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How to Stay
Positive… With a Negative Vibration Spouse or Partner NEW!
by Jackie
Lapin
People who are making the change to a conscious and spiritually-driven
life often discover that they are yoked to someone who is not prepared to
come along on that journey. The partner is mired in his or her own
negative thoughts and emotions, and meets any topic of spiritual
enlightenment, positive vibration and conscious creation with a wall of
resistance. Don’t despair…lots of others have gone through this phase
too, and come out on the other side with a happier life. Let’s look at
what you can do in this situation:
Stay in your positive vibration state. Don’t allow your spouse or mate
to pull you out of alignment with the Universe. When you feel yourself
drawn into it, take a walk, go play with the kids, read a book, go have
lunch with your best friend… and continue to think and feel positive
about yourself, your life and the good qualities in your partner.
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Condition Yourself to Love Unconditionally
NEW!
by Mary Jo Shaffer
Even in the healthiest of relationships, opportunities abound to find fault, criticize or "tweak" the other person no matter whether we are talking about a mate, a child or a friend. Most of us were raised in an environment where rather than focusing on the positive, we were taught to zoom in and dwell on the negative. Breaking that habitual way of thinking is a matter of conditioning our minds to refocus and learn to love with abandon, without any requirements, without any rules and without any limitations.
Here is our list of top ten ways to condition yourself to love
unconditionally.
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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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Having
Money
Having
Money
NEW!
by Sanaya Roman and Duane Packer
Money is neither good nor bad; it is energy. It is the way money is used that determines whether or not it is a positive energy that will benefit you and others. If you come from the highest level of integrity with your money, if you make it in ways that benefit people, through shifting their consciousness, or through serving and making a contribution, by giving your best, honoring others, and putting attention and consciousness into what you do, you are making a contribution to humanity and to yourself. When you use money in ways that serve your higher purpose and bring you and others joy, you are creating money of light. The more money is made and spent with integrity and light, the more it becomes a force of light for
everyone.
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The Evolution of a Soul Mate Relationship
by Kimmie Rose Zapf
Purpose of Your Life
The whole purpose to be on this earth plane is for your soul to evolve and go back to the light from which it came. In order to do this you must experience “Love” and let go of any fears. We are joined in from lifetime to lifetime by “helpers” with whom we refer to as “Soul mates”. There are two types of Soul mates: Companions and Karmic. I will explain those later. First we need to explain your soul’s purpose.
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Love,
Compassion, and Tolerance
by His Holiness the Dalai
Lama
“Love, compassion, and tolerance are necessities, not luxuries.
Without them, humanity cannot survive.”
The essence of all religions is love, compassion, and tolerance. Kindness
is my true religion. No matter whether you are learned or not, whether you
believe in the next life or not, whether you believe in God or Buddha or
some other religion or not, in day-to-day life you must be a kind person.
When you are motivated by kindness, it doesn’t matter whether you are a
practitioner, a lawyer, a politician, an administrator, a worker, or an
engineer: whatever your profession or field, deep down you are a kind
person. Love, compassion, and tolerance are necessities, not luxuries.
Without them, humanity cannot survive. If you have a particular faith or
religion, that is good. But you can survive without it if you have love,
compassion, and tolerance. The clear proof of a person’s love of God is
if that person genuinely shows love to fellow human beings.
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A Valentine’s Day
Meditation on Love and Relationships
by Mark A. Michaels (Swami Umeshanand Saraswati) and Patricia Johnson (Devi
Veenanand)
Tantra is an ancient Indian spiritual tradition that recognizes human
sexuality as one avenue among many for achieving mystical experience.
Although the number of Tantric texts that deal directly with sexual
activity is quite small, most Westerners associate Tantra with love, sex,
and relationships. While Western ideas about Tantra are thus somewhat
misguided, if you can bring a Tantric sensibility to love and
relationship, your love life will be richer and more fulfilling.
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The Enslaving
Illusion of Love
by Fr. Paul Coutinho, SJ
Love is one of the greatest illusions that people have. This illusion of
love is often the biggest obstacle to our relationship with God and to our
greater and deeper experience of the Divine.
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First
Comes Friendship, Then Comes Marriage
by Aurelie Sheehan
This month my husband and I
are celebrating our eighth anniversary -- safely and well beyond the Seven
Year Itch. We have a good marriage, and much to celebrate. What makes it
work? I don’t know -- luck, probably. Or maybe it’s because it
resembles, more than the relationships I’ve had with some men, the
neglected, yet deeply important bond I shared with my childhood best
friend.
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Love's Simple Truths: Rumi’s Path of The Heart
by Ross Heaven
Love is the order of the universe and we are its atoms.
It is the ocean and we are its drops…
Through love the heavens are brilliant;
Without love even suns and moons are eclipsed
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Take
Me to Truth, Undoing the Ego: An Interview with Authors Nouk Sanchez and
Tomas Vieira
by Gene Bogart, Forgiveness TV
Gene: As potential readers see literally thousands of
spiritually oriented books out there, how does Take Me to Truth,
Undoing the Ego present a unique benefit to those who sincerely desire
spiritual awakening?
Nouk and Tomas: This is not your intellectual brand
of awakening. This is for those who genuinely want to undo the root cause
of all suffering – the ego. We offer a guide for those who wish to
participate in the daily practice of undoing their ego. Awakening occurs
through the conscious application of three major principles being, Quantum
forgiveness, Radical self-inquiry and Now moment presence. Many religious
and spiritual studies are predicated on the belief that God created this
world; our book is based on the principles of A
Course in Miracles, which explains that God did not create this world,
we did. From absolute Oneness, which is Infinite Love there emerged a
“tiny mad idea” of separation, an illusion of separate individuals. We
fell into a dream of this present world of time and space; a dream of
duality.
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The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
by Deepak Chopra
When ancient peoples considered the vastness of the universe, they felt something very surprising, they felt connected, a spiritual connection cannot be seen or touched, yet we have a way to verify invisible things by using a faculty more powerful and reliable than the five senses—consciousness.
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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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Honor The Feminine In Us And In
Others
by Stephen Ruppenthal
One day this past winter, I decided to take in a talk on the Buddhist
mother of compassion, Kuanyin. Interested people, and not only women,
flooded out the doors of the bookstore where it was being held. I asked
myself, why do other talks barely fill the room while this one has a line
flowing out onto the street? A good guess might be that people are sick of
living in a world in which masculine aggressiveness and control have run
roughshod over more feminine qualities like love, patience, or a feeling
for healing and harmony. I believe many more people wish that qualities
like gentleness, tenderness, patience, receptiveness, closeness to nature,
and the readiness to forgive were more valued in our world. Let’s start
right now with five ways all of us, men and women alike, can honor and
cultivate the qualities of our feminine side.
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How
We Become Who We Are Not
by Richard
Moss, MD
We are not born, in essence,
American, French, Japanese, Christian, Muslim, or Jew. These labels are
attached to us according to where on the planet our births happen to take
place, or these labels are imposed upon us because they indicate our
families’ belief systems.
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One Magic Strategy for your
Relationship
by Susan Page
Whether you are in a
happy time with your partner right now or experiencing stress, there is
one powerful, easy strategy you can use by yourself to create a more
pleasant atmosphere in your home, almost instantly! At the same time, this
new tactic will begin mending the chronic issues that recur between the
two of you over and over. I call it a Loving Action, and, like all the
Loving Actions I teach, it is based on universal spiritual principles, or
Spiritual Partnership.
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Love,
Passion and a Great Relationship: A Special Valentine’s Day Love Ritual
for Singles
by Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway
Evoke the energies of love, passion and a great relationship on the
holiday of hearts by calling in divine match makers and asking the Gods
and Goddesses of Love to bring you home to true love ... and bring your
true love home to you.
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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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The
Most Important Dimension of Human Existence
by Eckhart Tolle
We’re
here to find that dimension within ourselves that is deeper than thought.
This teaching isn’t
based on knowledge, on new interesting facts, new information. The world
is full of that already. You can push any button on the many devices you
have and get information. You’re drowning in information.
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Are Secrets Spoiling
Your Spiritual Life?
by John Howard Prin, LADC
As an addictions counselor, I often see people who want to grow
spiritually but who are using addictions as shortcuts to their goals. Over
the years I've identified two major conditions that persons trapped in
addiction claim for staying addicted: boredom and misery. These misguided
folks persist in heavy drinking, compulsive shopping, internet
pornography, shoplifting, eating disorders, and more in order to achieve
the mood change from negative emotions that they seek — in order to
escape from their boredom or pain and achieve what feels like a spiritual
high. Unfortunately once the high disappears, what is left is shame,
guilt, remorse, and disapproval from the important people in their lives.
This tends to lead to secrecy. Avoiding the shame, guilt, and remorse is a
whopping challenge in itself and failure, or refusal to even try, is rife.
About one-third of the clients whom I see actively steal hours away from
their public lives, including home and work lives, to indulge in their
hidden addictive habits — secretly attempting to reach transcendence
from reality.
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Easy Love Rituals to
Attract a New Romantic Partner
by Venus Rachal
Looking for a new relationship does not have to be a stressful process.
It’s supposed to be fun, never mind blind dates from the internet or
those matchmaking efforts of your sister, cousin, dentist… In the spirit
of fun and spiritual growth, here are some terrific rituals to help you
enhance the love around you and motivate you to find someone special.
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The Great Fruits of Kindness
by Sharon Salzberg
Many of us long for an underlying sense of meaning, something we can still believe in no matter what happens to us, a navigational force to pull all the disparate pieces of our lives together into some kind of whole. Perhaps we find ourselves feeling helpless when even a little too much of the unexpected occurs, defenseless when we find we don’t have control over a situation and can’t fathom what might happen next, unsure of where to turn when we aren’t having the positive effect we want with a troubled family member or a friend. In any of these circumstances, and in so many more, we shut down. Then we go through the motions of our day, day after day, without much dynamism or spirit.
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Exploring New Relationships Without
Losing Yourself Or Getting Hurt
by Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
Katie had not been in a relationship in ten years, and she was scared to death. In her last relationship, she had lost herself completely and then felt devastated when her boyfriend of three years left her for another woman.
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The Biggest Mistake Men Make in Relationships
by Helene Rothschild
“I don’t understand,” said Don. “My business is going well. I’m a good provider. I give my wife and the children everything they want. We live in a beautiful house and we drive expensive cars. Last winter I took the whole family on a trip to Mexico. I don't fool around with other women. I do play golf every Sunday with the guys. But a man needs some recreation. I don’t understand why I seem to do so well at work, but when I come home I feel like a failure!
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5 Relationship Killers and How to Avoid Them
by Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
As a relationship counselor, I am constantly being asked why so many relationships fail. In the 37 years that I have worked with couples, I have discovered five major relationship killers:
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Helping Loved One’s In A Crisis …Without Sacrificing Yourself!
by Steven E. Hodes
When my elderly parents fell ill, I found myself in a very human predicament: I was thrust into the role of parent and advocate while simultaneously dealing with the almost paralyzing fear of their imminent deaths.
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Are You in Relationship Remission?
by Dorothy Thompson
Everyone’s been burned, cheated on and totally deflated by their loved one at some point. It’s not a fun thing to go through, and sometimes it causes the person to become disillusioned with the whole idea of romance, relationships or beginning anew.
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Parent In-The-Box or
Parent Out-Of-The-Box: A Guide To A More Meaningful Parent-Child
Relationship
by Dr. Trish Whynot
The parent-child relationship is rich with opportunities for healing and
growth. These opportunities become apparent when the relationship is
viewed from outside the box. It is hard for me to find words to describe
the awe and wonder that can be experienced from parenting
"out-of-the-box." It is a whole different world out there!
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Relationships: Conflict Resolution Without Words
by Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
In the last few decades, partners have spent countless hours trying to “work out problems.” Yet over and over again they often come up against a major roadblock: they just don’t see things the same way. No matter how long they talk and how hard they try, neither ends up feeling really heard and understood.
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What Does Unconditional Love REALLY
Mean?
by Janice Lynne Lundy
We all want to be loved. If the truth be told, we long for love and will
go to great lengths to have it in our lives. We also have some pretty
grandiose ideas of how it should show up and what it should feel like.
Notice the word "should" here. It tells us a great deal about
how we REALLY feel about love.
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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?
Do you get excited about some new idea, but after a while you slip right
back into your old patterns?
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We Are All Swans: Sexual
Self Image in the Real World
by Linda Marks
Whether by accident, illness, aging or the cards life deals you any time
from birth onwards, at some point in life many of us face obstacles to
sexuality. As our culture creates “reality” TV shows like “The
Swan,” in which fundamentally healthy and able-bodied people go to great
lengths to be made over as culturally defined sex symbols, the very real
challenges to sexuality many people face remain invisible and unspoken.
These include:
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Ask
Psychic Medium Laura Scott (Issue #16)
by Laura Scott
Dear
Laura,
I recently lost my teenage son to an overdose and have dozens of 'what if
I did this or that' come to my mind. I belong to the Compassionate Friends
support group for parents who have lost a child and I hear that phrase
over and over. What insight can you give us parents who have lost a child
and try to blame ourselves when we shouldn't?
Brian
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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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How I Know He Loves Me
by Ronlyn Domingue
Excerpted from The Mercy of Thin Air: A Novel
In my closet, there is no box of love letters. Not traditional ones anyway.
Ten years ago, I worked for a consulting firm that had me fly to a Dallas client site every Monday morning and home every Friday afternoon. Weekends were a blur. Weekdays were brutal. In the middle of each week, though, the message light on my hotel room phone blinked -- and I knew there was something waiting for me at the front desk. Click
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Sex or Love on Valentine’s Day?
by Allie Ochs
Valentine’s day is just around the corner. Diamonds, chocolates, romantic getaways and sexy lingerie make it difficult to decide how to show your love this year.
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February is for the
Self-Valentine Treatment!
by Karen Dahlman
Aaah yes, the month of February is upon us. What comes to mind? Visions of
red hearts, chocolate and flowers? Romance, love and a significant other?
February is synonymous with Valentine’s Day. The day when another
special someone treats you and you treat this special person, and remind
each other of the romantic love you are fortunate to share together.
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The Art of Meaningful Conversation
by Jan Marie Dore
The degree of meaning and fulfillment you experience in your life is a direct result of your level of engagement and conversation with the world around you and with yourself.
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Why Humans Make Lousy Lovers
by Jean-Claude Koven
How can I, love, and you, three of the most misunderstood words in human language, be linked together to form our most sublime
sentence? Like a Linus blanket we refuse to relinquish, this seemingly simple phrase comforts us from cradle to grave. Since long
before grunts gave way to words, its message has been expressed by mothers to infants, children to their best friends, people to
their pets, lovers to each other, and, most notably, by those facing death to their God.
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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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Rejuvenating
Sex And Health Naturally
by Dr. Randy Wysong
Our physical and psychological makeup is influenced by the sexual
imperative far more than most of us realize or wish to admit. Entire
systems of psychoanalytical therapy (e.g. Freud) are based upon the
premise that we are primarily sexual creatures.
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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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Thriving:
Ten Ways to Make Peace With The Past And Create A New Future
by Suzanne Gold
Everyone comes into life with a purpose. You are a unique expression of
the universal life force at the foundation of your being. Spirit guides
you from the moment your life begins, and the people and events of your
life reflect your soul's journey. No one else ever has or will affect the
world as you do. With every act, word or thought, you are adding to
All-That-Is.
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Falling In Desire, Landing Whole
by Trebbe Johnson
We call it falling in love.
When you think of it, though, love is
actually the place we land in—if we’re lucky. What we fall through, in
the first wild, sweet flush of a romance is desire, and it’s a thrilling
ride with ups and downs of fascination, curiosity, joy, and passion. It is
possible to resist this exhilarating plunge, but few choose to do to.
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After Divorce: 7
Ways to Rediscover Your True Passion
by Joanie Winberg
Going through a divorce is a very challenging time in a person’s life.
It is hard to adjust to being single again, as well as living “out of
the habit” of being married, especially if you have been married for
many, many years.
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How to Make Your Home a Healing Haven
by Karlo Berger
How our households tend to accumulate junk is a sad indicator of the health of our society. Instead of acting as a receptacle for ever-increasing material goods, we deserve to have homes be our healing havens, where they can feel restored, where visitors can feel at peace, and where people can just be. Here are some simple ways to make your home the healing haven it deserves to be:
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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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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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Evolving the
Soul-Centered Relationship
by Linda Marks, MSM
Our idea of what we want in love relationships is evolving. Once, a stable
partner with a steady job who could share the tasks of daily life and
provide companionship through both good times and bad times was enough,
and even something to be grateful for. In cultures where men and women
were paired off in arranged marriages, love, sexual-spiritual connection
and soul partnership were not part of the discussion the parents of the
bride and groom engaged in while negotiating the marriage contract.
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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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into your Psychic Guidance System
by Richard Michaels and Marcia Goldberg
Navigating through change is a constant part of living which greatly impacts our health and well being. There are a myriad of choices and actions we must take to keep our lives in balance as the escalating demands of the workplace, relationships, and being true to one’s self compete for our attention. The way we respond to the changing demands of these three areas determines the quality of our lives.
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Animals And The Elderly: A Healing Combination-- The Remarkable
Bond Between Humans And Pets
by Philip Devitt
A frail old man is slowly dying on a stiff, worn-out mattress. He cannot walk, he cannot speak, and he can barely see or hear. His cries of pain are almost inaudible. They surely do not reach beyond the walls of his small, cold room at the nursing facility that he calls home now. The room is warm and stinks of medication. It is a constant struggle to blink without falling asleep, and to swallow without having to be reminded.
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Conscious
Love
by Trish Whynot, D.C.Ed.
What
better time to reflect on how consciously you love than on the holiday
that celebrates it. Many
of us continue to love the way we learned to as children by default. Our
parents were our role models for love and loving. They may have seeded
some beliefs in you around love that are not in line with your truth,
either directly by example or indirectly through situations you were left
to interpret...
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The
Other Side of Sacrifice
by
Trish Whynot, D.C.Ed.
As
always, my intention is to raise awareness. I ask you to stand next to me
and view experiences from a new perspective. If what I suggest makes sense
to you, wonderful, and if not you may want to tuck it away for
consideration at a later date or discard it. The choice is always yours.
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Taoism and Sexuality
by Rachel Carlton Abrams, M.D.
Taoism is a spiritual tradition that embraces our sexual desire and uses it within our bodies as a force for healing and spiritual growth. Desire is a rich and potent part of our human experience. The Taoists think of desire, called sexual energy or jing chi, as part of our life energy, or chi. To be passionate is to be full of chi. The English words "desire" or "passion" connote a feeling of yearning and fervor that includes sex, but they also reflect our strongest feelings about life. When we are passionate about anything--our family, our work, our spirituality, an important social cause--we are investing our chi in this experience. Our passion is what moves us to action and ultimately is what gives us joy. We are passionate about the things that matter most to us. Click
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Opening Up To Love After Being Hurt
by Natasha Munson
After you have been hurt in a relationship,
the worst thing you can do is keep yourself in an endless cycle of
relationships. You have to take a breather between relationships. That
time in between is necessary to let go of any anger and release the
baggage. No one, besides a therapist, wants to deal with you and your
problems.
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Happiness Versus Pleasure: Why We Control And How To Shift Toward Love And Compassion!
by Margaret Paul
We are a pleasure seeking society. Most of us spend our energy seeking pleasure and avoiding pain. We hope that by doing this, we will feel happy. Yet deep, abiding happiness and joy still elude so many people.
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& Spiritual Growth
by Lisa Hoskins
The dictionary defines the word forgive as: [to pardon, as to for-give an
enemy; to cease to feel resentment for, as to forgive an offense].
I have heard people say this many times: "I will never forgive them
for what they did!", as if by saying this they are causing harm to
the person who hurt them. The reality is that they are doing the harm to
themselves alone. As defined in the dictionary, when you forgive someone
you "cease to feel resentment". Resentment, along with anger,
hate, jealousy and other negative emotions, will eat you up inside and can
cause actual physical ailments and disease.
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The Gift of Light Being With Each Other
by Dr. Darryl Pokea
Many people ask where are the Light Beings that are guiding me? How do I learn to recognize them? Anytime anyone truly loves us they are a loving being with light given to us. They guide and teach us through that love. Love is the gift of understanding each other as we understand ourselves.
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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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Ask
Psychic Medium Laura Scott (Issue #15)
by Laura Scott
Dear Laura,
My lover died a little over two years ago. I would be ok with never dating again because I am still so in love with E., however, to get my children and my friends off my back about "going on with my life" I agreed to go out with R. R. is like the perfect mate (for someone else) and he is aware that I will never love him because of E...
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The
Kabbalah of Love
by Shifra Hendrie
Intimate Love.
What feelings do these words stir up in you? Longing? Excitement?
Pleasure? Fear?
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Are
You Neglecting This Important Investment? Friendships Among All Ages
by Royane Real
When I was twenty-two, I was befriended by a woman named Doris who was
thirty years older than I was. Although Doris was then a fifty-two year
old woman, she did not feel it was inappropriate to befriend me. She did
not operate with the social belief that she should choose her friends only
from people her own age. We became very close friends and remained so
until her death at the age of eight-two.
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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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____________________ Loving Without Losing Yourself
by Allie Ochs
You are in love and it feels wonderful. This love is different and you are prepared to do anything to make it last. To prevent this ship from sinking, you work hard to steer this relationship into a safe harbor. In the process, you lose yourself and your romantic relationship becomes all-consuming!
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Stop Reacting and Start Responding
by Dr. Trish Whynot
If I could give you just one pearl of wisdom to help you make the most of
your 2005, it would be to stop reacting and to start responding. As you
learn to respond to your life experiences, you will see their function and
understand the way in which your experiences are defining your purpose.
What may have appeared random or chaotic will all of a sudden seem
incredibly orderly from this perspective.
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The Power Of Being A Woman
by Allie Ochs
The American Poet Ralph Waldo Emerson once said: "What lies behind us
and what lies before us, are tiny matters compared to what lies within
us.” Little did he know that his quote would sum up the past, present
and future of women. He also didn’t know that women would emerge as
powerful pillars of society. It wasn’t until the 20th century that
American women were allowed to vote and it took even longer until they
could say no to sex in their marriages. What lies behind us is the history
of women, who paved the way to liberation.
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Keeping Relationships Romantic
by Alan Detwiler
Romantic relationships happen because of the hopes and dreams a couple has for a happy life together. The relationship will continue to be pleasant and rewarding as long as the hopes and dreams are kept alive by staying concerned with what is good about the relationship.
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by Anthony Kane, MD
There are many new issues facing parents today. Sibling rivalry is not one of them. It is as old as Cain and Abel.
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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...
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Reviving The Feminine - A Journey Toward Balance
by Dr. Trish Whynot
This year my focus has been on
integrating some new desires into my life, along with a balanced schedule
that will support them. In the midst of this process, I realized that at
the root of balance lies our relationship between our inner-masculine and
inner-feminine. When they are working in partnership, we are in balance.
Imbalance can emerge as ill health, unsupportive relationships or
financial hardships. As I looked back on health, relationship and
financial issues I have had in the past, I saw that the issue of imbalance
was at the root of them all.
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Angel to Angel
by Skye Thomas
Years ago, my minister spoke to us about how you could solicit the help of
your guardian angels to help with conflict resolution. She told us stories
about how she and others had successfully asked their guardian angels to
speak to the enemy's guardian angel...
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Our Worst Enemy
by Michael Lee
Who do you consider as your worst enemy? The criminals roaming the dark
streets? Your boss who's killing you mentally and emotionally with stress
and harsh words? The people in office who are engaging in graft and
corruption, instead of helping those in need?
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Illuminating The
Workplace
by Rev. Omar Khayyam Yeldell
For every calling there is a purpose. Many times the purpose is befuddled
by our own limitations and prejudices. A very thin line of perception,
separates what is indeed objectively fair on one side, and having our own
way...
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Three Feng Shui Keys To A Successful
Relationship
by Mary Jane Kasliner, BS, CFSC & Shelley Mengo, CFSC
Love is hard to find and even harder to keep alive. As Feng Shui consultants we have come across many Feng Shui design faux pas concerning relationships. Basically, there are three major Feng Shui keys in finding that special someone and holding on to them. The first Key is to make sure you are getting a good night sleep. After all, if we are exhausted the last thing we want to do is meet people or have sex... Click
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Dealing With Anger
by Linda Francis
A number carry the perception that anger should be avoided at all costs.
This is actually a misguided notion – for if one avoids anger, one
merely succeeds in suppressing it, thus forcing it to build up. This
repressed anger eventually bursts forth in bouts of temper and acts of
hostility.
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