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In Search of Self

Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

The human self is a temple of the Divine.
Life goes on. You can choose to let life flow or get stuck and just keep spinning your wheels. Each day offers a chance to look at the brighterside of life and enjoy it. Each day is a chance to be connected with your divinity. Each day [...]

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Superstition: How Ever Get Lucky?

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Who has never dreamed of dominating the destiny?
Determining luck with an object, this is what could specify a lucky charm.
There are two types of Lucky Charm, those that pull luck, and those who avoid the bad lucks.
Superstitions.fr explains really clearly what are the major and their use.
Wanting to dominate chance is [...]

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A 20 Minute Vacation: The Amazing Health Benefits of Meditation

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Meditation is gaining mainstream acceptance as a beneficial preventive health program. Once thought of as only for eastern monks practicing in remote caves in the mountains of India, today everyone from busy executives to students are enjoying the practical results of daily meditation.
Meditation is one of the better-studied alternative therapies, and it [...]

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For Such a Time as This

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

“And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14 NIV).
Our oldest son died during the Christmas holidays. Since he chose to die, I decided to share with our four younger sons a verse that has had great meaning to me personally. A few days after [...]

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Hanumaan Saves His Devotees

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

Saturn is the most dreaded planet as it inflicts sorrow and pain. Its impact can be long lasting and very painful. It can be only borne by persons of great strength, determination and patience. When ever Saturn gets a chance( always through temptation) when a person fails a test, there is calamity. The process is [...]

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Creating Inspiration

Monday, January 5th, 2009

If you do any creative work, I’m sure you’ve experienced this dilemma: Should you ever work when you aren’t inspired, or should you wait for inspiration?
I’ve had to face this situation many times, whether it involved designing a new computer game or writing an original blog entry. Sometimes inspiration strikes me at the most inopportune [...]

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False Start

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Direct Answers – Column for the week of July 7, 2003.
I was married three months ago, and I think I may have married the wrong woman. What do I mean when I say that? I thought I was in love, and while I have strong feelings of friendship and goodwill toward her, I [...]

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Rust Upon the Blade

Monday, December 29th, 2008

“A happy heart makes the face cheerful” (Proverbs 15:13).
Abraham Lincoln once observed, “Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” In 1831 Lincoln failed in business; in 1832 he was defeated for the legislature; in 1833 he again failed in business; in 1835 his sweetheart died; in 1836 he [...]

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Life Goes On

Thursday, December 25th, 2008

Boy, do I feel old. Or at least older.
No, I didn’t just have a birthday (well, it was last month). I am thirty-seven years old.
No, my oldest child just had a birthday – he turned 13 last Friday (I have four kids – 13, 11, 9, and 8).
Sure, I am not old, and neither is [...]

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Perspectives and Attitudes: Teachers Can Fly

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

Last fall I went to visit my mother in Arizona. It was October, but the weather still favored those of us who like early morning coffees on outdoor patios. Mom has two hummingbird feeders on the patio, and to my delight, last year the speedy “mini’s” found their way to her home.
I confess, I [...]

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