Water has been qualified as the cleansing element in baptism for centuries.

What makes water a special subject of grandness in Spirituality is its adaptable property of taking any shape. This flexibility of water is considered highly among the spiritual guru’s and monastics. They genuinely appreciate the ability of water to take any form whatsoever. As per Zen theory, this power is an ultimate spiritual point in one’s journey towards nirvana.

What limits us from reaching the next level of spiritual growth is the persisting chatter of mind and ego distractions. When you let whatsoever happen be okay, you feel a state of non-attachment. You enjoy life as is, without any miseries and suffering. This is the state of mind that allows true spiritual growth to happen.

Waters ability to take any shape and form when it is flowing through the water fountain is what relates a water fountain to spritual component. Nothing else is as free-flowing as water is. It just runs, without any drama or attachment. Happiness and fulfillment would be loaded in our lives if we just take the divine guidance from water and run freely like it does.

In today’s world, Spirituality is fundamental part of our life. With increasing awareness as a generation, we are not truly appreciating the grandness of living a spiritual modus vivendi.

A bamboo water fountain facilitates you to live calm and tranquil lifestyle by it’s very nature. It is a perfect tool to set out your spiritual travel. In addition to its representative connotation with Spirituality and religion, a tabletop fountain has numerous health applications. It distills the air that skirts us. As water recirculates through the tabletop fountain, it bestows moisture to the air that fences it. This results in cleansing of the air that we respire. Humidified air helps us cut down the symptoms of sensitive and dry skin. Nothing compares to water fountains when it comes to their benefits and decoration attributes – they are perfect for offices of an NJ Accountant or a health care provider.

When I’m centered I’m in control of my behavior. Centered action is on purpose and by choice. Uncentered action is reactive and out of control, and I end up looking back with regret.

I’ve spent a lot of time figuring out my personal symptoms of uncenteredness. Physically, my legs tense and knees lock; my jaw locks, my throat closes, and I stop breathing.

Mental and emotional symptoms vary, but I can become self-righteous, depressed, and very self-critical. Without warning, these reactive responses combine into a mind/body state that is powerful enough to overcome all my good intentions and noble purposes.

When something happens that triggers these physical and emotional states, I increasingly notice them at earlier stages. I can then ask myself if I want to go where they will carry me. Sometimes it’s a difficult choice. These reactions are “practiced” and seductive. To choose to be centered means to integrate that energy in some new and more useful way in which I’m not as practiced.

This kind of awareness is learned and developed. And, speaking from experience, it can be done. Here’s my path, and I urge you to add to it:

• INTENTION. Have a clear intention to develop control over your reactive state.

• DISCOVERY. Begin to notice your symptoms. The next time you start to “lose it,” become active in that process and make a different choice.

• JUST DO IT. (Thank you, Nike.) Breathe, relax, or play a mental tape that helps you get centered. Visualize your “happy place,” as one of my clients puts it.

• DISCIPLINE. Don’t settle for letting yourself be hijacked by your reactions. When you do “lose it” – use it. Go back in your mind’s eye, and ask how the situation might have played out had you been centered. It’s a great way to reinforce what you want to do next time.

You have more power than you think. Know what you want for your life and go get it.

© 2005 Judy Ringer, Power & Presence Training

About the Author: Judy Ringer is the author of Unlikely Teachers: Finding the Hidden Gifts in Daily Conflict, containing stories and practices on conflict, communication and living a more purposeful life. Judy is a black belt in aikido and nationally known presenter, specializing in unique workshops on creating a more positive life and work environment. She is the founder of Power & Presence Training, and chief instructor of Portsmouth Aikido, Portsmouth, NH, USA. To sign up for more free tips and articles like these, visit www.JudyRinger.com

The people of Lesotho are very relaxed and friendly. They live mainly off of whatever crops they can coax from the ground. Most of them do not have any money and they measure wealth by the number of cattle a person owns.

I was sitting one night talking with a village leader (he owned 80 cows!) who had graciously lent us the use of his tiny one-room hut for the night. It was a substantial home compared to others in the village and, always curious about real estate, I asked him how much money it cost to build such a home.

He looked at me with a confused expression for a few moments and then replied, “I don’t need money! I just go with my brothers and my friends and we collect rocks, mud, straw and limbs. We build the house in just three days!”

Wealth is relative and so is our idea of the perfect home, everyone has different needs and desires. Some even make do with a one-room hut!

Ben Hirsh is an active Realtor and an expert on Atlanta Real Estate He can be reached at 678-779-7702. You may also view his website on Atlanta real estate at http://www.ben-atlantarealestate.com

We all have it, it’s just that we seldom use it.
We go about our day following the usual routine and rarely fire-up our imaginations to plan or develop something well out of our usual schedule.

Steve Joordens, a cognitive psychologist and professor at the University of Toronto, puts it this way - “It’s only a small percentage of our lives that we spend consciously considering things. We may go through 80 percent of our life without much conscious thought of what we are thinking and doing.”

Professor Joordens, points out that when you’re involved with your usual daily tasks, any effort to awaken your imagination for some creative purpose is “effortful and easily disruptable. In order to get to the creative thing you have to expend an effort. A lot of people don’t tend to make those efforts.”

For those however, who take the time and make the effort to ignite the power of imagination, find the experience energizing and often leads to a successful conclusion of an creative idea.
In an article on the power of imagination, Andrew Chung writes - “Many of the greatest advances, like the theory of relativity were the product of an abundance of imagination….”

Another powerful creative tool is to combine imagination with visualization – this is the combo used successfully by athletes such as Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus – they take the time and make the effort to imagine various shot possibilities, then after calculating the best opportunity, they picture making that shot in their minds – imagination plus visualization – a powerful tool in developing a more creative, and happier you.

Imagination is something we all have but use sparingly, and when we do imagine something, it habitually deals with the usual mundane concerns of our lives and we are missing out on a wonderful opportunity to improve our lives.

Take the time and make an effort to use your imagination to think outside the box – innovative ideas and creative challenges that will bring about a new lease on life.

There are no days in life so memorable as those which vibrated to some stroke of the imagination. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Dave Wright is a retired television reporter and editor of PPP Retirement a site dedicated to the development of Positive, Productive and Profitable creative challenges to take you into and through retirement. He is also the producer of Quotation Movies – mini-movies featuring a series of motivational quotations over spectacular landscape and nature pictures.

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~~To think or speculate curiously

~~To be filled with admiration, amazement or awe; marvel

~~A cause of surprise, astonishment or admiration

~~A feeling of surprised or puzzled interest, sometimes tinged with admiration.

So what is it about wonder that is so remarkable and valuable? I think when you are experiencing wonder, several things happen.

1. You are more receptive and open

2. You are more likely to see and feel the possibilities

3. Wonder jumpstarts your creativity

4. And in a state of wonder, you are very, very attractive

There are many places and things that awaken that feeling of wonder in everyone who has the chance to experience them. But we can’t go to the Grand Canyon, Egypt’s Pyramids, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Machu Picchu, the Great Barrier Reef, or Victoria Falls every day.

So how do you add a little wonder to each day? Well, what amazes you when you take the time to really notice it? Just like my elation at smelling the Spring air for the first time in three months of Winter, there are little wonders in our daily lives. An intentional and focused noticing of these small wonders can make the difference between a ho-hum day and one that is full of creativity, amusement and possibilities.

It’s noticing that is key. Many of these small wonders are things we see every single day. We don’t experience the wonder however until we take the time to notice. It does not take long. Pick anything common in your environment that calls to you. Then focus your gaze and thoughts on that one thing for just a few short minutes. It’s a new way of noticing your child, a friend, the spring flowers, the winter icicles, a bird at the feeder, a deer, a lake, the fog, the rain, the sunshine, a patch of grass, or even your pet.

Just take two or three minutes to remain focused enough to experience the wonder in one simple thing. Then get on with your day. Do that 10 times a day and you’ve spent only 20 to 30 minutes each day calming yourself, shifting your attitude, and becoming more receptive, attractive and creative. Notice how much more alive you feel. Imagine, 30 minutes each day in awe. Now that it itself is a small wonder with big rewards.

About The Author

Deb Martin is a Transition Coach, coaching individuals to simplify life and business transitions by seeing their brilliance and honing that brilliance. Subscribe to my free e-newsletter, PORTAGE, for insights designed to help you feel and act differently in order to attract what you want, naturally. Please visit my web site at: http://www.portagecoach.com

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