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- You Can't Divorce Your Kids - by Have you been divorced in the past, just recently or just about to go ahead with it? Was it your own decision and choice or his/hers against your own wish? Whichever the case, it is possible to divorce your spouse. It may be hurtful, stressful, difficult or even quite relieving but it is ...
Views: 3418 - Searching For The Feminine Divine - by I always had a sense that if there was a God, there had to be a Goddess. Host-Hostess. Steward-Stewardess. Actor-Actress. In my heart I knew there had to be a yin to the yang I grew up knowing as the Divine source of all that is. I just did not have clue how to find Her.
It wasn't until I ...
Views: 3408(1 vote) - Going Beyond: Software and the Mind - by Imagine a future in which your personal computer becomes a doorway into a world of enhanced intelligence and creativity, emotional stability and previously unrealized personal success. In this world, the computer has become more than just a word processor or a web browser; it has become both an ...
Views: 3398 - How to Overcome Shyness - by Hi. Remember me? I was the guy at your school dance or birthday party. You know, the one standing up against the wall with his arms folded trying to look like he was having a good time? I was so insecure that when I summoned enough courage to ask someone to dance, I would make sure that she was ...
Views: 3398 - ***The Secret to Raising Teens: Four Quick Tips to Stay Positive - by What parent doesn't occasionally agonize over the challenges that teenagers bring to a family environment? Because of raging hormones and the teen brain (I hear their frontal lobes are not fully-developed, accounting for the lack of empathy) I long for the days when our sweet little dearies used ...
Views: 3380 - What on earth am I here for? - by Most people struggle with three basic issues in life. The first is the issue of existence: "Why am I alive?" The second is the issue of significance: "Does my life matter?" And the third is the issue of intention: "What is my purpose?" The answers to all three are found in understanding God's ...
Views: 3365 - Communicating in Stressful Situation - by Deadlines. Commitments. Obligations. Time constraints. Terrorists. Business and personal goals. Wait a minute! Did I say terrorists?
What were your sources of stress on September 10, 2001? How well did you communicate with your colleagues, staff, managers, supervisors, family and friends? How ...
Views: 3353 - Accurate Communications:Speaking From Your Heart - by Imagine a world devoid of the use of language. Everyone is telepathic. Thoughts propel around the world instantly as do radio waves—openly and freely. Everyone knows every thought of every other person—instantly—if desired. A perfect state of accurate communications exists that gives us more ...
Views: 3349 - Dealing with Work Overload - by "I have a very flexible boss. He lets me come in anytime I want before 9 and leave anytime I want after 5". (Source unknown)
These days many employers are demanding a boost in productivity -which usually boosts employee stress levels as well! How can you avoid burning out when your workload ...
Views: 3339 - The Black Hole Where Your Dreams Belong - by Do you know a lot about what you DON'T want? If so, beware. The gravitational pull of negativity is extraordinary, and you may well manifest your incredible power by attracting a nice fat black hole where your dreams belong.
This image occurs to me as I reflect on a conversation with a ...
Views: 3330 - Setting Professional Standards and Boundaries - by Professional standards are strong guidelines for how you treat yourself within your business or career. They can include a code of ethics, guarantees, how many hours you work, etc.
Professional boundaries are about how you want your clients to treat you within your business. They can include ...
Views: 3323 - Self Cure of Hypertension - by You are suffering from hypertension? Hypertension is dangerous. Hypertension threatens your life. The pills you take, can't protect you from sudden fatal cardiovascular consequences. Every other person dies from the cardiovascular consequences of hypertension: 50 % of the population, and even 60 ...
Views: 3320 - Willpower is Way Overrated! The REAL Science-Based Secrets for Persistence and eliminating Procrastination - by If I were to ask you, what was the most important characteristic forovercomingprocrastination, for persistence, and long-term achievement, what wouldyou say? Willpower? That would not be an unusual answer, but it wouldbe wrong.
Willpower is vastly overrated as the leading trait used ...
Views: 3316(1 vote) - Recognition: A Leader's Responsibility - by Have you hugged your employees today?
Well, maybe in this day and age, "hugging" might be misconstrued, but "a pat on the back" is okay. In fact, when it comes to recognition, that's all some employees may be looking for. And if they do not receive it, these employees may be looking ...
Views: 3296(5 votes) - Ten Ways to Relax on the Go - by 1. Take three deep breaths slowly. It really works to relax the body and mind.
2. Relax the tongue. Usually the tongue is held tightly against the teeth. Free it up in the mouth so it can just rest there without tension.
3. Take one minute vacations. In your mind visit places where you find ...
Views: 3291 - Introduction To Psychic Teachings - by If you are a strong believer in psychics, this information will only reinforce what you already know. On the other hand, if you are critical of people who profess to have psychic powers, this information will be of interest you.
I find many skeptics, when it comes to accepting people with ...
Views: 3284 - USING HUMOR TO SOLVE PEOPLE PROBLEMS - by People involved in interpersonal conflict in both business and industry are often too close to the problems to be of any great help in solving them. They feel insecure, uncomfortable and threatened when it comes to expressing their feelings and offering possible solutions. “What will the boss ...
Views: 3281 - Surviving Work: Feedback & Criticism - by Have you ever stopped yourself from doing or saying something in a meeting or group of friends for fear of criticism? Does your stomach drop and your heart palpitate at the mention of a job review
Do you recognize when you are giving feedback or receiving criticism? Feedback is always centred ...
Views: 3276 - *** International Worldwide Forgiveness Day - by August 3rd was designated as International Worldwide Forgiveness Day by the visionary, Robert Plath. His vision was it would be a day that would evoke the healing spirit of forgiveness worldwide. He created the Worldwide Forgiveness Alliance in 1996 to empower that vision.
Each year on this ...
Views: 3273 - Failure ... Is Only Feedback - by Does the thought of failure send a cold shiver down your spine? Failure is the thing most of us spend the greatest amount of energy trying to avoid. What is failure?
In reality, when you strip away all the emotions attached to the word, failure is only feedback. Failure means that we tried a ...
Views: 3261 - Do You Forget Easily? - by Is it evening and you realize you can’t remember what you’ve done all day?
If you are at work and you can’t remember if you did something, why not visualize an 8-10 hour calendar?
In the first hour square, maybe you’ll see a report you did framed in heavy gold, meaning you did good.
The ...
Views: 3260 - Psychitric Update: St. John’s Wort as an Antidepressant - by During the past year, the use of extracts of Hypericum perforatum (St. John’s wort) for the treatment of clinical depression has attracted considerable attention in the popular press. Increasingly, physicians are being asked by their patients about this herbal medication: What is it? Does it ...
Views: 3257 - Six Steps to Managing Emotional Eating - by I once heard Oprah Winfrey comment that losing weight was the most significant achievement of her career. I was profoundly saddened by her comment, considering her enormous achievements and contributions in other areas.
More recently, I happened to see an interview with Oprah on Larry King ...
Views: 3246(1 vote) - Perfectionism and Its Destructive Path - by Many articles state there is an association between perfectionism and suicide. The most interesting ones have to deal with very famous and successfull people. These include people like Vincent Foster, Alasdair Clayre, and Denny Hansen, whom all have committed suicide due to pressure of ...
Views: 3216 - Eating Right, the Ayurvedic Way - Tips for Good Digestion - by Many people in today's fast-paced world suffer from everyday digestion problems such as gas, bloating, stomach pain, constipation, heartburn, and fatigue after eating. Maharishi Ayurveda provides simple solutions to these common complaints by considering not only what we eat but how we consume ...
Views: 3209(2 votes) - Premenstrual tension - by This feature will deal with the female hormones oestrogen and progesterone, how they affect the monthly cycle and mood, how imbalances can occur resulting in premenstrual tension or syndrome (PMT or PMS), and how essential oils and other natural products can help.
To most people, the term ...
Views: 3208 - Migraine Headache Relief Without Medication - by Based on the discoveries of Albert Einstein and the ancient principles of acupuncture, Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) often provides proven results for migraine headache relief. Newcomers who apply this simple process to themselves achieve relief 50% to 80% of the time and, in many cases, ...
Views: 3197 - Surviving Betrayal Requires a Leap of Faith! - by I define a betrayal as any experience, even one that should be insignificant, that produces ongoing resentment, anger, fear and helplessness. Has someone you trusted deeply ever betrayed you? Have you betrayed someone you love? We may rage and punish ourselves and the other, or deny the pain, ...
Views: 3175 - Improving Your Intuition Can Save Your LIfe - by I read an interesting article about NineOneOne. The second plane that hit the Twin Towers was unusual in two respects. First, it was nearly empty. And second, most of the people on the plane changed their plans at the last minute to be on the plane.
As a metaphysician, I couldn't help but ...
Views: 3170 - Tame Your Ego - by Do you know you that there is a step you can take toward fully embracing your spiritual identity which offers permanent freedom from perhaps your greatest source of insecurity and personal bondage? The step is to simply stop taking yourself so seriously, and basically decide as a spiritual ...
Views: 3164 - Embrace Longevity & Romance With These 10 Feng Shui Secrets - by Your bedroom is the most important room in your home. It has the greatest effect on your health and well-being. While you sleep, your energy fields are particularly receptive to the effect of any imbalance in your surroundings.
Feng Shui can help you create an environment where your well-being ...
Views: 3157 - WORLD PEACE DAY /WINTER SOLSTICE DECEMBER 21, 2000 - by World Peace Day on The Winter Solstice
World Peace Day occurs on the Winter
Solstice each year.
This year it will fall on Thursday,
December 21st. Don Orne,
the Coordinator of World Peace Day
since 1994, invites
everyone to celebrate the Winter
Solstice with prayer and
meditation in his or ...
Views: 3151 - Restoring Dignity - by In dealing with those individuals from addiction, codependency, and other dysfunctional behaviors, a common thread runs through each story I hear. These people give up and give in. This behavior eventually leads to loss of personal dignity. Each person performs and puts on an act, while hiding ...
Views: 3133 - Excerpt from "Restoring Relationships" - by When we pollute our relationships with unloving thoughts, or destroy or abort them with unloving attitudes, we are threatening our emotional survival.
- MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
You are holding this book for a reason. You may be hurting or confused over a marriage or a relationship that has been ...
Views: 3129 - The Enchanted Illustrated Letters From Sir Henry Thornhill (Kaka) - by There is a new English site with the largest collection of illustrated correspondence in the world. www.ultimategrandparent.com is a touching story of a grandfather’s unique way of creating a loving relationship with his grandchildren, who early last century, by a twist of fate, had moved across ...
Views: 3127 - THE STRATEGIC THINKING MINDSET - by Textbooks on strategic planning describe actions taken in the marketplace by competing companies to gain competitive advantage. Major types of strategies are catalogued and given various names by different authors. Often these strategies and tactics are so bold and innovative that they "change ...
Views: 3106(1 vote) - Core Belief Engineering - A personal Experience - by “What Is Core Belief Engineering?” I asked Fay Minifie, my friend and Core Belief Engineering Practitioner. She explained, “It is a process that lets you examine and change the unconscious beliefs with which you run your life. It takes you back to your ‘core’ beliefs - who you really were before ...
Views: 3105 - Developing self-belief - The 10 step process - Part 3 - by In part 3 of this 4 part series on developing self-belief I will look at how to apply the first 6 steps of the 10 step process in your life.
Putting the steps into practise
It's time now to get practical and put these into practise. Pick a goal which you are not sure you are going to ...
Views: 3105 - *** Public Relations Strategies For a Web 2.0 World: How to Maximize Media Exposure with Social Networking - by Public relations strategies are evolving in the world of social networking and Web 2.0. It’s still any business owner’s dream to be featured in a key media piece where their expertise and business are showcased. The free publicity and additional media queries alone can revolutionize ...
Views: 3083(1 vote) - Simple Ways to Handle Stress - by If you've ever suffered from stress, you'll know how it feels. Tension headaches, back pain, acid stomach are among the physical symptoms. Emotionally stress causes temper outbursts, weepiness, inertia and a mind racing with thoughts about what needs to be done. We know it is bad for our health, ...
Views: 3083 - Workplace Wrath: Using Anger to Build - by When anger is used correctly it almost always has positive results! This statement is very shocking, for it is in direct contradiction with most past experiences. We have all witnessed the sharp and cutting blade of anger as it slashes and cuts red its victim. We have all felt unresolved anger ...
Views: 3080 - The Health Benefits of Coconut Oil - by "Coconut oil is the healthiest oil on earth" says Dr. Bruce Fife, a naturopathic doctor and the author of "The Healing Miracles of Coconut Oil." Modern research backs up this bold statement. Once wrongly accused of increasing cholesterol levels, coconut oil is now actually being used by doctors ...
Views: 3076 - You Need to Relax! Now! Here’s How. - by We live in a jet-fuelled world where relaxation is a luxury. There’s always something to do at work, around the house, with the family or out and about around town. So, when can you find time to relax? Truly relax?
In this day and age, you have to make time to unwind, whether it’s a few minutes ...
Views: 3075 - Weight Loss and Willpower, Get the Facts - by The Will Power Myth
If you have been fighting the battle of the bulge for any length of time, you have undoubtedly been told to just suck it up and use a little bit of will power. If it were that easy, we wouldn’t have an obesity epidemic in this country. In this article, we’ll explore why ...
Views: 3070 - 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: 3065 - Manage the Pre Show Jitters - by Knocking knees, butterflies (who came up with that word?) in your stomach, sweaty palms, quavering voice. We’ve all been there ?some of us more than others. I’m going to share with you some of the tricks of the trade to help manage and reduce your anxiety before and during your presentation. ...
Views: 3057 - how Do You Go Somewhere You've Never Gone Before - by Ready for analogy city? The problem is, if you want to do something you've never done before, then the steps to that, the milestones, will be unfamiliar. How do you go somewhere you have never gone before? Analogies are useful for explaining something unfamiliar in familiar terms. The most ...
Views: 3056 - THE TOP 10 EASY, PRACTICAL WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR DIET, YOUR HEALTH AND YOUR LIFE - by Because I believe diet and exercise are so important, I'm often frustrated with the recommendations I receive. Nutrition and natural health ideas are often so negative (don't eat this, watch out for that) or so rigorous (be sure to eat some raw, natural, organically grown vegetable I've never ...
Views: 3054(1 vote) - Self-help advice. The Five Steps to Overcoming Fear and Self-Doubt - by Will we ever be totally unafraid? Probably not. Fears and doubts willalways arise. As we go through the various stages and events in life,making one transition after another, we're constantly called upon toface new things that we've never confronted before. Being prepared witha process to ...
Views: 3042(1 vote) - The Top 10 Benefits to Knowing & Living Your Purpose - by As the founder and director of an organization with a name like Life OnPurpose Institute, I guess it's not surprising to hear me say that I feelthat one of the most important matters that anyone can do for themselves andthe world is to become clear what their true purpose in life is and to ...
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