Tithing - Beginning Your Surge Of Magical Involvements

By David Anttony

Chronicle of Tithing

The beginning of tithing can be seen in the Bible, yet many Christians as well as non-Christians have the habit of doing some type of tithing today.

Tithe is conventionally a Christian term that signifies the contribution of one tenth of one's earnings as donation to one's Church as a type of Church giving. However, every other religious system has similar practices within itself. In Islam the word used is 'Zakat'. In the Sikh religion of India the name for it is 'Dasvandh' which again signifies setting apart a tenth of one's earnings for pious acts. It was Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh guru who started the practice. The sacred texts of Hinduism like the Bhagavadgita and the Upanisads state that 'true alms' is that which is given as a part of one's duty in the right place and at the right time to a worthy individual, from whom nothing is expected in return.

The origin of the word tithe can be traced to the Hebrew work 'asair' which also means to give one-tenth of a thing, generally an individual's income. Today, tithes, or tithing, is a cash payment and is voluntary in nature. Nevertheless, in certain European countries there is still the provision for enforcing tithing by allowing the church to make it mandatory.

Denmark is a case in point where a church tax is mandatory for members of the Church of Denmark. The tax varies in different municipalities. It is mostly about 1% of the taxable income. And in Finland members of state churches have to pay a church tax ranging between 1% and 2.25% of their earnings and the Church taxes are included into the general national taxation process.

However the practice of regular tithes was not established until after Exodus. Tithes were common throughout the ancient Near East, as well as in later Lydia, Arabia, and Carthage.

The Hebrew practice of giving tithes was mentioned in the Bible, beginning with the gift from Abraham to the Canaanite king and priest Melchizedek (Genesis--:20). Tithes were also given in ancient Lydia, Arabia and Carthage. Tithes were adopted by the early Christian church, being mentioned in councils at Tours in 567 and at Macon in 585. They were formally recognised under Pope Adrian I in 787.

Tithing in some Christian churches is controversial because it applies an Old Testament process to a New Testament organisation (the Church). No evidence exists in the New Testament for the tithe to be applied to Christians. Indeed, only Jews living in the promised land were required to pay the tithe in the Old Testament, as it was actually a form of income tax used to support not only the government of Old Testament Israel, but also the temple and the priesthood.

Modern day Tithing

Despite the fact that it has originated in the Bible and earliest Christianity, now it is a unique way to gift something whenever you are given something. Giving EVERY time you are in receipt is a compelling form of giving as it allows the benefactor to experience something exceptionally eloquent - more on that later.

Let us return to history. That section of the Bible that Christians refer to with regard to tithing is Malachi 3:10. Lots of Christians tithe to their church as they feel that they are under obligation to do so according to the Bible. And many Churches then as well as now insist that their members contribute to the church to help it carry on its activities. In spirit though, if the giving is not done out of free will and with a happy intention, it does not accomplish its proper benefit - if in fact you want to create a proper benefit by the gift.

Controversy about Tithing

Tithing has often been a contentious topic. The issue whether a Christian should pay tithe is often argued in many Christian congregations.

In a Wall Street Journal article about tithing titled 'The Backlash Against Tithing', Suzanne Sataline writes, 'As Churches push donations, congregants balk; 'that's not the way God works'.'

Unfortunately, the mix of ideology, desire to control, and a limited perspective, can often create a Jekyll and Hyde result - the simple purity of giving being lost in the mist and confusion of theology. Despite the controversy, tithing is still a totally and amazingly powerful action that anyone can do to turn their lives around to face a more abundant direction.

For those who are interested in finding out more about a Christian perspective in tithing there are plenty of materials to go through. For those who are keen on knowing the reason WHY tithing is so compelling, what follows will be useful.

Why is Tithing so compelling?

This is indeed a very compelling question because if you just blindly carry on something without any idea of what it indicates, you could be proceeding in the wrong direction.

If more people who regularly tithed knew exactly why tithing works when it is done in the spirit of pure giving, then it would probably unleash a greater desire to give even more. And for those that give irregularly, it could inspire them to give first every time they received.

To analyse the real 'why' of how routine giving leads to more we have to understand something about Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Physics. The laws of these realms vary a lot from that of our own material or Newtonian world.

The film 'What the Bleep' explains the quantum world through examples that can be understood by the layman. The link below explains things about how matter turns into waves and acts like fluids when viewed through a quantum physics lens: http://video.yahoo.com/watch/1349535/4653525.

The movie describes an amazing world viewed from a quantum space. When a beam of electrons is fired through a plate with a slit in it onto a wall - as you would expect, it would it within a single line on the wall straight opposite the slit.

If the same experiment is done using an energy wave that has the properties of a water wave, again one can get an expected outcome. As the surge hits the plate the tendency for the wave is to ricochet but still because of the cut, some parts of the wave goes in through that cut. Emerging from the cut, the wave spreads out in an arched way, thus resulting in a new wave more or less similar to the old wave. It is exactly like the experiments one would have done in smaller classes regarding the behaviour of waves. It hits the wall opposite with a lot of force at the point just opposite the cut and hits with lesser strength all around the wall. This is just like the pattern the electrons create.

If one more cut is made in the plate and a wave sent through, the result would again be foreseeable - two lesser waves would emerge through the cuts and when these come into contact with each other, they would stop being separate and would give rise to an interference pattern. Many small waves would then strike against the wall opposite producing a stripped effect. All these are normal behavioural patterns as far as wave energy is concerned and so fully expected.

Here is where the whole experiment takes on an entirely different direction. When electrons are sent through the two cuts in the plate, what should ordinarily result are two lines in the wall opposite. On the contrary what one sees is a stripped appearance with an intersecting pattern. This is unbelievable. The matter seems to have been turned into a wave. We can perhaps imagine that electrons were hitting against each other and ricocheting and causing a wave pattern; so if electrons are sent across separately the result should be different. But it is not, it is the same. The explanation has to be that the electron leaves as a single particle, and splits into a wave on collision with the plate, then goes across through the cuts and intervenes with itself after that on the other side. This idea of solid having fluid properties -or mattering acting like a wave - is totally surprising. The world is much more than we understand it to be.

Though the overall properties of the world appear to be solid in nature, it does seem that it has enough of properties of a liquid as well - flux or liquid energy, which behaves like fluids in the physical world. The laws of physics clearly state that liquids that are alike in nature are attracted towards each others, while those which are unlike each other has a tendency to segregate and form its own group. The ineffective combining of water and oil is an example of this. Chromatography shows clearly the dispersion in clear bands of one substance into the many substances of which it is made of, just like larger collections of human beings split into smaller groups of people sharing common passions, strengths and interests.

The essence of it is that we feel total fulfilment when we give a thing to another. The act of giving, the sense of bliss of it, is the greatest of all gifts. It is wrongly understood that he who is in receipt of the object is the only receiver and people fail to notice that it is the one who gives who is the real recipient. If you're not still convinced, then look at yourself among children and see how fulfilled you become when you give to them whatever their reaction be.

When we understand that we are first giving to ourselves when we give and that we do this because we want to feel joy then we have a key. This key unlocks the door of understanding to giving. And when we give repeatedly the momentum builds up just like a wave getting bigger and bigger the more we add to it with our giving.

The truth that we feel happy when we gift things alters our power equation fully - we feel good and in that moment we are lovelier to others. Have you ever known a vendor on the street peddling things that we do not want like tissues, which you usually do not buy, but one day you buy and the motive for doing it is just to see that vendor happy and relieved? A similar situation could be seen in relations to buskers playing music at a street corner.

Someone who is joyful exudes a natural attraction that draws others in and in doing so draws in better life experiences. It is simple. They attract to them those who are either wanting to experience that feeling or those who already experience it.

So just like water and oil, givers and non-givers gather in separate areas. And the best place to receive something is in a place where givers hang out! But of course you can only stay in the giving group while you give! Givers love to give to those who give.

So even though we can run to quantum physics for our answers, they also lie right in front of our face. Like attracts like - simple. Everywhere you look you see this happening. Lions hand out with lions, students hang out with students, women hang out with women, guys hang out with guys, 'poor' people hang out with 'poor' people and 'rich' people hang out with 'rich' people. And yes - givers hang out with givers.

So if you give from a sense of self-reproach then it will only boomerang on you - you will just attract to you like-minded others who have a guilt complex and cannot be contented and delighted. The borderline between remorse and anger is narrow; so people gifting things out of a sense of guilt tend to turn in that direction. Joy is one of the highest of human emotions - and from there one can only turn to love - and that is what all of us are forever searching for.

When a person starts giving he is just a couple of steps away from love - rather surprising to realize that isn't it. Particularly because most people are frantically searching for love. Now we know the answer is straightforward -start giving! And giving money is not the beginning and end of it, it is only a small part of giving - it will generate a niche of joy for us, however small what is given.

There is also an emotional aspect to giving consistently. This aspect might not in the beginning appear to have connections to the sensation of joy - in the end it completely bonds us to the absolute bliss of joy.

When we gift a thing - especially a thing which is definitely not in surplus in our lives, we are sending a strong message to ourselves that life is reliable. When we have accomplished the act of giving and afterwards see that act in retrospect we understand that we can form a perfect relationship with that reliability. The opposite of reliability is fright. A group of frightened people are unlikely to be happy and delighted and so will not be able to attract any one. On the contrary, a group of reliable people would be contented and so would be quite appealing to those who are seeking such enriching experiences. At the end of the day, when reliability gets transformed into delight and again we find ourselves very close to that which we yearn most - love.

So the gist of what has been overlooked for years is right in front of us for any one to build a relationship with it with ease. My son got a lot of cash for Christmas and I enquired how he was going to spend it. He said he was going to put aside much of it. I asked him how much he would like to share. He had not even thought of it as a possibility until I gave the idea to him. What is likely to happen if our first response to getting something was to give something away - is it likely that we will know more of happiness?

Transaction based donating - or transaction based benevolence

This takes us to the force of transactional giving. Many enterprises give when they have enough of money to give. When they do not have much they do not prefer to give. So their possible levels of joy fluctuate depending upon market variations - they do not have any restraint. But whoever gives EVERY time they get something is in charge and has their relationship with perfect joy forever.

Transactional giving rather than total giving is based on the highs and lows of business and so is a self-evident way of giving. The method is that when you get something you also give something - straightforward. If your business is bad you might give but according to the income. And when business is marking a rising graph, giving can also improve.

One of the major secrets of transaction based enterprise is that you can partake in the joy of giving so perfectly with all concerned - clients/society - staff - and enterprise. In this scenario customers understand that when they buy something they are also giving though it does not cost them anything other than choosing and shopping with you they feel power of the giving - that is why the traditional CSR - Corporate Social Responsibility, gets transformed into Customer Social Responsibility, with the customer responding perfectly to giving just by appreciating you and have that extra cause, though an elusive one, for preferring to do the shopping with you.

Your staff also get to share in the joy of giving because every time they are personally involved in creating a sale, they know directly they have helped give something to someone in need. This experience is powerful within a team because it can be used in so many ways such as team motivation and staff incentives.

Any venture, even a completely new one with no profit margin, can manage Buy1GIVE1 transaction-based giving - there are no problems in every sense to be part of it and everything is controlled by the business. The payment amount per deal begins from as low as one cent and rises to any large amount the person can decide with every business left to choose their own type of gifting and providing to sustain on the basis of their business type and success. There is simply no justification not to give in this manner when the advantages that ensue from giving are so many. Enterprises that are presently giving to a cause can easily change over very promptly and effortlessly to Buy1GIVE1 transaction-based giving while still helping the same cause giving additional substantial benefits to the venture.

At the end of the day transaction-based giving is a modern form of tithing that is easy and effective for anyone, anywhere. Now that we know it is not about the amount that we give such as one-tenth, but simply about the fact we are giving that makes the difference. When we enter the club of givers we move into a special and privileged world that only those who give are privy to. And unless you get giving today, you just simply don't 'get' giving and never will till you start. So start now.

'We're not here to donate to 'get back.'. We're here to give more and more.

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Becoming A Millionaire With A Piece Of Straw

By Masami Sato

A rich man born out of giving!

There is an old historical Japanese tale about giving and it shows how we can receive the most extraordinary gifts when we're giving and appreciative of what we already have.

This is the folk tale.

Once upon a time, there was a poor young farmer. Everything he did in his life never seemed to produce any wealth for him. He was totally broke with no money, no family and no food. So one night he sneaked into a temple and sat by the altar and in desperation asked the Gods what he was supposed to do.

"I have always been sincere and industrious, but all my industriousness never became beneficial to me. Where have I gone wrong?"

He fell asleep besides the altar just after having asking his question. In the morning, as he was waking up, he saw one of the Gods in his dream surrounded by a blinding golden light. The God's voice echoed through his mind.

"After you wake up in the morning, value that which you have in your hand and keep giving it fully to others as you move forward," the God told him.

The farmer woke up. He still had many questions jumping through his mind but he lifted himself up and tried to shake off the strangely vivid dream he just had. To his surprise, he saw a piece of straw in his hand. Maybe it was on his clothes after the long day of fieldwork.

He nearly dropped it to the ground, but stopped for a moment remembering what the God said. He sat down again. And looked at the straw.

He sat for a while unable to comprehend what all that meant. He did not know how a piece of straw can turn out to be useful. Then he saw a wasp hovering around. After a while the wasp settled on one end of his straw. He caught it and with the help of a thread from his clothes, tied it to the straw. And with a wasp at the end of his straw, he went on his way.

He had only walked for a few minutes before he saw a little boy and his mother coming from the other direction. The boy was crying. As he said hello, the boy noticed the wasp moving on the straw that the farmer was holding. He stopped crying and asked for the straw. The farmer nearly declined but then he remembered about the God's message that he needed to treasure what he had but also remembered that he was to give it away to others. So, he offered the straw to the boy. The mother was very appreciative as now the boy stopped crying and began smiling. The mother offered the farmer three tangerines.

The farmer moved on. As he proceeded, he felt hungry. He was about to eat the tangerines when he again remembered that what was important was giving things to others, not giving it to himself.

As he went over a steep hill, he saw a merchant sitting down on the ground by a tree. Next to him was a wooden box. The farmer said hello to the merchant. He seemed to be exhausted. The merchant saw the tangerines in the farmer's hand and asked if he minded giving him the tangerines. He said he was so thirsty.

The farmer was also quite thirsty having walked for a long time during the heat of the day but he offered all the tangerines to the merchant. The merchant ate the three tangerines and regained his strength. He was very grateful for the kindness of the farmer and opened the wooden box next to him. There were rolls of hand dyed silk fabric. The merchant handed him one roll, thanked him and walked off.

The farmer walked again and continued on the same path. After a while he found a river from which he drank water. He felt recharged. He went forward with more energy and a feeling of ease.

He walked for some more time but did not come across anyone else. He felt that the silk might be that which would bring him something good. So he chose to go to a town in the vicinity and trade the fabric.

But as soon as he turned the corner, he found a group of soldiers. One of them, who appeared to be the leader of the group, was standing near a horse that had fallen on the ground. The leader of the soldiers was saying something to the men of his group.

"This horse is not likely to live long. We will have to abandon it here. Just look after it and follow me." Saying this, he climbed on to another horse and rode off and disappeared.

The other warriors were left talking to each other about what to do. They did not want to kill the horse but there seemed to be no other choice. One of them finally drew his sword.

The farmer pleaded with them not to do that. He said he was ready to look after the animal. He said they can have the bolt of silk for letting him care for the horse. They agreed to the deal and left the place quickly.

Now the farmer stood there with a dying horse. He thought he might have made a mistake that after all he was not meant to be wealthy. Then he remembered something. There was the stream he'd just passed.

He immediately went back to the stream, took off his shirt and soaked it in the fresh water so he could give water to horse. He returned to the horse still lying there on the ground. The farmer squeezed the wet cloth over the horse's mouth. Very soon the horse began to respond and regained its consciousness, so the farmer pulled it up with all his might.

The horse finally stood up on its legs so the farmer could take the horse to the stream. As the horse took more water and ate some fresh green grass around the stream, it soon began to regain strength.

The farmer now had a companion. They journeyed together, the horse in front, and the farmer panting behind to keep up with it. They traveled for miles in that manner. At last, as the sun was about to set, the animal came to a stop just in front of a rather big house. When the farmer drew alongside, the horse pushed him in the direction of the gate with its snout.

As the farmer approached the gate, the doors swung open and to his surprise, an old man appeared. The old man was rushing outside and was looking a little pale. He noticed the farmer and the horse standing by the gate.

The old man asked the farmer what it was that he needed. The farmer said that he wanted a place where he could sleep at night. The old man queried the farmer if he would mind looking after the house till his return as he had to leave for the nearby town on a pressing matter. He also said that it might take some time for him to return.

As the old man seemed to be in a hurry, the farmer offered him the horse. The old man appreciated the generous offer and took off with the horse. As he was leaving, he said something peculiar to the farmer.

"If I do not return within three years, this house is yours."

As you possibly deduced, the old man did not come back.

The farmer lived in the large house for the rest of his life with a land full of crops surrounded by kind neighbors happily ever after. But he never forgot to always give away the things he had.

I am grateful to you for reading this story. And how did you feel about it?

Maybe there is a key to something. When we can turn our 'getting game' into a 'giving game', our life often flows bringing more abundance. But it is not always easy to practice the old wisdom in our real life.

The following are the interesting principles we can see in the tale:

* When we are willing to provide what others want, their value for it enhances more than when we are trying to 'barter' it (as mostly we hope to get something out of it) since they compare the price with what we expect for it and would obviously pay less.

* When there is no lasting attachment to the things we own, we will see that we have wider chances since we are able to free ourselves from what we have.

* When life seems to deal us a bad hand, instead of focusing on the problem if instead we focused on giving and caring, life seems to end up bringing better luck later.

* If we try to turn into cash what we have accumulated, because of the conviction that "this is all it would get" thinking that if we do not encash it, we will lose, our life will stand still. Instead, why don't we keep on giving more and more irrespective of what we have or whether we are actually rich or not.

Giving is part of many successful people's lives. When we give first, we have more chance of living a life of magnificence, ease and expansion.

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How Hypnosis Can Help You In Altering Your Life

By Vanny Jones

Hypnosis is a process by which an alternate state of consciousness is achieved without making use of any external chemicals or psychotropic substances. Hypnosis, as is commonly understood, is a state characterised by complete comfort and one where the subject demonstrates a heightened responsiveness towards suggestions. Hypnotherapy is one of the most significant practical uses of the hypnosis technique.

Hypnotherapy, as the name illustrates, is a process in which therapy is preformed by hypnotizing the subject. The treatment normally aims to remove pessimistic thoughts from the subject's mind.

A person who knows hypnosis can understand the functioning of human mind better. The pessimistic thoughts that impede a person's growth would therefore be common knowledge to the hypnotist, who can successfully substitute them by establishing positive thoughts that would have a healing effect on the person.

It has been observed that hypnotherapy heals people of all types of obsessions. It is also helpful in treating stress, improving self-confidence level, and easing pain and despair. Even child therapy falls under the sphere of hypnotherapy, as it is able to easily treat common childhood problems like bed-wetting and nightmares.

Hypnotherapy not only helps in personal problems but also in eradicating shyness at the workplace and thus it helps you enhance your performance level at work. Many people having difficulty in their profession have gained greatly from it. Fears of failure are found out and efficiently substituted by thoughts of boldness and positivity by it. Renowned politicians and business tycoons have undergone changes in their personality through hypnotherapy, and have gone on to become better orators and experts in relationships, thus doing well in their careers.

Self-hypnosis is a very interesting branch of hypnosis. Self-hypnosis can help in banishing your inner most fears and the self can be understood better, which can set you on course for greater success in life. It is also an excellent way to unwind and can be practiced regularly as a form of mental exercise. It is widely believed that a single hour of hypnosis equals almost eight small sessions of naps, so self hypnosis gives a great way to rejuvenate and recuperate as well.

Hypnosis is often mistaken for something supernatural, but that is absolutely false. It is fundamentally related to psychology and science in general. Moreover, since it is induced without any help from drugs or other substances, it is extremely safe. People of all ages can take advantage from it and lead happier and more satisfying lives.

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Bonding: The Secret To Happiness

By Masami Sato

Why do we live? What are we here for? Day after day we asked these questions of the purpose and meaning of our lives. And most of us constantly look for the answer. How can we achieve happiness? This is yet another question urging us to look for its answer every day. What if the answer to those questions is simple? What if it is all simply about ONE thing? Connection. The secret of happiness is explained thoroughly in the clear and refreshing voice of Masami Sato in this excerpt of her book, ONE.

What are we trying to find out?

There are a host of things that we do in our lives.

But have we ever thought about why we do what we do? What are we really looking for?

The world is a confluence of millions of people of all continents, races, religions, and ideologies, doing different things. They look different and also act in different ways. All of us have different interests and each have a different viewpoint. We converse differently using different languages. We have different emotions and desires.

Nevertheless, if there was ONE thing that ALL of us are searching for, what could that be?

While I travelled all over the world, I did ask people one simple question, "What would you like to achieve in your life? What do you really want?"

At first, it looked as if people were in search of different things, as they gave casual answers like "A nice partner", "Good job", "My own house", "A loving family", "A perfect mate", "More money", "Financial Freedom", "Peace of mind", or "Meaning of life". There were other similar answers as well.

I did notice that some of these requirements were of a more earthly nature while others were of a permanent nature. Earthly desires are those that we want because we do not yet have it, or think that we do not yet have it. As against this, permanent desires are not about getting things we do not have. It is about a 'feeling' that we yearn for, so that it does not come to an end, whatever we get or accomplish at every moment or our lives.

If we take off the temporal desires from the list and look only at the permanent desires, it is clear that all we want is to continue experiencing positive feelings like exhilaration, enjoyment, encouragement, motivation, kindness, love, happiness etc. - in another way, we want to remain happy.

Delightfulness

Contentment is a state of emotion that all of us are yearning to be in. Each of us may define it differently. We may also value it differently. Each of us may be familiar with different levels of intensity of contentment. Still we definitely have something in common when contentment comes to us. And when we realize this secret about contentment, we hold the key to greater contentment, and to make those around us know the same feelings as well.

Life is a mystery we are all living in. We all may love it in our own special ways. We may despise it in different ways. We may question it. We may treasure it. Or we may just have it, accept it, indifferently. But what is the purpose of our lives? What if the secret of our existence is so near? What if the secret actually brings us happiness and contentment when we discover it?

What if the essence of the aim of our lives, and its joys, is as simple as this:

It is all about connection.

Bonding is everything

Everything is about making relationships. Everything is part of something else. Just a look at our own lives would reveal it to us. Then we will understand the real purpose of our lives.

Why do we do something, ANYTHING at all, in life as human beings?

It is just because we want to connect to others. We make friends to build a relationship. We get married to establish a relationship in a deeper and more permanent manner. We create a family to further strengthen that relationship. We go out to meet more people to connect with them, not only to get benefits out of those relationships, but also to become more connected to the world.

We buy nice clothes and go to a hairdresser to feel more connected to our sense of aesthetics and to our own physical beauty. We eat a variety of food to feel more connected to our sense of taste and smell. We dine out to feel connected to the people we share the meals with. We buy mobile phones and computers to connect with others and the world. We read newspapers and magazines to stay connected to what is happening and what others are doing and feeling. We study and learn to connect with what others know and value.

Every thing that we do is to satisfy the need of keeping alive relationships. It is our relationship to our own body that makes it imperative that we eat and sleep. Because of our relationship to our senses, we are asked to do things to satisfy the demands that body makes. If we ignore the demands that body makes, we have to bear the resultant aches and distress. And above our mundane needs, we yearn for another relationship - a relationship to our very existence - a relationship to our purpose. And without that connection, it is vacant. Just like the blankness so many of us feel when we have no relationship even to ourselves. That is just not the way our lives are supposed to be lived.

Bonds are powerful, and yet they are fragile and tender

When the bonds in a relationship lose strength, we go in for a separation, divorce, disagreements, judgement, and bitterness. It never feels good to lose the bonding. Still, it possible to be in love with someone today, and totally disconnected and bitter towards him tomorrow. And this change of feelings can happen just by the flicker of an eyelid. And the eyes might be yours or theirs!

When the bonds are not there

When the relationship is not there, we start seeing problems. We start seeing differences and hindrances. We start sitting upon judgement of others and disapproving them. We exaggerate, concentrate upon, and give energy to such things that we see as problems. Under such a scenario, these problems might turn inwards and inflict pain and disapproval on ourselves. We cannot be fully happy when we have no associations with anything.

Connection: the Secret to Happiness

What if we choose to perceive the entire thing in reverse? When we do that we understand this simple truth: we cannot feel despondent when we are in a strong relationship. It is simply not possible!

Try to feel moody when we feel the security of our bonding to the people around us and laughing and enjoying with our whole heart. Even if we have our own fair share of difficulties in life, we would still be able to break into a laugh and enjoy and feel good when the bonds are strong. At the same time, we would be unable to enjoy things when those bonds are absent.

Relationship: Our Life .

Bonding is the core of all things. That is what life is about. Bonding.

Everything is a unified whole of smaller units. Everything combines together to form a bigger unit; the way our bodies are a fusion of smaller entities like atoms, molecules, cells and organs.

Our acts and the choices we make are the manifestations of our need for bonding. We are designed to persistently search ways to bond to each other and to a larger rationale.

Bonding and Religion

Some of us opt to be part of various religions to feel better bonded. This bonding that they seek could be to God. It may be to the people with the same convictions. When we share a similar credence, there is a greater feeling of being bound to the people in that group. More awarding and handing over takes place among people who are feeling strong bonds with each other.

Connection and Business

Many people begin an enterprise to feel better bonded to themselves by being in control of their fate. But often in the entrepreneurial world, we end up being more and more segregated especially when we start viewing other ventures as contenders, staff as instruments and customers as a money flow. But the basic point of why we got into the venture was to feel the power of that bonding. So, why do we need to fashion that disconnection at all? May be in the perfect world, all business ventures worked differently, but hand in hand.

Connection and Wars

Some of us even raise arguments or wars to feel some sense of 'triumph' or what is a heightened sense of safety and importance. But strangely, this ricochets. The minute we 'win' the fight, we are in fact weakening the relationship. We now require more sureness to defend ourselves from being assaulted by others. We thus end up being more unsure and frightened. We cannot take it lightly as it really happens to almost all of us in one form or another.

It may be the differences of opinion we have with people around us. It may be the wrong conclusions we reach at when we decide another person is wrong. When we want to be the only person to triumph, it will not be a victory in the true sense of the word - there would be no bonding. We can only rejoice when we succeed in unison. Then we feel the strong bond.

Despite the myriad ways in which we communicate our wants, everything we do is to fulfil the longing we have to feel and have strong bonds.

The complete experience of relationship is only felt through our heart. We can build a relationship with anybody when we truly care for them, and feeling that association with them. If we know this, forming that needed state is not difficult, but just simple and amusing. Then we would really feel more pleasure and contentment.

Life is a sport. We feel things and do things in a grand game but in reality the aim of any game is the pleasure we get out of it. It is not about doing something or having something. When the sports finally end, the winners are only the ones who have derived pleasure from the game. Not the ones who had more at the final tally. The upshots and end results of the sports in which we participate do not affect our actual life. But if we lost all our friends to participate in a game just because we wanted to win in that round, would it lead us to a lasting victory?

It is so easy to understand this in the example of playing a game, but we often become blind in our own everyday game called life. We forget so easily that it is also just a game.

We have no idea when this game began and when it would be over, all that we know is that it commenced in the past and that it will be over one day. When finally the umpire blows the whistle to stop the game, we can simply say, "Wow, it was a lot of fun. Let us play once again!"

In this game called life, the aim of the game is to 'connect'. We can keep connecting until we all become one. It is the only way to continuously feel connected to our purpose-sense of happiness and joy. We cannot feel disconnected to anything or deny and judge even one thing if we are to achieve the state of total connection.

Life is as uncomplicated as that. There is just ONE secret.

And the secret is to connect.

To grow into ONE

To find pleasure.

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How To Hire An Executive Leadership Coach

By Phil Johnson

A good leadership coach will help you get to the next level in your business life, and ensure that you remain focused. Finding a strong executive leadership coach is tough. It can be difficult to find a coach that fits your needs, and it can be even more difficult to find a coach with real experience and credentials.

A business coach will help you make sense of the chaos of your business life by helping you build strategies that will keep you and your staff organized! Entrepreneurs and executives face numerous challenges every day and it can be very easy to lose focus among the various proposals and policy cluttering your desk, the deadlines that you face, and the management challenges that you experience in your day to day operations.

Once you find the right business coach you will be armed with some excellent techniques and strategies. But, it can be difficult to find the coach you are looking for. Listed below are some of the points you need to consider when trying to find a business coach:

Make sure that your coach has a degree and specialized executive coaching training.

Check your potential coach's website for coaching certification -- many coaches are members of the International Coaching Federation.

You can learn a lot about a coach from their blog posts and writing. Look for messages that you agree with and strong writing.

You need to know that a coach keeps on top of business trends. Is your potential executive coach using Twitter or other social media? Make sure that your business coach is using the best business communication tools and is up to date with the latest technological trends.

An executive leadership coach who possesses these strengths will help you excel through the most difficult times in your business life. Make sure that your coach is experienced, educated, certified, and familiar with the latest online business trends.

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Learn How To Get Rich And Build Wealth Effectively

By Robert Hall

Sometimes looking at the newspapers makes you feel like it's not possible to get rich for the Average Joe. It's almost as if you earn money just enough to meet your basic needs-anything extra is a random stroke of luck.

Friend, know this for sure-that is false thinking, and believing so is destructive to you and your quality of life. We have so much information on just about anything under the sun yet for some reason schools and other important institutions fall short in correctly teaching people the principles on how to make money effectively.

Money is not reserved for people who come from good families, have the right connections and possess extra ordinary talents. Granted, you can be born into wealth but anybody can get rich- that includes you.

Let's think about this for a while-how were some people able to become rich despite the seemingly overwhelming odds against them? Imagine, Oprah Winfrey was a strong woman of minority with a tragic past; she defied pre existing paradigms and set on to build wealth and her own empire as well.

It's important that we understand one important concept today-it is easy to earn money. How can that be with so many needy and helpless people around? The answer to that is because we have a mistaken idea on how to make money and become rich in the world.

You don't get wealth by belonging in the right gender, age or even nationality. It starts from the inside and manifests into your reality. Wealth begins in your mind. Develop your prosperity consciousness and riches will start to make its presence felt in your current reality.

Have this prosperity consciousness ingrained firmly in you. It will cause you to think and act in support of this belief. Because money is recompensed by the value of the service you have provided; purpose to become excellent and above average in all that you do. Aim to provide quality of life to the people you serve; and that is what you will have in return.

Build wealth by harnessing the power within you. Guard the thoughts that you think and your attitude in regard to the situations around you. Abide by these principles and you will find that it is indeed easy to earn money.

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What is Hypnosis and How it Helps Humanity

By Ray Bonanza

Hypnotism is recognized as a heightened period of suggestibility which enables the subject to interact positively to the suggestions of the hypnotiser. This mental state is normally evoked with the cooperation of the subject by another individual - the hypnotist. Induction commands or suggestions plays a respectable role in causing hypnosis and can be administered by the subject or the hypnotist.

The induction performed by the subject is referred to as self hypnosis. And when used for curative purposes, it is ordinarily called hypno-therapy. These are popular facts about hypnotism that is agreeable among most hypnotists and psychologists. One of the most familiar misconception is that a hypnotic state is equivalent to unconsciousness or sleep. However, this is far from true and in fact, the subject is conscious and in a state of very concentrated attention even though peripheral cognizance is importantly decreased.

In the beginning, hypnosis was linked to animal magnetism and mesmerism and after many decades saw it being realigned away from them. In 1843 a Scottish doctor and surgeon called James Braid, was the first to bring attention to the hypnotic state. In his book Neurypnology, Braid described hypnotism as a state of pure physical relaxation accompanied and induced by mental concentration though he later tossed this description as misleading.

Hypnotic induction is usually used by hypnotists as an opening to produce a state of hypnosis. This technique is applied to the subject in order to cause a complete state of relaxation in the subject. While it is not always essential, yet it is well admired as one of the most effective and popular tools in a hypnotist's tool kit. There are umpteen types of hypnotic induction techniques used by hypnotists to enhance client expectation, re-define their roles and make focused attention, to name a few. One of the most favorite technique is the eye fixation technique originally used by Braid and it is still widely used today. You also have the reclining posture, relaxation of muscles and also optical fixation followed by eye closure.

Hypnosis is extremely regarded in producing several medical and therapeutic benefits. It is widely practised as hypno-therapy for that reason and assists in relief of pain, managing skin diseases, weight control, reducing anxiety, psychological therapy, habit control and can also enhance performance in sports. Hypnosis can provide some needed benefits to all human psychological, emotional problems and sicknesses.

It is a disgrace that a great majority only knows hypnosis as stage amusement or amusement through TV and films. Many of the bad reputation attached to hypnosis can be ascribed to this mis-use. The most popular misconception is that hypnosis is mind control, which is a far cry from the truth. Luckily, the believability of hypnosis and its applications has improved vastly in the last decade. This betterment will continue to increase as research is also confirming its usefulness in the treatment of several ailments and diseases.

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Understanding Kenneth Copeland Ministries

By Kenneth Taylor

Kenneth Copeland Ministries is among the most popular ministries actively spreading the gospel to as many Christians from different parts of the globe. More and more people, Christians in particular and getting to love the way it spreads God's words in its interesting and enticing manners using the powers of tri-media. Having the reputation for real ministries, it gained more popularity despite all the stories geared to harm its credibility.

This ministry has successfully spread the word of God by employing the powers of tri-media. Other than its popular website being patronized by Christians all over the world, it tirelessly spread the gospel with both radio and television broadcasts, heard and viewed in many parts of the globe. Their magazine is also a powerful arena in its quest of having God's words reached and touched as many people from all walks of life regardless of its race, color, age and gender.

The ministries of Kenneth Copeland go beyond spreading the gospel. It reaches out to as many Christians in many places around the globe by exploring all mediums of communications that are truly effective in its quest of spreading the gospel. Reaching to them not just to spread God's words but also trying to impart the real values of love, faith and hope.

Kenneth Copeland ministries goes beyond spreading the gospel using all interesting and exciting mediums of communication as it also tackles life's values. Others who are somehow troubled with common problems pertinent to finances, relationships and sickness are finding solace with its ministries. These people from all walks of life get a helping hand from Kenneth Copeland that employs its own way of addressing other people's needs.

Regardless of its degree and the people being hounded by such problems, Kenneth Copeland tries to address these kinds of problems using biblical teachings. These are among the positive attributes that made it known to many Christians from around the world. This is why many people will definitely find solace with this kind of ministry that Kenneth Copeland tries to share the whole world with.

You can always count on Kenneth Copeland Ministries if you are somehow troubled with problems you seem could not address lone by yourself. Troubles hounding your relationship or finances are just among the many problems that this ministry can surely address with all ease. It seems to have all the ways to address those things appropriately and accordingly.

other than problems you need to seek professional spiritual guidance. It somehow provides you with the ways of finding answers of questions lurking in your mind pertinent to your beliefs and faith. You will surely find answers to questions pertinent to your relationship with God with its interesting manner and materials in spreading the gospel. These are only a few of the many things you shall learn from the ministries of Kenneth Copeland.

Other than preaching God's words and mercy it also teaches everyone the right way to pray. If you are a Christian who seem to be lost with your faith and the way you should live, the ministries of Kenneth Copeland and more than enough to keep you on the right track. These and more will you get if you try and explore Kenneth Copeland Ministries.

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Learn To Be A Dynamic Student

By Dr Jay Polmar

BE DYNAMIC THROUGH SPEED READING is an amazing course that you teach to yourself. It comes with audios, software, and course manuals to teach you to build reading speed, comprehension, concentration and focus. And also stimulate long-term memory.

Another factor is photographic or tape-recorder memories. You have the potential to remember everything you have ever seen or heard, even if you weren't paying attention to what was said. Your brain/mind, like a computer, stores all memories.

As you start to learn the various methods used in the BE DYNAMIC THROUGH SPEED READING, you'll notice learning skills improving quickly! It is techniques repeated over and over, with visualization and various other added methods that will help you achieve the results you desire and be the best you can possibly be.

All of this will make you a better student, employee, communicator, and decision maker in your life. And only one of your benefits will be that you will cut reading time on reports, memos, correspondence, newspapers, novels, non-fiction, magazine, etc. You will save time, and the saying goes ..."time is money".

If you didn't know this, let me clue you in to the reality that writers get paid by the word in articles and by % of gross sales (royalties) in book publishing; usually the thicker the book the higher the price and the higher the royalty. Writers are unnecessary verbose. What this means is there are many words within sentences that are just there as fillers; what you have to learn to do, through the Be Dynamic Through Speed Reading program, is only read the words that are essential.

Dr. Jay Polmar created the "Be Dynamic Through Speed Reading" program to share these valuable tools with students to help them get the most out of their reading experience. In the past two years he has worked with other educators to bring students the Perfect Learning System (www.perfectlearningsystems.com) which includes Be Dynamic, mind mapping comprehension and memory supports, plus special speed reading software developed to match the Perfect Learning System.

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Do Something For Someone Today, KNOWING That There Is No Possible Way For Them To Repay You

By Jay Kubassek

This happens to be one of my favorite quotes, by one of my favorite people, John Jackson. In this spirit of Christmas and out of the deepest appreciation for all of my friends and family this holiday season, I felt led to share this with you today.

I got a series of emails over the last few weeks from a woman inJamaicathat I quite frankly blew off. Then last week Lena emailed me on behalf of this woman as well, and not unlike most of the zillion email I get every day from people asking for all kinds of things, I blew that off too.

Anyways, it was 5:30 this morning, I was up most of the night with Miki and could not sleep. I decided to clean out my inbox and I came across yet another email from this lady. This one really stuck with me. I am not sure if it was the sincerity of the request, or just the pure guts of a mom to ask me pay for asemesterof some kids college, not sure. Regardless, the quote above started ringing in my ears.

My heart and my gut are telling me that the right this to do here is to see if there is anyone else who feels the same way, and if to led, also contribute. It is Christmas and I can't think of anything that would be more in the spirit of giving than to pass the hat and make sure Jessica is enrolled in classes come the first week of Jan.

My goal is to wire all $18,384.26 to Wheaton TODAY. I am calling on you guys cuz I know you can help me make it happen. Regardless, Jamie and I are prepared to to what ever it takes to make this happen.

******

Hi Jay,

It was nice seeing you in Vegas, even if it was for a very brief moment as we took the one of many photos.

I am the one who told you I am from Jamaica. I have been with PRO over a year now and admire the way you have built this incredible community of entrepreneurs! I love being a part of it!!

The Jamaican dollar is in a bad way... JAD$89 to USD$1 so when I came in it was on a shoe string, but Lena Bjorna, my mentor will tell you I am determined to get to the top!

I have a 19 yr old daughter, Jessica who by the grace of God and that alone attended Milton Academy boarding school in Boston for 2 yrs on a FULL scholarship and now is in her second year at Wheaton College in Illinois.

Her first semester was sponsored by a Christian couple (God bless them) and then they lost their money (all of it) in an investment scheme gone sour! To my amazement the college showed her compassion and gave her the second semester (all expenses paid!). At the beginning of this year I still wasn't able to pay and they did it again!!! Now I am faced with a new semester on the horizon... USD$18,000 due on the 15th Dec!! (They say because of the economic fall out they are unable to do it this time)

This may seem strange...that I would come to you with this...I asked Lena if PRO had any organization that helped kids to fund college...she said she didn't know, I should go to JayKubassek.com I did and then I came here. I really believe in what I am doing Jay, as you did. Until then...I just wondered if you had ANY organization that could help me to get my brilliant child back into college.

PS: She doesn't qualify for US financial aid as she is Jamaican. The banks here won't lend me the $ as I don't have a "steady" income YET! I also have a 12 yr old daughter and a 6 yr old son.

Please advise me if there is ANY thing that can be done. I know how busy you are and how blessed I am if you found the time just to read this.

God bless you Jay...and thank you for giving my life focus and purpose. I am grateful to God that He showed me this company!!

My daughter, Jessica, in her second year of a Business Major. Financing:

*Sponsored in full 1st year semester 1 *Scholarships from school for the last 2 semesters *School has no funds available this year (economy)

The deadline for the next semester was Dec 15, but in faith I asked for AND GOT an extension until Jan 1, 2010!

The balance due is USD$18,384.26 (for the next semester) The gentleman in the international students accounts division that I communicate with is Mr. Rodney Buikema: email: Rodney.Buikema@wheaton.edu

Sincerely,
 Melanie Phillibert

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from: Jay Kubassek
to: Rodney.Buikema@wheaton.edu,
date: Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 6:55 AM
subject: Jessica Phillibert
mailed-by: gmail.com

Rodney,

I understand that you are in charge of international student accounts. This email in regards to Jessica Phillibert's tuition for the next semester. Please send funding instructions.

Best, -Jay Kubassek

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CONTRIBUTIONS for 12/23/09

Jay and Jamie Kubassek: $3000
 Mike Koenigs: $500 
John and Lori Jackson: $1000 (Merry Christmas Jessica! John & Lori Jackson)
 Sara Moser-Cohen: $100
 Pasquale R Sava III: $50
 Roslyn Brenowitz: $10 
Soumangue Basse: $25
 Frances Kennedy: $25
 Frank Scott: $150 
Jimmy Davis: $1000 
James A Crandall: $25
 Ray and Ferny: $1000 
Dave Pooley: $50 
Jaun Walker $110
 Howie Schwartz: $1000 
Lelia Rayna: $50
 Aaron and Liz Parkinson: $1000 
Alan Moore: $1000
 David G Carpenter: $25
 George Walters: $50
 Troy Allen: $25- (Hope this small gift helps you reach your goal for Jessica) 
Steve Nyhof Enterprises, Inc.: $50- (Merry Christmas) 
Bhavesh Bhojani: $300.00- (Good luck! I am happy to Help. Make it happen!)
 Andrew Peel: $10.00
 Damayanthi Jayasinghe: $10.00 
Jerry Ellefson: $ 100.00
 WBG Marketing Group: $200.00 
Galyn Johnson: $25.00
 Per Hoem: $ 300.00
 Jonathan Lamphier: $10.00 - (I am glad to help. I wish that it could be more.)
 Lena Bjorna: $1,000.00- Merry Christmas!! 
 Heidi Wiegand : $ 50.00
 DAVID HOLTON: $100.00
 RBC Global Unlimited LLC : $50.00
 Brigitte Mehr: $30.00 
Magnus Weierud Haga: $30.00
 Michael Force: $ 1,000.00
 Julie A Hartman: $50.00 
Jenni Ryan: $100.00 
John Woodman: $25.00
 Ann McLaren: $300.00 
Rose Spillman: $200.00
 Brian Moore: $100.00 
Bruce and Lynn Stromwall: $150.00
 Parag Paleja: $100.00
 Newman Consulting, Inc.: $200.00
 Marshall Donnerbauer: $50.00
 William Eden: $25.00
 Mike Dillard: $1000 
Peggy Bennett: $25.00
 Corey Wilson: $200.00
 Marcin Ogorek: $50.00 
Aman Tensue: $50.00
 JOHN OLSEN: $100.00
 Nick Godwin: $10.00
 Maven Marketing LLC: $1,000.00
 Patrick Fitz-Gibbon: $100.00
 Peter Andersson: $10.00 
Kariann Sundy: $25.00
 Surfveza Enterprise: $50.00
 Steve Castle: $40.00 
Wealth Masters International $1000 
Steven Jaffe : $100.00
 WINDSOR EASLEY: $100.00 
Sue Paananen: $100.00
 Vishal Shetty: $20.00
 Anthony Niel: $50.00 
JMH Marketing Group: $100.00
 George Kyros: $50.00
 GD Enterprises: $500.00
 Mitchell Dillman: $25.00
 erika freund: $25.00
 Richard Watts: $20.00
 Nola Claire: $5.00 
John Hackl: $100.00 
Lifechanging Solutions: $100.00
 Peter Anak Baledan Anum: $25.00
 Brandee Walker: $190.00 GOAL MET! Thanks Everyone!

Original story posted here on JayKubassek.com

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Is a College Study Group Right for You?

By Marshall Schumacher

Everyone has heard of all-nighters during finals week, but have you ever considered a more practical method of learning your study material? The study group is a tried and true method of covering everything your professor is asking of you. What's more, with a group to support your learning, you'll more than cover it, you'll ace it! The group will help fill in the blanks for one another and share each respective viewpoint. You have to be careful though, not to use the tie together as a social hour or method of procrastination. Every minute counts if you want to maximize your efforts.

One of the most effective tools of getting together with others to study is paraphrasing. Think about it. The more you repeat an idea or concept, the more likely you are to commit it to memory. When you and others in your group continually start sentences with, "In other words..." you are breaking down a complicated idea into comprehendible material. Each member should read a page and break it down for the group in their own words. This type of group learning also helps give new perspective, develops work skills and goes a long way toward preparing for tests. Here are some things you need to know before you get started:

1. Choosing your group. If a study group is too big it's not nearly as effective as it could be, so keep it down to between 4 and 6 members. Choose a moderator to keep things moving and assign tasks. Keep in mind that the smarter the members, the more stimulating the conversations will be. If you end up with a member who isn't interested in learning, the whole group could suffer.

2. Every week should move you through the course work. Each member should be prepared for each meeting, with his or her material studied and ready to break down for the rest of you. There should also be periodical quizzes as well.

Not only will you all cover the bases of your curriculum, you'll be interacting with people whom you might not normally come in contact with. You have your dorm friends, but it never hurts to spread your wings and meet new people right? The more you prepare for your classes, the less stress you'll feel.

As you can see, going it alone isn't the best path to scholastic success. Sure, there are times when curling up with your text book is the only way to get things done. But if you incorporate a study group into your plans, chances are you'll be anything but sorry.

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Building Trust In The Workplace

By John Smith

62% of people are reportedly less trusting of businesses now than a year ago, according to a recent Edelman survey across 20 countries. It is hardly surprising as every day seems to bring new reports of layoffs, and what was once certain no longer feels like a guarantee.

According to John G. Agno at Coaching Tip trust and a good reputation in the marketplace is most aided by a "strong, stable strategy." Agno highlights his point with the example of Southwest Airlines, a company with the same business strategy for nearly four decades, and one that has managed to largely avoid the blows dealt to other airlines in recent years.

Another way to build trust is through the concepts of servant leadership and sharing of power. Again Mary Jo Asmus at Intentional Leadership cited the example of Southwest Airlines to put across her idea carefully.

None of these strategies work when the organization is facing mass layoffs and fighting for its very survival. Believe it or not, even this ordeal can be a careful trust-building exercise. After all, the fact that the organization is going through this trial matters less than how the organization goes through it.

The way an organization handles layoffs will directly affect its reputation in the industry and possibly even the entire marketplace when good times resurface. It's very important that you take care of the people who have brought so much to the table for so many years.

Always remember how well your laid-off employees fare is a strong indicator of how much trust will be placed in your organization in the future. You don't have to spend a fortune to hold their hand and help them cross the bridge to their next opportunity with real-time, hands-on, individualized attention.

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What is Free Clairvoyance?

By Nichole Faux

If you have ever wondered what it is like to be clairvoyant, chances are that you most likely are, it this thought crossed your mind now and again. Every individual has episodes where they dream about something happening before it does. Then again, maybe you have experienced bad feelings about something and you turn out to be correct. Those little episodes of dj vu are another example of being clairvoyant.

Many people learn to develop their senses of clairvoyance before they are able to know and feel certain things. You can develop your sense of clairvoyance as well, with a little practice.

First you need to realize that you already have such natural powers. Consider those times when you sensed something that actually occurred later. How often has this happened for you? These are free natural powers, which is why the title of this article is free clairvoyance.

In order to enhance your clairvoyant abilities, you must learn more about the subject. Simply knowing a little bit more about exactly what it is and how you can divert your energies toward making it a more prominent part of your personality is really all it takes.

You have to use it or you will lose it, this applies to clairvoyance as well as many other things in life. It is easier to tune into your higher spiritual self and pick up on more things when you learn to intently focus on your development.

Some think that you must be psychic to have clairvoyant powers or the ability to develop them, others think that it is some power of evil or associated with witchcraft and other things. On the contrary, clairvoyance is a natural power that everyone has to some degree or another; however, many people learn to restrain their powers because of outside influences.

Growing up, you may have noticed your ability to sense, think, and feel something that usually came true. Oftentimes, children have clairvoyant abilities more than anyone else because they are innocent and full of positive energy. They are also highly receptive. But unfortunately, parents and other authoritative figures convince them that they are just imagining things, so then they go on to believe that nothing of the sort exists, and that it has no place in the 'real world'.

Most likely you have subdued your clairvoyant capabilities down through the years. However, they are still there hanging out in the background of your mind. When you choose to develop them further you can make better decisions based on logical reasoning as well as those messages you pick up on from the universe as well as inside yourself.

People who are highly clairvoyant have lives filled with light and joy. In order to begin enhancing your abilities, you must focus on ridding your life of negativity. There will always be an element of negativity in everyone's life, but you can learn how to shut it out and turn it into something positive.

Doing so helps you block out negative thoughts that disrupt your inner sense of peace and contentment. As you consider your life today is it full of confusing turmoil? When you learn how to focus your energies in order to clear away all the disturbing qualities of your life and then you will be able to gain the mental clarity and peace of mind and soul you seek.

Clairvoyance offers us the chance to return to real happiness and live in a world where no negativity can bring us down. If offers us the gift of sight, feeling, and harmony. This is 'free clairvoyance' because you do not need to pay someone else to interpret the messages you receive. All of us already have this power, we just need to learn how to use it!

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Facts About Increasing Your Metabolism

By Marry Dwight

Do you know what metabolism is? It is probably true that you believe it is something you can not understand. This should not be so, because metabolism is a simple concept to comprehend. In a nut shell metabolism is the capacity with which your body breaks down calories. Did you get that?

Do you know that you can use three methods to speed up your body metabolism? These methods are through building your muscle mass, exercise and good dieting in the form of eating the recommended foods that aid metabolism.

Muscle mass is one of the body's mechanisms that most people usually get confused about. Dieters especially the female folks believe that muscles mass is a man affair. Hence, they just don't care about building their muscles mass. As women try to always build your muscle mass if you want to boost your metabolism.

Exercises such as running, swimming, jogging dancing and biking are forms of cardiovascular exercise you can indulge in to boost your metabolism. Cardio exercises are very vital in this respect because they help to use up much energy. This enables your body metabolism to speed up through out the day or after the exercise.

Are you thinking of engaging on resistance exercise? To effectively carry out resistance training, always begin with a simple method that can be performed 3 to 4 times in a week, for 20 to about 30 minutes per session.

This will help increase your body metabolism and develop your muscles as well.

Food can only function as a catalyst to increase of body metabolism when combined with other specific kinds of foods. This means that different classes of foods have to be used in a particular way if an increase in body metabolism will be achieved.

Do you know that with a body metabolism that speeds up at a very fast rate you can be in your office through out the day and yet your body calories can continue to burn? This is courtesy of the speed at which your metabolism runs. Carrying out physical activities can help you achieve this feat.

You may be wondering about the best way to increase the speed of your body metabolism. The fact that you know the speed can be increased to a fast rate is the first step. All you need is to take action. Perform exercises, eat good food and maintain an active lifestyle.

Exercise is fundamental when it comes to building up a fast metabolism. However, not all kinds of exercises are capable of producing the effect of a fast tracked metabolism; rather it is exercises that increase the rate of the heart beat. Think of any of such exercises and help yourself.

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Better Comprehension With Speed Reading

By Jay Polmar

People sometimes get frustrated because they fall behind when reading and learning due to the huge amounts of reading material they must absorb for school or work. So many books are being written worldwide, that readers sometimes have difficulty keeping up with the production of fiction and non-fiction works. It can be really amazing trying to keep up with it all " dont you think.

In the rapidly changing and highly competitive business world, with new products and services, and new upgrades introduced every week, speed reading really comes in handy. Most corporate millionaires now read two or three business related books every week. Thats a lot of work for those unfortunates who dont have speed reading abilities.

SPEED READING enables people to absorb up to twice or three times what they normally read in the same time.

Reading researchers in the past determined that the brain is capable of comprehending and cataloguing from 10,000 to 50,000 units of information every minute. The length of a unit is about one word. The bodys five senses are receptors for data, which it transfers to the subconscious mind to be recorded for posterity. When the conscious mind needs information, it is recalled from the subconscious. Then it surfaces the necessary data for processing and use, much like a computer.

An interactivity exists between the brain, which well just imagine is the computer CPU, and the mind which consists of thoughts and memories. All information gets processed in such a way that we can learn it.

The information that we get, process and evaluate comes from our five physical senses. With that data, our mind makes decisions, choices and judgments. We learn through our five senses (i.e. sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste), which are already preprogrammed to respond automatically.

A good example of preprogrammed response: Consider the example of the teen boy who smells pizza and what his reaction is. It is similar to Pavlov's dog, because his senses send a message to the brain in the form of a thought.

The perception of sensing our favorite food is a mental exercise, compared to the reaction of swallowing which is physical. Hence, brain and mind is where the action is and the body is where the reaction is.

Learning this system of speed reading will encourage the use of three of the five senses. That is a method that will strongly influence your mind to remember, recall and understand; beyond that, well teach you techniques for becoming a better and more efficient reader.

Follow the instructions and you will turn into a speed reader who loves to read and improve the quality of his or her own life. We expect great, positive successes from you with great improvements in many areas of your life.

Statistics: The average American high school graduate (I know this sounds strange, but many are graduating without the ability to read at an eighth grade level), reads at about 200 words per minute. A college student reads 20% faster at 300 words per minute. It does not matter what your baseline or starting reading speed is, your potential reading speed after using these techniques will be faster and your potential is truly unlimited. This is because scientists who have researched the human brain/mind agree that our potential is unlimited. Double-triple-quadruple your reading speed, theres no limit.

You can expect to learn how to get your greatest potentials as a reader, business person, student, etc. This is because you're becoming an avid speed reader and a complete success in life.

Be Dynamic Through Speed Reading will assist you become totally unlimited in your power and ability to do, be, and have all that you desire in life, whether its great grades or financial success. Dr. Jay Polmar is the Master of the art of speed learning, accelerated learning and speed reading and has helped over 100,000 students worldwide become perfect learning machines.

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C Programming Study Around The UK Considered

By Jason Kendall

Matching your computer course or training to the working world is essential in this day and age. In addition, it's also necessary to choose one that you will get on well with, that suits your personality and abilities.

There's a big selection with these training programs - from Microsoft User Skills right up to training programs for web designers, networkers programmers etc. Take some counsel before you dive in - talk to an advisor with experience in commercial IT. Someone who can help you select the ideal job path for you - that's both relevant to industry and will prepare you for a career you'll enjoy.

By utilising modern training techniques and keeping costs to a minimum, there's a new style of course provider offering a better quality of training and support for a fraction of the prices currently charged.

You should look for accredited simulation materials and an exam preparation system included in your course.

Often students can be thrown off course by practising exam questions that don't come from authorised sources. Quite often, the way questions are phrased is startlingly different and you need to be ready for this.

Obviously, it's essential to make sure you've thoroughly prepared for your commercial exam before embarking on it. Going over 'mock' tests helps build your confidence and saves you time and money on failed exams.

Students hoping to kick off an Information Technology career often don't know which path they should take, let alone what market to get certified in.

As having no solid background in the IT industry, how could any of us understand what any job actually involves?

Generally, the way to deal with this dilemma in the best manner flows from an in-depth chat, covering some important points:

* Your personality can play a major role - what things get your juices flowing, and what are the activities that put a frown on your face.

* Why you're looking at stepping into computing - it could be you're looking to conquer a life-long goal such as self-employment maybe.

* Any personal or home requirements you have?

* There are many markets to choose from in the IT industry - you'll need to pick up some background information on what makes them different.

* It's wise to spend some time thinking about what kind of effort and commitment you'll put into your training.

To cut through the barrage of jargon, and find the most viable option for your success, have a good talk with an advisor with years of experience; someone who appreciates and can explain the commercial realities and of course all the qualifications.

A skilled and professional consultant (as opposed to a salesman) will want to thoroughly discuss your current experience level and abilities. This is useful for working out your study start-point.

In some circumstances, the training inception point for a student experienced in some areas is often massively different to someone just starting out.

Working through a user skills module first is often the best way to get up and running on your IT programme, but depends on your skill level.

Of course: the training program or a certification isn't what this is about; the career that you want is. Far too many training organisations put too much weight in the actual accreditation.

It's possible, for instance, to get a great deal of enjoyment from a year of study and then spend 20 miserable years in something completely unrewarding, as an upshot of not doing the correct research at the beginning.

Get to grips with earning potential and the level of your ambition. This can often control what precise exams will be expected and how much effort you'll have to give in return.

Talk to an experienced advisor who knows about the sector you're looking at, and is able to give you detailed descriptions of the kind of things you'll be doing on a daily basis. Getting to the bottom of all this before you start on any study programme makes a lot of sense, doesn't it?

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Why One Can Acquire An Octave To Vocal Range With This Type Of Singing Lessons.

By Seiss Taylor

If you ask Doug Derrickson about voices and singing ability, he will likely tell you the same thing he tells the students of his lessons that each voice is like a fingerprint, unique. Doug ought to know, he owns a vocal training organization. Just as each person's singing experience is unique so is the instrument they use. Every human being on the planet has a one of a kind instrument; no two people own the same one. This is what Doug's students are taught when they join for singing lessons, they recognize that each person starts at a distinctive spot on the malleability scale.

It is easy to understand that a man of tall build, say 6'6" is more physically appropriate to basketball than a shorter man is, say 5'7" is, in much the same way people singing instruments are sometimes more physically appropriate to singing. Your singing instrument is complicated and amazingly unique just as your singing experience is.

When learning to sing, students who take Doug's singing lessons must necessarily improve key singing skills, but in addition the singing instrument must go through dramatic change. In short, to become a excellent vocalist, you must expand your singing skills, and adapt, renovate, and build your instrument.

Doug teaches a very encouraging thing when you begin the lessons and that is the truth that the greater part of people possess the tangible characteristics required to be a good soloist or choir singer. You ought to be adaptable to the singing process. This is good information on all fronts! You would not have come this far if you were not interested in singing and improving the instrument you sing with! The primary thing you should discern is these are two separate processes. A person can possess a remarkable voice and sing terribly while others may sing like a songbird but have very dysfunctional or poor voice attributes.

With the omission of a person with a severe or chronic problem with their singing instrument, namely the larynx or voice box and those unable to distinguish pitch the rest are quite able to make over their singing and vocal well being. The truth is 9 out of 10 people who think they cannot carry a tune in a bucket can actually be transformed into excellent soloists, according to the information from Doug's singing lessons.

As Doug takes his students through his singing lessons, they discover a great deal about the voice and how it is controlled. You see the voice is controlled by involuntary muscle, which do not counter to direct orders. The voice box and larynx only respond to indirect commands. A desired result can be achieved however, when the physical conditions requisite for a response are met. Good vocal management is achieved through interacting associations. The results are astounding in the creation of tone and the coordinated responses within the vocal instrument. This is principle teaching and is the manner in which one will reach their vocal goals.

The direct method of training and the indirect method are utterly opposed to one another, Doug teaches this and that the voice is a reactionary mechanism. He forms his opinion on the idea that access to the laryngeal muscle happens through the relationships between intensity, pitch and vowel.

While going through their singing lessons students learn exercises that balance, align and divide the vocal registers. This results in vocal freedom and beautiful tonal qualities to the voice. When this harmony is reached among vowel, pitch and intensity the mental poise can break the surface in the physical because of the cooperative rapport and give reproducible responses of their singing mechanism.

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The Power Of The Mind - The Amazing Truth

By Trevor Milne

Using the power of the mind has enabled countless people throughout history to become successful. Even without realizing it, the power of the mind is also responsible for most people's happiness.

Did you ever believe that you mind can help you make your desires and wants in life happen? The truth is that it can. Developing your mind power is the key to living the life that you desire, conquering your dreams and overcoming your present circumstances in life.

Simply sitting around will not help to develop your power of mind. It demands a great deal of work and dedication. To make all good things happen in your life and desire it badly to happen, you have to believe that it will happen. This is not to say that the power of the mind is some magic, but it holds immense power over your life. All you need to develop is positive thinking. Imagine how you wanted you life to be and believe that you can make it happen.

Perhaps all your thoughts is crowded with how you wanted you life to be, the career that you wanted to pursue and the happiness you need to make your life complete. However, all good things in life revolve around positive things that require positive energies. To achieve positive energies, you need to practice visualization techniques and positive affirmations.

Take some time out of each day to meditate for at least 30 minutes. During this time, feel free to use all of the techniques necessary in order to live the life you dream of.

Keep a journal; write down everything that you wanted and how you plan in achieving them. Also, write down how will they make you feel if you make your wish list materialize, noting how happy you are just like it already happened. With mind power, you convince yourself that your aspirations in life are possible for you to achieve.

Meditation opens the doors for the subconscious to understand the power of the mind. With the help of self-hypnosis techniques, you can meditate and explore more of your mind power.

Practicing positive affirmations during your meditation is highly recommended. Be committed to the good things that you see and acknowledge every positive change that happens in your life. This should give you enough motivation to go on and strive to successfully reach your goals in life.

If you are having a difficult time with it, meditate on it. Use positive affirmations such as 'I am a very motivated person and I can do anything', 'I am focused and full of energy', and 'I am very ambitious and will be able to obtain everything that I desire'. Say these things aloud, to yourself, and say them when you are meditating.

Visualize yourself with the life that you want. It doesn't matter how big or how small you dream when you imagine your life the way you wish for it to become.

If you are currently suffering strings of bad luck, that could b a sign that you are full of negative energy. Bad luck is a manifestation of bad thoughts clouding your mind power to attract positive energies. Thankfully, mind power is powerful enough to help you rise above any circumstance that you are in.

You see, positive attracts positive and negative attracts negative. The power of the mind can be both negative and positive. Only you know what you want. It's all about how you see yourself and your life. The power to change is up to you. All you have to do is put your mind to good use and make your dreams come to life.

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You Can Learn About Remote Viewing Techniques Now!

By Peter Rivers

Remote viewing techniques can let you see people, places and things remotely from you, without using the five senses most currently think of as the only way to receive information. Remote viewing and other psychic abilities are not out of body experiences, either. Instead, you can take advantage of remote viewing as a power you already have and just don't know about. You can absolutely see objects, people and places without physically being there, but by using remote viewing techniques.

The Remote Viewer - Explanations and Misconceptions

Remote viewing is not the ability to be in two places at once, contrary to popular belief. It's also not a manipulative tool whereby you simply have the end result of being able to spy on a place, person, etc.

Instead, it's really the ability to use extrasensory perception and your own psychic abilities to see what you want to see. In other words, people and objects come to you, instead of you going to them. You can do this by carefully preparing before you try your first remote viewing experience.

Using Your Innate Mind Power

Remote viewing techniques teach you how to harness power you already have; you only have to access it in order to use it.

For example, did you know that only 10% of our brain on average is used for the activities and things we need it for? Using the remaining 90% of our brain is where our incredible mind power comes into play. Once you can learn how to properly use and control the other 90% of your brain and mind power will you then be able to use remote viewing efficiently.

How to Use Remote Viewing

How do you tap into your abilities with remote viewing, then? There are some remote viewing techniques that will help you become successful in harnessing this most amazing power.

Perhaps the best way to start is to simply go someplace quiet and sit or lie in a relaxing position. For example, sit cross-legged on the floor or lie comfortably on a bed. The place you do this should be quiet and free of distraction.

In this quiet place, begin to do some deep breathing exercises, which will calm and relax you. Inhale and exhale deeply, pressing your tongue lightly to the roof of your mouth as you do so. Focus on breathing "in," and then "out," gradually clearing your mind of all thoughts.

As you breathe, suspend, just for a moment, any disbelief you have that you cannot do remote viewing. It is absolutely imperative that you believe, at least for the moment, that you can be successful at remote viewing in order to have it be successful. You must believe that you can see people, objects and things that you cannot view with your five senses.

Fourth, complete a simple remote viewing exercise by practicing viewing your own body. Imagine and believe that you can see your body outside of yourself, such as if you were outside of your physical body staring back at yourself. At this stage, it's important to persevere as it can be a little difficult to accomplish in the beginning stages.

After you've successfully seen yourself outside of your own body with these remote viewing techniques, you can begin to try more difficult exercises, such as seeing familiar places or objects within your current house or apartment, but that that are remotely located. Beginning with simple exercises and then moving on to more complex ones will help you begin to truly believe in your abilities, which will make it much easier to do more advanced remote viewing exercises as you progress.

These remote viewing techniques should help you begin to see remote viewing as a natural, easy process that you have the ability to do. You just have to learn how to tap into it. Believe in yourself and your abilities, and you will find that these remote viewing techniques will let you access this ability when you most want or need it.

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