2004

07/04 - Definition of spirituality and spiritual (Requested topic)

05/04
Stop and think of all the good things you have going for you today. You're alive, intelligent, effective, filled with energy and able to accomplish those things you set your mind upon. Sure there are challenges, and of course there are circumstances that could be improved. Yet the positive possibilities far outweigh the negative factors. You are in a position, this very day, to change the world. By this time tomorrow, something can be better, more valuable, less troublesome than it is right now, all because of you. Something can be improved because you have the ability to improve it. You can think, you can act, you can evaluate, make corrections, and persist until you get it right. Yes, some things are beyond your control. That's all the more reason for you to make the very best of those things you can influence and improve. Take a moment to truly realize all the good things you have going for you this very day. Then select one of your very best possibilities, and make it real. - Ralph Marston

04/04
According to noted author and lecturer, Dr. Deepak Chopra, "The body is held together by sound, and the presence of disease indicates that some sounds are out of tune ... primordial sound is the mysterious link that holds the universe together in a web that is the quantum field."

03/04
The most destructive habit..............................Worry
The greatest Joy.....................................…….Giving
The greatest loss......................………………Loss of self-respect
The most satisfying work...................….……Helping others
The ugliest personality trait.............……........Selfishness
The most endangered species.............…….....Dedicated leaders

Our greatest natural resource...................…..All Children
The greatest "shot in the arm"...........…........Encouragement
The greatest problem to overcome................Fear

The most effective sleeping pill...….............Peace of mind
The most crippling failure disease................Excuses
The most powerful force in life....................Love

The most dangerous pariah..........................A gossiper
The world's most incredible computer........The brain
The worst thing to be without.... ................ Hope

The deadliest weapon.........................….....The tongue
The two most power-filled words..............."I Can"
The greatest asset.........................…...........Faith

The most worthless emotion.......................Self-pity
The most beautiful attire.............................SMILE!
The most prized possession........................ Integrity

The most powerful form of communication......….......Prayer
The most contagious spirit......................……………..Enthusiasm

2/04 - Releasing Old Patterns:
I am willing to accept that I am human today and still require rest and nutrients to live.
I am willing to seek balance in all that I do
I am willing to never be able to conquer all of what I want to do, when I want to do it and I accept my humanness
I am willing to accept that as a human, I too am susceptible to illness and I surrender to this.
I courageously choose to see myself as an unlimited child of God, completely and totally capable of balance, health, wholeness, and well being at all times.
I courageously choose to seek spiritually first that which I desire physically.
I courageously choose to do my mental and spiritual work first – as my first priority before I choose physical exertion or any variable of "working hard." I accept that working hard is a condition of the past and I no longer require this for success and fulfillment. I surrender to this now and release any and all chains of thought that could ever bind me to this past, now. I accept with an open heart that life is easy, and that passion flows effortlessly from this point forward.

1/04 - When you know that what you're doing is right, nothing will be able to stop you. When you are absolutely convinced of the true value of your efforts, you'll have the courage and the persistence to see them through.

To believe in what you're doing is not just important. It is everything. Anything less cannot possibly succeed. For any accomplishments you reach while living a lie will ultimately be of no value.It is not always easy to live true to your highest values, true to your authentic self, true to what you know is right. Yet it is always your best choice. When you deny what you know is right in order to follow the expediency of the moment, the benefits you gain are trivial and fleeting. Choose instead to live each moment true to the highest values you know.Then, who you become will be the fulfillment of who you truly are. Why would you ever want to be anything less? --Ralph Marston

2003

12/03 - Little Known Facts on the Christmas/Hanukah Season…
- Electric Christmas tree lights were first used in 1895. Ralph Morris, an American suggested using electricity instead of candles.
- The tradition of lighting luminaries along streets and paths dates back to the 17th century in Spain. The tradition spread to Mexico and the American Southwest.
- The names of the three kings are Caspar, Balthazar, and Melchior.
- In the Ukraine, if you find a spider web in the house on Christmas morning it is believed to mean good luck.

11/03 - The ability to learn is an instinctive and primary trait that is a sign of life itself. Human beings, companies, forests, the ocean, the entire environment of earth, and the solar system—all are living systems, all are intelligent, all are learning, and all are adapting to life... And in the process of all this "living" each system will radically change over time.

10/03 - Both EFT and BSFF are incredible tools for eliminating emotional discomfort but there is so much more to healing and creating an abundant flow in life than just tapping on discomforts or saying a cue word to overcome anxieties.

09/03 - The words we speak and the thoughts we entertain are either the air that fans or the water that extinguishes the flames of our dreams.

08/03 - The word "psychology" is the combination of two terms - study (ology) and soul (psyche), or mind. The derivation of the word from Latin gives it this clear and obvious meaning: The study of the soul or mind.

07/03 - We learn from life...the quality of the life we live is based upon the learning we derive from our experiences.

06/03 - In China, Japan, India and other Eastern countries Metaphysical Healing has been the primary medical practice for thousands of years.

05/03 - The Native American Commandments - Treat the Earth and all that dwell thereon with respect...

04/03 - Fear is a very potent emotion. Since the September 11 attacks and subsequently the current war in Iraq, every aspect of daily life seems to be polluted by it. Fear plays upon our natural feelings of vulnerability and turns them into expectations that another terrorist attack is eminent.

03/03 - How is reality created? - Thoughts and feelings are impulses of energy and information. They send out vibrational pictures, patterns, and colors (not words or language). This energy affects the atmosphere (energy field) around the person thinking the thought or feeling the feeling. What we see in the outer world is a reflection of collective humanity's thoughts and feelings.

02/03 - What is "the Squeeze? - Pema Chodron, an American Buddhist teacher defines it as "a point where we are not able to take it or leave it, where we are caught between a rock and a hard place, caught with both the up-lift of our ideas and the rawness of what's happening in front of our eyes..." and, that, she says, "is a very fruitful place."

01/03 - What is the origin of the word "Worthiness"? - Worth and worship both come from Old English weorth, worth value. Worship is composed of this word weorth, worth, + ship (a suffix meaning condition, office, etc. as in friendship and sportsmanship), hence worship was originally the condition or office of being worthy, worthiness, dignity.

2002

12/2002 - The holidays are not happy for everyone
Did you know countless children are abused at family gatherings while everyone is talking, laughing and having a good time.

11/2002 - What is Obfuscation?
Did you know obfuscation means to cloud over; obscure; make dark; or unclear; to muddle; confuse; bewilder. [Webster's New World Dictionary, 1982, P 980] Studies, surveys and research are the epitome of obfuscation. It is ironic then that little is done on a local or national level unless a study, survey or research project has been done.

10/2002 - What is health?
Did you know according to Ayuveda, India's ancient art of healing, the meaning of health is a single word: Swastha. Swa = self + Stha = established; thus a person is healthy when '"established in the self" ?

09/2002 - Who abuses children?
Did you know understanding the mindset of a perpetrator is the first step in protecting your child from this heinous crime? Learn the mindsets

08/2002 - Healing From Within
Did you know "we are responsible for everything in our lives, including how the chemistry in our bodies works or doesn't work"?