SelfGrowth.com articles for Inner Peace

Law Of Attraction Love: Are You Failing To Grasp The Law Of Attraction?

va1@createandattract.us — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:00:00 am

Recently I got an email from one of my subscribers. He asks ... I'm trying to manifest my desires but fear and anxiety keep creeping in. And then there are a lifetime of bad habits, lack conditioning, low self esteem and the tendency to focus on my previous disappointments. What can I ...

Why we often struggle with forgiveness

john@johnlpayne.com — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 5:36:13 pm

Why is it that we often struggle with forgiveness? When do we know that we have in fact forgiven and what are the pitfalls? One of the main issues with forgiveness is it is often attempted from the stance of the good forgiving the bad, the better forgiving the worse or the superior forgiving ...

Considering a Lifestyle Change? Don’t Even Think About it!

eraymondrock@aol.com — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 5:32:19 pm

Remember that all-in-one 48 piece exercise gym that you bought a few years ago? You even figured out how put it together, and actually worked out for a month or two! Then the sessions got further and further apart, and finally you had to disassemble the infernal contraption and move it into ...

Turning Pain Into Presence

estheradler@estheradler.com — Tue, 3 Aug 2010 12:00:00 am

There are many things in life that can cause us to spiral out of control. Our boss can snap at us, we break a toe, we lose our wallet or delete the thesis we've been working on for the past 3 months. Life has many surprises. Some feel great like a surprise trip to Hawaii or an unexpected party ...

Tension Tamers

michelelanders@bellsouth.net — Mon, 2 Aug 2010 12:00:00 am

It comes as no surprise, but stress isn’t good for you. Well of course, you knew that already but the question for most people is how to tame it. Here’s a secret I discovered: In actuality there is no such thing as a ‘stress thing’ outside of us. It is our interpretation of the events in our ...

Loosen Your Grip on a Grudge to Grow in Your Faith

winnie@livemyfaithatwork.com — Sun, 1 Aug 2010 12:00:00 am

A grudge is defined as “deep-seated animosity or ill-feeling toward someone or something.” We can develop this feeling when someone says or does something that hurts us or they receive something we feel we should have gotten. That happens to us almost every day in the workplace. At work ...

Tarot Affirmations, Six of Pentacles for Payback, Compensation

admin@starcana.com — Wed, 4 Aug 2010 11:56:26 am

About: Tarot Affirmations are positive statements using the Tarot, to center ourselves while energizing our Mojo! My goal is to help invigorate higher vibrations with creative visualization for self-awareness, while enhancing one's perspective, confidence, and productivity. Becoming part of the ...

How to Get Love Back - Should Relationship Guidance Really Work Like Magic?

kdockins2001@yahoo.com — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:00:00 am

Relationship repair has become an effective device considered necessary by the prosperous and famous, husbands and wives, boyfriends and girlfriends. Sometimes those who are newly married even curiously comprehend themselves desperate to learn how to get love back because nearly EVERY one of us ...

Cleaning up your Past

info@amazingcoaching.com.au — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:00:00 am

It never ceases to amaze me how we continue to punish ourselves and hold onto resentments for things which have happened in the past. We carry these bad feelings around with us like painful baggage for years and years and often deny ourselves the life we truly deserve to live as deep down, we ...

"You Hurt Me"

jim@studentofexperience.com — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:00:00 am

by Jim McDonald, LIMC "You hurt me." “He hurt me.” “She hurt me.” “They hurt me.” It seems so, doesn’t it—that another can be responsible for our emotional hurting. So much of what we see in movies and on television, read in books or magazines (let’s not even talk about the celebrity ...

Everyday Forgiveness…a simple way to clean the plaque of your soul

belindafarrell@sbcglobal.net — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:00:00 am

Forgiveness is confusing. Ask anyone and you get a different answer. Some people feel they have to forgive their perpetrator. “I’m not about to forgive the SOB that raped me when I was 12 yrs old and destroyed my life,” says Claire. But she hasn’t moved forward with her life since then. The ...

How to Overcome Adversity – Get Back Up When You Fall Down

cherbchronicles@gmail.com — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:00:00 am

Painful events are a part of life. How many of you have 'fallen down,' having to overcome adversity in your life? Some simple examples may be: losing your job; getting sick, with either a physical ailment or mental illness; being sexually, mentally, and/or physically abused; becoming ...

Letting go of Guilt - Improve confidence and self esteem

info@improvedconfidence.com — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:00:00 am

Feeling guilty can have a huge negative impact on your self confidence, self esteem and happiness. It has a draining effect and in reality, serves no useful purpose. Furthermore, these feelings can start a vicious circle - feelings of guilt are a sign of low confidence and self esteem, ...

Principles of Happiness

CGWELLNESS@GMAIL.COM — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:00:00 am

“For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” Ralph Waldo Emerson For the most part, most of us are in pursuit of happiness. Some of us have preconceived ideas of what will bring happiness and others have very specific requirements. What I feel we must be on the ...

Turning Regrets Into Blessings

misahopkins@earthlink.net — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:00:00 am

Some of the most significant feelings we have that can keep us trapped in our pain include, regret, guilt, and shame. Many of us have an easier time forgiving someone else than we do ourselves. If we don’t transform these feelings they easily lead to depression and even serious ...

Blessed are the Merciful for They Will be Shown Mercy

crdj.gd@curtisgraphics.com — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:00:00 am

Our beloved Lord Yeshuah said; "But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners." Matthew 9:13. He was quoting Hosea 6:6; "For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of Yahweh rather than burnt offerings." ...

Questions I’m frequently asked: Are you still a Christian?

steve@stevemcswain.com — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 3:29:28 pm

Interesting you would ask me this, as others have asked me this question, too, and I suppose it is because I no longer pretend to believe that Christianity is the only way to know God. Yet, as far as my own faith journey is concerned, I regard myself as more Christian today than I've ever ...

While Many Have Left Organized Religion, There's Still an Interest in Spirituality

steve@stevemcswain.com — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 3:29:29 pm

There is in everyone the longing to know intimacy with the Divine. The only difference between people is that a few are aware of this longing, while most are not. For those who are not, life is a constant challenge, even a frustration, as they search for God everywhere but the one and only place ...

Meditating with George

michael@ah-man.com — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 3:27:36 pm

I've been actively meditating since 1972, when I was 16 years old. There was some meditation in church when I was growing up, but I didn't participate. My first real experience with meditation was listening to "My Sweet Lord," by George Harrison. As I listened, the chanting in the background ...

Casa Bonka

comicsall@gmail.com — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 3:28:16 pm

I recently went on a road trip along the Pacific Coast. I was awed by the majestic Redwoods that stood like proud titans protecting our nation’s sacred lands and wildlife. While driving along the highway with towering trees on either side of the road, CB, my nature-loving spouse, remarked it ...

Navigating Changes and Challenges

Ginalakenow@aol.com — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 4:19:42 pm

Change feels like tossing a coin up in the air—you don't know which way it will land, good or bad for the ego? The ego is deeply concerned it will turn out badly. The ego considers the worst case scenarios and fears the worst. It attaches a story to what's going on: "My life is going downhill." ...

Sound Your Feelings

misahopkins@earthlink.net — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:43:48 am

My healing took a huge leap forward when I discovered that my own sounds could heal. So one of the first skills I teach new sound healers to develop is the ability to sound their feelings. Why? Sounds express pain in a way that goes beyond what you can state in words. It expresses feelings ...

What My Father Taught Me About Forgiveness

dcrawford463@gmail.com — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 2:27:23 pm

The day Larry Crawford died was the day he was cured of cancer. Those were the words of my uncle at my father’s funeral on July 30, 2008. As we gathered that day to say goodbye to my father, I knew in my heart that we were only saying goodbye to his body. His spirit will always be with us, ...

Walking Through the Valley with Your Hungry Ghost

info@dare2badiva.com — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 9:09:28 pm

As a spiritual life coach I work with people as an accountability partner as they go walk through the valley and deal their dark nights. My philosophy has always been that you can't avoid your pain for ever – you can't rationalize it away with intelligence – with avoidance – with activities or ...

Happiness Is Being in the Present Moment

Ginalakenow@aol.com — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 1:13:45 pm

Love naturally flows out of the present moment, which is the only moment that exists. The present moment is what is real. When we bring a memory from the past, a fantasy of the future, a fear, a judgment, or any other self-centered thought into the present moment, those thoughts draw us out of ...

5 Tips to Coexisting in Peace and Harmony

healerlifecoach@yahoo.com — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:03:55 pm

“We are all in the world together and so we must work together for the benefit of the whole in order for all of us to coexist in balance and harmony.” – Joan Marie Whelan The “whole” in this instance is the “whole” Universe, and the Universal flow of energy. When we work against the flow of ...

The Best Way To Pray--Secret Strategy To Teach How Prayer To God

guruvirk@hotmail.com — Thu, 8 Jul 2010 3:28:01 pm

I tried prayer to God for the faith of many, no result - meaning that I lost time on the wrong direction of prayer. Looking effective way to pray? Is there an organization to provide simple advice on the best way of prayer. This is the right place. Here are some simple steps to help you take ...

Choose Happiness Now

dcrawford463@gmail.com — Fri, 9 Jul 2010 3:38:36 pm

How many times have you said the following to yourself? “When I get I new job, then I will be happy.” “When I meet the right person, then I will be happy.” Or “As soon as I pay off my credit cards, then I will be happy.” It seems as if many of us are always looking to the future, as if it ...

Negative Emotions Are False and How to End Them

david@lawofattractionforum.net — Thu, 8 Jul 2010 3:37:58 pm

Law Of Attraction Positive Emotions Series Negative emotions are not real and are not natural. It is not possible to have any negative emotion that is part of our essence. Every negative emotion is learnt. Negative emotions need to be defined so they are not confused with other emotions ...

The Ups and Downs of Working on a Positive Self-Image: Feel Good About Yourself Naturally (Series 1 of 3)

jeffrey@livingfromyoursoul.com — Thu, 8 Jul 2010 2:19:59 pm

Part One: Paradise Lost and Why Suffering is Inevitable Feeling good about who you are is essential to a healthy and productive life. When you have a positive self-image, you are happier, and tend to be more creative. You feel more alive and connected to others. It can make all the difference ...

Connecting with Oneness

karen@aurorasmessage.com — Wed, 7 Jul 2010 12:01:00 pm

What does the concept of Oneness really mean? Oneness describes that we are all a part of the same source and that at the soul level; we are the same energetic being. Oneness goes beyond physicality and represents a connection to every living being in the Universe. Therefore every thought, every ...

Presence and Healing the Pain Body

michael@mcSOULutions.com — Wed, 7 Jul 2010 12:01:01 pm

The past is only the past when we become present to it. A new client arrived for her Core Wound Release session last week. She'd recently heard how powerfully healing and liberating the process was. I recall how excited ...

Balance. That is the Key to Success

david@lawofattractionforum.net — Fri, 2 Jul 2010 11:49:29 am

You may have started out not knowing anything about the spiritual side of life, you where only material, but there was something different about you that made you feel something was missing in a so called normal life. Or perhaps you knew some greater truth, but did not have the method of finding ...

Introducing the 12-Steps, God, as we understand Him…so what?

dawicker104@yahoo.com — Thu, 1 Jul 2010 12:00:00 am

While introducing the 12-Step process to drug addiction patients, I often see bristling when we come to the mention of God. They get that certain look on their faces; the one that says the door is shut tight and “I don’t want to hear any of that God business.” Their statement is usually ...

The Art of Living Colorfully

behnam@primecoeducation.com — Fri, 2 Jul 2010 11:10:33 am

The Art of Living Colorfully Faded Memory or Bright Revival? When you see colors what do you see? Some people see the color itself and some people see more! Since I was a little boy in Abadan, small industrial town in a southern state of Iran playing football (what you call soccer!) with ...

Finding Your Life's Work!

behnam@primecoeducation.com — Fri, 2 Jul 2010 11:10:33 am

Finding your life’s work! What am I all about? Throughout our lives we are all looking for what line of work will make us happy? Throughout my coaching career during the past 16 years, I’ve seen and heard from so many people who are lost and confused in finding the response to the ...

Healing of the Heart

anataggy@yahoo.co.uk — Fri, 2 Jul 2010 10:59:27 am

Have you seen the film “Josuah”? Another film? You may say… Well, Spirit does have a way to give its messages to us in the way we will be paying attention and I find films inspiring (watch out where you place your attention; there may be a message for you!). Films also help me focus ...

You Angels Want to Help You!

mary@marysoliel.com — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:00:00 am

You probably know that you have at least one angel with you at all times, your guardian angel, right? And there are also many angels and guides that come in and go out of your life at various times, there to help you and comfort you? They can give you nudges, little whispers, send ...

Happiness - The New Frontier

peggysausville@sbcglobal.net — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 2:50:48 pm

You see it everywhere you turn, happiness as a lifestyle choice, a new frontier. Most of us navigate our lives from day to day with circumstances dictating what priorities move up and down the list. When it comes to simple priorities of our lives that can make a difference, that can make us ...

Healing Painful Charges and Wounds from the Past

pturner@beginwithin.org — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:00:00 am

We all have them. Emotional wounding from our childhood. An event, a person, something happened to create a cluster of pain and beliefs surrounding that pain. Years can go by, and as long as that wound is still festering, all it takes is a word, or a certain look on someone's face to trigger it. ...

Fighting Your Ego

claudia_o_il@yahoo.com — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:29:22 am

How does the Ego impact our spiritual and personal growth? The first time I read about the "Ego’s" impact on our spiritual development and higher awareness to this universe, was when I read The Dalai Lama’s book-"the art of happiness". This was by the way the first guide book for self ...

Memories in my Mother's Garden

goffinpr@aol.com — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:08:46 pm

The sweet peas fill the air with their delicate fragrance— the colors in mauve, purple, pink and even red. The bouquet on my kitchen window sill, brings memories of childhood. My Mother always planted the sweet pea seeds carefully under the breakfast room window. I remember eating ...

Little Things Matter

Ginalakenow@aol.com — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 4:32:05 pm

Some things matter too much to the ego, and this is a source of unhappiness, things like performing perfectly, looking a certain way, having certain things, and so on. The flip side of this is that many of the little things that actually turn out to matter, especially to true happiness, are ...

Lightbody Experience - Physical Healing is Possible by Clearing Your Lightbody

pennyweaver4@gmail.com — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 4:32:06 pm

Your lightbody is the part of your body which is totally perfect. It is the seed of the Divine. It is just like you know how robins always look like robins. It is also the same as seeing that a particular tree will always look like that particular tree. Nature is programmed to be perfect and you ...

Affirmations Work and Here's Why

gwen2bfreedom@gmail.com — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:00:00 am

Affirmations work because: • Our present reality is a direct result of our thinking • Affirmations change our thinking. • Changing our thinking, changes our reality There are many ways you can practice affirmations. You can write them down; you can post sticky notes around your home, on your ...

You Can't Say Yes if You Can't Say No

topspeaker@yahoo.com — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 4:32:16 pm

Fear is a great factor in relationships. It confuses our mind, undermines our confidence and prevents us from making choices that would be healthy for all concerned. A great source of fear is rejection by others. Not aware that we have rejected ourselves, we ...

The mystery of the invisible seed!

francois@lets-live.co.za — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:00:00 am

The artist’s expression of his inner self is hidden in the art and the beauty of his painting. Look deep enough into any type of art, and you will find the mystery of an invisible dream that started of in a single seed in the heart and the very essence of the architect. If we gaze upon ...

Innocent Untill Proven Guilty

francois@lets-live.co.za — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:00:00 am

In 1895, the United States Supreme Court noted that: The principle that there is a presumption of innocence in favor of the accused is the undoubted law, axiomatic and elementary, and its enforcement lies at the foundation of the administration of our criminal law. The Coffin Court, after ...

Changing Lives through A Course in Miracles

nmiiller@reconnectfromwithin.com — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:00:00 am

As the title implies, A Course in Miracles is a teaching device. It teaches us what is real and what is unreal, and leads us to the direct experience of our own Inner Teacher. The Course is arranged in three parts: a text, a workbook for students and a manual for teachers. The Text presents ...

Can we just Get Along: Working with Others

maloon57@aol.com — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 6:15:37 pm

Communicating effectively is a key element to success. It involves the elements of transmitting, receiving and understanding the message being directed to others in relationships especially in the workforce. As a senior leader and manager, I welcomed my employees to state the problem. However, ...