Category: Spirituality/General

Rock: Is there any possibility of humanity going beyond its opinions and beliefs, or are we destined to fight with each other forever? If God commanded you to come up with something that would satisfy all beliefs, yet enlighten all minds, what would you suggest?

by Michael Lamas

Relationships are like the human body: they are either healthy or they are not. In this respect, even a healthy relationship can "catch a cold." If we treat the cold properly, then the relationship returns to its naturally healthy state. If we neglect it, though, it can develop complications and die -- the relationship ends. We can expand this analogy and compare relationships to the various parts of the human body.

A Thankful Heart Is the Way to Happiness by Masaru Emoto Author of The Secret Life of Water

Why do people go through life looking for happiness? Dogs and cats look for food and comfort, but they certainly don't go to all the trouble that people do in their continual search for happiness. I suppose the reason is that we are the only ones who can align ourselves with the hado of happiness.

Change Your Outlook on Change by Charlene M. Proctor, Ph.D. Author of Let Your Goddess Grow! 7 Spiritual Lessons on Female Power and Positive Thinking

Make no mistake about it, change is challenging, whether it is conscious or unexpected. Viewing adversity as change, not loss or failure, is part of empowered and positive thinking. Humans develop resiliency through change, both physiologically and emotionally. It’s necessary for all life forms to evolve. Change comes through many vehicles: some hit us hard, others are rather sneaky. But despite the challenges change brings, we know it is our natural state. It’s inevitable - the world grows and we grow with it.

The last time I looked, personal transformation was not on America's top ten list of achievements. Success, family, happiness, friends, wealth, respect, health, religious beliefs or spirituality, satisfying work - these took priority. Our spiritual institutions follow suit with the most successful and prestigious requiring little of their flock as far as personal introspection is concerned. The prevailing ambiance is one of levity, music and celebration - seldom one of self-inquiry.

Next time you are in the company of a child, just watch. Suppose the child is holding a small cardboard box in their hand: one moment the child is talking to you, the next they are rushing off to play because Aggis has arrived. The excitement draws you in but you see no one around; and the child is full of excitement as they explain that mischievous friend Aggis has come to play trains and planes using the cardboard box as the main prop. The child is suddenly transported from our physical "real" world and into their magical imaginary world - a world where friends like Aggis exist.

by Michael Lamas

The phrase "intimate relationships" can evoke warm and deep emotional feelings. Some kinds of these relationships though can be cold and decidedly distant. Those would fall into either the "co-dependent" or the "I'm-so-out-of-here" category.

When we got organized as a country and we wrote a fairly radical constitution with a radical amount of individual freedom to Americans, it was assumed that the Americans who had that freedom would use it responsibly.

Ever notice everyone's on a low fat diet after the heart attack?

Everyone has time for their kids after the divorce.

Everyones a financial genius after a bankruptcy?

As managers, supervisors and executives, we're trained to judge our success on the size of our departments, budgets, sales, profits, bank accounts and the deals we make. When I had my own $50 million-a-year business, that's what I thought, too. Being a successful CEO, I figured if I just worked hard enough, I'd wind up on top. Failure is something that happens to the other guys.

At one time or another you've probably asked yourself, "What is the purpose of my life? What is its meaning? Why am I here on Earth, and what am I supposed to be doing?" Chances are, you work hard, whether you take care of a household or have a job outside of the home. Your days are filled with seemingly endless chores and tasks like getting the oil changed in your car and going to the grocery store. Perhaps sometimes, when you get tired or stressed out, life can seem like just one long and meaningless "to do" list with a bland retirement and a gold-plated watch at the end of it.