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- Are You a Survivor or Enhancer? - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2009 from Meghan GehanWhen Theresa’s husband of 15 years announced he wanted a divorce, she was devastated. She says, “I couldn’t believe Alex threw our life away. But I’m strong- I got through it. I’ve moved on and put it behind me.” But has she? Six years later, Theresa and Alex “parallel-parent”, each doing as ...
Views: 1680(1 vote) - Spiritual Maturity – Growing Up, Wise! - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2009 from Ted Ollikkala (Spiritual Chicken)Not for the Feint of Heart Seekers of enlightenment fall into several categories, all of which, to the chagrin of those starting out on the path, are nearly mutually exclusive! As a person goes through life, their appetite for self-realization usually increases as they begin meeting ...
Views: 1688(1 vote) - Fitting In or Having the Life You Desire - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2009 from Sumner DavenportA few years ago in a conversation with a friend, she asked how I was as I was moving through a problem that had come into my life. I replied that I was focusing on solutions. She responded that she would do the same but since everyone else was complaining about everything, she felt she wouldn’t ...
Views: 1612(1 vote) - Why Am I Here? - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2009 from Veronica DrakeA question I have asked myself a thousand times plus. What did I come here to do, to be, to accomplish? How will I know if I have done what I came here to do? How will I know I’ve lived my life on PURPOSE? How do I want humanity to remember me? What will my legacy be? Within the last ...
Views: 1568(2 votes) - Zero-Based Gratitude - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2009 from Jonathan HuieThere are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. - Albert Einstein Perhaps you have heard of zero-based budgeting as a technique for governments, businesses, and occasionally individuals. Zero-based ...
Views: 2770(3 votes) - Who I Am is My Magic - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI read books about druids lately. About druid world, druid reality. I read about their friendship and alliance with trees, about their unity with nature. I read about walking barefoot upon the earth and feeling it hum with the energy of life, I read about being the balance, the harmony between ...
Views: 593(1 vote) - Stepping Out of the Drama of Life - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from David WolfRecently I spent time with a friend who a few days previously experienced a traumatic interpersonal and intrapersonal event. A few hours into our day he expressed that he feels for the first time since the episode that he is “stepping out of the drama of what happened”. This caused me to reflect ...
Views: 1156(1 vote) - Five Quick Steps Will Change Your Life - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2013 from WEE DILTSBefore your life can change, you must decide you want your life to change. The hardest part of changing anything is making the decision to change. If your life was perfect, you wouldn’t be reading this article. It is possible to start a brand-new life, right now, today. Know you have the power ...
Views: 1702 - Are You Ready to Evolve? - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from James LeGrandLife is change. Our lives ceaselessly change every second we live within it. When a species that walks this planet encounters a significant change species-wide, we call that change evolution. As human beings, we have gone through several such evolutions. Some of those changes were physical ...
Views: 1521(2 votes) - The Positive Negative Side of Polarity - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Sherry AnsharaThe Positive Negative Side of Polarity The story goes that positive is good and negative is bad. How can that be when you are both positive and negative polarity? Your positive and negative poles work in unison with your body to stay balanced. When you go to the ocean or around water, it ...
Views: 1359 - Deliberate Acts of Grounding - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Sherry AnsharaIn these challenging times with overwhelming media coverage centered on fear and loss, it is easy to create “out of body” experiences, pushing the limits of your upper chakras - your crown, third eye, throat and heart - to check out of the turmoil. The fallacy that living in these upper chakras ...
Views: 1009(2 votes) - The 5 Emotional Beasts that Prey on your Power to Manifest - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Thomas HeroldDo you know the difference between a feeling and an emotion? You may say that emotions are much deeper and stronger than feelings. From one viewpoint, that’s true. However, here’s a detail about feelings that you may not know about: you can observe your feelings but not your emotions. When you ...
Views: 1278 - A Journey Inward: Facing Our Shadow - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Lynn AllenWe usually think of July as a month to get out and socialize, have fun, celebrate Summer and be thankful for the glorious sunshine here in the Northern Hemisphere; so it was very surprising to me when the theme of looking within continued to come up in personal sessions with my clients. But ...
Views: 2111(1 vote) - New Age Psychic - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2009 from Dawn ArdentThe New Age movement has done a lot of good by popularizing many aspects of spirituality and spiritual fulfillment. Many New Age books and workshops offer easy and accessible ways to get started on the path of the psychic. However, there are also drawbacks to the 'new age': many regard ...
Views: 1462(2 votes) - Do These Time Wasters Affect Your Life? - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2009 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorActivities we usually name as time wasters are too much TV viewing, daydreaming, or anything that isn’t a productive use of minutes and hours. Here are a few more to consider. Gossip. What’s the point, really? Conveying needed information to the appropriate person or people is useful, but ...
Views: 2183(3 votes) - Holistic Psychic - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2009 from Dawn Ardent'Holistic' means to embrace the view "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts". Being psychic requires to a great degree to assume and use a holistic view of the world. Despite that, not everyone is a holistic psychic. Psychics who claim that they got their psychic abilities through ...
Views: 1109(3 votes) - Finding Your Life Purpose in Three Easy Steps - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2010 from Aaron WhistonEach day is a rewarding, exciting journey when you are living from a center of purpose and meaning. And the following article makes finding your life purpose simple and fun. Today more than ever people are interested in connecting with a sense of purpose. As a species we are no longer happy ...
Views: 1298(3 votes) - The Unity Model of Marriage: How to Achieve the Conjoint Self - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Leon JamesSexy vs. Unsexy Conversational Style of Husbands Consider why a wife needs girl friends to talk to, to go out shopping, to go to lunch, call each other on the phone, send birthday cards and give gifts, keep each other in the loop about happenings, etc. Husbands and boyfriends have to acquire ...
Views: 1558(2 votes) - Glimpses from My Time in West Africa - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Theresa Sykes-BrittanyWe landed late in the evening and yet it was hot. A dry heat hugged me when I stepped off of the plane and first touched her. I know now why Africa is called the "Motherland". I first truly felt her about 12 hours after we landed. She moved so slowly and deeply and anciently. I felt the ...
Views: 794 - Understanding the Energy of Desire: Is it a Craving or a Calling? - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Ryan RandolphSo much of the world seems to be run by desire. We see it on the tv everyday: new cars, new clothes, new gadgets. In magazines we see the ideal mate, the ideal body, the ideal social life. It seems as though a wantingness arises within us automatically and we often find ourselves chasing ...
Views: 1069(1 vote) - Daily Affirmative Prayer-Divine Design - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Gayle Dillon“I let go of everything not divinely designed for me, and the perfect plan of my life now comes to pass.” Your Word Is Your Wand Florence Scovel Shinn I breathe in knowing that the innermost God and the highest God are the same One God. I know that in this field of Infinite Possibilities ...
Views: 1341(1 vote) - The Law of Attraction Doesn't Work For Me - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2011 from Deborah Shipley“What you think about, and where your attention goes, becomes your reality.” The law of attraction gurus make it sound so easy. You may understand this concept and believe it to be true, but putting it into action is an entirely different story. You think good thoughts, focus on your ...
Views: 807(2 votes) - Congruence and Gratitude - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2009 from Sumner Davenport“You can tell a person, not by what they say they are gratitude for, but how they respect what they claim to be grateful for.” ~ Mrs. Donna Priscott~ My mother was of my greatest examples on how to live life with honesty and integrity. This quote was one of her favorite sayings. Long ...
Views: 1782 - Awaken Your Kundalini in 3 Easy Steps - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Kip MazuyMany people want to know how to awaken the Kundalini. And as there are techniques for Kundalini Awakening, most of the techniques are kept secret by masters until the student is ready to receive them. Here is a very powerful technique for Kundalini Awakening based on a Kriya Yoga technique. ...
Views: 30021(1 vote) - Know Thyself - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.” - Lao Tzu I love this quote! Lao Tzu (Chinese Taoist Philosopher and author of the Tao Te Ching) recognized that self-awareness is a key to success. Unfortunately, our culture does not often support or encourage self-awareness. ...
Views: 766 - Four Candles - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Deepak LodhiaThe four candles burn slowly. The ambiance was so soft that you could hear them talking. The first one said “I am Peace. However no one can keep me lit. I believe I will go out.” It’s flame rapidly diminishes and goes out completely. The second one says “I am Faith. Most of all I am no ...
Views: 1414 - Life is a Choice - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Louise LeBrunLife is a choice! Every single day, from one breath to the next, we are given the opportunity to direct our experience down any path we choose. The sad news is, so many of us have come to believe that our life just is a certain way - and that we’re caught in it! I’m a big believer in ...
Views: 1390(1 vote) - Loving the Truth - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from jenny parker"Everyone stumbles over the truth from time to time, but most people pick themselves up and hurry off as though nothing ever happened." - Sir Winston Churchill One of the fundamental essentials for progressing along the path of life is learning to love truth above all else. The truth is not ...
Views: 920 - The Way of the Master - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from jenny parkerThe way of the master - Being in, of and for love Let’s discuss self-love. It’s the simple things we trip on, and skim over, in our dash for enlightenment. It’as a neglected part of our being and often the last place we look when we want a love “fix”. It certainly wasn’t trendy when I was at ...
Views: 1050 - Reality REALized - Part I - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2009 from Yuri Smirnov"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: 1372 - Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2009 from Jonathan HuieDon't wait to make a big change in the quality of your life. Eight of these ten little ways to happiness can be done in less than five minutes. 1. Smile. Raise the corners of your mouth. Soon your smile will become genuine. The smile that begins as an effort and a pretense quickly grows ...
Views: 2693(5 votes) - Understanding Attention - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2009 from Adele McDowellIn my gym, there are promo pieces that are played over the loud speaker. One such tag line is, “What gets measured gets improved.” The message is designed to encourage the clientele to get body fat levels measured and, ultimately, be inspired – or, more likely, shocked – and, as a result, hire a ...
Views: 2996(2 votes) - What is Human Existence All About? - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2009 from Cathy ArcherAs human beings, this question is never far from the center of our minds, especially when faced with challenges. In the face of diversity, it is natural to question our existence. Life can seem senseless at times given the confusion about the meaning of many of life’s experiences. ...
Views: 5780(2 votes) - Thinking With Our Heart - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2009 from Harold BeckerWe are at a beautiful moment on this planet where a new world is being birthed based on integrity, dignity, harmony, peace and love. The most obvious signs that this is well underway is that everything is changing and nothing seems to make sense. In fact, in many ways it appears to be the ...
Views: 2101(2 votes) - Leap of FAITH - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2009 from Holly BoydWe all love the “just do it” slogan for Nike, we all love that leap of faith, don’t we? Some may say “Yes!” and some of you may say “No!”, and the good news is… this is for all of you! Let me make something very clear today, you are putting your faith and taking a “leap of faith” every ...
Views: 1844(1 vote) - Negative Thinking Versus Positive Thinking - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Barbara TaylorMy heart has compelled me to write down my feelings on the negative response we are hearing from the media and the political arena every day, every minute of the day. Why does news have to be bad all the time? It is so easy today to be negative and speak doom and gloom to everyone all of the ...
Views: 983(1 vote) - Facing Your Fears With Curiosity - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Shann Vander LeekFor years my friend Jennifer “Jen Moonbear” has been sharing snippets of magical stories about her Shaman teachings and the sweat lodge ceremonies she is passionate about. This summer I was invited to join her and experience my first sweat lodge healing and the alchemy of a lodge pouring ...
Views: 1808 - Understanding Judgment - Use of the Word Should - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2009 from Cindy L. HerbHow many of you have wonderful feelings of unconditional love when someone judged you or whenever you judged another? A good way to gauge the answer is by your reaction to it. From my own observations, whenever someone judged me, I became angry or upset. I noticed it most when someone would say ...
Views: 1764(2 votes) - How Removing Illusions lead to True Happiness - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2009 from Martin EttingtonI've often thought that most of the advice on how to be happy was misguided. Not that it was all bad, but most people don't understand what the root of true happiness is. My observations come from my life long experience with studying Metaphysics, Meditation, and various religions. My view ...
Views: 1197 - Endings And Beginnings - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2009 from Christie PenningtonEndings and beginnings are not always what they appear to be. Endings are simply disguised beginnings, it is the circle unending. Sometimes we see what we perceive as an ending in the distance like a train with its shrill whistle racing toward us down the track. We try not to look at it, ...
Views: 1335 - Can we control our destiny? - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2009 from Petra GustinWe know that sometimes we are put into a very difficult, suffering condition against our will. There are so many examples of that: a car accident, severe disease, war, or just emotionally heart-breaking situation of losing a beloved one…there are countless examples of that. And there are also ...
Views: 1878 - Top 9 Reasons to Reconnect With Your Higher Self - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2017 from Christine HoeflichThere are many reasons why it is worth your while to reconnect to your higher self. The top nine (in no particular order of importance) are included here. 1. Your higher self (also known as your soul, your inner core, your essence, or your inner being) is your access point to your higher life ...
Views: 1586(1 vote) - Intuition - Does Your Intuition Lead You to Your Higher Self, Or is it the Other Way Around? - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2017 from Christine HoeflichI received an email promoting a meditation and workbook program that claims to help you access and harness your intuition. The email stated that intuition is the bridge that leads you to your "ultimate self" and your insights, gifts and wisdom. Now I'm all for getting in touch with your ...
Views: 1544(1 vote) - How to Attract the Magic of Synchronicity in Your Life - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2017 from Christine HoeflichDoes Synchronicity Exist? I have a friend who is a bit skeptical about the existence of synchronicity. S. and I have been discussing synchronicities and interconnectedness--that there might be a design to the universe that we can tap into for our own benefit--for about three weeks now. But he ...
Views: 4472(3 votes) - The Higher Self - The Number One Reason Why You're Still Struggling With the Law of Attraction - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2017 from Christine HoeflichWhy does it seem that the Law of Attraction isn't working for you--even though you're making an effort and following all the rules? You visualize till the cows come home, you try to feel good, but your life attracts turmoil and chaos instead of the peace and abundance that's arranged neatly on ...
Views: 1993(1 vote) - Is it Coincidence, Or a Sign From the Universe? - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2017 from Christine HoeflichWhen I began my process of developing my intuition so that I could gain access to my greater life purpose, amazing things began to happen to me with increasing frequency. Sometimes when I had a specific question I wanted answered by a "higher power," I'd get it answered when I awakened at night. ...
Views: 1583(1 vote) - How to Be Spiritually Full - Understanding Part of the Whole and Not Separate - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2009 from Cindy L. HerbFeeling empty or spiritually unfulfilled How many of you often feel empty, or spiritually unfulfilled, as though something is missing, despite going to church on a regular basis? Have you found that you have drifted from one church or religion to another, searching for one that can meet your ...
Views: 3319(3 votes) - Recession- Finding Your New Purpose - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2009 from Chris ConnellWe Have A Purpose There is something inside you that craves fulfillment-inside all of us. Most of us were not taught nor encouraged to pursue a career that was meaningful to us. When the time came, we were most often pushed to pick something that would earn a good income, that we could stand. ...
Views: 1362(2 votes) - A Call to Presence - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2009 from Leonard JacobsonTo be fully awake and enlightened simply means to be fully present in the moment of now. To be present is the simplest thing. It is your natural state. Every moment, you have a choice. Will you be present in the truth and reality of this moment or will you allow yourself to be seduced into ...
Views: 1205(3 votes) - ***It’s Easy to Connect with the Divine—Here are Ten Quick Tips - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2009 from Arleen HannichThere are many benefits of feeling connected with the Divine. These benefits include--and are certainly not limited to--increased abundance, well-being, peace of mind, optimism, and/or faith. You do not need to “set time aside” in your life to connect with God, although it’s great if you can. ...
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