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Defining Your Roadmap to Success - by Chandra Lynn- Definition: Life Plan - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuellettePersonal goals in your life plan Individuals can have personal goals. A student may set a goal of a high mark in an exam. An athlete might walk five miles a day. A traveler might try to reach a destination-city within three hours. Managing goals can give returns in all areas of personal life. ...
Views: 7113(1 vote) - Definition: Life Clarity - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteLife Clarity Siddhārtha Gautama, in Sanskrit, or Siddhāttha Gotama, in Pali, was a spiritual teacher from ancient India and the founder of Buddhism.[1] He is generally recognized by Buddhists as the Supreme Buddha (Sammāsambuddha) of our age. The time of his birth and death are ...
Views: 1320(1 vote) - Definition: Life Change with Attitude - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteLife change through attitude A propositional attitude is a relational mental state connecting a person to a proposition. They are often assumed to be the simplest components of thought and can express meanings or content that can be true or false. In being a type of attitude they imply that a ...
Views: 978(1 vote) - Definition: Spiritual Transformation - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteSpiritual Transformation and Transpersonal Psychology Transpersonal psychology is a school of psychology that studies the transpersonal, the transcendent or spiritual aspects of the human experience. The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology describes transpersonal psychology as "the study of ...
Views: 4233(2 votes) - What Do You Mean By 'Transformational Change'? An Interview - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2008 from * BeiYin - The People Whisperer*Question: In answering this myself as the interviewer I would say: A transformational change is a change that makes one start a completely different lifestyle. Then the new position of this person is so certain that what he/she is doing on the deepest level is right and for good that there is no ...
Views: 2098(1 vote) - Softening Your Walls With Color Wash - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2008 from Hanit PiplaniIf you like the soft look of watercolors, why not try using a color wash on your walls? In addition to a softer color, color washing can accentuate the texture of your plaster or stucco walls. And it�s so simple that even I, a faux-finish-impaired decorator, can do it There ...
Views: 735(1 vote) - When We’re Not In The Moment - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockI was lying on the floor of my little hut in Thailand suffering from one of the many tropical fevers to which I seemed to succumb, and I saw, for the first time in my life, that nothing truly mattered. I found myself directly in the moment. Given the fact that as a Buddhist forest monk I was not ...
Views: 616(1 vote) - The Deal Or No Deal Phenomenon - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2008 from Sandy GerouxHave you seen the TV show, hosted by Howie Mandel, called Deal or No Deal? In this show, 26 briefcases, each containing a different amount of money ranging from $.01 to $1,000,000, are brought to a contestant, who must choose one case, hoping it contains $1,000,000. The contestant begins ...
Views: 964(1 vote) - The Obama Phenomena - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockCapitalism is an economic system based on private ownership of capital. Our rewards are in direct proportion to our efforts - no free lunch here. If you are energetic and intelligent, connected and educated, you should do fine. If not, you could easily end up living on the streets. This system ...
Views: 643(1 vote) - How The World Is Changing……..Transcending The Need For Effort - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2008 from Jennifer HoughHave you noticed how when you are off your game these days, it is easy to develop a pain, a flu, a headache, a migraine or an argument? Have you also noticed that when you are “on”, the degree of serendipity in your life is 10 fold what it was a decade ago? Your observations are correct, and ...
Views: 774(1 vote) - Beyond Resolutions: 8 Transformation Truths for 2008 - by By this time in January, most people have already forgotten or backtracked on their New Year resolutions. Why? Because most people set dreamy goals without first assessing their current reality and deciding exactly what they need to change in their life in order to get where they want to go. ...
Views: 2050(3 votes) - I Took A Year And A Half Off - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2008 from Marie WilsonDivorced at the age of 43, I was riding up in the elevator to my 11th floor office when I clearly heard a voice say: “If you continue going to this job, your soul will curl up and die.” I absolutely knew the truth of that as I had outgrown the job. Soon, I quit the job and I moved to the Fiji ...
Views: 941(1 vote) - Why Are We So Unhappy Today? - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2008 from Danielle GaultTODAY'S WORLD Have you noticed that there is more unrest and dissatisfaction among your friends and colleagues? Have you noticed that many corporations and businesses have less interest in ethics and more interest in satisfying individual personal needs without much attention to consequences? ...
Views: 6121(1 vote) - A Day in the Life of a Buddhist Forest Monk (Evening) - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockEvenings are a blessed relief in Thailand; warm, but without the smothering heat of the day that gratefully surrenders to the night’s relative coolness. If I wasn’t in my solitary hut meditating in the evenings, I would be in the main hall at dusk chanting along with the other monks, or maybe ...
Views: 1298(1 vote) - Sometimes The Only Way Out Is Through - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2008 from Bonnie DubrowI'm not sure whether I heard this or read it ~ where or when. All I know is these words keep popping into my head. And whenever they do, they empower me to take action... which is exactly what I need to do when I hear them. Sometimes I get stuck. No matter how much I know about personal and ...
Views: 5370(1 vote) - A Day in the Life of a Buddhist Forest Monk (Afternoon) - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockIt's four p.m. I have been napping and doing walking meditation since the morning meal. My hut is deep in the forest, situated on the upper end of a massive, flat rock, with large, flat rocks on both sides and deep ravines separating them (havens for cobras). Surrounding everything is dense ...
Views: 1047(1 vote) - A Day in the Life of a Buddhist Forest Monk (Morning) - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockIt's two-thirty a.m. I light a small candle, hang up my mosquito net, and put on my robes. The forest is quiet now in this backwater rural area of northeast Thailand. I have been meditating since 10:00 p.m. in my tiny hut. The narrow, half-mile trail through the forest is about 930 steps, ...
Views: 2564(2 votes) - Feed the Good Dog - by Sharing the Journey
This book is as much for me as it is for you. Almost a decade ago, I made a decision to be a winner, instead of a lifer. I didn’t want to be the kind of person who spends a lifetime with no spring in my step, no sparkle in my eye, and no vision of where I was going. I had ...
Views: 1144(1 vote) - Why $100.00 Probably Won’t Make the World a Better Place - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockIf you are a normal person, you will serve your family and your country by trying to do what's right. This necessarily involves ambition and goals while you try to solve your problems in life. As you settle into your career, whatever it turns out to be, your government in turn tries to equalize ...
Views: 611(1 vote) - Being in the Right Place at the Right Time - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockWe are coming to the end of an era. Beginning 35,000 years ago when we were savages, we have evolved because of numerous shifts in consciousness to where we are now. This present level of consciousness is characterized by a disregard of our planet, a disdain of other's problems, an unhealthy ...
Views: 671(1 vote) - Creative Mastery - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2008 from Niall Nicholson‘Creation begins with a vision. Seeing is already a creative operation that requires an effort. All that we see, in our daily lives, is more or less deformed by our acquired habits . . . The artist must see everything as if for the first time; he must look at all of life like a ...
Views: 852(1 vote) - How to Transform Ourselves - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockThe last time I looked, personal transformation was not on America’s top ten list of achievements. Success, family, happiness, friends, wealth, respect, health, religious beliefs or spirituality, satisfying work — these took priority. Our spiritual institutions follow suit with the most ...
Views: 872 - Beginnings And Endings Create Life That Is New And Fresh - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2008 from Jeanie MarshallIt seems that when I honor the ending, the beginning is more joyous. I admit, I don't always remember to honor the ending. Sometimes I just want the ending to end or the beginning to begin. As infants, we end our time in the womb to begin our human experience. The other day, I met a ...
Views: 1824(2 votes) - Awakened Manifestation: The 5 Keys To Practical Magic - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2008 from Louise LeBrunWe live in a time of incredible potential, perched on the precipice of massive transformation…or massive destruction. We get to choose how we design our lives and, in doing so, the world responds. Our choices become our manifested reality that we might see ourselves reflected in our own ...
Views: 1086(1 vote) - The Core Idea - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2008 from William DiedrichIn my city of East Lansing, Michigan, I always get great service at Lou and Harry's Grill. Lou and Harry's has three locations and mostly employs college students. You would think that with an extremely transient workforce that service and quality would be inconsistent. I have probably dined ...
Views: 860(1 vote) - Looking in All the Wrong Places - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockJust about everything we actively do is on the conscious level. While this is happening on the surface, our body and all its organs are subconsciously being given instructions and messages so that they can function. Not only the body, but the mind is working subconsciously as well, as it filters ...
Views: 607(1 vote) - Heartbreak As Teacher - Heart Freedom (Part 8 of 8) - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2008 from Al Link and Pala Copeland"Heartbreak as Teacher" In your quest for Heart Freedom, there is value in the pain of a broken heart. It gives you feedback to learn about changing and growing. Pain can be seen not simply as arbitrary suffering but as a teacher. Emotional discomfort and pain are inevitable parts of the human ...
Views: 708(1 vote) - 60 Min Life Change Program - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2008 from Gareth JonesIf you want change you must “make permanent changes in your life”, no really, a lot of people say that they want change but not many who do start to change last long without reverting back to there old insecure ways. If you can put the effort in to making creating a new Vision of your new ...
Views: 1233(2 votes) - Personal Transformation – What’s Really Involved? - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockJust as a fire is built by lighting small twigs so that they can in turn ignite the larger branches, we make the world a better place by changing ourselves first. This change, this transformation, must be mental, because all things begin with the mind, and mind is none other than our thoughts ...
Views: 770(1 vote) - Seven Indicators That Your Life is about to Take a Turn - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2007 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockYour plan C has replaced your plan B. It's just not working out the way you had planned. Even when it does work out the way you plan, it still doesn't work out . . . somehow. Asking yourself, "Is this all there is?" This is a definite, clear signal that you've tried about everything that ...
Views: 677(1 vote) - The Rich Man and the Beggar - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2007 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockHave you ever tried to change yourself? Tough, huh? But sometimes we have no choice. Once in a while, during a lifetime, we get a good look at what we are, and when we see what we are, we become so disturbed that a change can't be avoided. It's actually the seeing that creates the change. It's ...
Views: 1526(1 vote) - 7 Sure Fire Ways To Sabotage Your Life - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2007 from Sharon Marquart7 Sure Fire Ways to Sabotage Your Life: A Witty Approach to Getting Back on Track if You’ve taken a Left Turn on the Road to Happiness We all begin life traveling on the “road to happiness.” At some point during this journey we may come to realize we turned left when we meant to turn ...
Views: 1505(2 votes) - Transcending the Primitive Brain - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2007 from Baby GobinWe, people of the third millennium, are supposed to be highly civilised and educated. We have moved from the caves to the city and have now succeeded in achieving what we call a global village. We are even planning to colonise other planets. But so far as our behaviour is concerned, what have we ...
Views: 3971(1 vote) - Happy Holidays To Earth, Goodwill To Men - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2007 from Jackie LapinAs we embark on the holidays this year, it is a happy time of the year for many of us. We celebrate the themes peace on Earth, goodwill to men, generosity, kindness and compassion. For most of us that means giving gifts to our friends and family, the camaraderie of the office Christmas party, ...
Views: 871(1 vote) - Improve Your Life : 7 Things To Change To Improve Your Life - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2007 from Doug WoodsWhat I am suggesting in this article is that there are seven things you could look to change in order to improve your life. We all have times in our life when we wish we could change things. Sometimes this is only a vague, fanciful wish but, at other times, it may be a serious desire to ...
Views: 2600(1 vote) - Paradigms are Containers for Change - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2007 from Jeanie MarshallParadigms are ubiquitous. They show up in conversations, books, bedrooms, films, families, restaurants, professions, games, sports, industries, and social systems of all types. Paradigms fall within paradigms, overlap other paradigms, and bump into still others. Paradigms are big or small, new ...
Views: 955(2 votes) - The Secret of the Past - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2007 from Kymm NelsenThis little secret gave me a leap forward in my personal evolution and it has helped many of my clients change their lives. If you embrace this and make it true for yourself, you'll experience the same freedom and relief. Once I was working with a client who was experiencing health problems, ...
Views: 1024(1 vote) - 5 Ways To Overcome Self-Doubt - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2007 from Fia-Lynn CrandallHave you ever wanted to create something in your life that was a bit out of the comfort zone and found that you had talked yourself out of it almost as quickly as the idea entered your mind? Perhaps you were excited about the idea when you first had it - "I'm going to have an amazing ...Have ...
Views: 11561(7 votes) - 10 Ways To Make Car Fuel Last Longer - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2007 from Arthur RaiseFuel prices are steep and always rising. Car owners need to find ways to make their car fuel last longer. If you can squeeze a few more miles out of every gallon imagine the savings you can make on fuel costs. The world is constantly finding out ways to use transportation that is affordable and ...
Views: 17100 - The Wise Mind - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2007 from Marilyn GordonThe Wise Mind is one aspect of higher consciousness. Other aspects are love, peace, light, and compassion. The Wise Mind is a part of the superconscious, and everyone has the capacity to experience it when the conscious mind becomes quiet. The Wise Mind is the voice of the Universal Self as it ...
Views: 3484(1 vote) - The Art of Balance - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2007 from Raphael Natale“Phoenix House Experiences the Art of Balance” by Karen Laudadio It was a typical Saturday morning at the Phoenix House, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Santa Ana, California. A flurry of activity by the residents announced the beginning of another busy day. These men and women ...
Views: 1139(1 vote) - Becoming Aware - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2007 from Katherine JohnsonWhat is Awareness? Let's begin by asking the question, "what is awareness?" The Oxford University Press dictionary tells us that awareness is our "knowledge or perception of a situation or fact." A great definition, but let’s dare to take it a few steps further. Let’s define awareness as the ...
Views: 789(1 vote) - Time For A Change - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2007 from Karlene Hunt"Its Time For A Change" Be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God." Romans 12:2 As we come to the close of the year and we begin to reflect on this past year, while we look ...
Views: 799(1 vote) - I Remember The Child Within - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2007 from Steven MayberI Remember The Child Within In each moment, In which I forget who I am, I remember to breathe... In each moment, I notice distress, I thank God, for giving me Life. In any illusion, I feel unloved I notice the very first miracle I see, And choose to be grateful. Whenever I feel like I want ...
Views: 728(1 vote) - ***Fun Things to do Just Because it's Spring - by Submitted on May 08, 2013 from Jim AllenAh, spring! What a wonderful time of year. April showers, May flowers, cool breezes, singing birds. Everything about Spring encourages one to grow, to reach, to succeed. It's a great time to get things done... and to have some fun. My suggestions? Well... 1. Take a holiday Oh, ...
Views: 3730(1 vote) - The Four Stages of Life Transformation - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Michelle CastoSeptember 11, 2001 was the world’s wake up call. After the chaos and confusion, we awoke to the realization that life is a precious gift and that it is our responsibility as a citizen and human being to lead and live our best life. For most of us, that meant looking at our current state of ...
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