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- How listening to music can help healing - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2013 from Adele TheronMusic is – The art or science of combining vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion. Music is an incredible aspect of life that is quite often not recognised of it true potential and value it holds. According to an article on “Mail ...
Views: 1996(3 votes) - Motor Imagery: Enhancing Healing and Sports Performance - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2015 from Ulrike Berzau MM, MHS, PT, FACHE, www.UlrikeBerzau.comAfter working for many years in health care as a physical therapist and health care executive, I have witnessed peoples’ life-changing events, illnesses and recoveries. I have seen how powerful the human mind is and how much our mindset affects our mind, our body, our spirit, and, most ...
Views: 1995 - Your boss is hostile…what do you do? - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2004 from Caroline JalangoAre you working at a job where the boss has no interpersonal skills; micro-manages you and treats you like a child? Do you work for a fault finding boss who yells and screams and talks to you in an arrogant and demeaning manner? Are you are tired of walking on eggshells at work because any ...
Views: 1995 - Back Pain Treatment to Restore Healthy Living - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2013 from Igor StilerAwareness about the causes of back pain helps to deal with the condition. You can achieve gradual but long-lasting improvement for back pain through various physical therapy treatments. Back pain is a common condition affecting people of various age groups. Effective back pain treatment ...
Views: 1994 - Do you have an Inner Nurturing voice? - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2012 from Julie SimonWhen the adult voices of our childhood are primarily warm, kind, encouraging, hopeful, validating, soothing and nurturing, we begin to develop a supportive voice within that can restore us to emotional balance when needed. As we mature into adulthood, this supportive voice becomes the voice of ...
Views: 1994 - PRACTICAL MANIFESTING, HOW TO FIND THE ANSWERS UNIVERSALLY TO EVERDAY PROBLEMS AND NOT TIRE OF IT - by Submitted on May 05, 2012 from Starbrite A. SparklesManifesting, your heart’s desire is ideal, but also manifesting answers to everyday problems and situations is a possibility. This makes the ride to your heart’s desire all that easier and enjoyable. The secret of manifestation is that you do not attract your desires by what you think but by ...
Views: 1992 - Complaining: Does It Help or Hinder - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2011 from Elaine CorreiaRecently, I was working with a local contractor, who was commenting about the performance of my employees. Since this was already a sore point with me, it didn’t take much to get me on the complaining track. After about 15 minutes, I had to stop. A stray thought flitted through my mind and ...
Views: 1991(3 votes) - Earning vs. Creating Value In Life - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2012 from Kathy SmithThere was a time in my life when I was really confused, lost and I did not have a lot of joy. It was ironic, because my whole life had "turned out" just as I had imagined it would. I graduated school, I got a job and a nice place to live. I had friends, family, and a long-term relationship. Any ...
Views: 1991(1 vote) - What does stress do to us? - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2010 from Sue Heldenbrand· Stress can affect so many different parts of our bodies, from our muscles and tissues to our blood vessels and organs · It speeds up heart rate and respiration, affects our sleep · Stress raises blood pressure and body temperature · It can interfere with metabolism, appetite and digestion ...
Views: 1991(1 vote) - Comedy's Change Within Muted Film - Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin. - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2012 from Tomas ArnholtzThroughout the 1910s, popular humourous shorts preceded a lot more esteemed characteristics. By the actual 1920s, however, comedy progressed into a mass-observed kind of feature lengths with stars like Buster Keaton as well as Charles Chaplin. Silent motion picture, by just talking about its ...
Views: 1990 - Sitting in Life’s ‘Waiting For’ Lounge - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2011 from Steven AitchisonWe all seem to be waiting for something to come to us before we can move on in life: 'Waiting for perfect partner before I can be truly happy' 'Waiting to make more money before I start my business' 'Waiting until the day I retire before I truly enjoy life' Every single 'waiting ...
Views: 1990(2 votes) - 10 steps to Self Love - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2013 from Robin RobertsSteps to Self Love This may seem a strange topic in a world full of self entitlement but often those who need more are those who have a bigger hole to fill. Our notion of self love is full of misconceptions a woman taking care of self may be called vain or worst yet selfish and a man ...
Views: 1989(2 votes) - Creating Balance with just Two Steps - by Submitted on May 12, 2010 from JJ FredericksonHave I mentioned that I used to be a dance teacher? Balance was a physical quality back then. Something that all the dancers strived for. Some days it was elusive and their performance would be off the entire class. Other days they felt strong, their steps were clear and precise, and they felt ...
Views: 1989(5 votes) - An Inspiring Story Of A Pro Athlete Who Overcame An Anxiety Disorder - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2014 from Dennis SimsekOne glorious day, a small miracle happened. It was at a professional tennis tournament in Turkey that I was about to play in. I was in the qualifying draw and playing against someone who was ranked much higher than me. He was also bigger, hit the ball harder, played smarter, and was much younger ...
Views: 1988 - How Do You Measure Pleasure? - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from James LeGrandLove, money, laughter, accomplishment, & fame are what we typically think of when we want something pleasurable in our lives. But do they really bring us pleasure? Within all of them lies a way to find temporary or permanent pleasure. With friends, family, commercial television and movies all ...
Views: 1988 - The gift of tears - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2012 from Lena ChenToday's inspiration comes from a client who wrote the following email to me: Hi Lena Thank you once again. This time is for helping to remove a deep-seated block inside me. Since your last session I have peacefully embraced my tears. Because now I understand it is the body's desperate ...
Views: 1988 - 3 Keys to Becoming a Powerful Every Day Leader in the Workplace - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2011 from Justin FlunderWhat does it take to lead in today’s economy? Why do some people thrive in business and organizations and some people falter? How does a person take their life, business or organization from where they are to where they want to be? The answer is found in the 3 Foundational Pillars of Change ...
Views: 1987 - How To Taper Off Alcohol - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2018 from Kylah StrohteMembers of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) generally assert that their use of alcohol is out of control and that even one drink is too many. AA espouses total abstinence from alcohol for life. But is it possible for a person who has abused alcohol to gradually cut back on their use of alcohol and ...
Views: 1987(1 vote) - Tips on How to Manage Your Panic Attacks - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2013 from Scott BaxterTips to Help You Manage Your Panic Attacks As a means of dealing with panic attacks it is important to first recognize what triggers them. Once you know what causes your panic attacks, you will be able to mitigate the instances that precipitate them. In this article, you will learn more about ...
Views: 1987 - Change - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Chrishawn SimpsonWhen people see that word they instantly cringe. Most people don’t like change. Change is different. Change is new. Change is going down a path not known. Change is necessary. To effectively change your life, you have to change your mindset. You have to change from the negative to the ...
Views: 1986(3 votes) - How To Get Your Partner To Listen - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2010 from Susan DerryHave you ever felt like you were talking to a wall when you were trying to talk to your partner? Getting your partner to listen, especially to your concerns can be difficult. Remember that you deserve to be heard in your relationship. There are some things that you can do that will make it ...
Views: 1984(1 vote) - The Game of Inches — Simple Ways to Improve Your Mental Strength - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2015 from Nicholas Puri“So the ‘magical’ golden shield, led to him winning the Heavyweight Championship of the World?” I asked him incredulously. I couldn’t believe what I had just heard. Paddy Fitzpatrick, trainer of two-time boxing World Title challenger and current European champion George Groves, was telling me ...
Views: 1984 - Hope - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2012 from Womens Recreation, Inc.There it is, that four letter word that means so much too so many. Hope is such a strong word, just like the word help. To get a better understanding of the word hope we have to research what it means to others. When you lose all hope, you feel despair. When you are in despair you are in ...
Views: 1983 - Living Your Truth - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2010 from Maryann CanditoLiving your truth can be a scary proposition. It brings up questions of security and love, if I speak and live my truth will I be abandoned by those I love? Is that a chance I want to take? It brings back memories of childhood, where we got what we wanted by pleasing other people. Then it became ...
Views: 1983(1 vote) - Are you a Control Fanatic? - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Joan Marie WhelanIf you are, you might be hindering your advancement as well as the progress of others. It is okay to want things and to acquire success, but sometimes, we allow our personal goals and ulterior needs and motives to get in the way of overall growth. How, you ask? Just look around you, we are ...
Views: 1982(5 votes) - Be Unbreakable - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2012 from Susan VernicekDo you have an unbreakable spirit? Has anybody ever put you down, and it has caused you to give up on something? Has anybody made you cry? Most of us have experienced this and probably more so when we were younger. It’s a love-hate emotion knowing that we get wiser as we get older. There’s a ...
Views: 1982(1 vote) - Don't Drown Trying to Save Others - by Submitted on May 06, 2016 from Julie DohertyEach of us have people in our lives that just seem to Struggle with Life. Everything that can go wrong does. Because you are a caring person feelings of sadness, sympathy and an eagerness to help come over you. How can you help, what can you do? These people can be friends, work ...
Views: 1982(1 vote) - Flooring Options for Indoor Staircase - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2012 from Ma. Theresa GalanThe choice of floor covering for an indoor staircase requires careful consideration, as the material you choose will have an impact on the surrounding decor. The location of the staircase and its function are important factors, and you should also consider whether the staircase is open or ...
Views: 1982 - If You are wondering, “Can I Grow Taller When Puberty?”, Apprehend the very fact and Tips on Post-Puberty Growth - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2011 from Walter ConnorIt is widely accepted that puberty is the tip for somebody to grow taller. You'll be wondering any possibility to grow taller during post-puberty. Perhaps, you've got been sick of people commenting upon your short stature, telling that you must simply settle for your current height. Fortunately, ...
Views: 1982 - Why you shouldn’t Rely on your Willpower Alone - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2016 from Sylviane NuccioA house will only be as strong as its foundations. You need to remember this, next time you’re trying to rely on your willpower to manifest a positive change in your life. What is the foundation of that willpower of yours? Well, let me explain. Willpower acts on logic, and it works ...
Views: 1982(1 vote) - Dynamic Depression Self-Help Based on Dream Therapy - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2011 from Christina SponiasYou can help yourself and completely eliminate your depression without medication. The self-help for depression based on dream therapy provides you with a safe treatment that you can absolutely trust. The wise unconscious mind that produces your dreams is your natural doctor. All dream messages ...
Views: 1980 - Let This Be Your Year! How to Align Your New Year’s Goals With Your Life Purpose - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2011 from Eva GregoryNew Year! The perfect time to make new plans, set new goals and dream BIG! There is a positive, invigorating energy that surrounds the start of a brand new year, an energy that helps us let go of the old and stake a claim for the new. It can also be a time when you ask yourself some important ...
Views: 1979 - ***CALORIES IN FOOD - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2011 from Popa WoolseyThe latest tips on calories in food, healthy eating tips and low fat diets. If you are conscious of the calories in the food that you eat then here are some effective tips that can make you leaner and more healthy. Perhaps the most effective tip is not to get caught up in all of the latest ...
Views: 1978(2 votes) - Four Keys to Overcoming Anger - by Submitted on May 22, 2013 from Janet PfeifferI facilitated an anger management support group for several years. One woman began attending shortly after our first meeting. Her name was Joan. Joan's marriage of thirty plus years was in trouble. Admitting she had a bad temper, her husband recently filed for divorce. She was devastated. "I ...
Views: 1977(3 votes) - Today's success was yesterday's failure who did not give up - by Submitted on May 10, 2011 from Carl Tuchy PalmieriSUCCESS 1) the path to success is paved with the bricks of persistence and perseverance 2) you either use time or time uses you 10/28/06 3) some people are witing for the window of opportunity to come to them, rather than seek to find the window 4) It’s a thin line between one who is hot ...
Views: 1977(2 votes) - How the UK Gambling Commission is Changing the Online Casino Landscape - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2018 from Jaclyn TengOnline casinos are now legal in the United Kingdom. But, they are all strictly regulated by the United Kingdom Gambling Commission. Now, anyone over the legal age can play in online casinos through their mobile phone and their PC. All online casinos that want to provide gambling services to ...
Views: 1976(1 vote) - How to Be Charismatic - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2012 from Andre ThunaCharisma is that certain something, that twinkle in the eye, the body posture, the words that just seem to flow, the look, the smile. However, it is not a certain something, it is something that each of us has within us. Some individuals are born being naturally charismatic, while others learn ...
Views: 1976(1 vote) - Can Grieving Be A Graceful Process? - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2015 from Jesse An Nichols GeorgeHow do you choose to grieve the loss of something or someone in your life? Have you ever thought about the possibility that you can be happy even in your grief? What is the most challenging piece of grief for you? At some point in our lives, we all experience the loss of someone close to us ...
Views: 1975 - How to Sell My Car More Efficiently? Simply Choose the Most Suitable One - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2017 from Ron SpencerIt’s a fact that if you want something new, you will have to make a place for it. For instance, if you are looking to buy a new car, you will have to do something to your old one. Of course, you can’t just throw it away, so why not sell it? It's undoubtedly a great idea to sell your old car and ...
Views: 1975 - Iron on Patches can Save Money in This Down Economy - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2011 from Scott WellsIron on patches can be a way to save money in this down economy and at the same time can be very fashionable. Back when we were kids Mom would put patches over the holes in our jeans. At the time I thought it was pretty embarrassing, but we loved football more than nice jeans, I guess. As I ...
Views: 1974 - New Moon in Taurus: I Said Water It - by Submitted on May 13, 2010 from Ron Archer"There is a fullness of all things, even of sleep and love." -Homer (800 BC - 700 BC) Over the past four weeks since the last new moon in Aries, we may have had the opportunity to plant something new in our lives. And like any thing that we want to grow, it's important to remember that a ...
Views: 1974(1 vote) - 2012 - The World Isn't Coming to An End - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2009 from Dr Jay PolmarThe big hullabaloo from Roland Emmerich's film 2012, and all the disaster films we've been seeing for the last 50-60 years or so is scaring the heck out of viewers. So badly are they scared of the end that they are watching the same movies of disaster, over and over, with different actors, ...
Views: 1973(3 votes) - The Attitude Of Gratitude – The Law Of Attraction and Gratitude - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2010 from Brenda BlindenbachThe Law of Attraction tells us that “like attracts like”. Have you noticed that people who like each other hang out together? When you operate from the attitude of gratitude you resonate and send out a frequency of acceptance and harmony, and as a result you attract to you the events, ...
Views: 1972(1 vote) - Why you should avoid destructive emotions! - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Tammy DavidsonAffairs in marriage bring out the absolute worst in people, and make for good newspaper copy! Finding out that you are married to a cheating husband, is likely to trigger anger. Nobody would deny the right of a betrayed spouse to feel anger, but it is important that one be careful as to where ...
Views: 1972 - Each time we have a positive intention, we are moving into higher energy! - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2013 from Larry CraneSome of us aren’t sure how to be in the energy of enjoyment. Well like anything else, enjoyment is a decision and a skill. A great way to get into the habit of being in enjoyment is to have an intention. Intentions are decisions and also mini goals. So if we decided, “Today is going to be a ...
Views: 1971(1 vote) - Fear Is a Chemical Reaction - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2013 from Roberta SwartzFar too many people suffer from fears and anxieties. Their experiences can range from a chronic, mild nervous feeling to a full blown panic attack. Ask anyone who has struggled through an episode of panic; the reactions are real and horrifying. In the extreme, these feelings can be debilitating ...
Views: 1971 - What Normal People Want - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2009 from Willie HortonI know that people are constantly striving to get more out of life. I know that many people wish for, hope for, want for more success, more happiness, more wealth. But wishing, hoping and wanting something is simply a useless mental activity - a waste of energy - because the only thing that ...
Views: 1971(4 votes) - Your Own Space - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2015 from Womens Recreation, Inc.We remember as kids grabbing blankets, pillows and sheets and throwing them on any piece of furniture that we could and we made a fort. We would bring toys in the fort and play in there for hours. Oh, what fun that was! We also made tree forts. We took our time and picked out the perfect ...
Views: 1969 - ***Sugar Free Anxiety Meal - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2012 from Popa WoolseyDelicious sugar free anxiety meal with low fat chicken diet filled with vitamins and over 100 sugar free low fat diet recipes.If you are planning on starting a diet to help you reduce your anxiety levels one of the best things you can do to get your diet started in the right direction is to plan ...
Views: 1968(1 vote) - Coping With The Uncopable: The Coat - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Gudrun FrerichsCoping strategies are designed to keep the person alive and functioning. Some people call these strategies defense mechanisms or avoidance - some might even go as far as talking about denial. That's all very judgmental and I personally prefer coping strategies. Why you may ask? Because these ...
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