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- Sleeping Well - Some Simple Tips - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2007 from David Bonham-CarterThe occasional missed night's sleep may make you feel tired the next day, but it won't harm your health. However, if you frequently miss sleep this can lead to: * Prolonged bouts of tiredness * Difficulties in concentrating and lack of productivity in daily tasks * Irritability or anxiety * ...
Views: 1689 - T'ai Chi Ch'uan - Relaxation is the Key! - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Harvey Kurland MSc, MFS, CSCST’ai-chi ch’uan, also spelled taijiquan and tai chi chuan, is a martial art that many people practice for promoting good health, balance and for stress reduction. The interest in it as a martial art has resurrected in recent years, as has t’ai-chi competition. Some ...
Views: 2771(2 votes) - Living Life on The Edge - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2007 from G B SINGHCan I go to the edge and walk on it, taking care not to fall down and get killed? Can I walk on the verge of a crevice? Can I live my life on edge, taking care not to fall down - every single moment? The utmost care is needed in order not to fall down and harm your-self. You need total ...
Views: 4643 - One More Day - by Each time we say goodbye there are hand squeezes, smiles and knowing looks. Because each time we say goodbye we know it could be for the last time. We don't talk about it and haven't since that sad day in the hospital after he learned that his throat cancer could not be cured and would soon take ...
Views: 965 - Sleep Is Important In Times Of Crisis - by FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2001
SLEEP IS IMPORTANT IN TIMES OF CRISES, SAY THE NATIONAL SLEEP FOUNDATION AND THE COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HEALTH REGIONAL SLEEP DISORDERS CENTER
Foundation And Ohio Sleep Disorders Center Offer Tips To Those Having Difficulty Sleeping
FOR MORE ...
Views: 1129 - Loss - An Ayurvedic Perspective - by Distraught with grief over the loss of her grandson and only remaining family, a 70-year old Indian lady and devotee of Lord Buddha, sought the audience of Lord Buddha to bring her grandson back to life. The grandson had been young, healthy, and deeply loved by the old woman, yet in one instant ...
Views: 1172 - Within the Light - by From the dawn of humankind, Within each mind, This Light did shine, Some did align.
Others slipped away, not To ask but to say: I want, I need, Keeping change at bay.
To forgive is divine, To ask forgiveness sublime, Mine sayeth He, For vengeance from thee,
Denial, separation from God's ...
Views: 951 - eBay and Dropshipping - A Perfect Fit! - by eBay and Dropshipping go together like a hand in a glove. As you read this article, right now, thousands of eBayers are running there own auction business. Some of them make little money, and some of them make real huge profits. Why? It is mostly due to the products they choose to sell, the ...
Views: 1278 - Prostate Health without Drugs or Surgery - by All sexually active men have prostatitis; 2,000,000 American men have acute, painful, disruptive prostatitis. Of these prostatitis sufferers, each year approximately 300,000 get prostate cancer and 40,000 actually die. While surgery and radiation may help eliminate the immediate problem, it will ...
Views: 3148 - Tai Chi Chuan For Health - by Tai Chi Chuan is one of the great treasures of the Chinese culture. It has a long history in China. Today, people worldwide practice it as an art, a form of preventive medicine, and a health maintenance exercise. Because Tai Chi is a slow, relaxed, gentle, physical exercise, it can be performed ...
Views: 1516(1 vote) - Speed, Accuracy and Deadliness - by The essence of martial arts is combat and the essence of combat consists of speed, accuracy and deadliness.
!. speed
It is not simply executing fast movements as we understand them. "Speed" refers to the speed used in changing the body's position, so quickly that the opponent can not catch ...
Views: 1374 - Steps for Successful Goal Setting and Achievement - by Goal Setting is an extremely powerful technique for accomplishment, but for Goal Setting to really be effective requires more than just writing down what we want to achieve. This article will present important steps that will help to define and achieve goals with more success.
Benefits of Goal ...
Views: 1860 - Make Fear of Failure Your Work In Progress - by Fear of failure has played an important role in the lives of many children, athletes, parents and businessmen around the globe. Fear of failure has inspired some of the greatest feats on this planet. This fear has also crippled many from pursuing their dreams. People see failure as a weakness. ...
Views: 2104 - Let Your Life Shine - by We journey together in discovering ourselves. You are on this human journey to express life in a way that only you can express it. How can you filter out the myriad of distractions and focus on allowing your inner light to shine? In our culture, it is easy to get caught up in the stream of busy, ...
Views: 789 - Handcraft Your Life with Appreciation - by We don't usually think of appreciation as a powerful tool, yet it is key in our desire to handcraft a life of choice. This is a key learning that I received from a master teacher on my recent vacation in Peru.
It was easy to feel and express appreciation while I was away on a fabulous ...
Views: 860 - Discovering What You Want for Your Life - by I often recommend that life planning be based upon an individual's personal vision and purpose. If you are going to handcraft a life of choice, you'll need to know what you want so that you can make the choices that take you there. The trouble is that many (most?) of you cannot name what it is ...
Views: 818 - Handcraft Your Life of Choice - by Now more than ever in human history do we have the opportunity to deliberately handcraft a life of choice. This is particularly true in developed countries, and this capability continues to spread faster than ever as our world communication systems connect people to a planet-wide community.
As ...
Views: 845 - Getting the Most Enjoyment from the Holidays - by Our lives are busy all year long. How do we fit those things that we do once a year in an already overcrowded schedule? How do we fit in more time for shopping, wrapping, decorating, cooking, planning, partying, travelling? It's no wonder the holidays bring additional stress to many.
Here's a ...
Views: 782 - Riding the Tide of Transition - by As we move from Summer to Autumn, I notice that it is the most difficult seasonal transition for me. It's not about Autumn itself, but about the 'letting go' of my favorite season (Summer), which I never want to do. Ironically, the gift of the 'letting go' is one of the primary hallmarks of ...
Views: 837 - Ideal Profiles - by A simple, yet effective, tool to bring what you are wanting into your life is the "Ideal Profile." Ideal Profiles are an excellent tool for invoking your creative power. I often use profiles for myself, clients, and friends. Using them is nearly effortless, they support your outward actions, and ...
Views: 853 - Managing Self in Time - by Time management is an interesting notion. It implies that we can own or control it. Time itself is part of the three- dimension glue and I don't believe that we can actually "do" anything to it, much less manage it. What we can manage is ourselves in time - our awareness of what we're doing and ...
Views: 846 - Cyberhealing - by Cyberhealing - The future Is Here
Have you ever been ill and wanted to heal in the
comfort of your own home? Now there are Remedies
Created from World and Universe Energy that Heal
in miraculous ways and with NO SIDE EFFECTS.
Energy medicine is very old - at least as old as the
first ...
Views: 1323 - Predictions of world events, by Astrology, New Age Ideas, and BIble Prophecy - by My predictions of the future, based on a combination of Astrology, New Age ideas,and Bible Prophecy.
(1) An evil alliance is forming, of Russia-Red China-Iraq. This will result in World War 3 in August 2007.
(2) Russia's present leader will seem to be a miracle-worker, he will negotiate a ...
Views: 2970 - Rendezvousing With the Rainbow - by Recently, while visiting some of my family, I walked Dean Star Dancer’s land and was saddened by the deadness and emptiness that I felt. During my growing up years, Dean had been a close friend of my family’s. As a child I would often go to her place for hot chocolate, laughter, and a good ...
Views: 1089 - Balancing Your Cholesterol - the juggling just got easier - by When you consider the importance cholesterol is to your overall health, you can understand value in maintaining it’s balance. Produced by the liver, this lipid is necessary for the production of cell membranes, Vitamin D3, various steroid hormones in the adrenal glands (including cortisol, ...
Views: 1040 - Emu Oil Gel Caps As A Dietary Supplement for Diabetics - by Patricia Clark was diagnosed as having diabetes mellitus as an adult, by accident. Patricia’s daughter, Rachell, age 16, was having trouble reading, so Patricia made an appointment for an eye exam. The optometrist examined her, said her eyes were the worst he had ever seen for a girl her age. He ...
Views: 1264 - Make It Fun and Get It Done - by I learned a valuable less from my 13-year-old son last week. We were hiking in the woods on our very hilly, rocky farm. He stopped near a cliff and starting hurling some rather large rocks over the edge, seeing how successfully he could get them to smash on a large boulder at the bottom. I got ...
Views: 906 - When Your To-Do List is Longer than Your Day - by Time management is not about managing time. Time is a constant, it does not change. The only thing we can change is the management of ourselves. So, if it’s the end of the day and you’re only halfway through your To-Do list, it is time to upgrade your self-management skills.
Are you being ...
Views: 711 - Top Ten Tips for Transitions without Trauma - by Life is a series of transitions ?some huge, some small; some chosen by us, and others forced upon us. We experience transitions in all areas of our lives including career, family, beliefs, relationships, physical and emotional states, etc. The process of going through a life transition is ...
Views: 835 - STEPPARENTS: THE MARRIAGE - by How often have we witnessed -- or been part of -- a
situation where one parent hollers to the other, "you ALWAYS
do that and I'm sick of it!" Probably quite frequently. How
often have you seen it lead to a quiet, mature discussion of
the problem? Not very often.
For a stepparent, a ...
Views: 1993 - If God is within me, where was He when I needed Him, or His power, to take away my suffering? - by Isn't it interesting that although we believe in God's divine nature, we want Him to behave in human ways, like a super hero that fixes all ills, all problems and overcomes all difficulties. This is something we all need to contend with - the nature of God. Is God really a superhuman that sits ...
Views: 2183 - Is Your Problem Bigger Than Your God? - by Problems. We all have them, be they health, relationship, financial or career related, life is full of these seeming nemeses that cause us pain and suffering. Problems exist in many forms and degrees of difficulty. Some are minor and have solutions that are apparent, while others are complex and ...
Views: 5963 - What I have learnt about introducing solids - by Here is what I've learnt works for me:
1) I introduced solids at 6 months, when he could sit up, he had pincer grip, and he was showing interest in us eating. Before even introducing foods, I had him sit at the table in his high chair at mealtimes, playing with a spoon and a bowl. As well as ...
Views: 856 - Your Eyes Will Eat It - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2007 from dale mazurekHow often have you heard that your eyes will eat it but your stomach won’t? In this article I will attempt to shed some light on why this is. Obviously eyes are attracted to attractive things and that’s where this article will lead us. As a guy I know that I see a beautiful attractive lady it ...
Views: 1033 - THE SUCCESS SERIES - by compete. Some people use competition
as an excuse not to do it. They say, "I just can't compete with those people,
there's no use in trying." What keeps people from putting their plans into
action? The big reason is: FEAR. It paralyzes, it saps your energy, it
creates imaginary difficulties. ...
Views: 6863(1 vote) - Activate Your Immune System - by Activate your immune System.Activate your immune System…and protect yourself from bio-toxins, influenza and most every other disease
The human immune system is an amazing array of trillions of cells working together to accomplish the goal of identifying, destroying and eliminating, free ...
Views: 5101(1 vote) - What You Need to Know about Complying with HIPAA - by HIPAA - the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - is a federal law developed, in part, to define and regulate the use of healthcare information in the United States. Entities that provide, pay for or supply health services, medications or equipment, as well as their business ...
Views: 2312 - To keep on earning, keep on learning - by Success in the modern world takes more than just information and knowledge. You must apply what you know to real life situations and you must be open to learning, un-learning, and re-learning. With the rapid advancement of technology, fluctuating economy and societal and corporate changes, you ...
Views: 936 - The 5 Stages of Life Transformation - by September 11, 2001 was the world’s wake up call. After the chaos and confusion, we awoke to the realization that life is a precious gift and that it is our responsibility as a citizen and human being to lead and live our best life.
For most of us, that meant looking at our current state of ...
Views: 1145 - Now is the Time For Change - by Planet Earth is ripe for change. Everywhere you look, change is occurring: for the individual, families, corporations, communities, states, countries, and ultimately the world.
The pace of change has increased to keep up with the human desire to create more change. You wouldn’t have to look ...
Views: 1005 - Write It Down, Get It Done - by It’s that time of year again, the time for optimistic thinking and resolution making. If you are not mindful, another year will pass you by taking with it your dreams and aspirations. Have you ever wondered why you can’t seem to make forward progress in your life? It is usually because you have ...
Views: 1768 - To Discover Your Life Purpose, Look Within - by John Locke was observant when he said, “The thoughts that come often unsought, as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable we have.” Why? Because those thoughts are the ones with the best information—the information that is meant just for us. We will be happier in our life if ...
Views: 2323 - Choose a Life Mate, Don't Wait for a Soul Mate - by Consciously Choose Your Life Mate to Experience Real Love Have you ever wondered why all the people who are seeking their soul mate end up disappointed and let down? I have found that it is possible that there is no such thing, at least in the way most people think about it. I have also found ...
Views: 5100(1 vote) - How to Make a Smart Life Decision - by Learning to make smarter decisions will help you to avoid painful and embarassing situations in your personal and professional life. Unfortunately, many of us have to learn the hard way, or sometimes never at all, and are left wondering, "How did I get into this predicament again?" When it comes ...
Views: 1358 - Choose a Life Mate, Don't Wait for a Soul Mate - by Have you ever wondered why all the people who are seeking their soul mate end up disappointed and let down? I have found that it is possible that there is no such thing, at least in the way most people think about it. I have also found that if you want to find "heaven on earth" with a special ...
Views: 1224 - Get Smart! About Modern Love - by Let me stress this point very clearly. There are no set “rules” for love in the 21st century. Love is not a game which requires you to abide by rules. When you are dealing with human emotions, you are dealing with deep, heartfelt, unpredictable feelings. But one thing that has changed the way ...
Views: 1470 - 21st entury Career Success - by When it comes to modern career development, one thing we can all count on is change. With the advent of technology, telecommuting, and E-commerce, how work is performed is in a state of reinvention. Self-employment and small business development will become more the norm than big business. And ...
Views: 891 - The Essence of Peace lies within your HEART - by We all sit in a circle and suppose while the secret sits in the center and Knows" Robert Frost.
The Heart is an infinite source of Intelligence. Many people think that the mind is the most powerful source within us. We've been led to believe that the mind is responsible for most of our ...
Views: 1810 - Quit Smoking with Hypnosis - by If you have ever tried to quit smoking, after having smoked for a period of time, you know that it can be difficult. Since we are all different, the degree of difficulty varies with each person. Some report that they experienced no difficulty, whatsoever, during the quitting process. Others ...
Views: 2738 - Getting it - understanding how to achieve success - by Success! How does that word make you feel? It might inspire you ?or even depress you because you think it is something that does not (and cannot) apply to you. Some people will associate it with tremendous wealth, others might see it as freedom from the stresses of modern day life, still others ...
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