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If I'd Only Known An ordinary, busy day had come to an end. After saying my prayers, I rolled over and dozed off, and before I could find a dream, the phone rang.“Hello,” I answered groggily. It was my friend, Sherry.“Sorry to wake you,” she exclaimed.Instinctively, I knew something was wrong.“What is going on?” I hoped it wasn’t some ...Anonymous Intervention Sometimes the simplest idea can make the biggest difference. Is it possible for one idea to change the world? Have you heard? Our world as we know it is experiencing an “epidemic”. The very nature of addiction is about isolation, hiding, secrecy and cover up. With that in mind can you begin to even imagine how extensive and prolific the real num ...Forgetfulness As I first started writing this newsletter, it was the morning of Sunday, September 10. NPR was on in the background, filled with the same talk as every other media outlet in the land: the five year anniversary of 9-11. For the three days leading up to the infamous date, every time I flipped on a TV or radio or read through a news story, there w ...The Grandeur of Gratitude Most of us were told to say “thank you” as part of the basic set of manners that we were taught at a very young age. Gratitude, however, rather than simply being a semantic expression, is actually a full-blown concept whose power reaches much further than simply expressing appreciation as part of social etiquette.The strength of gratitude ...The Brilliant You, Unreleased! You're a remarkable person. But, you knew that already. Still, buried among apathy, unbelief and inhibition, is the brilliant "you" waiting to be released. You already knew that, too. A few disappointments here, several temporary defeats there, and POOF! just like that, you settled for being a risk-conscious, opportunity: self-denied, genera ...Forgiveness—A Misunderstood Concept A psychologist recently asked her ezine readers the question, “Who, in your life, would really benefit from your forgiveness, if only you could give it?” This question perpetuates the misunderstanding that forgiveness is for the benefit of the other person.The majority of people have this common misunderstanding about, who forgiveness is ...Reach Your Goals - Give Yourself A Gold Star Give yourself a gold starRemember how rewarding it was in grade school to get back an assignment with a gold star sticker or some other tangible acknowledgement of a job well done? Well you can apply the same psychological boost to your goal-based activities today!Sure, you could go about this in the literal sense, ...Three Steps to Having the Life You Want Are you happy now? Do you have the things in life you want? If not, maybe it's time to reevaluate where you are and create a plan for having what you want.The truth is, we can blame the government, modern religion, our race, sex, or any number of things for our unhappiness, but the bottom line is, if you want to find true happiness in lif ...Ten Healthy Habits To Being A Loving Friend/Partner/Husband/Wife Being a loving Friend, Partner, Husband or Wife takes work and practice, however, the good news is the payoff is huge—a lifetime of love and happiness.1. Empathize:Empathizing with your friend/partner is showing you understand. It doesn't mean you agree with everything; instead, it means you're willing to listen without judgment. P ...Directions For Life Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully. Memorize your favorite poem. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want. When you say, "I love you", mean it. When you say, "I'm sorry", look the person in the eye. Believe in love at first sight. Never laugh at anyone's dream ...I Hate My Computer and Other Inspirational Thoughts The New Year has not started out very well for Yours Truly. After the first day of the new year, my life went south for the rest of the winter. All I can say is, I hope it has a wonderful winter, and don't forget to write.Speaking of writing, I can sum up my feelings at this moment by saying, "I hate my computer."Perhaps, you may t ...Kalpana Chawla : The Inspiration Posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, the NASA Space Flight Medal, and the NASA Distinguished Service Medal."Just looking at Earth, looking at the stars during the night part of Earth; just looking at our planet roll by and the speed at which it goes by and the awe that it inspires; just so many such good thoughts c ...Effective Business Networking: 5 Tips For Mastering The Art of Networking The heart of any business is the connection it has with other businesses and individuals that it can call upon to help meet its needs. Networking - any activity designed to create, maintain and utilize interpersonal connections - is an essential business skill. But not all business people take the time to truly master. However, without a solid u ...The Chief Cause of Business Failure & Success Business rises and falls on leadership. According to business guru, Brian Tracy, “Leadership is the most important single factor in determining business success or failure in our competitive, turbulent, fast-moving economy.” Still not convinced? Based on a study by Jessie Hagen of the US Bank, here are the main reasons why businesses fail: ...Finding Inspiration On The Go In Inspirational Jewelry Many things can bring us down like jobs, holidays, or just the grind of every day life and finding that little something, that little motivation can help us triumph over these events can really make a difference in our lives.We can find inspiration in poems, motivational books, stories we read, pictures, our favorite music and just ab ...How Not To Come Back To Juvenile Hall For ten years I had a program at Juvenile Hall in San Diego called "BE a Winner In Life" I got to know these young people and asked them to help me save other kids. They wrote me letters and I wrote my second book "Letters From Juvenile Hall, Kids Helping Kids" So many kids keep coming back to Juvenile Hall and so I asked them why that was. Here ...Fairies and Mental Health Schizophrenics hallucinate alternate realities. People who claim to have been abducted by aliens are accused of having Fantasy Prone Personalities. So what about those of us who claim to be conversing with angels, fairies, and spirit guides? Are we nuts? Absolutely yes! If we weren't crazy before we started chatting with the divine, we soon ...Surety and Those Credit Cards! “My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge for another, if you have been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the words of your mouth” (Proverbs 6:1-2).Herod is a perfect instance of being ensnared by what he said: "...The daughter of Herodias...pleased Herod so much that he promised with a ...Kindness: A Miraculous Healer One of the greatest healers in the world is within us. Kindness is not only a great gift, but also a miraculous healer. It heals our body, our mind and our spirit. It is one of the most beautiful gifts that can be shared and given to our fellow human beings. Kindness has power, a truly force that can be used to heal every one in need. In fa ...Inspiration – Five Techniques to Finding Yours Everyday life is often busy--overwhelming with pressures and demands. Daily chores and deadlines can leave little time for finding the motivation and inspiration you need to get through the day and make each moment of it a pleasant one. After time, this lifestyle takes a toll--sapping your drive, focus and even the capacity to set meaningful goa ...Happy Birthday Another year has passed and again it is time to celebrate my birthday. As I think back on the life I have lived and the things I have learned I know that I can look forward to the future with joy and expectation and I look back with no regrets.As I look at my reflection in the mirror, I see a few more laugh lines, but I have decided that ...Self-Justification "You yourselves will not be the speakers; the Spirit of your Father will be speaking in you" (Matthew 10:20).A pastor friend once told me, "True meekness is lack of self-justification." I had gone to him about a lady in the church who was grafting onto the grapevine all sorts of rotten rumors. We all wanted some holy revenge. His statemen ...Trials “Storms make oaks take deeper roots,” my mother reminded me. She always told me that trials made us better people. They help us mature and grow. If a tree never had to fight for sun and water, but had everything given to it, it would become a scrubby little thing. In other words, the stronger the wind, the stronger the tree. My mother insinu ...What Are The Positive Aspects of a Drug Free Life? 1. We allow ourselves the opportunity to grow and reach our potential. Self-esteem comes from solving our problems. If we escape our problems with alcohol and/or other drugs we prevent ourselves from learning and growing.2. When we give ourselves the freedom to grow, alcohol free, we discover our talents and capabilities. We find happines ...White Sun - Why Suffer? When the earth just shakes a little, thousands suffer and die. The first sound is a cry. The last breath makes many cry. Along the way, many tears and fears. Human life in this world is like suddenly waking up, all life is born; suddenly slipping off, all silent creep in. With: one change, one is born; with another change, one dies. Living creat ...Why Playing Free Online Puzzle Games Can Improve Your Aptitude Puzzle games are a genre of games loved by most hard-core gamers simply because of their ability to challenge a person's intelligence. Generally, a puzzle is a game comes with a some mystery attached which you have to uncover in order to resolve it. It demands both attention to detail and basic common sense to for a solution to be found. Some of ...Never Give Up! In life we are often faced with unplanned situations which can be both positive and negative. However, I will focus on the negative ones such as dealing with difficult individuals, loss of job, illnesses etc. There are so many ways in which things can go wrong. These circumstances can often be stressful and discouraging. In fact many individuals ...A Plan for Happiness God has given us a plan for happiness. It is the Gospel of Jesus Christ and found in His scriptures. If we follow His plan, we will have happiness in this life and we will be worthy to return to Him when we die. This is called eternal life, which will be the ultimate happiness. His Gospel teaches us the commandments we must keep to find this h ...Gurus – Finding Your Spiritual Inspiration The guru in Sanskrit is taken from the root ‘ gŗí ‘ (to praise, but guru means venerable), as in fact, the guru is worthy of all praise.The work of the guru is to bring his or hers student from darkness into the light of knowledge.A guru is a spiritual guide and preceptor. Here we will show you how to find yours.Basical ...Peaceful Solutions to a Troubled Mind “If everyone cleaned their own doorstep, we’d have a clean world” - GoetheA couple of weeks ago, (on an intuitive impulse) I went to Knock with my son. We both spent some time at the scene of the apparation and afterwards I asked him what he had prayed for. Much to my surprise, my 9 year old said “peace of mind” and it struck me how this ...
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