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- What If You Don't Know What You're Missing? - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2010 from Maria PortasI remember a time when someone wonderful had entered my life. I had been a single parent for some time, and although it was difficult at times I was really blessed by the individuals that occupied my home – my kids! Such beautiful people And together we had such a bond, such a tight unit, ...
Views: 1128 - ***Six Ways To Make People Like You - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2010 from Ty BennettWhen it comes to books about networking, building relationships or dealing with people, the undisputed classic is How To Win Friends and Influence People. Dale Carnegie wrote the book in 1936 and it has been read by millions of people since. One of the great realizations in the book is that ...
Views: 5067(4 votes) - Watch What You Say - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2010 from AGHORUNSE HENRYWatch What You Say What you say determines what is in your heart and eventually determines your placement in life. Out of abundance of heart speaks the mouth, since thoughts are words spoken that shapes our destiny, for better or for bitter. “How long will this wicked community grumble ...
Views: 1314(3 votes) - Stand Your Ground - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2010 from AGHORUNSE HENRYStand Your Ground God is not the author of confusion and you must not loose sight of the fact that He does not work or bound by human reports. He is not in the business of deception, oppression, manipulation or afflicts anyone. He is the light, and in Him is no darkness neither shadows of ...
Views: 1265(2 votes) - Facing Doubts - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2010 from Sandra HerseyHave you ever thought about what we would do if Jesus walked as a man on the earth today and He performed the miracles that we read about in the Bible? Many of Jesus’ followers were eye witnesses to the amazing miracles Jesus worked in His life while he was here on the earth. They watched ...
Views: 1359 - Gaining Comfort From Spirituality - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonI had a great session with a wonderful Medium the other day. I have felt as light as a feather ever since and yet very much rooted firmly to the ground as well; I guess the overall feeling is one of believing that I am exactly where I'm meant to be and also know where I should be going...and of ...
Views: 1432(1 vote) - Live Long and Prosper: The Luckiest Places on Earth - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2010 from Pete PrinyarojeAn old Yiddish proverb says "better an ounce of luck than a pound of gold", and we couldn't agree more. Throughout history, hard to find items like four-leaf clovers, rabbit's feet and other odd tokens are believed to possess some sort of power, bringing luck to the person possessing it. And in ...
Views: 3125(3 votes) - Telepathy with Animals; Do You Think Animals Receive and Respond to Human Thought and Feeling? - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Stephanie AltI never get tired reading amazing animal stories; how pets alert their owner’s when there is danger, and act as guides for those who are physically impaired. The astonishing tales of lost animals who find their way back home after years and miles of trekking. For many of us, our animals are like ...
Views: 1369(1 vote) - What is Culture? - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2010 from Lutus RealIn broad sense, it means the aggregation of material fortune and spiritual fortune, which are made in the social historical practice. In narrow sense, it means system that suits to the social mental condition and organizational institution, the reflection of the social politic and economic, and ...
Views: 3893 - I Feel Sad When Bad Things Happen to Other People - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2010 from Anne WestTerrible things happen every second on this planet. People and animals are harmed, or even killed. Plants are going extinct. Property is destroyed. Natural disasters wreak havoc. People lose their loved ones, become permanently disabled, or become homeless. The list of dreadful things that can ...
Views: 6628(4 votes) - ***Manifestation: Understanding the Law - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2013 from Laura Young(Having More of What you want in your Life) The Law of Manifestation is neutral and always working. Your life at this time is a reflection of all your past thoughts, beliefs, feelings, behaviors and attitudes. Recognizing that your life is greatly influenced by past experiences is the key to ...
Views: 12281(7 votes) - Holy Trinity: Who Is God? Who Is Jesus Christ? How About the Holy Spirit? - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2010 from Dr. Shirley Cheng, Blind Author with VisionWho is God? Who is Jesus Christ? And how about the Holy Spirit? The entire Bible clearly supplies all the information we need in order to know about them, so here, I will briefly answer these basic and fundamental questions using the Bible, God's final written authority for us. Why is knowing ...
Views: 3698(2 votes) - Bill Maher, Religious Fundamentalist? - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2010 from Michael CasteelBill Maher may be a gifted comedian, talk show host and the creator of the recent movie “Religulous” yet most would agree that he is about as far from being a fundamentalist you can get. Or Is he? Maher and I agree that it is ridiculous to steadfastly hold on to the belief that the ...
Views: 1479(3 votes) - 2009 the year of the lie – 2010 the year of reckoning - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2010 from Rev Michael BrescianiThose who think truth is a relative mix of situation ethics, existentialist mind wresting and just doing what feels good, usually don’t bother with questions about what is true. Those who seek only the truth stand in shock when they discover how few people care about the truth altogether. ...
Views: 1131(2 votes) - Unity versus Duality - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2012 from Valencia ClayQuote: “Unite all planes of expressions within your personality and transcend the duality world of conflicting opposites.” We approach the world in the form of duality and judge others for not fitting into our perception of reality. Internally, we struggle with the mind from tug of war and ...
Views: 1536(4 votes) - Blind Faith - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2012 from Salim Boss“By doubting we come to inquiry; and through inquiry we perceive truth.” ~ Peter Abelard (1079 -1142). He was a French philosopher and theologian. “Most institutions demand unqualified faith; but the institution of science makes skepticism a virtue.” ~ Robert King Merton (1910 – ...
Views: 1178(3 votes) - Mask of the Idealized Self - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2012 from Valencia ClayQuote: “You are the star of the show until the curtains close. When the mask comes off, who are you? Do you really know?” We idolize others to fit into society. Does the mask you wear represent truth or false reality? It will be difficult to measure up to what people expect you to be. Play ...
Views: 1524(4 votes) - Ending Limiting Beliefs - Writing A New Belief Code - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2009 from Sabrina RenéeYour beliefs are the blueprint for your life. What you believe determines how you experience the world. Whatever you believe is true for you. If you believe that world is unfair to you and you will never succeed, that is exactly how your life will be. Likewise, if you believe that you are ...
Views: 2391(3 votes) - Objective and Subjective Thinking - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2012 from Valencia ClayQuote: “View the world objectively and the eyes will open up to a new reality of infinite possibilities.” How can we get to better place in our lives? Learn to see the world objectively without the mind creating thoughts of struggles in order to survive. To see the world objectively, you ...
Views: 13841(6 votes) - Veils of Illusions - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2012 from Valencia ClayQuote: “When your mind is intruded with confusion, it becomes a victim to the Veils of Illusions.” The Veils of Illusions are distortions within the mind perceived from one’s own subjective thinking. When we judge the world based on personal experiences, we lose touch with universal harmony. ...
Views: 1156(4 votes) - Spirituality and material wealth; some thoughts - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2009 from Peter RoseMany, if not most, of the religions of the world suggest that you need to be poor in order to be “saved”; or that some how, being deprived and poor materially is the way to heaven. To some extent the definition of religion is going to get involved in any consideration of this suggestion. ...
Views: 1682(2 votes) - Levels of Consciousness - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2012 from Valencia ClayQuote: “The mind works like a computer. It does what you train it to do. Install an original program of positive thoughts with an attitude representing the new you." Our powerful mind operates like a machine. You perceive the world on the outside from the thoughts stored within your inner ...
Views: 1032(2 votes) - Defensive Walls - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2012 from Valencia ClayDefensive Walls Quote: "Let down your guard and release the walls of safety. Defense mechanisms will weigh you down. They are too heavy to carry around." We learned how to defend ourselves from the offenses of the world through our caregivers, environment, and societies troubles. We never ...
Views: 2114(6 votes) - The Problem Child Within Us - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2012 from Valencia ClayThe Problem Child Within Us Quote: "Who's that child that won’t go away? That’s the child you've left astray. We were born to experience happiness, fun and joy on earth until our minds became programmed after birth." As adults we sometimes hold back from expressing our childlike ...
Views: 1462(6 votes) - Gift of Salvation: How Can You Accept and Keep It? - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2009 from Dr. Shirley Cheng, Blind Author with VisionHow do we get saved? What are required for us to receive salvation? Since salvation is a gift from Jehovah God Almighty through His Son, Jesus Christ, accepting this gift is easy, not tricky at all. We are saved the moment we 1) repent of anything bad we've ever done and 2) accept Jesus as ...
Views: 4318(5 votes) - Believing in God: What Does It Really Mean and Involve? - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2009 from Dr. Shirley Cheng, Blind Author with VisionDo you believe in Jehovah God Almighty? If you answered "Yes," your answer would match about half of the human population, because Christians, Muslims, and Jews, all believe in the same God, Jehovah (though Muslims use the name Allah for God). While I do not doubt the depth or strength of ...
Views: 5516(3 votes) - A Flower On A Vine - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2009 from Katherine EpsteinThere once was a man who was very, very ill -- on death's door, his doctor's said. His best friend came to visit and asked him what he thought. The man sighed, and without lifting his head from his pillow pointed out the window at a vine growing on a wall in his garden. The friend looked ...
Views: 1023(2 votes) - Angel Hierarchies - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2009 from Liz McCaugheyBack in the 5th century, Dionysius wrote a book called ‘The Celestial Hierarchy’. Here a 9-fold hierarchy of supernatural beings was postulated and, although other writers have modified it or added detail since, this has been the largely accepted version. That said, it appears to have been ...
Views: 1419(2 votes) - The Meaning of Reincarnation - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2009 from Liz McCaugheyWhat is the meaning of Reincarnation? - It is the repeated entering into the physical. Or as Krishna said to Arjuna in “Bhagavad-Gita" “It is something permanent that inhabits successive ‘somethings’ that are impermanent.” Krishna to Arjuna “Bhagavad-Gita In Western philosophy there are ...
Views: 2012(1 vote) - MANAGING METAPHORS ABOUT LIVING AND DYING FOR EVERYDAY LIFE - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2009 from William CottringerMANAGING METAPHORS ABOUT LIVING AND DYING FOR EVERYDAY LIFE By Bill Cottringer “Key metaphors help determine what and how we perceive and how we think about our perceptions.” ~M.H. Abrams. Metaphors: Creative communication of words that magically simplify huge, complex realities into ...
Views: 2383(1 vote) - 2012 - Which Road Will You Choose? - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2009 from Jo-Anne CutlerRecently I tuned into a documentary about the prophecies of Nostradamus and the events and changes that he and others predicted would take place in the world; 21.12. 2012 believed to be the pinnacle date where the world will exist dramatically different than it does now. I am far from being ...
Views: 2143(5 votes) - The Art of Make Believe - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2009 from Camille StrateRemember when you were a kid and you played Make-Believe? Remember how easy it was to Make Believe you were a famous singer or an astronaut or a brilliant painter? You could sit in any room or under a tree or in your sandbox and actually BE that person. You'd see it all as clearly as if you were ...
Views: 2994(4 votes) - Setting Boundaries - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2011 from Lisa PhillipsHave you ever walked away from a person, event or situation and felt resentful or violated? If some of your experiences are making you uncomfortable, then it may be time to set some boundaries. Setting good boundaries is healthy. It is not rude, bad or wrong. It is not bad or rude or wrong! ...
Views: 2902(6 votes) - Another Gospel According to Ken Brandt: Farcical to the Point of Absurdity - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2009 from x xThe title of this article refers to “another gospel” as per 2nd Corinthians 11:4 and Galatians 1:6. There is a religious fellowship founded by the late Richard E. Rhodes; the Maranatha Bible Society. I once was an active member of this organization; these people taut themselves and their ...
Views: 1153(2 votes) - An Amazing Hug - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2009 from Fireflies TeamHe hadn’t felt this free for a long time. He marveled at how buoyant he felt – how he was almost floating with each bouncy step. Looking up at the sky he thought how much bluer it looked today – and how white the fleecy clouds were. Wow! And those flowers almost jumped out at him; their color ...
Views: 891(4 votes) - A Heaven of Perpetual Virgins, Sex and God. - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2009 from David SamuelIn the pursuit of truth and the hopeful clarification of the escalating lunacy that is pervading our world at present, cultivating a religious war of truly disastrous proportions, I offer you a touch of reality. It is unlikely that many people other than Moslems will read the Koran. It is ...
Views: 2807(2 votes) - How to be an Optimistic Pessimist - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2009 from David SamuelNegative is really positive. Accept what is and you will never be disappointed or fail. Generalities are the rule, we must play by the rules. Humans are unreliable. Know this and they are without failure, and you will be without failure. Everything is destined to fail and be destroyed, ...
Views: 1323(4 votes) - Native American Bird Medicines - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2009 from Paula BidwellThere are so many bird medicines. They are complex and tricky to describe. I have hesitated to write about them. Then the idea came that it would be better to start by sharing a few and then adding other stories later. The one’s I know are from personal experience and training. Water ...
Views: 5453(3 votes) - The Harmony of One - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2009 from Jean TindleThe Harmony of One Nine days of sacred sound and not a word to say. I have found my voice and lost it at the same time. While I have no way of conveying the depth and magic of the experience, there are stories to tell. It is my fervent wish that through the use of my "voice" here on the ...
Views: 1279(4 votes) - Does the Devil Really Exist? - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2009 from dherbs dherbsPersonally, I do not believe in the Devil or Satan, well, not as some individual entity with superpowers. The Devil is not real until and unless you deem the Devil to be real. I let belief in the Devil go many years ago and my life has totally prospered. Absent a concept of a creature called ...
Views: 2955(1 vote) - Tolerating Poor Behaviour from Others - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2011 from Lisa PhillipsWithin the article, I don’t plan to go into all the details of why some people tolerate poor behaviour more than others, but I do plan to give you a few key concepts which may help you put appropriate boundaries in place when dealing with such people. On the whole, we often attempt to be kind ...
Views: 3422(4 votes) - Simple Goal Setting - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2011 from Lisa PhillipsGoal setting is a very powerful technique that works! At its simplest level the process of setting goals and targets allows you to choose where you want to go in life. By knowing what you want to achieve, you know what you have to concentrate on and improve. Goal setting gives you long-term ...
Views: 1927(3 votes) - The Magic of Believing - Suggestion is Power - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2009 from Albert Grande"Thought attracts that which it is directed" explains Claude Bristol in The Magic of Believing. Bristol goes on to give valuable life-changing advice for anyone who desires more in their life. Bristol's masterpiece, written in 1948, opens with his description of how he was able to tap into ...
Views: 1871(4 votes) - The Law (and Power) of Belief - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 from Craig LockArticle Title: The Law (and Power) of Belief Author: Craig Lock (Eagle Productions Books) Category: Belief, faith, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Laws Spirituality Web Site: http://www.myspace.com/writercraig Other Articles are available at: ...
Views: 973(6 votes) - Bible: Can We Trust It? - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2009 from Dr. Shirley Cheng, Blind Author with VisionQuestion: The Bible's full of great stories but is there any convincing evidence for any of them? Answer: Long before people proved it scientifically, the Bible indicated that Earth hangs in space: "He stretcheth out the north over empty space, and hangeth the earth upon nothing," (Job 26:7) ...
Views: 2136(4 votes) - The Bible: Why Is It Special and Unique? - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2009 from Dr. Shirley Cheng, Blind Author with VisionWhat is so special about the Bible? The Bible is the most unique book for several reasons: 1) The Bible is the only accurate and complete account of human origin. It answers some of life's most important questions: Where did we come from? Why are we here? Where will we go? How can we ...
Views: 2850(2 votes) - Feeling Not Good Enough - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2011 from Lisa PhillipsDo you really think you are not good enough? Do you criticize yourself? Do you give yourself a hard time or punish yourself with harsh words or thoughts? Do you beat yourself up when you feel you have done something wrong? Do you get angry at yourself? Do you speak to your friends better than ...
Views: 5251(2 votes) - Your Negative Belief System - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2011 from Lisa PhillipsHow does the voice of your negative belief system sound? Do any of these sound familiar? You are worthless, useless, a failure, lazy, ugly, a mess, non-deserving, not good enough, unlovable, stupid, fat, etc etc etc! What sort of negative thoughts go through your mind? How do you speak ...
Views: 3115(2 votes) - The Story Of Fallen Angels - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2009 from Liz McCaugheyWe often hear about Angels and Archangels and the like. The story is always a pleasant one with their nature that of goodness and kindness. The dictionary defines an angel as “A Spiritual, Celestial Being, superior to Man in power and intelligence”. But what happens when an Angel turns to the ...
Views: 1114(1 vote) - What is an Angel? - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2009 from Liz McCaugheyMan has always believed that there were beings or entities, not like themselves, who were in and around his space – but not on the same plane or vibration of existence. There were several different forms of these ‘spirits’. Keywords: Angels, angel, archangel, ghosts, spirits, higher ...
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