The Joy of Spirit

Written by Margaret Paul, Ph.D.


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Title: The Joy of Spirit Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. E-mail: mailto:margaret@innerbonding.com Copyright: © 2003 by Margaret Paul Web Address: http://www.innerbonding.com Word Count: 645 Category: Spiritual Growth/Inspirational

THE JOY OF SPIRIT By Margaret Paul, Ph.D.

I have counseled individuals, couples, families and business partners forrepparttar 123502 past 35 years and authored eight published books. All this experience has resulted inrepparttar 123503 development of a profound healing process, called Inner Bonding, which anyone can learn and use throughoutrepparttar 123504 day (free course available - see resource box atrepparttar 123505 end ofrepparttar 123506 article). One ofrepparttar 123507 results of practicingrepparttar 123508 Inner Bonding process is much more joy in your life.

What brings you joy? What really brings you joy, as opposed to what you think brings you joy?

We have all been taught that we will be happy when we: find our soulmate, make money, work at something we love. Or, we will be happy and fulfilled when we have a house, have a child, do service. Yet I have worked with people who have and do all ofrepparttar 123509 above and are still not happy, and I know of people who have little or none ofrepparttar 123510 above and are frequently joyful.

You might try to find your joy with substances such as alcohol or drugs, but I have never met anyone using these substances whose energy was truly joyful. You might try to find your joy through getting love from others, or through sacrificing yourself and caretaking others, but I have never met anyone who was a taker or caretaker who was truly joyful. So, what creates joy?

Joy is notrepparttar 123511 result of what you do. Rather, you can find your soulmate, make money, work at something you love, have a house, have a child, or do service with or without joy. Joy is a state of being that enters your heart when you are open to learning and taking loving care of yourself.

Desire, Descopline, Dedication

Written by Pavel Lenshin


DESIRE, DISCIPLINE & DEDICATION

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Somewhere I read an instructive speculation about exceptional role that dedication or perseverance as well as desire play in any self-made entrepreneur's life.

Indeed. There are many smart people out there with a diploma or even two, yet very few of them have reached their life goals. Onrepparttar contrary,repparttar 123500 dominating share of those outstanding people very often represent middle or even lower middle class, being teachers of some country school or low paid consultants. The same, if not more, is true with many unordinary talented people, who happened to lead a secluded life far from money and fame. Sadly to say, but those people of art are usually recognized after their death only.

So what character features are important to succeed if it is not for talent or education? What features many of those gifted people lack in their youth in order to prove their talent, become famous worldwide and be recognized during their lifetime, not after?

One can say money or some authority power. It is true, but partially. While a person, especiallyrepparttar 123501 one, who lives in authoritarian society can get almost anything s/he wants withrepparttar 123502 help of a bureaucratic and corrupted political power or substantial financial support, several objection exists. The first one is that power as well as money is not endless and eternal, and it is impossible to save a sinking (for any reason) boat with several dip-buckets forever. Secondly,repparttar 123503 success achieved that way is more likely to be a gift that might have been given to any man or woman, but not a personal achievement, so, as we see,repparttar 123504 crucial role here is not played by a third party support as well.

Some people truly believe it to be luck. Many times we have heard from those people something similar to: "it is not my day" or "just my luck!". They got used to blame everything and everybody, but themselves inrepparttar 123505 lack of fortune, instead of understandingrepparttar 123506 simple truth, that luck is what we think and do. Negative thoughts and disbelief accompanied with absence of desire to do anything will get "bad day" and "no luck" in 99 out of 100. Onrepparttar 123507 other hand, positive thinking, i.e. strong will to reachrepparttar 123508 goal, dedication and persistent action will break any obstacle onrepparttar 123509 way you move. You may or may not happen to meet people, who will greatly assist you and it is a normal life flow, there is no direct mathematical order, but if you are left completely alone it is not a reason to complain ofrepparttar 123510 luck or money absence, bad weather or horoscope.

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