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Volunteer San Diego

Volunteer San Diego, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, directs capacity-building programs and services that engage volunteers in working hand-in-hand with nonprofit agencies to develop strong and vibrant communities.

Bookmooch

This site is a community for exchanging used books. If you are passionate about books, you know how difficult it is to thow away a book. Even if you never read the book again! You want to find a good home for your books and have them find someone who appreciates them! You may want to try a lot of books out and keep the ones that are great! This site also offers a point system for your exchange of books and points can be donated to your favorite charity! This is a fun site for avid readers.

Hay House

Hay House is committed to publishing products that have a positive self-help slant and are conducive to healing planet Earth. The subjects that have been covered by Hay House products reflect an eclectic assortment of interests: astrology, alternative health, angels, pet care, finance, nutrition, parenting, psychology, sociology, meditation, spirituality, numerology, color therapy, feng shui, business, autobiographies, social commentary, memoirs, and much more.

Surfrider Foundation

The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit grassroots organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of our world’s oceans, waves and beaches. Founded in 1984 by a handful of visionary surfers in Malibu, California, the Surfrider Foundation now maintains over 50,000 members and 80 chapters worldwide.

Coach For Life

Train personal/professional coaches based on a spiritual foundation that honors each student and each client as their own Source. Professionals are trained within the International Coach Federation in coaching skills, processes and a philosophy that facilitates fulfillment for themselves and their clients

San Diego Homes and Real Estate

More information about San Diego neighborhoods and useful information for buyers and sellers.

San Diego First Time Home Buyers

Information about San Diego real estate, common questions when buying your first home, loan information and down payment assistance, as well as a mortgage calculator to calculate mortgage payments.

The Light Connection Magazine

Published the first of each month and provides a guide to San Diego County’s resources for improving health, the environment, relationships and expanding human potential. Not representative of any one organization or philosophy and believes that diversity of thought strengthens us and allows for greater understanding. We do not necessarily agree with all the articles published nor do we think there is any single solution that works for everyone. Ultimately we feel we each know what is best for ourselves.

Vision Magazine

An elegant balance of informative stories and inspiring viewpoints; rich, vivid color juxtaposed with appealing editorial, community resources, and calendar of events, each providing tools for living in a more peaceful and sustainable world. Vision Magazine is a mainstay within the holistic community, revealing evolutionary ideas in conscious living, holistic healing, and the creation of a more peaceful world.

A wonderful book about the Law of Attraction is the teachings of Abraham by Esther and Jerry Hicks. This Abraham-Hicks book presents the powerful basics from the original dialog between Abraham and Jerry Hicks. From these Teachings of Abraham, Abraham (speaking through Esther Hicks) first revealed how all things, wanted and unwanted, are brought to you by this most powerful Law of the Universe: the Law of Attraction (that which is like unto itself is drawn). You’ve most likely heard the sayings “Like attracts like,” or “It is done unto you as you believe” (a belief is only a thought you keep thinking); and although the Law of Attraction has been alluded to by some of the greatest teachers in history, it has never before been explained in as clear and practical terms as it is here. You’ll learn about the omnipresent Laws that govern this Universe and how to make them work to your advantage. The knowledge that you’ll absorb from listening to Abraham’s wisdom will take all the guesswork out of daily living. You’ll finally understand just about everything that’s happening in your own life, as well as the lives of those you’re interacting with; and you will find out how you can joyously be, do, or have anything that you desire!

Wayne Dyer’s current message about tapping into the power of intention may sound like good old positive thinking: just stay focused on what you want, rather than focusing on the lack of having what you want. But the teaching here goes deeper than just controlling thoughts (although he does acknowledge that thought control is a surprisingly challenging and significant endeavor). This book might help readers land a better job, but it’s more relevant for those who are ready to detach from an ego-driven life filled with quick fixes of happiness and step into a more authentic, joyful, and spiritually fulfilling life. His core teachings speak to tapping into a universal source of energy that can also be called the “power of intention.” He calls people who are consciously co-creating with this energy source “connectors” and describes them as “individuals who have made themselves available for success…They don’t say With my luck things won’t work out. Instead, you’re more likely to hear something like, I intend to create this and I know it will work out.” Connectors are also committed to Dyer’s “seven faces of intention”–creativity, kindness, love, beauty, expansion, abundance and receptivity, which he speaks to throughout the book. Each chapter concludes with five suggestions for becoming stronger connectors, such as how to monitor one’s inner speech or shift out of low-energy beliefs.

When it comes to creating the life you want, Shakti Gawain literally wrote the book. Now considered a classic, Creative Visualization teaches readers how to use their imaginations to manifest their deepest desires. In a straight-talking narrative, Gawain uses the first part to cover the basics, with chapters such as “How to Visualize,” “Affirmations,” and “Creative Visualization Only Works for the Good.” Once she shows readers how visualization actually works, Gawain moves on to loftier discussions, such as “Contacting Your Higher Self,” “Meeting Your Guide,” “Setting Goals,” and “Treasure Maps.” Fear not; this isn’t a spiritual-lightweight book for people with a severe case of the “gimmes.” Gawain has her priorities in the right place, and she cautions readers that creative visualization will not serve greed or shallow-minded thinking. For example, she discourages the cycle of trying to have more money, so you can do what you want in life, so you will be happier. “The way it actually works is the reverse,” she explains. “You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want.” Yet she also writes an excellent chapter on letting go of the misguided guilt that inhibits readers from becoming truly prosperous. Gawain’s self-help title has sold more than three million copies in English and another three million in the more than 30 languages into which it has been translated. According to the publisher, this revised anniversary edition contains additional “meditations, exercises, and techniques that can become part of your everyday routine.” The author asserts that people can achieve an ideal existence simply through mental visualization.

book reviews sourced from Amazon.com