We often hear people ask, “How can I get free of my troubles?”
You are already free, you just don’t know it.
This is the time of year when Christians all over the world are recognizing that Jesus over came a huge challenges. The world ...
Posted Friday, March 29th 2013 at 10:33PM
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Stressed? Who isn't these days?
It may seem like if it isn't one thing, then it's another. Right?
However, just holding onto that type of thinking will stress you out. It's like expecting the other shoe to drop. And if you are expecting m ...
Posted Wednesday, March 13th 2013 at 2:37PM
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When you find love, compatibility is just as important. They are not always the same. Failing to realize this is the reason why some people find themselves in emotional and/ or in physically abusive relationships, and why some divorce.
You ca ...
Posted Wednesday, February 6th 2013 at 12:40PM
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"I won't ever trust a man again." This is what one teenage girl told me.
I volunteer teaching creative writing to incarcerated teen girls, and many of them have been abused or raped, and it often leads to some girls acting out by breaking the ...
Posted Thursday, January 31st 2013 at 7:19PM
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One evening my husband and I watched a talk show on television. A segment came up with a young woman who had her profile on several dating websites for months, and she didn't get a single invitation?
She was frustrated. The talk show host arrang ...
Posted Wednesday, January 23rd 2013 at 10:19AM
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It can be difficult to de-stress after an argument, even if you have won your point.
Your ego-mind constantly returns to the scene of the crime and combs through every agonizing detail and words said by you and the other party.
When you recognize the ego's game is to protect itself, you ar ...
Posted Thursday, January 17th 2013 at 7:54AM
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We have all been hurt by the words of others if we are truthful with ourselves.Often we want to lash out at that person.
However, when we are aligned with our true, powerful selves, we are not offended. We know that other people's opinions are ...
Posted Tuesday, December 11th 2012 at 10:05AM
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When you are dealing with difficult people, it's hard to love them. However, that's the very thing that can help you overcome the challenge...
We're told many of the great spiritual masters and men through-out the ages used love when they were ...
Posted Friday, November 30th 2012 at 11:34AM
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This is the time of year people come back into our lives for a reason.
Some you don't want to see. They show up with drama and they teach you something about yourself and life. Others you are thrilled to see because they come back with love.
I ...
Posted Wednesday, November 21st 2012 at 11:37AM
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So now that we have gotten past the election, and all the negative attack ads have stopped; you may have been hoping you could relax, even if you didn't vote for the President. At least, the noise has stopped. Right???!!!
No way.
True to li ...
Posted Monday, November 12th 2012 at 1:47PM
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So now that we have gotten past the election, and all the negative attack ads have stopped; you may have been hoping you could relax, even if you didn't vote for the President. At least, the noise has stopped. Right???!!!
No way.
True to li ...
Posted Monday, November 12th 2012 at 1:47PM
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We have been trying to make contact with family and friends on the east coast. Some we have located and others, we have not.
Our minds question,”Are they stranded in their homes?” “Are they injured and can’t get help?”
Sometimes waiti ...
Posted Friday, November 2nd 2012 at 8:49PM
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Recently I accidentally closed our electric gate on a friend’s car.
She parked her new SUV in our driveway, so I could drive us to an event. From my vantage point, it appeared her car had cleared the gate track.
I was wrong. The crunching ...
Posted Friday, October 26th 2012 at 9:31PM
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We all have fears.
Many fears are based on experiences from our past.
We may feel that painful incidents will be repeated, or something worse will happen.
Other fears are also projected onto us by others. We hear a lot of those lately with ...
Posted Thursday, October 18th 2012 at 11:42PM
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The country is getting ready for the presidential debates. This reminds me of the debates constantly going on in our heads.
Some of your topics may be: "Should I ___?" "Why can't I___?" "Will this work?" "Have I got enough?" "How can I do th ...
Posted Tuesday, October 2nd 2012 at 3:02PM
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When we hold onto to anything in life, there is pain.
Life is about flow. Everything in our universe reminds us of that. Sun rise, sunset. Tide in, tide out. Seasonal and weather changes, including moving clouds. Relationships starting and ending.
Sometimes we get so caught up in our ...
Posted Thursday, September 27th 2012 at 5:34PM
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It doesn’t matter if they are at work, home, or out in public. Some people can simply get on your nerves.
You would think they would know better to do or say the things that they do.
Possibly they do, and maybe they don’t. All you kno ...
Posted Thursday, September 13th 2012 at 4:09PM
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“You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?”
~Rumi
Sometimes we make identities out of our past setbacks in life, and they become our "pain body."
For the last few years on this blog, we have stressed continuously about ...
Posted Wednesday, September 5th 2012 at 5:36PM
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Hurricane Isaac is crossing the states creating a lot of damage and heartache.
Watching the video footage from Isaac, and thinking of our loved ones and friends who may be, or have been in harm’s way, is heart-breaking.
However, you don’t e ...
Posted Thursday, August 30th 2012 at 10:52PM
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“Am I doing the right thing?”
Photo by: Idea Go
This is a typical question we ask ourselves.
For many decisions to be made in lives, there simply are not clear, cut answers. Your mind knows how to figure out math questions, the best r ...
Posted Thursday, August 16th 2012 at 8:04PM
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There is a place within you where there is perfect peace, happiness and contentment. Some call it, the Higher Self, God Self, the Universe, YHVH, Allah, or Beingness. It's known by many names throughout time.
Whatever you choose to call it, i ...
Posted Tuesday, July 31st 2012 at 4:19PM
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The idea behind watching your thoughts is not just to be aware of the negative ones, and then suppress them, or ignore them, or try to fix them.
When you do any of the above, you are setting yourself up to be a victim. You are starting an inner w ...
Posted Wednesday, July 25th 2012 at 8:02PM
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There are those times when everything seems an effort. Nothing seems to be working out.
This is the time to stop, look and listen.
It’s your sign to look beyond the surface of what is happening. It’s similar to only looking at rough waves ...
Posted Thursday, July 19th 2012 at 5:44PM
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“I should have more money”
“I should be healthy”
“I should have the right job”
“I should have my retirement in place”
“I should be in school”
“I should finish school”
“I should be married”
“I should ...
Posted Friday, July 13th 2012 at 12:21PM
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This may sound crazy, ridiculous and far off the mark, but relationships are a reflection of what is going on inside of us.
It’s easy to point the finger at others, and ignore our own faults. However, if we stop to inquire about what is upsetting us about someone, we can find they are reflecting ...
Posted Thursday, July 5th 2012 at 11:59PM
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