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- Reality Eclipsed by Virtual Reality - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2020 from Paul DunionReality Eclipsed by Virtual Reality Paul Dunion There appears to be increased alarm about young males becoming obsessed with playing video games. The concern may be approaching epidemic proportions as there are now counselors and psychologists identified as experts who treat ...
Views: 5 - Modernize Your Mind - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2020 from William CottringerModernize Your Mind by Bill Cottringer The year 2020 might be a good time to think about modernizing your conventional mind, that is, if life hasn’t already forced you to do this. Here are some low-resistance, practical tips on facilitating mind- modernization: 1. Meta-thinking. ...
Views: 50 - 4 Steps People Can Take When Reinventing Themselves - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2020 from Meghan BelnapAt the beginning of each year, people set their resolutions, hopes and visions for their lives. It's an exciting time because it feels like a fresh start. However, you can choose any time to reinvent yourself. You don't have to wait until January 1st comes around. Consider the following tips you ...
Views: 31 - Kindness to You is Kindness to Me; Kindness to Me is Kindness to You - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2020 from Rick HansonI usually describe a practice as something to do: get on your own side, see the being behind the eyes, take in the good, etc. This practice is different: it's something to recognize. From this recognition, appropriate action will follow. Let me explain. Some years ago, I was invited to give a ...
Views: 28 - What is the Key for daily happiness? - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2020 from Dada BhagwanEveryone prefers to be happy rather than being unhappy, sad or miserable. And there come numerous occasions in our life when we feel happy. However, all too often this sense of joy fleets as we encounter another challenge in life through unfolding circumstances. The key question, therefore, is ...
Views: 41 - The Sailing Trip from Hell - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2020 from Greg GiesenThe four-day trip around the Channel Islands, just off the coast of Southern California, started out like it was supposed to—calm seas, plenty of sunshine, and moderate wind speed of 18 to 20 knots. The channel was only about 35 miles across, which meant we would make safe harbor for the evening ...
Views: 43 - Grow a Key Inner Strength - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2020 from Rick HansonWe all have issues - including demands upon us, stresses, illnesses, losses, vulnerabilities, and pain. (As Alan Watts put it: "Life is wiggly.") Of course, many of our issues - in the broad sense I'm using the word here - are related to important sources of fulfillment, such as starting a ...
Views: 39 - How to Take Action and Finally Feel Like Your Best Self - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2020 from Kevin GardnerIt's not always easy to feel like our best selves. The phrase itself is fairly common these days. But in many ways that can actually speak to the difficulty in attaining the goal. People usually talk about feeling like their best selves because they're working so hard to achieve the goal. What's ...
Views: 106 - Eat Right - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2020 from Rick HansonThe easiest and usually most effective way to replenish your body is through good nutrition. Most of us have a diet that is very different from the one that we are adapted to through millions of years of evolution - a diet of mainly vegetables, fruits, nuts, and meat. Humans first started ...
Views: 35 - The Importance of Character Education for Children - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2020 from CHERIE ScheurichThe increase in violence/shootings/bombings, bullying, threats, and judgment in the U.S. is spiraling out of control. Americans are afraid to send their children to school or attend public events. Kids can’t even play outside these days for fear of being abducted or shot on the street. Something ...
Views: 71 - Say Goodbye once-and-for-all to those Mood-Killing Obsessive Spirals... - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2020 from Lee OdescalchiDo you ever catch yourself in the middle of a swirl of negative self-talk? Maybe you find yourself imagining a conversation with someone you know, and before you know it, you're irritated and grumpy, maybe it's even keeping you up at night, making you restless. What’s crazy is the control ...
Views: 72 - Techniques That Fire Your Memory For Retention of Study Information - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2020 from Vixit RajRemembering everything you read as a student is a very important part of one’s academic life. The memory requirements for youthful children are enormously higher than they are for grown-ups. We grown-ups have gathered enough knowledge to survive in our everyday life. On the other hand, a student ...
Views: 117(1 vote) - Turn Anger into a Peaceful Heart - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2019 from Rick Hanson[Note: This JOT is adapted from Mother Nurture, a book written for mothers - focusing on typical parenting situations and gender differences that are experienced by many, though not all, mothers and fathers, and by parents in same sex relationships. Parenting is a complex subject, plus it ...
Views: 53 - Parent From the Same Page - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2019 from Rick Hanson[Note: This JOT is adapted from Mother Nurture, a book written for mothers - focusing on typical parenting situations and gender differences that are experienced by many, though not all, mothers and fathers, and by parents in same sex relationships. Parenting is a complex subject, plus it ...
Views: 45 - SPIRITUALITY AND SCIENCE - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2019 from alexis karpouzosThe central teaching of mysticism is that Everything is One, whereas from the side of rationalism the universe is Multiple. The essence of the mystical tradition is not a particular philosophical system, but the simple realization that the soul of any individual/existence is identified with the ...
Views: 91 - Rescue Animals and Autism - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2019 from Carol NovelloOf all the areas of the human-animal bond currently being explored, one of the most well-researched is the impact animals can have on children with autism. Pets have the uncanny ability to reach children with developmental issues and lure them out of their shells. Researcher Maggie O’Haire ...
Views: 100 - Stay Well - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2019 from Rick Hanson[Note: This JOT is adapted from Mother Nurture, a book written for mothers - focusing on typical parenting situations and gender differences that are experienced by many, though not all, mothers and fathers, and by parents in same sex relationships. Parenting is a complex subject, plus it ...
Views: 69 - Love Freely - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2019 from Rick HansonIn my early 20's, I went through Rolfing, a form of deep-tissue bodywork, and I nervously anticipated the 5th session, the one that goes deep into the belly. But instead of gobs of repressed emotional pain, what poured out was love - waves and waves of love that I'd pushed down due to ...
Views: 73 - A Belief Worth Questioning - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2019 from William CottringerA Belief Worth Questioning By Bill Cottringer “Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.” ~John F. Kennedy. All the world’s dreadful problems and the unwanted miseries they bring, are caused by one ...
Views: 186 - A Few More Thoughts About Happiness - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2019 from William CottringerA Few More Thoughts About Happiness by Bill Cottringer “Breathe in common sense and breathe out nonsense.” ~The Author. Happiness has as many different definitions and ways to get it as there are people on the planet. Here are a few more thoughts about happiness I have had recently, ...
Views: 210 - How to Handle and Overcome Common Disasters in Your Life - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2019 from Meghan BelnapNo matter how fortunate you are, there are certain struggles that are almost certain to occur at some point in your life. While you may do your best to avoid them, it's more realistic to figure out how to deal with them in an effective manner. Below are a few of the more common disasters that ...
Views: 106 - Rest In Center - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2019 from Rick HansonGravity and entropy are powerful processes in the natural world. Gravity draws things together, toward a center, while entropy scatters them into disorder. In much the same way, in our own lives, some things bring us to center, while others disturb and disperse us. In terms of centering, be ...
Views: 73 - JUPITER IN CAPRICORN 2020: The Sacred Tremor of the Universe Pulsates in the Center of Each and Every Being - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2019 from joan pancoeTo view in your browser and see all the visuals and activate all the links: http://joanpancoe.com/page-newsletter-details.php?nl=140&fbclid=IwAR0iKi96Aa8xrS4gourNGdOj1rhfDmajqdWn7H14fEarS6y7uZ1mDBSCZlw “The venerated Shakti, source of energy, opens her eyes and the universe is reabsorbed ...
Views: 199 - Role of Self Motivation - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2019 from Adnan BagwanToday I am going to share with you a very important skill which everyone must master in their life. Because life is too mean and rude with everyone, at some places, life will put you in such times where you will feel too lonely, and you will feel like there will be no one who can help you in ...
Views: 153 - Say Yes to a Positive Mindset - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2019 from Lee OdescalchiTwo people. Same life circumstances. One has a positive mindset. The other…doesn’t. Think about them both for a moment, what images come to mind? Does one appear happy, handling life with grace, taking setbacks with perspective, while the other seems “off”, struggles with bumps in their path, ...
Views: 137 - Do Freely - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2019 from Rick HansonMost people spend most minutes of most days doing one thing after another. I sure do. Typing these words is a kind of doing, as is driving to work, making dinner, brushing one's teeth, or putting the kids to bed. For all the "labor-saving" devices of the past 50 years - dishwashers, phone ...
Views: 81 - Things to do in your Spare time : Me-Time - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2019 from Ketan PIn this busy life, it's hard for anyone to take a break for a moment. But A small break is must, when you are done with your work for long. This break will give you a time to think & spend time for yourself,too. Life is not only limited to work only, but there are also many things which all ...
Views: 122 - Relax, You're Going to be Criticized - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2019 from Rick HansonThe title of this practice is a little tongue-in-cheek. What I mean is, most of us - me included - spend time worrying about criticism: past, present, and even future. Yes, try hard, keep agreements, "don't be evil," etc. But sooner or later - usually sooner - someone is going to point out the ...
Views: 73 - Enjoy Sobriety - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2019 from Rick HansonBy "sobriety," I mean healthy self-control, a centered enjoyment of life, and an inner freedom from drivenness. We typically apply this sense of balance and self-care to things like food, drugs and alcohol, sexuality, money, and risky behaviors. And if you like, you could bring sobriety to other ...
Views: 79 - How To Get Rid Of Unnecessary Anger? - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2019 from Sri TulasiWith whom do we get angry? We especially do not get angry with the secretary in the office or with the nurse in the hospital, but we do get angry with our wife at home. That is why, when a hundred people are sitting and listening, at that time I tell all of them, “If people get scolded by ...
Views: 204(1 vote) - Meditate Your Way To Success - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2019 from Vicki RebeccaThe Benefits of Meditation makes you younger enhances performance leads to positive personality growth improves overall self-esteem, feelings of worthiness and self-acceptance helps proactive health, producing the relaxation response which induces changes in metabolism, heart rate, ...
Views: 129 - Drop the Load - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2019 from Rick HansonYou may have seen the old Mickey Mouse movie in which he is working at a conveyor belt in a factory. More and more widgets come at him that he must handle, and he gets increasingly frazzled as he struggles to keep up. Do you ever feel the same way? Think about all the dishes, emails, ...
Views: 72 - How your diet helps you lose fat in the chest area - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2019 from Silvan MundorfYou are what you eat. This at first sight stupid saying has it all. Many nutritionists believe that most of our physical ailments are due to our diet. So what we eat determines the way we look and how our body evolves. If one stays with this thought for a moment, it quickly becomes clear that ...
Views: 138(1 vote) - Break Your Goals Into Steps - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2019 from Patricia BrawleyOnce you’ve set your mind on a goal and cleared away distractions, you’re ready to get started working. But first, you need to do some planning. When you plan in advance and use that plan, you’re more likely to succeed with your goals. You can make a list of things to do to reach your goal. ...
Views: 132 - Beware Anger - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2019 from Rick HansonAnger is tricky. On the one hand, anger – feeling annoyed, irritated, resentful, fed up, mad, outraged, or enraged – alerts us to real threats, real injuries, and real wrongs that need correcting, and it energizes and fuels us to do something about them. In my family growing up, my parents had ...
Views: 113 - Finding Grace—Choosing Yourself Over Perfection - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2019 from Lizzie WeakleyPerfection is something most of us struggle with even on our best days. No matter how good you are and how much you achieve, there is always that nagging voice in the back of your head that says it’s not enough. Read on to discover how to find inner grace by choosing yourself over ...
Views: 132 - When you going alone...Slow But steady - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2019 from Ketan PIn life, you simply can not grow alone. Sooner or later you have to need a hand or others who support you in life. But sometimes, you came across a situation when no one is there to whom you can trust or ask for help, a moment of being alone. At that time you have to spend time with yourself and ...
Views: 148 - Get Out of the war - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2019 from Rick HansonBy "war" I mean here a mindset, not combat between nations with tanks and bombs. The "war" I'm referring to is an attitude of conflict and animosity toward a person, object, or condition. Parents can feel at war with a misbehaving teenager, and certainly vice versa. Neighbors quarreling over a ...
Views: 95 - Be the Best Version of Yourself: Mind and Body Health Tips - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2019 from Luke DouglasKeeping your mind and body healthy should always be your imperative. Without a strong mind and vigorous body, you wouldn't be able to do your daily activities well and you'd easily lose focus. Living a hectic life filled with work tasks and other everyday life errands can easily make us lose ...
Views: 97 - 20s, Most important stage of anyone's life - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2019 from Ketan PLife in your 20s are very crucial and critical phase of life. Because life in this era is most productive and challenging enough, so you have to prepare for that, too. The things you do in this best age of your life, define upcoming life. Career or Love life, Job or Business life in twenties ...
Views: 127 - Refill Your Cupboard - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2019 from Rick Hanson[Note: This JOT is adapted from Mother Nurture, a book written for mothers - focusing on typical parenting situations and gender differences that are experienced by many, though not all, mothers and fathers, and by parents in same sex relationships. Parenting is a complex subject, plus it ...
Views: 84 - Lower Your Stress - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2019 from Rick Hanson[Note: This JOT is adapted from Mother Nurture – a book written for mothers – focusing on typical situations that are experienced by many, though not all, mothers during the years before their children enter grade school. These are most commonly the years when mothers (biological and adoptive) ...
Views: 109(1 vote) - Should You Give to Charity? - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2019 from John Ananto“The current idea we have of a class is someone who is without character, who lacks conviction and critical sense. Goodness is unknown, but it refers to compassion, goodness, values that are less put forward in our society. A kind person is attentive to the needs of others, which is a very good ...
Views: 187 - Decreasing the Landmines of Negtivity - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2019 from Patricia BrawleyWhy is it we remember, replay, and make up new stories about events in our lives when we felt terrible? Ask someone to tell you about a time they got their feelings hurt and they will readily come up with an event. Ask someone when the last time they felt free, successful, happy and they ...
Views: 159 - Enjoy the Freedom Not To - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2019 from Rick HansonWe're pulled and prodded by financial pressures, commuter traffic, corporate policies, technology, advertising, politics, and the people we work with and live with. As well, internal forces yank the proverbial chains, including emotional reactions, compelling desires, "shoulds," and internalized ...
Views: 111 - Meditate - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2019 from Rick HansonMeditation is to the mind what aerobic exercise is to the body. Like exercise, there are many good ways to do it and you can find the one that suits you best. Studies have shown that regular meditation promotes mindfulness (sustained observing awareness), whose benefits include decreased ...
Views: 136 - Best Camping and Rafting in Rishikesh Mohanchatti 2019 - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2019 from bizare xpeditionMohan Chatti is one of the best camping sites in Rishikesh. It is approx 33 km far away from the Rishikesh bus stand. The scene present over here is very pleasant and peace bearing in terms of the views and locations. In Mohan Chatti Rishikesh you can enjoy the river site camping, jungle ...
Views: 165 - Choose To Love - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2019 from Rick HansonMany years ago, I was in a significant relationship in which the other person started doing things that surprised and hurt me. I'll preserve the privacy here so I won't be concrete, but it was pretty intense. After going through the first wave of reactions - What?! How could you? Are you kidding ...
Views: 104 - How to regain mental fitness? - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2019 from Mohammed RafiIn today’s competitive world fitness plays a very vital role. Physical fitness is visible. On the contrary mental fitness is invisible. There are a bunch of people who thinks and prioritize physical fitness ignoring mental fitness. What happens to these people when they face failure? When they ...
Views: 165 - Relax Needless Fear Around Others - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2019 from Rick HansonWe all know this fear. You step into a meeting with people you know and still there could be a watchfulness, a restraint, a certain carefulness in how you speak that comes more from subtle anxiety than reasonable prudence. Perhaps someone disagrees with you in this meeting – and you feel uneasy, ...
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