The Ego is not who you really are. The ego is your self-image; it is your social mask; it is the role you are playing. Your social mask thrives on approval. It wants control, and it is sustained by power, because it lives in fear. ~ Deepak Chopra (The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A…
Imagine is a song written and performed by English musician John Lennon. Lennon explained his message in Imagine by saying that it’s about asking “can you imagine a world without countries or religions?” It’s the same message over and over — and it’s positive. We are all one country, one world, one people. Imagine all…
The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. ~ Oprah Winfrey ~ It’s time to find joy in the small things in life. It’s time to appreciate simple pleasures and things that we previously took for granted. There are so many people worse off than we are, who don’t…
Crystals have their own energy. As Mother Earth’s gifts to us, crystals are a living energy, they are metaphysical keys to the Universe. Crystals are our way of accessing specific energies in the universe. Crystals are used for meditation, protection, healing, centering and harmonizing. These crystals have been mined and used for thousands of years, and…
Love is the act of caring about someone without wanting or expecting anything in return. Love eliminates the sense of separation and loneliness. Love is complete acceptance – We don’t see anything about the person to be insufficient or not good enough. Love is completely unconditional – Our love can’t be affected or lost based…
If you aren’t good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you’ll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren’t even giving to yourself. ~ Barbara De Angelis ~ Think about your many positive qualities. Make a list of your strengths, your abilities, and your admirable traits….
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you’re a mile away and you have their shoes. You can’t really understand another person’s experiences until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes. It makes it clear how wrong it is to judge someone. We don’t…
All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~ ‘In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over…
I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death. ~~ Thomas Paine Building a strong and good character…
People often don’t achieve financial success because there is a part of them that feels uncomfortable with the idea of having lots of money. If you believe that to have a lot of money is selfish or not spiritual, you will have a difficult time in creating abundance. It is true that success helps many…
If we were all like angels, the world would be a heavenly place. We would live in the spirit of Love, as everyone would be connected to Source. We would love each other as ourselves and our hearts would be looking upward. There would be no poverty, no famine, and no want. Abundance, love and…
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. ~~ Mahatma Gandhi ~~ It is a weakness of your human nature to hate those whom you have wronged. ~~ Publius Cornelius Tacitus ~ Pride and Guilt can cause insignificant events to seem larger than life. Someone may say something to you and…
Everyone has a responsibility to not only tolerate another person’s point of view, but also to accept it eagerly as a challenge to your own understanding, and express those challenges in terms of serving other people. ~~ Arlo Guthrie ~ Tolerance of others is an important a lesson as anything else a person will learn. We…
There are many benefits to diffusing essential oils in the home or work environment. The process involves dispersing one or more types of essential oils (like lavender or eucalyptus) through the air to full a room with a soothing or health-boosting aroma. Moreover, essential oil diffusion gives any room a fresh and pleasant scent. Diffusion…
Honor and trust your feelings. They tell the truth about how you really experience the world. The people with whom you choose to associate influence the direction of your life. It is never too late to become the person you were meant to be. Know the difference between instinct and habit. Trust your instincts, question…
Bless not only the road but the bumps on the road. They are all part of a higher journey. ~ Julia Cameron ~ The Journey is often not easy but that it is in the struggle and effort made that the reward is fully appreciated. The Journey itself may be physically or mentally difficult, but…
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. ~~ Reader’s Digest ~ If you want to be a winner in the game of life, get yourself a positive attitude and cling to it. A positive attitude leads to happiness and success, it can…
We’re the creators of our own experience – remembering this, and living our lives from this perspective, empowers us. ~ Mike Robbins ~ Our truths and beliefs can control whether we are negative or positive. When we choose to change the belief that is causing disharmony, whether it be emotional, physical or mental, then our entire outlook…
Earth Day is a day we celebrate in April. Honor the planet by taking measures to care for the Earth on this special day. There are many ways of celebrating this day. Plant something. There are trees, shrubs and flowering plants that would thrive in your back yard. Look around at antique stores, thrift shops,…
Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be. ~ Zig Ziglar When you wake in the morning, don’t be upset…
I am one with the Universal Mind. I am powerful and a force for Peace. I am one with the unlimited love of the universe. I see beyond the physical. ~~ The Universal Mind contains all knowledge. ~ The Science of Mind ~ We are all a manifestation of a single Universal Consciousness. We are…
Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude. ~ Denis Waitley ~ Happiness is a spiritual experience. Happiness and suffering are states of mind, and so their main causes cannot be found outside the mind. The real source…
Hanukkah, also known as Chanukah, is the Jewish Festival of Lights. It is a Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire. It is a time for Jewish people to remember their victory in the battle against the Greeks over 2,000…
When you know who you truly are, there is an abiding alive sense of peace. You could call it “joy” because that’s what joy is: vibrantly alive peace. It is the joy of knowing yourself as the very life essence before life takes on form. That is the joy of Being – of being who…