Guest list manager for wedding.

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Still, something goes awry and we are baffled at how we missed it. For example, we might not have included a particular item in our budget or we might have mismanaged the confirmed guest list because we do all the planning manually.

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Are you in the personal development list.

Hi visitors. Thanks you for dropping by. May I assume that you also maintain a blog on similar topic? If so, and if you are not yet included in network of blogs on personal development, please go to Priscilla Palmer's blog and follow the instructions accordingly.

And if you are already in the list, there is some change made by Priscilla and as per the change, you need to claim your blog in order to be included in the updated list.

I quote her:
"Now, in order to make this list function to it’s full capacity I need to ask all of you who are already on the list to claim your blog using this link http://priscillapalmer.com/claim.php . "

I just did it and it was smooth. Thank God I found time today to visit her after a long time. New comers who are going to read her blog for the first time, may not return to this blog because Priscilla's blog can be your last search on anything spiritual. She is just too good.

The healers from Hawaii.

Hawaii-apart from earning the name of the most preferred destination in the world, it also is known for its 'Kahunas'-who are said to have great healing capacities. They are mostly priests and teachers.

Kahuna is a Hawaiian word, defined in the Pukui & Elbert Dictionary as "Priest, sorcerer, magician, wizard, minister, expert in any profession."

Forty different types of kahuna are listed in the book, "Tales from the Night Rainbow". Kamakau lists more than 20 in the healing professions alone, including for example Kahuna la'au lapa'au, an expert in herbal medicine and kahuna haha, an expert in diagnosing illnesses.

In India, such healers are called 'Siddhars'. They (kahunas and Siddhars) are also said to possess supernatural powers, knowledge of mathematics, astronomy, and astrology, and some have ability to change the future.

By now, I see a transformation taking place everywhere in the world that takes the people more towards spirituality and belief in the powers of ascended masters. In India, there are several stories of these ascended masters who are actually guardian angels.

"In Hawaii, if a Kahuna needs information concerning the future or any other aspect of life, he
prays to his aumakua, his guardian spirit. The aumakua, according to Hawaiian belief, is the spirit of a departed ancestor, who with loving concern guides and protects you. It is thought of as a guardian angel hovering above you....."

Courtesy: Wikipedia and Realmindpowersecrets.com

The bidding starts now.

When I see different discount/cashback offers by different credit cards I would imagine a scene where about 7 credit issuing companies and financial institutions sit with an eager anticipation for auction gong to go. Finally, after a few tense minutes, the bell is rung and the organizer of the auctions announces, “The bidding starts now”.

The bidding was intended for offer of cash back to consumers by these credit card issuing authorities when they pay for gas using their credit cards. Gas Credit Cards are great money savers and I view the whole idea as an innovative marketing concept initiated by the credit card issuers. Since, gas is near equivalent to food, there is always a stiff competition among credit card issuing banks to garner as many people as possible to buy their cards.

I would not jump at a similar offer that is offered over telephone by telemarketers. I would use creditcardsearchengine.com to compare the offers by various credit card companies and then choose the best among them.

CreditCardSearchEngine.com features offers from leading U.S Credit Card issuers such as J.P. Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Citibank and leading brands Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover Card.

Does spirituality mean poverty?

It is quite probable that the question arose after seeing the life of ascetics and sadhus. But they are not spiritual leaders altogether; they lead more a life of religious penance.

There is this confirmed misconception that those whose life is in the transition stage-from materialistic to spiritualistic, always face financial shortage.

I happen to read an article in Cosmic Lighthouse on this subject and that's why I am writing my thoughts here. They have attributed a seemingly valid reason for spiritual leaders or spiritual healers living a life in poorly conditions.

I quote them below:
"...underselling their services and abilities and denied themselves the luxuries of life that they richly deserve. Believing that to be spiritual they cannot charge more than the minimum of fees or in some cases even giving their services away."

Again this is a question of varying concept. I believe that the so called spiritual powers were gifted to them from the universe. They mostly would not have spent a fortune to get these healing powers like medical practitioners. So, it is quite possible that they believed in giving things away freely that were given to them freely.

Can anyone bother debate on this?

Sure way to experience abundance.

"You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your life. And you will have set in motion an ancient spiritual law: the more you have and are grateful for, the more will be given you." - Sarah Ban Breathnach

This morning was greeted by this message from an email newsletter that I received from Wes Hopper of Dailygratitude.com

I am sure you wonder how it is possible for our lives to change for the better by just giving thanks to everything we have as on date and everything we experience daily.

When do we say thanks? When do we feel the genuine gratitude?
When we receive something good from others and from nature, we say thanks because we have sincerely appreciated whatever we have received or experienced.

For once, forget about the material given to us and let us think about something beautiful that we observed and appreciated-a natural scene, a soul touching music or a life changing spiritual wisdom; we say thanks and we continue talk about it or think about it for a day or two.

This keeps our focus on those wonderful experiences. By the law of universe or more specifically, by the law of attraction, what we focus, expands. Those laws see to it that we experience more of the same (what we experienced and said thanks for).

Now, I am grateful for the newsletter that I received today that inspired me to write this blog. I am positive that the message in this blog post will reach at least one person in this world. And he will pass it on surely thereby creating a chain.

Capella wins Minnesota Tekne Award.

It has been raining cats and dogs in Madras since last two days. There is water everywhere. In spite of the inclement weather, a few students attended my class.

As I have just completed my M. Phil through online education and awaiting result, one student wanted to know what topic I have chosen. I told her that I browsed through various topics offered by the Capella University in their PhD program in Education and I chose ‘Higher Education Administration” as my topic. I intended to do my PhD in he same subject.

I told the student about the Capella University that won the Minnesota Tekne Awards in the Technology User category.

It is my duty to tell you about the “TECHNOLOGY USER Award”. It is awarded for innovative application of products or services resulting in dramatic business improvement or market advantage. The award is presented by the Minnesota High Tech Association (www.mhta.org) in partnership with LifeScience Alley and Minnesota Technology, Inc.

All my students were quite impressed when I told them that the Capella University’s online Information Technology program is among the first completely online IT curriculums in the nation.

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Inner whispers for you.

I read and liked this:
"If you don't towards communism when you 18, then, there is something wrong with you.
If you remain as a communist even when you are forty, then, there is something wrong with you."

It is written by a Tamil poet named Na. Muthukumar.

Like that, by the age of forty, nearly everyone tend to lean towards spiritualism and start trying to look inner. When the leanings are sincere and ardent, you will happen to lay your hands on proper books and will also happen to meet persons who will speak to you about whats on your mind.

These so called coincidences mean the universe is orchestrating on behalf of you, moving things and people so that you are gently drawn towards your inner desire.

Here is a resource for you if you have spiritual preferences. If you are seeking information to assist in your Spiritual Growth and to increase your Spiritual Awareness, you will enjoy receiving your free issues of "Inner Whispers".

The fact that you are reading this piece is itself a proof of the universe's work.

So, what do you want?

Say, anything but to yourself.

Do you want to live under the sun till the snow melts in April?
Do you want to feel the joy of giving by gifting the best Christmas goodies you have ever bought so far?

Write it down as clearly and specifically as possible. Read it slowly once and then again. Then put the paper where you will see it often. When you see it, you need not open it as you know what is inside.

Don't allow others to open it. It is between you and the cosmic source. Now believe very truly and sincerely that it has been given by your creator and it exists already in non-physical form.

Allow it to manifest in your experience by remaining absolutely joyful, expecting your desires to appear in your experience without any impatience.

It will appear exactly at the right time. Do you want to know 'when' is the right time? It is when you are ready to receive it.

Fog and the tragedy.

It is not my habit to blog about any tragedy but I feel really sorry when I read about an accident that occurred yesterday that killed 16 people.

A mini van carrying passengers rammed onto a train at a level crossing in northern India killing several people and injured many persons.

The cause of the accident is dense fog. India is a peculiar country. While it is not as cold as Canada during winter in India, normal life is affected for many hours every day due to very thick fog.

And I would say almost no one is using fog lights in their vehicle. It is probable that they are not aware of the effectiveness of fog lamps that can illuminate the road over a broad area without ever disturbing the visibility of oncoming vehicles with dazzling light.

BuyAutoTruckAccessories.com offers a wide range of fog lights that are ideal when traveling through rough country at night or in foggy weather.

BTW, do you know why the fog lamps shed yellow color light?

Ask and it is given.

Yesterday, this blog attracted exactly 50 readers. I was immensely happy. I realize that I have so much to share about self improvement by way of spiritual development but somehow, I don't seem to find time to devote to this blog.

I need peace of mind to write for this blog, I should not be weighed down by the pressure of day to day survival. That is my ultimate wish. I strongly believe that I can positively affect millions of people across the vast expanse of the globe if only I don't have to work for money. This is my ardent desire that I expect it to be answered in reality.

I know it is already answered by my creator with whom I have a bond that cannot be severed. I only have to allow it to appear in my experience by just living now.

Thank you Abraham.

The solution to be happy always.

'The power of now' seemed to be absolute solution for all our imagined problems. Yes, I can now clearly say 'imagined problems' because I took myself a test and repeated the same with my family members.

The result was astoundingly positive. I asked myself if I have any problem NOW. I knew I was not joyful at that time and decided that the reason for my state of negative emotion was my concern about a pressing matter that I had to face the next day.

I repeated the question to myself and told myself to narrow down to the present moment not not beyond it. I found myself saying I had no problem at all at that precise moment.

The reason for the negative state of emotion is only because of my worry about the next day which was several moments away.

You got my point?

Hotels booking made easier for Spaniards.

Finding the right hotel at the best price was never my concern but it may be to people who speak languages other than English.

I have bookmarked several web sites that offer hotels of my preference and I book my accommodation online always. My first choice is hotels.com – the expert in booking hotels online and on the phone. More than the choice of hotels they offer, I like their genuine care for customers.

There will be a personal touch in their approach. This is evident when recently, they have created a special facility for Spanish speaking people to book Hoteles online. The site has been designed specifically to meet the needs and interests of Spanish-speaking individuals in the United States.

Hotels.com offers hotels in all the major cities in the U.S. and in Europe. Above all, they offer lowest price guarantee.

Does tomorrow exist?

As far as I am concerned, tomorrow is only a dream or you can say a belief. Only today exists.

Pondering over my present state of mind, I found out that I am not feeling cheerful because I was concerned about tomorrow. The list of matters over which I was concerned is quite big.

One by one I ticked off from the list and within minutes, the list became nothing. So, I was unnecessarily bothering over things which actually did not even existed.

The moment I realized this, my spirit soared and I was immediately cheerful. The following affirmation is helpful:
"I do not worry about the past and I am not fearful of the future because my life is supremely concentrated in the present, and the right response comes to me and to every situation as it occurs".-TheUltimateSecrets.com

The hospitality of DCW.

I wrote a blog post long time back about my visit to DCW at Sahupuram near Tuticorin. I had mentioned about my friend Mohan and Saravanan in that blog post.

After so many months, I have received an email from a person named Ramji, who was all praise for the wonderful hospitality he received at DCW through Saravanan.

I am really thrilled and very happy that my blog post on something totally personal was read by someone.

Without editing his email, I reproduce it here.
"Hi Malathy

It is nice to see your blog. I am a chartered accountant now working in Chennai.

I am a ex DCW employee and worked with Saravanan.Ofcourse when I got my appointment letter (my first job) in DCW , Saravanan only took me to the bachelors accommodation canteen, factory, guest house.

I can not forget his hospitality and his humbleness and magnanimity. I have travelled 5 continents in the world and I stayed all top class star hotels in the world (like Sheraton New york, Hyaat London, Dubai Burj Al..).

But I have never experienced a warm reception like what Saravanan did it to me to me (that too a new employee joining as Management Trainee).

I am proud to see that Saravanan's name is now visible to the entire world.

I always say to my friends that You could meet 1 Mmuruga at Tiruchendur and the 2nd Murugan at Sahupuram (D.Saravanan).

If possible please post this as comment in your blog.

Thanks & regards

Ramji.M "

A treasure among rubbish.

My family is yet to settle down. We have relocated to 5 different houses in the last 6 years. As every year passes by, we seem to be adding things to our house though we are clearly unaware hat we are accumulating clutters.

But when we start packing to go to yet another house, we discard several boxes of clutters that we manage to add over the years. Sometimes, during sorting and filtering, we used to find valuable items that we call treasures. Somehow, they find their way to the boxes of unwanted goods.

During our routine house shifting last month, an ugly looking star made up of some metal revealed its presence. When my husband was about to throw it away, his brother stopped him and began to inspect the star. He suspected it to be a silver star and did some polishing in an amateurish way to reveal glimpses of the original silver color.

The silver star was awarded to my husband by his school principal in 1971 for his good show in basketball.

Though we never know why it got discolored, we preserved it for memory sake. It must have been made of inferior silver.

Nowadays, we only depend on Monex for our precious metal purchases. They are very authentic and deliver only what they promise. And they promise the best quality gold and silver and platinum. They are very dependable. The Monex companies have been America’s silver and precious metals investment leader for more than 30 years.

One more Universe?

The news about the existence of one or more universes appeared in our local daily today.

I am a strong believer of quantum theory that says our observation only is the cause of existence of material world. Based on the quantum theory, the tiniest submicroscopic particle aka quantum particle behaves like a particle and a wave at the same time.

"Consequently, these tiny particles can behave in a curious way that allows them to be in two places at once." On this quantum theory, Bohr commented, "Anyone who is not shocked by quantum theory has not understood it".

As per our local daily 'The Hindu', "The only known recordings of a brilliant physicist, Hugh Everett, a quantum physicist, who predicted the existence of parallel universe have been found in the basement of his son who is a rock singer.

He was only 24, while he was studying in Princeton University in 1957 when he conceptualized this idea that a multitude of universes or a multiverse where all all life's possibilities play out. It means that somewhere Elvis is singing and Nazis are fighting.

'The Hindu' cites Guardian News Papers Limited as its source.

Effective use of prayer.

Consider this as a sequel to my previous post.

David Hawkins, the author of Power vs Force: The hidden determinants of human behavior, has wonderfully measured the level of human consciousness with respect to our emotions.

A person measuring level 6 in his emotions and vibrations, can affect 90k people positively who are either in his immediate surroundings or remotely placed.

This positive vibration can be effectively used in our prayers for the benefit of everything in our planet.

How this prayer technique can be used to prevent one more Virginia Tech killing or one more natural catastrophe?

Read an article at spirituality.com titled,
"Prayer and the environment: spiritual solutions for a healthy planet".

If you are inclined, then you can follow the principles.

To know more about your own vibration level, you should read Power Vs Force.
Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior

Who is in the heaven?

Definitely your prayers are answered. But you should remember that the answer is by your own thoughts and deeds.

Don't imagine that there is a man sitting high above us in the heaven, maintains and operate a computer of a size that the scientists on earth have not yet conceptualized, maintains a database of every living and non living beings in the planet earth and probably in other planets too, record every happenings, events and thoughts of all and execute a command in answer to our prayers, thoughts, deeds, moans, grudges, griefs and desires.

He has set in a giant perpetual wheel in motion that is driven by energies that we can't physically measure. These energies are emitted by every living and non living beings in this planet. But changes in human lives whether it is positive or negative and thereby in the planet earth also, are caused by mankind's thoughts alone which is nothing put the pure energy that drives the world or to be exact, that moves the perpetual wheel set in motion.

I am not an atheist. I have very strong faith in God but this is my faith-the faith in thought energy.

Tips for parents at lilaguide.com

One of my old students came to me a few days back to thank me for being her mentor. After exchanging pleasantries, I inquired about what she was doing. She told me that she is doing her doctorate program on parenting in Madras University.

She came to interview me on my parental experiences. But I could not help her much because my parental day’s memories have faded away. My husband gave her some useful answers and then guided her to lilaguide.com, a full pledged website on parenting related matters.

Using the power of Internet features like social networking, user-generated reviews, and geo-targeted technology Lilaguide.com exponentially expands the value of the most trusted source for parents and especially first-time parents.

In this website, every product for babies and new moms are given reviews by other parents. The website is full of several groups where members interact and exchange experience and tips. There are groups for mothers of preschoolers, mothers of twins and so on.

It is great place for every mom and dad.