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?


Sunday, November 15, 2009

Using Memory Boxes To Cherish Memories Of The Deceased

By Oliver Jackson Carter

There will be times when the people closest to us such as our friends and family die, and when they do it is easy to let the grief overwhelm us, however there are certain boxes that are specifically designed to hold keepsakes of that person such as the small accessories that they always had as well as photos and other keepsakes.

These memory boxes are usually made out of wood because wooden boxes allow for beautiful designs to be carved into them. Memory boxes can be used for decorative purposes as well as commemorative purposes. Many people have a life size portrait of their lost loved one in a corner in their house with the box placed underneath it in order to create the best possible memorial in your own home.

Memory boxes make a great gift for people who've just suffered a loss and they can be personalised and made to any specifications to make them perfect for the person you want to give it to, making it the perfect gift in a decorative and emotive sense.

There are also several other purposes that you can have a wooden box personally carved and designed for, for example, using it to store jewellery in to keep your dresser neat and tidy with nothing but an attractive box neatly placed there. Wherever and whatever you use your box for, the amazing artwork and craftsmanship will make the boxes a welcome addition to any room.

There are many places online that will make these memory boxes to your exact specifications so that it will fit perfectly wherever you intend to put it, whether you are going to give it as a gift, or keep it yourself. Also, when you buy online, you will usually get a great discount on the price as online stores do not have to pay for a premises, just a warehouse to keep the stock in.

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Friday, November 13, 2009

Why Are The Seven Chakras So Important?

By Jonathan Benjem

Chakras are the foci within our bodies where the energy which makes up our life force is generated. Chakra is a Sanskrit word meaning wheel; a good representation of the spherical energy field the word refers to.

There are six main chakras that are stacked in a column along a person's spine, and there is a seventh that is above them, beyond the physicality of the body.

We think of these Chakras as being composed of energy; but it is very important to realize that the Chakras are closely related to and have influence over your physical body.

A proper alignment of the seven Chakras helps you to maintain your body in physical, mental and spiritual health; this is why it is important to know more about each Chakra and how it affects you.

Muladhara

The Muladhara is the Chakra of your lower body. This is also known as the root or base Chakra. This Chakra relates to your survival and other instincts. Muladhara has to do with the potentiality of human life. This Chakra is located in the perineal region, near the base of the spine.

This is the Chakra which corresponds to the adrenal glands in the physical body and produces the fight or flight response.

Swadhisthana

The Swadhisthana is the chakra that contains the reproductive parts. The chakra is located in the area known as the sacrum. It relates to emotions such as sexuality and creativity. The chakra corresponds to the sexual organs, and produces the sexual hormones that guide our lives.

This Chakra also governs the production of sex hormones and plays a role in producing mood swings. This Chakra is symbolized by a six petal lotus.

Manipura

Located in the Navel, the Manipura or solar plexus Chakra is responsible for the transition from simple to comlex emotions. The Manipura corresponds to the pancreas in the physical body.

The Manipura is important in converting food to energy. It's symbol is a ten petal lotus.

Anahata

The Anahata is the heart. It is responsible for complex emotions like love and also controls your equilibrium and overall well being. This Chakra corresponds to the thymus gland, located in the chest. It also corresponds to the immune system in the physical body.

This chakra is symbolized by a twelve petal lotus. The love and the compassion are dictated by this chakra.

Vishuddha

The Vishudda is the throat. It is responsible for communication and growth.The symbol of this Chakra is a sixteen petal lotus.

It also controls your powers of communication and corresponds to the thyroid gland in the physical body.

Ajna

The Anja is the eyebrow or the forehead. It is also considered to be the third eye. This chakra is in charge of being a model of its own envisioning. This is the chakra of time, light, and of awareness.

This Chakra is also in charge of the sleep cycle. The symbol of this Chakra is a two petal lotus.

Sahasrara

Symbolized by a one thousand petal lotus, the Sahasrara is the seventh and final chakra. It is the chakra of consciousness. It communicates with the rest of the body in the same manner that the pituitary gland does. The Sahsrara is connected to all of the body systems, and is the key player in consciousness.

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Life Insurance And Why It Is A Good Thing To Have

By Rodney Daniel Bolton

Nothing can be as unpredictable as life. In order to live comfortably in the world, each one of us ought to find a way to earn a living. People also have a family to support with their earnings. In the event of a sudden death of the bread winner of a family, a major financial crisis could hit that family. In such cases if the deceased person had a life insurance policy, it could do the family a whole lot of good as the life insurance company would pay them a lump sum.

Almost every day there are reports of untimely deaths for one reason or another and it could happen to anyone. One of the main concerns that people have about this, after the emotional trauma that would of course be suffered, is the sudden loss of financial income for the family.

In order for you to lead a life at ease and not constantly worrying about something untoward happening and you family suffering, there are companies that have many different life insurance policies and there is bound to be one to suit you. There are polices that last 15, 20 or even 50 years and there's bound to be one to suit you.

As unbelievable as it sounds, there have been many cases where a family breadwinner has taken out a big insurance policy paying large premiums with a big payout to be made to the family upon the policy holders death, and then a few years down the line, the policy holder has been murdered by his own family! So although you may not believe it, people do try to scam life insurance providers over in this way, and so lots of investigating must be done to decide whether or not any claim is genuine.

So the death of the policy holder is always looked into before the money is paid out, just to make sure that there is no foul play afoot. So if you are the main provider of income for your family, life insurance can put your mind at rest against the unexpected.

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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Why Bother With Lucid Dreaming?

By Jamie Barry

Lucid dreaming is also often referred to as conscious dreaming, in that one can often exercise a certain degree of control over the dream, unlike with regular dreaming. Basically, lucid dreaming is all about the art of dreaming while at the same time being aware of the fact that it's a dream, even while you're a busy dreaming.

Being in a position where you have full control over the direction of your dreams is something which nobody can truly imagine until they actually experience it. In fact, it is such an incredible feeling that one could almost say it comes straight out of a science fiction novel. All of a sudden it feels as though you no longer have any limits in your life.

Is it really as easy as some people say? Can you experience lucid dreaming and as such, breathe life into something which for years seemed far from reality?

The fact of the matter is; lucid dreaming is far from being a difficult a task. If you are determined to master this powerful skill, there are numerous tried and tested ways to achieving your goal.

The first thing you need to do is to become absolutely certain as to why you want to master the art of lucid dreaming. Do you imagine yourself having your own personal playground built from lucid dreams, or do you have another reason for wanting to learn and develop this skill? Your reason is not of particular importance, providing it is clear in your mind.

The next step regarding the process of developing your skill is that you will need to master a process which is known as "dream recall". This will then allow you to recall details of the dreams you have. You need to bear in mind that unless you are capable of remembering a dream, you won't be able to master the art of lucid dreaming.

Irrespective of what others may have told you, this process can be painfully slow. It can however be achieved a lot quicker if you maintain a "dream recall register". Maintaining such a register will allow you to record as many details as possible with regards to your last dream. Providing you continue doing this you will with time come to realize that you are able to remember everything about a dream.

For many people, hypnosis has proved to be an invaluable tool with regards to reducing the time required in order to prepare your subconscious mind. In many cases it requires no more than one or two such sessions in order to reach a point where you are able to remember all your dreams on a consistent basis. Once you've acquired this ability then you can be rest assured your mind has been suitably conditioned for lucid dreaming.

A phenomenon which you can expect to experience when in a lucid dream is to suddenly find yourself wide awake. However, considering that by now you will have gathered enough experience and developed enough skill, you will simply be able to go back to sleep and continue the dream where you left off. Of course, you'll once again have the power to direct the direction of that dream as you see fit.

And other top favorite between lucid dreamers, is going back to sleep for an hour or two once you wake up in the morning. This method is favored due to the dreams being incredibly close to lucid dreams. In fact, it is not uncommon to wake up after having one of them wondering if you were in fact dreaming or not. Waking up an hour to or two before your usual time can be taken care of simply by setting your alarm clock to go off at the desired time.

Another thing to bear in mind is; it can be immensely beneficial to keep track of your sleeping patterns, so as to determine what is the best time for you to have a lucid dream.

Interestingly enough, lucid dreams also have the ability to help people overcome sleeping disorders such as insomnia. If you have difficulty falling asleep, you simply need to convince yourself that by falling asleep you'll be able to enjoy a lucid dream. In the vast majority of cases, your mind will take care of all the finer details.

Fortunately for those wanting to learn the art of lucid dreaming, the process has become a lot easier than it was in the not too distant past, thanks mainly to advances in sound technologies.

Nowadays, more and more to people are discovering that the easiest and most reliable way of being able to have a lucid dream, his by listening to binaural beats audios.

Essentially, the reason why these audios are effective, is because they involve playing relaxing sounds to the listener using different frequencies for each ear. This results in a phenomenal amount of realization in addition to bringing the brain waves into the correct frequency necessary for lucid dreaming.

Prior to binaural beats becoming available, people had no option but to rely on hypnosis techniques but of course, learning such techniques can take many years and as a result many people simply never had the time.

When one listens to the sound waves of binaural beats, especially when combined with hypnosis, it is possible to experience lucid dreaming in a relatively short space of time.

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Manifest A New Life Using The Cosmic Ordering Service

By Gina Daad

Thanks to a recent spike in publicity, the last few years have seen an ever growing number of people showing an interest in the cosmic ordering service. Additionally, many are now realizing the potential benefits.

With many celebrity endorsements, now it seems everyone wants a piece of the action. But does it only work for celebrities? What chance does the average person have of successfully using the cosmic ordering service?

In fact theoretically it works for everyone, but people who have not been successful do not realize that they are subconsciously sabotaging their cosmic order. You see whatever you think will happen really does happen!

The right to use the cosmic ordering service belongs to one and all, allowing everybody to get what they desire. Of course some people will point out that they have never had a desire to be ill or in financial difficulty and admittedly, they are right.

The problem is not the cosmic ordering service, but rather the way you channel your desires. Avoid saying things such as; I really don't want to get ill. This is a negative manner in which to seek your desires.

You should aim to seek desires from a more positive aspect so, instead of what you don't want, rather desire what you do want. For example, you could say, I'm so healthy it's of little wonder that I never get ill.

One of the most fundamental mistakes people make at this stage, is to portray or project themselves as they currently are, rather than as they could be. By falling into this trap, you are simply reinforcing your current standing rather than a successful future standing.

As we embark on our journey through life, our beliefs are often influenced by other people as well as different experiences. When we first started out in this life, we believed in ourselves and that all things were possible and now, we need to believe like that once more.

In a perfect world, a child would grow up with support and knowledge that they deserve all that they want. Instead, children are taught that it's wrong to want a lot. It's bad to receive whatever you want unless you work hard and long hours, and then you also have to have a special reason that you deserve the reward.

Always saying that we should count our blessings is wrong. Why should we settle for practically nothing? After all, there's more than enough for everyone. In fact, there's so much, it could stretch to the edge of infinity.

If you look around yourself, be happy for those who have more than you because really, it further strengthens the argument that there is enough wealth for all. Don't begrudge others, because in so doing, you'll only be reinforcing your own negative thoughts, once again directing focus to the negative rather than the positive.

Quantum physics helped to prove some of the principals of cosmic ordering. Your brain emits powerful energy waves that influence the movement of the tiniest particle known to man, the quark. If you send out positive energy, you get positive results in return.

Changing the way we think and the way in which we have been schooled to believe, is by no means easy but it can be done. Admittedly, in order to tackle this immense task, you'll need all the tools you can find.

These tools, like self-hypnosis, binaural frequency waves and subliminal suggestion and affirmations, shoot past the logical portion of the mind into the belief portion, the subconscious. The help to clear away the old beliefs that stop you from using the cosmic ordering system to get everything that you want.

You can control your future but you need to believe it beyond all doubt. With the help of some of these tools, you'll be able to clear away those blockages and order anything you desire, from the cosmic ordering service.

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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Some Facts About The Cosmic order Service

By Jamie-Lee Day

The popularity of the Cosmic Order Service has reached new unprecedented heights in the recent years. However, it really comes as no surprise considering the number of celebrities who have publicly endorsed it and attributed their success to the cosmic order service. So, that makes the common man wonder, how does the cosmic order service work? What makes cosmic order work for some folks and not others?

To be able to comprehend the facts about cosmic order, you should distinguish first what your mind is and what it can do for you. Our mind has the capability to think. The mind is somewhat connected to the movement of the Universe. The mind knows what you believe and what you want. Knowing what you want, deciding that you want this, and believing that you will get this is the remarkable power of the mind.

Recent studies have shown that the tiniest bits of matter known as quarks move about and when they jump levels, quantum leaps, they have the capacity to actually change the matter's make up. What makes them jump levels? The answer is; Energy. It is what the mind creates continuously. It makes sense that if you direct the energy to what you desire, you create your own reality.

Some of us are not aware that we can change the pattern of our life. This is because we do not know how about it. Most of us get disappointed and become hopeless when we see the failures of other people. We only notice the imperfections rather than the provisions. We tend to envy their success and what others achieve. We never thought that we can do it also for ourselves and that we can also be successful with our own abilities.

For quite some time people have been manipulated by wrong thinking. It has been the bad attitude of most of us that we tend to be disappointed whenever we face challenges and unfavorable circumstances. If only we are aware that everyone has his own choice of good destiny. It is just a matter of believing in the good things that may possibly happen.

There are some people who feel that suffering is noble and they can never be perfectly happy. Their thoughts tell them to work hard or else they have no worth in life. As a result this ideology which is ingrained into their mind as small children is constantly reinforced time and again.

If you feed your mind with ideas that tell you it's immoral to be wealthy, to be happy or healthy, your life will evidently follow the course of action you believe. This is your cosmic order service and you have yourself asked for your miseries. Your beliefs have created this reality for you.

The good news is that this all can change. However, this means that you need to delve deep in your mind and subconscious and undo all that you have ever learnt about life. You need to spring clean your mind and completely throw and destroy the clutter. Positive thinking is easier said than done because your mind needs to believe what you say. There are many ways and means to actually create happiness in your life.

In order to do this you can use some techniques that will make things happen for you rather than you just sitting and waiting for the good to come to you. Self-hypnosis, positive healing affirmations and chakra balancing are some ways to get connected with the ever helping power of the universe. Even listening to binaural brainwave training frequency waves does you a lot of good.

These techniques help to balance the brain waves and allow you to get in touch with your subconscious mind, the storehouse of tremendous energy. These techniques help you to remove the old negative patterns and create a new positive request from the cosmic order service.

In life, everything comes for a price. The cosmic order service is available to those who have the knowledge that you can have what you want and whenever. All that is required is a complete removal of dogmatic, rigid believes and some courage and persistence. It may look tough, but then if it means a life full of happiness, then it is definitely worth it!

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How To Treat Depression

By Barry Barker

The natural ways to treat depression are much for less than prescription drugs and are similarly considered to be efficient. These include practice, meditation, sleep, NLP and hypnosis as well as having a balanced diet.

With regards to natural supplements, the herb St. John's wort is also considered efficient at managing sensations or changes of depression. Passion Flower is yet another remedy that assists dispel depressed feelings and supports a positive mental behavior.

Depression is a medical condition that needs to be treated. It is not a sign of weakness and ought not be looked at a woman's illness.

Men can experience a loss of sexual drive and this only adds to their feelings of worthlessness. They see this as a failure and an indication of their manhood. This could not be any further from the truth. It is a medical condition that is caused from their depression.

What causes depression is a lack of balance of serotonin, a hormone, in the brain. It is having been linked as a major contributor and a cause for a person settling to kill themselves.

Practice is one of the good ways to treat depression because it acts as a mood booster and is believed to be better than prescription medications in preventing the recurrence of mild to moderate depression.

Yoga and acupuncture are also numerous of the other alternative ways to treat depression. Yoga assists alleviate the sensations or changes of depression because it quiets the mind and gets you into focus. The old practice of acupuncture then again, doesn't only restore your body's emotional balance but similarly lessens the physical ache affiliated with depression.

I've battled with depression over the years and depression is a major bummer. You see, I remember thinking I was just sad when it comes to everything and I didn't want to get out of bed. I didn't want to go to work. I did not want to deal with anybody and I just wanted humans to leave me alone.

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