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Tarot Readings Part 2
Now that you just’ve made your ideas and celebrated your victories, there may
very well be a feeling of “what’s following?” You could uncover that, such as
the tiny leaves forming within the crops, you happen to be in a waiting online
game with forces ... Views: 1587
WANT A SHOT OF HOPE?
(How’s Your Spiritual Life?)
Someone sees that word “spiritual” and the mind says “oh no, more religious crap”. That someone, back then, was me.
For those who are familiar with my blogs, you’ll know I like simplicity and often turn to the good book written by Mr. Webster ... Views: 1586
In order to find out what your true calling is - what life path you are meant to be on, you can tune in to your inner voice. You can sit still, breathe, and listen to what your wisdom deep inside wants you to know.
Another way to find this out is by gaining clarity through contrast.
Have ... Views: 1585
SITTING IN JUDGEMENT
No judgment
Everything in life holds both a blessing and a curse. We deny this when we label the events of our lives as either good or bad. The following old Zen story illustrates this lesson most effectively.
A farmer had a horse but one day, the horse ran away and so ... Views: 1585
Festivals of light such as Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa (African American), Diwali (India), etc, symbolize the rebirth and awakening of the sacred flame of love in the hearts of individual persons, as well as in the collective heart of humanity. This living flame of love and goodness can serve ... Views: 1585
It was Buckminster Fuller who said “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete”.
This is the area that many professional change agents and social entrepreneurs are working in with grand missions to ... Views: 1584
In recent years, one concern has continually cropped up in my practice.
The concern regards the nature of suffering, and the question that usually arises involves why suffering exists. One recent client asked me, “If God is loving, then why am I constantly faced with pain and suffering?” ... Views: 1584
INNOCENT LITTLE GIRL
As tears rolled down my face, I remember it as if it was yesterday. I was wearing purple and white polka dotted shorts. My mother, my aunts and my grandmother traveled to Texas to visit this man who’s actions does not warrant him the name of grandfather. I was so excited ... Views: 1582
I surely do! I also believe that we only come back, because we have work to do!
Do you remember why you're here on Earth? What are some of the goals you have to accomplish? What your PURPOSE is? Or even more interesting..... what is your connection with some of the people you love or even ... Views: 1581
Career is bread for everyone. There are instances where career can boost up your life to great heights. If not chosen the best suited for your career also destroys your life.
One can not deny the fact of career importance in Life. Let us have a look at how Indian Vedic Astrology helps you ... Views: 1581
If you desire life balance between your inner Self and the outer world, you must practice self-discipline. True power also comes from discipline. It requires that you control your mind and emotions. It requires that you find ways to honor the inner You. As you practice self-discipline, you ... Views: 1581
Your Destiny: An Unfolding Spiritual Chronicle
Do Destiny and Free Will Co-Exist? I am often asked whether I believe that everything in our lives is predestined or whether I believe in free will. So, I thought this was good timing to delve into this fascinating topic! My answer is that I ... Views: 1579
When? How? WHY?!
These are questions we’d ask ourselves when we begin to realize the need for a ‘change’.
This happen when we become aware that something hasn’t been working the way we’ve had wanted or expected it would, and we were left with the sour taste of disappointment, sorrow or plain ... Views: 1577
YOUR SOUL IS CALLING: WILL YOU ACCEPT THE CALL?
I wrote and published a book years ago (available on amazon.com - http://tiny.cc/YOURSOULISCALLING) that was titled YOUR SOUL IS CALLING: WILL YOU ACCEPT THE CALL? It was written during a time that followed my near death experience and all of ... Views: 1576
ADAPTABILITY & MANIFESTING OUR BEST POSSIBLE FUTURE REALITY NOW
Adaptability is one of the most important spiritual qualities to integrate, and the key to success in our lives. We need to be adaptable because people can be self-centered, self-absorbed, scattered, fearful and ungrounded. ... Views: 1571
The world was made to believe technology would offer the people assistance in creating a global society where peace would reign. But the truth is technology has heightened the awareness of the global differences that were apparent even before technology entered the global arena. As much as ... Views: 1569
If you don’t like the way the world is or how your country is, your first question would be, well, can I play a part in changing it for the better? If you find that the answer to that question is no, then your next question is, then shall I stay involved in this world the way it is, and do I ... Views: 1567
Health and healing are not what we have been led to believe they are. Modern Western medicine and science tell us that disease is a scourge and that the primary goal of treatment is to cure it. In order to achieve cures, we fight illnesses with drugs; remove diseased parts; replace worn out ... Views: 1566
Sadness, missing people you love who have left. Be in Love.
“On the 3rd day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…” a Remembrance of Love. Our True Love is the Holy Spirit, or God, or whatever you call the Most High.
Many people experience deep despair during the Holidays. The absence of ... Views: 1566
It was a warm summer evening in June. I was a senior in high school, and everyone in our class had been invited to offer a performance piece as our “Senior Farewell Event” for friends and family. I decided that I’d sing Oh Very Young by Cat Stephens. It’s a song that is a bit challenging ... Views: 1566
If you are reading this blog, you have probably at one point either heard of, or read the Seth Godin's book, "Linchpin". If you haven't read it yet, here's the highlight: be indispensable. I would take it another step, and say that you need to be indispensable to the right people.
I had a ... Views: 1564
If you want to change some things in your life you have to change some things in your life. Start by changing the way you look at your challenges. Use creative thinking to make a long list of possible solutions to your challenges and then critical thinking to narrow down the most effective ... Views: 1563
Romans 12:1, "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service."
Our service and obedience to God is the best thing we could ever to for God. Without faith and obedience, it ... Views: 1563
Did you know that your values are an integral part of who you are? If you didn’t have the values that you have, your entire attitude toward life would be different.
However, your most important values, maybe your top two or three, should be absolutely non-negotiable. I call these your core ... Views: 1563
To the Americans it is Mom, but to the British it is Mum! (or is it!)
Whether it is Mom or Mum – most of us dearly love our mums. By the way the word Mom is used widely in the Midlands of England (Think Birmingham). Mom and Mummy are old-English words. In some parts of Scotland they also use ... Views: 1560
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How many times in our daily lives do we meet people who are just unhappy? Life can throw so many curve balls our way that sometimes happiness seems like an elusive concept, left only to those who “have everything”. Hi, I’m ... Views: 1560
At one point life might question you, what is the purpose of life? "Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to ... Views: 1558
Commonly people think that their life purpose means ‘something they are here to do.’ This is often a very nebulous and frustrating proposition for people because they don’t ‘know where to find their purpose’ or ‘how to know they’ve their life purpose.’ What happens if you have a life purpose ... Views: 1558
“We’re all connected.” It’s the ubiquitous mantra of new-agey types. Chances are if you’ve ever watched Oprah, were a fan of the TV show Lost, or have read just about anything I’ve written, you are very familiar with this concept. Along with its close cousin “everything happens for a reason,” ... Views: 1556
You are a powerful creator. The Source Energy that creates worlds flows through you and all things. Believing is vital. Believe in yourself as a Divine Being in human form. Believe that you already have the creative power within for your sacred journey on Earth.
As you develop your ... Views: 1555
Hooked-up with a friend I hadn’t seen in a while today. And I’m very glad we had lunch together. You know, the lessons life unexpectedly throws our way can be absolutely amazing. She taught me one such lesson.
Suzanne and I were in the same cohort throughout grad school. I’ll never forget ... Views: 1554
Ya, Jah, Ra, YHWH, Jehovah, Brahman, Elohim, El Shaddai, Adonai, Zeus, Theos, Logos, Krishna, Om, Heavenly Father, Divine Mother, Ishvara, Paramatman, Purusha, Allah, Sat and Lord – these are just a few of the more popular names in the attempt to label the original source and substance, creator ... Views: 1553
Mention the word "goals" around a lot of people and they will immediately hide their heads or look the other way! There's something about the word that feels like pressure. Perhaps it's because when we were growing up parents and teachers told us the goals they thought we should have, rather ... Views: 1553
All human beings want to be happy and what is even more beneficial is knowing how to be happy no matter what. The suicide of fashion designer, longtime girlfriend of Mick Jagger, L'Wren Scott makes one think what could have prevented it or stopped it. The truth is we will never know. However, ... Views: 1551
A good friend of mind recently commented that his own kids and their friends are a lot less materialistic than our generations were, and that numerous surveys show that Millennials don't want their jobs to interfere with their family or social life. He went on to say that, "Some say this is ... Views: 1551
Who am I? Have you ever asked that? Its a good question and the answers change as we change. "You are who you are...even before you know...who you are."
When we are born, we have certain genes,personality traits and emotional ranges from our parents. As we grow older, these "gifts" grow as ... Views: 1551
By Jim Phillips 9/22/10
Have you ever considered that most of what you believe to be true you have never experienced first hand? Think about it, most of what we believe we have been told by someone else, have read it somewhere or heard it somewhere and then have come to the conclusion that it ... Views: 1550
Ramzan is a holy month set aside by Muslims all over the world for fasting. The term, Ramzan, also refers to Ramadan. It is a Persian transliteration of "Ramzān".
As I give information about everything Ramadan, I'll be sharing with you some Ramzan images which you can also share to friends ... Views: 1548
Part-9:Principle of Anekantwad-Syadwad for Knowing beneath the Substances
1.0 In eternal destructive modification of substances, there have been opposite logical reason fallacy to support views. This causes the development of divergent views leading to controversy. It has been explained (2) ... Views: 1547
One of the most powerful ways to change your self-image is to replace negative thoughts about yourself with positive ones. You do this by taking time each day to visualize how you would like to be. The more you visualize your ideal self-image, the more you will actualize it in your life.
This ... Views: 1543
Famous people throughout history have said some interesting things about fate.
Napoleon Bonaparte, 19th century French military leader, one of the most triumphant military commanders of all time, said, "Circumstances--what are circumstances? I make circumstances." It seems Napoleon didn't ... Views: 1543
Are you living an authentic life? How would you know where to find the answer to this question?
Frank Joseph said “Following a vocation, that inner call, is not self-indulgence or an excuse for laziness. Doing what one really wants to do is hard work, but it is self-fulfilling as nothing ... Views: 1539
It is the nature of fire to emit heat and give light. Anything coming in contact with it starts burning according to those situations and contact. Once the fire dies down even if a lot of fuel is there no fire will be seen to blaze. If wet sticks are lit only dark smoke will emerge. There will ... Views: 1539
Essential Time Management
By Kamila Harkavy
There’s something about the end of the year: whether it’s that business slows down, looking at the year in review – what went well, what didn’t, what could be improved or different; or that people start thinking about the New Year and making a ... Views: 1538
There is only one true desire. All of our longings, goals, and motivations are reaching toward a single fulfillment. The ultimate pot of gold that we long to reach at the end of our infinitude of rainbows is joy. Embracing joy is the driving force that helps us to get out of bed each day and the ... Views: 1538
The argument has been something after this manner: The Ultimate Cause back of all things must be One, since Life cannot be divided against Itself; the Infinite must be One, for there could not be two Infinites. Whatever change takes place must take place within the One; but the One must be ... Views: 1538
There is no greater and more fulfilling feeling in life than to love and be loved. And human beings aren’t the only ones who are accounted for when it comes to that, as animals, plants and other forms of life thrive upon love or loving influences. Power, fortune, success, or any other human ... Views: 1536
What is Personal Growth and Getting Yourself Together?
There are many people in our society today that are very unhappy or unsatisfied with their lives for one reason or another. Whatever reason they have for being unhappy, there is undoubtedly a way to change it. Sometimes it requires a ... Views: 1534
As a child we were born to our parents. Some poverty stricken, some wealthy,some who were fearful, some who had no fear.
As we get older and mold into our parents ( for some of us) as some follow in their footsteps and become carpenters,woodworkers,factory workers,office workers,and so ... Views: 1533
FISHING POLE-FOOD FOR LIFE
Yesterday, I had posted something that asked for input and answers to a couple of specific questions. I am still looking for more input, and thanks to those of you who did respond.
I got one great reminder and I have to remember it, and it may be a great reminder for ... Views: 1532