Changi Museum; Inspiring Stories From the Second World War.

The unique Changi Museum is an important museum that that reflects the history of Singapore during World War II. The Changi Museum that can be explored today was relocated on 15 February 2001. The museum was formally positioned in the Old Changi Prison Chapel and Museum which was built in 1988. The relocation of the museum took place as a result of the expansion programme of the Changi Prison. The new Changi Museum was opened for public viewing by Trade and Industry Minister BG George Yeo. This exceptional national museum is devoted to those who lived and sacrificed their lives in Changi and the whole of Singapore during the Second World War. Therefore, it is an unmatched place for those keen on discovering the many inspiring and heroic stories during the war times. This inspiring museum houses numerous paintings, pictures, documents and many other mementos that were donated by past Prisoners-of-War also known as POWs. At the 'entrance gallery', visitors are given a clear idea on life in Changi prior to the war. Further down, visitors will come across special tools and a material, other artefacts, belongings of POW's, used during the times of the war. Most artefacts that can be viewed in the many showcases at the museum are significant donations of several key organisations, POWs and their relatives. To learn about the many interesting facts on the war and how it all took place, visitors can have a look at the story boards. Special quotes and sayings by POWs and war experts are also displayed on these story boards. Visitors can choose from the many different types of tours available at the Changi Museum. For example, the museum offers in-house tours, Audio tours, Changi WWII and Battlefield Tour, Changi World War II or even Customised Tours. There are many Singapore hotels that offer easy access to the famous and intriguing Changi Museum. For instance, travellers can stay at the well appointed Copthorne Orchid Hotel Singapore and experience comfort, warm hospitality and professional service at its best.

Are You Giving Up Without Even Trying An Inspirational Story

We all have dreams - whether it is a better job, making lots of money, finding that perfect soulmate, making a difference, or maybe travelling the world. Whatever your dreams are, they are available to you to achieve. At times these dreams seem so out of reach for us that we simply decide to either give up on them or cast them aside for a later date (also known as the "someday" disease).The Dream Many times we have obstacles in our way. We see these obstacles as insurmountable, feel defeated, and just simply give up on that particular dream. The truth is anything and everything is possible and available to you in life. The question you need to ask yourself is how badly do you want this dream to come true? Many people talk about how they "wish" they could achieve a certain goal or dream, but are just not willing to do what is necessary to get it. Here is a perfect example:Many years ago after graduating from university, I decided I wanted to travel. I wanted to work as a destination representative for a tour operator in a warm and sunny destination. This sounded like a dream job for me. I imagined myself working in a warm and sunny climate, learning about a new culture, visiting interesting places, and meeting new people (not mention the joy of escaping the cold Canadian winter). So I researched what it would take to make this dream come true. I found out that all the tour operators I contacted had the same requirement - you had to speak Spanish.I didn't speak Spanish. I was disappointed.Think Outside the BoxThen, I thought to myself, 'I wonder how long it would take to learn to speak Spanish'? Yes, I wanted that job so badly that I was willing to learn a completely new language. I already was fluent in Italian and French. So I decided to send my resume out to all the tour operators and then figure out the rest later. I received a call from one of them a week later and was booked for an interview. They told me that I would be tested on my Spanish speaking. Now I was getting nervous. How would they be able to test my Spanish skills when I didn't possess any? I started to think outside the box and try to figure out how to make this dream job a reality. The job would start in December and this was September; so technically I could really focus intensely on learning the language over the next couple of months. However, the interview was in two days. I needed to learn the language in two days!I decided to call my good friend Paola who speaks fluent Spanish and asked her to meet with me. I sat down with her and wrote out all the possible questions I could be asked in an interview. Why do you want to be a destination representative? Why do you want to work for ABC Company? Etc. I wrote out all the answers (in English) and asked her to translate it all into Spanish. She did.I memorized every word on those pages. The InterviewI went to the interview feeling very nervous and stressed. I remember thinking, what if they ask me a different question? What if they find out I don't really speak Spanish? I was terrified. I remember going to the restroom, standing in one of the stalls, taking my notes out, and reviewing every word on those pages. I wanted this job so badly.Thirty minutes into the interview, it was time for the Spanish test. I remember thinking "please, please, please, ask me one of the questions I prepared, please!"First question: "So tell me Sonia, why do you want to be a destination representative?"Second question: "Why do you want to work for ABC Company?"Three months later, I was basking in the sun in beautiful Varadero, Cuba. What was supposed to be a short winter getaway job, ended up being a four year life experience! I ended up working in Cuba, Colombia, and Mexico during those four years.Don't get me wrong. It was not easy. I did actually have to learn the language. I wanted it so badly though, that I was willing to do what was necessary to make it happen. I had to run toward my fears, think outside the box, and take risks.What amazed me the most during those years living abroad, were the tourists I would meet while I was working at the various destinations.I can't tell you how many times people would say to me, "Wow. I would love to do your job! I would love to work here and get away from the brutal Canadian winters."My reply would always be, "You can! If I can do it, you can do it."Their reply, "Oh no, I can't. I don't speak Spanish."A Few Questions to PonderAsk yourself the following questions:What is your dream?How badly do you want it?What is stopping you?What do you need to do to make it a reality?What outside-the-box steps can you take to get you closer to achieving your dream?Then, of course, take action!May all your dreams come true! Dream. Dream big. Remember, anything and everything is possible if you believe!

Anne of Green Gables An Inspirational Story

If you're reading this, you're most likely a fan of Anne of Green Gables. Lucy Maud Montgomery, a Canadian author, created the character of Anne Shirley -- spelt with an E -- when she wrote this book for young girls and women alike in 1908. Based in Canada's smallest province and Ms. Montgomery's home, this novel is written in beautiful Cavendish, Prince Edward Island. A young orphan girl, filled with an incredible imagination, finally finds her place in a home with an elderly woman, Marilla, and her brother, Matthew.So why am I such a fan? I was fortunate enough to grow up in the neighboring province of Nova Scotia, and spent very many summers camping in Anne land. It's really as beautiful as the story describes and as the film depicts. Of course nowadays it is rather touristy with thousands of people from all over the world flocking to see exactly where this international celebrity was inspired. You can take a ride on Matthew Cuthbert's wagon ride around Green Gables, or roam through the haunted woods and imagine Anne and Diane's harrowing experience when Anne fell into the dark hole. Or you can merely sit on the red sand dunes, overlooking the ocean, and let yourself be inspired as both Lucy Maud Montgomery and her created character, Anne, were. One can be entertained by the play in Charlottetown, or visit the multitude of Anne shops -- from cookbooks, to dolls, to t-shirts.Lucy Maud Montgomery stories are not only well-written but they're also heartwarming with positive messages interweaved in between the pages. It takes us back to a more innocent era where we find a delightful character that's full of hope and lives life to the fullest. Anne lives in the present moment, embracing nature and all those around her where she finds true joy in her relationships with both young and old. I miss this kind of writer -- one who inspires with a simple, clean story and who brings out an unconditional love for this feisty, loveable red-head. If you haven't had the opportunity to read these books, take the time. We need positive messages circulating in our world and hopeful feelings. When we are inspired by what we read, we can be motivated to serve as a source of inspiration to those around us.

An Inspiring Story

Positioned in the middle of the industry area, with a stone's throw distance from nearly different style of routes it is nowadays tourists' preferred spot. All rooms adorned with meticulous care are dazzled with traditional elegance. Pretty much fifty rooms are there to accommodate the guests. With carpets and other decorations it looks mesmeric. The hotel has a domestic restaurant cum bar to delight in food and liquor as for each the individual's will. Safety deposits locker providers are also available to safeguard one's security.One of the most inviting treasures of Anglesey is the county's rural coastline (let's not overlook Anglesey is the greatest of the Welsh islands), which bears the distinction of an Region of Remarkable All-natural Attractiveness. You can get pleasure from its marvellous seashores and cliffs by taking a stroll along the Anglesey Coastal Route that runs across the AONB. The path, which attracts thousands of walkers and cyclists every single yr, will allow you to contemplate the coast's amazing views as properly as stop by many landmarks, these kinds of as St. Gwenfaen's Very well, Britannia Bridge, Beaumaris, and South Stack lighthouse. You could possibly be tempted to acquire portion in the Anglesey Walking Festival, an annual occasion with guided coastal tours, charity walks, and particular events, like as speed dating on the route.For nature lovers there's also the Anglesey Sea Zoo. This location has received every thing required to present you much more about the sealife than you could visualize. It's an aquarium that hosts this kind of awesome sea creatures as eels, seahorses, sharks, and scorpions. But that's not all. The zoo runs a conservation programme and animal rescue support. If you want to get involved, you may even adopt some of the inhabitants of the facility (sure, there will be a plaque with your title). Your kids may possibly head off to the Journey Playground although you unwind in the Lighthouse Bistro or search for something distinctive in the gift store.The aforementioned South Stack Lighthouse is a spectacular location for both equally these interested in the marine life and the daily life of birds. Very first of all, it's a operating lighthouse that has been guiding the passing ships because 1809, the 12 months it was created. To reach it, you want to cross an aluminium bridge - what a ease compared with the 19th-century basket crossing! - and descent through the well-known 400 actions heading along the cliffs. On the way, there's a one of a kind opportunity to see seabirds that nest in the cliffs in the mind-boggling amount of 4,000. Don't overlook to visit the engine area the place you can discover about the lighthouse's history and mechanics.As a final point, there are a great deal of items to see for people today intrigued in record. Plundered by the Vikings, invaded by the Romans, and occupied by the English, the county presents several thrills for the historical past-seekers. One of the most intriguing spots on the map of Anglesey is Beaumaris Castle: a fortress which was began in 1295 but never ever basically received finished, as the funds necessary for the construction ended up directed someplace else. However the undertaking wasn't rather successful, the outstanding construction, with it's moat, murder holes, arrow slits and other irresistible sights, keeps drawing a multitude of website visitors.

Amazing and inspiring story to start the New Year

He once sat amidst the turmoil and clamor on the sidewalks of Venice Beach with a tip box, his guitar and a small backpack containing his life's possessions. Among the sounds of Ocean waves, seagulls flying overhead and other performers, it seemed he was competing for the meager tips that passerby's would drop now and then into containers marked "TIPS" in front of those who were performing on the sidewalk there along a one mile strip of beach in California. His one advantage was the message "LQQK Insideโ€ฆ Don't be scared!" - written on the side of the cardboard box with an arrow pointing to the opening at the top.This cardboard box was meant to stir the curiosity of passerby's and get them to stop for just a few minutes so that he could sing a song, tell a joke or give some entertaining presentation that would warrant a "tip". For many, the box in front of him was enough to cause them to pull out their wallet and drop a small contribution into the cardboard container which served as his "tip box". When passerby's looked into the cardboard box, there inscribed on the bottom were the words "World's Largest Tip Box!"He slept for three months in an alley only a few doors down from Dennis Hoppers house in 1999 and spent just short of ten years living either on the streets or in a vehicle. Now he is an International author with eight books available and a movie project that he is currently working on getting into development.Six of his books are self-help books and the other two are the first of a books series titled "Dragon Keepers". He has an agent in California and an animation company in Utah who are ready to work with him to make sure that the first of the "Dragon Keepers" movies is a huge hit.Though once homeless, Bruce Goldwell is now a successful author, success coach, mentor and business advisor. He began writing his books while still on the streets and successfully acquired a publisher [Saga Books, Canada] which proudly makes Goldwell's books available through their own web site as well as on the Amazon book site.In the past year alone, Bruce has served as a business advisor for two companies, attended various meetings as a special speaker, and created a new concept that he formulated called Vision Board Subliminal's to help people achieve their own goals and dreams. He also has an online community where he offers free advice and other help for his small but ever growing fan base.Goldwell says that his time on the streets is a huge motivator in his desire to help others. Having people he was acquainted with on the streets die while he lived homeless among so many others that were also destitute, he became determined to reach out and assist others so they would never have to live that way."It is a humiliating way to have to live practically begging for money to survive. It can either make your stronger or it can beat you down", states Goldwell. "I am one of the lucky ones and became determined that I would overcome that situation and do everything in my power to make sure others would not have to do that. However, it is also an experience I would not trade for anything in the world. It was a learning experience that gives me something special inside, that gives me a stronger drive to be successful."When asked "how" he has achieved what he has done, he lets others know that it is not the "how" that makes him successful but the "will". He believes that anyone can have the "will" to have whatever they want to have in life; too many people just don't use their "will power". Goldwell admits that the reason he ended up on the streets is because he left so many things in life to chance. He says he spent most of his life before becoming homeless dealing with whatever came at him. Now he creates his destiny rather then waiting to see what will happen one day after another.Goldwell doesn't keep his new found secret a secret. He shares the secret of his success with others via his books, videos he puts up on YouTube, on his online community and whatever means he can as part of his commitment to help others so they don't end up homeless.One of Goldwell's heroes is Bob Proctor who is a world leader in success and motivation. Bruce says that Bob tells people "if you want to become a millionaire - do what a millionaire does." Bruce has coined a phrase of his own, "if you want to overcome adversity, poverty or destitution, do what Bruce Goldwell has done."For more information about Goldwell, his books, his inner circle network and other valuable resources visit http://www.BruceGoldwell.com.

An Inspirational Story; ;The Salt Of The Earth;

This is a true story about a self-employed carpenter who was struggling with his life. He had a lot of the common problems that carpenters have. He had been in trouble for drinking and using drugs and he had been forced to go to a treatment center many years earlier for his problems. He had been able get help for those problems but he still struggled a lot to make ends meet especially in his financial life. He also was having a lot of trouble finding the right girlfriend who he could stay with. Nobody seemed good enough for him so he jumped from girlfriend to girlfriend, never really finding true love. In fact, true love he thought, was really just a "lie" and the world was generally a selfish place that he hoped he could find his way through by some vague miracle.One day, the carpenter met an odd little man named "Walking Bob". Walking Bob was a very interesting person because he had fought in the Korean War as a colonel and had come back to the United States as a celebrated soldier. The carpenter really admired Walking Bob because he heard that he had been a Golden Gloves Boxer for many years. He was a grey haired little man with a lot of great stories to tell.Probably the most interesting story that Walking Bob had to tell was an extreme tragedy that had befallen him many years after the war. He had returned to America and gotten married to his college sweetheart. He had also raised two children who had eventually grown and gone off to college. One day, when Walking Bob's wife had gone to the airport to pick up the two kids, they were involved in a terrible car accident. Walking Bob's wife and two children were killed and Walking Bob was left alone. Because of this terrible tragedy, Walking Bob became very depressed and suffered a heart attack. He was hospitalized and the doctors didn't know if he would live. He awoke from his hospital bed and told the doctors and nurses that he would be leaving the hospital and would be going on a cross country walk.The doctors and nurses tried very hard to change Walking Bob's mind. They told him he was "mentally unstable" but Walking Bob insisted on his plan of leaving the hospital. He began walking for days and days and he told his story to the people he met along the way. He also read from a book called A Course in Miracles as he walked. He practiced the lessons that were written in the book and he spoke to the people he met as he walked.One day, while walking along his way, he visited a charity organization. Inside, there were some children who were suffering from terminal illnesses and Walking Bob began to cry. People had been giving him money as he had told them his story but now, as he heard the stories of these children, he knew that the money he had been collecting should go to these children instead of him. He gave away everything he had and continued walking. He began collecting more and more money as he walked and he told his story as well as the story of these children. As he collected money, he continued to donate it all to the charity organization known as the "Make a Wish Foundation".The self-employed carpenter who was struggling with his life was lucky enough to meet Walking Bob. He heard the story that Walking Bob was telling and he asked him if he could meet with him again and talk some more. Walking Bob decided to take a rest and to stay in the town where the carpenter worked so that the two of them could talk each day. Walking Bob told him about "A Course in Miracles" and told him he should read the book and practice the lessons. The carpenter thought the book was a bit strange but he agreed to read it just to please Walking Bob. Each day Walking Bob talked to the carpenter about his war stories and his Golden Gloves Boxing days and also about A Course in Miracles.Eventually, the carpenter started practicing the lessons in the Course more seriously and he noticed that his life was actually getting better. He met a girl who he really loved and she asked him to move away with him to a foreign country. The girl's family was very poor and she had hoped that the carpenter might help her and her family to work their way out of the problems they were in. The carpenter was very scared at first but he remembered a line from the book that Walking Bob had given him. It said "The opposite of love is fear, but what is all-encompassing can have no opposite."After many months, the carpenter packed up his bags and boarded a plane. He found a job in this far away country and eventually started a business of his own. He practiced the lessons in the book and followed his heart. His life became better and better. His company eventually became very successful and he married the girl he had fallen in love with years before. He helped her family out of the impoverished state they were in and he began helping other people from the impoverished country as well. After struggling for so many years as the salt of the Earth, he had become just like Walking Bob and was no longer struggling but was happier than he had ever been.

Pet Loss the Inspirational Story of My Dog Companions

Loss of Pet Inspirational Story of My Dog Companions Loss of Pet Inspirational Story of My Dog Companions I was standing the veterinarian? Office watch the X-ray set up on the wall informing the public that all new pet owner dreads. ? You can see here, this cancer? says. ? E? And what? Access to all proteins in the blood and causing him diarrhea and vomiting. E? S unusable too large. That? Nothing to be done. My beloved yellow lab 11 years, Simon does not come with me that day. He wagged his tail and complaining to go home. You can take it with you if you like, but the tumor could explode at any moment? And there will be more as I do? D hope. After leaving her alone to cry and talk to me all the way home, I shook my head. I? D held him for the final minutes, when he administered the shot, which put to bed. ? He wanted to go home, but could not t,? I said. Guilt crept in, but I pushed it aside. I thought at least 12 years before, and I knew that the pain has begun to infiltrate would be manageable this time, I recalled the song of life I was told by my old German shepherd who faced the same 12 years the prognosis earlier.But time so long ago had been different. This time I felt the pain setting in. My German shepherd has been my companion, especially after my divorce. And live alone in my company, I have confidence in him, depend on it for the enterprise and the love that I need so desperately. E 'went all over the world stayed with me and by my side until the end. When my German Shepherd died, I cried for days without stopping, feeling so torn wide open, I don? T know what to do. I was ready to conquer the anxiety that has left me feeling empty, not wanting to go through another day.Then is the most incredible dream I ever had. I woke up this dream in a cold sweat because I had seen my pastor and he looked into the eyes and right through my soul. In my dream, I went into the living room and saw sitting serenely on the front lawn. I'm saying? Ohhh, he? Is not dead. Subsequently, eyes, wearing the look of a royal king, a wise man, to be sensitive. He set me for a long period of time, never wavering in her eyes. His eyes told me of his new life, his larger than life, then began to disappear. Slowly, he completely disappeared from view.The pain leaves me just as he began suddenly. My pastor was very good. He told me in a way that would never matter. And now, today, with my heart so sad and painful, I know I? Will by this time to see my beloved Simon and the rest of my family of animal origin. My pastor said so.This article may be republished freely as long as the box below is included at the end of this article as long as the URL link to the resource box: Pet Portrait Artist and Professional Illustrator Connie Bowen creates beautiful animal portrait paintings on canvas from photos. Specializing in capturing the spiritual nature of dogs, cats, horses and other animals in a realistic embossed backgrounds as seen on Oregon Public Broadcasting's TV show, Art Beat. More than 200 pet portraits completed and counting! ~ A lasting treasure and your happiness are my goals ~ ย  See the beautiful samples of her work, pricing, and FAQ visit their website at

Inspirational Pet Stories of Love Hope and Healing

Pet inspirational stories of love and hope of healing Pet inspirational stories of love and hope of healing If you belong to that particular group of people who love their pets, relax, you? You're in good company! Customers who me? I met with my profession as a portrait of how pets have become my family. I remember a man who called a portrait of her cat named Allyn, just make your move. It was totally absent and believed that a painting of your image can help to heal. Going beyond your own photos, told me one of those who had chosen, but when I saw the picture of a kitten as Allyn, I felt immediately that this was the photo Allyn had chosen for him. ? He wants to be healthy and strong mind, as it is in this picture? I said softly. He thought a moment and then agreed. I felt his presence very strongly that I was painting. It was almost as if it were held company in my studio. Why would a couple of days to collect the box over, I remained in my study and look more than once. I felt beautiful and peaceful energy wafting around the room. When leaving, there was a sharp contrast to almost one? Whoosh? feeling that their energy escorted out the door. I was silent for a moment, knowing that his power has been done. A lonely, empty feeling pervaded the room, but I was shocked to learn that would be able to receive the consolation that wanted.Sometimes so sincere love we feel for our animals is returned tenfold. A police officer in a force of local police have asked for a portrait of his wife? S German shepherd. She was a woman called the police and the duke settled pastor was his companion and fellow K9 force official. ? He loved that dog more than anything else? he said. ? You can put some blue and red of the painting to commemorate his many years of service? It 'was a beautiful dog. Not? I do not want to put my brushes away. Like him? He came to life? once again on the canvas, I could feel his loyalty, devotion and love.One image comes to mind that shows us the importance of domestic animals can be when it comes to creating a climate of healing. This painting is a gift from one friend to another in a fragile mix of Australian shepherd named Bogey. Bogey? S mother found him in a free exercise of the surrounding golf course, sick and malnourished. She took him home, where he joined two other rescues, a West Highland Terrier and Rhodesian Ridgeback. With the care and rehabilitation, the three hours to help dogs in his career as a psychologist and consultant. Once abandoned and abused, and the other dogs Bogey now provide a quiet calm to help customers relax and trust once more.I like to think there is a thread of energy that love unites us all. Sometimes the dogs are nervous of having a stranger came to the house. I decided to meditate on the day before I was a white toy poodle named Sammy and try to connect with him before I arrived the next day. I heard a voice in my head say? I have a favorite pillow. I dismissed the thought, not knowing if it was just my imagination. When I arrived the next day to take Sammy? S photo, his mother said? Oh, Sammy has a favorite pillow? since it comes at the top of the sofa color burgundy and constantly in. I just heard? I know, I said. He looked scared, and I felt my cheeks turn beet red! I wondered why he had blurted out something similar, but clearly, it was Sammy, the content of your favorite pillow photo.As years waiting to fly, the stories continue? etched in my heart, as captured on canvas. Connie BowenNote: this article may be freely republished provided the following resource box is included at the end of this article has provided a link to the URL of the resources listed in the table: Pet Portrait Artist and Professional Illustrator Connie Bowen creates fantastic animal home portraits paintings on canvas from photos. Specializing in capturing the spiritual nature of dogs, cats, horses and other animals in a realistic way with funds impressionist as seen on Oregon Public Broadcasting? S TV, Art Beat. More than 200 pet portraits completed and counting! Visit to view exquisite samples.

Dogs Inspirational Stories

Dog Inspirational Stories Dog Inspirational Stories How Inspiring Dog Tales Can Be There could not be the best way to inspire people to use some of the inspiring stories dog. In this way, people will realize how dogs are so important to the life of a man and how reliable dogs can be especially if they are well trained. In reality, dogs are wonderful dogs are mammals because they sense, and with considerable skill. You can complete many tasks, if properly prepared. In reality, dogs are regarded as a kind intelligent. Anecdotal evidence suggests that dogs have a high intelligence. Dog intelligence refers to the ability of the dog to do certain things that can not be used by other animals. Dogs have the innate ability to think, learn some tricks and the ability to solve certain problems, such as rescuing a person in danger. This dog has the intelligence, the main reason why people are like reading the stories of inspiring dog. You have to believe that these dogs are mammals just for animals, and I can not think of what to do when someone in distress. Now that a lot of inspiring stories dog must demonstrate the reality of a dog with intelligence, many people believe that dogs can really reliable enough confidence in our lives for them. Take for example the guide dogs. These dogs are trained to help other people who have visual disabilities, as your hearing. Learning a variety of skills necessary to be able to this great responsibility, a certain degree of intelligence. In addition, there are dogs that have been able to ensure their masters, even to the time they need to save from imminent danger. An example is the story of two dogs who saved their owners have been caught since the building within the World Trade Center towers during the September 11th attack. This is an inspiring story of two dogs that their remarkable run by the master of rabies Trade Center burned and could save their lives. Another good example is a black and white English Pointer to donate blood has been for almost 11 years of his life dog. The donation of blood must be used on dogs, which seriously injured and need blood transfusion. These stories dog not only touch the hearts of most fans, but any dog that becomes aware that the dogs know how to help others.

Age New Spirituality - Inspirational Stories Part 100

Both are the outcome of the idea of freedom. There cannot be life,even in the plant, without the idea of freedom. In the plant or in the worm, life has to rise to the individual concept. It is there,unconsciously working, the plant living its life to preserve the variety, principle,or form,not nature. The idea of nature controlling every step onward overrules the idea of freedom. Onward goes the idea of the material world, onward moves the idea of freedom. Still the fight goes on. We are hearing about all the quarrels of creeds and sects,yet creeds and sects are just and proper,they must be there. The chain is lengthening and naturally the struggle increases, but there need be no quarrels if we only knew that we are all striving to reach the same goal.The embodiment of freedom,the Master of nature, is what we call God. You cannot deny Him.

No, because you cannot move or live without the idea of freedom. Would you come here if you did not believe you were free? It is quite possible that the biologist can and will give some explanation of this perpetual effort to be free. Take all that for granted, still the idea of freedom is there. It is a fact, as much so as the other fact that you cannot apparently get over, the fact of being under nature.Bondage and liberty, light and shadow, good and evil must be there, but the very fact of the bondage shows also this freedom hidden there. If one is a fact, the other is equally a fact. There must be this idea of freedom. While now we cannot see that this idea of bondage, in uncultivated man, is his struggle for freedom, yet the idea of freedom is there.

The bondage of sin and impurity in the uncultivated savage is to his consciousness very small,for his nature is only a little higher than the animal's. What he struggles against is the bondage of physical nature, the lack of physical gratification, but out of this lower consciousness grows and broadens the higher conception of a mental or moral bondage and a longing for spiritual freedom. Here we see the divine dimly shining through the veil of ignorance. The veil is very dense at first and the light may be almost obscured,but it is there,ever pure and undimmed -- the radiant fire of freedom and perfection. Man personifies this as the Ruler of the Universe, the One Free Being. He does not yet know that the universe is all one, that the difference is only in degree, in the concept.

A Funny But Inspiring Story About Fitness

Anyone who has ever worked with me personally or in my group training knows I am about accountability. So one of the things I am having my clients do this month is to make a huge effort to make fitness a priority. To do this, I am asking all of them to put their workouts down as an appointment in their calendar.Why would I ask them to do this?Simple. I deal with powerful and busy people. And they are constantly being pulled in different 20 directions.-Board meetings-Carpool-After school activities-Family obligations-Business trips, etc.What often gets left off? Exercise.If you schedule exercise into your week at the beginning of each month, you will see that you are less likely to miss your training.

Think I am nuts? Let me give you an example.I have one client that changes the way she fills in her Blackberry calendar. Instead of "exercise" or "training", she writes "MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY".In this woman's world if she does not get her workout in she feels sluggish, out of sorts, and is normally cranky (her words) if she misses a workout.She tells the story of how someone was looking over her shoulder one day. The nosy mom said "Why don't we schedule a breakfast meeting for our book club?"My client said, "Sure when would you like to meet?" As the busybody woman looked at my client's Blackberry calendar, she was shocked to see that this woman needed therapy 5 days a week. She must have thought she was truly out of her mind and clearly stayed away from scheduling the meeting anywhere around the appointment.

This worked wonders in two ways: 1) She was able to get her workout in and 2) Now she even had time to get cleaned up after her training. Nice!I have had other clients use similar tactics when scheduling their workouts:Cardiologist - This reminds him that he has heart issues and if he misses his appointment, he will spend his time in a waiting room instead of a weight room.Blind Date - One of my clients was a young single woman who had just lost 70 lbs. She used this as a motivator to keep her from putting the weight back on so that she would never need to go on another blind date again.

Plastic Surgeon - This was another client's way of saying she always wanted to look vibrant. She was deathly afraid of needles and never wanted to go under the knife for surgery. A little vain, but it works for her!Accountant - Some people consider me an accountant. I keep them accountable and it is easy to say I need to meet with my accountant and people would never think of making you miss an appointment with the tax man.For now, get your calendar or planner and schedule in your workouts for this month. AND don't miss any of them. I promise you won't regret it at the end of the month.