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Nothing Original When we have learned to look at the world and see God's fingerprints all over it, when we have learned to look within ourselves and sense the spirit of God moving us to be good, to be generous, to be compassionate, when we can gather on this day of the autumnal equinox, with exactly twelve hours of light and twelve hours of darkness, and lear ...Adversity Can Make You Stronger Or Weaker - It's Up To You To have a life without adversity is to live in fantasyland. Sooner or later, adversity strikes its victims when they least expect it or want it. Adversity takes many forms. It can be:·a business failure·a broken relationship·the loss of a job·a financial crisis·a health problem·an automobile accident ...20 Ways to Keep Your Writing Inspiration and Creativity High When stressed or blocked it is wise to make a change so thatwe don't stay in that place. Yet, many times we forget someof the simple things that we can do for ourselves, quicklyand easily to bring our inspiration back and increase ourcreativity.1. If you usually type your first drafts, hand write them.Nothing compare ...I Give Hugs The Gift of Giving, Oprah’s show theme for October 30, 2006 featured Juan Mann's free hug campaign, which started two years ago when Juan went back to his hometown in Australia to find that his friends and family had moved away. "I was the only person I knew in my own hometown," he says. "So I wanted to get out there and do something that spread ...Kwanzaa Through the Words of Its People My very first job, as a lowly assistant to an assistant advertising manager, was the job that first brought me into contact with Kwanzaa. It wasn’t called Kwanzaa then. In fact, Kwanzaa didn’t even exist then.What I learned about was a wonderful holiday celebrated by American plantation slaves during the week between Christmas and New Y ...Inspirational Stories… Sweet Memories That Stay "You made me believe in myself!"Some years ago, I was called in a hurry to substitute an absent teacher. It was an early evening, and the class should last for only 2 hours...But its effects would stay with me forever.I prepared some warm up activities, and just left to the language school.It was a small class ...How Healing The Past Empowers Your Future Everyday I meet people who have a chronic upset that runs their lives, and I notice that they are not even aware of it. Often the pain has become buried in their unconscious; or if they are aware of it, they choose to deny any power to combat it.Yet unless they seek healing, this energy locked up in their mind is a continual drain on thei ...Ever Feel Like Quitting I have often felt like quitting. As I considered my options I realized that quitting, in the long run would be more costly. I have always remembered the advise of my first sales manager over 45 years ago. He said, “it always costs more to fail than to succeed.” He went on to tell me that, “you have to get more comfortable with where you want ...Random Acts Of Kindness Each of us interacts with any number of people in a given day. Friends, relatives, strangers, fellow employees, customers and service personnel. Each of these people is doing the best they can to deal with their life as it is given to them one day at a time. Each of us has a story. Some of these stories are adventures, some, tragedies, some c ...What is Passion? What is passion? Recently after a presentation, I was once again thanked for my passion. The compliment was genuinely given, as was my returned thank you. However, as the day progressed, my thoughts kept returning to what really is passion? For the next several days as I attempted to ponder this question, other questions surfaced. What does i ...Discover Four Reasons Why Inspirational Poems Are Just Irresistible It was just after noon when the young President's limousine made its way into a depository. He had stopped twice to shake hands with some nuns and school children. Suddenly, shots were fired; and at 1 p.m. President Kennedy was proclaimed dead.Overnight, the number of inspirational poetry written about the president and the assassination ...Encouragement - Do It, Do It Now, Do It Anyway! No one liked Suzy. She was distant, seldom spoke and seemed so sure of herself. She never went to activities outside of business meetings. Many complained that she did not speak back to those who spoke to her. Soon no one bothered to speak.She was responsible for responding in writing to inquiries for catalogs. No one could complain ab ...Thoughts From a Grandma To Young People Who Have a Job Recently I returned to the work force and found myself working with many young and enthusiastic teenagers and young people. I have been away from the work force for some time and saw a difference in the attitudes and habits of these young people, from when I was young. I have some words of wisdom, which I believe they need to hear. Things I have ...It's Your Choice In life, we either pay the price of discipline or the price of regret. We pay these prices in all areas of our life: our careers, relationships, health, spiritual development, and financial affairs. It is unfortunate that many of us, yours truly included, fail to comprehend this simple law of life.Let me explain. The laws that apply to al ...What’s Your Story? The unfortunate and surprising news this week of a friend’s sudden passing has caused me pause. Healthy fortysomethings are expected to live long enough to take full care of their young. Deaths at this age are termed “untimely,” and they always knock the wind out of our sails. And while I don’t use the particular phrase of “untimely death” often ...What an Artist Experiences When Working With the Angels I am an Angel artist on a passionate spiritual journey and I would like to share my story of what it is like to work with the Angels. It is a unique experience and very real.In 1993, I gave over my talent to the Divine to paint Angels. Having a decorative painting business and feeling led to paint Angels I gave that up. One step led to an ...Wings or Crutches “God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear..." (Psalm 46:1,2a).That word is IS, present tense, a right-now conviction that there is help and hope. The verse doesn't delineate the trouble; it only tells us that help and hope are there when they are so acutely needed. Hope, which should be a ...Fundraising Ideas for Your Church Christian churches serve by helping to strengthen people’s faith. This comes at a cost for most churches. There are building expenses, salaries, missions and supporting other local charities. For most churches there is a need to raise money through fundraisers. This can become a challenge year after year, trying to come up with new and innov ...Don't Ever Give Up There is a reason I never gave up. A reason I never will give up my hope, my dreams, my desire to live. The reason is people who care. Those who have shown their concern for me, and their wish for me to succeed, to do the best I can do. They give me a reason to live.A couple of those people are my parents. I thank my father for his (p ...Laws Of Manifestation Explained There is a singular rule and metaphysical precept concerning the relationship between money and spiritual counsel. The rule is clear, and repeated in every holy work of very religion.Money must not change hands between esoteric teacher and student. This is why all churches, Catholic, Protestant, or Synagogue, do not permit their priests, ...White Sun - A Free Person As human beings we have the complete spirit of God and a divine nature which is full of vibrant and full of energy. Unfortunately, we are restricted by inherited past and our nature is obscured by desire for material gains. Hence we follow the path of fate like puppets dancing on the string of karma if we live a life not knowing that we can chan ...How Far You Can Go? Each and every one of us has his or her cherished dream. We think about it all the time and do everything possible to realize it. Dream can be a purpose of one’s living and inspire to do a lot of great deeds. Some dream of a quiet life in the country, having a bunch of children and living peacefully till the rest of their days. Someone’s dreams ...Hurricanes and Inspirational Thinking Have you ever noticed that when human beings are faced with adverse conditions such as the conditions, which confronted us during the 2005 Atlantic tropical hurricane season that somehow we all become closer together and bonded in that experience? Have you ever noticed that heroes emerge during the most trying times and in those times of need? ...Coping with Disability Coping with one’s disability is not easy; neither is it so difficult. There are just a few steps to follow so you'll be able to go on and live normally. HELP yourself; follow a certain order of discipline and you’ll be able to “conquer” that “monster” in you, tame it like a disciplined pet or transform it into a “blessing” to help and guide yo ...How To Help Your Loved One Die My mother died on Oct 18th of last year. She died after a long bought with cancer. She was 86 years old. l Since her passing I have learned some things, which would have helped her, and our family, if we had known them ahead of time. I will share with you the things we have learned with hopes it will be of help to you when your loved one passes ...Use Rose Essential Oil for Depression and Fatigue Rose oil is one of the most popular essential oils. It has a rich floral fragrance conjuring up images of romance, luxury and pampering. More importantly its properties are said to be: AntidepressantCalming, Soothing, Relaxing, RestfulSensuous, AphrodisiacUpliftingBalancingImproves confidence ...Rattle Those Funny Bones! “He will yet fill your mouth with laughing, and your lips with rejoicing” (Job 8:21, NKJV).Laughter may indeed be the best medicine after all. In his Anatomy of an Illness, published in 1979, Norman Cousins recounts how ten minutes of solid belly laughter would give him two hours of pain-free sleep. Laughter stimulates heart and blood cir ...Navigating "The Squeeze" Today more than ever before, we are witnessing a crises of consciousness over the validity of war versus the power of humility, integrity, understanding and diplomacy. Simultaneously those who are spiritual seekers ponder the purpose and mission of their immortal souls.The experience of pondering and subsequently creating and maintaining ...How E-Mail Newsletters Can Help Your Website Grow These days, it seems you have to do more than just launch a website to attract potential readers, customers, and devotees. As technology progresses and allows the Internet to become more interactive, website owners strive to keep up with the times. Browse your favorite websites today, and you will definitely notice the changes since you first vi ...Holistic Health Care Increasing in Popularity Worldwide Holistic, Metaphysical, Energy or Mind, Body, Spirit healing has existed since the beginning of time amid religious beliefs and practices, along with the mystery, superstition, fear, and misunderstanding. Holistic Healing is now becoming recognized regardless of what anyone chooses to believe or think.• According to CNN one-half of all me ...
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