Layout Image

Articles related to affirmations

By Kyana Mtima

manifestAre you meditating, praying, begging for a solution to your problems? Whether you’re struggling with health, wealth, or relationships, the first step toward finding a solution is beginning to ask different questions. As Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich, would ask, what are you willing to give up in order to manifest your desires?

I remember a time when I was still trying to manifest wealth. I heard Dr. Michael Beckwith, visionary and founder of Agape International Spiritual Center, say, “The person who asks for the blessing(s) is not the same person who will accept them.” The shivers flowing through my body when I heard this statement let me know that it was profound. Read More→

Categories : Spirituality
Comments (20)

The Masks We All Wear

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

by Phyllis Goldberg, Ph.D.

masksDon’t we all wear masks at one time or another, pretending that everything is OK? There are many reasons people may act out this charade. It’s not uncommon to hide personal pain, because putting it on display for all to see can be embarrassing and even destabilize relationships. Yet studies show that using denial as an emotional defense and ‘acting as if’ everything is fine can actually shift your feelings in a more positive direction. And keeping a ’stiff upper lip’ when you feel powerless may, in fact, result in your having more control over a difficult situation.

Yet underlying bad feelings don’t just disappear when you hide them as a form of self-medication. The transitions we go through can be complicated. And perspective is valuable, Read More→

Comments (16)

By Tama J. Kieves

ezine100125_fantasticI am committed to allowing myself to receive more freaking goodness than I can imagine. To start with, I am going to know that, independent of anyone else’s predictions or convictions, my life can be fantastic. I am going to stop calling negativity and limitation “realism.” I’m going to just start calling them negativity and limitation.

We have all bought into the superstition that goodness is a soap bubble about to burst. But I challenge you to think of sadness and strain as a bubble, too, a bubble that can burst as easily. It all depends on where you put your focus, what you call real, which altar you light your candles on. Read More→

Categories : Miscellaneous
Comments (0)

by Sean G Murphy

ezine100120_cheeseWe have all set goals, and written them out 100’s of times. We have covered our bathroom mirrors with so many post it notes, that we had to use the guest bath room so we could actually see ourself when we were getting ready in the moning. Well for many, all of that good intention did not work.

Why? For the same reason it has always been. Not doing things in a certain way.

3 Things you can do today to find your Cheese and build your success.

1. Today, right now, right this very minute, Read More→

Categories : Personal Growth
Comments (3)

A Different Kind of New Year’s Resolution

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

by Margaret Paul, Ph.D.

ezine20100106_resolutionsThere are two kinds of New Year’s Resolutions:
1. What you are going to do to accomplish your goals
2. Who you want to be

Many New Year’s Resolutions are of the first kind:
• I’m going to lose 25 pounds this year
• I’m going to exercise every day
• I’m going to learn self-discipline
• I’m going to double my income
Read More→

Categories : Featured Articles
Comments (1)