Hopeful Spirit shares her review of Max Lucado's latest book, "3:16 The Message of Hope." Lucado dissects the most famous Bible verse -- and most important -- word by word, examining the meaning of each and giving practical, real-life examples. His writing style is folksy, relaxed, nonconfrontational and Hopeful Spirit explains why this

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Where to float some one to make them have sensory deprivation, this seems to be a question you see many times in the internet. So where to float? In a sensory deprivation tank.

A sensory deprivation tank is a lightless, soundproof tank in which subjects float in salty water at skin temperature. Sensory deprivation tank were first used by

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Have you ever looked at super creative or innovative people, and felt they are special beings blessed with gifts? Have you felt that you are not as fortunate? I used to feel this way. I have since learned that creativity is more about psychology than intellect, and there are no secrets to being creative. Actually, there is no such thing as “b

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Need a break from the stress of all the holiday shopping, crowds, cooking, etc.? Try a bit of chocolate meditation (or any other food that you like) and you can watch the stress disappear (or at least lessen). I personally like the the chocolate version. Off to go find some chocolate, so I can practice doing this again. What are you waiti

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Dan King of BibleDude.net is Hopeful Spirit's special Guest Blogger on the Horizon this week. Dan works in young adult ministry in addition to managing BibleDude.net, an online Bible study resource. In this article, he describes his experience of being baptized.

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Have you ever wanted to make your meditation more effective? This article gives three important tips to getting the most our of meditation. Here is a clip from the article:

How long at a time should you meditate? The more you meditate the more benefit you will receive, but you should not push or strain yourself. Start with a modest time–f

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George Washington spoke more truly than he knew when he stated that eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. For those who seek the ultimate liberation, constant awareness is a prime necessity. On the other hand, “Foolish, ignorant people indulge in careless [heedless] lives.”

It is astounding to see how feckless most “spiritual” people

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Very good read from Tom Stine about his experience on a retreat with Adyashanti near Monterey, CA in December. He confesses he didn't have a "big bang" and become suddenly enlightened but it doesn't usually work that way. He did a lot of meditation and experienced "being" - no phones, computers, or TV.

Inspirational a

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Alternative cures and natural health options are growing steadily as humankind progresses in its evolution. It stands to reason then that alternative cures and alternative lifestyles are causing more people than ever to change their way of thinking when it comes to health. Meditation is one of the more powerful ways to get in t

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Use your imagination to create a place that you can go to at any time to generate or recreate any feeling, emotion or memory you feel like.
It can serve as a relaxing place for meditation, a place to feel energized, to bring good memories or feelings, overcome fears, solve problems or perform any change in your mood.
This is

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If you are going through a rut and want quick and efficient methods to help you climb out of it, this is the article you need to read!

From the article:

"Being stuck in a “rut” is definitely not one of life’s best experiences. We can end up feeling a range of emotions such as helplessness, lack of self confidence, lazine

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The definitive list of benefits that can be gained by meditating. It is very insightful!

From the article:

"...Meditation is also completely FREE! It requires no special equipment, and is not complicated to learn. It can be practiced anywhere, at any given moment, and it is not time consuming (15-20 min. per day is good

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Lots of people ask me how to meditate. They fear that they are not doing it right, nothing is happening or are being too controlling and can’t allow themselves to just ‘let go’. The most important thing to remember about meditation is that it is ‘your’ meditation and you cannot ever do it wrong. The second most important thing

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Great article about simple ways in which you can find your inner peace :)

From the article:

"Don’t you find life to always be filled with stress? Doesn’t it seem like there is always something that happens which encompasses our entire attention, and thus drain our positive energy? As our society grows more and more compl

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I'm documenting my journey into the world of astral travel, my diary/journal that I'm making public. I also hope it gives someone that is thinking about try astral travel better insight on what it is like. I hope everyone reads this plus the many more post to come in the future as I will be posting them everyday to log my pro

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