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  The Golden Rule is a primary precept in nearly all major religions. It is also the foundational rule in both veganism and resourceism . by Michael Corthell The Golden Rule The Golden Rule is the principle or precept of treating others as one wants to be treated. It is a precept that is found in most religions and cultures. It can be considered an ethic of reciprocity in some religions, although different religions treat it differently. The maxim may appear in a positive or negative form governing conduct: Treat others as you would like others to treat you (positive or directive form) Do not treat others in ways that you would not like to be treated (negative or prohibitive form) What you wish upon others, you wish upon yourself (empathetic or responsive form) Moses and Aaron with the Ten Commandments (painting circa 1675 by Aron de Chavez) The Golden Rule Sums Up The Ten Commandments I Am the Lord your God. You shall not have strange gods before me. You shall not make to thyself any

by Michael Corthell Many people have trouble sticking with their good, healthy habits because they don’t follow a morning routine or don't have a 'system' for doing them. It's easy to forget about a new routine when your day is full. Fortunately, I have a simple suggestion to help solve this problem. If you start following a simple routine every morning, you’ll create a short ritual. You will complete several small good habits that will set you up for creating an organized day. Step by step. I call it a routine/routine. Following a system when you first wake up, means that you’ll have more time to think in a quiet atmosphere and it allows you to be organized for the rest of the day. This daily 'habit routine' helps you create energy and the right mindset to take on the work of a busy day. Before you start going through this menu please remember that getting up early is a habit that almost all successful people follow.  As Benjamin Franklin

  ''What we are trying to arrange in our world's dominant socio-economic and spiritual system, is a sort of life game where everyone wins, and no one loses, essentially trying to have yin without yang, which is like trying to have a front without a back. Or, creating a world where everyone is somebody, but everyone ends up being a nobody. Most, at least in the first world, are chasing an existence where everyone is happy all the time, but this is impossible because to be happy we must know unhappiness. The solution is Oneness and experiencing all the up and down waves of life...because all is one and there can be no separation.'' Michael Corthell

by Michael Corthell The choices you will make today could alter the  course of your life  forever -- for both you and the lives around you. From an ethical standpoint, it is now commonly accepted that one individual's right to choose ends at the point where exercising that right does harm to another being (or shared asset such as nation or the Earth.) So, while it might be legal and customary to carelessly kill and eat animals(carnism), it is not ethical.  Being vegan is a choice, so is being a carnist. (See: BEYOND CARNISM ) Life is a series of choices I've put together the top 100 quotes on the subject of life choices, plus this excellent video that makes the argument that if we do not choose wisely, not only will we suffer, but others will suffer as well. “Some people are cowards… I think by and large a third of people are villains, a third are cowards, and a third are heroes. Now, a villain and a coward can choose to be a hero, but they’ve got to make tha

''If you can see it clearly in your mind, you can hold it in your hands.''  by Michael Corthell What is one of the secrets of getting what you want out of life? The 'secret' in attracting what you want or the person you want to become? The Law of Attraction is the belief that by focusing on either positive or negative thoughts a person chooses to bring positive or negative experiences into their life. We all are subject to the governing laws of the Universe. One of those governing laws is the Law of Attraction. It is also known as Karma. Emerson talked about it in his famous essay, Compensation . ''It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no person can sincerely try to help another without helping him or herself. Serve and you shall be served. If you love and serve people, you cannot, by any hiding or stratagem, escape the remuneration.'' — Ralph Waldo Emerson The Law of Attraction is the a

The human body possesses an enormous, astonishing, and persistent capacity to heal itself. by Michael Corthell Your subconscious mind, the very gullible part of your mind that will believe anything you tell it, is there to inspire and guide you. It controls your heart, circulation of blood, regulates your digestive, takes in, (and believes everything) and releases information. It also controls all the processes and functions of your body and it basically knows the answers to all your body's problems. It guards your life and restores you to health. It never sleeps or rests, it is active and working for you 24/7. The best part? You can tell it what to do! So why not use it? Healing yourself is strongly connected with others. Healing begins through loving your neighbors and forgiving your enemies.   Your subconscious has made your body what it is and, therefore, can recreate it — it knows how to heal, through positive thought. Healing is a partnership. Healing begins

To shift your life in the desired direction, you must powerfully shift your subconscious mind toward that goal. by Michael Corthell The function of the subconscious part of your mind is to store information for retrieval later. Its job is to make sure that you respond exactly, not only in the way you have been programmed, but it also helps manifest your reality. Your subconscious mind works hand in hand with your innate, pre-programmed instincts. Your subconscious mind is subjective. It does not think or reason on its own; it only obeys the commands it receives from your conscious mind. Your conscious mind is the gardener, planting seeds, your subconscious mind is the garden, or fertile soil, and your belief and passion is the sunlight. Your subconscious mind is working day and night — it does not sleep. Over three quarters of your brain power is devoted to subconscious thinking and it will believe anything you tell it. Sounds dangerous doesn't it? Well, it is,

  by Michael Corthell Before the Twin Towers existed, they existed in the thoughts and imagination of one human being, Minoru Yamasaki . Their ceasing to exist was also caused by the thought and imagination of one person, Osma bin Laden . Thoughts become actions and also become things. The secret of all causation is imaginal thought. After all, everything in the Universe and indeed the Universe itself began with a thought and then the statement, ''Let there be light(quantum energy)! Our Thoughts Become Things and States of Being Our thoughts don't belong to us, not really. They come from the infinite intelligence and imagination of God -- the one and only *God that resides inside us. Imagination is part of the subconscious mind, part of a person's subconscious programming. Some, like the late Neville Goddard , say that our imagination is God. I tend to agree because the author and finisher of all creation is indeed God.  What we think about is what we become. These thou

by Michael Corthell “Start now to observe all of your unpleasant, negative thoughts and change them, for until you separate yourself from the state from which these thoughts flow, they will continue to cause you to have the same experiences in life.” – Neville Goddard How To Stop Being Negative Some people, including many medical practitioners, believe that negative thinking stems from a defensive reaction. That it is the outgrowth of prevention.  It is a  defense mechanism that causes a person to look for what is wrong so that they can protect themselves from danger, but it is a very dangerous strategy by itself because our thoughts actually become things—thoughts create reality—have a negative mindset, get a negative reality. So instead of preventing bad things from happening, these negative thoughts are telling the subconscious mind to manifest them. Always dwelling on the darkness creates more darkness. The good news is, that just the opposite is true also. Negative th