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ARTArticle***Love – An Agent of ChangeARTArticle***Manifest Your Desires, Learn How To Master Law of Attraction With Segment IntendingLearning how to manifest your desires with segment intending is one of the most powerful manifestation tools available to you in your mastery of law of attraction. Perhaps you already know about and you already practice segment intending, but if you don't this is such a powerful technique that will benefit you ... starting right now.
From each moment to moment throughout your day, you are living in segments. For example, whenever you enter a room or have a new conversation with someone you are in a new segment.
Are you in control of each segment throughout your day?ARTArticle***My Favorite Tool is Love...Do You Love Enough?At the beginning of my book, Make Your Life Magical, I ask you some very simple questions, including:
Are you happy with your life? Are there things you want more of? Do you love enough?
For many of us, we would like to change our answers to these questions. As I began to write, my purpose was to help you turn whatever your answer was into a resounding—scream it from the rooftops—YES!
You may ask why the last question, why does it matter if I love enough?
Remember the subtitle of my book: Creating Wealth from Within?ARTArticle***Positive Affirmations, Do Positive Affirmations Really WorkPositive affirmations -- do positive affirmations really work or not?
You may have heard that "affirmations do not work" or perhaps you find yourself wondering whether affirmations really work or how do affirmations work.
The answer of course is "it depends". It depends on the affirmation and it depends the person's level of belief ... or more accurately your level of disbelief.
If the affirmation you say or write doesn't feel true or believable to you, more likely than not it will not manifest for you. You have to "feel" good about your affirmations.ARTArticle***Whose Story Are You Living?Do not be satisfied with the stories that come before you. Unfold your own myth.
—RumiARTArticle2 Powerful Alte
ative Therapies for Younger Looking SkinHave you ever wandered into the skin care department of your favorite department store or drug store and just stood there feeling dumbfounded? Selecting the right skin care products for your skin can be an overwhelming endeavor for even the savviest of shoppers. All you want is a product that really works. One you know will make your skin look the best it can look.ARTArticle2 Things You Can do to Get Smaller PoresThe pore size you are dealing with now is an indication as to how much oil your skin produced as a teenager. The oiler your skin was in your youth the larger your pores are now as an adult. If you were constantly battling oil on your face and your skin rapidly pushed out more and more making it hard to keep the shine at bay then that process stretched out the walls of your pores creating the larger circumference that you are experiencing now.ARTArticle3 Anti-Aging At Home Tools That Make it Easy to Look YoungerLooking younger is on the minds of millions of men and women but it can be very challenging with the vast number of products on the market that promise you everything but the moon (some may even promise that.) So, how do you know which ones actually work? Here is a list of 3 of the top anti-aging technologies available that promote healthy skin that looks more youthful.
1. Red Light TherapyARTArticle5 Great Tips For Fabulous Skin At Any Age: Why Less Is MoreDo you ever feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of skin care products that are out there? Walk into any department store and most if not all sales people will try to sell you a skin care regimen that includes several products, and that doesn't even include the basics such as a cleanser and toner. And, while it is true that these aggressive sales tactics are likely the result of a sales person just trying to make a living (many work on commissions), some shoppers are left feeling intimated and pressured to buy products they very well do not need or want.ARTArticleA Self-Realized Leader Can Work WondersA Self-Realized Leader Can Work Wondersrn[Vinod Anand]
We all are leaders in a way as people around constantly emulate us, seek our inspiration, guidance and support and crave for our attention, love and compassion. Therefore, leaders in any sphere face the dual challenge of connecting with self and others. Knowing one’s true nature, the Self, becomes crucial.
While doing so, at times, one’s deep-rooted beliefs, thoughts, fixations constituting mindset become obstacles. In fact, all through our lives we have been indoctrinating ourselves with these only.ARTArticleAbout EasterAbout Easterrn(Vinod Anand)ARTArticleAbout Human BeingsAbout Human Beingsrn[Vinod Anand]ARTArticleAbout PoetryAbout Poetryrn[Vinod Anand]
A poet is the Ultimate Rest unbounded: He spreads his form of love throughout the world. From that Ray which is Truth, streams of new forms are perpetually springing, and He pervades those forms.
On the harp of the road what true melodies are being sounded? And its notes pierce the heart: There the Ete
al Fountain playing its endless life streams of birth and death; do not go to the garden of flowers?
0 Friend! Go not there; in your body is the garden of flowers Take your seat on the thousand petals of the lotus, and there gaze on the infinite Beauty.ARTArticleAbsorbing Fresh KnowledgeAbsorbing Fresh Knowledgern[Vinod Anand]
The capacity to absorb fresh knowledge is called udana. This capacity is at its maximum at infancy, and it diminishes gradually as you grow older. In the passage of life this process of absorption helps you gain information, knowledge and intelligence. But the intelligence acquired does not make you think freely, originally, or reason independently.ARTArticleACTIVITY IS VERY IMPORTANT IN LIFEACTIVITY IS VERY IMPORTANT IN LIFErn (Vinod Anand)
Action is the insignia of life. The law of life proclaims that none can remain without performing activity. Everyone is made to act according to one’s own inner temperament. If you choose to remain idle, you lead yourself to destruction. Look at Nature.ARTArticleAlways Be PositiveAlways Be Positivern(Vinod Anand)
God is regarded as the creator of all life on earth; whatever names you gave Him — Allah, Brahma, Rabb, Parmeshwar or Waheguru.
If believers tell you that God created life, then ask them: if that is so, who created Him? They have no answer. The truth is that life on earth was not created. It evolved, as did every living creature, and was not created by anyone, by whatever name you call Him.ARTArticleAre All Synthetic Cosmetic Ingredients Harmful?Are All Synthetic Cosmetic Ingredients Harmful?
While many synthetic ingredients used in commercial skin and body products are toxic or potentially toxic, there are some synthetic ingredients that are considered to be safe and non-toxic. As natural products are becoming increasingly popular due to consumer awareness, it seems that the word "synthetic" has developed a negative stigma, regardless of whether a particular ingredient is safe or not.ARTArticleAre Red Light Therapy Tanning Beds Effective?Red Light Therapy beds are making their grand entrance into tanning salons all over the United States. Due to consumer awareness regarding the damaging effects of tanning beds, salons are now jumping at the chance to offer an alte
ative that will not only draw in new customers who want to improve their skin but will also keep existing customers who want to repair the damage they have incurred from using tanning beds.ARTArticleARE YOU LEADING A BORING LIFEARE YOU LEADING A BORING LIFErn(Vinod Anand)
Do you feel your life is repetitive and boring? I can ‘see’ a lot of hands shooting up at the question. Same old, same old...
Beyond a point, we get used to everything — yes, even to the most exciting stuff, and life seems to take on a repetitive sameness that threatens to strangle us.
Cyberspace is flooded with people seeking ideas to help pep up their boring lives.ARTArticleAttraction of FragranceAttraction of Fragrancern(Vinod Anand)
There are some words we find beautiful in and of themselves; take ‘ephemeral’. It sounds good rolled around your lips, tongue and mouth, and to me it also looks good written. Its meaning, too, is hauntingly lovely—lasting for a markedly brief time. We get it from the Greek ephemeros ‘lasting a day’.
It isn’t any wonder then that the words ‘ephemeral’ and ‘beauty’ often go together. The first day it began to rain, we were treated to the indefinable scent of water soaking into the parched earth.ARTArticleBALANCING YOUR LIFEBALANCING YOUR LIFErn (Vinod Anand)
To live a meaningful life, we need to balance our thoughts, words and actions. However, few are able to do this. Either we think too much or too little; in either case our actions are gravely affected.
For those who think too much, action is wanting and for the thoughtless life turns out to be a casualty Although harmonizing thoughts and actions is desirable for acting wisely, there is a third element — speech to be present to make life wholesome.ARTArticleBe a bit less Human and a bit more HumbleBe a bit less Human and a bit more Humblern(Vinod Anand)
Innocent civilians die in some countries when bombs rain from the sky. Don’t worry; apparently these deaths are caused by so-called humanitarian bombs. Jou
alist Navid Kermani wrote that the term ‘humanitarian’ is inflationary.ARTArticleBe SpiritualBe Spiritualrn(Vinod Anand)
You believe someone else is causing you stress. The truth is there is only one person responsible for your state of mind. That person is YOU.
So practice ‘attitude control’. Assess the people you interact with. Accept them for what they are. You will be amused by their idiosyncrasies.
You will no longer suffer for others’ faults. Whether at an exam, in business, sport or music, mental agitation spoils the party. Dynamic action emanating from a calm mind makes for success.ARTArticleBeauty Devices Fill a Unique Gap in the Skin Care MarketThere is a new mega category in the skin care industry and one that is here to stay. Beauty devices have not only become their own category but have filled a gap within the skin care industry and continue to become more and more prevalent. The popularity of this category is being equated to the immense popularity that electric toothbrushes and curling irons presented within their markets. It’s an exciting time within the skin care market as beauty devices transform women’s ability to treat their skin at home.ARTArticleBecoming an Everyday HeroHave you ever dreamed of being a hero?
Raise your hand!
Come on, don’t be shy. . . ‘fess up!
Doesn’t everyone at some point or other in their lives aspire to be a hero, even if it might be to accomplish just one huge, glorious feat of goodness?
Who hasn’t had a daydream about donning a long beautiful sweeping cape and bursting forth with super powers to right all wrongs?
But do you know what finally occurred to me?
We are already heroes. Each and every one of us!ARTArticleBefore investing your savings, you must get rid of the following thingsBefore investing your savings, you must get rid of the following thingsrn(Vinod Anand)
Lust
“I want...” could be the most dangerous words for your finances, mostly because we seem to want everything--a world tour, a swanky car, a plush abode. However, extravagance can lead to financial hell. Always remember the first budgeting lesson: separate your expenses into discretionary, necessary and luxury. Indulge in the last one only when you’ve taken care of the first two.
EnvyrARTArticleBeyond The Physical WorldBeyond The Physical Worldrn(Vinod Anand)
We are part of manifest creation that has the inherent tendency of movement. The movement is either upward or downward, whether in the spiritual, commercial or emotional worlds.
Relationships play a significant role in all of this. Nothing is ever constant or unchanging. No matter what your position in life, who you’re with or how much power and influence you wield over others, nothing is constant.ARTArticleBirth and Death are Two Illusory ScenesBirth and Death are Two Illusory Scenesrn[Vinod Anand]
Death is a universal occurrence; yet it is the least understood phenomenon. According to early writings of Wittgenstein, this is because death is not an event in one’s life — we do not live to experience death. He upheld that “at death the world does not alter, but comes to an end”. However, he added, “our life has no end in just the same way in which our visual field has no limits”.ARTArticleBlue Light Therapy Is a Drug-Free Option In The Fight Against AcneAcne is so much more than just a frustrating skin condition; it’s life altering, and not in a good way. Acne can be extremely embarrassing, can lower self-esteem, hinder daily activities, and can impede your enjoyment of life. For someone who experiences the effects of acne it can be unbearable. Because acne is so visible it can really affect your day to day life and is next to impossible to hide. Many turn to dangerous medications in an attempt to finally be rid of this all-consuming condition.ARTArticleBody, Mind and SoulBody, Mind and Soulrn(Vinod Anand)
We have three aspects of our humanness, a body, a mind and an immortal identity — soul or spirit. The mind forms a link between the soul and the body and the two interact on each other. In the world of existence there is nothing so important as spirit, nothing so essential as the spirit of man.