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I almost entitled this article Learning from our mistakes, but I don’t want to refer to the opportunity to learn as a mistake. The title of one of Wayne Dyer’s books echoing in my head, Change your thoughts, change your life. Since changing my life for the better is a constant theme, then it ... Views: 1442
Spirituality and accountability go hand in hand; you reap what you sow. It may not catch up to you in this life, but based on our empirical research, we believe it will eventually.
Unfortunately, we sometimes encounter people on the spiritual path who seem to rationalize bad behavior. ... Views: 1442
The new age/self help industry is often about building yourself up. Making yourself more special more successful, more liked, more confident. And there is nothing wrong with this. This brings you to a certain level of happiness.
But enlightenment is the opposite. Spiritual enlightenment is ... Views: 1441
Is it possible to expand when the world is contracting? To bloom in a time of drought? I propose that it is! With the world in crisis and the economy in turmoil, you can flower and even flourish. I suggest that the very upheaval the world is going through can even help you flourish!
Four ... Views: 1441
What does it mean to be a man? Strong and brave? Sensitive and sweet? Unfortunately, this is a question that gets little attention in the public sphere today, leaving so many of us gentlemen unenlightened. In my experience, growing up in a solidly progressive area of the US (the Pacific ... Views: 1440
Article Title: A "Review" of 'The Greatest Miracle in the World' by Og Mandino (Part Two)
Submitted by: Craig Lock
Key words: 'The Greatest Miracle in the World', Og Mandino, book "reviews", good books, inspirational books
Web Site: Craig's new blog with thoughts and extracts from various ... Views: 1439
I am a big advocate of learning how to live in the flow of the moment.
Through life experience, education and awareness, I have observed three kinds of people. Those who dwell in the past, those who thrive in the moment and those who prepare for the future.
Most of us hop around from one ... Views: 1439
Throughout our everyday lives, we need to make choices all the time. Sometimes, we may find making any choice an overwhelming experience. Because we have so much going through our minds at once, it is often hard to sort through this ricochet of ideas, thoughts and information and make the choice ... Views: 1439
Spirituality is a very personal thing and assumes many different shapes and sizes, sort of like body parts. For bunches of people, spirituality has nothing to do with any particular "Supreme being." I tend to like those kinds of folks because, often, they are introspective, compassionate, ... Views: 1439
Deep within the psyche of humankind is the capacity, ability and drive to persevere. Although developed and genetically stored as a survival tool, it has become a spiritual ascension tool.
In the spiritual evolution of man, survival often meant you had to keep your beliefs under wraps. Truth ... Views: 1439
After years of many past life regressions, we've learned to accept karma as a fact of life, and something that influences everyone, even if they don't believe in it.
We believe that many people don't understand the real meaning of karma, which is a reaction from an action that was most often ... Views: 1439
Is romance important to YOU?How romantic are you? It tends to be considered to be old fashioned now to be interested in charm, dating, getting to know someone and to use courtesy and court a lover. Holding hands, sending flowers, sending love letters and many other things can be a sign of ... Views: 1438
INSIDE/NAKED RELATIONSHIPS
BY JAN DENISE
RELEASE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2006
ANOTHER "NEW" YEAR
It feels like I've blown too many to get another one. Still, here it is … a brand new year.
Somebody knows what he's doing because, after all these years, I'm getting better at life, ... Views: 1437
‘She’ was flying back from a journey from the great Northwest...after taking a right of passage with ‘Self’. A Journey that has lead her to an understanding that this illusion has been co-created by all of ‘US’. The veils are about to be dropped in such a manner that will cause many to gasp and ... Views: 1437
Six Ways to Know a False Inner Guide From the True One
From The Secret of Your Immortal Self By Guy Finley
The journey to the divinity within has its dangers. About this we are clear: the inner path is lined with many trials and pitfalls. But there is nothing to be feared in this ... Views: 1437
Are you living your dream? Is your life full of magical moments, and do you jump out of bed excitedly each morning?
Or do you struggle to haul yourself out of bed and drag yourself to the job that you loathe, and get home, tired, stressed, and miserable?
Much of the literature in the self ... Views: 1437
“Okay, ladies, today we’re going on an adventure!” I exclaimed to a small group of women sitting in front of me on the patio of a local bookstore. All of them were excited, but had no idea what to expect. This wasn’t any ordinary group. These women were a part of my intensive Enlightened Mom ... Views: 1436
One very common stumbling block on the journey to spiritual growth is how to be of service and at the same time, earn a decent wage and market yourself successfully.
There are a few theories as to why healers and other carers find asking for money difficult. My favourite is that in ancient ... Views: 1436
Dear friends,
We have two more aspects of Yama and Niyama to cover, Svadhyaya (self-reflection) and Ishvara Pranidhana ( surrender to God).
When we have completed these two aspects we will move on to discussion of other aspects of yogic teachings such as karma, samskara, the five ... Views: 1436
Article Title: How to Cultivate Seeds of Greatness in your Life by Dr Dennis Waitley (from Inspirational Books)
Submitted by Craig Lock
Web sites:
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005GGMAW4
http://goo.gl/vTpjk (and/or ... Views: 1435
I guess there’s a lot to talk about when it comes to music, so where do I start?
Well, music is important to everyone, whether they know it or not. It could be their favourite band or their favourite jingle or even a holiday song that they really like, or maybe the sound of birds in the ... Views: 1435
Today is the start of my forty-sixth year on this Earth and I wanted to celebrate this morning by enjoying what the Earth has to offer. I have been house-sitting near Airport Trail for a month and even though I walk it nearly every day, I never grow tired of it. Waking up at the crack of dawn, ... Views: 1433
In Latin, "adeptus" means an alchemist who has attained the knowledge of how to transform base metals into gold. What do you want to become adept in? What areas of your life do you want to take the base elements and transform them into gold?
It may start with a desire or a need. It may be ... Views: 1433
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Trust - by Kasia Jarosinska (www.spiritualshifts.com)
For many of us, when we find ourselves in dire circumstances we begin to resist the uncomfortable feeling of being disconnected or misaligned. We develop a resistance to ourselves and to the undesirable and often times unbearable experience we are having. Many times, the negative feeling of ... Views: 1433
Embrace Self Empowerment To Consciously Co-Create
To Embrace a Self Empowerment Model means To Embrace your Inner Brilliance. My hope is that this one sentence captures the essence of this article. The reason I say this is because in order to truly become a self-empowered individual, you ... Views: 1432
This week I have had many interactions on email and in conversation with people citing confidence as being their biggest struggle in growing their business. They have either stated:
“I have a lack of confidence”
“I want to feel more confident”
“I just don’t have the confidence I need ... Views: 1432
"When one is confronted with this crisis it is a crisis in consciousness, it is not over there outside of one. The crisis is in oneself. There is a saying: we have seen the enemy and the enemy is ourselves. The crisis is not a matter of economics, of war, the bomb, the politicians, the ... Views: 1432
On the basis of spiritual practice/meditation for a very long time span, very difficult austerities, profound research and due mental cogitation/reflection Indians have given the world in the form of a great gift of Psychology Science which if used methodically man benefits personally and can ... Views: 1431
Do you like to take photos? Have you thought of making money by selling your photos? Yes! It is possible if you know Photoshop. With the help of this innovative as well as unique graphic software, you can create beautiful artworks; make attractive website and different graphics, if you have the ... Views: 1431
Soul's Code: Everyone is a Guru
Originally writ for Soul’s Code Website in their “Peak Experiences” department titled,
“The Bearable Lightness of BEing Roni Lipstein”
A little while ago Paul Kaihla, Founder and CEO of Soul’s Code, a fantabulous community of LOVE’s Light, asked if I would ... Views: 1430
Acts 20:22-24 “And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there. I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me that prison and hardships are facing me. However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race ... Views: 1429
Imagine finding yourself on an early morning flight. 5 am. Which means being at the airport by 4 am.
The plane boards and takes off, the pilot turns off all the interior lights. It is completely dark.
And you’re awake. Wide awake. And you want to work.
But working means turning on ... Views: 1429
The strength of Mother Earth resides in her oceans.
Our hearts are like the ocean, beating with a force like an undercurrent that provides us with such tremendous power and strength to swell us up and beyond the surface of our fears. The ocean is our passion, and when we survive, it is not ... Views: 1429
This is my second article on meditation. I would like to talk a little about the neuroscience behind altered states of consciousness such as meditation, relaxation and hypnosis. I will also let you know about a not so old, but still relatively new and unique method of producing these deep ... Views: 1428
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“There is a crack, a crack in everything.
That's how the light gets in.” Leonard Cohen
Dear ONE,
Just as ever increasing earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are creating bigger cracks in ... Views: 1428
If your life ended today are you complete?
What a morbid question to pose one might think. Yet, if you really think about it, what a perfect question to ask ourselves to make sure we are completely in resolve with all we need to be.
Equally, this question is such that it keeps our ... Views: 1427
There is something very misleading and incomplete in the concept that thought creates reality. Not that this statement is incorrect, but at the fundamental level, reality is created by processes much more extensive and complex than just thought.
The main power of the popularity that this ... Views: 1426
It’s a beautiful morning as I sit under a willow tree at the edge of Chautauqua Lake – the water is lapping gently on the rocks and the early morning mist is hovering over the great expanse of water. It’s quite a mystical sight.
I’ve returned to this specific spot under this tree for a few ... Views: 1426
According to the theory of reincarnation, your past life actions have much to do with the state of your love life today.
You know the saying: what goes around, comes around. Our findings show your actions now are likely to come back to you in one of your future lives instead of in this ... Views: 1426
Years ago, I realized that the primary cause of all our world’s problems and difficulties is the loss of any real sense of life’s meaning and significance. We live in a scientific and commercial age, an age of rationality and utility. This is the culmination of the great humanitarian agenda of ... Views: 1426
The spiritual reality is the wisdom of consciousness that is beyond our wisdom of thought. Beyond the Cosmos, the spiritual reality is what we know as God. The spiritual reality is that God is the creator of all in the physical world.
Spiritual reality of God is timeless, motionless, ... Views: 1426
There are an almost infinite number of ways in which Christian books can help you promote your personal growth and overcome many issues and problems we need to face daily. We all undergo through harsh times and these books can give us tools to help us understand them and find the strength within ... Views: 1424
Proverbs for Everyone
Text Messages for the Soul - Original Proverbs for Enlightenment, Healing and Humor
Ecstasy, Wine and Words - These Poetic Proverbial Observations, Gleaned from a Thousand Books and a "Draw Down" from Somewhere, are "Text Messages for the Soul". Scrawling out what ... Views: 1424
There is only Consciousness and unconsciousness. We are either awake, or we are sleepwalking and sleeptalking.
We are either lucid, or we are submerged in and believing unnecessary, unexamined, unfounded thoughts and beliefs.
These thoughts and beliefs create our reality, and how we ... Views: 1423
Before we even realize we need to clean, we have to recognize something is dirty. We see or feel the dirt and grime and we know we have put off cleaning long enough. We can look and know, in just a glance, what we need to clean. When we put off cleaning these things, dirt and grime begins to ... Views: 1423
Money. It affects us all. We each have a relationship with money that is either healthy or restrictive. Many people just go about their daily lives, working at a job in order to pay what needs to be paid and get through till the next month.
When I got out of nursing school at age 23, I worked ... Views: 1423
The Swedish refer to children who are highly sensitive to their environment, especially to the quality of parenting they receive, as Orkidebarn, Orchid Children. If neglected, Orchid Children promptly wither, but if nurtured, they flourish. An Orchid Child becomes “a flower of unusual delicacy ... Views: 1423
Is there, indeed, anything anywhere?
Prosad : 'A weak mind is prone to fear. Fear is another name for ghosts. A stout mind contains energy. Energy is another name of God.'—If that's true, why do you now say—'We have to recognize Energy owing to the weakness of our mind.' Doesn't that lead to ... Views: 1422
How to Make a Stellar First Impression
Your first impression will often make or break your relationships. When someone meets you, within about 10 seconds they’ll decide a whole host of things about you: Whether they like you, whether they trust you, whether they think they can connect with ... Views: 1422
Article Title: Summary of the Book "Say 'YES' to your Potential" Part One (by 'Skip' Ross with Carole C. Carlson)
from www.youcanbeachampion.wordpress.com
Submitted by: Craig Lock
Category (key words): Success, Personal growth, Skip Ross, Motivation, Life purpose, success principles, ... Views: 1422