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- Simple Indulgences for March - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2004 from Susie CortrightHere is a series of simple, quick, and affordable indulgences to help you slow down and enjoy this season of beauty and transition. * Welcome spring. Whether or not the temperatures are beginning to warm in your part of the world, take a walk, paying particular attention to the little signs ...
Views: 1562(2 votes) - 7 Destructive Habits of Incompetent People - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2004 from Michael LeeWARNING! If you want to have a fantastic life, never engage yourself in these 7 deadly habits that incompetent people do. NUMBER 1 - They Think, Say, & Do Negative Things. Yup. They see problems in every opportunity. They complain that the sun is too hot. They cursed the rain for ...
Views: 1531(1 vote) - The Paradox of One And Many in Aikido Philosophy - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2004 from Charlie BadenhopMy Aikido teacher Koichi Tohei sensei used to say that in a healthy person the flow of their ki is like the outpouring of an underground spring sitting at the bottom of a deep lake. The spring feeds water to the lake, much like we can feed the universe healing energy. The spring feeds the lake a ...
Views: 1741(1 vote) - Using Breath as a Focus - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2004 from Melissa LeathWhat is your focus? What is the main focus in your life? Is it finding a job, orkeeping the one you've got, just to pay the rent everymonth? Or is it always searching for that special someonewho can make you happy? Society has evolved a way of believing, that keeps us alwayslimited to the ...
Views: 1684(1 vote) - Getting Past Your Expiration Date in Relationships - by © All Rights Reserved
Someone once said that marriages are made in heaven but divorces are made on earth, it appears that the seven year itch we have all heard about is all but too real for many of us. Sadly today it's widely recognized by experts that 50% --60% of all new marriages ...
Views: 2312(1 vote) - Most of Life Is Rowing - by My grandfather was a man who lived a rich life. A shipbuilder by trade, he was one of 11 children born in rural Nova Scotia.
Grandfather was a quiet man, a deeply religious man and, perhaps most of all, a person of significant character. Once when I was in high school, my grandfather invited ...
Views: 2274(1 vote) - Making Communication Effective: 4 Language Filters - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2004 from Steve BrunkhorstLanguage is a challenging way to communicate. It allows us to share our thoughts and feelings by describing our personal views of reality. Yet language is not reality. It is merely a limited system of symbols, signals, sounds, or gestures that belong to a specific culture or group. It only ...
Views: 1435(1 vote) - What Colors Is Your Passion - by The buzzwords today are “Follow your passion, do what you love, work in your strengths.” However, many are still searching for their passion because they are lacking a system that helps them discover who they are. The buzzword makers assume it’s easy to find your passion because they magically ...
Views: 2052(1 vote) - Should Your Child Join a Health Club? - by As a psychotherapist of 34 years specializing in the treatment of eating disorders, I have worked with literally thousands of children and adolescents. Eating disorders and disordered eating have become epidemic in our society. Of the 11 million sufferers in America alone, 87% are young people ...
Views: 1367(1 vote) - Parental Influence Takes Precedence Over the Media in Anorexics - by Walk down the corridor of any junior high or high school today, and you are bound to see clusters of stick-thin youngsters “sprayed” into skin-tight clothing, some showing the skin of a pancake-flat belly, figures reminiscent of the Barbie dolls so many of them played with not too many years ...
Views: 2174(1 vote) - 10 Steps to Escape the Job World and Create the Life You Really Want - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2004 from Valerie Young1. GET THE POINT – OF LIFE, THAT IS. How many of us will look back in our old age and wish we'd gone to more meetings or put in more overtime. The point? Despite pressure to "play it safe" by sticking with your day job ("...but dear, you have a good job, you want to be HAPPY too?") you have ...
Views: 1613(1 vote) - Learn to Love Your Body - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2004 from Susie CortrightTwenty-four percent of women and 17 percent of men say they would give up more than three years of life to be thinner. That’s according to a poll conducted by Psychology Today magazine. At the same time, studies show that half of American women overestimate the size of their ...
Views: 1419(1 vote) - Letting Go Of Your Excuses - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2009 from Ramona CreelAt this point, you have probably run across some belongings that don’t exactly serve a practical purpose in your life. Some items simply cannot be judged according to their function alone. Certain objects, such as artwork or collectibles, are kept because they are aesthetically pleasing. Others ...
Views: 1701(2 votes) - Holistic Health For Men: Natural Help For An Enlarged Prostrate - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2004 from Rita LouiseThe prostate is a walnut sized gland that sits just below the bladder in men and is an integral part of the male reproductive system. Made up of two lobes and enclosed by a layer of tissue, the prostate goes through two main periods of growth. The first occurs early in puberty, when the ...
Views: 2182(1 vote) - How To Identify What The Question "Should I get a divorce" Means To You - by Submitted on Feb 29, 2004 from Karl AugustineDeciding about whether you should get a divorce or not is an agonizing experience to go through. If you are asking yourself "should I get a divorce?", you've been thinking about your relationship's state for a while or an isolated incident that occurred was so terrible, that you want to just ...
Views: 2066 - --> Time <-- - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2004 from Danish Ahmed--> Time <-- “Aren't you beginning to feel time gaining on you? It's like a predator. It's stalking you. You can try to outrun it with doctors, medicines, new technologies but in the end, time is going to hunt you down and make the kill.” - Soran, Star Trek: Generations Time. It’s our ...
Views: 1354(2 votes) - BAD BREATHING CONTRIBUTES TO ILLNESS - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2004 from Michael White© 2004 Michael Grant White • www.breathing.com All rights reserved Bad breathing is a major contributor to almost ALL illness, including heart attacks, strokes, pneumonia, cancer and many nervous system disorders, warns breathing development expert Michael Grant White. For example when ...
Views: 3754 - Using Your Intuition For Stress Relief - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2004 from Susan StewartStress (short for dis-stress) arises when we can’t eliminate the negative emotions, feelings and thoughts that build up inside of us as a result of our reactions to daily events and relationships with others. Learning to listen to and trust your intuition can help relieve the stress in your ...
Views: 1537(1 vote) - ADHD &Self Esteem. Where did mine go ? - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2004 from Patrick HurleyIf you wish to read last months newsletter it is on my website http://www.addcorridorcoaching.com/jan04.asp ADHD & Self Esteem-Where did mine go? www.addcorridorcoaching.com Patrick J. Hurley February 2004 Volume I Issue II Statement: My intent in this newsletter is to ...
Views: 1626(1 vote) - Fear No More - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2012 from Mark EarlixWhy does fear have so much power over us? Fear has no free-will. Fear is our negator in this world. It tries to grab us and says, "Please don't trust your Self, because, if you do, I will lose you." Fear has a consciousness that wants to keep you away from the Divinity within. It, ...
Views: 1909(2 votes) - Remembering and Rebirth - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2011 from Mark EarlixEverything that we go through in our lives is meaningful. Everything we have experienced is important, though not everything is necessarily there to do homage to or dwell upon nor to try to work it out again and again... Until we finally give up to the next dilemma. What is needed will ...
Views: 1816(1 vote) - P.M.S. - Passageway to Mystical Self-Realization - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2004 from Giuditta TornettaWhat is PMS? For thousands of years women have cherished the moment when they bled. Girls looked forward to that passageway between childhood and womanhood. Our ancestors gathered in red tents and cared for each other during this magical period, we were held precious, for we owned the magic of ...
Views: 1710(1 vote) - The Ideal You - A Weight Management Journey - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2004 from Giuditta TornettaIf you are really determined to manage your weight, I know you are willing to do anything to make it happen. Dieting alone will not do it, exercising alone will not do it; seeking the truth about the relationship you have with your body, with food, and with the messages you have heard from ...
Views: 1329(2 votes) - Pregnant and Working - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2004 from Giuditta TornettaCongratulation you are pregnant. You want to shout it to the world, but you are not sure how they are going to react at work, afterall you are such an important member of the "team!" Don't tell you employer about you pregnancy until you need to. When you need to will depend on your medical ...
Views: 1357(1 vote) - Spirituality - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2004 from zoltan csomossThe stages of Spirituality; 1st -- Atheistic. Think they know all they need to know. Say “I Know” a lot, but are insecure. Denies a Higher Power. Depends on self and willpower. Stage 1 people don’t ask for help in times of need or pain. 2nd -- Agnostic. Ask for help by conforming to a group ...
Views: 1561(1 vote) - Male Multiple Orgasm Swish Explained- No Ejaculation Control Required - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2004 from Brian SheltonBefore we get into the Male Multiple Orgasm Swish, let me first explain the Swish pattern: The Swish Pattern is an NLP "mind exercise" used to change how your brain/ body responds to something that you see, hear or feel (the trigger). For instance, if you habitually responded ...
Views: 14971(1 vote) - Tips for Better Meditation - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2004 from Dada VedaprajinanandaMeditation students often come to me and ask what they can do to improve their meditation. Success in meditation is not the result of any one single factor but depends on sustained and systematic effort over a period of time. However, there are a few tips for meditation, that will help you to ...
Views: 1430(1 vote) - Little Brave Man - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2004 from Judee ReganI had the privilege of meeting an eight-year-old hero named Sean. It turns out that Sean has had more trial and anguish sent his way, than most who have lived eight times his eight. Our relationship began when I was heading home on the last plane of the day and he and his father and I shared the ...
Views: 1258(1 vote) - The Challenge Of Godly Parenting - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2004 from Lee WiseTHE CHALLENGE OF GODLY PARENTING Being The Right Influence At The Right Time © Lee Wise All rights reserved Knowing when to encourage and when to exhort, When to release and when to restrict, When to correct and when to assist, When to give hope and when to ...
Views: 1413(1 vote) - To the Persistent Goes the Prize - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2004 from Guy FinleyKey Lesson: Part I: It seldom occurs to us that whatever we persist with in our lives works to perfect the same, so that by allowing persistent negative thoughts and feelings to have their way with us, we unknowingly perfect self-punishment! Part II: As surely as raindrops have the power to ...
Views: 1655(1 vote) - Book Excerpt - The Family CFO: The Couple's Business Plan For Love and Money - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2004 from Yolanda CardenYour R&D Efforts "How Should We Plan For Retirement?" When it comes to imagining our retirement, most of us are in uncharted territory. People in their twenties and thirties today will live longer than any generation in history. If they retire around age sixty-five they'll need to keep ...
Views: 1336(1 vote) - Don't Take Risk with Your Life - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2004 from Tim OngI once had a patient in his mid-50's who came to see me for a chest pain that was aggravated when he played golf. The pain lasted for just a few minutes and was relieved when he took a rest. In the clinic, we did an electrocardiogram (E.C.G.) for him and discovered that he had some evidence of ...
Views: 1564(1 vote) - Socrates, Politics and Axe Murder: A Look At Gay Marriage - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2004 from Maya FrostThis week, I attended a reading by Christopher Phillips. He is the author of Socrates Café: A Fresh Taste of Philosophy, and has been described as the "Johnny Appleseed of philosophy" because of his penchant for starting meaningful dialogues with groups around the world. He was there to ...
Views: 1354(1 vote) - The 5 Words That Are Ruining Your Life - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2004 from Sopan GreeneHow would you like to stop feeling like your life isn'tgood enough? (I realize advertisers would go broke if this happened, but it's better for you!) Imagine feeling joyful, whole and complete when you look in the mirror at the end of the day. What if I showed you how you're consciously ...
Views: 1200(1 vote) - Your Big Life Plan - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2004 from Jon GordonIt’s big but you can’t see it. So great that if you could see it you wouldn’t believe it. It’s your destiny and it’s calling you. If you don’t believe me just remember Albert Einstein. He could not speak until he was four years old. He did not read until he was 7. His parents thought he was ...
Views: 2089(1 vote) - Hurry up and procrastinate - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2004 from David LeonhardtYou, too, can become a champion procrastinator By David Leonhardt I've been meaning to write this column, but I keep putting it off. There always seems to be something better or more important or easier to write about. Everybody is rushing to enter the contest to find America's Biggest ...
Views: 1772(1 vote) - The Seven Principles of Leadership<br> - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2004 from Brett MilesLeadership development is crucial for individual and organizational success. Executives and managers are often called upon to find creative solutions to complex situations. It is during these critical moments when an understanding of the Seven Principles of Leadership are essential for success. ...
Views: 1362(1 vote) - The Top 10 Reasons people don't live a prosperous life - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2004 from Sandra Baptist -If it were easy, everyone would do it; everyone would have it. That "IT" is prosperity and we're all trying to achieve that stage in our lives where wealth, health, success are a daily part of our lives. So what's the problem? Why aren't some of us living a prosperous life? Read on, my ...
Views: 9006(1 vote) - Learning the Language of Special Needs - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2004 from Lisa SimmonsYour child has just been diagnosed with a disabling condition. Suddenly you are surrounded by professionals. Usually they are: Using words so long they give you a headache Wanting permission to do a test you aren't familiar with or Asking you choose between options you don't fully ...
Views: 1508(1 vote) - Zen And The Art of Falling In Love - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2004 from Brenda Shoshanna(Practical Zen Steps To Falling In Love) Brenda Shoshanna, Ph.D. “We never ask the meaning of life When we are in love.” Bhagwan Osho We are meant to live a life of love. When we’re not in love, something’s the matter. However, no matter how successful some are ...
Views: 14934(3 votes) - A Speaker's Lesson Learned - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2004 from Mike MooreNo matter how long you have been speaking there are still lessons to be learned and I learned a huge one earlier this month in the province of Manitoba. I was booked to do two, one hour presentations to the Eastern Manitoba Dairy Farmers annual conference in the beautiful little town of ...
Views: 1694(1 vote) - Are You Multi-Tasking Yourself Into More Stress? - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2004 from Susie CortrightWhen was the last time you were "in the zone"? When was the last time you experienced that hypnotic feeling of being so utterly concentrated that you lost track of the rest of the world? When was the last time you were completely task-oriented, enveloped in a self-induced trance, hypnotized ...
Views: 1583(1 vote) - ***What is a Herniated Disc, how is it different from a Bulging Disc, and what you can do about it? - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2004 from Robert DuvallSo what in the world is a Herniated Disc??? Well, rather than confuse you more, I am going to give you my simple, easy to understand definition… a herniated disc is simply a protrusion, or sticking out of the disc. Think of a disc as a balloon being held in place between your hands… if you ...
Views: 1758(1 vote) - The challenge of Choice - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2004 from Maria DohertyIt is not just at New Year that we can wipe the slate of the old year clean and chose to start again. Although we can chose to make this the star point for our new choices or the time to jettison some old ones, we know that there is nothing intrinsically magical about the New Year Bells. The ...
Views: 1125(1 vote) - Learning New Skills in Record Time - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2004 from Nelson LeonWe all know that the economy is not helping companies function at full speed. We also know that job security is a thing of the past and the only thing that can make us feel secure is our ability to learn. We all remember the time when executives doing business in foreign markets and in contact ...
Views: 1835(1 vote) - What's your clutter keeping you from? - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2004 from Linda DessauSo you might be asking – what is clutter and why should I care about it? Clutter is essentially anything you don't need, don't want and get no joy from seeing. There might be 100's of items in your home or office right now that could be cleared away. The cost of having a lot of clutter around ...
Views: 1377(1 vote) - Telling the Hard Truth - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2004 from Linda DessauWatching television’s “sitcom’s”, I can’t help but notice that most of the plots revolve around the same theme – someone being afraid to tell someone else the truth. We saw it in the years that Ross loved Rachel, that Niles loved Daphne, or that George hated Susan. We saw it in virtually every ...
Views: 4753(1 vote) - How Invisible Communica - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2004 from Azriel WinnettMany kinds of interferences or disturbances can confuse a message. Communication specialists call them ''noise.'' A noise is anything that competes against communication. Obviously, if we want our communication to be effective, we have to be continually on our guard to detect such noise, ...
Views: 1459(1 vote) - Looking at the Significance of Relationships in Career Advancement - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2004 from William G Jr Covingtoncopyright 2004 William G. Covington, Jr. PhD God created us as social entities. We influence other people and they influence us throughout our lives. Being aware that this is the way we are can be an advantage if we use this information in a positive way. This article offers some insight on how ...
Views: 1430(1 vote) - Mastering Mindfulness: A Thinker's Ode to Meditation - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2004 from Maya FrostI'm lucky. When I was fifteen, I was the sole survivor in one of those horrific car accidents involving a bunch of teens, lots of alcohol, and late-night fast driving. While the driver and other passengers were killed instantly when our car hit a tree on a drizzly summer night, I had the most ...
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