Beautiful In Spirit

By Addison Arthur

Defined: beautiful - having qualities of beauty; exciting aesthetic pleasure; generally pleasing; excellent. Beauty - the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit; loveliness. Spirit - an animating or vital principle held to give life to physical organisms; the immaterial intelligent or sentient part of a person; the feeling, quality or disposition characterizing something; a person having a character or disposition of a specified nature; general intent or real meaning.

What does the phrase "beautiful in spirit" mean? As we can see from the definitions, the phrase can mean different things to different people. Take the beauty part of this phrase for instance. If we have several people look at an assortment of paintings and then ask each person which painting is beautiful, we could have each person select a painting that is different from the choices the other people in the group made, assuming there are enough paintings to choose from. We can also have the group as a whole say that all the paintings are beautiful, yet one stands out as the most beautiful in the collection. As the saying goes, "beauty is in the eyes of the beholder."

What is it about an object that a person finds pleasing? Perhaps the symmetry or shape of the object strikes one as pleasing to look at. Possibly the color palette used affects the viewer in a pleasing way. If the object is one that can be touched, then perhaps the texture is pleasing. And so on. Taken as a whole, the various properties of the object being sensed are experienced as being pleasurable.

One may ask why one person may sense beauty in things that another does not? Afterall, a typical human senses things within the same range as most other humans do. Why would one find a certain color, shape, texture, sound, etc., more pleasing than another? I suggest that perception, mental associations, memories, and mood have a lot to do with it. Yet there are things that affect most people the same way regardless of the above suggestion.

One of the things that affect most people in the same way is color. Researchers know that red tends to raise blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration, and skin response (perspiration) and to excite brain waves. Blue tends to have the reverse effect, to lower blood pressure and pulse rate; skin response is less, and brain waves tend to decline.

If we take these two colors and ask different people which one they prefer we will get some choosing one and the rest the other. Perhaps the same people will choose the opposite color at another time. Why? At a certain moment a person may be in the mood for passion which is enhanced by the color red, while at another moment the same person may be in the mood for relaxation which is enhanced by the color blue.

Where do perceptions, mental associations and memories fit in? If we take that relaxing blue and use it as the main color for a seascape painting, people tend to associate that scene with past experiences that may be similar. If one happened to have had a negative experience in a similar scene, that person may actually tense up instead of relaxing.

Now let's start to link beauty with spirit. Depending on one's idea of what spirit is, it can be simply the intent or meaning associated with an object, place, or life form. We can expand this a bit further and say that spirit can be the usual disposition of an object, place or life form. And the ultimate expansion based upon our previous definitions would be seeing spirit as the life force within. How does one sense intent or meaning? Most humans rely on their vision to sense these with. The second most relied upon sense for this purpose would be hearing. While these senses bring in certain information it is eventually interpreted using the brain as a collection and filtering organ. The person's mind then makes a decision on intent. If the intent or meaning is perceived as negative then the object, place, or life form is considered displeasurable. If perceived as positive, then pleasurable. The pleasurable will have more probability of being beautiful to that person. Most of us know that something which is visually beautiful can be quite displeasurable in its other dimensions. Let's take a tiger for instance. Visually, I find a tiger to be a beautiful animal. But as many humans have found out, touching a tiger can have a displeasurable effect, such as being eaten! This situation can be quite beautiful from the tiger's perspective in getting a meal, and highly displeasurable or ugly for the human being eaten.

As most of us are aware, when the term "beautiful in spirit" is used, it is usually applied to another human. As we know from experience, each individual has a normal disposition (personality or temperament) while having minor to major emotional fluctuations or outbursts. And, there is usually an intent or purpose when a person does something.

What is a beautiful intention? This can be seen as having the purpose behind one's action to give pleasure to another, especially pleasure that exalts the mind and spirit. At the very least I suggest that it is having the intention of not causing harm to another. I would also suggest that the highest pleasure one can give to another is unconditional love. This would certainly be loveliness.

What is a beautiful disposition? It is quite possible that the person with this disposition is highly self-regulated, thus keeping his or her emotional flare-ups to a minimum. This person also strives to be harmonious within and does not intentionally cause disharmony for others.

I say we are all beautiful in spirit, although we may at times not have a beautiful intent or disposition.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Addison C. Arthur is an author, spiritual humorist, and speaker. As a humorist he uses various avenues to combine spiritual insights with witty humor. Feel free to listen to Addison's latest "radio" show, read the humorous version of this article, and to read other articles written by Addison and his team at the following links:

http://spiritualradio.us/ http://spiritualhumor.net/ http://spiritmindbody.biz/

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The Beginning Of Eternity

By Amy Twain

We oftentimes hear about setting professional boundaries, setting copyright boundaries, setting boundaries with our children and so on. We are also aware of territorial borders, governmental barriers or borders, county, state or city borders, international boundaries, water boundaries, air space boundaries and all sorts of other borders. Hence, we come to realize and understand that we just can't escape borders and barriers. Whatever we do and wherever we may go, we encounter barriers or borders of some kind. Setting boundaries is a normal and common expression that we hear almost each and every day of our lives. We hear of our need or other people's needs to set personal boundaries; an invisible dividing line drawn between other people and ourselves which represents the point where our own private space starts and where our public space ends, so to speak.

While living in time, the majority of us try to respect different boundaries as they are set by diverse entities. There are times that we might overstep our bounds every now and then and may suffer whatever effect or aftermath it might take on. Still, we remain in time and continue on with our life as usual. The boundary which we hear about less often is that boundary between time and eternity. Death is after all the greatest divide of it all. It's the line which separates the living and the dead. When we cross this boundary, we enter the domain of the unknown.

When we already cross this boundary, we stop being occupants or dwellers of time and become denizens of eternity. So when we cross the boundary of time, there is no coming back to life as usual. Death is the surrendering of life as we owe it to God at His pleasure and by His will and divine authority and not just an accident. God has already fixed the boundaries of our earthly lifetime beyond which we can't pass. This borderline is the end of our existence in time. Therefore we might just as well accept the fact that our whole life is a steady series and succession through time.

Some of us would go through at a snail's pace while some of us will travel through at a quicker and advanced speed yet all of us are going and moving towards that cessation of human existence on earth. Life is still a constant and continuous journey towards the terminus of existence. For every death, we are caused or compelled to feel how close we, the living, are to the realm of the dead and the unknown. With every death, is the ever present reminder of our terminus in our own journey someday. So regardless of how difficult we try to control it, deny it, fight with it, we can't avoid it.

There is just a step between the terminus of time and the origin or genesis of eternity. It befits us then to be concerned about how we make use of our time while we still live in it.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

The author of this article,Amy Twain, is a Self Improvement Coach who has been successfully coaching people around the globe for many years. Let Amy help you find Your Inner Beauty. Click HERE to be beautiful inside out.

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The Art of Manifestation

THE ART OF MANIFESTATION by Alisa Sylling

We can have, be and do anything in our lives! It is our thoughts and words that create our reality. You can review your life now to discover what you have thought in the past. You can look at your current thoughts to discover your future. The fact is that most of us go through our day with thousands of unconscious thoughts going in and out of our awareness. The mind is constantly running, jumping from thought to thought. Unfortunately for most of us, the majority of our thoughts are negative. Instead of consciously creating the life we want, we are creating more of what we don't want, such as anxiety, stress, worry and fear. We are holding ourselves back with our self-sabotaging and self-limiting thoughts.

The good news is you DO have the power to shift your thoughts. You may not have developed the skill yet but you do have the ability. We are all capable, we've just forgotten along the way while we were getting caught up in this crazy game called life.

The first step is awareness. Become aware of your thoughts. When you finally start paying attention to what you are saying to yourself you will be shocked. Once you develop a new awareness of your thoughts, many of them will be released. Most of your limiting belief systems were formed in childhood and are simply not true today. Unless, you break the cycle of your addictive thought patterns you will repeatedly think the same thoughts over and over, for the rest of your life.

'We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act but a habit'. -Aristotle

It is only your self-limiting beliefs that hold you back in life. There are many tools that support a shift in the thought process. The act of blowing up negative thoughts as they come in releases negative energy from your system. Daydreaming is a magical way to visualize and put positive energy toward what you desire. Visualizing what you want, writing it down and then focusing on it with emotion and gratitude is a powerful manifestation tool.

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Alisa Sylling

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Founder of Awake In Joy, Alisa Sylling is an Energy Worker, Life Coach, Hypnotherapist, Meditation Teacher and Spiritual Guide. Her healing practice offers, energy work and teaches others how to create personal mastery, career success, empowerment, abundance, self-love, spiritual growth, peace of mind and happiness. Alisa provides her clients with tools, resources and wisdom to last a lifetime. http://www.awakeinjoy.com/

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An Alternative For Building A Sustainable Community?

Zero Point Magnetic Power Generator – A Long Kept Secret For Generating Free Electricity by J.M. Jones

A zero point magnetic power generator uses magnets to generate energy. Unlike other forms of alternative energy, magnets don't need any input to produce power. Take solar panels, for instance. They need a sufficient amount of sunlight to work, which means that they may not be able to function during cloudy days. But, this is not the case with zero point generators. This generator runs by itself without stopping and doesn't need any resources.

You don't have to be a scientist to build the device. The materials are very cheap and can be found at your local hardware store and the process is very easy, especially if you follow the step-by-step instructions of a reliable guide. This system would normally cost up to $10000, but if you decide to build it yourself it will cost you around $100. With this money you will be able to construct a unit that will power about 50% of your house. In case you want to completely eliminate your electric bill, you may need to construct an additional unit.

But, what are the benefits of using such a system?

• It can help you reduce your electricity bill by 30%-50%, or even completely eliminate it.
• It can work in all weather conditions.
• The devise doesn't take up a lot of space, so it can be installed in any home.
• It's friendly to the environment and doesn't cause any pollution.
• It has very low maintenance costs.
• It's not flammable or combustible and is completely safe to use.

No special tools are required to build such a system, apart from standard household tools, such as a screwdriver. If you decide to take advantage of the zero point energy, keep in mind that Magniwork is considered the best choice. In fact, Magniwork was named the Best Selling Green Product for May 2009, by the Green Living Association. According to the experts, by 2020 most companies will have implemented this technology, so as to create clean and cheap energy.

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