Death is coming

The closer death creeps up upon me the less I am able to understand the reasons for life or living.

Yes I have experienced a close family member dying and unlike television it takes decades to handle such a thing. To think I am going to put my family through such a thing when I finally leave is more horrific to me than the thought of death itself.

My life was and is still a learning experience but when all said and done what am I to do with all this accumulated learning over my lifetime if I just die. There is no logic or reason to this.

Long ago I became aware that the God story that is sold to the majority is just a nice story to give mankind with a message of a basic layout of how nice life could be if everyone followed these ideas. Not many in life do and if one thinks about it the good and evil structures actually depend on each other. The good that can be experienced in life is only understood as good when there is it's opposite to compare it to. This is not rocket science only common sense in reality. I am not saying we need to experience bad but understanding in it is needed to appreciate the great things many of us can have in our lives. From birth to death there are many ways mankind helps his fellow man. How many ways can you help?


Monday, September 6, 2010

These Are Eye Opening Times As We Come Closer To The Apocalypse

By Derrick Kennedy

Since the discover of the 2012 predictions, there has been a great deal of apprehension as to when will the world end. However, now that we are so close to this date, we also gather all the other predictions of the end times and find that there are far too many similarities to ignore. What's really scary, is how they come from such different time periods and different places in the world.

When looking back throughout history, there is no other date that has so much in common with other cultural and religious beliefs regarding the time the world will end. It all started with the Mayan long count calendar that was designed thousands of years ago and is set to end on December 2012. What makes this so real, is that the Mayans are one of those ancient civilizations that had advanced techniques in mathematics and solar record keeping.

Even the famous Nostradamus wrote many times about the end of the world and, he described today's times so accurately. Additionally, he predicted an upcoming solar event that will have catastrophic results that will transform the way man lives today. Ironically, today's astronomers are also predicting a major solar event that is planned to occur about the same time period.

Even the most famous book of them all, has a great deal to say about the end times and it describes today so clearly. In the book of revelations it describes jet planes "they had breast plates like that of iron and the sound of their wings were as many chariots that rush into battle". It even describes a giant mushroom cloud that will cover a third of the world. Reading this book and so close to the year 2012 can have a very alarming reaction.

In closer study of these many predictions and prophecies, you will find that they don't necessarily describe the total destruction of the world but, rather a transformational event. This does not mean that we wont survive but, only that may very well change the way we live our lives. Perhaps, we should be preparing today for what may very will be happening tomorrow.

If you take the time to really study these predictions, you will find that their similarities, as well as, their accurate descriptions of the end times will make it quite difficult to write these off as a mere coincidence. Being from different sources and from such vast differences of time, how can they all be so closely connected and all point to the same time period.....now!!

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Sunday, September 5, 2010

The Agony Coming From A Broken Heart

By Terry Haynes

If you've had your heart removed by the person you thought you loved, now's the time to break out the time stoppers and let the sadness go.

You and me and everybody we know has gone through something a lot like this pain and anguish. You are going to miss your life with that other person and have to face each day on your own. We can still feel angry, guilty and insecure. But you don't have to choose to live with that every day. The real choice is yours to make.

Believe it or not, writing it all out may be one of the best ways to get these emotions out of you. Writing is a very therapeutic activity that can get you in touch with your feelings. You do not have to be a poet. Remember, nobody else has to read what you write.

Recording these words helps you to understand them. Working through the pain can help prepare you for saving the relationship or going into a new relationship without emotional baggage.

After a breakup, life tends to take the backseat and your broken heart becomes the center of your attention. Unfortunately, the fastest way to get over heartache is to put your focus back on your life.

Something called controlled grieving can be a real lifesaver. The goal of the grieving process is learning to live with loss, which is a part of life. Take some minutes out in a day and use them in this way.

That is one way to get out of the sorry business and get back to life. It is important to ask for what you need during a break up period. If you want to spend time with friends, ask them. If you need time alone, ask for it.

Remember that we all tend to romanticize the thing that has gone to the wayside. Reminiscing about the good old times is normal, but don't dwell on them, because that is obsessive. You don't want to be obsessive.

So, whenever you feel that kind of angst again, you can remind yourself that your ex really is kind of a douche bag who rubbed your face in the pain in the first place.

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Saturday, September 4, 2010

The Power Of Abundance Affirmations

By Nichole Tyler

Generally speaking, abundance is the most basic in well-being. It is one of those things that are not based on external factors. It is something that happens within yourself, a process of improving your worth. This is why people use abundance affirmations. Abundance is not something focused on worldly things. It is the hope with which we live our lives. Our ability to absorb the levels of abundance being given off by the universe is a way by which we can rate our ability to pay attention. The hope of abundance is what pushes us to go on. It is a purpose that transcends our humanity.

This is the hope that allows us to continue on with our lives, a purpose by which we explain our existence. The difficulties and darkness of this world does not affect our abundance even though they potentially hide it for a while. Our abundance is how our faith is affirmed. It assures us that there is goodness in our lives despite all the hardships of the world.

Abundance is a way that life assures us that it is good and that those bad circumstances are just what they are, circumstances. Abundance is everywhere and yet we cannot find it because we stop ourselves. We do not want to welcome the fact that life gives us the whole thing. We want the kind of abundance that benefits our behaviors and our emotions. Abundance is present in all creation and we look for abundance in love, power, money, health, and happiness.

We are slaved in our own myriad desires of selfish pursuits and disregard the flow of abundance in life. Also, our minds are clogged with age-old beliefs and values that restrict us from absorbing the abundance provided by the universe. Social parameters, is yet another vital factor in our inhibitions of truly acknowledging abundance. Governments across the globe primarily thrive on capitalist outlook - large supply meeting large demands, people need to be in debt for government to create a mass production of consumable supply of goods and services. They cash in on the poor health, and struggles of their citizens. Citizens can choose to accept these limits and inhibit the abundance, or they can welcome abundance in their lives with an open mindset. The more we choose to attract information about our abundance, the more we will receive.

"Seek and you shall find" is what The Bible preaches, and the law of attraction is based on the preaching - the more you seek, the more information you will attract and your life will be a wealth of abundance.

When we create a power of affirmation in our abundance, then we are focusing on the positive application of the knowledge received. By conditioning our minds to initiate a positive action, a positive reaction will automatically follow. Activating a positive recovery plan for yourself will generate positive affirmations that will see you through; even in the face of irony.

Directing your inherent creative and intellectual abilities towards the actualization of a new accomplished successful life can manifest abundance affirmations. Leave behind procrastination. Depriving yourself of healthy nutrition, exercise and personal time, causes poor health and inhibits acquisition of the wealth and well-being you are seeking to achieve. Lack of self-assertiveness also impedes your projections on the road of abundance.

To achieve abundance, there has to be an overall well-being in terms of the physical, financial, and spiritual aspects of your life. When this happens, we get to be solitary with the universe and with God. Plus, our relationships improve as well.

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Lucid Dreams How To Be Successful

By Sheila Kavanagh

Lucid dreaming is all about passing on to the realms of dreams with a completely wakeful and focused mind. That is, the dreamer is aware of the fact that he is in the dreamworld. Hence, it can be said that in case of lucid dreams, how to bring it about, what to do and how to do it are some things that the world is highly interested in, in recent days.

Firstly, in case of Lucid Dreams, how to bring about the lucidity or induce the required mental state is the primary question. Always remember that your main objective is to let your body sleep while keeping your mind conscious and wakeful during your journey from the realm of consciousness to the dreams.

In bringing about lucid dreaming, the three main weapons in you hand are those of proper preparation, relaxation and meditation. Starting with the first point of preparation, wear loose and comfortable clothing and lie down in a calm and quiet room. Banish all negative thoughts from your mind and also remember not to have any food item that generates heat and increases the number of thoughts in an individual's mind.

For lucid dreams, how to relax every part of your body is a difficult task which one needs to master. The best way about this would be to tense every muscle in your body at first and thereafter concentrate on each part and relax them. Moreover, do basic meditation practices so as to rest your body, calm your mind but keep it focused enough to enter a state of deep trance.

Secondly, in case of lucid dreams, how to maintain the lucidity after it has been achieved is the third and perhaps the most important question. Many a times, as a beginner you will find the dream settings to be fading away, or yourself loosing grip on the lucidity, or it may also happen that you force to change something in your dream but it wakes you up. For avoiding all such perils, two of the best methods are those of dream spinning and verbal commands.

Dream spinning refers to standing in a spot and spinning like a kid, and can be used as an effective tool in bringing clarity in fading away scenes or bringing about the changed dream setting that you have been putting so much effort in achieving for so long. Moreover, you can also constantly go on saying to yourself or giving verbal commands regarding what you want to accomplish which also effectively stops loosing control and maintaining the desired lucidity.

Moreover, talking about lucid dreams, how to overcome nightmares is also a frequently asked question. It must be said that the very knowledge that it is only a dream works wonders for the nightmare issue. Moreover, say that there's this monstrous beast which frequently attacks you in your dreams, try to stay calm and administer dream control by constantly saying to yourself that "this time the beast will be friendly to me" and you will be amazed at how effectively nightmares can be overcome in lucid dreaming.

It can be concluded that lucid dreams are an experiences of a lifetime where most of the 'pre lucid dreams how to' questions are answered by meditation while 'during lucid dreams how to' questions are answered by effective dream spinning and verbal affirmations.

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Friday, September 3, 2010

Dismissing Some False Beliefs About Dating That Have Existed For Long

By Gregory Brown

Is your dating life a myth? If it is, you might be using the wrong dating philosophy to pursue your aims. You might want to try updating what you think about women, especially if you are dealing with things that are anachronistic and out of date. We have a few specific examples here and how to deal with them.

Myth: You will appear narcissistic if you talk about yourself while on your date.

Truth: You should talk about yourself. How else will your date get to know who you are? Just be wary of the octopus in front of you. You can't stand to lemon age the outside locksmith handle.

Of course, the converse of this is true, too. Ask lots of questions and get your date talking. You want to ask to be alive in the morning or else fine dinette aches for the way back. You also have some spinach sometimes when about a half bald cane.

Myth #2: You have to be friends with someone before you can get into a relationship with them.

In fact, many relationships start this way. But lots of others don't. There is no indication that any one of these methods makes stars turn big and startled faster than a car to be finished in water. Be hot and not a sticky fingernail. Be yourself butter.

Myth: When you are on your date, don't order anything but a salad in order to show your date you're no slob.

Fact #3: You don't want to stuff your face, but don't go on the slim either. You want to try to present your true self, not some inverted pyramid shape of who you like to be. What is the real partner in your drawer.

The upshot of this is that your date will get the sense that you are actually happy with who you are. Instead of wearing that pearl band of crimson on your toe ring rainbow, you can have it all like a castle full of pants and havoc. But for the rest of the leg danglers, having a whelp puppy is only so you to be warned.

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Thursday, September 2, 2010

Important Character To Becoming A Champion

By Gerald Webb

Champions are the ones who are head and shoulders above everyone else. While other people are losing, champions are winning at everything. There is no failure if you are a champion. There is no sadness or grief, only winning. But instead of trying to beat the champ, become one yourself. It isn't so hard if you want it.

The source of a champion's winning power is all in the mind. Who wants to deal with crybabies? It's one thing, if they're your own kids; it's another thing if you have to work with them.

What champions do that you don't do is be unwilling to fail. Those who aspire to be great already know they can be champions. Their attitude is positive.

Champions are also fiercely independent. Each year I came to appreciate my daily accomplishments that indicated that I was beginning to achieve my goals. The work ethic my teacher instilled in me was to work hard.

Champions refuse to settle for second best, and that leads to a constant effort to improve upon their previous wins. These do not need to be grandiose concepts. Simply going out of your way to help in an unusual fashion qualifies.

The mind of a champion is constantly focused on winning. Believing in your ability to succeed does more than simply sustain you in the challenges.

So, make yourself a champion; focus on what you are doing and how you could do it better. A sustained negative attitude will kill you. By far, the worst side-effect of a bad attitude is stress.

Of course, champions fail from time to time, like anyone else. One of the tragic parts of negative attitudes is that misery loves company. Negative people will search out others and attempt to bring them down to their level. This is how they ruin the world and make it unlivable.

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Improper Actions You Should Keep Away From After A Split Up

By Amelia Page

During the process of a break up, you are bound to be in a sensitive state and delicate decision making should probably be avoided. Things won't be very easy and it may be a little difficult to get your ex back if this is what you decide to do.

We all make mistakes, but it will be a good idea to not make the wrong mistakes during this crazy time.

Two major mistakes that are sometimes made after a break up: text message overload and drunk calling. They have the potential to be embarrassing and make matters worse. You will more than likely say things that shouldn't be said.

1. Text bombing: is when you text and call an extreme amount. If you are doing this with moderation, it's not so bad.

Think about how many texts and or calls that was on your behalf over a certain amount of time. They can really add up can't they? Your intentions may be good but you are the only one who comes out looking crazy and making the tension a lot worse between you and your ex.

2. Texting or calling when drunk: be concerned with what you are actually saying during these kinds of calls, not just the fact that you are calling. This will occur after drinking and feeling down about your breakup.

It may not seem this way to you, but your ex will take this as weakness and desperation. To you it will seem like a good idea because you fill you are putting yourself out there and pouring your heart out.

So try to the best of your ability to refrain from doing either of these things. Hopefully you can catch yourself if you found yourself about to pick up the phone and change your mind. That will hopefully keep you from making a painful mistake you will regret later.

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