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- The Bright Side of Entitlement - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2013 from Layne SchmidtDid you grow up thinking Entitlement was a dirty word? Are you uncomfortable with individuals who walk around with a strong sense of it? Some of the things I grew up hearing about “entitled” people were that they were full of themselves, too big for their britches or their heads were too big. ...
Views: 1284(6 votes) - The Choice is Yours - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2009 from David LuptonHere are 7 important life lessons. Getting to know and understand these can make a big difference in creating a balanced lifestyle for yourself. Remember making positive choices is one of the most crucial life skills you can ever master. 1. The world does not owe you a living. You have to make ...
Views: 1284 - The Desire for Family Freedom - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2010 from Hugh DeBurghWhen I started writing about the Families Without Limits phenomenon, I really didn’t think much about the worldwide appeal of the concept. Like most North Americans, I was so wrapped up in my own world that I failed to consider the rest of humanity. What I have discovered, however, is just how ...
Views: 1284(2 votes) - Trust Yourself - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Frederick Zappone© 2008 By Frederick Zappone All Rights Reserved When you don't fully trust yourself, feelings of depression wash over you, you start losing hope in yourself and worry, fear and anxiety begin making a permanent home in your mind. The absence of trust, more than any other virtue, has doomed ...
Views: 1284(1 vote) - B Is For Becoming - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Sara DillingerB is for Becoming. This is important to remember: You are not what your parents, your teachers, or anyone else said about you when you were a child. You are not what your spouse, ex-spouse, boyfriend, girlfriend or anyone else thinks you are. You are not even what you think you are. You ...
Views: 1283 - Guide To Life Part One - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2013 from Robin RobertsIt seems cliché to say the most important question you will ever ask yourself is “Who am I ?” It is the question that has led to a thousand self help books yet do we ever have the courage to sit naked in the truth of our identity? Often it is easier to create an illusion of who we are based ...
Views: 1283 - Mauro's story and the secret to changing the world - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2016 from Eva Berger“Every time someone chooses compassion over indifference, good has triumphed and the world is different.” – Anonymous This article was written in honor of a dog named Mauro. I think his story is just one of many countless others about the suffering of innocent living beings caused by the ...
Views: 1283 - STOP the Guilt Trap! - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2013 from Teri GoetzGuilt is an emotion you feel because you believe you’ve caused (or will cause) harm. Aside from objective evidence that you caused true (not perceived) harm to someone, I suggest you question the logic of your guilt. How did you come to the conclusion that you should feel guilty for wanting ...
Views: 1283 - A psychotherapist worth their salt - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2013 from Jennifer BroadleyWhen you’re seeking out a psychotherapist in Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow or London, how will you know a good one from a mediocre one? It’s not like a hairdresser where every friend you have has been to one so you can ask for a recommendation from your mate with a hairstyle or colour you ...
Views: 1282(1 vote) - 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) - What is Thomas Jefferson's Declaration Of Independence? - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Amy DyslexThe Declaration of Independence: Text and Crux The Declaration itself demanded independence from the British Empire and stressed upon the grant of equal rights to every human being and stated them to be unalienable. The most prominent ones are mentioned in what is regarded by some as one of ...
Views: 1282 - XMas Gifts for Girls - Artificial Christmas Flowers - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2011 from think tankChristmas! Christmas! Christmas! Just hearing your sweetheart and girlfriend say that why not New Year or valentine day? Really, smiling can be seen on your face and you can say that this is most precious time of celebration of New Year with great joy, pleasure and fun. It is the most favorite ...
Views: 1282(1 vote) - God--Damn It, or Praise Him? A Tribute to Science and Einstein By a Scientist - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2016 from Richard RuhlingScience has been in the news because of the discovery of gravitational waves that Einstein, a century ago, said existed. Are we brilliant--or maybe retarded because of our unwillingness to admit something else Einstein said—that God is not a magician? Since science put men on the moon, some ...
Views: 1281 - How Your Emotions Can Affect Long-Term Change - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2011 from Scott Q MarcusBetween the covers of the business book currently on my nightstand, the author devotes few pages to discussing cash flow or spreadsheets, while much ink is dedicated to changing one’s thoughts about money. It is her premise that our income basically determined more by how we think than by the ...
Views: 1281 - New to Guns? 4 Things to Consider When Buying Your First Gun - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2019 from Emma SturgisWhether it is for protection or other purposes, choosing to purchase a gun is an important decision, and there will be many questions that you have to consider before following through. Be it a 44 magnum or a Freedom Ordnance FX-9 Carbine FX9 pistol, guns come in many variations. With these ...
Views: 1281 - While Making Changes For The Better, Uncomfortable Feelings May Occur - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Jim FargianoWhen we are going through changes in our life, we will often experience some uncomfortable feelings. You might even have a "movie" play out for you. It can come in the form of a daydream or even confusing dreams at night. You are being guided or led to new horizons. Spirit is exorcising the ...
Views: 1281 - A Better Day - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2011 from Frances LucasWe all can look back on yesterday or the day before and find things we wished we would have done or not done. We can think about things we should have said or not said. We can decide if we had a productive day or not. We can review the day and see if we accomplished things in our life and if we ...
Views: 1280 - Life Isn't Over: 5 Steps to Take After Dealing With a DUI - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2015 from Rachelle WilberDriving under the influence of alcohol is not only illegal, but also poses serious health and wellness risks to self and society as a whole. In 2012, 1.28 million Americans were arrested for driving under the influence. On average, there is one alcohol related fatality every 51 minutes. Sadly, ...
Views: 1280 - Put your life on paper - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2010 from Lindsey DawsonMany teachers of writing recommend that you keep a regular journal. I’ve been doing that a long time and now have a battered collection of notebooks going back to the early 1990s. On of my greatest regrets is losing a 1980s journal, carelessly slipped under my seat on a flight to Hong Kong and ...
Views: 1280(1 vote) - When A Crisis Strikes…Survive and Thrive: The Basics - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2011 from Karin VoloA crisis can strike at any time in our lives and generally we are never prepared for it (otherwise it wouldn’t be a crisis!). Sergio and I want to share in this series how we managed to cope going through the biggest crisis that we ever experienced. We’ll start with the basics. One of the ...
Views: 1280 - Sensitives: What to do when your life is in transition - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2011 from Ronni Ann HallWhen my old computer died I didn’t even get a chance to say goodbye. I dropped it off hoping that it would be healed. Next thing I was told my files were retrievable, but the computer had had it. Then I got this computer. We are starting to bond and I am getting used to the hair trigger keys ...
Views: 1279 - Stretch Your Imagination - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2014 from Womens Recreation, Inc.The visionaries who paved the way to where we are now must be commended for their work. They took a dream, a simple dream; they took the time to map out all the different possibilities to set their dream in motion. They stretched their imagination as far as it could go, and it worked out great ...
Views: 1279 - Honey, you choose - what powerful words! - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2010 from Lindsey DawsonNice men have always tried to get to grips with what women want. You can imagine, in ancient times, your caring cave man squatting over a beast he’s just speared and wondering anxiously if his missus wants the kidneys as well as the chops because he really, really wants to please her. On the ...
Views: 1278(1 vote) - What is I Ching Astrology? - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2011 from Jon SandiferThis is an introduction to the most ancient astrological system in use today. I also compare it to the more commonly used 12 Animal Chinese System, and explain its advantages. I Ching Astrology is the most ancient astrological system. Over 5,000 years old, it shares the same heritage and ...
Views: 1278 - Just Trying To Help - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Frances LucasWe have all had people who have told us they were just trying to help. They may have had good intentions to help us out but it really didn’t work. Sometimes people want to help and don’t know what to do but they just try something in an attempt to show they care. We need to be mindful of those ...
Views: 1277 - Simply Want - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2011 from Frances LucasIt is not hard to find things which cost a great deal of money which we may believe we would like to have or even think we need. There are homes all over the world which cost millions of dollars. There are automobiles of all shapes and sizes which are the price of a small home. There are gadgets ...
Views: 1277(1 vote) - Abilene Paradox – Be Aware of the Bug that plagues us every now and then - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2016 from Dr. Madan TripathyAbilene Paradox – Be Aware of the Bug that plagues us every now and then Madan Tripathy My experience with the Paradox – Let me start with a real life example. I & my wife visited a friend’s residential apartment on a Sunday afternoon, who has very recently moved to our locality with ...
Views: 1276(2 votes) - Is This Accident Your Fault? - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2010 from Rebecca MoreheadHave you ever been in a car accident? It is not a pleasurable experience and it could result in considerable damages and injuries to you or someone else. I bring this topic up because it has become interesting to me to observe the different ways that we drive our vehicles and how it could affect ...
Views: 1276(2 votes) - The Silver Lining in Caregiving - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2019 from Christy YatesLiving in the Sandwich Generation is a tough squeeze! What’s the Sandwich Generation? Those are folks who are busy raising children while also caring for an aging parent. Nearly 47% of Americans are part of the Sandwich Generation. One of the kickers is that it tends to sneak up on ...
Views: 1276 - The six figure speaker mindset - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2016 from Kathleen GageGet on the platform. Give an incredible presentation. Make a boatload of money selling your products and services on the back-end. Can it really be this simple? Actually yes…when you know what you’re doing and you have the correct mindset. Experts around the globe are making incredible ...
Views: 1276 - 4 Easy Ways to Boost Your Confidence - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2013 from Julia HarrisIt’s very easy to overlook the wonderful things about ourselves when the world is constantly showing us images of perfect families or pictures of celebrities who have been airbrushed. You are in charge of your self confidence though, you can choose to actively work on becoming more confident or ...
Views: 1275(1 vote) - The Greatest Discoveries of a Lifetime as Seen by a Retired Physician - by Submitted on May 23, 2017 from Richard RuhlingThe greatest discoveries that we can make are not those of technology, but how to have health, happiness and purposeful living that brings a better destiny, says Richard Ruhling, MD. At 75, Ruhling is enjoying all of the above better than when he was 35 and had headaches that helped him ...
Views: 1275(1 vote) - Why You Are Called to Live a Radical Life - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2011 from Paula GregorowiczWhy are you here? By here I mean on this planet, in this body, living your one precious life at this time in history? Do you know? It’s OK if you can’t articulate it, but on some level you know. This I can guarantee you. And you are meant to live your life fully in a way that expresses ...
Views: 1275 - A Guide To Survive The Upcoming Safety Inconsistency - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2015 from John AndersonStaying safe is one of the biggest problems that most people deal with in their daily lives. People nowadays struggle to find safe haven away from impending dangers, whether they are at home, or out and about on the streets and other places. A report from nationmaster.com indicates that in 2014, ...
Views: 1274 - Biblical End-Times If These Muslims Cross the Border to Attack Jerusale - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2018 from Richard Ruhling“’Muslim demonstrations’ are nothing new. Googling that phrase gives 1,300,000 results. But if one adds the word ‘violent,’ there are 2,450,000 results, suggesting that violence occurs nearly twice as often. If this happens with the result of destruction in Jerusalem, the biblical end-times are ...
Views: 1274 - Immigration: How the Statue of Liberty Changed America and How We Became Like Biblical Egypt - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2017 from Richard Ruhling“Give me your tired, your poor…yearning to breathe free.” The Statue of Liberty has welcomed “the huddled masses” from every continent since 1865, but immigration has transformed the US. Early Americans took huge risks of death at sea and from Indians or starvation in the New World because ...
Views: 1274 - Last Minute Child Care Options - by Submitted on May 31, 2011 from Thomas ButcherThere are going to be plenty of times when you will need someone to take care of your kids on short notice. Unless you have already made arrangements with your regular sitter for circumstances like this, you may find yourself making phone call after phone call trying to locate someone at the ...
Views: 1274 - Spring Offers Opportunities to Reconnect With Nature - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2013 from Dr. Jane SimingtonSpring is the perfect time to reflect on the Divine in all of Creation This morning as I watched the spring sun stream through my kitchen window I felt a surge of newness, a sense of being reawakened after a long winter slumber. Breathing a prayer of thanksgiving for the new beginnings that ...
Views: 1274(3 votes) - An Overlooked Cause of EU, UN and US Problems Needing a Biblical Solution - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2015 from Richard RuhlingSummary: Human wisdom tends to centralization and building big government. The European Union isn't working well, and it's an omen for what's coming under UN control. There's better information that could help us avoid serious trouble. Wisdom is looking at life from a biblical perspective. ...
Views: 1273 - Get Out of the Way - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2010 from Hugh DeBurghMy two oldest kids have been invited to take part in a Model United Nations program at the UN in New York. My wife and I are excited about this but our kids weren’t so sure. Specifically my oldest was (and usually is) suspicious of anything that adults organize on his behalf. In fact the mere ...
Views: 1273(1 vote) - One should be Religious but not a Hypocrite - by Submitted on May 16, 2013 from Vinod AnandOne should be Religious but not a Hypocrite (Vinod Anand) Unlearning or de-conditioning is how J Krishnamurti defined his initiation on the path of spirituality in the true sense. As much of our learning is the result of our conditioning which has already taken us away froth our true Self, ...
Views: 1273 - Pain - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2010 from Hugh DeBurghPain Pain; it’s a subject that most of us would rather not hear about. Others less fortunate cannot get out of their minds. Of course pain comes in many forms. Physical pain is the most obvious form. I am not a physician so I will not address the physical or psychological issues ...
Views: 1273(2 votes) - The Movement Away From the Conventional Neurology – A Radical Departure - by Submitted on Dec 25, 2012 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranOn this planet, we all go through stressful lives. In order to free ourselves from that situation, we have to look well beyond the conventional neurology. That departure can be quite interesting as it paves the way to freedom. People adopt different paths in their effort to find peace and ...
Views: 1273(2 votes) - What is Up With That Sinus Infection! - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2011 from Dr. Rick SchaeferBe careful what you say, because once it’s out there you can’t get it back. Be careful also what you don’t say, because there are effects from holding it in. A client of mine, I will use the name Tom, called for a health consultation and reported he was having his fourth sinus infection ...
Views: 1273 - How to be healthy for good - Do one just thing differently! - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2011 from Nancee KemperHow to be healthy for good - Do one thing different! Over the duration of our lives, in our journey to be healthy for good, we time and again become stuck in situations - in our work, in our marriage, in our special relationships. We tend to do the same things again and again in exactly the ...
Views: 1272(1 vote) - This Year: 20 Practical Affirmations For the New Year - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2013 from Terri MarieTHIS YEAR… I am going to live as if I were dancing on roses I will treat everyday as a miracle. I will claim each small step toward my goals as the giant victory it is. I will find millions of things to be grateful for I will tell people I love them as often as I can. If a day goes by and I ...
Views: 1272 - Integrity is a highly overused word for many entrepreneurs - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2014 from Kathleen GageIn a recent conversation with a colleague of mine the topic of business integrity came up. Actually, I’ve had this type of conversation many times during the nearly 20 years I’ve been in business. It seems in some circles the word integrity means something completely different than in other ...
Views: 1271(2 votes) - A Surprise Answer to Yahoo’s Question, What Do Crowns Have to Do With Catholicism? - by Submitted on May 11, 2018 from Richard RuhlingYahoo’s report of the Met Gala had photos of numerous women wearing crowns with commentary on the crowns of kings, popes and Catholicism, mentioning the crown of thorns that Christ wore, but with no comment on the disparity. Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination (5-8-18) Maybe ...
Views: 1271 - The Self - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2014 from Womens Recreation, Inc.Every day there are distractions, some of those are bigger than others. Some are more important things that need tending to more than others. The important thing is to take care of them but not get lost in them. Always remember the self. The self is being comfortable with who you are and ...
Views: 1271 - Overcoming Impostor Syndrome and Pushing Past Your Self-Doubt - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2014 from Kayla MatthewsAll of us sometimes doubt ourselves. We worry that our interactions make us seem dull or stupid; we worry that our work isn’t quite polished enough or our performance is not quite perfect. This doubt is sometimes warranted and serves as an indication that perhaps we should work a little harder ...
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