Category: Religious belief

  • Dealing with health problems

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    Our immediate response We are all different. Not only in respect to our appearance but also in the way we think. Our thoughts and attitudes to life change as we grow older and we all become older with each passing day. This brings with it inevitable changes to our health and well being. How we… Read more

  • The psychology of belief

    Mike

    Seeing our own faults In my earlier post titled, “Our awareness” I mentioned that we notice what is important to us. If we value or believe something we will seek out information that confirms our point of view. We do this automatically but this narrows our field of view. It prevents us from seeing and… Read more

  • Hearing and connecting with God

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    Our centre of focus Life is hectic and the demands of our human existence pulls on us for attention. We are more often than not focussed on things that we need as individuals. That seems natural but it prevents us from connecting with our spiritual side. There’s no problem with ensuring that we have all… Read more

  • Peace Prize for Trump

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    President Donald Trump has again been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. Before discussing the merits of this I would like to comment on a previous nominee for that award. Irena Sendler Irena Sendler was born in 1910 and died in May 2008 (aged 98) in Warsaw, Poland. She was a Catholic social worker who… Read more

  • Gaining wealth and power

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    Being successful You are a powerful and successful person. Someone who exudes a level of confidence that brings respect. Your status and performance has brought you financial rewards that allow you to have a satisfying lifestyle. That sounds great and if it’s you I have no doubt you will be feeling proud. We all need… Read more

  • Tolerance and Acceptance

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    Do you get frustrated with other people. Sometimes I do and I wish that wasn’t the case. It only happens when I am being intolerant. When I feel that my views are not being heard or accepted by them. If I had tolerance I would accept that everyone is entitled to their point of view.… Read more

  • Judgement

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    Being judgemental Do you have opinions. I am sure you do. Everybody has opinions about all sorts of things. But when your opinions are about other people there is a risk that you are being judgemental. It’s alright to have opinions about others but not if your attitude is that you are better than they… Read more

  • Understanding Morality and Humanity

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    Before discussing things in detail it is appropriate for me to explain what I mean by religion. To me religion is a collection of beliefs brought about by life experience. Of course, life experience differs for each of us but there are some things that we all hold true. That is, we all have a… Read more