The latest Blog Carnival is now ready for presentation. Thank you to all participants.

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Why do our spirit guides feel the need to drop us on our asses so painfully in order to teach us the error of our ways? Surely there is a less painful way to learn. Erin Pavlina asks: Isn’t there a less painful way to learn spiritual lessons?

Like a lot of Americans, I was raised in a school system that tried to motivate me with some fear. “You better get good grades, unless you want to dig ditches for a living.” Or, “you have to have a goal or a career, or you’ll just float through life,” as if our worth as humans and are happiness was only determined by achieving some constructed measure of success. Will Edwards talks about:  Success vs. Happiness

We all have an inner hero — the trick is learning how to tap that power and set it free. Michele Rosenthal presents: How to Heal PTSD: Tap Your Inner Hero.

You may not have been born with the capability to have folks listening to you as though the world’s answers lies in your tongue, but with a few well practiced tips, you can easily learn how to. Sigrid Landau presents: How To Increase The Art Of Eloquence

A true story about a signed received . . . of faith, belief, and hope.  Hopeful Spirit presents:  Affirmation of Faith

Ophiuchus@tarot13.info presents:  10 inspirational quotes

Let’s see how we can apply the German’s productive working habits in our life to improve our own work performance. Relax presents: How to apply German work ethics in your life.

Easy tips and advice on how to eliminate stress and worry from your life. Cody Butler presents: Eliminate Worry And Stress.

Our self-esteem is always being tested. Along with our self-esteem, we also have a desire that someone should need us. That someone should want us. What are we to do?  Jim DeSantis presents: I Want To Be Wanted

Lawrence Doochi talks about: Are You Afraid Of Losing Your Job Or Your House?

This post highlights tips for perseverance and success. Dr. Deborah Serani presents: Perseverance & Success

So, you feel like giving up do you? Well here’s the good news – you’re normal. Everyone goes through it. I’ve gone through it. It’s human nature to want to give up. The difference between the real performers and those people who are the average Joes, is that the real performers bounce back very quickly. Stephen Martile presents: How to Stay Focused When You Feel Like Giving Up

Oprah Winfrey, talk show guru, is throwing out some fighting words in response to the Chris Brown and Rihanna saga that has been plugging our celebrity airwaves for the past few weeks. hm presents: Oprah Lectures Rihanna

Richard Shelmerdine presents: My Tao Te Ching Experiment

A beautifully written, inspirational fiction highlighting humankind’s current state of consciousness. A piece that makes you think.  Cyndi Krupp presents: A Boat called Freedom Part 1 By Iain

This is an article about starting right where you are to get where you want to be instead of waiting for opportunities in the far off horizon.  Homespunhealers presents: Drop Your Buckets Where You Are

Your ideas about how to become happier are probably wrong. Happiness isn’t to be found in the circumstances of our lives, but in the actions we take day-today. Here are 10 techniques, tested in scientific experiments, that you can use to become happier.  Warren Davies presents: How to be Happier – 10 Scientifically Supported Ideas

A funny, annecdotal story pondering the age old question – Why do women always go to the bathroom in pairs. CBCreations presents: Why ladies go to the bathroom in pairs.

Jessica Nagel presents: Jessica’s Letter To Lauren

one presents: How to make you taller faster and younger.

axel presents: Jet-Like Motivation

Sometimes we are in obvious need of help but are completely unable to articulate it even to ourselves…these are usually the times when we just wait for someone else to notice our predicament and offer a hand. I call this looking for a mind reader. Paula Kawal presents: Are You Asking Spirit to Help or to Mind Read?

Oprah’s Trust Test tested how trusting you are, here’s one that tests how trustworthy you are. Charles H. Green presents: Oprah and Two Trust Tests

Ross “Tolemac” Cotton present: Law of Attraction Methods and Techniques: Part 1

Jon Chambers presents: Growth (Article)

Diego Cervantes presents:  Top 50 Work-at-Home & Make Money Online Blogs

ananga presents: Discover What Causes Fatigue and How You Can Stop It

We tend to see certain tasks we do in our work as inherently unpleasant. Doing your business’s taxes, cleaning your desk and drafting invoices are examples of work people usually see as, at best, necessary evils. But are those tasks awful, or do we simply experience them as awful? And, if so, can we experience them differently? I think the answer is yes. Let’s talk about how. Chris Edgar presents:  Is There Such A Thing As “Boring” Work?

Bruno Vigneault presents:  The Science of Getting Rich

softmelon presents : A Mentally Challenged Midget Newfie

Jim Hudson presents:  The Most Effective Piece of Self Improvement Advice
and How to Apply it for Instant Results

Positive Present presents: we see things as we are

When you are expecting, you will likely spend so much time preparing for your delivery that you forget to plan for the first few days at home.  Pregnancy Hut presents: Bringing Home Baby – Preparing for Your First Few Days as a New Mom

There are multiple common causes of anxiety.  Dan presents: Causes of Anxiety

Thomas Peep presents: Cuban or Rainman?

There are many ways to be more ethical in your life…here are just a few… Andrew Rondeau presents: Want To Be More Ethical, Here’s How…

Venus goes retrograde, and so do our lives. Ella Moss presents:  Venus Retrograde.

Friends, I have yet another secret to help you be fulfilled and successful, whether it be in business or life in general.  bp presents:  Secrets To Success Part 9

Lana Kravtsova presents: 19 Rules to Live By. Follow Them and You Will Succeed in Anything You Do.

Rather that spreading ourselves too thin, we need to focus our self improvement efforts on a few important projects. GJ presents:  Focus On What Matters

Mike King presents:  8 Steps for Acting on Inspiration

These days Public Speaking is becoming an essential skill and the higher you go up the career ladder, the more you are expected to present.Here are the specific steps you need to take to command the audiences attention, have a lasting effect on your audience and get the results you desire.  Great Management presents:  Public speaking tips – Presenting an influential speech will boost your Career.

You are excited, as you have been offered a job interview. This is the final hurdle to overcome to get that new job.  Job and Career Advice presents: Job Interview Questions And Answers

One of the greatest things to learn in life is independence. Stacey T Pollock presents: Standing on our own two feet

A vision is an ultimate goal, an idea that is worth deRealize Your Visionvoting your life to. We don’t need a reason to live, but living without a vision, without a purpose is nothing but a bare existence. Realize Your Vision

Great reasons for doing things alone and not waiting for others or making that an excuse to not do things. Amit Sodha presents : Going It Alone

The mind is part of the brain was developed shortly after language was discovered (brain and mind are just concepts I am using, in order to simplify the context in this article). The mind has a four fold process to it: Nicholas Powiull presents: The Mind uses 10% Ability.

We all have bad habits. I don’t sleep nearly enough, and by mid-afternoon I’m a basket case without an infusion of chocolate. I know I should probably sleep more and avoid sweets; in fact, I’ve known this for several years, but I’ve never felt motivated to change my ways. Brain Blogger present: Changing the Error of Our Ways

Tamarai, meaning Lotus, is a restaurant that serves South East Asian cuisine in London, run by one of the most reliable hospitality companies in India—Old World Hospitality.  Tushar Mathur presents:  Travelling to India?

bryan presents:  Confidence At Work

How have you done this week with looking for the positive in every situation you encounter?
Have you managed to keep your energy up? Cheryl Maloney presents: 30 Days to Change Your Life – Week 2

Mitesh Solanki presents:  Creativity Inspired Through Culinary Arts

Students, professors used to think, needed both guidance and those models of human greatness that could help them discover who they are and what to do. One irony, of course, was that when professors offered such guidance, students didn’t particularly need or want it. They often came to college with characters already formed, already habituated to the practice of moral virtue. Britannica Blog presents:  Irresponsible Professors and Lonely Students

Best Mantra’s to succeed in Personal and Professional Life. Amit presents: How to pick the right team.

I continue to hold a light for the travelers who are making their way through the weary parts of deception. There is an end and a path up and beyond–I know, I, too, am following others who traveled this road before me. MAx Fabry presents:  Addiction: Greg’s Story

This movie talks about the possibility that we might be more powerful than we ever imagined. Scientists, doctors and healers have their say about healing ourselves from within and moving to the next level. Robin Birch presents: What If? The Movie, A Review

Michael Miles presents:  Enjoying every situation

Talent is no substitute for practice, as this delightful little fable explains. Angus Stocking presents:  The Genie

If that title has the ring of a typical fitness course to it, there’s a good reason. There are a lot of similarities between mental fitness and physical fitness. A mind burdened with useless attitudes is as unhealthy as a body blanketed with layers of fat.  Lucky Balaraman presents: Get the Weight Off Your Mind in 10 Minutes a Day

I have seen this story before, but from coaching for 15 years and watching from the sidelines, it is a story that kids, and primarily parents need to read. Many parents need to understand the meaning of sports, and what it is they are teaching their kids by their actions from the sidelines.  Michael Haltman presents:  The true meaning of sports.

The more we learn how to perfect walking in the Blessing of the Lord (Genesis 12:2-3; Deuteronomy 28:1-14), the more natural it becomes. Bill presents : Blessing Blockers: Walking in Forgiveness

Sarah Scrafford presents:  100 Ways to Kickstart Your Brain On a Lazy Day

Being organized creates harmony in body/mind and leads to success. Here is a supremely useful time management tool to help you focus & succeed!  Astrid Lee, Reiki Master Teacher presents:  Time Management: Tools, Tips & Techniques

Lately I have been reading and hearing a great deal on the power of decision and the power of indecision. Some people would argue that indecision carries no power with it. Actually, indecision carries a lot of power. The power to immobilize.  Kathleen Gage present: To decide or not decide – This is the Law of Attraction

James presents: The 80/20 Rule And The Importance Of Value

Raphael Araujo presents:  How To Kick Ass In Your Life

Do you know if alcoholism can be cured, or if alcohol addiction is a permanent condition? Find the out the answers here. Bill Urell present: Can Alcoholism Be Cured: Are You Or a Loved One Suffering From Alcohol Addiction?

Lionel Ebrahim presents: Time To Let Go Of That Grudge

Aliall presents :  Why I Use a Time Map