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- Life Mission vs. Life Purpose - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2013 from Michael PierichYou hear a lot these days about Life Purpose. I’ve written about it several times myself because it’s an interesting topic… and because I think that the term has been overused and some strange ideas have coagulated around it. Let’s Get (meta)physical… It’s not nitpicking to define the ...
Views: 1289 - On the Wings of a Butterfly - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2009 from Andrea AvariIt is has been said that the movement of a butterfly’s wings in one part of the world can contribute to the formation of a hurricane in another part of the world. How can this be? How can what I do where I live affect thousands of others in another part of the planet? If this is so, then my ...
Views: 1289(1 vote) - Even Further - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2011 from Frances LucasPhilippians 2:8-9 "And in human form he obediently humbled himself even further by dying a criminals’ death on a cross. Because of this, God raised him up to the heights of heaven and gave him a name that is above every other name" The process of being obedient is not always easy. There are ...
Views: 1288(1 vote) - Free Your Mind and Expand Into Your True Life Experience - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2010 from Aaron WhistonA free, flexible mind is the key to great happiness and personal growth. You have the right to choose what to think and how to feel in any moment without the permission or approval of others. From a young age we are taught to adopt the values systems of our elders, deliberately define our ...
Views: 1288(2 votes) - Prejudices And Adjusting To Differences - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2008 from Stacey PollockPrejudices are created out of the inability to accept change and difference. Life is but a myriad of structures which we order to feel comfortable within our own personal environment and for various survival reasons. We associate our relationship with the world through our bodies and the ...
Views: 1288 - What’s All This Fuss About Fear? - by Submitted on May 06, 2011 from Rev. Elaine Torrance-GingrichFear: It can be paralyzing, demoralizing. It can make you feel hopeless, powerless, a victim. But is fear really that powerful? Here is a quote to ponder: "Fear cannot take what you do not give it." ~Christopher Coan If the above is truly the case, why do we give fear so much power? ...
Views: 1288(1 vote) - Aim and Your Essential Nature - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from David SamuelMuch has been said about the importance of having an aim to give direction to your life for you to progress with your work. If you do not have an aim, nothing in your life can progress. Your aim is the engine which drives the entire vehicle. It is not only having any aim, it is having a ...
Views: 1287 - Excuse Me Your Humanity Is Showing - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2013 from Robin RobertsI could stand on my pedastal and state I never have thoughts of envy, greed or jealousy but I would be lying. So sue me if my humanity is showing! I am comfortable with who I am my words and actions align with my intent of compassion and loving kindness most of the time occasionally my inner ...
Views: 1287 - Three Steps to Spiritual Enlightenment: Earnestness, Concepts, Being-ness - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2012 from Dr. Robert PuffThere are three important steps which are crucial aspects in moving in the direction of living an enlightened, awakened life. Any one of us can take these steps. The first step is “earnestness.” To achieve enlightenment, you really have to want it. Saying, “I’ll work during the day, sleep ...
Views: 1287(1 vote) - What Contract Have You Made With Yourself? - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2013 from Moreen DuFermontWhat Contract Have You Made With Yourself? We all go through our lives signing many contracts of agreement; yet I wonder if you’ve considered putting your signature on the most important one of all? That is, of course the One With Yourself! This is the soul agreement that you make in order to ...
Views: 1287(1 vote) - When You Are “Satisfied” With What You Have, You Might As Well Be Dead - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Dr. Rick SchaeferWe hear a lot of messages that we should be less materialistic and just be satisfied with what we have. Well that simply is not our human nature. Every part of us… psychologically, physically, emotionally, spiritually… desires expansion and growth. If we finally achieve doing ten pull-ups, we ...
Views: 1287 - Create your own delicious 2008! - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2007 from Katie MattsonIt’s December already. I feel as though I was just standing on my front lawn a little after midnight on New Year’s Eve, standing in the rain and letting it wash away the previous year while nourishing the soil for the adventures to come. Then I blinked. Now it’s December. Time ...
Views: 1286 - The Alchemy of Emotions - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2009 from Melinda SorenssonAccording to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary alchemy means the following 1 : a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely ...
Views: 1286 - To find yourself you must lose your words - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2012 from Ronda LaRue…To find myself I have to lose my (what?) – my words? Yes, it’s true. To find and reconnect with your authentic self, all preconceived ideas (words) about who you are; all needs, expectations and identifications with who you want be, have to be suspended… held away long enough to ...
Views: 1286 - Attracting Money Is usually Achieved By Everyone - by Submitted on May 10, 2011 from Rishan BWe certainly have a lot involving wants. A few individuals desire of having a successful profession, a wealthy lifestyle, a secure financial status, a secure relationship, or just simply of going to college or maybe eating at that fancy restaurant someday. Another thing is for sure that several ...
Views: 1285 - In Search of Beauty - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2011 from odette worrell“Beauty begins with Intention” It is part of the human experience to live in order to discover beauty. It lures us to admire gardens, to marvel at architectural wonders, and to create a relationship with things that bring this essence into our lives. When it comes to discovering our own ...
Views: 1285 - Don’t Let Your Shoulders Hold You Back - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2011 from Frances LucasMany times, as we get older, we begin to feel our bones and muscles ache sometimes for no reason except for the fact that our body is getting older. Or it may not be that we are old at all, but we may have done something to strain our bodies and we are feeling that pain the next day. However, no ...
Views: 1284 - Pizzazz Zing Terra Incognita - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from Robert WilsonThis blog is unpunctuated allowing you to expand your wisdom in a free flowing way. Because punctuation stops the flow of the vision in the subliminal landscape. Pizzazz-Zing Terra Incognita Eye unleash my courageous curiosity unlocking my enterprising energies to explore my pizzazz zing ...
Views: 1284 - Coping with the Demands of Seasonal Giving - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2010 from David Robert OrdDaily Spiritual Insight from the Story of The Little Prince It isn’t only children who expect gifts for the holiday season. Adults want to be catered to also and can be just as demanding as children. The issue when we have expectations of gifts of a particular nature, significance, or ...
Views: 1283 - Judgment Day - by Submitted on May 05, 2012 from Lisa TunneyAs an unpublished writer, I have to take work whenever I can get it to help supplement my income. So, it was an easy decision when I was asked to participate in a five-day trade show. There was only one issue. I would be working and living along side some mean-spirited people—and that didn’t ...
Views: 1283(1 vote) - Reincarnation Has Yet to Be Proven Invalid--Response to a Cynic - by Submitted on May 23, 2017 from Scott & Stephen PetulloOne sure way to generate controversy is to bring up the topic of reincarnation in a group conversation. In our experience, in the Western world, about 30% will say they believe in it, 40% will express mild skepticism, and 30% will vehemently speak out against it. Elsewhere in the world, ...
Views: 1283 - Feelings Are Messy - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2018 from Sheryl PaulAs humans in an uncertain world, we seek certainty in a variety of ways. We ask questions that are fundamentally unanswerable. We ruminate and obsess on a single thought (otherwise known as intrusive thoughts). We Google and text and seek reassurance in a variety of increasingly technologically ...
Views: 1282 - Living On Purpose - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2011 from Luminita Saviuc“It is really the individual’s task to differentiate himself from others and stand on his own feet. All collective identities, such as membership in organisations, support of “-isms”, and so on, interfere with the fulfillment of this task… It is wrong to regard this intermediary step as a trap; ...
Views: 1282 - Creating The Change You Want - Step 1 - Clarify what you want by pinpointing what you don’t want - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2010 from Tomar LevineThe first step in creating any positive change in your life is to find out what you want – that may seem obvious. And you may know exactly what you want right now. There may be a dream you've held for years but never acted on, or a project that's bursting to express itself through you. But many ...
Views: 1281 - How to Live Aunthetically - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2012 from Martha DawsonMove Closer to Your Authentic Self. 2 Ideas to Consider Being your authentic self means showing up in the world as the person that you really are. Put another way, authenticity is when who you are on the outside – your beliefs, your thoughts, and your truth- is demonstrated by the actions you ...
Views: 1281 - A Better Day - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2011 from Frances LucasWe all can look back on yesterday or the day before and find things we wished we would have done or not done. We can think about things we should have said or not said. We can decide if we had a productive day or not. We can review the day and see if we accomplished things in our life and if we ...
Views: 1280 - A Peaceful Passage Through the Holidays - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from David Robert OrdWhat I want to introduce today is a practice that any two or more people can use. But for the sake of clarity, I will set it in the context of a couple. I learned this from Michael Brown, the author of the Namaste books The Presence Process and Alchemy of the Heart. It is a simple but ...
Views: 1278(2 votes) - Stopping Generalized Anxiety Disorder And Creating Any Change You Want In Your Life With The 4 P's - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2013 from Dennis SimsekPerfect Practice - How often in the sport of tennis for example do two people play against one another that have the same knowledge about their sport, have similar talent levels, and have a great team of coaches behind them, but one athlete comes out and completely takes over the match and ...
Views: 1278 - The Eye of the Needle - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2017 from Dena BlevinsWhat lies on the other side of your fear? I invite you to consider the possibility that the life of your dreams lies there. For so long, I stayed stuck within the limiting mental constructs of fear. My fear gave me every excuse to stay in a place that didn't make me truly happy. I was ...
Views: 1278 - Clearing The Projector Of The Thinking Mind - by Submitted on May 04, 2015 from Gina CharlesAs I begin this week, I remind myself that any one of my endeavors will only turn out as good as the quality of the experience I had completing it. Everything is being evaluated through the filters of the thinking mind. We experience the tasks at hand through rote thought and learned ...
Views: 1277 - Just Trying To Help - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Frances LucasWe have all had people who have told us they were just trying to help. They may have had good intentions to help us out but it really didn’t work. Sometimes people want to help and don’t know what to do but they just try something in an attempt to show they care. We need to be mindful of those ...
Views: 1277 - Simply Want - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2011 from Frances LucasIt is not hard to find things which cost a great deal of money which we may believe we would like to have or even think we need. There are homes all over the world which cost millions of dollars. There are automobiles of all shapes and sizes which are the price of a small home. There are gadgets ...
Views: 1277(1 vote) - Six Questions to Discover Your Life’s Purpose - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2010 from Michelle CastoSix Questions to Discover Your Life’s Purpose Living a meaningful life is our choice to make, and one we are compelled to make at this time. With the radical changes in the world, there is one sure route to happiness and abundance and that is knowing and living your purpose. Finding your ...
Views: 1277(1 vote) - When We Are Tired - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2011 from Frances LucasThere are some days when we are tired for whatever reason. Days come where we feel like we are drained both emotionally and physically. Nights come where we are so tired that we can’t fall asleep. When we are tired, we are not much use to ourselves or others. Sometimes we can’t think straight, ...
Views: 1277(3 votes) - Daily Affirmative Prayer - I Am the Beloved - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Gayle Dillon“Take some two tendencies you have as a consequence of being in the absence of Good, and tell God that they are in truth no part of you, because God fashioned you in the spirit of his own nature.” Scientific Mental Christian Practice – Emma Curtis Hopkins “God fashioned me from itself. I am ...
Views: 1276(3 votes) - Finding Your Path In Life - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2011 from Adam BenedettoUnderstanding your path in life is more about finding out who you are than being who you think you should be. We often go through life living a blueprint of our lives. Following plans laid down ages ago, acting out a future to please others or even ourselves. We choose not to let go of the ...
Views: 1276(1 vote) - Life is Good...When We Choose it to Be! - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2009 from Teresa GroendahlThere's something to be said for being in the moment and open to inspiration. I have all of my articles laid out for the entire year, but somehow today I was pulled to write a slightly different message for this month. I've learned from experience to go where inspiration leads me, so here we ...
Views: 1276 - WHY DO MANY SPIRITUAL TYPES HAVE SUCKY LIVES? – Life Coaching - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2010 from Matthew FerryBecause of the nature of my training and coaching programs, many of my clients come to me with a very spiritual perspective on things. The promise of a spiritual perspective is that you will feel more connected, more loved, more joyous, and feel a sense of oneness. Yet, many spiritual people ...
Views: 1276(2 votes) - Living in the Power of Now - Part 1 - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2010 from Alicia IsaacsWhat will you do with Now? Will you continue to live in the past, as good or bad as it was? 'Was' being the operative word here - it's gone. Or will you constantly live in the future - that which is not here yet? Your past and your future only exist in your mind. All you have is here and now. ...
Views: 1275 - TURN YOUR LIFE AROUND V: GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Ada MarieWe have come to the end of our journey. We have reached Part V of our five part series. We can also say that we have come full circle. In all of our series “Turn Your Life Around” – How to Build a Personal Life Foundation, Foremost Forgiveness, Acknowledge & Overcome Fear and Identify Your ...
Views: 1275 - Daily Affirmative Prayer - True Identity - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2009 from Gayle Dillon“If we speak of casting out passions . . . . we mean that we see the Holy Spirit in mankind instead of passions and tempers.” Scientific Mental Christian Practice – Emma Curtis Hopkins “Today, I give thanks that I can see the Good in all people, places, and things. I will not be fooled. God ...
Views: 1273 - How to Release Your Limitations to Having What You Want - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2014 from Melissa KittoLike it or not, if you don't have everything you desire in life, or if you are having trouble reaching your goals, it is a result of self-imposed limitations. The programming you grew up with, or the maze as we call it, has a strong effect on what success you will achieve. Often, you take this ...
Views: 1273 - Your Dream Reservoir - by Submitted on May 04, 2013 from Moreen DuFermontYour Dream Reservoir As we all face the necessities of life, its no wonder that we live in a world where adapting to day to day challenges has become so commonplace; however,in order to truly flourish our hearts must stay open to keep our dreams alive! Could you imagine if the world ...
Views: 1273 - ABC’s of Self-Realization: Whole-Hearted Wisdom - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2011 from Lene StJohnThere is a huge difference between intelligence and wisdom. Intelligence is an innate gift that reflects how smart you are. Intelligence is usually a gene passed down by one or both of your parents or someone in your direct bloodline. It is beneficial for learning things in school. It is what is ...
Views: 1272 - Awakening To A New Day© - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2007 from Thom Cavalli“Are you a man or a god? Buddha replied, “I am awake.” Great people always seem to have a way of giving indirect answers. But, their responses leave you to think twice and then realize why they are great. Wisdom doesn’t come from the ego, it flows out of our higher Self. To fully understand ...
Views: 1272 - Shift Inside To Know Peace - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2020 from Moreen DuFermontShift Inside To Know Peace In today’s ever changing fast paced world, particularly since the recent Co Vid 19 pandemic, we must rely on our Spiritual strength and Inner Balance to sustain us through such challenge. We must sensitively attune to our Spirit and Shift Inside To Know Peace. As ...
Views: 1272 - The Intention of the Soul - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from regina meredith“From the mouths of babes” the saying goes. I was reminded of this while interviewing David Sereda in Sedona a few days ago. He was telling us how his wife receives dreams of advanced mathematical formulas while having no understanding of what they mean. She is a surrogate, of sorts, for her ...
Views: 1272 - Trust Is the Transforming Factor - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2010 from David Robert OrdWhen it comes to personal growth, at the very time life feels most threatening—as if it’s perhaps even about to sink our ship—instead of seeing it as our enemy, we need to trust it. It may seem crazy, but I have seen over the years how there is an incredible wisdom in the way life has brought ...
Views: 1272 - "Nobody Has a Bigger Ego Than Me!" - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Siri-Gian KhalsaThat is what my spiritual teacher, Yogi Bhajan forcefully yelled out! Needless to say, with my spiritual/Christian background, I nearly fell over. Of course I could feel Yogi Bhajan laughing about the profound effect his words had on me! Here I had been letting go of my “ego”, or so I ...
Views: 1271 - Do You Think You Really Matter? - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2010 from David Robert OrdDaily Insight from the Story of The Little Prince How greatly do you suppose the world, the country you live in, or even your local community values you? We like to live in the illusion that we are important to others, perhaps even almost indispensable. The other evening I watched a ...
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