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- Hope for Hopelessness: A Wholistic Approach to Depression - by Ever experience a sense of hopeless for a prolonged period of time? Ever feel like the “dark cloud of gloom?visits you much too often and sticks around way too long? Think that it could be depression rather than the “blues?we all get from time to time? If so, you’re not alone. Depression is a ...
Views: 2117 - Getting a Handle on Money - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2007 from Shawn DriscollToday we’re talking about Money--a BIG topic that I’d like to keep simple. I believe it is critical to get a “handle” on our money issues if we are to truly live the life we imagine (in every area). Money is a powerful resource available to us. Happiness and well being ...
Views: 651 - Use of Comma in English Writing: Quick Guide and Tips - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2007 from Yaron LaviWe all use commas in our writing; we know they’re essential: They separate parts of sentences into clear segments that aid in comprehensible reading. However, for most of us, placing commas becomes guesswork that uses up a significant part of the time we devote to writing. Imagine writing ...
Views: 1205 - Accelerate The L.O.A. Force In Your Life By Uniting Your Conscious Desires And Subconscious Mind. - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2007 from raymond mooreWhatever it is you want to achieve in life, prosperity, abundance or the fulfillment of your dreams, you'll be glad to know that the attainment of these things are possible for those who learn how to apply the Universal Law of Attraction. This law states that anything you want in life, you ...
Views: 735 - The Inspiring Story of Little Goody Two Shoes - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2007 from Michael LevyOne of the Most Popular and Influential Children's/Adults Books of the Eighteenth Century. The History of Goody Two-Shoes was one of the most famous, popular and influential children's/adults books of the eighteenth century. It had an unparalleled status for many years ... It was universally ...
Views: 1032 - How To Choose The Perfect Name Your Info Product? - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2007 from islam ramadanIf you are in the info products business, you must know that the name you give to your product is critical. Choose the wrong name, and you are sure to see a decrease is sales... The name of your info product is vital. Whether it is an ebook, a package including CD & audio or a simple ...
Views: 1526 - 7 Proven Ways to Turbo Charge Your Job Search in Half the Time - by Looking for a new job or contract can be tricky when you’re already in one but need to monitor the job sites and answer the phone during business hours. In fact it’s a real catch-22 that the best time to look and receive calls is during the day when the boss is looking over your ...
Views: 464 - Subliminal Messages- change your life by changing your mind. - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2007 from Vlad StivensonEvery of us at least once wanted to change something in his life. But where is a way to improve something, that seems to be “not improvable”? Probably somebody needs to change his behaviour, so his boss will notice: “This guy is not that looser that I used to see in the office”? Maybe somebody ...
Views: 2239(2 votes) - Hostages of Sexual Abuse - by Submitted on May 26, 2011 from Gail OKeeffeSexual abuse is a life altering experience that impacts on many aspects of your life daily. I liken it to being held hostage with a gun to your head. You spend your days trying to prevent the gun from going off. This may be a graphic description for some; however, if you have experienced ...
Views: 1704 - How to Lose Stomach Flab in Seven Days - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2007 from Joseph PlazoDon't you just hate stomach flabs? Yuch. Disgusting. You see, I have a preference for tapered shirts that accentuate a V-waist form. It's one of the sexiest looks a guy can have. Check out the ramp models. They all have broad chests and tiny waists (actaully, sick pack abs without flabs) On ...
Views: 2443 - A Mother with Iron Will - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2007 from André LeeTHE TRUE STORY: Crystalline, the mother has a 1½ years’ old daughter who is living with a very serious disease. She wants to share her story because she feels that she needs to help people know about the disease and help them face it if ever they are in the same boat. First, she has a message ...
Views: 669 - How To Get Your Website Listed By The Search Engines in Less Than 48 Hours - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2010 from Robert WilliamsA search engine listing is almost an absolute necessity in order to drive traffic to your website. After all, if the search engines don't know where your website is, who does? When promoting your site, it is understandably your goal to drive as much targeted traffic as possible to your site and ...
Views: 764 - More Time, More Energy, More Business - How to Get More of What You Want - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2007 from Patricia WeberDo you need more time? Do you need more energy? Would you like more business? What would you want more of if you could have it? In the most favorite word of my granddaughter regarding anything she loves, “More.” What can you say “more” to, what can you let go of, for the ...
Views: 588 - Are You A Self Improvement Junkie? - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2007 from GiGi KonwinAre you a self improvement junkie? Do you do have more than 3 of the following self help addictions: Are you on more than 3 self help newsletters? Do you peruse the self help section of your local bookstore? Do you know "The Secret"? Are you a loyal follower of Dr. Phil? Dr. Laura? Any ...
Views: 999 - Selling Skills that Get More Results - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2007 from Patricia WeberWhile sitting under my hat in our 1933 Packard before we knew we won one of the second highest awards at the Annual Concours d’ Elegance of the Eastern United States; Bethlehem PA, I got to thinking about hats and selling. How you use your sales hat is critical to your results. Here are ...
Views: 522 - Is ADD Getting You Down? 6 Tips to Sharpen Your Celebrating Skills - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2007 from Sarah Jane KeyserCelebrating is a skill that adults with ADD are often short on. They tend to have a negative image of themselves. Their own internal gremlin keeps reminding them of their failures and unrealized dreams and "the others" in the outside world often remind them when they don't live up to ...
Views: 948 - The Barbecue Smoker Science of Food Preservation......and a bit of fun too! - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2007 from Paul YatesSmoker Recipe Evolution Smoking has evolved as a means to preserve food before refrigerators were invented or the canning process. How old is the art of smoking? Well no one really knows for sure but it’s been around a lot longer than any evidence that documents it. I’ve read that ...
Views: 1005 - Getting Fit Over Fifty - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2007 from Marge Pickering-PiconeThis article is meant to help you, the middle age boomer to understand that it is not too late to get your act together. Your health, attitude and physical appearance need an adjustment. It’s no longer about being that svelte hottie that you once were. It is about the status of your current ...
Views: 2492(1 vote) - Taking Care of Your Health - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2007 from Marge Pickering-PiconeThe more I converse with people the more I understand that you really need to take an active role in your healthcare. We all assume that the Doctor we choose knows exactly what is going on with our health issues and knows best how to keep us in tip-top shape. I haven’t met anyone yet who will ...
Views: 825(1 vote) - Living Smoke Free - Redefining the Stop Smoking Process - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2007 from Cheryl StroupIt was the fall of 1996 and I had decided to finally stop smoking. I smoked for over 20 years and enjoyed everything about it: the scent, the camaraderie in smoking circles, the self-contained privacy of a good cigarette and the sensuality. Yes, I loved everything about smoking and still do -- I ...
Views: 758 - "Reconciliation" - a Difficult Word - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2007 from Steve GoodierAn office reports that they have an answering machine that instructs callers to leave their name and address, and to spell any difficult words. Early one Monday when the secretary was reviewing the weekend messages, she heard an enthusiastic young woman recite her name and address and then ...
Views: 1368 - Medical Disasters: 8 Simple Tips Guaranteed to Save Your Life in the Operating Room - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2007 from Dr. Pierce ScrantonImagine the electric thrill your doctor gets when as a patient you tell him, “Doctor, you’re a life-saver!” And he was! He ordered the medicine that brought you out of congestive failure. Now, imagine the bolt of lightning that sears your brain when you realize that the treatment your doctor ...
Views: 855 - Cold Sore Herpes - Virus of Mass Destruction - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2007 from Denny BodohThe cold sore herpes virus will cause mass destruction when and where this virus gets the chance to do so. In a minute you will know why this virus causes so much damage. You will learn what you can do to prevent it from happening to you or loved ones. Yes. In spite of what you might have ...
Views: 1227 - Are You Accessing Your Creative Well? Tips for Tapping Your Creativity - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2007 from Kathy CaprinoToday I’d like to explore the concept of creativity, and how it shapes and enriches our lives to access our own individual wells of creativity. What is "creativity?" The typical colloquial definitions of creativity involve: - Producing or bringing about something partly or wholly new - ...
Views: 844 - Gene Variation Slowing Metabolism of Caffeine May Play a Role for Increase Risk of Heart Attack in Some Individuals - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2007 from Connie LimonDrinking coffee and the increase risk of having a heart attack has been under debate for a long time. Some researchers say the risk lies within your genes, and one particular variation in a gene can slow metabolism of caffeine and increase the risk of heart attack. Coffee is the most commonly ...
Views: 658 - The Anatomy of a Coffee Tree - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2007 from Connie LimonCoffea, a member of the Rubiaceae family is responsible for the biological heritage of “coffee.” The Rubiaceae family includes more than 500 genera and 6,000 species of tropical trees and shrubs. It is doubtful the average person would recognize an actual coffee tree. Most of us would ...
Views: 849 - MANTRAS AND GEMS - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2007 from G V S KUMARMANTRAS & GEMS The word MANTRA is composed of two root words. MAN means MIND or THINKING, and TRA means TO RELEASE or FREE . All MANTRAS have six aspects * A Seer or Rishi * A Raga * A Presiding Diety * A Seed Sound (Bija) * Power (Shakthi) and * Piller (Kilaka). Utilizing MANTRA’s allows ...
Views: 1310 - Past Experience, New Relationship: Is it Baggage? - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2007 from Susan DunnWe are nothing, if not the sum total of our experiences, but when is it "baggage" and when is it not. Baggage is when you’re weighed-down by past experiences, stuck and unable to move forward from the weight. We think of it along with such terms as dumping it, getting rid of it, carrying ...
Views: 3334 - Loving the work that you do - by A while ago I chose to add this monthly writing task to my job description. At that time, it was exciting, challenging and fun. Yet, all of a sudden it became stressful, demanding and burdensome.
We can all relate to similar situations. When this is an occasional occurrence, we can somehow ...
Views: 799 - Transformation - it is all about questions - by Have you ever noticed that the older you get, the fewer friends you have, the fewer new things you experience, and the fewer risks you take? The result? Less ecstasy! In actuality, it doesn't make sense. Instead of expanding as you grow, you shrink. When you can relate to this scenario, it is ...
Views: 3776 - A resolution method that works - by At the end of each year, it is traditional to make a New Year's Resolution. With such "agreements", we commit ourselves to resolving personal issues, yet more often than not, fail to keep these commitments. The concept in itself is a good one: to make an assessment of our lives, to contemplate ...
Views: 488 - Doing the work that you love - by As a child, I remember my father, sitting in his room, surrounded by his books, writing. His work was his love. Later in his life, when most people have retired, he was up early in the morning, busy with his work. It gave him, both a meaning to life and kept him young.
My mother never liked ...
Views: 608 - Manifesting - create your own reality - by I've experimented with conscious manifesting techniques for 13 years now. For 5 years I have taught others the tools that I myself have learned in a course called 'Manifesting Results'. Some people come to the course with a preconception that I'm going to teach them how to manifest. The bad news ...
Views: 20560(11 votes) - Making a difference in the workplace - by Have you been lately into a local supermarket? Have you noticed how many brands of breakfast cereals are on the shelves? How many different brands of breakfast cereals are you actually eating? Few! If so, why do we need all this variety? The truth is - we don't! Our society is absorbed in a mad ...
Views: 591 - Pain - a tool for growth - by A few months ago I had a miscarriage.
As the doctors preferred it to be the natural way I had to look at pain (physical and emotional) straight in the eye.
With each contraction, pain took over my whole body for a few seconds. Once this wave was over a wave of emotional pain took its place. ...
Views: 607 - The lighter side of New Year's resolutions - by Here it comes again, that time of year when we plan our resolutions for the coming year, looking forward to a fresh start. Here is our chance to start again, to do it right this time, to have another shot at success... at glory...
Tradition states that you make resolutions on New Year's day to ...
Views: 618 - Enlightened parenthood is all about giving - by For a long time I wished to write about parenting. However, every time I began I felt as though I was trespassing upon sacred ground. Then, the other night, whilst I was reading my daughter "The Giving Tree" from her favorite bedtime book, I found the right symbol for what enlightened parenthood ...
Views: 525 - Receive... and you shall be given more... - by Has someone given you a compliment lately?
It could be a simple straightforward statement such as "What a beautiful shirt you're wearing".
I guess they did.
What was your response to the compliment?
Something along the lines of:
Oh, it's an old one...
Oh, it was cheap...
Oh, it's my ...
Views: 536 - Take a break, before it's too late... - by Hey, my friend. Got a minute?
Yeah, yeah I know.
You probably haven't had a spare minute since high school. That's the subject I wish to explore today.
For many years, I used to be fanatically busy myself. My preoccupation with endless activity was a large part of my act as 'Mr. ...
Views: 519 - You are the child, you are the parent - by I always believed myself to be this open, enlightened father in relation to my daughter, Thom. I was genuinely convinced that during the first 4-year period of her life, I had not made any significant errors that had adversely affected her growth and development. She's a happy, bright and ...
Views: 564 - Four Things Greater Than All Things Are: The Successful Seduction of Women - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2007 from Susan DunnServing as “Attract Your Dream Partner” expert for a major website, I get questions. I get the same questions in my coaching practice. “I saw this girl in the bookstore and I want to ask her out. What do I do?” “I want to ask this woman out but I can’t get her attention.” “There’s this woman ...
Views: 3340 - Asking for support - challenge and reward - by I was presenting a course about how we create our own reality. During a break, I shared with one of the participants about my desire to paint our house. The house is big and I hate painting!!! In actuality, I have never painted before, but the thought of paint tins and plastic cover-alls, hard ...
Views: 603 - Synchronicity - a doorway into the flow - by After years of working with computers, I had had enough. Together with my partner, I departed for India, in search of a new purpose in my life.
One night, I awoke on fire with the feeling that I had to work with people, yet at that moment I was not clear about what and how. A few days later I ...
Views: 646 - Acknowledgement - a tool for transformation - by One Monday afternoon, whilst receiving a massage, I was laying on my back, listening to my masseuse. Acutely aware, despite her young age she stated: "Maybe you should look at what you have instead of what you don't have yet." I opened one eye, carefully, "what point am I missing here?" She ...
Views: 475 - Making a difference in the workplace - by Have you been lately into a local supermarket?
Have you noticed how many brands of breakfast cereals are on the shelves?
How many different brands of breakfast cereals are you actually eating?
Few!
If so, why do we need all this variety? The truth is - we don't! Our society is absorbed in a mad ...
Views: 446 - How to Grow Old - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2007 from Susan Dunn"To know how to grow old,” wrote Henry Frederic Amiel , “is the master work of wisdom, one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living." One of the most important things you can do to assist in this process, is to work on your emotional intelligence. It includes competencies such ...
Views: 1736 - Manifesting - create your own reality - by I've experimented with conscious manifesting techniques for 13 years now.
For 5 years I have taught others the tools that I myself have learned in a course called 'Manifesting Results'.
Some people come to the course with a preconception that I'm going to teach them how to manifest.
The bad news ...
Views: 760 - A resolution method that works - by At the end of each year, it is traditional to make a New Year's Resolution. With such "agreements", we commit ourselves to resolving personal issues, yet more often than not, fail to keep these commitments. The concept in itself is a good one: to make an assessment of our lives, to contemplate ...
Views: 979 - The power of rituals - by As evening falls, a child stands at her bedroom window searching the sky for the first star to wish upon. Thousands of miles away, a Shaman doctor blesses herbs thrown into the fire in a ceremony to attract spirit. What do these seemingly unconnected individuals have in common? They are both ...
Views: 829 - Loving the work that you do - by I must complete this article.
I've been pre-occupied with it for a couple of weeks now and tonight, is the deadline.
I have to make it.
My stress level is rising, and I have become impatient, irritated and angry.
A while ago I chose to add this monthly writing task to my job description.
At ...
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