• 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 for.Read more…
  • New Year's Resolution: Love, Me

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    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 what I’ve learned and how much I’ve grown.Read more…
  • Imperfection Is Beautiful

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    Several years ago, I sat on the sidelines and watched other women light up rooms. They weren’t stunning in the way that women are supposed to be, but they had this beauty about them that I just couldn’t pinpoint. All I knew was that I was lacking in it.Read more…
  • Eight Lies of a Mother in Her Life

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    The story began when I was a child; I was born as a son of a poor family. Even for eating, we often got lack of food. Whenever the time for eating, mother often gave me her portion of rice.Read more…
  • Room for All Kinds

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    I was frustrated, not for the first time, by a particular person. Someone who does things very differently than me--in my opinion, too slowly, or without enough regard for reality. This person was unconcerned, in my mind, about what was important, and focused only on the negative.Read more…
  • Be Mindful of What You Put in Your Memory Bank


    Esop’s Fables are a great Memory bank for me. Each story had a moral of great importance. No one reads these delightful and poignant stories anymore.Read more…
  • An Act of God?

    By: Eva Fry
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    At 3:30 am we awoke to the smell of smoke. The hills behind our house were on fire. The flames were not yet upon us but with each gust of wind, we could see flames traveling our way.Read more…
  • Keeping the Blues Away

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    So your’e at the stage of your journey where you have already learnt that what you focus on is what you get. You’ve accepted this fact and taken it to heart. You’ve been feeling happy and relieved that the solution to your troubles is that easy.Read more…
  • The Recovery

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    The sound of falling rubble resonated from the TV and had abruptly awakened me out of a deep sleep. As I tried to adjust my eyes to view the screen, I suddenly remembered...it was the collapse of one of the Towers of the World Trade Center.Read more…
  • Will I Recover

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    Taking the elevator to the 95th Floor of Two World Trade Center is something that had become a mindless, involuntary action for all of us who worked there. Our offices at Fiduciary Trust had consisted of the 90th to 97th Floors, with a few unoccupied floors in between. I had been working at Fiduciary for over two years,and it had become a second home to me.Read more…
  • Am I Going To Die Today

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    Am I going to die today? It’s a thought that generally doesn’t run through my head on a regular basis. Should it?Read more…
  • 5 Tips For Feeling Better Right Now

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    Want to feel better, more alive, right now? You don’t have to feel tired and stressed, overwrought and overextended. This isn’t a natural way to live.Read more…
  • The Dawning of a New Day

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    Today's world is rapidly changing, and many people feel a sense of fear about the direction that world events are moving in. Indeed, there is much negative energy being expressed everywhere, and especially within world events. Another common feeling that many people have at this time is a sense of helplessness, that there is little that can be done to change the current world situation.Read more…
  • Learning is a Continues Process - Are You Learning?

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    Learning is a Continues Process - Are you Learning?IntroductionMost of you will agree with me, if I say, "Learning is a Continues Process" but most of you will come forward to chop my head off, if I say that, "Many of us don't learn". Well, that is the truth.Read more…
  • The Greatest is Love

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    And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love ( 1 Corinthians 13:13 NKJV).Faith: Without it, there would be no Christianity, or any other religion in the world for that matter. We talk of coming to faith in Christ, living a life of faith, and often laud those in Scripture and in modern times who are known for their faith.Read more…
  • Follow The Recipe - Life's Ingredients For Happiness

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    I admit that a gourmet chef I am not, but I do enjoy the satisfaction of a home-cooked meal when accomplished without mistakes. Recently I decided to tackle the task of the creation of banana- nut bread, something that my loved ones enjoy in both aroma and taste. Although I had created the delicious dessert many times in my adult life, this particular gourmet moment was about to become a messy experience.Read more…
  • Your Secret Power--Don't You Want to Know

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    When someone comes to you and wants to tell you about a thing you do not know about, why are you so defensive?When you go to someone and ask them about a thing you know nothing about, why are you eager to hear everything they say? It is because of fear-not fear about learning something new, but fear of a realization of what we knew as no longer our being.Read more…
  • What's Your Agenda?

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    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, well, grew up together.Read more…
  • Forgetfulness

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    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 was a constant reminder of that tragedy.Now, as I sit here on the morning of September 14th, just a few days past the anniversary that got all our attention, there’s not a word being said about it.Read more…
  • The Broken Toe

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    Those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary (1 Corinthians 12:22 NKJV).“You’re going to have to use one of those scooters,” my husband said as we pulled into the grocery store parking lot. “I am not!Read more…

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    Daily inspiration helps us to stay focused on God's love, no matter what else is going on in our daily lives. In today's world there is such a high level of challenge and rapid change happening for most of us, that it has become even more important to find a way to stay connected with our hearts, and with our inner connection with spirit.
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    "Does spirituality discourage the experience of material riches?" The answer to this takes us on much deeper levels.
  • My 14 Vows of Success - By: Moises Reconalla
    Dear Lord, thank you that today you wake-up my mind from a depth sleep. Thank you for reminding me that today is the preparation of my future success. Thank you for helping me to realize that life is full of hardships, pains, sorrows, and trials. Then, the only way to beat these odds is to face and take it as a challenge of life and so just continue on improving myself. Therefore, beginning today dear Lord, I will not waste my time for idleness, laziness, cowardness, and timidity instead I will use it as an opportunity for the improvement of my being.