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In the summer of 2008, a spiritual teacher I’d gone to see for disce ment said, “Did you realize that you shirk your own true nature to make sure that everyone else around you is ok?” I had not realized it, but as soon as she said it, I knew she was describing every aspect of my life and the way I related with every person in it.

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When I was 11, without any adult influence, I began my search for spirituality. While the rest of my family slept in on Sunday mornings, I decided that I “should” get up early to watch religious programs on TV. I felt extremely guilty when I would always fall asleep during the programs.

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If there were a linear scale from zero to 100 to represent a continuum of the human understanding of Love, “spiritually asleep” would begin at zero on the left, “spiritually awake” would begin somewhere in the middle, and “spiritual ascension” would begin somewhere on the far right.

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You are here to re-member your SELF as one expression of Source Creator Expressing Itself As Unlimited Divine Love and Divine Joy. ALL of creation, every person, every mosquito, is Source Creator. People believing they are separate from Source Creator, known as “sinners” or otherwise, is the most devastating belief on this planet. As ALL of creation is Source Creator, ALL is ONE; no one and nothing can be isolated from Source Creator. People believing in “separation,” is the second most devastating belief on this planet.

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When it comes down to binge eating, motivation for something, or even some kind of training, it is all about mind over matter. It’s about you believing in yourself enough to do what it takes to obtain your goal of overcoming binge eating. It’s you never giving up until you have achieved what ...When it comes down to binge eating, motivation for something, or even some kind of training, it is all about mind over matter. It’s about you believing in yourself enough to do what it takes to obtain your goal of overcoming binge eating.

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Rachael, a client of mine, was very hesitant to work on developing more confidence. We had been working on some family issues that were distressing and lingered in her psyche. Since those issues had been resolved, I suggested that it was time for her to move to the next level of having more self-confidence in both her personal and professional relationships.

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Your confidence level needs to be replenished daily as Mia Hamm of the US Women’s Soccer Team said, “Confidence takes constant nurturing. Like a bed, it must be remade every day.” There will always be situations, events and people who erode your confidence, because you are hard wired physically to perceive threats and generate anxiety. A threat to your self-esteem, your reputation and your status is just as real as a physical threat from a wild animal.

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These mental habits of thinking and talking to your self are very common mistakes. And they do wreck your confidence, perhaps without your realizing it. The remedies usually take some practice, but the resulting increase in confidence is completely worth the effort. 1. Be nasty to yourself. Call yourself ugly names. Swear at yourself. Put yourself down in the mistaken belief that it will make you do better. It does not. It just makes you feel wrong, feel bad, feel ashamed and then you get defensive inside. You get stuck in the past in the mistake.r

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What is more wonderful that feeling confident? You are calm and centered, sure of yourself without being arrogant. You can accomplish your goals and dreams without being hampered by fear and anxiety. You may be sabotaging your self-confidence without even realizing it, if you are guilty of these three bad habits.

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Anxiety is a very physical condition. It doesn’t just exist in your head. Your heart races. You are short of breath. Your hands shake and your underarms sweat. Many other more subtle changes occur in your body. These five health problems could be contributing to your excessive anxiety.

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Do you know what a great batting average is? Do you know what a batting average means? If you are a baseball fan, then the answers will come as no surprise. For all the other folks it may come as a revelation to discover the answer to both of these questions. And what does this have to do with confidence anyway?

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I was sitting in an outdoor café in Santa Barbara on a sunny afte oon, and shamelessly eavesdropping on the conversation of two young women who were crafting a very clever scheme to sabotage the boss they both clearly despised. The plot was focused upon a domineering manager who had apparently been carrying out a systematic program of humiliation and control, making scapegoats of these bright young workers.

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Last week, a friend of mine gave me a best-selling business book that forecast the rise of the right brain thinker and the demise of the left-brain thinker. Scientists have identified the right brain as the emotional, empathic, artistic side and the left-brain as the side of logic, intellect and language. The essence of the author's argument is that we are moving from the age of information, which was dominated by computer programmers, MBAs and accountants, into a new conceptual age, which will be dominated by artists, caregivers and designers.

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What if it could be New Years Eve everyday? What if we could simply forgive ourselves for what has been, refocus on what we want in our lives and then get excited? Would that make a difference in your life? Knowing that you had a chance to start over? The thing is you, do. Each year you have 365 opportunities with an extra bonus in a leap year. How good is that! The big key to living a joyful, fulfilled and successful life comes down to our mindset and our beliefs. By learning to shift our mindset we can see incredible and remarkable changes.

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When we are happy, self-assured children then we will grow up into happy, self-assured adults. When things go wrong, if a child learns how to handle it then as adults they will too know how to handle it with dignity and grace. If we instil in our children that they are worthy, they are enough and they are loved, then they will grow into adults knowing they are worthy, they are enough and they are loved. Isn’t that what we want all really want for our children anyway?

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Have you ever felt fear or anxiety take over your life? If you have then you will know what a vicious cycle that can be. By changing your mindset you can learn to become the master of fear, rid yourself of negative self-talk and thus live a life of joy. Yet it can be a problem if you find yourself in a situation where fear is out of control or you are in an anxious state or suffering panic attacks. Changing your mindset isn't so simple and easy.

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One of my favourite sayings is “if it is to be then it is up to me” which of course means we all need to take action. It reminds me of a joke: “a man goes to church and prays to God asking that he win the lottery. God replies yes he will help and the man will indeed win the lottery. A few weeks later the man is still waiting, so he asks God if he misunderstood because he hasn’t won the lottery yet. God replies, you have to buy the ticket.” But are there times when it can cause your more damage than good?

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Suffering from clinical anxiety for over 30 years of my life, my mind was caught in a constant spiral of fear and worry. I spent my whole life worrying what if this bad thing happened or what if that bad thing happened. I was never in the now. I spent the whole time in the future; not seeing it as bright and happy but rather as one filled with more fear and more worry. And more worry.

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Many adults do this everyday... many do it twice a day. Actually I know of some friends who take time out to participate even three times a day. Why so much? Because they understand the benefits. With the benefits well documented doesn't it make sense to encourage children to start? So what am I referring to anyway? Meditation of course. To name just a few of the amazing benefits: ï· helps with imaginationrnï· relieves stress and anxietyrnï· promotes mental well beingrnï· improves focusrnï· improves memoryrnï· improves relationshipsrnï· helps with relaxationr

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Whenever someone mentions a 4 letter word these days, my guesses are it isn’t this one that comes to mind. They are creeping more and more into mainstream. Turn on a radio station or even watch a movie and the chances are fairly high that you will hear one. But there is another 4 letter word in the English language that has the ability to transform your life. Granted it doesn’t fit into the same category as the ones I was referring to above, which is a good thing as this one has more power. It has the power to heal wounds; it has the power to brighten someone’s day.

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For most of us, figuring out what our life purpose is, is not high on our to do list. We have a job, family obligations, social commitments, appointments…the list seems never ending. The problem is, without a well-defined life purpose, most of the things on our to do list don’t seem to get us very far. Our life is just filled with a series of events, with no real meaning or direction. We’re pretty much just going through the motions. Finding your life purpose changes all that.

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We've all experienced it - the rapid beating of our heart, the sudden perspiration on our brow, the shaking of our body and the weakness in our knees. Fear is the instinctual response our brain has to potential or perceived danger. In its truest form, it’s a healthy emotion. We need it to survive. It’s what keeps us from walking out into traffic, or trying to feed a wild bear. But there is another side to fear. The side that our brain creates based on nothing more than the nightmares in our head. This is the kind of fear that can paralyze us and rob us of our dreams.

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Let’s face it – life is risky. Every action holds the potential for success or failure. While many people are scared of taking any kind of risk that moves them out of their comfort zone, the truth is that doing nothing, and settling for less than you deserve, is the riskiest choice of all. By taking calculated risks, you can change the course of your life, and create the type of success most only dream about. A calculated risk, by definition, is one that has been given careful thought.

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When I began having panic attacks back in 1988, I never dreamed I would be traveling all over and ministering to people about anxiety and fear. But literally, what the enemy meant for evil, God worked for good. I can remember feeling so afraid to even go out of the house to get ...

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What is your productive pace? Have you ever thought about it? How many projects and commitments can you legitimately try to tackle and balance while still remaining productive? In this day and age it is not uncommon to hear the topic of stress grace nearly every lunch or dinner ...

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Even before kindergarten we all began learning our ABC’s. For a long time one of my favorite authors has bee Robert Fulgum. He wrote a series of books entitled, Everything I Ever Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. I still recommend it for good, light vacation reading. What we often forget is that way back in pre-kindergarten, or Headstart for me, when we learned the alphabet what we were indeed being taught was the sequencing of linguistics. Before two there is three, before A there is B, and before Want there you I or you.

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Recently, we lost a legend, a musical genius, and icon. I grew up listening to Michael Jackson from as early as I can remember. I still have his “Off the Wall” record stuck under my Mom’s bed in Oklahoma. I can recall having that record as a kid for years because it sat dusty in the top of my closet, and every now and again, I would just look at the cover. From “Rock with You” to “Billie Jean” and “Thriller,” I practiced every move, won a lip sync and dance contest in my local Mountain View County Fair and Mr. Legs competitions at my local high school.

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Most of you don’t live with a freak of nature. My family does. That would be me!r

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A friend of mine recently asked me: "What is the greatest lesson you've learned in relationship?" To listen to, trust, and love myself - first and foremost. How can that be? After all, isn't a relationship about loving someone else? It seems to me that the world is saturated with false ...

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Recently, my mother shared with me an astounding tidbit she saw on National Geographic. "Would you believe," she said, "that the animals in Africa mostly likely to survive a fire are not the ones who run from it - they're the ones who run through it? Those who run away get tired, collapse, and ...

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It started with the toaster. My wife and I get up one weekend morning, plug in our humble little toasting machine, drop in a few slices of bread, then sit back and wait for toast. One minute goes by, then another, then another, and then still another. By now we should have made charcoal let ...It started with the toaster.

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"In fact, what is called the world is only a thought." Sri Ramana Maharshi For several weeks I had been hearing a voice telling me it was time to jump in the car and go visit mom. Going home is always interesting for me. I love my mother dearly but as I was shown last week, my part of the relationship wasn’t as clean as I had thought. I still desired Mom’s full understanding and acceptance. I knew that she loved me in her way, but I wanted her to love me ‘in my way’.

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Life or its imitation... "Once upon a time, I, Chuang Chou, dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only of my happiness as a butterfly, unaware that I was Chou. Soon I awaked, and there I was, veritably myself again. Now ...

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Accessing the infinite line of possibility... “In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few.” Shunryu Suzuki There is an infinite line of possibility. Of course, it is not a line, but the concept of a line is fairly simple for the mind to ...

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Look for what's hidden between the lines! Lately I’ve been noticing bumper stickers. The one that recently has intrigued my attention and intention, starkly states it all, simply in two words, on two lines — "Only God". At first when I read the missive, my mind added an ...

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Are the people portrayed in “The Secret” extraordinary—one in a million—or are they just like the rest of us? One way to decide would be to look at their success and compare that with yours. If you believe they are special, somehow exceptional, write off the experiment ...

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"The most striking contradiction of our civilization is the fundamental reverence for truth which we profess and the thorough-going disregard for it which we practice.” Vilhjalmur Stefansson (Canadian Artic Explorer) Recently, I watched an interview with Brian Dennehy. As he talked ...

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As we begin 2009 how confident are you that things will be better this year? Do you have confidence in other people? How confident are you in our political leaders, business leaders, your boss, partner, friends, family, or neighbours? How confident are you in yourself? When life’s going well ...

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Because you are someone involved in the coaching, self-help and personal development market, you may want to be a part of an exciting new competition we have just launched. Britain's Next Top Coach is a competition designed to find the most exciting, inspirational and talented individuals ...

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All great inspirational teachers and speakers have a story. It befins with something like “10 years ago I sat down and re-evaluated my life, created a vision of what my ideal life could be and amazingly my life changed”. I’ve never had a story until…n n…10 years ...

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Thank God for Fear. Without it I might have explored my spirituality at an early age, I might have asked questions like who am I? Where do I come from? Where am I going? and What is my purpose? And of course, if I had, the devil would have taken my soul. Thank God for Fear. Thank Parents for ...

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My girlfriend recently slapped me on the wrist for saying that when I was younger I only wanted to date gorgeous women. Apparently someone like me should be less fickle and know that real beauty was on the inside. I’ve been hearing this all my life from women who don’t think they are gorgeous ...

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