The universe is much more than the ego can contain but the ego does try to limit what it does not comprehend.

The words you use, to yourself and others, can make a tremendous difference in both your experience of life and results you generate. Kabbalah explains that G-d creates physical reality with words, and so do we.

Physical illnesses in my view result from an individual's reluctance to feel feelings such as sadness, hurt and disappointment that live inside them and that are trying to warn them that something is wrong. Without feeling these feelings and taking appropriate action any other approach to healing is only temporary and symptomatic.

In human terms the loneliest feeling that one can experience is to believe that no one knows you are alive and the most hurtful thing is to be ignored. Although the creator cannot be hurt in any fashion, the only desire that he/she has is to experience itself, to be recognized and acknowledged.

Paul is led up a 512 ft. hill, Mars Hill, also known as Areopagus, and there he faces the Epicureans and the Stoics (and others). These intellectual giants represented the philosophical thinking of the day in which Paul lived. And when these PhD’s saw Paul, they sneered and considered him a vain babbler (seed picker).

When we think today in terms of ancient Greece, certainly the people and culture associated with Athens comes immediately to mind. It was the place where the Hellenic spirit achieved its most glorious expression. The most diverse people from the Nile to the Indus, from the Black Sea to the Persian Gulf, came under the spell of the Greek spirit.

Proverbs 19:21 it says Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. What a man desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar. The fear of the Lord leads to life: Then one rests content, untouched by trouble.

So it is with all of us who confront our garden; whether we are on our beds of affliction, behind prison walls, or just struggling to live in the midst of life’s chaos and pettiness and brokenness. We know that when we get to Gethsemane, nothing else matters.

This is an inspirational article about trusting where God leads you and having the faith that He will provide what you need to accomplish the task.

This article examines the power of myth in relation to Celtic spirituality.

The inescapable fact of the matter is that by ourselves, we cannot do what is right. We just do not make the grade. Knowing the rules whether they are golden or silver, do not make us able to obey them. We keep on falling into a trap called sin.

Do you listen to your intuition? What happens when you don't? Usually you get hit with a lesson from the Universe that feels like a 2x4 right between the eyes - a Cosmic 2 x 4 !

Forgiveness is a tough thing for us to offer and yet God forgives us such a huge debt. How can we then NOT forgive?

A brief exploration of the difference between the western view of our imperfection and a movement towards 'Wholeness' vs the eastern view of our always already perfection and movement away from 'Wholeness'.

A brief study of King Herod's slaughter of the young boy sin Bethlehem in Matthew 2:16-18

A brief study of the birth of Jesus as told in Matthew 1:18-25

The main symptoms of anxiety and panic attacks are usually; rapid heart beat, dizziness, sudden fear, compulsions, generalized worry, intense social phobias, shortness of breath, flushing of the skin, head rushes, and muscle tensions.

Are you too stressed to be blessed? If so, take time to do some stress relieving hobbies that are useful to your life. They are the ones you can do just for the fun of it. See the hobbies listed . . .

Are you constantly seeking ways to cope with stress overloads? To cope with stress, you need a healthy mind and body. A healthy mind and body will enable you to . . .

Millions of people suffer from stress related diseases each year. Stress never seems to end in modern society as we encounter situations at work, in driving, in our relationships and more. Meditation offers a way to overcome these problems. A new method called Maum Meditation reports rapid results.

When was the last time you sang in the rain? For that matter when was the last time you went out in the rain and soaked up the fresh air?

When you are stressed and feeling down, have you wondered why you also feel so tired and muscle pains are suddenly all over your body? This is because your mind and body reacts simultaneously on whatever feelings you have.

A panic attack is a time of powerful, often momentarily disabling, sense of extreme fear or mental distress, typically of rapid beginning.