http://www.a1articles.com en-us editorial@a1articles.com I've always loved the movies where someone says, "Synchronize watches!" A team of heroes would have to split up to do their individual jobs, but to complete their common mission successfully, they had to work in synchronicity. I think I must have enjoyed ... http://www.a1articles.com/article_17862_24.html 01st December 2005 In any science experiment, you take a situation, change something about it, and measure the effect of your action on the situation. When you're a kid, you might start with a still cup of vinegar, add baking soda, and be delighted when the vinegar bubbles ... http://www.a1articles.com/article_17861_24.html 01st December 2005 We are all spiritual beings, each of us with the gift of a body, mind, and soul. When we are not very aware of our essentially spiritual nature, we tend to identify ourselves as just one thing or the other. Some of us think we are this body that does thin... http://www.a1articles.com/article_17860_24.html 01st December 2005 Carrie was on the verge of a meltdown when she called her friend Sarah. "Tom just called. He's stuck at work for three more hours! I know he can't help it, but I'm about to blow! I am exhausted. I just finally got Sam down for his nap, and now the baby wo... http://www.a1articles.com/article_17785_24.html 30th November 2005 Whether we know it consciously or not, one of our deepest longings as human beings is to have inner peace. What do I mean by that? Inner peace is a state of feeling well and at ease, no matter what our circumstances. Actually, inner peace is our default s... http://www.a1articles.com/article_17784_24.html 30th November 2005 Just as there are many teachers, there are a wide variety of guided meditations. Ideally, their goal is to allow you to be both alert and relaxed, while your guide draws your attention to that which is larger, grander, and wiser than yourself. Through reg... http://www.a1articles.com/article_17783_24.html 30th November 2005 The law of attraction gives simple directions to fine tune your life. When you were about 18 months old, you probably conducted research on the law of gravity. Again and again, you dropped things from your high chair to see if they'd fall to the floor... http://www.a1articles.com/article_17303_24.html 27th November 2005 Goal setting is a tool to use to have more fun in life. Life is perfect as it is. It is perfectly itself, whole and complete, lacking nothing. That may seem like a funny way to begin an essay on goal setting. "If my life is fine the way it is," yo... http://www.a1articles.com/article_17302_24.html 27th November 2005 Here's an important installment in the story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, as adapted from Joseph Campbell. It's a wonderful story of humanity's spiritual journey. The Knights and their King were challenged to find the Grail in the mi... http://www.a1articles.com/article_17301_35.html 27th November 2005 What's the big deal about a positive attitude? You've heard of how-to articles, but this is a why-to article. Why is it so important to develop the ability to choose a positive attitude , no matter what? We Westerners have a tendency to worship th... http://www.a1articles.com/article_17299_24.html 27th November 2005 Let's be honest. A lot of people think that spiritual healing is a little "woo-woo." Look at it logically, though, and I think you'll agree it's nothing out of the ordinary. Health is your natural state of being. It's your default setting. As soon as ... http://www.a1articles.com/article_17298_24.html 27th November 2005 Ernie Larson, author of "Stage II Recovery" and other works, uses a wonderful metaphor for relationships. If you picture yourself as a telephone pole, he says, and the other person as a telephone pole, you can see your relationship as the line strung betw... http://www.a1articles.com/article_17297_35.html 27th November 2005 Half an hour's meditation is essential except when you are very busy. Then, a full hour is needed. --Francis de Sales Meditation is one of those things in life that benefits you the most when you want to do it the least. It is a practice that helps to... http://www.a1articles.com/article_17295_24.html 27th November 2005 Quantum physics continues to make believers out of scientists and informs spirituality. Most of us grew up believing what scientists believed. We "knew" that a cell's nucleus contained its DNA, that DNA contains genetic material, and that the nucleus o... http://www.a1articles.com/article_16136_24.html 17th November 2005 Loneliness is the absence of self. Solitude is fullness of self. --May Sarton When you feel lonely, it seems that loneliness is the truth of your whole existence. You may have experienced love and friendly camaraderie just yesterday, but now it seems... http://www.a1articles.com/article_16134_24.html 17th November 2005 Prayer is what you do when you're done struggling. When you hear the word "prayer," you may have memories of being bored to sleep as you squirmed next to your parents in church. Or maybe you have images of pleading with a deity to grant your wishes whi... http://www.a1articles.com/article_16132_51.html 17th November 2005