[http://www.awakeningpath.com] Awakening Path - [Awakening Path. Sharing Conscious Stories, News and Messages] en-us [[PUBDATE]] [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/rss_apnews.gif http://www.awakeningpath.com/maxw/archives.php 359 40 http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_bob_makr_080519_past_life_regression.htm [Running past life regressions is a good way to introduce yourself to the practice of magic. It's so simple to learn that you can easily master the basic method in less than an hour's time; yet it is so far-reaching in its ramifications that a few months of playing around with it for an hour or so every night can completely transform your life. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_keith_va_080518_tell_a_better_story_.htm [The key question you may ask yourself is: "Am I re-creating the same, old, tired storyline-or am I telling a new, more exciting and fulfilling tale?" [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_keith_va_080428_the_game_of_life_and.htm [Most people consider life a battle-but it is not a battle, it is a game. The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_keith_va_080316_the_tao_of_positive_.htm [The "Tao" means the Way of Nature, the Way of the Universe-the way things work. The Tao of Positive Expectations is the way positive expectation works in our lives. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_keith_va_080227_be_a_money_shaman.htm [You've got to feel good about yourself and allow yourself to be loved before you can share love with others-in whatever form that takes. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_tobias_l_080209_it_s_your_father___a.htm [During one afternoon my father and I went for a walk by ourselves on the docks. We walked quietly and at one point I could feel his heart wanting to say something to me. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_mark_mic_080104_tantra_yoga___pleasu.htm [Tantra is primarily concerned with inner, mystical experiences, contrary to popular notions that it is the Yoga of Sex or a form of couples' therapy. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_keith_va_071226_the_art_of_relating.htm [Dale Carnegie teaches that life achievement is due to "the ability to express ideas, to assume leadership, and to arouse enthusiasm among people. I only now realize how profoundly my life has been molded by those evenings spent with Carnegie's spirit. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_paul_cou_071129_do_you_react_or_resp.htm [Responding rather than reacting helps us live freely and in greater harmony with our true identity in every situation. It helps us grab hold of the freedom we seek in order to enter into the river of divine life. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_michael__071009_contemplating_death.htm [It is truly a great cosmic paradox that one of the best teachers in all of life turns out to be death. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_mark_sha_070929_paradigmatic_distort.htm [This article will examine some commonly recognized distortions in devotional religion and go on to examine some uncommonly recognized ones in eastern dharma. It is time to challenge and deconstruct the western romanticization of eastern paradigms in the same way the distortions of western spirituality have been so glaringly clear for some time now to serious seekers. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_keith_va_070920_the_power_of_laughte.htm [Laughter, play, spontaneity and improvisation are integral aspects of being human, healthy, happy-and successful. Tribal peoples laugh, sing, chant, drum, dance and act out stories as basic ways to relate socially, to make individual and collective decisions, and to achieve their goals in daily life. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_kisha_ma_070916_corporate_sponsorshi.htm [Most people do not realize the power of corporate sponsorship and why they need it. You can get corporate sponsorship for almost any event or project from concerts, festivals, fundraisers, book launches, networking events, garden clubs, book clubs, seminars, art events, to sports events, etc. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_keith_va_070908_freedom_now_21.htm [Freedom is the ability to have what you choose to have as you choose to have it. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_keith_va_070830_the_advantages_of_li.htm [Do any of us even know the absolute truth about any situation in our lives? And can we ourselves handle the whole truth all at once about any subject? Let alone share that depth with others? [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_bob_makr_070822_merrily_2c_merrily_2c_me.htm [The basic tenet of magic is, that it's all just a dream; that waking consciousness is but a more highly evolved and specialized facet of dream consciousness. Dream consciousness came first evolutionarily, and waking consciousness is an outgrowth of dreaming. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_michelle_070829_how_to_forgive.htm [Teaches you how to forgive, step by step. Forgiveness allows you to upgrade how you feel about your past, and get on happily with your life. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_stephen__070815_turning_away_from_th.htm [Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Star Wars, I ask myself, how does the good Anakin Skywalker turn to the dark side and become its embodiment Darth Vader? Moreover, how do we deal with our own dark side, which can sneak up before we know what hit us? Here are four ways to deal with our destructive side and turn instead to be nourished by the positive energy of the Force. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_david_ri_070808_the_untold_truth_abo.htm [I think there is a misconception about what a mentor truly is. A mentor is someone who guides you, someone wise, someone you trust. A mentor can be your confidant, advisor, coach, or even your role model. Many people swear by their mentors and frequently credit them with much of their success. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_stephen__070731_karma_formed_states_.htm [The law of karma states that everything we do, say, or even think has consequences. But is karma completely fatalistic and set in stone, or is there something we can actually do about it? See how karma, which operates everywhere and at every moment,leaves the future entirely up to us. If you want to influence karma, it calls for changing yourself at the most fundamentally deep level that is accessible. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_tobias_l_070730_the_shaman_energy_ex.htm [Your intuition will tell you much about others, you will be able to see behind their "presentation faces" (what they are putting forward for others to see). This ability expands as you don't judge others. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_stephen__070725_a_place_safe_from_he.htm [Whether it is global warming or from some other cause, the whole world is enduring great extremes in heat, cold, wet, and dry. This is hard not just on our bodies and our living environments, but on our emotions. Here are five things all of us can do to stay calmly centered in ourselves, whether it is bitterly cold or blisteringly hot. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_stephen__070717_psychological_work_a.htm [Meditation is still the best tool for slowing down the fast mind and reducing stress. But for many in the modern world, particularly those who have suffered childhood traumas, meditation is best supplemented by therapy, which opens up and resolves hidden memories and traumas. Here is a plea for standing up and accepting all of who we really are. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_stephen__070706_bardo_3a_using_pain_fo.htm [Bardo, which means "between two," isn't just where we go, according to the Tibetans, after this life is over. We experience bardos any time we are in between things or relationships in life. Herein lies either great danger for a fall or great opportunity for change and growth; the choice is up to us. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_stephen__070705_spiritual_awakening_.htm [Is enlightenment only possible for saints and mystics, or is it within reach of us all? Learn how ordinary people have glimpsed the most profound vision in the near-death experience, and how this gives hope to all. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_mark_sha_070523_demystifying_eastern.htm [Article published on Thursday, May 24 [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_keith_va_070404_the_power_of_fun.htm [My bosses called me shallow and silly. They warned new executives and employees to not spend much time with me or they would be "infected with idiocy." [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_bob_makr_070514_death_is_watching.htm [Our root self-consciousness, the sense that we feel within ourselves that something is watching us, is our death). [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_ron_dine_040301_finding_my_passion2.htm [Back in college, I remember reading "Death of a Salesman" (by Arthur Miller) and the professor saying, "There is nothing more tragic in life than doing something for a living that you did not like." I smirked and said to myself, "that would never happen to me. How could somebody do something they couldn't stand doing? That's just crazy and cowardly..." [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_marion_b_040201_an_open_gate6.htm [When my husband died of a brain tumor, I became very angry. Life was not fair. I hated being alone. After three years as a widow, I walked around with a face like a stiff mask... [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_lesley_v_040301_humanity_is_in_scho7.htm [Humanity is in school. Some students may question the lesson plan, others may be obedient. The beauty of this school is that you have the free will to decide how you will accept your lessons and how you will respond or react to those lessons... [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_john_arm_040201_the_yoga_of_laughte6.htm [When you can laugh at yourself, remember that you are also being compassionate towards yourself. Many ones would say, "I am a compassionate being. I am compassionate to all." And then would add as an afterhought, "But how can I be compassionate to myself?" [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_sayahda_040201_recognizing_another1.htm [Planet Earth and her inhabitants are being faced with many challenges. Each challenge holds an opportunity. It is important to find the opportunity that is being offered to mankind even though war may be on the horizon. Battles going on within self express themselves outwardly and affect all life. If humanity chooses to honor their personal demons they feed fear. Fear is the biggest terrorist of all... [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/goodie__040201_goodies___who_count5.htm [Who Counts? ; Buddhist Observation ; The Awakening ; Reminders [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/goodie__040201_humor___snowed_in9.htm [Snowed In ; Answering Machine ; Birthday Flowers ; Wedding Gift [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/best_w__040201_recommended_website9.htm [Japanese Engrish takes a fun look at the various products, signs, bags, clothing, etc. coming out of Japan that contain funny or far-out English. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_judith_p_040301_the_radiant_stillne9.htm [It was a few thousand years ago that the prophet Elijah heard "the still, small voice" which comforts and guides us today. Chased by Jezebel's armies, Elijah took refuge in a cave and prayed for an end to his life, as he felt that he had failed God. First the wind rent the mountains, then an earthquake and fire, but for the first time in Hebrew history, the voice of God was found not in these forces of nature but came afterward in a "voice of gentle stillness" heard from within, in the silence of loving contemplation... [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_anthony__040301_on_waking_up2.htm [Spirituality means waking up. Most people, even though they don't know it, are asleep. They're born asleep, they live asleep, they marry in their sleep, they breed children in their sleep, they die in their sleep without ever waking up. They never understand the loveliness and the beauty of this thing that we call human existence... [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/goodie__040301_goodies___red_marbl0.htm [; Red Marbles ; The Four Noble Truths ; If Dogs Were Teachers ; Wrong Number ? ; [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/goodie__040301_humor___key_bridge7.htm [; Key Bridge ; The Wrong Last Rites ; Southern Belle ; Sarah Finkel ; [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/best_w__040301_recommended_website6.htm [From Bill: “WOW! This is a profound piece of cyber art! Sit back for about 3 minutes and let this wonderful piece sink in! Beautiful!!” [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_vidya_is_060907_spiritual_growth.htm [Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_zensunni_061213_beyond_indigo.htm [This takes us past current limitations of spiritual growth to a place of new reality's. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_zakairan_040331_what_is_ascension_3f1.htm [For most people Ascension means that they are going to leave this material plane and finally get to be out of hell and be in Heaven, or the 5th Dimension. That instead of leaving this plane in the traditional way of dying, this time they will be leaving by increasing their vibratory rate to a point where they can "go" to the 5th dimension... [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_charlott_040331_why_not_for_man_3f7.htm [This is a true story. It happened. I do not try to interpret it. I just think of it in the bad moments, and from it comes only one hopeful question: "If so for birds, why not for man?" [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_author_u_040331_an_eight_cow_wife4.htm [My trip to the Kiniwata Island in the Pacific was a memorable one. Although the island was beautiful and I had an enjoyable time, the thing I remember most about my trip was the fact "Johnny Lingo gave eight cows for his wife." I'm reminded of it every time I see a woman belittle her husband or a wife wither under her husband's scorn. I want to say to them, "You should know why Johnny Lingo gave eight cows for his wife..." [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/goodie__040331_goodies___slow_down0.htm [; SLOW DOWN BEFORE YOU GET HIT BY A BRICK ; You Owe Me Nothing ; Illusions ; The Heart of Eternal Love ; [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/goodie__040331_humor___missouri_fa0.htm [; Missouri Farmer ; Small Town Doctor ; Falling Rocks ; World Famous Son ; [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/best_w__040331_recommended_website1.htm [From Self-Healing Expressions! We hope this 2-minute 'Starshine' movie serves to uplift and inspire you today. Give it a few minutes to upload -- it's worth the wait! [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_dr__jean_040502_the_way_of_the_jour2.htm [There are an enormous number of catalogs, an enormous range of choices of different seminars and workshops and teachers. How does a person figure out what is likely to work for them from this vast set of choices, and when they do figure out what works for them, how do they really get themselves to practice it consistently? [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_robert_r_040502_how_shall_we_live_3f9.htm [We are each expressions of a fundamental reality, an essence that some call God, some spirit, some consciousness, some love. It doesn't matter what you call it. It doesn't care. It is beyond names. But it is real, and thus we all belong to the same family. My blood is the same as yours, my heart is the same as yours, my body is the same as yours. We seem to stand apart from each other, but our essence is one. We only seem to be different, but we are all parts of a whole. Naturally, whatever any one part does touches and affects the whole. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_author_u_040502_the_most_beautiful_2.htm [One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large crowd gathered and they all admired his heart for it was perfect. There was not a mark or a flaw in it. Yes, they all agreed it truly was the most beautiful heart they had ever seen. The young man was very proud and boasted more loudly about his beautiful heart. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_joe_vita_040502_what_are_you_dismis2.htm [When we dismiss people and ideas because the entire world doesn't agree with them, we get to be right. But we also get to stay empty inside. By dismissing what could work, we dismiss our own growth. We dismiss what's possible. It doesn't matter if the book you read and love is loved by anyone else. It doesn't matter if the teacher you admire is admired by anyone else. It doesn't matter if the healing method that worked for you doesn't work for everyone else. What matters is you. Your happiness. Your health. Your healing. Your well-being... [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/goodie__040502_goodies___the_daffo8.htm [; The Daffodil Principle ; The Purple Hat ; Shell Free ; Beauty There ; [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/goodie__040502_humor___seven_ten_c6.htm [; Seven Ten Cap ; Potato Garden ; Women and Men - on Haircuts ; Surgical Residency ; [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/best_w__040502_recommended_website4.htm [The temperature in Harbin reaches forty below zero, both farenheit and centigrade, and stays below freezing nearly half the year. and nbsp; The city is actually further north than notoriously cold Vladivostok, Russia, just 300 miles away. and nbsp; So what does one do here every winter? and nbsp; Hold an outdoor festival, of course! [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_dan_jose_040530_the_world_needs_to_1.htm [This morning, I was sitting in a coffee shop, trying to do some reading. Three women were sitting at a table next to me. The women were talking about various men in their lives, and occasionally threw in a comment about how men are controlling, how men are not very psychologically aware, how men try to replicate their relationships with their mothers, and so on... [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_by_nisan_040530_what_dreams_may_com0.htm [Most people, at some point in their lives, question whether they are on the right path. Often, sadly, it isn't until they are faced with trauma or death that they stop to ask the important questions... [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_by_rajat_040530_the_present_of_spir9.htm [Do you know why people get into adventurous sports for fun? It allows them to get into the PRESENT. One wrong move or a slight distraction can take their lives away from them. So a fully focused mind is required to deal with that situation. People risk their lives to be in the complete happiness that is to be in the PRESENT. We don't have to risk our lives. We can attain such a state by being focused and forgetting the past and future.... [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_takara_040530_greeting_each_day_i0.htm [The typical North American morning: A very obnoxious sound jolts you out of your dream state. Depending on how deep in dreaming you were, it feels like you've been slammed back into your body. You head for the kitchen to start the coffe and turn on the news along your way. Soon its a hustle and bustle getting ready for work - whether its just you or an entire house full.... [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/goodie__040530_goodies___author_se2.htm [Author Seeks People to Interview for Book ; Practicing Forgiveness ; The Trouble Tree ; Give It All Up [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/goodie__040530_humor___water_leak9.htm [Water Leak ; Good Old Dave ; Paradox of Law ; Secretary of the Navy [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/best_w__040530_recommended_website9.htm [I travel a lot and one of my favorite destinations leads North from Kiev, towards so called Chernobyl "dead zone", which is 130kms from my home. Why my favorite? Because one can take long rides there on empty roads. The people there all left and nature is blooming. There are beautiful woods and lakes. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_barbara__040627_find_peace_and_comf8.htm [How can we find positive, sustainable comfort in this age of anxiety? A comfort that connects us to ourselves, and the Divine, regardless of our religion or spiritual tradition? In my life, meditation is a key that turns the lock and opens the mind and heart, as it shifts us from unconsciousness back into consciousness. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_robert_r_040627_telling_the_truth5.htm [If we want to transform ourselves, to free ourselves from falsehood, to liberate ourselves from anxiety and fear and conditioning, to experience truth, then we will have to tell the truth. We will have to put our actual lives on the line. All transformation begins from where we are, by admitting what is true. This might be painful at first, but telling the truth will ultimately bring exquisite health, joy, and radiance to our lives. The truth will set us free... [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_peter_an_040627_we_are_creators_and9.htm [The greatest secret in the world is that you and I are incredibly powerful and aware creators. We are immersed in and responsible for the creative process, which dictates the outcome of our individual and collective lives in every moment. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. Our world is exactly what we collectively design it to be -- all of the time and that our universe operates as if we knew that we were powerful creators... [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_msi_040627_perfection_patientl4.htm [The secret to success in any area of human concern is really no secret at all. It is so obvious: whenever you whole-heartedly focus your attention, you will progress. The master key in that sentence is "whole-heartedly..." [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/goodie__040627_goodies___king_arth2.htm [; King Arthur and The Big Question: Something to Ponder ; Review Of The Way Of The Dreamcatcher:Spirit Lessons With Robert Lax, Poet-Peacemaker-Sage ; What is Enough? The Stone Cutter ; The Box ; [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/goodie__040627_humor___every_wonde4.htm [; Every Wonder Why? ; Tree Turtle ; Catastrophic Disaster ; Wedding Traditions ; [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/best_w__040627_recommended_website3.htm [History through the eyes of those who lived it. First hand accounts, illustrated with vintage photos, original radio broadcasts. Your ringside seat to history. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_robert_r_040804_meditation_on_peace7.htm [Today, there is perhaps no more urgent question than this: How can I make peace real? How are we to meet violence with nonviolence, to meet war with peace, to meet fear with love, to meet hatred with compassion? In this moment in which the world is trembling and reeling with angry passions and violent convictions, we must call for peace, stand for peace, and act for peace. We must accept only peace. But first... [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_mary_ars_040804_an_interview_with_a1.htm [MA: If our true nature, our very deepest, highest self, is already enlightened, why would this enlightened self ever choose to view life through the experiences of the historical self or the unenlightened separate ego? AC: The ego can be very strong because it is the deeper self-sense that actually energizes the ego in the first place... [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_mark_mcc_040804_pure_silence0.htm [A gentle, loving, inner peace and silence is here and now in this moment. It has always been this way. It is always here. It is right here within you and all around you, a stillness, an apparent void, a seeming nothingness out of which everything arises, exists, and eventually returns.... [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_rev__lau_040804_when_someone_you_lo6.htm [Nothing is more aggravating in relationships than having your buttons pushed by the one you love. It seems ironic that the one you love could make you so insane. But once the honeymoon period cools and real life sets in, we all take our partners off the pedestal and begin to notice their less than finer points... [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/goodie__040804_goodies___shipwreck3.htm [; Shipwreck Survivor ; Never Too Late To Be All You Can Possibly Be! ; Disarming My Inner Terrorists ; Facts About The Heart ; [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/goodie__040804_humor___two_sisters7.htm [; Two Sisters ; Maple Doors ; Insurance Rates ; Jury Foreman ; [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/best_w__040804_recommended_website6.htm [Urban Legends and Folklore Current Net Hoaxes, rumors, urban legends, and other digital lies. Do you get emails you're asked to forward to as many people as possible for amazing benefits? [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_averi_to_040903_transmute_fear_into9.htm [Fear has become such a common part of all of our lives that we have adapted to it. Most of the time we don't even realize that we have allowed it to dictate our actions. We do things and believe in ways that harm us with their negative results. We treat others badly because we distrust them. We isolate ourselves more and more so as not to be hurt. We won't go places or do things because we're full of so many undefined fears that we've become immobilized... [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_robert_r_040903_nothing_to_fear6.htm [My friend Tim Piering recently invited me to join him for a helicopter tour of Los Angeles. Immediately, my mind filled with excuses, searching for just the right one that would allow me to graciously decline. My conscience must have been switched on that day, because I was unable to fabricate an excuse. "If you are not going to go," my conscience said, "then at least tell Tim the truth: you are terrified..." [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_shirley__040903_re_awaken_your_bein9.htm [When we tune into a pure frequency of light and love there is nothing that can transform as quickly as thought. The human body is indeed very important to work on as we harbor the thought patterns that limit us through fear. When we eliminate these thoughts, we can and do create miracles! We are living in a time when this is vitally important as we are creating miracles not only in our daily lives but also on a global level... [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_suzanne__040903_a_new_paradigm_for_4.htm [It is never too late to learn how to create an enlightened relationship. Even if you began a traditional relationship filling in each other's missing pieces, you can learn to do it differently, as you each heal and learn how to actualize your life from a greater perspective. You can move on to something better.... [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/goodie__040903_goodies___a_convers8.htm [; A Conversation Of Waves ; The Golden Rule from 13 Different Religious Perspectives ; Dog Lovers' Story ; Ordinary Wisdom - Or Is It? ; [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/goodie__040903_humor___zen_sarcasm3.htm [; Zen Sarcasm ; Paul Newman and Robert Redford ; Quick Plane ; Lost Bet ; [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/best_w__040903_recommended_website1.htm [WisdomFlash is the combination of visual beauty, inspiring music and a message of wisdom all put together to create a magical experience in your heart. Each WisdomFlash is presented to you through a dynamic, multi-media flash animation containing messages from some of the world's most insightful authors. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_thomas_e_041006_on_being_stuck_3a_cop6.htm [If we desire true self-actualization, eventually we must come to face the realization that what is at stake -- our hopes, our dreams, and our goals, is more important than our need for safety. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_cindy_gr_041006_the_butterfly_trans3.htm [Once we have emerged into the outer world, we find our new found strength and beauty that we had hidden away also emerged. We are now ready to take the next step and put what we have learned into action. We take that Leap of Faith, and begin to fly the highs and the lows of the next stage in our soul's evolution. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_connie_b_041006_judgment_day5.htm [When I first became committed to spiritual growth, I knew that judgment had to go, but my realization that judgment was wrong only served to make me feel guilty whenever I noticed the automatic program start to play. That I noticed was an improvement; that I was now consciously devoting more energy to judging myself -- was not. So I decided to take a closer look at judgment. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_thomas_e_041006_the_spiritual_unfol1.htm [Spiritual unfolding is a process of discovering who we are at our very core -- our essence. It is a process of learning what it is that our soul resonates with. When we honor the sacredness of ourselves, we may genuinely allow ourselves to freely be who we are. We cannot bear the insecurity any longer of living with a false persona. 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[[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/goodie__041006_goodies___a_new_cha2.htm [; A New Chakra ; An Old Man, A Boy And A Donkey ; So What Is There To Realize? ; The Quality of the Mind ; [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/goodie__041006_humor___rare_books0.htm [; Rare Books ; Adopted Kids ; DANGER! ; Baseball Feat ; [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/best_w__041006_recommended_website3.htm [A remarkable discovery linking the biblical alphabets of Hebrew and Arabic to modern chemistry reveals that a lost code -- a translatable alphabet -- and a clue to the mystery of our origins has lived within us all along. Applying this discovery to the language of life -- the familiar elements of hydrogen, nitrogen oxygen and carbon that form our DNA -- may now be replaced with key letters of the ancient languages. In doing so, the code of all life is transformed into the words of a timeless message. Translated, the message reveals that the precise letters of God’s ancient name are encoded as the genetic information in every cell, of every life. [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_dan_jose_041030_the_costume_ball1.htm [Imagine that you are invited to a masquerade ball. You spend weeks choosing a costume for the event. Should you dress up as royalty? As a villain? As someone famous? As an angel? You eventually settle on a costume, and go to the ball. There you find hundreds of other people, dressed in the widest variety of outfits. The party is all in good fun, and you play through the night in your chosen role... [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_melanie__041030_living_with_purpose5.htm [Recently I was reading about how people are suffering in the Congo; how girls struggle to be educated in China; how a huge number of people in the world live without safe sanitation, and on and on and on. It seems endless! There is war, hunger, corruption, greed, and incomprehensible pain on our planet. How can I allow myself to feel anything positive when so many people are suffering? [[PUBDATE]] http://www.awakeningpath.com/articles/latest_jelaila__041030_president_bush_and_0.htm [From the higher perspective, the role of a nation’s leader is that of a mirror, so to speak. He reflects back to the people the way they treat themselves, their Inner Child, and in this case, each other. In other words, he plays the role of us, the parent or adult, in our relationship with our Inner Child. So whatever we feel he has done to us is what we have done to ourselves, to our Inner Children, and to each other.... 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