Personal Development Carnival: Issue 37

“When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I’m afraid.” – Audre Lorde

Welcome to the 37th issue of the Personal Development Carnival. This carnival is dedicated to people who want to share and receive ideas to improve the quality of their relationships, sustain happiness and create lasting success for the next 45 years; and beyond.

Every Sunday a new carnival containing your thoughts, articles and inspirational stories will be shared. You may participate by visiting the submission form at the bottom of this issue. Continue to live while resisting the temptation to regret your past. Instead, you need to take full advantage of your future. After all, it isn’t how you start in life, it’s how you finish. Here’s to finishing strong in life.

Finding the Path to a Meaningful Existence
by Kent N. Thune

People want to be told what to do; they want to be “inspired;” they want to be influenced from external sources; and they want their “life instructions” to be delivered in neat and convenient little packages. Although our deepest desire is to find “the path to a meaningful existence,” it is our human nature to seek “the path of least resistance.” We prefer to take one sure step to find what we want, rather than taking many uncertain steps to find what we really need… Why? more>>

7 Questions to Finding Your True Passion
by Frederic Premji

According to a recent survey, about 75% of the population does not know what their true passion is. Clearly, almost everyone seems to not be doing what they were meant to do. This is an eye-opener because doing what we really love is absolutely necessary if we want to be fully happy. more>>

12 Great Articles On Life Purpose
by Akemi Gaines

Many of us are aware of the negative effects of not being clear about our life purpose, yet the nature of the purpose and the process of finding it seem to elude us. I have my own understanding about this, but I’m also curious what other bloggers have to say about it. So I looked around, and found these 10 excellent articles. more>>

Stepping Toward Compassion
by Scott Goolsby

This is a translation of a Buddhist prayer known as the Maitri (Metta in Pali) Prayer or the Loving-Kindness Prayer. I have seen several versions and translations of these earnest wishes, yet the focus is always the same: developing aspirations for the health, happiness, and liberation of the self and others. The Maitri is a simple invocation that calls us to profoundly focus compassionate attention and intention to all beings. more>>

“We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.” - Kahlil Gibran

The Greatest Source of Joy
by Karen Lynch

I believe that we are here to experience Joy, to be Life experiencing Life, to find Joy, Bliss and Happiness. I do not believe that any of us are sent here to fix our substandard natures or to repair our dysfunctions. I do not believe that we are here to pass a multitude of tests or to participate in elaborate rituals that are designed to get us back to heaven. more>>

The Secret Of Evolution
by Tim Brownson

A quick question for you: What is it that everybody does every day (you included), yet few people like doing and many when told they have to, will worry, whine and panic about it or sometimes even refuse? Think about it for a moment without sneaking a look down below. more>>

3 Great Money Lessons from My Old Man
by Mikael (posted on The Digerati Life)

I’m sure it’s happened to you: you are about to make a big move in your life and your parents are right there telling you what to do and what not to do. Like it or not, most parents are behind their children to provide them with advice. While my father has never been a financial genius (in fact, he is much better at spending money than making it), he always found a way to make things work out even during rough financial times. Here’s what I learned from him over time. more>>

Recognizing Verbal Abuse in Relationships
by Linda W.

Many people claim that one of the reasons human beings are considered to be supreme in the animal kingdom is because of their ability to communicate and express their thoughts in intelligible words – either verbally or in writing. However, this advantage is sometimes misused or even abused to the point of becoming inhumane. This type of abuse is more commonly known as verbal abuse. more>>

I’m Unbalanced
by LifeBalanced

Over the last few weeks I’ve been guilty of not following my own advice and it subsequently led to a stressful and overwhelming couple of months. It started with the best intentions - I have a lot of exciting goals I want to accomplish in both my personal and professional life, and I’ve been working diligently to make them a reality. more>>

14 Most Common Fears in Life and What To Do About Them
by Paul Piotrowski

Although there are many different types of fears out there, a lot of the smaller fears actually stem from a group of base fears common to most people. For example, the fear of spiders can actually be tied back to the real fear of death, pain or sickness. It is not necessarily the spider that we are afraid of, but rather what will happen if the spider bites us. Fear of flying in an airplane is another example. It is actually more probable that we have a fear of dying in a plane crash than simply being in an airplane. Here is a list of the 14 most common base fears which other fears derive from. more>>

Personal Development Carnival Submission Information

Thanks to everyone who submitted articles. You are invited to submit your articles and inspirational stories to the next edition of the Personal Development Carnival using our carnival submission form.

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