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- Tips for Successful Living: Do's and Don'ts - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2010 from Maria MartinezWe all live our life very differently. Although we quickly learn to react to our environment based on our own experiences and upbringing, each of us is different and therefore, will apply our own learning towards what I sometimes call the ’survival’ game. We move day in and day out, sometimes in ...
Views: 3228(1 vote) - To Change Your Life You’ve Got to Change Your Life! - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2010 from Willie HortonMost of us want more out of life. This is not to say that you’re unhappy with what you have. Indeed, the secret to happiness is wanting what you already have! But that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t be constantly striving to scale higher heights of happiness and success because there is no ...
Views: 2360(1 vote) - Transcending Homophobia - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from Paul NovelloThe surge in anti-gay bullying and violent attacks on gay men is quite disturbing –particularly in New York City where diversity and tolerance is the norm, recent random attacks are hard to comprehend. Moreover, the rise in suicide among gay teens is truly heartbreaking. How do these events ...
Views: 1459(1 vote) - Trust Your Timing and Let Spring Find You. - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2011 from Nancy Bishop"Only with winter-patience can we bring the deep-desired,long-awaited spring." Anne Morrow Lindbergh Living in four seasons keeps us accustomed to change. Just as we get use to living in one season, another one soon follows. We can never get too comfortable. Maybe that is why we are referred ...
Views: 967(1 vote) - UNDERSTANDING MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2012 from Martingschulz ThomasWe rely on the healthcare system to make us better, so what happens when we suddenly find ourselves worse off due to substandard care? Medical malpractice is defined as “professional negligence by act or omission by a health care provider in which care provided deviates from accepted standards ...
Views: 857(1 vote) - Using NLP and Hypnosis for Confidence Building - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2010 from Matthew FergusonOne of the most debilitating states of mind is having a lack of confidence. A lack of confidence may have many origins from early childhood to adult setbacks, divorce, redundancy, negative relationships to name but a few of the negative histories that can keep us held in limiting beliefs. ...
Views: 1920(2 votes) - WALKING DEAD LIFE LESSONS - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2016 from Dubhe Ann KatalbasLast Monday, I just watched another hair-raising season finale of the Walking Dead. I watched this series from the beginning and I am always pleased how they usually end its season. A t.v. series that shows about zombies invading the world is quite new and interesting because you can only ...
Views: 1282(1 vote) - Want a Positive Attitude? You’ll Need to Change Your Habits - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Deborah HayesIt’s not enough to want change, you have to take risks. You have to be prepared and motivated enough to leave the comfort of what you know and move willingly into that very scary place… the unknown. Yikes! That sounds ominous doesn’t it? It really isn’t all that scary but there are some very ...
Views: 1430(1 vote) - Warning Signs when Dating Divorced Men - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Jonathon AslayOftentimes when a woman has come out of a failed marriage her vision is not as clear as it needs to be regarding dating. Re-entering the social arena can be a bit daunting especially when her prospects will most likely be divorced men. There are several danger zones one must recognize in ...
Views: 4934(2 votes) - Ways to improve life in your 20s - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2019 from Ketan PLife in your 20s is the crucial part of entire life. It brings many challenges for us, this way life shaping us for the future. Life in the twenties is come up with the major dimensions of the life which need to handle with a care. Here I’m going to share a few things to do in your 20s, and that ...
Views: 1071(1 vote) - We Are All Related - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2010 from Hugh DeBurghHey Cousin! For those of you following the progress of the Road Warrior crew I am writing to you tonight from Stone Mountain, Georgia, outside of Atlanta. Today as I sat with my family in an Atlanta restaurant I couldn’t help but notice the guy who was sitting just across from us. You see, he ...
Views: 1436(2 votes) - We Can’t Do Enough - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2011 from Frances LucasMany times we feel like we are bombarded with things to do. We have responsibilities at home, at work, at school. We have obligations to God, to others and to ourselves. We want a balanced life with a clean home, great relationships and good health. We want to have enough money to tithe and pay ...
Views: 1073(1 vote) - We Can’t Do Enough - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2011 from Frances LucasMany times we feel like we are bombarded with things to do. We have responsibilities at home, at work, at school. We have obligations to God, to others and to ourselves. We want a balanced life with a clean home, great relationships and good health. We want to have enough money to tithe and pay ...
Views: 974(1 vote) - Weight Loss and Beauty Secrets of A-List Celebrities - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Denise Duffield-ThomasI love watching the Academy Awards. Even though I'm usually in the wrong timezone, I always stay up to marvel at the beautiful dresses and the tanned gorgeous bodies of the celebrities. I know a lot of work goes into the big day for them, and probably thousands of dollars too. It would be like ...
Views: 1224(1 vote) - Welcome to your Life - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2010 from Marie KirklandIn designing our lives, most of the time we start with listing things that we want to accomplish, places we wish to go or things we wish to accumulate instead of how we want to be in our life. When we align ourselves with the essence, beauty, and truth of who we already are it is easier to ...
Views: 1509(5 votes) - What a Life Coach and Marriage Counseling Process Can Do for Couple’s Emotional Compatibility - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Dr. Joseph AbrahamIt is important to learn how to respect your partner’s different emotional needs. Learning this skill during the process of Relationship Advice or Marriage Counseling can help your relationship with your partner grow stronger. More theoretical background on these processes are outlined in online ...
Views: 2473(1 vote) - What a Waste! - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Frances LucasHave you ever looked back on a day, week or period of time and think about the time wasted? Not necessarily the time waiting in line or in meetings but gaps of time where we spent time doing something or nothing of particular importance. If we added up those hours we spend daily watching ...
Views: 1102(1 vote) - What Are You Thinking and Feeling Right NOW? - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2012 from Linney ElderYour body silently communicates with you on a continuous basis in the form of physical sensations or feelings. This is sometimes referred to as the mind/body connection. When you experience physical discomfort like pain, back ache, tightness in your muscles, or tension headaches, your body is ...
Views: 1533(1 vote) - What Baseball Can Teach Us About Life - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2010 from Mike RobbinsWith all the excitement of the playoffs and the World Series (which, thanks to the success of the San Francisco Giants, we get to experience directly here in the Bay Area), I've been thinking about, watching, and appreciating the great game baseball a lot these past few weeks. As someone who ...
Views: 1611(1 vote) - WHAT DO I PACK FOR A GUILT TRIP? - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2011 from Phil MéthotWHAT DO I PACK FOR A GUILT TRIP? So I'm driving along the highway on a Quebec road doing ten kilometers above the speed limit. For American friends, a kilometer is not as long as a mile so it feels like your going faster because, at the same speed, you can do a hundred of them in an hour ...
Views: 2797(1 vote) - What do you Affirm in Your Life? - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2012 from Jackie RukaYou and only you determine how you travel on your life path alone. As we approach the portal of 2012, one may be looking back on what to change in your future, based on what you affirm about yourself today. What does it mean to affirm? To validate, confirm, state positively. Most of us look ...
Views: 1648(2 votes) - What I Learned From My Wedding: Part 1 - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2009 from Intent.com Authors1. You can’t control anything, or how I learned to love the rain We had chosen the venue for the view. We were to be married in a state park up in the Berkeley hills with a gorgeous view of the mountains in front of which we would be performing the ceremony. The week before we started ...
Views: 578(1 vote) - What I REALLY Learned in College Part 1 - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2010 from Jordan MolotskyAlthough my degree didn’t give me what a majority of the population deem “the typical post-collegiate path,” I don’t regret going to college ONE SINGLE BIT for 2 reasons: 1) I DON’T HAVE REGRETS!! I believe that everything that happens to you in your life, good or bad, should be viewed as a ...
Views: 812(3 votes) - What is the best way to clean the inside of a purse - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2019 from emily liuAre you constantly looking for a particular item and can't put your hands on it when you need it? Lipstick, pens, cell phones and many other items tend to get lost at the bottom of a leather handbag and keep you searching and frustrated. Do you take the time to clean the inside and outside of ...
Views: 550(1 vote) - What is the Meaning in Your Thanksgiving? - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2009 from Mary RaduAre you fortunate enough to have good food and enjoyable gatherings with loved ones as central ingredients in your holiday season? If so, I hope that you’ll take some special moments to celebration a deeper expression of Thanksgiving… expressing gratitude for the abundance in your life. ...
Views: 834(1 vote) - What you want in your life - by Submitted on May 06, 2010 from Debra SloverIn order to become the true leader of your life you must examine yourself closely to determine what do you really want. It seems like a simple question, "What do you want in life?" but in reality it is a loaded question because the follow up question is, "Why?" You might make a list about ...
Views: 1494(1 vote) - When I Sat Down... - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Terry WeberWHEN I SAT DOWN... to write this note, I tried to think of a special way to say: "Happy New Year" to you. But instead of writing, I began to think. Lots of things crossed my mind like: All the new friends we've made this year, and the ones we see and talk with each week. How some of us ...
Views: 1069(1 vote) - While We Are Sleeping - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Frances LucasPoverty and scarcity can happen while we are sleeping. Not only poverty for ourselves but for others. When we choose to sleep and rest, we are allowing poverty and scarcity to happen to others as well. Sleeping and resting is not just about laying or sitting down, it is about continuing in our ...
Views: 1051(1 vote) - While You Were Gone - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2012 from Womens Recreation, Inc.While you were gone the kids grew an inch taller. While you were gone the air grew smoggier. While you were gone the washer went out. While you were gone the cat snuck out. While you were gone that old car finally gave out. While you were gone I tried that recipe. While you were gone I ...
Views: 1622(1 vote) - Why Approval is Worse than Crack (and how to quit) - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2009 from Willie HortonThink about it, there's nothing nicer than someone saying something really nice to you - or about you. It makes you feel better about yourself. And what that means is you're giving other people the power to make you happy. And, if you give others the power to make you happy, by definition, ...
Views: 1625(1 vote) - Why Bother Interpreting Your Dreams? - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2010 from Bobbie Ann Pimmuncovering TRUTH catharsis awaits leading back to YOU I'm serious, why should you bother to remember, interpret and listen to your dreams? It's a lot of work, what will you get from it? As with everything, there is a negative and a positive to working with your dreams. And, believe it or ...
Views: 1803(2 votes) - Why I decided to be a life coach - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2014 from Jhoan GabrielBecoming a life coach is a choice I have to make for myself. Nursing may give me better shots for the future but the future hasn’t arrive yet. Here are the top five reasons that I have for becoming a life coach: 1.) It served a useful purpose for me when I have chosen to face my issues ...
Views: 1115(1 vote) - Why we should Celebrate Life's Occasional Failures - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2011 from Marquita HeraldHow many of us succeed the first time we try something? I’m guessing probably not many. But how often do we talk about what we learn from failure, how we would do things differently, and what others could do to avoid making the same mistakes as us? I would guess not often. The fact is most ...
Views: 1294(1 vote) - Wing and a Prayer: How Safe is My Next Regional Plane Flight? - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI just flew on a regional jet from Los Angeles to Monterey, California. After watching the National Transportation Safety Board hearings in Washington this week investigating the crash of the Continental commuter plane near Buffalo, I confess that I was very focused on the pilots and the ...
Views: 798(1 vote) - Women Olympians Medal as Role Models - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2012 from Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D.Ever since Title IX guaranteed equal funding for girls' sports programs 40 years ago, we've seen the results in school, the workplace and women's self-confidence. Studies have shown that girls who play sports in high school are more likely to do better in science classes, complete college, avoid ...
Views: 1463(1 vote) - Words to Encourage Forgiveness (part-one) - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2009 from Janice Brooks,Have you ever had a moment that you needed to be forgiven? I have had many along the way. There is something healing within that process, when it is genuinely given or received. Forgiveness is not forgiveness if we seek it or gives it from a negative place, or to show we are better than, or ...
Views: 2110(2 votes) - Words With Friends - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2011 from Frances LucasTechnology is so great now that we can play games with each other through our cell phones. There is a popular game out where friends can create words and connect to other words their friends play. They play against each other and try to get the most points so they can win. Playing on each ...
Views: 1228(1 vote) - You Don't Have to Be Perfect! (Hear that, You Crazy Perfectionist?!) - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2011 from Denise Duffield-ThomasRule #361 - No wet sponges to be left in the sink Rule #773 - All jars must face the same way Rule #978 - Everything must always be done 110% Are there any perfectionists out there? Or am I the only one? If you're mentally totting up your own personal rules, then you probably are ...
Views: 1029(3 votes) - You Have To Be Present To Change Your Life Experience - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2011 from S. Evette GardnerIt’s difficult to be present in the space of feeling stressed or unfulfilled. Yet the only way to realize fulfillment in your experience is to be present. What may, upon first thought, seem like a paradox is really nothing more than a challenge. And the good news about challenges is that they ...
Views: 1788(2 votes) - Your Inner Strength - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2012 from Womens Recreation, Inc.Your inner strength is where you draw your power from. It could be from past experiences that you learned from, it could be from faith in yourself, or from your faith in your religion. Your inner strength is constantly evolving. As the New Year approaches you anticipate the changes that ...
Views: 1497(2 votes) - Your Life Work Balance Sheet: It’s all about figuring out what really matters. Step Seven. - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2010 from elizabeth cassidyStep One found you having a love affair with yourself. Step Two was about writing your own affirmations to help you stay positive. Step Three got you off the sofa and exercising your right to be fit and trim. Step Four was all about taking the time to meditate and getting centered in ...
Views: 1324(1 vote) - Your New Life Work Balance Sheet: It’s all about figuring out what really matters. Step Five - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2010 from elizabeth cassidyStep One found you having a love affair with yourself. Step Two was about writing affirmations to help you stay positive. Step Three got you off the sofa and exercising your right to be fit and trim. Step Four was all about taking the time to meditate and getting centered in your ...
Views: 1262(1 vote) - Your New Life Work Balance Sheet: It’s all about figuring out what really matters. Step Four. - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2010 from elizabeth cassidyStep One found you having a love affair with yourself. Step Two was all about writing your own bestseller – affirmations that keep you going even on the days when everything, including the car (or cat or toddler), overheats. Step Three got you off the sofa and exercising your right to be fit ...
Views: 1409(1 vote) - Your New Life Work Balance Sheet: It’s all about figuring out what really matters. Step Six. - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2010 from elizabeth cassidyStep One found you having a love affair with yourself. Step Two was about writing your own affirmations to help you stay positive. Step Three got you off the sofa and exercising your right to be fit and trim. Step Four was all about taking the time to meditate and getting centered in ...
Views: 1315(1 vote) - Your New Life Work Balance Sheet: It’s all about figuring out what really matters. Step Three. - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2010 from elizabeth cassidySo are you enjoying the view from the top? Elevation in one’s life does have its rewards besides living above the smog. It is the freedom to baste in the beauty that is moi – the mind that continues to amaze, the body that struts its stuff and is adored by the mind and the soul that lovingly ...
Views: 1322(1 vote) - “Got A CRAZY IDEA...It Just Might Work!!” - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2010 from Jordan MolotskyYou’ve felt this phenomenon before, right?? You’ve had a BRILLIANT idea that just popped into your head…and you did one of 3 things: 1) Completely ignored it because you subconsciously dismissed it as something you weren’t capable of doing. OR 2) You immediately TOLD SOMEONE ELSE your ...
Views: 867(1 vote) - “Resistance Is Futile” – Life Lessons From Star Trek? - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2008 from Linda BinnsI confess, I used to watch Star Trek! Not that I’m a “Trekkie” by any means, but I did used to find the show interesting. My favorite character was Mr. Data – he always seemed to be the one to get them out of trouble, probably because he knew everything! If you’ve ever watched the show at all, ...
Views: 1479(1 vote) - “Why Is This Happening To Me?” - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2010 from Lynn MooreWhatever your age right now, if you can read this, you have a past that you can recall. Just take a few moments now and think about your past. How would you describe it? Easy, tough, slow, fast, full, mostly happy, very sad, busy, regretful, joyful, etc. etc. How you see your past actually ...
Views: 1093(1 vote) - Developing Compassion ~ - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2010 from Stacy Kamala WaltmanBefore the heroes journey our laser sharp and strategic mind identifies and postulates experiences outside of us – intellectually, abstractly and compartmentalized. Everything neatly in its place constricted, ridged and controlled by repetition and stale, lifeless air. Synapse grooves ...
Views: 1604(12 votes) - Breaking Your Trust vs. Almost Breaking Your Trust: The Adam & Eve Story - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2009 from Dr. Shirley Cheng, Blind Author with VisionQuestion: Why didn't God prevent Adam and Eve from eating the forbidden fruit? Answer: I will have to answer this question in assumption, something I rarely do, because we often waste precious time when we speculate about things we don't know. To know every "why" and "how" would make us God. ...
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