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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Inspiration from jack dempsey
- I really like Jack Dempsey's great one liner: "A champion is someone who gets up when he can't."It summarises, as powerfully and as swiftly as one of his explosive left hooks, the spirit of anyone who refuses to accept limitations and defeat whether they are a boxer or not.I just quoted the line on the phone to my brother who is temporarily floored by the problem of switching off his...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A resurrection story
- My mother often wound up in the hospital during the last decade of her life. She had good health insurance and a good many ailments, and she generally outstayed two or three hospital roommates.One afternoon she got a new roommate, her third. But not for long, I thought. Because this one was about to die. The tiny grey-haired woman, whom I'll call Mrs. Anderson, was sleeping the far distant ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Get out of your own way
- One of the biggest obstacles to our self growth and personal development is.................ourselves!No, make that THE biggest obstacle.When we say that we want to make changes, but develop resistance and fear and in doing so an internal battle follows.It's natural to feel scared and apprehensive when venturing into the unknown, but ultimately living within your comfort zone ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - My next year with jesus (joyful reflections on my walk with the lord)
- The one question I keep coming back to is..."Am I involved with life the way God wants me to be involved?"That's it. Nothin' fancy.Now two related questions for you:1. If that question doesn't ring true with you, how would you modify it to be *most* meaningful to you?2. If you do connect with that question, what ideas or thoughts come to mind?Obvio...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How four words can enhance your life of prayer (pray more in my hectic day? you cant be serious)
- "I would like to pray more. But ... how to find the time?"Does that sentiment ring true with you?If you answered "Yes", then keep reading.I have one of those simple, easy-to-implement ideas that will help you...1. Increase your God-consciousness throughout the day2. Assist you in praying for more people, more often3. Discover "additional" time in your day ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Go ahead... journal! (taking time to record my souls journey with god)
- Imagine sitting down in a relaxed setting -- a setting you love -- opening a publication, and discovering that you are totally relating to the heart and soul of the author.You relate to the style, "flow," struggles, concerns, joys and dreams of the one whose creation now lies in front of you.Suppose I informed you that the book in question was on back order, but...It would be ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Big o
- Growing up, I remember my Dad had some really good friends. They had the most amazing, positive and magnetic energy. Arguably, they were also among the "coolest" of their time. One in particular, is not only admired by me, but by countless others who affectionately know him as, "Big O." "Big O" is called "Big O" for several reasons. The most obvious; he's big! Two, his first name is Orin. And thre...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The nature of anger
- Excerpt From The Relationship Handbook: How to Understand and Improve Every Relationship in Your Life by Kevin B. BurkMany of us have some very definite ideas about anger. We see anger as destructive and hurtful. We consider it to be an inappropriate response. We equate anger with violence. In short, we feel that anger is simply wrong, and that when we experience anger, there's somet...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - True inner guidance
- It's easy to tell the difference between true inner guidance (spirit) and ego-driven guidance: the first is attended with Love and the second with Fear.True inner guidance will always draw you into something that you are desiring or want to be, do or have. Naturally, in drawing you TO something, you are being led away from something else-avoiding unwanted circumstances.This week I ex...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Delay can reveal doubts
- Confident Expectation! The feeling of 'confidence' is the assurance that your desire IS on its way. And getting to that place where we have no doubt is one reason why there is often a delay in receiving what we know is coming. We need time to work through our doubt.Once I had attracted the Perfect Condo, the Perfect Realtor and the Perfect Financier I was ready to do the work of negotiating...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Recognize the perfect realtor
- As soon as you have launched a strong desire, the answer is on its way. In that moment the Universe/God begins to orchestrate every person, event, and resource necessary to fulfill your desire.Once I realized that I REALLY wanted to live in the newly discovered harborside condo, I began to look for a Realtor to represent me.Lesson #1: If is doesn't feel right, it isn'tSince I ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Iron man inspiration - raise the ceiling on what you can achieve
- The Florida Iron Man involves swimming 2.4 miles, biking 112 miles and running 26.2 miles. It is one of the toughest sporting competitions in the world.Many people, including me, have trouble swimming half a mile let alone 2.4 miles. Cycling 112 miles might involve the equivalent of cycling flat out on an exercise bike for 6 hours. I have trouble even making a start on my exercise bike!...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Forcing inspiration
- Most people, when they have to complete a creative endeavour, often tend to wait for inspiration. It is not unusual to find, therefore, that most people take inordinately long to complete projects or never finish them at all. Look at the infinite number of people with half-finished first-drafts under their bed. This reveals a lack of understanding of how the mind and creativity work, for the best ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Night of the living dead
- For many people, life has become as dull and despairing as death. We suffer from spiritual inertia. We have allowed ourselves to be paralyzed by shallow beliefs and shackled by the strong chains of discouragement. We have permitted the sacred and holy to be eclipsed by the secular and profane. Hearts that were once gay have suddenly become heavy. Men who were once optimistic have become pessimisti...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Careful what you wish for...
- I have always been fascinated by the concept of "wishing.", especially "collective wishing." If enough people wish for the same thing, does it make it happen? For instance, humans probably always wished that they could talk to each other without having to "go there" physically. Perhaps the invention of the telephone was actually the result of a long-standing collective wish from days of the cavema...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 5 simple tips for a better life
- How can we enjoy a better lifestyle?'Easy' I hear you say, all you need is a few million dollars a beautiful home a happy loving family and all the time in the world to sit back relax and enjoy life's pleasures.Well wouldn't that be a simple solution! A short trip to see the friendly bank manager and all your problems are in the past; hmmm maybe not - so on the basis that you're like...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Magical wreaths
- Wreaths are like rings. They represent the Universal Circle ("Let the circle be unbroken ?" as the song lyric goes) and also the idea of circulating love, wealth and prosperity for yourself and neighbours. Usually they are hung on the front door, over the fire place or over the dining room table to commemorate special occasions or the changing of the seasons.To make the frame for your wreat...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why self esteem matters
- A number of years ago I worked for one of the UK's top IT companies -- a global player. We were meeting to discuss a major bid, and the room was filled with people who didn't meet often -- the most senior managers from a number of divisions. There were very few middle tier managers in the room, almost exclusively senior managers who were accustomed to being 'top dog'. The atmosphere in that room w...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - And how do we feel this morning?
- Without question, going to the hospital is teamwork from the time you arrive until you are wheeled out the front door. Everyone is working together for the common good of the patient, or at least a crack at his bank account. That is as it should be in such mercenary endeavors.Spending a few days in the hospital recently reinforced this in my own mind. Although my time in the hospital was br...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How do you read the bible?
- Here's a simple parable with an important moral.Each mirror, you see, has inspectors, who, acting as corporate protectors, must find any scratch, every unseemly patch. They're inferior mirror detectors.The head of this group is Pierre, who trains his formidable stare on each glass for an hour, and does he turn sour when finding some blemishes there! This man, so well-trained as a pee...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Win your own lotto
- When people talk about enrichment, they are usually thinking of financial enrichment. (Show me the money!) But, we can enrich many other aspects of our lives too such as: spiritual, mental, physical, and social, as examples. Winning the multi-dollar lotto is not impossible, but are you spending your life waiting for your fortune to come to you? For those of you that feel powerless at work, you hav...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Its the journey, not the destination
- Don't you just hate clichés like the one illustrated in the headline of this article? I know I do. But love them or hate them, most of us must admit that such adages and clichés are often grounded in truth, and this one is no different.Many people view goals in a one-dimensional manner: you either succeed or you fail. It's understandable why people view goa...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Inspiration from other people - is it worth listening to a film star?
- Yesterday, I listened to an interview with Michael York, the film star. I listened half-heartedly at first and then with fascination. By the end of the conversation I had discovered at least one inspiring truth i.e. It is well worth listening to other people without prejudging what they can teach you.It is amazing how much other humans can teach us. But if we don't believe that they can tea...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Thoughts are like seeds - are you planting flowers or weeds?
- "You can't harvest what you don't sow. So plant your desires, gently nurture them and they will be rewarded with abundance. " Vivian Elisabeth Glyck -12 Lessons on Life I Learned From My Garden.Thoughts Are Like Seeds - Are You Planting Flowers or Weeds?I especially love springtime. I enjoy walking around my neighborhood each day and marveling at all the colorful plants in ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Showing your appreciation - how to make others feel special
- "There are fine things which you mean to do someday, under what you think will be more favorable circumstances. But the only time that is surely yours is the present, hence this is the time to speak the word of appreciation and sympathy, to do the generous deed - to sacrifice self a little more for others." Grenville KleiserShowing Your Appreciation - How To Make Others Feel Special...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Inspired intuition - following your inner voice
- "Some people call the still, small voice insight or intuition?Our insight is a gift from God, not to be taken lightly or for granted... If we acknowledge that the voice doesn't just pop up in our mind like some haphazard jack-in-the-box, that it is available to us always, we have the most important source of assistance in building our dreams. We can turn random intuition into regular inspired insi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Struggling with addictions
- What kind of bad habits do you struggle with? Most people think that when they come to Christ that their bad habits will magically disappear. And some church people act like if you have any bad habits in your life that you must not truly be saved, but that couldn't be further from the truth. Christians or not, we are all people, and people make mistakes. People have bad habits.If you are an...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - More than i can bare
- One of my long time best friends called me the other night with a horrible pain in her heart. She needed someone to talk to. Rumor had it her daughter might be suicidal and she was trapped on a business trip until the next evening. Her husband was home handling the situation, but she wasn't going to be okay until she could hold her daughter close. She needed to look deep into her daughter's eyes t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Sissys show of support
- I had been fighting with the software program that I used to build my website. The software program had a bug in it and would occasionally anger the main brains of my computer. Without warning, my computer would lock the program shut and forbid me to enter the website's file. I never knew from day to day which time I saved the file and closed it would be the last time I'd be able to open it. It di...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Selfish beings
- Trouble, trouble, trouble. Nothing but trouble. The night before, I was just talking to a friend-cum-feng-shui master about the direction of my life. The horrible things that are currently going in my life right now. The things that could go wrong, is going to go wrong or has gone wrong. I spent a total of 3 hours complaining, ranting and raving about how unfair life is and how come others ...