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- "WHY" This Gets Rid of Anger - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2015 from Janet PfeifferIt doesn't take much for some people to get angry. For others, the process takes a bit longer. There must be certain criteria present before one is willing to relinquish their serenity. For those who fly off the handle rather quickly, there is a simple one word question they can ask before ...
Views: 1516 - Regain your Inner Power - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2011 from Joan Marie WhelanHave you ever strolled along the beach and spied a treasure hunter with his metal detector? It is kind of funny when you think of it. After all, what are the chances that someone will actually find a huge hidden treasure? In fact, more often than not, the treasure seeker may just be lucky enough ...
Views: 1516 - Create Yourself Anew From the Inside Out - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2012 from Liz Fletcher BrownWhen we are feeling stressed and overwhelmed in life, it’s easy to see ourselves as that struggling, small self. We can get stuck in this limiting view. But who you are and what you are capable of achieving is so much more than that. And it’s the challenges and struggles in life that help us ...
Views: 1515 - Overcoming Adversity - Holiday Related Stress - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2009 from Catherine VanWetterNow that we’re stepping into the holidays, it is very important to take extra good care of yourself. Have you noticed, that every year the holidays seem to get advertised earlier and earlier? This year I noticed that Christmas displays went up a day after Halloween. In previous years, I didn’t ...
Views: 1515(1 vote) - How I healed my broken life - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2011 from Veronica DrakeI was constantly complaining something feels “off”? I found myself over spending, over eating, over everythinging just to hide from the pain of my life.. my broken out of control life. I believe we create the “mess” that is our life by burying our heads and ignoring the warning signs that ...
Views: 1514(1 vote) - How to Live in Unshakeable Tranquility - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2013 from Janbreathe@aol.com Janbreathe@aol.comMany of us long to live in a state of unshakeable tranquility. What I’ve come to realize is that tranquility is unshakeable ONLY when I’m unattached to outcome, when I’m willing to roll with whatever’s happening. “Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace amid the storm.” Resisting is ...
Views: 1514(2 votes) - Waiting - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2011 from Womens Recreation, Inc.Sometimes we amaze ourselves by the amount of inner strength that we draw from. Our inner strength guides us with patience and understanding among other things. While we tend to downplay or simply avoid where our strength comes from, we know it’s there. You need to start over, or better yet, ...
Views: 1514(2 votes) - Can we dissolve our problems with imagination? - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2011 from Connie Huebner,Question: I have a question about solving the problems by just imaging them dissolved. Could you elaborate on that? I am fascinated by that. I really like the idea. Divine Mother: I want you to know that problems are energy that is no longer serving you. It has become a problem. If an ...
Views: 1513(1 vote) - Life Is Always Here and Now - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2014 from Moreen DuFermontLife Is Always Here and Now. The truth of this title may sound like ordinary commonsense to most people; however, with this said you must deeply know that all you’re ever really promised is this moment here right now. Tomorrow is yet our anticipation of another Here and Now. You may want ...
Views: 1513 - Standing In A Center Of Peace… - by Submitted on May 16, 2017 from Cheryl Piper-SnyderI was having breakfast with a very dear friend; I shared with her a situation that happened recently. I found myself in the middle of someone’s emotional drama and insults were coming at me like daggers. I was grateful this was in a private setting. At first, my logical mind kicked into ...
Views: 1513 - 3 Keys To an Anger-Free Life - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2015 from Janet PfeifferHave you been upset about an issue that seems to make no sense and asked yourself, "Why did I get so angry over something that was relatively minor?" Oftentimes, our response is triggered not by the present issue but from an alternative source. Odd as it may seem, the past and future can hold ...
Views: 1512 - Craving Stillness - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2014 from Kelli WilsonI am a person who requires quiet time and solitude to re-energize. I do this in meditation, I do this at silent retreats and I do this by taking time to read or just be quiet at home. I didn’t learn this about myself until my mid-40’s. Before then I couldn’t understand why I seemed so ...
Views: 1512 - Want More Serenity? - Be Like Water - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2009 from Mahindra Raj"Be like water, you pour water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You pour water into a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Be like water." - Bruce Lee Reflections I remember vividly being 14 years old in my high school swim team. What stood out the most about those days were the morning training ...
Views: 1512(5 votes) - You Are 100% Responsible for Every Thing That Happened to You. - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2010 from David SamuelMisery or good things, almost every thing that happens to you, other than some exceptions, has happened due to your own decision at one point in time. You made a decision and that sent a chain of events in progress until what you are currently dealing with happened. Likewise, your innocent ...
Views: 1512(1 vote) - Dealing with our dark side - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2011 from Sandra DawesBetween watching Star Wars for the millionth time and finishing the book The Shadow Effect, I have been in heavy contemplation about the dark side, more specifically, in terms of The Shadow Effect, my dark side. There was a time when I would have denied the existence of a dark side in me, the ...
Views: 1511(1 vote) - How strong are you? - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2017 from David HarmStrength comes in many forms. It can come by having pure physical strength. A 180 pound man, lifting 225 pounds above his head would be considered strong. A different type of strength would be a person with stamina. Another 180 pound man, can lift five pounds over his head, yet he can run a ...
Views: 1511 - Quieting Resentment - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2010 from Michelle MillerAllowing resentment to fester inside us is something we ought to avoid. So, when we begin to feel resentful it is a sign that we need to deal with it. You are likely to feel resentful when someone has criticized you, taken advantage of you, ignored you or mistreated you in some way. As a ...
Views: 1511(1 vote) - The Power of Love to Heal - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2013 from Kumari MullinSt. Theresa of Lisieux wrote in “Story of a Soul”: “What matters in life, is not great deeds, but great love.” Her spiritual path was doing the ordinary with extraordinary love. “I know of one means only by which to attain to perfection: LOVE. Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing ...
Views: 1511 - Spiritual Olympics - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2010 from Laina OrlandoI am really enjoying watching the Winter Olympics. It’s fascinating to watch these young athletes do what they love to do; I can feel their passion in my own body. I am so inspired by their commitment and determination to live out their dreams NOW! As I watch these Olympics unfold, I see the ...
Views: 1510(2 votes) - 3 Tips for Inner Peace – How To Survive A Mercury Retrograde - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2013 from Mette MullerYou slam your fist in the table and if you knew that it wouldn’t have severe repercussions you would definitely be beating up your computer by now! That severe anger that technology and other forms of glitches and set-backs can cause within us can be incredibly debilitating if not down-right ...
Views: 1509(1 vote) - As the Paradigm Shifts: M is for Money and Mindfulness - by Submitted on May 18, 2012 from Rosie KuhnMoney Money is very much a spiritual issue. Some think that the pursuit of wealth couldn’t possibly be a path to enlightenment or spiritual serenity. We never know what our path will look like, what’s in store for us, or where our greatest learning opportunities will lay, awaiting our arrival ...
Views: 1508 - The Benefits Of Having A Spiritual Community - by Submitted on May 15, 2010 from joseph namzoffThe Benefits Of Having A Spiritual Community Father Peter Bowes Having a spiritual community accelerates your personal growth in ways you cannot imagine. The idea of being with spiritually-minded people who care about the same things and are dedicated to deepening their relationship to God ...
Views: 1508(1 vote) - What is Gratitude? - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2018 from Maetreyii Ma Nolan"Gratitude is not only in what you do but how you approach what you do." There are some whose lives are filled with great blessings but still feel that they have nothing. And there are those who are truly poor, yet given even the slightest crumb will feel they are most fortunate. ...
Views: 1508 - Adversity, Anger, and Awareness - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2016 from Janet PfeifferI've never met anyone who didn't have to face adversity at some point in their lifetime. Whether in our personal relationships, professional lives, in regards to a health issue, academically or financially, hardships seem to be a standard component of life. Of late, many people have adopted ...
Views: 1507 - The Art of Living in the Present - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2018 from Carmen HarraAfter my husband passed, a whirl of past and future danced in my mind. The sad movie of every memory we shared played endlessly: there he was on the night we met, the wildly handsome young man with a heavy mustache. Then we were waltzing on the dance floor of the restaurant he owned, stepping ...
Views: 1507 - The Impact of Connecting Our Heart Centers - An Arcturian Light Transmission - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Debbie JohnstoneToday is a very important day. We are sure that you can feel it at some level in your body, in your mind and in your heart center. We want you to know how happy we are to report this amazing and wonderful news. It is because of the vantage point from where we reside that we can see the big ...
Views: 1507(1 vote) - The Soul of the Heart Inner Whispers - Finding Your Truth Within - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2009 from Catherine VanWetterAll that we have ever needed is within us. Yet, we often look outside ourselves for the answers to the questions that surface, as we step into this thing we call Life. Where did we ever learn to stop trusting our own intuition or our little voice that tells us secrets in the middle of the night? ...
Views: 1507(3 votes) - Being on a Journey of Discovery towards the Truth - All Good Things Would Happen as Byproducts - by Submitted on May 14, 2014 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranThe vibrant river waters are alive. A river in flood overflows the banks and forms pools of water which later get delinked from the river. The stagnant pool water slowly gathers all kinds of scum and forgets its onetime vibrancy. Is there a message? We have all seen the dancing waters of a ...
Views: 1506 - If Babies Ruled The World - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2011 from Wayne KehlOn April 2, 2011 my daughter gave birth to a bouncing baby girl. I put a photo of the little darling on my Facebook page with the caption, “This is my new granddaughter. Cute Huh?” Within seconds the comments and “likes” started coming in. Within 24 hours I received dozens of complimentary ...
Views: 1506 - Blame - by Submitted on May 12, 2010 from Bettina GoodwinBlame is one of the biggest issues that we come up against in our daily life. We seem to have gotten the idea that the world is there to make us happy. And when that doesn’t happen we lay the blame out in the world as well, through other people, places or events that we think are the cause of ...
Views: 1505(4 votes) - In Your Memory - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2013 from Womens Recreation, Inc.In your memory I choose to see what you have tried so hard for me to see. It is in your memory that I choose to take love, honor and respect to a whole new level. I am trying the best that I can and I walk strong, in your memory. For all the times I just wanted to cry, you made me laugh. ...
Views: 1505 - What's Behind Your Anger? - by Submitted on May 25, 2013 from Zarla LeahThe majority of people on the planet have had some sort of problem with anger and with people doing things that make them feel angry. People have looked at and dealt with anger in a variety of ways. I want to speak about anger today and what I have learned about it over the years. For a few ...
Views: 1503(1 vote) - Passion - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2015 from Charlie MooreI was looking in the dictionaries for the meaning of passion and mostly they were defining romantic love, then I find this meaning; Passion is when you put more energy into something than is required to do it. It is more than just enthusiasm or excitement, passion is ambition that is ...
Views: 1502 - To be "here" is better than being "there" - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2018 from David HarmRecovery author and guru, John Bradshaw once talked about being a "human being" instead of a "human doing." While New Age thoughts talk about the illusions of being a human. Never happy we're we are in life. Always having to get "there" and when it finally becomes our "here" we realize that ...
Views: 1502 - Traveling Alone for Self-Growth What I've Learned - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2018 from Catherine PalmerThere are so many reasons why people decide to travel alone. Sure, convenience plays a huge part in it, ranging from things like not having to partake in activities you personally don’t feel attracted to and having a personal level of control over every single checkpoint on your itinerary. ...
Views: 1502 - Using Emotions As Tools - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2015 from Janet PfeifferVery often people query me as to whether or not anger is a bad emotion to which I reply "No." All emotions have purpose and value. None are good or bad. They simply are. It is how we utilize them, our actions, that determines their positive or negative value. Emotions are messengers that help us ...
Views: 1502 - Immerse Yourself in the Ocean of the Heart - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2012 from Melanie McGheeThe yogi who is established in a steady posture easily becomes immersed in the ocean of the heart. ~ Shiva Sutra 3.16 As I reflect on this sutra, what is most compelling to me is the phrase “ocean of the heart.” As we all know, the ocean can be still and smooth as a mirror ...
Views: 1501 - Peace on Earth: Beyond the Season - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2013 from Janet PfeifferAh, the holidays! A wonderful time of the year for many reasons: the birth of Jesus, Christmas decorations, the exchanging of gifts, families coming together to celebrate, and holiday carols that remind us of "peace on Earth, good will towards men". It' s a lovely sentiment that for most seems ...
Views: 1501 - Releasing Grief - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2011 from Adam BenedettoWhen we are faced with the moment of losing something, whether it is a job, a loved one, or a way of being, it can act as a catalyst of reversion, leading us on a path away from ourselves. It is almost as if in order to deal with it we must lose ourselves as well. To be present is harder than ...
Views: 1501(2 votes) - Living from love - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2013 from Michael KewleyOur usual way of being is to live in accordance with the rules and regulations set down by others. To play other people's games. They tell us what is right and what is wrong, and most importantly, how we should behave. This is simply conditioning by our parents, our educational system and ...
Views: 1500 - A Strength for all Seasons - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2012 from Joan Marie WhelanMichael is the Angel of protection. He will answer your call for help, no matter the time, no matter the place. He is a powerful and tough guide who loves and protects you day or night. As a little child, the shadows on the wall may appear frightening and threatening. It seems sometimes you ...
Views: 1498 - Don't Let Aging Stop You - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2013 from Margo KnoxGetting old isn’t easy for many of us. Neither is living, for that matter and neither is dying. We struggle against the inevitable and we all suffer because of it. It seems we have to find another way to look at the whole process of being born, growing old, changing, and dying, some kind of ...
Views: 1498(1 vote) - Five Steps to Peace of Mind - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2013 from WEE DILTSYou can help yourself. You can bring about magnificent changes by taking five really simple steps. Wouldn’t you like to remain calm and serene no matter what was going on in your world? It is possible to enjoy peace of mind, to live in the “I’ of life’s storm. Five Steps to Peace of ...
Views: 1498 - The Good Idea/Good Intentions - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Nancy LennertGood morning to all….. As I begin with you today I realize that it is close to Noon and I ask; what has happened to the morning? I’m sure that everyone wonders that from time to time. We had one appointment this morning which I figured would take maybe 30 minutes or so – more than an ...
Views: 1498 - Why People Are Going Postal - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2013 from David SamuelHave you ever been, or talked to someone who is clearly upset and when asked; “What’s wrong?” insists that nothing is wrong? The more you probe, the more they resist. There is clearly something wrong but they will not open up. You write it off as being emotionally closed and eventually give ...
Views: 1498(2 votes) - Multi-Tasking = Mini-Tasking not Major-Tasking - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2011 from Cynthia WallMultitasking is not the secret to success. A scattered, unfocused mindset sabotages the accomplishment of the major-tasking that creates lovely memories and crosses off the jobs that need doing but one time. Myriad studies prove that multitasking not only isn’t efficient in the long run, it ...
Views: 1497 - Be the Butterfly - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Meghan GehanOver the past two years, I’ve used various activities to cope with my divorce: yoga, meditation, coffee dates with friends, workshops and the OJC retreat, etc. One simple, yet effective coping mechanism has been inspirational quotes taped to my bathroom mirror. They change periodically depending ...
Views: 1496 - Facing My Fears with a Pink Jeep - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2012 from Lisa TunneyMy friend decided to surprise me by purchasing two tickets on a couple of the Pink Jeep Tours in Sedona. The ubiquitous pink jeep is hard to miss in town. They are simply everywhere. Unfortunately, my friend did not know that I have scoliosis, or curvature of the spine, and had to wear a back ...
Views: 1496(1 vote) - How to Love Your Relatives - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2011 from Elsabe SmitI come from a family of special souls. We are as different as chalk and cheese. The chalks have beautiful colours. The cheeses have a wide range of textures tastes. Together, we make an interesting, tasty and useful combination. There is nothing that brings out the best in people like a ...
Views: 1496 - Three Key Strategies For Reducing Anger - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2014 from Janet PfeifferI see clients ever week who ask me to teach them how to control their tempers. "I'm not the person to help you with that. Controlling anger can be hazardous to your health and to the safety of those around you." Most often, they stare at me in disbelief. "Controlling anger takes an enormous ...
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