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- Finding Your Way To Blissful Marriage - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2010 from Menno SpijkstraThe dictionary version of the definition of bliss is short—“heaven, paradise, complete happiness”. This kind of bliss is short-term in duration. This day my friend and her husband marks 15 years of their blissful marriage. However, “bliss” as defined by a marriage veteran and “bliss” as defined ...
Views: 1132(2 votes) - Our Shared Fears and 5 Ways to Overcome Them - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Dr. Steve McSwain,In life, we experience two kinds of fear: Real fear, and psychological fear. Or, as I prefer to think of the latter, ego-fear. In the words of Immanuel Kant, the ego is “our precious little self.” Or as Eckhart Tolle calls it, “the voice in the head.” It isn’t who you really are, but the you ...
Views: 1477(3 votes) - Happiness - On the Road to Unconditional Self-Acceptance - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2010 from Chantal BeaupreWe can pay ourselves large doses of anxiety if we expect to suffer a failure-especially if we believe that this failure will transform ourselves into a miserable person only worthy of both the scorn and derision of others, not to forget our own contempt. While we can always learn to muck ...
Views: 4067 - Happiness - What You Think of Me Is None of My Business - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2010 from Chantal BeaupreThe title above is a paraphrase of the Terry Cole-Whittaker best-selling book about how most of us have a strong tendency to believe that we are not valuable as human beings when others reject us. However, let us remember that when we experience the rejection and the contempt of others, it is ...
Views: 5086 - A Beautiful Life Starts With You - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from John GilmoreThe secret of a beautiful life is knowing who you really are. Most our lives we work at gathering thoughts about ourselves, ideas about the world, and as much knowledge as possible. We add them together, stir them up and create what we call the self--the acting me in the world. We then work ...
Views: 1827(2 votes) - Using The “Cognitive Therapy for the Holidays” Worksheet To Reduce Your Holiday Stress - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Peggy FergusonTry a little cognitive therapy to reduce your holiday stress. Cognitive therapy examines the thoughts and beliefs that lead to feelings, and thus to behavior. Everyone has some cognitive distortions which are irrational ideas, thoughts, or beliefs, that get in the way of optimal functioning. ...
Views: 5753(3 votes) - The Seasons of Your Heart: Coping with the Holidays - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2010 from Rob BrooklerAs we approach the holidays we look forward to a time of joy and happiness, to lightness and warmth. It's a season of fond memories, great anticipation … and much planning. And whereas this yearning and anticipation is quite understandable, it can also be a bit of a trap. Expecting great joy ...
Views: 1624(7 votes) - 3 ways to love your job - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2010 from Erwan DavonLet’s face it, most people don’t love their jobs. Enjoying your work is critical to being happy because, like most people, you probably spend half or even most of your day working. You may wonder what you can do about it. You may feel resigned about it. And...you may love your job and simply ...
Views: 1241 - How to get self help, to prevent from being an unhappy people? - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2010 from Nil CelenDo you really prefer to be unhappy? How do you think, you can change your unhappiness? Do you want to know the reason of your unhappiness? Do you know where you can get self help to be happy? None of us prefers to be unhappy. Feeling unhappy makes everything worse. Imagine a day; you ...
Views: 2684(1 vote) - Thanksgiving and Family: Love and Friction - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Daniela RoherThanksgiving is just around the corner. Families are planning to gather around the table to strengthen their connections to one another and maintain traditions. There is a good side to this holiday, and a not so good one. Let’s start with the happy side. This is the only holiday that ...
Views: 1776 - Be You! - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from James McWhinneyLately I’m realising that society is smashing our self-confidence and self-esteem due to what Michael Beckwith calls the ‘Tyranny of Trends’. “ Very often, trends convince individuals what their life’s purpose should be. The tyranny of trends is blasted out at us from television, radio, ...
Views: 992(3 votes) - Start Really Enjoying Yourself! - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2010 from James McWhinneyLately I’ve been noticing more and more people delaying their happiness for ‘some time in the future’. My question to you is this: Are you living your life to the fullest right now? Or are you putting things off so that one day when you have enough money you can do whatever you want? Ideally, ...
Views: 885(1 vote) - Happiness - Are We Worth Something As Human Beings? - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from Chantal BeaupreIf we can make ourselves anxious about the rejection and the absence of love of various people, we can also do it about another so-called danger: That of losing our value and our dignity, to miserably find ourselves at the level of idiots, fools, imbeciles, stupids and twits, and to act in ways ...
Views: 1669 - Right vs Wrong Decisions - How Do You Know? - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from Kimberley CohenThere really aren’t right or wrong decisions. There is the choice you make, what transpires when you make it, and what you do from there. When you make a decision and it doesn’t turn out the way you had hoped, it doesn’t mean it was the "wrong" one, or if you would have chosen differently, ...
Views: 3299(1 vote) - Avoiding Wedding Photography Pitfalls - 3 Tips You Should Know - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2010 from Alex YeoWhen you are planning your wedding, more than likely you will have checklists of things you need to do, things you have done, things that you want and things you don’t want for your wedding. Among all of the list making, many brides forget to relax and think realistically. Here we have put ...
Views: 691 - Telling Kids About The Importance Of Thanking And Thanksgiving Day - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from Harsin CarterIn the United States of America and Canada, this festival is deemed as a harvest festival and so is an important unit of their annual holiday calendar. A majority of holidays in the U.S. are either pertaining to Christian festivities or are noteworthy political holidays. Thanksgiving is one of ...
Views: 605 - In Awe of the Straw! 3 Reasons That Something So Small Can Be A Big Deal! By Anna Banguilan - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from Anna BanguilanI made my way to my studio today and stopped for a delicious dose of sweet southern tea! I was handed the tea and no straw. I tapped on the window (my sister would be so proud) and got the woman's attention, she knew what I wanted and opened the window holding the straw. I drove away with a fine ...
Views: 1338 - The Ingredients To Fulfillment - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2010 from Menno SpijkstraDuring the last five years, there has been increasing proof supporting the relation of fulfillment with life or happiness and being able to utilize and maximize your strengths. Most human beings who feel fulfilled with their life are most likely to be less stressed or harassed, do well at work, ...
Views: 648 - How To Gain More Friends For A Better Life - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2010 from Menno SpijkstraSince you only have one life to live, you might as well make the most of it and have the best life there is. Having great friends around is part of the joy in living. And have you ever dreamed of having lots and lots of friends around you in order to have a better life? It is true what they say ...
Views: 680 - Don't Look Down! - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2010 from Erwan DavonThe fastest way to end up completely, totally miserable is to feel bad about feeling bad. Everyone feels bad sometimes, sometimes really bad. That’s life. Things happen, everything from stubbing your toe to someone dear to us dying. But if you decide that it is bad that you are feeling bad ...
Views: 1171 - The Unending Source of Happiness at Your Fingertips - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2010 from Erwan DavonLast night I figured I would watch a video so through Netflix I picked an old Japanese movie Oneida. Liking old Japanese movies and not knowing Japanese I just launched into it not knowing what it was about. Turns out it was about two Japanese women killing a lost Samurai to sell their gear to ...
Views: 1305 - What Alcohol Treatment Center Will Best Help You - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2010 from Barry HarrisonChoosing a drug rehabilitation center can become complicated and challenging if you don't appreciate the right points for which to check. Whether it's for yourself or somebody you care about, you want to try to get the right match to begin with. Coping with addictive problems can be a heart ...
Views: 1156(1 vote) - It is Possible to Stay Healthy During Your Golden Years - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2011 from Brent P CullenThere is no such thing as being too old to get started on a healthy lifestyle. Even if you choose to make some small changes in your lifestyle, it can add more time to your life and it may reverse some of the damage that your body suffered during your unhealthy years. You need to make a decision ...
Views: 635 - The Discerning Effect Of Gladness - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2010 from Menno SpijkstraGladness is a noun…it’s the name for the condition of being glad. Therefore, the word has a certain sense of being pure about it, like the purity of driven snow. The etymology of the word gladness is ‘smooth’ and ‘shining’. It actually made me think of what it must have been like in the early ...
Views: 769 - Happiness - The Dire Need to Be Loved: A Misguided and Dangerous Idea - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2010 from Chantal BeaupreNow that you've read my previous article titled, "Is the Affection You Receive Worth the Price You Pay for It?," and done your math, let's explore together the time when the misguided idea of the dire need to be loved, approved, and accepted becomes the most dangerous for us. Let's begin with ...
Views: 2197 - Happiness - Love and Affection: Replaceable or Irreplaceable Need? - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Chantal BeaupreIn my previous article titled, "Happiness - Needs That Make You Feel Anxious Now Defined," we have come to the conclusion that our needs-which are all relative-divide themselves into two categories: replaceable needs and irreplaceable needs. With this thesis in mind, we then asked ourselves ...
Views: 3398 - Happiness - Is the Affection You Receive Worth the Price You Pay For It? - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Chantal BeaupreIn my previous article titled, "Happiness - Love and Affection: Replaceable or Irreplaceable Need?," we have seen that we do not have the irreplaceable need for the uninterrupted, permanent, and exclusive love, approval, and acceptance of anyone-and not even some degree of these elements-to live ...
Views: 2616(1 vote) - Why Lyrics Are Essential to Music - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2010 from Stephanie LongAlthough we can all enjoy music without lyrical content, the words are part of what really moves us when it comes to this art form. The lyrics tell us a story about the song and provide us with a way to better understand the artists who perform them. Even When You Don't Understand ...
Views: 496 - Joy Changes Our Lives Forever! - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Menno SpijkstraJoy is what our Creator wants and intended for us—it's our right of birth. Joy is definitely what we want from life. Being joyful is a great and fantastic business. Happy and enthusiastic individuals produce more. And it does not take a lot of your time or cost a bunch of dollars. Being ...
Views: 702(2 votes) - Divorce - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2010 from Womens Recreation, Inc.In today’s society divorce is prevalent. Either you’ve gone through a divorce, been a product of divorced parents, or you know someone that has gone through a divorce. In the divorce environment a child can feel the hurt and pain as they watch the power struggle take shape. Sometimes as ...
Views: 1318(2 votes) - Happiness - Needs That Make You Feel Anxious Now Defined - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2010 from Chantal BeaupreIn my previous article titled, "Happiness - Anxiety and Your Dire Need to Be Loved, Approved, and Accepted," we came to the conclusion that in order for us to spare ourselves from feeling oppressive doses of anxiety, we would better understand the various meanings of the word "need" and draw ...
Views: 1566(1 vote) - How To Manifest Like a Master and Live the Life of Your Dreams - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2010 from Lori SpagnaGratitude, The Process of Manifestation and the Experience of Everyday Miracles by Lori Spagna Our society has not been trained to express gratitude for all of the magnificent gifts we have. In many ways we have actually been trained to pay attention to the lack of what we have, or what we ...
Views: 2724(1 vote) - Three Ways That The Happy Child Guide Can Assist Parents With Child Disciplining! - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Paul DonahueIf you are being affected by child disciplining problems, there is a strong likelihood that the happy child guide can assist you. An essential factor to take into account, prior to us starting, is the fact that it can be best to keep a receptive imagination. We're not here to evaluate you in the ...
Views: 1235(5 votes) - Three Excellent Factors Why You Should Replace Your Child Discipline Techniques! - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Paul DonahuePrecisely why may you need to transform your child discipline techniques? We will look at the likely reasons why, and in the process, hopefully we shall make things a bit more obvious so you'll realize what to do next! The first reason to alter your child discipline techniques would be if you ...
Views: 1043(4 votes) - 3 Issues Parents Should Stay Clear Of Doing While Parenting Young Children! - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Paul DonahueAre you developing troubles parenting your young children? In the event you would really like to be amongst those that have great results when becoming a mother or father for your children, the occasion to perform things appropriately is while they are still around the adolescent age. Therefore, ...
Views: 1216(6 votes) - Pure And Steadfast Bliss - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Menno SpijkstraAn individual in his or her purest and true nature is really a completely happy person. Why so—in this short article it can be suggested that each person that is now living, who has ever lived and who would ever live not just possesses that innate bliss within them, yet in fact actually is bliss ...
Views: 624(1 vote) - The 18 Characteristics Of Happy People - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Menno SpijkstraIn order to be happy, we should make happiness our ultimate goal. If attitude is truly everything, then being happy is definitely a choice. Although most people would argue against that, I could still declare that being glad and staying glad is my choice. If the truth be told, “If it was that ...
Views: 1263(1 vote) - Finding True Happiness Within - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Menno SpijkstraSo many people believe that happiness could truly be found when they find something they want or desire for the longest time. A friend opened up to me during a recent conversation that he could find happiness at last only if he could figure something out. That something, in all its mystery, was ...
Views: 697(1 vote) - Is 90% A Good Deal For You? By: Terry L. Weber - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2010 from Terry WeberAs you probably know our money really does talk to us. For example, I know it talks to me because I’ve often heard it say, loud and clear: “Goodbye!” Over the years I’ve taught several adult Sunday school classes about Christian Financial Management (CFM). Much of the material I gleaned from ...
Views: 1176(1 vote) - Pursuit of Happiness: It's Within You - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Menno SpijkstraAs human beings, we want many things. We want to be rich and we also want to be happy. We all know that we need to work hard to earn wealth and we have to do a lot investment in order to be rich. But, how about happiness? How do we exactly pursue happiness? They say that it is the highest ...
Views: 663 - Happiness - Anxiety and Your Dire Need to Be Loved, Approved, and Accepted - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Chantal BeaupreIt is possible for us to feel anxious before two sets of items that we identify as dangerous or inconvenient: Physical dangers and non physical dangers. Let’s explore these two sets of items a little bit further. - Physical dangers: Those dangers or inconveniences that threaten our physical ...
Views: 2399 - Happiness - Two Mistakes to Avoid in the Control of Your Anxiety - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Chantal BeaupreOf all the unenjoyable emotions that darken our lives, anxiety is certainly the most widespread... and perhaps even the most painful. Like all human emotions, anxiety can manifest itself at various degrees of intensity. The English language has attributed numerous names to these different ...
Views: 1733 - Signs Of Happiness: Do You Have Them? - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2010 from Menno SpijkstraHow can you define happiness? Almost everything you've done in your life has a purpose. And the top on the list is bliss. But why do so many people rarely do something to find it? Why does it seem so difficult to find happiness most of the time? Have you ever tried to find blissfulness just to ...
Views: 667(1 vote) - Why Inquiring Minds Care: Health And Longevity - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2010 from Hal WechslerWhy Inquiring Minds Care: It’s Health And Longevity Do you find that 95% of all Internet articles never teach you anything practical? Can you even remember the last useful strategy or schema (diagram/pattern) you implemented to improve your life? Inquiring Minds read books, articles and ...
Views: 1590(1 vote) - Could Your Partner be a Controller or Verbal Abuser? - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2010 from Kari JoysIt’s challenging sometimes to know what’s wrong in your relationship. If you’re like many other people, you probably want a loving relationship more than anything else in the world. Maybe you’ve tried and tried and tried to make your relationship work and yet somehow you just seem to be going ...
Views: 2582(1 vote) - Stay Light-Hearted During Challenging Times - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2010 from Kari JoysIn today’s tough economic times, many people are facing very difficult life situations. There is mounting uncertainty in the air because so many people have already lost their jobs and their homes. It’s not easy to stay cool, calm and collected when you don’t know what to expect tomorrow. You ...
Views: 2431 - 10 Simple Ways to Love Yourself - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2010 from Kari JoysIf you want to be a healthy, happy person, it’s very important to learn to love the person you see in the mirror. Although loving yourself can be very challenging if you grew up in a dysfunctional family, it’s definitely worth the time and effort! Whether you feel stressed, anxious or ...
Views: 2460(8 votes) - Happiness Is More Than Feeling Happy - A Recipe for Juicy Joyful Happiness From a Mixture of Emotions - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2010 from Lisa McCourtTo measure happiness, you must first define it. Do you really want all your life circumstances to show up perfectly to your satisfaction at every moment in time? Would that result in happiness... or abysmal boredom? We’ve been indoctrinated to believe that the smiley, giddy sensation of ...
Views: 1299 - Dr. Romance Happiness Tip: "The Nail in the Fence: Healing Wounds" - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2010 from Tina TessinaThis arrived in Dr. Romance 's e-mail: “There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the ...
Views: 1965(1 vote) - Embrace the Season with Nature Journaling - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2010 from Mari L. McCarthyRefresh your Journaling Practice Few sights are more inspiring than rows of trees bursting into flame with the red and gold leaves of fall. Unless it's the fist pink blossoms of spring. No matter what the season, it's likely you'll encounter a few days that provide an ideal opportunity to ...
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