Spiritual Growth Articles

Imagine if our planet didn’t have walls and boundaries that separate us? Imagine replacing all governments with a tribunal of elders who worked in the best interests of humanity? THIS is the “New World Order” that needs to be implemented.

Last week, a friend of mine gave me a best-selling business book that forecast the rise of the right brain thinker and the demise of the left-brain thinker. Scientists have identified the right brain as the emotional, empathic, artistic side and the left-brain as the side of logic, intellect and language. The essence of the author's argument is that we are moving from the age of information, which was dominated by computer programmers, MBAs and accountants, into a new conceptual age, which will be dominated by artists, caregivers and designers.

What is lack? Lack is you noticing that you don’t have what you want. It is the belief that you will be okay if and when you receive what you want. Lack is a focus on the absence of what you want. Affirming. praying, and visualizing are made less effective when we offer them from a place of lack. If we are affirming or praying to get something, and we are feeling a desperate need for this something, our energy is actually calling forth more lack. The Universe is exact. Feelings of lack create lack. Feelings of abundance and gratitude create abundance and more to be thankful for.

You have just disappointed someone you love. You are feeling rushed for work, school, an appointment, or meeting a friend. You can’t get your work done with your children around. A car cuts you off on the road. Someone looks at you wrong, or has a tone. Your child's behavior embarrasses you in front of another person. You feel unwell in your body, again. These are just a few of the countless ways that might call it in, but once you begin to take notice, you may realize this experience is very familiar.

This weekend I had the opportunity to go to the home of a couple that I would consider one of the best friends in my life. We have been friends for the past 17 years and our children have been close to the same age. We have been on double dates together, eaten in each other’s homes and even gone on several church trips together. Our friendship has gone through many different stages over the years: yet each time we get together, there is a connection that bridges any gap that

For years researchers, scientists and medical experts have understood that lead and other types of metals in the environment are harmful to the human body. The exposure to toxins, chemicals and metals in the world around us has dramatically increased in the last 100 years, resulting in some very extreme health results.

Words: 463 Keywords: Stay Young, Attitude, Health, Exercise, Diet, Optimist, Motivate, Goals Who wouldn’t want to feel and look young in their fifties and sixties plus. I know I do. I think there are certain tricks to learning how to stay young. 1. Attitude plays a big part in your ...

15-20 minute meditation that will cleanse your Soul When you think about the word Surrender, what comes to mind? If you're like most people, you automatically envision a scenario that entails you giving up something that you hold dear because you are forced to against your will. This obviously has a very negative connotation attached to it. But, what if I were to show you that you can use a form of surrender as a very powerful self liberating tool?

The journey of grieving for a dying friend has begun for me. It all began early last month when I heard that my friend Debbie's cancer had returned. Another friend Chris and I went to see her soon after she had a series of tests done. We were startled by how weak Deb had gotten so suddenly. My intuition told me that our friend was dying.

Virtue and Character - Why Study? Imagine driving a car. If the steering was misaligned and continued to pull you to the left or the right, or otherwise did not respond properly, then it would become a priority to get it fixed.nnYour Character is far more valuable and useful to you than a car or other material object. It is natural and logical to direct some of your time, energy and attention towards the contemplation of your Character.nnIt is a principle of life that the mor

It's time to enjoy the Summer. What are you waiting for? Life is here and now. This is not a dress rehearsal. Get out and have some fun. In my life I have had so many challenges and I have lost so many loved ones. In seeking some kind of answer or guideline to deal with all of these tragedies I came up with a simple one: enjoy life here and now. So now that it is July the message is to enjoy the Summer.

Special thanks to Rajesh Hariharan for sending me the clip that enabled me to delve more into this. When temples were constructed a certain ceremony was followed. Yantras with Mantras and adequate, appropriate as well as concentrated meditation and recitation of shlokas was a very important part of the entire process. Central to the idea of temples has been the belief that a certain type of power can be generated and stored in that area within the building to help the devotee

I received an email promoting a meditation and workbook program that claims to help you access and harness your intuition. The email stated that intuition is the bridge that leads you to your "ultimate self" and your insights, gifts and wisdom. Now I'm all for getting in touch with your intuition and especially for using your intuition, but I have to correct a couple popular misconceptions. Your intuition isn't the gateway to your higher self, to your unlimited transcendent self, as was claimed in the email.

To polarize is to divide into sharply opposing groups or sides. We sometimes see polarization as a problem, for example in politics. People have opposing views in the areas of gun control, abortion, gay marriage, and health care. The polarity that we see is not a problem once you understand that polarity is life on earth.

I am a Christian who believes in Biblical Prosperity and I believe undoubtedly it applies to finances. There is much scripture that support the fact that God wants Christians believers to prosper financially. However, I also believe “Biblical Prosperity” is applicable to other areas of life as well; such as health, relationships, family and any aspect of life that can be improved upon. When it come to finances, however, the subject of “biblical prosperity” is such a c

Today is an anniversary of sorts for me. Three years ago today, I publicly launched Tomorrow's Edge after years of getting ready, talking about how I was someday going to do it, and researching everything but advertising! It was a huge first step in the middle of a bunch of first steps that I ...

At one with Mother Earth, Goddess Gaia is the conscious connection we feel when we are present with Gaia, a Sacred Feminine Goddess of planet earth. Using all our senses, letting go of our thoughts and just being in the stillness of nature is all it takes. Walking in the woods, swimming in the ocean, hiking a mountain or picnicking in a meadow are examples of being at one with Goddess Gaia with awareness in the moment.

Nipping and biting are a normal part of interaction among pack members in the world of the wild dog, coyote, or wolf. These are natural ways in which dominance is established and puppies are disciplined by their mothers. In the human world, however, these same behaviors are completely ...

People who are intentionally seeking spiritual and emotional growth often get frustrated when old, negative patterns resurface, especially if these old tendencies make a strong showing. But in truth such occurrences are proof of progress. If you have been working on your temper, trying to develop a greater sense of inner peace, or pursuing any other form of spiritual growth, you may have moments where it seems you completely lose footing and revert back to the habits and tendencies you want to grow past.

Can’t you wait? Can’t you wait to reach the point when life gets so good, you notice you are smiling? The smile that bubbles up because it has to come out. Your smile is spontaneous. How do you reach a state where this happens? How do you put yourself in the path of joy? I do some things that ...

Everyday is a new day to begin again. With the dawn of each day we have the opportunity to make a fresh start. Yesterday is over. There is no tomorrow. So let's focus on the now moment The errors of yesterday are behind us as long as we learn from them. Dragging the weight of those mistakes into this new day weighs us down. We are not fully free. Let go and see that everyday is a new day.

St. Patrick and I go back a long way. It was as a choirboy that I sang in Armagh Cathedral, which he called “my sweet hill.” This sweet hill has deep historical roots and is where the ancient High King of Ireland, Brian Boru, is buried in the churchyard. It is easy enough to learn about the ...

Stand in my Shoes-Developing Empathy Ghandi wrote, “Three quarters of the miseries and misunderstandings in the world would finish if people were to put on the shoes of their adversaries and understood their points of view.” In the 70's one of my best friends died of AIDS. Not much was known about AIDS at this time except people were scared. Visiting Norm in the hospital, I had to put on a mask, gloves, and be “very careful” per the nurse. Norm had been one of my great teachers and I loved him deeply as a friend.

Life has a way of bringing us exactly the experiences that are needed to awaken us (even if they are not the ones we might choose) and we can notice the same process in our collective experiences as participants in our governments and economies. If you have looked deeply into this for yourself, ...

Our God wants us to succeed. He wants the best for our lives. The proof of these statements are all over the Bible. Jesus coming from heaven to earth to die on the cross and rising again is tremendous proof. But even before then, God has displayed the desire for us to live well. Look at Adam and Eve for example. We all know the story, the devil persuaded Eve to bite the apple and Eve persuaded Adam to bite the apple despite God's command. But the story doesn't end there, an important part of the story is what happened next.

Have you been struggling with your network marketing business for a while and are now wondering whether or not to give up and find a job because you are not financially secure?

In the midst of total chaos, send out as much love as possible. One light illuminates the darkness. You may feel persecuted or punished when things go wrong. Remember that the greatest healing balm is love. In the books “Life and teachings of the masters of the Far East” Baird T. Spalding (1872-1953) describes his adventures in the Himalayas with the spiritual masters. In it he describes teleportation, people walking through fire unharmed, Bi location, and Jesus appearing with Judas and forgiving him. Without the crucifixion there could not have been the Resurrection.

Being in our brilliance means loving and embracing ourselves as the perfectly human and perfectly Divine beings that we are. It is about self love and self acceptance in each now moment. When we are being in our brilliance we are not holding back in any way that would dim our light. We are not compromising ourselves for the sake of others who may be threatened by our brilliance. Being in our brilliance is stepping through the doorway of our awakening new self being fully present, knowing who we are and expressing our gifts. It reminds me of the following quote by Marianne Williamson:

Making Up Storiesn Author Lisa Nichols says, “we use our stories to keep us where we are.” I started thinking, how else could we use our story? Each and every day we make up a story about our life. We make up stories all day long about everything that happens in a day. Some of the ...

The human mind is an amazing piece of equipment. It processes an astounding 400 billion bits of information every second. It is at the same time trying to regulate healing, breathing, moving, thinking, repairing, protection, prevention, temperature, food absorption, hormones, chemical reactions, and a whole host of other processes that enable us to stay alive in each moment.

Happiness is our natural state. Happiness is essentially the “unimpeded flow of life-energy,” or spirit, through us – through our bodies and life experiences. We have to learn, or be conditioned, to resist the flow of life and happiness. In other words, if we didn’t have ...

Or is it relative? I admit I am confounded by this idea called karma. It seems so simple I’m embarrassed to admit such a thing. The source of my confusion comes from other ideas we have about how the universe works that seem to conflict with it; quantum theory, relativity, synchronicity, constructal theory, and cognitive theory, all so lofty sounding, all so language intense. And specialized language at that, developed by people so smart they would be hard pressed to change a light bulb.

• Your Inner Child With lightness and joy I greet you Pallas Athene with the words OMAR TA SATT.

Small business owners have always struggled to get more traffic for their websites. You can have the greatest product, the best deals and the most important information, but if you don't get any traffic then it doesn't matter. Viral Marketing can be the entrepreneur's best friend. Also known as buzz marketing, viral marketing is the concept that you create an article or a video or some other informative and entertaining item that other people are inspired to share with their friends, family and coworkers.

Every relationship has a goal, yet we often don’t know what that goal is. If the relationship is personal, we might think the goal is happiness. If it is professional, we might think the goal is to be profitable or to help each other (teamwork/cooperation). It seems that goals such as happiness or teamwork should be easier, yet most of us struggle with relationships. Many relationships are fraught with disappointment and frustration. In reality, our level of frustration or success has less to do with our desire for happiness or prosperity and more to do with the true goals that we set.

I was recently reminded how tough it can be to change our behaviors. When we identify something about ourselves we want to change, it can be difficult to sustain the new behavior in the beginning. It may be that we want to be more tolerant, patient or minimize our need to be perfect. This story is about my 14-year-old daughter wanting to act more like an adult.

A low self image is hard to get rid of in a culture where we that nature is something to be afraid of and that being satisfied with stop us from becoming anything great in life. We are told that nature is accursed and something that we must strive to defeat most of our lives. As a result of this we don't understand the gifts that nature offers and how we can learn from nature. One of its major teachings is the equality of everything, in the real sense.

Compassion has always been recognised as one of the highest qualities we can attain to in life. It is the living truth that flows from the Awakened Heart where we literally see that all life is One and each is a unique flower on the Tree of Life. It is a way of aligning ourselves with the greater life while we retain our individual uniqueness and authenticity. In the heart’s communion there is only the One, and behind the roles, beliefs, allegiances, and definitions that normally separate us there burns the same flame of love, the same divine life.rn.

Every day, I see articles either on the Internet or in magazines that have headlines like: • Why He/She’s Not Into You! • How to Avoid the Wrong Guy/Girl! • How to Make Him/Her Happy! • How to find the One We’ve all seen these articles and may have even tried to use their information. Perhaps we even experienced some success, but couldn’t figure out why our relationships still didn’t work. We tried everything the experts said to do and yet, we did not get the results we were seeking. Why is that?

Recognizing Compassion in the self and exercising it will help tremendously in our spiritual growth. Our compassion for others is the measure of our spiritual awareness. When you accept yourself and others, it gives you the power to use your compassion and make a huge difference in your experience. We all come from different walks of life but it is the essential commonality that is the thread that holds us together as one.

When the Lord is truly sanctified in your heart, you can humbly give every man an answer for the hope that you still express even in the middle of trouble, adversity, etc. You can totally persevere in the face of the boisterous winds of opposition, financial stress, relationship and work related problems or whatever! You can testify that God is still good and good only. Circumstances may change, but God never does, so when you give people an answer of hope, you are not looking at the circumstances, your hope is in the miraculous, omnipotent and omnipresent power of God!

Apollo 13 caught my attention last night as it was broadcast on a local station. The movie is harrowing in its telling details of the ill-fated mission to the moon and equally triumphant in reliving the experience of all that it took to bring the three astronauts home. I remember the actual ...

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.r

One of the saddest aspects of our ever-changing world is the percentage of people who genuinely dislike who they are. The way that they behave and talk about themselves demonstrates clearly to the world around them that they are not happy being them.

Adamea: Creation of a Magnetic Field in You Jesus Christ: Opening of the Calyx of Miracles Kryon: Energetic Changes on Mother Earth - I am Adamea. I am the cosmic light of creation, the feminine energy, and come from the universe that is called Quadril 5.

People usually do not believe in phenomena like déjà vu, miracles, wishes coming true and so on unless it actually happens to them. Many miraculous events, when analyzed by human minds, seem illogical and impossible. But suddenly one day, someone`s dreams come true or some critically ill patient miraculously recovers. Déjà vu happens when a situation is encountered! If you are a witness to these emotions or phenomena of life, you will certainly have a firm belief and faith

What are some things you’d like to add to your life? How about kindness or integrity? Or maybe patience and peace? I think all four of these are worthy characteristics to add to our growing character. II Peter 1:5-7 says this: “…make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, (brotherly kindness); and to (brotherly kindness), love.” Now that’s a list every Christian should aspire to add to their life, even children.

Proper nutrition has become one of the most obvious concerns of our time, and even more so for those who are on a self-healing and spiritual path. Whatever the motive to search for a proper diet - coping with the demands of a stressful lifestyle, healing a disease, weight management, or supporting your body in sustaining a higher vibration of light, you have the power to produce manna.nnWhat is manna? It is a non-material food that each one of us has the ability to generate i

A few days ago, I was reading an online article about the use of spiritual assessments. In many institutional settings, including hospitals and the military, the use of assessments for spirituality has become common. There is a wide variety among these instruments but they generally ask a range of questions about spiritual and religious practices as well as social support and meaning in life.

Life long friendships, the ones that are lasting, will require good relating skills. The people involved will have to agree to being attached to one another by affection and commit to highly esteeming the other. A life long friendship will take a lifetime of practice. It will require treating others the way you want to be treated and relating to others the way God relates to you. In biblical scriptures there are four strong qualities of good friendships: interest, love, sympathy, and sacrifice.