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- Thoughts on suicide - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Dr. Christine King[Following is a blog entry I wrote about a year ago, in a personal blog I titled "Notes to Self." I submit it here for digestion and discussion...] Note to Self: Thoughts of suicide occur only to the sane. In fact, I submit that it may be the one true mark of sanity. Anyone who is ...
Views: 1147 - Choose Love - Forgive Yourself! - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2011 from Cindy Powers ProsorWhat is the first thing you do when you realize you’ve made a mistake or let yourself down? You know what I’m talking about. Maybe you said you would be somewhere for someone, and then you forgot. Or, you want to lose weight, but you couldn’t resist that piece of chocolate cake last night. ...
Views: 1359(2 votes) - Let Us Bring Peace to The Earth - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2011 from Jim FargianoLet us all bring peace to the earth, but let it begin from within. As we enter a time that is full of disruptions, eruptions and attitudes of negativity, allow yourself to express your value. It should be based on the love you have; the love that should be instilled in everything you do, as well ...
Views: 1138 - Worry… Oh, So Worried – Sleeping Soundly - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2011 from Vickie Griffith12:15 am. He knows he is supposed to be home by midnight. Where is he? What if he has been in an accident? Images of bloody moaning teenagers flash through my mind. What if he is trapped in his Jeep and can’t get out? Visions of the Jeep hanging upside down over a guard rail- the driver ...
Views: 1310(1 vote) - Living a Conscious Life - by Submitted on May 30, 2011 from Sandra DawesHave you ever considered how you are living your life? Do you have goals and a plan to achieve those goals or does life seem to just happen to you? Are you proactive or reactive in life? When you haven’t made a plan to achieve your goals, they really end up just being dreams; things you’ve ...
Views: 1475(2 votes) - Top 5 Ways to Come Home - by Submitted on May 25, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.Home. A place to live, feel secure, be free. Yes. But not the home you sleep in every night. This home is where you return when you’ve been hurt or damaged. The home where you celebrate your victories and evaluate your future plans. This is the place inside you where nobody else is privy. ...
Views: 887(1 vote) - Being on the Road Again - by Submitted on May 24, 2011 from Vera SnowThis past week, I found myself on the road again. My family and I took an emergency road trip to my husband’s home town. Though, not a pleasant reason to travel, I suddenly remembered how much I like the actual process of traveling. When I was a kid, we traveled a lot My parents being ...
Views: 1045 - Letting Go Of Expectations - by Submitted on May 24, 2011 from Adam BenedettoExpectations of oneself or others can be a hard thing to live with. If we do not live up to our own expectations, we feel lost at our own inability. If others let us down, we have a hard time understanding or even forgiving them. Expectations are ideas of how things should be and work out in ...
Views: 1347 - Assistance from Above - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2011 from Karen DowningIf we are open to it, help is always all around us. But, most of the time we are too busy, or have tunnel vision to be able to see/hear/notice it. There is such beauty in synchronicities, coincidences and other promptings that show us we are on the right direction in our path. Have you ever ...
Views: 1720(4 votes) - Life Brings Us Multiple Opportunities to Commune With Others - by Submitted on May 22, 2011 from Jim FargianoLife brings us multiple opportunities to commune with a variety of people and the beautiful, unblemished souls hidden inside the bodies of animals. When they are our pets, they take on a "human" quality. We feel a tremendous loss when they leave the earth plane, just as we do when a loved one ...
Views: 987 - A CENTURY OF GREAT TRANSFORMATIONS - by Submitted on May 24, 2011 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaRight from the end of the 18th century to the beginning of 19th century new arrangements were made and new methods imbibed. Ancient method of governance was uprooted and in its place democracy was successfully reinstated. Industrialization and urbanization came into vogue during these times ...
Views: 1127 - 5 Steps to Creating Inner Peace - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from Veronica Drake1. Cleanse 2. Explore 3. Acceptance 4. Affirm 5. Maintain Cleanse Make certain you are comfortable in your physical environment. Is it clean enough for you, are the smells conducive to connecting to your Higher Self, is the piece of furniture you are sitting on supporting your ...
Views: 1555(1 vote) - Something You Don't See Every Day - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from Joseph WolfeFrom Joe Wolfe I founded the prison ministry known as Spirit Light Outreach. It’s primary function is to share and deliver Course related books to prisoners. For over six years now I’ve been sending prisoners copies of books, including copies of A Course in Miracles and material written by ...
Views: 2416(2 votes) - Hold Onto the Power of Communication With Spirit - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from Jim FargianoWhen it feels like your life is going through a surge of changes, it is best to hold onto the power of communication with Spirit. Your loved ones will not intentionally allow you to flounder. The human experience is directly tied to the lessons of your soul. The agenda for the global community ...
Views: 1133 - Healing The Past With Reiki - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from Christy MartinHave You ever thought to send Reiki to historical events? Anyone effected by a historic event across time and space has the possibility of being restored to wholeness when you send Reiki to the past. Imagine the healing energy going across time and space causing the DNA of everyone to be ...
Views: 1644 - gratitude is the hearts memory - by Submitted on May 16, 2011 from Carl Tuchy PalmieriGratitude is the heart's memory "Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes ...
Views: 3918(2 votes) - Observation of Love - by Submitted on May 17, 2011 from Eddie CorbynYou’re sitting in your garden appreciating the beautiful trees, fauna and flowers all around you and you’re feeling very good. The sun was low on the horizon and a loving breeze enveloped you. Suddenly, without warning, you’re aware that you’re still to meet and connect with your soul ...
Views: 1606(2 votes) - Feeling Better After A Stressful Moment - by Submitted on May 17, 2011 from Adam BenedettoLearning to recover from moments of stress can be a valuable tool to have. Letting go of the stress connected to a moment that has passed can feel hard and sometimes difficult, for even though the moment has passed, our bodies and minds are still replaying the event and holding onto how it ...
Views: 886 - Strive to be Happy – Twelve Powerful Secrets on how to. - by Submitted on May 17, 2011 from Esther Yiyi LamnyamI received an early morning call from someone in a not so happy place recently. From time to time we will encounter situations that steal our joy in this journey of life. Sometimes it is hard to get out of that mood. There are a few tools to get one out of a not so happy place. I’ll give you ...
Views: 1298(1 vote) - Maps to Manage your Mind Chatter Part 2: Tips from a Self-Taught Master - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from Terry DeMeo“What makes you think you can paint? You’re not an artist. You’re kidding yourself!” This is Judy Fuller’s inner voice at two a.m., when she wakes up churning about a painting she’s working on. Judy is a self-taught artist whose extraordinary, luminous landscapes of the Florida wetlands are ...
Views: 722 - Maps to Manage your Mind Chatter Part 1 - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from Terry DeMeoWe’re a lot like baby otters, us humans. We’re not born knowing how to do everything we need to thrive. Part of thriving requires us to understand and manage the incessant, often self-destructive conversation inside our heads. Virtually all of us do it. Welcome to the human race! That ...
Views: 887 - 5 Things to Take When You “Visit” With God - by Submitted on May 15, 2011 from Veronica DrakeHaving been at a place in my life where I no longer wanted to live I became intimate with God very quickly. I even challenged Him/Her/It. I was not looking for forgiveness, or mercy I was looking for someone to take over and “do” life for me. I had enough. Constant struggles, endless ...
Views: 1164(1 vote) - Dhamma in the family - by Submitted on May 15, 2011 from Michael KewleyMany, many years ago I knelt in front of my teacher and complained about my father, his attitude to me and his complete lack of understanding with my interest in Buddhism. He had recently said some things that had hurt me very much and even angered me. I needed to share that pain and find some ...
Views: 1053 - Understanding How To Relax - by Submitted on May 14, 2011 from Adam BenedettoUnderstanding the best way to relax is something that is very personal. It of course has a lot to do with what is bothering you and what is going on in your life. We tend to hold onto the stress, the worry, and the tension in our lives which causes us to lose a relaxed state of being. ...
Views: 815(2 votes) - How to Be Happy - by Submitted on May 13, 2011 from Sarah Lambert“Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul.” – Democritus I once met a woman who had a little dog. The dog was very sweet and quiet, and wore a yellow uniform that said “Therapy Dog” in block letters. I was impressed by it’s patience, ...
Views: 1195 - How to Be Happy - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Sarah Lambert“Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul.” – Democritus I once met a woman who had a little dog. The dog was very sweet and quiet, and wore a yellow uniform that said “Therapy Dog” in block letters. I was impressed by it’s patience, ...
Views: 1183 - You are the creator of your life - by Submitted on May 13, 2011 from Angela Schulz-Henke“You are the storyteller of your own life, and you can create the legend or not.” ~Isabel Allende Can you meanwhile understand that you are the one who writes the script for your life? In order to write the best script for your life, you need to know your purpose of life. Have a look what ...
Views: 1294 - Bliss Equals Joy - by Submitted on May 13, 2011 from Anita JeffersonI just found two websites, serendipitously, while researching inner happiness for an article I am writing, and just had to share them with you: http://www.oneletterwords.com/bliss http://www.blissology.com Go to these websites and use the interactive compass tool to rate your level of ...
Views: 1550 - MATERIALISM TUMBLES - by Submitted on May 11, 2011 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaWhen poison is worshiped as though it is nectar and when everyone yearns to attain it, transformation becomes very difficult. When loss is thought to be beneficial and since it becomes difficult to deeply understand benefit and is instead looked upon as a loss then to correct erroneous ...
Views: 811 - Getting Rid of our 'Anger, Attachment & Aversion' - The Inner Enemies which Halt our Happiness - by Submitted on May 13, 2011 from Rick BognarAs I get feedback from my Meditation Students, I understand more how each individual 'works' and that a step-by-step procedure that is a bit cookie-cutter like but has room for flexibility seems to be the most effective to get rid or at least reduce the 3 A's. These are Anger, Attachment & ...
Views: 1837 - The Transition Times: Is This Energy Mine? - by Submitted on May 13, 2011 from Sarah BiermannWhat is happening on our planet? So many people are having the experience of swinging from feeling like things are going well and they are really on their path, to having all the old stuff come up again. It can be frustrating and dis-heartening. Why are we having all these energetic swings? ...
Views: 1013 - The Road to Wholeness - by Submitted on May 10, 2011 from Micaela BellopedeHaving been born in the 60s, I grew up during the time when women were rebelling against their traditional roles.They went to work, got divorced, called for equality and marched for the ERA. With deep gratitude, I celebrate all of those women who forged the path before me, who brought me to ...
Views: 1424 - Living Without Stress - by Submitted on May 08, 2011 from Adam BenedettoStress is a learned behavior; it is holding onto something that bothers us, affects us, and imbalances us. We choose, in a way, to accept it and prolong it by holding onto it. Stress was once a factor in our lives when we related it to fear, a response brought on by stimuli and a need to ...
Views: 944 - I Am Home - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from ROBERT RIDEOUTWhen I arrived home from work the other day, I sighed to myself, “I am home” as I closed the front door and began taking off my work boots. Then the significance of those words hit me like a powerful mantra; I Am Home! Stop for a moment to consider the deeper levels of interpretation this ...
Views: 1475 - Spiritual Awakening: A Path To Who You Really Are - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Belinda DalyThe fundamental question is – who you really are? This question is repeatedly asked by those who want a new way of life. You may be a bus driver, a fireman, a rich man, a poor man, etc. that is your occupation but not who you really are. It is not your essence; the celestial you. The question ...
Views: 750 - Dealing With Hard Moments - by Submitted on May 08, 2011 from Adam BenedettoHow do you relate to the moment you are in when you feel like you are struggling or having a hard time? First, one must look at the reality of what is happening and where you are. It is very important not to confuse the present moment with moments from the past or worry about the future, ...
Views: 876 - Why Meditate? Compelling Benefits and Miracles of Meditation - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from Michael WestbrookWhy meditate? Despite the profound knowledge of meditation benefits that has only increased over hundreds of years, thousands of skeptics remain worldwide – still asking: Why should I meditate? The honest truth is: There are true miracles that occur in life as a result of meditation that ...
Views: 5855(1 vote) - Stretch Rules of Happiness - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from Ron BroussardHere are some rules that I live by. I call them my Stretch Rules if you will. No matter what happens in my life, I don’t let anything violate my core essence which is based upon these rules. That is what Stretch Yourself is all about. Asking yourself a simple honest question, “What do you ...
Views: 1322 - Yoga as a Technique for Altered Consciousness - by Submitted on May 10, 2011 from Walker SharpeYoga is an ancient and quite popular form of meditation, although in the West many people see it as more of a fitness activity or exercise. In its own right, practicing Yoga for the mere sake of health benefits is a wonderful and beneficial activity. However, what many people do not realize is ...
Views: 1198 - Living Without Fear - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from Adam BenedettoFear is something we all have at one level or another. Why is it there, what good does it do us? It used to be important as a tool to warn us of danger, to keep us on our toes, and to be more aware. Now, we live in a time where this is almost uncalled for. We go through life aware enough to ...
Views: 872 - Finding Peace Within - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from Adam BenedettoLearning how to live peacefully is about no longer viewing life as a struggle and no longer feeling that you need to be in control or manage anything around you. Finding peace is about acceptance of everything, of not only yourself, but about accepting your place in life. This doesn’t mean in ...
Views: 957 - You Are Always in God's Neighborhood - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from Jim FargianoWherever you walk, you are walking in the footsteps of a Higher Power. It is only when you try to run from them that you will find yourself struggling. You must ask yourself whether or not striding in the comfort and peace of angels is better or worse than going through life feeling like you can ...
Views: 1141 - Unconditional love - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from Bernard MisellSo much has been written about emotions of love, love is a word used in many contexts and very often has been downgraded to simply a verb, that really means “I like”. So how can we define unconditional love when so often love has so little meaning. Many believe that to truly experience the ...
Views: 1418(1 vote) - Living in the Shadow of the Past and the Power of Forgiveness - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from Jane AbramowitzLiving in the Shadow of the Past and the Power of Forgiveness Like your shadow on the sidewalk when the sun shines behind you,holding onto painful past memories darkens each forward step which could instead be filled with light. The above statement may seem obvious, and simple, but it is ...
Views: 4448 - Being worthy - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Michael KewleyThe one who loves the dhamma lives happily, with his mind at ease. Dhammapada verse :79 At 10.32 on the 10th May 1987, I became a monk, with the name Paññadipa, meaning Island of Wisdom. This, as my teacher told me, was reference to the fact that I come from an island, not because I was ...
Views: 1000 - There May Be Times in Your Life When You Feel Completely Spent of All Energy - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Jim FargianoWhile this is mostly coming from the standpoint of being physically tired, the nourishment that you need to give your soul's energy may also be compromised. In a world that is fast paced and people are looking for instant gratification, the purpose of your existence is lost. The fact that each ...
Views: 1049(1 vote) - Peace, Love and Transformation, two bucks! - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Paul HoodEvery day of the week, in cities, towns and rural areas, across the U.S. and many foreign countries, in church basements, storefronts, member-owned clubs and living rooms, even some large auditoriums, people from all walks of life gather in pockets of peace, serenity, mutual support, ...
Views: 1481(1 vote) - ***The Seven Keys to Releasing Fear and Worry - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneFear is the big freezer in this world! It keeps people from living the lives of their dreams, from shining their light, performing at their peak and, ultimately, it keeps them from realizing God! It is not possible to live in fear and at the same time realize God. As a matter of fact, every ...
Views: 7204(6 votes) - The Benefits of Spiritual Awakening - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Belinda DalyApart from the self-realization you get from having a spiritual awakening, there are other benefits that you can get out of experience. Personality awakening and self-transformation leads to a well-adjusted existence. Ultimately, the same stable life will lead you to a blissful and content life. ...
Views: 6769 - Learning to Love Ourselves, some techniques! - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Katelon JeffereysI've been thinking a lot lately about love...loving myself, loving others, loving the world, loving what IS right now...on and on. I've been out of a relationship a long time, healing myself so that I could finally have a healthy, supportive relationship, SO that I could finally BE that healthy ...
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