Category Archives: self-image

The Human Heart & Michelle Obama’s Speech In Nashville (5/18/13)

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

I heard Michelle Obama speak today in Nashville at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Magnet School graduation. She said: “You can only find your passion by looking inside yourself and that’s hard work.” It’s the message of our society … Continue reading →

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Don’t Settle For Glee When You Can Have Worglee!

Posted on December 15, 2012 by

Don’t settle for Glee on TV, when you can have worglee in your daily life.  Worglee is anticipating and expecting good things to happen to you and to the people you love.  It’s the opposite of worry.  Although the process … Continue reading →

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Sex without commitment is a cheap copy of soul mates passionately entwined heart-to-heart, for better or for worse.

Posted on November 27, 2012 by

Sex without commitment is a cheap copy of soul mates passionately entwined heart-to-heart, for better or for worse.

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There’s A You In You

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

There’s more to life than meets the eye.  There’s more to see than Instagram, Netflicks, YouTube, and TV. So open your eyes.  Take a look in your heart.  You’ll see that there’s more than Intel inside — more than integrated … Continue reading →

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The “Forgive Yourself” Myth

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

“Love yourself–accept yourself–forgive yourself–and be good to yourself.”  –a quote from popular American speaker and writer, Leo Buscaglia.  However, Jesus said:  “Deny yourself.”  Here’s why the popular idea of “forgiving yourself” is a myth: *  You are not the judge.  … Continue reading →

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Life’s Biggest Problem? Self!

Posted on August 19, 2012 by

Life’s biggest difficulty isn’t overcoming negative circumstances.  It is getting free from bondage to self.  Self-interest, self-promotion, self-fulfillment, self-esteem, self-protection — these things get in our way and hold us in bondage to the torment of our own thoughts, feelings, … Continue reading →

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An Ancient Way To Change Your Life (Almost Unknown In The 21st Century)

Posted on June 15, 2012 by

There is an ancient way to change your life that was first developed and used in the Middle East in the early Fourth Century.  It produced amazing results and helped to start a movement in the Roman Empire and beyond. … Continue reading →

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Insider Report — Tattoos

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

This is an insider report, not about tattoos on the skin, but about tattoos within — looking beyond body art to a transformed heart. According to a 2006 survey by the American Society of Dermatological Surgery, 1 in 4 Americans … Continue reading →

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Why does contemporary society approve of consensual casual-sex, but disapprove of consensual obesity?

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

Why does contemporary society approve of consensual casual-sex but disapprove of consensual obesity?  (Both cause health problems and can be labeled as epidemics.)  Both result from being gone with the whim. If there can be safe casual-sex, why not safe obesity?

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Why Is Depression Rampant In America

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

Why is depression rampant in America, a country known for freedom and prosperity? Perhaps the answer is in this quotation . . . “Many people look out into a meaningless world in which there is no afterlife, where all their … Continue reading →

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