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Losing the Poetical Elements of Life! In our world of utility it is so easy to overlook the common beauties of life. Years ago I rescued a wonderful book from the trash can that a librarian, of all people, decided was “useless.” True, it was old and tattered. It was titled “One Thousand Beautiful Things.” I took the book home and became lost in its wonderful sentiments. What so surp ...When Was The Last Time You Dreamed The Impossible Each of us needs a dream to keep us filled with hope and desire and often even alive. The worst thing that can happen to anyone is that they lose their dream(s) and it doesn’t matter whether you are 23 or 67, male or female. I have seen the dull look in people’s eyes who no longer believe in the possibility of their dreams.They have gi ...The Foundational Laws of Spiritual Physics Over the past years, I have undergone a life-altering transition from living on autopilot to recreating my life as a spiritual calling and a force for good. One aspect of this transition has been the acknowledgement of what I call the "Foundational Laws of Spiritual Physics", detailed below. Basically, these laws state that any action that does ...The Cure for Life and Death There is no cure for birth or death save to enjoy the interval. -- George SantayanaUnfortunately for some, the interval often seems to be filled with obstacles, pains, failures and disappointments and is quite difficult to enjoy.Strangely, for others, the same interval is filled with laughter, happiness, joy, s ...Finding Inspiration According to dictionary.com, the word inspire means to affect, guide, or arouse by divine influence. Every successful person has been inspired by one thing or another and didn`t become successful with their own beliefs. They were influenced to act in a certain way in achieving their goals that they`ve sat out for. So what factors will cause you ...The Whole Point Of Being Alive Is To Live A Worthy Life It is good to be alive! But it’s best to live life to the fullest. Or what do you think? This article could be summaried by these words of Oprah Winfrey -“The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be.” Are you alive?Do you know that not every living human is alive? Some people are living gho ...Success--Conscious and Unconscious Choices Strange as it may sound, there are payoffs when we don't succeed.What? You may exclaim. Before you dismiss this statement read the following explanation on what payoffs you might be gain from not succeeding.Ask yourself the following questions for each instance success has alluded you.1. What do I get to avoid?-Res ...The Intense Activity Of Making Favorable, The Subtle Atmosphere It is a fact that the atmosphere gets influenced by radiant characters. With their potent energy, radiant men of the high level of radiance, thinking and penance heat up the atmosphere and thus extraordinary transformations have been noted to take place. There is another fact that seems opposite to the above reality. In that an individual gets i ...Tuscan Style Decorating - Three Essential If Under the Tuscan Sun left you breathlessly and hopelessly in love with tuscan style decorating you’re certainly not alone. The rolling hills and the call of the earth itself seem to have imparted their presence into the psyche of those who either read the book or saw the movie.This growing trend in tuscan style decorating is similar to ...Momentous Changes in Consciousness Many changes are taking place in the world—stock market changes, businesses failing, layoffs, tsunamis, more severe hurricanes, global warming, animals teetering on extinction, wars and unrest.We are also experiencing internal changes, whether we recognize it or not. Old form is falling away as new form is being created. Metaphysically ...My Lost Immortality Oh my God, I'm not immortal anymore! What happened? Where's my neverending youth? My long summers? My bright future?Gone, gone, and... wait a minute, there's still future left!Repeat after me:I refuse to fall over and let the wagons pass me by on this dusty trail through life, so I'm going to hop up, brush off the dirt and ...Your Future Is Now Each of us creates our future one decision, one moment, one action and thought at a time. Some people are creating futures filled with pain, loneliness, heartache, insecurity, resentment, guilt and fear, while others are today carving out futures filled with joy, happiness, peace, love, independence, accomplishment and security. Why will some p ...Do Ducks Have the Secret To Prosperity? At first, this daybreak walk appeared as peaceful and serene as they had for two years. The order apparent in the natural elements was obvious. I watched as the stillness of dawn gave way to the flow of the canal beside me. The Arizona sun rose over the mountains and cast dancing rays on the water that moved from the great reservoirs in the high ...My New Song - Melody Yeah, I write love songs too...LOL...MS (Multiple Sclerosis) has provided the stimulus to write again, after being too busy for over 25 years. Well, it has provided me the time anyhow ~ since I can't work.I denied that I even had this dread disease for years."It's just a little limp," I said. "I hurt my back, a while back, b ...In God's Time "Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart" (Hebrews 12:3).Evaluate! Appreciate! Contemplate! Consider Him who confronted all sorts of affronts so that we may be able to have patience and persistence. The Noblest Man suffered a most ignoble death. Even as He was dying, "The pe ...Adversity, What Is It Good For? As I sat down to write this article, I was reflecting back over the last week – a week filled with adversity. We all go through it and it is during those times that we may often wonder what is it all for anyway? What is the point? What is it good for?I decided to look up the word, adversity, from my old American Heritage Dictionary. The w ...What Debts Do You Owe Society? This is a time of year when many people take stock of all that they are grateful for -- or at least when we should do so. But this should also be a time when we take stock of all those people who contributed to those gifts -- especially the intangible ones. Those gifts such as our self-esteem or confidence, our love of sports or music, and our s ...Why Not Reinvent The Wheel? "Why go and reinvent the wheel?" It's a question that's been around for centuries; right? Here's a better question: Why not reinvent the wheel? As a Peak Performance Coach, I do a lot of personal development trainings for adults and children, alike. I love kids! They don't think like us adults. Kids are just so incredibly and infectiously optim ...Forty Days of Fear and Failure In his book, Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill says, "One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat." He goes on to tell the story of R. U. Darby who stopped three feet short of finding gold.Darby, like many others, was caught up in "gold fever." He went out west in search of ...What's Your Agenda? Take a couple of random 18-year-old guys and shove them into a room the size of a Winnebago shower stall for two years. One of two things will happen; they’ll bond… or one will end up putting a pillow over the other’s head while he sleeps.For two years of college, my roommate, Ben, and I lived together, partied together, ate together and, ...The Lessons of April Fools Day Who does not know about The First of April? We try to make fool of others on this day to have a hearty laugh. It is the battle of wits on this day. All of us expect to get fooled, and try to save ourselves from making others laugh at our expense. Are all of us not fools even otherwise? This may sound shocking; so let me tell you why I think so. ...Abundance Is A Life Style Abundance is a life style, a way of living your life. Itisn't something you buy now and then or pull down from thecupboard, dust off and use once or twice, and then return tothe cupboard.Abundance is a philosophy, it appears in your physiology,your value system, and carries its own set of beliefs. Youwalk with, sleep ...Life - The Greatest Man According to the Bible, Jesus once said, “Apart from Me, there is no other God.” Earlier in history, the young prince Siddharta who became the Buddha, soon after he was born unto this world took seven steps and declared, “Above and beneath the heaven, I am the greatest.” Did these statements come from the mouth of utterly arrogant and egotistica ...The Online Business Opportunity Era is Inspirational It was great this last weekend to come across four inspiring stories in the national press. All of the persons involved are over 50, three women and one man, all have spotted a sound business idea and turned it into an online business!We truly live in a world of opportunity and how I wish more could just see it. These four people did and ...Hey What Would You Wish? If you had your chance; what would you wish? In the seas of your mind; what would you fish? From comfortable shores; or sailing those tides? Might they be big or small fish to fry?When mountains you know, cast shadows of doubt. Which way will you choose when setting your route? Go back, or around…what will you conspire ...Pay Attention to Details “The magic behind every outstanding performance is always found in the smallest of details.”If you long to accomplish great and noble tasks, you first must learn to approach every task as though it were great and noble. Even the biggest project depends on the success of the smallest components.Many people downplay small details, di ...Out Came a Consequence "Then they gave me the gold, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf!" (Exodus 32:24).How preposterous! "You know the people, that they are prone to evil" (v.22). Aaron said nothing about the mold he made or the graving tool he used. Aaron blamed society and we're still doing it. Give the crowd what they want and then blame t ...The Power of Gratitude--Count Your Blessings Health is more than just eating well. It's about how we live our life, give of our time, and nurture ourselves. Since it is true we live in a cause and effect universe and everything we plant in the form of an act, thought or judgment comes back to us multiplied, why wouldn't we chose to be more thankful on a daily basis?After all, each m ...Feed The Need: 5 Ways To Use RSS To Boost Your Business Or Organizational Success RSS (it stands for Really Simple Syndication, among other things) is a relatively new technology that allows anyone who creates frequently changing web content - news, blogs, current events, etc. - to deliver their messages to interested readers with no fuss, no muss and best of all - no spam! Currently, RSS is being used by content-rich ...Gymnastics Summer Camp - Yes or No? Support Your Local GymFirst, make sure you are fully participating and paying for the summer program in your own gym. Summer is often a very slow time in the gym business and they can use the business. Before you decide to spend money outside of your own gym, you should seriously consider spending it in your own gym first. ...
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