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- Unburdening The Mind From Self-impositions – A Movement Towards Inner Freedom - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2012 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranPeople burden themselves unknowingly with a number of religious and other impositions in order to feel secure and to reach ego-satisfaction. This load on the mind destroys inner freedom and leads to mediocrity in life. Much of the psychological contact with life is lost through self-imposed ...
Views: 1158 - Transforming Your Life By Using Affirmations - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2010 from Mika MaddelaAffirmations Explained An affirmation is a statement made to oneself that has either a positive or a negative value. Affirmations are generally purposeful, planned out and meant to make a positive change in our lives, although some affirmations are impulsive, reactive to sudden changes in ...
Views: 1157(8 votes) - What’s Your Deepest Nature? - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2017 from Rick HansonThroughout history, people have wondered about human nature. Deep down, are we basically good or bad? Recently, science is beginning to offer a persuasive answer. When the body is not disturbed by hunger, thirst, pain, or illness, and when the mind is not disturbed by threat, frustration, or ...
Views: 1157 - For All The Crazy, Obsessive Worriers: How To Free Your Creative Imagination To Work For, Not Against You - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2011 from Denise Duffield-ThomasWorrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere. Glenn Turner The beauty of being a creative person is that you have new ideas all day long - the plot for a new book while you're in the shower, the solution to world peace while you're sitting on the ...
Views: 1156(2 votes) - How Can I Keep From Singing? - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Jennifer Urezzio1. What Can You Offer? We all have our own pain and challenges. This sometimes places us in a position where we feel like we have nothing left to give…Connect to your Soul Language Team (if you don’t know your Soul Languages yet, ask Divine Intelligence to make that connection for you at ...
Views: 1156 - The Greatest Outcome - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2008 from Justin HeraldSchool was never really my cup of tea. I always struggled with the way we were taught, as well as the way some of my teachers viewed my potential. Comments like “Justin lacks potential”, or “Justin needs to blend in more” really didn’t assist either. One teacher in particular seemed to really ...
Views: 1156 - Illness, Diagnosis and Recovery: Is Your Doctor Programming You to Stay ill? - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2011 from Anne Whitehouse PhDIt is 1999, and I am sitting in the consultant's office. He closes my file and looks me straight in the eye. "Yes, you have ME, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome," he tells me. "I'm afraid there is nothing we can do to help you. You'll always have it, but in time you may be able to manage it. Good ...
Views: 1155(10 votes) - TOWARDS A UNITED PLANETARY NATION FROM A UNITED NATION’S ORGANIZATION - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2010 from Yuga Rishi Shriram Sharma“That time has come when discrimination with reference to communities, social status, gender and nations, will come to an end. Entire world humanity will live like brothers and sisters.” - ARTHUR CHARLES CLARK “If in a particular country, if one or two court cases are fought, people will ...
Views: 1155(4 votes) - Why conformity is killing you - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2012 from Gracie LakeIf you are not happy with your life right now, it’s because you have conformed. Conformity is when you align your attitudes, beliefs and behaviors with those around you. Trying to fit in may be killing you - and your dreams. By spending all your time trying to fit in and please people, it's ...
Views: 1155(4 votes) - All You Have to Do is Nothing - A Radical Perspective on Healing & the Spiritual Path - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Anandra GeorgeThat’s it. The entire spiritual path summed up in one sentence. The mystic essence of all the world’s religions. The achingly simple, hilarious cosmic joke (when you get it, you’ll probably erupt into ecstatic laughter and finally understand why the saints are always smiling.) Brilliantly said ...
Views: 1154(5 votes) - Thanksgiving: What's It All For? - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2014 from Michael MantellDon’t tell me you actually believe that Pilgrims, dressed in black, sat down with Indians, wearing feathers and colorful beads, for a big meal of turkey, cornbread, cranberries and pumpkin pie and created what we know as Thanksgiving? If you do, we need to talk. Fast. It’s almost ...
Views: 1154 - What is Right aboutYou? - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2011 from Patricia Morgan“What is right about you?” is a basic resiliency strengthening question. What is it you believe about you? Do you believe that you are basically lovable and capable? Do you believe that on the whole you do the best you can with the resources available to you? What do you believe about your ...
Views: 1153(1 vote) - 'THINK and Grow Rich' by Napoleon Hill - Part Two (from Inspirational Books) - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: 'THINK and Grow Rich' by Napoleon Hill - Part Two (from Inspirational Books) Submitted by Craig Lock Category (key words): Self Help, Personal Growth, Mind, Mind Power, Napoleon Hill, Thought, Thinking, Success Skills, Empowerment, Positive Psychology, Inspirational ...
Views: 1152(1 vote) - 3 Powerful Ways Working Out Makes You Better at Life - by Submitted on May 09, 2013 from Mike MatthewsFew people argue the many health benefits of regular exercise. We all know it wards of all kinds of disease, and scientists have shown it’s a great way to fight depression, improve intelligence, and protect against the cognitive decline associated with aging. Many people don’t realize that ...
Views: 1152 - Are You Thinking Too Much? - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2017 from Rick HansonThe traditional saying that's this week's practice has been sinking in for me lately. Thoughts have been swirling around like a sandstorm about work, things I've been reading, household tasks, finances, concerns about people, a yard that needs mowing, loose ends, projects, etc. etc. The other ...
Views: 1152 - Stress 101 - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2012 from Mary-Anne MacPhersonStress is an undeniable part of our lives, so the more we understand what our individual stressors are, the more we can build a system to create control over them. At times, there will be stressors that we simply cannot control. Therefore, we need to create systems such as fitness, meditation ...
Views: 1152(1 vote) - The Good Idea/Excitement - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2013 from Nancy LennertWelcome to the beginning of your day…. Recently I have been entertained by watching people. I so enjoy watching the expression on others faces when something awesome, exciting, fun and even surprising happens to them. The latest is a video with a little girl who threw away her Daddy’s ...
Views: 1152(2 votes) - Early Stages Of Schizophrenia Can Be Treated With These Nutrients - by Submitted on May 18, 2018 from Taryn DeCiccoThis article was originally posted at http://www.apple-a-day-clinic.com/Health_and_Nutrition_Blog?m8:post=early-stages-of-schizophrenia-can-be-treated-with-these-nutrients Two million Americans suffer from schizophrenia, a progressive mental illness that is characterized by disabling ...
Views: 1151 - Are You Holding Onto Feeling Wronged? - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2015 from Rick HansonFirst, it has two distinct meanings: * To give up resentment or anger * To pardon an offense; to stop seeking punishment or recompense Here, I am going to focus on the first meaning, which is broad enough to include situations where you have not let someone off the hook morally or ...
Views: 1150(1 vote) - Less Mind on Purpose - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2011 from Ken LaDerouteI think we think too much. Don’t get me wrong, I think the mind is an amazing tool to help us live and survive in this world, but sometimes it feels like my incredible thinking machine has a life of its own! When I start thinking, thoughts seem to morph from one thought to another. “I need to ...
Views: 1150 - How Mindfulness Works - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2013 from Judy GoldmanMany years ago, I read a book that spoke about how we need to provide ourselves with self-check ups. It was a strange idea, I thought, because I’m with myself all the time, what on earth do I need to check in about? But I am sure that we can all relate to ‘catching’ ourselves doing certain ...
Views: 1148 - Is the Drive for Success Stealing your joy? - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2013 from Rita SchulteAs writers we all want to be a success. We want to have our words touch people’s hearts; we want to somehow be immortalized through our work, and at the end of the day we want to sell books. That seems pretty normal---but percolating under the unconscious surface, could there be deeper reasons ...
Views: 1148(2 votes) - 12 Things You Can Do To Manage The Change In Your Life - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2012 from Connect With Inspiration12 Things You Can Do To Manage The Change In Your Life The technology is helping world make smaller and faster. People have access to instant information and they connect immediately around the world. Social networking is changing how we interact with the world in general. Prolific access to ...
Views: 1147(4 votes) - Pizzazz Zing Terra Incognita - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from Robert WilsonThis blog is unpunctuated allowing you to expand your wisdom in a free flowing way. Because punctuation stops the flow of the vision in the subliminal landscape. Pizzazz-Zing Terra Incognita Eye unleash my courageous curiosity unlocking my enterprising energies to explore my pizzazz zing ...
Views: 1147 - Horsemanship Helps People.....How? - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2013 from Chanti-Louise ClelandHorsemanship helps people.....How? Prior to writing this page I found myself thinking about horsemanship training, and I was reminded how this work called horsemanship or groundwork, has a profound affect on human lives, its intertwined and forever linked. No matter how many times I work ...
Views: 1146 - Instantly Change Your Thoughts To Motivating "Feel Good" Thoughts - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Steven SchneiderHow You Can Really Boost The Power Of Positive Thinking The power of positive thinking is all the craze, and for very good reason. Our thoughts just may be the most powerful force known to the human race. From the moment we wake up in the morning until we fall into deep sleep, thoughts are ...
Views: 1146 - Lessons I've Learned As A Recovering "Do-aholic" - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2013 from Mia GordonI've always been one of those people who couldn't sit still. I always felt that unless I was "doing" or achieving something, I was being "inefficient" or lazy and I felt guilty. It was a constant feeling of have I done enough today? It wasn't until the age of 38 that I finally realised ...
Views: 1145 - Where Complaints Come From - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2015 from Pat LaDouceurLet's start with what counts as a complaint. If you tell your doctor about your headache, for example, that's not a complaint. That's because there's a good chance your doctor can help. So here's the definition: a complaint is talking about something you don't like to someone who can't ...
Views: 1145 - FOLLOWING OUR INDIVIDUAL ROAD MAP TO ASCENSION - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2011 from Nancy DetweilerFOLLOWING OUR INDIVIDUAL ROAD MAP TO ASCENSION Nancy B. Detweiler, M.Ed., M.Div. Life is eternal for the Soul—no beginning, no ending. Many Souls choose to explore the various dimensions of life, rather than remain in the heavenly realms. Those of us presently residing on Earth made that ...
Views: 1144(2 votes) - How to become more socially confident - by Submitted on May 15, 2017 from Felicity Muscatdidn’t understand why it always felt as though this debilitating mantle was restricting me. There was always something inside of me that looked at the way I would express myself to the world and compare and see others doing it naturally. If you have shyness you have most likely observed how some ...
Views: 1144 - Overcoming Self-Criticism Through Humor and Failure - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2013 from Jonathan Robinson“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection” ― Gautama Buddha I used to suffer greatly from a bad case of self-criticism, in my teenage years, it was so severe that I could never ask a girl out on a date. I feared that she’d say “no” and I’d ...
Views: 1144 - Who are you, deep down? - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2013 from Rick HansonFor many of us, perhaps the hardest thing of all is to believe that "I am a good person." We can climb mountains, work hard, acquire many skills, act ethically - but truly feel that one is good deep down? Nah! We end up not feeling like a good person in a number of ways. For example, I once ...
Views: 1144(1 vote) - Creating Positive Perceptions - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2013 from Roberta SwartzPerceptions are based only on what our senses tell us. They aren't always accurate and most certainly can fool us. Independent of reality, perceptions are powerful, for they determine how we experience life. The placebo effect is a great example which demonstrates this amazing truth. From the ...
Views: 1143(1 vote) - Golf Psychology Lessons from the Open Championship at Turnberry - Part 3 - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Andrew FoggIn parts one and two, I talked about the golf psychology lessons from the performance of veteran Tom Watson and young Ross Fisher at this year's Open Championship at Turnberry. As a 59 year old myself, I was overwhelmed by Tom's amazing performance and mental strength around one of the toughest ...
Views: 1143 - How To Get A More Positive Mindset - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2014 from Richard ClarkeI have been a high end personal trainer for many years, the thing is though, some of my clients DON’T get the results they should. I mean, they sign up with the intention of getting fit and losing some weight along the way, that is the most common reason for people beginning an exercise ...
Views: 1143 - Making Someone Happy Can Make Your Day - by Submitted on May 11, 2017 from Harry HooverMaking someone happy isn’t really hard to do, and the payoff is that you boost your own mood by spreading happiness all around. You cause a ripple effect that affects the happiness of people you don’t even know and you may even become healthier through your random acts of kindness. So, what is ...
Views: 1143 - How Positive thinking works - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2011 from samir kunvaria“Every day may not be good, but there's something good in every day”. “Think positive and everything will be fine” This is the most given and the best advice ever told to us. Do you really believe that it works? Why do people tell us to think positively? What difference does it make to our ...
Views: 1142(3 votes) - Self observation and awareness-the path to a more stress free life - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2015 from Lawrence MichaelsWe all know what it's like to have that internal dialogue going on inside our minds. For some of us it's there so often that we forget it's even happening. And it's worth noting that for most of the time this dialogue is focussed on something related to the past or the future. This ability ...
Views: 1142(1 vote) - Spring Offers Opportunities to Reconnect With Nature - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2013 from Dr. Jane SimingtonSpring is the perfect time to reflect on the Divine in all of Creation This morning as I watched the spring sun stream through my kitchen window I felt a surge of newness, a sense of being reawakened after a long winter slumber. Breathing a prayer of thanksgiving for the new beginnings that ...
Views: 1142(3 votes) - Temperature and Humidity monitor for warehouses and other properties - by Submitted on May 04, 2020 from Chris MillerOptimal temperature and humidity level is important for almost all industries and departments. If we talk about warehouses then they are on the top requirement where it is important to maintain the ideal temperature or humidity level. It can be maintained as per the requirements with the help of ...
Views: 1142 - 3 Tips for Better Connections - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2018 from Daydree HornerRelationships are built on many things, one of which is communication. Love is the easy part, as my mom would say. It’s easy to fall in love. But how do we stay in love? How do we remain happy together? And, how do we handle the bumps of life and yet, continue on the road? Staying connected can ...
Views: 1141 - Getting To The “Why” of What You Do - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Trudy-Ann EwanHave you ever done something and wondered why you did it? Are there things that others have done in your life and you were left wondering why they did it or why did you accept it? Especially if it was an unhealthy and unholy situation? Well, the answers may not be easy to come up with. So ...
Views: 1141 - How To Start Your Day In A Positive Way - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2013 from Kimberley CohenIt's a new dawn, a new day, a clean slate so to speak. You CAN start your day in a positive way! Whatever happened yesterday is in the past. A brand new day that holds promise, new possibilities, and new insights on ways to do or think about things is unfolding before you. A new day ...
Views: 1141(2 votes) - Are You Getting Rope Burn? - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2016 from Rick HansonAs a rock climber and a parent, I know some physical kinds of clinging are good - like to small holds or small hands! But clinging as a psychological state has a feeling of tension in it, and drivenness, insistence, obsession, or compulsion. As experiences flow through the mind - seeing, ...
Views: 1139 - Melt Your Stresses Away With Laughter - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2010 from Kimberley CohenLaughter can melt stress away like ice cream on a warm summer day. Victor Borge, known as "The Clown Prince of Denmark" was a extraordinary comedian, conductor and pianist. He said, "If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that’s my reward". If you haven’t had a ...
Views: 1139(3 votes) - What is Success (from 'The Winning Mind)? - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Craig Lock"We share what we know, so that we all may grow." * What is success? I am not going to try to define success. I think a precise definition is impossible! Is it winning a Gold Medal at the Olympic Games or winning Wimbledon, or being awarded a Nobel ...
Views: 1138(8 votes) - Department of Excuse, Complaint and Withhold - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2011 from John-Robert (JR) ColemanDepartment of Excuse, Complaint and Withhold Here is sure-fire tips on how to rid the Dept of Excuse, Complaint and Withholds! Excuse Dept. If you catch yourself doing any one or more of the forgoing excuses, just elect to turn one of them upside down by either writing a corrective ...
Views: 1138 - Tactics Emotional Manipulators Use to Hurt You - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2013 from nancy traversLast week I talked about how Emotional Manipulators (EM’s) make you doubt yourself, make you feel confused, and even a little crazy yourself. The result is you depend a little more on the EM and that is the whole point. Emotional Manipulators use all sorts of tactics to control you. To dominate ...
Views: 1138(2 votes) - ***Life Writing: One Facet Of Living An Enchanted Life - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2008 from Barbara Becker HolsteinThere was a time when I too, was a child. The future of being a Positive Psychologist for Women was not even a dream on the horizon. But even as a child, like you, I wanted to be happy. I wanted to live a life worth living and to feel good inside. I might not have had the sophisticated ...
Views: 1137 - Attitude is Everything Attitude is Everything - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Mark PiercyNow and then you get someone that comes along in life and gives you real inspiration and fulfillment. When I first started out with livethislife it was my number one goal to make a difference in peoples lives. Despite all of the long hours I have put into research and development with no real ...
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