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The Third Door Challenge (are you game?)

Last month I was sent a link to an article  that I  have repeatably returned to in my mind – a sure sign that contained within it is a fundamental teaching that if grasped – could change one’s life experience.

Arthur Rosenfeld, novelist, philosopher, and martial arts teacher,  wrote about a time when a man behind …

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7 Powerful Steps Towards Wisdom

“I changed my mind.”

These are four of the most powerful words in the English language. They can prevent you from being manipulated into an undesirable outcome and launch you on the road to personal and spiritual growth. Depriving yourself of the freedom to change your mind will lock you into a rigid mindset that can …

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Jumping on Water: Awaken Your Joy~Empower Your Life: Book Excerpt

Have you ever been cut off by a motorist while driving your car?  Do you remember how it made you feel?  Did you get upset?  Perhaps you thought to yourself, “How dare they!” or “What a jerk!” Did the event disturb you so much that it ruined your day?

Recall the situation as vividly as you …

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The Power to Never Feel Powerless Again by Guy Finley

In one way or another, we often feel “trapped” by life. If it weren’t true, we wouldn’t spend as much time as we do trying to “escape” our circumstances. We’re so involved with imagining and swimming to our own Fantasy Island, we never consider this important question: what if the condition we wish to escape …

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2010 – The Year of Relation-Shifts by Jim Self

How do you experience relationship?

Have you noticed that the world around you seems to be different?
Are you becoming aware that people are relating to you differently? Or that as you communicate with or offer assistance they don’t seem able to hear you or to accept what you have to say?
Have you noticed that …

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Book Excerpt: Phoenix Rising by Jo Lynne Valerie

The Winter Story, Featured In A Tale For All Seasons

Note To Readers:

In the excerpt you’re about to read, Holly, the main character, has just completed a piece of commissioned art for a best-selling author.

The artwork? A portrait of a handsome, middle-aged man with soul-searing eyes. To Holly’s complete shock, just days later at an …

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The Universal Laws and The Universal Law of Bollocks

These days you can hardly go through any articles, books, DVDs, movies, films, documentaries with regard to self-improvement or self-help without coming across at least one mentioning of some ‘Universal Law’. Suddenly, there appears to be a Universal Law for anything. Like we haven’t got enough Laws to deal with already!

There is truth to these …

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Losing Your Memories, Gaining Your Truth

Have you noticed that you are running out of time? Do you feel like you have more to do and much less time to do it? Does it seem as though you just got out of bed and now you are climbing back into bed and yet there are still 24 hours on the …

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Dis-Identifying From Your Emotions

Anger arises when expectations do not match reality. Saying “I am angry,” is one of the most disempowering phrases you can ever utter.  Not only does saying it deny the reality of the situation, more dangerously, using the word “AM” equates an emotion with who you are.  This is a surefire path to suffering.

The ego …

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Take Back Your Power

Lately, I’ve been watching episodes from the 1970s TV show, Kung Fu, on DVD. It starred David Carradine as Kwai Chang Caine, a half-Chinese, half-American Shaolin priest who wanders the post-civil war American West looking for his long-lost brother.

Caine is a martial arts master who resorts to using his fighting skills only when someone’s safety …