New Year is a time when people traditionally make New Year’s resolutions. Unfortunately for most people their resolutions will be long forgotten by the time Valentine’s day rolls around in February.  So, even though I wrote this article just prior to the New Year, this article isn’t about New Year’s resolutions. It’s about having vision and purpose. It’s about defining what you want to experience with your life in general.

Here's some sage advice on finding happiness in life from two of my mentors in the field of natural healing, Dr. Michael Brenay and Dr. Rodney Alsop: "Apples up, stars in your eyes, chest out, hang onto your silver dollar and glide down the glory road of life with a gratitude attitude."  This article explains what this sentence is all about.  It's great advice for anyone going through tough times.

To anyone who has suffered humiliation, ridicule or social rejection because of a physical health problem (acne, hair loss, excess weight, etc.) the idea that beauty could be a standard for judging anything will probably strike a sensitive spot. If we were talking about rejecting another human being by denying them our goodwill on such shallow grounds, I am in full agreement. I am personally very turned off by people who judge other people’s character on criteria such as the clothes they wear, the car they drive, their physical handicaps or health problems, their wealth, or their social status.

Unfortunately, people do this all the time and it often causes others a great deal of heartache and pain. But, this does not mean that beauty doesn’t mean something. Beauty is a standard we can look to, and I want to discuss its meaning on three different levels—physical health, character or personality, and our relationship to nature and the Divine.

Prayer is an important part of my life and I believe very strongly that there is a God and that he both hears and answers our prayers when we pray in faith. I've had some marvelous blessings given to me as a result of prayer and I believe that the whole "law of attraction" principle (that we reap what we sow) to connected to the principle of prayer. The vibration we put out from out soul is a form of prayer that is always being answered. Over the years, I've learned seven principles that have helped me pray in a way that my prayers get answered and I'd like to share them with you.