“I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.” —Mother Theresa Give Love to All Living Things & the Earth There are deep wells of love, wisdom, and strength…
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Write a Letter to 2009 & Evolution Updates
photo credit While you are busy making plans for 2010, I want to encourage you to take a few moments to reflect on the past twelve months of your life. Write a letter to 2009. Thank it for all of the opportunities that it presented…
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Heaven is a Place on Earth: How to End Your Personal Suffering
“I just can’t take it anymore.” “Things are never going to change.” “There is nothing that I can do to make this better.” “I give up.” “I am tired, worn down, weak.” “I just want this to be over.” “I would be better off dead.”…
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6 Tips for Stress-Free Holidays
photo credit 1. Surround Yourself with Beauty — Surround yourself with the things that you love. Whether it is holiday music, white Christmas lights, or paper snowflakes. Decorate your surroundings in a way that makes you smile. Centering yourself among beautiful things will lift your…
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Improve Your Listening & Communication Skills
photo credit Fact: Human beings can understand 1200 words per minute; yet most people only speak at a rate of 300 words per minute. Fact: Only 7% of what you say is conveyed through the words that you use. Fact: 80% of the conversations that…
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Inexpensive Ways to Eat Healthy & Live Mindfully
“Your body is your temple.” Recently, I’ve been inspired to reinvigorate my quest to live a healthy lifestyle. As many of my readers know, a few years ago I lost seventy pounds and transformed my life; but it is still important that I remind myself…
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Beat Depression, Live Happiness
I spent the first half of my adult life wanting it to end. That is not meant to be shocking or depressing; it is simply a fact. Thus far I have told my story — where I have been, where I am, and where I…
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Overcoming Addiction Through Spiritual Growth
On March 12, 2006, two things became perfectly clear: I did not want to die after all, and I was scared as hell to go on living. The next day I entered rehab for the third time in as many years. I have not had…
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Simple Ways to be Happier
photo credit By now you know that you can not seek happiness, you must live it and here are some simple ways that you can begin living happiness today. Get Enough SleepMost people have no idea of the tremendous importance of sleep. Sleep is crucial…