote) - The Astral Body - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2011 from rachel annThe Astral Body The astral body is said to be a transitional bridge between the soul and the physical body. Plato originally introduced the idea but it has been picked up and developed by many philosophers, theologians and parapsychologists over the intervening centuries. It is the astral body ...
Views: 1040(1 vote) - The Beliefs Behind Why People Lie - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2012 from Cathy EckIn my other articles, I call all beliefs lies because all beliefs come from our false self. That doesn’t make them bad or wrong; it merely puts them in their proper perspective. True authenticity results when we give up our false self and move from our head to our heart. In this article, ...
Views: 1391(1 vote) - The big Questions of Life - Are we immortal? - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2011 from Enrico GoliasAside from the question whether we can answer this issue at all, I am convinced that all opinions about it are a matter of belief not of knowledge. Man falls inevitably into the realm of faith and beliefs, once we discuss this question. Followers of some churches speak of a purgatory, others ...
Views: 566(1 vote) - The Constraints of No Boundaries - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2011 from Rosie KuhnIt’s not uncommon for children to grow up not knowing their own beautiful thoughts and feelings and their essential needs and wants. You might be asking “How can that be?” Well, it’s one of the ravages of families and the individuals inside them. They are at war with themselves with no one to ...
Views: 1005(1 vote) - The Control Freak - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2012 from Lisa TunneyAs a lucid dreamer, I feel all the emotions during dreamtime that I do while I am awake. Last night, I dreamt that I was working in a retail store. In the dream, I had helped an overbearing woman no one else wanted to deal with. She purchased many things and I was happy, but the scene skipped ...
Views: 705(1 vote) - The Cosmic Reality of You - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from William ConstantineFar too many people subscribe to the belief that they are their body, their identity, their beliefs, etc. Once more, they are seeking individuality — what makes them stand a part from all others. It is because of this many are constantly living a life of comparison in an effort to create a ...
Views: 1253(2 votes) - The Decision of Your Life - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2012 from Donna GershmanMany years ago, as I was studying to be a Practitioner/Healer, I had an accident. I was getting an oil change at a service station that had just opened near my home. When the mechanic called me over to show me my air filter, I wandered unwittingly behind the back of my car and proceeded to fall ...
Views: 1395(2 votes) - The Demonstration Of Spiritual Enlightenment In Your Life Experience - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2011 from S. Evette GardnerWhat is spiritual enlightenment? From a literal standpoint spiritual means having to do with the essence of Being (the essence of Life); and enlightenment refers to a growth in one’s ability to see the light of Truth more clearly. Spiritual enlightenment, therefore, could be described as ...
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