Receiving

How many times has someone given you a compliment and you have responded with a rebuke? Tell the truth. How many times do people try to give something to you and you respond with anger, pain, or self-effacement?   [continued below picture] Responding to gifts from others in these ways is entirely too common. If you do not respond this way to people trying to contribute to your life you are among a preciously small group…

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Communicating

Communication is the basis of human relationships. And the better your communication is, the better the state of relationships in your life. The key to good communication is authenticity. Most people, while they may not be able to completely know when a person is not telling the truth, they can usually tell “the ring of truth” when something is truly authentic.   [continued below picture] This week, work on bringing a greater sense of authenticity into…

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Faithing

Faith is defined as accepting something as truth in the face of a lack of physical evidence. How many people have felt this powerful presence of faith to create miraculous events in their lives?  [continued below picture] Unfortunately, many people feel that faith is only placed well when it is placed on a set of laws (dogma.) I offer a different approach. Instead of putting your faith in words, or ideas, put faith into just…

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Channeling

You may be one of many people that are amazed by other people who can “channel.” What you may be missing is that you are also a “channeler.” Everyone channels every day, what makes someone who is considered a channeler different, is that instead of channeling from their emotions, or mind-chatter, they are channeling from their connection to the divine.   [continued below picture] To be able to do that, you must have a firm connection…

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Thinking

“I think, therefore I am.” Descartes made a big splash in the philosophical world with that statement. However, consider that this is only the manifestation of your physical self and that thinking is a physical tool that your spiritual self can use. That’s right, thinking is a tool. The brain is as a machine.   [continued below picture] Consider any other machine in our life, for example, your automobile. It runs well on good gas and…

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Perserverance

We’ve all heard the tale of the tortoise and the hare. Of course the tortoise wins the race because he is able to persevere. Moving toward a higher state of consciousness is a daily undertaking. It is something that becomes more and more fun and liberating as you move forward along your path.   [continued below picture] In the beginning, however, it can seem very difficult, and the path seems fraught with traps that lead you…

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