Namaste

About This Namaste Blog

2012-04-08T19:52:00.007+08:00

Hi, you've arrived at one of my older blogs, the Namaste blog and you'll still find great content to explore. However, Namaste is no longer a blog that I regularly update because all my activities and resources and now focused into the My Forward Steps Member site at www.myforwardsteps.com

My Forward Steps is my new space brimming with daily tips, success lessons, inspiration, prompts for self development, power for life, tools, ideas for business & web wisdom.
You know, if you aren’t learning then you could be standing still…

My Forward Steps has tools & inspirations to keep you stepping forward

Once stretched by any new idea, your mind never regains its original dimensions. Every forward step enhances the value of your first and if you’re facing in the right direction, all you need to do is to keep walking

Each week, My Forward Steps Members enjoy wealth for momentum, so hop over there and take a peek.

The other place to which I direct visitors is my book's site at www.timeformylife.com. Time For My Life: 365 Stepping Stones contains 2,843 life power and personal energy boosters at your fingertips, every day for a full year.

I created this book for myself, and NOW I share it with you... 424 power pages - to use daily before the gremlins take hold!

Meantime, you can look over the resources at this blog that I had posted in the past. I won't be updating any dead links, so I'll apologize in advance if you find any posts here that are no longer relevant. Though I'm certain you'll still find many goodies you can still use well.

Cheers, Thea

P.S. Meantime, leave your details in the email form, top-right. You'll love the free bonuses that I send to you in your first few emails.

Charter For Compassion

2010-10-14T19:05:00.000+08:00

AFFIRM the Charter today: http://charterforcompassion.org

The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions, calling us always to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves. Compassion impels us to work tirelessly to alleviate the suffering of our fellow creatures, to dethrone ourselves from the centre of our world and put another there, and to honour the inviolable sanctity of every single human being, treating everybody, without exception, with absolute justice, equity and respect.

It is also necessary in both public and private life to refrain consistently and empathically from inflicting pain. To act or speak violently out of spite, chauvinism, or self-interest, to impoverish, exploit or deny basic rights to anybody, and to incite hatred by denigrating others - even our enemies - is a denial of our common humanity. We acknowledge that we have failed to live compassionately and that some have even increased the sum of human misery in the name of religion.

We therefore call upon all men and women ~ to restore compassion to the centre of morality and religion ~ to return to the ancient principle that any interpretation of scripture that breeds violence, hatred or disdain is illegitimate ~ to ensure that youth are given accurate and respectful information about other traditions, religions and cultures ~ to encourage a positive appreciation of cultural and religious diversity ~ to cultivate an informed empathy with the suffering of all human beings, even those regarded as enemies.

We urgently need to make compassion a clear, luminous and dynamic force in our polarized world. Rooted in a principled determination to transcend selfishness, compassion can break down political, dogmatic, ideological and religious boundaries. Born of our deep interdependence, compassion is essential to human relationships and to a fulfilled humanity. It is the path to enlightenment, and indispensible to the creation of a just economy and a peaceful global community.

Video Produced by: Captain & The Fox (captainandthefox.com) in partnership with WORKSHOP (workshoplovesyou.com). Video Music Composed by: Naturalistic (naturalistic.net)

Character and circumstances

2010-09-27T17:48:00.000+08:00

A particular train of thought persisted in, be it good or bad, cannot fail to produce its results on the character and circumstances. A man cannot directly choose his circumstances, but he can choose his thoughts, and so indirectly, yet surely, shape his circumstances.

Collect this free ebook and audio copy of As A Man Thinketh So Is He by James Allen, a gift from my good friend Christopher Westra... http://asamanthinkethsoishe.com

Our Mind’s Connection

2010-07-31T14:50:00.000+08:00

The John Assaraf video is ready for us to see here…

I hope you have been finding these conversations both educational and inspirational. I’ve watched each a couple of times, I always hear something new each time I listen.

It’s just too easy to get stuck in some kind of pre-programmed expectation that we have to settle for whatever comes our way.

If you find yourself spending more time worrying than being thankful and feeling good – you really want to see this next movie interview with John Assaraf.

Our brain keeps us alive, triggers inspiration, and allows us to navigate our way through the world every single day. The thing is, there’s even more inner power hidden away that we probably haven’t accessed yet.

I love finding out more and latest about how matter in our universe works, and our mind’s connection with that.

When you get to the page, click the large blue button top-right on that site. There are 6 pre-made mind movies for you, as a free gift. They are different to last year’s movies, if you collected those during 2009. Their mind movie creation technology has also changed.

I’ll be back again soon, with the Joe Vitale interview. Enjoy!

Next Top Spiritual Author Vote Ends 3 May!

2010-05-02T15:46:00.004+08:00

A little while ago, I had chosen to enter Time For My Life into a contest that is focused on finding authors whose book appeals to the spiritual market.

Hampton Roads Publishing offers a book contract to the winner. It is a $50,000 book publishing contract that I would love to achieve.

Voting in the first round of the contest ends on 3 May, 2010.
Will you vote for me? Go to http://forwardsteps.info/NextTopAuthor

Feel free to pass along that web links to your friends. You receive
a full chapter of my book Time For My Life: 365 Stepping Stones, for taking time to do this for me.
Plus, four days later you receive a free copy of my 55-minutes MP3 audio interview about Goal Setting Motivation and Momentum.

It will take a few moments of your time, they've made it a little bit fiddly however it is something special that doesn't come around often.
If you're in there, vote for Chris Cade too http://forwardsteps.info/ChrisCadeAuthor

Go to http://forwardsteps.info/NextTopAuthor before 3rd May and vote. :-)

Some Important News Before End March!

2010-03-30T09:10:00.002+08:00

Below, are 4 important reminder notes, 3 are for end of March 2010:

Firstly, I invite you to a special online Self Improvement Summit...

I feel honored to be a part of this awesome lineup of experts.
There is no cost to attend! www.SelfImprovementSummit.com

Secondly, I have chosen to enter Time For My Life into a competition,
focused on finding authors whose book appeals to the spiritual market.
Hampton Roads Publishing offers a book contract to the winner.
Will you vote for my book? http://forwardsteps.info/NextTopAuthor

Third, I heard that Bob Proctor's Six Minute Success membership
is going to be including an incredible bonus around the end of March.
It will only be offered to any of us who had signed up at
http://forwardsteps.info/sixminutesuccess Best do it before end of this month!

Lastly, a quick reminder that www.timeformylife.com returns to its
original price at the end of March 2010. I will use midnight USA EST
as the cut-off for this unique opportunity for you. I think that you
might also enjoy the revamped and improved video at my book's site!

Feel free to pass along any of these three web links to your friends.

Enjoy a very happy Easter, and my card http://forwardsteps.info/EasterCard

Everybody's Free

2009-09-11T15:15:00.000+08:00

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded. But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked….You’re not as fat as you imagine.

Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing everyday that scares you

Sing

Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours.

-Baz Luhrmann

Personal Coherence For The Benefit Of Ourselves And The Planet

2009-08-10T18:55:00.004+08:00

The Global Coherence Initiative is one of many care and compassion initiatives taking place on the planet. Each year, an increasing number of groups and online communities are radiating compassion and care to the planet in these times of need. We and others feel that these collective heart-based initiatives, rather than being a trend, represent the proactive consciousness platform of the future, in which individuals and communities take responsibility for shaping a new world by increasing love, care and compassion for the global whole.

Many people recognize that their meditations, prayers, affirmations and intentions can and do affect the world. Researchers suggest that these activities can have even more transformative and lasting impact by adding heart coherence to the process. Heart coherence is a distinct mode of synchronized psycho-physical functioning associated with sustained positive emotion. It is a state of energetic alignment and cooperation between heart, mind, body and spirit. In coherence, energy is accumulated, not wasted, leaving you more energy to manifest intention and harmonious outcomes.

Adding heart coherence to meditation, prayer and intention practices is an important aspect of the Global Coherence Initiative. It adds order and increased effectiveness to whatever form of practice you are doing.

The Global Coherence Initiative offers education and technology on how to increase individual heart coherence. As groups of people in the Global Coherence community intentionally send coherent love and care to the world, a more powerful heart-filled environment is created. This helps to build a reservoir of positive energy that benefits the planet. This reservoir can then be utilized to help bring balance and stabilization to people, thereby making it easier to find solutions to problems like climate change, the destruction of the rain forests, poverty, war, hunger and other global issues. In addition, by sending coherent heart energy to the planet, you benefit personally. Practicing coherence has a carryover effect that helps to cushion you through stressors and challenges that occur day to day.

As well, Doc Childre, founder of HeartMath, a leading stress research institute, has written a free booklet De-Stress Kit for the Changing Times that provides a few simple practices to help people intercept and manage stress during this period of challenge and uncertainty.

The Hundredth (100th) Monkey

2009-07-08T12:48:00.002+08:00

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The Japanese monkey, Macaca fuscata, had been observed in the wild for a period of over 30 years. In 1952, on the island of Koshima, scientists were providing monkeys with sweet potatoes dropped in the sand. The monkeys liked the taste of the raw sweet potatoes, but they found the dirt unpleasant.

An 18-month-old female named Imo found she could solve the problem by washing the potatoes in a nearby stream. She taught this trick to her mother. Her playmates also learned this new way and they taught their mothers too. This cultural innovation was gradually picked up by various monkeys before the eyes of the scientists.

Between 1952 and 1958 all the young monkeys learned to wash the sandy sweet potatoes to make them more palatable. Only the adults who imitated their children learned this social improvement. Other adults kept eating the dirty sweet potatoes.

Then something startling took place. In the autumn of 1958, a certain number of Koshima monkeys were washing sweet potatoes - the exact number is not known.

Let us suppose that when the sun rose one morning there were 99 monkeys on Koshima Island who had learned to wash their sweet potatoes. Let’s further suppose that later that morning, the hundredth monkey learned to wash potatoes.

Then it happened!

By that evening almost everyone in the tribe was washing sweet potatoes before eating them. The added energy of this hundredth monkey somehow created an ideological breakthrough! But notice. A most surprising thing observed by these scientists was that the habit of washing sweet potatoes then jumped over the sea.

Colonies of monkeys on other islands and the mainland troop of monkeys at Takasakiyama began washing their sweet potatoes. Thus, when a certain critical number achieves an awareness, this new awareness may be communicated from mind to mind.

Although the exact number may vary, this Hundredth Monkey Phenomenon means that when only a limited number of people know of a new way, it may remain the conscious property of these people. But there is a point at which if only one more person tunes-in to a new awareness, a field is strengthened so that this awareness is picked up by almost everyone!

The Hundredth Monkey Phenomenon points out our responsibility and our power.

We are affected by lack of harmony of any type anywhere on the planet - even if not consciously aware of it. We are not separate. What we say & do, can [will] affect the well-being of all of us. We know that our health may be affected if we live among diseased people. We are beginning to learn that our peace of mind may be affected if we live among disturbed people. Our happiness may be affected if we live among unhappy people. Our love may be affected if we live among clashing, unloving people.

From the book “The Hundredth Monkey” by Ken Keyes, Jr. This book can only hope to inspire you to take the next steps in your own development - for your sake and for everyone else on the globe. This reminded me so much of The Womat at this video!

Namaste, And Move Along With Me On This...

2009-06-25T11:03:00.000+08:00

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One Event Like Never Before

2009-06-22T08:45:00.003+08:00

Join your country/timezone and sing the song as you awaken and before you move into your day.

The official song began at dawn in the most easterly point of Australia and then this song circled the globe, moving through the different countries and timezones as a wave of sound, a sonic prayer being sung into the Waters across our living planet.

This is your time with yourself and your family to sing and ground the One Song within yourself and within your area.

The Song is a sonic call to bring the resonance of Peace and Healing into the Waters of our precious planet. The Oceans, the rivers, the lakes, the streams, the water we use in our daily lives and the water that is within our own bodies and that is essential for our life.

The Song is also a call to unite in the frequency of Peace, Gratitude, Unity, Oneness, and to unite in the ‘Creation Song’ that runs though all of life and to awaken to the interconnectedness of all of Life.

You can read more here - The One Song Project

Healing the Hearts of Humanity 2009

2009-06-17T08:41:00.005+08:00

I am not certain of whether I may, or may not post this at my blog. I assumed that because it was found at YouTube, that I have permission to share this. To that effect, I have included every piece of information, found along with this video, below.

Humanity Healing invites you to embrace a revolutionary concept: The Integrity of Human Nature

Together, by valuing the Integrity of our fellow man, we can renew the Human Species.

Together, we can invest in the Value of Souls; rescuing not only Mother Nature, but also the Natural State of Being.

Together, we can promote Peace and connect with each other.

Together, we can choose to practice Dignity, Responsibility, Integrity and Honor.

Together, we can overcome the Inertia of Complacency: doing this not for the publicity, but because it is the right thing to do

Together, we can slowly make a difference.

It has ALWAYS been our Choice!!!

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The 90-Second Rule™ movie

2009-05-13T19:28:00.002+08:00

Over the past 20 years the institution of family has eroded. Coming home to an empty welcome has played a part in the unraveling of the family fabric. Its time to embrace change! Submit your own video using The 90 Second Rule for a chance to win $25,000. Visit www.90secondrule.com for details.

Jim Fannin says, “If you‘ve been away from someone you care about or love for at least two hours, the first 90-seconds that you see them has more impact on the relationship than spending hours with them later on. Make that last phone call in the driveway before you step in the door and get past your tough day at the office or your long trip on the road. Close your mind to the past so you can fully engage with complete awareness to the people you will soon meet again.”

“The 90-Second Rule™” is dedicated to Jim Fannin’s late mother, Lahoma Agnes Crouch, to whom Jim promised at her deathbed to take his message to the masses.

Has Life Handed You A Long-Handled Spoon?

2009-05-11T13:27:00.002+08:00

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Swami was having a conversation with Lord Shiva one day and said Lord, “I would like to know what heaven and hell are like.”

Lord Shiva led the Swami to two doors.

He opened one of the doors and the Swami looked in. In the middle of the room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew, which smelled delicious and made the Swami’s mouth water.

The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles that were strapped to their arms and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful. However, the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths.

The Swami shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering. Lord Shiva said, “You have seen hell”.

They went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the same as the first one. There was the large round table with the large pot of stew which made the holy man’s mouth water. The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking.

The Swami said, “I don’t understand”.

“It is simple”, said Lord Shiva, “It requires but one skill. You see they have learned to feed each other, while the greedy think only of themselves”.

Tumaini Kwa Watoto (Children of Hope)

2009-05-03T01:53:00.000+08:00

Heddwyn and Lydiah Williams are the founders of Tumaini Kwa Watoto (Children of Hope). Heddwyn is Welsh, a Chartered Accountant by profession. Lydiah is Kenyan and a Secretary by profession. They live in Nairobi with two of their children – John and Josiah. They also have two other children, Esther and Tony, who are currently living and working in London. Their calling is to a family based outreach program to children on the streets of Nairobi.

The Williams family, together with the able team, seek to rescue children from the street, reunite and reconcile them with their families or to place them in a foster family and to be involved in the process of restoring the child and his/her family to their potential. There, they believe, is a feasible solution for the problem of homeless and orphaned children.

It may be the only feasible solution since the problem of homeless and orphaned children is so great that the building of Children’s Homes would not be feasible. Neither does it give children the parental love and care which they were created for nor the parental model that they need for when they become parents themselves.

They regularly have children from the streets as part of their family. The objective is to give them a taste of a functional family until they are ready to take that love back home to their own family or to place them in a foster family. They currently have a team of ten (10) including themselves. The team carries out street work four times a week, which includes two days of informal school in a City Council Rehab Center, take children home (when they are ready) to various parts of Kenya and follow up each child every three months.

2 May 2009 Is A Day Away From The Screen...

2009-05-01T00:01:00.000+08:00

Can you survive for 24 hours without your computer?

Shutdown Day announces the Annual 2009 Campaign. Just like in years past, Shutdown Day 2009 calls on every net obsessed, computer–addicted individual to SHUT DOWN their computers for 24 hours on May 2, 2009 and do something else!

Shutdown Day 2009 will be promoting several organizations that help young people suffering from computer addiction. A bunch of events are also organized for May 2, 2009, so visit their website and watch that space.

Change Our World With Your Smile

2009-04-30T09:03:00.002+08:00

The long awaited collection of Elan SunStar’s inspirational photographs, quotations and scientific representations of the act of smiling became available March 25. The book is titled SMILE! The Secret Science of Smiling & is filled with stories & endorsements by world leaders, scientists and philosophers alike.

"SunStar, a pioneer in alternative approaches to self-improvement of mind, body and spirit, weaves a solid biological, sociological and psychological base into this powerful message." -prweb.com

And... just one last thing before you go! Change Our World With YOUR Smile

An Explosion Of Joy!

2009-04-06T10:39:00.005+08:00

While our public media is spreading stories of doom and gloom, and while I wracked my brain to decide on just the thing to write, to support you throught it all, I came across this amazing explosion of joy. My immediate thought, "What better today, than this?" With my Dutch heritage (Antwertp is very close!), how could I then resist?

Enjoy this piece of light-heartedness this month, replacing any heavy-duty, deeply thought provoking, article. I am sure by viewing this video, you will just as readily be sparked with new ideas and bursts of energised creativity.

If you enjoy this kind of thing, then you are sure to love exploring Improv Everywhere They cause scenes of chaos and joy in public places. Created in August of 2001 by Charlie Todd, Improv Everywhere has executed over 80 missions involving thousands of undercover agents. The group is based in New York City. They were not responsible for the Antwerp Station scenes.

I Love Movies and Videos!

2009-03-26T09:42:00.004+09:00

With so much negative information thrust at us each day, it is vital to regularly ‘adjust ourselves’ with material to continually elevate our thoughts.

1. Finish Strong Stories of courage and inspiration

2. The Wombat The wombat speaks. He’s smarter than you, so listen up!

3. Enlightened Beings This one is a Power Point display & you may need this

4. Mr. Positive Rules for being human

5. Eat That Frog Do you procrastinate?

6. Nature’s Inspiration Movie Take a deep breath...

7. Wonderful World Israel Kamakawiwo‘ole, known to many simply as ‘IZ’

Would you like to see more? Just go to my Forward Steps List Of Favorite Inspiring Videos to see my full list, with links to each video. You can even subscribe to get one of these sent to you each week.

Cheers, Thea

P.S. This special one, you really must watch today! You'll really love and be inspired, by this insightful (short) video interview between Ryan and Adrian Law. It contains a terrific piece of personal coaching for you. The tips given during the interview will change the way you look at any current circumstances in your life.

Unveiling the "Sixth Sense"

2009-03-16T12:45:00.002+09:00

This demo, from Pattie Maes' lab at MIT, spearheaded by Pranav Mistry, was the buzz of TED. Pattie Maes researches the tools we use to work with information and connect with one another.

The demo is a wearable device with a projector that paves the way for profound interaction with our environment.

Imagine "Minority Report" and then some.

Pranav Mistry is the genius behind Sixth Sense, a wearable device that enables new interactions between the real world and the world of data.

Earth Hour Is 28 March 2009

2009-03-08T22:03:00.004+09:00

Earth Hour is a WWF initiative where individuals, businesses and governments turn off their lights for one hour to show their support for action on climate change. Earth Hour is a symbolic event designed to engage people from all walks of life in the climate change discussion to send a strong message to our political leaders that we want them to take meaningful action on climate change. We are encouraging you to turn your lights off during Earth Hour to cast your vote for the Earth.

The largest climate event in history where millions of people around the world will unite by turning off their lights for one hour, Earth Hour, to demand action on the climate crisis. This year we are focusing our attentions on the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. This conference, to be held in December 2009, will create a post-Kyoto Protocol international agreement to tackle climate change. This is the world's best hope for coordinated and meaningful action on climate change. We need world leaders to take a brave stand and agree to make deep cuts to greenhouse gas emissions.

Earth Hour 2009 takes place on Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 8:30 pm-local time. Just like New Years Eve, Earth Hour will travel from time zone to time zone starting at 8:30pm in New Zealand.

New Paradigms in the Science of Consciousness

2009-03-01T15:28:00.005+09:00

Over the past decade, an increasing number of physicians and neuroscientists have sought to uncover the complex relationship between mind, brain, and consciousness as they continue to search for a more comprehensive perspective on the "self" and the workings of the human mind. Though much remains to be done, their findings to date have shed a more holistic light on our understanding of the elusive mind-body problem. A panel of renowned experts explain how new paradigms fueled by the latest scientific research are beginning to fundamentally alter how we perceive and relate to the physical world.

On September 11th, 2008 at the United Nations in New York, this International U.N. Symposium Beyond the Mind-Body Problem: New Paradigms in the Science of Consciousness, also served as the occasion for the formal launch of The Human Consciousness Project—a multidisciplinary collaboration of international scientists and physicians who have joined forces to research the nature of consciousness and its relationship with the brain. Led by Dr. Sam Parnia, The Human Consciousness Project will conduct the world's first large-scale multicenter studies at major U.S. and European medical centers on the relationship between mind and brain during clinical death. The results of these studies may not only revolutionize the medical care of critically ill patients and the scientific study of the mind and brain, but may also bear profound universal implications for our understanding of death and what happens when we die.

Introduction To Ho'oponopono

2009-02-26T11:40:00.002+09:00

Introduction to how to practice ho'oponopono to release unwanted and erroneous beliefs and memories to allow abundance, prosperity and joy to flow freely.

The Kybalion

2009-02-22T00:12:00.003+09:00

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In the early days, there was a compilation of certain Basic Hermetic Doctrines, passed on from teacher to student, which was known as "THE KYBALION" the exact significance and meaning of the term having been lost for several centuries. This teaching, however, is known to many to whom it has descended, from mouth to ear, on and on throughout the centuries. Its precepts have never been written down, or printed, so far as we know. It was merely a collection of maxims, axioms, and precepts, which were non-understandable to outsiders, but which were readily understood by students, after the axioms, maxims, and precepts had been explained and exemplified by the Hermetic Initiates to their Neophytes.

These teachings really constituted the basic principles of "The Art of Hermetic Alchemy," which, contrary to the general belief, dealt in the mastery of Mental Forces, rather than Material Elements-the Transmutation of one kind of Mental Vibrations into others, instead of the changing of one kind of metal into another. The legends of the "Philosopher's Stone" which would turn base metal into Gold, was an allegory relating to Hermetic Philosophy, readily understood by all students of true Hermeticism.

The passage of this book, to those ready for the instruction will attract the attention of such as are prepared to receive the Teaching. And, likewise, when the pupil is ready to receive the truth, then will this little book come to him, or her. Such is The Law. The Hermetic Principle of Cause and Effect, in its aspect of The Law of Attraction, will bring lips and ear together-pupil and book in company.

Tobias Churton, scholar of obscure religious movements, states that "the Hermetic tradition was both moderate and flexible, offering a tolerant philosophical religion, a religion of the (omnipresent) mind, a purified perception of God, the cosmos, and the self, and much positive encouragement for the spiritual seeker, all of which the student could take anywhere" [Wikipedia]

Learn how you can help save a child's life

2009-02-19T23:34:00.004+09:00

1.8 Million will die this year of waterborne diseases. Most of these are children.

WaterIsLife.com is helping to solve the pure water crisis around the world. For $10 you can put a water filter in the hands of a child and provide them clean water for one year. The water straw filters out waterborne diseases - typhoid, cholera, dysentery and diarrhea - that are causing nearly 4500 children to die each day.

The WaterIsLife straw can provide 2-3 liters of clean water for a child for one year. Save a child's life and visit www.waterislife.com and make a difference in our world today.

Running Strong For American Indian Youth®

2009-02-15T14:27:00.003+09:00

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The mission of Running Strong For American Indian Youth® is, to help American Indian people meet their immediate survival needs – food, water, and shelter – while implementing and supporting programs designed to create opportunities for self-sufficiency and self-esteem.

Here's a little of their history...

October 1964, Billy Mills wins the Gold Medal in the 10K at the Tokyo Summer Olympics, an upset called 2nd greatest moment in Olympic history by Runners’ World.

July 1984 "Running Brave", the movie of Billy Mills’ life is released.

In July 1986 Billy Mills meets Eugene Krizek and together they created Running Strong for American Indian Youth®. Billy Mills becomes Running Strong’s National Spokesperson.

During October 1987, Running Strong drills its first water well on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, SD. Today, Running Strong drills a new well every month to bring the gift of water to over 345 Oglala families.

Their programs include:

• Food distribution and nutrition
• Water wells
• Youth programs
• Cultural and language preservation
• Housing assistance

Running Strong For American Indian Youth® is led by an American Indian Board of Directors that strives to build the capacity of communities, grassroots Indian organizations, families, and individuals to leverage their strengths and solve problems.

A Leading Source of Innovative Solutions

2009-02-08T14:37:00.003+09:00

Bioneers is inspiring a shift to live on Earth in ways that honor the web of life, each other and future generations. Founded in 1990, Bioneers promotes practical environmental solutions and innovative social strategies for restoring Earth’s imperiled ecosystems and healing our human communities.

They act as a forum, featuring a rich ecology of diverse approaches within a broadly progressive framework. They serve as a hub of communications and education, as well as of networks, movements and ideas.

They take a systemic "solve-the-whole-problem" approach. Taking care of nature means taking care of people, and taking care of people means taking care of nature. Bioneers connect the dots among most areas of human endeavor including environment, health, justice and spirit.

No Fears, No Secrets, No Prejudices.

2009-01-07T09:21:00.002+09:00

They harbor no fears, no secrets, no prejudices.

Just two living creatures who somehow managed to look past their immense differences.

Take a good look world. If they can do it - what's our excuse?

It's Almost 2009!

2008-12-25T11:34:00.006+09:00

Here is my Forward Steps New Year Card, with my greeting for you all.

What will be accomplished in your life during the next twelve months. Remember, there is no such thing as “failure”; there is only “feedback”. List your 100 achievements over the last 12-months. You will feel so much more invigorated in creating your next year.

As well as writing down my 100 accomplishments for 2008, I recorded the 100 things I will achieve during 2009. Where I most often fall down with that, is the 'staying focused' part. My first port of call will be to create personal environments that consistently remind me of my original purpose and of my intended, ultimate outcomes.

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Just take your pick, from this select assortment of personal growth material. All are terrific new year starters, from which you can choose to your heart's content. :)

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Enjoy the break if you are having a spell from work over the next few days, or weeks.

See you again in 2009! :) Plus, remember to Set Your Intentions for the new year ahead, it is the very least you could do for yourself and those who are close to you.

Awakening The Dreamer

2008-12-06T17:19:00.002+09:00

The Pachamama Alliance is based on the recognition that those of us in the modern world share a deep connection with the people who call the rainforest their home-each of us having a critical stake in the health and well being of this vital element in our global life support system. They also recognize that indigenous people are the rainforests' natural custodians, and therefore, key strategies of the alliance's focus on strengthening their culture and empowering their ability to stand for and represent their own interests.

Another underlying principal of our alliance is based on the recognition of the pervasive role economics plays in the fate of our rainforests. It is generally agreed that the Earth's tropical rainforests are its most valuable ecosystem. Yet, in the economic equations which shape decisions regarding the use of the Earth's resources, rainforests seldom show up as adding any value simply remaining in their natural state. Also, the direct costs to society of having to use technology to replace the environmental services nature provides are seldom considered.

Awakening the Dreamer Symposium Trailer from Pachamama Alliance on Vimeo

Pachamama has a commitment both to develop tangible, real-life projects through which rainforests provide more direct economic benefit standing than cut as well as to broaden the general economic view so that the value of standing rainforests and the costs associated with their destruction are measured and counted. Their work takes place in two distinct program areas: social and economic development projects in the South and education and awareness building in the North.

Worldwide 'Pay It Forward' Event

2008-11-17T10:06:00.004+09:00

Huge Worldwide Pay It Forward event coming to a Computer near you on November 18th.

We're making history November 18th so please join us. Mark your calendars and be sure to spread the word amongst your family and friends.

We want to have the support of millions of people that day to make this a “World Changing Event”.

As of October 22nd, over 350,000 bracelets have been distributed to over 50 countries all at no charge and the goal is to get to 1 billion bracelets. They say you have to think so why not think BIG!

This is very lofty goal but there is simply no way we will give up until we make it happen. There is a great saying to go along with any goal, “if you really want to make something happen you will find a way, if you don’t you will find an excuse.”

Let's change the world together! Read more at ...Pay It Forward Movement and at Pay It Forward Today

Click Here on November 18th

Balancing Your Chakras

2008-11-09T13:05:00.003+09:00

I want to share with you a new on-line writing course from Sonia Choquette and our friends at DailyOM called Balancing Your Chakras. When your chakras are healthy and clear, your life flows smoothly. When any one of them is sluggish, shut down, or its vibration is weak, the imbalance can show up as a physical symptom affecting a particular area of your body, or as an emotional or psychological symptom affecting your outlook. In this on-line course from New York Times bestselling author Sonia Choquette, you will learn 10 key lessons to help balance your chakras.

Click here to Balance Your Chakras

Fortunately, there are many things you can do to rebalance and stimulate the vibrational flow of your chakras. With the Balancing Your Chakras on-line course, you will first come to understand the nature of each chakra. Second, you will learn how to tell if any of your chakras are in need of attention, and third, the course will show you simple behaviors you can do to work with each chakra to bring your life back into harmonious and healthy flow. The result is that you will start to feel more confidence, energized, and peaceful—at every moment in any situation.

Having been an intuitive teacher and healer of the Spirit and chakra body for over thirty-five years, Sonia Choquette has learned how to teach about chakras in a way people will truly embody. In order to embody new information, especially on the chakra system, which is so new to many, we must engage all of our senses, sight, sound, touch, taste, even smell and then take small actions to fully integrate the new information, step-by-step, into your life. In this 10 week course, you will learn through lessons, specific assignments, and video instruction. Doing all of this is easy and fun, and leaves no one behind. In working this course, you will not only learn about the chakras. You will master your own.

Sonia Choquette is a unique and extraordinary spiritual teacher, intuitive guide and masterful catalyst whose special gift is to energetically activate the highest vibration and free the authentic Spirit in everyone she meets. She releases people from the restriction and fear of the ego and guides them through the portals to joy, wholeness, and personal empowerment in every area of their life. She has also been a personal Intuitive advisor to such New Age Leaders as Louise Hay, Julia Cameron, Caroline Myss, Dr. Wayne Dyer, pop icon Billy Corgan and consultant to international business leaders. A NY Times bestselling Author and #1 Amazon.com bestseller, Sonia’s books have sold more than a million copies and are translated into over thirty languages: The Psychic Pathway, Your Heart's Desire, The Intuitive Spark, True Balance, The Diary of a Psychic, Trust Your Vibes, Ask Your Guides, Soul Lessons and Soul Purpose, The Time Has Come, and The Answer Is Simple along with numerous lively audio editions and meditations.

Everyone that enrolls in the course also receives several free gifts including e-books, music, meditations, tele-seminars and more from our generous partners including Hay House, Ideal Bite, Lissa Coffey, Sharon Wilson, Charlene Proctor, Rebecca Linder Hintze, Ode, Caroline Sutherland, Tammy Holmes, The Awakening Conference, Law of Attraction Network for Women, Christy Whitman, Dr. Rhoberta Shaler, Ph.D., Jorj Elprehzleinn, Dr. Susan Campbell, Jim Donovan, Tom Murasso, Eric Francis, Sequoia Records, Tal Shai, Dave Stringer, Mary Allen, Apryl Jensen, Yoga Universe, Christina Marino, Wayne Nicholson, Iain MacDonald, Mary O'Malley, Serenity Music, Max Highstein, TL Nash, Rachel Fleischman, PeopleJam.com, Rev. Kimberly Marooney, Ph.D., Karen Russo, Chris Cade, Marcia Breitenbach, Lonna Bartley, Michelle Morovaty, Edward Mills, Personal Life Media, Donald Gordon Carty, Thea Westra.

I hope you enjoy this transformational course by a true master in energetic healing.

Click here to Balance Your Chakras

Recitation From Dave Clark's 'Time'

2008-11-04T10:06:00.003+09:00

Thanks to Donald Inks of ImusTruth for this wonderful reading by Sir Laurence Olivier.

Donalds Words... "I would like to share something with all of you...that is, unfortunately out of print...and unavailable anywhere.

The following is from a recitation by the late Sir Laurence Olivier, from the musical: Dave Clark's "Time". It carries a message we all can learn from...and grow with.

In retrospect...I believe Don Imus did have a "life changing" experience after the firestorm that erupted...and being with the Rutgers team members, who, as Don Imus said...(not quoted verbatim)... nobody else was in that room (when he met with the team, and their families)...could know what pain was caused by my words...

Choose your words wisely....". Laurence Olivier, 1907 - 1989

Source: Sir Laurence Olivier from Dave Clark (Time) 1969

An Update From Thea

2008-10-28T08:36:00.002+09:00

While you wait for me to resume blogging...

I give you these gifts to enjoy and share:

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~ With increased costs and financial uncertainty there are still some great things available for free - please accept this Forward Steps October Birthday Present This gift is time-sensitive and it is something that I WILL NOT be offering to my readers again. True!~

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~ If you don't like the look of the cheques that you currently receive, why not write your own? Here is access to your personalized Wealth Attraction Abundance Cheque ~

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~ Rather than listening to negative messages thrown at us via mainstream media, and to have a mini-break from all the hype - take some personal time-out for a Daily Meditation ~

If you would like to receive periodical emails from me, then I recommend choosing from one of my varied selections:

A. Triggers is a bumper issue, sent 1st of each month since 2002... (Note: See the first gift at this post)
B. Samples of Triggers are short snippets, sent weekly...
C. Forward Steps Daily are mid-sized & for 1-year only...
D. Power Questions, a power question sent for 52 weeks...
E. Forward Steps Master List, a brief note sent monthly...
F. Online Visible Web, an online tool or gift monthly...

Enjoy a productive week and a relaxing weekend.

Remember to share this post. Spread these gifts by sharing them with a friend, or two. You CAN make a difference, and imagine the impact if every visitor here today shared with just one other! :) Pay it forward...

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Your Friends Will Love You For It

2008-10-19T10:15:00.000+08:00

October 2008 Triggers celebrates its 5th birthday, and as my thank you and my birthday gift to you, you can send ALL your friends to this specially created Free Gift Subscription page...

That free gift is a value of $47.95, and that gift site will close down at midnight Perth, Australia time on 31 October, 2008...

If you are not yet subscribed to the monthly Triggers ezine, then you too can use that link to subscribe for free - a gift to yourself.

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Don't miss this - I am NOT offering Triggers free, again!
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It's too valuable a resource for me to continue providing it free (unless you become an affiliate member for the Triggers sales page).

Triggers is like receiving a membership site every month. There are hundreds of free audios and great info links that are sent each year.

It takes me many hours to collect those monthly gifts for you, so take advantage now and become a free member to receive your copy on the first day of every month - for as long as you stay subscribed.

If you are already a subscriber and you love what you get in your in-box from me each month, then do be generous and share that around. Post it at blogs, share at communities or send an email to friends.
www.forwardsteps.com.au/TriggersFreeGift.html

THIS MONTH, I decided to set some personal guidelines for my emailed subscription messages. I recently focused on huge clean outs and clearing, everywhere. For all my emails to subscribers, I now have Personal Guidelines that I'll live by and REALLY needed to write them down for myself.
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*1- I will only send mail on the dates promised to you. No extras.
The only extras will be one October birthday and one December season.

*2- I will be choosing my BEST 35 sales pages/products to recommend via mail.
My intention is to have that list of 35 finalized by end October 2008.

*3- The list will never go beyond 35. If I add one, then I remove one.
This way, products I promote will become yet higher & higher in quality.

*4- Sites that I recommend beyond the top 35 will only ever be FREE gifts.
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I feel so much better creating super crystal-clear guidelines for myself and for you. I value each and every one of you and forever want to give you only the very best of the material that I discover online.

Thank you for being such loyal subscribers and for the lovely messages and news that I also regularly receive from you. Remember to collect & share THE GIFT, of a monthly free Triggers!

Cheers, Thea

P.S. Oh yes, my book is coming along - it takes much longer than I thought! Place your name on the waiting list if you want to be the first to know when it's released. Won't be too far away now...

Today Is Blog Action Day!

2008-10-15T02:07:00.000+08:00

As a doctor and researcher, Hans Rosling identified a new paralytic disease induced by hunger in rural Africa. Now the global health professor is looking at the bigger picture.

Rosling’s presentations are grounded in solid statistics (often drawn from United Nations data), illustrated by the visualization software he developed. The animations transform development statistics into moving bubbles and flowing curves that make global trends clear, intuitive and even playful. During his legendary presentations, Rosling takes this one step farther, narrating the animations with a sportscaster’s flair.

Researcher Hans Rosling uses his cool data tools to show how countries are pulling themselves out of poverty. He demos Dollar Street, comparing households of varying income levels worldwide. Then he does something really amazing.

Blog Action Day

2008-10-02T11:50:00.001+08:00

Blog Action Day is an annual nonprofit event that aims to unite the world’s bloggers, podcasters and videocasters, to post about the same issue on the same day. Our aim is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion.

Blog Action Day 2008 Poverty from Blog Action Day on Vimeo

Entrepreneurial brilliance, humor, and compassion

2008-09-28T14:41:00.004+08:00

For 25 years, Newman's Own have had a front row seat to watch Paul's entrepreneurial brilliance, humor, and compassion at work helping those in need. Their company motto, "Shameless Exploitation in Pursuit of the Common Good," was Paul's vision for Newman's Own and it is a philosophy they are proud to continue.

Paul occasionally referred to Newman's Own as the "joke that got out of control" and would express astonishment at its success. Despite this humorous approach, Paul was committed to the company's business and to providing top-notch quality – he brought all-natural food products to a wide audience long before it was fashionable. And he was one of the greatest recyclers, giving back to charity all the money he earned from the sale of Newman's Own products.

Project 10^100

2008-09-25T00:12:00.002+08:00

Project 10^100 is a call for ideas to change the world by helping as many people as possible. Send your idea by October 20th. You can read more about how it all works at Project 10 to the 100

A selection of Google employees will review all the ideas submitted and select 100 for public consideration. The 100 top ideas will be announced on January 27, 2009, at which point we will invite the public to select twenty semi-finalists. An advisory board will then choose up to five final ideas for funding and implementation. We plan to announce these winners in early February. It's my birthday on 5 February, what better birthday present than the announcement of winning ideas. Get to it guys and contribute! :)

Lucciano Pavarotti and Shannon Noll

2008-09-24T10:14:00.009+08:00

Just had to share this. Gets to me every time I hear it. A great way to start the day! :)

If the link above is not working, just hop over to this page at goear.com

Plus here's another way I start and end my days:

Attraction And Visualization

2008-09-19T00:41:00.007+08:00

THEA'S PERSONAL MIND MOVIE
Attraction And Visualization Tool

The Mind Movie is the best visualization tool I have seen, for some time.

I'm so excited to share this with you now, because I've had a chance to try this myself, and it is almost unbelievable how powerful this is.

You can create your own, just go to Mind Movie Creation Kit

Should you really, really have problems using Paypal, or your credit card with the payment page, then simply contact me and I can send you an alternate link. Please only use that option in an emergency. Thank you.

It is so very easy to follow Ryan's 'follow the bouncing ball' instruction videos, to make one of these Mind Movies yourself. I'm so excited about mine. Plus, I can very easily make changes to it also, if needed.
I can also create a new one for each area of my life, I'm not limited to the number of videos I can put together.

IMPORTANT: In one more day, it WILL be too late to get your huge 50% discount on your Mind Movie Creation Kit, all three thousand dollars worth of bonuses, AND possibly win a beautiful trip to Maui too.
Launch Ends 9pm PST or Midnight EST tomorrow Friday Sep 19th!
For my Aussie friends - 11am Sat 20 Sept AEST in Australia.

You had best rush over to the Mind Movie Creation Kit site, today...

The Gift of Self Actualization

2008-09-17T22:12:00.004+08:00

Eldon Taylor's International and New York Times best selling book, Choices and Illusions, states that "the real meaning in life comes from what you give, not from what you take. . . . that the "warm fuzzy feeling" we derive from a true service experience - going to the aid of another in need - is the best feeling we can have when we put our head on the pillow each night."

Today, Eldon has put together an amazing special offer that just keeps on giving. In fact there is a bonus gift for you, just for clicking on the link below and reading his inspiring special offer.

Click here for more details

For every copy of Choices and Illusions sold, Eldon will make a donation to Women for Women International of $1. Women for Women is an award-winning non-profit that provides women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency, thereby promoting viable civil societies. They currently work in eight countries including Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Kosovo, Nigeria, Rwanda and Sudan. They have served over 150,000 women and distributed more than $42 million in direct aid and loans. You can see for yourself the fabulous work they do by going to: http://www.womenforwomen.org

Click here for more details

In addition to raising money for Women for Women, you will also receive over 100 additional gifts from leading visionaries, such as Don Miguel Ruiz, James Van Praagh, Louise Hay, Wayne Dyer, Jack Canfield and of course myself, just for purchasing one copy of Choices and Illusions, which costs less than $15.

Choices and Illusions does a great job at explaining, in a very down to earth way, how your mind works, why some changes can be so difficult to make, and how you can take control of your own mind to create the life of your choosing. You owe it to yourself to learn all that Choices and Illusions has to offer and then apply it to your own life. Readers from around the world are reporting huge changes in their lives when they did just that and now it is your turn.

Did you see the Morry Method bonus?

2008-09-11T01:00:00.001+08:00

The Mind Movie Creation Kit goes live at 10 a.m. Pacific today, right here

It might be best NOT to sit refreshing your screen 4,000 times trying to jam your way in. Very complicated things can happen in cyberspace when you do that!

So if you find yourself shut out, just wait an hour or two and try again. :)

I really think you’ll still be good to go, even if you have to wait a little while, but I would definitely try to get in today if you can.

I feel like Patton or something, organizing the troops! But I really don’t want you to miss out.

Here’s the site again so you can bookmark it.

OK, gotta go. I want to get mine on the first day too! During the launch they’ve also heaped $2,231 worth of bonuses into the mix, and I’ve got my eye on one in particular. Have you seen them yet?

If not, check out the bonuses right here while you’re waiting.

Very, very cool indeed. See you “inside!”

Thea

P.S. Did you see the Morry Method bonus? When you use that along with your Mind Movie Creation Kit, you will be unstoppable!

Quiet The Mind, Super-Charge Your Energy Level & Manifest What You Truly Want In Life

2008-09-03T15:01:00.005+08:00

Image via Wikipedia There's Nothing More Important Than Your Health & Happiness

Matt is about to show you a handful of meditation and breathing exercises you can use to quiet the mind and increase your level of energy, health and enjoyment of life.

These secrets are simple and yet tremendously powerful. Doing these exercises on a daily basis, as simple as they are, will change your life. And the funny thing is that many experienced people are not aware of these exercises at all. These secrets include:

*Simple meditation exercises you can try right now!
*The correct attitude for meditation and how you can apply this principle to reduce stress and feel happy, no matter what is happening in your life.
*How to keep your mind focused all the time - even when you've got 1001 things to do
*How to supercharge your energy level and feel great on a day-to-day basis.
*How to work with the power of your subconscious mind to move you toward what would really truly fulfil you in your life.
*How to develop control over your own mind and body.

To get access to all the information, just enter your first name and email address at Matt Clarkson's site. You'll also get Matt's FREE Meditation E-course & Newsletter with information, tips and articles about meditation, energy, manifestation and personal development.

Intimacy With Self & Vulnerability With Others

2008-09-01T09:29:00.002+08:00

Robert Rabbin is a renowned expert public speaker, executive advisor, leadership and communication consultant, personal growth, as well as self-awareness teacher.

Imagine being able to honestly, courageously, compassionately, skillfully, and responsibly communicate your truth, your intentions, your thoughts and feelings, without fear of criticism, judgment, and rejection?

You have the unique opportunity to learn the secret of powerful connection from one of the world's foremost authority on authentic speaking.

An event with Robert Rabbin is being held in Sydney, Australia on 10 September, 2008

Here is a 45 min. preview video with Robert Rabbin

Professor Randy Pausch

2008-07-29T10:33:00.001+08:00

Randy Pausch, the professor at Carnegie Mellon University who inspired countless students in the classroom and others worldwide through his highly acclaimed last lecture, has died of complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 47. A memorial service at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh is being planned.

Professor Randy Pausch made a surprise return to Carnegie Mellon University to deliver an inspirational speech to the Class of 2008 at the Commencement ceremony on May 18, 2008

Seven Principles For A Graceful World

2008-05-31T16:10:00.007+08:00

Image via WikipediaDo you feel something stirring deep in your soul, in your bones... calling you to live your life in new ways? Are you experiencing a growing sense of a global family and the interconnectedness of life? Listen to the powerful audio "We Believe" and then join them in taking the pledge to follow the Seven Principles of Grace:

1. Slow down and listen
We believe that we are vast, ancient and wise beings who are at essence already enlightened, awake, connected. We believe that Grace is our natural state and that in the deep recesses of our heart we remember. We commit to stopping long enough to listen to the soul's call, really hear it. And to having the courage to follow it and to trust that we are being guided to give our greatest contribution and experience our most sublime joy.

2. Live on the pulse of Life
We believe that as humanity, we have forgotten our connection to our essential divinity (Grace) and oneness and that this disconnection is the source of most of our individual and global problems. We believe that by relaxing out of our armor of beliefs/tightness of being and by surrendering open to Grace, we become more powerful, alive, joyful and at peace. We surrender to the natural, infinitely intelligent flow of life, allowing it to return us to the ocean of eternal Being-ness.

3. Bring the Love
We believe that humanity is being called to make a quantum leap in our evolution. Living our lives as acts of love opens doors to power and grace. We commit to having our very presence uplift our environment, honoring every person that we meet. We do this from a place of strength and joy by doing the things that feed and rejuvenate our spirits. We recognize the power of this love by exemplars like Gandhi, King, Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela and countless others. And, we celebrate its awakening in the hearts of people all over the world.

4. Forgive, let go, move on... to new life
We believe that by courageously facing, surrendering and healing the “lies and wounding of culture” in our conscious and subconscious minds we accelerate our awakening and re-connection to the fabric of creation. We fiercely commit to the journey of conscious evolution. Every grain of our societal beliefs lovingly becomes grist for the mill of our growth. By examining why we believe what we do, we can make conscious, more life-affirming choices and create real sustainable change in our lives and the world.

5. Awaken to the natural abundance of the Universe
We believe that we live in a vast, fertile universe of infinite abundance and possibility, that we have plenty, we are enough and can manifest lives of Destiny. We also believe that the true embodiment of this belief leads to responsible and sustainable abundance for us all. When we align our lives with it, we prosper naturally and gracefully- synchronicity increases and we are guided to our greatest Good. We commit to freeing ourselves from the trance of scarcity. We welcome the incredible journey of healing that it brings and with it joy beyond our most sacred dreams.

6. Honor and respect all life
We believe that all life is interconnected. As humanity, we cannot fulfill our highest potential until we can honor every person and thing on the planet. We commit to lifting those living in abject poverty or ravished by disease or hunger. They too, are our people. We commit to healing the wounds of separation we call race, creed, color or national origin, and open to the heart of every being- the soul of the individual, always and in all ways. We believe that Nature has profound wisdom, that animals are our brethren and trees, our friends. We commit to honoring all of life, our collective journey, our ancestors, and our future generations.

7. Welcome the wisdom and grace of the emergent Divine Feminine
We believe that a new consciousness is awakening that brings balance, beauty and wisdom to a world weary from long over-heated masculine drive. We believe that She is awakening in the hearts and minds of men and women all over the planet. And that those who feel her stirring are awakening to themselves anew and finding creative solutions to the "problems" that plaque humanity. We open to the connection, healthy sensuality, deep inner fulfillment and joy that she brings.

By Marla Durden at Profound Harvest

Learning To See

2008-05-06T10:53:00.007+08:00

From Chapter Four "Learning To See" in What We Ache For by Oriah

One of the easiest and most enjoyable ways to become aware of your conditioned way of seeing, to open to new perceptions, is to spend time with people who see things differently than you do. Most of us spend time with people who share our worldview, people who think and see in similar ways. It gives us comfort to have the authority of our experience reinforced by another's experience. Being with those who have had different experiences and so see differently not only opens us to new perceptions but helps us become aware of our habitual blinders.

Years ago a talented and innovative composer came to study shamanic ceremonies with me. During one retreat I facilitated she took a tape recorder down into the gorge that ran through the property where we were staying and recorded the sound of the water rushing past the rocks and echoing off the cliffs on either side of the river. These sounds became the inspiration for and part of her later compositions involving electronic music combined with the sound of the human voice. Watching her work and learning to appreciate her music I started to listen differently, to move past expectations about what I would hear in different settings, to suspend instant judgments about what sounds were pleasant or musical, to perceive a much wider range of sounds. I began to notice relationships between sounds, began to imagine a layered wholeness in the sounds of our inner and outer worlds.

I am fortunate to live with someone whose ways of seeing are very different than my own. While this can sometimes lead to lively debate and points of contention it is also presents on-going opportunities to expand my own ways of seeing. My husband, Jeff, is a talented photographer. Often he takes pictures of things I don't even see: the rich colors and textures of peeling paint and rusting metal on a shed wall; the delicate lace of melting ice set against the dark wet wood of the back deck framed by sun-sculpted snow; shadows in doorways or windows that hint of other worlds. Also, where I am a mystic, Jeff is a scientist. I meditate, read poetry and study metaphysics; Jeff designs computer hardware, builds telescopes and is an avid astronomer. We have different areas of expertise but because the world is inherently inter-connected, when we can set aside our preconceived notions about both the world and our own abilities to comprehend what is unfamiliar, we offer each other new ways of seeing and imagining the world we share.

Source: www.oriahmountaindreamer.com

Make the impossible possible

2008-05-04T12:23:00.006+08:00

If you could change the world

Or better yet…

If you could create a new one…

What would you create?

Stretch your imagination…

The possibilities are endless

Would you see people as assets…

Or liabilities

Would they have opportunities…

To grow

Create

Contribute

Improve

Prosper

Find fulfillment…

Or find something else?

Imagine creating a world

Where YOUR most authentic talents

Passion, values, and experiences

Would intersect.

Impossible?

Make The Impossible Possible

“A successful life is not something you simply pursue,

it is something that you create, moment by moment.” – Bill Strickland

To learn more, visit:maketheimnpossiblepossible.info

Dalai Lama has called for restraint

2008-04-08T11:48:00.005+08:00

After decades of repression, Tibetans are crying out to the world for change. China's leaders are right now making a crucial choice between escalating repression or dialogue that could determine the future of Tibet, and China.

We can affect this historic choice - China does care about its international reputation. But it will take an avalanche of global people power to get the government's attention.

The Dalai Lama has called for restraint and dialogue: he needs the world's people to support him. Sign the petition - It has been delivered at Chinese embassies and consulates worldwide, and will continue to grow and be delivered until talks begin.

The Tibetan Nobel peace prize winner and spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama has called for restraint and dialogue: he needs the world's people to support him. Click here now to sign the petition, and tell absolutely everyone you can right away, our goal is 1 million voices united for Tibet.

Earth Hour 2008 Goes Global

2008-03-28T20:15:00.001+09:00

How can we inspire people to take action on climate change?

Get everyone to know about this event BEFORE 8:00pm on the evening of 29 MARCH.

JOIN ME - by playing a part in this one-hour event at 8:00pm (your local time) on Saturday 29 March.

You can even stay at home, it's easy to participate...
GO TO IT NOW!

With Sydney icons like the Harbour Bridge and Opera House turning off their lights, and unique events such as weddings by candlelight, the world took notice.

Inspired by the collective effort of millions of Sydneysiders, many major global cities are joining Earth Hour in 2008, turning a symbolic event into a global movement.

Three Special Inspirational Gifts To Enjoy

2008-01-28T23:50:00.001+09:00

Download to your iPod or MP3 player short excerpts and enjoy them wherever you are. Maharaji, known also as Prem Rawat, introduces people to the possibility of peace within. Alternatively, enjoy the weekly videocasts of excerpts from Maharaji's addresses

Join Jo in this fun interview with the passionate, inspiring author Robert Moss as he discusses the magical world of dreams, coincidence and imagination. How can you tap into the power of these 3 things, and how might they guide you? In this episode , you will explore the symbols in your life, and learn to listen for their messages. What is your wiser self telling you? Robert shares some fun exercises to try! Expect the unexpected.....Go to podcast #32.

It’s known as The Sedona Method, and over the past three decades it has become widely recognized by independent research institutions and leading experts as the world’s #1 most effective self-growth tool. If you’re more the type who prefers to experience something to assess how it can help you, versus reading about it, get your free Sedona Method Insiders Guide, newsletter, MP3, DVD, and CD right now so you can see first-hand how powerfully The Method can help you.

The Secrets of Manifesting

2008-01-23T19:02:00.001+09:00

A while ago I told you about the free "Secrets of Manifesting" talking e-book that explained why we're riding a roller coaster as we go through life, and how to enjoy the ride instead of trying to get off.

Now there's something even better!

The follow-up to the talking e-book is an amazing package called Super Manifestor GOLD... and I've honestly never seen a more valuable set of products packaged together into one bundle like this.

The Super Manifestor GOLD Pack has 10 guided meditations that walk you through exactly what to think and see and feel, and you don't get lost or distracted during the process.

I liked them so much, I've been doing them every day for the past several weeks, and they've made an incredible difference in how I feel, and my perspectives on life. I've been very surprised by many of the things that have appeared during the course of my daily meditations.

There are several meditations on manifesting money. There's one on health, one on attracting a soul mate, one on raising your magnetism... I can't even remember them all, but there are over 240 minutes of guided audio in total.

That's not all... the package comes with the "90-Day Manifesting Routine", the "How To Raise Your Manifesting Vibration" e-book - considered to be THE encyclopedia on manifestation how-to "Affirmations to Manifest an Awakened, Empowered & Abundant Life" and a lot more.

I don't think I've ever seen such a comprehensive package.

It is currently offered at a huge discount - only available for 48 hours - so if you haven't manifested your dreams in life yet, this is definitely something you'll want to check out now:

Super Manifestor GOLD...

If you already have the free talking e-book, you simply log into your account to get access to the Super Manifestor GOLD Pack... and if you haven't got the gift yet, you can still grab it, and then watch for the special offer page.

Super Manifestor GOLD...

Here's to being a super manifestor,

Thea

P.S. Those who take inspired action are the ones who end up manifesting what they want - and this is about the most inspired action you could take.

You may have bought a ton of self-help products in the past, but I guarantee that you've never seen anything like this package. Go ahead, unleash the Super Manifestor inside you:

Super Manifestor Talking eBook

Ride this inspiring roller coaster... at no cost!

2008-01-10T19:59:00.001+09:00

Do you feel like you're riding on a roller coaster in life?

You know... lots of ups, and even more downs... and you can never control exactly what's going to happen when?

Well, what if I could offer you a way, not to get OFF the roller coaster (and you'll know why you don't want to get off in a few minutes), but a way to actually ENJOY the roller coaster, just like it really was a fun carnival ride?

Yes, that's right... the secret to dealing with the roller coaster of life (knowing how to ride it for all it's worth and have FUN while you're doing it) is the most powerful gift I could give you right now.

And I'm about to give it to you, here.

This gift is an incredibly enlightening talking e-book called "The Secrets of Manifesting", and one of the most profound things I learned from it is how to throw your hands in the air and say, "Wheee!" even when you think life is dealing you a hard blow.

Trust me, you've got to hear it for yourself!

You'll also discover how to manifest anything you want, faster and easier; why your relationships are like mirrors, and how to deal with the reflection; how to power up your meditation sessions so they bring you more amazing benefits than ever before; how to get the Universe to obey your every command; and much more!

It's over an hour of pure, no-holds-barred riveting content that will make you gasp in wonder and smile over a-ha moments.

And yes, it's free... but only for a limited time.

Grab your copy now.

Enjoy!

Thea

P.S. I know that sometimes you get discouraged over manifestation techniques you've tried, and principles you've learned. Sometimes things just don't seem to work out the way you want them to, right?

Well, this talking e-book explains to you why it doesn't, and how to overcome that. It truly lives up to its name, "The Secrets of Manifesting".

So if you think you've tried everything, just do yourself a favor and get this free talking e-book now.

A Festive Holiday Season

2007-12-25T13:51:00.002+09:00

Have a wonderfully festive holiday season that's carefree and lots of fun. This is my Fun and Special Season's Greeting to you all.

I have some special gifts that I created for the festive season. Some are still listed here and a few have expired, so I removed those.

Here is this year's Forward Steps Season's Advent Calendar. It has a window for you to open every day from today until 25 December. Each numbered box will open a page that has an inspiring, personal development information video and a Bonus Gift for you, each day.

That Advent calendar will remain active until the end of December. If you would like to continue enjoying its resources, simply go to this fresh Four 'n Twenty Forward Steps I put together for you to enjoy all year round. There will be a new calendar for December 2008.

You may like reading the lovely piece of Christmas humor in this "Dear Santa Letter".

If you would like to give me, or your friends, a great season gift then the MokuGift is a fantastic idea, plus naturally, my favorite still is Kiva Loans That Change Lives.

Still Thinking, Experimenting and Floating!

2007-12-10T21:32:00.001+09:00

I created this site after a light-bulb moment whilst communicating with Robin from Fortune Watch, a friend at MyBlogLog. It will be a "work in progress" for a while!

I haven't yet firmly decided on its main purpose.
I do have an idea about it being a blog about how we as humans are more alike than we are different. This is based on Universal Flag's definition of Namaste.

The only piece missing is how to most effectively and creatively express that in blog format. So I'll float around with the idea for a few days.

Feel free to contribute ideas in the comment section. Thank you in advance, if you do.

Namaste,
Thea

Pass These Cards Along

2007-12-03T16:14:00.002+09:00

Three years ago a small little card started it all for Pass Along Concepts. Back then Robert Evans was thinking about the Pay It Forward concept and wanted to create a simple and powerful way to express that idea. From this brainstorm he came up with the Pass Along Card Concept.

A Pass Along Card is a small card the size of a business card with a message and image on the front of the card that acknowledges a person or inspires them to take some kind of action. On the back of the card is a website address and a unique id number, one for every card, that a person can go to and track and update the path of that card. These cards are then passed along from one person to the next, impacting people's lives as it flows.

To this day they have shipped over 1 million cards to over 100 countries and have seen some pretty incredible stories come from it all.

Plus, have you yet explored the many resources at Forward Steps?

Personal Development Partners

2007-11-14T10:49:00.001+09:00

What is Personal Development Partners?

In a word - Success.

After spending more than a year firmly ensconced in the "blogosphere", Aaron Potts realized that there was an astronomical amount of quality information that was being passed back and forth between people all over the world.

On the other hand, he also realized that a lot of those people were internalizing the information, yet not really doing much with it. At the end of the day, people were still at home in front of their computers or laptops, and all of the information that had been exchanged that day on the 'net wasn't going to make a very big difference unless it was actually applied towards a goal.

Personal Development Partners is a system that will allow people to "bridge the gap," as it were, and start working together for the mutual and even global benefit of accomplishing goals and making the world a better place - one person at a time!

Personal Development Partners is the brain child of Aaron Potts, an ex-personal trainer who turned to blogging in September of 2006. He had the simple goal of wanting to help people learn to take control of what goes on inside their head, rather than just helping them to treat the symptoms of faulty thinking, such as weight gain and ill-health.

After over a year of blogging on an almost a daily basis, Aaron decided that he wanted to take a more proactive role in helping the personal development community as a whole, rather than just the readers of his own blog.

The Personal Development Partners concept was born, but it was easier said than done pulling together all of the time and resources needed to build and run a website like this. After one "learning experience" after another (we don't say fail around here), with a software program that didn't quite get the job done, Aaron went back to the drawing board and rebuilt his idea from scratch using the online community building platform called VBulletin.

You can become a member for FREE and be standing in the result of that effort! Join us now....

Global Mind Shift

2007-11-13T10:47:00.002+09:00

If we are to see what unifies us, then we need a perspective large enough to transcend our many differences. What we are learning from modern science — particularly about our 13.7 billion year evolutionary journey — provides just such a perspective.

While wisdom traditions have long taught that all life is one interconnected and interdependent whole, it is only in the last few generations that science has provided the empirical validation of this crucial insight. For some of us, such validation may not be necessary — the wisdom of the ancients coupled with our personal experiences suffice. But for many others, the awe-inspiring story of the evolution of the cosmos and of life itself opens the door, perhaps for the first time, to an expanded and more integrated view of the world and our place within it.
Discovering the implications of the unity of life, and learning how evolutionary principles can help us work together to meet the tremendous challenges of our times, is the essence of the core conversation we now need to be having as a human family. And it is perhaps here that science and wisdom traditions most keenly converge — for the implications of what we are now learning from science go to the very heart of humanity's three most ancient questions: who are we, where are we, and what are we to do.

In our times more than any other, the converging of these two streams of knowing — modern and ancient, empirical and intuitive — holds the potential to play a powerful role in helping us emerge a better future for all life.

We take our daily lives for granted

2007-10-04T23:14:00.002+08:00

The concept of "The 12 Principles of Humanity" evolved after Ziva Santop traveled to some of the poorest countries in the world, to photograph the diverse cultures and environment.

While in these countries, Ziva noticed the lack of basic needs such as running water, electricity and a sewer system.

It deeply bothered her to witness people living in filth, sleeping in the streets, starving and inflicted with diseases that have been eradicated in the western world.

We on the other hand take our daily lives for granted, have become materialistic and wasteful.

Personal Peace Meter

2007-07-05T10:00:00.001+08:00

If you've ever wished you could do something about all the violence in the world but thought you were powerless, I just found something you've got to see.

Before you start thinking, "Oh yeah, another 'peacenik' site," let me tell you, this is VERY different. Notable people like Nobel Peace Prize winner, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Jack Canfield, founder of Chicken Soup for the Soul books, and many celebrities and sports legends are behind this project.

Something's definitely up! I think people are saying enough's enough and I'm one of them... so I just joined.

What's really neat about this is that they've made it fun and easy. Anyone can help with just a few clicks of their mouse. And it all makes sense. We don't need to wait for international negotiations. We can create peace ourselves--right now--using the power of the Internet.

They're giving away this amazing tool, called a "Personal Peace Impact Meter." It shows you the positive difference you're making, along with simple steps to create more peace. I followed the steps, and my peace impact showed up instantly! (They should make video games like this.)

The neat part about this meter is that it also shows all the positive effects of the people I tell, and the people they tell, and so on. Soon thousands of people will be taking positive steps towards greater world peace, all because of a few simple steps I took. Amazing!

After seeing what's been happening with international politics, I'm really glad I can finally do something to help create a more positive future myself.

By the way, these guys also give you what's got to be the world's largest personal growth and success course (at no cost or obligation). World-famous speakers and best-selling authors are working with them to make global peace a reality. Their idea makes sense... Teach people all over the world how to become more personally peaceful, happier, and more successful, and violence will simply disappear, because countries filled with happy, peaceful people simply don't start wars or participate in violence.

I can't believe they figured all this stuff out and got so many people to help in just 11 months. What a great use of the Internet!

A Little Time to Spring Clean

2007-05-24T07:30:00.001+08:00

I'm having a blogging break until mid-June 2007.

This gives me 90-120 mins. each day for a bit of computer, website and file tidying. I'm also creating a few new resources and busy with a few new projects for you. Plus, I'll be creating a collection of draft posts ready for publishing at my blogs when I return.

While you're here, please enjoy my hundreds of archived posts at each one of Forward Steps' blogs.

There are many, many resources at my blogs that you may not yet have fully explored, and THERE ARE HUNDREDS to work through! :) At each blog you'll see a drop down menu of archived posts on the left-hand side (just under the big, orange "Call Me" button).

Here too, are some NEW PAGES that I've created recently for you - my choice of Forward Steps' favorite motivational audios, a selection of Forward Steps' favorite websites, a collection of Forward Steps' inspiring movies and my archive of free articles from Forward Steps.

Namaste, Thea

P.S. There have been a few changes made at www.forwardsteps.com.au too. :) Enjoy!

We Are One In Music

2007-04-09T07:30:00.001+08:00

Music is a universal common denominator that has the power to bring people together. Music is a form of truth that has unlimited power to evolve our consciousness beyond other forms of media by altering our internal vibrational frequencies connected to our DNA.

Music moves us at the speed of sound. We interpret it as sound waves, heard by not only our ears, but also by our heart, body, and soul, bringing us to ever higher levels of awareness. Music also provides a way for us to re-connect with the inner parts of our selves as well as with one another.

There is no other artform that compares to music. It deserves the name, the Divine Art, as the power of music brings people together, permeates the soul and moves us toward ever-higher states of togetherness as we join as one through harmony, while it breaks down the illusion of separation that is slowly dissolving to reveal that truly, We Are One global family.

Dignitarians

2007-04-06T19:18:00.001+08:00

The Dignitarian Foundation is an organization dedicated to promoting and protecting the intrinsic right to human dignity - the belief that as a person, one is automatically worthy and honorable, regardless of status, station or stage of life.

We believe we can and must find alternatives to practices that harm individual dignity, instead of continuing to convey the toxic residue of these indignities down the line, from those with the most power to those with the least.
Whether you're already in a group working on a specific dignity issue, acting bravely against the status quo alone, or just now waking up to the enormous personal and public toll of everyday assaults to dignity, we invite you to join us. Our mission is to challenge and overturn the consensus view that says it's okay to treat certain people badly - because you can get away with it.

When our collective voice is strong enough to shift this balance of power, we will be able to hold accountable anyone who directly harms the dignity of another, or supports traditions, laws, and other practices that do.

"Brute force, no matter how strongly applied, can never subdue the basic desire for freedom and dignity. It is not enough, as communist systems have assumed, merely to provide people with food, shelter and clothing. Human nature needs to breathe the precious air of liberty." Dalai Lama

Freedom Writers - Foundation

2007-03-25T16:51:00.001+08:00

The Freedom Writers Diary is the amazing true story of strength, courage, and achievement in the face of adversity. In the fall of 1994, in Room 203 at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, California, an idealistic teacher named Erin Gruwell faced her first group of students, dubbed by the administration as "unteachable, at-risk" teenagers. The class was a diverse mix of African-American, Latino, Cambodian, Vietnamese, and Caucasian students, many of whom had grown up in rough neighborhoods in Long Beach. In the first few weeks of class, the students made it clear that they were not interested in what their teacher had to say, and made bets about how long she would last in their classroom.
Then a pivotal moment changed their lives forever. When a racial caricature of one of the African-American students circulated the classroom, Erin Gruwell angrily intercepted the drawing and compared it to the Nazi caricatures of Jews during the Holocaust. To her amazement, the students responded with puzzled looks. Erin Gruwell was appalled to discover that many of her students had never heard of the Holocaust. When she asked how many in her class had been shot at, however, almost all of them raised their hands, and began lifting their shirts to show their scars. This initiated a battle-scar show-and-tell that left Erin Gruwell shocked and inspired to take advantage of the powerful energy she had sparked.

By fostering an educational philosophy that valued and promoted diversity, she transformed her students' lives. She encouraged them to rethink rigid beliefs about themselves and others, to reconsider daily decisions, and to rechart their futures. With Erin's steadfast support, her students shattered stereotypes to become critical thinkers, aspiring college students, and citizens for change. They even dubbed themselves the "Freedom Writers" - in homage to the Civil Rights activists the "Freedom Riders" - and published a book.

10 Million Clicks For Peace

2007-03-17T08:30:00.001+09:00

"It's when we look at how much we are alike that our differences disappear."

Rick Beneteau
Co-Founder - 10 Million Clicks For Peace