How Do I Get Un-Stuck?

It's sad to say, but the majority of people in our society are asking themselves this question every day. They feel hopeless when they are looking at their current situation and cannot see a way out. I know because I used to be one of them. Are you still there?

So, what does a person in this situation do? How does the common person get themselves out of this all too common state of life? Well, I can point you to this recourse, or introduce you to that opportunity, but none of those things will change your situation until you first change your mind, or the way your mind looks at situations. If you're still here reading this, then you obviously have the desire to change, but desire is nothing without the action to back it.

You first have to know, not hope it will happen. You have to know, not hope you will succeed. You have to KNOW! You see, until you develop a mind set of knowing, you will be approaching every situation in life from the state of lacking what it is you want. And if you are lacking, then there is doubt. And if there is doubt, there will never be success. But if you know something is already yours, then nothing can stop you from getting it (except you).

So don't lose hope. There are many great opportunities out there for you to get un-stuck. But before I can show you those, you must know that you absolutely can you absolutely will.

Frankie Gomez is a professional marketer and web based business owner. Serious entrepreneurs, who wish to know more about his extremely lucrative opportunity that is taking the industry by storm, please visit http://www.IamTheMasterOfMyFuture.com today. You can also visit http://www.myspace.com/wealthbuilderfrankieg to find out more about Frankie.

Learning Meditation Or Watching

Life After Death Where Do We Go - Movie Video

Are you one of those who believed in your religion wholeheartedly and never has doubted it. Watch this video to gather some more information about questioning your religion.

Personal Developement and Create a Wonderful Life For Yourself And Your Family. Greg Vanden Berge is one of the best inspirations on the planet. You will be hearing a lot about this guy in the future. You can count on it.

Religious Education And Fear
Can One Book Change Your Life

Problems with Fear at Work - Relationships

I have been watching one company , within nine months, let over 40% of their workforce go and this is creating fear, for some of the employees. This is pretty common as we start to head deeper into hard times, I don't really know what causes economic cycles but they never have made much sense to me.

Fear seems to feed off of more fear as it's creating even more fear in the workplace. Most people that work, and enjoy eating food and drinking water and probably enjoy the shelter of their home or apartment, do not want to see this life style end. Nobody does.

As a employee and employer I would like to give both the employer and the employee some valuable advice, I've learned working as a contractor.

Let's start with the employee, it's very easy to become complacent and expect your job to be there forever while contributing just enough to get by and keep your boss happy or content. This attitude is normally okay when the economy is going gangbusters, but now that we're in hard times and businesses seem to be suffering, you're going to have to put a little more effort into your job, if you want to keep it.

Is there a way, where you can help your company develop a new product, come up with a new innovative idea, figure out a more efficient way of doing something or can you at least focus your attention on your job while you're working. Don't think about this once and quit, make a little sign for your office and put it in the lunch room or by the water cooler, that says something like, "Helping Our Company Is Helping Ourselves, Let's Work Harder and Smarter." If your company needs inspiration this could be considered a new innovative idea and could help the company.

Most employees look at their employers as rich and undeserving of their services, yet stay in their employment for many years. Even in good times, you should change your thinking or change your job. No one should be miserable or unhappy in a place that requires 40 hours out of every week of their lives.

Now it's the employers turn. I can't stand an employer that fires someone on a day's notice, because they're worried about something the employee is going to do to their business. This doesn't seem fair to the employee or give them enough time to find another job.

Most employers don't even fire the people that work for them, over the years I've noticed more companies hiring someone for this unpleasant task and it seems to alienate them from the people who have contributed to their wealth or misfortune.

Creating fear in the workplace is no way for people to be treated or thriving companies to continue to operate. The company I mentioned above is a motivational and self help performance company. It's kind of an oxymoron if you think about it.

Employers should treat their employees with a little more compassion and employees should try to spend some time understanding what their employers are going through.

Greg Vanden Berge is a published author, internet marketing expert, motivational inspiration to millions of people all over the world and is sharing some of his wisdom with experts in the fields of writing,marketing and personal development.

Greg is currently working on a video library filled with great movies on a wide array of topics, like religion, self help and spiritual changes in the world.

Guilt Feeding On Your Conscience

Higher Self

Sometimes you might allow your emotional input to dictate your choices, which could be an indication that you are acting compulsively. The best way to make a distinction between intellect and emotion is to engage with your higher self to hear the wisdom of your spirit.

Your higher self (a.k.a. subconscious or collective unconscious) is connected to the universe, and also has access to your thoughts and feelings. Consider your higher self (subconscious/collective unconscious) as having a helicopter view of your actions, reactions and goings on in your life. It has the ability to weigh all the factors from a neutral place of peace. Even before a sudden impulse can be triggered, you can go within the space of your higher self by taking a deep breath and blowing it out slowly-quieting your mind-to access the wisdom within. Meditation or yoga are also highly effective in helping to connect with the higher self.

When you practice connecting to the wisdom within regularly, you will learn to discern quickly which voice is advising you. When you notice it is the ego mind or an emotional aspect, you can stop it in mid-stream.

To learn which aspect is in control you can look back to learn from previous choices and recall what your inner guidance was advising you-albeit you might not have followed it. You will learn when you have listened and when you have gone against its direction, and this information is helpful for your learning and growth. Every choice you make is an opportunity to learn about life and about yourself as you co-create with the universe.

There is no right or wrong, only choices that take you closer or farther away from your goals. Growth is a process of trial and error; experimentation. The 'failed' experiments are as much a part of the process as the experiment that ultimately 'works.'

When you use your higher self you know you have your best interest at heart, you can listen and trust you will be on the right track. The answers to life's questions lie inside you. All you need to do is look, listen and trust.

Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD, Life Coach, Hypnotherapist, Author, "101 Great Ways To Improve Your Life." Dr. Dorothy has the unique gift of connecting people with a broad range of profound principles that resonate in the deepest part of their being. She brings awareness to concepts not typically obvious to one's daily thoughts and feelings. http://www.drdorothy.net

If The Greeks Were Wrong

The Future of World Religions at the Cross Roads

The Catholic Pope is now under fire from Islam for comments made during a speech, which was like a history lesson about the wars between religion of the past and why they should be reviewed and prevented in the future. Unfortunately, it was misinterpreted by the Islamic Clerics and now we have yet another issue akin to the cartoons that offended the Muslim World. Is it the Catholic World we should scold for the comments of the Pope or should we scold the Muslim World for blowing it up out of context?

This clash of religion and wars has gone on too long. Who is at fault? Well we all are for allowing these conflicts to permeate our minds, TV sets and the World Mass Media, but really all-religion is problematic, Mankind needs to grow up, ditch religion and experience a little acceleration in forward progression of this species.

Some say we are moving too close to WWIII others say it has already started. Yes we are in the midst of WWIII; the conflict in Israel and cease fire and then the attack on US Embassy in Syria, kind of says it all, negotiation is not possible, so action must be taken Carl von Clauswitz style. Meanwhile if Islam does an international terrorist attack on Vatican, then the Italians will indeed strike at the heart of Islam. Do we really need to destroy human culture and history or can we agree to ditch religion without the scattering of human sacrifice across the desert sands? Consider this in 2006.

"Lance Winslow" - Online Think Tank forum board. If you have innovative thoughts and unique perspectives, come think with Lance; http://www.WorldThinkTank.net/. Lance is a guest writer for Our Spokane Magazine in Spokane, Washington

Inerrancy Of The Bible

Famous Failures Video

Finding something you don't like about yourself is usually very easy for most people. Most of the time you don't even have to ask your family or friends because you have heard them complain about the same thing for years. How many times have you heard someone mention, I need to lose weight?

What are you going to change today about your life? Make a list of things that you're not happy with about your life and start making the changes today that you need to create the life you deserve and desire.

Greg Vanden Berge is a published author, internet marketing expert, motivational inspiration to millions of people all over the world and is sharing some of his wisdom with experts in the fields of writing,marketing, and personal development.

Greg is currently working on a personal development video library filled with great movies on a wide array of topics, like religion, self help and spiritual changes in the world. His views on religious freedom are slowly changing the way people think about institutional religion.

Wayne Dyer
You Can Have It All

From Beliefs to Knowing

What do you want me to notice today?

First of all, I want you to move from a "belief" to a "knowing" in me. This shift in your awareness will allow you to have total faith and total trust in my care for you and the evolution of humanity. Society is used to trusting in their own wisdom; instead of, the wisdom that has created the moon, the stars, and the human heart.

How can I get there?

You will need to shift from self-centered awareness to life-centered awareness. The ego has the tendency to belief in what the ego knows to be real. I am asking you to trust me with your whole heart and soul, as though, your life depends on it. And, it does. You see, I am asking you to see through your eyes what you cannot see with them. For example, take a pebble and throw it into a pond. On the surface, you will see a ripple effect. You will see the effect of an action you took upon yourself to create. As the pebble sinks deeper and deeper into the pond, there will come a time when you will no longer be able to see it anymore. Yet, you know that the pebble traveled to the bottom of the pond. How did it get there? Here is where you begin to see through your eyes what you cannot see with them. If you paid close attention to this experience, you will notice that your imagination and your heart were engaged. This allowed you to see from within what you could not see externally and "know" it was a real experience without having a personal experience of what was happening before you.

Dying people are on a similar journey. They have to trust that an inner path is being created for them in their soul. They know that one day they will close their eyes to the world around them and open them up in a place created by the wisdom that brought them into this world. In many ways, dying people show us the way into eternity through their dying. The closer a dying person gets to death - the more introspective they and their loved ones become. At the moment of death, loved ones who are left behind begin to shift their attention from a relationship based on the personality to one where souls meet.

Taken from "God a Logs on Death and Dying" by Samuel Oliver soon to be published in Nov. 07 by Jones Harvest Publishing

For More on this Author: http://www.soulandspirit.org

Power Of Faith

Self-Awareness - The 3 Keys to Achievement - Attitude, Action and Acknowledgment

"Learn to be happy with what you have while you pursue all that you want." ~Anonymous
Most people want to achieve success but it is important to be mindful that the definition of success may be different for each individual. In order to achieve what you want there are three important elements - attitude, actions and acknowledgments.

Attitude

The first step is to assess your attitude and how it helps or hinders your achievements. If negative beliefs keep popping up, it generally results in an unproductive outcome. Negative thinking can consist of constant worry, "what if" scenarios or not trusting yourself to manage and cope. Constant negativity tends to block creativity. When you assume the worst it is hard to think and complete things. Have you ever had one of those days when doubt keeps cropping up. Eg. "I'll never complete this project on time." or " I don't think my boss believes I am capable." With these kinds of thoughts on your mind, how effective will you be in completing your work?

A positive attitude contributes to a belief that you have the ability to handle situations. It does not mean that you always have a "happy, nothing can bother me attitude", but rather when stuff happens you are able to deal with it. You want to make sure that you do not magnify the positive and minimize the negative and thereby don't see the reality of a situation. As you move up the career ladder you will need to be able to accurately assess both the positives and negatives and then make decisions.

Actions

Actions are your behaviors, the things you do which move you toward your goals. Taking action is an important step towards achievement. People sometimes assume that only big things count as taking action. However it is often the small, steady actions which contribute to you reaching your goals.

Inaction is paradoxically a form of action. If you have difficulty or avoid making decisions because you want to be sure you only do the "right" thing, you often end up doing nothing. You may also choose to do nothing because you have determined that it is the right decision at the time.

Sometimes fear may prevent you from doing or trying things that will lead you toward achievement. Perhaps you have a fear of public speaking, but you need to develop the skill in order to move your career or business forward. It would be important to begin to take small action steps, doing things that will make you more comfortable with speaking in public.

Maybe you have difficulty saying "no" which results in you constantly taking on additional assignments leading to being overwhelmed. Your action might be to begin saying "no" or a variation of "no." This might be something such as, "that would mean two projects to be completed at the same time, which would you like me to work on?" or "In order to do that I would have to delegate some of my other work. Is that OK with you?"

Acknowledgments

Paying attention to what you have completed or accomplished and expressing gratitude for what you have and towards others are powerful strategies for moving you forward in your life.

There may be people you know who have difficulty accepting a compliment. They might either ignore or minimize it. This generally relates to someone's self image. If you do not consider yourself "worthy" of positives then you tend to discard them. This may be a remnant from childhood when perhaps you received a lot of criticism. It is important to remember when you disregard positive feedback, you are conveying a message of disrespect towards the person who is offering it.

Acknowledging and expressing appreciations is also important. Walking down the street and saying hello to people, holding a door open or saying thank you are small ways of acknowledging others. When you do things for others or have them done for you, how does it impact your mood?

Evaluate your definition of success. The three components of achieving the life you desire are your attitude, your actions and acknowledgments. Perhaps now is a good time to become more aware of how you use these qualities in your daily life.

Copyright 2008, Gail Solish. All rights reserved.

Visit http://www.actualizeyourgoals.com for more tips and information on communication skills and developing positive business and personal relationships. You can also subscribe to the monthly newsletter, Actualize Your Goals.

Radical Religious Leaders

Positive Attitude: Your Choice Of Friends Matters

You heard from many people and read from many books that having a positive attitude is very important as it is a foundation towards success and it will makes your life easier. But the reality is that in your life, you will sometime face some problems and difficulties. Your surrounding will not help because you will face with a lot of people who has negative attitude and the media is always full of negative things. So what kind of people that you always associated with play a part on whether you will have a positive attitude or not and decided on whether you will reach your goal or not.

Friends are very important as there is a saying that no man is a island. If you want to have a positive attitude and always have a positive thinking, then the choice of your friends will be very important to you. As you will always be interacting with your friend, you will subconsciously be influenced by your friend.

For example, you are with a group of friends who have a negative attitude towards life. What they will always tell you will be the negative things. If you want to do something and you ask for their opinions, they will just tell you that it is impossible. If you do not have your thinking, you will just feel that it is impossible too. This will not be good for you because you will never dare to do anything different from your friends.

What kind of thinking that you have in your mind is actually a kind of energy. When you are always surrounded by negative energy, you will be affected by it. So what is the best solution to this problem. It is simple and it is to mix around with more people who have a positive attitude towards everything. You will soon be influenced by them and you will have a positive attitude.

The interesting thing is that you will never see successful people with negative attitude but you will always see successful people with positive attitude. Successful people always mix around with positive thinking friends. That is the reason why they are so successful. So be selective of who your friends are and have the kind of positive thinking that you richly deserved.

Zack Lim is the owner of http://self-improvement.atspace.com providing information on positive attitude. To get Free 7 Days to Positive Thinking course, go to http://self-improvement.atspace.com This article is free for republishing by visitors provided the resource link is retained

Figure Out What You Want In Life

Wishing For Riches Can Motivate You to Start

Anybody can wish for riches, and most people do, but only a few know that a definite plan, plus a burning desire for wealth, are the only dependable means of accumulating wealth.

This statement is at the beginning of Chapter 13 from the book "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill.

There are so many different methods, from so many different people, but most people don't know where to start, or plan their way to success.

I have heard some people mention the hardest part is actually starting, while others say you have to start somewhere, anywhere but start. Starting is usually the hardest part for most people, they get defeated by their own beliefs and of course never even start.

Fear of failure and fear of success, seem to be at the top of the list when thinking about starting a business. It's always been hard to imagine people being afraid to succeed, when this is what they seem to desire the most.

Wishing for riches can motivate you to start, thinking about the many different ways to succeed can motivate you to plan. A burning dire to succeed well often motivate you to start and create a plan eventually.

The key to creating wealth is developing habits and good daily habits performed over a lifetime, most of the time, will lead you to wealth beyond your wildest dream's. Sometimes this wealth is going to have nothing to do with money.

Get some books, talk to some people, watch some biographies about successful people throughout history, find out what they did and start paving your own trail. But you're going to have to start somewhere.

Greg Vanden Berge is a published author, internet marketing expert, motivational inspiration to millions of people all over the world and is sharing some of his wisdom with experts in the fields of writing, marketing and personal development.

Greg is currently working on a video library filled with great movies on a wide array of topics, like religion, self help and spiritual changes in the world.

What Is A Exorcism

The Jewish Menorah - A History

The menorah is a seven branched candelabra which has come to represent the Jewish People and Israel. Its origins directly derive from the Torah and its symbolism has proven to be long lasting.

Early coins and pottery containing images of the menorah and dating back to biblical times have been recovered from archaeological sites.

The first menorah was originally made for the tabernacle and later placed in the first and second temples. The Torah records how the great artist, Bezalel, fashioned the menorah in accordance to detailed Divine instructions. These instructions are recorded in Exodus 25:31-40, see excerpt below:

"31 And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made, even its base, and its shaft; its cups, its knops, and its flowers, shall be of one piece with it. 32 And there shall be six branches going out of the sides thereof: three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candle-stick out of the other side thereof..."

Listed below are some of the facets of the menorah:

- (as stated above) it was hewn out of a single block of pure gold

- it weighed approximately 150 pounds and just under 5 ft in height

- it had seven branches; a middle branch and three branches extending from each side

- according to Maimonides and Rashi, the side-branches extended from the middle branch in a diagonal line, not in a semi-circular arc as most drawings depict

- extra pure olive oil was used in the cups - gently pressed, not crushed and just the first emerging drops were considered pure enough

- it was positioned beside the southern wall of the temple, opposite the 'shulchan', the table which held the twelve show-breads.

The daily maintenance and lighting of the menorah was a task allocated to the Kohanim (priests). Interestingly, although only the Kohanim were permitted to prepare the menorah, there were no restrictions as to who could light it.

It is written that one branch of the menorah miraculously stayed alight continuously. Synagogues today have a 'ner tamid' (everlasting light) situated opposite the ark, which contains the Torah scrolls. This reminds us of the significance of the menorah during temple times. In addition many synagogues also display a menorah, or an artistic impression of one, in painted decorations or on stained glass windows.

After the fall of the Second Temple, Jewish historian Flavius Josephus recorded that the menorah was taken to Rome and carried along during the triumphant homecoming parade. A depiction of this event is preserved on the Arch of Titus that still stands today in Rome.

During the Jewish festival of Chanukah a menorah is lit on each of the eight nights. This menorah differs from the temple's menorah in that it has nine branches instead of seven.

The location of the original menorah is unknown today but the symbolism lives on; the national emblem of the State of Israel is a menorah, flanked by two olive branches.

The author of this article researched the origins of the menorah during the development of a range of Judaic themed homeware. http://www.judaicamosaica.com

Experiment With Your Waitress

Need Motivation? Olympian Reveals the Number One Key That Will Ignite Your Motivation Forever

Every four years, millions of people around the world are enthralled by the athletes of the Olympic Games.

But as a spectator what you may not know is that Olympic athletes discover keys to success THAT CAN HELP YOU! True, you may not be able to relate to their god-like physical attributes, but if you're like me, you can relate to their desire to achieve, to reach a goal.

So whether you are a fan of the Olympics, and especially if you're not, you will want to take advantage of the number one key learned by all Olympic athletes. This key will build your motivation, ensure greater success and boost your self-esteem.

Powerful key revealed: THERE ARE THREE OUTCOMES TO EVERY RACE!

We all can agree on the first outcome, and that is TO WIN! Winning means that you achieved better results than anyone else on that day. That's good. The downside of winning is that only one person can win. So where does it leave everyone else?

Most people would say that if you don't win, then you lose. Losing is much rarer in the Olympics than you can imagine. But let's talk about another outcome.

You can BE BEATEN. This is not the same as losing. Being beaten means that you did your very best, but someone else did better than you. Of course everyone wants to be number one, but there is honor in being beaten. How can you possibly do better than your very best?

Think about it. If your very best isn't good enough, then only the impossible will do. What are your chances of achieving the impossible in your life? If there is only win and lose, you are setting yourself up for failure. How much motivation can you muster to continually try and fail? So the key is to include "being beaten" as an honorable outcome.

The final outcome is TO LOSE. In the Olympic world "to lose" means giving up or quitting. It means taking yourself out of the race, or not even trying. How motivating is that? Many people have this all-or-nothing attitude. If they can't win, then they don't try. Over time this attitude is the biggest killer of motivation. How do you operate your life?

To succeed we need a different attitude; we need to believe that doing our best is honorable.

A great story emerged from the 1968 Olympics. John Akhwari of Tanzania, brutally injured his leg during the marathon. The winner had already been declared an hour earlier when John hobbled into the stadium. As he crossed the finish line, the few remaining spectators roared its appreciation. A reporter asked him why he had not retired from the race, since he had no chance of winning. He seemed confused by the question. Finally, he answered: "My country did not send me to start the race. They sent me to finish." Was John a loser? No. HE WAS WELCOMED HOME A HERO.

Another great story you will never forget is about Nick If this story doesn't strengthen your motivation, nothing will!

It's true. The Olympics just come around every four years. And your life, your fitness, (or lack of it) is very, very real. However, if you are like me you appreciate guidance from whatever direction it comes. And this key learned from the Olympic athletes can (and will) insure you emerge from your particular challenges with stronger motivation, greater success, and increased self-esteem. So go ahead! Set high goals for yourself; just remember to celebrate EVERY time you do your best!

Linda Schaumleffel, Olympian and head injury survivor, guides people worldwide with faltering memory or head injuries, by teaching them how to thrive again, strive for peak productivity, and build a hedge against dementia. Get a jump on your own brain health with free special report, "BRAIN FITNESS: The Top 17 Activities That Will Revive Your Brain at Any Age!" at http://www.PowerBrainFitness.com

Loving People With Kindness

Is the Bible Historically Accurate? Do You Ever Seek Truthful Answers?

I'm going to start with the first book of the holy Bible, Genesis chapter 1 verse one through five. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

And God said," let there be light," and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light day, and the darkness he called night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

If the Bible is historically accurate, did God actually create earth. I have been battling over this, my whole life. It's very easy for someone to accept and believe in any religion, government, other people or whatever they truly desire to make real. I see it every day of my life, open your eyes and you will see it to.

It's hard to imagine that a superior entity like God created everything that we touch and see. The moon itself is pretty big and the creation of the sun would prove to be a little more difficult, but if you're God and your all knowing and all powerful, he or she or it, must be one incredible being.

This is only the first couple of paragraphs in the Bible and there is no, I repeat no, historical accuracy to this event. It seems like God or man, whoever wrote the Bible, should have started the Bible with something a little more believable for people that live in the 21st century. It's not hard to imagine someone 2000 years ago, believing in something like this.

2000 years ago the Romans were worshiping their own gods, we might find this ridiculous today but back then the Romans would punish you if you didn't worship their gods. We are not too far from that today. If we don't stop organized religion and their influence on humanity, we're going to have serious problems in the future.

The biggest problem I foresee is common sense. If the Bible has 500 historical accurate facts that can be proven without a doubt by historians, scholars and other intelligent people, but has one thing that can't be explained, how do we handle this. How do we handle the fact that the Bible states God created light? If this is false, what else is false in the Bible.

Greg Vanden Berge is a published author, internet marketing expert, motivational inspiration to millions of people all over the world and is sharing some of his wisdom with experts in the fields of writing,marketing, and personal development. Have you ever really ask yourself Who is, Jesus of Nazareth?

Greg is currently working on a Personal Power Ideas. If you're ever wondering why some people can achieve success, while others seem to struggle aimlessly, what would it hurt, to take a couple of minutes of your time, if you could actually find the truth.

Game Of Life And How To Play

Top 12 Qualities of True Business Professionals

Many in the business, education, government and not for profit sectors consider themselves to be true professionals. Yet if this was so, why are we experiencing far more poor ethics from the financial meltdown to pay for play to the decline in even professional associations?

Professionalism is a word embraced by many, but in all honesty demonstrated by far fewer individuals. Its Latin's origins come from the word profess which means "to avow before." So the question is what are these individuals who believe themselves to be true professionals avowing before? Possibly the answer may be found within the word professional.

1. P = Positively proactive. Professionals demonstrate behaviors that are positive and proactive instead of negative and reactive.

2. R = Respect. Through this ethic and value of respect, professionals are known and trusted within and without their respective organizations.

3. O - Opportunities to help others. Those who avow before understand they have a responsibility to help others whether it is to grow self leadership skills or provide some expert advice.

4. F - Follow-up. No one likes to wait for un-returned phone calls or emails. Professionals make it a habit to follow-up on everything and accept responsibility when they fail to engage in that behavior.

5. E - Empathy. Professionals know how to be empathetic. This characteristic is a one of the signs of high emotional intelligence and a predictor for leadership success.

6. S - Self-confident. When individuals are self confident, they do not have to put others down at their own expense. These individuals have a high sense of balanced self-esteem and role awareness.

7. S - Sustainable. Professionals are truly sustainable in that they can continue forward when times become difficult. Their ethics and beliefs keep them focused.

8. I - Integrity. Simply simply, integrity is putting your values into action; doing the right thing when no one else is looking without personal gain or benefit; and accepting a potential personal cost.

9. O - Optimize all interactions. This is really critical because professionals do not negate the value of people. They look to see how one interaction can benefit someone else even before themselves.

10. N - Nimble. Being flexible and open to change allows these individuals to be quick on their feet, nimble to the opportunities that they encounter on a daily basis.

11. A - Awareness. Having a high level of awareness of themselves, the marketplace, the community and even the world helps these individuals to continually stay on top of things.

12. L - Leadership. Last, but not least, professionals demonstrate exceptional leadership skills and even more importantly self leadership skill. For if you cannot lead yourself, you cannot lead others.

Leadership Coaching Tip: Take a few moments to revisit this list and determine if there are any areas to be further developed. Remember the origins of the word professional - to avow before and are your actions in alignment with your beliefs?

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Council Of Nicaea Conclusion

The Sacred Feminine in Western Religion

'God', or 'Divinity', however you use these terms, is endless, infinite, and timeless, and as such is inherently indefinable and unknowable.

But the Sacred Feminine aspect of the creation is the vehicle, the 'Vessel', through which the infinite Divine can be expressed in our finite world. And only the Sacred Feminine can lead the soul back to the Divine.

A defining characteristic of the Masculine is the need to think things through in a linear, step-by-step manner, to experience a reality that is limited and finite and therefore straightforward, controllable, and 'knowable'. A defining characteristic of the Feminine, on the other hand, is the ability to experience reality in a holistic, open-ended, all-at-once manner, to take in and accept limitlessness and infinity. Needless to say, we each have a share in both of these characteristic abilities, but the Sacred Feminine in the world (women) and within the individual (the heart) must introduce the Sacred Masculine to the unknowable reality of the Divine. In the sacred stories, for instance, it is the Celestial Aphrodite who must unbind perfected souls and release them into bliss. And this is why Miriam had to die first, before Aaron and Moses: the Shechinah must lead the way.

Another defining characteristic of the Masculine is that it expresses the Active force within the creation, and as such it is always involved in doing, fixing, making, and acting. The Feminine, on the other hand, is the Passive/Receptive force of creation. This quality of passivity has been given a very bad name in our frantically productive society, where it has been saddled with negative and destructive connotations of weakness and submission. But if the truth be told, passivity is the higher quality. Action is the emblem of the realm of Matter and Time: the Masculine 'does'. Passivity is the emblem of the realm of Spirit and Eternity: the Feminine 'is'. It is this ability to be passive, to 'be' without having to 'do', that allows the Sacred Feminine Vessel to receive pure, endless, unknowable Being, without having to limit it or define it through any agenda of her own, and then to bring it to birth as infinite abundance and love in the physical world.

In the Old Testament, the Sacred Feminine is represented by various characters, including Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, Leah, and Miriam, who nurture and protect the patriarchs and Moses. In the New Testament, She is represented by the Marys, who nurture and protect Jesus (who represents the Sacred Masculine). But the Feminine power in the scriptures is not some sweet gentle 'goddess', representing all the 'nice' qualities that are missing in men. She is the Shechinah, the 'Presence' of God in the Creation, the force that hovers over the Ark of the Covenant, the 'Mother of All Living' who pours forth all the forms and qualities in the infinite universe. She is Life, from the primordial Chaos, to Eve, to 'Rahab, the harlot of Jericho'. She is the Beauty of Rachel and the Wisdom of Leah. She is Miriam's prophetic power. She embodies the secret of the Red Cow, for she is the mystery of blood, sex, birth, and death. She is the Sea, the boundless power of the Unconscious. She is the Mother and the Whore and the Wife and the Destroyer.

In the Christian story, She first appears to Jesus in the guise of an abundance of women led by a triad of Power, Grace, and Joy, reuniting with the Sacred Masculine so that together they will be capable of completing the journey back to Divinity.

"Soon afterwards he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve were with him, as well as some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene [which means 'High Tower'], from whom seven demons had gone out, and Joanna [which means 'Grace'], the wife of Herod's steward Chuza, and Susanna [which means 'Joy'], and many others, who provided for them out of their resources." (Luke.8.1-3)

To say that Mary Magdalene had been 'cured of seven demons' does not mean, as has often been said, that she was a particularly egregious sinner. She was no more a sinner than you or I. But Mary Magdalene had been fully initiated. In scriptural symbolism, 'Seven' signifies complete achievement, and this means that every single level of Mary Magdalene had been purified and perfected. She is the archetype of the soul that drinks in the total experience of life on earth, who has the good sense and humility to ask for God's help (like the Samaritan woman), who pours forth love and attains complete forgiveness (like the woman with the alabaster jar), who completes all of the Great Work and has been healed at every level of her soul, and who will now remain the powerful ally and protectress of the Spirit right to the very end - Mary, unlike the other apostles, will still be present at the Cross. And apart from Jesus himself, there is no indication that anyone else in the New Testament achieves her level of initiation, with the single exception of her male-counterpart, Lazarus.

Was Mary Magdalene the secret wife of Jesus? Was she the 'vessel' of his semen and his children, the mother of a lost line of kings, and thus the authentic 'Holy Grail'? All of this is beside the point. Not because it is unimportant to return the Sacred Feminine to her rightful place in western civilization. On the contrary. It is urgent. But chasing after gossip, scandal, and conspiracy theories, is not the way to do it.

Socrates taught his pupils that only those things which help to perfect one's soul can be called 'moral' or 'good'. If we found a Marriage Certificate with both of their signatures buried in a desert cave, how would this discovery contribute anything to the perfection of one's soul? The search for this kind of 'proof' is fascinating and fun, but it is of no spiritual significance. It is merely a diversion. We should put aside the scientific demand for 'proof' and the academic fascination with textual criticism, and ask ourselves more important, human, and relevant questions: What are these stories trying to tell me? How can these words help me with my life? How can my struggle to unveil their inner meaning help my soul evolve? What are they telling me to do, and how can I do it?

The reason we must restore the Sacred Feminine to her full divine stature in our lives and culture is because without her all spiritual evolution is impossible! Without her all the ancient myths and holy scriptures are useless! We cannot follow Demeter and Persephone back up to Olympus, we cannot obey the Law of Moses, we cannot walk in Christ's footsteps, if we continue to misconstrue everything that is said about the perfect equality, the required harmony, and the absolute inter-dependence of 'Male' and 'Female' at every level of Creation. All of this is in the stories. Nothing is hidden. But the meaning of the words has to be penetrated and understood. As we have seen, only the Sacred Feminine, within the soul of a human being or the soul of a civilization, can receive the pure, endless, unknowable Being of God, without trying to limit or define it, and then bring it to birth as infinite abundance and love in this world. And only the Sacred Feminine, through pure noetic intuition, can reconnect us to that infinite, timeless, Divine Being, and lead us home.

The consequences of her degradation, a crime for which men and women are equally responsible, are constantly and painfully visible in the disintegration of compassion, decency, kindness, and human meaning, that we witness all around us.

Dr. Andrew Cort, D.C., J.D., is a Teacher, Attorney, and Doctor of Chiropractic. His books, including "Return to Meaning: The American Psyche in Search of its Soul", "From Joshua to Jesus", and "The Song of Songs: A Lover's Poetic Dialogue", can be browsed and ordered at http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A2XMNRI4GIYFES. Dr. Cort lives in the Berkshire Mountains in western Massachusetts.

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Yoga vs Gym Workouts - Which is Better?

Can Wilmington Yoga replace going to the gym?

Even the most enthusiastic "yogi" will tell you that yoga doesn't do it all for them -claiming that they feel the strongest and healthiest when they combine yoga with high intensity cardiovascular and weightlifting exercise.

For most people, a solid yoga session is more beneficial than the "typical gym workout", which looks a little something like this...

Spend 30 minutes getting ready, making sure I look cute. Look myself up and down in the mirror. Take a deep breath before entering the loud, busy gym. Swipe my card on the machine. Compare myself to everyone else around me. Wait 5 minutes for this loud and obnoxious man to get off the machine on my checklist. Ok. Thigh Adductor Machine- 15reps. Check. Thigh Abductor Machine- 15 reps. Check. Ok. I see where this is going. Next machine...

Just imagine how disappointed you would be after going through this routine for months, only to see that your efforts produced little to negative results.
So, here are 5 truths that will help you achieve that lean and taut body you desire in less time...

1. The Benefits of Yoga

The two most effective benefits of yoga are increasing flexibility and increasing lubrication of the joints, ligaments and tendons - yoga has positions that act upon the various joints of the body including those joints that are never really on the 'radar screen' let alone exercised.

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2. The Redundancy of Long, Slow Workouts

The 60-90 minute lackadaisical workout you've been doing is redundant and useless because of your yoga training. Yoga is aerobic in nature. If you aren't pushing yourself hard enough during your workout, then that too becomes aerobic in nature.

Experts suggest supplementing yoga with short, intense workouts to build anaerobic capacity, which is not trained in most yoga classes.

3. The Truth About Anaerobic vs. Aerobic Training

What's the difference? Well, for the sake of keeping this article at a readable size - just Google it. What you do need to know is that anaerobic conditioning improves your performance in all areas of your life - including aerobic activities.

However, this does not work the other way around, aerobic exercise will not improve your anaerobic capacity- it actually produces a catabolic effect by tearing down the proteins in your muscles.

4. Accountability to Others

I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to train in a group dynamic.

We've all done it - tried to work out in our home or at the park by ourselves. It doesn't work. You know deep down inside you don't push yourself as hard as you do in front of a group cheering you on. Outside perspective also plays a key role in developing good form - take advantage of constructive criticism by your peers. Ultimately, it comes down to being accountable for your work; make sure you find an instructor who cares when you miss a class/workout.

5. Short, High Intensity Workouts

The best supplement for yoga training is a strength and conditioning fitness program that focuses on functional movements performed at high intensity. This type of strenuous exercise is the perfect complement for a calm and relaxing practice such as yoga - implementing both into your routine will help you physically, mentally and perhaps even spiritually.

So, do you think yoga can completely replace going to the gym or just the gym you go to?

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Motivation For Students to Achieve Academic Success

Motivation has been identified as a very important factor to achieve work excellence and career success for adults. We have heard of some many motivational seminars and workshops from those motivational gurus, that helped shaped the success of many individuals and corporations.

It has been clearly identified by many that motivation itself will determine the how successful a person is in his or her life, be it career, relationships or health.

I would like to emphasize that with no exception, motivation and inspiration is a primary factor in shaping the success in childrens' studies. Children are our champions of the future, and education and academic success will largely determine how well they can contribute towards the society.

It is for this very reason, that we should look more in-depth into this field of Motivation and Inspiration. Motivation can be the Intrinsic - those that comes within us internally, and Extrinsic - external sources and influences, or both. They are the reasons that compel us to work towards our goal. The strength of this motivation depends on how badly we want to achieve the desired outcome.

For Intrinsic Motivation, it can be having a desire to prove your worth or having a genuine interest in learning something well. For Extrinsic Motivation, it can be aspirations to perform well in exams with excellent grades to show others (i.e. your parents, siblings, cousins, friends, etc).

Many believe that Intrinsic factors play a stronger role in producing the desired results compared to Extrinsic factors. In terms of our teaching methodology and practices, it means that the teacher or coach should take an initiative to understand the motivational communication and close rapport with the students. Effective coaches should possess the ability to build up the motivation of their students by helping them to see clear cause between their own actions and getting the desired benefits. Coaches should empower the students to feel convinced that their goals are achievable through commitment, hard work and perseverance.

Many schools have adopted the overly critical approach in "motivating" their students to do well, many in order to fulfill their quota of having a certain percentages of As students. This is something that i believe we need to ponder and look into because after some time, the students would start to grow towards a dislike to study and to learn more knowledge.

Educators should instead create learning opportunities in an environment that can likely to evoke positive feelings and learning enthusiasm through constant encouragement and caring, and steer away from being overly critical. Feelings of achievements will definitely lead to increase motivation. It is certainly the roles and responsibilities of the coach to maximize the chances of academic excellence to motivate students. But this must be done with great care, by tailoring the lessons to suit the levels of competency of the students. If exercises are set at levels way above the proficiency levels of students, this will lead to frustration, sadness, anger and de-motivation of students who have to struggle with them with no chance of success.

For a more motivating experience for the students, the coaches should put a great deal of thought into developing programmes that maintain student interest and have obtainable short term goals. Encouraging students to become more active participants in a session can sometimes assist them to see a purpose for improving their studies. In our workshops and bootcamps, we would always like students to also have the chance to lead the class, by being the leader during break-state exercises. In this way, it will also build up their confidence, and thus will help him motivate him to do his best within the class.

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Motivational and Famous Quotes For Your Daily Motivation

5 Ways to Use Quotes in Everyday Life

Quotes have a way of grabbing our attention. A truly great quote can articulate with one sentence what would otherwise take a chapter to explain. There are so many memorable, funny, inspiring, and motivational quotes available today that it only makes sense to use quotes in everyday life as often as we can.

Here are 5 ideas to inspire you to incorporate more quotes into your day to day life.

1. Add a quote to a greeting card or thank you note. Pick a quote that really fits the person you're sending the card to. Though cards often contain quotes already, a handwritten quote that has been well thought out adds a very special touch to a card and says what you want to say with perfection. For example, if a friend supports you and encourages you to one of your highest achievements, find a blank thank you card or make a card with a picture of the two of you on the front and write the following quote inside.

"There comes that mysterious meeting in life when someone acknowledges who we are and what we can be, igniting the circuits of our highest potential." ~ Rusty Berkus

That says it all, doesn't it?

2. Use your favorite quote online in your signature or on your MySpace, Facebook, blog, and more. Find a quote that defines you and lets others know who you are before they even get a chance to say their first hello.

If friendship is important to you try, "A friend is a present you give yourself." ~ Robert Louis Stevenson

If achievement is your passion try, "Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly." ~ Robert Francis Kennedy

There is such a wealth of quotes available that you will surely find one that fits you. If not, write your own. The world is always ready for another great quote.

3. Frame quotes and hang them where they will most inspire you. If eating right is a challenge for you, post a healthy eating quote on your fridge. Organizationally challenged? Hang a organizational quote where you drop your mail and other paper items.

I personally think an inspirational quote in the bathroom is a great way to get your day off to a good start. A reminder about the power of a smile right next to your bathroom mirror should inspire you to at least try on a smile.

"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

What better way to test your first smile of the day, than on yourself?

4. Purchase a "To Do" calendar that has daily or weekly quotes on it that fit your needs. Need to be motivated to exercise? An exercise quote calendar might be best for you. Need a little more laughter in your life? Try investing in a calendar with funny quotes like, "If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not the right activity for you." ~ Author Unknown You'll be guaranteed one laugh a day.

Most households need some kind of calendar to keep track. Make it a dual purpose calendar that both organizes and inspires you.

5. Enhance a craft or a gift by adding a motivational quote. One of my favorite wedding gifts was a cross-stitch with the following quote.

"A wedding is an event, but marriage is an achievement." ~ Author Unknown

A silver watch may be the perfect gift for someone you love, but add a quote like, "Time stands still when I'm with you" and the gift becomes even more precious.

There are a lot of fun ways to add quotes to everyday life. Look around you and see where you can add them to yours. You'll be inspired and enriched by their visible presence in your life.

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Zig Ziglar explains how come your faith is so important. Listen to one of the best motivational speakers in the world explain his belief in Christianity.

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Can you believe this guy, if you look up these verses in the Bible, you will see that there and there, but how did he come up with these ideas about the Sabbath, teenagers and the fact that the Bible is repulsive.

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Thriving During Tough Times - Discard Your Disappointments

During the last several months, we have all experienced how life can get in the way. It can be very challenging and lead to many negative emotions and situations. Yet, this is just a short span of our total lifetime. We can use these challenges to help us elevate our capacity and improve our skills to do great things during the rest of our life journey. Take this man for example...

• At the age of 7 his family was forced out of their home. He worked to help support them.
• At the age of 9 his mother died. At the age of 21 he failed in business.
• At the age of 22 he ran for the legislature and lost, lost his job and was turned down when he applied for law school.
• At the age of 23 he started another business on borrowed money, by age 24 was bankrupt.
• At the age of 25 he was engaged to be married and his fianc died.
• At the age of 26 he had a nervous breakdown and was in bed for six months. At the age of 28 he was defeated as speaker of the state legislature.
• At the age of 33 he ran for congress and lost.
• At the age of 38 he ran for congress again and lost.
• At the age of 44 he ran for the US Senate and lost. At the age of 46 he tried for his parties Vice President nomination. He received less than 100 votes and lost.
• At the age of 48 he ran for the US Senate again, and lost.
• At the age of 50 was elected to be the President of the United States of America.

This man is Abe Lincoln. He abolished slavery and became known as the greatest President of the United States. He dealt with many challenges and disappointments along the way but he persevered and elevated his capacities and improved his skills with each passing disappointment.

You too can learn to discard your disappointments and elevate your game with each instance. Develop a strategies and routines to deal with the disappointment, physically release the negative energy associated with the disappointment, and refocus to elevate your capacities and improve your skills for this game called life.

What commitment have you made to elevate your capacities and improve your skills during these tough times? If you choose the right path and focus, you can change your direction in short time. Before you know it, you will be one of the few who are truly thriving during these tough times!

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Positive Attitude - A Panacea For Many Ills

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty-Winston Churchill

We have heard many times that positive thinking is a key to health, success and happiness. But seldom do we realize or practice it into our own lives. Positive attitude and optimism can bring in a lot of benefits in our life. A person with a positive attitude lives a healthier, happier and a long life.
Positive thinking is known to provide a direction to our life and its benefits in our day-to-day life. It is one of the most effective strategies for stress management and improves our overall wellbeing.

Now let us know what an attitude really is. An attitude is a state of mind, or a way of thinking which we believe is right. A positive attitude, therefore, can be inculcated into our lives if we earnestly make sincere efforts to do so.

Researchers have always stressed upon the beneficial effects of positive thinking and optimism on our health. An optimistic attitude towards life is instrumental in decreasing negative stress and prepares us better to face the hardships of life.

Positive thoughts help to motivate healthy behaviors including good diet and staying physically active. Remember, when our thoughts are in our control, they can be very powerful. We can reach and maintain good health and fitness with the right attitude.

Studies prove the fact that people with positive outlook towards life are more successful in their efforts to lose weight or follow a fitness exercise regime than people with dwindling mind-set or those who are under confident ones. Self-confidence is the key to successful behavior change.

Psychology finds a strong and a direct relationship between positive attitude and good health. Studies reveal the fact that an optimistic attitude early in life ensures good health and well being in later life.

Christopher Petersen, PhD, in his book, A Primer in Positive Psychology, writes about the benefits of positive attitude in our life. He finds that 'optimism has demonstrable benefits, and pessimism has drawbacks.' He goes on to add further, '..optimism...has been linked to positive mood and good morale; to perseverance and effective problem solving; to academic, athletic, military, occupational, and political success; to popularity; to good health; and even to long life and freedom from trauma.

Your attitude is a matter of your choice. You can choose to have a positive outlook towards life. Once you have made up your mind to think positive, you will start feeling better about yourself and see good results coming your way. So, it is never too late to change your outlook towards life to reap the benefits of a positive attitude.

Living in a highly-competitive world, we might, at some point of time, feel stifled by the stress and strains of life. Here in comes the role of positive thinking to provide a whiff of optimism and help us discover a new meaning in our life. Positive thinking acts as a stimulus to boost our energy levels and recharge us for living life with a positive outlook.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life- says Aristotle.
Life is what we think it should be, or in other words, it is our attitude which colors our thoughts and influences our outlook towards life. Although easier said than done, it becomes all the more important to start taking small but affirmative steps for directing our thought process with a positive attitude towards life. Remember, we become what we think. So, we need to direct our energy towards replacing our negative thoughts with positive thoughts to make life worth living.

While trying to inculcate positive attitude in our lives, we might, at some point of time, get influenced by our own negative thoughts, mood swings, other people moods or other related inconveniences which could result in all our efforts towards positive attitude fall flat. Do not let that happen any more. Inspiration has to come from the mind itself. Bear in mind that every cloud has a silver lining. So, make sincere efforts to maintain your positive attitude to make the most out of life.

The last of the human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way-Viktor Frankl

Start making a commitment to create more productivity in your life. This can be done if you plan your work and work your plan. You need to write down what you want to accomplish and the efforts you will make to get it done.

Know what you want in your life, that is, your aims and goals. Make a list of the things that make you happy, the accomplishments which give you satisfaction. Once you know these things, you have probably found an answer to happiness and success in your life.

A good role model can be of great help in acquiring positive attitude in our lives. You can learn from a successful family member, a colleague or a friend by following in their footsteps.

We need the magic wand of positive attitude and hopeful state of mind to experience a happier life.

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People With Self Confidence Get Noticed

I went to a meeting last week which drove me to write this article.

"Who's that loser sitting there, right at the back. The one with his head down, fiddling with his fingernails?" I heard the person two seats away to my right whisper rather loudly to her friend.

Her friend turned to have a look and both had a good old giggle. "What a loser," they both reiterated simultaneously, their giggles turning into laughter.

I did not need to have a look, for the giggly girls described him rather well to me.

The certain individual they were referring to was not a loser. He simply lacked self confidence. And that lack was portrayed in his posture; in the way he sat and fidgeted with his nails.

Those people who do not have self confidence end up not achieving very much in life. On the other hand, those who possess a good level of self confidence achieve many things; their aspirations, goals and dreams.

The individuals who have self confidence tend to accomplish much more and are noticed more that those who lack self confidence. You will find them at the front row participating in meetings, unlike the poor fellow the girls were making fun of.

Self confidence is a very important element to achievements and success in all areas of life.

With self confidence you can have great relationships, personally and professionally. We cannot do away with relationships. It is through our relationships that we become more and have more.

Here are three tips as to how you can build your self confidence to establish and retain productive relationships:

1. Play a more active role with the friends you already have. Go out with them more often, meet their friends and work your way up to having more self confidence where you can get more involved and chat more easily and openly. Watch how a particular confident friend acts and do the things he or she does. Act like him or her. And it is very important that you stay clear of people who lack self confidence.

2. Increase your range of interests, take up more hobbies. Enroll in evening classes or clubs. This way you will have to meet people. Sit with them during coffee breaks, ask them questions about themselves. Keep them talking. And by the time they ask you a question, you will be more relaxed and self confident. Find new interests; learn a new language or improve upon a language, take up photography, painting, whatever it is that takes your fancy. Keep your mind on your interest and the people there. You will be happy, fulfilled and you will build on your self confidence.

3. Go find yourself a business or executive coach, or even a life coach. A coach is a great catalyst to help you reach your goal of self confidence much faster than on your own. Maybe your self confidence is gradually increasing, yet you want to become more confident for a particular reason much quicker; for example, for a party, a wedding, a meeting, a presentation. With the advice and support of the coach, you will most likely be ready for the event sooner than you might think possible.

These are simple steps that you can take. Why not pick up the phone now or write an email to a friend and suggest having a coffee together. Start to build your self confidence with an email.

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Psychics - Sharing The Light

Psychics and spiritualists help us see into a mystical realm not readily apparent to us. Peering into the mysterious spiritual dimensions beyond our own allows psychics to retrieve information that often helps us understand the physical plane we exist in.

Often times the information gleaned from the mediums communion with the spirits helps less fortunate individuals come to terms with issues causing difficulties in his or her life.

Unfortunately coping with the gift of heightened psychic awareness is a troublesome even disconcerting task at times. This is mainly because psychics and psychic abilities exist outside the mores and folkways of society. Mediums are often viewed as charlatans or tricksters out to make an easy dollar off of an innocent unwitting victim.

Even psychics with the best intentions may find them selves being ostracized by main stream society. Because of this some mediums choose to abandon their gifts for an easier more socially acceptable lifestyle.

Trying to fit in is never a good idea and being psychic is no exception. Mediums that try to hide their spiritual gifts do so at the risk of losing their true meaning and purpose in life. This denial can lead to inner strife, turmoil, and unhappiness.

Sharing your inner light is the only true way for gifted individuals to attain peace and happiness. Helping others is the deeper calling that psychics must obey. Charging a fee for a service that is invaluable to some is no crime and should not be frowned upon. As humans we all must eat and have shelter. Psychics are in no way immune to the needs that every other human being has.

Trying to survive in this world is hard enough without having to worry about being persecuted by others for being different. Although, persecution of the unknown and misunderstood seems to be the norm throughout history it does not make it right. Trying to understand and empathize with an open mind is the only way to really be free of social stigma.

Harboring resentments and bitterness towards individuals who do not know any better only occupies time and energy better spent on more productive endeavors. I beseech all of my brothers and sisters in the light to reach beyond this world and its societal constraints and see into the realms of true spiritual prosperity and happiness as we make our way into the eternal light to come.

As we are all travelers in this plane of existence for a fleeting blink of an eye try to spend good measure on things that truly matter. Focus on helping humanity especially lost souls. Lest we forget our true purpose on this planet to walk into the great beyond and be freed of our heavy debt that has burdened us for so long.

I call to all those seeking truth, light, and eternal peace to teach the world one person at a time to receive the gifts of the universe.

I hope all that understand take time to share the cosmic knowledge we have been blessed with. Despite the negative energy we may feel from non-believers please remember it is our spiritual obligation to try and teach the true meaning of life and the golden rule to all.

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Knowledge is the Key to Spiritual Fulfillment

Human beings have always looked for something bigger than themselves to fulfill them spiritually. It is a part of human nature to believe that there is something out there that will give meaning to everything in our lives. Knowledge can be your key to finding spiritual fulfillment. Seek out all of the ways that others have found spirituality and learn about them.

Wipe your mind clear of all your preconceived notions about religion and spirituality. It's better to start with a clean slate. This is a journey that will take you a long time to travel, but once you begin you will find that it is fascinating. It can be difficult to know where to begin, but one study should lead you to another.

Try starting at some of the oldest religions and spiritual beliefs. Study what the ancient cultures believed and see if any of it rings true. You will find that a great many of these beliefs are a part of current spiritual thoughts. They have just been repackaged and delivered in a different way. You will begin to notice that there are some beliefs that are universal to all religions and spiritual belief systems.

This journey that you are on will bring you to some interesting places in the world. There are literally thousands of religions and spiritual belief systems in the world. You will find that it is not necessary to study all of them. You would spend a lifetime learning if you were to try and accomplish that giant goal. But at the same time you should give yourself plenty of time to do some learning. You will find yourself enjoying the journey immensely.

Find one of these beliefs that ring true for you. Don't be afraid to explore some unusual possibilities if they feel right to you. At the end of the day, you must feel that your spiritual beliefs are realistic and right. Only you must believe them so don't be worried over what others will think.

Many people spend a lifetime seeking spiritual fulfillment. It will not happen for you overnight. You will have to put some effort into the task and find what you really believe in life. What do you hold up to be true above all else? That is what you are seeking to find. It is a worthwhile journey because at the end of it all you will feel more fulfilled and peaceful. You will finally be able to look toward something that is bigger than you are.

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Soft Sell Marketing - A Spiritual Even Sacred Process - Part 1

Marketing your solution to a problem is a spiritual, even sacred process. Here's why.

Typically a marketing/sales transaction is thought of as dollars-given for a product-delivered. And that's the way most people experience it. Why? Because our commercial culture has never looked at it any more deeply than that.

It's a simple process. I give you a product, you give me money, end of story.

And most marketers don't experience themselves as motivated by anything more than money.

But there's more - so much more.

Let's begin by assuming you are a customer. Given that:

Bring to mind a time when you had a problem you couldn't solve and you had to look for help. It doesn't matter whether the problem was serious - maybe even life threatening - or just an irritation you needed to alleviate.

When you found the solution and accepted it from the marketer, there were at least two levels of exchange.

Level One - You paid for it and took it into your life. A dollars-given for solution-rendered exchange.

That's the external expression of the event, the physical one, the obvious one, the one everybody knows about, the one most marketers and consumers believe to be the sum total of what takes place.

And when your problem is minor - no consequences attached - most of what happens happens at the external level.

Say you need gasoline. You have the money. The gas station is nearby. You stop, fill up, pay, and leave. No big deal - unless, of course, the cost of the gasoline is more than you can comfortably afford - but you need the gas to get to work so you have to buy it. Then the picture changes, because the consequences are serious, maybe even severe.

As the gravity of the consequences that flow from your need increases so does the depth of the exchange.

So, if you're a soft sell marketer who prefers a more inclusive, emotionally connected, heart-based business relationship with your prospects and customers - you're invited to register for a free series of 10 tele-calls previewing our "Bridging Heart and Marketing" Internet conference that takes place February 22, 23, 24 at the Westin Los Angeles Airport. We'll be sharing our spiritual approach and the soft sell wisdom of world-class Internet marketers. Just click on http://www.bridgingheartandmarketing.com - and join us.

Lou Holtz

Christian Gifts - Beautiful Spiritual Gifts For Those of the Christian Faith

Meaningful Christian gifts are a wonderful way to say "thanks" or "I care" to your pastors, priests, bible study groups, prayer groups, or any family member or friend in need of a little boost of faith. The power such a gift can have on it's recipient is truly amazing! From bringing about feelings of comfort and support to love and appreciation, you can truly touch someone's soul through the power of a gift; and the joy it brings to the giver is undeniable as well!

Below are several specific suggestions of meaningful Christian gifts, along with pricing information and buying tips.

Comfort Cross Stones & Angel Worry Stones

These beautiful pocket-sized stones have crosses and/or angels within them, and can be held or rubbed to bring about feelings of calmness and connection. Many people use their stones during prayer or meditation, but because of their compact size, they can also go with you each day to serve as special reminders of your faith and how you intend to treat yourself and others each day.

These unique stones also make wonderful wedding favors, baby shower favors, memorial gifts, etc... In fact, most stones can have a few words or dates laser engraved by your local engraver, allowing you to add an extra special touch.

Comfort Crosses and Angel Stones generally sell for around $6.99 each.

Clinging Crosses

These beautiful and unique hand-held crosses are made specifically to fit within the contour of your hand, making them very easy to hold during prayer or meditation.

Smaller versions of the Clinging Cross are also available as pendants, necklaces and keychains, making it easier to find a gift that's within your price range.

Large hand-held Clinging Crosses generally sell for around $17.99 and the smaller versions generally cost around $11.99.

Gabrielle's Fleece Hand-Knitted Prayer Blanket Sets for Babies

These gorgeous blankets are one of a kind baby heirloom blankets. Each one comes with a framed set of prayers especially for your little one, as well as an heirloom box and tissue paper.

Each blanket is hand-made and every stitch of every blanket has been prayed over - so each baby will literally be covered in prayers each time they snuggle up with this incredibly soft blanket!

Gabrielle's Fleece Prayer Blanket Sets generally sell for around $39.94 and make wonderful baby shower and birth gifts, as well as special gifts for those babies and children who are suffering from an illness.

Proclomations Cross Ornaments

These beautiful cross ornaments include inspirational scriptures pertaining to love, hope, blessings, etc... and can be hung throughout your home or office all year round (as opposed to ornaments that are only appropriate at Christmas time).

Proclomations Cross Ornaments generally sell for around $6.99 each.

Angel Gifts & Decor

Angels play an important role in the Christian religion, serving as great messengers of love, hope and peace. And because of this, angel gifts have the amazing power to bring about such feelings as comfort, love, hope, support and inspiration within both the giver and the receiver of such gifts.

Some of our favorite angel gifts include:

Willow Tree Collectible Angel Figurines and Ornaments - These beautiful angels "speak" through their gestures, and their muted colors allow them to fit seamlessly within any style of decor. Each angel also comes with a short inspirational or meaningful saying, allowing you to easily find a gift to fit the sentiment, occasion or situation at hand.

Willow Tree Angels generally sell for between $9.99 and $39.99, depending on their size.

AngelStar Angel Gifts - Several things come together to make AngelStar angels extra special. First, there is a great attention to detail, second, the angel wings on all of their items actually glisten in light, making them absolutely gorgeous, and last, you receive items of high quality for really great prices.

This line includes such items as angel figurines, keepsake boxes, magnets, ornaments, signs, stones, urns, vases and more.

Prices generally range from $6.99 to $49.99 for most items, with urns ranging in price from $84.99 to $549.99.

Shopping Tips

Here are a few shopping tips for you to consider before making a purchase:

1. If you will be purchasing 12 or more of the same item, contact the seller and ask if they can provide you with a bulk discount. Even if the discount is relatively small, it can add up to major savings when purchasing a large amount.

2. Look for sites that offer free shipping on larger orders. Because shipping costs have increased greatly over the last year or so, this could mean big savings for you.

3. If you are buying a gift for someone, take a moment to consider what it is that you truly want to say through your gift - what feelings or thoughts do you want the recipient to have each time they look at or use your gift? Knowing this ahead of time will make your gift search much easier.

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Setting Performance Goals and Achieving Them With Purpose

Setting performance goals for ourselves is the easy part, actually focusing and achieving them is the tough part.New Year's resolutions are one example, when asked what your New Year's resolution is, you may say "exercise more often."While it is technically true that you set a performance goal for yourself, without a substantive plan to support HOW you will achieve these goals there is a good chance you will not reach them.Countless studies show how ineffective New Year's resolutions are, could this be a result of setting goals but not considering how they will be achieved?

Let's continue with the New Year's resolution example.Why else might these be so ineffective and why do so few people stick with their resolutions and actually achieve them? Most often there is not any substance behind them.Yes we set a goal, but what is the purpose behind them?

Without a purpose, without a deep rooted reason for achieving a specific goal the chances are good we will not follow through when times get tough...and times always get tough.If 2 people make a resolution to quit smoking, for example, but one person sets the same "goal" every January and the other person has just been diagnosed with Lung Cancer, who would you think is going to achieve their goal?

That was my answer also, and the simple reason is that one person has a purpose for accomplishing the goal and the other does not.Now this is an extreme example, but can you see how important it is to include purpose in your goal setting?

So what is your purpose?This is a question that only you can answer.There may be many of us all with the same goals, but we will each have our own, unique reason for wanting to accomplish these goals and motivations for doing so.Better health, tire of smelling like smoke, people tease you for having yellow fingers, protect the health of a child or another loved one.

So, as you create goals that you want to achieve for yourself spend some time considering your purpose for wanting to achieve those goals.Setting performance goals without a purpose is a time waster and will result in frustration and a sense of anxiety for not having accomplished what you set out to, or in the case of New Year's resolutions...simply wait till next year to try again.

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Thoughts To Ponder

These little known quotes from a variety of well-known philosophers, authors and professionals bring a perspective worth contemplating.

"Russia on its path has oftentimes discussed and over discussed what had happened earlier, instead of moving forward. The result is always the same: It is very difficult to move forward when you're looking backward. - Mikhail Khodorkovsky

"Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile." - Vince Lombardi

"It's easy to have faith in yourself and have discipline when you're a winner, when you're number one. What you've got to have is faith and discipline when you're not yet a winner." - Vince Lombardi

"Part of the issue of goals is to be able to set realistic goals, but that's one of the hardest things to do because you don't always know exactly where you're going, and you shouldn't." - George Lucas

"Basically, our goal is to organize the world's information and to make it universally accessible and useful." - Larry Page

"I've been blessed to find people who are smarter than I am, and they help me to execute the vision I have." - Russell Simmons

"You will encounter many distractions and many temptations to put your goal aside: The security of a job, a wife who wants kids, whatever. But if you hang in there, always following your vision, I have no doubt you will succeed. - Larry Flynt

"Leaders need to be optimists. Their vision is beyond the present." - Rudy Giuliani

"One of my goals is to inspire people to be all that they can be and, hopefully, be a good example and teach some useful, interesting principles. Perhaps I can be the key that turns on the engine in their life, and then they can take their car where they want." - Mark Victor Hansen

"Perhaps my most important goal is to create a million millionaires." - Mark Victor Hansen

"How am I going to live today in order to create the tomorrow I'm committed to?" - Anthony Robbins

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You Can Change!

People spend to much time dwelling on the thing that they can not change. Past mistakes, past relationships, events that went poorly, are the things we tend to focus on. We can not change the things that have happened and we have to realize that by making those mistakes we have learned to be different in the future. If we take all that energy we use on our past and put them into our future we could really become a healthier, self improved person.

When you lean towards a more positive direction you will feel better about yourself. Work on what you are inside and not just how you look on the outside. The more positive you become the more people will notice you. Remember that you have to feel good about yourself first.

If you run into someone who is having a bad day or going through something bad in their lives, acknowledge them, listen, show you care. The best thing would be to do something nice, find any way to bring their spirits up a little. Often when we are around people that are down, we tend to join them and all of a sudden it has created a extremely negative atmosphere. If you find a way to bring their spirits up then you both become brighter, a positive response will bring positive results.

There are many opportunities offered to us today to learn further or join organizations that can add to our life. If you dwell on the past where you were afraid or didn't do so well in the learning area you will never be able to enjoy and grow in future adventures. You may be passing up a opportunity that will make your life fulfilled.

Set goals for yourself and start taking steps to make them happen. This can happen by simply putting one foot in front of the other. Make sure your goals are really something you want and make them ones you know you can accomplish in time. Make your time count, make you count.

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The Spiritual Side of the Shootings at VA Tech

My heart goes out to all of those touched by the shootings
yesterday at VA Tech. I ask the Angels to be with each person involved and their
families to assist them through this trying time.

As the mother of a son about to enter college, the shootings at VA Tech have had
a deep impact on me. The thought of my child being involved in such an incident
is terrifying. We expect our young adults to be safe at all times, and it is a
slap in the face when we realize they are not as safe as we thought.

I asked my Guides to explain to me why this incident happened. This is the
response I received from Areal, formerly known as my daughter Samantha.

It must be remembered that all of the Souls involved agreed to share this
experience. They each signed up for a role in this amazing play. They each had
their part to play, their job to do, their sacrifice to be made to the greater
good. It is hard to understand when something like this happens that it is for
the greater good, but that is always the case. These beautiful Souls agreed to
have this experience so that the World could get a glimpse of the state our
Collective Consciousness at this time in history.

The children of the World are not being honored. They are being starved, killed
in wars, raped and murdered. All of this goes on daily, but no one pays
attention. No one thinks about how many children starve daily in Africa. No one
thinks about how many children are killed in the Iraq war. No one pays attention
to the news stories in the US about children who are raped, abused and murdered.
Those who read the news stories think to themselves Oh, how horrible. but
nothing is done to protect our children.

This incident is an attempt to get Humanity to pay more attention to the
children, protect them and honor them. This is your future and you are allowing
them to be treated with dishonor. How can you have a bright future when you are
allowing the Light of these children to be extinguished?

This incident has another purpose also. Humanity is on a path to destruction at
this time. The Collective Consciousness of humanity does not honor humanity, the
Earth or even life itself. The Collective Consciousness is focused on removing
as many rights from humans as possible. The Collective Consciousness wants more
control, more laws, more government. Instead of bringing humanity together into
One World built on Love, Light and Peace; the Collective Consciousness of
humanity prefers to bring this One World built on fear.

This incident will allow the removal of more freedoms. Cameras will now be
placed on all college campuses. There will be less freedom for the students.
They will be watched and controlled. They will be fed more and more fear until
they are overwhelmed by the fear.

People who are filled with fear are easy to control. They will give away their
freedom without a second thought. They will follow instructions for their own
good. They will cease to be Self Realized Individuals and become one of the
many, one of the masses, one of the sheeple.

It will take much effort on the parts of the Indigo, Crystal and Rainbow
Children to stay within their power. These beautiful Souls are here to attempt
to change the Collective Consciousness. This event will make their role a bit
more difficult. These Souls will have to remember what they are here for. They
will have to remember always who they are and not allow the Collective
Consciousness to turn them into what they are not.

This event is showing those of the Light how important it is that they come
together and create safe areas for the beings of Light. There is strength in
numbers, and by joining together in communities of Light, they will become
stronger. This has been foretold, and even attempted by the hippies, but so far
has not succeeded. The time is now for a way to be found to succeed. These
communities must be formed and created now. The beings of Light need a place
where they will be safe and nurtured.

The beings of Light who are now on the Earth must stand in their power and take
over their World. They must put their energy into changing the Collective
Consciousness to a consciousness of Love instead of a Consciousness of fear.

It is very important that those of the Light send thoughts and feelings of Love
into the Collective Consciousness daily. Bombard this Collective Consciousness
with as much Love as you can create as often as possible to change it from a
Consciousness of fear into one of Love. This is why you are on Earth at this
time. This is your purpose. Do not ask what you purpose is, it is to fill the
Collective Consciousness with Love so that humanity can make this needed energy
shift from fear to Love. This is how you will Ascend. This is your reason for
being on Earth at this time. Do not allow this vital mission to fail.

In the Light,

Areal

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