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- BESIDE STILL WATERS: A Metaphysical Interpretation of Psalm 23 - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Nancy Detweiler“BESIDE STILL WATERS: A Metaphysical Interpretation of Psalm 23” Nancy B. Detweiler, M.Ed., M.Div. www.pathwaytoascension.com We are living in a very intense period in our human evolution, during which vast changes are taking place within ourselves and on our planet. We may feel ...
Views: 7487(5 votes) - The Secrets of Compete Happiness - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Bill SullivanWhat is happiness? Can Science tell us? Are there any examples of complete happiness in history? Is complete happiness just bliss without sorry at all? We will explore these questions and more. We will see clearly how to obtain complete happiness, the only way. Have you ever wondered ...
Views: 1174(1 vote) - How Do You Define Yourself? - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Jeffrey SchoenerIf I were to ask your mother about you, how would she answer? Would your best friend answer in the same way? How do you think others perceive you? Are you smart, tall, easy going, hot tempered, and foolish? Are you a doctor, a lawyer, a student, a housewife? Who are you? What do you do? ...
Views: 3297(3 votes) - Self Improvement: How Come So Many Individuals Don't Pay It The Respect It Deserves? - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Ishmail DownesI'm a self improvement strategist, and if I'm honest with you, I'm embarking upon my on small personal battle... this will become HUGE if I get my own way. Self improvement, or personal development, has got to be the MOST critical thing in life, PERIOD! I mean, everything you say or do is ...
Views: 1411(1 vote) - The 5 Most Destructive Limiting Beliefs and What to do About Them - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2009 from Kimberly EnglotA limiting belief is something that you falsely believe to be true about yourself and it prevents you from moving forward. A lot of the time you don't even realize that you are operating under false, limiting beliefs since they just seem natural. Many times you would make a decision because it ...
Views: 1401(1 vote) - 4 Ways To Identify And Eliminate Automatic Negative Thoughts - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2009 from Kimberly EnglotHow we think about life determines how we feel about life. If you want to spend more time happy, peaceful, and content and less time angry, resentful, and stressed-out you have learn to be aware of your thoughts and deal with the negative ones when they creep into life. Negative thoughts ...
Views: 5769(3 votes) - What is the Authentic Self? - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2009 from Kimberly EnglotInner wisdom, truth, authentic self, intuition, life joy…all of these refer to the same thing: the voice inside your heart, mind and “gut” that guides you quietly, clearly and truly. Your authentic self is completely supportive of you, but you will surely notice when you’re not listening to ...
Views: 1324(4 votes) - The First Step to Understanding the Law of Attraction - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Cindy .HolbrookThe simplest way to understand what The Law of Attraction is that your thoughts create your reality. Everything you are right now is based on your thoughts in the past. The first step to making the Law of Attraction work in your life is to understand your thought patterns. Both your ...
Views: 2244(12 votes) - The Basis for Helping Others - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: It has been years since my husband died and I've done so very well. Yet, now I find that I'm stuck between wanting to move forward and just wanting to reach him and be there forever. Not long ago I met someone who lost their wife a lot earlier than I lost my husband. I found ...
Views: 691(3 votes) - Top 10 Habits of Happy People - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2009 from Cindy .HolbrookHappy people have a different way of thinking and doing things. They maintain a positive attitude about people, things and life in general. They interpret the world that they live in differently than the average person. Happy people generally have the following habits that express their ...
Views: 5161(5 votes) - How Many Times Do You Smile A Day? - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA few years ago, I stopped to complement a 20-something friend who seemed to smile more than most people. His response startled me, and offered me a new path to follow. "When I wake up each morning, before even opening my eyes," he said, "I start to smile. I know that if I wake up smiling, ...
Views: 3931(3 votes) - How to Harness Your Bounce: 9 Steps to Avoid the Tigger-Method of Finding Your Happiness - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe following article was first published on The Positivity Blog on December 29, 2008. I used to be very Tigger-like. I’d get a new idea in my head and it would be the answer to all my ills and BOING! off I’d bounce – until I realized that I really didn’t like the idea at all. So, I’d get a ...
Views: 642(1 vote) - Where is Home? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhere is home? That’s a good beginning for all of us. In fact that is the beginning, when we first realize that there’s something missing, something lacking. We don’t know what it is. It’s a mystery. Yet we have this sense, there’s a kind of awakening to what we could call spirituality, or ...
Views: 754(2 votes) - What Spirituality Means to Me: 5 Steps to Happiness - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFor the new seeker, the variety can be bewildering; to the skeptic, proof of frivolity. They can’t all possibly matter, and they can’t all be right at the same time now, can they? Faced with all these choices, spirituality can be a daunting concept. What does it really mean to be ...
Views: 2411(3 votes) - How to Find Happiness in Four (Not So) Easy Steps - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI live in Los Angeles, which may well be ground zero for spiritual movements in the United States. Many such groups got their start here, and the diversity of faiths and movements is impressive—from old to new, sincere to shady, truly elevating to downright toxic. People engage in all manner ...
Views: 662(4 votes) - I Wish I Was Wayne Dyer - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2013 from Robin RobertsI wish I was Wayne Dyer all Zen about letting children find their own way. Then maybe I would be able to resist sending my neighbours children to bootcamp while they were not looking. I wish I was Oprah able to talk about my bowel moments without fear of being asked for my senior’s card. I ...
Views: 1993(3 votes) - The Surefire Way to Stress Relief, Rejuvenation and Lasting Life Balance - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2009 from Ed McDonoughAs a Personal Development Life Coach and Life Balance Expert, I am often asked "In this fast paced world we live in, what can I do for stress management? How can I consistently unwind, relax, revitalize my energy and bring more harmony into my life?" Although there are many ways to reduce ...
Views: 1319(3 votes) - Breathe! - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Rebecca AstaraI am sure you have heard the phrase “just take a deep breath and calm down.” This common technique of breathing to calm one’s self is more powerful and significant than one might think. Fully imagine yourself in each of the following situations. With each one, enact your experience with a ...
Views: 1397(3 votes) - Be Nice! - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Amy PearsonI’m a mother of 17 month old twins. I take them to an indoor play gym once a week at the local community center. Toddlers, I’m learning, hit, pinch, bite and scream. I often observe them subjecting each other to this behavior in the hopes of obtaining exclusive access to that coveted piece of ...
Views: 785(2 votes) - Know Yourself and Live a Fulfilled and Happy Life - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Doran RoggioWhat does it mean to know you? To truly know you is to love yourself. The perception of who you are brings you into an accord with the universe, which leads to a fulfilled and happy life. Knowing yourself does not mean you intellectually understand everything about yourself. All creation is ...
Views: 904(1 vote) - Success - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2009 from Michelle GottliebWhat makes you a success? Is it the size of your house? The type of car that you drive? Is it the success that your children have? Is it how long you have been married? Is it the amount in your bank account? There are no right or wrong answers. There are answers that society encourages us to ...
Views: 1376(2 votes) - The Mathematics of Happiness - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2009 from Hara TaicherAdd appreciation and gratitude to your every day. Enhance the world around you with your smile. Smiling creates endorphins which send feel good messages to the brain. It's healing to you and those who receive it. Subtract any grudges you've been holding on to. For they reside ...
Views: 2276(3 votes) - Remedy for Dis-ease - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2009 from Judi MoreoIf you’ve been listening to the news lately, you may have come to the conclusion that the outlook at the moment is bleak. You may be caught up in the gloom and doom, hopeless mind set that is more contagious than a flu pandemic. There are some things you can do to help prevent the spread of ...
Views: 3361(2 votes) - Whose Life Are You Living? - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2009 from Judi MoreoToday’s society places us in many different rolls. We are the friend, the spouse, the parent or child, the employer or team member. We change our behaviors and personas to fit our different and evolving rolls and responsibilities. Like changing our clothes to fit the weather or activity, we ...
Views: 3464(2 votes) - Zero-Based Gratitude - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2009 from Jonathan HuieThere are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. - Albert Einstein Perhaps you have heard of zero-based budgeting as a technique for governments, businesses, and occasionally individuals. Zero-based ...
Views: 2833(3 votes) - Communicating Wellness Using the Universal Language and the Whole Brain - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Marc LernerWhen people focus on their thinking, they communicate in the cultural way they were conditioned to live in. Their language, habits and values were taught to them by the people they grew up with and they tend to believe that is the correct way to think. If they were taught to go beyond thinking ...
Views: 1446(1 vote) - My Most Valuable Real Estate - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThis morning it hit me like a ton of bricks, a revelation that catapulted me to new meaning for a theme I have heard, read and tried to integrate into my life: You attract what you think and your thoughts become things. The Secret made me most aware of this truth. Incorporating it into my head ...
Views: 709(2 votes) - Deepak Chopra and My Washing Machine - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOr, How Conscious Parenting and Meditation Just Might Converge in the Laundry Room I’ve mentioned before, that I am a fledgling practitioner of meditation. I’ve been trying to meditate daily for over a year now. Some days, my meditation experiences are transcendental. Others, well, not so ...
Views: 811(1 vote) - The Meaning of Life in America - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI recently listened to the video-taped lecture on the American financial situation by economics professor Richard Wolff. In addition to brilliantly describing the causes behind the current economic crisis in America he also makes the point that "success" in the American culture is defined by ...
Views: 687 - Lost and Confused - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I am feeling so lost... so confused. I have read several books of yours, of Eckardt Tolle, W. Dyer's, and many more on personal growth, and spiritual development. As matter of fact, as I am reading (listening on CDs, I am blind), I understand what you mean, sometimes on a very, very ...
Views: 674 - Smile...it's Contagious! - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEvery time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. ~ Mother Teresa Have you smiled today? Put on a smile right now. Really, as you are reading this start smiling. Let the smile grow to a great big happy smile. Imagine the smile energy ...
Views: 1107(1 vote) - The Pursuit of Happiness – Myth ? - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Mara FisherIn this century the concept of ‘success’ has changed. In the past financial independence and prestige represented success. In some cultures large families were regarded as a sign of success as well. Now it seems regardless of the amount of money we accumulate, the size of our families or the ...
Views: 2002 - Forget ABC...The Three Magic Letters for Parents and Children Are EFT! - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Jennifer Davidson(The following article was published in the June/July 2009 edition of the New Stork Times, a parenting magazine that is distributed in Switzerland.) Slightly to my surprise, following a sudden impulse, I found myself at the zoo in Basel recently. Wandering along excitedly thinking “lions and ...
Views: 1291(1 vote) - Blackberry Pickin' - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Karen MonroyI had a wonderful Zen afternoon blackberry pickn' the other day. It was wonderful for two reasons, I have heavenly organic blackberries to make a wonderful cobbler, and it was a great reminder of the SOP (standard operating procedure) of the ego mind and traps we unwittingly step ...
Views: 1459(7 votes) - What's wrong with Happiness? - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Iuliana LixandruAll through the month of June I've been travelling and working in Europe. The first thing I observed was that a lot of people are stressed out-- not knowing how to detach from the things that bother them, negative emotions, or bad situations. I'm surprised to see they can't even imagine being ...
Views: 610 - Stuck in the Same Rut Most Americans Are in These Days? You Don’t Have to Be! - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Dr. Cindy BrownI have learned to turn any situation or environment into an opportunity for happiness, new learning and joy. Is this something that would be helpful to you right now? Are you hooked into the gloom and doom and negative outlook the media shouts at you through your TV and radio? You don’t have to ...
Views: 1314 - Integrity...Take II - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Scott ColettiI had such a great response from yesterday’s blog on Integrity. I heard such positive feedback from many of my friends and associates that I thought I would delve a bit more on the subject in hopes to not only help myself, in sort of a self realization as I write, but to also assist others who ...
Views: 1374(1 vote) - Being Proud of You! - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Deborah McIncrowBeing Proud; allowing yourself to be full of pride and pleased with your accomplishments goes a long way toward making yourself feel happy, uplifting your spirits and setting the stage for you to continue on with your journey toward your hopes and desires for living a healthier, more fulfilling ...
Views: 2589(3 votes) - *** Understanding and Using The Pit to Create Healthier, Happier Relationships - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Scout WilkinsThe pit is that place of drama where you might end up sometimes, when things are lousy: you lost your job, your kid called from the police station, your best friend let you down, you burned dinner. Sometimes, we just let ourselves go there. Sometimes, we see our friends go there. It ...
Views: 1443 - What is Normal to You? - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Scott ColettiHave you ever really thought about it? I mean, what is normal? I can guarantee you if I were to interview ten random people from different backgrounds, I’d get some various degree of differences. Over the past three or four years I have been on a journey, so to speak, in finding me and my ...
Views: 1477 - Staying Grounded in a Big City or Busy World - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Intent.com Authors1. Live simply and live deliberately. By choosing not to get caught up in the details of this fast-paced world, you are doing your part to slow down the . You will also discover that you have more time to enjoy being alive. 2. Stay in touch with yourself. Soul searching, meditation, and ...
Views: 557 - 4 Steps to Take Stock of Your Life on Your Journey to Happiness - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Jan MallochOur ultimate mission in life is to achieve happiness. People seek it, but it eludes many of us. Perhaps it is because we cannot decide on what the definition of true happiness actually is! I guess that happiness is essentially the absence of pain and sorrow. But that description only elevates ...
Views: 10583 - How Do You Measure Pleasure? - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from James LeGrandLove, money, laughter, accomplishment, & fame are what we typically think of when we want something pleasurable in our lives. But do they really bring us pleasure? Within all of them lies a way to find temporary or permanent pleasure. With friends, family, commercial television and movies all ...
Views: 1996 - How to Stop Trying So Hard (or Just Be Who You Are) - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFor most of us, the plan is to have an extraordinary life. Our time in this world is so precious, and brief, it just makes sense to get everything we can out of each day. And then, by building one day upon the next, we can create a life full of meaning. However, something can happen along the ...
Views: 1109(1 vote) - Experience The Future You’re Creating, NOW! - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2009 from Means DavisMost of us have noticed how the week before we go on vacation seems to be brighter, happier, and how easy it is to handle all of life’s challenges when we’re about to head to the beach. And how dark and gloomy that last day of vacation can be knowing that tomorrow it’s back to life as usual. ...
Views: 1663(2 votes) - Influencing the Tone of Your Life in Color - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen we enter a room or see an object for the first time, our minds register its color before any other detail. The colors our eyes can perceive are like words that form a subtle language of mood, energy, and insight. Color can exert a gentle effect on the mind and the body, influencing our ...
Views: 803(2 votes) - Peter Fogel's "Work/Life Balance is Just Good Business!" - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2010 from Peter FogelIt would be nice to think that the companies on the leading edge of work/life balance programs are simply being good citizens and doing the right thing! But, the fact is that these programs make good business sense. In addition to increased productivity and employee satisfaction, companies ...
Views: 1698(5 votes) - Is Smiling Really That Big of a Deal? - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2009 from Glenda GibbsDid you know by smiling to the count of 60 - your energy/vibration can raise? I suppose this notion of mine is purely subjective - perhaps you'll read this and try it for yourself. Many years ago I learned by having visuals, (i.e., pictures) to trigger my inner happy button, I could raise ...
Views: 1856(1 vote) - Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2009 from Jonathan HuieDon't wait to make a big change in the quality of your life. Eight of these ten little ways to happiness can be done in less than five minutes. 1. Smile. Raise the corners of your mouth. Soon your smile will become genuine. The smile that begins as an effort and a pretense quickly grows ...
Views: 2753(5 votes) - Where Happiness Is - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2009 from Beth and Lee McCainYou can be steadfast and strong with your own inner thoughts and feelings of unbound joy. The renewal of life can happen every moment and your own thoughts and feelings can reflect this wonderful feeling. Take a look at the world around you and all it has to offer. When you begin to shift your ...
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