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- KILLING OR INJURY TO CHILDREN ON RISE NEW WEB SERVICE HELPS PARENTS PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN FROM POTENTIAL ABUSE - by The Internet has become the hot new place for smart, eligible people to find romance, and those looking for love are swarming into cyberspace. As a result, many individuals have begun relationships online with people they have not met and know little about.
With so many people communicating ...
Views: 2031 - *** Personal Training Has Evolved: What is Functional Resistance Training? - by At 3D PTS functional training runs through the core of everything we do, and I wanted to share with you today why we think it’s important, why we think it’s important for personal trainers, and the benefits for you if you’re training or being trained.
The buzz word in the gym ...
Views: 2025 - From Herb Forest to Research Lab - The Story of a Powerful Ayurvedic Formulation - by There is a beautiful narration in Indian mythology that serves as the perfect analogy for how Amrit came into being. The story is called "Samudra Manthan"-The Churning of the Ocean-and this is how it goes. Once, in ancient times, humanity was steeped in suffering. The Devas and the Asuras, the ...
Views: 2025 - The Psychological Profile of Al Qaida - by The Psychological Profile of Terrorist Cults
What then is the psychological profile of these elements, which make the cult cells and networks? Like the camps, they are something of a rather, messy mélange of neurotics, post-traumatic stress sufferers (PTSD) and psychopaths. In profiling them ...
Views: 2025 - Overreaction - by Has the following ever happened to you? You are discussing an issue with your partner when the discussion suddenly turns into a heated argument. Neither person knows what happened or how to make it better. A battle ensues and lots of feelings are hurt.
This is overreaction in progress.
If ...
Views: 2020 - Dream BIG - by Do you take the time to recognize your true potential? Or, are you so busy occupying your time and energy with all you have on your plate that you have forgotten the vital self? Does your potential remain an unrealized glimmer of hope, as you continue to search? Or, do you dream in the color of ...
Views: 2015(1 vote) - Journaling Exercise - by The only thing you need to do is become the person only you can be.
The monk-poet Thomas Merton said, "If you want to identify me... ask me what I think I am living for, in detail, and ask me what I think is keeping me from living fully for the thing I want to live for."
In your journal, ...
Views: 2012 - 10 Tips for More Effective Time Management - by An entire industry has been born out of the need to better manage our time. You can buy leather bound planners, fancy software packages, books, tapes and hand-held computers. You can even attend week long seminars that teach better time management skills.
I'm sure most of those resources are ...
Views: 2009 - Who Do You Think You Are - by Who do you think you are?
This is a question that philosophers have been asking for millenniums. How and why did this whole universe begin? Why are human beings here? What is their purpose? We could get very broad and deep about the answers, or we could just probe our own selves and say that we ...
Views: 2009 - *** 6 Simple Energy Shifts to Relieve Stress - by "Stress is the trash of modern life" according to writer Danzae Pace. "We all generate it but if you don't dispose of it properly, it will pile up and overtake your life. "
For 21st century humans, it's nearly impossible to live a stress-free life. Even if you're doing what you love and have ...
Views: 2006(1 vote) - Chapter excerpt from BRAG! The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn Without Blowing It - by (Warner Books, May 2004, $13.95)
Have you ever berated yourself for missing a golden opportunity to talk about yourself and your accomplishments because you were fearful of coming off as too showy or self-serving? How come so many of us can only think of the right things to say about ourselves ...
Views: 2001 - 10 PRINCIPLES TO KEEPING AN ON-GOING JOURNAL - by There are no hard-set rules for keeping a journal. How often you write, how much time you spend, and how rigorously you maintain a regular journaling schedule are matters of personal choice and circumstance. What seems a comfortable writing schedule for one may seem unbearably formal to another. ...
Views: 1999(1 vote) - I Want to Do an Ezine! Part 5 More Promoting!! - by Copyright 2002 Terri Seymour
To continue on with the promotion part of this series
of articles, I would like to discuss networking with
discussion lists and message boards as a way of
promoting your business/ezine.
Those of you who know me, know that I am a big
believer in online networking ...
Views: 1997(1 vote) - Extraordinary Physique Transformations for the "Ordinary" Person - by When the day came that my size 36 jeans became too uncomfortable, I reached something of a breaking point. I knew that I had to do something, but I still lacked the real motivation and inspiration to do anything about it. Each day, I became more depressed with the way I looked, resigned to the ...
Views: 1994 - What is Life Balance? - by Balance could be defined as having a strong personal foundation, an appropriate level of stimulation in each life area, and knowing your limits. Each person will have an individual definition of balance; based on their life unique situation. However being balanced does imply making conscious ...
Views: 1994(1 vote) - Breaking Your Relationship Pattern, Part 3 - by Do you want to put to rest the people and situations from your past so they do not interfere with your current and future relationships?
I bet you said yes. Who doesn't have something in their past they want to put to rest? Then let's talk about what action steps you can take to create the ...
Views: 1993(1 vote) - 5 Super Easy Secrets To A Winning Domain Name - by Copyright © 2002 By Ewen Chia
Are you having sleepless nights thinking of the
right domain name for your online business?
Well, everyone and everyone's grandmother knows
by now why having your own domain is so important.
To sum it up, here're the main advantages :
- It shows You are serious ...
Views: 1988(1 vote) - SOCIAL IMPACT OF BEING ONLINE - by A new report from the National Center for Education Statistics reports that 95% of US schools now have access to the Internet. School children are wired! Those kids born in the 90s are referred to as "the Clickerati" and growing up with a mouse in hand and a portal to an outside world never ...
Views: 1987 - "TIISG" The Secret of Napoleon Hill, P.T. Barnum, and Me - by I'm riveted by the biography of Napoleon Hill, theauthor of the classic book "Think and Grow Rich."
Not only did this man struggle for 20 years towrite the definitive guide to success, but heexperienced poverty, his life was threatened, hisbackers were murdered, he suffered from boutsof ...
Views: 1982(1 vote) - Self Improvement and the Importance of Listening Skills - by Self Improvement and the Importance of Listening Skills
Effective listening is almost certainly the most important communication skill, and essential to anyone serious about Self Improvement.
Some people envy those who have the ‘gift of the gab’ and always seem to be the centre of attention. ...
Views: 1981 - How Many People Does It Take To Change A Light Bulb? - by How many people does it take to change a light bulb? One, but the light bulb has to want to change.
How many people does it take to change a bad habit. One. You. *But you have to want to change.*
And you have to go a step farther. You have to realize that you *must* change.
*** ...
Views: 1980(1 vote) - Book Review: Golden Anniversaries: The Seven Secrets of Successful Marriage - by This book review covers the topic of Love. Love encompasses a wide array of meanings, connections, and relationships which center on the emotions and experiences that create a sense of strong affection or profound oneness. Drs. Charles and Elizabeth Schmitz are the Official Guides to ...
Views: 1979 - I Want to Do an Ezine! Part 3 What is Content? - by Copyright 2002 Terri Seymour
When you publish an ezine, you most definitely want to
provide useful, and original content as well as promoting
your business. Some things you might want to include:
*Original Articles/Guest Articles - If you are not
writing your own articles, please try it. ...
Views: 1979(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: 1972(1 vote) - Balancing Act ... That's all life is! - by One of the most knowledgeable and intuitive ladies I know imparted upon me the ultimate knowledge of living a fulfilling life. As I awaited a long, heartfelt soliloquy, she took a small breath, pointed her finger and said, "balance." That was it. My only question was, "what?" She simply chuckled ...
Views: 1970 - On Truth and Lies - by ON TRUTH AND RELATIONSHIPS:
The big game of relationships is life. The relationship between ozone and skin cancer, between kindness and wisdom, between a mother and a son, between two lovers, between mass its speed and its gravitational balance. Everything in this universe is based on ...
Views: 1968 - INCREASING EMPLOYEE SATIFACTION AND REDUCING TURNOVER - by Employee retention and turnover are the most objective measures of employee satisfaction/dissatisfaction in organizations. Common estimates of turnover costs range from $10,000 to $40,000 per person, depending on the position; while retention actually increases revenues.
Many companies and ...
Views: 1965 - Symbols, Images and their Alleged Victims - by We must travel in the direction of our fear.
--John Berryman
[It] has to do with how we connect to one another as human beings. For me the spiritual path has to do with that journey from the fearful places in myself to the loving places in myself. God is love. God is the love inside of us. ...
Views: 1964(1 vote) - Cosmo-Pathy Life Science - Happiness - Life Purpose - by Nothing happens without a purpose. This creation and the birth of each person is for the purpose of attaining total happiness in direct proportion to what each person is endowed with by the Lord God by way of body, mind, intelligence, and energy nucleus (soul).
Happiness is a sensation ...
Views: 1962 - Prescription for a Broken Heart - by Being heartbroken is a pain that no one can understand until they have experienced it for themselves. You obviously have, therefore are aware of how fragile your heart is right now. Healing a broken heart will take time, but is not impossible, though it may feel that way at the time. It is never ...
Views: 1956 - Ten Tips to Preparing a Super Speech - by 1. Start early.
If you have to give a speech, start preparing it sooner not later. The more time you have to prepare, the more confident you'll be.
2. Research your audience.
Find out everything you can about WHO you will be speaking to.... What things do your audience members have in ...
Views: 1956 - Can a Kiss Between Friends Ever Be Forgiven? - by Success Coach - by Hey Doc Love,
I'm a college student who considers himself a "nice guy," and I've been seeing a girl for about two months now. We started out as friends, but I actually wanted more (though I was afraid to tell her so). Luckily, she made the first move and kissed me.
We both successfully got ...
Views: 1952 - Your Abundance Will Show up For You in Exact Proportion to Your Belief About It - by A female client of mine years ago was married to a man who was very abusive to her. He wouldn’t get therapy or examine his beliefs, feelings, and actions. After several years of listening to him cut her down, she decided to leave the marriage and quickly went from having a non-glamorous ...
Views: 1950 - Introduction to Trance - by Most of you have an idea as to what a trance is. But, that idea is probably different than the idea you will learn here.
Most likely you got your idea as to what a trance is from watching TV movies or reading books which described someone who was in a trance. "Look at her" said the hero ...
Views: 1947 - The DUMPED! Break-up Survival Guide - by Maybe you knew it was coming. Maybe you didn’t. You’ve been dumped.
So, other than moping around in your pajamas, spending quality time with Ben & Jerry, what can you do? Well, clear away that mountain of soggy tissues, and I’ll tell you how to get through the worst of it, the first 30 ...
Views: 1946 - An excerpt from “Getting the Second Appointment” How to Close any Sale in Two Calls - by What’s your definition of the word “Selling?” Here’s mine:
“Representing your products, services and solutions in the best interest of the other person or party -- so that their requirements, needs and visions are overachieved in a time-frame that they define.”
There are four activities that ...
Views: 1945(1 vote) - Blissful Breath - by Breath is life: when the breathing process ceases, life is quickly extinguished. Yet we take breathing very much for granted. According to yogic tradition, life expectancy is related to the frequency of breathing. The Gheranda Samhita, a yogic source book of the mediaeval period, states, that: ...
Views: 1945 - Mythological Messages from the Body-Mind - by Narratives and Neural Winds
Ó 1996 by Sharon G. Mijares, Ph.D.
(Originally published in Somatics: Journal of the Mind/Body Arts and Sciences)
The inner being of a human being is a jungle.
Sometimes wolves dominate,
sometimes wild hogs.
Be wary when you breathe!
At one moment vicious qualities ...
Views: 1945(1 vote) - Searching for Solitude - by Are you a person who looks forward to being alone and thrives on solitude, or one who feels anxious and uncomfortable at the mere thought of spending time alone?
Each of the four behavioral traits – Dominance, Extroversion, Patience and Structure – have their own needs for interacting with ...
Views: 1944 - How To Achieve Your Goal This Spring: Start Your Book, Launch Your Business, Lose That Weight - by If you're like many people, you've packed away the goals you had at the beginning of this year. But I have a suggestion for you: Dust them off and get on your way to accomplishing them, starting today.
Spring is a time of cleaning out clutter and starting afresh. So let this be a time of ...
Views: 1941 - The Power of Coaching - by Forbes cited it as the second fastest growing profession in the country, Fortune 1000 companies have used it to transform their organizations, and testimonials from around the world keep pouring in about the power of professional coaching. Yet with all this, relatively few people even know what ...
Views: 1941(1 vote) - Turn Tragedy into Triumph - How You Can Convert Complaints into Lifetime Customers!! - by If you don't already know this, learn it now - Complaints are Opportunities! Complaints, or rather how you handle them, can build your business as quickly as any effective form of advertising.
Complaints are all too easily ignored on the Internet. After all, you'll never likely be face-to-face ...
Views: 1941 - Are You Living to Your Full Potential? Quiz - by Professional and life success depend on consistent, proactive thinking. When emotions such as fear, anger or frustration occupy our thoughts we approach situations reactively. Rather than staying on our path, unconsciousness produces choices which lead us off our path and into chaos, at the ...
Views: 1936 - Raising A Parent-A "How to"Guide to Survival - by This column will take a look at the lighter side of a serious subject… role reversal. I hope to provide you with practical information, anecdotes, short stories (yours and mine) and more, on issues related to dealing with the responsibility of raising a “fully grown adult child,” otherwise known ...
Views: 1934(1 vote) - Optimist or Pessimist-Which One Are You? - by Ronald Reagan used to tell the story of two little boys-one an optimist, the other a pessimist. The pessimist was placed in a room full of toys and he continued to whine and cry. In contrast, the optimist was placed in a room full of horse manure and given a shovel. The optimist was happily ...
Views: 1929 - SEVEN WAYS TO POSITIVELY BELIEVE YOURSELF OFF THE DIET ROLLER COASTER - by I had been unsuccessfully trying to loose from 15 to 20 pounds since my daughter's birth in 1973. Every so often I would get down to my desired weight. But before I could get to the clothing store to buy that pair of jeans I wanted, in the smaller size, those 15 extra pounds would creep back on. ...
Views: 1925 - Emotions are the Dashboard of Your Life - by How many of us put on a happy face to conceal the real sadness, anger, or jealousy we feel? Most of us hide our real feelings many times a day for fear of being judged, being inappropriate, or appearing petty.
Ironically, by resisting our negative feelings we are resisting our own happiness. ...
Views: 1922 - The “Right Woman or Man Theory” - by “I Need to Be Right” Way of Thinking
One of life’s biggest set ups is living with the erroneous belief that your way is the only way. Some people seem to have taken a life course called, How To Be Absolutely Sure of Everything! People who feel constantly threatened and angry when others question ...
Views: 1922 - *** Finally, Achieve The Goals You Set - by “If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right. “
Henry Ford
Are you ready to change your life and achieve the goals you really want?
Maybe you have already used goal setting tools and defined what you wanted to achieve. Perhaps you've
• Set ...
Views: 1918 - CANCER - Could a strong immune system be the missing link? - by With billions and billions of dollars going into cancer research, wouldn't you think there should be very promising cancer cures available by now? Well...a good case could be made that the billions of dollars that have been poured into cancer research have been focusing on all the wrong areas. ...
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