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- The Medical Model for Treating Mental Disorders - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen I began working in the mental health field I began as a caseworker for the county mental health authority. This essentially involved working under psychiatrists as a caseworker. The system being utilized to diagnose and treat mental health "disorders" was, and still is, referred to as ...
Views: 2544(3 votes) - Do you have a story to share? - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMy main intent and maybe even raison d’etre is to help you discover your most authentic, happy, and compassionate self. Toward that end, I’m seeking stories of people who’ve become under- or unemployed since the economy avalanched. I want to hear what they (you/us) want others who remain ...
Views: 567(2 votes) - Overwhelmed with where to begin spiritually - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I am so overwhelmed with spiritual growing. I have no formal religious background. Where do I start? I believe in a spiritual entity. And that we are all connected. I believe there was a man named Jesus that walked the face of the earth and was given information from god. I do not ...
Views: 842(2 votes) - Spring, and how we see it - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe trees are looking a bit more promising these days. The twigs that looked so bare and naked in January have now, even at a distance, gained substance; and close inspection reveals that buds are waiting to make themselves known. Each year Nature does this and each year we think it’s doing ...
Views: 564(2 votes) - Barriers to Living a Happy Life - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Pat MussieuxI have a few questions for you to consider. Do you have the potential to be a nicer person? Do you have the potential to have more fun in your life? Do you have the potential to make more money? Do you have the potential to grow your business? Do you have the potential to have more ...
Views: 1987(2 votes) - International Happiness Day is on July 10th! - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Aymee Coget,Hi there! I know you are a happiness activist because I assume you want to help to create Peace on Earth. If we had peace on Earth, then we would have people who were smiling and laughing. Happy people smile and laugh and now we can teach happiness like we can teach math with the new ...
Views: 1766(4 votes) - How Do You Know When It's Spring? - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“It's spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you've got it, you want - oh, you don't quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!” ~Mark Twain I’m so happy I’m so happy I’m so happy!!! It is the first day of spring. Woohoo. ...
Views: 946(1 vote) - 3 Ways To Live In a Changing World - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen everything looks hopeless we do have the chance to grow into something better: what the caterpillar calls the end of the world, we call a butterfly! But, like a butterfly, the journey to such growth can be a difficult one, including having to transform ourselves as completely as a ...
Views: 622(1 vote) - Being Highly Sensitive and being “Special” - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2009 from Antonis RemoundosIn 1996 Elaine Aron created the term “Highly Sensitive Person” or HSP to describe and study a big part of the population (and also higher animals) that has different ways to deal with stimuli, information, thoughts and emotions. This term is neither metaphysical nor spiritual, is very practical ...
Views: 2682(3 votes) - It Is Better To Be Transparent and Truthful - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe do not live our lives truthfully. We show a different face to the different people we interact with in accordance with the expectations of the situation. We act differently with our parents, with our friends, with our bosses, with the gardener, our spouses, homeless people, etc. We have ...
Views: 776(1 vote) - Things Are Not Always As They Seem - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe other day I nearly crushed another human being. Driving down the road I met, in the middle of the lane coming towards me, a woman pushing a shopping trolley. The sidewalk was not to her liking, but antiquated Buicks offering imminent destruction around curves were, it seemed, much more her ...
Views: 631(1 vote) - Passive Aggressive Behavior: Claiming Our Feelings - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIf you've ever found yourself repressing your anger and behaving in other ways to get your point across, you may be someone who is adept at engaging in passive-aggressive behavior. Although passive-aggressive behavior is recognized as a psychological disorder, it also describes the behavior that ...
Views: 683(1 vote) - Not Entirely Happy With Your Life? Well Answer This One Key Question - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMom. Dad. Your spouse. Clergy. An ex. Your big brother. Who is in your head? And do you allow them there? Carefully watch the choices you make. Carefully watch the actions that you take. Are you certain you are living your own life? If you feel anything less than very happy with ...
Views: 627(1 vote) - Renewing Yourself for Spring - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThough it may be a little hard to tell if you are living in Southern California like me, spring is definitely in the air. Longer days, kids spring break approaching, and more spring outfits (despite a cold spell!) are all signs of change. While there are many poetic notions of spring and ...
Views: 780(1 vote) - Are you a Rogi, a Bogi or a Yogi? - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMany years ago, when Ed was training in India, his yoga master suddenly turned to him and asked, "Are you a rogi, a bogi or a yogi?" Ed was stunned and confused, what is he saying? Isn't yoga all about love and goodness and happiness? Aren't yogi's people who never say or do anything wrong? ...
Views: 1423(1 vote) - Springtime Renewal - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSpring time is here all over the country... at different degrees depending on where we are. But the feeling is the same: fresh, green, alive, growth, possibility, and new committments. I have been thinking about what I do for renewing myself... The trees do it, flowers do it, animals do it, ...
Views: 656 - Spring Is the time to Expand - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFor every up, there is a down; when the sun rises, it is followed by a sunset set; what contracts, will then expand. Such are the cycles of life. Such are the seasons. During summer, we are expansive. During the fall, we contract. In the Winter we continue to contract. In the spring ...
Views: 631 - President Obama, Persistence, and Hope - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPresident Obama said last night that he’s a “big believer in persistence.” Are you? I am. For good or not, tenacity, perseverance, and sometimes just plain stubbornness mark my character. Kenny Rogers sang, “You gotta know when to hold em’, know when to fold ‘em, know when to walk away, know ...
Views: 771(1 vote) - In with the New: Spring Cleaning - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAs the last vestiges of winter depart, all of nature enters into a lively and animated state of renewal. In the springtime, earth's life energy is awakened from dormancy, and the cycle of life starts anew. We have the ability to sense this change taking place even before the seasonal flora ...
Views: 551(1 vote) - Stop Fighting - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI hadn't realized, but I was fighting things most of my life. It still happens, but I'm learning now that life can flow easily if we stop fighting. That's where peace is found. What do we fight? We fight what happens to us, what other people say about us, we fight our own thoughts or ...
Views: 562(1 vote) - Act to the Contrary to Change a Bad Mood - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt can grip you--a bad mood that seems to come from nowhere can wreck your day if you let it. The good news is you don’t have to let it. You can dodge a bad mood by simply shifting your actions. Think about the way you stand, look, or speak when you’re in a bad mood. Chances are your shoulders ...
Views: 912(1 vote) - Joy Changes Our Lives Forever! - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 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 joyful ...
Views: 698(1 vote) - Over And Over Again: Having The Same Experiences - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere may be times in our lives when it seems like we keep having the same kinds of experiences. The situation or the people involved may be different each time, yet one experience may feel exactly like the last one and the one before that one. Perhaps we left a job where we were unhappy and we ...
Views: 547(1 vote) - How Does A Waitress Deal With Rude People? - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA few weeks ago we wrote a blog called "Walking Your Talk: How Do You Treat a Waitress?" We had a great response and so this time we thought we would look at the same issue from the other side: How do we deal with people who are rude? There is no doubt that waitresses can get the worst of ...
Views: 1507(1 vote) - 66 Ways to Lessen Stress and Feel Happier - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Russ SmallHang out with positive people Avoid negative people Hang up pictures of loved ones Call a friend Call a relative you haven't been in touch with for a long time just to say "Hi, I was thinking about you!" Smile at someone Acknowledge a complete stranger with a greetings, good morning, etc ...
Views: 1900(1 vote) - Acceptance of Self - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Deborah McIncrowAcceptance; when your higher power created you he or she put together a priceless package and you were presented to the world, probably kicking and screaming. Maybe you even scored a perfect 10 on your Virginia Apgar assessment. As your life was beginning, in all probability, it was filled ...
Views: 886 - What Gives You Hope? 7 Guaranteed Ways to Find Hope - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOkay, I can’t absolutely guarantee it, but I can share from recent experience during some seemingly hopeless times a few things that have shored up my faith and hope, and have made me smile through tears. 1. Find a yellow daffodil about to bloom and enjoy a one-minute reverie. 2. Close ...
Views: 583 - A Moment of Bliss - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsGood Morning!! Maybe it is the freshness of spring and all of the vivid colours but I feel energized and excited today! My ideas are flowing and I am really happy! I love these moments of pure bliss and joy! There is a perfectly calm breeze, the sun is shining brightly and the ocean is ...
Views: 533 - Listening to the heart - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI’ve recently begun asking colleagues for old and used books I can pass on to the Department of Youth Services. Young offenders who read - and it doesn’t seem to matter much what they read - tend not to re-offend upon release. It’s as though reading introduces them to another world so that ...
Views: 550 - Wear the Habit of Happiness - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“Our self-image and our habits tend to go together. Change one and you will automatically change the other. The word “habit” originally meant a garment or clothing... Our habits are literally garments worn by our personalities. They are not accidental, or happenstance. We have them because they ...
Views: 640 - Pictures, and the Power of the Innocent Archetype - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA short while ago I asked some of my workshop members to select pictures of themselves, aged about 5, and to examine and discuss what they saw. At first the discussion was somewhat hilarious, looking at these snapshots of kids in unusual or cute poses, yet it quickly became obvious that there ...
Views: 757 - The Importance of Play - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhere an apple a day might keep you out of the doctor's office, doing something fun every 24 hours is a great rule of thumb when difficult times come your way. Reviewing Richard Dowden's new book, Africa: Altered States, Ordinary Miracles, author Pam Houston noted that by the mid 1990's, 31 of ...
Views: 1620 - Spring Cleaning: Swab Down the Mental Decks - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSPRING IS HERE (hip hip hooray), and I’ve started cleaning! I’m not just cleaning out the closets and sweeping the tumbleweed dust balls from under the bed. I'm also working on my clutter filled mind. Yup, my mind is filled with an assortment of – for want of a better word – crap that is ...
Views: 634 - Values Based Living Gives You the Results you are Looking For - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2009 from Rena ReeseEach day we are given the chance to create something---a product, learning, a relationship, a connection, ideas and really whatever we desire. Regardless of who you are, where you live and your economic, cultural and educational situation, the choice is real. Today, I ask you to look at what ...
Views: 1104 - 7 Life Lessons from a Two Year Old - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOriginal version can be found on "Sunshine Pie" @ http://www.sunshinepie.com Wondering what you can learn from a 2 yr old? Before my niece was born over 2 years ago, I most likely would have said "Probably not too much". After all, a 2 yr old can barely count to 3 and has trouble pronouncing ...
Views: 818 - How to Stop Difficult People from Zapping Your Energy and Happiness - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhat zaps your energy and happiness more powerfully and rapidly than anything else is your reaction to difficult people. Notice I didn't say difficult people are responsible for zapping your energy and happiness. Only you are in control of you. You do have a choice in how you respond. With ...
Views: 894 - Taking Back Power Back Tips For Restoring Balance and Focus - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2009 from Kathy CaprinoSince my book published this Fall, I've been inundated by activity around launching it, publicizing it, and speaking about it. I enjoy much of this activity, as it involves marketing and promotion, which I'm comfortable with (it was my professional specialization in my corporate life, and ...
Views: 1079 - ***Do You Wake Up Happy or Anxious? - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2009 from Margaret Paul"I can have a really great day, but when I wake up the next morning I feel anxious. Sometimes the better day I've had, the more anxious I am the next morning. I can't figure it out." I hear this over and over from my clients. What is happening here? The Tyranny of the Ego Wounded ...
Views: 7102(6 votes) - How to Keep Your Energy Up and Your Optimism High - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI am always asked how I keep my energy up, how I maintain great energy and how I stay optimistic even though circumstances would appear otherwise. Here are my suggestions: 7 Tips to Keep Your Energy Up! Remember: Mood and energy follow blood sugar so ~ stay away from the sweets. Candy ...
Views: 535 - The Power of Gray: Six Succulent, Winning Ways to Power Up - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI consider myself an optimistic person. When I was a very little girl the movie Pollyanna hit the screens and I loved it, and I took it in on a cellular level. Pollyanna starred Jane Wyman (Ronald Regan's ex-wife), Karl Malden (one of the most dynamic actors of all time), Hayley Mills (loved ...
Views: 572 - What You Should Know About The Concept Of Happiness - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2009 from Mercedes Oestermann van EssenIf I told you that happiness and sadness are the same things in the deepest, final analysis you would probably declare me nuts. After all, everyone strives to be happy; we know that happiness feels better than sadness. There are studies that prove that we are healthier when we are happy and get ...
Views: 1353 - Making Your Life Work For You - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2009 from Nicola BuntingHow much joy do you currently have in your life? Think 3 dimensionally! What might it take to feel you're moving closer to a destination that's right for you as a unique individual? As a life coach, I help people gain clarity on what kind of life and work will make them happiest. It's about ...
Views: 1198 - Redefine Wealth & Happiness on Your Terms! - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt’s a new world out there today, and we are all faced with the question of what that means for our own lives, careers and futures. The facts can’t be denied. The economy is crumbling into pieces, people continue to lose jobs, and savings have been wiped out. Every time you turn on the news or ...
Views: 984 - Be Happy 'Round the Clock - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHow do you achieve happiness, the kind that lasts all day? Robert Frost wrote, “Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.” While this is a beautiful aphorism depicting the spirit of the human condition, there are many concrete strategies to assist you in making happiness go the ...
Views: 708 - Forgiveness: How and Why - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2009 from Isabel KirkForgiveness is one of the most difficult things to do while at the same time one of the most needed in the world. There are plenty of people sick of anger, either toward others or to themselves. Forgiveness involves letting go and surrender of judgment and condemnation while engaging in a ...
Views: 1302 - What Makes People Happy? 5 Important Factors That Bring Happiness - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Michael LeeDifferent people have different opinions on what makes people happy. Some would say it’s getting a raise. Others would say it’s having a wonderful and meaningful life. There have even been quite a few who have more specific answers pertaining to their personal life. All of these answers hit ...
Views: 7016(2 votes) - How Giving Thanks Will Give You a Fuller Life - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Cameron CarterIn life there is always something to be grateful for. Even if you are going through a rough patch in life there is still at least one thing you can look at and say, "I'm lucky in this way." Each morning, the first thing you have to do is take a moment to think of all the positive things in your ...
Views: 1513 - Change Your Mood in 70 Seconds! - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Brian NicolettiLearn this quick exercise, and when your mood falls down, pick it up fast. This whimsical yet spiritual exercise really works! Whatever problems you have on your mind be they personal or world problems: they can be more easily solved when you are in a better mood. The HappyU Exercise Get ...
Views: 2187(7 votes) - Delights of Joy - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Marie BarrettJoy to the World! is one of my favourite carols. If it makes us feel so fantastic when carolling, why not focus on feeling joy every single day of the year. Joy opens our heart to recognize miracles happening all around us. When we focus on some happy, positive thought, these little ...
Views: 1557 - Happier Friends, Happier You - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2009 from Jonathan HuieHappy people tend to be found in the company of other happy people, while unhappy people are likely to spend time with unhappy people. You are probably saying, "Yes, that's right." You may have thought about this relationship before, or you may just now be scanning through a mental list of ...
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