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- Ouch! He doesn't like me! - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2009 from Michelle GottliebA very common dilemma that many people face is that we want people to like us. We may even do things that we disagree with, just to be sure that people like us. We talk about this happening with children, but, unfortunately, this is usually something that we do not grow out of. Why is it so ...
Views: 1500(2 votes) - Speaking your Truth - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2009 from Amber AghaSpeaking your Truth How often have we wanted to tell someone how we feel about them, about an action they have taken or something they have done to us. Instead of sitting down and having that conversation we have found ways to avoid it. To forget it in inertia or diversionary tactics, letting ...
Views: 1880 - This is Going to Happen to You Over and Over again - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDid you know that it really doesn’t matter how nice and tidy you attempt to make your life, it is absolutely inevitable that you are going to make lots and lots of mistakes? This has recently been brought to my attention by the insane amount of mistakes that I have made ...
Views: 747(1 vote) - Mixed Messages ~ Are You Short Circuiting Your Desire with Judgments and Discouragement? - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2011 from Tambra HarckThis weekend I was at a great summer party. There were at least 120 people there, great food and live music. Some guests enjoyed the pool, others danced. Me? I did a little of all that, but mostly I enjoyed meeting new people. Passion for Creative Expression One woman I met was really ...
Views: 1526(1 vote) - 3 Ways To Build A Strong Personal Foundation - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2011 from Paula TarrantThere are 3 main ways we build a strong personal foundation. Review these and decide which one you feel the most resonance with. That's where you want to begin your work. Your goal is not to overhaul your life in one huge step. It's a process of little baby steps that will get you where you ...
Views: 1200 - Invest in Friendship For Your Later Years - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Royane RealWhen I was twenty-two, I was befriended by a woman named Doris who was thirty years older than I was. Although Doris was then a fifty-two year old woman, she did not feel it was inappropriate to befriend me. She did not operate with the social belief that she should choose her friends only ...
Views: 3348(1 vote) - Distinguishing Responsability, Blame & Fault - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Danish AhmedHi Everyone!! In a previous newsletter, some of you wrote back requesting clarification on how all of us can be "100% responsible for our lives" when there are certain obvious things which we cannot control, such as sexual abuse or a physical disability. First, let's distinguish ...
Views: 2301(4 votes) - You Are Where You Live - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Albert GaroliThe word “entourage” comes from the French word “entourer”, referring to the verb “to surround”, or “entour”, meaning “the surrounding”. In the English language, entourage is defined in two ways. The most common use of the term is the social group, friends, peers or associates with whom you ...
Views: 1389(9 votes) - Can We Save Our Democracy? - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockWe are a democratic people who believe in democracy, which means equality, due process, freedom, privacy, consent and dissent, toleration, and the common good. We believe in it so adamantly that we advocate it for the world. This is because in the past, democracy has worked well for our country. ...
Views: 795 - In The Moment - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2009 from Becky RichardsonI do Bikram Yoga. It’s also called “hot yoga”. It is called that because the class is conducted in a room that is heated to about 105 degrees. However, depending on the number of bodies in the class, and the time of day, the room can even be hotter. Bikram Yoga is one of my favorite things ...
Views: 1254(1 vote) - Quality of Life - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2009 from Chris FenwickToday I had a chance to read one of Rick Smyre’s articles, “Transforming the 20th Century Mind.”(http://www.communitiesofthefuture.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=130:transforming-the-20th-century-mind&catid=37:articles&Itemid=91) Just before reading this I watched President ...
Views: 985 - ***The Talk: The Tennessee Expert - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2011 from Emily Erickson-SandstromThe lanky blond man bends to come in the door of the deposition room. I am there with my Stenograph set up ready to go. It's always best when an expert witness is the first to arrive: You can chitchat with him, put him at ease, find out what he is an expert in and how he talks, because you ...
Views: 2939(1 vote) - Tips for Re-inventing a Life Worth Living - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2009 from Holly Mae HowardDoes September remind you of going to school so long (or perhaps not so long) ago? Every September I feel like it’s time to get down to business, and I reinvent my life, in large and small ways. Reinventing oneself is an act of courage as well as of inspiration, usually inspired by a resounding ...
Views: 1635(1 vote) - Ancient Egyptian Lessons Learned Then Forgotten - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2009 from Geoff Fickeby: Geoff Ficke Any visitor to modern Egypt, or viewer of a travelogue on this amazing country is awed by the antiquities visible everywhere. The Sphinx, hundreds of pyramids and mausoleums, temples and statuary are testament to the brilliance of this 4000 year old culture. These relics have ...
Views: 2599 - Solar Panels - How Much Energy Will My Home Need? - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2009 from Paul FletcherIf you are thinking about installing a residential solar energy system in your home, you will need to know how much energy you are currently using. Usually, you can obtain this information from the local power company. By using this information as a baseline, you can design your solar energy ...
Views: 1275(1 vote) - Your Love Life and Self-Love - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2009 from Reeva JacksonI ask you now to look at the current state of your love life, your romantic love life, and your views and feelings about the relationship you are currently in or—if you currently do not have an intimate romantic partner—how you view relationships in general.Knowing your preferences regarding ...
Views: 784 - Dead At 32: What Jamie Dyer Dordek Can Teach You About Living - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI didn't meet Jamie until after she died. 2009-06-04-Jamiephoto_3.JPG Think life is certain? Guess again. Jaime was a blaze of florescent colors until she stepped off a curb and sprained her ankle. The blood clot from that minor accident traveled to her brain and killed her. Jamie Dyer ...
Views: 979 - Growing Roots in Adopted Homeland - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2009 from Bercedeh StarkNew country, new life, new challenges. A person experiences all of these things when he or she decides to migrate, regardless of whether the migration is internal within one's own homeland, or far away to some distant foreign country. Because living in a new place can be an incredible ...
Views: 1410(2 votes) - Our Thoughts Determine Our Reality - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2009 from Kelley KremerWe create our tomorrows by what we think about today. If we focus on our problems of the past, then they will inevitably show up in differing forms in our future. If we focus on our successes, then these too is what we will encounter again. Thought patterns are habitual- awareness of thoughts ...
Views: 4052(1 vote) - How We Learned to Think the Way We Do - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2009 from Kelley KremerKids learn to react to the world by imitating adults’ behaviors. They see how adults act, interact and react with others in the world. Kids also learn how to feel in this way. They learn which feelings to express and which feelings to suppress. People who choose to feel angry, frightened and ...
Views: 1170(1 vote) - Hope for a New Generation - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2009 from Susan DykesThe freedom that we enjoy, we take for granted. We travel without end from one city to another, from one state to another, from one border of the United States to another without thought of restriction. We can visit most any store, whether it be grocery, drug, gas station or food chain most ...
Views: 1248(2 votes) - The U.S. Healthcare Debate Brought Out the Worse in Us - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2009 from James LeGrandThe yelling, screaming, fighting and complete disrespect for our fellow men and women over differing opinions was horrible. The debate over the H.R. 3200 Health Care Bill is emotional, complex and highly controversial. We teach our children how to resolve conflict by listening, understanding, ...
Views: 1209 - NLP Training: 6 Tips For Finding Quality NLP Education - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2009 from Kevin ColeNLP, or Neuro-Linguistic Programming, is a set of communication tools, techniques and methods that can help people improve their performance in nearly any field of endeavor. From improving sales performance, to golf swing, to ending phobias and much more, NLP is popular among self-help ...
Views: 653 - Marty Tankleff and the Murders He Did Not Commit: Our Obsession with Scapegoats - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSeveral weeks ago, I listened with horror the story of a fourteen-year-old suburban boy who was manipulated by his interrogators to confess to the brutal murder of his younger sister. This story was one incident of other cases highlighted in an old podcast episode of This American Life, which ...
Views: 649 - How to Discover the Hidden Beauty in People - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2009 from Eliza WilsonThey say,‘Beauty is in the eye of the beholder’. And it is true. You can train your eyes to recognize the hidden beauty that makes every person special and unique. It is an exercise I've tried time and time again and it always leaves me with a positive feeling of hope and comfort. It goes ...
Views: 727(1 vote) - Rock bands, hearing protections, and teenage boys - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2009 from Elle WoodOne of the things I enjoy most about the creative concept behind Rock Band, Guitar Hero, and similar video games is the music that kids are exposed to. My teenage sons have become immersed in the music of bands from the 1970s and 1980s. In other words, good music. The playlists on their MP3s ...
Views: 846(1 vote) - "An APPLE a day keeps the doctor away" - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2009 from SCOTT LIFER“An APPLE a day keeps the doctor away” In the wake of the largest economic collapse and media controlled propaganda, most people are looking to someone or something to provide some much needed answers on what to do to survive in this era of unrest and uncertainty. We have been beaten into ...
Views: 3239(2 votes) - Taking Time for Self - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2009 from Deborah McIncrowSetting aside some time each and every day to regroup, re-energize and take a moment for yourself is completely and utterly imperative for your continued success, growth and development on your pathway to greater health, a lighter you and a calmer way of life. You must make time for self to ...
Views: 1367 - Only the Strong Survive - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2009 from Joan Marie Whelan4 Ways the Manifestation Method can help you Achieve Prosperity There's wisdom in the 1969 hit, Only the Strong Survive, singer Jerry Butler sings “There’s a lot of opportunity out there just waiting for you, but you’ll never succeed if you’ve given up…Only the strong survive, only the strong ...
Views: 1398(1 vote) - An Upside to the Downturn: One Psychotherapist's View - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2009 from Abby SeixasOne of my favorite cartoons from The New Yorker shows two mice with two exercise wheels side by side. One mouse is running frantically around his, while the other, sitting still on the edge of the wheel, says, “I had an epiphany.” The cartoon speaks to the territory I deal with all the ...
Views: 1257(2 votes) - Intuition -- Survival Signals - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2009 from Sherry McGregorIntuition -- Survival Signals Intuition: direct perception of truth, fact, independent of any reasoning process; or immediate apprehension, a keen quick insight. In our western society intuition has many times gotten a bad rap. Talked about in a negative way mainly referring to "women's ...
Views: 2383(3 votes) - Can You Change Holiday Traditions? - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2009 from Aila Accad, RN,My friend, Kay called. Stressed about the impending holiday season, she complained, “I’m planning that darn Christmas Eve dinner.” She is experiencing this once welcomed tradition as a dreaded event. “Can you change traditions? She asked.” The tradition began when her mother married. ...
Views: 3240(2 votes) - How to Grow a Backbone. - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2009 from Renee ShupeDo you feel as if everyone is taking advantage of your good nature? Do you think they would still do it if you were more assertive? Becoming more assertive is a goal that many of us want to achieve. We feel disrespected and we want to be able to stand our ground without guilt or fear. ...
Views: 1972 - Closet Organization - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2009 from Deborah McIncrowYou know the one I’m talking about, the one that when you attempt to open the door there is an element of fear that accompanies it’s revealing. Has one come to mind yet? If not, perhaps this will spark a memory of a closet in your home. One that is in dire need of an upheaval, some tender ...
Views: 959 - The Art of Moderation - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2009 from Deborah McIncrowIncluding everything in your life that promotes great health and well-being is exactly what we are working toward. Choosing a little bit of this and a smidgen of that creates a sense of balance and allows you to include everything that you love as you practice restraint and temperance as a ...
Views: 949 - Sex, Diets and Success: The Failure of the Self-Help Movement - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Shelle Rose CharvetLose over 20 pounds per month. Enhance your love life. Stop being a prisoner of your job. It’s all up to you. Here’s the miracle formula. And we’re going to give it to you for free. Goal-setting will change your life. Throw off the shackles of the shoulds in your life. If you only invest in one ...
Views: 2156(6 votes) - Whining and Connection Theory - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Shelle Rose CharvetThe weather has been unusually bad this summer. Either rain or it’s too hot. Or too humid. And summer doesn’t last very long anyway. The price of gas goes up on long weekends. And don’t get me started on the dollar! When it hit + 10 percent over the US dollar last year I lost a huge amount on my ...
Views: 1534(7 votes) - Simplify Your Plate and Simplify Your Life - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Daniela Magozzi“There is more to life than increasing its speed.”-M. K. Gandhi Have you ever heard anyone say: “I wish I felt more rushed and my everyday decisions were more complex. My life is way too easy!” I didn’t think so. One of the biggest blessings in disguise for me that came from having chronic ...
Views: 1120(2 votes) - To Thine Own Self Be True - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2009 from Laurel ClarkShakespeare is known for the quote, “To thine own self be true,” from his play Hamlet. People throughout history have yearned for the knowledge of how to be true to the Real Self. When children are young, they seem very free in their expression. A child’s laughter is one of the most ...
Views: 2152(4 votes) - The Future Is Not What It Used to Be - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Judi MoreoCharles Kettering, former head of General Motors, once said, “My interest lies in the future, because I am going to spend the rest of my life there.” That’s where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives as well. We are living in times of tremendous change. We must look forward and ...
Views: 2911(2 votes) - Life’s been giving us wake up calls - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from ray borjaSo here we are caught up in the midst of an upheaval in our lives. Our marriage is dissolving. Our house is no longer our home. The light of our relationship that once was a beacon in our lives leading us into the safe shores of contentment, has burnt out. And we are left alone, arms crossed ...
Views: 1288(4 votes) - Golf Swing Lesson, Get into the Swing of Golf - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Philip RandallWhen I began to play golf I needed a Golf swing lesson urgently to begin my golfing career. Well; like many beginners I had watched it on Television. It looked really easy so I was certain I had a well paid career ahead of me as a golfing pro. The first thing I found out; was that you ...
Views: 1014(2 votes) - What you see is not what you get... initially - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Bobby KingI wasn’t sure of my beginnings or origins, but I could still remember that fateful day when I was awaken by the sounds of spades rustling through the soil above me. It was followed by shouts of elated humans from a near distance. Before I could make out what was happening, spots of light were ...
Views: 731(2 votes) - Personal Healthcare is a Moral Choice; Government "Healthcare" is Not - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Dr. Richard RuhlingPersonal Healthcare is a moral choice; government healthcare as planned is mostly immoral. #1. We should understand that the body is designed for self-healing. Cuts, burns and broken bones heal; so will ulcers. Even heart disease is reversible if we are willing to change our habits of eating, ...
Views: 1654 - Never Alone - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Chrissy KohlerWhen the hard times find you, where do you find yourself? Reaching out to your best friend, someone you trust? Sitting on a sandy beach in the moonlight with nothing but the sound of your thoughts? On an afternoon drive with no destination besides the hope of clarity? Or maybe on your knees ...
Views: 1302(2 votes) - Having a Positive Self-Image - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Philip SchembraYou control your destiny. If you understand that important fact, you’ll learn the greatest results come from creating and maintaining a positive self-image. Self-image reflects the visualization you have of yourself and develops from past events and future expectations. As you build and ...
Views: 3737(3 votes) - Does your life need a makeover? - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from lisa willisWhether you want to get in touch with your inner voice, start a new career or lose a few extra pounds, life coaching can help you accomplish these goals. You may ask yourself, what is life coaching? Life coaching is based on a relationship between you and your life coach which is designed to ...
Views: 521(1 vote) - Endless Tapes - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Russell ShippeeEndless Tapes Kids don’t have endless tapes. We interact, we express ourselves, and then we forgive, forget, and move on. We do not clutter our minds and our energy with the negative. Adults have tapes, your endless tapes, are those stories you tell yourselves over and over again. Often, ...
Views: 1037(1 vote) - Bold - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Russell ShippeeBe bold. I'm a kid and I'm bold. How about you? When did you stop being bold? What is the last truly bold thing you did? Here are some of the bold things I've done, so far: ??Learned to eat food . . . Learned to crawl . . . Learned to stand up . . . ?Learned to walk . . . Learned to talk You ...
Views: 1078(1 vote) - What Difference If Any Could Carrying a Personal Attack Alarm Make to My Safety? - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from GARTH DELIKANBuy one and if possible go on a course and learn how to use it or better still book me for a two hour workshop within your company at a time to suit you, usually the lunch hour or immediately after work or if you get enough friends and colleagues together we could arrange a workshop. There’s ...
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