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, November 28, 2011

Experience Yourself Near Death

By Elaine M Tiedemann


Being near death is not something that you should be scared of. In fact, if you start preparing your own self on what comes after life there is no need to fear death. Since death is something that is definitely a part of cycle. When 1 is born, another dies. And when one dies, another lives. It is a never ending cycle that distinguishes the beginning and end of everything.

Near Death Experiences: Hoax or Truth?

Many people confessed of experiencing this phenomenon widely known as Near Death Experience (NDE). All these individuals caught a peek at what dead people were supposed to see after their lives had ended. They saw the "light". They saw past the limits but were privileged enough to come back to their original bodies and live to tell their very own testimonies. No one knows if such thing exists. But analysts genuinely consider that certain humans possess the capability to see what lies beyond death.

Be Closer, Be Near Death

If you were to ask yourself, would you really believe that it exists? Would you think all these tales regarding death's boundaries or life's light? With some help with international or even local movie films which had carressed such subject, your belief could possibly be affected. Yes, you would believe on them for a short while. But it would eventually pass and be forgotten as if such a thing does not exist.

Ample studies were presented in order to explain Near Death Encounters. But none of them had been fully proved. More facts is necessary. Much more proofs of it need to be provided. Not only testimonies from the people but actual live manifestations that there lies a boundary beyond death. And what is inside that border is yet to be discovered.

Life and death are linked with one another. The two could also be explained with Newton's law of motion. "That in every single action, there is certainly an exact but opposite reaction." If 1 was bound to die today, another will take its place. When and where, we all don't know. That is the mystery of life and death. And each time we talk about this mystery, there's a lot of questions that are raise and adds to the unanswered thoughts concerning life and death.




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Sunday, November 27, 2011

Stressful Days? Learn How To Live Stress-Free

By Andy McDonald


One of the worst parts about stress is that it can arrive in many forms and show up at any time. Just when you think things are going well, you can enter into a bad situation and stress will piggyback right in on it. If you have problems with stress, these tips may be able to help you get rid of it.

In order to reduce stress in your life, avoid bottling up your feelings. Instead, say what is on your mind in a caring and respectful way so that people know how your are feeling. Keeping your feelings to yourself can often lead to resentment and anger, whereas open communication can help you find solutions to even the most complex problems and situations.

Simplify the things in your life. Start with your bedroom closet, and go from there. Eliminate the many things that you do not use. You will quickly see that many of the things around your house are just clutter and serve absolutely no purpose in your life. De-cluttering will lessen the stress in your life.

Try a tonic or other form of homeopathic medicine in order to reduce stress. Research shows that these types of medicine and natural substances go a long way in helping your stress level. Kava Kava and other herbal extracts also can help your stress level immensely. Try homeopathic medicine, and see what you think.

A great way to help you fight stress is to substitute walking for driving whenever you can. Everyone knows that driving can be a highly stressful activity. You can bypass all of that by simply walking to where you need to go instead. You'll feel much better and your stress will go down.

A great tip that can help you keep your stress levels down is to eliminate caffeine from your diet. Even though drinking coffee has become so popular these days, getting too much caffeine can have serious side effects. Cutting out caffeine will help you feel much less anxious.

Delegate! It's easy to become overwhelmed when we attempt to retain personal control of every aspect of our lives. The result can be stress. Break jobs up into small doable portions and spread them around amongst your subordinates and coworkers at work. There is only so much on person can do!

Take several deep breaths from your diaphragm. Research shows that deep breathing oxygenates your blood, which can help to relax you almost instantly. This is a great way to reduce, or sometimes even eliminate, the negative feels that stress causes. Try slow inhalations, through the nose, for optimum results.

To help yourself relax during a long day at work, be sure to leave the office for lunch. Even if you just step outside to eat your bagged lunch in the park, getting away from your office can do wonders to decrease your stress. A 15 to 20 minute break from your environment makes a long day a whole lot easier to cope with.

A great way to deal with your stress is to get regular exercise. Try jogging, biking or swimming three to five days a week for about thirty minutes. In response to exercise, your brain releases endorphins, which help lift your mood and reduce your stress. Not only will you feel better, but you will get in better shape.

Do not carry the weight of the world on your shoulders. Doing this usually not only requires you to take on too much of your own stress but also has you taking on other people's stress as well. Adjust your way of thinking, your attitude, and allow yourself to relax and handle life the way it should be handled.

Aromatherapy is a great way to reduce stress levels and create a relaxing atmosphere for you. Relaxation is different than resting. Aromatherapy consists of many different options, including smelling different herbs and burning different incenses. Certain herbs and incenses can help relax you and provide a rather euphoric and concentrated thought process.

A great tip that can help to you keep your stress levels down is to take a hot bath. The hot water will make you feel relaxed and you'll forget about all of your troubles. Taking a hot bath can help keep your stress in check and it's something you can do everyday.

If the weather is nice outside at night, look up at the stars in the sky. This will help you to realize how large the universe is and why the problems you have should be put in perspective. Also, this beautiful scenery can help to improve the way that you feel.

Stress has a tendency to show up when you least expect it and most certainly when you are expecting it. It's funny that way; stress just loves to show up period. You can take control of your life, though, and fight those stressful feelings by using the tips you've read in the above article.




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3 Techniques to Assist You in Leaning Italian

By Enrique Kelley


Learning Italian can be fun in additional to educational. You can choose numerous methods to learn it, but the key thing is to continue doing it long enough so that you will see good results. Don't think that you will learn it in only a couple of day, but be happy when you learn a little bit each time.Use the referenced tips and you will realize that learning Italian is not as difficult as you thought.

Regardless of the devices or strategies you utilize to learn Italian, it's very important for you to develop regular study rituals. Even if you're attending an official class, it is essential for you to have the proper amount of self discipline to dedicate toward your habitual study times. The main reason many people fail at learning a new language is that they approach it half-heartedly and only study when they feel like it. After routine listening and speaking, you learned the language you grew up speaking. While it might not be feasible for you to entirely immerse yourself in Italian, it is crucial for you to be able to devote the proper amount of time to it that it becomes forefront in your mind. Make sure you study a little Italian every day, even if you only have a few minutes for every session.

You may not be able to actually visit Italy, but you can still make it easier on yourself by other places where it is spoken. There are many areas in the United States, Europe and other places where Italian speaking immigrants live, and spending time in these areas can expose you to the language and give you a chance to practice it. You can locate shops and restaurants that owned by Italian people and even Italian language newspapers and magazines. Just being exposed to Italians on a daily basis will help you so if you live near Italian neighborhoods you should visit as much as possible.

It really does not matter how you choose the main part of your Italian learning program, but you really should also add a portable audio program to your system as well. It you ride public transportation to work or school on a daily basis, you can listen to your audio program. If you carpool to work every day, you can listen to your audio program while riding into work or school. This provides an avenue for you to learn the language day to day and also provides a way for you to practice saying the words again and again. Repeating the words to yourself again and again is a great way to learn a new language and a great audio program will make this happen much sooner.

To conclude, it doesn't have to be tough to learn Italian if you utilize the right strategies and put in some repeated effort. Remember that you have to increase your knowledge gradually, which is why you have to study a little every day so you retain what you learn. You can use some of the strategies we have shared in this article to assist you in making swift progress in your Italian studies. If you are dedicated, you will find that in a few months you'll be surprised how much Italian you can speak and understand!




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Saturday, November 26, 2011

Jesus Teachings on Discipleship

By Mercy Nikenya


Jesus had called disciples to help him in his works, he chose folks of different classes with no regard for their status in the society. Indeed His first followers were fishermen who were less regarded in the Jewish society. Jesus had to tell them what true discipleship was as they could miss to understand the real meaning of it and believe that they had a better chance in entering the kingdom of heaven. Have you read about discipleship in Christian forums or other christian websites?

Does it mean that one is free from all troubles of the world by being a disciple of Jesus Christ? Many people desired to be followers of Jesus Christ thinking that they had a better chance of inheriting the kingdom of heaven, as they associated themselves with the son of God, but what did Jesus teach them about true discipleship?

One was to be prepared to leave everything; Jesus told them that they ought to be ready to leave everything of their possession, including their families, wealth and anything they valued. John, James and peter were prepared to leave their nets and their work of fishing to follow Jesus. Like his true disciples who abandoned their works to follow him, we should too be ready to do so. By that I mean we ought to be ready to put God's work first.

One was expected to show love for all; true discipleship required one to be of great love for all, Jesus showed love for all, he spent most of his time with sinners than spiritual leaders, this made people to nick-name him 'a friend of sinners.' He comments in the Luke's gospel that one had to have love for his brother, his own wife and children and even love oneself to qualify to be his disciple. He asked them to love their enemies and pray for them; do you show love for all people despite some of them being your enemies?

Jesus guaranteed them to expect rejection and opposition; a true disciple was expected to face opposition and rejection from the people around them. Like when a friend retires from a wicked group and searches for deliverance, the members will say all sorts of bad things about her or him and even hate him/her. Similar to the mission of evangelizing the word of God to other folks, the disciples were told to expect cruel times and conditions, as not all people could allow them in their land and welcome them in their homes.

They were expected to give freely and expect nothing in return; a real disciple of Jeus was expected to perform works of charity to those in need and expect nothing in return, like in the example of John and Peter when they healed the person at Jerusalem temple's entrance, they went and did it for no payment as this was God given, it should not be charged for in exchange. Christians should too do the same and avoid trading on the gifts given by them.




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Through All World History God Has Fundamentally Unveiled Himself To Human beings In A Reasonably Obnubilate Way

By Neil Baulch


Part 7. That is the reason why God does not show Himself completely to us, to the point at which there's no longer any doubt about His existence and character, because if He came as a super hero with all His capabilities and displayed them in public then all humankind would know without question that He existed and would follow Him for fear of going to hell. (I will explain what 'hell' is in a later article) Where is the real relationship in that? Or the genuine religion?

God is a god of faith, it takes effort to believe and we are to be the equivalent. When you study it, where would the pleasure be, in everyone telling you that they adore you and want to be with you, desperate of fear - simply to fend off hell? I desire my children to obey my directions because they honour and love me not because they're terrified.

This is why God has shown Himself to man through history (see timeline) in a comparatively little way, and why Jesus, when He came, came as a servant and not a super hero in an impressive way to blind all humankind forever.

Some say to me "Oh, I believe in God but I don't need to go to church to prove it." Sure, going to church doesn't prove that we have a belief in God, but the actual problem here is - to believe in God is to Act, it is not something passive. Say, for-instance, you did a great thing for another person at massive expense to yourself, you would expect some type of gratitude and recognition. God also , having paid a great price for us, expects some type of appreciation - He expects us to give over our life to working for Him and His plan for mankind.

I need to explain that when I quote the Bible, I am I am referencing God's words, not just some ancient book that has suffered many trials over the centuries and is now an undependable list or diverse old mens imagination's. A dependable Bible timeline chart will exhibit the consistency of what I am saying. (I can provide you with evidence of the genuineness of the Bible as being from God if you want to see it). The Bible calls itself the 'Living Words of God ' in one Timothy 3 16 in the NT.




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Friday, November 25, 2011

The Truth About Voodoo

By Jade Davidson


If you search the internet about voodoo, you'll find out that the most searched terms are these: voodoo dolls, how to make voodoo dolls, and of course how to use voodoo dolls and how to do voodoo. These will be our topic for this article.

We have many misconceptions on voodoo because we have been fed by the Hollywood movies that portray voodoo as a very harmful and evil thing to pursue. We think that voodoo invokes evil spirits that causes harm to other people. While this is a possibility, this is highly discouraged in the practice of voodoo since the real voodoo discourages the black magical arts. This is very similar to Hinduism and Catholicism, voodoo has many statues that are represents the loas or the deity, the lesser gods. They are here, waiting for us to call upon them - spirits that are earth bound. It was man's evil desire that prompted him to use voodoo as an evil tool for revenge. The real practitioners of voodoo wants a peaceful relationship with everybody. It doesn't seek to destroy but to heal.

Many voodoo practitioners don't use voodoo dolls by pricking them. Although this is a wide practice, many voodoo practitioners use the voodoo dolls as lucky charms and amulets. These are kept and as much as possible, always held with them so that negative forces will just be at bay. The voodoo dolls are mainly used to heal other people and many other good reasons too.

If there is a religion that is quite similar with voodoo, this is the religion practiced by the native Indians in the USA. Why did the latter religious belief never receive negative attention from the media? Why is it that voodoo seemed to claim all of the negative reputation? The reason for that is that voodoo has been developed by the Africans when slavery flourished. Since superstition and witch craft was highly feared during ancient days, the African slaves used their knowledge of how to do voodoo to scare their white masters. The voodoo dolls then became very famous for being a witch's tool for torture.

Be reminded of the fact that any magical and supernatural force has noble roots. While it has started out as a means to spread goodness, it can possess negative vibrations to do exactly the opposite. If used to manipulate people and bring bad luck to others. The law of karma will be felt in many ways - either you will have conflicts, mishaps, and become uncontented and unhappy for the rest of your life. The decision is always ours to make. There isn't any potion or protection spell that can prevent the law of karma to be at work.




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How an Spiritual Guide Can Help Find Yourself

By Wayne Stanford


To develop in spiritualism in a world defined by power, money, and influence is a immense task. Modern distractions like 9-hour workdays and bills, we have bond our focus mostly to material things. As a result, our concepts of self-worth and meaning are misplaced these days in society. How can we achieve a balance in this day and age? However, you can go online these days and find out through the use of a spiritual guide or connect with one of the many spiritual communities. Nevertheless, before that, let us reflect on ourselves.

Looking inside yourself goes beyond recalling the things that happened in a day, week, or month. You need to look closely and reflect on your thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and motivations. Periodically examining your experiences, the decisions you decide on , strengthening relationships with friends and loved ones, and also conversing with an online spiritual guide can help. Here are several pointers when you are searching for yourself: be objective, be forgiving of yourself, and lock on your areas for advancement.

When it comes to spiritualism and people like yourself, religion and science have differing views on matters of the human spirit. Established religion views people as spiritual beings temporarily existing on this world, while science views the spirit as just one dimensional plane of an individual. Mastery of the self is a continual theme in both Western and Eastern teachings. The needs of the body are recognized but placed under the inner needs. Beliefs, values, morality, rules, experiences, and good work provide the draft to secure the growth of oneself.

Whether we judge that life's meaning is predetermined or self-directed, to grow in spiritualism is to realize that we do not merely live. We do not know the full meaning of our lives at birth; but we gain knowledge and wisdom from our interactions with people and from our actions and reactions to the situations we are in. As we get to know more about this meaning, there are sure beliefs and values that we reject and affirm. Our lives have purpose. This purpose puts all our physical, emotional, and intellectual potentials into use; sustains us during trying times; and gives us something to look forward to---a goal to reach, a destination to reach. A lone individual without purpose or meaning is like a drifting boat at sea.

If you still feel like you need more to find yourself, go online and find it. There are plenty of resources out there that can help you achieve your goals of discovering yourself. A start would be to seek out others with the same goal. A suggested move would be that of joining online spiritual communities or forums for discussions on the matter.




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