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- Behind the Scenes Networking - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2011 from Jacque MillerBehind the Scenes Networking There is a lot of information available to learn how to do business networking even though I realize when it comes right down to it most of us do not apply what we have learned nor do we take advantage of the opportunity to learn really HOW TO invest in our network ...
Views: 1206 - Can You Live With Your Choices? Seriously? - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2011 from Darcy Keith“Mom, I don’t want to do gymnastics anymore,” I heard my seven year-old say a few months ago. She goes on to tell me that she doesn’t like the long practice hours that are required to be on the competitive gymnastics team. While I told her that she had to finish out the season due to the ...
Views: 1206 - Family Dynamics and the Older Driver - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2011 from Matt GurwellLast fall, I received a telephone call from a very troubled and frustrated young lady (“Mary”), pleading that I provide her with some resolution to what has developed into a family battle. The battle involves a family debate over the driving abilities of their 83 year old father. Mary says ...
Views: 1206 - Innocence - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Womens Recreation, Inc.It was a long time ago, the age of drive-ins and driving around drinking. It was a time of young love. It was a time of going to school and learning about boys. It was about fun and growing up. I remember meeting him at the local mall. He was a little older, had his own car and he was ...
Views: 1206(4 votes) - Law of Attraction Tools to Create Your Reality - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2013 from Dawn GrantHere are law of attraction tools that will put the nuts and bolts together for your goal setting experience. Tapping into these will give you the know how to making changes. They are the third set of law of attraction tools. Be aware of them before beginning your goal setting plan. The ...
Views: 1206 - The Dos and Don'ts of Regifting - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2009 from A.J. MillerAs someone who helps people deal with too much "stuff" and not enough space for it all (FYI: it doesn't matter how much space you have, you never have enough!), I think that regifting is a great way to be green, get the right item to the right person and declutter at the same time. In case ...
Views: 1206(3 votes) - When Walking Why Would You Walk With the Traffic Coming Towards You - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2010 from GARTH DELIKANIf you get accosted by someone in a car you will have the ability to see them coming, they also have to talk to you through the passenger car window if they are by themselves which means they have to stretch across the passenger seat to be able to speak with you with puts them in an unfavourable ...
Views: 1206 - Your Real Self Knows the Truth- Charging What You Are Worth - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2010 from Darla LeDoux"Help me understand something. How I can BOTH feel guilty about charging for my services, but at the same time feel resentful because they are not paying enough?" This question came up in a recent session with a private client. This client, and many others I have talked to in the past two ...
Views: 1206(3 votes) - Great Tips on Using Your DSLR Camera for Best Results - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2011 from Kenny TanIf you are new to DSLR photography, you may not know much about how to use all the features available on your camera to receive the best results on your photos. To help you out with the basics, here are some tips on how to ensure you get perfect pictures with your camera. - For a very ...
Views: 1204 - How To Live While You're Alive - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2015 from Tony Fahkry“Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out.” - Oliver Wendell Holmes When it became clear that the Master was going to die the disciples were depressed. The Master ...
Views: 1204 - Why Dr. Carson's Fame Is Like Christ's Triumphal Entry for the Adventist Church - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2015 from Richard RuhlingChrist's triumphal entry to Jerusalem had been foretold 500 years earlier, riding on a colt, Zechariah 9:9. God's purpose was to call attention to the prophecies concerning the Savior before Friday's crucifixion. Adventism may be due for a similar bipolar swing from popular now to ridicule ...
Views: 1204 - Best-Seller Predicts Papal Agenda, Muslim Invasion, Martial Law and No Free Elections - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2016 from Richard RuhlingSummary: When asked about the end of the world, Christ said to understand Daniel. Daniel's 7th and 8th chapters have political cartoons that fit the papacy as a little horn that grew out of the Roman Empire to become great, but it did bad things. Islam is represented by the ram in Daniel 8 that ...
Views: 1203 - Certain People - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2011 from Frances LucasThere is no doubt about it. We all have certain people who we are around on a regular basis who get on our nerves. For whatever reason, there are things they do which make us angry or aggravated. If we stop and think about it, other people can do the same things these people do but we don’t get ...
Views: 1203(1 vote) - Values Based Living Gives You the Results you are Looking For - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2009 from Rena ReeseEach day we are given the chance to create something---a product, learning, a relationship, a connection, ideas and really whatever we desire. Regardless of who you are, where you live and your economic, cultural and educational situation, the choice is real. Today, I ask you to look at what ...
Views: 1203 - Yoga Helps Us Embrace The Moment - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2010 from Donna DavidgeEMBRACE THE MOMENT We may have all heard this before: “Embrace the moment” but what exactly does that mean to you today? For many people embracing the moment in the current climate is something that seems impossible. It seemed easier when they had a job, thought they had their ...
Views: 1203 - Cahn's Readers of The Harbinger and the Shemitah Mystery, Hold On—It May Still Be Right! - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2015 from Richard RuhlingSummary: Jonathan Cahn is a well-liked author and speaker, but after recent disappointed expectations, many may be wondering, What happened? This article harmonizes the dual imagery for the Hebrew year and the time of judgment for 2015-2016 as the right year, with judgment still impending in the ...
Views: 1202 - Europe: Making Islam Great Again as Daniel 8 Foretold 2500 Years Ago - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2018 from Richard Ruhling'We are importing Islamic extremism, Arab anti-Semitism, national and ethnic conflicts of other peoples' “We cannot and will never be able to stop migration”, wrote the EU’s Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos recently. “At the end of the day, we ...
Views: 1202 - Judgment Impending on S.Cal & US as Gov Plans ‘Drill’—AZ Preps for Exodus of 400,000 in Major Quake that Bears the Message: Fear God; it’s Judgment Time & Bridegroom Comes - by Submitted on May 22, 2018 from Richard RuhlingFew people know that after a flame-throwing tank ignited the flammable tear gas in the Branch Davidian compound to murder them, that the records were stored in the Federal Murrah Building in Oklahoma City and the BATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) did a ‘drill’ with explosives placed ...
Views: 1202 - Pope Okays ‘Gays’; Calls Bible “Very Dangerous Book,” Worships Lucifer (Google) - by Submitted on May 21, 2018 from Richard Ruhling“Pope Francis reportedly told a gay man from Chile who was visiting the Vatican that God made him that way and loves him the way he is. Juan Carlos Cruz, was reportedly a victim of sexual abuse at the hands of a priest.” https://yhoo.it/2IYG1jI Rome is “Babylon, the Great, the Mother of ...
Views: 1202 - What are the obstacles that hold you back from living your life in flow? - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2018 from Christelle ChopardIt is helpful to be aware of the relationship between the Elements in our lives. Present situations or stories may inhibit the flow of energy which can create stress. Using the cycle through the Elements, it is possible to observe where there may be a resistance in the flow and create the ...
Views: 1202(1 vote) - Embracing a Shift at New Year's - by Submitted on May 12, 2010 from Julie GrayI once read a dating book by relationship expert John Gray (no relation:) who explained that one of the tricks to starting a good relationship was to always end your relationships in the best way possible. This has always stuck with me: If you embrace the change, are grateful for and learn from ...
Views: 1201 - Stay Grounded During the Holidays - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2010 from Mike RobbinsThe holiday season is now in full swing. If you're anything like me you probably have mixed feelings about the holidays. I love the excitement, parties, decorations, rituals, music, gifts, connections, and more. However, even these fun things can wear on me. And, the stress, drama, ...
Views: 1201 - When Surrender is Not an Option - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2011 from Danielle DaoustSurrender, as a spiritual principle, teaches us to yield to a Higher Power, to give oneself up to the power of the present. I have often suggested to clients that they needed to surrender to what IS... for example, if their partner wants out of the relationship, let them go, accept that things ...
Views: 1201 - ‘Blasphemous’ Ice Cream v Call to Know & Respect God - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2018 from Richard RuhlingA Canadian ice-cream company called “Sweet Jesus” seems hell-bent on a marketing plan based on blasphemy. One ad shows a Nativity Scene, but instead of baby Jesus, there’s an ice-cream cone. Other symbols mocking the faith include rosary beads, angels, and Christ on a crucifix.. ...
Views: 1201 - Are you willing to honour your ability? - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2011 from Angelika ChristieThese are the third and fourth virtues of nine attributes I promised to explain. I hope you remember the previous ones; they were: Awareness and Choice. IF you have not read my article on Awareness and Choice, call me and you can get a copy. Why is willingness to honour your ability so ...
Views: 1200 - Cahn's Readers of The Harbinger and the Shemitah Mystery, Hold On—It May Still Be Right! - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2015 from Richard RuhlingSummary: Jonathan Cahn is a well-liked author and speaker, but after recent disappointed expectations, many may be wondering, What happened? This article harmonizes the dual imagery for the Hebrew year and the time of judgment for 2015-2016 as the right year, with judgment still impending in the ...
Views: 1200 - Linking ourselves to the future - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2011 from Nick van TonderRecently I attended a really fantastic workshop on Time management, and I was struck by an amazing revelation. The revelation was not linked to anything that the lecturer had said, but it was what the lecturer said and what was in my head that caused the revelation to happen. During my time ...
Views: 1200 - The Passing of Energy - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2012 from Jodi ChapmanI was reading last night about how energy is contagious - just like the common cold. And while we take many precautions to protect ourselves from getting sick when we come in contact with others (such as washing our hands), we don't always take precautions to protect ourselves from taking on ...
Views: 1200(1 vote) - You Need This Life Hack Even If You Think You Don't! - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2015 from Lisa EdwardsAre You a Jellyfish Or A Hound Dog? Say what?! I know . . . I have a point. Think about it. Though jellyfish swim sometimes, they mostly just float around the ocean, dependent upon the currents to carry them. They don't have any direction in mind, they just . . . float. On the other ...
Views: 1200 - Catholics March for Life, for Pope & Roe v Wade - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2018 from Richard RuhlingIt's the 45th anniversary of Roe v Wade and the pope is offering 'plenary indulgences' to church members who participate in the March for Life in Washington. So what's a plenary indulgence? Googling 'plenary,' it means complete or absolute, and indulgence is “remission before God of the ...
Views: 1199 - How to Teach Young People About Compassion - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2017 from Rebecca HarperNo matter how progressive society becomes, there is always some element of bullying and prejudice that brings us right back to an unwavering constant of love and hatred. Displaying and teaching a child about the various acts of compassion, is a powerful life lesson that will stay with them ...
Views: 1199 - People Who Are "Lost." - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2011 from Charles HicePart One. Fictitious names. During last four years, I have worked in a small homeless shelter(fourteen people). And, I have worked with over four hundred residents. Ages: 18 to 70. When some people first entered our building - they stood still - in shock and anxiety. Some people walked ...
Views: 1199(2 votes) - When is it time to go? - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Gina VitaloneWe have all experienced a time when we were ready to leave something... ready to make a change or just ready for something different. This could be a relationship, a job or a move; or it can even be a way of thinking. Do you recall that feeling way down in your stomach that just tells you - ...
Views: 1199 - 6 factors to consider when selecting the perfect cloud backup provider - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2017 from Pritom DasSecuring your data is crucial and you need to back up your data regularly because who knows when you have a bad day where you lose all your essential data, it can cause some serious interruption in your daily routine and you might face certain difficulties in your business operations or other ...
Views: 1198(1 vote) - Brief Encounters - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from Frances LucasThere are many brief encounters in life with others who we may only see for a moment. We have time to talk with them only for a few minutes about whatever comes to our minds. There are other times when we have meetings or encounters where we spend a few hours, or even a day with someone we may ...
Views: 1198 - Healing the Mind, Body and Spirit, Part 5, The Spirit - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2015 from Womens Recreation, Inc.Every living thing has a spirit. The spirit never dies; it lives on through the actions and memories of others. A spirit can pass from generation to generation. The spirit is a part of your heart and soul. It is everything that you love and hold so dear in your heart. It is everything that ...
Views: 1198 - How Do Your Perceptions Color Your Reality? - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2015 from Lisa EdwardsYou Perceive The Truth Based On Your History All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions. ~Leonardo da Vinci What does perceive mean? It means to become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand or interpret or look on (someone or something) in a particular ...
Views: 1198 - Freedom of Press Is for Issues, Not People-Bashing - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2016 from Richard RuhlingA Yahoo headline offered 33 Amish Facts that Will Make Your Skin Crawl. After 10 clicks, my skin still wasn’t crawling. The Amish’ lower cancer rates (no drinking or smoking--they raise their own produce and live well without electricity, a survival advantage for an EMP attack when people in ...
Views: 1197 - Values and Perfectionism: Failure Leads to Success (if We Allow Them to) - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2011 from Lacy S. PierceEveryone alive or who has ever lived has/had their own individual and unique values. Without our values, we likely would not survive just as our ancestors couldn’t have done without their mythologies (if they hadn’t been able to form some sort of explanation for the systems in their ...
Views: 1197(2 votes) - Law Of Attraction - The One Problem - by Submitted on May 24, 2011 from Saskia RoellSometimes it’s just plain funny to see how the Universe gives you exactly what you ask for. After four years of cleaning our big Victorian house by myself, I wanted a cleaning lady. Would I find someone who matched my expectations? My past experiences in Holland with cleaning ladies ...
Views: 1197 - Who Exactly are Fanning the Flames of the Syria Crisis? - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2015 from Christopher EvansThe ongoing Syria crisis, described as the ‘greatest humanitarian disaster since WWII’ continues to shock and appal in equal measure, and it’s not hard to see why. As the world wakes up to the realisation that these refugees are not freeloaders after all, but are literally fighting for their ...
Views: 1197 - Opportunities Unlimited - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2009 from Barbara CampbellOpportunities are all around us. We just need to have the vision to see them and the courage to grab them and hold on. We can learn a great deal from people. Let us take for example Ludwig Von Beethoven, who came from a musical family, but was totally deaf when he composed some of his greatest ...
Views: 1196 - You Were Born to Win - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2012 from Angie ThompsonI first read See You at the Top (Zig Ziglar`s classic first book) over Christmas one year during college. I had heard of Zig, and checked out the book from the library. I took pages of notes since I couldn`t write in the book. I still have the notes. Soon after, I started listening to Zig`s ...
Views: 1196(1 vote) - Alive and Kicking – Take the Three Point Test to See if You’ve Come Alive - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2010 from sarah palmerAlive and definitely kicking, that’s me! I’m not ready to roll over and slump into anonymity passing the limelight to the next generation. It’s not that I want to be famous, particularly in today’s climate where to be up there with the stars is like waiting for the vultures to pounce. I just ...
Views: 1195 - An Understanding Heart - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2011 from Frances LucasIt is really useless for us to worry. It is useless for us to worry about other people. It is useless for us to worry about tomorrow. It is useless for us to worry about the things of the world. We can’t change things or people by worrying about what may or may not happen. We really can’t change ...
Views: 1195(1 vote) - Can You Play in Alternate Universes? Two Easy Visualisations to Manifest Your Goals Fast - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2011 from Denise Duffield-ThomasLet your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes. Walt Whitman How in control do you feel of your life right now? Do you feel like you can make changes at will or are things "decided" for you? For years I saw myself at the mercy of fate. If the game of life was roulette ...
Views: 1195(2 votes) - Fix your life's problems through dream symbol interpretation - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2011 from Doug CutlerThe subconscious is the best professor and doctor that you could ever find. The wise subconscious mind produces your dreams in order to protect your mental health and help you develop your intelligence, toward you becoming a genius. A dream basically reveals the dreamer's mistakes, also what you ...
Views: 1195 - Life Often Works In Mysterious but Wonderful Ways - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2012 from Eric SolomonHere is an inspiring story I recently heard that I thought well worth telling here in my own words: His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to eke out a living for his family from the hard earth, he heard a loud cry for help coming from a nearby ...
Views: 1195 - The Jewish Fight with History is Like the Plight of People Everywhere - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2015 from Richard RuhlingSummary: History is His story—the story of God and His people. But life is often like the picture of a camouflaged tiger. In real life, survival may depend on recognizing the tiger in its context. The tiger's eyes don't fit the context of stripes in tall grass. Details are important. So it is ...
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