CHANGE is a constant in everybody's lives, but most people fear and fight change. Many are scared at the thought of impermanence, as if standing on shaking ground before an earthquake. We think of ourselves as permanent, but we are not. Our bodies change constantly, as does our mind, our feelings, our hopes, and our dreams. Nothing of this world is permanent. CHANGE is everywhere, but you can take charge of change as it affects you and your world. Taking charge of your personal change is exactly what you're supposed to do. You are a person with Free Will, with Will Power. You are a reader and student, in touch with Sources of Knowledge. It is your choice to use knowledge to make positive ...
What in all of heaven and Earth do Cottage Witchery and Gnosis of the Cosmic Christ have in common? Spiritual Self-Help. Or we could speak of personal religion or of mysticism. The point is that both of these books provide information and guidance for practices that are personal in nature and that have similar goals, although the infra-structure of techniques, symbols, and words is different. Mainstream and alternative media, younger and older demographics, church attendees, and individual spiritualists—all describe the hunger for spiritual meaning omnipresent across the globe. The approach of spiritual self-help is that the discovery of spiritual meaning is a personal journey, just ...
These words in the Declaration of Independence launched the United States of America as a new nation in the New World. A nation totally different than any other at the time, and one that would evolve and grow to become beacon of hope and an example that others would emulate. The Pursuit of Happiness"Unfortunately, we often downplay Happiness and think of it as a byproduct of other things, things like wealth, education, success, love, partying, children, etc. It is often thought of as frivolous in comparison to hard work, innovation, and creativity. But, notice that it is "the Pursuit of Happiness," and not just happiness itself that is equated with Life and Liberty in the document. What ...
Yes, listen. Observe yourself and observe others around you. Do you ever really listen? Close your eyes right now, and listen. Ignore any outside background noises. Listen, and what you will mostly hear is your own internal prattle. It is constant. You talk to yourself constantly and that prevents any other voices from reaching you. Now, observe yourself in conversation. If you are honest, it is mostly the same thing: perhaps you listen to the other person twenty percent of the time and the remaining eighty percent is filled with your internal dialogue and commentary. Can you still that internal noise and listen to the silence? When you can do that, you can listen for the voices that ...