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“Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle.” - Lewis Carroll A Roman general known for his valour, insisted a slave follow him everywhere holding a sign that read, momento mori which translated means, “remember that you have to die.” I invite you to consider the extent of your life be measured by the significant moments instead of missed opportunities. Knowing life is short, we must seize the day to discover our path.

The today's world where we live in consists of a lot of material desires and material goods. In fact, it has been becoming a hard task for us to recognize the small things in life because we are always blinded by fame and riches. Take into account that no matter how simple these things can be, they are still more important to our lives than all the material possessions which will never take along as you die. Such small things include the notion of spiritual medicine in which

"There is no agony like bearing an untold story inside of you". – Maya Angelou We have all heard at one time or another some impactful personal storylines of well known personalities around the globe. One theme that usually runs through these stories is basically the same. They all rose from being penniless or from abusive surroundings to becoming very prosperous and influential. I believe that there is a natural urge in every human psyche to want to share his or her story with others. If just for the sake of finding a resonance or experiencing a sense of nurturing.

Regardless of how enlightened we may think we are, we all think and act from our perception of ourselves. We might call this perception our “box”. We can find out what kind of box we orient from by looking at where we live, what we do on a daily basis, how we dress, who we hang out with, what we ...

The New England Patriots have announced their desire to create a Hall of Fame celebrating their team's players and accomplishments. While eleven former players are considered Hall of Fame members for their contributions to the sport, their "hall" has been six pages in the team's media guide. ...

Are you completely expressing your inner being or living your divine potential? If no, then what is it that is holding you back? Is it some happening, resource or an individual or something outside of you? Is it shortage of time? Possibly it’s an edification, wealth or health for that matter? These beliefs could go on and on. Now are you centering more on lack than on abundance? Many a times you have so much inside you that you actually feel like expressing, but you are afr

Today I did something really special – my horse allowed me to pet him while he was still lying down. That's a position of extreme vulnerability for horses. The feel of his coat of hair, the warmth of his body and the warm breath from his nostrils was a real moment of happiness. I'm so grateful that I was able to experience this intimacy between me and my horse!

I had discovered, early in my researches, that their doctrine was no mere chemical fantasy, but a philosophy they applied to the world, to the elements, and to man himself. W.B. Yeats, Rosa Alchemicann Alchemy is the art of manipulating life, and consciousness in matter, to help it ...

How often do you use your past as an excuse to justify your present life situation or your behavior? Do you use your upbringing as an excuse to indulge in negative habits? Do you use a failed past relationship as an excuse not to trust anyone? If you are fully aware of where your excuses are coming from, you no longer have an excuse for making excuses! It is time to step up to the plate and take personal responsibility for what you are doing or not doing. No one is twisting y

Self care and self love go hand in hand. As we begin the New Year 2012 it is important to practice positive, healthy self care by balancing body, mind, emotion, spirit. Self care is essential. Your body, mind, emotions and spirit need to be treated with loving attention daily. With self care and self love the act of giving, loving and caring for others becomes easier without taking from your own life force energy. Nurturing others is more organic and flows when we care for ourselves as part of our daily practice. Fill your own Cup

We are constantly asking ourselves the perennial questions in Life. Why are we here? What are we here for? What is the meaning of life? Short of answering these questions there is one thing that becomes abundantly clear as you walk through your experience in life. We have the ability to become better, healthier and happier human beings. We are built with the capacity to develop ourselves psychologically, emotionally, physically and spiritually. Once you discover this truth it

Happiness Cards - As tacky as it sounds, I have found this to work wonderfully. Get yourself a bunch of bright colored index cards, write down something that makes you happy and grateful on each, and decorate them with stickers. Do this every day and either stick them on your wall or bulletin board, or keep them with y

The secret to happiness is not found in the daily dramas unfolding around the roles played in the illusion of life-situations. Happiness is found deep within, in the uncluttered peace and tranquility of the silent moments, shared with our highest creative self. Once you bridge the gap between thoughts and dogma surrounding your daily activities you will gain a new perspective of how to consciously connect to your natural state of being, which was always intended to be happy.

Your passive aggressiveness and your money do affect each other and you may not be noticing it. You may be holding yourself back by your behavior and do not think it is you but someone else. Domineering parent When you are a child you may have been control by a domineering parental figure and the word wait did not mean a thing for them and when they ask you to do something no matter what it was you had to do it right away whether you wanted to or not.

The evolution of consciousness takes so many different forms and shapes. Clearly there are many paths to the same place. Yet, there is one doorway those who choose awakened living all share. Eventually, as we unravel our resistance, and release our blocks to our own Magnificence we find ...

Our friends provide us with the most amazing reflections of ourselves through their patient understanding and perspective. Often when things seem difficult in our lives, we pout, whine, get angry and ultimately wonder how life will ever be the same again. One quiet, sensible friend, will ...

You can be, do, or have anything you want. Whether you want peace and seclusion, or fortune and fame, you can have it - if you know how to get it. The good news is that there are only two simple things you need to know. The bad news is that, no matter how simple, this wisdom will continue to ...

To become enlightened is to view yourself and others as one. It is taking responsibility for whatever happens to you no matter how terrible. When you are enlightened you do not have time to hate, and you realize there are no justified resentments. Enlightenment does not mean you become perfect and are given saintly status. It does not mean you stop having fun in life, and become an outsider. It does mean you know and accept the laws of enlightenment. These laws all encompass

Sometimes it feels like we are experiencing a series of disasters on a personal and global level. We might feel inundated by these tragedies, finding it difficult to process the death toll and all those who have become homeless or victims of human cruelty. As a result, we absorb the negativity and transfer it to our daily lives in subtle ways. Maybe we are more irritable or pessimistic about our work. Maybe we are eating more sugary snacks and exercising less – we are so ti

Our intuition always guides us to what is best for us. This truth I believe as I trust in God who loves us unconditionally. Our intuition is the still small voice of Goddess within that always guides us to what is best for us. In other words, God has our back and wants us to be happy. In order to access this voice of the Divine we need to quiet the mind through meditation so that we can listen within. What bubbles to the surface is our intuition which always guides us to what is best for us. What is Intuition?

In this world there are deserving people and there are less deserving people. Those who deserve have access to other people and places that you do not. And for the ones who deserve they will not accept you as an equal and will try and keep you out of their deserving club. So you can forget about ...

You have heard that "silence is golden," right? There are many teachers of the power of silence and you can buy books about the benefits of silence. Mother Teresa of Calcutta said, "See how nature - trees, flowers, grass - grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in ...

“I'm just surprised by what's happening inside me now that the kids have left home.” My girlfriend nodded as she listened with compassion. I went on to tell her how I had assumed I would be glad to have my new-found freedom. It's what I had been waiting for, after all. I thought I wouldn't worry about the kids. I thought I would be completely laid back. I thought I would go with the flow and pick up the pieces where I left off.

When we are identified with the ego, we feel lacking, life feels lacking, and others feel lacking. The state of ego-identification is a state of never having enough, of discontentment, judgment, fear, doubt, and other negative emotions. When we are identified with the ego, the world revolves around "me," "my problems," and "my life." This state is a one of contraction and suffering.

In the light means living with love. Light is defined as that which makes things visible, that which affords illumination. All colors depend on light. Without light we would not have the sublime variations of color on our beautiful mother earth. In our world of duality, we are given both the ...

Noting my yearning to reach beyond early limitations brought me to a new mental and spiritual space. THESE ARE MY EVOLVING DEFINITIONS God: NOT a big bearded man in the sky. The “All-There-is,” Creator, Source and Universe is not a limited human being.

So much of the world seems to be run by desire. We see it on the tv everyday: new cars, new clothes, new gadgets.

We all carry “baggage” around—the fears, insecurities, grudges, etc., that have been built up since…well, forever. While some people begrudge the heavy load, others build their identity around it, allowing the baggage to represent who they are. While it is true that who you are right now, in this moment, reflects the sum total of all the experiences and impressions you have gathered since the creation of your pure soul, that reflection, that baggage, is not you anymor

Finding what inspires you to become self actualized can greatly reduce anxiety. Inspiration can be found everywhere if one looks for it. It can be found in a baby's playful gurgling, a running brook, a floating cloud and the list goes on. There is literally no end to inspiration in the world around us. Other places that inspiration can be found are too many to list here, but these are just a sampling: 1. Movies that have a good moral or happy ending. 2.A piece of jewelry. 3.A tree. 4.Flowers. 5.A pine cone. 6.A beautiful poem. 7.A pet. 8.A sky after a storm. 9.A pretty picture.r

Lets talk about hidden agendas, shall we? The term “hidden agenda” can be a bit confusing. We may know we have expectations when communicating , and then again we may not. (An expectation is an underlying agenda that we hope to achieve.) Sometimes it’s even hidden from us. That’s why I like the phrase “In Order To”. It’s a simple way to ask yourself if the conversation is pure, authentic and honest.

Langsat fruit is a common fruit in South East Asia and has many health benefits including whitening and strengthening teeth, lowering blood pressure and calming the GI tract. Where it Grows - Langsat or Lansium parasiticum and sometimes called langzones fruit or buahluku and grows in South East Asia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Sumatra, and other countries… and is well known as a raw or cooked treat. And the tree is related to the mahogany tree, and the fruit grows to be 2 1/2 inches in diameter, and the tree will bear fruit for 12 years or more.

The inherent creative power of our mind is to co-create experiences that we then use as a creative tool to define us. While our body naturally forms union with an experience by performing it, or creating the behavior of the experience, the conscious mind identifies itself as the person having the experience. The nature of the experience gives us a sense of ourselves that form our very core which becomes the story-teller in our lives as a consistent and congruent idea. While behavior can be modified or directly changed, identity is permanent.

Secular Of or belonging to the present or visible world as distinguished from the ete al or spiritual world. Not dedicated to religious uses. ---Oxford English Dictionary Proper names in the past 50 years or more, morphed into our speech patterns as common, immediately identifiable nouns ...

I went to a seminar the other day and they mentioned “How money is the cause of most divorces.” How many times have you heard this? The thing is I don’t believe it. Think about this for a moment. Money is energy just like everything else in this world. It is a piece of paper with ink on it. It ...

Every day of your life is a gift. We tend to forget this as we get caught up in the day to day stresses of living. The following tap-along-script is a wonderful reminder to embrace your life as it is. By loving what you have at this point in your life, you allow more wonderful things to flow to you. I highly recommend doing this tapping sequence in the morning to help set the tone for your day. It will make you feel good and help to draw more things throughout your day to be grateful for.

Like the Harmonic Convergence back in August 1987, the Harmonic Concordance of November 8, 2003, has become a major rallying cry for the infusion of new consciousness upon our ailing planet. What does this event represent, and what kind of impact will it have on our planetary evolution? I have been receiving hundreds of articles on this theme over the internet, and it is no easy task to try and summarize all this, but I would like to make an attempt here to place it in contex

Election coverage continues here in the United States. John McCain has been the decided Republican presidential candidate for what seems like a good long while. Democratic hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are still wooing potential voters with their ideas and plans to make our ...

Prayer is the cornerstone of the Christian faith, the communication factor with God that opens us to grace, hope and the very love of God that transforms our lives. So, when do you pray? Think about that for a moment. Think about when you pray before you start reciting the endless list in ...

As a Massage Therapists you work so hard and diligently at helping people release physical pain. As an expert in human anatomy you know the exact area to target on your client’s body to relieve pain and prevent further discomfort. You spend hours every week massaging people and restoring them to good health from the stress blocked in their body. In doing so, you are also using your own body as a healing tool and absorbing the energy that is being released by them.

I am Mother Mary. Full of love and joy I greet you, each and every one with the words OMAR TA SATT. There are still many of Mother Mary's energies in Sangitar's aspects and they radiate to you, with deep radiant power, with each word that Mother Mary speaks to you.

Mind expansion and empowering techniques, such as remote viewing and remote influencing, are powerful tools for helping develop intuition, gaining self-confidence, and releasing old beliefs that keep you from achieving your deepest dreams. These mind expansion practices can be easily learned using audio courses. To get the most out of remote viewing and remote influencing training, follow the four guidelines below. Remote viewing is a technique for gaining information not ava

Hebrews 10:25 Let us not neglect our meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, "Meeting together as believers is a good habit because it provides necessary fellowship with other believers, it develops the habit of group Bible study, it keeps us busy when we might otherwise be slipping into bad habits, and it offers an accountability group. "(Touchpoints for Women,1998)

Every single part of the body is a symbolic representation of our connection to the divine. There are hundreds interpretations about what each body part means, but here are a few and what they represent from a spiritual point of view.

Often when working with clients on developing an attitude of success, I am asked to explain just what success is. That is a question that I cannot answer for you or anyone else because SUCCESS IS PERSONAL. Every morning each of us gets out of bed and has a choice to make. We can walk to one ...

I was listening to a person sometime ago, and I have to admit that, as they spoke of how they were so blessed because of the way they served God, including paying all their tithes and their other good deeds, I wished that I, too, did everything right. As I wistfully listened, I wanted so much to be "good", but the reality was that I didn't give all of my money to the church and I don't think very highly of the wicked and people who do bad things to children and the elderly. Sometimes I can think of a few things to say to people who are downright disrespectful, mean and rude.

“We Now Have Thousands of Hard Science Double Blind Scientific Studies Showing that Quantum Healing Really Does Work” We live in a wonderful age now with lots of studies showing that Hands on Healing, Qi Gong, Reiki, Magnified Healing, and lots of other modalities that work with the energy around our bodies… really do work… but big companies really don’t want you to know this.

What is wisdom? For one, it is something that is valued in virtually all cultures throughout the world and throughout the ages wise people lead the way to a deeper understanding of life. Wisdom is not about having mere knowledge. It’s much beyond that and in many ways knowledge itself is not even necessary to have wisdom. Wisdom is an inner understanding that often contradicts intellectual knowledge. Wisdom is almost always beyond the obvious and the conventional. When we re

Yesterday in the early evening I went hiking and climbing for a few hours by myself in the big red rocks above town. I climbed up further then I’ve ever been. I stopped at a red rock plateau way above the town—what a view of Sedona! I could see all the way to Court House Rock. I ...

"If you want faith, you have to work for it." Flannery O'Connor Leanord Byram, my grandfather, died at home at the age of 93, on April 30th, 1995. He was surrounded by family members who maintained a 24- hour-vigil over him for weeks. His life will never be chronicled in a history book. It was ...

The treasures of Ashland, Oregon include the beauty of Goddess Gaia, the creativity of the many theatre companies and the numerous recreational activities. My friend Chris and I recently drove 8 hours from Seattle, WA on I5 to the southern Oregon town for our friend Jayne and Ian's wedding.