Inspirational Awakening

961. Accelerate Your Abilities By Chris Widener
     In today's fast-paced life, the wins usually go to those with exceptional skills and abilities. The old quote is true, "The race is not always won by the swift and the strong, but that is the way to bet."With this in mind, and with your desire to become increasingly successful, here are some ways to accelerate your abilities, thus enabling you to achieve greater and greater things.Become dissatisfied with your current state. Growth for growth's…



962. Reality Check By Wayne Mitchell
     Direct Answers - Column for the week of September 16, 2002Two years ago I made the greatest mistake of my life. I started dating a coworker. She is this beautiful young girl that totally captivated my world when I met her.As time went by I realized we have almost nothing in common, including music, food, sports, movies, and outdoor activities, to name just a few. Worst of all, there is no passion between us.Furthermore, I do not feel welcome…



963. Change Fear to Confidence By Claire Walsh
     When I signed up for the hill tribe trek in Thailand, I had not expected to walk across a tree used as the only "bridge" to the other side of the wide, running stream.Joyfully skipping along, singing "The Happy Wanderer," I turned the bend and emerged from the tree-lined trail to a vast opening. Startled at the challenge that greeted my eyes, I gasped. "This can't be the only way to cross that gulch," I nervously laughed. But no one eased my fe…



964. The Shattered Identity By Sam Vaknin
     I. ExpositionIn the movie "Shattered" (1991), Dan Merrick survives an accident and develops total amnesia regarding his past. His battered face is reconstructed by plastic surgeons and, with the help of his loving wife, he gradually recovers his will to live. But he never develops a proper sense of identity. It is as though he is constantly ill at ease in his own body. As the plot unravels, Dan is led to believe that he may have murdered his wi…



965. Crossing the Pacific in a Row Boat By Lance Winslow
     Can you imagine crossing the Pacific Ocean in a rowboat? How would you do it? Where would you start, where would you try to finish? How long do you think it would take? What kind of boat would you use, what type of oars? Can you just imagine yourself trying something that daring? Well one man not only imagined it, he did it.He was a Frenchman named Coindre, is very much an adventuring soul indeed. Not only has he crossed the Pacific Ocean by ro…



966. Healing The Abandonment Wounds By Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
     I have counseled individuals, couples, families and business partners for the past 35 years and authored eight published books. Every individual I’ve worked with has had some abandonment wound to heal, and most relationship problems stem from abandonment wounds.It is not possible to grow up in our society without some abandonment wounds. The following are some of the ways it can occur:Being torn away from mother at birth and put into a nursery.…



967. A Resurrection Story By Janette Blackwell
     My mother often wound up in the hospital during the last decade of her life. She had good health insurance and a good many ailments, and she generally outstayed two or three hospital roommates.One afternoon she got a new roommate, her third. But not for long, I thought. Because this one was about to die. The tiny grey-haired woman, whom I’ll call Mrs. Anderson, was sleeping the far distant sleep of the almost-dead. I have never seen a pers…



968. Quotable Quotes Are Nothing More Than Flowery Words By James Ray
     Quotable quotes are nothing more than flowery words... And anyone given enough time and cognitive power anyone can put one together. Yes, they may strike a chord or make you feel good, but their true value resides in what they encourage and excite you to put into action. Ideas not followed by action have very little power. Here is one for you: "Only that which is eternal has any true value." Now you think about that quote and in some circles i…



969. Everyone Has Been Hurt... Part 4 By Vaughn Pascal
     Continued...After that I stayed with him still and when he would hit me I became numb. And I would also fight back even harder. I wouldn’t give in till he hurt me bad enough then I would give up. We would end up on the floor in knock down, drag out fights that a man and a man would have. That became my way of life. He ended up talking me into getting pregnant again, but I thought of it too, so stupid.I lost everything, my grandpa kicked me out …



970. How To Turn Your Life Around FAST! By Saleem Rana
     There is nothing more important than feeling good.Come again? Didn't I just tell you how bad everything is!When you feel good you raise your vibrations. You get what you prefer. You send out a frequency that brings you what you love.When you feel miserable, you’re setting yourself up to miscreate your reality. Your pain is a signal for you to change. It’s a warning blip on the radar of your mind.The easiest thing you can do to change your …



971. Take Action and Make a Better World By Nisandeh Neta
     Albert Einstein is quoted as having said, "the world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it".These days, everybody is aware of the social, environmental, emotional and spiritual destruction that penetrates every aspect of our life.Although we all 'know' this reality, we have funny ways of dealing with this knowledge.Some look the other direction, "If I don't…



972. You Are The One, There is No One Else By Roy Klienwachter
     At the time I created my web site, I was looking for that one special person that would read something on my site or in my books or articles and become inspired. I was thinking it would move them forward to write or do something really great that would raise peoples consciousness and bring awareness into their lives. It was and still is my hope that I will inspire someone to do great things.Often I do things with hopes that it will change the w…



973. Re-Define Realistic: True Power Series By S.C. Giles
     This is the eighth article in our "True Power" series. If you haven't been following the series, visit TheARTrepreneur.com to read the foundational material on beliefs before continuing.“Realism” is Often Severely UnrealisticOften times when you’re out there, trying to express your own individual vision, you’ll be told that you’re not being "realistic", that you need to be more "realistic". "Being "realistic," however, is the biggest con ever …



974. Reflections of Simplicity By Dionna Sanchez
     Simplicity. My sister and I have been reflecting on simplicity lately. We both seem to have gotten contemplative on where our lives are leading – and if we really want to pursue that direction!For me – I am 32 years old. I feel like an “ old soul” sometimes. I’ve been through a lot in my life. I am so blessed and thankful to be where I am today, with a loving husband and beautiful, precious children. I am able to pursue my dreams and am gro…



975. A Plausible Defense By Wayne Mitchell
     Direct Answers - Column for the week of August 5, 2002I just looked at your website and read "Wanting To Be Caught," and I truly think that is awful advice! You said and I quote, "You can't act as if you had no wish to end the marriage when you undertook marriage ending actions."I have just been caught cheating on my husband of 16 years, and at no point was I wanting to end my marriage. This whole experience woke me up and made me know just how…



976. Realistic Living By Bobola Oniwura
     " The fountain of content must spring up in the mind, and he who hath so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition, will waste his life in fruitless efforts and multiply the grief he purposes to remove." – Samuel JohnsonThe one person, who is of more importance to you than anyone else in the world, is just - YOU. And it is your conception of yourself that determines your relationship to l…



977. Inspiration from a Surprising New Discovery By Kenneth Little
     Inspiration for a better future lies in a secret experience from your past which will energize your present and clearly define your future.You've been busy lately. You've sought for a new direction, because for the first time in your life you really want the years ahead to count. My hope for you is, as you read of my experience, you will be inspired to take a similar path and make your future years the most meaning-filled of your life.In keepin…



978. Problem Solving: The Easy Way To Solve Problems In Life By I-key Benney
     Life is full of problems.The more you solve them, the more new ones come up.And you can sweep problems under the carpet or run away from them.Wherever you go, sooner or later there will be problems for you to solve.Since this is a fact of life, you may as well develop some skills on how to handle problems in life.Here are some insights on how to deal with problems in life so that you may achieve success and happiness.One of the best ways to han…



979. Are You Really Living Your Life Today! By Frank Shrum
     Yesterday I was but a child, looking. Looking ahead at a world of wonder. Everything was always ahead of me. All my dreams. All of my hopes. All my ambitions.Through childhood then adolescence tomorrow always had the answers.It seemed that tomorrow would never get here.Always looking to tomorrow for life to begin. Never really living today as if it was anything to enjoy. Again, always looking to tomorrow for life to begin.Through my teen years …



980. Inspiration By Melissa Lok
     I never stop learning. I think it’s because I’ve been in school for so long that I feel incomplete when I’m not spending at least a full fifty minutes of every day absorbing and struggling to learn concepts I’ve never thought about before. Don’t get me wrong, I definitely don’t miss staying up late to finish homework assignments that were due the next day or driving everyone around me nuts to prepare for a midterm or final, but maybe I do. I re…



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