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How to Find Fulfilling Work. By Maria Popova.

How to Find Fulfilling Work

How To Discover The Message You're Meant To Share With The World. You have a message.

How To Discover The Message You're Meant To Share With The World

Yes, I'm talking to you. Maybe you know what your message is, or maybe you don't. Either way, you have one. And sharing it with the world will make you feel incredibly fulfilled from the inside out. Expressing your message doesn't have to be a big production. Deep down, we're all called to be of service. It's a beautiful thing to feel drawn to help other people. Luckily the answer isn't far away. The Powerlessness of Positive Thinking - The New Yorker. Since publishing “The Secret,” in 2006, the Australian author Rhonda Byrne has been writing self-help manifestos based on the idea that people who think positive thoughts are rewarded with happiness, wealth, influence, wisdom, and success.

The Powerlessness of Positive Thinking - The New Yorker

In November, 2013, she published “Hero,” the fourth book in the series. The book showcases the wisdom of twelve heroes—businesspeople, sports stars, writers, and philanthropists. Byrne’s idea isn’t new—it’s been a mainstay among greeting-card companies, motivational speakers, and school teachers for decades—but she’s become one of its most visible prophets.

“The way to change a lack of belief is very simple,” Byrne writes. The Ego and the Universe: Alan Watts on Becoming Who You Really Are. By Maria Popova The cause of and cure for the illusion of separateness that keeps us from embracing the richness of life.

The Ego and the Universe: Alan Watts on Becoming Who You Really Are

During the 1950s and 1960s, British philosopher and writer Alan Watts began popularizing Eastern philosophy in the West, offering a wholly different perspective on inner wholeness in the age of anxiety and what it really means to live a life of purpose. We owe much of today’s mainstream adoption of practices like yoga and meditation to Watts’s influence. Alan Watts, early 1970s (Image courtesy of Everett Collection) 43 Simple Ways To Simplify Your Life. Post written by Sherri Kruger.

43 Simple Ways To Simplify Your Life

Follow me on Twitter. Simplicity. How can we make things simpler, more streamlined, or more efficient? Is this all just hype or is there actually something to this simplicity thing? Reducing complexity in my life has reduced stress, increased free time, and top priorities are actually top priorities. 1. 2. 3. 4. Two Keys for Regulating Your Breathing and Circulating Qi. The keys to regulating the breathing and transporting Qi (energy) are in two places: the Huiyin cavity located between the genitals and anus, and the palate of the mouth.

Two Keys for Regulating Your Breathing and Circulating Qi

The Huiyin cavity is the connecting point of the four Yin Qi vessels and is the controlling and releasing gate for the four Yin Qi reservoirs. 7 Basic Psychic Self Defense and Energy Protection Techniques « California Psychics Blog California Psychics Blog. There are basic techniques a person can learn and practice to protect themselves and their energy from the negativity of others: psychic self-defense.

7 Basic Psychic Self Defense and Energy Protection Techniques « California Psychics Blog California Psychics Blog

Protect Yourself From People Who Drain You I’m sure this topic has been covered many times before. Despite this, it’s always good to have a refresher course. This is especially true considering in our world now more than ever there is so much energy draining and “vampirism” going on. For those who don’t know, energy vampirism is when a person uses any fear based emotion to emotionally impact us and thereby gain access to our personal energy whereas they are then capable of claiming it as their own. It becomes important for people that find themselves constantly around energy vampires and their negativity to consistently remind themselves that they are in control of their own energy and where it goes.

That, of course, isn’t always easy and in some cases is much easier said than done. Psychic Defense Technique One – White Light. How to Keep Yourself Energetically Clear, Balanced and Centered All Day Long. Posted by admin on June 15, 2014 HJ: Life can get intense and hectic at times, which is why it is so important to know how to keep yourself energetically clear, balanced and centered all day long.

How to Keep Yourself Energetically Clear, Balanced and Centered All Day Long

Left unattended, we can end up feeling scattered, drained and emotionally shot after just a normal day out in the world. While we might only be conscious of a certain level of interaction with other people and the physical environment, the truth is that there is much more depth and breadth to our everyday experience, especially in the more subtle realms of our existence. Every interaction we have with someone is not just a verbal exchange, but a deeply energetic and visceral one as well. How Negative Energy Affects Your Life and How to Clear It.

You know that like attracts like, right?

How Negative Energy Affects Your Life and How to Clear It

So here's the deal: Positive people are drawn to positive energy; negative people are drawn to negative energy. We tend to perceive negative energy as something other people have. Sure, sometimes we feel negative – as in, “go away and leave me alone, world!” But did you know that negativity can be so ingrained in you that it goes unnoticed? That's because negativity sometimes wears a disguise called ‘reality'. Free Guided Meditation Techniques, Chakra Kundalini Yoga & Zen. Aqueous Transmission (HQ Live)