Saturday, September 01, 2007

List of Personal Development blogs.

Yesterday was a 'no assignment' day for me which meant I could read various blogs of my interest, visit bloggers who have visited my blogs. A bit of blog promotion has to be done once in a way-right?

First, I stumbled on to a review of this blog in bloggeries. It was a pleasant surprise. I know that bloggeries is one of the top blog directories. Next, I found about bloggeries forum, registered and spend more than an hour there.

From there I visited a few blogs on spirituality and personal development. First I found out
One Powerful world and that led me to God Sleuth which subsequently led me to Priscilla Palmer's personal development list of blogs.

I was very impressed with the above three blogs and I know for sure that the entire list is worth spending to share my knowledge in the spiritual field and learn from others also.

I requested Priscilla that this blog may be included in her list and she promptly did the same.

The following is the said list of personal development blogs which I intend to visit one by one. It seems I have found a great treasure. I am really excited to have found so many blogs in my field of interest. I think this keep me busy for the next year.

Thank you Priscilla.

Personal Development List (up to date):

Aaron Potts at Today is That Day

Adam Kayce at Monk at Work

AgentSully at Life Learning Today

April Groves at Making Life Work For You

Ash aka Mr. Biggs at One Powerful Word

Al at 7pproductions.com

Alan Torres at Made to Be Great

Alex Shalman at AlexShalman.com

Alexander Kjerulf at The Chief Happiness Officer

Alexys Fairfield at Unraveling The Spiritual Mystique

Albert Foong at urbanmonk.net

Amber at Random Mangus

Amie Ragan at Psychology of Clutter

Amy Hedin at There is no Maximum to Human Potential

Andrea Learned at Learned on Women

Andrea J. Lee at Money, Meaning, and Beyond

Andy Wibbels at AndyWibbels.com

Anita Pathik Law at Power of four Way

Anna Farmery at The Engaging Brand

Antonio Thornton at AntonioThornton.com

Ariane Benefit at Neat & Simple Living

Ask Lucid at Ask Lucid Spiritual Development

Barbara Sliter at Creatorship

Belle Wong at Abundance Journal

Bill Perry at Lucid Blog

Billy Smith at The Organic Leadership Blog

Blogfuse at LifeDev

Brad Isaac at Achieve It

Brian Clark at Copyblogger

Brian Kim at briankim.net

Brian Lee at geniustypes.com

Bob at everyeveryminute

Cam Beck at ChaosScenario

Cara Lumen at The Success Magnets With Cara Luman and Your Second Wind Blog

Carlon Haas at Possess Less Exist More

Chris Cree at SuccessCREEations

Chris Marshall at Martial Development

Chris Owen at Pink Apple

Christine Kane at ChristineKane.com

Clyde at Feeling Good

Colin Beavan at No Impact Man

Conceive, Believe, Achieve at Conceive, Believe, Achieve

Craig Harper at Motivational Speaker

Curt Rosengren at Occupational Adventure

Cyres at Cyres Matters

Damian Carr at Soul Terminal

Daniel Sitter at Idea Sellers

Darren Rowse at Problogger.net

Dave Schawbel at The Personal Branding Blog

Dave Schoof at Engaging the Disquiet

Davers at Language Trainers Blog

David Allen at The David Allen Company

David Bohl at Reflections on Balance

David Fitch at David Fitch.com

David Rogers at How to Have Great Self Confidence

David Seah at David Seah.com

Dawud Miracle at dmiracle.com

Dean Lacono at Law of Attraction for Beginners

Debbie Call at Spirit In Gear

Debbie LaChusa at 10 Step Marketing Collection

Debra Moorhead at Debra Moorhead.com

Des Walsh at Thinking Home Business

Dick Richards at Come Gather Round

Dominic Tay at Personal Development for Winners

Don Simkovich at Hey Don

Donald Latumahina at Life Optimizer

Donna Karlin at Perspectives

Dr. Charles Parker at The Core Psych Blog

Dr. Hal at Northstar Mental fitness blog

Drew Rozell at Drew Rozell.com

Dwayne Melancon at Genuine Curiosity

Edward Mills at Evolving Times

Ellen Weber at Brain Based Business

Emmanuel Lopez at The Adventures of Motivatorman

Ellesse at Goal Setting College

Elly Jolly at Jolly Life Coaching

Enoch Tan at Mind Reality

Eric Napier at Quotation Collection

Frank Kanu at Frank Uncovers Excellence in Leadership

Frank Roche at KnowHR Blog

Galba Bright at Tune Up Your EQ

Gilad Buchman at Sigsug

Gleb Reys at Personal Development Ideas

Grayson at Modern Worker Blog

Greg Butler at Life as Art

Greg Frost at ChargedAudio.com

Gretchen Rubin at Happiness Project

Gustav at Success-is-in-you.com

Guy Kawasaki at How to Change the World

Gyanish at Diethack

Halina Goldstein at The Inner Travel Journal

Hilda Carroll at Living Out Loud

Heather Goldsmith at A Creative Journal

Henrik Edberg at The Positivity Blog

Honman at Open Your Mind to Prosperity

Inkedmn at The Cranking Widgets Blog

Itzy Sabo at Email Overloaded

Jacklyn Ker at Inspiring and Empowing Lives

Jason and Michael at Black Belt Productivity

Jason Ivers at A Miracle a Day

Jason Womack at Fit and Effective

Jay White at dumb little man tips for life

Jean Browman at Transforming Stress Into Power and Cheerful Monk

Jeff Lilly at Druid Journal

Jeffrey Phillips at Think Faster

Jennifer at Goodness Graciousness

Jenny and Erin at Jenny and Erin

Jeremiah Owyang at Web Strategy by Jeremiah

Jerry Hart at Blue Print to emarketing

Jerry Lopper at Personal Growth

Jim stroup at Managing Leadership

Jim Walton at Black In Business

Jo Lynn Braley at The Fit Shack

Joan Schramm at Accelerating Momentum

Joanna Young at Coaching Wizardry

Joanne at I’m Happy Fish

Joe Vitale at Dr. Joe Vitale at Zero

John Pratt at John Pratt International

John Place at John Place Online

John W. McKenna at The Leadership Epidemic

John Wesley at Pick The Brain

Jon at Join The Secret

Jonathan at Smart Wealthy Rich and Freelance Folder

Jory Des Jardin at Pause: Meaningful Work

Josh Bickford at Reach For Magnificence and Reach for Magnificence

Josh Kaufman at The Personal MBA

Julia Rogers Hamrick at Julia’s Blog: Journal of the Journey Home to Eden

Julie Bonner at Declutter It

Kailani at An Island Review

Kammie Kobyleski at Passion Meets Purpose

Karen at Journey with Water Learner

Karen Lynch at Live The Power

Karen Wallace at The Clearing Space

Karl Moore at Karl Blog.com

Karl Staib at Karl Staib.com

Kevin Kinchen at Creative Power of Thought

Killeris at Attitude, The Ultimate Power

Kim and Jason at Escape Adulthood

Kim George at Doing What You Can Do

Kirk Nugent at Kirk Nugent.com

Kirsten Harrell at Ipopin

Krishna De at Biz Growth News and Todays Women in Business

K.L. Masina at Be Conscious Now

Leah Maclean at Working Solo

Laura Young at The Dragon Slayer’s Guide to Life

Lee Nutter at bmindful

Leo Babauta at Zen Habits

Life Reflection at Universe in a Single Atom

Linda Salazar at Awaken The Genie Within

Lisa Braithwaite at Speak Schmeak

Lisa Gates at Design Your Writing Life

Lisa Van Allen at Finish Strong

Liz Strauss at Successful Blog

Lodewijkvdb at How to be an Original

Lola Fayemi at Real World Spiritual and Personal Development

Lorraine Cohen at Powerfull Living

Luciano Passuello at Litemind.com

Lucid at Spiritual Suggestions

Lyman Reed at Creating a Better Life

Lyndon Antcliff at LyndonAntcliff.com and Cornwallseo.com

MT at MindTWEAKS

Maddy at Illuminated Minds Want to Know

Malathy Badri at Laws of Universe

Maria Palma at The Good Life

Marianne Williamson at Journal

Mark at The Naked Soul

Mark Forster at Get Everything Done

Mark LaPierre at The Winding Path

Mark McManus at Build Your Life To Order

Mark W Shead at Productivity 501

Martin Avis at Kickstart Daily

Matthew Cornell at Matt’s Idea Blog

Meg Haworth at Life Lessons From Your Soul

Melanie Benson Strick at The Success Blog

Merlin Mann at 43 Folders

Michelle at aMusing My Genius

Michelle Moore at Happiness Blog

Michael Port at The Think Big Revolution

Mike Janssen at Opgestroopte Mouwen

Mike St. Pierre at The Daily Saint

My Everyday Planner at My Everyday Planner

Nancy Tierney at Unconditional Confidence

Neil Patel at Quick Sprout

Nic Askew at Monday 9AM Blog

Nick Smith at Life 2.0

Nneka at Balanced Life Center

Organize-It at Organize-It

Pamala Slim at Escape From Cubicle Nation

Pamm Larry at My Spiritual Dance

Patricia Singleton at Spiritual Journey of a Lightworker

Patti Digh at 37 Days

Paul at Paul’s Tips

Peggy Payne at Peggy Payne’s Boldness Blog

Peter at I Will Change Your Life

Peter Aldin at Great Circle

Peter Haslem at Necessary Skills

Phil Gerbyshak at Make It Great

Philippe Matthews at Shockwealth

Priscilla Palmer at Personal Development Demands Success

Raymond Salas at Zenchill Powertools

Reg Adkins at ElementalTruths

Rich Schefren at Strategic Profits

Rick Cockrum at Shards of Consciousness

Rick Cooper at The PDA Pro

Ririan at Ririanproject

Rob at 7Breaths

Rob Cooke at Leave the Office

Robert at Compassionate Council

Robert at Myselfdev

Robin Yapp at Yapp 3.0

Robyn McMaster at Brain Based Biz

Roger Von Oech at Creative Think

Rolf F. Katzenberger at Evomend

Rosa Say at Managing With Aloha Coaching

Ryan Marle at The Alpha Project

S.J. Yee at Personal Development for the Book Smart

Sam at Aquire Wisdom and Live with Passion

Scott Adams at The Dilbert Blog

Scott Bernadot at Keeping The Secret

Scott Ginsberg at Hello, My Name Is Blog

Scott H Young at Scott H Young

Scott McArthur at McArthur’s Rant

Self Pursuit at Self Pursuit

Seth Godin at Seth’s Blog

Shane Navratil at Zoomstart

Shauna Arthurs at Breathing Prosperity and Follow Your Path

Shaheen Lakhan at GNIF Brain Blogger

Simone at Dynamic Living

Simone and Mandy at Outfit Inspirations

Slade Roberson at Shift Your Spirits

Sleeping Dude at How to Wake Up Early

Sonora Jayne Case at Positive Realities Coaching

Spike at Organize It

Stephanie and Jeffrey at Brains on Purpose

Steve King at The Green Geek

Steve Olson at Steve-Olson.com

Steve Pavlina at stevepavlina.com

Steve Roesler at All Things Workplace

Stephen at HD bizblog

Steven Aitchison at Change Your Thoughts

Surjit at Gurushabad

Susan Sabo at Productivity Cafe

Suzanne Bird-Harris at Learning Curve Coaching

Ted Demopoulos at Blogging For Business

Terry Starbucker at Ramblings From a Glass Half Full

Thom Quinn at Qlog

Tim Ferris at 4-Hour Workweek and Lifestyle Design Blog

Tim Taylor at My Agapic Life

Tom Peters at Tom Peters.com

Tom Spanton at TRCoach

Tom Van Brunscot of Transformation Economy

Tony Chimento at Living Forward

Tony D Clark at Success From The Nest

Torlink at You Create Reality

Travis Wright at Cultivate Greatness

Trizoko at Trizoko.com

Trevor Gay at Simplicity is the Key

Troy Worman at Orbit Now!

Tuck Self at Rebel Belle Blog

Tupelo Kenyon at Tupelokenyon.com

Ubertech at Geeks Guide To GTD

Vickie at Contemplate This

Wally Bock and his real-life management insight at Three Star Leadership

Wan Qi at Meditation Forum Mantras

Wild Bill at Passionate Blogger

and these collaborated sites:

Burst Blog

Daily PlanIt

Did I Get Things Done

GTD Wannabe

Jobman2

Joyful Jubilant Learning

Life Coaches Blog Stratagies for a Greater Life

Lifehack.org

Lifehacker.com

Transformational Girlfriends

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

This or something better.

I remember Wayne Dyer using those words while affirming.

I have already written about the power of affirmations, so, I will not repeat here. But while saying your daily affirmations, please close with, "This or something better". By this way, you are not erecting a limitation to the all providing universe.

For example, you may be in need of $5000 by next week to pay your bills. When you affirm,"I intend to have $5000 now to meet certain expenses", it is better if you add "This or something better". By saying this, you are open to receiving more than the actual need.

You might not have foreseen a few more bills to pay or any unforeseen expenses may come in your way during next week, but the universe will know about it and would like to provide you more than the $5000 you asked for.

Finally you may end up with exactly what you have asked for if you limit yourself and the universe.

So, remember to add, "This or something better" to the end of your prayer or affirmation.

Saturday, August 25, 2007

Setting up a business in New York?

A conception of a business idea is quite natural to ambitious people who are often inspired by success stories of famous business people.

But how many business ideas are implemented in reality? I would say 0.01% only and that too more than 50% of them doesn’t last more than a year.

One could attribute several reasons for failure that includes lack of opportunities, ignorance of competitors and lack of knowledge of financial management.

But the few who succeeds are the ones who have laid a strong foundation and for this they would have invariably sought the assistance of simmons jannace & stagg, a full service law firm practicing in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey.

Their area of specialization is multi fold; to name a few, they practice in the area of liability litigation, corporate transactions, municipal law, real estate, zoning and land use, and environmental law.

They represent very large corporations such as Bank of America Corp., J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

Also, because of their expert guidance in choosing a business form, many small companies, municipalities and individuals firmly bank on them for legal support. The firm has organized corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and other legal entities throughout the U.S.

Hence, entrepreneurs who are about to start their business in those three states are advised to contact Simmons Jannace & Stagg, LLP to lay the foundation for a successful business.

What is resistance?

You have heard it often and so do others.

For example, when my husband was taking his lessons on Reiki through a genuine Reiki master, he was told by his master not to resist the cosmic force in reply to my husband's slow progress.

My husband simply did not feel the cosmic force on his palms after initiating the Reiki. He was said to have resistance.

What is resistance?
I quote here Dr.Wayne Dyer.
" Any discrepancy between our individual intention or desire and our belief concerning the possibility of summoning it into our life creates resistance.

If you want it but believe it is impossible or that you are unworthy or that you don't have the skills or perseverance, then you have created resistance and you are disallowing."

Where Angels dare.

Slightly brushing quantum theory here, what we perceive as the solid earth is in reality not so.
It is only a subatomic energy particles moving at very high speed and appear to be solid because of our observation which is very slow when compared to the the speed of subatomic(quantum) particles.

Now let us move on with the above perception in the back of our mind.

"Where Angels Fear to Tread" is a book by Alex J. Morrey postulates a revolutionary new understanding of what we perceive as the universe, the world in which we live. This means that we (humanity) created what we perceive and think of as the ‘physical’ reality of the universe.

What we are actually perceiving is a shared Universal Belief within the collective mind of humanity: a collective dream-like world. The reason why it seems so solid, having mass and inertia, requires a different understanding of the electrostatic field, among other things.

Persons who already have some understanding of the quantum physics will get the point that the above book drives and may even buy that book.

For new entrants in the spiritual world, the idea of collective human consciousness will throw them off balance.

I recommend Clarion Hotel at Orlando.

It was 2.00 AM when we checked in to one of the orlando hotels situated in Universal Boulevard. Since it was a last minute plan, we didn’t have time to reserve our accommodation.

Actually we were a group of 6 people and our mission was to produce a short documentary on the hospitality at Universal Studios. So it seems apt that we checked into Clarion Hotel Universal. Since the taxi driver had some contact at the hotel, we were given accommodation.

The Clarion Hotel Universal, located one-half mile from Universal Orlando was very convenient for our work. We walked to our work spot daily and saved a lot of money on local transportation though complimentary shuttle transportation to Universal Orlando and Universal's City Walk was available.

Another facility that was offered to us the hotel was complimentary wireless Internet access.

When we checked out, we went out of the way to express our satisfaction at the front desk. The person in charge of the reception (sorry, I forgot her name) informed us to book our rooms through Orlando.com that offers the most comprehensive travel and vacation arrangements in Orlando, with a travel guide offering tips on entertainment, dining, nightlife and more!

Friday, August 24, 2007

Don't visit ivillage but settle there.

Ivillage.com is not just a village where you can pay a courtesy visit and never come back.

I warn you all, once you step in, you will invariable settle there. It is terric place for every one of us. It has in depth and meaningful articles on health, wellness, diet & fitness, pregnancy & parenting, beauty & style, home & garden, food, weddings, love & sex, entertainment, astrology and games.

For all these things, there is a shopping mall that sells related items. And they feature great blogs on every category.

iVillage, a division of NBC Universal, is the first and largest media company dedicated exclusively to connecting women at every stage of their lives. Ranked the #1 online destination for women with 16 million unique visitors, iVillage offers an authentic community infused with compelling content.

Free tutorial on thought control.

I think I have learnt the art of monitoring my thoughts to some extant. I know I have long way to go but I am learning daily.

I am helped by various books on how to control the thoughts and turn them to attract the desires.
I can nae quite a few authors that includes Christopher Westra, Laurie Benner, Wayne Dyer and Napoleon Hill.

Here is one more e-book that is offered free of cost. You go to about.com to download this e-book or simply click here.

It is written by Swami Sivananda and it tells you how to control your mind, enhance your concentration, focus your thoughts and direct it the way you want.

About.com says, "Students, grown-ups, doctors, lawyers, businessmen, seekers of Truth and lovers of God—all can find in the pages of this book plenty of specific guidance for thought-culture and thought power and for living a positive, dynamic, rich, triumphant and joyous life. It is useful for self-culture, self-knowledge, acquisition of the power of personality and success in life".

Don’t throw away your video clips.

My husband has lot of friends in the tinsel world. Most of them are assistant directors and one or two music directors. Recently, he brought home a man who is trying to be a cinematographer. He is a qualified man.

During the chit chat, he was lamenting his bad time and how it caused him to miss out on a couple of opportunities. Since he said he found it very difficult to kill the free time, I asked him if he has heard about video stock footage and especially the high definition type.

He immediately started elaborating about his short tenure as a documentary film maker; that stint gave him plenty of chances to save rare video footage. Then I directed him to alwayshd.com, a common gathering point for talented cinematographers and the many producers around the world that are actively seeking professional quality High Definition footage. Yes, you can call it a marketplace too.

I patiently explained about my work as a blogger and how it paves way for me to know many things. I told him that “AlwaysHD” markets High Definition footage to production companies, such as advertising agencies, broadcast television studios, documentary producers, independent filmmakers, and cinema studios on behalf of its contributing cinematographers.

If a video clips is sold, the concerned cinematographer is rewarded financially. I reminded him that his video clips will be sold as ‘Royalty free’ and he once sold, he has no further claims on it. The buyer can use it worldwide for any length of time.

I think he will make an attempt to sell some of his rare(?) video clips.

Work with Thea Westra.

Thea Westra is an international life coach.

I have this unsuppressed fascination for life coaches and love them more especially if they turn to be females. As a female, I am under impression that we are more sensitive to everything and everyone. By this natural trait, we are more compassionate than men.

Going through her profile, I noticed that she is a highly qualified person in her field.

What she will do:
* Get you crystal clear on what you truly want to manifest in your life
* Plan effective forward steps with you so that you progressively experience success
* Stay laser focused on your intended outcomes and why you wanted these
* Work with you at your own pace yet stretch you a little during each session
* Keep our time together fun, enjoyable, light-hearted, candid and intentional

Go ahead, pay her a visit.

The importance of motivational messages.

Never show indifference to anything that can motivate and uplift you. I have learnt this not overnight but over a period of few months.

I used to turn a deaf ear whenever I was confronted with chronic advise givers who used to broadcast their superiority because they are professional motivators. I had this false self image that I don't require any kind of motivation.

But all that is past now and I have learnt to attract positive relationship, peace of mind by reading and listening to motivational phrases.

As a member of Audio Motivation, you will get access to interview with famous speakers like Tom Hopkins, Brian Tracy, Jeff Keller and others.

We all need a constant flow of uplifting motivational messages every day.

For aftermarket radiators

I have a request for you. Please read the conversation below.

Chuck: We carry radiators for all types of cars and trucks. What's your make, model, and year?

Me: Taurus 1986

Chuck: Do you know the engine size?

Me: No

Chuck: That’s no problem, I think we can at least get you a price without that information. Would you prefer quotes on an OE certified or aftermarket radiator?

Me: Aftermarket

Chuck :good. We carry top quality aftermarket suppliers. Do you want quotes on just the radiator -- or installation too?

The above conversation was held online between me and radiator.com, the trusted distributor of aftermarket Ford radiators. Whatever may be the year of manufacturing of your car, you can always rely on radiators.com.

It is a known fact that our Ford Taurus or for that matter any car requires proper maintenance to prevent damage and increase performance. This includes installing a Ford Taurus Radiator replacement to keep the cooling system running efficiently

It is evident from the above conversation that even installing the radiator is done by trained mechanics.

Bookmark radiator.com and when a need arises, just make a call to them to fix your problem. And do you know that the billing can be taken care over the phone itself?

Do you know Zemira healing?

Today only I came to know about Zemira healing and my immediate urge was to pass it on and here I am doing exactly that.

Healing by other means apart from the traditional allopathic method are known to exist thousands of years before the modern medicine was put into practice. Of the several non-conventional methods, using sound to heal is one of them that has a proven history.

Zemira is one such technique that uses sound. ZEMIRA, which means "song of joy," uniquely blends together the classical Yuen Method with Barbara Robins' powerful proven energy healing techniques to produce immediate and permanent life changing results.

The beneficiaries include people with low self confidence, people who always compatibility problems and other psychological issues. These energy healing methods quickly identify emotional imbalances in our body and nullify them to restore perfect health.

Yes or No?

These three words encounter us and put us in a dilemma. At normal circumstances, when we rehearse such a situation mentally, we seem to decide very quickly and prepare a convincing reason also for the decision.

But when faced in real life, we seem to lose the ability to decide on our own and seek the answer from friends, relatives and colleagues. Why? What happened in between? Why our hypothetical wisdom deserted us?

I think I am not confusing you.

Have you ever found time to analyze your behavior after the coming out of such situation? If not, may I prod you on?

Do an honest review and if interested, you can share it here.

Search an apartment by map.

A sudden change of heart at the last minute gave my relative a chance to study abroad. So, at last, her dream of studying in America is going to be realized. I think she is very fortunate to have been admitted in East Los Angeles College.

So what is the next move for her? She has to find a place to live and for that I suggested to locate a suitable place near by her college. I helped her search in the internet, a reliable real estate company that offers the facility to search by college and we ended up on losangelesapartmentfinder.com

It took us about 10 minutes to browse through los angeles apartments and select one that fit the budget. All she could afford was a rent of $500 per month and we were able to get a single bedroom apartment near her college for slightly more than $500.

The website is a great boon for students of other nations who are going to the U.S. for higher studies because their map-based and keyword searches deliver results fast with photos, tours, floor plans and more.

Not only for students but also for those who are relocating to another state, this website has got thousands of apartment listings in great cities all over the country.


Thursday, August 23, 2007

Sleep less to become Edison.

I think it is Franklin who said "There will be sleeping enough in the grave" as well as "The sleeping fox catches no poultry".

Yeah, I hear protests from heavy sleepers including myself and my friend who sleeps more than 12 hours day; rather should I say 12 hours a day and night?(smile).

Before I drive my point, read what these famous people say about sleeping less.
Thomas Edison is known to have held sleep in contempt and he is said to have practiced catnapping. Due to his contempt for sleep, he would often claim to sleep less than it was actually observed by his co-workers.

Thomas Jefferson in his own words, indicated that he slept irregularly in a single block of 5–8 hours in the night, always after 30–60 minutes of inspirational reading.

Napoleon, yes we all read that he used to sleep on his legs.

Now I am going to write about Polyphasic Sleep: (isn't the name explicit?)

Polyphasic sleep is a term used to describe several alternative sleep patterns intended to reduce sleep time to 2–6 hours daily in order to achieve a better quality of sleep. This is achieved by spreading out sleep into short naps of around 15–30 minutes throughout the day, and in some variants, a core sleep period of a few hours at night.

But polyphasic sleep typically requires adhering to a rigid schedule, which makes it infeasible for many people.

Advocates(?) of polyphasic sleep believe that after undergoing controlled sleep deprivation during an initial adjustment period, the brain will start to enter the essential sleep stages much more quickly, as a survival strategy. Once this adaptation is learned, the theory goes, a comfortable and sustainable equilibrium of sleeping in only naps can be established.

I am not going to ask my husband to read this blog post. He will immediately say, "haven't I always said?"

Here are a few well known Polyphasic sleepers.

Leonardo da Vinci's sleep logs claim he slept only 15 minutes at a time, every two hours. The term "Da Vinci sleep" is often used as a synonym for polyphasic sleep.

Lord Byron, poet and hedonist.

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Basics of Cause and Effect.

Would you believe if I say that the entire universe functions as per the law of cause and effect?
Yes, it is as true as the earth is a sphere.

Let this sink into you fully: Every thought is a cause and every condition is an effect.
The moment a thought emanates from our mind, it begins the journey to manifest itself into reality. There are no exceptions to this rule and it is pure indisputable science.

Just like we don't question the law of gravity and take it as proven science, we should live by the law of cause and effect and once we do that, our day to day life will become interesting and it will be exactly as we think or as we caused it to be.

Hence it is imperative to monitor our thoughts constantly and allow them to be in line with the way we want to live.

If you ponder over this law deeply, you will realize the fact of non-duality which means there is only one power and that is God power and whatever God creates should only be good and therefore the so called evil power cannot exist.

If this appeals to your mind and makes sense, please share it with others. And if you want me to be more explicit, please don't hesitate to email me. It will be my ultimate pleasure to share what I believe will be beneficial to mankind.

Friday, August 17, 2007

Be mindful of the food you eat.

When I was only 4 years old, my father took me to his friend's house for tea. I was let to play with the children of the house.

When the time came for tea, I was called in and asked first to wash my feet and hands. This was new to me but I obeyed.

Then I noticed a strange sight. I saw the people in that house close their eyes for a moment with cookies in their closed fist. After a few seconds (that seemed like an hour to me), they opened their eyes and started eating the cookies first followed by tea.

On the way back home, I asked my father about the incident and he told me that they were thanking the God for the eatables on their table. I could not understand anything out of it.

Three days before, I was reading Dr.Wayne Dyer. In order to raise one's spiritual energy field, he has written several steps and one which is being mindful of the food you eat. Recognize the effort of farmer who cultivated the wheat for the bread we eat, the work of the transporter who bought the grain and took it to the grains dealer to sell, the business of the grains merchant, the effort of the bakers to bake this bread. This is what he meant about being mindful of the food we eat and what it took to reach your plate.

The implications have fully sunk in and I noticed tear drops in my eyes.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Don't ask. Imagine to manifest.

Never ask or beg the universe. If you want something, imagine your state of mind when you have it in your possession.

"whatever I have is all yours"-Bible
Just ponder over this sentence for sometime. "Is all yours" means, it is already given to you and all you have to do is to stake your claim.

How do you do that?
Sincerely believe that it already exists in the mind and start imagining your emotions and feelings when you manifest it. When you start doing that, you will find yourself adding many details to your imagination and by repeatedly doing so, it will become your habitual thinking and your focus will be on it always.

Remember, whatever you think expands and it is law of universe that you will manifest your thoughts. You will also act upon your thoughts and it will be inspired action which brings the desired results.

Your imagination is more powerful than your will power.-Dr.Wayne Dyer

God created everything in this universe through imagination only and whatever woks for God, will work for you too, because, after all you are an extension of God.

Saturday, August 11, 2007

Online Psychic reading.

'But how' is the question everyone will ask including me. How it is possible to read one's mind online without seeing the person face to face?

This site claims that "they have expert psychics and mediums waiting to help you with your life issues and to help guide your future path to love and happiness. Our real psychic experts can help you solve your problems with relationships, find your soulmate, help you with your career, money problems or help you sort out family issues".

I don't know how far these mind readings are accurate. I suppose psychic readers are attuned to another frequency and thus can read our mind remotely.

You can talk to a psychic right now. Visit Psychics.

Monday, August 06, 2007

Your thoughts are not private.

If you believe that your thoughts are exclusive yours, then you are in a big illusion.

Once, a thought emanates from your mind, it is no longer yours and becomes public. It embeds itself in the universal collective mind where it is surely picked by others who are invariably vibrating at a frequency matching yours.

This is science and pure science based on the quantum theory where everything in this universe is nothing but pure invisible energy. And we know that energy in any variation is available to all.

Once, our thoughts join the universal mind, it remains there forever and that is why it said that we pass on our thoughts for generations to come. That is how we can still pick up the thoughts of Einstein, Socrates or any one's we admire, provided we want to pick their thought energies.

OK, how do we pick up then?
Wayne Dyer says, "one doesn't dwell upon this process nor one struggles to get the answers but one trust this process to higher creative thoughts."

This means, you must first want to pick the thought energies of Socrates and then just let go and let God.

Ponder over this and comment if you want to.

Saturday, August 04, 2007

Did you dream about Northern Lights?

Seeing the northern lights in your dream, represents renewed energy, vitality, and youth. A situation or relationship is finally made clear to you. Alternatively, it indicates that you know what you need to do, but may be too lazy or too afraid to jump into action.

If you happen to remember your last night's dream, then Dream Dictionary is the best place to search for the meaning of your dream.

The Dream Dictionary helps interpret dreams by providing detailed explanations of various dream subjects. You may search the dream dictionary by using the search box or you can browse the dream topics by their letter of the alphabet in the list.

This website has also dictionary for medical and computer related words apart from English.

Very useful website.

Thursday, August 02, 2007

What exactly is a fiat currency?

In economics, fiat currency is money backed by government demand for it as legal tender in payment of legal liabilities, such as taxes. It is often associated with paper money because legal liabilities are created and settled by documents which are always paper.

But we accept this paper money in confidence on the Government without ever questioning the real value.

Governments introduced this form of exchange replacing the gold as the form of exchange mainly because paper currency is easy to handle. So, we can safely assume that this paper currency is backed by the gold reserve that the Government has built up.

So, buying gold has been recognized for centuries as one of the best ways to preserve one’s wealth and purchasing power. If the economy of a nation depends on its gold reserve, then it applies to individuals also.

As an investment, gold coin is a unique investment because of its proven ability to diversify investments, protect wealth and preserve one’s purchasing power.

Monex Precious Metals is home to a large and dedicated staff of hard asset professionals committed to serving your precious metals investment needs and being America’s best dealer with a convenient market and competitive precious metals prices.

Tracking your incarnations.

We know that our soul takes several incarnations till it achieves the enlightened state and joins its creator.

In between the incarnations, the soul develops in all the aspects towards enlightenment. The journey between lives can be very interesting to learn if we have such means.

Journey between lives is a website says, "If you are searching for a positive life changing experience-whether it be through meeting your spiritual guides, exploring significant past lives or traveling to your true home in the spirit world to understand the "big picture- your journey starts here".

The website is full of wonderful information about past life regression.




Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Talk to your disease.

Reading again Dr. Wayne Dyer's book on spiritual solution to every problem, I was inspired by a real incident that happened in his daughter's life when she was a kid in school.

She suddenly developed rashes on her face that stayed for a long time. She was advised to talk to her illness by dermatologist.

She did as instructed and in three days time, her face cleared much to the amazement of her parents and school teachers. But she refused to disclose what exactly did she talk to her rashes. Till date, she kept a secret.

I, think my husband have found out the secret. Yesterday night, after reading that incident, he told me that he calmly talked to his foot ulcer and in just a few hours, it disappeared and he slept peacefully.

This discomfort has been bothering him for three years and doctors tied the cause with his diabetics. But, even when he brought the blood sugar under control, he experienced the pain constantly on his feet.

For the benefit this blog's readers, I write here what he talked.
" I know that you can heal yourself. Please heal this discomfort. I will take care of you and you take care of me".

This is just the summary of his conversation. Unfortunately, I can't write all that he told me.

Sunday, July 29, 2007

You roam the world, we follow.

Let us suppose that I pursue my dream of setting up my own hosting company. I appoint dealers in as many as 15 major cities and they in turn cover every small towns and villages surrounding their cities.

Web hosting is an internet related business. So it is very appropriate that I communicate with my business associates through hosted PBX small business VoIP phone systems because of amazing advantages.

Instead of listing all the advantages that will take up a minimum of two pages, let me talk about just a few.

I can shift my head quarters to literally any part of the world and start my operation at the same instant without having to wait for a local phone company to come and install the phone system, test drive it and then give the green signal.

Using VoIP, my operation costs are drastically reduced due to unlimited free service & support as well as improved long distance and international calling plans.

I advise you to click on the link above and visit xpandercommunications.com to get your own two pages of information about the advantages of using a hosted PBX small business VoIP phone system.

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Dealth penalty to whom?

I read in a local news paper that so far 12 persons were sentenced to death in the 1993 masacre.

Shall we analyse this barbaric punishment?
Ok, people were proved guilty. Now he is punished with death sentence. Who they are killing?
Who actually committed the crime-his body or his mind?

We cannot take any action without our mind directing us to do something-right? Then, only his mind is to be punished. But that cannot be because mind has no form.

So, his body is going to stripped of his soul which escapes his body in an unevolved state and likely to continue the same when it enters the body of another in its next incarnation.
So, the very purpose of punishing a person is defeated.

So, what do I suggest?
Instead of taking his life away, he can be patiently taught about religion and spirituality, soul and its purpose etc. This may take long years but can be done and his soul will be evolved to a large extant when it naturally leaves his body.

Make a Jambalaya.

Though this blog is dedicated to spiritual writings, I post several other posts that are totlly unrelated to the topic of this blog but for which I am paid.

For a change I am writing a recipe for Jambalaya to oblige a friend. She came to know about this food from wikipedia.

Jambalaya is a Louisiana Creole dish of Spanish and French creation. Jambalaya is traditionally made in one pot, with meats and vegetables, and is completed by adding rice. There are two primary methods of making jambalaya.

The first and most common in Southeast Louisiana is Creole jambalaya. First, meat is added, usually chicken and sausage (such as andouille or smoked sausage). Then, vegetables and tomatoes are added to cook, then seafood. Rice and stock are added in equal proportions at the very end. The mix is brought to a boil and left to simmer for 20-60 minutes, depending on the recipe, with infrequent stirring, mainly no stirring towards the end of the cooking process.

The second style is Cajun jambalaya which contains no tomatoes. There is also a third method in which all ingredients are cooked separately from the rice, and the rice is added before serving, already cooked in a savory stock.

Are you satisfied Cathy?

Thursday, July 26, 2007

Perfect wedding anniversary gift.

“I will definitely remember to send a memorable gift for your 22nd wedding anniversary”, promised my brother. It is very unlike of him to express his love so openly. He never so far gifted me on any occasion.

I knew that he is not internet savvy but I don’t know how he managed to shop online. I was pleasantly surprised over his choice of a gift basket loaded with chocolates. Then he admitted that he sought the help of a stranger in a public internet center to buy online from gourmetgiftbaskets.com.

He informed me that he was speechless when he looked at the wine gift baskets, snack gift baskets and sweets gift baskets at their website. It seems he had a tough time selecting the gift but finally he had to order one within his budget.

This is what he sent to me. Magnificent, isn’t it?




I could never forget the taste of Chocolate Cherries that are tender dried cherries drenched in milk chocolate and a cherry fruit pastel coating. Simply the finest chocolate cherries in the world!

Patrick Bernard's spiritual path.

Long before contemporary chant was trendy, Bernard was inspiring audiences with his powerful devotional compositions based on sacred Sanskrit, Latin and Hebrew writings.

Generally, followers of spirituality do not chant any special slogan or mantra. That too, Sanskrit is known for religious chantings only. But I am surprised that a Canadian used Sanskrit.


SPIRITUAL PATH:
In 1974 Patrick came in contact with his spiritual master, Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who initiated him in Mantra-Yoga or chanting of the Holy Sound Vibrations.

Ah yes, the gayatri mantra, the ultimate mantra of all mantras, the most powerful chanting a religious person can perform.

In 1986, receiving Gayatri Mantra in Nabawip, India, from the great saint Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Deva Goswami Maharaja, Patrick was initiated into the Gaudiya Vaisnavas School of bhakti-yoga propagated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the 15th Century master of devotional ecstasy.

So, he is known for his devotional music than for his spirituality. I am sorry, I may be wrong but this is just my first opinion.

An Indian dating website.

I could not refuse anymore. Seeing me writing about several dating sites, one of my close friend asked me to write about an Indian dating web site Fropper.com

This website is exclusively for Indians. I was looking not for a date but some ladies of my age who are also in Madras. I found more than 500 persons from Madras but none in my age group.

Oh, I forgot, this is a dating site and it is no surprise that I could not locate anyone above 40. (smile)

The website is very popular and attractive more than 4k visitors a day. Here you can create your personal Zone (Web page), upload and share your personal photographs, create & join groups, view & create your own ezBlog and exchange messages to connect with people and make new friends.

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

New products from Multivend.

I am 100% sure that the intelligent Americans are not yet aware of the developments that are taking place in multivend, the leader in automatic vending machines in the U.S.

In their latest web release dated 18th July entitled “Opportunity to Be Your Own Boss”,

Multivend, LLC, the exclusive manufacturer of the Vendstar 3000, provides a unique opportunity for individuals and entrepreneurs to obtain the American dream of financial freedom.

By owning your own vending business through Multivend, the world’s largest bulk vending machine company, you can join in this rich tradition that Americans have enjoyed for over 100 years!

When my brother-in-law narrated his experience of visiting New York in 1987, we all sat around him open mouthed. He produced a small bag full of colorful candies that he said a machine handed it over to him. Unbelievable! A machine that sold candies!

All he had to was to insert a quarter into the mouth of the machine and it spilled out the products in a tray.

Coming back to the web release, Multivend has released a 1” wheel that will allow the Vendstar 3000 machine to dispense one inch gumballs and toy capsules. This new development lets vendors expand their product offerings and benefit from a larger, more diverse market.

Love letters from God.

A spiritually inclined friend of mine asked me if I would like to read letters of love from God.

For a moment, I thought he was joking. Then he admitted that he read those letters in a website called soulprogress.com

Right now, I have opened that website in another window and found it to be beautiful with a lotus flower at its center and the links around it.

I clicked on the link to 'Self" and what I saw impressed me. I thought I will share this with you. I give a few lines from it.

"Both personal growth and spiritual evolution share two goals: to REALIZE who we essentially are, and to MANIFEST that true selfhood in life. In this sense, true growth is more about becoming oneself than changing oneself."

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Genius Mind DVD for you.

Remember James Allen of the timeless classic, "As a man thinketh"?

I just received an email from his website http://www.asamanthinketh.net

This email is about the Genius Mind DVD in which you get to watch as Paul Scheele spins his magic. Paul is a world authority on "whole brain learning." He knows how to get your brain
absorbing and using information in ways that can generate real results for you.

In his stunning and uniquely interactive program you will see how the brain works... and learn how to use this knowledge to further your:

Financial success
Relationship success
Academic success

Genius Mind is what television should be like. More enjoyable than a sitcom. More engaging than a drama.


A natural beauty’s choice.

One of my old students recently joined a television channel as an anchor for a few entertainment shows.

She is a natural beauty. Initially, she was ill at ease for being tagged along by the youth of her age. But, may be, all that extra attention helped her in facing the camera successfully.

Before her selection and screen test, she sought my advice on several things like dialogue delivery, accent, dress etc. Though I am in no way qualified to offer suggestions on things she sought, she approached my because of my internet experience.

I brought to her attention on some important aspect of her gait and posture and how, wearing certain inner garments can project her figure in a nice way. I made her to buy the Conturelle Provence, a charming, feminine bra that will provide excellent lift and support, and is also extremely comfortable at the same time. She caught my point immediately because when she wore that bra, it allowed for a nice cleavage presentation.

Since then, I am told that several female colleagues bought Prima Donna Bras online though their choices were different from each other. Girls in this generation are sharp-aren’t they?


The Science of getting rich.

This blog post is not for those who are familiar with the Science of getting rich wriiten by Wallace Wattles.

When the was new to me 6 months ago only, I am sure it will be still new to many people. So, it is essential that I write about it periodically in this blog.

Here is one more web site, one can download this e-book free of cost. Visit MsiPublishing.com for this free download.

"It is perfectly right that you should desire to be rich; if you are a normal man or woman you cannot help doing so. It is perfectly right that you should give your best attention to the Science of Getting Rich, for it is the noblest and most necessary of all studies. If you neglect this study, you are derelict in your duty to yourself, to God and humanity; for you can render to God and humanity no greater service than to make the most of yourself."

Those lines are by now embedded in my memory and probably, I will retrieve it from the universal memory database in my next birth.

Friday, July 20, 2007

Points to pratice for wealth consciousness.

Finally, I have arrived at the wealth consciousness.

Before I tell you about it, let us examine why we are not attracting wealth in spite of saying sincerely proven positive affirmation about becoming wealthy. This might throw some ideas about why we fail to attract money.

No, I have changed my mind. Let me get to the point of wealth consciousness straight away.

Just practice these:
*Spend your money judiciously. I mean, don't deny yourself any of your wants and luxuries but don't buy anything you really don't want. Don't try imitate to neighbors in order to impress them.
* When you spend, believe that it will be replaced. Don't think that it will deplete your balance. Above all, don't regret immediately after making a spend. To avoid this, think several times before spending.
*When you write a check for a bill, say thanks to God that you have money to pay and again believe that money goes out will be returned several times in your bank.
*Don't ever utter this, "I cannot afford this". If you want something but don't have money at present, say it to your mind that "I will have this, I intend to have this". The universe will see to it that you are provided.

Please note that, I have not used the word "buy" in the above sentence but used he word "have'.
It means, you are open to receive the product.

Thursday, July 19, 2007

PPP hired me.

When I first started this blog in 2006, I had this urge to tell the world what I read everyday about spirituality. The Law of Attraction was working at its peak then in my life. I laid my hands on books of immense value to every one in field of self development.

At the same time, I thought I can earn some cash through adsense but what I earned was a fistful of cents only. (Smile)

Then I came to know about Pay Per Post (PPP) in just a few days after they launched. I was terribly excited at the opportunity of getting paid by an organization to blog about their clients’ products and services. This meant a long term opportunity to me.

My blog was approved in 7 days time. But the first opportunity came along only after a month. Since then, they approved two more blogs of mine.

Many new comers to PPP may take some of their features for granted but since I am with them since the beginning, I happen to be a witness to all their enhanced features that are proving to be advantageous to bloggers who are onto blog marketing full time.

Thanks to PPP, now I can claim that I am a full time blogger. While doing all those assignments for PPP, the knowledge I gained is worth much more than what PPP paid me.

PPP is preparing me to write a book of knowledge in fact. I love to communicate and again PPP forum helped me to develop some meaningful relationships with their bloggers
across the globe.




Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Zen alarm clock.


Yes, this is one product that I need it. I wake up at 4.30 AM because my first batch of classes start at 5.30 AM.

I am a deep sleeper but my husband sleeps only an hour or two in the night. So, he never needed an alarm. In fact, several times, he acts as my alarm clock as I miss the alarm sound conveniently.

This precision timepiece can be programmed to countdown to zero and chime, or to strike its chime repeatedly at any set interval. In the alarm clock or countdown timer modes, the Clock's chime gradually increases through a pre-programmed 10 minute progression (shown on the right). It can also be set to chime once every hour on the hour as a 'mindfulness chime.'

All Digital Zen Clocks include a 30 page booklet detailing their many uses and their harmonic design. All Now & Zen products are designed in Boulder, Colorado, and made in Shen Zhen, China; they include a 1 year warranty and our 30 day money-back guarantee.

Monday, July 16, 2007

Free Psychic readings.

I am not fortunate enough to experience a psychic reading so far even though I am fairly well versed with the subject.

I had come across several websites that offered free psychic reading. But when I browsed such sites, I learnt that free psychic readings will answer only very basic questions for which I have the answer myself.

So, if you want a detailed psychic analysis, you need to pay but you should be very careful in selecting a genuine medium. There may be many scams out there for sure.

Visit related forums in this field and ask for opinions and feedbacks before engaging a psychic medium.

Count your wealth and say thanks.

The habitual feeling of lack of wealth, comforts, money is a chronic disease to man kind.
Sure, I am no exception to this. But I am getting it over and started realizing the wealth that I possess.

Can we take a small survey?
Write down now, breaking away from reading this blog post, everything you have that you have simply taken for granted.
House
Family
Kids
Household utilities and techno gadgets
Car
Career
PC with Internet
Free time
Friends
Food
Appetite
Cloths
Reputation
Books
Knowledge
Health
Travel

It is all right if had left out many. If you go through your list, you will be amazed at what you have. Write all the minute details against each time and go through again.

Gratitude will just flow out of you uncontrollably.

Now say these words as many times as possible every day.
"I thank you father for all my wealth"

Herbal flavored Hookah.

Do you know that India has more Hookah users than any other country in the world?

This news surprised me even. I have not seen one smoking a Hookah since my childhood days when it was widely used in villages.

But today, the trend is that many youth have taken a fancy to Hookah. I heard that there are several clubs and coffee shops (such as Cafe Coffee Day) in India offering a variety of Hookah.

I read in History books that the use of Hookahs from ancient times in India was not only a custom, but a matter of prestige. Have our modern day youths turned ancient? The Hookah even without tobacco has become a matter of status.

The new trends emerging are that of non-tobacco Hookahs with herbal flavors. Several modern restaurants are famous for this.

In hookahtown.com, they sell Aquarium Hookah which lights up and has swimming fish.

Looking the video clip of Aquarium Hookah in hookahtown.com, I feel like recommending it to the hookah clubs in India.
















Aquarium Hookah

I call the help of my angels.

I have been taught to call the help of my angels whenever I need help in solving a problem.

Initially, I was not successful in calling them, but it seems they have taken pity on my repeated failures and now started rushing to my call.(Smile)

I read that every one is born with at least one or two spirit guides that I call them angels. Depending on the new soul's spiritual development and the purpose with which it has entered a new body, it is assigned the help of spirit guides.

They are of course invisible but one should know that they are available at your beck and call. They have come along with your soul mainly to guide you through this life.

I firmly believe in this theory and I have experienced their guidance.

Why law of attraction fails a few people?

Today, I thought I will remember Linda Miller. It has been quite sometime that I paid a visit to her web site.

I was first attracted to her site because of Law of Attraction worked in my life. She has a valid point when saying why the law fails a few a people.

The main difference between people who have everything they want and those who failed to attract their desires is the purpose of their desires. It is our passion in our life that tells us what we have to do and what we want to fulfill our commitments.

People, money, objects, careers, whatever we want that is in line with our purpose will only manifest in reality.

I think this makes sense. When I try to analyze why somethings don't show up in my life, Linda Miller views fit in.

Sunday, July 15, 2007

Inside Online Education Podcast.

When there is so much confusion prevails in the state of Tamilnadu over professional college admissions, here is a university silently producing ambitious students in the U.S.
I am sure by now you would have guessed the name of the university in the U.S. which by this time is very well known among students and parents all over the world for their professional approach in online education.
Yes, I am referring to capella university, the fully accredited online university that offers 82 graduate and undergraduate specializations and 16 certificate programs.
Let me not further elaborate on their credentials but please take a moment to read about their PhD student Dr. Carla Thomas who has given an interview that is featured in Capella’s “Inside online Education” podcast.
Dr. Carla Thomas, a family physician in Anniston, Alabama, discusses her ambition to one day become U.S. surgeon general. Listeners can subscribe to the podcast RSS feed at capellacommons.com/rss/.

Positive Conflicts.

Learn how to improve your relationships by handling disputes in a positive and constructive manner. Put more fun into your relationship.

Would you like your relationships taking off in a positive direction like never before?

Now you can improve your relationships almost immediately without compromising your self-respect or the agreement with your partner. Even if your relationships have already disintegrated and fallen apart because of the high level of conflict, there is still a chance for success!!

What if you could master hidden techniques that will give you the power to:

* Change the course of things and put your relations back in track .

* Move your relations from avoidance to closeness (at your own will).

* Loose any fear of personal conflict .

* Boost your confidence and the way the others perceive you

Would you be willing to learn them?
Then click here.

Zen meditation candles.


I don't think it is in the Hindu culture to use candles while meditating. But in Zen culture, it seems, they use the candles.

In Japan, meditation candles are widely used as is evidenced by this website "The Japanese Connection"

However I was obliging an online contact and researching on Zen meditation methods and products they use during meditation. The material below is fascinating.

The Japanese connection says, "Warosoku, providing warm candlelight, comprise one of the three elements of simple Buddhist ceremonies of meditation and reverence. The other two elements include incense and flowers. Such ceremonies of light, flower and scent, date back to the sixth century in Japan. The wax of warosoku is formed from hazenoki, the sumac or wax tree. The wick, rather than string, is actually made of washi--Japanese hand-made paper."

Mr. Takazawa makes two basic types of warosoku for meditation, the ikari (wide at the top and narrow at the base) and the bou (even thickness throughout) forms. Meditation candles in these two forms have been around since about 1650. Mr. Takazawa's family business, begun in 1888, is itself over a hundred years old.

Each handmade candle is approximately 3.5 inches long, .4 inches in diameter at the bottom, and .7 inches in diameter at the top. Burn time is about 55 minutes per candle.

Courtesy:thejapaneseconnection.com

Saturday, July 14, 2007

We lead you to money.

This subject line will be very apt for a list broker who deals in leads that are essential for both online and offline businesses.

A list broker acts as an agent for those who wish to conduct direct marketing campaigns via direct mail, email or telemarketing. List brokers provide lists that mainly contain a prospect's name and contact information that include full mailing address, telephone, mobile phone, e-mail and fax.

Additionally, lists may include additional information such as age, sex, etc. Occasionally, we receive brochures through snail mail from someone we have dealt with. These are the people that buy or rent out list of consumers from a list broker.

Many promotional mailings such as catalogs, coupons, promotional offers and credit offers utilize lists purchased through list brokers. Located in Westlake Village, CA, Martin Worldwide, one of the leaders in the direct marketing industry, has built a reputation by offering innovative mailing list products to its clients through one of its most successful products ‘ResponseCom’.

What is Wicca Spirituality?

Believe me, this is the first time I have come across this word "Wicca Spirituality".

Wicca is a religion found in various countries throughout the world. It was first popularised in 1954 by a retired British civil servant named Gerald Gardner. He claimed that the religion, of which he was an initiate, was a modern survival of an old witchcraft religion, which had existed in secret for hundreds of years, originating in the pre-Christian Paganism of Europe

That was wikipedia and the sentence below is from an exclusive website on Wicca Spirituality.
"Wiccan religion is about the symbols and chants and magic rituals... But Wicca Spirituality is the Heart of Wicca!"

Sorry, could not comprehend that.

Because there is no centralised organisation in Wicca, and no single "orthodoxy", the beliefs and practices of Wiccans can vary substantially, both between individuals and between traditions. Typically, the main religious principles, ethics and ritual structures are shared, since they are key elements of traditional teachings and published works on the subject.

More on this later when I have grasped it fully.


Are you engaging your subconscious mind?

Your subconscious mind is obedient servant dear. Give him work. It will carry out sincerely.

Give the subconscious mind something to work on just before you sleep. Tell it anything positive and you will be surprised to see outcome the next day-yes in just 24 hours.

I use several affirmations that I received from many news letters. I have stored all of them in my diary.

Here is one of my favorite that I use even today. It is needless to say how much it has worked for me.
"My body and all its organs were created by the infinite intelligence in my subconscious mind. It knows how to heal me. This infinite healing presence within me is now transforming every atom of my being, making me whole and perfect now. I give thanks for the healing I know is taking place now"

I have many more affirmations for different desires and goals. I will write about them in due course.

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Exclusive search engine for credit cards.

When we want to know what is the latest technological development in computer printers, where do we look in?

When we want to know how radio frequency is used in mobile phones, where do we find the correct information?

Obviously we search in search engines that specialize in that niche-right? We don’t waste our time in general search engines. Of course the general search engines will also help us but to filter through irrelevant search results is a Himalayan task.

Let say for example we want to find out who are all offering Low APR Credit Cards, do we search in creditcardsearchengine.com or do we look in other general search engines?

Just for a trial, do the above task and you will know what I am driving at.

CreditCardSearchEngine.com is one of the Internet’s longest running sites for online credit card comparison. It allows consumers, business and students alike to search, compare, and apply for all types of credit card offers, everything from low interest and reward card to cards for people with bad to average credit.

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Don't take this personality test.

I wasted 10 precious minutes in answering questions that are 4 pages long. At the end, they are asking for money to get the report through email.

No where in their home it is said that the personality report costs money. Well, I don't expect them to give it free of cost but they should mentioned it in their home.

Oh, the 'they' is Personality100.com

It is claimed as "PhD certified personality test. I don't understand of course what is that.
I have with personality test questionnaire from various sources. In this website, some questions are certainly unique while most of the questions are quite common.

A very simple website for newbies only.

Thursday, July 05, 2007

Please read again my earlier post on Power of Gratitude and then read below.

What happens when you genuinely feel gratitude?
Laurie Brenner says, "That emotional state releases "harmonic [hormones]
chemicals" within your body coursing through your electrical
nervous system as well as your endocrine system.

It's like when you laugh out loud, Vitamin K is released throughout
your body and your cells begin to glow. People who are grateful
and happy create a state of being that brings more of the same
events, people, places, experiences and circumstances to them that
continue to make them feel good."

Thank you Mrs Brenner.

If you liked what you read so far and impressed with Laurie Brenner, then I am sure you would like to read the remaining content of her email to me. I reproduce this because, I am sure, somewhere in your mind, it will make an impact.

"When we experience thoughts of doubts or other forms of
"negativity" instead of resisting the negativity - because remember
- what you resist persists - let it pass through you. Observe it -
allow it to be the contrast that creates what you want - but don't
focus on it. See the positive the negative frames.

Remember I talked about drawing from the right side of the brain?
Allow the negativity to help you create the picture that you want
and focus on the whole picture. Too often when we first start
working with the law of attraction we get "afraid" of our negative
thoughts which in turn creates a spiraling downward which is harder
to climb out of.

Keep your heart and your eyes turned toward the sun. Go outside
and breathe the fresh air. Think about it - what is the
alternative? A dirt nap? If you can't find something to be
grateful for - be grateful for the ability to breathe in and out.
It means you're alive and you have options.

Think about the story of Victor Frankl, a Jewish man born into a
family of civil servants in
Vienna in 1905.

In the Autumn of 1942 he, his wife, and his parents were deported
to the concentration camp of Theresienstadt. It is here that his
father died in 1943. Assisted by Dr. Leo Baeck and Reginga Jonas,
Frankl worked at the camp as a general medical practitioner, and
later, as a counselor to new arrivals and those with suicidal
tendencies. Then, in 1944 he was transported to
Auschwitz, where
his mother died, and later to the Turkheim, a concentration camp
not far from
Dachau. Meanwhile, his wife had been transferred to
the
Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where she died. (Quoted from
Wikipedia)

Frankl was the founder of logotherapy and Existential Analysis, the
"
Third Viennese School" of psychotherapy. In his book, Man's Search For Meaning,

(first published in 1946) he chronicles his experiences
as a concentration camp inmate and describes his psychotherapeutic
method of finding meaning in all forms of existence, even the most
sordid ones, and thus a reason to continue living.

"...We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who
walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last
piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer
sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one
thing: the last of the human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in
any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way..."

Victor Emil Frankl was liberated from the concentration camp in
1945. He went on to do many things, including running the
Vienna
Poliklinik of Neurologics which he did until 1971. He lived a full
life, remarried and wrote many books, dying at the age of 92 in
1997.

Of humor he writes, "Humor is another of the soul's weapons in the
fight for self-preservation. It is well known that humor more than
anything else in the human makeup, can afford an aloofness and an
ability to rise above any situation..."

If a man who lived to the age of 92 surviving the brutalities of a
WWII concentration camp - learns to not only survive but find beauty
in all people (both captor and captive), events and circumstances
where others would recoil and find only horror knows this - what
does that say of our own circumstances? How bad is it really?

Do yourself a favor - laugh. Be grateful - be ongoing. Enjoy your
life - find the little things that make you happy and make you
grateful. Write a list of your happy thoughts, read it over when
you're feeling down and you'll find yourself feeling better in no
time!

Enjoy today - enjoy the moment - this is your one place of power."

Common Aptitude Test for MBA aspirants.

Everyone who is aspiring to join MBA degree program are required to take this entrance test. And to perform in this test, private coaching centers are opened and in one such coaching institute, I enjoined my son by paying a big fee.

Like any youth, he soon lost interest and discontinued the training program. So I lost that money. I can surely say many parents sail in the same boat.

“Is there a way can I join an online mba program and get a degree from a foreign university?” asked my son. Now I understand his reason for not continuing his coaching program. He really do not have time to commute and study.

Pursuing an MBA degree online makes the most sense for the career, academic, and personal goals of many learners. Capella University provides an expansive network of academic advisers, career counselors, and learning resources to help support the success of the university's more than nearly 18,000 learners.

I requested a university guide from Capella and I hope it will inspire my son to take up that online MBA course.

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Are you happy with your life?

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Here are is one more question:
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