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My name is Mayra Mejia and I am 42 years old. I have an undergraduate degree in psychology and a graduate degree in the health sciences. I worked in corporate America for many years and recently decided that I could no longer postpone what I love to

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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Learning to love: 4 of 34

Why can't I love myself? Why don't I feel loved? Why can't people love me? These are the questions we sometimes ask ourselves. But, have we ever stopped even for one second to think about what love is or what it really means to us. Some people don't believe that true love is our true nature or that it is even possible. Others... More..
Relationships & Family > Relationships & Family (Other) What does it take to build a successful romantic relationship: 5 of 38

A lot has been written about soulmates and the psychology of love. Some believe that there is one special person designed for you and others leave that to the movies. Some people will tell you that there's more than one soulmate for you and that if you feel someone is your soulmate, but you've never met him or her or you have... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Awareness & Realization Empowerment through self-discovery: 6 of 45

Getting used to confronting or challenging people is not an easy task but one that can and should be learned to be done in the right way. I think that the most valuable lesson a human being can take on is learning to disarm the ego to avoid the illusory and temporary happiness that arises from immediate self-gratification, se... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Comparative Religion New Age gone too far: 4 of 24

Self-help is a 9 billion dollar a year industry that continues to grow every year, but who is really being helped? People are continuing to buy books like hot cakes with the hope of healing themselves, finding love, and becoming wealthy; all healthy desires that are attainable but not with the unrealistic and empty promises a... More..
Relationships & Family > Relationships & Family (Other) How do you know how to recognize if it is true love: 11 of 60

I've always wondered why do we classify love into two separate categories. Is true love better than just love? I think not. For me "true love" is of a romantic nature and sort of signifies the ideal kind of love I desire to experience with that special person. I like the term "true love" because it carries hope within itself ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Faith and reason: Search for truth: 33 of 111

A 1998 study conducted by the University of New Mexico showed that 50.3 % of Americans believe in angels and 49.7% believe in aliens. Below is a quote from the article published on May 24, 1998 by the Onion, an online news source:[" According to University of New Mexico researcher Nathan Bailes, the differences between the tw... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Insights How can we change our destiny?: 28 of 85
God is everywhere; therefore by design wisdom must also be everywhere as one is ready to recognize it. I met someone the other day who showed me a comedy skid video that was not only extremely funny, but also very wise. The pearl of wisdom was to stop whatever it is that doesn't feel right to you and do what does feels right ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Theories of Spirituality Understanding the law of attraction: 12 of 33

After thinking about the "law of attraction" for sometime now, my common sense tells me that the law of attraction is nothing more but a not well thought out propaganda intended to make a lot of that good old cash. It is easy to get caught up in the media hype if we are not careful, since the media has done a very good job of... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Healing Losing the negative person in you: 19 of 47

What is the ego? It is that part of you that identifies itself as you and believes that you are the most important person in the world. Its main purpose is survival and compelling the person to do what ever it takes to survive and succeed. And that is a good thing and I am thankful for this gift because without it I would not... More..
Arts & Humanities > Philosophical Concepts What is wisdom?: 33 of 44
Wonder preceeds wisdom because there are so many things that you don't know, so many ways that you don't know about, so much to see, to understand and to experience. One lifetime is never enough. It's just not enough. To wonder is the act of learning by questioning while expecting a marvelous answer to your requests to the un... More..