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A New Approach
To Igniting And Sustaining Creativity NEW!
by Anne Paris, PhD
Mary squirmed in her chair as she continued, “I just don’t know what
is wrong with me. Why can’t I just do it? I feel stressed all the time
when I’m not writing. ‘I should be writing’, I say to myself, but I
don’t. I think, if I just get the laundry done, then I’ll be free to
sit down and write the next chapter. But then I don’t. Maybe I need to
exercise first, and I go for a run. I get back home, fully intending to
sit down at the computer. But I don’t. And all the while I’m feeling
bad and stressed about not writing. What is wrong with me? Maybe I’m
just lazy. Or maybe unconsciously I don’t really want to write. Or maybe
it just means that I’m not really cut out to be a writer. ‘Writers
write’, I tell myself.
Through thousands of
hours of psychotherapy with artists, I have found that most are quite
familiar with the experience of being artistically blocked, or of
procrastinating and avoiding their creative work. “If only I weren't so
distractible” or “I must not really want to succeed” are common
complaints I’ve heard. These blocks can lead to non-productivity as well
as to more serious problems such as depression and addictions.
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Beyond
Self-Image
by Christopher R. Edgar
A few years ago, I was fixated on overcoming what I saw as my “negative
self-image.” Basically, the problem was that I wanted to do certain
things I thought would be enjoyable and fulfilling, but I was afraid of
doing them. I wanted to start my own business, make more of an effort to
meet people, take up more “extreme” sports, and so forth, but I would
feel anxiety when I’d contemplate doing those things, and would find
myself holding back.
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Changing
the Focal Point of Our Lives to the Present Moment
by Alice Gardner
Something totally
unprecedented is happening right now—spiritually,
culturally and technologically. Oprah Winfrey has offered her massive
media presence to the movement of spiritual awakening in our world and has
created a huge ten-week online web-cast classroom with Eckhart Tolle.
Together they are teaching Eckhart’s new book, A
New Earth, point-by-point, chapter-by-chapter.
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You Can Do What You
Love
by Sanaya Roman and Duane Packer
You are a special, unique person, and you have a meaningful contribution to make to the world. Every person is born with a purpose. There is a reason you are here; you have a role to play that no one else on the planet could fill. The special contribution you came to make is your life’s work. When you are doing that work, you are following your higher path, and your life will be filled with increasing joy, abundance, and
well-being. Finding your life’s work allows you to create abundance and money easily. The job or activities that are meant to be your life’s work involve doing what you love with your time and energy. When you love what you do, you feel alive, happy, and fulfilled. You radiate joy and draw many good things to you. You can make money doing work that you don’t like, but it will take more effort. Not liking what you do with your time and energy diminishes your flow of abundance; loving what you do brings abundance more easily and effortlessly.
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The Path of Unconditional Happiness
by Michael A. Singer
The highest spiritual path is life itself. If you know how to live daily life, it all becomes a liberating experience. But first you have to approach life properly, or it can be very confusing. To begin with, you have to realize that you really only have one choice in this life, and it's not about your career, whom you want to marry, or whether you want to seek God. People tend to burden themselves with so many choices. But, in the end, you can throw it all away and just make one basic, underlying decision: Do you want to be happy, or do you not want to be happy? It's really that simple. Once you make that choice, your path through life becomes totally clear.
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Take the Path of Self-Construction
by Marlene Buffa
stru-, struct-, -structure, -struction, -structive (Latin: build, construct, place together, arrange).
So much judgment transfers via the media and our social interaction into our subconscious minds. We hear things such as someone is "on a path of self-destruction" or acts as "his own worst enemy." Rarely do we hear accolades of emotional rebirth or those rising from adversity or overcoming obstacles. We need to turn our attention and focus to different routes of growth, different methods of self-evolution and I invite you to consider the use of words both actual and coined for the exploration of this phenomenon we call spiritual growth.
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Why
Being Authentic is So Difficult
by Peter G. Vajda, Ph.D, C.P.C.
Why do we find ourselves struggling so often to be who we really are? Why
is it so challenging to show up authentically? Why do we wear masks, and
assume personalities of actors that hide our True and Real Self? What
brings us to be fake and phony so much of the time? The kicker is
that everyone is born authentic. What happens is that, beginning with
childhood and moving through adolescence and into adulthood, we spend
countless minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years separating from
our innate, authentic, natural and spontaneous self. And, along the road,
we become confused. “Who am I, really?” becomes the operative
question.
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Love it or Lose -- Passions and the
Quest for Meaning
by Jerry Porras, Stewart Emery and Mark Thompson
Much is said today about the importance of loving what you do, but most people simply don't buy it. Sure, it would be nice to do what you love, but as a practical matter, most people don't feel they can afford such a luxury. For many, doing something that really matters to them would be a sentimental fantasy based on wishful thinking.
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Overcoming Worry:
The Calming Power of Exercise
by Bob Livingstone LCSW
There are a lot of us that spend too much time worrying. According to The National Institute on Mental Health, approximately 40 million American adults ages 18 and older, or about 18.1 percent of people in this age group in a given year, have an anxiety disorder. Anxiety prevents us from being happy, can cause physical ailments, and keeps us from taking healthy risks that may improve the quality of our lives.
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The Magic of Appreciation
by Lynn Grabhorn
There are only three states of being we run around in all day long. If we could be even a little more aware of which one we're wearing during each moment of the day, we'd have a big leg up to changing our vibrations.
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Authenticity
by Brené Brown, Ph.D., L.M.S.W.
What is authenticity? We may not know how to define it, but we certainly
know it when we see it. In fact, when we are in the presence of an
authentic person, many of us can even feel it in our bones. We gravitate
toward people whom we perceive as honest, real and sincere. We love women
who radiate warmth and that "down to earth" feeling. We gather
around the people who can "tell it like it is" and laugh at
themselves in the process.
Authenticity is something we revere in
others and strive to maintain in our own lives. We don't feel good about
half-truths, disingenuous connection and fearful silence. We all want to
have a clear sense of who we are and what we believe and to feel confident
enough to share that with others. I've always liked the saying "We
want to feel comfortable in our own skin."
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Life Organizing: A Completely New Way to Flow with Time
by Jennifer Louden
Do you feel a pull to be present, to match your pace to the fluid and complex world ours has become? If so, the more traditional approaches to managing your life and structuring your days can hog-tie you, forcing you to relinquish the skills most needed in today’s world – like intuition, emotional intelligence, creativity, and big-picture thinking.
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The
Eight Choices to Reducing Fear and Finding Contentment as You Age
by Dr. Stephen Ruppenthal
We live in a world that is obsessed with looking beautiful and young, and
maintaining perfect health well into our older years. But youth is short.
As we gradually age, panic can set in as the increasingly inescapable loss
of our physical beauty fills us with fear. Once we pass our early
thirties, most of us aren't as attractive as we may have once been and our
vitality begins to slip away. We realize how much less frequently people
notice us and smile at us on the streets—and when they do look, it
isn’t with admiration or appreciation but with something else. As
the inevitable truth sets in and we are faced with this loss of youth, all
of us a profound fear that we will be left behind.
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Dare To (Not)
Compare: One Secret To Aligning With Your Highest Potential
by Jeffrey Brownstein
I was talking with a friend today. We were having this nice, empowering
conversation, sharing ideas - and then we started analyzing another mutual
acquaintance (already sound familiar?). Nothing terrible, but my friend
astutely pointed out when our focus started slipping more toward the other
person's shortcomings, and suggested we shift the discussion back to our
own affairs. I, of course, being a (sometimes defensive!) Law of
Attraction coach tried to validate the merits of our digression, saying
there was no malice in our words - that we were just using the other
person's behavior as a vehicle for learning. Thankfully, my friend wasn't
completely buying in.
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Find
Your Center and Reach Your Goals for 2007
by Stephen Ruppenthal
The
New Year is a time to wipe the slate clean. With heartfelt zeal, we can
earnestly make a new start. As the great Zen master Suzuki-roshi used to
say, we contact what is called the beginner’s mind, a real hope for
keeping new resolutions about ourselves. Of course it’s great to post
such resolutions in your office or on the refrigerator, keeping them right
before you as you strive for personal change. But if you really want to
stop being late or to cease yelling at your husband,
your willpower will flow more constantly if you find your inner
center and practice the new pattern of behavior from your heart. Since
change is so hard, particularly in areas where we have shown considerable
weakness, here are five helpful ways to find our center within ourselves
and hold fast to the new behavior we want in the New Year:
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Making Resolutions That Stick
by M.J. Ryan
"This year, I’m going to stop
worrying so much."
"I will get in shape, once and for
all."
"I’ll stop spending beyond my
means."
"I’ll get along better with my
family."
"I’ll start that business I’ve
always dreamed about."
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Ask
Psychic Medium Laura Scott (Issue #18)
by Laura Scott
Hi
Laura,
I was born to a teenage mother and heroine addicted father who later
abandoned us. My mother was so shamed that she was pregnant with me that
she refused to name me. I was told that a nun/nurse working in the Labor
and delivery room named me.
My life has been a ton of struggles since day one, but I still feel so
optimistic and blessed. I have some many talents and understandings that
always shock and amaze me, but I still feel scattered with it, and feeling
like I am grasping at straws in living my purpose. But I do believe before
I leave earth, I am going to affect many people in a positive way.
Question, am I correct about the belief, and which direction should I take
from here on end?
Many Blessings, Keesha M.
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Perfectionism:
The Dangerous Trap
by Allie Ochs
Just when I have something figured out, along comes another how-to-article telling me how to be or do something better or even change my entire life. No matter where I turn, I am constantly reminded that I am not good enough in more ways than one. I am not smart enough, not rich enough, not slim enough, not efficient enough, not pretty enough, not powerful enough, not “with it” enough and probably “out of it” altogether.
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9 Guidelines for Spiritual Coaching: A Foundation for True and Lasting Transformation
by Peter Vajda, Ph.D.
Spirituality coaching is more than creating goals and holding someone accountable. Spirituality coaching takes into account the whole person, that is, mind, body and spirit. Spirituality coaching focuses on one's essential well being that can only be accessed from one's Inner Core, one's essence. Click
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Are You Living An Authentic Life? Questions To Ask About Your Vocation And Your Life!
by Craig Nathanson-The Vocational Coach™
Have you ever asked yourself if you are living the life you were meant to live? Have you ever asked yourself, as you pondered your life, is this all there is? These are great questions to ask when you reach forty and beyond.
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10 Ways to Remove Stress From Your
Life
by Natasha Munson
1. Speak and honor your truth. One of the biggest problems, especially for
women, is knowing when and how to say no. Many women are born with the
need to please and deal with societal pressures to be superwoman. We must
learn to say no when we mean no and yes when we truly mean yes. Our truth
is a gift that we must honor. We all know when we are not honoring our
truth because we feel it in our spirit. Live your life so that everything
is a reflection of your truth.
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Glorious Living! Guidelines For Mastering
The Art Of Contentment
by Steve Morris
We live in a consumer driven society. Studies show consumerism is up and it is not likely it will slow. Bigger, better, faster. We aim to buy the latest model plasma TV, the fastest designer car, the biggest house, latest phone, computer or MP3 player and almost instantly the model we have strived so hard to possess gets superceded and the process repeats itself.
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Finding Fulfillment at Midlife: The
Second Chance Career
by Diane Randall
For more than twenty-years, Carla’s primary focus was working her way up
the corporate ladder in the Human Resources department of a large publicly
traded company. Day after day she worked hard to meet the demands of her
superiors and colleagues, until one morning she woke up with a sickened,
sinking feeling in her stomach.
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Break Through Self-Doubt and Fear
by Simma Lieberman
Self-doubt and fear interfere with our ability to achieve or set goals. Self-doubt and fear are the voices in our head telling us, "You'll never succeed, so why try?" and "Who do you think you are?" Self-doubt and fear are also what make us listen to those voices and decide to give up before we get started.
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Wheel Of Life Cycles
by Kay Snow-Davis
Would you like a "second chance" at life? The life you have
lived since you were born influences everything you do today. There are
many experiences that got recorded into your cellular memory, your
unconsciousness, and they continue to silently play out in your daily life
undetected and undirected by your conscious mind until you put in a new
program. Wheel of Life Cycles helps fill in some of the missing pieces of
your childhood by giving you a conscious review, through the eyes of your
soul, allowing you to recognize the "life movie" you have been
starring in up to now.
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Why Did This Happen to Me Again?
by Janette Freeman
Do you wonder why your efforts at personal transformation don’t seem to last?
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Everyone May Learn to Practice the Vision Towards Transformation
by Dr. Darryl Pokea
What we focus our mind upon tends to expand. If there is something negative or destructive, we may initially acknowledge it and then shift our focus upon the healing positive realm as the contrasting view begins its manifest immediately. In this manner, the practice of shifting our focus of mind invites healthy change in all matters.
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The Invisible Realm And The Art Of
Manifestation
by Alex Nguyen
Walk into any bookstore. Chances are you’ll most likely find a large
section of shelves dedicated to self-help literature. While most books
deal with techniques and methods on how to deal with “problems” on a
physical level, few deal with inner techniques of manifestation as a way
to improve one’s life or attain goals.
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Keep Your Cool with
This Stress Reduction Tool
by Tracy Togliatti
It isn’t easy keeping your sense of peace when everyone and everything
around you is going crazy. Short of completely isolating yourself from the
whole world, within a perfectly peaceful environment, what do you do? This
article is going to explore quite a few tools that will help you formulate
your very own Stress Reduction Plan. This plan will help you keep your
cool even when those around you are losing theirs, and quite possibly
blaming it on you!
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Top Ten Benefits of Play
by Marianne St. Clair
Play is extremely important for humans from birth to death. Play is not meant to be just for children. It is a form of
release and connection that can tap the creativity and can allow you the chance to connect with your inner child and
the inner child of others. Play is a state of mind, but it is also a state of body, emotion, and spirit.
Yes, it is something you do (playing games, swinging, playing "tag", playing with dolls), but it is also something you watch
others do, and gain pleasure from simply watching. It is often described as a time when we feel most alive, yet it is
something we take for granted and may forget to do. It can be entirely positive, or can be dramatic (such as acting
out a thrilling or suspenseful activity). Play can be used in many ways to not only stimulate creativity but as a way
to transform negative emotions. We are hardwired as adults to engage in play, and it is crucial to our vitality to
spend time with play each day.
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Saying
"No" When It's Not That Simple
by Sabrina Schleicher, Ph.D.
As a psychologist and life coach, I often find myself discussing the
importance of saying "no" with busy, stressed-out professionals.
Everyone likes the idea of saying "no" more often, at least in
theory. But, when it comes to actually doing it, I hear a lot of
"Yes, buts." In other words, "Yes, I could say no to that,
but then who would do it?" or "Yes, I could say no to that, but
then my boss would be upset with me and I might not get a promotion."
Why is it so hard to say "no" to others?
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the Fear of Success
by Karen Johnson
Success has been a motivator since the beginning and man has been on an
ongoing quest ever since. Most of us want to be successful. Do you? So
what’s stopping you? Why is one person successful and another not? We
all want IT but somehow for some of us it keeps eluding our grasp. Some
long for a better present but spend their time living only in the
future…existing mainly on the promise of tomorrow.
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Ten Roadblocks to Creative Success
by Jan Marie Dore
To stay competitive in the world of work today, you must use your
imagination and creativity. These innate gifts have the potential to give
us an edge in business and in life, yet we are often blocked and fail to
accomplish the projects we intend to.
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Returning to the Heart of the Healer Within
by Dr. Darryl Pokea
Do not assume that she who seeks to comfort you now, lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that sometimes do you good. Her life may also have much sadness and difficulty, that remains far beyond yours. Were it otherwise, she would never have been able to find these words.
Rainer Maria Rilke (writer and poet)
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Soul Healing for Changing Times
by Katharina Wehrli
Western philosophy and modern religions embrace an image of the Source as
perfect, while human beings are seen as separate from this Source. On the
leading edge of soul healing, human nature and this cultural conditioning
require closer examination. Many people are now moving rapidly toward
spiritual perception and consciousness expansion. Light and love are
manifesting more easily, while an array of preconceived notions and false
beliefs are in need of purging.
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Living A
More Magical Life
by Dr. Trish Whynot
We are all on a spiritual journey. Some will consciously pursue it, others
may be in denial of it, and some may use it as an excuse to appear
superior by judging others as inferior or pathetic. The course we have
laid out for ourselves and then forgotten at birth is shown to us with
every experience we encounter. Our spiritual journey is our journey toward
coming to know the powerful loving being we truly are.
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4 Steps to Creating Any Result You Want in Life
by Lisa Diane
You can have absolutely anything you want in life. You simply need to understand HOW to produce desired results.
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____________________ Consulting Your Soul
by Dr. Wayne Dyer
Recently I approached a traffic light where a man stood in shabby clothes
with a three-legged dog by his side. As I waited for the light to change I
looked at this scene with compassion and felt an urge to contribute
something. The sign he was carrying indicated that he was homeless. The
people in my car commented that he was a strong young man, there were
plenty of employment opportunities, and why should anyone give to people
who are capable of working. They indicated a kind of mild contempt for
this man soliciting funds whom they felt "should" be working. My
thoughts were on him and the fact that he cared for and fed this crippled
dog. I rolled down the window and gave him several dollars for which he
expressed enormous gratitude.
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Expectations vs. Reality:
A New Perspective
by Laura Scott
One of the most common themes that I see my fellow path walkers struggling
with these days is expectations vs. reality. You know, as in having your
expectations being completely out of wack with what you are actually
living? While it’s a year-round task to keep the expectation demons
under control, it’s an even greater challenge as the holiday season
approaches.
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The Holidays and the Barrage of Intense Thoughts and Emotions
by Dr. Darryl Pokea
Every thought and feeling has energy effects upon the body. Understanding these relationships between mind and body is the heart of relaxed consciousness so we may live in a comfortable state of being. When we awaken to embracing these energies, we realize that we do not have to live in an endless barrage of negative thoughts and emotions.
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We've Been
Living in a Dream World
by Jean-Claude Koven
"Most people are other people," Oscar Wilde once remarked.
"Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,
their passions a quotation." As he so wryly observed, the vast
majority of us are not who we've been pretending to be, and the lives
we've been living until now are molded according to rules and values that
are not our own. Most of humanity is stuck in someone else's discarded
chewing gum and has yet to break free.
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Building Healthy Self-Esteem
by Karen Ann Dahlman
Our family of origin teaches us our self-esteem. It is based upon an evaluation of ourselves we form about our personal competence and self-worth. The bad news: low self-esteem becomes a habitual, self-defeating way of reacting in the world. You forgo a level of personal responsibility and follow a path of passivity. Events happen to you instead of you making events happen. Successes are discounted and failures are noticed. Anything “good” that happens is viewed as luck, chance, fortitude or a fluke! When
mishaps occur, you identity your core being with the failures instead of viewing the failures as temporary events. On the other hand, the good news is since self esteem is a learned behavior, you can unlearn, relearn and change it.
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To Our
Politicians From a Spiritual Working Stiff
by Dr. Wayne Dyer
I am neither a Republican nor a Democrat. Frankly, I still have difficulty
with the labels, conservative and liberal. Those who know me have never
been able to pigeonhole me. I relate to Kierkegaard's observation:
"Once you label me, you negate me." In truth, I am a working
stiff.
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The Lessons of "Living Treasures"
by Marilyn Ferguson
Japanese society has an admirable habit of honoring its outstanding contributors as if they were national resources. Individuals who have developed their abilities to a high level or who have given generously of themselves are designated "living treasures."
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Finding
Balance - In A Stressful World!
by Karen Ann Dahlman
Is it possible to live a balanced life?
Living a balanced life may conjure up images of balanced scales, being a
“superhuman”, feeling even-keeled and in control. We perceive it to
mean symmetrical, composed, stable and poised. The collective belief
is that if you equally attend to all facets of your life, and if you
maintain your composure while doing so, you will find the nirvana of
balance within your life. This is a great myth, yet a perceived road map
to many for finding balance.
FYI - Your life is not meant to be one static pie chart you control!
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“Financial” Matters
by Dr. Trish Whynot
Money issues are encountered by many on their journey toward
self-discovery. Be it financial lack or difficulty enjoying the money you
have, money struggles are most often not the “real” issue. Money is an
energy and a financial issue is a messenger … it is an indicator … it
is a symptom. Financial lack can indicate a depleted state—an imbalance
with your giving and receiving. It manifests as more money going out than
is coming in. Financial lack can also be indicating issues with value,
self-worth or image. Financial struggles can be presenting a message that
you have placed too much weight on money. If you place your safety and
security on how much money you have in the bank, you have given it too
much weight and spending money could be frightening, even if you have an
abundance of it. These are but a few messages that your financial matters
could be attempting to bring you.
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Integrity
Allows Love To Lead The Way
by Dr. Darryl Pokea
"There is no greater sickness in the world today than the lack of
love." ~ Mother Theresa
Cumulatively, all of our inauthentic and ignorant paradigms (belief
systems) have compromised our own constructive participation in Creation.
The lack of integration, within each of these paradigms, is reflected in
the loss of love among our selves. Our Loving Creator will never impose on
us or interfere, as we have done so often with one another. As the
dinosaurs became instinct, but did not return in the evolution of our
planet, so too we remain stuck at present, in paradigms much like the
dinosaurs. We are trapped relative and proportional to our succumbing to
the energy of our primal fears, without the balance of Spirit. As this
occurs, our perceptions are clouded and we do not understand who we really
are and what to do next in our personal and collective evolution.
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Grow
a Balanced, Empowered Self
by Charlene M. Proctor, Ph.D.
Generating woman-power to overcome inevitable everyday problems, or
perhaps deeper issues of self-love, acceptance, or forgiveness, is about
knowing the spirit-power within at an intimate level. The word empowerment
means power put into action. When you reach the point of empowerment, you
operate from an unfathomable sense of spiritual balance, a profound
knowingness that you are composed of the All and are able to use it in the
real world. It's impossible to generate self-love or put any spiritual
principle to work until you fully embrace all aspects of who you are.
Loving self is about loving spirit. Your power to effect change and cope
is your inherent spirit-power put into action.
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A New
Conversation About Dreams: Who’s Directing Your Life?
by Marcia Wieder
While aspects of you encourage, “Go for your dreams,” simultaneously
other parts threaten, “Don’t you dare.” A cast of characters lives
inside of you and at different times you may receive conflicting or
contradictory messages. If you are want to be happy, successful, and
fulfilled, consider putting your “dreamer” in the director’s chair.
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____________________ How to Stop Being Judgmental
by Carole Tyler
"If her past were your past, her pain your pain, her level of consciousness your level of consciousness, you would think and act exactly as she does. With this realization comes forgiveness, compassion, peace." -- Eckert Tolle
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Get Drama and Trauma Out of Your Karma
by Keith Varnum
You finally make a friend, or get a hot date, with someone you're attracted to, then blow it by acting aloof or not being yourself.
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____________________ Discovering What You Really Want
by Shifra Hendrie
YOU CAN NEVER GET ENOUGH OF WHAT YOU DON’T REALLY WANT
Life keeps getting faster and faster. More and more, we spend our time trying to make things happen, fitting more into each minute than ever before. But somehow, we are neither satisfied nor fulfilled. Why? Because the things we’re running after so fervently are in most cases not the things we really want.
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by Keith Varnum
“If you work for money, you are no better than a slave. If you do
anything you don’t enjoy in life, you are no better than a slave!”
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Finding Your Divine Purpose
by Edwene Gaines
At one time or another you've probably asked yourself, "What is the purpose of my life? What is its meaning? Why am I here on Earth, and what am I supposed to be doing?" Chances are, you work hard, whether you take care of a household or have a job outside of the home. Your days are filled with seemingly endless chores and tasks like getting the oil changed in your car and going to the grocery store. Perhaps sometimes, when you get tired or stressed out, life can seem like just one long and meaningless "to do" list with a bland retirement and a gold-plated watch at the end of it.
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How To Turn Every Movie You Watch Into A Spiritual Experience
by Bob Kish
There are two things you can do to transform every movie you watch into an opportunity for spiritual growth and learning. What are they?
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Relationship Coaching: Is
It Everything It's Cracked Up To Be?
by Allie Ochs
Personal or business coaching has helped thousands change their lives and
achieve their goals. Yet, for the skeptics it still is a fuzzy concept
with little recognition for its benefits. Think of Celine Dion, who with a
voice coach claimed world fame. Her coach unleashed what is known today as
one of the most mesmerizing voices in the world.
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Can People Really Change?
by Shifra Hendrie
MOST PEOPLE NEVER REALLY CHANGE
Sad, but true.
Some people never even try.
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Parenting
as a Spiritual Path
by Gloria Deckro
The step into parenthood is an initiation in the truest sense of the word
— a huge leap into the unknown. We suddenly find ourselves with 24-hour
a day responsibility for another human being who is totally dependent on
us. As the task unfolds we discover that we are called upon to be teacher,
provider, disciplinarian, healer, spiritual guide and friend. Our children
test us, they call on us to face unhealed baggage from our own childhood,
and they inspire us to dig deep for resources that we never knew we had.
Ultimately our mission is to support and guide them to the point where
they can leave us and move on. As Kahil Gibran says to parents in his book
The Prophet, "Your children are not your children. They are the sons
and daughters of Life’s longing for itself…You are the bows from which
your children as living arrows are sent forth."
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The Healing Power of
Laughter
by Margaret McCathie
Laughter is healthy, needed even by the wealthy, and is definitely wise.
It is well known that a good laugh does you good, because every time you
laugh you exercise seventeen different muscles in your face, it increases
oxygen levels in the body and releases endorphins (feel good hormones)
around your body. It brings a sense of freshness into your home or
workplace, costs nothing and is one of the best stress relievers known. In
medical terms it is called “eustress” because it has the opposite
effects to stress.
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Do
You Really Want to Know the Truth?
by Jean-Claude Koven
Back in 1992, Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise co-starred in a movie entitled
A Few Good Men. The high point of the film, in my view, was a classic,
heated exchange between their characters, during which Kaffee (the
military attorney played by Cruise) says: “I want the truth,” and Col.
Jessup (Nicholson) responds: “You can’t handle the truth.”
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Healing
the Fear of Success and Self Sabotage
by Darlene Montgomery
As an author, coach and publicist I have had the opportunity of working
with hundreds if not thousands of individuals in the success process, both
one on one and in large workshops. One of the most interesting and least
understood conditions I’ve seen that holds individuals back from the
realization of their dream is the need to self-sabotage and the fear of
success.
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Increase Your Standards, Improve Your Life: 7 Steps To Better Health, Finances, Relationships And Mental
Well-being!
by Kimberly Fulcher
The quality of your life is directly related to your standards. A standard is a personal rule or expectation about the level of excellence you require in something, and when you raise your standards you change your life.
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The Fog of Transition
by Mary Ann Bailey
Much of my coaching is spent helping people in transition make decisions
regarding the next phase of their lives. Some of them are looking for
their next professional path. Some are trying to figure out relationship
issues, and others are wondering if they really could achieve a long-held
dream.
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Who Do You Think You Are?
by Laura Scott
"Who do you think you are?!" I was asked this provocative question recently, in an somewhat hostile way. People often lash out with words towards what they don't understand or feel threatened by. It's primal, more of a defense mechanism really. An attempted act at leveling a perceived playing field.
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The 3 Pillars of Personal Power: Passion, Clarity, and Self-Love
by Keith Varnum
What’s missing? I don’t get it! I chant and pray. I meditate, exercise and do yoga every day. I go to a godzillion workshops. Why don’t I feel better? Why don’t I have the love, money and health I want? Where is the direct connection with Spirit I crave?
Sound familiar? If so, help is on the way.
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Your Immune System: 10 Natural Ways to Relax and Rejuvenate
by Monique N. Gilbert
Stress seems to have become a constant factor in today's fast-paced
society. If left unchecked, it can wreak havoc upon our health.
Learning how to effectively manage stress can mean the difference between
being robust and full of life, or becoming susceptible to illness and
disease. Stress can weaken the immune system and accelerate the
aging process. The ability to relax and rejuvenate promotes
wellness, vitality and longevity.
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Gratitude:
The Secret Behind Creativity
by Nancy Marmolejo
When you think of being more creative, what comes to mind? Most people
think in terms of artistic skills, but creativity manifests itself in a
number of ways beyond the obvious. Picture creativity like a jet stream
that flows all around us: when we step up to the flow and dip our hands
in, we easily grab wonderful ideas, refreshed insights and innovative
actions. At times, things get in our way and we lose our contact
with the creative flow. We consider ourselves in a rut, not creative,
unproductive, dull.. There is a simple practice that magically
ignites the creative juices and brings joy to all parts of life. It takes
practice, commitment, and an open mind.
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On Developing Resiliency
by Asoka Selvarajah
Life is tough.
Of that, there is no doubt. Buddhism actually teaches that the essence of
the unenlightened life IS suffering. This is the truth of it. Nobody has
it easy. Neither pauper nor king, neither bacterium nor whale - all suffer
to a greater or lesser extent, and all are subject to that ultimate
suffering we call Death. Life feeds on life. People, it would seem, often
feed on each other.
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Can't You See I'm Working?
by C. J. Hayden
For many working parents, telecommuting or a home business may seem like
the answer to your prayers. You want to have more time with your
kids and greater flexibility, so you take the leap, install a second phone
line, and set up a computer in the dining room.
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Creating Change: 2005 Resolutions
by Charles Lightwalker
Why do so many New Year's resolutions crash and burn? Because of our aversion to change. Creatures of habit, we cling to routine. The "same old, same old" is comforting, even if it's bad for us. Business as usual is far less scary than making a leap into the unknown, a new way of being or doing things. Change is so hard that the current trend in corporate America is "change management." When an employee faces major change, his productivity sharply declines, he misses work, becoming less effective and the company suffers. Every Fortune 500 company pumps hundreds of thousands of dollars per year into experts who help their employees deal with losing a loved one, accepting a management merger or even quitting smoking.
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The Best Christmas Gift You
Can Give
Yourself or Anyone Else:
Simplicity
by Susan Dunn
“Many
people are choosing to simplify their lives, eliminating the number of
things coming into their homes.” – Judy Harrison, Ph.D.
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Kabbalistic Guidance for Our Times
by Rabbi Michael Ozair
While there continues to be enough violence and insanity in our post
election world right now to warrant the urgent need for any shift in
consciousness that we can gather, there are no hints of this shift in
consciousness in the newspapers or political front.
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5 Simple Strategies for
Keeping Your Life Stuck
by Mary Ann Bailey
One of the most common statements I hear when I talk with potential
clients is, "I feel stuck." People find themselves feeling stuck
in different ways. They may be in a relationship that no longer is
working, but they don't know how to leave. They may have a dream of
starting their own business, but aren't exactly sure where to begin. Or
they may just want to incorporate more fun in their lives, but aren't sure
how to make that happen.
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Recreating Yourself
by Skye Thomas
So it's time for a change. You've taken that hard look in the mirror and
you've decided that who you are is not who you want to be. Or perhaps
you're standing at a fork in the road and where you'd like to go requires
that you make some changes. Maybe you're just really bored with your life
as you've been in that same old rut for so long that you just want to
scream if you spend another day doing the same amazingly boring things all
over again. The reasons for change are as varied as the people making the
decision to do so. The only thing you have to remember is that the change
must come from you, not from someone else. And it can't be a gift to
someone else, it won't work. Ultimately, recreating ourselves is a very
personal choice and a very personal decision that others really can't help
us with.
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Rediscover Your Childhood:
Possibilities
by Phil Keoghan with Warren Berger
When it comes to childish
possibilities, there are almost too many to choose from. If you're looking
for some little starters -- things that are easy to do and will begin to
get you in the right frame of mind -- flying a kite is an old standby. The
same can be said of board games, particularly old favorites from childhood
like Scrabble and Monopoly. Pictionary is great because it forces you to
draw, often with hilarious results. To boost the "experience
quotient" on game playing, take the games outdoors to a park and
arrange an all-day high-stakes tournament; put kids in charge as referees.
These are just warmups to more elaborate possibilities such as:
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Break Through the Barrier
Between You and True Peace
by Guy Finley
If we wish to find peace we must understand something of its life. Here
are a few such facts: Peace is the natural radiation of a living Now; it
is one with that Light whose life is the eternal present itself, even as
the emanations of light and warmth are one with the sun from which they
radiate. If our intuition can perceive that the above ideas are based in
truth, then we should be naturally moved to ask the following
question: If this peace we long for is inherent in this perfectly present
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