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- The Trinity of Health: Align Body, Mind and Soul in Order to Achieve Health and Happiness for Your Whole Life - by Nowadays, everyone seems to be working 60 hour weeks, eating on the run, and complaining that they are not happy. Is this any way to live? People today are out of balance, suggests clinical psychologist and metaphysician Carmen Harra. In order to have a long, rich, healthy life, the body, mind ...
Views: 1015 - Dear Danny, Please Don't Kill Yourself - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2007 from Craig HarperTwo nights ago I had a phone call from a guy who I've known for a while. Quite a while. Danny. Over the last few years he has had two major physical and psychological battles; drugs and food. And of course there's been some emotional stuff as well. Yep; it's all intertwined. He's not a buddy as ...
Views: 2589 - I'll Be Happy When - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2007 from David BohlWe seem to spend a lot of time predicting what will make us happy (we call it daydreaming) and what will make us unhappy (we call it worrying). What we're really doing is wanting. We "know" what we want and don't want, and what will make us happy and not happy. And sometimes we're right, of ...
Views: 740 - Are You Focusing On What You Really Want - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2007 from Bonnie McFarlandImagine you're happily driving down a country road on a clear, sunny day. Suddenly a semi truck crosses the center line and is heading right at you. Heart pounding and adrenaline rushing, you react. Will you avert disaster? Maybe. Maybe not. In this moment, your life depends on where you ...
Views: 914 - What Is the Meaning of Life - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2007 from Craig HarperSo I was debating whether to write an article on 'the meaning of life' or perhaps one on 'how to get a smaller ass and a six-pack'. Which would you prefer? You're all so shallow. Cut that out. That's why you need to read this one! Well, the good news is that after reading this post, you'll ...
Views: 1540 - Programs To Help Write HTML - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2007 from Search EnginePrograms to help write HTML The users of the Internet prefer to view sites that are not only rich in content but an equally attractive visual interface and design. To create a site which has these features is not too difficult. Web pages are different from printed documents or books since ...
Views: 849 - How You Can Upgrade Your Life! - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2007 from Mohamed TohamiMost people try to improve their lives in the wrong – and most difficult – ways. They try to bring in more money and acquire more possessions, but forget about the essence of happiness and the basics of life improvement. When I look back on my own life and point out those moments where I felt ...
Views: 861 - 'Happiness and Peace'-The Duality Nature. - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2007 from shivam dhawanIntroduction Trying to decipher happiness and peace in different manners. comparing with a true scientific phenomenon and thus creating a very different mindset on the concept of happiness and peace. Trying to find out and define, the feeling of well being that we seek out in our practical ...
Views: 1188 - Happiness Is Scientific? Who Knew? - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2007 from David BohlLet's say you eat out at your favorite Chinese restaurant every Friday night. You have cashew chicken every Friday. Your spouse has a different dish almost ever week, though occasionally choosing a previous dish again, after a few weeks. Your spouse says, "You should try something different." ...
Views: 588 - Book Review: Stumbling on Happiness - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2007 from Debbie MolisThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Happiness and Self Improvement. The Official SelfGrowth.com Guide to Happiness and Self Improvement is Hale Dwoskin. Self improvement is the enrichment of one’s mind, character, and attitude through one’s own efforts and positive ...
Views: 752 - Book Review: Authentic Happiness: Using The New Positive Psychology To Realize Your Potential For Lasting Fulfillment - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2007 from Debbie MolisThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Happiness and Self Improvement. The Official SelfGrowth.com Guide to Happiness and Self Improvement is Hale Dwoskin. Self improvement is the enrichment of one’s mind, character, and attitude through one’s own efforts and ...
Views: 609 - Book Review: Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2007 from Debbie MolisThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Happiness and Self Improvement. The Official SelfGrowth.com Guide to Happiness and Self Improvement is Hale Dwoskin. Self improvement is the enrichment of one’s mind, character, and attitude through one’s own efforts and ...
Views: 1189 - Book Review: Richest Man Who Ever Lived: King Solomon's Secrets to Success, Wealth and Happiness - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2007 from Debbie MolisThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Happiness and Self Improvement. The Official SelfGrowth.com Guide to Happiness and Self Improvement is Hale Dwoskin. Self improvement is the enrichment of one’s mind, character, and attitude through one’s own efforts and ...
Views: 1053 - Book Review: The Art Of Happiness: A Handbook For Living - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2007 from Debbie MolisThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Happiness and Self Improvement. The Official SelfGrowth.com Guide to Happiness and Self Improvement is Hale Dwoskin. Self improvement is the enrichment of one’s mind, character, and attitude through one’s own efforts and ...
Views: 879 - Ultimate Success Secret On A Pedestal: Right Perspective - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2007 from William CottringerULTIMATE SUCCESS SECRET ON A PEDESTAL: RIGHT PERSPECTIVE By Bill Cottringer “It is not the things in life that bother us but rather our opinion about these things.” ~Epictetus What was Jack Palace meaning , as Curly in the movie City Slicker, pointing with his finger in the sky and ...
Views: 1420 - Definition: Finding Happiness - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2007 from Debbie MolisEveryone just wants to be happy. That's why people go on diets, spend too much money for clothes, or suck up to popular people - because they think it will make them happy! Happiness can be a "comfortable-good" or an "excited-good" or a "chilled-out-good" because it has many flavours and faces, ...
Views: 952 - Definition: Being Happy - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2007 from Debbie MolisEveryone just wants to be happy. That's why people go on diets, spend too much money for clothes, or suck up to popular people - because they think it will make them happy! Happiness can be a "comfortable-good" or an "excited-good" or a "chilled-out-good" because it has many flavours and faces, ...
Views: 992 - Definition: Self Fulfillment - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2007 from Debbie MolisSelf-Fulfillment is a term that has been used by various organismic psychology theories, often in slightly different ways (e.g., Goldstein, Maslow, Rogers). The term was originally introduced by the organismic theorist, Kurt Goldstein, for the motive to realize all of one's potentialities. In ...
Views: 4113 - Self Growth Made Easy - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2007 from James NapierLong before I heard the phrase self growth or self improvement, I was trying, as a teenager, to better myself, to improve my prospects in life. One day, thanks to a churlish English teacher of mine, the answer was given to me out of the blue. I'd like to share it with you the answer that ...
Views: 1156 - Happiness Or Fulfillment? - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2007 from David BohlWe often hear someone say they're "happy and fulfilled" at a new job, with a new living situation, even as a new parent. And they surely are, or believe themselves to be, happy and fulfilled. But I wonder sometimes what we mean by these terms. Let's start with happy. Most people use the word ...
Views: 934 - Stuck In Life? Stop Asking This Question - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2007 from Bonnie McFarland"Why?" seems like a good question, doesn't it? I certainly used to think so. I've asked "Why?" often in my life so I must have thought it was a good question. Or maybe I never had thought about it or noticed what happened when I asked that particular question. Over time, I've gone from the ...
Views: 725 - You're Surely Not Saying Improving My Attitude Will Make My Life Better, Are You? - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2007 from James NapierWealth is so close to you. So are good friends and good times. You can have the desires of your heart, fulfill many of your dreams, nourish your spirit, live a life of emotional prosperity, and strike a big gushing oil well of opportunity, as we’d say in Texas, and it’s easier to ...
Views: 836 - Definition: Optimism - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2007 from Debbie MolisOptimism is an outlook on life such that one maintains a view of the world as a positive place. It is the opposite of pessimism. Optimists generally believe that people and events are inherently good, so that most situations work out in the end for the best. A common conundrum illustrates ...
Views: 6973 - Don't Have It Fall In Your Lap - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2007 from Samy Simpson"Please see me after the show today and let's grab a sandwich." I sunk in my seat and felt the fear creep into my bones. It was fairly common knowledge that when Chris invited you for a quick lunch, it was most likely an invitation to be fired. And the fact I was the only member of the morning ...
Views: 1838 - 5 Winning Ideas To Balance Your Life - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2007 from Shann Vander Leek1. Discover and make a list of 10 things that bring you joy every day. At the end of the day, take a few minutes to jot down everything that made you smile. My list for today included: The sunrise, my daughter laughing, My dog diving in piles of snow, a new song I discovered, a kind friend, ...
Views: 945 - Fearproof Your Relationships - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2007 from Joe BaileyFEARPROOF Your Relationships from "Fearproof Your Life" by Joseph Bailey www.fearproofyourlife.com Staying grounded in our true Selves keeps us in a state of profound presence and awareness. Being grounded means that we are actually living from the true Self—not just believing that it ...
Views: 1718 - The Top 5 Work/Life Balance Myths - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2007 from lynn jarrettTHE TOP 5 WORK/LIFE BALANCE MYTHS 1. If I just had more hours in the day, then I’d have enough time for home and work. No need to have more hours in the day-You need to become more efficient. Idling leads to boredom. Boredom leads to procrastination. Too much time is wasted on the ...
Views: 972 - There's No Place Like Home, So Where's My Place? - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2007 from James NapierIs it time for you to pack up and move on, to seek greener pastures, to move to a better place where you’re not only appreciated but your luck is better? Where you’ll meet new people and new people will meet and be intrigued by you? A place where you can relate your story and, ...
Views: 761 - Being Happy Without Money - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2007 from William CottringerBEING HAPPY WITHOUT MONEY By Bill Cottringer “If you can’t be happy poor you can’t be happy rich.” ~ The Author. Are we all really capable of achieving great financial wealth like The Secret proponents and all the wealth books and wealth gurus profess? Are we all meant to have wealth? ...
Views: 11348 - Let Me Reintroduce You To…Faith! - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2007 from karen mcfarlaneFaith sees the invisible. Faith believes the incredible. Faith receives the impossible. (Angela Reimma, Founder, Harmonic Health, Inc.) There are many forces at work in our universe, but you have the power to control the ones that affect you by trusting yourself and your direct relationship to ...
Views: 896 - Healthy Selfishness: Put Yourself On Your To Do List - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2007 from Bonnie McFarland****************************** Are You Last on the List? ****************************** When was the last time taking care of yourself or doing something just for fun made it to the top of your to do list? If your answer is a "long time ago" or "can't remember" or even "never," you're not ...
Views: 1846 - 9 Minutes To Sanity - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2009 from Lori Lynn SmithIt is 5:25am... on a crisp January morning. The window open slightly so that you can smell the clean, freshness of the morning air. A small breeze makes it way into the room. You are still under the warm, cozy, comfy down-filled blankets, snuggled to your loving partner. It is 5:30am... you ...
Views: 2268(2 votes) - Why I'm Not Rich - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2007 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockThis is the indication I got while watching one of the financial cable channels recently. “Do you have enough money for retirement?” “Are you using your money to its best advantage?” “Don’t be left behind while others are becoming wealthy!” I am certainly not ready for retirement, and what ...
Views: 793 - Rocky - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2007 from Samy SimpsonI knew it was over the moment I started on the road back home. He had been sick for a very long time and fought so hard, but the cancer was starting to win the battle. It had started a couple of months prior to this particular weekend. Rocky's wife called me in tears to let me know that the ...
Views: 1096 - The Old 'Prized Possession In The Shoe' Trick. - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2007 from Craig HarperImagine that you've lost something which is very important to you. Very. A prized, irreplaceable possession. Although it's worth a lot of money, you don't care about it's financial value; it's all about what it means to you emotionally. Personally. Your grandfather gave it to you. You are heart ...
Views: 866 - Where's The Joy? - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2007 from Leslie GailI have so many clients that from outside appearances seem to have it all. They may have successful careers, good friends, a good marriage, healthy and happy children, things that many others strive for. But the "happy" piece of the puzzle is missing. They don't experience joy, and they have ...
Views: 902 - The Transitional Roller Coaster - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2007 from Lori RadunEverywhere I turn, women are in transition. Of course, the most obvious transition many of us are facing right now is back to school. But transitions are all around us, some of which are more recognizable than others. These are some of the transitions that have touched my life, directly or ...
Views: 1020 - The Good Life: I Sure Wish I Felt Better! - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2007 from James NapierIt’s difficult to feel good about your life when you don’t feel great physically. What follows is a daily program for balancing your meridians and maintaining emotional health. I’ve encapsulated material from Dr. John Diamond, Gwenn Bonnell, and Gary Craig (founder of the ...
Views: 1755 - You Stink - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2007 from Samy Simpson"Well, you are just ugly and you really STINK too!" I was stunned, embarassed and devastated all in the same moment. You know how when major things happen in your life, you always remember everything about it? Well, this was one of those moments for me because that one sentence changed my life ...
Views: 1169 - Attraction Tip : Choose Your Vibration Through Out The Day - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2010 from Leah ShapiroOne way to ensure that you are experiencing what you desire on a daily basis , is to practice feeling what you desire to feel like through out the day.When you sit and purposefully conjure up the feeling of what it is that you desire, you are intentionally telling the universe what it is that ...
Views: 1369 - 3 Steps To Finding Your Joy - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2007 from Rebecca SheldonJoseph Campbell said it all when he advised humanity to, "follow your bliss." Those three words are the best words ever spoken. If you choose what makes YOU happy and joyful, you not only please yourself but you increase the happiness and joy in the world. With all the stress of our modern life, ...
Views: 1033 - Three Keys To Successful Change - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2007 from Bonnie McFarlandIs there a change you want to make in your life but you're stuck and stymied by it? Perhaps you're at that point in midlife where you long to find something entirely different to do with the rest of your life but you're not taking action to discover what that might be. Maybe you already know ...
Views: 929 - The Power Of Chess - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2007 from Jim SlateChess is a game of mystery to the many people who don’t know its rules. Often even the most intelligent will remark that they don’t really know how it’s played, or never really understood it. For them the existence of a chess board in a setting is a constant challenge which they cannot meet. If ...
Views: 599 - Benson - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2007 from Joseph Bernard33 Ways To Have More Peace Friday September 21st was International Peace Day and it was a day to celebrate peace. Yes I know peace is still a work in progress but celebrating peace is a positive thing to do on the road to our goal. Peace is possible if we believe it is and if we are willing ...
Views: 627 - Don’t Overload, Unload! - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2007 from Eva GregoryAre you stuck? Stuck trying to rework a project or looking for the “perfect” solution? Stuck searching for the latest brainstorm, new business idea, or product stream? Are you stuck waiting for that “light bulb moment” that will pull all of the pieces together in their rightful place? Well, so ...
Views: 914 - Positive Thinking, Life Energy, and Your Health - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2007 from James NapierDr. John Diamond is a pioneer in holistic medicine. He developed Life Energy Analysis in the 1970’s (originally called Behavioral Kinesiology). Diamond discovered a link between the meridians of the body and emotions and his work encompasses a wide range of healing research into ...
Views: 2348 - Beauty After Forty - Celebrating Your Unique You! - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2007 from Tuck SelfOne of my passions is enjoying and engaging in current movies with my partner. We rarely miss a Friday night at the local theater. During one of our trips, something unexpected occurred while waiting for the feature to begin. A dynamic and profoundly moving ad came across the screen. I almost ...
Views: 1282 - Your Personal Happiness Formula : Create Happiness On Purpose - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2007 from Ineke Van LintYour life may seem difficult, heavy and meaningless. But at some point in your life, like everybody, you too have got moments where you were so close to your real you, that you thought you were in heaven. You were so perfectly aligned with yourself and your mission on earth that you felt the ...
Views: 1266 - Better Health Leads To Greater Happiness - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2007 from alex blackwellJust as setting small and attainable goals are the building blocks for achieving success; living a lifestyle of making good health choices leads to greater and more sustainable happiness. The cliché “You are what you eat” does resonate with pieces of truth and common sense. There have been ...
Views: 987 - The 10/24 Challenge! 10 Things to do in the next 24 hours that can re-route your entire life! - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2007 from Rena ReeseChange does not have to be hard. It does not have to be a monumental and daunting task. Small things matter and add up in creating what you want for yourself. Whether you are trying to shed unwanted fat or run a marathon, small steps toward the desired outcome will foster progress. I ...
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