Let us grasp from the outset that success as understood in the usual secular sense of the word is not promised in the kingdom of God. God never promised anybody a star-studded career. He never promised achievement in the worldly understanding of the word. In fact, He seem to promise the exact opposite.

Have you ever been Had? God says He doesn’t want us to forget. We say, we just want to be healed. Has Good or Proud ever gotten in the way of you being Healed? There have been more Hads than Good or Proud may ever know. And sometimes it takes a Has Been to know a Had.

Acknowledgement of our need of God and reliance upon Him will not always rid us of life’s pressures, will not always remove from us the difficult situations, the dark cage within which we sometimes find ourselves trapped.

A brief study of the preaching of John the Baptist in Matthew 3:1-3

Breaking with tradition, today's article comes from the 9-23-04 edition of Sojomail. Sojomail is produced by Sojourners; an evangelical journal, and calls itself a 'weekly email-zine of spirituality,...

Why is it that we want to control our lives so much? Why can’t we just turn out lives over to the Infinite Perfection that is God? The sun came up today, didn’t it? If God can make the sun come up then He can also make my life magical. I must allow and surrender.

“A child's hand in yours what tenderness and power arouses. You are instantly the very touchstone of wisdom and strength.
~ Marjorie Holmes She said, “Children are for sharing. Not everyone can have one.” We never did. So it is a delight to share time with these creatures of being. They are still connected to their original face. They still play in the garden of eternity.

“Listen to the sound
of the river and
you`ll catch a trout.” In Corrogue I am flowing. I write a blessing each morning that I allow as a creation in this heart and mind. This facilitates the practice of allowing. This facilitates the practice of flow. Some say I am a dreamer but I am practiced. I am a practitioner of the art of flow. Simply turning up before these blank pages I practice life facilitation. I let go into the surrender of words and the essence of words. I enter ease. This is the meaning of the word “facilitate.” It means, “to make easy.”

On paper your company may say that workers are entitled to a certain amount of leave every year, but sometimes supervisors can say (or hint) otherwise. We provide tips to make the case to leadership to walk the talk when it comes to vacation days.

In the past, the need for research has not been something that was needed. Now that stress has been shown to help bring about diseases, it is more important. These studies have brought some ideas and programs that will help to reduce stress.

Modern notions of success and achievement don’t always jibe with more traditional notions of community, balance, and personal wellbeing. Perhaps it’s time for you to consider the timeless wisdom of grandma’s tips regarding self help for anxiety and depression.

Hypnosis can be used to manage stress. Find out how hypnotherapy works and how it is used to relieve stress.

The perception that in order to be accepted in society, we need to 'be somebody,' often involves the desire to create results from a combination of personal desires and external pressures from friends, family and society. Whenever we make choices for success that are influenced by external pressures and not from internal wisdom, personal conflict stress related symptoms can occur. This article sets forth a thirty-second stress reliever.

I have found my passion on the Internet. I am helping people end anxiety and find their passion too.

The capital of California, Sacramento is a place things can get hectic. If you need a break, pop into one of the excellent Sacramento spas available.

Feel like you are in a rut? Hartford spas offer rejuvenation treatments for the mind and body that will give you a new view on life.

Emotions play a large role in one's well being. That means that negative emotions like anxiety, despair, grief and sorrow make the individual susceptible to illness and diseases. They do not directly cause illness and disease, but for what they do to the body (such as lowering the body's immune system) they become a bigger cause of illnesses.

Discover the 3 biggest causes of stress. Once you discover these it will be far easier for you to change your life for the better.

Control issues are a big factor in stress. Once you learn to let go, your stress levels will diminish.

The job related stress is there and we cannot get rid of it altogether. However, we can minimize it as far as possible by changing our attitude to work and adopting a healthy life style.

If ever you find yourself in a confrontation make sure that you separate your true self from any outside influence. For instance if one were to experience a disagreement with a co-worker, start your own healing and ultimately the healing of the relationship by unrelentingly remaining connected with your breath or a mantra; whatever it is it must be powerful and meaningful to you and must shake you to the awareness that you are not your thoughts and you are not the thoughts of the other party. Only from this state of awareness can a sufficient amount of separation occur to allow for a new compassionate viewpoint.