I refuse to take the bait. I’m talking about the challenge issued by the U.S.-based James Randi Educational Foundation – if anyone can prove they have any type of psychic abilities, JREF will give that person $1 million…. Very interesting!

I refuse to take the bait. I’m talking about the challenge issued by the U.S.-based James Randi Educational Foundation – if anyone can prove they have any type of psychic abilities, JREF will give that person $1 million. While a million bucks would go a long way to paying off my mortgage and allowing me to take that Sedona dream vacation, I don’t need to prove the existence of spirit to anyone who obviously has no faith in spirit, humanity, their own spiritual potential, or God. Actually, I feel sorry for the JREF-ers, who use cold, hard-nosed rationality to blind themselves to miracles that occur daily in all of our lives.

I’m not alone in passing on the challenge – reputable psychic mediums like James Van Praagh and Alison DuBois have ignored Randi’s tantalizing taunt. He was quoted in an article on sympatico.ca, saying, “Hopefully, the JREF’s Million Dollar Challenge makes people think twice when they hear psychics claiming they can predict the future or talk to the dead. If psychics can really do what they say they can, why hasn’t anyone taken our million dollars?”

Further, he said the challenge was meant to target “high-profile operators” [like Van Praagh and DuBois] who “are getting rich by preying on people’s grief and guilt about loved ones who have died,” calling their actions “despicable.”

While I must unfortunately admit that there are psychic scammers out there – charlatans who promise to remove curses for ridiculous sums of money – the majority of psychics and mediums I know are trustworthy individuals who truly want to serve humanity by bringing messages from spirit to their friends and loved ones still on the earth plane. From my own experience, many of my clients are happy and grateful when I provide for them verifiable evidence that I’ve connected with their loved ones in spirit. (Alas, I can’t claim 100 percent success, but no medium will make that claim.)

When my husband read the sympatico.com article, he prodded me to put in my two cents toward claiming the $1 million prize. You’ve got to understand that Benjamin, besides having great faith in my skills, is a former advertising and marketing writer, and thinks the JREF test would be a great way to create publicity for me. (Another of his ideas: Serve coffee and pie with each reading. Nahhhh…)

I won’t accept the Randi test for two reasons: First, if I were to agree to his challenge, I’d be doing it out of ego – to prove to myself and others that I was better than him. Because doing that, I’d no longer be working for spirit, I’d be working for myself. And I’m happy to be subservient to the needs of spirit, which needs to prove nothing.

Secondly, and most importantly, it’s impossible to prove something to someone who’ll never accept the impossible. Science only goes so far in explaining how the world works – the rest is up to a person’s faith. I accept in faith that there is life after death, and I live that acceptance every time I provide evidence that a client’s mother, father, friend or pet comes through in a reading. I accept that there’s a divine intelligence in the universe that had a hand in our lives, if we allow the intelligence to work with us. And I have faith that one day, humans will transcend the petty bickering that goes on between groups and we’ll embrace each other in the spirit of tolerance and love.

Why do I choose to have faith? That I can’t explain – I just believe. I accept the words of philosopher Khalil Gibran: “Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.” And I especially appreciate this thought from American humourist James Thurber: “It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.”

As a former magician, James Randi made a living creating false realities to fool people. Perhaps this is why he sees falseness everywhere, and needs to cling to science as a way to believe in the world of truth. To respond to that, may I add one more quote I’ve come to like? Henry David Thoreau said, “Men are probably nearer the central truth in their superstitions than in their science.”

Amen to that.

If you have any questions or comments on this subject or on any other spiritual matter, feel free to write me at mail@carolynmolnar.com. And please visit me again!

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I’m sure that you know and maybe even practiced visualization. Have you ever heard a ridiculous public speaking advice of “imagining a naked audience” to overcome the fear? Today you are going to read about some really effective ways to banish your social anxiety. 

Visualization Of your Place In The World

Shy people tend to overemphasize the attention of others to them. A socially anxious person may think that all eyes are on him/her. Thinking oneself as a focus of interest, the person starts to concentrate on what to say and how to behave only increasing the anxiety. Visualize yourself as a part of the company in any situation that triggers the feeling of shyness. Viewing yourself standing in the crowd of guests across the room can make you feel more comfortable at a party. Imagining yourself sitting out in the audience while giving a presentation can reduce shyness.

Visualizing yourself as a confident and happy person

To overcome social anxiety you need to create a confident mentality. Practice a simple but effective visualization exercise. Close your eyes, relax, turn on some music and imagine some situation. Visualize every detail: the way you behave yourself, the people you are communicating with, how the dialogues are carried on. Think of what you see (feel, hear, smell, taste). Try to involve your basic senses in the imaginary situation. Though you won’t reach a visualized image in a short time, you will see its benefits as soon as you start applying it in real life situations.

Learn to feel good about yourself, appreciate your appearance and personality, and be happy. Not only does this boost your self-confidence and reduce social anxiety, it also affects your health, contentment, and success in life.

Visualizing yourself in a certain situation

When for example, you are going to visit a social event or meet somebody you are very shy with, this technique can be helpful. It can shape your behavior when facing a real situation. Visualizing yourself in an upcoming situation, try to imagine it in its details. As you already know, visualization is more effective when your five basic senses are activated like in the real life experience. Visualize yourself being confident, comfortable and relaxed in the event. Imagine the people who will be around you and the way you will act and socialize. If you visualize yourself performing in a certain manner with all your attention, the subconscious mind will start working to relate this image with the real-life situation. Moreover, the people around you will be affected by your attitude and will treat you accordingly. Repeat this visualization exercise every day until the date of the event.

Practice visualization exercises before drifting off to sleep or after waking up. It is for you to decide how much time to spend for it, whether it is 5 or 20 minutes, you should do it every day to achieve the results. Though visualization is a highly effective technique for overcoming shyness and social phobia, it is not enough only to rely on visualization. To change things for the better, you should practice physically as well as mentally. 

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What questions to ask a Psychic Medium?
Personal relationships are often the primary focus that people are most interested in shedding some light on. Often they centre around your current partner, ho…

What questions to ask a Psychic Medium?

Personal relationships are often the primary focus that people are most interested in shedding some light on. Often they centre around your current partner, how can we improve our relationship? Will our relationship last? Will we have children? If there are challenges in place, what is the purpose of them? Will we travel? Are there areas where I could be more supportive?  Do we have a good balance, if not, how can we achieve one?

If you have children, you may be interested in how you can help them to shape their lives in the best way possible, with future reading predictions aimed at looking at their education options, career choices and personal relationships. Will they settle down and have families of their own? Will they have fulfilling careers, and what can you do as a parent to guide them on the right path to ensure success in all areas.

Parents and siblings are also relationships that benefit from nurturing. If there is any stress or tension in a relationship, how can this be alleviated? What could you be doing more/less of?

You may want to know when and where you will meet the person that you will go on to settle down with. Will this person be your soulmate? Will you get married?  Will you have children with this person? If so, how many and when, and what will they be like?

You may want to check that you are on track with your career.  Am I in the right industry? Am I making the right choices to ensure prosperity and success? Will my career be meaningful and fulfilling? How long will I be at my current role for? When is a good time to make career changes? Am I contributing in the right way, could I be doing anything differently? How can I best maintain my professional relationships? Do I have a good balance between my professional life and my personal life?  If you run a business, you may want to know if you have the right team to support your business to achieve the best results.  How do I grow my business? Will it be successful?  Will it be financially stable?  Am I a good boss?  Future and financial forecasts.

Personal development is also very important. Am I on the best path for me? What is my inner/outer purpose? What are the challenges in my life trying to teach me? Am I going to travel? Meet my soulmate? Have children?  How can I contribute to my life and the lives of others in a more beneficial way? How can I best heal from pain or loss?  Are there any areas that I need to be working on to ensure prosperity and success in all areas? What are my strengths and weaknesses? 

** The advice given in an email reading is very positive and practical in nature.  There will be outlines of steps that you can take to improve any situation in your life that needs a bit of help. For more info on psychic readings head here. For example – what is an email psychic reading. 

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Though India is the centripetal spiritual force that draws population from all over the world due to its 3500 year old civilization, culture and Vedic wisdom. The philosophers like Schopenhauer, Nietzsche and Max Muller saw their solace of their birth and death in Vedic and Upanishadic wisdom.

What are thing about India

The British not only ruled India for nearly 200 years, but they also injected Science & Technology to link India with the rest of the globe. Today, the Modi brand ambassador for India takes India’s glory even to the remotest corners of the earth. Still, why people from other nations think twice before taking tourist visa to India? It is due to the bad impressions that Indians created with tourists about themselves and about India in general. Some of the impressions with which non-Indians as well as Indians moving from east to West or North to South carry with them when they return to their homes thus:-

The difficulty for any outsider to distinguish a good man from a cheat, as both project the same traits with them. Incidentally, the GOI by constant and consistent propaganda through all media how to treat and behave with foreigners with the campaign: ATHIDHI DEVO BHAVA! It did enter the ears of foreigners! Will it enter Indians ears too?

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If you rely on reading glasses, prescription glasses, or sunglasses, you definitely encounter the struggle of keeping them safe and nearby your person with or without an eyeglass holder. What do we usually do when they’re not in use?

You can put them on your head, right? But the nose pads tangle in your hair, or you poke an eye out with the arms! Okay, just slide them into the collar of your shirt for now. Well, except now they’re stretching the collar out, and who wants that? Fine, just slide them into your shirt pocket.

But now you’ve leant over and they fell right out onto the ground! Great, there’s probably a scratch on the lens. You need those lenses! Okay, okay. Put them in your pants pocket! However, you could accidentally sit on them, or bump into something, and before you know your lens pops out! What a mess. I guess you could put them in their bulky glasses holder case and toss them in your bag, or set them on the counter, but how often do you leave the case, only having to retrace your steps to find the glasses when you need them? Or they’re at the bottom of your bag now, and wow this process is really tedious all of the sudden.

These are the exact instances Rick Hopper encountered with his glasses. What to do? Well, Hopper has always been a fan of inventing ways to make life more efficient. Just ask his pizza parlor boss when he was a teenager, always re-arranging for easy access and efficiency. And he never stopped! His most recent endeavor was creating the ReadeRest: a small yet strong eye glass holder that kept his specs nearby, safe from damage, and held onto the integrity of clothing. He made his first after being fed up at work when his glasses kept falling off his shirt onto the ground. With bent paper clips and a few magnets, the ReadeRest was born. He decided to order the right equipment, strong yet lightweight, and got to work making each by hand to sell at trade shows and festivals for other glasses wearers of the world. Right off the bat, these eyeglass holders were a big hit.

He sold out within 6 months! It was a fast selling product, but he needed some help. So he sought out the help of Shark Tank to get the products moving again. They loved it, and he quickly teamed up with Lori Greiner to take his magnetic eyeglass holder to the next level. The eye glass holder was once again in production and he was again selling out fast! 

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Priced well, and the emphasis on lightweight materials and strong magnets made the ReadeRest a no-brainer for the ultimate eye glass holder. You just attach the clip to the front of your shirt and secure it on the inside with small magnets. Slide the arm of your glasses in and voila! Not only are they safely within reach, but long gone are the days of the glasses ever slipping off and falling to the ground again.

Adults are not the only ones that can benefit from spiritual guidance. Through our children we can learn what it is we need to do as individuals to maintain a happy and healthy family life for everyon…

Adults are not the only ones that can benefit from spiritual guidance. Through our children we can learn what it is we need to do as individuals to maintain a happy and healthy family life for everyone.

Children tell you everything you need to know – you just have to look a little closer and listen a little harder to understand the meaning behind some of the more commonplace ailments and not so common illness’ that come up from time to time throughout their childhood.

Health plays a large part within the family unit and is more often than not a prompt towards change.  Children in particular provide this balance by showing you through their health the areas that need changing.

There is a simple guide to getting that balance just right and through observing your child’s health you can make room for positive growth, not only for your child but for your whole family.

0-1 years.

These are the years that your child’s well-being comes down to the fundamentals of family life. In particular the solidarity between parents and their committment to the inner and outer changes that having a new baby can bring.

1-2 years.

Your actions as a parent still largely contribute towards your child’s well-being.  Any inconsistencies here will show in varying degrees through your child’s health. If there are failings as an individual or a breakdown within the family unit your child will suffer.

3-5 years

Your child is growing at a rapid pace, illness often occurs at this time due to the development of new-found emotions. Children are learning to do a lot for themselves and emotionally this becomes a particularly challenging time. They need constant support from their loved ones at this time to learn how to best assess relationships with their peers.

Common ailments.

Ear infections: There is a need to take some time out and to listen to their needs, for in this instance they feel they are literally not being heard. This is usually in an area of mental/physical growth. Children love challenges that promote independence.

Fevers: A fever tends to come about if there has been a shift in priority. If there is discontent within the household, your child will suffer. Your child is in need for some one on one time. A change of focus and some major TLC will help to get you all on the right track.

Colds:  Diet related and often connected to the intent behind the food we give our children. ‘Soul Food’ in this case is a great remedy. Their favourite meals that show them they are well thought of and loved. Not only for comfort but for all over good health. Freshly squeezed juices/ lemonade, soups etc.

It can be hard for children to vocalise their needs. Often illness is the only way to provide that extra bit of nurturing and love that we tend to sometimes forget in the busyness of the day-to-day routine.

Tammy Moir is a psychic from Sydney. 

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What is the essence of pursing your dreams and accumulating wealth — when you will not be able to take a single penny along with you after you drop dead. Due to the fact that every human being will face the afterlife one day, this article admnishes everybody to pursue spirituality.

If we take a look at life from God’s position and perspective, we might be pushed to ask ourselves this big question — why are we here on Earth? What was God’s reason for placing us on Earth? Did we get here accidentally? Or, were we intentionally designed with a specific purpose which is different from what we think? Many people and many religions agree that our reason for being here has a unique purpose. One of the major purposes for being here (on Earth), is to locate your own destiny by consistently striving to find out what you were born to do; and then — go all out to fulfill it. By achieving fulfillment and greatness, we’ll certainly be able to contribute our own quota to the welfare and destiny of mankind; and the world at large. Another major purpose for being here — is to continuously develop spiritually as we travel on our everlasting journey of spirituality.

Unfortunately, the minds of most people tend to lead them astray, and into a direction which doesn’t come from the bowels of their hearts: this distracts them from finding the true purpose of their lives. Most people often think that money, power, success, fame and popularity will create an eternally happy lifestyle for them, and so they vigorously pursue these desires. Other types of people chase these dreams while simultaneously seeking spiritual development: this is the best option because you’ll be using one stone (life on earth) to kill two birds (your dreams, and spiritual development). The pursuit of spiritual development along with enlightenment about our destiny, would give us a peaceful state of mind, and make us feel more relaxed and calm. Our purpose in life is related to a considerable extent — with seeking spiritual enlightenment about God, his ethics and his kingdom. If our spirits are not sufficiently inspired and motivated, we’ll find it difficult to awaken the perception about our life’s purpose. A major key towards realizing spiritual development and enlightenment, is to follow your intuition – your spiritual thinking – your heart. We have to find out our purpose in life, and live it to the fullest – from deep within our souls. Living our life in this manner will imbibe stillness within our minds; and then, we’ll naturally be able to let go of negative emotions, hopelessness, fear, guilt, malice and false beliefs which normally preoccupy the human mind.

If we become successful in making the pursuit of spirituality – a habit, our minds will automatically tune into a greater reality which can help us achieve a stabilized level of spiritual enlightenment and continuous spiritual development. In summary — locate your life’s purpose. If you can succeed in doing so, then you won’t have much to worry about; and you will be contented with everything you have, no matter what position you are in life. Everyone has to learn how to let go of bad memories often associated with the past: don’t harbor them within your minds. In dropping the odds and negatives, our minds will gradually become more still as time passes by. Also, we have to develop a personality that can’t be negatively influenced by the outward (material) changes so often associated with life. In so doing, our minds will become less affected by any change in external situations. Another important thing to do is to rid ourselves of fear(s) associated with a lack of faith. This fear often keeps many people away from moving towards the direction of their destinies. Such negative traits prevent us from believing in God, the spiritual world, and eternity.

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This article narrates a brief story about an elderly woman who was determined to acquire a masters degree, even though she was 90 years old. Her effort shows that an invincible determination can achieve almost anything.

The story of “Laurre the Elliot” who bagged a master’s degree at the age of 90, says a lot about the fact that – where there is a will, there will always be a way – no matter the trials or pains! “Laurre the Elliot” is a proof to many that it’s never too late to fulfil your dreams. She said it was that nagging, “unfilled desire“, that prevented her from never giving up. If you want to do something badly enough – then you will be able to do it. Later on, she welcomed her status as role model and hopes to encourage other elderly people to pursue their long-held aspirations. “I hope I can inspire some of these people to continue their education”, she told WFAA. “That’s my goal”. Madam Elliot who hails from Portsmouth, England, spent 15 months at the University of Sussex for her master’s degree in Russian and Eastern European Studies. She also spent a year at the University of Portsmouth as part of her first degree in Russian Studies. She later planned to get her Ph.D. God can still help you accomplish whatever you desire in your life, and destiny.

One day with God is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are as one day. Spiritually, a Gregorian calendar doesn’t exist. An invincible determination can achieve almost anything, and in this – lies the distinction between great men and common men. In the Bible, we see how God overturned the captivity of Job at his old age. Zechariah and Elizabeth had one of the greatest miracles because they decided to wait on God, despite their old age. If you and your family would do the same, you would be put place of honour in your generation. I remembered several years ago when the wife of a pastor committed suicide by hanging herself at their residence. She hanged herself while the husband was attending a night vigil because since they married, they had no child, and she suspected that the husband was falling into temptation, and having sex and children outside their marriage. Is there anything that God cannot do? If the husband was having an extramarital affair, couldn’t God have intervened?

We must never judge the dead, but if the problem was due to lack of having a child and she was growing older, is the God of Zechariah, Abraham, Sarah and Job dead? No! Your case is no different! It’s never too late! And it’s time to say that – repeatedly – to all forms of negativity staring at you. Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporal problem. Note that age is not a barrier to achieving God’s plans for your life! Many people are always blaming circumstances for the cause of where they are in life: however, the people who get along in this world are those who get up and look for the circumstance they want, and if they can’t favourable circumstances, they create them. Reject all forms of regrets! Look unto God. It is never too late with God! Your best days are still ahead!

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Online dating might prove to be an effective way for shy singles to find people of interest. This is especially important considering how it might be a challenge for some shy people to actually get in touch with other singles in any public environment. It is a part of dating that makes it a little more accessible for people who might normally have hard times with actually meeting people.

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You should be careful when you look for Asian dating sites. The world of websites for Asian singles is vast and interesting to see. Here are a few tips that you can use when finding the best Asian dating websites.

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