Inspirational Awakening

921. The Art of Selfishness By Tim Sams
     Mature selfishness is the cornerstone of effectively living with passion and purpose. A commitment to self- interest is practical and efficient since you are better able to meet your needs than hope that someone else does. It is the basis for the laws of natural selection and "survival of the fittest." Unfortunately, society has given mature selfishness a bad name.Parents are well intended when they teach their children that selfishness is bad.…



922. Believe In Yourself By Dawn Fields
     Diana is a wonderful person with a great personality and a lot of talent. Anybody who knows her can easily see the talents that she possesses. Everybody, that is, except Diana.See, Diana has a low opinion of herself. Yes, she knows she has a few talents, or things that she likes to do. But when she thinks about it, she doesn’t see anyway that any one would ever pay her for her service.Deep down inside Diana has the opinion that she doesn’t real…



923. The Best Policy By Wayne Mitchell
     Direct Answers - Column for the week of July 28, 2003How do I help a former friend let go of a friendship that's not working for me?This woman, I'll call her "Anne," is a life coach. We met last year and hit it off as friends. The problem for me is the vast majority of our conversation centered around Anne and her situation, particularly as it related to men. On and on these conversations would go about this guy or that. My honest feedback …



924. Synchronicity: Defined By Roy Klienwachter
     Synchronicity: the coincidence of events that seem related but are not obviously caused one by the other (Encarta Concise English Dictionary)All of us from time to time experience events that happen in our lives that seem to lead from one step to another to bring a result to our attention or an experience that we may desire. In fact all the circumstances in our lives are like that. If we can openly look back at any event in our lives we can pic…



925. Will the World Be a Better Place for You Having Lived? By Gary Simpson
     There is no doubt that there have been some wonderful people in this world who have given so much. They have made (and continue to make) it such a better place for them having lived. Those still living and those deceased give so much. The quality of their contributions to the human race enriches us all. Will that apply to you?People such as writers John Steinbeck, Agatha Christie, Nelson deMille, Lee Child, Dean Koontz, the Bronte sisters and s…



926. Wake-Up Call By Wayne Mitchell
     Direct Answers - Column for the week of October 7, 2002In the first half of May, I went through two remarkable changes. One was physical and the other involved emotional recall.The physical one was what I thought was flu and a heavy dose of it. It was accompanied by a surreal shivering never experienced before or since. The recall was of a family I knew in my school days more than 20 years ago.I imagined them not during the school years, whe…



927. Journaling for Two By Doreene Clement
     Journaling is a powerful tool that can enhance our lives and support our well-being. It can also add to our relationships at home, work, and play. When we journal we are recording a relative reflection of our feelings and experiences. When we share those with the ones closest to us, we learn more about ourselves and each other.You can start a journal for just you and your partner to write in, daily or weekly, whatever you both agree to.Couples …



928. Ways To Beat The Blues By Rebecca White
     1. Sit back and enjoy (or at least tolerate) the tumble.Realize that feeling a little bad is no big deal. Understand that the down feelings are only temporary-don't get sadder because you’re sad.2. Do something active.Go for a walk, ride your bike, play with your kids, etc.3. Talk it out Go to your room and beat up your pillow scream into it... let it all out. Then leave your room and everything that happened there.4. Have a good cry.Let it ou…



929. Leaving The Child Behind. Recovery From Child Abuse By Fatimah Musa
     I looked at my father for the last time before he was finally laid to rest. And I said to myself, "I forgive you father".I have forgiven him but I have not forgotten the turmoil, terror and abuse that I went through.My father was working away most of the time when I was growing up. But when he was home, he was violent.I remembered crying in the middle of the night listening to him beating up my mother. I could hear her sobs. And I wept because …



930. Long Odds By Wayne Mitchell
     Direct Answers - Column for the week of March 31, 2003I don't drive and have health problems. I have a friend who runs an under-the-table errand service. She is one of my closest friends so I rely on her. I always give her sufficient money for her time, and she has helped me out in many situations.There have been two times in a row where she has blown me off. Both times she was to take me to a doctor appointment. The first time she did not…



931. Adversity: Your Seed of Greatness (Three Secrets to Using Adversity to Become Great) By Ed Sykes
     From our first day on earth until our last, we face different levels of adversity. Adversity may be sickness, a property loss, or the loss of a family member. It may be a lost career promotion or a business setback. How we handle these adversities defines how we achieve greatness in our lives.Let me share the story of James Blake, who overcame multiple adversities, more than most of us would ever experience in a lifetime and yet achieved gre…



932. Trusting Your Genius Within By Ted Borgeas
     Comments about New Theories in the Professions and Business!I recall reading an article in The New York Times which fascinated me entitled, "Geniuses, Crackpots and a Grand Unified Theory" by James Glanz. The article basically stated that even geniuses have some crackpot ideas! It was about one genius meeting with other geniuses expounding all types of incredible theories. For instance, Glanz related this story of Einstein. "Once, in the 1940'…



933. Four Words that Make Life Worthwhile By Jim Rohn
     Over the years as I've sought out ideas, principles and strategies to life's challenges, I've come across four simple words that can make living worthwhile.First, life is worthwhile if you Learn. What you don't know Will hurt you. You have to have learning to exist, let alone succeed. Life is worthwhile if you learn from your own experiences - negative or positive. We learn to do it right by first sometimes doing it wrong. We call that a positi…



934. A Plan Of Attack By Wayne Mitchell
     Direct Answers - Column for the week of October 28, 2002I feel I am at the breaking point. I work at a small school and run the office. I do all the financials, secretarial work, and reception duties. While staffing has increased in the classroom, it has not in administration.I shared my feeling with the principal on Monday and clearly stated things must change. Teachers need to take more responsibility for their own tasks instead of bringi…



935. Comfort and Achievement By John Giagkiozis
     I’ll share with you one of my deepest insights about achievement comfort and the desire to control even the slightest bump in the great ride we have come to call Life.When someone asks me a question I try to avoid giving them a straight answer because I believe an answer can only complicate things, I find that the best way to help them is to pose a better question. You see an answer has a certain finality whereas a question can open new possibi…



936. Beautiful Day Blues By Ridgely Goldsborough
     The massive orb dominates the aqua crystalline backdrop of its own making, floods its rays on everything below. The sky devoid of a single cloud seems as empty as I feel and the beach looks like an arid desert, molded by tireless wind and blazing heat. I picture myself atop an Arabian camel, parched with thirst, crossing an unforgiving series of never-ending dunes, up one and down the next, no rhyme nor reason, only the nose of the animal in …



937. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly By Bonnie Moss
     Whoever coined this phrase is a genius. Life finds ways to dish out exactly this- the good the bad and the ugly. At times all in one day.Optimists tend to see the good, the beautiful and the positive. Let the negativities slide off, like a drop of water on a waxed surface. Let it go. Life is too short to spend in misery. Believe in the power of positive thinking.This is good.Pessimists find fault in everything, even in themselves. Nothing is…



938. Non-Resistance: When Spiritual Wisdom Escapes You, It's the Way to Go! By Julia Rogers Hamrick
     Have you ever had the experience of being in the midst of one of life’s challenges, and suddenly realizing that whatever spiritual wisdom you might have gained over your years of conscious spiritual growth has apparently deserted you? Isn't it ironic that when you need your highest wisdom the most—when you need to feel your connection to your God-knowingness the most—all the spiritual understandings that were yours just yesterday seem to have f…



939. Who Is Wallace Wattles and Why Is He One of My Mentors and Heroes? By Chris Lloyd
     Who is Wallace Wattles? Wallace D. Wattles died over 90 years ago so how can he be one of my mentors and heroes?I had been studying the works of some of the most famous self-improvement 'gurus' of recent times and several of them mentioned the book 'The Science Of Getting Rich' as the starting point of their own success.After doing some research on the internet, I came across a brilliant site where I could download a beautifully presented pdf v…



940. The Power Of A Dream - Success Always Start Off With A Dream By Justin Koh
     Back in the good old days of school, the teachers would often catch us for daydreaming in class and not paying attention. "Stop dreaming! Dreaming will get you nowhere," yelled the teacher. Is it really so? Does 'dreaming' really get you nowhere in life? The answer is 'Yes'...and 'No'. If you dream and you took massive action to achieve your dream, your dream could very well come true for you. However, if you dream and take no action, it remain…



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