Once on our way in life we are confronted with lots of things, of which some seem difficult to tackle or which are disturbing us.
All of us search for the better life and have their goal put on marvellous things we dream of. Many people think a good life and happiness lies in gathering wealth, but they are mistaken.
Many think they have to look for luck by others around them and think the world can offer them peace within. They do hope to achieve great success, and some even can do so but in the end do not feel very happy. Several who seem to have reached the top within themself do not feel really satisfied or fulfilled despite becoming a multi-millionaire or a star. Oh, so many go looking for luck and happiness too far away out.
Too many people do forget that answers should be found within themself, becoming self-aware and having the right spiritual goal.
It might not always easy to accept we failed in something. But we should come to understand we better learn from any failure and go on avoiding it in the future by not falling in the same trap or by not choosing the wrong direction.
Lots of people do not want to know they are created in the image of their Maker. The majority of the world population even does not want to accept such Eternal Spirit Being would exist. But if they would learn more about Him and read His Words, they would be able to find the most valuable Guide for life (in His given Word: the Bible). That century assembly of books gives enough wisdom to mankind to find the best way to live and shows the path to true happiness.
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To remember
Failure =/= failure < > brings a lot of experience + maturity in our brain and mind set = > a way towards success.
willpower matters a lot
believe in yourself + never give up > you “can do it”.
Think Positive
Trust in Hard Work
Set your goal > set a milestone for yourself. Every target and milestone has some requirements = think, find the story, model them, and then try to better them
empower your will power with greatness you have achieved in your life.
One of our readers officially graduated from the Dale Carnegie course which strives to teach the lesson of living life, which is something that reader and we do believe each of us should constantly be conscious of and getting better at.
That visitor of our ecclesia-site like so many would love to see his best version of himself. Understandably would not be that the best thing to hope for?
He knows there is no substitute for good health and we can do a lot to keep ourselves well. Too often lots of people do forget that we have a lot of power over our lives and we can effectively realize and use it by just being intentional. As told more than once at this site, the ideal visualization of the future generates positive feelings and hopes, which is an important part of the journey to get there. We have to set a goal and think positively.
The nagging feeling in itself is not a great motivator or productivity inducer. Even worse constant confrontation with the negative thought pulls us down. So we better avoid contact with negativeness, be it thoughts or even negative people or people who have a bad influence on us.
We should have confidence in ourselves, knowing that what we want to do is not impossible! concerning that matter he writes
And this probability is not from factors outside of our control. The ratio shows how many people come up with the strength to win against the odds. It can be up to us what side of this ratio we land on. {Draw Your Future}
He looks at Patti Dobrolowski her model and wants to highlight her explanation of a factor that makes her strategy work:
“Your brain actually emits serotonin and oxytocin when you draw and dream. So you feel happy. Capable. Creative.” Who wouldn’t want to feel that? Without getting too scientific about it, serotonin and oxytocin do affect mood positively and they can also be attained by exercise or a detailed daydream so whenever you need a boost, you can also try that. {Draw Your Future}
All of us should know we are fallible, but all those around us are as us also not perfect and have their faults and limits. We should not always compare ourselves to others but believe in ourself going for what we believe we should and can do. We should set our mind to delivering on that, knowing that it is in our power. And if we need some help, we also should know there is always Some One high above Who is stronger and mightier than all beings, Who can help us.
The effort to realize this reality in our visitors life started well before the Dale Carnegie course. He was encouraged by it, and wants to continue on his path for long after. He writes
With work and personal issues clouding my mind, I did not get a chance to appreciate the course as much as I would have liked (I failed at being intentional there but we all have our down days). However, I hope that, in coming time, I can realize some benefits from the foundation that the course set for me. I also want to learn more about the man and the movement that grew into this program. {The Power in Me}
We would advise him to look beyond the doors of that institution and to get even more wisdom in the Book of books, trusting in the Most High EstablisherElohim, God His Power but also the power which can grow in himself, which is the power each of us at to be on the look-out for.
For now, he leaves his readers on Matters of Living with a good thought from Dale Carnegie, which we like to repeat here too:
Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours.
How many times are you thinking positive about yourself? Only by placing a positive continuation after “I am” that the “I am” in you can grow positively and enjoy life.
Why wait until tomorrow. Start to day by accepting yourself how you are and to treat yourself nicely. When you treat yourself the way you would like to have others treating yourself, you too may come to treat them the way you would love to be treated and cold come sharing a love which shall construct you positively, giving you renewed energy every day over and over again.
Always remember, the way you feel shall let others feel a certain way. Your positive attitude shall not only reflect your person’s mind and courage, it shall offer a mirror to the people you have contact with. Your positive attitude shall infect also other people and give you and them extra power.
The Power of Positive Thinking (EP) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
how to improve my mood (mentalhealthmy.com)
When we are in the low mood,don’t let ourselves stay alone or addict to the low mood.We should talk to our friends more often.Try to make your friends to support you,encourage you and teach you,lead off and releaseyour bad mood,rather than stuffy in the heart.
Stay positive, youths told (fijitimes.com)
Youths from around the country were encouraged to strive for the best through a positive attitude.
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It is really important for young people to participate in this kind of event because it encourages them to become successful in life
A positive attitude and layered clothes. (diaryofafatenglishgirl.com)
a lot of this healthy lifestyle is all centred around a positive attitude and mind.
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today is a new day let the positivity ooze from everything I say and do.
Positivity: Positivity (titaniumdon.com)
If you think positive but don’t feel positive, the end result is not going to be what you want. What’s more, if you take actions that are lacking in positivity, you still will not achieve the desired end result.
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The more you feed it, the larger it gets.
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Like making healthy choices in your diet and exercise to regulate weight, we need to make healthy choices in consuming positive over negative things. Be aware of the media you consume, be conscious of the attitudes of the people you keep company with, but most important of all know your own feelings. If you are not feeling positive, you will certainly have a difficult time thinking and acting positive.
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We have the ability to choose for ourselves how our lives will be. As such we can help to build and support the positive changes our society needs. We can see what aspects of any given change are within our control and which are not and focus on positivity. When we focus on positive changes and direct our energies to them, we grow them, and as such remove the power of negativity.
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Knowing that everything changes, we can give our energies and attention to change for the better. When we know and accept that we can have control over more aspects of change, we can work together on change that helps to dissolve negative feelings. When we take away negative feelings, we open up space to let in positive feelings, and that is something we can be grateful for. Gratitude leads to happiness. Happiness is the ultimate positive attitude. Positive attitude begets positive energy, and that is always a good thing.
What is Real Happiness And Where to Find it (meditationsforwomen.com)
If you feel that people react negatively or offensively to things that you do and say, it may be that you share your troubles with others too often. After a while people begin to avoid you, and that makes unhappiness worse.Lasting happiness comes from sharing your positive attitude with others. The more you share the more you will get it in return. Happiness also comes from serving others, like finding little ways to make others happy.
Positive Thinking: 5 Easy Hacks For A More Positive Attitude (bizsugar.com)
Science has proven time and time again that using positive thinking when working increases performance across the board (compared to working with a neutral or negative mindset). A positive attitude boost productivity by as much as 31%, as well as your creativity, willpower, energy, imagination and even mood.
Beyond Either/Or: A Lightworker Paradigm (goldenageofgaia.com)
having a positive attitude is a big plus when working on project teams. It forwards the action. It uplifts people. It causes the least amount of friction on the team.Positivity is definitely a social skill. Let’s imagine it as extending outwards horizontally.
The power of positive thinking, Finnish style (yle.fi)
Negativity is contagious, especially during the current economic downturn when it seems that bad news such as confirmed and planned job cuts are a daily occurrence.
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”It’s easy to find the things that have gone badly. But at the end of the day, try to think about three things that have gone well,” he suggests. ”It’s also important to show gratitude towards people when they done something that merits it. When you play gratitude forward, you also feel good yourself.
Stephen Sutton, a young man who had to face cancer, but did not let it bring him down, has died. His spirit, bravery and determination to live life to the full was and should be an inspiration to us all.
For all healthy and sick people it is good to take this young man in mind.
“Stephen didn’t measure life in time, preferring instead to measure it by the difference someone makes. Stephen has made an enormous difference to Teenage Cancer Trust and the seven young people diagnosed with cancer every day who need our help.”
said Siobhan Dunn, chief executive of Teenage Cancer Trust which Sutton raised his money for.
The final photo posted on Stephen Sutton’s Facebook
No matter his illness which he knew would bring soon bring an end to his life this boy was full of life and wanted to do many things in his life. He wanted to try to make the world a better place no matter what.
Kenneth Blanchard with many others found Stephen a fantastic lad who was always thinking of others and will be sadly missed.
Stephen Sutton, the amazing young man who did so much to raise funds and awareness for Teenage Cancer Trust has died. The thoughts of everyone here at Teenage Cancer Trust are with Stephen’s family and friends. We are humbled and hugely grateful for what Stephen achieved, and continues to achieve, for young people with cancer.
Stephen Sutton was a normal kid who did well at school, had ambitions of becoming a doctor, played lots of sports and played drums in a local band. Like anyone else his age, he liked socializing and going out with friends.
Then in 2010, when he was 15, he was diagnosed with stage 3B colorectal cancer. After 6 months of crippling symptoms he underwent a hemicolectomy to remove a tumour from his bowel, then had 6 months of chemotherapy. The treatment had all kinds of side effects but throughout it he was determined not to let the treatment and diagnosis get on top of him.
In January 2013, diagnosed with a s continued growing and spreading cancer, this young lad decided to share his life and outlook with the whole world, starting off by making a Facebook page called Stephen’s story. I’ve raised over £160,000 so far, through events ranging from charity quizzes, to a skydive to dinner parties. I think there should be some fun in fundraising, and I always encourage people to try something new.
I smile because I have a lot to smile about. I’ve seen a lot, achieved a lot — and had a lot of fun doing it too. – Now he is gone but his spirit may carry on.
Stephen’s Story has expanded to other forms of social media including Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram. Facebook acquired over 12,500 dedicated Facebook fans and over 16,000 followers on Twitter at one point, and he hoped to inspire people with motivational quotes, humour and positivity.
His time on this world was too short. Lichfield Cathedral had to be host for his death body, but had to see his spirit was much alive, seeing a sea of yellow as the vigil for Stephen was held this Thursday and Friday. The respons of local shops and homes in Lichfield to an appeal to ‘paint the town yellow’ was nicely followed and the home town, Burntwood, was covered in yellow ribbons in memory of this strong boy who made it possible that many other people could be helped in the future.
At 6pm on Thursday, Stephen’s coffin had left his home in Burntwood by horse-drawn carriage, entering Lichfield by The Bowling Green, passing along The Friary, Swan Road and Bird Street before entering the Close. He was taken into the cathedral at 7pm and laid in a place of honour and given a short opening ceremony at the cathedral. The Cathedral remained open until midnight for people to pay their respects. When I watched the Breakfast Show on BBC I could already see the many people passing from 7am on Friday, before a public farewell ceremony at 3pm that afternoon.
All are welcome to attend. At 3.45pm on Friday, Stephen’s coffin will exit the Close and leave Lichfield for a private family funeral.
His mother wrote on Facebook:
My heart is bursting with pride but breaking with pain for my courageous, selfless, inspirational son who passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early hours of this morning, Wednesday 14th May. The ongoing support and outpouring of love for Stephen will help greatly at this difficult time, in the same way as it helped Stephen throughout his journey. We all know he will never be forgotten, his spirit will live on, in all that he achieved and shared with so many.
It is nice we can see people like Stephen and Matt who had this amazing ability to just make you forget, to have you laughing at old stories or chatting away about what’s been going on at work, and suddenly nothings wrong, you’re not talking to someone who’s ill, you’re just talking to Matt or Stephen. Such personalities are needed in a society who is afraid to face the illnesses that can kill.
Under the constant shadow of terminal bowel cancer – creating a bucket list and spreading awareness to other young people Stephen saw his campaign gain rapid momentum.
In an interview with The Sun when he was well enough, the teenager said:
“You only get one shot at life. I need to make every second count.”
Before his death, Stephen, who was diagnosed aged just 15, said:
“I don’t see the point in measuring life in terms of time any more. I’d rather measure life in terms of making a difference.”
You may say he made a difference and let every second of his life be of some importance by which he also dared to put himself at the side and be there to help others.
It was that attitude which earned the highest praise and admiration, including from celebrities including Benedict Cumberbatch, Jason Manford, Simon Pegg , Russell Brand, Simon Cowell, and Ricky Gervais.
Prime Minister David Cameron went to meet Stephen while in hospital, and following his death on May 14, said:
“I’m deeply saddened to hear that Stephen Sutton has died. His spirit, bravery and fund-raising for cancer research were all an inspiration.”
The Mirror front page for tomorrow’s paper. – A fitting tribute to a courageous teenager who was taken too soon.
Rock legend Roger Daltrey paid tribute to Stephen last night.
The Who frontman, 70, said to the Sun:
“The courage of the boy was amazing. Stephen became an inspiration to teenagers around the world.
“His short life will have an impact for years to come. It is very hard for the family but he was so resilient.
“You’d never think he was so ill. He had incredible spirit and encouraged other teenagers not to hide away from the illness.
“The world needs examples like Stephen so teenagers can get the treatment they need.” {Sun Press associates}
Many can learn from how he looked at himself:
“I actually I see myself as very fortunate- despite being incurable for a while I have had a sustained period of very good health where I was able to go out and enjoy things thoroughly…”
“Ultimately, there is no miracle cure for me. I am potentially the most positive and optimistic person in the world, but we have to be realistic with what we are up against. My disease is very advanced and will get me eventually, but I will try my damn hardest to be here as long as possible.”
Jason Manford, who helped to champion Stephen’s fundraising, paid tribute to the teenager as being
“the most inspiring person I’ve ever met”.
The comedian added:
“He was an incredibly positive young man and a credit to his family, to Burntwood and to humanity itself.
“The reason we took to him so passionately was because he was better than us, he did something that none of us could even imagine doing.
“In his darkest hour he selflessly dedicated his final moments to raising millions of pounds for teenagers with cancer.
“Some of Stephen’s words will stay with me and others forever and they are words to live by – ‘life isn’t measured in time, it’s measured in achievements’.
“If that’s true, Stephen, then you had a fulfilling life full of special moments and you will live long in the memory of thousands, if not millions, of people.”
Many well wishers gave a thumbs up as the coffin of Stephen Sutton stood in Lichfield Cathedral during a two day vigil in his memory.
Stephen pictured with his mother, Jane, who left a moving tribute to her son on the Stephen’s Story Facebook page
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The Guestwriters team wishes his family strength and hope they can find comfort that Stephen could inspire many others and followed his dreams, showing others that even when their life sadly may be full of misery it is still possible to enjoy that shortened life.
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Please do find what Stephen Sutton has raised at the Stephen’s fundraising page which stood at Raised: 189% on May 31 2014: £4,164,869.00 raised of £1,000,000.00 targe; 178,284donations
Find also about Matthew Burton who was cared for at the YPU unit at the QE hospital Birmingham and who too are fund raising for The Teenage Cancer Trust (though not quite on Stephens scale) : McHeroes London 2 Brighton! … trekking 100km from London to Brighton for Teenage Cancer Trust because they do fantastic work for young people.
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There’s no rule book on how to manage grief or the death of a person you know or have connected with. There’s no right or wrong way to feel and everyone will react differently.
There are some organisations who offer support at times of bereavement and loss.
Think positive
Is what always echo in my ears,
Do no think otherwise
This will wipe away your fears.
The moment anything negative
Comes to your mind,
Immediately strike it out
By thinking about something positive.
While praying do not bring
Any negative words in your mind,
Keep chanting only positive
Peace and solace then you will find.
Say, we are stuck in the midst of a bad traffic,
We pray, ‘Oh God! I should not get late! ‘
See a negativity running in our mind
And by God, we are really late!
Our whole day goes bad
We keep blaming the fate like mad,
Instead, a positive prayer, Oh God, May I reach early
Might have worked out fairly!
As one says, its always easier said than done!
As its not really easy to eliminate negative thoughts from our mind,
But surely its possible to strike out the negative,
And thereby make our disturbing thoughts unwind.
Kavya …
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Choosing the people around us is important. We can become influenced by them, but we also can influence them. Those who are full of negativism can become transformed by our positivism.
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Remember:
Evaluate people, places and things in the right way
Form your attitudes through life experiences in a good way
Show your feeing
do not hide you way of thinking
dare to show your acting
Create a positive environment => be more positive = have a positive attitude
learn about positive thinking and practice what you learn => develop habit of being positive.
! Negative people can pull down your mood and make you very unhappy.
An attitude is how you evaluate people, places and things. Attitudes are formed through life experiences and show how you feel, think and act.
Depending on the environment you grew up in, the people you surround yourself with and how immersed you are in the media, you may have developed a more positive or a more negative attitude. When you are in a positive environment, you will tend to be more positive and likely have a positive attitude. When you are in a negative environment, you will tend to be more negative and likely have a negative attitude.
The good thing is, you don’t have to keep the attitude you have. If you learn about positive thinking and practice what you learn, you will develop a habit of being positive.
When you meet someone who has a negative attitude, how does it make you feel? If they are being nasty, mean…
When people do want to get rid of the negativeness in their life they should come to the understanding that they shall have to change their attitude and direct their choices in the good direction.
To be able to find a path to success we get to put away our memories of the bad things. We have to chose to let go bad memories and most of all the fear for what happened in the past to us and for what still could happen to us. We must be aware that we may have to walk on a hard road, the one less travelled but the one with less hurt.
We perhaps have to choose to go into other directions than most people do want to go and we have to chose the better friends to walk with us. There is no reason at all to cling to the past nor to people who are not meant to stay with us.
For sure there will be haters of all sorts of thing and mostly of those who do not like us. But why keep worrying about them? Why wanting to walk around with those who so often doubt? We may doubt, but it may not catch us like a virus. When we do face the Non-Believers and the Unbelievers, we should stand strong in our own shoes, going for what we feel in our inner guts.
We better dare to stand strong in the heavy waters of the sea of this demanding world and have the strong feeling that we will and shall prove them wrong.
Positivism demands first a strong change in ourselves. First we do have to believe in ourselves before we can start constructing.
The attitudes given here are one step to the start-blocks to do the relay race of our life.
Unstopable (cloud10site.wordpress.com)
Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
Look in My Mirror (thetimesofrefreshing.wordpress.com)
Each day you look in your mirror to see how you look; oftentimes you don’t notice the beauty that I’ve imparted into your life. You see only the negative things about yourself; the wrinkles, dark circles, blemishes and imperfections. You don’t take the time to see the joy, beauty or the marvelous workmanship that I so lovingly poured into you.
Talent Is Not Enough (9/30/13) (tworiversblog.com) Each and every one of us is given natural gifts and talents.
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When our talents and gifts are moving in the same direction as God’s will and anointing we are unstoppable. So what is His will and for what purpose is His anointing? To proclaim good news to the poor, comfort for the brokenhearted, release for the captives, freedom for the prisoners and and blessing for those who mourn.
Rejoice in the potential that lies before you! (megnocero.wordpress.com)
There has to be something or someone to hold onto and give you hope. Make the decision to find that one person or thing. And until you find it, embrace your thoughts laced with love, kindness and optimism for yourself and others. Making this one small choice could give you the strength to snap out of any gloomy and dismal hypnotic trance and find what you need to see the world in an entirely different light. You may face challenges, it is a part of every life. Remember when you are going through them, there is beauty to be found there.
On a Positive Mental Attitude and the Soundtrack of My Life (dailytwocents.com) According to my husband, a positive mental attitude is the most important part of his productivity. In order to achieve this attitude, he said he constantly reminds himself of the good things in his life. He makes up his mind to be happy and productive each day, and that’s how he gets so much done, he said. Perhaps I could learn something from my husband. Perhaps we all could!
Are you like my husband, or do you approach each day a bit more tentatively? If you are a gusto kind of person, what helps you get up and get going each day? (48)
Attitude..!!! (spongebobz14.wordpress.com)
Attitude is little thing that makes a big difference” said Winston Churchill. When we have a difference of opinion with others and get into a conflict, it either leads to having a positive or negative effect on the relationship.Your positive attitude gives a positive result whereas the negative, gives a negative result.
A Winning Attitude (buildingleaderseveryday.wordpress.com)
Your attitude can give life, raise esteem and signal hope. Your attitude can bring destruction, loss and hopelessness.Positive attitude is so much more than feeling a certain way. Positive attitude must be enacted through kind gestures and soft words; through praises and recognitions.
It’s a Great Day! (emmanuelayeni.com)
It’s a great day because we are alive. The fact that we are living souls today is good enough reason that today is a great day. No matter your situations, no matter the circumstances surrounding you being alive means you own the day, it’s your day and because there is greatness in you, It can never be less than a great day! Step into it there is hope for you again today to become all you have ever dreamed of. It’s a bright and wonderful day!
Meditate on Positivity (inspiringentrepreneur.wordpress.com)
To win the battle of your mindset and try to remain as positive as you can use mediation. Meditation is a powerful weapon. You can focus and read affirmations, positive quotes, listen to inspirational speakers, inspirational music, follow inspirational blogs and so much more.
Does it matter where Positivism come’s from ? (thoughtsummary.wordpress.com)
Today Positivism has filled every corner of our life its there at the work or in our home, where the need and demand is growing at a very fast pace just as the technology is making our live’s vulnerable and stressful. The global life of an average person is being run over by stress , confusion, crises, tension, unfulfilled needs, desires complexities, problems, pain, suffering, and delusions that has become more or less an identity if that very person.
How often do we hear ‘it is all in the mind‘? In a certain way we should find the truth in it that we ourselves do have a lot in our own hands by adjusting our own mind and making the right choices.
Everything in life for ourselves depend how we look at it ourselves and how we want to tackle it ourselves.
Once born and being in this world we have to face many challenges. When growing up we come to understand those opportunities in front of us demand us to make the choice either to be in this world but not part of it, or to prefer to do like most of the human beings and to be taken by the mainstream, putting aside the own personality to be part of the masses.
The majority does not want to see many things, but the positive person does not have close his eyes for the bad things that happen. Those can be challenged with a positive outlook. Instead of avoiding or ignoring the bad things, we should involve ourselves making the most of potentially bad situations, trying to see the best in other people, and viewing ourself and our abilities in a positive light. We should stimulate others also to put on the right glasses,which colour this world as a rainbow, with many various colours and brightnesses.
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To take in mind:
give yourself and the other adequate credit for successful outcomes, when good things happen
do not blame outside forces for bad outcomes, but be realistic and knowing that not always one person has to be blamed and that everything can overcome
blaming yourself for events outside of your control makes no sense
do not take unfortunate events as a persistent part of your life
Pump Up Your Happiness by Strength-Training Your Emotions (psychologytoday.com)
Frustrated because you can’t get what you want? Has someone turned you down for a date, a work request, or just a favor? It can get pretty annoying if not breakdown-worthy for you to be blocked from one of your goals, either large or small. Fortunately, by applying these evidence-based tools of emotional strength training, you can turn down your stress meter and make the best out of bad situations.
The cornerstone of emotional strength training is cognitivetherapy, in which clients seeking to overcome depression, anxiety, or problems in relationships build mental toughness by recognizing their triggers and then turning off the switch that would normally lead them to meltdown. However, it’s not necessary to have a diagnosable condition in order to apply its basic principles to improve your own ability to tolerate life’s many annoyances and dilemmas.
Swimming in a Rainbow (socialbridge.wordpress.com)
I thought of the inspirational words of Christy Brown, so full of hope, that my mother used to quote and often sent to me when she knew I was troubled about something:
And there are rainbows
There are and there always will be rainbows. Be sure you appreciate them!
Emotional resilience: it’s the armour you need for modern life (telegraph.co.uk)
Zen-like poses and deep breathing are no longer relics of the New Age. Instead, they’re being practised by today’s business leaders, celebrities and politicians.
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“Emotional resilience” is more hard-hitting than many of the other methods promising to keep us cool, calm and collected. Originally developed to help victims of natural disasters and massacres cope with catastrophe, it’s reached our shores and is slowly infiltrating offices, schools and communities.
Optimist Or Pessimist? Brain Scans Show Positive And Negative People Really Do Think Differently (medicaldaily.com)
Some optimists will believe anything they hear, read or see as long as it goes along with their positive viewpoints on life. Granted this is probably a bit of an extreme, but it is feasible that an optimist can be taken advantage of because they wish to believe in the good they choose to see in everyone. This can lead to trouble if the optimist finds themselves in the wrong situation where their unwavering positivity meets with inevitable negativity that does exist in the world.
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While the optimist generally believes in the positive and favorable aspects of life, the realist will sometimes disagree taking the stance that we live in an unpredictable world that can be as bad as it is good. While the optimist realizes that there are situations, people, and incidents that are by definition bad, they tend to focus on what positive elements can be taken from those incidents. The realist will usually acknowledge (and accept) those positive elements but they will also focus on why bad things happen, i.e. – there are bad people in the world/stuff happens/life isn’t perfect, etc.
“It’s the first time we’ve been able to find a brain marker that really distinguishes negative thinkers from positive thinkers,” Dr. Jason Moser, lead author and a researcher at Michigan State University, said in press release.
The new study, which is published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology, sought to investigate the difference between positive and negative brains by asking 71 female volunteers to put a positive “spin” on graphic images. For example, participants would be shown an image of a man holding a knife to a woman’s throat and asked to assign a better outcome, such as the woman breaking free and escaping. Moser and colleagues also conducted individual interviews to determine whether subjects were more likely to be positive or negative in everyday life.
By monitoring each subject’s brain profile throughout the experiment, the team discovered that negative participants displayed much more activity compared to those with an overall positive attitude. “The worriers actually showed a paradoxical backfiring effect in their brains when asked to decrease their negative emotions,” Moser said. “This suggests they have a really hard time putting a positive spin on difficult situations and actually make their negative emotions worse even when they are asked to think positively.”
How Optimism Can Be Learned (psychologytoday.com) Optimism, it turns out, isn’t just defined as the tendency to expect things to turn out better than probability predicts, nor is pessimism defined only as the tendency to expect things to turn out more poorly. Both terms are also used to describe the way we think about the causes of adversity, pessimism in particular being defined as the tendency to think about them in a way that makes us feel powerless. A pessimistic self-explanatory style, then, describes the tendency to attribute the causes of adversity to forces that are internal (“This is all my fault”), universal (“This affects absolutely everything”), and immutable (“This isn’t changeable”).
The Successful Optimist (entrepreneur.com)
Optimists make more money and are more loyal.
The optimist with high reality testing is a gold mine.
Pessimists are more accurate about reality than optimists.
There is nothing wrong with being a pessimist.
Pessimists are more likely to become depressed than their optimistic counterparts.
Optimists keep moving forward because they believe there are options.
Optimism, Pessimism, and Realism (hayeskaufman.wordpress.com)
While the optimist generally believes in the positive and favorable aspects of life, the realist will sometimes disagree taking the stance that we live in an unpredictable world that can be as bad as it is good. While the optimist realizes that there are situations, people, and incidents that are by definition bad, they tend to focus on what positive elements can be taken from those incidents. The realist will usually acknowledge (and accept) those positive elements but they will also focus on why bad things happen, i.e. – there are bad people in the world/stuff happens/life isn’t perfect, etc.
An easy way to change how you think (the1bigthing.com)
In the past 15 years Psychologists have turned their attention to what makes us happy in life. The research is loud and clear, your thinking has a huge impact on this. This post looks at what the research shows is ‘good’ thinking, what is not and shows an easy way to change how you think.
Which one is better: Optimist or pessimist? (umsenglish2011.wordpress.com)
Human personality traits can be inherited and learned. Nativists believe personality traits are inherited and empiricists believe personality traits are experienced.
Both nativists and empiricists still argue whether personality traitsare inherited or experienced.
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Being optimists are also taught in religion. For instance Islam, of course, our religion taught us to be optimists.
As moslems, we are also taught that being positive can have big impact on our body and longevity.
It has being said that positive thinking is not only broader our future but also prolong our lifespan. It is self-evident that being positive is not only for our health and well-being but also for our achievement in life.
Finally, what should we choose? Either way could be disappointed depends on yourself.
Then, I recommend you to be an optimist person because some researches, even our religion,
have shown that being positive can reduce stress, increased immune system, prolong your life,
and above all the very quality of your life.
You have probably had someone tell you to “look on the bright side” or to “see the cup as half full.” Chances are good that the people who make these comments are positive thinkers. Researchers are finding more and more evidence pointing to the many benefits of optimism and positive thinking.
Such findings suggest that not only are positive thinkers healthier and less stressed, they also have greater overall well-being. Even if positive thinking does not come naturally to you, there are plenty of great reasons to start cultivating affirmative thoughts and minimizing negative self-talk.
Positive Thinkers Cope Better With Stress
When faced with stressful situations, positive thinkers cope more effectively than pessimists. In one study, researchers found that when optimists encounter a disappointment (such as not getting a job or promotion) they are more likely to focus on things they can do to resolve the situation. Rather than…
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Tegenwoordig zijn Nederlandse en Belgische Christadelphians actief betrokken bij aanbidding, bijbelonderwijs, evangelisatie en gemeenschapsondersteuning. Ze passen zich aan moderne communicatiemethoden aan en onderhouden een levendige geloofsgemeenschap die bijbelse leringen wil hooghouden en gemeenschap onder leden wil bevorderen.
Vrije Christenen In het laatste kwartaal van vorige eeuw werkte ik met twee anderen (waaronder de leider Yvan Kimpen) aan de formatie van de Vrije Christenen in België. Ons doel was gelovigen bij elkaar te brengen om van gedachten te wisselen in alle eerlijkheid en ingetogenheid om tot een dieper besef te komen van wat […]
The American president, Donald Trump, succeeded in taking personal control of the U.S. A. economy and tried to control the Federal Reserve Board, threatening Jerome Powell with unflattering stories about his expenditures on the Fed’s building and Fed governor Lisa Cook with stories about her home loan. Furthermore, he imposed his will on key industries, […]
Yesterday, I watched an interview with a Suriname dancer who talked about the stance of Dutch people (or people on the continent). It surprised me how today’s coloured dancers are not treated like their white counterparts. They receive less attention and opportunities than white dancers. And when they are asked to perform, it seems that […]
Democrats have a golden opportunity right now to start winning over disapointed voters by decrying MAGA Republicans’ cuts to Medicare and Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act’s rising premiums against the backdrop of another GOP tax giveaway to the top 1% and big corporations. The USA is facing a”dictator-in-chief” and president’s “fascism dressed in a red tie” agenda. Democrats, […]
At the beginning of March 2025, Keir Starmer has said Europe is “at a crossroads in history” and must act to support Ukraine to secure a lasting peace as he confirmed the UK and France would lead a “coalition of the willing” to help end the fighting. For years, Europe has regarded the United States […]
Begin maart 2025 zei Keir Starmer dat Europa “op een kruispunt in de geschiedenis staat” en dat het Oekraïne moet steunen om een duurzame vrede te bereiken. Hij bevestigde dat het Verenigd Koninkrijk en Frankrijk een “coalitie van bereidwilligen” zouden leiden om de gevechten te helpen beëindigen. Voor jaren heeft Europa de Verenigde Staten van […]
An other look at the world by Marcus Ampe on: Some View on the World
CITY OF DESTRUCTION; (˓ı̂r haheres; “city of destruction”; “Ir-hahares,” KJV). This place is mentioned only in Isa. 19:18. Various explanations are given as to the meaning of the word the NASB and NIV render “City of Destruction”: 1. “The city of the sun,” a translation of the Egyptian sacred name of Heliopolis. This is the […]
We landed this week in a very special week for several religious people. For Catholics, Orthodox, and many Protestants, Holy Week is the most sacred time of the year. In many countries, traditionally, it is more important than Christmas, as it focuses on the central event of the gospel: the death and resurrection of Jesus. […]
Herod the Great … was sometimes known as Herod I (see article Herod). The first gospel relates that “Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king” (Matt. 2:1; cf. Luke 1:5). Josephus, the celebrated Jewish priest and historian, born a.d. 37, affirms in both his historical works that Herod […]
CROWN OF THORNS. The Roman soldiers made a crown out of some thorny plant and crowned our Lord in mockery (Matt. 27:29). “The object was not to cause suffering, but to excite ridicule; so that while we cannot altogether dissociate the idea of something painful from this crown of thorns we must not conceive of […]
CHALDEES (kalʹdîz). This is a variant form of the term Chaldeans used in the expression “Ur of the Chaldees” (Neh. 9:7). The qualifying phrase “of the Chaldees [Chaldeans]” is not an anachronism as many critics hold (cf. Finegan, Light from the Ancient Past [1946], p. 57). Instead, as in the case of numerous archaic place […]
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Find people you can submit to. Another way we add vulnerability to our power is by proactively seeking out accountability. Historically, this was known as the discipline of submission, and it was seen as essential to pastoral health and vitality. In speaking to this need, Eugene Peterson invokes the old adage that “the doctor who […]
Be realistic. Commit to what you can do, not to what you think you should do. Take into account your season of life with the benefits and limitations this season brings, your current state of spiritual fitness, and plan accordingly. Sometimes a person will come to me, feeling inspired to be more intentional about their […]
In today’s world where denial is an asset, there is an enormous need for church planters, people who are so inspired by the belief that they dare to row up against the current and spread the faith in such a way that they are willing to start a house church or other kind of church. […]
Pay It Forward Camille: Paul writes in Philippians: “Brothers and sisters, join in imitating me, and observe those who live according to the example you have in us” (Phil. 3:17). In his letter to his friends, Paul is playing the role of mentor and teacher in the faith. And he is also asking them to […]
Christian humanist mentoring blends faith with human potential, emphasising spiritual growth through mentorship, focusing on applying Scripture to real life, developing character (virtues like wisdom, compassion), seeing God in human experience, and fostering holistic growth (mind, heart, service) to become fully Christ-like. It uses models like Jesus’ discipleship to build up individuals to glorify God […]
In East Asia, the Confucian tradition has influenced teaching, learning, and mentoring for millennia. It was traditionally believed that Confucius *1 had three thousand students, and he was a mentor to seventy-two disciples who belonged to his inner circle. Confucius’s disciples and followers later compiled the Analects*2 to preserve the teachings of the master, a […]
In de vorige artikelen over het fundament van het geloof hebben de figuur Satan toegelicht. We zagen dat het Hebreeuwse woord of groep van woorden, dat op vele plaatsen in Bijbelvertalingen vertaald is als de naam Satan, eigenlijk een Bijbelse aanduiding is voor elke tegenstander van de hemelse Vader, Jehovah God. Omdat de taal van […]
The Long Tradition Catholic mentoring in the spiritual life — before and after the Protestant Reformation — continued to take place almost entirely within the frame of religious vows, among men and women who, like ancient philosophers, chose to commit themselves to (what they regarded as) a higher and more difficult expression of Christian identity. […]
A Constant Struggle For communities of African descent there is no historical closure to our freedom movement but rather ongoing continuities. Over the last fifty years the struggle in the United States has dialectically waxed and waned and deepened and expanded. Challenges facing this resurgent freedom movement include Africa, the Diaspora and global communities, apartheid, […]
Expanding the Perimeters of Feminist Mentoring Every now and then, at our faculty meetings at Austin Seminary, President Ted Wardlaw turns to a member of the faculty and asks: “Dr. So-and-So, what is recruitment?” And the person responds: “Recruitment is everyone’s business.” Every time this little ritual occurs, everyone present is reminded that the day […]
12 And Jehovah will say to Moses, and to Aaron, Because ye believed not in me, to consecrate me before the eyes of the sons of Israel, for this, ye shall not bring in this gathering to the land which I gave to them. The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from […]
31 Therefore, brethren, we are not children of the bondmaid, but of the free. The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (J. E. Smith, trans.; Ga 4:31). (1876). American Publishing Company. Therefore in the liberty which Christ has freed us, stand ye, and be not again held in […]
3 He guarding his mouth, watched his soul: he opening wide his lips, destruction to him. The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (J. E. Smith, trans.; Pr 13:3). (1876). American Publishing Company. Proverbs is full of admonitions to natzar (“guard or keep”) wisdom, commandments, and knowledge. In […]
20 I am crucified with Christ: and I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and what I now live in the flesh I live in the faith of the Son of God, having loved me, and given himself for me. The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from […]
Le 14 Nisan 2449 – deux semaines après l’inauguration du Tabernacle – Dieu ordonna au peuple juif d’observer la fête de Pâque. (Puisque Dieu avait précédemment dit aux Juifs qu’ils ne seraient pas tenus d’observer les fêtes avant d’entrer en Terre d’Israël, ce cas exceptionnel nécessitait un ordre explicite.) Nous souhaitons à tous une chaleureuse […]
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“Vrede, vrede, voor hem die verre, en voor hem die nabij is.” Vrede van het hart Bij de hier bedoelde vrede denken we niet aan de ploegschaar- en snoei- mesvrede tussen landen en volken, zoals Jesaja en Micha die verkondigden, maar meer aan de persoonlijke vrede van het hart. Daarop doelde de apostel Paulus, toen […]
Kennismaking met bijzondere vrouwen en mannen in de Bijbel We staan er niet bij stil, maar per dag noemen we honderden keren iemands naam. In gedachten zien we hem of haar dan voor ons. In de Bijbel hebben namen vaak een bijzondere betekenis, zoals we in deze rubriek keer op keer hebben laten zien. Maar […]
Rond leven en dood hebben de meeste mensen heel wat vragen en veel verwachtingen. Het is heel verleidelijk te denken dat na al de moeilijkheden die wij hier moeten ondergaan tijdens ons leven, dat er na die lastige leven op aarde een beter leven ons moet toelachen. Naast diegenen die in een vorm van incarnatie […]
In de Bijbellezing van vandaag, horen we de psalmist God vragen om opgevoed te worden in Zijn geboden. De psalmist raakt een belangrijk punt voor ons aan. Hij kijkt naar de weg van de gelovige om naar uit te kijken, namelijk om in Gods geboden te wandelen. In de vijfde strofe van psalm 119, […]
In onze lezing voor vandaag vinden we in psalm 89 een contemplatief lied van Ethan de Ezrahiet, die zingt over de eeuwige liefde van zijn Grootste Heer Adonai Jehovah. Hij wilde alle generaties met zijn mond bekendmaken hoe trouw zijn God wel is. De psalmschrijver wil zingen over Gods kracht en juichen over Zijn liefde. […]
Het is maar al te makkelijk om anderen de schuld te geven van je boosheid of hevige reactie tegenover iemand. Als eersten van de nieuwe schepping verkregen we van God door de verkondiging van de waarheid als het ware een nieuw omhulsel waarbij de harde schil een zacht innerlijk beschermt. Met onze veranderde natuur moeten we […]
Jehovah is de Allerhoogste Koning. Hij heeft Zich met hoogheid bekleed en met macht Zich omgord. Vast staat Zijn troon van ouds; van eeuwigheid is Hij de Allerhoogste Koning boven alle koningen.
Vervolg van: Zoekend naar God om Hem te vinden Er kunnen heel wat jaren over gaan eer mensen zich er bewust van worden dat het wel eens belangrijk kan wezen om God te vinden en met Hem een relatie aan te gaan. Maar het is nooit te laat om God te gaan zoeken, behalve wanneer […]
In deze wereld waar het tegenwoordig zoveel onzekerheden zijn, valt het op dat bij de jongere generatie er een toename is naar het willen weten waartoe we hier eigenlijk voor bestaan en wat er na onze dood gebeurt. Velen van die jongeren vragen zich af waarom er toch zoveel onrecht is en of we niet […]
De lauwerkrans In de oudheid werden heel wat wedstrijden gehouden waarna de overwinnaar een erekrans of lauwerkrans op zijn hoofd kreeg als ereteken. In Griekse wedstrijden kregen zegevierende atleten een kroon van lauriertakken. Deze eer staat in schril contrast met het gevoel van schaamte dat Phygelus en Hermogenes waarschijnlijk hadden vanwege hun band met Paulus […]
What change, big or small, would you like your blog to make in the world? Looking at the world, being sad, noticing that so many people are misled by big institutions that claim to be the only right church, whilst they do not follow at all the Bible teachings, nor Christ his teachings and do […]
Bible prophecies do not deal only with the ancient past. They also accurately foretell events that are taking place in our day. But at the moment we focus at numerous prophecies preserved in the Hebrew Scriptures (commonly called the Old Testament) which long before the man was born told about events which would happen in his time and around him, his betrayal, humiliation, torture, execution, death, and burial. From those writings of the Old and New Testament nobody should have doubts who that man is who is called Immanuel, the son of man and Messiah, born out of the root of Jess in the tribe of king David.
In Scripture, all things are directed towards a man who was a servant of servants, in whom people should come to have faith. First we saw the connection with Eve and her seed, and in this article you may see the connection with Abraham.
Already in the Old Testament we find the focus on a son of man who is called the son of God, who shall be the most pure set apart (holy) servant of God who was been told about in the Garden of Eden, to be the one bruised.
Many Old Testament writers wrote about the prophet to come, about whom is spoke in the book of Moses and who shall be the special “Seed of a woman” given by God and who will bruise Satan’s head whilst his heel would be bruised with nails on the wooden stake.
Recent Posts: Belgian Biblestudents - Belgische Bijbelstudenten
In chapter 7 we can find Christ healing the servant of a centurion, who is commended for his faith, (1-10.) Jesus raises a widow’s son to life at Nain, (11-17) and John the Baptist hears of Jesus his fame, and sends two of his disciples to inquire whether he was the Christ,(18-23). [Christ’s character of […]
Luke 7:41-50 – Those Forgiven Much or Little LK7:41 “Two persons were in debt to a certain creditor.[1] One owed five hundred denarii,[2] and the other owed only fifty. LK7:42 Not having the means to repay, the creditor[3] canceled both debts. So, which of them will love him more?” LK7:43 Simon answered: “I suppose the […]
Luke 7:36-40 – A Pharisee and a Woman LK7:36 Then a certain Pharisee invited Jesus to eat with him, so after entering his house he reclined at the table. LK7:37 And, look, a woman of the village who was a sinner[1] became aware Jesus was reclining at a meal in the Pharisee’s home. She [came […]
Luke 7:31-35 – A Generation Like Impossible Children || Matthew 11:16-19[1] LK7:31 “So to what will I compare the people of this generation,[2] and what are they like? LK7:32 They are like children[3] sitting around in the market square, calling out to one another: ‘We played the flute for you but you did not dance. […]
Luke 7:24-30 – John in Relation to the Kingdom LK7:24 Now as John’s messengers were leaving, Jesus began to tell the crowds regarding John: “What did you go out into the desert to see? A reed waving in the wind? LK7:25 But, what did you go out to see? Someone dressed in soft clothing?[1] Behold, […]
Recent Posts by bible Scholars: Bijbelvorser = Bible Researcher
Niet aan ons, o Jehovah, niet aan ons, maar aan Uw Naam zullen U en wij de eer geven. Als gemeenschap van aanbidders komen we vanavond samen op Erev Pesach, om onze hoop op U, Jehovah, onze God, te verkondigen. Waarom zouden de volken zeggen: Waar is nu hun God? Maar onze God […]
Not to us, O Jehovah, not to us, but to Your Name You and we will give glory. As a community of worshippers, we come together tonight on Erev Pesach, declaring our hope in You Jehovah, our God. Wherefore shall the nations say, Where now is their God? And our God is in […]
Tonight, Passover begins for us, and we are holding the most important service of the church year. During the evening service, we will talk about young sheep that were killed and whose blood was used as a sign that the inhabitants of that house were to be spared from death. First, there was that blood […]
Vanavond begint voor ons het Pascha en houden we de belangrijkste bijeenkomst van het kerkelijk jaar. Tijdens de avonddienst zullen we het hebben over jonge schapen die gedood werden en waarvan het bloed werd gebruikt om als teken te dienen dat de inwoners van dat huis gevrijwaard moesten worden van de dood. Eerst was er […]
Hasmonean architecture survives mostly in the remains of palaces, fortifications, and desert fortresses. Among the exceptional works of the Hasmonean dynasty was the series of desert fortresses that included Alexandrium, Dok, Cypros, Hyrcania, Machaerus, and apparently, also Masada. The main purpose of these fortresses was to create places of refuge for members of the Hasmonean […]
First of all to come to a good relationship with some one, one has to talk with that person and has to listen to what that person has to tell. God talks to the people by the way of His Word, presented to mankind by the many Bible translations, so that most people can read […]
The One Who created everything and Who gave His Word, did all He did with a purpose and out of love. The Bible teaches us that “God is love.” (1 John 4:8) Everything God does is motivated by love. Out of love created man in His image also with the intention to have a good relationship […]
In the previous writings we saw that the Divine Creator gave His Word to the world so that people could come to know Him. The Bible is a gift from God. It gives us information that we can’t find anywhere else. For example, it tells us that God created the heavens, the earth, and the […]
Af Beri (). A Piyyut that the Sheli’ah Tzibbur inserts into his repetition of the Musaf Amidah, recited in Tefillat Geshem on Shemini Atzeret, according to Minhag Ashkenaz and Poland. Af Beri (a name for the ruler of rain), which appears in Avot (Magayn), is followed by another short paragraph, Yatri’ah lefalayg (“May He send […]
Yom Kippur 2025 begins at sundown on Wednesday, October 1, and ends at nightfall on Thursday, October 2. This is the holiest Jewish holiday and the most important twenty-four hour period, known as the “Day of Atonement”—the last of the ten days of penitence that began on Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year). Al Ta’Azvaynu […]
Rosh Ha-Shanah Rosh Hashana (Hebrew: ראש השנה), (literally “head of the year”) is the Jewish New Year, by which the Hebrew Year 5786 begins at sundown on Monday, 22 September 2025 and ends at nightfall on Wednesday, 24 September 2025. Rosh Hashanah is the first of the High Holidays or Yamim Noraim (“Days of Awe”), […]
The rabbi of Tzedek Chicago, on Shalom Rav dares to honestly bring to light what embarrasses many of our people of God. Namely, the scandalously unacceptable behaviour of the ruling Jews in Israel. The Genocide in Gaza is the Shame of Us All The Israeli government commits one crime against humanity after another, and the world […]
Event The Trump administration is working on a plan to permanently relocate up to 1 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Libya,{a country located in North Africa} five people with knowledge of the effort told NBC News. The plan is under serious enough consideration that the administration has discussed it with Libya’s leadership, two […]
Romans 1:16 (in the Jewish New Testament version) says, For I am not ashamed of the Good News, since it is God’s powerful means of bringing salvation to everyone who keeps on trusting, to the Jew especially, but equally to the Gentile. This rendering brings out the meaning of the phrase usually translated, “to the […]
“The servant of God to the circumcised also prepared the way for non Jews as well” continued Matt. 5:17 “Do not think that I came to abolish the Torah or the Prophets! I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill. Replacement theology likewise understands that Jeshua at his first coming fulfilled the Torah, […]
‚ÄúFor in Him all the promises of God are “Yes.” Therefore also through Him is the “Amen” by us, to the glory of God.‚Äù (2 Corinthians 1:20 TLV) 2 Corinthians 1:20 “For all the promises of God find their Yes in him,” There are Christians who claim that would be in Jesus or Jeshua. By […]
Israeli drone strikes near Damascus have killed six Syrian soldiers, Syria’s government said. Syria’s foreign ministry condemned Tuesday’s strike as a violation of international law and a breach of its sovereignty. Israeli forces raided a former air defence base in southern Syria on Wednesday August 27, during a series of airstrikes in the area – […]
The Telegraph, August 20, 2025 Event Israel entered the first stages of its invasion of Gaza City on Wednesday, the Israeli military spokesman said. Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers have taken control of the outskirts of the city, one of Hamas’s last strongholds, spokesman Brig Gen Effie Defrin said. Following a clash with Hamas south […]
Iyar 5 Israëls “Onafhankelijkheidsdagwet” uit 1949 stelde de datum voor Onafhankelijkheidsdag vast op de 5e van de Hebreeuwse maand Iyar[ (op dag 5 van Iyar, in het Hebreeuwse jaar 5709 (1949)], maar stond ook toe dat de feestdag vervroegd of uitgesteld zou worden als de 5e op een sabbat zou vallen. Bovendien geeft de wet […]
Dierbare God, Tot u richten we onze stem terwijl de klanken van de sjofar weerklinken. Wij zijn U dankbaar voor Uw schepping, welke uw wonderwerken openbaart. U gaf de voorouders voor de hele mensheid zo veel mogelijkheden, maar toch waren zij daar niet tevreden mee. Hun nakomelingen kregen van U prachtige landschappen en […]
Dit jaar zijn er nog 2 sjabbatot tot Soekot en is er voor elke sjabbat een parasja en de sjabbat voorafgaande aan Rosj Hasjana lezen wij nu de de parasja Nitsawiem.
Verwonderlijk kreeg ik vandaag het bericht van WordPress dat ik tegen een jubileum mag aankijken. Gefeliciteerd met je jubileum bij WordPress.com! Je hebt je 5 jaar geleden geregistreerd op WordPress.com.Bedankt voor het gebruiken van onze service! Ga zo door met bloggen. Wat zijn die vijf jaren voorbij gevlogen. Voordat mijn pen al mijn gedachten kon […]
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Ten years ago: Former Witnesses come together to mark Watchtower Victims Memorial Day A small number of innovative former Witnesses recently decided to organize a special day of mourning for those affected by the harmful doctrines and policies of the Watchtower religion. The first annual “Watchtower Victims Memorial Day” was held on July 26th and […]
What change, big or small, would you like your blog to make in the world? In Christendom there are lots of denominations but oh such a few, keep really to the biblical teachings. A lot of churches claim they are the only right church. In case they would follow all the teachings of Christ Jesus, […]
The apostle Paul wrote about the dispersion, the dispersed House of Israel. They had been “without covenant“, but Paul was sent out to recover them. So they were “grafted in again“ (Romans 11/23). Or, Grafted back in“. If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been […]
Rob Mac wonders when the door to door will return? He wrote this a while back, and went sharing it again. Many Jehovah’s Witnesses hate the door to door ministry, although they won’t readily admit it. Many Jehovah’s Witnesses have developed ‘creative’ ways of counting their time doing this work, and many strategies for avoiding actually […]
Constantine wanted unity in his realm, and his call in 325 C.E. for a council of his bishops at Nicaea, located in the Eastern, Greek-speaking domain of his empire, across the Bosporus from the new city of Constantinople was in a certain way his goal to achieve some agreement by which many could live. Constantine […]
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Babies don’t come with instructions. It’s a learn-as-you go game. Trial and error along the way. Babies don’t come with instructions. Childhood scars and sweet memories Layered with guilt, regret and love. Babies don’t come with instructions. It’s a learn-as-you go game. Instruction Manual
God heeft de wereld van Zijn woord en Zijn profeten voorzien, maar niet altijd wensten de mensen van die leiders of profeten weten, waardoor er verscheidene groeperingen ontstonden die elk dachten of denken de juiste aanbiddingswijze te hebben.
Does one need proof to come to a certain belief? We can look at the signs in nature and find out what happened to certain people in the past, such as Noah and Paul. With the Book of Books, Allah has provided the world with His Interpretative Word.
Heeft men bewijzen nodig om tot een bepaald geloof te komen? Wij kunnen naar de tekenen in de natuur kijken en nagaan wat er in het verleden met bepaalde mensen, zoals Noach en Paulus is gebeurd. Met het Boek der boeken heeft Allah de wereld van Zijn Alzeggend Woord voorzien.
When we speak about “Faith” (iman) we look at acceptance of the Belief in the existence and oneness of God (Allah).and the existence of the Book of books of which God is the author, existing of five main parts, the Torah (revealed to Moses),,the Psalms (revealed to David).and the Writings of Kings and prophets as well as the Gospel (revealed to Jesus) with the writings of his apostles,
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Biblestudents – Bijbelstudenten
A Google Site presenting the Biblestudents with articles in English and Dutch – Voorstelling van de Bijbelstudenten met artikelen in het Nederlands en Engels
Christen Focus
Vanuit de Bijbelonderzoekers oogpunt kijkend waarop de mens hoorrt te focussen
Getuigen voor Christus
Tegenover de Getuigen van Jehovah zijn er ook de Getuigen voor Christus die Getuigenis afleggen voor Christus en zijn God Jehovah.
Relating to God wordPress Blog
Proving there is Only One True God which should be honoured and followed and how we can come in a better relationship with Him by following His only begotten son Jesus Christ as the Way to God.
Unmasking anti-Jehovah people
Debunking all the false sayings of those who fight against non-trinitarian groups and people
Blogroll
Hoop tot leven
Platform van Marcus Ampe voor hulpverlening en hoop geving
Christadelphian
Belgian Christadelphians
Google site with articles in English from the Belgian Brothers in Christ or Christadelphians
C4All
Christ For All – Presenting ways to find Christ in your life
C4U – Christ for you & Christadelphians for you
Site of Brothers and Sisters in Christ, who love the Creator and His creations and want people to show who is the way to Him and to His Kingdom where there shall be peace for ever.
Our World
News and thoughts about what is happening in the world, brought by the Free Christian Marcus Ampe. – Een kijk op het wereldgebeuren vanuit het standpunt van de Vrije Christen Marcus Ampe
Relating to God wordPress Blog
Proving there is Only One True God which should be honoured and followed and how we can come in a better relationship with Him by following His only begotten son Jesus Christ as the Way to God.
Immanuel Verbondskind
A site where issues of Judaism, Christianity, Islamism, their search for continued authenticity and relevance for today are discussed and looked at the position of the Jeshuaist community wrestling with the non- or anti-religious world
Jeshuaisme
Het Jeshuaisme brengt volgers van de Nazareense rebbe Jeshua (door velen beter gekend als Jezus Christus) te samen en verenigd Jehudiem (Jehoediem) of Joden zowel als goyim of niet-Joden en doet een oproep naar alle soort gelovigen en niet-gelovigen om Je
Jeshuaist
Personal pages of a Flemish Jeshua-ist – Persoonlijke paginas van een Vlaamse Jeshuaist
Jeshuaist communities
A community of real followers of Christ, assembling for sharing the Good News of the works of the Moshiach Jeshua and his heavenly Father the Elohim Hashem Jehovah.
Jeshuaist Focus
Uiteenzetting hoe eenieder tot het Volk kan behoren dat het Koninkrijk van god zal mogen binnentreden
Jeshuaisten – Jeshuaists
Een plaats van en voor liefhebbers van de Joodse Nazarener rabbi Jeshua om het bijbelkennis te versterken. – A site of and for lovers of the Nazarene Jewish rabbi Jeshua to strengthen their knowledge of the Scriptures.
Jeshuaists (or Yeshuaists)
Jeshuaists (or Yeshuaists) are followers of the Nazarene rebbe Jeshua who presented himself as a sent one from the Adonai Most High Elohim, Hashem Jehovah.
Jeshuaists for Jehovah
Followers of the Nazarene rebbe Jeshua witnessing for him and his God, the Only True God of Isrrael, the Elohim Hashem Jehovah.
Our World
News and thoughts about what is happening in the world, brought by the Free Christian Marcus Ampe. – Een kijk op het wereldgebeuren vanuit het standpunt van de Vrije Christen Marcus Ampe
Some View on the world
Marcus Ampe presenting general and religious newsitems. – Wereldse en religieuze nieuwsfeiten bekeken onder de loep van Marcus Ampe.
Stepping Toes
A Lifestyle magazine which can be for some a provocative site created by Marcus Ampe
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Belgian Biblestudents - Belgische Bijbelstudenten
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Bijbelvorsers
Christadelphians
Guestspeaker
Immanuel Verbondskind
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Vragensteller - Inquirer
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Marcus Ampe
Success Inspirers' World
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Relating to God
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