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- Negative Emotions Are False and How to End Them - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2010 from David SamuelLaw Of Attraction Positive Emotions Series Negative emotions are not real and are not natural. It is not possible to have any negative emotion that is part of our essence. Every negative emotion is learnt. Negative emotions need to be defined so they are not confused with other emotions ...
Views: 2837 - The Ups and Downs of Working on a Positive Self-Image: Feel Good About Yourself Naturally (Series 1 of 3) - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2010 from Jeff DouglassPart One: Paradise Lost and Why Suffering is Inevitable Feeling good about who you are is essential to a healthy and productive life. When you have a positive self-image, you are happier, and tend to be more creative. You feel more alive and connected to others. It can make all the difference ...
Views: 1737 - Connecting with Oneness - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2011 from Karen DowningWhat does the concept of Oneness really mean? Oneness describes that we are all a part of the same source and that at the soul level; we are the same energetic being. Oneness goes beyond physicality and represents a connection to every living being in the Universe. Therefore every thought, every ...
Views: 4684(2 votes) - Presence and Healing the Pain Body - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2010 from Michael CasteelThe past is only the past when we become present to it. A new client arrived for her Core Wound Release session last week. She'd recently heard how powerfully healing and liberating the process was. I recall how excited and eager she was to schedule her session just a few weeks earlier. Yet, ...
Views: 4252 - Balance. That is the Key to Success - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2010 from David SamuelYou may have started out not knowing anything about the spiritual side of life, you where only material, but there was something different about you that made you feel something was missing in a so called normal life. Or perhaps you knew some greater truth, but did not have the method of finding ...
Views: 2206(2 votes) - Introducing the 12-Steps, God, as we understand Him…so what? - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2010 from Ned WickerWhile introducing the 12-Step process to drug addiction patients, I often see bristling when we come to the mention of God. They get that certain look on their faces; the one that says the door is shut tight and “I don’t want to hear any of that God business.” Their statement is usually ...
Views: 2595(1 vote) - The Art of Living Colorfully - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2010 from Behnam BakhshandehThe Art of Living Colorfully Faded Memory or Bright Revival? When you see colors what do you see? Some people see the color itself and some people see more! Since I was a little boy in Abadan, small industrial town in a southern state of Iran playing football (what you call soccer!) with ...
Views: 2676(2 votes) - Finding Your Life's Work! - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2010 from Behnam BakhshandehFinding your life’s work! What am I all about? Throughout our lives we are all looking for what line of work will make us happy? Throughout my coaching career during the past 16 years, I’ve seen and heard from so many people who are lost and confused in finding the response to the ...
Views: 2672(3 votes) - Healing of the Heart - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2014 from Dr Ana GarciaHave you seen the film “Josuah”? Another film? You may say… Well, Spirit does have a way to give its messages to us in the way we will be paying attention and I find films inspiring (watch out where you place your attention; there may be a message for you!). Films also help me focus ...
Views: 2543(2 votes) - You Angels Want to Help You! - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2010 from Mary SolielYou probably know that you have at least one angel with you at all times, your guardian angel, right? And there are also many angels and guides that come in and go out of your life at various times, there to help you and comfort you? They can give you nudges, little whispers, send ...
Views: 2819(2 votes) - Happiness - The New Frontier - by You see it everywhere you turn, happiness as a lifestyle choice, a new frontier. Most of us navigate our lives from day to day with circumstances dictating what priorities move up and down the list. When it comes to simple priorities of our lives that can make a difference, that can make us ...
Views: 2202(2 votes) - Healing Painful Charges and Wounds from the Past - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2010 from Pamela TurnerWe all have them. Emotional wounding from our childhood. An event, a person, something happened to create a cluster of pain and beliefs surrounding that pain. Years can go by, and as long as that wound is still festering, all it takes is a word, or a certain look on someone's face to trigger it. ...
Views: 2495(1 vote) - Fighting Your Ego - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2012 from claudia oudaHow does the Ego impact our spiritual and personal growth? The first time I read about the "Ego’s" impact on our spiritual development and higher awareness to this universe, was when I read The Dalai Lama’s book-"the art of happiness". This was by the way the first guide book for self ...
Views: 5242(2 votes) - Memories in my Mother's Garden - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2010 from Judith GoffinThe sweet peas fill the air with their delicate fragrance— the colors in mauve, purple, pink and even red. The bouquet on my kitchen window sill, brings memories of childhood. My Mother always planted the sweet pea seeds carefully under the breakfast room window. I remember eating Rice ...
Views: 1553 - Little Things Matter - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2010 from Gina LakeSome things matter too much to the ego, and this is a source of unhappiness, things like performing perfectly, looking a certain way, having certain things, and so on. The flip side of this is that many of the little things that actually turn out to matter, especially to true happiness, are ...
Views: 2122(2 votes) - Lightbody Experience - Physical Healing is Possible by Clearing Your Lightbody - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2010 from Penny WeaverYour lightbody is the part of your body which is totally perfect. It is the seed of the Divine. It is just like you know how robins always look like robins. It is also the same as seeing that a particular tree will always look like that particular tree. Nature is programmed to be perfect and you ...
Views: 2092(1 vote) - Affirmations Work and Here's Why - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2010 from Gwen PhillipsAffirmations work because: • Our present reality is a direct result of our thinking • Affirmations change our thinking. • Changing our thinking, changes our reality There are many ways you can practice affirmations. You can write them down; you can post sticky notes around your home, on your ...
Views: 2425(3 votes) - You Can't Say Yes if You Can't Say No - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2012 from Brenda ShoshannaFear is a great factor in relationships. It confuses our mind, undermines our confidence and prevents us from making choices that would be healthy for all concerned. A great source of fear is rejection by others. Not aware that we have rejected ourselves, we become overly hungry for the ...
Views: 8173(3 votes) - The mystery of the invisible seed! - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2010 from Francois Janse van RensburgThe artist’s expression of his inner self is hidden in the art and the beauty of his painting. Look deep enough into any type of art, and you will find the mystery of an invisible dream that started of in a single seed in the heart and the very essence of the architect. If we gaze upon ...
Views: 2661(2 votes) - Innocent Untill Proven Guilty - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2010 from Francois Janse van RensburgIn 1895, the United States Supreme Court noted that: The principle that there is a presumption of innocence in favor of the accused is the undoubted law, axiomatic and elementary, and its enforcement lies at the foundation of the administration of our criminal law. The Coffin Court, after ...
Views: 2737(1 vote) - Changing Lives through A Course in Miracles - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2010 from Nancy MiillerAs the title implies, A Course in Miracles is a teaching device. It teaches us what is real and what is unreal, and leads us to the direct experience of our own Inner Teacher. The Course is arranged in three parts: a text, a workbook for students and a manual for teachers. The Text presents ...
Views: 2320(2 votes) - Can we just Get Along: Working with Others - by Submitted on May 29, 2019 from Dr Amicitia (Cita) Maloon-GibsonCommunicating effectively is a key element to success. It involves the elements of transmitting, receiving and understanding the message being directed to others in relationships especially in the workforce. As a senior leader and manager, I welcomed my employees to state the problem. However, ...
Views: 2911(2 votes) - How to Create Stress (and How Not To) - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2010 from Gina Lake• Think about all the things you have to do. Do this as you are going about your day. Go over your to-do list mentally many times a day, especially in the midst of doing something. Then talk about how much you have to do and how busy you are with everyone. • Keep checking the time, and think ...
Views: 2127(2 votes) - Keep It Open At The Top - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2010 from Charlene MurphyI love what Sonia Choquette says about our planetary evolution. She says, “We are now going from homo sapiens to homo spiritus.” The evidence to support that statement is all around us. Have you seen the number of spiritual groups on Facebook, for example? Just five years ago, we were still ...
Views: 1859(3 votes) - Living As A Soul: A Strategy For These Times - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2010 from Nancy SeiferA news bulletin came across the airwaves recently like a flash of lightning. Its psychological impact is not yet knowable, but it appears to mark a watershed in our collective evolutionary journey. On April 26, 2009 ABC News Now reported on a study of children between the ages of 6 and 11 who ...
Views: 886(1 vote) - You’re Not Alone - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2010 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockPeople who are truly spiritual tend toward quietness. Not too many saints and prophets of old were the life of the party with a lampshade on their inebriated heads! You might instead find them out in nature somewhere, on a mountain trail, at the ocean, or in a forest, quietly reflecting on the ...
Views: 1699(1 vote) - A Jolt of Joy - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2010 from Sally MarksI was recently interviewed on World Talk Radio, American Dreams: The Sky is the Limit. I had not been feeling that well earlier in the day, and I also had some concerns about the phone working properly. However, once I started chatting with the hosts, Jin Robertson and her daughter, ...
Views: 2434(1 vote) - Generating Laser Beams of Love - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from Sally MarksThroughout my life I have heard, read and studied about the importance of becoming a warm and loving human being. Below is one of my favorite quotes. "More valuable than treasures in a storehouse are treasures of the body, and the treasures of the heart are the most valuable of all. Strive ...
Views: 1837(6 votes) - What Is Your True Path In Life - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from David SamuelMay 27, 2010 What Is Your True Path In Life The first thing is to really understand, not just intellectually, but to sincerely finally understand and accept is that there is no one specific God given special path for anyone. We each have some abilities, either natural talents or developed ...
Views: 2774(1 vote) - Are you taking life too seriously? - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2010 from Louise Presley-TurnerAre you taking life too seriously? Did you know as we age we are less inclined to see the funny side of life? New research shows that children laugh on average 400 times a day, compared to 28% of UK adults, who don’t laugh for up to a week at a time! Why have we all stopped ...
Views: 3412(2 votes) - How to Fall Into Your Essence in Meditation - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Kip Mazuy"The beautiful thing about a dog is he's never going to lie to you. If he's sad, he's going to tell you. If he's glad to see you, he's going to tell you. But there is something hidden unconsciously in the human condition that says what you are experiencing is wrong. And ...
Views: 765(4 votes) - I Know Who I Am And I Know What I Want - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from David SamuelThat is the problem. You do not know who you are, and you only know what you think you want. There are many sayings that tell us to find our self, be that in religion, Shakespeare or in common conversation. ‘Know thyself’ “To thine own self be true” ‘Don’t think who you are, know who you ...
Views: 2100(3 votes) - Redemption - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2011 from Dan L. HaysWritten December 30, 1988 At Thanksgiving of 1988 I returned to Fort Worth, a place of many of my roots - my family, early friends, beginnings. I had lived there for about a year and a half in 1967 and 1968. My family had moved back to the town where my parents had grown up, and where many ...
Views: 2125(2 votes) - Forgiveness Can Set You Free: Unshackle the Chains of Resentment - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Donna Marie Thompson“To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive peace and happiness.” Robert Muller Often when we are wronged we hold on to the hurt. We own it – it is our hurt and we do everything we can to keep it. In the early stages, we use this as a coping mechanism ...
Views: 3996(3 votes) - Five Ways to Recognize Your Soul is Calling - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2010 from Andrea FriedmannWe are not taught to listen to our Soul, in fact, we are often taught to ignore it, to build our lives around an agenda that society, our parents, our peers —someone else— has told us matters. And we do live that way, starving our Soul, until it begins to make itself noticed, calling patiently ...
Views: 7240(4 votes) - The Constant Flow of Change - by Submitted on May 17, 2010 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond Rock"All is impermanent." What a depressing thought, but only to an untrained, worldly mind. Impermanence is never lost, just a flow of change; a flow of change that is an ultimate truth and therefore an ultimate security. What is it that we instead depend upon for our security? When I was a ...
Views: 1628(2 votes) - A Different Way of Meditating - by Submitted on May 17, 2010 from Barbara AlexanderFeeling perfectly content to be so physically small in this great big space, I was sitting on the ground in what I have come to call the Temple of the Horse and though no other humans were there, I was far from alone. We were just watching the snow gently falling outside through the arched ...
Views: 2320(2 votes) - 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: 1421(1 vote) - "3 Ways to Fulfill Your Hearts Yearning" - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2011 from LaTalya Palmer"3 Ways to Fulfill Your Hearts Yearning" By: LaTalya Palmer-Lewis Article ID: 4294500 Article Submitted: May 14, 2010 Category: Self Improvement :: Personal Growth Article Word Count: 1127 Would you believe it if I told you that many of our problems in life, emotional upsets, ...
Views: 1284 - How to Experience Your Soul - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Jeff DouglassTo experience your divine nature, start making it a habit to place your attention on your Soul during the day. Your attention has probably been elsewhere so initially you may feel quite flatfooted and not sure how to feel your divine nature. One of the easiest ways to begin is to simply ask, ...
Views: 1220(2 votes) - The Science of Light and Reflection - by Submitted on May 13, 2010 from Robin EschlerAs I started my meditation this morning, I asked for a “clearly lighted path.” As many are these days, I have been navigating some challenges searching for “the” path to take into my “future.” As I write this, I realize how much I have neglected the teachings of my prior article, “And The ...
Views: 1033 - How To Be Happy: The Culprit in Virtually All Human Unhappiness - by Submitted on May 11, 2010 from Dr. Steve McSwain,Robert Louis Stephenson once wrote: "I have a little shadow who goes in and out with me; and what can be the use of him is more than I can see. He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head; and I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed." Clever poem, but what is he talking ...
Views: 2166 - How to Forgive and Forget - by Submitted on May 11, 2010 from Susan LiddyWe have all heard the phrase, “Forgive and forget,” but how easy is it do either of those things? If only we could forget… maybe it wouldn’t be so hard to forgive. And sometimes we’ll offer someone our forgiveness… but the truth is that the scar of their unkind words or deeds remains. How do ...
Views: 1502(2 votes) - 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: 1408(4 votes) - Weapons of Least Distraction - by Submitted on May 10, 2010 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockOne of the most powerful weapons in the world is compassion. The least powerful is control. The two are surely at odds with each other, and it certainly seems that power and control would trump wimpy compassion any old day. But in actuality, compassion, a weapon of least distraction, is not only ...
Views: 1569 - Ooh heaven is a place on earth! - by Submitted on May 10, 2010 from Willie HortonI may be in danger of breaking into song here – and anyone who has heard me sing will confirm that you don’t want to be there when that happens! Seriously, thought, the well-known hit song does actually say it like it is – “Ooh heaven is a place on earth”! Confirmation of this fact comes from ...
Views: 2226(1 vote) - An Easy Way to Make Yourself Happy—Recognize You Are Responsible—It is Up to You to Change Your Life - by Submitted on May 12, 2010 from Cindy L. HerbAll of us want peace and happiness. We look outside for the answers. However, the bottom line is that our happiness is up to us. We must choose to release old habits, destructive thoughts and patterns to be happy. No one can do it for us. Everyone can realize many exciting hopes and wishes. ...
Views: 2695(2 votes) - Overcoming Fear of Hurting Feelings of Others—How to Stop Being a Worry Wart - by Submitted on May 05, 2010 from Cindy L. HerbMany friends that I know are miserable. They are unhappy with a current situation in each of their lives. However, not one of them will ever take steps to alleviate the problem because they are always fearful of hurting others. They base all their actions upon that premise. Each friend keeps ...
Views: 7071(2 votes) - Connecting with the Divine Feminine Energy Within - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2010 from Michael HoareSo what does Divine Feminine Energy mean? What is it? What does it look like? How does it feel? The answers will be different for each of us, of course. But there are also similar characteristics that we will all experience. In a general sense, I want to share with you the answers to ...
Views: 10095(2 votes) - Stained Glass -- A Channeling on Stained Glass - by Submitted on May 04, 2010 from Natalie KimbroughWhen is the last time you took the time to look through a stained glass window? Think of the different colors and reflections, the way that every time you look at it, through it you see something different. When the sunlight hits these colors, the various color areas presenting a different ...
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