I am lost and scared....
hello,
I came across this site after searching 'karma' on the net. And I found myself reading the articles and posts..and soon after, i registered an account as I was touched by alot of the posts. I found myself identifying with some of the feelings that others go through. So to the people that hosted this site..i say a big thank you :)
I would like to share something that is happening in my life now that is starting to overwhelm me. Things around me, relationships, work and all started taking a sharp dip the last few months. It's as though life has thrown me the greatest curve ball for which I can't seem to catch. The woman I am having a relationship with doesn't trust me ( i didn't have a very good 'record' with women) It's something I have conciously tried to change. I was young and used to have a huge male ego. But at the end of the day all I'm really looking for is love in all sincerity. :(( I realised the lesson the hardway. read more »
Where is my destiny?
Hi GK, read more »
Scriptwriter
Well, The Secret strikes again. A year ago I was crafting my goals and dreaming my big dreams. I would watch a couple movies I downloaded from thesecret.tv every day that encouraged me to dream big. And I dreamed big. June 2007 was Script Frenzy at Nanowrimo and I took a stab at writing my first screenplay. I didn't get very far, but I learned a great deal about the process and the format. And spent some time imagining my thank you speech when accept my Best Original Screenplay Academy Award. read more »
Success on whose terms?
I was watching a gorilla documentary the other day. The wrap-up included a comment that a gorilla's success is measured by the number of his offspring who survive. Really? I know the world has grown more comfortable with anthropomorphizing apes since Jane Goodall began her Gombe chimpanzee studies, but I thought it a bit much to claim that apes measure their success genetically.
I know, I was choosing not to understand that the writer meant that humans measure gorilla success by number of offspring. But I started thinking about success measures and what they mean and who decides what they are. What if it isn't about the number of offspring a gorilla sires? What if the number of seeds that successfully take root after being evacuated by a particular gorilla measured his success? There may be a bachelor out there sitting around all day making far more success than any human would care to measure. read more »
Is my life a success or a failure
So I am in the process of taking my own personal inventory today.
A Little History
four years ago I was what I thought was on top of the world. I had a wife and 2 great kids and a great corporate job making really good money. I could buy what I want when I wanted. I had a nice car, a nice house, and all the toys associated with an upper middle income life in america....
So the owner of the company I worked for comes to me and want me to blame a major incident at work on my boss.... Who was a partner in the company.... He had health issues and was causing this smaller companies insurance costs to go up higher then what the owner wanted... They wanted a good way to get rid of him. So I was told either write this memo or your fired.... I refused.... thus helping my boss at the time bridge his health care until retirement age. I on the other hand had to leave the company... read more »
I read THE SECRET a year ago and my life has steadily improved since then.
Just stopping in to say hello. I found Good Karma last year shortly after I finished reading The Secret by Rhonda Byrne, but there wasn't much action here back then, and way leads onto way...
I want to share my remedy: If life is knocking you about, try reading The Secret or watching the movie.
I can attest to the radical difference in a person's life that can follow applying the wisdom found within the book and movie. I'm almost ashamed to talk about how much better my life was after a year's time.
My heart goes out to everyone who is living in despair. I remember when every day was an effort that felt futile. I knew life was out to get me, and it was too late to expect any more than I currently had in the world. I could understand that my situation was the result of decisions I made, opportunities I didn't pursue perhaps, but I did not see how I could turn everything around. read more »
What next
I am very new to this. I just stumbled over the website, and read some great comments. I have a problem understanding this. If you tell someone that you are in a relationship with, that something that they are doing bother's you. They don't attempt to fix it, and continue to ignore it. It then esculated into a big fight, and bang the relationship ends. How to you recover from that?after you become the blame for wanting this to end, and they vow never to call you again.
Thanks
Life’s disappointments always mean one of two things (and sometimes both), it isn’t our calling, or we are not faithful
I heard this statement on the Steve Harvey Morning show this morning, “life’s disappointments always mean one of two things: it isn’t our calling, or we are not faithful.”
I took the time to ponder this statement. What exactly does that mean? Just another buzz statement. After thinking about it and my own disappointments, I can see the factual and spiritual aspects of this statement. read more »
I'm in charge of my decisions - so why are they always the wrong ones?
This is my first blog. I have finally figured out that I am my own worst enemy! Over the last few years I have been offered numerous opportunities - and for some reason I always seem to pick the absolute wrong ones! In one day I was offered a job at an insurance company, a job as a merchandise manager at a retail store and a second interview at a very successful company offering a great pay. Which one do I choose? Retail! The pay sucks! The hours suck! And the company has zero loyalty for their employees! What was I thinking???? I had the power in my hands and I threw it away! So...I'm guessing I am intentionally doing this to myself and I'm sure I need to find some good karma in myself and make some intelligent and profitable decisions. The problem is - I don't seem to recognize them at the time! If there is a doorway and a wall I can guarantee you I will walk into the wall! read more »
Looking FOr Happiness
Hello, to all. I am new to this .. This is my first Blog. I am a little scared, but i really have nothing to loose at this point. The past few months (aroung November) My life has been a complete dissaster, it is as if nothing can go right. I have lost everything i never had. I am severly depressed,lonley and Lost. I have been reading alot of self help books and trying to help others (by volunteer work), however these have only seemed to be very very temporary fixes. I feel as though i truly need to seek professional help... therapist... life coach....a Docter... someone. However of course such is life and My Luck, I have no Job nor insurance. I feel as though i have hit a brick wall, and dont know where to go for help to deal with my issues. read more »
Welcoming 2008 - Where I am and where I'm going!
I'm new to this website...but I thought I woulkd start off with a BANG! So here is what is on my mind tonight... read more »
self improvement
I have decided this year is going to be my year, I am tired of feeling crappy all the time, in the past it has alwyas been abut my appearance but I figured out that healing myself on the inside first is what i need to focus on, healing from the inside out
Exhaling
Hi. I'm new to this community. I found great pleasure in writing for the very first time in seven years in a journal. The very first time in an internet journal! It felt good to write down my inner thoughts and not only think about what I want to change about myself in the new year, but to write it down, reading it and then letting it all sink in.
I took a deep breath and exhaled. I felt like I was releasing a lot of the negativity out. You see, lately I've become so sad. I have no one else to blame for this sadness and bitterness but myself. I've allowed negativity to come in. I've been so focused on and truly disturbed by others and their ways that I have let them take control of my wellbeing.
Enough said, I will no longer dwell in the past nor will I continue allowing others change who I used to be. I will be focused. I will breathe.i will inhale greatness and exhale.
Good Karma
Hi Lawrence
Sorry to hear about your friend and how low he feels. You can not get in his head or his position - even by trying to imagine it. He probably feels there is no way out and "the world is better off without him". He needs to know that he has friends and has an important role to play still in life (point this out to him and paint the picture you know he can achieve for him.
Suicidal thoughts are serious - you mentioned he tried before. Was he looking for a cry for help? Rally his friends now, no matter how barmy they think you are. It may not stop him wanting to end his life but you have done your effort as a human being to support him. I lost a loved one myself by suicide and he tried before. I dont think anyone takes it seriously until it happens - but the aftermath for those left behind is terrible.
Tell him suicide is a permanant solution to a temporary problem.
Anna
How can i help others when....
I have often pondered what my role in this life is. Do I have some grand purpose, something on a large scale that "helps save the world"? or does my presence, just being me, do something to make something better? Life is so busy that sometimes I don't stop to breathe. I turn around and my daughters are growing and maturing. But I am there, through the tears and the heartache. Maybe just "being there" is enough. Maybe I matter to them. I heard that a mother is God in a child's eyes. could my grand purpose be just that, being their mom? if so, then that's good enough for me.
as i wonder
as i was sitting in the doctors office for the second time in a week i begain to really wonder about my life and where will it lead me in the end.i am a 48 year old guy active,good looking but haven't been feeling well for a while.i first find out that i have tremers in my hands which i just really noticed a few months back,not really fearfull of old age as well as death i was more concerned about what i would not be able to do down the line not being able to be an active person to see people all of a sudden ride those little go carts as i call them around and a round and around.i hear people coughing in the office as wll as outside the building knowing that its breast cancer awarness month and god know what else.i not real sure at this moment where i am heading with this but for someone who has seen death and seen many friends and family die it makes me wonder why we as human everything we touch or build we destroy or over use because of selfhness to stress us read more »
food addiction
Okay. This seems interesting so here goes. I have been working on overcoming my addiction to food. I have always centered my life around food. Such as when my next meal was or treat. Even after eating I would still be wondering when I would eat again. I also will eat way past being satiated. I have had gastric bypass surgery and workout consistently but still struggle with the nutrition aspect. It's not that I don't know what to eat, I just don't or I eat too much of the good stuff too. I have realized part ot the issue is lack of other things to do that are fulfilling in my life. I work full time as a teacher and am currently raising my 7yr old niece and 4 yr old nephew which keeps me busy. However, I don't feel like I am living my life but just coasting through. When I try to think of things to do when I am not busy most are solitairy and or sedentary activities or involve food. read more »
lochildern53
my first husband ran with my childern sabrena jane powell and her brother james allen powell jr. iam 54 yrs. old i just would like to have them inmy life before i die they fro what i hear live in las vegas and i am living on a fixed income can't realy aford to look for them need help e-mail shinejensue@yahoo.com thank for your help and may god bless all!
What is Blog?
We get depressed when we feel we are cut off from who we really are. Your may feel alone even when people you love are close around you. Most often it is because we have lost all self-esteem. We cannot see ourselves as anthing other than 'wrong'. We have beliefs about who we should be and how we should live our lives, but often this is not who we really are. It is important for your friend to find out what things matter most to him. What do you value above all else - then to check that these are your values and not someone elses. Very often people who are depressed want to please others and give over their lives to others, but it does not make them happy. read more »
Looking Up
I haven't blogged in a long time. I used to do it more than once a day. I was focused in and not out. Now I'm trying to find a happy medium.
I saw the "Help a Million People in 2007" thread and that got me to thinking. I want to endeavor to help one person everyday for the rest of this year. More than one if I can but one at least.
So I'm going to spend the remainder of this week thinking of things I can do on both the small and large scale and start the helping on August 6th. Ideas welcome.
