The Seventh Edition of the weekly blog carnival, The Seventh Day, is live at On the Horizon. Check out all the great posts included this week! ALL bloggers are invited to submit a post published any time during the prior week on ANY topic! You can submit a post for the February 17, 2008 edition now

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On the Horizon celebrated its first blogiversary this past weekend, so Hopeful Spirit reflects on the first year of her blogging adventure. On the Horizon started out under another name and its inception was motivated by a major change in the author's life -- a transition -- but it has evolved over time and today is the home of The Seventh

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Have you ever wondered why you are not able to use the Law of attraction effectively? There is something called the "just in case syndrome" which might be your problem. Having powerful intentions and using visualization along with an attitude of gratitude are great but your actions may deny your goal. Too often, people say that they want

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Hopeful Spirit describes how she lost her blogging mojo, but found it again, part through "Re-energize Your Blogging Spirit," an article by Susan Suarez. She critiques Suarez's recipe and offers her own techniques for getting re-energized and in

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The Fifth Edition of the weekly blog carnival, The Seventh Day, is live at On the Horizon. Check out all the great posts included this week! ALL bloggers are invited to submit a post published any time during the prior week on ANY topic! Get some traffic for your site and earn some new readers! Submit a post for the Febr

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Dan King of BibleDude.net is Hopeful Spirit's special Guest Blogger on the Horizon this week. Dan works in young adult ministry in addition to managing BibleDude.net, an online Bible study resource. In this article, he describes his experience of being baptized.

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Hopeful Spirit hosts the weekly meme, In "other" Words, exploring a quote from Max Lucado, author of "It's Not About Me:" “Don’t blame suffering the world on the anger of God. He’s not mad; he didn’t mess up. Follow our troubles to their headwaters, and you won’t find any angry or befuddled God. But you will find a sovereign God. Your p

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If you are interested in raising your consciousness and discovering your life purpose you'll enjoy this post. It gives you the details on how to sign up for a free, worldwide webinar hosted (Live) by Oprah and Eckart Tolle, which starts Monday, March 3. The webinar runs for 10 weeks and each Monday will be a new lesson based o

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The story of a mother faced with a child announcing he is an atheist and the example of faith and hopefulness she exhibited in the face of that revelation provides a backdrop for welcoming in the New Year. Don't forget to submit your post for Hopeful Spirit's weekly blog carnival, The Seventh Day, by Saturday at noon (Pacific time). Posts

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Guest Blogger on the Horizon Dan King, also known on the Internet as "Bible Dude," offers the story of a young man who left this world too soon. And discusses his reaction. Christians and nonbelievers alike will identify with King's observations and reaction to a young life being cut short far too soon -- just as he was working at gettin

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“He can turn this test into a testimony; He can turn this mess into a message.” (Rev. Tim Storey, Spiritual Adviser to Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman) But does that mean that his television series can or should go back on the air? That’s th

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There comes a point at which you can no longer control the choices your child makes. Eventually, they have to stand on their own as independent beings. At that time in every parent's life, in relationship to his/her child, there is really only one thing left to do: Pray. Hopeful Spirit discusses the power of pray in a parent

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Do you read the obituaries? I do. In fact, I do it very often.

I have a habit of reading the obituaries. It’s weird, I know - it’s not a common past time for most people. Before you strike me off as another nut case, please hear me out.

Each time I read the obituaries, I will look out for young faces, people in their twenties, thirties

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Have you ever wanted to make your meditation more effective? This article gives three important tips to getting the most our of meditation. Here is a clip from the article:

How long at a time should you meditate? The more you meditate the more benefit you will receive, but you should not push or strain yourself. Start with a modest time–f

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Hopeful Spirit shares her review of Max Lucado's latest book, "3:16 The Message of Hope." Lucado dissects the most famous Bible verse -- and most important -- word by word, examining the meaning of each and giving practical, real-life examples. His writing style is folksy, relaxed, nonconfrontational and Hopeful Spirit explains why this

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The Christian blogosphere is no different than real life. It is characterized by cliques and "in crowds" that exclude others. The author makes the case for radical inclusivity and the need welcome all visitors to one's site in order to appreciate and learn from our differences, rather than forming exclusive relationships a

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Very good read from Tom Stine about his experience on a retreat with Adyashanti near Monterey, CA in December. He confesses he didn't have a "big bang" and become suddenly enlightened but it doesn't usually work that way. He did a lot of meditation and experienced "being" - no phones, computers, or TV.

Inspirational a

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