when life isn’t fair, disappoints arise and things don’t seem to make any sense remember Jesus is our comforter

Failing at something and getting back up is much less painful than to look back and regret not doing something (or doing something) and not being able to go back and change the outcome.

Is Faith - Not Vitamin C What's Missing From Your Nutritional Plan?

Life, no matter how we choose to look at it, is a constant battle. It is the beginning of a struggle that continues until we breathe our last breath.

What could living by the meaning of 'Namaste' do in our lives, our neighborhood and our world?

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses. --HEBREWS 4:15 He was the kind of fellow you’d invite to watch the Rams-Giants game at your house. He’d wrestle on the floor with your kids, doze on your couch, and cook steaks on your grill. He’d laugh at your jokes and tell a few of His own. And when you spoke, He’d listen to you as if He had all the time in eternity. And one thing’s for sure, you’d invite Him back...

Even Pandora and her box come in two versions. In one, the hideous woes of the world are let loose while locking hope inside. In another, life’s joys are allowed to overflow their container, leaving the dark behind. In both versions, the light and dark of all metaphor clearly exists in perpetuity.

Ego thinks that it is normal and that all others should be like it. People and nations that practice assimilation will die. Diversity is the seed for new ideas and growth. Prejudice is a a symbol that more information is required to form an opinion. Differences are celebrated in enlightened societies as new life.

Echart Tolle has isolated a key concept called the pain-body. This shadow entity is the cause of all human suffering. We can dissolve it by shining the light of our present awareness on it as it emerges into consciousness.

Life is about setting priorities. Are yours set on the truly important things, or are they just grasping at smoke?

Find out the 3 most commonly held (and damaging) mistakes made by modern Christians! Don't miss this one!

“May you be blessed to know that the best way to do is to be.” In Corrogue I am practicing “the art of being.” This is a disciplined practice. As part of this practice I spend each day writing what I refer to as “Zen Pages.” This is writing four or more pages of reflections in the moment. I am blessed when these reflections mirror an experience of flow. This allows my hand to simply move across the page and the writing “to be.” This is my way of “doing” the writing.

Can a common jar of clay ever become a noble masterpiece, or are we sealed by our destiny and fate?

The reasons for keeping a journal. Excerpts from other's ideas about journal keeping.Be in tune with yourself.

It doesn’t matter what magazine or newspaper you pick up these days, there it is! the evidence of violence; the killing of innocent people, the terror of aggression and destruction. How do we, as caring, compassionate, conscious people maintain our inner peace in the face of war? Is it responsible to turn from the glaring headlines, close our eyes, go within to connect with that place of inner peace? What if those headlines have stirred up our visceral fear reactions and we are disturbed and angry? When outer circumstances create worry, helplessness and judgment how do we shift our inner attention so that we send peaceful thoughts, rather than more anger and hatred?

Anyone who has invested time, energy and effort into finding their own truth knows that ignorance is NOT bliss. Understanding the religious environment that we grew up in should be the natural first step towards defining our own belief system. All too often, we grow up getting bits and pieces of religion, but never take the time to look at the bigger picture...

When you think of a new School Year what are your first thoughts? There can often be lots of anxiety with a new school year for parents as well as children.

Stress can affect professionals of all ages, in all business sectors, and, because of the additional pressures and workload, it can also be a threat to those who are studying by distance learning.

Do you feel discouraged because you are not reaching the milestones that you have given yourself in school? Are they not going through the way you thought they would? Do you feel that you are letting your parents down with the grades you are bringing home? The thing to do is to take a look inside and what is making these things happen.

Deadlines, bills, relationships – it can all pile up on you quickly. To de-stress, try one of these Amherst spas.

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?

The job related stress is there and we cannot get rid of it altogether. However, we can minimize it as far as possible by changing our attitude to work and adopting a healthy life style.

With one third of sickness absence due to stress, it's estimated that stress, depression and anxiety are now the biggest cause of sickness in the UK. Stress also has a significant effect on productivity of businesses. It can cause not only sickness absence, but also high labour turnover, lost productivity and increased costs for recruitment. Most people confess that they feel stress on the job and many of those say that they need help in learning how to manage stress.