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- Resolve to Be Happy This Year - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Jan DeniseResolve to Be Happy This Year Life is about falling down and learning from it, getting up and starting again. And if that doesn't sound like fun to you, just watch a baby do it. Better yet, let the baby wrap his little fingers around yours and help him learn to walk. Look into his ...
Views: 1341(2 votes) - An Exercise in Forgiveness - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Dawn SinnottI was writing an e-workbook for a teleclass I was going to give on the topic of forgiveness. As I always approach this type of writing project, I wrote down my thoughts about where I’ve been, how I moved forward and where I am now in regards to the topic. Forgiveness is one of those areas that ...
Views: 1302(1 vote) - Looking for More Inside of You? - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2011 from Janelle AlexYou know there is more for you or you would not be here reading this right now. To access the more inside of you it is important to center yourself and invigorate your soul. (*Note I am not actually interchanging the terms soul and spirit here, but that topic is a whole other article.) So, just ...
Views: 1210(2 votes) - 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) - Releasing Fear - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2011 from Adam BenedettoWhether you realize it or not, a lot of our actions and reactions are based upon fear. For we believe what has happened will happen again. We let our imaginations run wild with the possibilities, whether harmful or not. We see the world through eyes connected to our past, for we can not ...
Views: 893(3 votes) - Being Gay is a Gift from God - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2010 from Gabriel Gonsalves“Being Gay is a gift from God. But our culture doesn’t understand that, and consequently it sends messages that you are to be isolated. And Isolation is the antithesis of what all of us need. We need community, we simply cannot do spirituality or be fully alive without community” The above ...
Views: 1256 - Ringing in the New Year - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2010 from Bettina GoodwinAnother year has come and gone and at some point most of us will look back and contemplate what has gone before. Some of us will see it as an amazing year that has brought us to a new deeper understanding of ourselves and others will be feeling the pain that may have shown us things we didn’t ...
Views: 1257(1 vote) - Chanting with Krishna Das - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2010 from Lese DuntonThe pews at the Church of St. Paul and St.Andrews, on 86th Street and West End Avenue, filled up as soon as the doors opened. Gentle folk, smiling and politely allowing one another to take choice seats near the make-shift stage, unhurriedly poured around the benches. Ms. Nina Rao, master ...
Views: 2262 - 5 Greatest Myths of the Holiday Season - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Ed MayhewHere are the 5 biggest myths of the Holiday Season concerning what this author knows -- Christmas and New Years. Let's see if you agree. 1.It is better to give than to receive. This is tantamount to declaring that, in regards to breathing, it is better to exhale than it is to inhale. In order ...
Views: 1335 - Setting “Firm” Foundations ! - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Dilani DivaThe first step to getting the things you want out of life is this:Decide what you want. Ben Stein I Find the Season a Great time to evaluate our desires and focus on what we truly desire. It is also a time that we bring in our faith to make our desires manifest. Faith to me is knowing the ...
Views: 1313 - Life - The Secret to Success - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockCan life be pigeonholed into a viable model for success? Can a methodology or system be relied upon to give us the results or achievements that we desire? Can a formula for winning ever work with such an unpredictable thing such as life? If we read all self help, psychological, philosophical ...
Views: 1626(1 vote) - How Can we Create Mental Structures that are Only Positive? - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Connie Huebner,Question: The mind thinks and creates structures, and you want us to break any negative structures that we create. And that means that we create other structures that are positive. I guess there is a doubt in my mind about whether I am creating positive structures or not. I'd like a ...
Views: 1291 - What can we do if we feel depressed in any way? - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Connie Huebner,Question: What can we do if we feel depressed in any way? Divine Mother: I want you to know something about depression. I want you to know why this situation is so debilitating. The truth is that when people don't allow themselves to be themselves, there is a repression of energy in the ...
Views: 1650(1 vote) - A Simple Technique for Coming Back Into Alingment - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Connie Huebner,Question: I know to call on Divine Mother when I am feeling ruffled or angry, if I'm aware that I am out of alignment. The problem seems to be that I am not aware that I am out of alignment. The anger or the fear takes me over. How can we be more aware when we are not in alignment to come ...
Views: 1362(1 vote) - Beautiful Energy - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2010 from Bernie FallonI was in a convenience store near my home in Fountain Hills, Arizona. I noticed a young girl waiting patiently. She was maybe 12 years old, with dark long hair. In this girl, I saw great qualities and specifically, energy flow. I saw appreciation, respect and patience. (She was cute.) She looked ...
Views: 1665(9 votes) - Beautiful Energy - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2010 from Bernie FallonI was in a convenience store near my home in Fountain Hills, Arizona. I noticed a young girl waiting patiently. She was maybe 12 years old, with dark long hair. In this girl, I saw great qualities and specifically, energy flow. I saw appreciation, respect and patience. (She was cute.) She looked ...
Views: 1665(9 votes) - The Body And Wisdom Minds Fight, The Ego Mind Is The Servant - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2010 from David SamuelThis article will be of much greater value if you have read my little eBook, “All IS Mind” available on entrepreneurmonk.com/books or have taken the course. However, even if you have not, you may find great value in what is written. Briefly to give people unfamiliar with this work enough ...
Views: 1420 - An Insight about Christmas that Will Change Your Life Forever - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2010 from David Robert OrdDaily Spiritual Insight from the Story of The Little Prince The Little Prince is going to trigger a massive change in the life of the pilot who has crashed in the desert. He will accompany the pilot on an inner journey that will totally transform how he understands himself, how he feels about ...
Views: 1374 - Where We Are One - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2010 from Cory KempYou may already know this about yourself, but for me it came as a surprise: I don’t really enjoy shopping. Admitting this publicly is the first step for a fuller life, I am sure, but I haven’t figured out what the second step would be quite yet. I’m a patient woman, so I’ll continue to work ...
Views: 1229 - A Better Relationship in a Week - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2010 from William CottringerA Better Relationship in a Week By Bill Cottringer No matter how good or bad your present relationship is it can always be better with minimal planning, effort, and cost. And in this economy that is a pretty good deal! Here is a very practical and easy way to have a better ...
Views: 2119(1 vote) - In the Spirit of the Season: How to Access Your Inner Holiday Cheer - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2011 from David Robert OrdAfter an hour delay waiting for the plane to arrive in San Francisco, the anxious passengers rushing off to celebrate Christmas with their families finally boarded the crowded 747 for Chicago. Shortly after the push back the captain announced on the PA, "I'm sorry ladies and gentleman, we ...
Views: 1286 - Across The Globe - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2010 from Womens Recreation, Inc.From across the distant lands, and to the distant seas, you don’t know me, but I wish you peace. Through times of uncertainty and life’s hardships; hold tight to your faith, you will get through it. I wish I could carry your weight, but you are stronger than I. I hate the thought of war ...
Views: 1629(3 votes) - Gifts of Abundance, Beauty, Love and Gratitude - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2010 from Suzanne ToroCiao Ciao, A small gift to all of you...as we have collectively been traversing through the most transformational time of our collective existence together on this planet. We have every opportunity to transform the many realities that are looking US square in the eye with great ...
Views: 1441 - Love and music in their hearts - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2010 from Keith ReadyFor many years as I went about my weekend routine of doing all those chores around our house I would regularly hear the sound of a piano playing and singing in the background. One of our neighbours has always had a love of music and obviously the family enjoyed gathering around the piano on the ...
Views: 1011 - YOU are the Playwright of the Roles You Play on the Stage of Life ... - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2010 from Bishop CarolMaryBrigitand have the power and the Heart to DARE to change the scenery, the dialogue and the venue that the play occurs with, from and on so that the world can be a place that works for all with no one and nothing left out!!!!! "YOU AND I POSSESS WITHIN OURSELVES, AT EVERY MOMENT, UNDER ALL ...
Views: 1328(1 vote) - Changing places - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2010 from Michael KewleyChanging places At one time a student of mine was asking about my time as a monk in the Theravada tradition of Buddhism. He listened to my words and when I had finished speaking he said, 'Ah yes, but the monks life is a special life.' I answered, 'Not when you're a monk.When you are a monk ...
Views: 1239(1 vote) - The Metaphysical Power Of The Runes - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2010 from P.J. CaidenBy P.J. Caiden The runes, ancient symbols carved or painted upon wood or stone, constitute a method of divination that began many millennia ago. The runes were employed by the early Norse peoples as well as the Germanic tribes in central Eastern Europe. Runic symbols have been found ...
Views: 2700(3 votes) - When a Dog Dies - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2010 from Ann Marie O'DellJazz, my Golden Retriever, was put to sleep yesterday. Her eyes told me "let me die." She was so sick. She crossed over at home, on a beautiful spring day. The Buddhist chimes were ringing, and she was on the porch, facing ...
Views: 1809(1 vote) - We Are Eternal - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2010 from Dorothy LeeThis is the second in a series of eight articles based on The Eight Principles of Inner Peace as channeled by the Light Collective through Kathryn Harwig. These principles are simple, yet profound, and apply to all beings in the cosmos. The essence of all eight principles is inner peace, and ...
Views: 1207 - We Are All One - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2010 from Dorothy LeeThis is the first in a series of eight articles based on The Eight Principles of Inner Peace as channeled by the Light Collective through renowned intuitive Kathryn Harwig. These principles are simple, yet profound, and apply to all beings in the cosmos. The essence of all eight principles is ...
Views: 1333 - We Are All One - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2010 from Dorothy LeeThis is the first in a series of eight articles based on The Eight Principles of Inner Peace as channeled by the Light Collective through renowned intuitive Kathryn Harwig. These principles are simple, yet profound, and apply to all beings in the cosmos. The essence of all eight principles is ...
Views: 1270 - Tapping Into the Source of Your Life - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2010 from Laura NashMy previous articles have discussed the Source of power in your life and the neutral role it plays in the universe, returning both the positive and negative energy you pour into it. Here are a few ideas you can incorporate into your life that will help you focus positive energy and tap into that ...
Views: 1448(1 vote) - Seeing Life As A Celebration - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2010 from Christopher EdgarYou may have heard the old story of Sisyphus — the man condemned by the gods to push a boulder up a hill, only to see it roll back down and be forced to start over, for all eternity. I think this story is a wonderful illustration of how human beings often suffer. We’re convinced that, in ...
Views: 1276(1 vote) - Internal, External, and Eternal Peace - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2010 from Carole C. GoodPeace must first be created within ourselves, then gradually expanded to include our families, our communities, and ultimately the universe. We must walk according to the highest light we have. Now is the time to journey inward and come to the realization of our essence... who we really are. ...
Views: 3438 - Spiritual Direction New and Old Therapy That Works - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2010 from John GilmoreSpiritual Direction is a type of therapy that has been around since the beginning of time. In our age of science it is not too popular or well known among non-clergy members, but is well known by most clergy. The difference between spiritual direction and psychotherapy is that spiritual ...
Views: 1319 - After Recovery...Can Prayer Help? - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2010 from Michael HoareFor those of us who have not only been able to make it through a traumatic life event, but have actually been able to grow from the experience, we often think...What Now? As I think back to several of those experiences, I realize that family and friends were an important part of my recovery. ...
Views: 1204 - How To Be Present - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2010 from David SamuelBeing present and feeling bliss is the moment in which you are not thinking of anything else, hence the concept that we are already enlightened, is because what prevents enlightenment is living in thoughts of past or future, i.e., memories. By being fully present in the very moment, we are no ...
Views: 1263 - Coping With The Holidays: 7 Things To Help You Cope With Loss During The Holidays - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2010 from Roberta Stack-CostantinoCoping with the Holidays: 7 things to help you cope with loss during the holidays Are you coping with a loss? Maybe you have had a loss of a loved one, pet, job, marriage, or any other type of loss? Well, I am with you on this one. I have had many losses and the holidays always seem to be ...
Views: 1574 - Powerful Spiritual and Healing Retreats - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2010 from Katherine LashIn this day and age many people are disillusioned with modern medicine. They find that practitoners are only treating symptoms instead of getting to the core of the issue. Most of us know that the core of the issue can be tracked back to the mental and physical health of the person. How do we ...
Views: 964 - Keeping it Simple, Listening to the Voice Within - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2010 from Barbara HinzMy motto: Keep it Simple. When I go into any bookstore or online I see all the varied information and ideas about Spirituality. I’ve attended workshops and seminars that presented similar messages in different ways and styles. How did I know what to believe? It really was very simple. Each ...
Views: 1471 - The Psychology of Spree Shooters - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2010 from Sam VakninMost spree shooters are loners. They are either schizoid (with deficient interpersonal skills) or paranoid and even paranoid-schizophrenic (psychotic, delusional). Their dysfunction is all-pervasive: their family life, career, romantic relationships, professional and material accomplishments are ...
Views: 2034 - Grieving through the holidays - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2010 from Grace TallmanGrieving Through the Holiday Season Christmas is one of the most challenging times of the year for those who have experienced the death of a loved one. Christmas is supposed to be a family time filled with joy and laughter. For people who are grieving, the merriment is hollow and empty. ...
Views: 1959 - Take Your Life Back! - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2010 from Stephen CarrollRediscover your inner world and take your life back! Are you at peace with your life? Do you feel a sense of purpose with your life? Are you depressed about your life? Do you hate getting up in the morning doing the same thing day after day? Do you dream of a better life? Do you look at other ...
Views: 1261(1 vote) - Gay and Single – Not Alone - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from Paul NovelloSociety projects an idealized image of a fulfilled life as being straight and married with children. This is viewed as the pinnacle of success in the hierarchy of love. At the very least we should all have a significant other in our lives. With the advent of gay marriage, many gay men are ...
Views: 1983(1 vote) - Is your eating driven by emotional hunger? - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2010 from Julie SimonIf you're like most of the people that attend my seminars, workshops and classes on Emotional Eating, you've tried all kinds of diets, fasts and exercise regimens to take off the weight. Perhaps you've even tried pills, shots and surgery, all to no avail. You've lost weight many times but ...
Views: 1729(2 votes) - The Weight of Thanksgiving - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2010 from Julie SimonThanksgiving is a time when most of us overeat. It's just what we do on this holiday, right? We eat until we're stuffed, and then when we have a little room opening up again in the old digestive tract, we fill it back up immediately. Hours later, we do it all over again. It's okay--we're ...
Views: 2116(2 votes) - Following the Four Agreements - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Dr. Erica GoodstoneHave you ever heard of the four agreements? This set of very simple concepts can literally transform your life; profound, yet extremely difficult to practice on a daily basis. “You need a very strong will in order to adopt the four Agreements – but if you can begin to live your life with these ...
Views: 2607(1 vote) - Practical Spirituality On: Reclaiming the Warrior - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from John GilmoreWhen we discuss the concept of the warrior many people will often think of fighting and violence. Our minds are drawn to the soldier who fights to maintain freedom for his or her country and to advance the cause of the nation without question, or to Rambo who goes and shoots up hundreds of ...
Views: 1676(1 vote) - Loving Yourself - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2010 from Anna PavlakisI’m single. And, honestly, happily so. It’s not that I don’t want a partner, a husband, to share my life with. It’s not that I don’t want love. I do. I long for a union with someone who understands me, accepts me as I am, doesn’t ask me to be anyone but who I am, and who honors me for who I ...
Views: 1804(1 vote) - Do Truly Spiritual People Ever Feel Really Sad? - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2010 from David Robert OrdIf you are a truly spiritual person, should you ever feel really sad? Well, the Little Prince, who represents our inner being, felt very sad. In fact we will find as we proceed through the Little Prince’s story that he experienced the full range of emotion—including emotions that it’s often ...
Views: 1473 - F. E. A. R. (Today’s Letter to Me 5 Years Ago) - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Dawn SinnottAlmost every day for the past 6 ½ years I have read the page of the day in one or more of the Alanon Daily books and I would journal my thoughts about that page. Today I read the page of the day about fear and looked back in my prior journals. What I wrote on the same day 5 years ago was “I ...
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