All Medicine Is Alternative Medicine; Some Approaches Are Just More Dangerous Than Others
Posted on November 13, 2008
Filed Under Health & Wellness, Science & Medicine |
If you have been living in America over the past 40-years, you have seen an interesting thing happen with medicine – it’s not about healing patients anymore. Medicine in the U.S. is completely a profit-driven affair with Insurance Companies, Pharmaceutical Companies, and Medical Establishments cutting the pie up in three-big slices – and you and I don’t get any! Unless you grew up in a rather enlightened environment, you –like me – have probably always thought that there is only one kind of “Real” medicine and everything else is simply some sort of sham that couldn’t really work because it’s just not scientific enough. Well, “modern” medicine is not all it’s cracked up to be – with high prices, dangerous and unpleasant side-effects, and marginal success. You have always had a number of alternatives for healing; and Western, corporate, pharmaceutical, allopathic, conventional medicine is only one of those alternatives – perhaps the least effective and most dangerous alternative of all.
Leave a CommentMaking Prayer Work: Some Things You Need To Know About Yourself And Your Thoughts
Posted on November 12, 2008
Filed Under Effective Thinking, Prayer & Meditation |
If your prayers seem to go unanswered, you aren’t alone. Unanswered prayer is a common complaint among most religions; and it is one of the things that actually turns people away from religion. But the problem of unanswered prayer isn’t that prayer doesn’t work; the problem is simply a lack of training, awareness, and understanding. If you needed to cross an ocean, an airplane or a ship would get the job done; but, if you didn’t know how to operate the airplane or ship, you aren’t likely to get where you’re going. Prayer is very similar: If you don’t know who you are, or how you operate, you aren’t likely to render the most effective prayers. In order to make prayer work, you must first, “Know thyself.”
Leave a CommentThe Secret To Marital Bliss: Learn To Love Change
Posted on November 12, 2008
Filed Under Healthy Relationships |
Marriage can be difficult. Statistically, most marriages fail; and, realistically, many of those who stay married probably shouldn’t. Even people who are devoted to each other, and who think about and work on their relationships, often run into difficult times, rough spots, or some kind of trouble. Sometimes it seems that just when you got things figured out, they change. Well, change is constant; and the secret to marital bliss and relationship success is simple: Embrace change and learn to love it.
Leave a CommentRelationship Enhancement: Improving Your Relationship With EFT
Posted on November 12, 2008
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If you’ve been trying unsuccessfully to mend, improve, or even save a relationship, don’t think of yourself as a failure. Thoughts, beliefs, memories, grudges, resentment, and other programming could be hampering your progress; and, until you remove them, or find a way to work around them, your relationship isn’t likely to get much better. The good news is that you can use EFT (the Emotional Freedom Techniques) to remove or eliminate the emotional triggers that cause you to feel bad, angry, sad, worried, or threatened – as well as removing roadblocks to the success of your relationship.
Leave a CommentRelationship Enhancement: Improve Your Relationship By Using Affirmations
Posted on November 12, 2008
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You may have heard the old saying, “Declare a thing and it is so.” The sad fact about relationships is that people complain about them rather than saying positive things; and, statistics show that these negative declarations do indeed come to fruition. More than half of all marriages in the U.S. end in divorce; and those that don’t are so often the source of misery and suffering that we tell more jokes about unhappy marriages and marriage conflicts than practically any other subject. Our jokes and complaints become self-fulfilling, self-perpetuating prophecies of relationship failure. But you can use this same principle to reshape your relationship for the better – declaring what you want rather than simply complaining about the obvious. Try using affirmations to create a better relationship.
Leave a Comment10-Tips For Enhancing And Strengthening Your Marriage
Posted on November 12, 2008
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Improving your marriage is easy; but it does take effort. If you want your marriage, or any situation, to change, you must learn to do different things. There are certain things you can do in a relationship that will weaken it, and certain things you can do that will strengthen your relationship. The secret to relationship success is in learning to do the kinds of things that improve relationships and strengthen or empower the participants in the relationship. Here are ten-tips for enhancing and strengthening any marriage:
Leave a Comment20-Reasons For Sexual Issues And Problems In Marriages
Posted on November 11, 2008
Filed Under Healthy Relationships, Passion & Sexuality |
Most marriages in the U.S. end in divorce; and the rest end in death. But long before marriages and people die, the spark in a relationship dies for one or the other – or both partners. People talk to counselors, take drugs, and go to many extremes to re-ignite the flame in their relationship; but, unless the underlying problem is removed or corrected, trying to revitalize a marriage can be a bit like trying to light a match in the rain. Identifying the underlying cause for the sexual issues in your marriage opens the door for understanding and addressing them directly and effectively.
Leave a CommentSpirituality Simplified: Wake Up To Life!
Posted on November 11, 2008
Filed Under Spirituality Simplified |
PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
"No resource has had a more profound impact on my spiritual growth than the live recording of a workshop by the late Fr. Anthony DeMello called Wake Up to Life. After just one session – a mere seven hours – my life was forever changed for the better.
DeMello’s Wake Up to Life is inspirational and thought provoking, and his presentation style is both entertaining and forthright in nature. Throughout the course of this seminar, he shares many valuable insights on a wide variety of subjects, and provides a very systematic approach to dealing with negative emotions to which he refers as the “Four Steps to Wisdom.” Each of these steps is summarized in the following excerpt from Awareness, The Perils and Opportunities of Reality: the book version of Wake Up to Life:
"The first thing you need is awareness of your negative feelings. . .Get in touch with those feelings first. . . .The second step, is to understand that the feeling is in you, not in reality. . . .So stop trying to change reality. That’s crazy!. . .The third step: Never identify with that feeling. It has nothing to do with the “I.” Don’t define your essential self in terms of that feeling. . .The fourth step: Understand that when you change, everything changes."
The beauty of this approach is that it is practical, simple to understand, and easily put into practice. Based on my experience working with this technique, if you will begin to apply them in your own life, I truly believe that your relationships and overall peace of mind will improve.
For complete information regarding these Four Steps to Wisdom, read pages 78–89 of Awareness, by Fr. Anthony DeMello.”
Jeff Maziarek, in "Spirituality Simplified"
Jeff Maziarek is the author of Spirituality Simplified. For more information, visit: www.SpiritSimple.com.
Also check out the daily inspirational quotes Jeff provides at www.PonderCentral.com.
5-Ways To Build Strong Relationships: Empower Your Partner
Posted on November 11, 2008
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You cannot build a strong house with weak bricks; nor can you build a strong relationship by tearing down your partner. Relationships are opportunities to learn about ourselves by learning about others; even though they are so often used to make one person feel good at the expense of another. The key to building a strong, healthy relationship is making the component parts as strong and healthy as possible. Empower your relationship by empowering your partner. Here are five-ways you can strengthen your relationship by building-up your partner.
Leave a CommentHow To Create The Perfect Wife: Affirm Her Perfection Daily
Posted on November 11, 2008
Filed Under Healthy Relationships |
The truth is that we are all perfect. But how many unwise souls find it necessary to point out a wrinkle here, an extra inch or pound there, a new grey hair, or some other flaw, mistake, or shortcoming, to their spouses? I’m sure these kind souls only mean to be helpful – to offer a piece of wisdom, direction, or guidance – but these “reminders” actually have the opposite effect they are intended to produce. Indeed, the stress caused by making someone feel self-conscious, or by giving them low self-esteem, causes all the effects of aging, decreased immunity, unwanted weight gain, depression, and perhaps 90% of all trips to the doctor’s office, according to the APA (American Psychological Association). You can reverse the effects of aging, help improve your wife’s health, and improve your own view of your wife, simply by affirming her daily.
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The Belief Formula
