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- The Heart in Five-Part Harmony - by As February is the “month of Love” (or so Hallmark would have us believe on Valentine’s Day), I wondered what love would look like in Five-Part Harmony. The Five-Part Harmony Model of Health includes the physical, mental, emotional, Spiritual and energetic aspects of healthy being, and posits ...
Views: 1131(7 votes) - Slow Down - Don't Miss The Precious Moments In Life - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2012 from Kimberley CohenOur days can be busy. In fact too busy sometimes with appointments, house and/or office work, to-do lists, schedules, meetings, racing from one place to another, grocery shopping, errands, planning, etc. If you have children, that can add a whole other dimension to busyness just on it's ...
Views: 1956(6 votes) - How can I feel better about my body, even though I’m not yet at my goal weight? - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2012 from Joy BufaliniWhat are your thoughts on being grateful for you body as it is RIGHT NOW? It probably seems easy to imagine being grateful if you had the body like "so and so" or you weighed "x" amount. But appreciating even those problem areas of your body – your legs, your stomach, your arms? How is that ...
Views: 1813(4 votes) - What is positive thinking? - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2012 from Thomas ElfersYou've heard it a hundred times if you've heard it once, "just think positive". What does that mean? How can you think positive when there are so many negative things happening. I'll tell you what I think. Thinking positive is not just a thought process, it is a commitment to a different way ...
Views: 1004(3 votes) - Cultivate Positive Thinking With Exercises - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2012 from Laura SilvaA few days it might appear that there is nothing going on the right trail. You may think the world is alongside you. This can lead you to start considering negatively. To be able to succeed within life, you need to keep thinking positively. When life appears to get a person down, here tend to be ...
Views: 1290(3 votes) - The Positivity Project - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2012 from Veronica WhiteAnd suddenly, I knew what I had to do. We have a running joke among my friends that, “V is always the one who is going to save the world”. (Ok, I will admit that there are a few of us that fit that description!) But it was as if the second the clock chimed midnight on the start of this brand ...
Views: 1235(2 votes) - Positive Thoughts: Spread Positivity All Around - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2012 from Laura SilvaThe strength of positive thinking is a tool that makes one’s life brighter and more positive. Positive thoughts make you have good health, good relationships and happiness. A good life cannot be achieved by having positive approach for a few minutes instead; you need to have positive thoughts ...
Views: 3084(2 votes) - POWER OF THOUGHTS - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2012 from Economicsmad SIntroduction: Thoughts are much finer than the electricity. Human thoughts are the greatest dynamic force on the earth. A strong thought makes a man stronger from within. There is a famous and good quote in English that “Thinking makes the man”. Therefore, one should always have positive ...
Views: 4227(5 votes) - It's all about loving yourself - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2012 from samir kunvariaWe spend our whole life in search of love from others. We wish that true love will find us and that special love will change our life. If you don’t find the love then you fall into the valley of emptiness and feel lost. We always tell our mind that if I get true love then, I will be the happiest ...
Views: 1443(3 votes) - ***What is Enlightenment? - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2012 from Margaret Paul"If I could define enlightenment briefly I would say it is the quiet acceptance of what is." - Dr. Wayne DyerAs simple as this definition seems to be, how often do you quietly accept what is? Instead, what do you say or do?I say things like “It’s not supposed to be this way.” “It should have ...
Views: 3004(2 votes) - ***Rebirth - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2012 from Janet NestorEACH NEW YEAR WE ARE REBORN. The slate is clean. You choose the canvas, the medium, the brush and you'll paint 2012 with your own colors. The result of your art, the final product, is up to you. You build your new year one brush stroke, one thought at a time. Regardless of your past history, ...
Views: 2823(22 votes) - "I Can Achieve and Do Anything If I Only Put My Mind to It" - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2012 from Sam VakninFrom an early age we are taught (at least in the USA) that there is no limit to what we can achieve; that if we wish to accomplish something all we need to do is set ourselves goals and then apply ourselves to their attainment. With time and dedication, we are told, positive outcomes are ...
Views: 1438(2 votes) - ***Mindfulness - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2012 from Janet NestorI thought you might enjoy an excerpt from my new book, Nurturing Wellness Through Radical Self-Care: A Living in Balance Workbook. I hope you find the information helpful. Mindfulness has become popular in the United States as Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). MBSR education ...
Views: 3212(13 votes) - What do you Affirm in Your Life? - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2012 from Jackie RukaYou and only you determine how you travel on your life path alone. As we approach the portal of 2012, one may be looking back on what to change in your future, based on what you affirm about yourself today. What does it mean to affirm? To validate, confirm, state positively. Most of us look ...
Views: 1543(2 votes) - Me Time - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2012 from Brian DeanToday’s life has a good amount of stress. In fact, the stress levels of people have quadrupled in the last 30 years, maybe even the last 10. Computers have made things faster causing business to live or die on how quickly they can make decisions and implement them. This, of course, makes ...
Views: 1031 - The need of attention - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2012 from Nikola NikolovOne of the most often questions I was asked is – „How to make him / her pay more attention to me?“ Have you ever asked yourself why people feel such a great need of attention? Why all of us need to have more attention and feel appreciated by someone who cares for us and we are important to ...
Views: 14976(2 votes) - The Drug That Doesn't Help But Is Still Available - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2012 from Estelle GoldsteinI was 15, there were not enough science courses at my prep school, and I was doing some kind of intensive science work at the "cancer research institute" of a nearby college -- in Boston there are many. In this special "science training program," I was the youngest on the list to be a ...
Views: 1442(2 votes) - Winnie the Pooh - Mastering the Art of Transition - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2012 from Beth Tunis, M.A.“The fact is,” said Rabbit, “we’ve missed our way somehow.” They were having a rest in a small sand-pit on the top of the Forest. Pooh was getting rather tired of that sand-pit, and suspected it of following them about because, whichever direction they started in, they always ended up at it, ...
Views: 1661 - ***Holistic Mental Health Counseling - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2012 from Janet NestorHolistic mental health counseling is a new and growing field based in traditional mental health wisdom, herbal and nutritional medicine and many other integrative therapies. Holistic mental health care is a total person approach that includes all aspects and layers of an individuals life. Most ...
Views: 6228(26 votes) - Stop Setting This Goal - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2012 from Susan VernicekI’m probably the only one that is going to tell you not to set this certain goal for 2012. Goals are great, goals are fantastic, and goals are certainly needed, but this goal has been going on within generations for generations. Enough is enough and we must take a different approach for our own ...
Views: 896(2 votes) - *** Collecting Our Joys - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2012 from Janet NestorWe go through our days, busy and rather unaware. We run our errands, care for our family, go to and from work not really having consciously experienced all the wonderful moments of the day. Keeping a Joy Journal is about becoming more conscious of your joys and less focused or your ...
Views: 3514(25 votes) - Live Life Right Now - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2012 from Nonny Knight“One of the tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon - instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.” Dale Carnegie How true is that? How many times do ...
Views: 802 - Excuses, Excuses, Excuses - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2012 from Nikki MathsonWhenever I hear the title of this article I think of that movie with Selma Hayak and Matthew Perry in Las Vegas. I think Fools Fall In Love is the title? Her thick accent telling Matthew Perry's character about all his excuses of why he can't get close to her emotionally. When I start to say ...
Views: 975 - "Live Your Dream in 2012: Learn Five Tips to Change Your Life.” - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2012 from JoAnne Ceccarelli-EganThe “New” Year is a great time to reflect on your life and decide what changes you would like to make in order to live it more fully. Take a moment and consider these questions: What activities have you done in the past that brought you joy? What fills you with more passion and energy? What ...
Views: 1011 - Special Message for Christmas and Hanukkah (Bringing Out the Best in One Another; Co-Creating the Sweet Life Together) - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2012 from Barry HammerFestivals of light such as Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa (African American), Diwali (India), etc, symbolize the rebirth and awakening of the sacred flame of love in the hearts of individual persons, as well as in the collective heart of humanity. This living flame of love and goodness can serve ...
Views: 1467 - Psychology Versus Common Sense: Who Wins? - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2012 from Laura Roman LopezAll too often, I have heard people say, "Psychology is all common sense." (Usually they don't know much about psychology). The suggestion is that Psychology is just re-inventing what folk wisdom already knows. But here is the problem: For every piece of folk wisdom, there is typically a ...
Views: 2927 - The power of a Smile - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2012 from Lais StephanA new year has started. And what better way to start it than with a big and welcoming smile? This article is entirely devoted to “smiles”. :-) You will be surprised to read about the many health benefits of a simple smile! So let’s dive right into it: The Health Factor: The number 1 ...
Views: 3644(3 votes) - Use Interpersonal Attraction To Have Great Relationships - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2012 from V. Ivana FosterInterpersonal attraction is very simply what causes friendships and relationships. It’s a major point of psychological study. And there’s really not much hard data on why one person might be attracted to another person and not attracted or even repulsed by someone else. Interpersonal attraction, ...
Views: 2675(4 votes) - Dreams: A Bridge To The Otherworld Activity of Supreme Significance! - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2012 from Paula Andrea Pyle, MADreams are as centrally exposed and driven as you make them. Either they're important or they're not. It's your night of esoteric surrender. However, dreams do mean different things to different people, depending upon the relevance one places on the content. If you are not interested in ...
Views: 2553(1 vote) - How to develop a positive attitude - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2012 from Sharon CraigWhen it comes to the quality of your life, attitude is everything! In fact, it could even be said that whatever you focus on the most, you tend to bring into your life, whether by choice or circumstance. Have you ever known someone who had a terrible attitude? Perhaps they were extremely ...
Views: 1301(2 votes) - Ring the Bells That Can Ring: The Only New Years Resolution You Will Ever Need! - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2012 from bud inzerRing the Bells That Can Ring The Only New Years Resolution You Will Ever Need! by Bud Inzer Not long ago my wife brought home a DVD of Leonard Cohen in concert in London from our local library. She has the knack of picking up books and movies that speak to me even though I myself would not ...
Views: 1134(2 votes) - Make a Commitment to Being Confident - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2011 from Graham StoneyWhen we lack confidence, we often shy away from making commitments. We hold out for a better offer, we worry that we may be committing to the wrong thing, and we fear the consequences of making a bad choice. We don't trust our intuition, worry about getting it wrong, and are afraid of missing ...
Views: 1367 - The Top 3 Reasons You May Be Single Forever..and How to Avoid Them - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2011 from Seria ChattersSo you were in a relationship at one time or another, but for some reason you have been having difficulty finding the 'one'. Although we may become pros at blaming the other person (people) saying things like, 'She wasn't my type anyway.', 'He was such a loser.', we may need to take a moment and ...
Views: 4587(3 votes) - How to stop repeating the same relationship problems over and over again - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2011 from Susan QuinnMy Articles About Me My Fans Stuck in the Same Controlling Relationship? Heal Your Childhood Wounds First 7 Posted in Healthy Relatio... by Susan Quinn on Oct 19, 2011 Many women think that if they can just meet the right man, their life will be perfect thereafter. This could be ...
Views: 2023 - Diffusing Frustration - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2011 from Valarie RochaDo you ever have days where it seems that despite your best efforts you constantly run into a brick wall with relationships, situations or your creative cycle gets thrown out of whack? Frustration is an emotion that triggers stress that can lead to anger that is self inflicted or allowed by ...
Views: 974 - Positive Thinking: 5 Advantages of a Positive Behavior - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2011 from Ramonr CoburnA person's mindset as well as thought process contributes significantly for their character. Individuals who stay positive possess a much better lifestyle as well as a driven attitude. They are factors which have an effect on your own belief with regards to making the kind of life you want. ...
Views: 7590(2 votes) - 4 Shocking Examples of How Your Subconscious Mind Always Prevails - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2012 from Scott & Stephen PetulloThe power of the human mind is astonishing. You’re aware of your conscious mind, the part of you that is knowingly reading this right now, but your collective subconscious mind is of its own volition, and doesn’t always agree with your conscious desires. Try as you might, you aren’t really in ...
Views: 4612 - Raising Children Using Only 3 Rules - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2011 from Celeste SimmonsAs a parent of 3 children, I have seen that what works for one child doesn't work for the others. The same challenge that motivates the oldest child, can seem defeating to the middle child. Kids are difficult to understand. As they grow, we must grow with them. When you have more than one ...
Views: 1112 - Our Relating to Others Can Be Beneficial To All - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2011 from Jim GilletteHow we relate to others can shape how they feel and how we feel. We can determine our orientation and that affects the relational field we create. There is a positive openness that we can offer that is supportive for the other person. It will affect how the other experiences us and how she/he ...
Views: 1089 - Adept: Transforming Base Metal into Gold - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2011 from Jim GilletteIn Latin, "adeptus" means an alchemist who has attained the knowledge of how to transform base metals into gold. What do you want to become adept in? What areas of your life do you want to take the base elements and transform them into gold? It may start with a desire or a need. It may be ...
Views: 1306 - Listen to Your Inner Encourager - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2011 from Jim GilletteThere may be a number of voices in your head. They perform different roles and usually have developed long before now. Some may criticize, delude, compensate, avoid, or seek conformity, excitement, or pleasure. You can learn which voices are fabrications that serve some purpose, usually to ...
Views: 1178 - How To Manage Your Mind Without Seeing a Psychologist - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2011 from Shaun FurmanThe mind is amazing. It is the most powerful super computer in the world and you get to control it… but only if you know how. The problem is that most people don’t know how their mind works so they can’t even use it to their advantage. In most cases, the mind works against them feeding them ...
Views: 1061 - Staying Positive- 5 Reasons To Maintain A Positive Attitude - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2011 from Rhod JonesWhen we go through tough times in our life, staying positive can often seem impossible. However hard you try you just can’t seem to lift yourself out of the doldrums, your head is filled with negativity and you’re crippled with fear with what the future has in store. Despite these ...
Views: 698 - Habits - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2011 from Dr. Paul D. Kai SwigartHabits, like clothing, are external to us and a product of our choices. We need to choose them carefully, and change them if necessary; to insure that they accurately reflect who we really are, the things that matter most, and the impressions we want to be remembered by. People often believe ...
Views: 1104(2 votes) - Advaita Vedanta, A Philosophy for Living in Harmony with Ourselves and Each Other - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2011 from Karuna DiLiberoSelf Awakening is the natural state of being human! We all have this birth-right and we all desire to live happy, safe, fulfilling lives. I have learned through my own practice of yoga, meditation, self-reflection and spiritual studies that we can actually re-program the way we think, so to ...
Views: 1571(3 votes) - Top 5 Ways to Orchestrate a Harmonious Holiday - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2011 from JoAnne Ceccarelli-EganThanksgiving is over and the next holiday season is upon you. Are you orchestrating this upcoming performance in a harmonious way? Are you feeling serene and at peace or inundated by a continual list of things to do? While giving a recent presentation, I became aware that I do not always conduct ...
Views: 1235(2 votes) - ***Peacefulness Within - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2011 from Janet NestorThis article was first published in Sibyl on line magazine for women, December 1, 2011 “WHEN YOUR SENSE OF SELF IS NO LONGER TIED TO THOUGHT, is no longer conceptual, there is a depth of feeling, of sensing, of compassion, of loving, that was not there when you were trapped in mental ...
Views: 3598(33 votes) - Three Phases In Obtaining Self-Confidence - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2011 from Belinda DalyBeing confident in our own skin is important to our happiness. There are many causes for lack of confidence and low self-esteem, ranging from recurrent disapproval from adults in your formative years, being demeaned in front of others, and not to mention your own internal critic routinely ...
Views: 1107(2 votes) - Changing Your Perception - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2011 from Anne AngelheartHow you view the world around you is also creating what you believe and how you act or react to certain situations. I had so many clients in the last 3 months share with me the many things that seem to be coming up for them. A few common ones were noticing that they were having issues with ...
Views: 1232(5 votes) - Values and Perfectionism: Failure Leads to Success (if We Allow Them to) - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2011 from Lacy S. PierceEveryone alive or who has ever lived has/had their own individual and unique values. Without our values, we likely would not survive just as our ancestors couldn’t have done without their mythologies (if they hadn’t been able to form some sort of explanation for the systems in their ...
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