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- How To Make A Bad Day, Good - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2011 from Womens Recreation, Inc.We can all agree that a good attitude means everything. A good attitude makes positive things happen. But what do you do on those days when everything just seems to go wrong? You can shift that energy from bad to good. Here are some useful tips to help you. 1) Quick ...
Views: 1839(6 votes) - HOW TO MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2004 from Wayne DyerHOW TO MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE - June 2003 Could 2003 be your lucky year - the one in which you fulfill a dream, improve your health, increase prosperity and feel happier? Absolutely, says bestselling author Wayne Dyer, whose latest book is 10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace (Hay ...
Views: 4366(2 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: 6252(1 vote) - How to Overcome Seven Obstacles to New Year's Resolutions Success - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2009 from Peggy FergusonI love the New Year. I feel like I am the threshold of a new year. I am glad that there is a week between Christmas and the New Year because it gives me a chance to recover, regroup, and rethink. Of course, I would like to think of a new year as a fresh, blank, Big Chief Tablet to write ...
Views: 2676(2 votes) - How to overcome your “Obstacles”. - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2005 from graham julie……I realised that I really created my own obstacles in life, and if I just got out of the way of myself and let my mind not hold me back, I could do things I never thought I could.” (Hilary Swank, as reported in the Sunday Times) Hilary Swank puts her breathtaking performance in Million ...
Views: 1655(1 vote) - How to recognize Intuitive Messages vs. Mind Chatter - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2005 from Karin BauerAs a life coach, a question I'm often being asked is "How do you distinguish your intuition from your mind? Is it possible your intuition can mislead you or be harmful to you with what it tells you?" My answer to this question is this: Your intuition, or gut feelings are there to protect you, ...
Views: 4515(1 vote) - How to recognize Intuitive Messages vs. Mind Chatter - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2005 from Karin BauerAs a life coach, a question I'm often being asked is "How do you distinguish your intuition from your mind? Is it possible your intuition can mislead you or be harmful to you with what it tells you?" My answer to this question is this: Your intuition, or gut feelings are there to protect you, ...
Views: 4515(1 vote) - How to Think Differently About the Decisions You Make - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2011 from Dr. Rick SchaeferEvery moment seems to offer a choice, don’t worry about it; imagine both choices are perfect! Choice is constantly in front of us. We decide on a turkey or roast beef sandwich for lunch. We decide whether to park the car in the first spot we see, or head down the aisle hoping for a spot close ...
Views: 1416(1 vote) - How to Wake Up and Smell the Roses - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2004 from Debbie MandelIntellectually, we know that everyday is a good day. We are well acquainted with the proverbs: the glass is half full instead of half empty and it could always be worse. However, emotionally many of us just don’t feel that way. According to the gardening calendar June is the month of ...
Views: 8008(1 vote) - Inspiring Passion within Your Kids - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from Carl LogreccoWhat is life like without passion? What is life like without inspiration? It’s called death. Inspiration and passion are the fuel to living life. Inspiration and passion are what cause children and teens who are overweight to change, to choose better food, to move their bodies and to honor ...
Views: 2340(1 vote) - Is Being Happy Only Possible When You Have a Lot of Money? - by Submitted on May 22, 2019 from Angelica WilsonDoes Money Equal Happiness? Is it possible to achieve a certain form of happiness even as adults? But above all, what does it mean to be happy? Perhaps it means to be wealthy, powerful, and famous? To have everything from life or at least what one has always wanted? Or does it mean to have ...
Views: 1254(1 vote) - Is It "Just" Another Day? - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2010 from Camille StrateIt always cracks me up when I hear this phrase: "it's just another day". It epitomizes just how little some folks value the gift of another day. I'm guessing that were those same people to have some kind of terminal dis-ease, they'd change their attitude zippity-quick. I'm guessing that these ...
Views: 1623(2 votes) - Is There A shortcut to Success? - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2012 from ruben nealThere is no shortcut to success. The separation of Talent and Skill is one of the most greatest understood concepts for people who are trying to excel and reach their dreams. Talent comes naturally But, Skill is only developed after hours and hours and hours of beating on your ...
Views: 1084(1 vote) - Isn't It Great To Be Alive? - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2009 from Liam O'SullivanIsn’t it great to be alive! First the bad news… Giving out is like swine flu - highly contagious. If you are complaining it invites the person you are talking to to join in. One comment about the shocking weather leads to another, throw in a bad football result and the recession, and before ...
Views: 1361(3 votes) - Journal Writing and a Meaningful Life - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2012 from Mari L. McCarthyHow acutely do you sense a lack of meaning in your life? It’s easy to get caught up in materialism and forget what you most want to do and be. 21st century existence leaves little room for the finer things. Yet losing touch with ideals ends up in pain. If you want to improve your health and ...
Views: 1704(1 vote) - Journal Writing Your Wrong Ways - by Submitted on May 21, 2011 from Mari L. McCarthyA profoundly helpful application of journal writing is to use it as a tool for reflection on your life experience. Do you remember your childhood? Have you ever made a serious attempt to remember it and work through some of the harmful habits and fears it created in you? Many of us stay so ...
Views: 2269(1 vote) - Journaling Tricks: 10 Things I Love - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from Mari L. McCarthyDo you sometimes experience one of those terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days like the hero of the Judith Viorst book? The kind of day when it feels impossible to break out of a rotten mood, and everything seems to go wrong? The next time you are feeling out of sorts, take out your ...
Views: 2860(3 votes) - Joy is a Choice - but Not an Easy Choice - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2008 from Jonathan HuieOf course you want to be happy, but life is hard. Your job's a pain, your family nags, and sometimes your body hurts, so how can a Joyful Life be a choice? It isn't an easy choice, but Joy IS a choice that you can make. Some choices are easy, because clearly defined alternatives are available. ...
Views: 2145(2 votes) - Know Yourself and Live a Fulfilled and Happy Life - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Doran RoggioWhat does it mean to know you? To truly know you is to love yourself. The perception of who you are brings you into an accord with the universe, which leads to a fulfilled and happy life. Knowing yourself does not mean you intellectually understand everything about yourself. All creation is ...
Views: 899(1 vote) - Law of Attraction.....Not Sure You Can? - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2011 from Jenn ProtheroHave you been trying to work with the law of attraction in your life, and it’s just not working? Are you wondering what is wrong with your thinking that you can’t do it? What is wrong with you, don’t you deserve to be happy like they say? Do you even get to the point where you feel good one ...
Views: 1483(1 vote) - Learn to Do Nothing on Purpose: Simple But Powerful Mindfulness Exercises can Change Your Life - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2012 from Mark LeonardHow about making a real change this New Year. Learn to do nothing on purpose. Yes, learning to sit on your butt for a few minutes each day just watching the sensations of breath in your body could be all that you need to do to change your life for the better, in ways that you could never have ...
Views: 1378(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: 1603(1 vote) - Let Flowers Speak Your Emotions by Send Flowers to India - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2011 from prakash shrivastvaLike somewhere else in India, if you want to express your emotion to anyone just send flowers to india and rest assured, your message would be heard. With great online florists, sending flowers to India is both affordable and easy. Life is beautiful and its beauty is due to our members of the ...
Views: 470(1 vote) - Let the Season by Your Reason - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2009 from Danish AhmedHi there everyone!! I’m sitting on the subway across from a beautiful woman... I want to strike up a conversation, but my fears get the best of me. Then, this beautiful woman starts up a conversation with another person on the subway who is also a stranger to her (I eavesdropped on their ...
Views: 2020(1 vote) - Let The Sunshine In; Making Each Moment Magic - by Submitted on May 22, 2010 from Nicola BuntingMaya Angelou writes that "you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights." I can add a fourth thing to the list: you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles being stranded abroad and ...
Views: 1530(2 votes) - Life & Time - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2010 from Athena KapantasToday I realized that life lives within time and so we have to treat time with respect and not squander it. I was reflecting on the fact that we all have a battery" so to speak with a certain amount of energy. If we are not careful we can waste most of it on unnecessary, irrelevant and ...
Views: 1254(2 votes) - Life on Purpose: What Do I Want Right Now? - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2013 from Alyssa JohnsonWho wants to live your life on purpose? C’mon, raise your hands! Don’t be shy! None of us want to reflect back and the end of our lives and feel like we meandered and had little effect on anyone or anything. But in order to have an effect, you must be intentional. Now, I know you’re ...
Views: 1264(1 vote) - Life Without Facebook: The Anti-Social Media Experiment - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2013 from Debbie LaChusaI've made the decision to try life without social media. What that really means is getting off Facebook. While I have accounts on Twitter, Google+, and LinkedIn, I rarely visit those sites. But Facebook is different. For some reason, even when I vow not to visit, it draws me in. Calls to me. ...
Views: 2698(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: 2492(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: 2492(2 votes) - Living The Unconcerned Life - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2008 from Jonathan Huie“Unconcerned” doesn’t sound so great at first. “Living the Unconcerned Life” may seem that we are advocating living unconsciously - without attention, thought, or compassion. Shouldn’t we want to be “concerned” about the affairs of our lives and ...
Views: 2891(2 votes) - Living with our EGO-personality - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2010 from Liz McCaugheyThere is a lot written about the ego and how we have to try to ‘destroy’, ‘conquer’ or even ‘ignore it’. However the ego is an intricate part of us, it gives us self-esteem, self-importance, self-worth, self-respect, self-image, self-confidence - quite a few things really! So instead of trying ...
Views: 1351(1 vote) - Love vashikaran specialist- Get fast and effective vashikaran techniques - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2020 from specialist astrologerVashikaran is the composition and combination of various Vedic mantras, tantras, and natural remedies which can give the best solutions to all your unsolving life issues. By applying vashikaran one can control another person's both physical and mental actions to make them work under your ...
Views: 501(1 vote) - Manifest Your Ideal Life the Mystic's Way - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2013 from Edwin SpinaOver the past several weeks I've received dozens of email solicitations for books, CDs and videos that promise to reveal newly discovered techniques to improve my life. These emails promise a wide variety of benefits: how to get rich, lose weight, meet the woman of my dreams and buy a million ...
Views: 2254(2 votes) - Manifesting 101: How to Manifest Your Kick-Ass Dream - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2010 from Leah ShapiroA few weeks ago, I celebrated my birthday with a super hedonistic "High Roller" weekend at Foxwoods casino. About 20 of my friends joined me in a fantastic suite with an incredible view at the new MGM Grand. We had a VIP table at the hot new ultra lounge & restaurant called Shrine. I spent part ...
Views: 3404(2 votes) - Marrying a Single Parent by Rosemary Price Psychic - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2020 from Pearls of WisdomMarrying a single parent by Rosemary Price psychic. Despite marriage becoming old fashioned and undesirable to some there are still those who believe in love, romance, commitment and that all important piece of paper that tells their partner that they at least started off with the best of ...
Views: 3614(2 votes) - Matching Your Outsides With Your Insides - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2004 from Melanie VotawCopyright 2004 We all expect ourselves to act on what we believe is right and avoid those actions that we deem as wrong. Sometimes, though, we don't live up to these expectations. Why? The primary reason is the failure to carefully examine our beliefs about right and wrong – or what I will call ...
Views: 1299(2 votes) - Mediterranean Diet: Oranges Can Help You Prevent Heart Attacks - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2007 from Emilia KlappOranges have been from time immemorial a staple food in the Mediterranean countries. They have also been a major player in protecting the people of that region from heart disease. Thus, if you never thought of oranges as a ¡§must¡¨ food for your heart, here are some good reasons to start doing ...
Views: 1097(1 vote) - Monday Attitude Adjustment - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Jenny ShihHow do you feel on Mondays? Does your day begin with dread, overwhelm and heaviness? Or does your Monday start with excitement, enthusiasm and eagerness? I will not deny that some people face tough work environments, challenging coworkers, and frustrating projects. You could likely find a ...
Views: 1140(2 votes) - More on the Art of Living - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2010 from John HainesOur world of distinctions is built on paradigms, on the collective agreement of human-created models. Frankly, many of these models have outworn their welcome; many of them have stayed on the shelf long past their due dates. There are numerous teachers today of something called ‘The Secret’, ...
Views: 1285(2 votes) - My Journey to Fulfilling My Greatest Heart's Desire! - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2013 from Melissa KittoWhen I was 16 years old, I had an experience where I felt a baby soul come around me and communicate with me. She felt joyful and fun and I just knew deep down in my heart that she would be my child one day. It was only a matter of timing. At that time of course, I was very young and had NO plan ...
Views: 1320(1 vote) - My Most Valuable Real Estate - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThis morning it hit me like a ton of bricks, a revelation that catapulted me to new meaning for a theme I have heard, read and tried to integrate into my life: You attract what you think and your thoughts become things. The Secret made me most aware of this truth. Incorporating it into my head ...
Views: 703(2 votes) - Neutrals are King for the 2013 Holiday Season and Beyond - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2013 from Pat HeydlauffAre you excited to bring out your holiday decorations each year? Do your design accents inspire and uplift you? There are more decorating choices than ever for consumers in 2013 but even with the variety of options, this may not be the year to transition into a completely new look. With so ...
Views: 2046(1 vote) - New Year Planning Guide - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from Dilani DivaHere are some simple areas of thought to help you plan and prepare your new year. Hope it will help you today. Please print out if you feel that it would help you. In our own writing use the given guidelines and fill in your thoughts. Namaste. Dilani Diva. 2011 LOVE. What are you general ...
Views: 1730(1 vote) - No Happiness Without Patience - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2004 from David LeonhardtNo Happiness Without PatienceInstant gratification is not the recipe for happinessBy David LeonhardtI'm searching for modern happiness. The old-fashioned kind takes just too long. That happiness requires patience and I don't want to wait. I want upgraded happiness. I want release 4.02, the ...
Views: 1481(2 votes) - 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: 693(1 vote) - October's Sky Reminds Us of Just How Much We Need Others - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2011 from Patricia LantzThis month be free flowing, open to new possibilities and accepting of a certain amount of unpredictability. Use compassion, creativity and charm to inspire opportunities which can bring you independence and freedom from old ideas and conventional norms of behavior. October 4th ~ Libra/Aries ...
Views: 1743(1 vote) - One Quick Way to Feel Better Fast: Smile! - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2010 from Terry DrakeDid you know that smiling will make you instantly feel better? Yes, it is a scientific fact! So, all you need to do to feel better is smile. I am going to explain the science behind your smile and give some tips to practice and get better at wearing one. "A smile is an inexpensive way to ...
Views: 2854(2 votes) - Overcome Stress... And Save Your Life! - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2010 from Kay PattersonYou may be thinking that the title of this article is too dramatic... But in actual fact it's extremely accurate! Any Doctor will tell you that chronic stress conditions lead to thousands of serious illnesses and deaths every single year. A situation that appears to worsen as the pressures of ...
Views: 1310(1 vote) - Overwhelmed By Abundance - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2008 from Jonathan HuieMae West - known for her wit and double entendre - said "too much of a good thing can be wonderful," but for the rest of us, "too much of a good thing" tends to be a confusing situation. It’s Autumn and the ground beneath our apple tree sports an abundance of fallen apples. The deer, ...
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