Your child gets suspended from school. The car breaks down on the highway. Oh no, a flunked final. A wife asks for a divorce. The doctor tells you that you have a terminal disease. We survive a natural disaster. Can we match calamity with serenity. No matter what comes down the pike, can ...

"The single most important quality to achieving psychological and spiritual health is learning to own your personal power." Dr. Joshua David Stone The conscious mind is the reasoning mind, whereas the subconscious mind is the non-reasoning mind. The superconscious mind is the all-knowing ...

My introduction to spirituality came in the summer of 1968 after I read Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi and started meditating. By the time I returned to college in September, my world had turned upside down. My previous values and ambitions had vanished and I was looking for a ...

Two years ago, I heard about a therapist in Hawaii who cured a complete ward of criminally insane patients--without ever seeing any of them. The psychologist would study an inmate's chart and then look within himself to see how he created that person's illness. As he improved himself, the ...

It is time to awaken Self awareness now during the most transformative time ever on Earth. Part I Breaking the bonds of the paralyzing grip our human egos have had for lifetimes, is the next critical step in the unfolding Divine Plan. ...

© Jacob Newell (Daoshi Gu Shen Yu) When it comes to cultivating qi, there is no question that Laozi suggests we take a gradual approach. “A tree too large to embrace starts as a tiny shoot; a 9-story terrace starts as a mound of earth; the journey of 1,000 li happens under the feet” (Ch. ...

Years ago I lived a complicated life. I had a Porsche, a beautiful wife, three kids, a Tudor home in a posh Cleveland suburb and all the bills and headaches to go with it. And even though I had it made, something always seemed to be missing no matter how good it got. Within two years after ...

DeWayne wanted to know how to succeed. He stopped by the office to ask me about success. I asked DeWayne, “Are you happy?” He ruminated for a few seconds and then responded, “I guess I am about as happy as the next guy. What does happiness have to do with success?” “Good question,” is ...

Once there was a piglet who had been taught that there was a Big Boar in the sky who watched over all piglets. He wrote down their names and remarked of all the evil things they did. The piglet, named Sid, believed that the Great Boar in the sky would punish him when he did bad things. The ...

In this series of posts about the Sacred Feminine we will be acknowledging the various qualities of the Divine Feminine Goddess. The goddess is associated with Universal Motherhood, Holy Mother, Mother Earth and the Divine Self within. In order to be whole we need to balance the male and female ...

Why is it that we often struggle with forgiveness? When do we know that we have in fact forgiven and what are the pitfalls? One of the main issues with forgiveness is it is often attempted from the stance of the good forgiving the bad, the better forgiving the worse or the superior forgiving ...

Remember that all-in-one 48 piece exercise gym that you bought a few years ago? You even figured out how put it together, and actually worked out for a month or two! Then the sessions got further and further apart, and finally you had to disassemble the infernal contraption and move it into ...

Recently I got an email from one of my subscribers. He asks ... I'm trying to manifest my desires but fear and anxiety keep creeping in. And then there are a lifetime of bad habits, lack conditioning, low self esteem and the tendency to focus on my previous disappointments. What can I ...

About: Tarot Affirmations are positive statements using the Tarot, to center ourselves while energizing our Mojo! My goal is to help invigorate higher vibrations with creative visualization for self-awareness, while enhancing one's perspective, confidence, and productivity. Becoming part of the ...

There are many things in life that can cause us to spiral out of control. Our boss can snap at us, we break a toe, we lose our wallet or delete the thesis we've been working on for the past 3 months. Life has many surprises. Some feel great like a surprise trip to Hawaii or an unexpected party ...

It comes as no surprise, but stress isn’t good for you. Well of course, you knew that already but the question for most people is how to tame it. Here’s a secret I discovered: In actuality there is no such thing as a ‘stress thing’ outside of us. It is our interpretation of the events in our ...

A grudge is defined as “deep-seated animosity or ill-feeling toward someone or something.” We can develop this feeling when someone says or does something that hurts us or they receive something we feel we should have gotten. That happens to us almost every day in the workplace. At work ...

by Jim McDonald, LIMC "You hurt me." “He hurt me.” “She hurt me.” “They hurt me.” It seems so, doesn’t it—that another can be responsible for our emotional hurting. So much of what we see in movies and on television, read in books or magazines (let’s not even talk about the celebrity ...

Relationship repair has become an effective device considered necessary by the prosperous and famous, husbands and wives, boyfriends and girlfriends. Sometimes those who are newly married even curiously comprehend themselves desperate to learn how to get love back because nearly EVERY one of us ...

It never ceases to amaze me how we continue to punish ourselves and hold onto resentments for things which have happened in the past. We carry these bad feelings around with us like painful baggage for years and years and often deny ourselves the life we truly deserve to live as deep down, we ...

Have you ever had someone ask you if you knew what your life's purpose was and felt completely stumped? I certainly have, it just sounded so daunting and so big that all I could say was, "Oh gosh if only I knew! I've been trying to figure that out for years!" But when asked what I was ...

I speak to many women who sigh with recognition when I mention that my work is to help women bloom at midlife. “Oh, I could use that!” they’ll say wistfully. Usually they tell me a bit about their story. And it usually follows a familiar pattern, one of several scenarios that I realize ...

May 7, 2003. I remember that day well, because it was the day on which my life changed, the day that launched me on the path to writing the book Your Soul’s Plan: Discovering the Real Meaning of the Life You Planned Before You Were Born (www.yoursoulsplan.com). I was 40 at the ...

Managing conflict is the foundation of a lasting relationship. There were many implications that support the hypothesis that positive affect and de-escalation are predictive of positive outcomes in any relationship, including marriage. To the extent that positive affect and de-escalation ...

It was 1992. Four years had lapsed since my daughter Katie's diagnosis of a brain tumor. She was now healthy and back working in New York City. Because my maternal stress levels were greatly relaxed, my professional dreams began to reemerge. It was time to think about making them come true. ...

I’m a late bloomer and a midlife bloomer, someone who only started fully blooming in the second half of life. That is why I am so passionate about helping other women bloom later in life. Because really, there is no age limit to what I mean by blooming. My concept of late blooming has changed ...

You might be agreeing with me if I ever told that honesty is the center of any personal success. All our relationship will be more productive and meaningful while we are truly honest. That is the stability and wellness that we usually are looking for in life. Courtesy is just another ...

Failure is something we all face in our lives. I've sure had my share. I remember in the mid-1990s, I had worked myself all the way from a sales person to Marketing Director to COO of a thriving company - only to discover that I really did not like that position. So I did something radical. I ...

Grief is yours to own, and no one will ever expect you to forget your grief. Grief cannot just be cured or dismissed, as the hurt surrounding grief is there because of your connection with the loved one you lost. Grief can keep time standing still, and it is very common for people to not want ...

I personally feel much more content and happy with myself when I am sharing love with others. There is not enough love giving in our world I am noticing more and more everyday. Why is this happening? I have seen many articles written on love and most of them either revolve around religion ...

Create Miracles with Just Two Questions “Be present in the moment. Miracles can only happen in the now.” I have been asked many times, “Is it really possible to create miracles using just two questions?” The answer is a definite yes—if you are asking the right two questions. It is not ...

During the month of June, we introduced the first three phases of the Lifespace Vision Plan in creating an ambience, room design theme and color scheme. If you’ve decided on a lifespace theme and colors, you are prepared to enter the next two phases of the Vision Plan with furniture coordination ...

Usually for common eyes, a treasure may be anything shiny. For a master, no treasures have to shine to be valuable. In fact, the most valuable things are immaterial. So, let me ask you... What is your treasure? Please take a brief moment to answer this question for yourself. Life is too short ...

Who would have thought that my meanderings over “What is Addiction” in my last blog would lead me to an Ezine article by Melanie Solomon, July 11, 2010 and her amazing book AA-Not the Only Way — Your One Stop Resource Guide to 12-Step Alternatives–Second Edition? In it she cites many statistics ...

Hypnosis hypnotherapy is gaining more popularity in its effectiveness for helping one deal with several bad habits. It’s widely becoming accepted as a way for one to increase their physical and mental well-being without the need for dangerous drugs, surgery, maintenance expenses, and many other ...

I speak to many women who sigh with recognition when I mention that my work is to help women bloom at midlife. “Oh, I could use that!” they’ll say wistfully. Usually they tell me a bit about their story. And it usually follows a familiar pattern, one of several scenarios that I realize ...

Experiencing change helps us to engage and see where and how we have been living our lives. We face so many challenges and the ones that hurt the most are those which affect us personally. Relationship hurt affects us all differently! Some people can recover quickly and move on to the next ...

I have question for you and we want you to be completely honest with yourself.   Does the idea of being complete scare you or conjure up images of something too hard, too much or too final?    Hang on before your inner dialogue kicks in and puts all sorts of thoughts and ideas in your head. ...

Most people probably think of physical postures when they hear the word "yoga." The physical practice is important and is one avenue to freedom and unity between the physical body, the mind, the emotions, the breath, and the spirit. I was a very physical kid and practiced yoga postures back ...

How many times, have we been made to feel worthless and have no sense of direction because of being used and abused mentally by people and their words? Many times, people behaviour leaves us to questioning what we have done to be treated in this manner. The question is asked why anyone would ...

Creating or strengthening our spirituality can have untold beneficial effects upon us after loss. By spirituality I do not mean religion. The two are very separate. Religion is based around organised belief by an outside body. Spirituality in contrast, is individual belief created by ...

We have an opportunity during the energy enveloping us each new new moon, to put forth our intetentions of what exactly it is we want to manifest in our lives. Much is said about the the fact that, indeed, we are the creators of our lives and the Universe. We are urged spiritually to ...

As we approach the topic of both family and personal healing, many internal voices may want to have their say, some of them helpful, other voices not so helpful. For example one voice may be saying ‘it cannot continue like this, something has to change’ another voice may be saying ‘all I want ...

As I headed off to the market this morning, I realized how much I actually enjoy this simple task. I love walking along browsing all the stalls to see what fruit or vegetables are in season checking the prices and talking with the vendors. People are smiling and talking, the sound of music ...

Article Title: Sharing Some Thoughts on Jesus and the "Spiritual Journey" (Part Four) Submitted by: Craig Lock Key words: Spiritual Growth, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christianity, Spirituality, Faith, Inspiration,"Spiritual Thoughts" . The submitter's blog (with extracts from his various ...

n many spiritual traditions, there is the belief that our souls have lessons to learn by living in this human form in the earth plane. The lessons that are specific to a soul are called curricula, and like curricula in a school, these lessons involve a series of theme based experiences that ...

I own my own corporation. But I am not motivated by financial profits. I am motivated by how many lives I can bring joy to and how much goodness I can do in the world. I believe that with each happy and fulfilled person, our world becomes a better place and that truly inspires me! I lay awake ...

Have you ever realized that you drove to work and did not see the streets, didn’t pay attention to the construction that was going on because you were talking to yourself? Maybe you were talking about your job, or your marriage or your relationship. For example, if you were not happy with your ...

Spirituality means knowing of our Self, our Essence and our Source: Allah, Buddha, Krishna, Yahweh, Yesuah, etc. Anything that has to do with a material outcome is not spiritual. But can we use such things to help our spirituality? I would respond with a resounding yes! For example, ...

Back in the 1930s, the late great psychic diagnostician Edgar Cayce said, “Thoughts are things---crimes or miracles in their own right.” The eyes of Cayce’s psychic soul, seeing everything as energy, readily perceived that our thoughts, emotions, attitudes and beliefs determine from life to life ...