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- The Link between Fulfillment and Life Purpose - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2009 from Lori RadunFifteen years into my business career, I began to feel unfulfilled. Deep in my soul, I had a desire to make a difference in the lives of other people. Some people would argue that I was making a difference. I contributed to the success of an organization; I managed people and helped them grow ...
Views: 1431 - The Awakened Soul: Marching to a Different Drum - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2011 from Jacob NordbyA nice definition of an awakened person: a person who no longer marches to the drums of society, a person who dances to the tune of the music that springs up from within. ~ Anthony de Mello Within each of us is an inner orchestra and it is led by Soul, the invisible conductor of our life. We ...
Views: 1430 - Blooming At Midlife - How the Recession Can Help You Bloom - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2010 from Tomar LevineIs it possible to expand when the world is contracting? To bloom in a time of drought? I propose that it is! With the world in crisis and the economy in turmoil, you can flower and even flourish. I suggest that the very upheaval the world is going through can even help you flourish! Four ...
Views: 1429(1 vote) - 7 Things that Lead to a Successful Business - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Alrick RobinsonOk, so we all need a successful business and we all try to get that bit of magic that puts us ahead. But, are there things that you can point out that will pin down success definitively? Many people claim to have the answers and some even claim uniqueness in their abilities. For example, they ...
Views: 1427(1 vote) - Compassion and enlightenment part 1 - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2019 from Merlyn SeeleyWritten right after the author’s experience of another stage of enlightenment experienced on October 2, 2009, while listening to a mantra set to music by Kailash called “Saman Mantra”. What is compassion? How can we be compassionate? How can we learn to love everyone? Avalokitesvara, ...
Views: 1426(3 votes) - Discover a Roadmap for the Journey of Life After Death...The Seven Doors, a New Age Novel - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2009 from Daniel NoyesThe greatest fear is not public speaking...it is death. What will happen? Is there more? There are many books on the subject of death and most are non-fiction. I decided it would be less intimidating to present an answer to the big question in an adventure novel format. This format was used ...
Views: 1424(9 votes) - Meaning, Purpose and the Great Perhaps - My Story - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2019 from Carol KnoxI am sharing my story, about how I discovered my own meaning and began to unfold my life purpose. I give an overview of how this began to unfold in my life, which has brought me to the possibility of fulfilling my meaning, through reaching out to others. I have come to this late in life, after ...
Views: 1424 - So, You Want to be a Psychic? - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2016 from T. Renee RichardsonAloha! So, you want to learn tarot, become a psychic reader, develop your intuition. Many people are feeling that call, without quite understanding it or the history behind it. Here’s the thing – all those three desires are separate, each rife with misconceptions. Working ...
Views: 1424(1 vote) - Embrace Self-Empowerment To Consciously Co-Create - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2013 from Moreen DuFermontEmbrace Self Empowerment To Consciously Co-Create To Embrace a Self Empowerment Model means To Embrace your Inner Brilliance. My hope is that this one sentence captures the essence of this article. The reason I say this is because in order to truly become a self-empowered individual, you ...
Views: 1423 - How to Find and Follow your Inner Calling (from the Oprah Winfrey Show - Part One) - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2009 from Craig LockTitle: How to Find and Follow your Inner Calling (from the Oprah Winfrey Show - Part One) Submitted by Craig Lock Category/Subject: Personal growth, Oprah Winfrey, dreams, inspiration, life purpose, success, motivation. Web Site: Craig's new blog (with extracts from his various writings: ...
Views: 1423(3 votes) - Why Not Leave Well Enough Alone? - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2012 from Adriana HillEvery once in a while someone asks me how I got interested in this fierce quest for Growth and Healing. Why not leave well enough alone? What is all this talk of following your Destiny? Isn’t it hard enough just to keep our head above the water? Why not be grateful for being able to keep a roof ...
Views: 1423 - THE NATURE OF SATYUGA OR GOLDEN ERA AND ITS EXPERIENCE - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2011 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaManifestation of humanity and evolution commenced from India. Its focal point was Aryavarta. Aryavarta means where Rivers Ganga & Yamuna flow. In mythological tales it has been the land of Avatars and various missions. Himalayas is said to be the region of demigods. Its heart is Uttarakhand. In ...
Views: 1422(1 vote) - First Choice - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2010 from Timothy SinnThe first choice that can turn ones life in another direction is the choice I am referring to. This choice is to use or not use drugs or alcohol for the first time. If one is educated and prepared when they come face to face with this decision, is priceless. This is your first choice and very ...
Views: 1419(3 votes) - If your life ended today are you complete? - by Submitted on May 14, 2013 from Kathleen GageIf your life ended today are you complete? What a morbid question to pose one might think. Yet, if you really think about it, what a perfect question to ask ourselves to make sure we are completely in resolve with all we need to be. Equally, this question is such that it keeps our ...
Views: 1419 - Could God Make Mistakes? - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2015 from Albert WagnerThe comment caught me off guard. Sometimes you go through the motions of daily life, and then something sticks out. This was one of those moments. We were talking about how cynical this world can be, and it can even cause a person to doubt themselves sometimes. The author has a known lack ...
Views: 1418 - Past Life Regression Therapy - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2010 from Michael JuddWhat many therapists fail to recognize is that past life regression therapy is a therapeutic technique. They confuse the technique with the religious concept of reincarnation. They do not believe in Reincarnation so they dismiss the therapy without examining its merits. Their attitude is ...
Views: 1418 - What's Truly Important? Follow Your Heart - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2013 from Alyssa Johnson“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” This verse from Luke 12:34 keeps running through my mind as I think about why certain things have been important to me throughout my life. We finished up our discussion of Part #1 of the Vibrantly Live System this month – Defining ...
Views: 1418 - From Victim to Creator - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2012 from Joan JacobsWhen observing life's processes and events, many people wonder if there is a logic that determines these processes and why they go through the specific events they go through. Disciplines such as theology, psychology and philosophy and most spiritual doctrines address this question, proposing a ...
Views: 1417 - The Secret to Getting Every Answer You'll Ever Need - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2016 from jennie AberleTHE SECRET TO GETTING EVERY LIFE ANSWER YOU WILL EVER NEED A few years ago I gave a large presentation at a F500 company that would end up being the biggest deal of my career and a huge win for the company. It also ended up being one of the biggest watershed moments of my life and changed ...
Views: 1416(1 vote) - He dropped dead - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2009 from Susan Dugan“He dropped dead,” said the stranger beside me at the local Japanese diner. He sat as if in prayer, leaning forward over the counter toward a woman who appeared to be the owner and clearly recognized him. In my peripheral vision I took in the blur of his physical attributes: African American ...
Views: 1414 - Making Dreams Come True – Getting Noticed In Your Industry - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2011 from Debbi DachingerThis week I took it upon myself to make one of my dreams come true – I spent the day at a Wild Animal Refuge in Northern California. I’ve dreamed, since I’m a little girl, of spending time with a monkey – always wanted to connect like that, and was tired of just imagining it – so with the help ...
Views: 1414 - Better Than Happiness - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2016 from Linda and Charlie BloomIt may sound strange coming from someone who has written dozens of blogs about happiness and taught a lot of seminars on the subject, to hear that happiness isn’t necessarily all that it’s cracked up to be. Or put another way, in terms of one’s overall quality of life, spirit, and degree of ...
Views: 1412(1 vote) - Four Levels of Living — Getting on the Fast Track for Transformation and Growth - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Alan SealeWhen I teach or mentor new coaches, I talk about four levels of coaching—four levels from which we can approach whatever the client brings to us for the session. Life has the same four levels, if we look at it in really simple and straightforward terms. The surface level is the “drama”—the ...
Views: 1412(4 votes) - How To Discover What's True For You! - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2011 from Paula TarrantOne of the most common outcomes of transition and transformation is that the life we used to live is no longer our reality. So, how do you reconstruct your life, when many of the things you used to hold so dear no longer have the attraction they used to? Here are 3 exercises you can use to ...
Views: 1412(5 votes) - Effective Time Management Principle - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2014 from Mervin SimpaoEffective time management becomes important if you can view your time as a valuable resource that cannot be renewed. It will become easier for you to understand why you should manage it wisely. Compared with any resource, there is a direct relationship between the supply of and the demand for ...
Views: 1411 - What Else Do You Have To Say? - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2013 from Albert WagnerIs anything bothering you today? - A job? - A significant other? - Finances? - Car trouble? - Not having enough time? Any or all of these things could be bothering you at a given time. When the problems linger what do you do? Perhaps: - Abuse a substance? - Turn ...
Views: 1410 - When Higher and Lower Consciousness Collide - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2010 from Tomar LevineWe have within us two very different sources of direction, guidance, or operating instructions, that tell us very different things – opposite things. Our “lower self” or ego-mind tells us to stay safe, that we’re in danger, that it’s not good to take risks; it tells us why we can’t really ...
Views: 1410 - Hold to the good - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2012 from Tracing ABC Tracing ABCThe only instrument of Mind is idea. See with perfect clearness and never become discouraged nor overcome by a sense of limitation. Know this:—that the Truth with which you are dealing is absolute. All of God, all of Truth, all there is, is at the point of man’s recognition; and every time ...
Views: 1409(1 vote) - What Makes a Well-Lived Life? - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Paula GregorowiczFor you - personally - what would you consider a well-lived, full life? Do you know? Or, do you avoid the question altogether and just shuffle through the day to day? This week as I attended my grandmother’s funeral I was reminded once again of how quickly even 89 years can go by. And of ...
Views: 1408(1 vote) - Who is the REAL you? - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2017 from Dena BlevinsDo you ever wonder what happened to that happy, fun, carefree version of yourself you had a few years back? Before the hard times, before the loss, before the challenges, before you got knocked down? Who was that girl? Where is she now? Can you get her back?? I've certainly experienced these ...
Views: 1408 - 2012 Numerology: The Year of the New You! - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2012 from Kari SamuelsThis is the year everyone's been talking about. There has been so much information in the media about the Mayan Prophecies - and yet, the most important transformation for 2012 is the dramatic energies happening within you! 2012 is a 5 Universal year. 5 is the number is freedom, expression, ...
Views: 1407 - What is Your Inner Approach Towards True Wealth and Abundance? - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2011 from Trudy-Ann EwanAttaining true wealth and abundance is not something that you have to do externally in order to be over-flowing with money. It is what you do on the inside that dictates whether or not you will have true wealth and abundance. Most importantly, it begins with your internal approach towards ...
Views: 1407(1 vote) - As the Paradigm Shifts: S is for Sacrifice - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Rosie KuhnI grew up in Michigan in a large Catholic Family in the 50’s and 60’s. I was taught that sacrifice was the price you paid to get into heaven. In service to this I let go of my wants, needs, thoughts and feelings. What I was left with when I hit my 30’s was pretty much an empty shell of a being ...
Views: 1405 - Conscious Aging: A New Model - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2012 from Margo Knox“Elder: a senior member of a tribe who has influence or authority” Aging can be a conscious journey into your own lived and experienced Wisdom. This involves developing the inner resources to adapt to ageing instead of denying it; it is taking a step to ensure that the next phase of life ...
Views: 1405 - Three ways I Overcame Tough Times - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Janet Perez EcklesA baby camel asked his mother, “Why do we have such large hoofs on our feet?” She turned to him. “God made us that way for a very special reason,” and she began her explanation. “The big hoofs are to keep us from sinking into the sand.” “Oh! So why do we have long eyelashes?” “It’s to ...
Views: 1405 - HOW TO GET FROM "HERE" TO "THERE" - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2010 from C A Crawford, JrI sincerely believe that we would have world peace and that this earth would be a virtual "Garden of Eden" if every person on the planet were getting paid to do what they really love to do instead of "working" for a living. I believe that beneath the many exterior displays of anger, ...
Views: 1404 - An Unexpected Angel - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2009 from Karel MurraySometimes, what you did in the past explodes back into your present. It’s a lot like when politicians run for office and the media uncovers an event that either exalts or destroys the individual. Have you ever told a story to your friends or family so many times that pretty soon, you wonder if ...
Views: 1401 - Finding Meaning in Life, Key to atisfaction and Fulfilment - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2017 from Mitra ShahidiMeaning in life is found by finding your purpose in life. To discover meaning in life, we have to find the meaning we give to life by the unfolding of our powers. People from all walks of life share an inborn urge to find meaning in life; to discover direction and purpose in their ...
Views: 1401 - Trust Me...There's Pollen on Your Wings! - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2009 from Rita Farin“Do you think they know?” I asked. “Know what?” “That they carry pollen on their wings?” My friend and I were walking around Callaway Gardens, on the Rhododendron Trail with no rhododendrons blooming as of yet. We had just walked out of the butterfly conservatory where 1,000 tropical ...
Views: 1401 - Accept Your Inner-Power - or Not - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2011 from Brenda HoffmanWelcome to Brenda's Blog Channeled by Brenda Hoffman for www.LifeTapestryCreations.com Summary of this week’s free, 15-minute, channeled “Creation Energies” show on www.BlogTalkRadio.com: Your world is shifting more and more rapidly. Compare the rate of your personal world shift to ...
Views: 1399(1 vote) - Trust Yourself or Trust Your Yoga Teacher? - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2012 from Melanie McGheeAnother yoga rock star, John Friend, has fallen, see this NY TImes Article. The unfortunate truth about people in power is that they sometimes abuse that power. Initially, these abuses of power are not typically grand. They are small betrayals that can lead up to big abuses if left unchecked. ...
Views: 1399(1 vote) - What Is Your Life Purpose? What Is Your Calling? - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2013 from Liz Fletcher BrownDo you ever feel that your work is taking up more and more of your mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual energy? On top of that you may be chauffeuring the kids or grandkids to their ballet classes, birthday parties, or soccer games. You might also be looking after an elderly parent. ...
Views: 1399 - Are you doing Job’s job? - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2009 from Elsabe SmitHere is an interesting piece of information: I looked up the meaning of the word “job” in the dictionary. The meanings included “task, chore, difficulty, problem, trouble, hard time”. This reminded me of a biblical figure called Job, whose name means “persecuted, afflicted, adversity”. ...
Views: 1397(2 votes) - Clarity of Purpose - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2011 from Gayle White Raven CrosmazClarity of Life’s Purpose Thirty years ago I decided to write a book about my life story, a book about my incest and abuse and how I started to heal, by first sharing my story with another person my husband. I then felt that I had to get my story out to even more people; it was festering ...
Views: 1397(1 vote) - Did Michael Jackson Die Because of Foul Play? - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2009 from Elsabe SmitIt is always interesting to see how people respond to death. The reaction is often so predictable, even though people that lose a loved one believe that the experience is so unique that nobody will understand them. Of course the latest example is the passing of Michael Jackson. The first, ...
Views: 1396 - 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: 1396(2 votes) - THREE GOOD RELATIONSHIPS TO HAVE - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2014 from William CottringerTHREE GOOD RELATIONSHIPS TO HAVE By Bill Cottringer “We've got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can't just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it's going to get on by itself. You've got to keep watering it. You've got to really look after it ...
Views: 1395(1 vote) - 3 Ways to Inspire Your Creativity - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2012 from Liz Fletcher BrownMany of us would like to have more creativity in our lives. How about you? One of the best ways to get into a creative space is to break out of your normal daily routine. And the best way to do that is to bring more playfulness and spontaneity into your life, especially into your work ...
Views: 1394 - 2010 The Beginning of A New Cycle - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2010 from Athene Raefiel2010 The Beginning of A New Cycle On December 31 2009, we experienced a Full Moon. This particular moon was also a blue Moon, (second full moon in same month), and was also a Partial Lunar Eclipse in the sign of Cancer. Blue moon eclipses are a rarity and the next one will not arrive until ...
Views: 1393(1 vote) - How Do You Smoke A Vape? - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2017 from James ThomasSmoke A Vape So how do you smoke a vape? That’s an interesting question, and one that a lot of people are asking these days. A few years ago “vapes” – personal vaporisers, or more commonly, electronic cigarettes – were rare, and most people had never heard of them. Now “vape” is in the Oxford ...
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