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How often have you started a fitness program, decided to learn a new skill, promised yourself to paint your living room or finish a landscaping project, only to encounter seemingly endless resistance? Sometimes the resistance is generated internally; sometimes it comes from external sources such ... Views: 731
With American newspapers today reporting the news that gas prices have topped $3 per gallon all over the U.S., 25 dollars doesn't mean much anymore--it won't even pay for a full tank. But to an orphan in the slums of Kolkata (formerly known as Calcutta) it means the difference between a ... Views: 2396
Are you ready to start your own e-business?
"Get out there and take risks!" can be good advice -- but you want to take enlightened risks that lead to success. Sometimes your beliefs are indeed self-defeating -- and sometimes they accurately reflect reality. Work with a consultant or trusted ... Views: 837
The 3 BIG Realties
We all use the word reality as though it had one common meaning that we could all agree on. Sometimes maybe we agree but often we don’t. There are 3 really big and very important realities that we all have to deal with one way or another.
1. The world out there. This ... Views: 820
Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side, of course! That age old question continues to delight young children. In their eyes it’s a simple question with a simple answer.
Adults on the other hand have fun complicating the chicken’s decision to cross the road by asking more ... Views: 904
Are you trying to move ahead in your career, expand your business,save more money, have quality family time or play a better game of golf? Do you have glimpses of grandeur or brilliant ideas only to have them fade quickly away? A voice inside your head begins chattering, "Who do you think you ... Views: 912
OK, this is for the big bucks folks! Are you ready to be a SOUL-Survivor in your own life? Are you ready to outwit, outplay, outlast those irritations that drain your energy and frustrate your goals for an easy and enjoyable life? Are you ready to vote them off your island permanently?
For ... Views: 836
Are you someone who wants a simpler life, but who associates simplifying with giving away everything you own, and going back to baking your own bread? Unfortunately, that attitude can scare you away from making the simple (pardon the pun) kind of changes that can make your life so much easier, ... Views: 914
In the spring of 1996, Sarah Holbrook moved to a place as basic as the life she wants to live.
A forty-four-year-old entrepreneur who had parlayed her intelligence, charm and wit into an annual income approaching six figures, she sold her house and flourishing business in a major city to ... Views: 856
Discovering your own truth is brutal at times, because it means being totally honest, and not making excuses for what seemingly ends up being your blurred vision of self. I'm sure rose-colored glasses have their place, but not in the journey to self which requires a wide screen and consistently ... Views: 766
Society has dictated our behaviors since day one. Look at how the electronic and print media influence what we think, and the choices we make. The majority of attitudes and behaviors we carry through life are "learned," because we aren't born with them. We "learn" the differences in skin color, ... Views: 927
Society has dictated our behaviors since day one. Look at how the electronic and print media influence what we think, and the choices we make. The majority of attitudes and behaviors we carry through life are "learned," because we aren't born with them. We "learn" the differences in skin color, ... Views: 592
"-The Declaration of Independence"
In a crowded, airless room in the city of Philadelphia 223 years ago this week, a group of men solemnly stepped forward, one by one, and affixed their names to a single sheet of paper -- each man knowing that if they faltered in their collective vision, ... Views: 783
Michelangelo looked down at the boy and smiled. "Why," he said kindly, "I'm going to let the angel out."
Not only am I deeply impressed by the artist's perception that the angel already resided in the marble, but I also feel that by chipping away at our own rough edges, the angel within us ... Views: 679
THE SECRET …AND MORE
by Natalia Alexandria
It has been nearly impossible not to notice all the hoop-la surrounding The Secret, the book, and the DVD. The Law of Attraction and its positive message has taken off. As I stand in reverence to the many laws of the universe, I was happy to ... Views: 1679
Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another.
~Juvenal, Satires
When I envision life as one continuous, free flowing stream nothing I encounter comes as a shock. Becoming one with my life, as with nature, I can clearly see the significance of the moss that gathers, the boulders that ... Views: 794
The past represents lessons learned. It holds memories that when reflected on give guidance to the present. The past is not meant to hold on to, live in, wish on, grieved over, or to be brought into the present. It is simply a part of life that is key to future growth. When applying what is ... Views: 897
The nature of being human is being imperfect. We, as human beings, make mistakes every day. Making mistakes can be a great learning experience.
Finding out how not to do something can be as important as discovering the correct way to do it. Some of the world’s greatest discoveries and ... Views: 1682
What does it mean to live purposefully? Simply put, it means that we live each day as though it may be our last chance to make difference in the lives of others or in our own lives. It means that we decide to make our living meaningful and focus our energies on accomplishing our goals. Living ... Views: 778
When man comes to see himself as he is rather than how he supposedly thinks he should be to please others, he will enter into the psychic space of his subconscious mind and exercise the power necessary to become himself like no other. Until then, he will suffer greatly because he continues to ... Views: 1133
If you haven’t decided yet what your mission is and what it is you want to realize in this life, then you are wasting time and energy on all kinds of trivialities keeping you from what it is you really came here for.
When there is no goal to strive for, when you don’t have an overview of your ... Views: 1575
American author Alvin Toffler said, "The illiterate of the future are not those that can not read or write. They are those that can not learn, unlearn, relearn."
By now we should all be aware that in order to improve one's position in life, we must continue to learn new things. But in order to ... Views: 753
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The creating and sustaining of physical, emotional and spiritual well being with your self, your environment and your wealth-generating activities is dependent upon your ability to clearly articulate, be in passion with and live your core philosophy.
Tend to yourself first, to your environment ... Views: 948
It is perfectly OK to say, "No." You have permission. Many people do not like to disappoint others by saying, "No." They will tend to acquiesce even when overloaded. Sometimes those with the need to please will agree to do something when it is not in their best interest just to be accommodating. ... Views: 822
¡°Trust the universe. Trust means that the circumstances that you are in are working toward your best and most appropriate end.¡± (Gary Zukav)
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Iceberg¡¦
Lumbering, solitary, majestic¡¦ She stands tall and impervious. The mistress of her wintry ... Views: 796
¡°You may already be a loser¡±.
(Sweepstakes letter received by Rodney Dangerfield.)
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Oh the almost painful din! The extravagance! The swirling, writhing masses of hysterical cheering people! The Magnificent trumpet fanfare! Cecil B. Demills ... Views: 850
When is hate OK? When it's the feeling you have toward average.
Let me make this point clearly and without reservation. I hate average!
What is average? My dictionary describes it as being about midway between extremes. Being not out of the ordinary. Common. You know, "Average".
To me ... Views: 796
I had a friend ask me a question not to long ago that really led me to do some thinking. "How do you manage to stay so positive all the time?" You never seem to have "bad" days she said.
Truthfully the thing is physically I have plenty bad days. I’m convinced more than my fair share of them. ... Views: 2553
We humans are a funny, funny breed. We spend our entire lives working and working and working to acquire ‘stuff? We buy and surround ourselves with the biggest, fanciest this or that when all the while what we really need and want is something you can’t buy anywhere. The thing we all spend our ... Views: 746
Though not always apparent, we always have a choice about the direction we take in life. We choose whether we will have a positive or negative attitude. We choose with whom we will spend time. We choose what we will do to make a living. Though we may not always be happy with our choices, we ... Views: 878
You should be blissfully happy everyday. "Peace of mind" isn't just a catchphrase. It should be a reality in each of our lives...everyday! So why instead are we such quick-tempered, caffeine-driven, road-raged beings who never have enough time for anything?
It's because of the rat race! We have ... Views: 1390
One of the most important things to work on and maintain when it comes to using the law of attraction and attracting everything you want in your life is your ability to raise and maintain a high vibration. Just as light travels at a certain vibration, as does sound, and everything else in the ... Views: 1038
Silent as the grave goes thought.
Swift and sure it reaches all
Who then make of it what they will
Good or bad, great or small
Just as we live at the bottom of a sea of air, without which we could not survive, we also live in a sea of thought. As I write this ... Views: 587
What is it about a great movie preview that makes us so excited to actually see the real thing? Is it that our favorite actor or actress is in the cast, maybe an unbelievable love story, or perhaps the content of the movie closely resonates with our hearts? Whatever the reasons may be, movie ... Views: 728
Imagine that the Universe is like a Cosmic Kitchen, ready and willing to take your orders and fulfill them. The Cosmic Menu is Infinite, so you can order anything you want. The key is knowing what you want and how to place your order effectively using affirmations and visualizations.
What DO ... Views: 804
Recently I was filling my car at a gas station after work. The city was experiencing an unusually high rate of thefts of fuel. Gas and runs. In order to combat this problem some stations with rear pumps required the driver to prepay with credit or debit card on that pump. This was due to the ... Views: 897
Are you aware of the single ** most powerful ** asset in your business? Is it money? Is it employees? Is it your credentials or intellectual knowledge? Is it your products or services?
No, actually, it is none of these. Your single most important business asset is your MIND ... more ... Views: 704
I sat on a cold cement bench, with paper and pencil in hand. My college assignment: to observe the apes at the Detroit Zoo. I sat in front of an indoor cage that held a massive silver-back gorilla. For fifteen minutes I watched as he sat expressionless on the floor. I couldn’t believe he could ... Views: 1016
The hostages from the plane crash in China are coming home. Fate has a strange habit of intervening in our lives when we need it most.
After weeks of listening to the doom and gloom circulated by the media spin doctors, it's about time there is a story about good people that still believe in ... Views: 816
What is it about giving up that provides temporary relief of obstacles? Obstacles have a very important role in helping us stay focused and committed to our goals. I believe that obstacles are meant to help us strengthen our resolve to win. Winning is the objective, isn?t it? So what happens ... Views: 928
We journey together in discovering ourselves. You are on this human journey to express life in a way that only you can express it. How can you filter out the myriad of distractions and focus on allowing your inner light to shine? In our culture, it is easy to get caught up in the stream of busy, ... Views: 789
I learned a valuable less from my 13-year-old son last week. We were hiking in the woods on our very hilly, rocky farm. He stopped near a cliff and starting hurling some rather large rocks over the edge, seeing how successfully he could get them to smash on a large boulder at the bottom. I got ... Views: 906
Time management is not about managing time. Time is a constant, it does not change. The only thing we can change is the management of ourselves. So, if it’s the end of the day and you’re only halfway through your To-Do list, it is time to upgrade your self-management skills.
Are you being ... Views: 711
Life is a series of transitions ?some huge, some small; some chosen by us, and others forced upon us. We experience transitions in all areas of our lives including career, family, beliefs, relationships, physical and emotional states, etc. The process of going through a life transition is ... Views: 835
One of the most amazing areas of self-creation comes in the form of words. The things we think and say to ourselves and the things we think and say to others carries a creative surge of power. This is an area of creation that is often underemphasized. It is truly incredible how we can become so ... Views: 1185
One of the most amazing areas of self-creation comes in the form of words. The things we think and say to ourselves and to others carries a creative surge of power. This is an area of creation that is often underemphasized. It is truly incredible how we can become so unaware of the words that ... Views: 887
I really love gardening. When we were kids, my father, rarely home as a ship’s captain, made a huge garden in our back yard. We grew lots of vegetables that I never ate, but it was the collaboration and time spent that I truly loved.
Now, as an adult, I no longer live in a house with a big ... Views: 1005
Are You’re a Victim?
Why do we choose to beat ourselves up over things that we’ve done, but not only that, frequently things that are done to us? So many of us seem to have a desire or need to make ourselves a victim. I call this phenomenon Victimhood and you won’t find that term in any ... Views: 1258
Meaning
Consciousness is a word that we hear quite often and its meaning seems to be whatever the user decides it is. Never mind the dictionary definition, there are numerous spiritual, psychological, religious and metaphysical meanings. Nearly everyone who uses the term winds up having to tell ... Views: 906