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Ramblings from Within · 2M ago

Sapped by the “I Don’t Feel Creative” Belief?

You have decided that your creative endeavors are going to become more of a priority in your life. You have gone so far as to schedule time several days a week for those endaevors. You have even mangaged to convince your family, friends, pets, and yourself (most importantly!) that this time is sacre
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Ramblings from Within · 2M ago

Are you Afraid of Death? Why?

If you aren’t afraid of dying, there is nothing you can’t achieve. Verse #74 from the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu. I have never been afraid of death. Dying on the other hand… I don’t want to be burned to death, or eaten by a shark, nor tortured to death. I can really do [...]
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Ramblings from Within · 3M ago

Feel Like There’s Not Enough Time?

(The Tao) … arrives without being summoned, accomplishes without a plan. Verse #73 from the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu. I am learning to get into the habit of planning my day and paying attention to a to-do-list. I have found that I have been losing track of things or they fall by the [...]
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Ramblings from Within · 4M ago

Guess Who Has All The Answers?

When they no longer trust themselves, they begin to depend on authority. Verse #72 from the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu I recently was listening to a music video posted on Facebook by a friend. (Click here to view.) One of the lines jumped out of the song and went right into my heart. [...]
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Ramblings from Within · 8M ago

What Are Your Most Powerful Tools? Your Words.

If he pushed forward impulsively, he would fail to see the signs and omens left by God along his path. from The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho I really don’t think I need to write about this. Its message is clear and very understandable. Words are one of the most powerful tools we posses in this [...]
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Ramblings from Within · 8M ago

“I know that.” If You Hear Those Words, Stop Talking.

Presuming to know is a disease. First realize that you are sick, then you can move toward health. Verse #71 from the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu “I know that.” I attended a Millionaire Mind Intensive in June, and the facilitator equated those three words to the most dangerous words in the English langua
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Ramblings from Within · 9M ago

“I don’t know what to do!” Creativity Sapper.

Well you finally made time for your creative endeavors. You put it in your book, set it aside, and are now honoring that sacred creative time. You’ve set up all your tools, prepared a nice cup of tea and a snack. You’ve turned off the phones and turned up the music. You’ve sat down at [...]
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Ramblings from Within · 9M ago

Is the Importance of your Creativity being Sapped?

How much do you value your creativity? Do you value you it the way you value a friend? Do you respect it the way you should respect your mother or father? Are you giving time and attention to it? Are you nurturing it, feeding it and loving it the way you would a child or [...]
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Ramblings from Within · 10M ago

What do Sandwiches and Abundance Have in Common?

I was eating the other half of my sandwich for lunch. Now this sandwich started its life as a lunch meal the day before. The sandwich then spent some time in my bag before I was able to get it refrigerated. Then it became lunch on the next day. The lettuce was a little wilted, [...]
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Ramblings from Within · 11M ago

Do You Have an Overdeveloped Sense of Responsibility?

Jim and I have recently started watching the TV show Smallville. If you are not familiar with this show, it is a retelling of the story of the iconic superhero Superman, when he was young. The series began during his high school years and continued for 10 seasons. The Series finale was this last spr
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