Inspirational Awakening

601. Money's Sad Lack of Intrinsic Value By Terry Mitchell
     A good number of my columns deal with finances and money-related issues. Obviously, these are issues we have to confront everyday. However, I have to try to keep in mind the fact that money has only a limited value in our lives. Many of us, including myself, often lost sight of the fact that money is a means to an end, not an end in itself. It has no intrinsic value. It is only worth the benefit or enjoyment that a person can get from it. If so…



602. Built in Judge By Krishnan Chinnasamy
     In this world we don't have to afraid to anybody except to only one. Who is it? Where is it?It is nowhere else. But it is within us.It witnesses all our action and speech.We cannot do anything without its knowledge.It is none other and it is our conscience.When human beings commit wrong they can escape from the punishment in the absence of witnesses from the court of law.But they cannot escape from the judge built within their body, where wi…



603. Life Lesson: Giving By Joan Pasay
     Every time I look around it seems like someone is asking for help with something. Whether it is a world disaster relief group or the local hockey team asking for bottle returns everybody needs something.I know there are a lot of people out there always asking you to donate money to various causes so I purposed to not give you a specific charitable donation request. I am simply going to ask you to take sometime to think about the concept of givi…



604. The Fight for My Children By Jay Bartels
     The summer heat baked through my car windows as I turned off the AC to save fuel, in hopes of coasting into a gas station. I left the house early that morning knowing this could be the most life defining day of my life. There was so much at stake, and here I was sweating and regretting, that I didn't fuel up on the way to the courthouse. Some one was looking out for me that day, and I first realized it when I coasted into the gas station and my…



605. The Women At The Cross (Reflections On The Death And Resurrection Of Jesus) By Lee Wise
     The women at the cross. Have you ever thought about them?Why not drift into a comfortable - and meditative - position on a coach or in a chair and read verses 40 and 41 in Mark, chapter 15?When I read those words, one of my first thoughts was "Gutsy!" I would not have wanted to watch.Some folks that day watched because they were cruel and insensitive people.Not these women. They were there because they cared.They did not know the answer to h…



606. Remember Within By Fran Briggs
     Remember when you were really young? It was an era of inconsequential innocence. Even at this age, your imagination was larger than large. Seemingly effortlessly, you concocted boldacious thoughts and dreams. You could pretty much imagine and then do anything you set out to do.Remember?You had big dreams; and even bigger expectations. Even as a youth, your psyche was naturally tuned to being, having and doing more every single day.However,…



607. Why You Are Special and Why Does It Matter By Vinayak Bhat
     Why ‘you are special’?Why and how does it matter?Things you can say to yourself to feel great and special always.Why ‘you are special’?:You are special. Just like your fingerprint is unique, you are a unique person with a special purpose. No one is born to do the things you were born to do.You are special because God made you special.“You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb. Thank you for makin…



608. Anchors Away! By Greg Reid
     If we want to fill our heads with the doom and gloom society seems to thrive on, all we need to do is turn on the local news at night. To make that quantum leap toward personal happiness and success in life, sometimes we just need to do what so many people seem to be talking about lately: clean house and take personal inventory of the people we associate with most.One of my favorite quotes of all time is, Avoid the ugly people. Mind you, w…



609. How Four Words Can Enhance Your Life Of Prayer ("Pray More In My Hectic Day? You Can't Be Serious") By Lee Wise
     "I would like to pray more. But ... how to find the time?"Does that sentiment ring true with you?If you answered "Yes", then keep reading.I have one of those simple, easy-to-implement ideas that will help you...1. Increase your God-consciousness throughout the day2. Assist you in praying for more people, more often3. Discover "additional" time in your day to prayHOWEVER, REMEMBER THISThe simple idea I will explain to you momentarily does not qu…



610. One Night Stand By Wayne Mitchell
     Direct Answers - Column for the week of February 24, 2003I met someone over the weekend who is very, very famous. I was volunteering at a sports function and his sister was working the function. As the day progressed, she and I really hit it off. She asked me to take drinks to the suites upstairs. Someone asked who I was, and from there no one would leave me alone.I was told someone in the next suite likes me. I went over and this guy, let…



611. A Lesson To Remain Strong In A Stormy Life Situation By Dadang Kadarusman
     Have you heard a nature hymn? For example, a whir of ting-a-ling-a-ling sound yielded by bamboo leaves when the wind blew to its clump? If you have an opportunity to visit a bamboo garden, try to listen to its hymn. The trees of a bamboo clump will sing along with the wind. When the wind blows blandly, bamboo leaves will play a beautiful symphony, so that it can sway your soul. And when the wind starts to blow lively, the bamboo leaves begin so…



612. Anamchara - Living a Meaningful Life By Tony Cuckson
     At some stage of living your life you will ask the question “What does it mean to be here?”You may phrase the question in different ways but the essence of the question is the same. It represents your desire to know what it means to be alive on this earth. The search for meaning has gone on through all time. It has been a question for all the greatest minds and hearts that have graced this earth.For many of you meaning is found in the work th…



613. Inside Secrets On How To Stay Afloat During Tough Times By Wilma Watson
     Do you find yourself asking questions when tough times come like, ‘Why has this come my way?’ or ‘What did I do to deserve it?’ It has sometimes crossed my mind, ‘Why me?’ when I’m faced with what seemed like an insurmountable problem.Never allow negative thoughts to rule when you have the temptation to quit!I have learnt not to dwell on negative thoughts when I am tempted to quit. God knows that the battle for success is first won in the mind.…



614. I Dare You To Be Successful By Leon Williams
     Just imagine how it would feel to be successful...., to have sufficient money finding its way into your bank account on a monthly basis, to have absolutely no sleepless nights about income and how you are going to pay all the bills at the end of the month. Just imagine how it would feel to be able to take a vacation when you want to. Just imagine how it would feel to pay cash for your next vehicle.......It is good to dream! But, are we always j…



615. The True and Magnificent Power of Giving By Michael Lee
     You've probably heard of the popular saying "It's better to give than to receive." But do you actually know what hidden power lies within this magnanimous act known as "giving?"When you give something from your heart without expecting anything in return, you release a powerful force that will trigger your good deed to "bounce" back to you in amazing, and sometimes unusual ways.I firmly believe that whatever you impart to others will come b…



616. He Who Laughs...Lasts---Where Has All The Laughter Gone? By Greg Ryan
     I love to watch people at airports, malls and even at our church. I wonder, what got them here? What attracted those two people to be together at this time? What makes that one tick or that one over there work so hard? And sadly, I wonder where has all the laughter gone?Studies show that children laugh approximately 400 times per day while adults laugh as little as 15 times a day. Studies also show that laughter helps lower blood pressure, stre…



617. Lewis And Clark Pay Attention By Mary Rosendale
     As I write this Southern California has just ended its second week of triple digit temperatures. The intense heat changes the way we live and alters the rhythm of our days. We are up earlier to walk the dog while the park is still cool. We spend a lot of time indoors in the air conditioning. We’ve been eating better. We don’t want to heat up the house with the stove – so it’s salads and chicken from the grill. And, as I don’t want to head…



618. What Footsie Taught Us! By Graham Harris
     We have just inherited a rag, tag and bobtail of a dog called ’Footsie’. She was found three weeks ago wandering around outside a local restaurant for a couple of days looking for food. Paula, a woman who takes responsibility for stray animals in this part of the island, took her in and started to look after her. She soon found that, Footsie has such a quiet, loving nature but is definitely not a ‘looker’. She wouldn’t win any awards at Crufts.…



619. Say Thank You to the Cow for the Steak on Your Plate By Robina Hearle
     Have you ever said thank-you to the cow that provided you with the steak for your dinner!I expect you think the idea preposterous. If you were to say thank-you: to the cow for its meat, milk, butter and cheese, to the vegetables for their sacrifice of life so that you can live, to the air, water and fire and earth for their contributions to your life – then you may have to start thinking a bit harder about yourself and your connection to earth.…



620. Imprisoned In Liberty? By Steve Singleton
     Robert was so strong that I once saw him pick up and carry a refrigerator up stairs by himself. His strength plus his integrity landed him a job as a guard at a maximum-security correctional facility in a town called "Liberty." The prison's inmates must wince at the irony of that name. As men and women carelessly walk down Liberty's streets, the cons must watch, trying to imagine what it would be like for cell doors to swing open, security gate…



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