Relationships, ‘The First Thing to Say to a Friend in Need’

Well, that sucks. That’s the very first place to start. Sympathy is a healer, it coagulates the bleeding. Well, that sucks. It won’t drag them down if you validate their pain. It doesn’t mean you condone how they got into the pickle, or the fact that they may be bitching about the same chump after seven years, or that they done gone did it again — or any of that fairly useless judgement and assessing. Just nod, and say, 'Well, that sucks'. Do not immediately tell them that: • … [Read more...]

Addicted to Love? – WOMEN in RECOVERY

Love addiction is a human behavior in which people become addicted to the feeling of being in love. Love addicts can take on many different behaviors. Love addiction is common; however, most love addicts do not realize they are addicted to love. Love addiction can be treated with various recovery techniques, most of which are similar to recovery from other addictions such as sex addiction which those that suffer from regularly enjoy cartoonporno.xxx or something similar. Visit … [Read more...]

Visionary, Dr. David Hawkins passes at 85

We just heard that Dr. David Hawkins - visionary and author of the breakthrough book Power vs. Force died peacefully at home in Sedona, Arizona, on September 19, 2012, at the age of 85. He was born on June 3, 1927, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; he had been a resident of Sedona since 1979. David was an amazing man and his work helped people across the world. He pioneered a process of muscle testing together with a map of consciousness to help people discover the fundamental nature of … [Read more...]

Butterfly Effect, Awareness of Consequence – Take Positive Action!

In chaos theory, the butterfly effect is the sensitive dependence on initial conditions, where a small change at one place in a deterministic nonlinear system can result in large differences to a later state. The name of the effect, coined by Edward Lorenz, is derived from the theoretical example of a hurricane's formation being contingent on whether or not a distant butterfly had flapped its wings several weeks before. Although the butterfly effect may appear to be an esoteric and … [Read more...]

‘Women who LOVE too Much’, Robin Norwood

Relationship addiction does not mean that you are addicted to relationships or that you continue to seek out new or other relationships or to fall in love, it means that you fall for men who are emotionally damaged and that are not capable of real intimacy and with whom you feel the uncontrollable urge to care for him and to love him on order to change him so he will, in return, will give you all the love, attention and acknowledgement that you lacked in the past. When this does not happen, … [Read more...]

Healers, Helpers and Guides: Stormy Times – The True Gift

Every event in our life serves a purpose and provides us with an opportunity to learn and grow. Sometimes, when we don't yet understand this, we blame others and move away from the lesson, rather than walk through the pain with an open heart. In her book, Healers, Helpers and Guides: Stormy Times - The True Gift, Bertie looks back at the experiences in her life, the adversities, that actually prepared her for her purpose and mission. As she shares her inner journey with an enormous depth … [Read more...]

CelebrateLove.com – ‘Relationships Only Thrive in a Safe Space‏’

'Relationships Only Thrive in a Safe Space‏', Chris Prentiss "We find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place in ourselves for those who love us." ~ Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) Your relationship thrives, withers, lives, or dies in an environment. If the environment in which your relationship lives is harsh and unforgiving, a place where sarcasm, degradation, and anger is present and where forgiveness, thoughtfulness, and love are in short supply, your … [Read more...]

GPS Your Best Life™ Charmaine Hammond & Debra Kasowski – Nov 26

Join authors of GPS Your Best Life ™ Charmaine Hammond & Debra Kasowski to Dream Big and Live Bigger™! Saturday November 26, 2011 from 9 am to Noon Aldergrove Community League 8535 – 182 Street Edmonton, AB Vision Board Your Future!   Dream It…Believe It… Live It…Achieve It!   Do you have a difficult time gaining clarity about what you want in life? Discover how you can get a clearer picture about what you want and learn ways in which you can achieve … [Read more...]

6 Spiritual Steps to Manage Stress – WOMEN in RECOVERY

  A Celebration of Women has found and wants to share with YOU a wonderful book that offers a great insight into human nature, outlining steps to handling the challenges that life can toss at you while in recovery, including spiritual techniques to manage perception of self and 12 universal practices that can be used in your own life day to day.     Yes, Women of our World, YOU can Rise Above It All!   Of all the things that people have in common around the world, … [Read more...]

“A Vindication of the Rights of Women,” Mary Wollstonecraft

"A Vindication of the Rights of Women"   A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects (1792), written by the 18th-century British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, is one of the earliest works of feminist philosophy. In it, Wollstonecraft responds to those educational and political theorists of the 18th century who did not believe women should have an education. She argues that women ought to have an education commensurate with their position in … [Read more...]

Laotzu , Staying in the Flow with Tao

  Let life open like a flower and then fall.      Force is not the way at all . . .   Those who would take over the world And shape it to their will Never, I notice, succeed. . . The best general does not plunge headlong Nor is the best soldier a fellow hot to fight. The greatest victor wins without a battle.   This teacher's emphasis is ever on living fully an ordinary life, and of being of service to one's neighbors.    "A person at his best, like water, Serves as he … [Read more...]

UN-HABITAT | GENDER & URBAN PLANNING

If policies to improve and enhance places are to address gender inequality, they must also take into account the issues and needs of both women and men. The policy implications are clear. Gender-sensitive urban planning starts with the needs of people in communities. The design of places and spaces needs to reflect the socio-cultural needs of women as well as men, girls as well as boys.     Existing policies and programmes need to be scrutinized to see how they can be … [Read more...]

WOMEN, NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security

Dear colleagues, The NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security has released the August 2012 version of our Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security for the UN Security Council. For August, in which the France has the Security Council presidency, the MAP provides recommendations on the situations in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Central African Region, Haiti, Lebanon, Middle East, and Sudan / South Sudan. The MAP also provides recommendations for the Security Council's … [Read more...]

A Message to Your Future Selves, Rosemary West

If you've ever had the experience of running across an old diary or some letters that you or a loved one wrote long ago, you already know how interesting an experience like this can be. Often, the problems, worries, hopes and dreams that were once all-consuming have been completely forgotten. You may be surprised by your own naivety, your own wisdom, or by just how much your life has changed. Not too long ago, I sorted through the accumulated cards and notes my husband had given me during the … [Read more...]

Playfulness is Key to Enlightenment, Shirlee Hall

The time to play is NOW !!! Laughing and having fun relaxes you. This relaxation gives you a greater inflow of ideas, spiritual connections, Divine Guidance, and energy. Your energy and positive personality attracts wonderful and helpful people to you. Shirlee Hall’s book, My Own Tree, is a valuable book. It provides understanding and practical solutions to allow us to move forward on our healing journey into conscious evolution. I loved this book for its ability … [Read more...]

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