Have you heard the saying that; You have a friend in Jesus? Great quote, it sounds really nice, but it should read you have an invisible friend in Jesus. After all you are having a personal relationship with a dead man, one who has been dead an awfully long time indeed.

Maybe once in a lifetime, we find ourselves seeking spiritual growth mostly when everything we try to do is hard to achieve. Among the many questions that consequently come out are: Who am I? Why am I here? Is there a Higher Power?

A humourous article looking at the way nature gives us support where we would least expect it...

Archangel Raphael is considered the guardian angel of humanity. He is also the divine physician, the archangel of health and healing, and the angel of abundance and creativity

If you are looking for God (the creator) you will not be able to see him. He is in the nothingness that holds it all together. He is nothing and everything at the same time. To see God you must look for nothing, for nothing is everything. If you have see nothing, then you have see God.

For the past several years I have struggled with getting (and staying) fit. Ok I admit it, the struggle has been longer than just a few years. As a kid, instead of playing nicely with the girls, I fought with the neighborhood boys. I attempted to join their fun and received new scars weekly in bloody games of soccer. I was always the last one picked to play on the kickball team and, as the catcher of my 5th grade softball team, I pummeled the pitcher in the head with a fast ball. Uncoordinated in team sports, I succeeded only at baton twirling which was fun but I barely broke a sweat. After failures in group sports I thought I'd try running so, a few years ago I attempted to train for a half marathon. I ended up limping home in tears and thought I’d never exercise again. (I couldn't even MOVE after that, much less exercise!)

Do you feel discouraged because you are not reaching the milestones that you have given yourself in school? Are they not going through the way you thought they would? Do you feel that you are letting your parents down with the grades you are bringing home? The thing to do is to take a look inside and what is making these things happen.

There are many reasons for teenagers’ susceptibility to the symptoms and consequences of negative stress, anxiety and depression. They may need a bit more guidance from their adult role models along the way, but there is no reason why they cannot learn to effectively manage their stress, anxiety and depression symptoms effectively. Read on to learn more-

Using humor to counter stress is easy to learn and very effective. Examples and simple organization of humor are readily available when we know what to look for.

Symptoms of illness are a way of telling us that something isn't right. When this applies to stress it is effectively the body's call to change how we doing things or find an outlet for the stress. This article discusses some stress related illnesses and how to deal with them.

This lighthearted article points to the value of living in the present moment with zest and enthusiasm as a way to relive stress. The author shares a humorous and poignant story to help you see with eyes of youth and live in the here and now for less stress and more joy.

A good way to de-stress after a hectic day at work is to relax. Here a 5 relaxation techniques that you can use to reduce your stress levels. Some are quite involved and take time to master. Others are simple and can be done in the background.

If all we get out of the Virginia Tech Massacre is that some lunatic loner did this and we have to isolate and institutionalize such people, we're making a huge mistake. Whether you like it or not, anyone can end up like Cho Seung-Hui if pushed hard enough. Everyone has a breaking point, and we're fools to think this isn't going to happen again.

Stress affects health in several ways and unfortunately not one of them affects health in a good way. Here is a look at the various adverse ways that stress affects your health.

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.

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.

Stress can make you feel hungry even though you just ate. Because of this reason, you will tend to eat more portions and fast food chains are serving food portions that are high in fat, sugar and salt 700 percent larger than what is recommended by dietitians and nutritionists.

Stress can affect not only your emotional well being it can affect your overall health. That includes how you feel physically and how you act in social situations. Finding out how stress affects your overall health will show you how important it is to keep your life less stressed. Check out the stress scale to access your stress.

Meditation is an ancient tradition which enables the practitioner to reduce stress and increase his- her sense of inner well being. Meditation works by reducing our attachment to our thoughts. By being able to switch off from our daily activities and thoughts we can reduce our stress levels and over time experience a sense of inner peace.

Stress in part of all our lives and can have both a positive and a negative effect on us. The secret lies in either avoiding or reducing the effects of negative stress and here we look at ten simple tips for doing just that.

A good place to start in planning your own stress management would be finding the roots of your stress. It can come from physical exertion and mental strain as well. We all have these things in our everyday life. Its effects on our overall being can vary dramatically from others experiences. For that reason your needs in stress management may indeed differ from theirs as well.

The most damaging type of stress research has found was chronic stress, caused, for example, by unemployment or caring for a relative with mental illness - both situations which have no end in sight. These have damaging effects on the whole immune system. The key to it all, the researchers concluded, was whether the stress was never-ending or short-term. It was discovered that even the extreme stress of losing a partner was nowhere near as bad as chronic stress.