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Key Questions For Accelerated Growth and Development Is your marriage growing? Are you growing? Are you just going from problem to problem, or looking at the bigger picture of what life is about for you, your marriage and your family? Growth and development moves more quickly when we clearly focus on it.It is so easy to be distracted by life's many demands. Let's take a moment, quiet oursel ...Social and Business Event Confidence Do you feel awkward or uncomfortable at social/business events? You are not alone. While social/business events can be enjoyable, especially when you are surrounded by people whom you enjoy, there are social/business events that you might wish you were someplace else. Such occasions can sometimes be the cause of anxiousness and self-consciousne ...Passion – The Why to Achieving Maximum Success Passion is an important word and finding passion is on the minds of many individuals. A recent search of this word through an Internet key word program revealed passion had over 5 times the searches within one search site than the word success.So what is the big deal about passion? Probably, most individuals realize that to achieve ma ...Fear - Ultimate Jail Warden Fear can be as gripping as—The sky is falling—or as subtle as—It doesn’t feel right. When an experience, which resulted in a fear reaction is left unresolved many subsequent situations are seen through a filter of fear.Fear manifests as:• Jitters• Low tolerance to stress• Anxiety—albeit seemingly unrelated to reality ...White Sun - The Inner Strength This is a story to relate how all of us have these inner strengths:Once there was a teacher who took up a position in a school located in a very remote area. On his way to and from the school, he had to walk through a cemetery. After a while he grew accustomed to the spooky atmosphere among the graves.One day he was unexpectedly de ...Finding Inspiration in Daily Life In this go-go world, it is easy to develop a lack of enthusiasm for daily life. If you just look around you, however, you can find plenty of things to inspire you.Finding Inspiration in Daily LifeInspiration is a funny thing. Most people think of inspiring events as those that are monumental. While heroic acts are certainly inspiri ...The Power of the Tongue There is an old proverb with a lot of wisdom. It says, "The tongue has the power of life and death, and whoever loves it will eat its fruit."It is so true. What we say has the ability to create situations, emotions, and thoughts in others. A kind word helps people, negative words hurt - sometimes for a very long time.Most of the ti ...Heaven or Hell?...It's All in Your Mind The greatest part of our happiness depends on our dispositions, not on our circumstances.” -Martha WashingtonWhy is it that you can take two people and put them in the exact same situation and they will both experience things with totally different perspectives? Each person’s beliefs will totally color how they interpret any given circum ...Safe Fences Your parents cannot build a wall around you to keep you safe from everything that can hurt you. They can teach you how to avoid trouble but, in the end, you will have the freedom to choose what you will do with your life. For example: they can tell you not to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol or use drugs but your parents will not always be with ...Christian Gift Ideas Christianity is the world's largest religion, which is thoughtfully based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ as described in the New Testament of the Bible. The faith encompasses numerous religious traditions that vary widely by culture and geography, as well as many diverse beliefs and sects. Regardless of location or background, those ...The Power of Determination The power of determination can never be over flogged! It is not normal to say water will move a rock but the truth is that it is possible! What do you think about this: "He who determines to be determined gains the power of determination". Another word pun, a strong wake sign or a solution? Whether things are good or bad; you will need to be det ...Learning from Sport - By George! George was a runner. A quarter-miler. One of the best.His club, South London Harriers, wrote to his RAF Commanding Officer to explain that George was an athlete. George was put in charge of the squadron’s athletic team.George won the London Championship and his County Championship. But a muscle sprain and an uncomfortable night ...What Does it Take to Make Life Better? What does it take for you to pay attention?You’ve probably heard this said, or said it yourself sometime, “I just realised how precious life is.” Maybe you heard it when a relative died or maybe you said it after an accident or some other emotional event, but did you stop to consider the grander meaning to what you say…What if ever ...Taking My Breath Away "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."I was fortunate enough to fly to Atlanta over the weekend with my daughter, Cristina, who is eleven, to attend the wedding of my former choir director from Miami. We were both so excited we could hardly sleep the night before. The thought ...The Seat in the Window On the day I started my eighth month of pregnancy, I woke up from a nap with terrible pains in my abdomen. An hour later, I was in the hospital having a C-section. The baby was a girl. I was told that she was perfect, but weighed only three pounds; her chances of survival were only fifty-fifty. I couldn’t see the baby yet because she was in an i ...Extreme Self Care EXTREME is not a term usually connected to self-care. Self-care usually portrays a picture of gentleness, kindness, loving self or being nurturing. People don’t consider it necessary to take extreme action when it comes to self-care. Why?First the word extreme is often only associated with dangerous sports or foolish actions when in rea ...New Year's Resolution: Love, Me I started a new trend two years ago on New Year’s Eve, which also happens to be my birthday. Instead of writing a rigid list of resolutions for the next year, I write myself a thank you note, highlighting all my accomplishments, big and small, from the previous year. When I take the time to write down everything I achieved, I’m usually in awe by ...The Fastest Way To Change Your Life! We are in a world where so many people are looking for the magic formula to change their lives. It amazes them that there are people around them that are successful in one area of their lives and they just couldn't figure out how they did it or how they can do same in their life.People in this situation always resign themselves to fate an ...God's Loving Hedge "Have you not surrounded him and his family and all that he has with your protection?" (Job 1:10).It is God's love that puts a hedge about us; it is our choice to wander away from that love which constrains us from doing harm to ourselves and others; to wander beyond the security that He has lovingly determined for us. Sometimes we want t ...Inspirational Children's Story - Shadowflower and the Garden of Time - Part 1 In the Garden of Time there lives a flower called Shadowflower. No one knows how she got her name. All the bees are drawn to this flower for its sweetness and the way it sends out rhythms that dance on the wind. Birds sing more deeply and more beautifully when in the presence of this flower. All the little flowers, especially one called “Bri ...Conscious Spiritual Peacemaker The first peace, which is the most important, is that which comes within the souls of people when they realize their relationship, their oneness with the universe and all its powers, and when they realize that at the center of the universe dwells the Great Spirit, and that this center is really everywhere, it is within each of us. Black Elk (186 ...Life - The Search Everyone is searching, but for what? Most people say that they must first see or know of the unanswerable things before they begin. Unfortunately, as one waits for the answer, time is running out. Many do not realize and the search may be too late. Usually man often asks what the Universe is made of? Where is Heaven? What type of place is it? Al ...Where's Your Value? The simple action of writing the every day grocery demonstrates how we truly value our lives and inspire future success. Each week, many of us spend 10 to 30 minutes or more writing down the weekly future grocery purchases, clipping coupons and checking advertisements. We take this action because we believe that we will have future success throu ...It Is Finished Three simple words that can mean so much. How often do we take on projects that may seem easy, only to discover that they become complex and difficult in the process of their accomplishment? And how often do we take on projects that we know will be difficult to do, yet we take them on, personally, because we know that they must be done. Often ...The Monkey With The Wooden Apples There once was a happy monkey wandering the jungle, eating delicious fruit when hungry, and resting when tired. One day he came upon a house, where he saw a bowl of the most beautiful apples. He took one in each hand and ran back into the forest.He sniffed the apples and smelled nothing. He tried to eat them, but hurt his teeth. They were ...Five Steps to Business Success No matter the industry, no matter whether you run your business from a corporate boardroom in a high rise or a spare bedroom at the back of your house, leadership brings lots of challenges.We all get tired. Most leaders work longer hours than anyone else and yet have all the same family responsibilities that jam-pack our schedules. But wh ...Time and Judgment "And a wise man's heart discerns both time and judgment ..." (Ecclesiastes 8:5b).Someone handed me a paper at church one day and said to pass it on so, dear Reader, here it is:Once upon a time there was an island where all feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love.One day it was ann ...Answering Before Listening "He who answers before listening -- that is his folly and his shame" (Proverbs 18:13 NIV); "Before hearing, answer not, and interrupt no one in the middle of his speech" (Sirach 11:8 NAB); "Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak..." (James 1:19 NIV).We interrupt God when we question and shout "Why?" in the midst of His workings ...Healing a Broken Heart? Learn To Forgive "When a deep injury is done to us, we never recover until we forgive." -Alan PatonAs you are going through the various stages of healing yourself after the end of a relationship; many people stumble when trying to get through this very crucial stage: Learning to forgive.Depending on your circumstances, forgiveness may seem impossi ...What Are Your Money Beliefs How many of the following beliefs about money do you believe? How many of the following beliefs about money have you said or thought in jest? Whether you have any of these beliefs or merely stated them in jest—they are unconsciously driving your relationship with money.• most rich people become rich at the expense of the poor • most ...
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