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Taking risks is never easy to do. There are so many pros and cons involved that sometimes we quit before we have even gotten started. That job is making you miserable and you want to quit, but you are afraid to lose the security of health benefits and the transit checks. You want to do ... Views: 1271
"Your involvement with thinking
takes you out of this moment.
A thought arises,
you grab hold of it
and you are involved
with that thought,
you have no experience
of this present moment.
So if you surrender
every thought that arises
back into this moment
then you will begin ... Views: 1271
[More Notes to Self, written in my personal blog a year ago. Funny that they're still so current...]
NOTE TO SELF: STOP TRYING SO HARD!
Stop trying so hard to be yourself. It shouldn't be difficult or take any effort to be who you are.
Who are you trying to please?
How absurd that we ... Views: 1271
Hanuman Chalisa, written by Goswami Tulsidas ji is an exceptional prayer in every sense of the word. Lord Hanuman is a source of infinite strength and wisdom. And as a devotee worships Lord Hanuman by chanting the Hanuman Chalisa, he prays to the Lord to invoke the same strength within ... Views: 1269
Out of habit, I felt for the light switch in our bathroom. I flipped it on. But, the darkness remained. My body shook with terror. Holding on to the cold, slick counter top, I leaned toward the mirror and saw a dreary gray of nothing. In desperation, I fought the urge to scratch through the ... Views: 1268
I am taking creative license here to discuss the ever-present, negative habit of providing excuses for everything we subconsciously choose to not be responsible for in our lives. One very important truth in understanding the reality of excuses is that they are nothing but “reasons with lies ... Views: 1268
WOW – You really can feel better! That is the title of a new e-book containing three guided meditations that almost anyone can do to significantly reduce, and even eliminate, suffering. Two of the processes work better with facilitation, whether with a friend, your own recording, or by ... Views: 1268
Because I believe in the power of love, I first love myself; then seeing myself in every person I encounter, I love and experience them in a way that builds trust.
Because I believe we are all connected, I honor that connection and recognize I am the source of everything I ... Views: 1267
Ask any human being if they could have more in their life, and they would most often answer “yes.” The real question then becomes, what does “more” mean? To many, it means having more money, and more freedom with their time. In short, most everyone desires to have a life of more possibility in ... Views: 1267
How happy are you in your everyday life?
In the television miniseries The Impressionists, which is fascinating viewing, someone comments about one of the artists that he sounds happy.
The other responds that he doesn’t think happy is on his palette.
How about you—is happy on your ... Views: 1267
It doesn’t matter who you are, what you dream of and where you go; the final goal of every person is to be happy. However, there is always something that stands on our way of being happy and, in most cases, this “something” is we ourselves with our boundaries and superstitions.
Accidently or ... Views: 1266
The Sufis say that the way to find God is either through a living teacher or, failing that, is through acceptance. Acceptance of all things that come to you without judging them. The way of accepting all things without complaining or feeling bad is to know that the reason these difficulties ... Views: 1266
On the way to becoming “self-realized”, becoming balanced is a boon. My boyfriend calls it “living in moderation.” The whole concept is to find ways to keep all aspects of your life in balance – your thoughts, your beliefs, your words, your actions, your emotions, and your feelings. It’s not ... Views: 1266
We are all souls on a journey. We all have fears and insecurities. But we also have the tools within us to transform those fears into a positive source of fulfillment.
Like your body, your soul is built from many different parts.
Each part of your soul has its powers, and the way you use ... Views: 1266
In order to accomplish our life goals we need self-confidence. What is self-confidence, where does it come from, and how do we cultivate it?
Mencius, my favorite Chinese Sage, believed that confidence comes from "ch'i," the universal source of energy. This power that moves through us has many ... Views: 1266
Feature Article: Writing the Prayer of Your Life advice column for February...
A poem a day keeps the doctor away!
Some days are like this for me: not much works. My brain,
especially, seems to not be able to figure out really basic
things, like what to do, and what to do next. I ... Views: 1265
We all have situations come up where one thing is more important to one person than it is to the other. There are times when there are misunderstandings and we don’t always know the whole story. Other times we make things that are somewhat unimportant blow up into something really big that ... Views: 1265
Actually, it has little or no cost at all. For you see, the ability to live well or have quality in lifestyle depends on where your Human Thermostat is set and the standards and values you hold for yourself.
We are all in business and we all have a life to live. Our business is securing the ... Views: 1265
Did you know that you can use your audio meditations to make it easier to get into meditative states?
If you are doing traditional meditation, you may have already found that it maybe be difficult to silence your mind on its own but you still really value meditation and the benefits, even ... Views: 1264
Think of the words in Christmas carols: "glory shone around," calm, bright, peace, light, shine. Whether we focus on angels as guardians, heavenly messengers and intermediaries, or simply as inspiring symbols of qualities we aspire to, we are most likely to see them at Christmas time.
Angels ... Views: 1263
There are so many conflicting observations on attracting wealth, and whether it’s even realistic. In this piece I scratch all the way through the myths and present actual world, certifiable truths. Truths that you can find out, carry out, and work out to attract money at will.
Myth #1: ... Views: 1263
“Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames.” – Rumi
Finding a true spiritual guide for this life is one of the most amazing gifts that can be given to you. Knowing when you are complete, when to move on, or just when it is time to graduate and live the teachings, is the greatest ... Views: 1262
Step One found you having a love affair with yourself.
Step Two was about writing affirmations to help you stay positive.
Step Three got you off the sofa and exercising your right to be fit and trim.
Step Four was all about taking the time to meditate and getting centered in your ... Views: 1262
We all know the saying, “What goes around comes around”, right? We all know about Karma and about the Law of Cause and Effect, right? We get back what we give out.
We all know that it’s sometimes very hard to stay quiet and not give back what has been dished out when it comes to others being ... Views: 1261
The beginning of a new year is approaching and with that many of us see it as a time to bring in change to our lives. The most common method used is the New Year Resolutions. We sit down and write out what we are going to do differently this year. However within the first month many of these ... Views: 1261
8.30 am, March 23, 2011
True Meaning of “Here and Now”
Most of us though keep talking that true spiritual path is to be “Here and Now”; we all suggest to others that we should neither remain stuck to our past, nor we should float in future. We should always be in the present. Though this ... Views: 1261
Simhastha is ujjain holy solemn bath. It is celebrated at the interval of twelve years when Sun is in the Aries and Jupiter is in the Leo. That is why the kumbh fair which is held at four places is knows as Simhastha in Ujjain. It starts with a holy bath in Solemn Shipra from the full moon of ... Views: 1260
The universe has a father aspect and a mother aspect. The mother aspect is feeling. The Father aspect is wisdom and reason.
Father needs to be award that he plays a divine role. The idea is for the femine and masculine to blended together.
There needs to be a blance of feeingand reason. ... Views: 1259
After 40, this is the most important pursuit in your life.
After 40, we start having less tolerance for an empty life. The routine starts to drag on us and we start thinking of what we should do with our life. This is a good thing. The most questioning starts with our work where we spend the ... Views: 1259
This is the time we have been waiting for; a new year filled with hope and high expectations. 2011 represents beginnings, a time to build, to establish solid foundations. It is the time to shine, find your purpose, and follow your heart’s desires. What would you do to transform your life? What ... Views: 1258
PRINCIPLES OF A 12 STEP PROGRAM AND HOW THIS FITS IN WITH SPIRITUAL MARKETING
One of the foundations of any 12 step program is that we live and practice a set of principles for a more peaceful and successful life.
FIRST THINGS FIRST: we need to always do what is important first, that means ... Views: 1258
This week’s 15-minute “Creation Energies” channeled radio show discusses how you’re reviewing and removing those beliefs that stop you from creating the life you dream of.
Dear Ones,
We wish to discuss something Brenda heard earlier this week, “creativity requires courage.” So it does, ... Views: 1258
Our hearts melted into one another’s in instant recognition during that first hug. Two bodies reunited after 36 years...two spirits connected by the mother-daughter bond which can never be broken. Only shame, guilt and remorse fed the fire of apparent separation. Only forgiveness would ... Views: 1257
Many of us have read books by Eckhart Tolle, Byron Katie and others and have been inspired to try and live in the Now. We hope that by doing so we will experience the bliss and serenity that these writers appear to experience on a permanent basis. It all goes great for a while, we go about our ... Views: 1257
It’s become more and more apparent to me lately that I’m a child of the 80's. I may have been born in the late 60's but my high school and college years spanned the full spectrum, 1981-1989. Not only do I remember the Reagan years as the “all about me” years but I can hear just about any 80's ... Views: 1255
Daily Spiritual Insight from the Story of The Little Prince
How we see reality has to do with our beliefs. If you hold one set of beliefs, you will interpret what happens to you in a very different way than someone who holds an opposing set of beliefs.
However, at a deeper level our ... Views: 1255
There is only one way to judge the quality of any psychic reading. The moment you finish your conversation with the reader, you should feel ready to make a choice, prepare for a decision… or at least take some sort of action. You should also have a basic idea or plan outlined for the way ... Views: 1254
Has nature ever taught you something? This week nature presented us with a remarkable learning experience.
As you may have noticed, the June Bugs are out. In response to their using our fruit and chestnut trees as a Smorgasbord, out came the spray rig loaded with insecticide. Our dog Blondie ... Views: 1253
The first thing you can work on to make the coming year a great one, is your belief system. Your belief system has the power to create and destroy your life. The way you view life and everything in it (people, events, information, circumstances) is all interpreted by your belief system. So, if ... Views: 1253
Daily Spiritual Insight from Eckhart Tolle's Stillness Speaks
When people say, “You have to go inside yourself to find out who you are,” which is something you hear often, the mind has a way of playing tricks on us.
It leads us to believe there’s some objective “me” that we’ll find if we ... Views: 1252
The best teacher is also the student. And you are your own best teacher.
We are, every one of us, teachers. We teach everyone we touch. Not by our instruction, however, but by our presence and by our example. We are all, every one of us, also the student for we all have experiences. And these ... Views: 1252
The Emotional Freedom Technique or EFT has huge increased popularity over the past few years. The technique was developed by Gary Craig, and was constructed upon the work of Dr. Roger Callahan called Thought Field Therapy (TFT). TFT was formed by joining ideas of quantum theory, kinesiology and ... Views: 1252
Merchant’s Loan & Trust Co. v Smietanka 255 U.S. 509 (1921)
“It is obvious that these decisions in principle rule the case at bar if the word “income” has the same meaning in the Income Tax Act of 1913 that it had in the Corporation Excise Tax of 1909, and that it has the same scope of meaning ... Views: 1252
Have you ever worked hard to achieve something you wanted, but when it came time to step up, you wanted to run away? This is what happened to my client Charmaine.
Charmaine had worked hard to create her website, set up coaching groups, and develop her unique nine-step system for stay-at-home ... Views: 1252
Imagine for a moment that Earth is a schoolroom and that we are all pupils in it.
And imagine that before you were born,
your soul mapped out what your journey on Earth would look like.
You mapped out what you would like to learn during your time here.
You chose what your purpose here ... Views: 1252
All of the events you have experienced in your lifetime up this moment have been created by the thoughts and beliefs you have held in the past.
They were created by thoughts and words you used yesterday, last week, last month, last year, depending on how old you are.
However, that is your ... Views: 1251
It’s that time of year again. Countless Valentine’s Day ads remind you of your happy love life, or if you’re like most people, your less than perfect romantic life.
Contrary to the implications of this commercial holiday, there’s nothing wrong with being single, or having a non-traditional ... Views: 1251
In this writing, I will be revealing 2 essential keys in attracting money using the Law of Attraction. You’ll soon discover additional baggage about money so I will advise you to be extraordinary careful.
Once you will apply these 2 keys, you can easily ignore the obstacles you have in ... Views: 1250
Right now the world within you is ready for you to step out and become the butterfly you were meant to be. You are in the cocoon as the caterpillar struggling to stay in the old world/old paradigm but it simply does not serve you to remain there any longer.
It is time for you to realize that ... Views: 1250
Open Our Heart
We need to TRUST enough to open our heart again.
It is impossible for us to fulfill our purpose and reason for being on Earth with a closed heart, and yet, the majority of people all over the planet have closed their Heart to some degree with each and every painful ... Views: 1250