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Many people use the term karma without truly understanding what it means. "It's my karma to be poor," they say. Or instead of poor they say "ill" or "lonely." In doing this they make karma appear to be the same as fate. It is not. In fact, the original notion of karma is quite the opposite of fate. The term karma simply means "action." There is nothing in the definition that indicates fate. In a spiritual context it means that everything you do will cause a reaction. If you do something good, you will receive something good. If you do something bad, something bad will happen to you. There are two important aspects of this. First, it means there are no "lords of karma" watching over the ...
Wouldn't it be great if you could have a warning system in place to let you know when the work day is about to be so brutally horrible that you might as well just stay in bed? Actually, everybody has access to such a warning system, and it lies right in the palm of your hand. Palmistry is an oft-overlooked way to tap into your destiny as a work in progress. Most people think that a palm reading is a one-time thing, like an astrological natal chart, but your palms can actually change over time. Don't believe me? Make a photocopy of both palms of your hands today, and then photocopy them in the same machine six months later, or even sooner. You'll notice the lines on your palms deepening ...
Why do hands fascinate us? Do hands have a hidden meaning? Nearly all of us have wondered about something we see in our own hands or spot in another person's hands. No two hands are completely alike, not even for the same person, and no set of hands exactly resembles another set of hands. The differences can be eye-catching. Once you notice something different about your hands, or another person's, you can only go so far in pondering what tales that the hands have to tell—if only someone could read it. Wouldn't you be surprised to know that not only do hands have a meaning beyond the obvious—their everyday use—but that with almost no effort, you yourself can access a ...
Most people don't realize it, but names really have an effect on kids. I once read that there is a special place of eternal punishment set aside just for those who give their kids weird names like String or Leaf or Flypaper. Louis, of course, is not really a strange name. There are a lot of wonderful people named "Louis," from musicians Louis Prima and Louis Armstrong to economist Louis Rukeyser and novelist Louis L'Amour. But I always hated it. First, what do people call you? "Lew-is?" "Lew-ee?" Nobody knows. And believe me, when I was a kid, they used to call me "Lewwwww-eee!" like they were calling a pig. "Soo-ee Lou-ee! Soo-ee Lou-ee!" For a while, I told everyone to call me "Lou." ...
