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- How long can happiness last - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2019 from Dada BhagwanThe term “happiness” means different to different people. It is a very broad although a relative term. “Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.”-Franklin Roosevelt “Family and friendships are two of the greatest facilitators of happiness”- John C. ...
Views: 727 - How to celebrate Christmas in an original way - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2018 from Alvina JenniferChristmas is one of the most anticipated times of the year. It is a perfect time to share with family and friends and enjoy all the traditions of the day. Apart from sending online christmas wishes gif on social media, we invite you to celebrate Christmas in an original way, in a traditional ...
Views: 910 - What is Gratitude? - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2018 from Maetreyii Ma Nolan"Gratitude is not only in what you do but how you approach what you do." There are some whose lives are filled with great blessings but still feel that they have nothing. And there are those who are truly poor, yet given even the slightest crumb will feel they are most fortunate. ...
Views: 1355 - Understanding True Forgiveness - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2018 from Maetreyii Ma NolanThe concept of forgiveness is spoken of in many spiritual traditions. In Biblical terms, it is said that we should turn the other cheek, have gentle behavior and practice nonviolence. To be able to do this, you must be able to forgive the one who has affronted you or who has harmed you. How ...
Views: 1297 - Feelings and Violence - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2018 from Julie Roberts, Ph.D.I believe that most of the violence in society comes from our aversion to our emotions. We fight the reality of what we feel because we don’t like the feeling. We try to make it go away by resisting what is. We battle with our feelings by drinking, running, eating, refusing to feel. When we have ...
Views: 1175 - Allah’s Judgment on Jerusalem & US, Return of Isa and Virgins in Paradise (Quran, Tawrat & Injil) - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2018 from Richard RuhlingThis is a fresh look at coming events as seen by the prophets--Musa and Isa (Quran). Their writings show how we may be part of the kingdom in the coming time of judgment. Judgment implies separation, like the wise and foolish virgins were separated in Isa’s teaching because the foolish weren’t ...
Views: 955 - The Key of Daily Happiness - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2019 from Dada BhagwanEveryone prefers to be happy rather than being unhappy, sad or miserable. And there come numerous occasions in our life when we feel happy. However, all too often this sense of joy fleets as we encounter another challenge in life through unfolding circumstances. The key question, therefore, is ...
Views: 561 - So Much Evil News - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2018 from David HarmBeen kind of sad lately. Maybe even a bit depressed. I can’t see how anyone can not feel a bit down after reading or watching the latest news. What story am I talking about? On what day? It doesn’t matter, the stories don’t really seem to change, just the places and the names change. I ...
Views: 1102 - Here is a way to make Sunday a happy day; Good Morning Sunday - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2018 from Maria DianaSundays are usually boring when no plan works for outing or movie and you stay in the bed for longer doing nothing. Hours pass and you scroll the daily feed in your bed but nothing motivates you to come out of it and start your Holiday. It is probably the difficult most task to start your Sunday ...
Views: 668 - "The Joy of Service" - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2018 from Barry and Joyce Vissell“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.” --Rabindranath Tagore A few days ago, Baba Hari Dass died at the age of 95. Babaji, as he was affectionately called, profoundly influenced many people’s lives. He moved to ...
Views: 1001 - Recognizing those silver linings - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2018 from David HarmI recently found out that I had been approved for a new visa to live and work in the United Kingdom. This new visa, just like the last one is good for two and a half years. When I look back at my time living in the UK, it has been a lifetime. I don’t mean that to sound negatively but rather ...
Views: 1028 - 7 Tips For Success To DE-Stress - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2018 from Jacquie Bird1- BREATHE. It's FREE! Breathe? Whadya mean Breathe? That's IT? That's too easy! Yep. It's as simple as that believe it or not. Making it a priority to pause and take deep, soul-stirring breaths throughout the day is a luxury we deny ourselves—especially when we are under the gun. It’s ...
Views: 1117 - Achieving Mind Calm - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2018 from amanda hadleyMind Calm Mind calm is the process of bringing your mind to a place of complete calm and stillness and can have enormous health benefits for you. When the mind is calm and free from the constant chatter and noise of the day we move into a place of peace and perfect ease, a place where ...
Views: 1063 - Working with a bully - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2018 from David HarmI have mentioned it before and wrote about it in my first book Damaged Merchandise. I shake. Not all the time, in fact if I’m sitting next to you, you’d never know it. I shake when I’m writing or have some kind of movement. It is something that I have lived with for over 40 years. It is ...
Views: 1052 - The Art of Living in the Present - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2018 from Carmen HarraAfter my husband passed, a whirl of past and future danced in my mind. The sad movie of every memory we shared played endlessly: there he was on the night we met, the wildly handsome young man with a heavy mustache. Then we were waltzing on the dance floor of the restaurant he owned, stepping ...
Views: 1331 - Embrace the Snake - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2018 from Daydree HornerYou’re probably thinking, ‘no thank you’. Snakes are slimy, scary, and potentially dangerous. To some yes, and to others they’re beautiful with gorgeous markings and textured skin. How do you see the snake? I was at the Farmers Market the other day queued up for some cucumbers. The line was ...
Views: 1250 - Seeds of Anger - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2018 from William CottringerSeeds of Anger By Bill Cottringer I think most people would agree that the main problems of our day are: (a) the artificially dualistic, unfair sharp divide between those who have abundance, power and all the other desirable things in life, and those who don’t have enough of these ...
Views: 1607 - How to have a good night rest - by Submitted on May 31, 2018 from Alvina JenniferThere are a series of measures that we can take to get a break at a stretch and there are some practices that we should avoid. Here are tips that will help make your dream experience completely satisfactory. Goodbye, goodbye insomnia! 1. Follow a routine of you every night; always try to get ...
Views: 849 - Can there be absolute security for people in this life? - by Submitted on May 19, 2018 from Eric PutkonenNo, not for people. Everything is temporary and changing…without much or any control. Who knows when you might suddenly be laid off and unemployed? Who knows when some sickness or illness will happen to the body? Inevitably, each person will die. There is no absolute protection from ever ...
Views: 1326 - Do You Like Yourself - by Submitted on May 11, 2018 from Joan Marie WhelanDo you feel good about who you are? I hope you can answer “YES” to the above question; however, if you can’t, I am here to tell you that you need to be bold enough to feel good about you. Being against yourself will never help you but it will most definitely keep you stuck in a negative and ...
Views: 1294 - 6 Benefits Of Yoga Explained by a Top Yoga Studio - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2019 from Faith PatinaThe practice of yoga has been alive for many centuries now. Yoga is popular for its wide benefits, thus, several people are now engaged in such activity. While many forms of yoga are safe, some are too vigorous and may not be suitable for everyone. Yoga comes in many forms from easy movements ...
Views: 1050 - The Sins of our Parents are visited upon us - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2018 from nerak AmiThe many times growing up we swear, we will never be like our parents; too many to remember but here we are, all grown up with children of our own, lo and behold we are enacting behavior mirroring them. If we step back and truly observe our interactions with our children, we see our parents’ ...
Views: 1229 - Self-Pity Party - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2018 from nerak AmiWhile growing up, my method of facing life was to internalize my experiences, more like stuffing everything inside. Eventually, I became a mess of self-hate and doubt. I was the Queen of a one woman; walking, talking pity party whose theme song was; no-body knows the troubles I have seen. I ...
Views: 1295 - Traveling Alone for Self-Growth What I've Learned - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2018 from Catherine PalmerThere are so many reasons why people decide to travel alone. Sure, convenience plays a huge part in it, ranging from things like not having to partake in activities you personally don’t feel attracted to and having a personal level of control over every single checkpoint on your itinerary. ...
Views: 1349 - How to Find Peace in a Polarized World - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2018 from Parvati DeviI get a snapshot of world events from the things I experience as I move through each day: captions in newspapers and on magazine stands, conversations on Facebook, clips on the radio or on YouTube, and through the atmospheric vibration I touch in my daily meditation practice. I know that there ...
Views: 1112(1 vote) - The Healing Power Of Nature! - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperA few weeks ago, I was having a conversation with a friend of mine called Wain, and this was a deep conversation. However, this was a conversation that was far deeper than usual and I ended up thinking about what we spoke about. I won’t go too far into what we spoke about as I sure that he ...
Views: 1004 - Can You Experiience 7 Hours of Contentment and Inner Peace? - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2018 from Joan Marie WhelanIn self-reflection, this past weekend I realized that I have done just that, I enjoyed 7 hours of contentment and inner peace. In making some conscious choices, I was able to make the time for myself to intentionally relax and enjoy my day. I treated me to a moment in time where I was able to ...
Views: 1408 - To be "here" is better than being "there" - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2018 from David HarmRecovery author and guru, John Bradshaw once talked about being a "human being" instead of a "human doing." While New Age thoughts talk about the illusions of being a human. Never happy we're we are in life. Always having to get "there" and when it finally becomes our "here" we realize that ...
Views: 1339 - Silence 2018 - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2018 from Ann PurcellEver since Maharishi Mahesh Yogi inaugurated the Transcendental Meditation movement in 1958, he started each year with a week of silence. Those of us who worked at the international level of the organization or who were in a residence course facility also took a week of silence. This ...
Views: 1902 - Catholics March for Life, for Pope & Roe v Wade - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2018 from Richard RuhlingIt's the 45th anniversary of Roe v Wade and the pope is offering 'plenary indulgences' to church members who participate in the March for Life in Washington. So what's a plenary indulgence? Googling 'plenary,' it means complete or absolute, and indulgence is “remission before God of the ...
Views: 1039 - NO, REALLY. IT’S OKAY TO CHANGE YOUR MIND. - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2018 from Nicole ASometimes, in a world that adores bucket lists, commitments, and tried-and-true honors, in a world that covets moral conviction and loyalty, it’s okay to change your mind. That’s right. If something is no longer working, if you have outgrown something and the voice in the back of your mind ...
Views: 1410 - RPG PC Games - Play Detective on your PC with Mystery RPG Agatha Christie Games - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2018 from Wajahat AliThere are many RPG PC games available online. For the mystery fan who wants to play the detective, Agatha Christie's computer adaptations of novels are a great way to practice your detective skills on the chair. In this article, you'll find details on some great examples of the mysterious ...
Views: 1536 - Letting go of the Narcissist - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2017 from David HarmSomething has been bothering me for the last couple of years and I couldn’t quite put my finger on it until just recently. A series of events gave me that “ah-ha” moment. Amazingly, it started with Donald Trump. Sorry, I can’t say thank you to him for that because what started the awakening ...
Views: 1607 - THE FOUR SURPRISING CAUSES OF STRESS - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2017 from Janet PfeifferHow many of you would like to live a stress-free life? I'm guessing it would be quite a few. Most people I know view stress as a negative experience. Yet like any emotion, it doesn't have to prove detrimental to our health or overall well-being. Stress is actually less complicated than one ...
Views: 2044 - Death and Dying – A Lesson in “Letting Go” - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2017 from Sandra MiniereDuring the past few months, I have been surrounded by death: a relative, a friend and two acquaintances. While feeling sad for those who have died and those who are left to grieve, I also had a realization: The dying process is a time to let go, whether we want to or not. With commitment, ...
Views: 1151(1 vote) - SPIRITUAL SOLUTIONS TO ANGER - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2017 from Janet PfeifferI've spoken many times about the importance of all feelings, anger included. With every emotion we experience, we have the ability to learn much about ourselves. No feeling is inherently wrong. It's how we choose to express and use them that determines their value. In my book "The Secret ...
Views: 2023 - Letting go of Control - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2017 from Shohrat ShankarWhen you try to control everything, you enjoy nothing, sometimes letting go actually means having control. I’m sure the moment you have read this, you feel confused; how can letting go of control actually mean having it? Surrendering to what is, letting go of what was and having faith in ...
Views: 1091 - How can one be happy in life even when they didn’t get what they want? - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2017 from Eric PutkonenEven if you get what you want, you won’t be happy. If it was a car, a job, a spouse, or whatever…you will fear and worry about losing what you got and so you will never truly be happy even when you get it. There will always be the anxiety of “what if I lose it?” Happiness does not come from ...
Views: 1571 - FIVE EASY STEPS TO INNER PEACE - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2017 from Janet PfeifferOne of my favorite authors, the late Dr. Wayne Dyer, once stated that "There is no way to peace. Peace is the way." This seemed rather contradictory to the common belief that a peaceful state of existence is a destination we arrive at after traversing a righteous path. Wayne challenges us to ...
Views: 1653 - Dysfunctional Families Never Totally Go Away - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2017 from David HarmIt is coming up on a year since I was diagnosed with cancer. An amazing year it has been. A year of strength, as well as a year of fear. It has been filled with a sense of accomplishment as well as disappointment. I have experienced the whole emotional gauntlet for the last 12 months. It ...
Views: 1389 - ASSUME, ACCUSE, ASK - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2017 from Janet PfeifferAt some point in almost every person's life, we have made false assumptions about another or blamed an innocent party for something they were not responsible for. Needless to say, both of these behaviors can lead to hurt feelings, people being offended and outraged or an angry defensive response ...
Views: 1930(1 vote) - "My Experiment in Forced Simplicity" - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2017 from Barry and Joyce VissellSometimes we get what we ask for without knowing it. And sometimes we don’t like what we get, even though we asked for it. This is what happened to me a few days ago… Joyce and I just made our annual autumn pilgrimage to Assisi, Italy where, with a small group from four different countries, ...
Views: 1106 - THE WHY'S WAY TO NEUTRALIZE ANGER - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2017 from Janet PfeifferIf I told you that there was one simple word that could prevent anger from arising would you be interested in discovering what that word is? Or in the event that anger showed up without warning, this same word could easily subdue it and restore your sense of calm? Would you utilize this ...
Views: 1623 - What is the difference between accepting what is and resignation? - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2017 from Eric PutkonenResignation is giving up, quitting, stepping down, standing down, or otherwise conceding defeat. Accepting what is means allowing what is to be and then working with what is. Accepting what is does not mean you are giving up trying to change it. Accepting what is does not mean quitting or ...
Views: 1606 - IT'S NOT FAIR! - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2017 from Janet PfeifferAt one time or another, we've all complained that life isn't fair. Children do it all the time: Karen, who is older by two years, is allowed to stay up later than her younger siblings. They complain to dad that they're being treated unjustly, not realizing that at the same age her bedtime was ...
Views: 1365 - Reasons: Why We Should Have Flowers at Home - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2017 from Dinesh KumarSo, you love flowers, and you want them around no matter what occasion it is or whether or not there is an occasion at all. Most people who love flowers or love them to be a part of their interior décor, prefer setting up flower gardens for that purpose. If you belong to this league of people, ...
Views: 1228 - Will not be a victim - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2017 from David Harm3 September of 2015 I got married to a wonderful lady. I admit, I have been married before, so this shouldn’t be any different. Yet, this was different. My now wife and I had been dating for five years. Our dating consisted of being together roughly two months over the course of the ...
Views: 1381 - 10 WAYS TO STOP PEOPLE FROM ANNOYING YOU - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2017 from Janet PfeifferThey're like mosquitoes on a hot summer night - those irritating and annoying people. They can be found anywhere from our families or coworkers to drivers on the roadways to complete strangers we encounter while on vacation. Their quirky behaviors and annoying habits can ruin our day. Other ...
Views: 2258 - "Can Our Light be Totally Eclipsed?" - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2017 from Barry and Joyce VissellA few weeks ago, Joyce and I got to experience the total eclipse high in the mountains of Idaho, in the exact center of the “zone of totality.” It was, for us, the experience of a lifetime. In our seventy-one years of living, there have been other major eclipses, but we have never been in their ...
Views: 1375 - IT'S NOT FAIR! - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2017 from Janet PfeifferAt one time or another, we've all complained that life isn't fair. Children do it all the time: Karen, who is older by two years, is allowed to stay up later than her younger siblings. They complain to dad that they're being treated unjustly, not realizing that at the same age her bedtime was ...
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