The 100th Lens in Empowerment & Enlightenment is "Knowledge Is Best Medicine" by lensmaster LilMizMo . This is a content-rich lens about personal development that I think we can all learn something from. Monica has put a great deal of thought and effort into creating a great lens, with links to resources, appropriate photos, related products, and opportunities to participate. The Importance Of Self Improvement "Quite often, we all get wrapped up in our fears and insecurities, so much so that... Read Full Story
Its been said that acceptance is the key to all our problems, but what does that really mean? How are we supposed to accept everything? Does that mean that we don’t ever fight against of for anything? Are we to be doormats, letting others take advantage of us, in order to be at peace? No, I don’t think that’s how it works. Acceptance is the opposite of resistance, but it is not giving in to injustice or giving up on creating change. In fact, we can’t change anything until we accept the way it... Read Full Story
How can we contribute to the healing of others, humanity, and the Earth? It begins in our own heart, with the desire to help, to heal, and to uplift others. This desires comes from the place in us that knows that we are all one and that we can live in joy. There is something within each of us that wants to serve, to be a blessing to others and to the world. We can answer that ancient longing with the choices we make today. Whatsoever we do to another, we do to ourselves. The reverse is also... Read Full Story
We live in a rapidly changing world in a time in which the greatest number of people in human history are waking up to the truth of who and what we are. We must remember that each person will wake up in their own time and in their own way. Our spiritual, emotional, and mental states can support the awakening or delay it (only slightly). Personally, I find that the more I am in loving acceptance; the greater is my awareness of the Divine, and my peace. What is most important about anything you... Read Full Story
Today has been a tough day for me emotionally. Sometimes it is easy to get so focused on problems that I forget to focus on where I want to be. I think that today is a good day to play the "wouldn't it be nice" game. In their book, Ask and It Is Given, Esther and Jerry Hicks give 22 "processes" by which to achieve your desires. This process is to be used when you are somewhere in the range between positive expectation/ belief and discouragement. "When you say, "I want this thing to happen... Read Full Story
Original Rejection Everyone knows what it feels like to be rejected. We can recount numerous tales of being rejected and clearly see the people who rejected us. It hurts. People naturally want to feel connected, accepted, and a part of. Many of us have done embarrassing things in our past because we wanted acceptance and approval. It began with our parents and desperately wanting them to love us and approve of us. Or did it? Most religious people believe that the original rejection was God... Read Full Story
After The Secret is an educational and stimulating lens on Squidoo.com. After The Secret is also a wikizine on Zimbio.com The lens and wikizine are the webchild of Conscious Change International and its founder, Jacqueline Stone. After The Secret on Squidoo has videos of the stars of The Secret, polls about experiences after watching The Secret, and resources related to the movie. You can vote in polls, participate in discussions, read informative articles, find great resources, and leave a... Read Full Story
Choosing Freedom I know that I am supposed to forgive everyone everything because resentment only hurts the one who holds it. That is so much easier said than done. One of the disciples asked Jesus, “Lord, how many times should I forgive? Seven times?” Jesus told him to forgive 70 times 7. The point was not the number, but that we should continue to forgive without limits. That reminds me of an old saying, “The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” I don’t know who said it or what he was... Read Full Story
Do You Love YOU? We hear all the time, “You have to love yourself.” How do we do that? Someone once told me that the answer was to look myself in the eye in the mirror and say, “I love you.” It didn’t work. You can’t force love and you can’t fake it. Loving yourself does not follow the “fake ‘till you make it” philosophy. It has to be real and it has to come from inside. If there are parts of your life that you are ashamed of or that you have blocked from your mind, you are not loving... Read Full Story
Why is it that sharing our spiritual beliefs with family members is so challenging? My sister, whom I have been closer to than anyone else in the family, recently discovered my work. Her reaction was NOT pretty! Many of you have probably experienced something similar. There is an old saying, "A prophet is never accepted in his home town." Now, I'm not calling myself a prophet by any means, but I get the point of the message. Whether its spirituality, unusual business ideas, or lifestyle... Read Full Story
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