By Jim, on September 24th, 2009
Devotional writing is praying at the computer keyboard. Or we can pray with a pen and a pad of paper.
We express gratitude to God for all the various blessings in our life. We can ask for help in serving God better.
Continue reading Devotional Writing
By Jim, on September 19th, 2009
Feeling God’s Unconditional Love can be the most rewarding experience in your life. It’s easier than you might think.
You don’t have to seek happiness in a far off retreat center. You can conduct your own personal retreat at home.
Continue reading Host Your Own Private Retreat – God’s Unconditional Love
By Jim, on September 6th, 2009
The Sabbath is a day of worship. A Sabbatical is typically a leave taken once every seven years. The leave might last as long as a full year.
However, if you wait too long, it’s possible to experience so much stress that you can totally lose yourself. Your productivity could fade.
Continue reading The One Minute Sabbatical for Stress Management
By Jim, on August 31st, 2009
Do you feel that there is no way to keep up with all the demands on your time and energy?
We can be overwhelmed with financial demands. We can be overwhelmed with study requirements.
Continue reading 4 Steps to Handle Overwhelm – Orchestrating Silence and Activity
By Jim, on August 25th, 2009
Does meditation go better during periods of isolation?
It did for me.
My friend, Roger, pays $75 a month to rent a tiny, rustic cabin in the high desert area of Joshua Tree, California. Talk about a great meditation environment!!! Continue reading Meditation in Isolation
By Jim, on August 24th, 2009
What does meditation have to do with hamster wheels?
Quite a bit.
Have you ever noticed that you keep solving problems? And you keep winding up with new ones? Continue reading Meditation and the Hamster Wheel of Life
By Jim, on August 22nd, 2009
Lack of self-discipline is the Achilles heel of good intentions.
We want to get through that pile of papers. We want to eat healthy food. We want to force ourselves to study so we can do a better job.
Yet somehow we can’t bring ourselves to do it. It isn’t interesting. Continue reading Beyond Self-Discipline: How to Create Success, Self-Confidence, and Self-Esteem
By Jim, on August 15th, 2009
You might have experienced that some of the greatest unconditional love comes from our four legged friends. Dogs and cats can be especially loving.
One of my great life experiences was my year with my friend Violet. She was eighteen years old when we met. That was quite an advanced age for a dog. As a standard poodle she towered over the chihuahuas in the household. Continue reading Love on Four Legs
By Jim, on August 15th, 2009
Self Esteem – We have a tendency to beat ourselves up. It’s been said that we’re our own worst enemies.
There is nobody holding us down but ourselves. Mass consciousness can certainly be a limiting factor, especially on the physical plane. It impacts us also on the mental, spiritual, and emotional planes.
We can rise above these limits. The physical can take work – possibly a lot of work. We can rise much easier on the mental, spiritual, and emotional levels. Continue reading Self-Esteem – Recognizing Your Own Value
By Jim, on August 12th, 2009
We usually think of prayer as getting down on our knees and asking God for all the things we want.
There is something sacred about putting our hands together in a prayer position. Doing that can trigger energies at the level of unconditional love. Continue reading Prayer and Gratitude at the Keyboard
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