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- ***COMMUNITY - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2011 from James RobinsonThis time of year is the holiday season and the annual ending of the Gregorian calendar. It is a time when the romantic notion of the reuniting of families and generosity of giving comes to the surface. It is also a depressing and stressful time for many people, in part because the shortening of ...
Views: 1711(1 vote) - ***CAIN’S LAMENT - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2011 from James RobinsonThere is a story early in the Old Testament of the Bible called the story of Cain and Abel. This is a multi-layered story that explains much about human suffering. The story goes that two of the original humans in the Judo-Christian tradition (Adam and Eve) had two children after getting evicted ...
Views: 2192 - ***PAIN AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2011 from James RobinsonMy name is James Gray Robinson, and I am a spiritual/energy/faith healer. Earlier in my life, I was a trial attorney in North Carolina, from a family filed with lawyers and medical doctors. My twin brother is the medical director of the Guilford County (NC) Health Department. My background and ...
Views: 3118(3 votes) - ***Over Thinking - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2011 from James RobinsonMany of us are affected by a terrible affliction, a disease that causes suffering and misery in billions of people. The most amazing symptom of this disease is that most people don’t even know that they have it. Other symptoms include headaches, stress, restlessness, heartburn, ulcers and other ...
Views: 3819(1 vote) - ***Nonjudgment - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2011 from James RobinsonMany books, seminars, workshops, and meditations concentrate on the power of forgiveness. Even I have taught numerous workshops and written about forgiveness. Forgiveness allows us to let go of resentments and negative thinking that will eventually make us sick. The notion is that we have to ...
Views: 1866 - ***WEIGHT LOSS - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2011 from James RobinsonOh, how I punish myself with New Year’s Resolutions. This year, for the 57th year in a row, I have decided to get fit, lose the fat shaped like an inflated inner tube around my abdomen, and not be afraid to take my shirt off in public this summer. Yeah, right. I can say that I am a warehouse of ...
Views: 2090 - ***Letting Go - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2011 from James RobinsonMany people ask, “how am I supposed to let go”, or “what does it mean to let go?” Most people have attachments to others, to money, to beliefs systems (“BS”) or to self-image. People are most attached to how other people think about them. All of this leads to suffering. In order to let go, we ...
Views: 2277(2 votes) - Overcoming Feeling Stuck - Dealing with lifes ups and downs! - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2011 from Absolutely PsychicWe turn on the news or read articles that seem morbid. We feel can feel trapped, isolated, and stuck. Often that is because we don’t see an end in sight. But are we really stuck? Getting a reading helps one understand who, where, when, and what will happen in the future. What about ...
Views: 874 - More Basics on Spirit Guides - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2011 from Absolutely PsychicA Spirit Guide or Guardian Angel is a spirit being that helps us on our journey through life. They know the outcomes of our choices. Spirit Guides may give us warnings, and may be responsible for strange coincidences that seem to protect us from harm. A guide will often teach through the ...
Views: 957 - ***KARMA IS AN ILLUSION - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2011 from James RobinsonReligions and philosophies teach us that there are three kinds of karma. There is (1) the karma that we are born with; (2) the karma that we are creating at any one moment; and (3) karma we will encounter in the future. All of these karmas are created by action, whether by thought, word or ...
Views: 4289 - ***How To Say Goodbye - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2011 from James RobinsonMany times in our life we have to say goodbye. We say goodbye to loved ones who graduate to higher dimensions through the illusion of death. We say goodbye to people we become attached to that leave us on the physical plane. We say goodbye to children who grow up and become adults. We say ...
Views: 2418(1 vote) - Love & Relationship Psychic Reading Basics - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2011 from Jackie WilliamsLove is a wonderful yet crazy thing. Many people these days are perplexed by the relationships that come and go in their lives, especially the important love relationships. One thing to keep in mind is that everything in your experience is present for learning. We learn to love ourselves by ...
Views: 1096 - How to Start a Website Hosting Company - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2011 from linda johnHow to Start a Website Hosting Company Unlimited HostingServer Webhost You'll need more than a server to start a Web hosting company. Starting a Web hosting business means that you will be creating a company to provide space and bandwidth for people who want to put websites on the ...
Views: 1310 - This One Is Personal - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2011 from Nancy SeniorThis One Is Personal Originally Posted www.frontporchhealing.com October 2, 2011 Once upon a time I decided to get a tattoo. I knew where it would be and I knew what it would look like. A fairy angel with a magic wand. She would flitter above where my left breast use to be and out of her ...
Views: 1267 - ***HOPE - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2011 from James RobinsonI was contemplating my navel the other day and realized how much we have going for us in this universe. The truth is that no matter what your circumstances, this is a kind universe and everyone in it has the primary motivation to work in favor of a peaceful, bountiful life. The only obstacles ...
Views: 2899(2 votes) - ***HAPPINESS VS. DENIAL - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2011 from James RobinsonA student asked me a very good question the other day, and I had to think awhile before I responded. It is a question that many people never ask themselves and as a result miss an opportunity to apply some very important teachings. The question was “how do I know whether I am happy or just in ...
Views: 3316(4 votes) - Numerology Made Easy and its background - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2011 from Jackie WilliamsNumerology From birth to death, you’re a number. In most cases, you are a series of numbers. The physical side of numbers are used in some concrete way. For example, without numbers, telephone companies would not have a structure. However, there’s an invisible side to numbers. In the ...
Views: 2066 - How negative financial news doesn't apply to you - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2011 from Jackie WilliamsIt is hard to avoid a day without hearing about the economy in the news. We hear so much about layoffs, debts, bankruptcies, foreclosures, and other frightening financial information that stirs a terrible feeling. After a while, one may believe it’s best to numb out by avoiding the news. People ...
Views: 1055 - Ask a Chaplain: Stressed Out - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2011 from Jeremiah BlackburnI would like to start a section called Ask a Chaplain in which I try to answer some questions that some individuals have. There is wisdom in asking the right question and if you have a question, chances are someone else has it as well. This summer I worked with ROTC students in the midst of a ...
Views: 1309 - ***GETTING OUT OF MY HEAD AND INTO MY HEART - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2011 from James RobinsonI am troubled by all of the empowerment literature that discusses how we disempower ourselves by thinking disempowering thoughts. This line of thinking recommends that we think empowering thoughts, make empowering choices and live empowered lives. I could not put my finger on why this huge ...
Views: 2776(1 vote) - Self Esteem and Self Love Affirmations Guide - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2011 from Jackie WilliamsThoughts and words are very powerful instruments. They are the tools with which we create the world we live in and our reality. What we think and talk about becomes what we focus on, and what we focus on becomes manifest in the three-dimensional reality we call life. Affirmations must be ...
Views: 1258 - ***FREEDOM - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2011 from James RobinsonIn the United States, we are coming up on a national holiday known as Independence Day. It is an annual remembrance of a day when the thirteen British colonies in North America agreed to an act of treason against the crown of England. With some really good karma these men defeated the armies of ...
Views: 2013(1 vote) - ***SENTIMENTALITY - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2011 from James RobinsonI have learned that there are many sources of misery and suffering in this world. It seems that every belief system has its pet theory. Buddhists believe that desire causes all suffering. Other religions claim separation from God (sin) causes suffering. Others believe that rejection of what is ...
Views: 4772(1 vote) - An Interview with Marilyn Tam - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2011 from Jodi ChapmanI am excited to introduce you to an amazing woman today. Marilyn Tam has such a strong spirit, and even the toughest challenges couldn’t stop her from fulfilling her life purpose: to make a positive difference in the world. To say that Marilyn’s childhood was far from ideal is an ...
Views: 2017 - Falling down and making mistakes is what helps us grow - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2011 from Andrew HortonI remember, as a young man, my father used to offer me advice and direction. As great as his intentions were, I never realised that he was speaking from a standpoint of experience and wisdom and that he only wanted to help me avoid, making the same mistakes that he had made. On many occasions, I ...
Views: 3005(1 vote) - ***FOCUSING ON THE JOURNEY - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2011 from James RobinsonI suffer, primarily because I am constantly comparing myself to others. I make irrational and unjustified conclusions and assumptions about how I am doing by observing other people. I may be doing my best, but I will not feel satisfied or fulfilled if I observe other people further down the path ...
Views: 2823(2 votes) - ***BEING CLEVER - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2011 from James RobinsonI constantly amaze myself how I can steal unhappiness from the jaws of bliss. It takes quite a bit of effort at times to make myself unhappy. However, because I am so clever, I can do it even when there is absolutely no reason to be unhappy. I realize that it is a learned trait, developed over ...
Views: 2499(1 vote) - No Child's Death is in Vain - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2011 from Womens Recreation, Inc.The most unimaginable thing ever to happen is the loss of a child. I have been blessed to have never had to experience this. It doesn’t matter how the child dies, it has to be devastating to the parents and family members. and friends. I use to turn the channel when the news came on ...
Views: 2134 - Living Calmness - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2011 from Charlie BadenhopLiving Calmness In Seishindo we believe..... Each person is very much like a snowflake. Unique, Never to be duplicated, And with a life that’s over all too quickly. One of our key tasks in life is learning how to appreciate our uniqueness rather than comparing our self to others, ...
Views: 1690(1 vote) - How to Know if You're a Healer - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2011 from T. Renee RichardsonSometimes healing qualities or abilities are discerned from some type of amazing or magical feat. This isn’t necessary. Other times someone in a health care profession is thought of as a natural healer. This is a transformational time. As more people begin to awaken to inner spirituality and ...
Views: 1761(1 vote) - The Wordallogic - Addicted to Violence; Why Do We Continue the Cycle? - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2013 from Aleasa Word*All articles are under protected property. Any attempt to reprint, duplicate or use text used herein without expressed written permission is a violation of the law. Addicted to Violence; Why Do We Continue the Cycle? – October 3, 2011 -Author Aleasa M. Word He says, “When we love, we ...
Views: 1665 - Who Are You? Perhaps Not Who You Think... - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2012 from Chris HammerSomeone asked me the other day if I thought that we really ‘know ourselves’. The surface answer to this question, I thought, is yes. Do you know what your favourite colour is? What you like and dislike? What you value and what you avoid? What you want out of life, for you and your family? If ...
Views: 1148(2 votes) - ***FINDING A TEACHER - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2011 from James RobinsonMany people wish to be enlightened or find happiness in life. There are thousands of self-help books, thousands of self-help workshops and even more philosophies and teachings promising to make people happy or enlightened. It is possible to become enlightened and happy by studying all of these ...
Views: 2060(2 votes) - ***Empowerment - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2011 from James RobinsonMercury has just gone into retrograde. For those who know anything about astrology, this is a time for Murphy’s Law to run riot. Electronics, relationships, and everything in between have been known to fall apart. I, and many of the people I know, shrug and blame it on the stars. I have come to ...
Views: 2108(2 votes) - ***EMOTIONAL MATURITY - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2011 from James RobinsonIf we continue to live on this planet, we have to get older. There are various physiological changes that we experience as we go through the process of aging. Ignoring the legends of immortal beings that walk the planet, we all grow older physically. Genetics, supplements, a positive attitude, ...
Views: 11639 - From Anger to Compassion - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Julia JamesWhen I was in grade 8, I took part in a gardening school project and was very excited about my first little vegetable garden. Every day I went to check, water and weed my little patch. It was pure joy seeing the little plants grow. One day I arrived at my patch with my watering can to see ...
Views: 1136 - How to Succeed in Life Based on The Unconscious Guidance - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Christina SponiasYou want to be successful in all fields and always triumph. However, nothing is simple in life. There are too many problems in your journey. If you want to triumph in all fields you have to be serious and you have to be very objective. This means that you must abandon your fantasies. You ...
Views: 1211 - Every day Guru's - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2013 from Robin RobertsWe are all every day Guru’s because every day we ALL learn a little bit more about ourselves and the world we live in. There are no experts and I would challenge anyone to stand up and say they “know it all”. What we know is what is contained in our world and at any moment our reality could be ...
Views: 1714 - How to Succeed in Life Based on The Unconscious Guidance - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Christina SponiasYou want to be successful in all fields and always triumph. However, nothing is simple in life. There are too many problems in your journey. If you want to triumph in all fields you have to be serious and you have to be very objective. This means that you must abandon your fantasies. You ...
Views: 1255 - Comprehending Relationships, Nature's Certainty - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2011 from Dorsen GorefoteComprehend the core of social interaction itself, also known as Relationships. Where it truly counts overall. Which could you leave you alone or along side another by nightfall. Thats this articles purpose. Its amazing to me, wouldn't you agree? When it comes to our behavior within ...
Views: 1274(1 vote) - 8 Ethics Questions Every Leader Should Ask Themselves - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Frank BucaroYour values, code of ethics, and the internalization of the same are the basis for your development of conscience. Ethics have to come from the inside out, not from the outside in. Aristotle states: “Neither by nature, then, nor contrary to nature do the virtues arise in us; rather we are ...
Views: 1530(1 vote) - Debunking the Myth of Nostradamus - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2011 from Morten St. GeorgeI read the works of many of the ancient Greek philosophers in my youth. Those men were intellectually brilliant, even by today's standards, and I always assumed that they knew that their myths about Zeus and all the other gods were merely fairy tales. Now, I'm not so sure about that. When facing ...
Views: 2396 - ***Don’t Panic, Be Happy - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2011 from James RobinsonI have been receiving numerous emails from people who are panicking about the future. They are worried that they won’t get what they want or they will lose what they have, whether it is a job, a mate, respect or serenity. The state of the world economy is a breeding ground for anxiety and ...
Views: 2680(1 vote) - ***DOING IT WRONG - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2011 from James RobinsonI had a astrological reading from Stephanie Azaria the other day. After studying my star chart for a while, she told me that according to the positions of the planets and stars, I was born to struggle because the struggle increased the speed of my growth. It was my destiny to feel like I was ...
Views: 2269(1 vote) - ***AND GOD LAUGHED - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2011 from James RobinsonThe source of all misery and suffering is the illusion that we are separate from God. This illusion creates the fear that we will never get what we want or we will lose something we have and don’t want to lose. When this fear arises, it creates another illusion that if we don’t get what we ...
Views: 2338 - Handing Everything Over to God - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2011 from Maureen Brennan MercierHanding everything over to God in the moment is a powerful jewel for self discovery. It is a conscious act of letting go of control and letting God be in charge of all of our affairs. It takes awareness, strength and courage to get to the place of putting our lives and our problems in Spirit's ...
Views: 1316 - The Seven Sins - Resume Writing - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2011 from Wes ThompsonHave you been turned down from a job application several times? Maybe you have missed out on something. Is it about your attire? Is it because of your hairstyle? Is it because of your height? Well, maybe one or all of these, right? Or maybe, it is because of your “poorly written resume.” ...
Views: 1179 - Happiness: Cut Out the Middleman - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Paul Dalton"Happiness is a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which, if you sit down quietly, may alight upon you." - Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1804-1864 A concept I often hear from people who are struggling to connect to a greater sense of happiness in their lives, is that they ...
Views: 1479 - The Angel Corner™ with Heather L. Fanjoy, ATP® on The Law of Cycles - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2011 from Heather Jacoby"There is a tide in the affairs of men which when taken at its peak leads on to great success, but missed, leads to failure." William Shakespeare. “The time for unity is now Dear Ones! There is no time to delay activating your mission on the planet! We angels are witnessing the Law of Cycles ...
Views: 1656(1 vote) - ***The Most Tragic Addiction - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2011 from James RobinsonIn my experience and observation the most tragic and insidious of all addictions is the addiction to suffering. The clinical definition of addiction is “compulsive repetition of a known behavior with adverse consequences.” In other words addiction is repeatedly engaging in actions that knowingly ...
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