Your Best Life Now http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow Beliefnet Voices Fri, 24 May 2013 21:12:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Happiness… http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/2013/05/happiness.html http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/2013/05/happiness.html#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 21:12:53 +0000 smcswain http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/?p=310 Jean-Jacques Rousseau said, "Every man wants to be happy but in order to be so he needs first to understand what happiness is." Understand "what" happiness is? Don't we all know "what" it is?  Maybe not. Ask people what happiness is and you'll get as many different definitions as there are...

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]]> Jean-Jacques Rousseau said, "Every man wants to be happy but in order to be so he needs first to understand what happiness is." Understand "what" happiness is? Don't we all know "what" it is?  Maybe not. Ask people what happiness is and you'll get as many different definitions as there are...

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]]> Maybe you don't have any trouble with your thoughts, but I do. Thoughts pop into my mind without my permission faster than a mosquito bites my skin on a sweltering summer afternoon. And, equally without my permission. Descartes, father of modern philosophy, pointed to both the...

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]]> http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/2013/05/how-to-control-your-mind-and-thoughts.html/feed/ 0 I Was Born with a “W H Y” Chromosome… http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/2013/05/i-was-born-with-a-w-h-y-chromosome.html http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/2013/05/i-was-born-with-a-w-h-y-chromosome.html#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 11:41:37 +0000 smcswain http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/?p=299 I was born with a "W H Y" chromosome which is why I've been asking questions all my life. Unfortunately, many religious people are threatened whenever you question faith. But, my own opinion is, until you question your faith, you have no faith. Yes, of course, you may have beliefs.  And, many of...

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]]> I was born with a "W H Y" chromosome which is why I've been asking questions all my life. Unfortunately, many religious people are threatened whenever you question faith. But, my own opinion is, until you question your faith, you have no faith. Yes, of course, you may have beliefs.  And, many of...

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]]> http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/2013/05/i-was-born-with-a-w-h-y-chromosome.html/feed/ 0 The Madness that Must End Among Christians… http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/2013/05/the-madness-that-must-end-among-christians.html http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/2013/05/the-madness-that-must-end-among-christians.html#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 12:42:56 +0000 smcswain http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/?p=295 The Dalai Lama is coming to Louisville this Sunday. I was thinking the other day, "It's about time. After all, I visited his part of the world for the first time when I was but fourteen." It's true. It was the first of many trips around the world that I was fortunate to take. My...

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]]> The Dalai Lama is coming to Louisville this Sunday. I was thinking the other day, "It's about time. After all, I visited his part of the world for the first time when I was but fourteen." It's true. It was the first of many trips around the world that I was fortunate to take. My...

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]]> http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/2013/05/the-madness-that-must-end-among-christians.html/feed/ 0 Seeing the Most Obvious…or, the Measure of Enlightenment http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/2013/05/seeing-the-most-obvious-or-the-measure-of-enlightenment.html http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/2013/05/seeing-the-most-obvious-or-the-measure-of-enlightenment.html#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 18:33:47 +0000 smcswain http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/?p=287 Two little fish are swimming along in the ocean one morning when they meet with an older fish who casually asks them, "Hello fella's, how's the water today?" They responded with equal casualness, "Fine, sir" and then, they continued to swim on. After a moment passed, one of the younger fish...

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]]> Two little fish are swimming along in the ocean one morning when they meet with an older fish who casually asks them, "Hello fella's, how's the water today?" They responded with equal casualness, "Fine, sir" and then, they continued to swim on. After a moment passed, one of the younger fish...

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]]> http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/2013/05/seeing-the-most-obvious-or-the-measure-of-enlightenment.html/feed/ 0 What Is the Sign of Spiritual Maturity? http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/2013/05/what-is-the-sign-of-spiritual-maturity.html http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/2013/05/what-is-the-sign-of-spiritual-maturity.html#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 12:18:19 +0000 smcswain http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/?p=281 How do I know when I am advancing on the spiritual path? What is a "sign" of spiritual maturity? I would answer that question as many spiritual teachers like Jesus did when questioned...with a question of my own. Must everyone believe as you believe in order to accepted by...

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]]> How do I know when I am advancing on the spiritual path? What is a "sign" of spiritual maturity? I would answer that question as many spiritual teachers like Jesus did when questioned...with a question of my own. Must everyone believe as you believe in order to accepted by...

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]]> http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/2013/05/what-is-the-sign-of-spiritual-maturity.html/feed/ 0 Why Coach Young Executives…and, People Like You? http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/2013/05/why-coach-young-executives-and-people-like-you.html http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/2013/05/why-coach-young-executives-and-people-like-you.html#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 11:50:49 +0000 smcswain http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/?p=276 I had a client coaching session late yesterday afternoon. The first of many sessions to come with a young, executive who is driven, ambitious...a rising star in his corporate environment. I asked, "Why did you come to me as your personal coach?" "I need balance in my life," he answered...

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]]> I had a client coaching session late yesterday afternoon. The first of many sessions to come with a young, executive who is driven, ambitious...a rising star in his corporate environment. I asked, "Why did you come to me as your personal coach?" "I need balance in my life," he answered...

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]]> http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/2013/05/why-coach-young-executives-and-people-like-you.html/feed/ 0 Mystery of Mysteries…You Say, “Jesus Is the Only Way!” http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/2013/05/mystery-of-mysteries.html http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/2013/05/mystery-of-mysteries.html#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 12:36:21 +0000 smcswain http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/?p=264 To those who know me, it is no surprise that I was born with a WHY chromosome. Because I was so fortunate as to travel the world during my teen years...those highly impressionable years...I've seen things, heard things, experienced things that became fertile soil to my many questions. I...

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]]> To those who know me, it is no surprise that I was born with a WHY chromosome. Because I was so fortunate as to travel the world during my teen years...those highly impressionable years...I've seen things, heard things, experienced things that became fertile soil to my many questions. I...

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]]> http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/2013/05/mystery-of-mysteries.html/feed/ 0 On the Pathway…But, to Where? http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/2013/04/on-the-pathway-but-to-where.html http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/2013/04/on-the-pathway-but-to-where.html#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:00:07 +0000 smcswain http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/?p=257 On the Pathway…But, To Where? It's today's buzzword, isn't it? Pathway…Journey…People speak quite frequently these days about being on the path…or, on the journey. But, to where? For some Christians, it is a journey to heaven. Really? Is that the point of this life? Just to endure it to make...

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]]> On the Pathway…But, To Where? It's today's buzzword, isn't it? Pathway…Journey…People speak quite frequently these days about being on the path…or, on the journey. But, to where? For some Christians, it is a journey to heaven. Really? Is that the point of this life? Just to endure it to make...

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]]> http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/2013/04/on-the-pathway-but-to-where.html/feed/ 0 Is There an Unforgivable Sin? http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/2013/04/is-there-an-unforgivable-sin.html http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/2013/04/is-there-an-unforgivable-sin.html#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:52:32 +0000 smcswain http://blog.beliefnet.com/yourbestlifenow/?p=249 The question: Is there a sin God will not forgive? What did Jesus mean by these words? In Mark 3:28-29, Jesus says, "I promise you that any of the sinful things you say or do can be forgiven, no matter how terrible those things are. But if you speak against the Holy Spirit, you can never be...

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]]> The question: Is there a sin God will not forgive? What did Jesus mean by these words? In Mark 3:28-29, Jesus says, "I promise you that any of the sinful things you say or do can be forgiven, no matter how terrible those things are. But if you speak against the Holy Spirit, you can never be...

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