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- That House We Call Our Own - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Richard (Dick) WarnEveryone creates a mental house. It is a collection of mental images of where we are, who we live with, what we have done, where we are going, what’s holding us back and where we would rather be. George Bernard Shaw, Irish-born British dramatist said, “The successful people in this world are ...
Views: 1541(1 vote) - Three Deadly Self-Image Errors - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Richard (Dick) WarnWilliam James, American psychologist, said, “There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man’s lack of faith in his true Self.” Maxwell Maltz, Canadian-born American plastic surgeon and author of Psycho-Cybernetics, said, “Self-image sets the boundaries of individual ...
Views: 1503(1 vote) - 5 Easy Tricks to Enjoy Holiday Food and Lose Weight this Holiday Season! - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Kelly StallingsWhy do so many people set their expectations to gain weight during the holiday season? This is creating an unnecessary self-fulfilling prophecy. By preparing yourself for weight gain, you are setting yourself up to eat larger than normal portions and eat as if you might never see holiday cookies ...
Views: 956(1 vote) - Five Steps for A Personal Inventory - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2013 from WEE DILTSPersonal Inventory the Most Important Step You’ve decided you’d like to change some things in your life. You may have already started making changes. Or at least you’re thinking life would be better if you changed a few things about yourself. We’re not talking about buying a new ...
Views: 2062(5 votes) - Make Small Commitments. Get Big Changes. - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2010 from Michael JohnsonMichael Dalton Johnson Taking Care of You Drink plenty of water. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper. Eat more fruits and vegetables and eat less that is manufactured in processing plants. Avoid eating food that is handed to you through a window. Live ...
Views: 1662(2 votes) - Self Improvement / Positive Thinking - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2010 from victoria .......Change your Life TODAY If we never made mistakes what would we ever learn and how could we ever get it right, let alone become experts? Sometimes we have to do the things in life we don’t want to do in order to know what we do want to do No way is the right way or wrong way, only what ...
Views: 1128(3 votes) - Gratitude Project – Sometimes the person we need to appreciate the most is ourselves :) - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2010 from Vanessa SimpkinsI acknowledge and appreciate myself today for… - Going for a walk in the woods and taking my camera and my hat! For exploring nature, following my intuition and playing in my genius all day! - For writing another great sales letter from the heart. - For getting all three important and ...
Views: 1796(2 votes) - No Man Is An Island - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2010 from Shaya KassI just heard some fascinating research about positive psychology and cities. We all know the stereotypes. We all think that New Yorkers are brusk, perhaps even obnoxious. We think of Los Angelenos as friendlier if not a little shallow. And we think of Atlantans as very warm and welcoming ...
Views: 1555(4 votes) - Dating within a Budget - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2010 from Bruce MillsOne of the biggest expenses is the entertainment expense. Whether you are single or married you may go on dates from time to time. Most single couples may go out three or four times a week and married couples may go out one to four times a week depending on if they have kids or not. I have met ...
Views: 1354(5 votes) - 10 Ways to Minimize Stress During the Holiday Season - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2010 from Kimberley CohenJust the thought of the holiday season can create a sense of panic and stress for many people. The added financial expenses, the loss of a loved one or a job, being alone, or not well, can leave one feeling depressed and or stressed. Then there can be luncheons, dinner engagements, ...
Views: 1195(2 votes) - A Healthy Ego. The Key to Mastering Life - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2013 from Monty RitchingsUnderstanding the role of the ego in how we live our lives is essential to understanding the mystery of life. Usually when people describe themselves they are referring to the egoic self or the personality, the finite side of the whole package we call me. We speak about our likes, dislikes, ...
Views: 6554(3 votes) - How to Have a Wonderful Holiday Season Without Gaining Weight - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2012 from William AndersonAlthough I don’t want to discourage anyone from starting a diet, I’d advise you to put off starting it until after the holidays are over. This time of year is just too chaotic and stressful for most people. If you’re isolated and alone, go ahead and start, but only in that case would it be ...
Views: 3063(5 votes) - Live, Laugh and Love Yourself This Holiday Season - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2010 from Brenda HoffmanWelcome to Brenda's Blog Live, Laugh and Love Yourself This Holiday Season Posted: 07 Dec 2010 01:30 PM PST Channeled by Brenda Hoffman for Life Tapestry Creations.com Dear Ones, As we move closer to the solstice/eclipse of December 21st you will note that your feelings – perhaps ...
Views: 1188(2 votes) - Guided Imagery as a Tool for Positive Affect - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2010 from Robin DilleyGuided Imagery, Guided Interactive Meditation, and Visualization are similar words and practices. The point of this type of exercise is to exercise your belief system to work for you and not against you. Even though there are many benefits of talk therapy alone, it is important that the ...
Views: 1458(3 votes) - The New Empowerment Theory and How It Will Help You Experience Your Best Life Ever - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2010 from Soren LauritzenExperience increased power and positive change in your life with an empowerment theory that really works. Many traditional theories can be confusing and difficult to understand, but this unique ideology revolutionizes the empowerment theory as you know it by both expanding and simplifying ...
Views: 1076(3 votes) - 10 Ways to Rebuild Your Self Esteem by Developing Your Creativity - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2010 from Alan ButlerMany who struggle through life controlling problems, take a big blow to their self esteem. You may be trying to overcome an addiction of some kind. Society has a league table of how bad this addiction is over that addiction, for example, that doing drugs is worse than drinking alcohol. If you ...
Views: 1532(2 votes) - Avoid Holiday Weight Gain - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2010 from Elizabeth Lombardo, PhDIs holiday weight gain synonymous with your holiday season? You probably aren’t alone. This holiday season, mirror Santa’s mirth, not his girth With holiday parties, Christmas cookies, bottles of bubbly… it is not surprising that we tend to get more than wrapped presents over the holiday ...
Views: 1114(3 votes) - The Need To Do - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2010 from Stella AghenieAs human beings we have an innate need “to do”. We build, we repare, we create. We use tools, and if we don’t have the appropriate tool at hand, we create one. We use and manipulate all forms of media, including space. We occupy our environment and we change it as our needs require. We are ...
Views: 1670(5 votes) - Healing your Shadows to Empower Your Relationships - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2010 from Darlene MontgomeryAbsolutely everything in our life is a projection from within us of what we believe and perceive life to be. In the last few years, since discovering shadow work, I have had a chance to apply the process to different troubling situations with amazing results. For those who haven’t been ...
Views: 1838(3 votes) - Got the Holiday Blues - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2010 from Carolyn BatesAre your holidays filled with loneliness? Do the days just feel like a lot of work? Is the meaning of the holidays lost? Has this just happened now that your children are out of the house and maybe you have been on your own for awhile? Holidays are definitely one of the most difficult times ...
Views: 1889(3 votes) - Young Man Says, "Hire Me!" - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2010 from Andre MilteerMy name is Clarence, O.; I am 18 years old. My objective is to become successful in business, my career, life and work. I would love to work for your company. My attributes include that of being a very honest and trustworthy person. Respect for All Persons is of great importance to me. ...
Views: 1308(4 votes) - Dressing up, not down: Clothing does send a message - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2010 from Diane CraigNo, I am not a clothing snob. Just because I nix flip-flops in the office and cargo shorts for Dress-down Fridays does not mean my idea of sartorial splendour begins and ends with Savile Row. I will admit to a soft spot for black tie, a fondness for three-piece suits and a liking for tweed ...
Views: 3794(4 votes) - Feeling Trapped in the Holiday Rush? Read 5 tips to Decrease Stress - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2010 from JoAnne Ceccarelli-EganThe holiday rush is in full swing, does that mean you have to feel rushed too? Did you join in the “Black Friday frenzy? If so, what did that do to your stress level? This month, I am going to offer five tips to decrease your stress and help you have a more relaxed holiday season. Do you ...
Views: 1689(3 votes) - Eat Pray Love - An Inspiration - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2010 from Mark GillespieWhile critics have expressed irritation at the solipsism and self-centredness of the protagonist in Elizabeth Gilbert's popular memoir "Eat Pray Love," there is some enlightenment to be found in her journey. Initially impatient with her self-indulgent episodes I began to feel sympathy for the ...
Views: 3241(3 votes) - How to Get Rid of a Negative Emotion - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2011 from Stephanie GoddardWhat we resist, persists. As humans, we naturally want to avoid pain, and that includes our feelings. Trying to push the emotions away, or using substances like food or alcohol, work for a little while. Then the emotion is worse than ever. While understandable, this simply doesn't work. ...
Views: 1756(6 votes) - Take Your Life Back! - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2010 from Stephen CarrollRediscover your inner world and take your life back! Are you at peace with your life? Do you feel a sense of purpose with your life? Are you depressed about your life? Do you hate getting up in the morning doing the same thing day after day? Do you dream of a better life? Do you look at other ...
Views: 1271(1 vote) - Conscious Ways of Dealing with Your Family Over the Holidays - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2010 from Ken LaDerouteAs we prepare for the American Thanksgiving, Christmas and Chanukah, my friends talk of plans to go home to be with their families for the holidays. What’s surprising to me, is that the tone in their voice isn’t one of excitement or anticipation, but more of dread and obligation. Looking ...
Views: 1456(6 votes) - How to raise self esteem after a divorce - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2010 from Michelle SearsGoing through a divorce can leave you feeling unhappy or disconnected with yourself, even hopeless sometimes. How to raise self esteem after a divorce may not have even crossed your mind yet. But the main area of your life that is affected is your self esteem. Because self esteem is ...
Views: 2250(6 votes) - I have been reminded of who I am - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2010 from Crystal ChurchMy life has changed so much in the past year that it is truly unbelievable. I don't want to sound like someone who is trying to promote anything, but seriously, since I have began a life coaching relationship with Maia and went through her personal development program (YOU University) my whole ...
Views: 808(5 votes) - How Society Fails Our Children - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2010 from Womens Recreation, Inc.This article is written for the children who don’t have responsible parents. For the children that are being neglected and feel that they have no one. When a child is born there is only a limited number of people involved in that child’s life: the hospital where they were born, the parents, ...
Views: 1674(5 votes) - The Young, Impressionable Little Girl - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2011 from Womens Recreation, Inc.I see the color of your skin. I see the color of your hair. Mine is straight and yours is curly. I am short and you are tall. My eyes are big and yours are small. We both love to play. I have a jump rope and you have a ball. My tummy’s big and yours is small. All the kids are always ...
Views: 2045(9 votes) - Question Your Questions - using the right questions to harness the power of your subconscious - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2010 from Louise GoddardAdjust the questions you ask yourself so they HELP YOU rather than HINDER YOU We have an internal voice. And in that internal voice, we ask ourselves questions as well as make statements. Let’s take a simple example of a question we might ask ourselves in our internal voice: Why can’t ...
Views: 1816(12 votes) - How to Clear Your Own Negativity and Projections - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2010 from Pamela TurnerNegativity hurts. Have you ever had the experience where everything was fine, you're in a great mood and have great intentions for a certain event that is about to happen. Suddenly, something happens, and it's like a troll has jumped up from under the bridge and dragging you down into its anger, ...
Views: 1735(6 votes) - The Power of Yes - Part II - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Reggie OdomAre you aware of the number of times every day that you either say “Yes” or “No,” to yourself? You are essentially saying one or the other with every thought you think, word you speak, decision you make or action you take. Or don’t. You’ll know which side of the scale your yeses and no’s are ...
Views: 942(6 votes) - What is beauty - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Hugh DeBurghWhat is Beauty? What is beauty? Is it a perfect profile or a perfect smile? Is it hope? Is it the energy of positive expectations? Is beauty simply the opposite of ugly? Is beauty the absence of ugly? Is ugly a lack of hope? Is it a surrendered soul; a bitter heart? Every day around ...
Views: 1253(8 votes) - How To Bring Passion Back Into Your Life - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Lianda LudwigNo matter how much you love your work, your play activities, your friends, family and even pets, you need to take a break from them. There’s a behavior researched by psychologists called “habituation”. Essentially it means that with repeated exposure to any stimuli, you “learn”,whether ...
Views: 4387(7 votes) - Is Solution-Focused Brief Therapy for You? - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2011 from Leila McKay, MA, LPC.You have probably heard the expression "What we focus on becomes stronger." The theory behind Solution Based Therapy (SBT) is that focusing on what we want, rather than what we don't want, can help change old patterns of behavior and free-up energy for our full participation in life. When ...
Views: 3848(2 votes) - 10 Simple Ways to Love Yourself - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2010 from Kari JoysIf you want to be a healthy, happy person, it’s very important to learn to love the person you see in the mirror. Although loving yourself can be very challenging if you grew up in a dysfunctional family, it’s definitely worth the time and effort! Whether you feel stressed, anxious or ...
Views: 2631(8 votes) - Are You A Worry Wart? - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2010 from William CottringerAre You A Worry Wort? By William Cottringer, Ph.D. “You know you are in big trouble when you start worrying about how much you are worrying.” ~ The Author. With all the stresses from the overload that now plagues us today, we all probably worry too much about the past, present and ...
Views: 2226(6 votes) - The Now of who we are - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2010 from Geoffrey CanavanWe hear a lot of talk about ‘staying in the Now’. The key is our ability to focus fully on our present task. My friend Mike was good friends with a very famous musician. He went to see him in concert one evening and brought his boss. Mike’s boss was a huge fan and really wanted to meet this ...
Views: 1491(3 votes) - Focus on Mental and Emotional for Self Improvement - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2010 from Jim MooreNot all people believe this but the mental and emotional aspects of a person, when combined, can lead to better self improvement. Emotions can dominate our actions and reactions, even though we don't want it to happen at times. Society often see emotions as a sign of weakness, so people are used ...
Views: 1672(7 votes) - What is the Difference Between Effort and Passion? - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2010 from John Ryder, PhDThe effort we put into something can be great but the results may be missing. Why is that? Because it is the passion we put into our action that proves to be much more important than anything else. Watching the Olympics we can observe everyone making a tremendous effort but only a few makes ...
Views: 5178(6 votes) - Who Would You Be Without Your Story? - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2010 from Michelle CastoByron Katie, a spiritual teacher of the wisest kind, has given us the gift of seeing how arguing with reality only exhausts and stresses us. And that when we give up our story, we can find the freedom and peace we long for. Here is what I have learned from 15 years in the personal ...
Views: 1139(8 votes) - What's Wrong With a Game About Dead Bunnies? - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2010 from Hugh DeBurghSo What’s Wrong With Dead Bunnies? Ahhhhh! Splat! Ewwwww... My kids have been complaining about the Internet filters we put on our PCs to prevent them from accessing inappropriate content. It’s a parent’s right and duty: right? My oldest is quite the crusader and may just be a budding Civil ...
Views: 1222(5 votes) - The Power of Spiritual Practice - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2010 from Jayne MorrisDo you find yourself saying that you would like to try meditation, take a yoga class, go for a walk after lunch, but that you’re just too busy? The most common block to having a spiritual practice is busy-ness. We women who do too much try multitasking so many things each day that we end up ...
Views: 6264(14 votes) - Be Proactive About Your Healthcare; Breast Cancer Awareness - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2010 from Stephanie AltA friend sent an amazing story to share, in which she describes trusting her gut feelings in regard to breast cancer and her health care. It is another testimony to the importance of being proactive, honoring your instincts rather than acting on impulse out of fear. The month of October is ...
Views: 1974(5 votes) - How To Improve Your Memory - 5 strategies for measurable improvement - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2010 from Fabrianna PayneHave you ever hunted for your reading glasses only to locate them atop your head, or misplaced the keys to your automobile only seconds after setting them down? Have you ever had trouble remembering a person's name or how about an important commitment? Were you or someone you know in a serious ...
Views: 2119(4 votes) - How to Find the Love Frequency - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2010 from Allison MacThere has been so much talk over the last few years about how we attract energy that is similar to our own. Like attracts like so whatever energy you are vibrating that is what you will attract back into your life. I have heard many people say that if you want to attract love into your life ...
Views: 2445(4 votes) - How To Stay Positive When Others Aren't - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2010 from Mandy Zadoorian"Just stay positive" is what we hear as we grow from children into adults from teachers, parents and peers; however, why are some unable to grasp this concept, while others potentially take it for a great leap of faith? This is a belief that endures all other emotions and behaviors to the ...
Views: 2223(6 votes) - TIPS FOR COMPLETING A WRITING PROJECT - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2010 from Jo Anne MeekinsWriters’ block, procrastination, and a sense of overwhelm are all forms of inner resistance that most writers confront at some point in their career or level of experience. However, in spite of the productivity hindrances and creative stagnancy that originates on our internal landscape, there ...
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