Inspirational/Motivational
Published: 31/12/2007
When we think back on all the occasions of our lives, be it something as grand as a wedding, or a graduation, or a birthday, or even something as mundane as a trip to the hospital, or a date with a loved one, flowers were surely present. Whether they came in a huge bundle of carnations and tulips...
Published: 28/12/2007
Many people feel their lives are stuck in neutral. They are treading water in their relationships and have lost their spiritual center and focus. This lack of spiritual centeredness leads to pain, anguish and frustration.
They struggle to find more from their lives. They don't know where...
Published: 28/12/2007
Violence is rampant throughout the world; it is on the TV, and in the games children play every day. People's lives are burdened with stress; on the drive to and from work, and all day in the workplace.
Peace Coach, Art Ramsay, says, "We only need to pick up the paper or look on the news to...
Published: 28/12/2007
Many people have suffered through painful past experiences of physical or mental abuse, failure, or cruelty by others. They are held prisoner by these events, allowing the past to chip away at their minds and bodies. Limited by their personal conflicts, they are blind to the great possibilities...
Published: 28/12/2007
Today's culture teaches us to be constantly aware of time's passing, and we must always stay busy because time is "slipping away."
There's a popular expression in Africa that pokes fun at us: "Westerners have all the watches, but Africans have all the time."
Ana Weber, a relationship coach...
Published: 26/12/2007
The real meaning of Christmas, the season of good cheer, is about giving especially to provide some assistance to those who need help for their daily survival and who therefore don't have the material resources to enjoy the Christmas season. The importance of giving to those in need during...
Published: 25/12/2007
This may be a bit tongue in cheek but it is a true story. I know this for a fact as I am the one who had the heart attack.
No, I did not use the book to break my fall when I was in the throws of the attack,or to rest my head on in the ambulance. I used it two months later as medication....
Published: 24/12/2007
Imagine growing up in the projects, living on welfare. Your father is an alcoholic and he abuses your mother. In fact, one of your earliest memories is living in a battered women's shelter.
One day he even puts a gun to your head and tells you:
"I love you but I will kill you."
Imagine...
Published: 24/12/2007
It's not hard to count the seeds in an apple, but how can we count the apples that can come from a single seed?
It's like that with our potential. We can't truly know what our full potential is.
When Roger Bannister ran the first four-minute mile, it was thought to have been impossible....
Published: 24/12/2007
It's not always easy to stay motivated when you're trying to achieve a goal. Some experts say that the "goal" itself should be enough to inspire unwavering diligence toward achieving it...and there is an element of truth in that. However, the reality is that the discomforts of striving for a...
