InnerSelf

by Joyce & Barry Vissell.

Do you ever feel that other people have less body image issues than you? That other people are more comfortable with their bodies? I hate to burst your bubble, but Joyce and I have never met anyone who is at peace with their face and body, who completely accepts how they look or feel in their bodies.

by Ronald P. Villano.

How bright is your Light Bulb? Do you feel that you even have a Bulb? The good news is that we all have the potential to turn our Light Bulbs on. Full wattage, fluctuating power, or barely lit – all we need to do to begin to brighten our Bulbs is to become...

by Jayne Chilkes. The “Akashic Records” is a term from theosophy denoting a collection of mystical knowledge encoded in a non-physical plane of existence. The Records are supposed to contain all knowledge, including all human experience, held within the ...

by Andrea Mathews. Do you know who you are? I mean, who you REALLY are? Or do you just know the summation of your patterned behaviors, words, thoughts and feelings? Typically we think we know ourselves, and we call our patterns a personality. But often this personality is really just an identity — a mask, costume and role that we’ve lived into for so long that we...

There's a "catch" in the "self-improvement" or "personal growth" field. We go around seeking to "improve" ourselves and our lives, never quite happy with the way we are or the way our life is. And of course, we always find something to improve. That's the first catch...

by Norman Monath.  A meaningful book, thoughtfully read, can actually change your life dramatically. By change I mean produce the following effects: program your mind (the way a computer is programmed) so that you consciously and subconsciously take those steps that will lead you to...

by John Hall. Change is happening now, not through revolution, but through transformation. Change is occurring peacefully and is bringing peace. It does not always come in a calm manner however, either on a personal or planetary level, but it is coming and quickly.

by Joyce Vissell. Have you ever asked yourself, “What brings me lasting happiness?” It is a good question. A lot of people answer this in the future tense: When I have a lot of money I will have lasting happiness. Or when I find the perfect partner (or make my partner into the perfect partner) then I will be happy..

by Gail E. Steuart and Barry Blumstein.

Society believes that our emotional feelings are a result of our experiences in our environment. In essence: something happened and it made me feel the way I do. This belief, though it is certainly the way it appears, is just the reverse of how it really works.

by Marie T. Russell. We live in a world of extremes. Extreme wealth, extreme poverty. Extreme hedonism and joy, and extreme fear and pain. Extreme religious devotion, and extreme hatred. And as with everything, the microcosm and the macrocosm are reflections...

The other day I was giving myself a "good talking to" -- telling myself I really need to exercise regularly, eat better, take better care of myself, etc. But of course all this "telling myself what to do" and this "sermonizing" was not getting me anywhere. As with many of us, I still bristle at being "told what to do" -- whether by others or by myself.

by Marie T. Russell. Frankly, I'm a little tired and amazed at all the God Bless America patriotism and paraphernalia. Mind you, don't get me wrong! Of course I want God (God/Goddess/All That Is) to bless America! What I'm wondering is don't we want her to bless everyone else as well?

by Marie T. Russell. One of my favorite lines in the movie "Gone With The Wind" is when Scarlett says "After all... tomorrow is another day!". This line has given me hope many times when the skies of my life were bleak and I couldn't see around the corner of whatever challenge was...

by Marie T. Russell.

Many of our life lessons come to us through what we might usually call a negative experience, or possibly a negative person, in our life. However, the addition of the term negative to any person or situation is simply a perception, or a judgment, on our part.

by Karol Truman.

You have heard how important it is to love others. You have also heard that it's important to love your Self. But have you ever heard about having reverence for your Self? The answer came upon opening my Scriptures one day. There it was -- right in front of me!...

by Guy Finley. If we were able to honestly address our own captive state (that is, how we continue to do those things we don't want to do, and wouldn't do, if we only had a conscious choice before these decisions were made), a New Need would awaken within us. We would realize, unalterably, the need to become fully aware...

by Marie T. Russell.

Many of us have grown up with the concept of the 3 R's. We have been told that the 3R's were the basis or the most important part of education. And we were always told that the three R's were Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic. Now wait a minute. Only one of those starts with an "R"...

Many of us get caught in what may be called "commodity time" or the physical daily activities that makes us like the Energizer Bunny... we keep going and going and going, and never stop or slow down. When do you stop to take notice of you? To look at you and see how wonderful you are?

by Marie T. Russell. We all seem to have one habit or another from which we'd like to break free. For some it's smoking, for others eating compulsively, for other talking too much, or talking too little, for some working too much, for others... the list goes on and on. Many of us feel helpless when faced with our habits. How do we...

by Marie T. Russell. Looking at commercials and spam directed my way, I wonder what the human preoccupation with bigger this or bigger that is all about. It seems that the human anatomy has certain parts that we think should be bigger, while all the while we trying to reduce the size of other parts... Maybe, the original concept is fine -- we need to focus on expanding...

The fastest and most effective way to raise our vibrations is through buoyant, joyous energy. Laughter, playfulness, fun, inspiring experiences, elation, bliss, wonder, ecstasy, and abounding love are all avenues to higher vibrations. In addition, we must daily and hourly monitor our thoughts, words, actions and, most of all, feelings.

by Michelle Starkey. Have you ever met anyone that is always having problems? They are always encountering hostile salespeople, rude waitresses, crazy drivers? The mirror is the world. When we look into the mirror we will see what we are. If we gaze into the mirror and we see a world full of evil, then that is because we still have some problems we need to work on...

by Paula Bonnell. What do you see when you see your reflection? Do you see only the physical form or can you look deeper and see the beauty that lies just below the surface? Do you see only your failure to satisfy everyone else's expectations of you or can you see into your heart and soul and appreciate who you are?

by Marie T. Russell

We have all gone through life saying certain things about ourselves, such as: I'm a shy person, or I'm intelligent, or I'm stupid, or I'm clumsy, or I'm a slow-learner, etc. Now that we understand the power of the word and of the mind, we have come to the realization that all of these statements were simply creating self-fulfilling prophecies.

by Carolyn Foster. Personal Power comes from within, from a strong and healthy sense of self. Your personal power includes several Components: your self-esteem, how good you feel about yourself; your independence, how well you can decide on your own what is right for you to do; and your initiative, how well you can take action and follow through. It consists of knowing...

by Susie and Otto Collins. Allowing yourself to be vulnerable in relationship is the fuel that propels the relationship to move forward and grow. If you don?t allow yourself to be vulnerable, what you are doing is building walls and hiding, to keep others from being able to hurt you.

by Roddy White. Lessons, lessons, lessons! What on Earth are we here for? You guessed it -- lessons. Lessons are the meaning of Life. Now, I know some of you, myself included, feel that lessons must be painful to be appreciated or remembered. Contrary to popular belief...

by Bruce Doyle.

There are many books and seminars that are focused on various aspects of personal development - from basic attitude adjustment to spiritual enlightenment. They all have a common thread. They all deal, in some fashion, with thought. Whether it's goal setting, positive thinking, meditation, imagery or mind control, a discussion about thought enters the picture...

by Richard Treadgold. There is a subtle, but life-altering difference between our experiencing life the way we normally do, through our identities, and experiencing life the way we could, through our Essence. Our reality is determined by what we experience, but what we experience may have very little to do with...

by Marie T. Russell. Love has been portrayed as sex, as martyrdom, as self-aggrandizement, or as co-dependence. As I was reflecting the other day on love -- loving ourselves, loving our neighbor, loving the world itself -- it came to me that with all the 'stigma' attached to the word love, sometimes we may be at a loss as to what it means.