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BRAIN POWER Our Genie to Success - by Michele Blood- The Power Within - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2013 from Christina ConnerMy story is a story about becoming who we really are. It’s about breaking the shackles that bind and limit us. These are not physical shackles, although there are some in this world that have been bound in that way also. These are the shackles that have been formed by the world around us into ...
Views: 1036 - Should we fake it until we make it?? - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2013 from Adele TheronAccording to Mail Online there was an article written on “Why acting like you are in love can lead to the real thing” that if you want to feel in love, perhaps you should fake it until you make it. The article suggested that if you behave in the way you want to be perceived by others, you can ...
Views: 1544 - The Power of Words - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2013 from Kimberly KleinThe Power of Words It's time to realize that everything around us is a vibrating energy. Even our words hold a significant vibratory force. Yes, I said words. Your words are building blocks of which you construct your life and future. They set the cornerstones of our life, causing us to ...
Views: 1162 - Self Authority IS important! - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2013 from Lisa WechtenhiserRecently, I read a post on another blog about what the writer sees as one of the challenges of relying on the wisdom of Guides in Spirit. To paraphrase, it says: The biggest problem happens when someone starts depending solely on a psychic source, like their team of Spirit Guides. They ...
Views: 1150(2 votes) - Law Of Attraction And The Ego - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2013 from David SamuelThere is a great power in the concept of the law of attraction, which has also been expressed in terms such as ‘magnetic centre’, ‘attractive force’, ‘the power of the mind’, and many others. The danger of the modern concept of the law of attraction (loa) is that it professes that you have ...
Views: 1548(2 votes) - Gratitude In Advance To Attract Abundance - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2013 from Valerie DawsonMost often when people use gratitude to attract abundance, they focus on a general feeling of gratitude – about anything – because just feeling a sense of gratitude immediately brings them into energetic alignment with increased abundance. This is a very effective way to use the essence of ...
Views: 6098(1 vote) - The Angels Guide to Happiness - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2013 from Lily GraceThe Angels have told me again and again that happiness is not something you wait for, it’s here now in this moment, you create it. Happiness isn’t dependent on luck, or benevolent circumstances, it's dependent on your creative perspective, the Angels have spoken of it as “Angel sight”. It ...
Views: 948(3 votes) - Spiritual Truth versus Spiritual Malpractice - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2013 from Sherri CarterSpiritual Truth is based in love. Spiritual Truth and Love always uplift, expand, and inspire us into a greater expression of God and Good. It provides empathy, compassion, understanding and nurturing of the soul. Spiritual malpractice refers to the idea of something sounding spiritual, ...
Views: 1690 - Fear not deceit, it shall face defeat - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2013 from Priyanka IyerIt is not uncommon to come across people swearing by the power of deceitful intentions. The power of goodness in this world has been sadly understated and misconstrued. In a world inhabited by people of varying temperaments and intentions, it is easy to get falsely opinionated by just any random ...
Views: 1194(1 vote) - Is The Law of Attraction A Get Rich Quick Scheme? - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2013 from Yamaya CruzAre you setting your intention to get a new CLS Mercedes Benz Sedan? Are you changing your vibrations to lose weight and get back in shape, but just inhaled a whole bag of chocolate chip cookies? Are you putting out your intentions to get a six-figure income, when you only have a high ...
Views: 1112 - How to Control Your Destiny - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2013 from Yamaya CruzThere are millions of people who suffer from a very common illness. Unfortunately, most of these people who suffer from the illness are unaware of the symptoms, causes, and treatment. Many people suffer from being control freaks. Control is very much like an addiction. These people feel more ...
Views: 1185(1 vote) - Hold On.. Or let go... - PART II - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2013 from Larry CraneThis excerpt provided by Anonymous may give you some long overdue peace of mind. "People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you figure out which one it is, you will know what to do for each person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to ...
Views: 1785(1 vote) - 7 Habits of Highly Dysfunctional People & Manifestation - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2013 from Yamaya CruzMost people come from dysfunctional families. We’ve read the news and have seen all the people who come up with sob stories. I suppose that they want us to throw up the confetti, cut the cake and engage in one big pity party. I don’t buy it for a second. We are all dysfunctional in one way, ...
Views: 2845(1 vote) - Ask and it is Given. - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2013 from Carly CooperAre you ready to kick things up a notch in your life? To finally live out your dreams and feel inspired? An exciting and passionate life is within your reach but in order to fully grasp it, there are a few things you need to know. The thoughts you think and the words you use, have a direct ...
Views: 1189(2 votes) - Does the Universe Listen To Us? - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2013 from Niki CleggMany years ago when I was young I had no faith in anything or anyone because I felt that what life was throwing at me was not deserved. As I have become more understanding with age I understand that everything happens for a reason. My friends laugh at me because no matter what happens I throw ...
Views: 1326(1 vote) - Do Something Special on Valentine’s Day: 10 Creative Ideas - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2013 from Rob WhiteMany a poet and philosopher has said that love is for all seasons. That’s true, but there’s nothing like Valentine’s Day to remind your significant other that you’ve fallen in love with her 365 times over the past year. The tried and true ways of showing your appreciation are always safe—cards, ...
Views: 2714(1 vote) - 4 Reasons to Stop Being So Defensive! - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2013 from Adrienne FikesIs it just me or is that chip on your shoulder getting bigger than ever? Man, you must be a really fun person to be around – NOT! Why are you so defensive anyway? Yes, I get that you don’t want to be taken advantage of. Yes I understand you are nobody’s fool. Are you willing to consider, just ...
Views: 1163(1 vote) - The Power of Decision Making - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2013 from Valerie Lipstein"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then ...
Views: 1057 - 11 tips to create the perfect gratitude journal - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2013 from Louise Jensen“Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot” - Hausa Proverb. In my early, dark days of first acquiring a disability I didn't feel I had an awful lot to be thankful for. It was like I had spent my whole life getting to the point where I had a thriving holistic therapy practice I loved, ...
Views: 1116(1 vote) - How to Live a Happy Life – Part 2 - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2013 from Ovidiu DotLast time I spoke about the law of attraction, what it is and how to use it. Now I’ll talk about another way to help you be happy or at least happier. My favorite way to use the secret weapon: the mind. Autosuggestion - I use it since I was a little child, not to its full extent from the ...
Views: 1247(1 vote) - WE MUST HARBOR TRUE FRIENDSHIP WITH MOTHER NATURE OR PRAKRITI - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2013 from Yuga Rishi Shriram Sharma“Mother nature can be both a straightforward serene cow or else a wrathful tigress. Lest we refrain from behaving in an unruly and unwholesome manner with it for untold time span she can nourish us with the milk of innumerable wealth it possesses but if we render it polluted and vilely try to ...
Views: 1766 - Embracing the Unwanted - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2013 from Cynthia OrtizThroughout life we have and we will face unwanted life experiences. We will view these experiences as wearisome and upsetting to say the least. They may cause stress, anxiety and/or depression. They could also be so damaging to cause you to engage in negative behaviors in an effort to try to ...
Views: 1594 - ONLY IF WHOLESOME USAGE IS ENCOURAGED, WORLD TRANSFORMATION SHALL HARBINGER IN - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2013 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaHumans are vaults of infinite energy. Yet only a very miniscule portion of it is used in bodily activities. The remaining lies dormant and latent. If even sharp instruments are not used for a long time span, they start rusting. If every part of talent/skill remains unused man somehow lives life ...
Views: 1101 - The Greatest Lesson Losing a Friend Taught Me - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2013 from Angela Carr Patterson The Love Lifestyle CoachI remember having a conversation a year ago in January with a very good friend of mine about her writing a book and starting her mentoring and coaching business. We talked some about strategies and marketing and when she wanted to get started. I knew that she was passionate about this and ...
Views: 1048 - How Do You Use Thought Energy - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2013 from Valerie Lipstein“So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable” ~Christopher Reeve Thought energy is said to be one of the most powerful forms of energy in the universe. Think about this; how often do we really think? ...
Views: 1119(1 vote) - Your Relationship with Your Mind - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2013 from Joeel A. RiveraHave you ever finished an argument or conversation, only to realize five or 25 minutes later that you are still having the conversation in your head? Have you ever experienced someone saying something to you that triggers an emotion and you were left wondering where your reaction originated? Why ...
Views: 1168(2 votes) - Ten Ways to Get Along With Family Members You Don't Like - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2013 from Janet PfeifferWe all have them: the obnoxious siblings, the drama queen mother, the trouble-maker cousin, the gossip monger, know-it-alls, rude, selfish, and even mean-spirited family members. We try to avoid them yet fate often intervenes and brings us face-to-face with our nemesis. We dread family ...
Views: 11686(1 vote) - 5 Ways to Jump-Start Positive Thinking - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2013 from Irina Morrison5 Ways to Jump-Start Positive Thinking You become what you believe, it really is that simple. What you believe is what exists for you but before the belief comes a thought. Your thoughts will direct your actions and determine paths of your journey. It takes time to train your brain to filter ...
Views: 1406(5 votes) - O PURITY PERSONIFIED! OFFER YOUR ENTIRE BEING TO SUPER POWER YAJNAS - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2013 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaIn the Rig-Veda (10/7/6) it is said: O one with a divine nature! On your own you must perform Yajna/worship of demigods present in your intellect and surrender to them. What can a rank ignorant person do to you who are mature and pious? Just as you worship demigods, based on various seasons, ...
Views: 1448(1 vote) - New Beginnings 2013 - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2013 from Maureen Brennan MercierNew Beginnings 2013 are here now as we celebrate the New Year. Let's start on a positive note for this new cycle in our life on planet Earth. Everyday is a new day, a new opportunity to begin again. In order to do so you need to let go of yesterday, the past as you embrace new beginnings 2013 ...
Views: 3252(2 votes) - Inner Demons - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2013 from Cynthia OrtizDo you live with inner demons? Is there something you did in the past that haunts you day in and day out? Do these demons control your life and control who you are? Well, they do not have to. There is nothing in the past that can affect you unless YOU ALLOW it to. There is nothing that can ...
Views: 2352(2 votes) - Turning failure, disappointment, and frustration into accomplishment! – Part II - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2012 from Larry CraneWhen working on goals, instead of approaching the situation as difficult, vague or impossible, let’s begin by changing our point of view. By beginning to use positive intentions helps us to view tasks as being possible and manageable. We are changing what we are holding in mind. Instead of ...
Views: 1947(1 vote) - Affirmations for New Year 2013 - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2012 from Maureen Brennan MercierAffirmations for New Year 2013 are a powerful yet simple way to begin the New Year. The past is over. We have already entered a new beginning here on the new Earth. These affirmations for New Year 2013 will help to support the powerful changes that we are co-creating now as we enter ...
Views: 2027(1 vote) - Let's Talk About Resolutions - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2012 from Dirrick WilliamsThe book “LAUNCHING A LEADERSHIP REVOLUTION” written by: Chris Brady & Orrin Woodward, has in it an interesting story about Ben Franklin, one that I will paraphrase. The authors wrote, when Ben Franklin was a young man, around 20 years old, a friend told him he was so disliked people would cross ...
Views: 1367(1 vote) - ReNEW for the NEW Year: 5 Easy Rules to Change Your Life. - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2012 from JoAnne Ceccarelli-EganDuring the four weeks before Christmas, I try to prepare emotionally and spiritually for the Sacred Holiday. As is my custom, I practice new constructive behavior with the hope of incorporating them permanently into my life. This year, my goal was to immerse myself more fully in the present ...
Views: 1149(2 votes) - Your Negative Nancy Emergency Preparedness Plan - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2013 from Adrienne FikesEvery now and again you run into someone that does not have anything positive to say. That Negative Nancy insists on sharing horrible tales of injustice and songs of woe. Hearing them whine and complain about the sunrise or the effervescent giggles of a small child, you begin to wonder when they ...
Views: 1214 - 3 Ways to Work Positive in a Community Crisis - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2012 from Joey FaucetteOur attention has been riveted by one person’s heinous actions and the consequences felt in Newtown, CT. Complete understanding of this tragedy defies our intellect. However, we do choose how to respond. While I pray such disaster avoids your area, reality suggests some variation will ...
Views: 1535(1 vote) - Ways to Conquer the Fear of Rejection with a Smile and Forgiveness - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2012 from Delia PerezThe sensitivity to rejection is psychological and this is actually over sensitivity to the rejection procedure from anyone and this happens to people who are in a neurotic state of mind. The borderline cases of neurotic disorder are all about the suffering of the person who are working ...
Views: 1265 - Holiday Celebrations with a Feng Shui Twist - by Submitted on May 22, 2017 from Pat HeydlauffNot feeling the holiday spirit this year? Feng Shui principles can help you create a joy-filled holiday season. Although our society tends to compress much positive energy (good Feng Shui) into the last six weeks of the year and forget about all of that great energy by the second week of January ...
Views: 1917(1 vote) - Focus on giving and you’ll get what you want. - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2012 from Leah GuyI get totally fixated on things, usually things I want like a new desk, a goal at work or a certain pair of shoes. My mind is swept away in this physical world and my spirit is lost in the dust. It’s time to get re-centered. I think the self-help books about positive thinking & laws of ...
Views: 1103(1 vote) - 12/12/12 Do Numbered Days Mean Our Days Are Numbered? - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2012 from Ava SaadiMost of us have seen the doomsday sayers, at least in a movie, holding a sign saying "the end is near". This month in particular the attention is given to the end, especially with the Mayan Calendar's ending. Now we peak at (or peek at) the date 12/12/12. Is there any significance, any intuitive ...
Views: 1332(1 vote) - Developing Your 7th Sense - the Key to Creating all that you Desire! - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2012 from Nanice EllisIf you just wish or believe in something, you must hold on and be dedicated to that which you believe. Belief acts as a cohesion of sorts between you and what you believe in. Usually your belief is not enough to unite you with that which you believe. The Magic occurs when your belief transforms ...
Views: 2743 - Get Happy Now! - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2012 from Joy PhillipsMany people believe that happiness follows success. I bet you’ve caught yourself a time or two saying things like, “I’ll be happy when I lose 25 pounds,” or “I’ll be happy when I find Mr. Right,” or “I’ll be happy when I am living in my dream home,” or “I’ll be happy when my husband changes his ...
Views: 1232(2 votes) - How Women are Wired Differently than Men - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2012 from Debbi DickinsonNo surprise to any woman to hear that we are wired differently than men. We approach life differently and we remember events differently. As a broad brush statement, men compartmentalize their memory of events and the emotions. As women, we are wired to tie our emotions around each ...
Views: 1591 - The Truth About Lies - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2012 from Rob WhiteI am doing a two-part series on lying in the Huffington Post. I thought I’d add another layer to it with my contribution to Selfgrowth.com. So, here goes. Lying never really works, even good lies have a bad side. The reason lying never really works is because even the compassionate liar (the ...
Views: 2352(4 votes) - Thanksgiving - Let's Count our Blessings - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2012 from Maureen Brennan MercierIt's Thanksgiving - let's count our blessings. For many of us Thanksgiving reminds us of family visits and turkey dinners with loved ones. It is a time to reconnect. Thanksgiving is a time to focus on gratitude. Let's count our blessings such as the people and things that we appreciate in our ...
Views: 1262 - The Power of Perceptions - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2012 from Harrish SairamanThe roles of perceptions in our life are not only scientific but also spiritual. On one level, as I speak in my workshops, perceptions are like our inner lenses and what we see outside is a reflection of what is inside. SO, if you see and experience issues in your life, there is an issue inside ...
Views: 1105(3 votes) - Harnessing Positive Thinking - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2012 from Lisa Rezac"I'm never going to be able to do this job; I'm just not smart enough." "Why does my boss want me to present at the trade show? I'm a terrible public speaker, and I'll just embarrass the company." "I wish I could stick up for myself at work; in every meeting, I let the others walk over my ...
Views: 1258 - The Secret on Learning to Let Go - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2012 from Debbi DickinsonLetting Go is a process. Letting Go means to stop giving attention to particular person or past experience and to focus on the here and now. We hold on to the past because of our emotions. It may be painful or joyful memories. When we hang on to the past, we are clouding our view of the ...
Views: 1318(2 votes) - ***The $67,000 Question - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2012 from Rob WhiteYears ago when I was into body building, I couldn’t resist attending a training camp by the big guy. I mean the BIG GUY—Arnold Shwarzenneger. This was well before his Terminator and Governator days. At the time, he could barely speak the king’s English; nonetheless he won the “Mr. Olympia” title ...
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