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"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it". These words from George Santayana go a long way toward explaining the popularity of motivational quotes. But what is it specifically that draws us to these timeless sayings?

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“Who am I?” Perhaps you remember getting deeply involved in conversation about this question with your college friends after a particularly provocative lecture. Or you attended a retreat, and had the opportunity for deeper reflection than usual. Maybe you just looked up at the vast night skies on a crystal clear night, and contemplated your existence in the Universe. Maybe you had a baby. Maybe someone close died.

How do we begin to fathom such a big question? Certainly each of us has a “sense of self” --an image of who we are. While we might be able to describe our life through occupation, family roles, geography, ethnicity, race, age or personal qualities, there is an intangible sense of self that pervades our whole approach to life. The way that we orient to life, and thus, to ourselves, is like the air we breathe—it is invisible and we are hardly ever aware of it.

The world today has become a nest for organized crime and self-defense is perhaps the only way to combat it. However, it is not possible for all of us to train ourselves in martial arts or apply them when necessity occurs.

What is success; many have different opinions, Napoleon Hill In the book "The Law of Success" gives my personal best choice; quote; “Success is the development of power with which to get whatever one wants in life without interfering with the rights of others” This would validate the following, Success is more than economic gains, titles, and degrees, success is following your dreams.

Enter a teaser Paragraph here. (NO HTML, line breaks will be converted automaticallThe following quote got my attention when I first read it. I can imagine no more sacred way to live than abiding in our heart with deep gratitude for the abundance that envelopes us, for the abundance of True Reality. There’s a cycle-- practice of gratitude supports our awakening and our awakening brings us to a natural expression of gratitude.
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. John F. Kennedy

Don't you feel a change a coming
From another side of time
Breaking down the walls of silence
Lifting shadows from your mind
Placing back the missing mirrors
That before you couldn't find
Filling mysteries of emptiness
That yesterday left behind
Cat Stevens, Change IV

I’ve just returned from a week in Atlanta immersed in deep Enneagram work with 30 “Essence Friends” from around the world. (The moment I started writing this message to you, this Cat Stevens song came streaming in on the radio, so I included it. Somehow, it all fits.) The impact from the week highlighted three themes that I want to share with you. Perhaps they will remind you of what you already know...

Appropriate knowledge of body chemistry and the nutrients effects on the body is required before choosing a nutrient or a supplement to add in the diet. People just don’t even bother to check the contents and the warnings related to that supplement.

Do you like and enjoy the security of condoms but wish they had a better taste or a different smell? Well now you can have that wish, with Flavored and Scented Condoms. Condoms have been around for a very long time; however it was only recently that they begin to become more of what we really wanted. You no longer have to choose a plain condom that simply got the job done; now there are condoms that you enjoy the flavor of, and condoms without that latex smell.

An exercise to help you focus on the Now and letting go of thepast.