“It is peace that does not depend upon the mountain, nor the view, nor the climate, nor upon anything external; it is peace that emanates from within.” ~Belzebuub

I started a course today at GnosticWeb.com. Yes, I continue my search for self. Yes, I was on hiatus…or something. Truth is, I let my hectic life and [...]

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I’m not a huge fan of email forwards. It’s probably that I just get so many…I find them to be overwhelming at times. If the subject looks interesting, I normally save it and try to get back to read it later.
Today I got an email from my friend, Kristy. I don’t get [...]

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A very old friend of mine (we go back 24 years, I believe) recently sent me a wonderful article he had written about “Motivation and Meditation”. In it (and forgive me for quoting you without your permission, Steve), he says,
Too often, people discuss their past like it was some system of perfectly-choreographed, confident strolls [...]

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As I was surfing about on the Internet the other day, I “stumbled” upon My Success Company. The page I landed on featured a really great little list of rules for being human that was written by Cherie Carter-Scott. I loved the first nine rules. I strive not to experience the tenth [...]

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“To ignore the power of paradigms to influence your judgment is to put yourself at risk when exploring the future. To be able to shape your future, you have to be ready and able to change your paradigm.” ~Joel Arthur Barker
I’ve recently become a fan of James Arthur Ray and have been working through [...]

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“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover the prisoner was you.” ~Unknown
Forgiveness is something I have to work on every day. It’s very hard to forgive. It’s almost as if I think that if I truly forgive, I am somehow saying whatever injustice I have been dealt was okay.
But forgiveness is not [...]

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“If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never be truly fulfilled.” ~Lao Tzu
There are four aspects of a fulfilling relationship - intellectual, physical, emotional and spiritual. It is said that, in order to have a truly fulfilling relationship, your partner needs to be able to meet your needs in these four areas. That’s [...]

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“Want is a growing giant whom the coat of have was never large enough to cover…” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Recently, I have been thinking and talking a lot about gratitude.
It seems that so many of us want more than what we have. It’s not that we aren’t happy with what we already have in our [...]

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About a year ago, I realized that I had lost myself somewhere along the course of my life. This was a very disturbing realization, as I had always looked at myself as a rather “together” sort of person. But I woke up one morning and realized that my trouble marriage wasn’t really getting any better [...]

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