Happiness & love are the most sought after of all our gifts in this world. Some may chase fame & fortune, but most would find that the former emotions will serve when nothing else can. In our second part to Creating Your Perfect Life we are going to delve into what allows these wonderous emotions to be permanent fixtures in your new life.
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Our names are Lynne and June Faneuf. We met when we married into a wonderful family many years ago. Although our paths have been very different, they have culminated into a spiritual path. We share a lot of the same views and the same experiences as we accompany each other to different events. We have read many spiritual books, attended seminars and have discussed our journey with each other as we continue to educate ourselves about the spiritual realm. All of this has led us
Advice for beginning writers is easy to come by and hard to follow. As a beginner, you want everything to go well and you want to sell your article or book as quickly as you can. What are some of the things that can insure that you sell? They are pretty simple.
Sometimes we fear change. Why? Because we do not know what will happen. It is this fear that keeps us from enjoying life. Because we cannot know what will be, we fear; we fear the not knowing. It isn't so much what could happen as we cannot prepare for whatever may be. In order to feel more at ease about our future, we need to look at life from another perspective. Instead of assuming we are in a revolving pattern in life, we need to understand we are always and only going forward.
During life, we may sometimes find ourselves in a slump, experiencing sadness, emptiness, or withdrawal at times when we know our lives should be making us happy. This can be confusing. Why, if all seems as it should be, are we not happy? What is in our way or stopping us from experiencing the happiness we deserve? Sometimes, it is us. Sometimes, we are the ones who have chosen to be unhappy. Why do we do this? Because, at one point in our lives, we may have experienced something that made us think our life was an unhappy place.
SCIENCE AND SPIRITUALITY "Nature obeys mathematical law."rn -Frank Wilczek (Nobel Prize Physics,2004) It is a fallacy. Nature does not follow mathematical law. Maths follows it. Science does. This is the mathematical law. This is science.
Please find an extract from my next book written through channeling / Inner-dictation. This one is short but i hope you'll enjoy it all the same! God Bless, David Ascensio ForYou Knight Its called ...... I AM THAT I AM Welcome! Many of you ask, (as if seeking permission) to come into my home, my kingdom. Please know that when you have love in your heart and learn to expand and radiate this love, you will then understand that you already are!
Do you ever feel like you are running on empty and can’t encounter one more obstacle – that you just want to give up? I know how your commitment can be tested time and time again and how it is almost easier to turn your optimism into pessimism when you wake up day after day without seeing the change that you hope to have seen by this point in your life.
The ancient wisdom of emptiness (also known as nothingness (no-thingness)) lies at the heart of the Buddhist wisdom tradition, but unfortunately it is for the most part either unknown or misunderstood by the modern spiritual audience. Yet emptiness is incredibly important because it can free us from subtle identities beyond the familiar understanding of the ego that stand in the way of awakening.
Part of enlightenment is letting go. When we decide to let go of our ambition, even ambition for being enlightened, then being enlightened is very possible. It is a mystery or a puzzle; how can we become truly enlightened without even trying? But when we ultimately realize and understand endlessness, and eternity, and endless endurance and eternal patience, when all hope is finally gone, when nobody is there to become enlightened anymore, and when we exist no longer, then bei
Our chosen path already exists within us. The path we are meant for, our destiny, is true to our heart and our being. It is here, throughout life, we are being led toward. Sometimes, of course, the path is averted or ignored completely. We then become unsatisfied and full of want. It can be hard to see clearly the choices meant for us. To hear above the noise, the direction that is calling us forward. But in your heart and deep within, when you have found your true path, all becomes light and filled with life.
Everything we see today has not been here forever, and will not last forever. Matter, unable to be destroyed or created only transformed, will change form eventually. It took eons for the development of simple one celled life forms, then billions of years of evolution to form complex organisms, such as ourselves. Life is beginning to see farther into the past and the future the more it evolves.
The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles was featured recently in the book, The Secret, but was originally published in 1910. Wattles spent his early years considering the laws of success and studying the great philosophers of the world. It is interesting that Napoleon Hill did the same thing later in Think and Grow Rich but used as his source the great titans of industry in America, the emerging economic giant.
Opening up to your true self can be a very rewarding experience. It can shed light on not only who you are, but what you have become. Often, we do not see the real us. We get lost in our day-to-day lives, the managing of our existence, and forget to connect to the real us. Sometimes we may even be living a life that doesn’t even connect to who we really are. We may act and relate to others not from our true selves, but from an idea of who we think we are. Our whole life could be a mirage, a duplicate existence, that doesn’t connect or even portray our true form.
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” Maya Angelou It all too often seems like we lose commitment the moment a flashier opportunity presents itself. Why are we so often flakey in our relationships and faith, and what is keeping us away from our follow through? How can we get what we deserve and become... visionary?
'Awake Joy' is the radiance that strings the happy and unhappy moments of the life situation together like the pearls of a necklace. In the direct realization of this radiance, the pearls dissolve into the precious freedom of conscious joy. Sensibly, inherent joy can not be given to you, nor can ...
What burden is placed on those forced to be brothers in arms to survive wars and suffering, meant not for the innocent but for those guilty of making angels out of their own children. How much does it cost to let sons turn into murders and daughters into whores. How can any human live with such guilt? Only in ignorance. Only in turning ones back on truth. The world bleeds for us all, for life is dying. The more we learn of our history, the more we have realized that we owe more credit to our predecessors then we have been taught to give.
Spiritual Awakening is not about transcending the flawed dualistic world; it is about ending the dualistic beliefs underlying flawed and flawless. So, rather than transcending the world; it transcends the division within us. This means it is not the end of separation; it is the realization that Oneness and separation are themselves holistically One.
With our conscious mind, we tend to analyze and judge data. We used the process of thinking, planning, making judgement and using references of past experiences from our memory to determine truth. Whether good or bad experiences, the mind holds them in our memory and accepts them as truth. When we, as individuals seem and act with fear, the feelings of fear distort truth . In fact these feelings come from the spirit self , as it does not agree with your focus or your self tal
Psychic awakening might feel like a moment's experience that has long lasting effects, but such an experience is usually the culmination of much work finally 'clicking' into place. There's always the question of "awakening to what?". Each integrated experience of psychic awakening creates a new 'self', a higher level of consciousness compared to which past experiences in life seem as sleepwalking. How to trigger a psychic awakening? Dream boldly, prepare thoroughly, focus ful
I still love you America, my life will always and forever be yours my red, white and blue. More than ever before I understand the strength you were forged with. Still so young and beautiful, you are the child of the peoples revolts over oppression. Before you the world was ruled by the whims of kings and queens, now you have given all the people of the world an equal voice. The voice of the people has always demanded truth above all else. In the pursuit of truth, and the freedom for all to pursue happiness we have overcome and prospered.
Reciting Holy Qur'an , your knowledge about the world will improve drastically and you will be a better informed and enlightened person. Almighty Allah will shower his limitless blessings upon you and daily sustenance will be granted to you miraculously. Humans can never reckon the countless rewards of reciting Holy Qurâan. No doubt, the Holy Qurâan is a miracle of Almighty Allah and so daily recitation of the Holy Book is an estimable deed. And when Quran Recitation is a
Share Your Vision from Your Sparkling Soul!rn rnYour vision is a gift! So go ahead, unwrap it. What is it that you really see? Can you describe it? What does it mean to you? I hope you know that what you see is like no one else can see. It is yours for all the good reason you can imagine! Wonât you please be generous and share it. Your Inner Source! It glimmers and sparkles: rnBy cultivating a pure awareness, you will renew your vision to move you from the inside out. Know
Earthquakes, tsunamis, destruction is herer It is not real, there is nothing to fearr It's time to comeback to your ownr What is important, is it your home, Your stuff, how much you own? That is gone it's about love and togethe essr So be strong and do not stressr You already know this so tap into thatr You are stronger than you know cause you chose to be here at this timer The New Dawn, this is amazing, it is diviner The people who perish sacrificed themselvesr It's part of the major plan theyr New this beforehandr Because there is no deathr Life continues for ete ityr
Water as a Spiritual Element nnWater is the central source of our beings. It is part of every cell and fiber in us; it is our very essence. Could water be the common denominator that weaves us all (earth, animal, human, and plant) together as one? Is it the ultimate connector? It's awesome and humbling that water carries so many entrained messages, especially when we consider that there has been the same water, and the same amount of water, on the earth for millions of years.
When you wake up in the morning do you feel rested, awake, and ready to start the day or are you like most people, plagued with restless nights and fitful sleep? Sleep patterns have a lot to do with stress in our lives. What we live through and are worried about will often carry over into our sleep, keeping us up and unable to fall asleep. Our dreams can reflect our lives, also leading to unrest. Our minds are cluttered with so much, trying to solve problems, worried, going over and over the day or the day to come. It is no wonder that when we lie down our mind doesn’t stop.
Most of us live our lives in a constant state of mental agitation. We have work to do, bills to pay, errands to run, children to tend, homes to maintain, food to prepare; and in each moment our minds are running at full speed, juggling the perpetual decisions to be made, schedules to be organized, and running list of things to do. In addition to this, we multi-task at just about everything. Just driving the car is a multi-tasking experience: we drive, listen to the radio, tal
Shiva Purana describe Rudraksha's origin as Lord Shiva's tears. He had been meditating for many years for the welfare of all creatures. On opening the eyes, hot drops of tears rolled down and the mother earth gave birth to Rudraksha trees. Lord Siva has many aspects indicated by His 1,008 names Lord Siva is responsible for creation, evolution and dissolution. Lord Siva dances creation out of existence at the end of time and then after an appropriate time He destroys the silen
Obsessive behaviors occur when one is trying to make themselves feel better; it is a mechanism created by the need to sooth, compensate, or satiate an issue. The behavior is a way of trying to balance out an internal problem. It is an unconscious way of trying to take care of an unrecognized issue, for sometimes the need behind the behavior goes unnoticed, and therefore one is not able to cope with the real problem. Any kind of behavior that occurs over and over again because of a desire can be deemed obsessive.
Finding out where we belong in life is very important, and that answer can be gained by going inward. We intrinsically already know what we are meant for; we just tend to overlook this. We instead look outside of ourselves for the answers, assuming they will come from somewhere or someone else. We follow plans or ideas without knowing what it is we really want. If you took your plan for the future and wrote it down and then beside it wrote your dreams, would they line up and fall in sync with each other? Or are you living another idea of what your life should be?
Godliness is next to cleanliness! That is what we are taught. Be clean, keep your house clean and people will respect you. In school we are taught hygiene. Brush your teeth and hair, wear clean clothes, bathe daily and make sure that you do not have bad breath or body odor. It is always ...
We think we need to be attached to things so we can be comfortable and happy. We think that by having one particular thing, we will be okay. We believe that by surrounding ourselves with our idea of happiness, then we will become happy. But this can not be further from the truth. The less we hold onto, the freer we really are, in terms of happiness and fulfillment. If we look to objects, things, and necessities as our salvation, then we are lost. We are lost amongst a sea of what can and will always change.
Whatever I write, comes from my glow I never know what I will get I just let it flow Comes from deep within my heart That is how it starts I open to receive The messages are pure, so believe That what I say is guided from above Where the joy, the laughter and fun resides; it's just love We all are capable to receive Messages from spirit, all you need to do is believe Open your heart, mind, body, and soul To begin your journey in love and peace, Then watch it grow! It happens fast Change is quick Like a magic stick Feel the peace deep withinr
Never in history have so many siren songs clamored for our daily attention. From infancy to our deathbeds we are besieged by advertisements and commercial invitations, each one artfully (or not so artfully) spun to conceal their appeal to our vanity, greed and insecurity. The apparatus of marketing has mutated into a pervasive and unassailable net that misinforms all aspects of our lives. This same machinery that seduces us through fear and then sells us a temporary salve is
Devastation is all around us Why you ask? Because it shakes you up to change your ways Money is not the key Buying, having greed And the need To own more stuff It's not the directio Love, unity, peaceful ways, trust and oneness and our connections To each other We are all related all of us are sisters and brothers God is our Father, Earth is our Mother That is how it really is because we are connected to each other The longer you deny this the more sorrow and pai You will feel if it's about the gai The money, the greed, control, ego and power
Every good spiritual advisor makes predictions for the coming year. Would I be remiss if I did not? Of course; so I will. 1. The American people will stop sitting by while politicians play with their lives like Lego toys. Politicians in the next two years will discover that the Americans of today expect their elected officials to actually do what they were sent to Washington to do and NOT what THEY want to do.
It was nine years since my "religious experience". In those nine years I had been consuming spiritual books one after another, watching Yogis and sages on YouTube, and I even attended a live recording of "Eckhart Tolle TV" in San Francisco in the Spring of 2012. All I wanted was another experience that was similar to the one I went through when I was 20 years old. In the meantime there was a movie I had watched several times and that was on my mind a lot. That movie was calle
When you wish you could live your life differently, what is holding you back? If you truly want to change, what is stopping you, why can't you do it? For so many of us, we seem to be blocked by the inability to alter our own behaviors, even when we know we need to. What limits our capability to alter our very own self? We may try and try again, and still never quit accomplish what we set out to do. We give up at some point, forget our resolve, and slide back into what we once were.
We 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 Innate Self Love – we have embraced the one common thread and that is to be your True Self.
Stars light up tonight Show us a new flight Of Independence and glee Happiness Abounds and it's free Open your wings, wake up it's real Everything you want is on a wheel Visualize, see it pick it out Go and make it come about Only you have the power to do it so Get off your duff stop being lazy, do it, feel your heart glow Sprinkle magic dust, love, and beauty Visualize your life, create it's your duty Get ready, start, don't hesitate Take advantage the POWER is now, don't be late Get motivated, stop being lazy Otherwise your life becomes hazy
My Vision For YOU This morning I turned on the TV, I new it was a message for me And much to my surprise it brought strong tears to my eyes The broadcast was from Joplin, Mo It showed me that my messages are to be told About hope and not sorrow That my writings are TRUTH everyday and tomorrow That they are not crazy or make believe, but pure It helps me to endure It was how the people have come together To help each other through the stormy weather Sometimes I wondered about my song But more and more I do believe I know for sure that what I receiver
The Beginning of Time, differs for different People on the Earth, and the memories each tribe holds depends upon the time of the Birth of their Spirit, and the Family Line that descends from that Ancestral Spirit. It is this spiritual understanding of ones Beginning, one’s Line of Descendant, that makes for the many stories of Creation, held by each Nation on Earth. The Memories of one tribes or one people's line of descent were not given to us argue about. Creation stories hold the unique perspective of a People's beginning in the Universal Order of Life.
If you want to learn how to astral travel or project, it's not all that hard - but might need practice to get reliable results. The first point is to examine a Huna concept that life is a dream, and all dreams are just as real as this waking one you spend most of your time in. And beneath that concept is an additional one, which says we dream all the time. When you day-dream, this is that ability which most people have been trained to simply turn off or ignore. It's really related to inspiration and intuition - so time spent in practicing this ability would be well rewarded.
Understanding 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 ideal so that we can fulfill some grander plan we have devised, often without thought to our true happiness. Why do we let happiness escape our plans, why do we live a life that we are not destined for? Why do we not even try to seek that which we are meant for?
Weather changes are here to stay At least for awhile so forget about it and go out and play Earth is changing faster than you know You feel it, just go with the flow Soon it will pass as quickly as it came But don't make yourself become insane Everything happens for a reaso Goes according to pla Forget about the seasons Life will seem strange Everything is to rearrange Your life, your thoughts, your past Let it all go at last It serves no purpose anymore All that stuff inside you is a chore Release everything you ever learned
We all have experienced painful relationship drama. When a relationship ends, it feels as though the wind was knocked right out of us. Relationships are never a waste of your time, even though they end. Some of us move on while others keep themselves locked into the pain. I have heard it all; "I wasted 6 months of my life." I've wasted 12 yrs of my life." Whether it was a long term relationship, short term, or even a divorce we all have had those thoughts. Unfortunately some of us swore to never love again!
In order to find peace, we do not need to escape the moment we are in. We may think that we must have things be a certain way in order to feel peaceful. We may believe peace can only be found during certain types of moments. This is not true. All moments can provide peace to us if we can be with them and allow ourselves to relax. Take this for example, you are driving in your car, anxious to get somewhere, your mind is busy, your body is tense. Is this peaceful? Add to this the traffic jam you just got stuck in. Anxiety builds, tension escalates, and you feel trapped.
There are many reasons, at least here in America, for the huge amounts of home foreclosures. Numerous factors have come together within the past couple of years that have effectively orchestrated a meltdown in the financial, economical, and governmental structure of society and high foreclosure ...
We need to let go of our fears, for often the reason we are so stressed is because we fear a recurrence of our past. We fear what may be, and so our bodies are tense and ready for any outcome. We cannot relax into the moment if we fear our past coming back to us. Even if we seem at ease, are we tense? Are we holding something in that is holding us from being at peace?
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