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- This New Year: Take Charge of Your RAS! - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2015 from Noelle NelsonYou just mopped your kitchen floors. Satisfied, you enjoy the gleam for a moment, then off you go to whatever’s next. You hear the back door slam. The kids are home - great! Until you see the muddy footprints they left all over your just-cleaned floor. You sigh, grab the mop, swab quickly. ...
Views: 1351 - Three ways to reach real success - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2012 from Janet Perez Eckles“Don’t you just hate her?” some have said at the way Nora Roberts has reached real success as an author. But her story goes just a tad beyond success. Five books a year? Insanely impossible. Not for her. She just threw a party to celebrate her 200th book out. And, the millions each sold no ...
Views: 1351 - The Help (The Book): A Short Review - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2013 from Emmanuel GonotWhen I saw its cover illustration, my initial thoughts about The Help was that it was one of those inconsequential romance novels which I detest and which I usually ignore whenever I could. The minute I opened the book and browsed through the first few lines, however, that was when I quickly ...
Views: 1350 - And Then There's Life - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2013 from Womens Recreation, Inc.Just when you think you nailed it, life happens. You have to laugh at the irony of it all. It is those times when you mail out all of your bills just to receive five more bills in the mail. It is when you save up for something special and you end up spending the money on something else. It is ...
Views: 1349 - Making That Nature Connection - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2012 from Danielle DaoustI often tell folks to connect with nature, but what does that mean and how do you make such a connection? For me, connecting with nature is a wonderful experience in Oneness, time when I can focus on being One with All That Is, and through that Oneness, feeling the energy moving around me and ...
Views: 1349 - Subprime Lifestyles - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2008 from David BohlBy now, everyone who hasn’t been hiding out under a rock has heard about the subprime mortgage fiasco. Banks lent money to people who didn’t qualified for it by using twisty, unethical strategies like “liar loans” (literally falsified loan applications, which is otherwise known as loan fraud), ...
Views: 1349 - The Power and essence of Music and Song - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2011 from Dilani DivaEven as a little taker of six I had an opinion ! an dI stated it . wow How great was that ?? I would sit at the feet of my father and bask in the many renditions of Classical masters. I could hum most of the lead lines in these wonderful pieces, at that young age. There was something very cool ...
Views: 1349 - Zen; the cure for the rat race? - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2009 from Nathaniel ReesChasing happiness has become an all too common practice in our modern world. If it is not the promotion we are chasing it is the boat or the car. Why is it that many of us are always in pursuit of those last few pieces of our lives that we believe will give us our ideal life? Why is it that ...
Views: 1349(3 votes) - 3 Things That You Should Not Clean By Yourself - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2015 from Samantha MarlynCleaning the house is real boredom. It steals our precious time which otherwise would have been spent on relaxation or doing the stuff we like to do. How to deal with our laziness and still have a clean home and more spare time for friends and family? Well, the answer here is really simple, you ...
Views: 1348 - The Innocent - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2016 from Womens Recreation, Inc.Somewhere, lost in the shuffle, is a person who has no part in anything other than just trying to exist is this world. This is a person who knows the true meaning of the word struggle. Their main goal in life is just to survive one more day on this earth. This person has no internet, the food ...
Views: 1348 - Factor to Consider in Choosing Vacuum Cleaner for Carpet - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2012 from Ma. Theresa GalanCarpets are decorative and lend beauty to any room, either at home or in the office. However, if you want to keep your carpets spic and span, then you simply have to take good care of them, for which the best solution is to use the best vacuum cleaner for carpet. There are two main types of ...
Views: 1347 - HOW GOOD PARENTS MISS CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND 5 QUESTIONS TO CHANGE THAT - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2015 from Tonya PrinceHow do good parents miss child sexual abuse? It is simple. By not asking the right questions. One day my son went to a classmate's home for a Halloween costume party. When I picked him up a few hours later I could tell by the ear to ear grin on his face that he had a great time. As we ...
Views: 1347 - Reviews for eBooks How Do I Look After My Kids Teeth? - by Submitted on May 02, 2012 from Dr Garth PettitHow Do I Look After My Kids Teeth? eBooks are published as twelve individual Visits to GarGar The Dentist from How Do I Look After My Kids Teeth? 1 of 12 to How Do I Look After My Kids Teeth? 12 of 12. The thirteenth eBook is comprised of twelve Chapters, one for each of the previous eBooks. ...
Views: 1347 - Roads taken…. Or not - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2010 from Carmen GuerraGrowing up I changed my mind several times what I wanted to be when I grow up. I am sure everyone might have gone through this. As far back as I can remember I always wanted to work outside the home. While some other little girls may dream of being a mother and a wife having children and stay ...
Views: 1347(1 vote) - Who Are You? - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2011 from Lori PayneWho Are You? by Lori Payne, LPC-S As I reflect on this year, I am reminded of how very fleeting life is here on earth. None of us likes to think about death and therefore we are many times ill-prepared when we are forced to deal with our own mortality. Can you think of losses you have faced ...
Views: 1347(1 vote) - My True Story...How I Changed My Life! - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2010 from Kay PattersonFirst let me tell you that I was extremely reluctant to write this, but my family and friends have persistently nagged me since they can't believe the ransformation in me over the last couple of years. For my part, whilst extremely happy with my life now (I feel great!), I am a little ...
Views: 1346 - Do You Have the Disease to Please? - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2013 from Teri GoetzIt happened without your noticing. “Yes!” slipped out of your mouth, even though you felt your shoulders rise, your stomach clench and your heart start beating a little faster. You feel resentment creeping into you as you leave the conversation. “Dammit! I caved again.” It’s a double ...
Views: 1345 - Growing and Growing: Why You Should Teach Your Kids How to Garden - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2018 from Brooke ChaplanWhether you regularly grow at least a few different fruits and vegetables in your backyard or you have been thinking about starting a small garden soon, it makes sense to get your kids involved in this activity. In addition to getting extra help with the planting process and the ongoing care and ...
Views: 1345 - We Walk Among Angels - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2013 from Womens Recreation, Inc.I am a firm believer that angels walk among us. To me an angel is someone who has endured hardships and has come out of the difficult times with understanding and grace. The angel that walks among us knows only love and compassion and both listens and teaches with utter attentiveness. ...
Views: 1345(1 vote) - Are You Running Away from Your Dream? - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2011 from Jodi ChapmanI am in the process of writing a book. It’s a different kind of book than the Soulful Journals that my husband, Dan, and I have written. It’s a full-length book about pushing through fear to live the life of our dreams. It really gets to the heart of who I am – my soul has begun to emerge ...
Views: 1344 - How the Environment Affects the Uniqueness of the Personality - by Submitted on May 16, 2013 from Amr AbbasThrough the time you spend with people, you get to understand their habits, what makes them sad and what makes them happy; you get to know the good things that they do and you get to know the bad and you become a part of them as they become a part of you. It's the cycle of life where one person ...
Views: 1344 - It Is Easy to Dismiss The Voice From Your Inner Child - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2011 from Jim FargianoMany people are expecting a booming, "no doubt about it" sound when they want to communicate with the other side. The same holds true for trying to communicate to the God Within. From a normal, physical world aspect, what takes place is more of a thought transference between the two sides. This ...
Views: 1344(3 votes) - Motivation Leads to Change - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2012 from Thomas JankowskiMotivation Leads to Change Discomfort may often be the reason why individuals change. Receiving poor grades make us know what we should study. Bills remind us of our need to search out a means of income. Becoming humiliated gives us the ‘drive’ to fight for ourselves to keep us from other ...
Views: 1344 - The Best 10 Tips You’ll Ever Receive on How to Keep Sabotaging Your Relationships - by Submitted on May 08, 2011 from Doron GilINTRODUCTION It is quite a pity to see people harming their relationships time and again and refrain from developing Self-Awareness to understand how to change. Do they really prefer to keep sabotaging rather than acknowledging how they shoot themselves in the foot and change? This article ...
Views: 1344 - What Kind Of People Are You Attracting Into Your Life? - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2011 from Denise Duffield-ThomasWhat Kind Of People Are You Attracting Into Your Life? Author and personal development speaker Jim Rohn famously said, “You're the average of the five people you spend the most time with". Just think about those people now. Who are they and what characteristics do these people have in ...
Views: 1344(4 votes) - Generational (Mis)communications - Things You Never Say to an Older Person - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Linda ThompsonIf you are a young Gen Y working in a multigenerational office, do you know what to and what not to say to your Boomer colleague? First of all, don't ever, ever tell them you are too young to know any Bruce Springsteen songs. Big mistake. Communicating across generations is challenging, at ...
Views: 1343(2 votes) - How Much Does Pest Control Cost? - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2012 from Mark MannWhen pests invade your property, you wish someone would just come and take away the problem. The first thing that enters your mind is -- how much does pest control cost? Before you leap at the opportunity to get a good deal, check out the deal. Make sure you are perfectly clear on what the ...
Views: 1343 - Power of Unlearning or Getting Back to Ground Zero - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2009 from Cheryl HitchcockThere are two absolutely amazing fits a child manages in the first two years of her life. One is learning to walk. The other one is learning to talk. They acquire both of these skills seemingly effortlessly. Somewhere between all the other activities - eating, crying, soiling diapers, ...
Views: 1343(1 vote) - Take time for You - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2010 from Hugh DeBurghSometimes life seems so complex and chaotic that we really have no idea where to start to wrest back control over it. It may be necessary for you to take a personal time out. This time out may be with family and/or friends; like a vacation. However I believe that you really need to spend some ...
Views: 1343(1 vote) - 5 Greatest Myths of the Holiday Season - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Ed MayhewHere are the 5 biggest myths of the Holiday Season concerning what this author knows -- Christmas and New Years. Let's see if you agree. 1.It is better to give than to receive. This is tantamount to declaring that, in regards to breathing, it is better to exhale than it is to inhale. In order ...
Views: 1342 - Glenn Beck, an NLP Reframe, an NLP Presupposition, Christmas, and me. - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Joanne VermeulenIt was 1 a.m. on December 14, 2010, I am watching TV in bed trying to decide whether to stay awake and watch Glenn Beck, or go to sleep. Imagine my surprise when his show began with him being challenged trying to open a carton of creamer for home made hot cocoa. Now I am intrigued! Where are ...
Views: 1342 - Is it Time to Blend Drudge's “Have Exit Plan” with Christ's Warning to Flee Military or Martial Law? - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2014 from Richard RuhlingMany see trouble coming from government spending and then printing money non-stop. And the gov is preparing for the trouble by buying billions of bullets and armored vehicles. The Bible has warnings for what we see. Before Christ saves us in the sky, heeding His words could save us in the ...
Views: 1342 - Many Are Looking to Find Peace and Tranquility - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Jim FargianoMany of you are looking to find peace and tranquility. Others seem to be content with being a discontent. It is highly unlikely that you would not know someone like that. Our job, as well as yours, is to move beyond the negative thinking and lead by example of the exquisite Light of God. It is ...
Views: 1342(1 vote) - What Does a Psychic Look like? - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2017 from Lisa BoussonRecently I have been working with quite a few youth who are extremely intuitive. This reminds me of an event that took place years ago where I met a young boy. The boy’s mother wanted me to discuss with him the normalcy of intuiting the spirit around him as he was afraid of the deceased ...
Views: 1342 - 2011 - The Year of "Stepping Up", Releasing Your Fears, Accessing Your Potential - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Judith JoyceMarianne Williamson’s “Our Greatest Fear” provides this powerful reminder: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, ...
Views: 1341(1 vote) - Advice For a Beginning Writer - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2010 from PD RiversAdvice for beginning writers is easy to come by and hard to follow. As a beginner, you want everything to go well and you want to sell your article or book as quickly as you can. What are some of the things that can insure that you sell? They are pretty simple. Be certain that what you ...
Views: 1341 - Catholics’ Faith in Francis (or the Church) is Misplaced - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2018 from Richard Ruhling“Even if a day arrives when the Catholic Church is pure, none of us will live to see it,” says Margery Eagan in her Boston Globe article (1-29-18) discussing the pope’s visit to Chile. Some people can stumble over the truth, get up and go on as if nothing ever happened. Dr. Richard Ruhling, ...
Views: 1341 - Make the blind in your own way- made to measure venetian blinds - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2012 from james coleVenetian blinds are different types of blinds, which are made up of hanging type of verticals slats. The slats may be made up of wood, plastic, fabric, metal or even paper. All these slats are connected in the rod, which is hanged to cover the window. These types of blinds have got importance ...
Views: 1341 - Seven Core Natures - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Rose CampbellSeven Core Natures Spirit has defined for me the existence of seven “levels of being”. These were termed as “core natures”. It means that a person is resonating to certain levels of service, whether they actually work in the fields most predominately thought of as being associated with that ...
Views: 1341 - Sometimes We Are Called to Become "Instant Angels" - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2010 from Hal PriceOne year ago this week, as the President of my local Homeowners Association, I received a note from an irate neighbor asking me to take some action on a covenant violation in the neighborhood. I stopped by the home of the reported violation to speak to the home owner, and then briefly went by ...
Views: 1341(4 votes) - Are We There Yet? How to Cruise Along the Long and Winding Road of Personal Development and Self-Growth - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2012 from Nicole Nenninger“It is not too uncommon for people to spend their whole life waiting to start living.” ~Eckhart Tolle How do you become your best self? How do you live your best life? How do you find success, happiness, meaning, and fulfillment in your life? If you’re like many people, you spend a lot of ...
Views: 1340(1 vote) - Good Enough - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Frances LucasExodus 3:11-12 But Moses protested to God, “Who am I to appear before Pharaoh? Who am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?” God answered, “I will be with you.” How many times do we protest to God or ignore Him because we don’t believe we are good enough. We think we don’t have what it ...
Views: 1340 - Options for Garage Flooring - by Submitted on May 27, 2012 from Ma. Theresa GalanA BMW or Porsche might be your prized possession, but they are no good if you do not have the place (read garage) to keep it. Or even if you have a garage, you don't feel like parking your snazzy car in there as the garage seems too old and run down. Is that the case? Well, if that is the case, ...
Views: 1340 - Sexual Abuse, Marriage and Parenting - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2017 from Gary DirenfeldWhen we talk about sexual abuse, we differentiate between intra-familial (from within the family) and extra-familial (from outside the family). When from within, it teaches the target of abuse to not trust people who are closest to them. When from outside the family, it teaches the target of ...
Views: 1340 - Spread the Love! - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2011 from annie breathingspacetherapies.co.ukI've been speaking with one of my dear friends here in The States who told me a brilliant story. She has given me permission to share it with you. It's not only fun, but it could change your whole attitude to dealing with anger and frustration. My friend and her husband made a pact at the ...
Views: 1340(2 votes) - The Brick Wall: Facing Adversity - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2014 from Lisa BoussonDo you ever feel that life is rushing past you? Can you relate to the saying, “Stop the world, I want to get off!” How about the phrase, “Calgon, take me away!” Sometimes the world seems to spin too fast; one day melding into another, and despite our harried pace we fall further and further ...
Views: 1340 - The Destination Defines Our Journey and The Price We Pay - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2011 from Bruce WrightWell, I left my happy home to see what I could find out. I left my folk and friends with the aim to clear my mind out. Well I hit the rowdy road and many kinds I met there, many stories told me of the way to get there. So on and on I go, the seconds tick the time out, there's so ...
Views: 1340 - The Power of Empathy - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2011 from Mike RobbinsI had a painful, but poignant phone conversation earlier this week with my wife Michelle. She shared some challenges with me in a vulnerable and passionate way. As I started to give her some of my "helpful advice" (as I often do - being a man, as well as an author, speaker, and coach, I'm ...
Views: 1340 - A New Consciousness The End of the Conspiracy of Ineffectiveness Part 1 - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2010 from Edward JonesQuestioner: You often use the phrase “Conspiracy of Ineffectiveness.” Will you explain what that means? Edward: The word conspire comes from Latin meaning to breathe together, so it means the whole planet is conspiring to keep itself ineffective. That is how deep the ineffectiveness is. It ...
Views: 1339(2 votes) - A Space-Themed Bedroom To Stimulate Your Child's Imagination - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2011 from Linda AvilesSadly, it seems as though electronics have somewhat taken away the imagination of our children. Growing up, I didn't have video games or computers but I did have a big imagination. I didn't own a toy kitchen but I made mud pies and pretended I did. I didn't have a big toy house but I had fun ...
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