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- A Bird's Eye View of THE ENCHANTED SELF and what it means to YOU! - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2004 from Barbara Becker HolsteinThe Rebbe Nachman of Breslow often said, “Always remember-Joy is not merely incidental to your spiritual quest. It is vital.” As the years have gone by and I’ve been in the practice of psychology over 20 years, I have become more and more convinced that he was so right, that joy is not an ...
Views: 1086 - Two Choices That can Make Next Year The Best Year of Your Life - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2004 from Margaret PaulWhat if there were just two choices you could make to insure that next year would be wonderful? There actually are, and these choices are quite simple in concept, yet not easy to do. They are not things you do on the outside, such as exercising your body (which is always a good thing to do!) but ...
Views: 4253(2 votes) - Top 5 Ways for an ADD Adult to Have a Happy Holiday - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2004 from Jennifer KoretskyHolidays have the potential to send an adult with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) into overload. Too many details to plan, kids to manage, and family to cope with can turn a good day into a stressful one. The following suggestion can help adults manage ADD during the holidays. 1. Know Your ...
Views: 1000 - Survival Kit for the Holidays: Grace, Gratitude and Random Acts of Kindness - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2004 from Laura TurnerIf you're like me, the holidays always have a way of sneakingin. And - like an unexpected visitor who shows up the week Ihaven’t cleaned my home - I’m caught in a frenzy, desperate to scrape up the tumbleweeds of cat fur and make the place look presentable. For me at least, it’s easy to ...
Views: 1058 - How to become an expert Customer Services Tester - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2010 from James MiddletonHow to become an expert Customer Services Tester - or in other words; "How to be a complete pain in the butt anytime you order anything on the internet!" Here are the steps: 1. Always find ways to make sure the ordering process fails for you, even though it works perfectly well for ...
Views: 1388 - Achieve Your Dreams - Step by Step (#12) - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2004 from Patricia CraneHOLD THE VISION "Learning is finding out what you already know. Doing is demonstrating that you know it. Teaching is reminding others that they know it just as well as you." --Richard Bach Within all of us there is connection with Divine Wisdom, and we have access ...
Views: 1070 - Achieve Your Dreams - Step by Step (#11) - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2004 from Patricia CraneCHOOSE HAPPINESS NOW! "Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life." - Burton Hills What if--- you could accept yourself and be happy with everything in your life EXACTLY AS IT IS RIGHT NOW? Wouldn’t that be a relief? You could stop tying up your energy with worry and ...
Views: 1035 - Achieve Your Dreams- Step by Step #10) - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2004 from Patricia CraneCHANGE YOUR STORY, GO PAST THE FEAR What is the story you have about your life? What if that story were just one you had learned to believe, and right now you could choose another story? Silently, in a long straggling line, the 27 workshop participants climbed over and around rocks, moving ...
Views: 964 - Achieve Your Dreams - Step by Step (#9) - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2004 from Patricia CraneSHIFT YOUR FOCUS If you’re not getting the results you want in life, it’s time to shift your focus! You may already know and understand that whatever you focus on expands. However, knowing that and actually practicing it are two different things! Right now, think about some area of ...
Views: 994 - Achieve Your Dreams - Step by Step (#8) - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2004 from Patricia CraneTAKING RISKS And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Anais Nin (1903 - 1977) Is there a longing in your heart to for some activity you want to do or some dream you want to achieve? What have you been waiting for? Be honest ...
Views: 920 - Achieve Your Dreams - Step by Step (#7) - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2004 from Patricia CraneEXPECT A MIRACLE “Expect your every need to be met, expect the answer to every problem, expect abundance on every level, expect to grow spiritually.” –Eileen Caddy Read Eileen Caddy’s’ quote several times and really FEEL yourself shifting from expectations of lack to expectations of abundance ...
Views: 998 - Achieve Your Dreams - Step by Step (#6) - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2004 from Patricia CranePOSSIBILITY THINKING “The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.” - William James, psychologist and author, early 20th century Imagine the scene in 1492 as Columbus ...
Views: 998 - Achieve Your Creams- Step by Step (#5)WHAT’S WONDERFUL ABOUT YOU?
“You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and joyfully being what you are, you fulfill your own abilities, and your simple presence can make others happy.” - Jane Roberts, The Nature of Personal Reality
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Views: 1015 - Achieve Your Dreams - Step by Step (#4) - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2004 from Patricia CraneLIVING YOUR MISSION WITH PASSION “When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds; your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant ...
Views: 989 - Achieve Your Dreams- Step by Step (#3) - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2004 from Patricia CraneWhat is Your Purpose? Here is a test to determine if your mission here on earth is finished. If you’re still here, it’s not. -Richard Bach, Illusions At some point in life, we all ask the same questions: Why am I here? What am I supposed to be doing? How ...
Views: 959 - Achieve Your Dreams- Step by Step (#2) - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2004 from Patricia CraneLETTING GO OF LIMITATIONS Argue for your limitations and they’re yours. -Richard Bach, Illusions Growing up, we all receive comments on our self-worth and abilities. We also have experiences that leave us with beliefs about ourselves and every area of life- ...
Views: 906 - Achieve Your Dreams- Step by Step (#1) - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2004 from Patricia Crane*****Be happy with who you are and where you are right now.***** Abraham Lincoln once said, “A person is just about as happy as he/she makes up his/her mind to be.” Too often, people want to achieve something because they think the achievement will make them happy, or others ...
Views: 1672 - Trim More Than The Tree This Holiday Season - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2012 from Lisa Dalton‘Trimming away the old encourages new growth.’ This thought washed over me as I trimmed my bushes in the warm sun of a glorious late September afternoon. Not being much of a gardener, I’ve always resisted with a vengeance pulling up or cutting off anything green in my yard; clinging to the ...
Views: 1442 - 4 KEYS to Developing Courage - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2004 from Rev. Dr. Janette M. Freeman4 KEYS to Developing Your Courage Courage is not the absence of fear. It is the strength to be who and what you are-- despite the fear! Here are steps we can take to develop courage and let go of the fears that stop us from achieving our goals. 1. Recognize the fear. Don’t make excuses ...
Views: 10294 - How To Eliminate Negative Feelings Forever - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2004 from Kent SayreSpiritual Fulfillment Through Work Today I want to talk to you about how to be spiritually fulfilled at work. Work occupies a big hunk of time in our lives. It’s forty hours for most people and up to fifty, sixty, seventy, and more for others. So if we’re spending all this time at work, we ...
Views: 2045 - Is man's Next Step Like A Can Of Potted Meat? - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2004 from Rita LouiseIs it the dawning of the Age of Aquarius? For years, predictions have indicated that humanity is readying itself for a golden age, a so called new age that is right around the corner just waiting to roll in. According to these forecasts, the air we breath will be clean and our environment ...
Views: 1148 - It’s all to do with the way you wake up. - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2004 from graham julieDo you start your day with anger, frustration and annoyance at the alarm and the need to get up? Do you wake up hoping the day will go away and you can get back to sleep? Have you lost the fun? The confidence to have a go at things. Are you struggling along? Are you just going through the ...
Views: 867 - How to Have a Happy Thanksgiving - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2004 from Debbie MandelMany of us are a bit wistful during the Thanksgiving holiday. Perhaps, it is because we are bullied into feeling grateful and happy. Perhaps, some of us feel alone and do not quite fit into the picture-perfect mold consisting of cherubic children and warm, loving family members seated around a ...
Views: 1204 - Is Working Good for Your Health? - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2004 from Nina HamIS WORKING GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH? Nina Ham, LCSW, CPCC It’s fall in the mid-west, and the crisp chill in the air means it’s time for a taffy-pulling party. For the uninitiated, here’s what happens. Groups of kids wait impatiently while a parent stirs a pan of sugar, butter and ...
Views: 1198 - So What is Success Anyway? - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2009 from Gene SimmonsWell I’ll tell you what it’s not. Even though many of us like to periodically visit our own personal Fantasyland complete with its mansions, servants, fancy cars and trips to exotic places (check under the heading of “What I Would Do if I Won the Lottery”) most of us over the age of twelve with ...
Views: 1301(1 vote) - Finding Your Inner Flame -- Part 3 of 3 Finding Passion Series - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2004 from Skye ThomasWhy is it that some goals have a fire and a passion behind them that creates an almost self-propelled drive towards completion, while other goals are left dead in the water before they've hardly even begun? What causes that level of motivation to manifest itself? Can we harness it? Can we ...
Views: 1030(1 vote) - Finding Direction -- Part 2 of 3 Finding Passion Series - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2004 from Skye ThomasIn order to find the right direction for ourselves, we have to do some soul searching. What is it I want to accomplish? Why? What kind of person do I want to become? Is it so weird to be in our thirties or forties and ask ourselves, "So, what do I want to be when I grow up?" What would make ...
Views: 1005(1 vote) - Finding Yourself -- Part 1 of 3 Finding Passion Series - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2004 from Skye ThomasWe have been told that the things we don't like in our children are the same things we don't like in ourselves. We are told that we project our own flaws and issues onto our perceived enemies in an attempt to work them out within ourselves. We stereotype people according to who they hang out ...
Views: 916(3 votes) - How To Marry The Right Woman - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2004 from Nancy PinaWouldn’t you like to know how to meet and marry the right woman? As a relationship expert and author, I find there are distinct qualities that attract women who possess inner beauty that radiates externally. With the materialistic bombardment from the media and society, it is easy to loose ...
Views: 6126(1 vote) - Lessons from the Drive Thru Window. The Power of Asking - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2004 from Eli DavidsonLessons from the Drive Thru Window. The Power of Asking Eli Davidson, M.A. I have an admission to make. I just polished off every molecule of a McDonalds Big N Tasty Meal. (That’s a #6 for you Mickey D’s wanna be’s.) Ahh, I loved each bite of burger and salty, soggy fry. Every mouthful ...
Views: 1474(1 vote) - How to Jump-start Your Emotional Health - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2004 from Patricia WagnerYou've probably heard the expression: "It's not what you're eating. It's what's eating you!" This well-known saying reminds us that the thoughts we entertain can have an impact on our health. Scientists have discovered that what you're thinking actually affects your physical health as well as ...
Views: 1100 - How Not to Be a Desperate Housewife - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2004 from Debbie MandelThe new popular ABC comedy-drama with a hint of the Twilight Zone, Desperate Housewives, takes the viewer on a weekly tour of an affluent neighborhood inhabited by women living lives of quiet desperation, and their men don’t look too happy either! Its popularity can mean only one thing: ...
Views: 1242 - What Happens After You Make a Wish? - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2004 from JoreJj ElprehzleinnWhat Happens After You Make a Wish? Personally, I don't recommend wishing or dreaming. You see, when you wish, in the physical universe, you go out of the present moment, and your mind observes this. Your mind sees that you are dreaming about some future event or situation, and it puts you on ...
Views: 4566 - A Quick Checklist for Improving Your Life - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2009 from Gene Simmons1. Learn About You If you don’t know who you are and why you think and act the way you do, it’s gonna be really difficult to make any positive changes in your life. Take a look first at your parents and close family members. Think about how they look and how they deal with life. This is ...
Views: 1271 - Nine Advance Networking Skills for Seasoned Networkers - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2004 from Catherine FranzA seasoned networker knows the real meaning of networking --being organized, efficient, effective, and, of course, workthe event to its fullest. Attending networking groups afterso many years can tire and drain anyone’s excitement.Especially since these situations are not social events. Itis ...
Views: 1612 - Waiting for the Medical News - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2004 from Susan DunnAs we navigate the continuing maze of medical care, the wait between medical tests and results seems to be taking longer all the time. Routinely we go in for the test, the results of which will be important to us, and wait in the hospital or at home for hours, days, sometimes even a week or ...
Views: 932 - Curing the Blues: 14 "Feel-Good" Ways to Get Out of the Dumps - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2004 from Heather DiodatiYou have permission to publish this article electronically or in print, free of charge, as long as the bylines are included. A courtesy copy of your publication would be appreciated. Curing the Blues 14 "Feel-Good" Ways to Get Out of the Dumps By Heather ...
Views: 905 - Moving? 10 Ways to Create a Joyful, Less-Stressed Experience - by Submitted on May 24, 2012 from Carolyn BealeIncrease your joy and lessen the stress of your upcoming move using these tips: 1. Release, release, release. Give away, sell, or donate to a worthwhile cause any item you no longer want or need. For some, this can be a daunting prospect. Set aside a specific block of time each day to pack ...
Views: 1835 - Happiness and Work: Your Life Depends On It. - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2004 from Craig NathansonEarly one morning, Robert awoke, made his wife of 41 years some banana bread, took out the garbage and called to cancel a doctors appointment scheduled for the next day. He wrote a note to remind his wife to pick up the dry cleaning. All things considered, it seemed like a normal day. Robert ...
Views: 1133 - The Bright Side of Loneliness - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2004 from Thelma MarianoRecently a romantic relationship came to an end and I found myself alone again. The minutes, the hours now felt empty. For three weeks I sat beside a silent phone, rehashing the past and coming to terms with my loss. After the warmth and intimacy of love, my loneliness felt like a great abyss ...
Views: 1112 - Guilt By Association & Wealth By It Too! - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2004 from Rasheed Ali"Tell me what company thou keepst, and I'll tell thee what thou art." - Miguel de Cervantes (1547 - 1616) Spanish novelist. Growing up I often heard my best friend's father Nick say, "Show me who your friends are and I'll tell you what you are!" Well, that was usually followed by a long ...
Views: 1029 - EXPLANATIONS? . . . OR EXCUSES?EXPLANATIONS? . . . OR EXCUSES? - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2004 from Pauline WallinEXPLANATIONS? . . . OR EXCUSES? Which of the following "explanations" have you heard (or used!) in the past few weeks? * I need to reward myself for being so good. * The boss hates me. * It's been too hot (too cold, too rainy) to exercise * Of course I have problems. I'm a middle ...
Views: 2431(1 vote) - Limiting Beliefs: The Lies We Believe With All Our Heart - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2004 from Jeanine Byers HoagWhat are the lies we believe? They are usually hidden and because they are hidden, they are unseen enemies that flourish unchecked. They come from early experiences we have had and have been formed as a way to protect us from hurt. And they lie just under the radar of our awareness. So they ...
Views: 2393(2 votes) - Limiting Beliefs: The Lies We Believe With All Our Heart - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2004 from Jeanine Byers HoagWhat are the lies we believe? They are usually hidden and because they are hidden, they are unseen enemies that flourish unchecked. They come from early experiences we have had and have been formed as a way to protect us from hurt. And they lie just under the radar of our awareness. So they ...
Views: 2393(2 votes) - It’s Good to be Goofy - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2009 from Gene SimmonsTo paraphrase a saying my mother liked to use occasionally, “The whole world is goofy – except you and me. And sometimes I’m not too sure about you!” Rest assured that no matter who we are or what we do, there is at least a handful of people somewhere in this world who are convinced that ...
Views: 1308 - The Power of Clarity - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2012 from Kevin LankfordSense of purpose You have probably heard a myriad of motivational talks urging you to find your purpose. The reason is that without establishing a purpose, one cannot properly hit their goal with might. Purpose is the soul intention and the foundation of the specifics to your mission. Without ...
Views: 1320(1 vote) - When You Attract Negative People, Be Thankful - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2004 from Catherine FranzLaws of Attraction are clearly defined. What comes back is a reflection of the energy you are radiating. If negative people are being attracted to you, then be self-assured that you are sending out energy that appeared on their radar screen. Instead of focusing on not trying to attract them. ...
Views: 1552(1 vote) - Don't Speed on the Learning Curve - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2004 from Stuart RosenLife is full of lessons, and those lessons take time to "get." Sometimes we're so distracted by everything else that we don't get it for quite some time. It's not really a problem, as long as we understand that. Unfortunately, it often comes with a lack of patience too. We've become such a Now ...
Views: 1122(1 vote) - Are You Happy? Really? - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2004 from Becky Waters"Listen with your heart… for it houses the secret whispers of your Soul." - Bw What is happiness? It’s a feeling, as Webster describes it “…a feeling of pleasure, contentment or joy; feeling satisfied that something is right or has been done right.” Where does this happy feeling come from? ...
Views: 746(1 vote) - The Infinite Passion of Life - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2004 from James ClaytonA single improvement is often enough to produce far-reaching consequences in one’s fortune. – Max Gunther, The Luck Factor For most of us the prospect of a invigorating beginning in a new Location, a fresh start in life — re-energizes us. It brings about a feeling of what I call that ...
Views: 3010 - IF ONLY PEOPLE WERE AS GRATEFUL AS DOGS . . . - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2004 from Pauline WallinIF ONLY PEOPLE WERE AS GRATEFUL AS DOGS . . . As I gave my dog a small morsel of toast the other day, I reflected on how grateful a creature she is. Abby is just as thrilled to receive a crumb as she is to get a huge bone. She never complains that the crumb is too small, or too cold or too ...
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