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- Vision - Three Brothers and Three Sets of Eyes - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2011 from Maura SweeneyThere were once three brothers, brought up in the same house, but each with a different set of eyes. The first brother saw a mountain and perceived himself at the bottom. Angry, confused and vengeful toward those whom he perceived were above him, he decided to tackle the mountain himself and ...
Views: 1100 - Dr. Romance on Getting Out of Your Own Way - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2016 from Tina TessinaRecently, Dr. Romance has been asked a lot about how people can overcome paralysis and self-sabotage, so I thought I’d pass on my ideas on the subject. Getting in your own way is all about how you relate your yourself. In addition to not managing your time effectively, ...
Views: 1099(1 vote) - The Benefits of Therapy for Handling Stress - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2013 from Joe TherapistStress is the body’s reaction to any change in life that requires a physical, mental, or emotional response or adjustment. Stress is a normal part of life. You can become stressed by any situation, thought or conversation that causes you to feel angry, anxious, frustrated, or even nervous. ...
Views: 1099(2 votes) - Are You Feeling Unneeded Pain? - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2015 from Rick HansonPainful experiences range from subtle discomfort to extreme anguish - and there is a place for them. Sorrow can open the heart, anger can highlight injustices, fear can alert you to real threats, and remorse can help you take the high road next time. But is there really any shortage of ...
Views: 1098 - Do you believe in love? - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2015 from Rick HansonTake a breath right now, and notice how abundant the air is, full of life-giving oxygen offered freely by trees and other green growing things. You can't see air, but it's always available for you. Love is a lot like the air. It may be hard to see - but it's in you and all around you. In ...
Views: 1098 - Managing Stress Efectively ~ Love Yourself, Take Good Care of Yourself - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Eugenia KarahaliasOften we underestimate the effect of stress on our lives. Stress affects us on a spiritual, mental, emotional and physical level. It creates dis-ease in our bodies. When you are on overload, preoccupied with responsibilities and completely overwhelmed, it’s common to turn to fast acting ...
Views: 1098(4 votes) - 3 Signs you’re Suffering from Imposter Syndrome - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2019 from Stephan TourePosted by Stephan Toure Full article: https://stephantoure.com/2019/06/02/5-signs-youre-suffering-from-imposter-syndrome/ Also, Check out the Stress Management Guide: https://relaxlikeaboss.com/stress-management-guide/ Are you suffering from imposter syndrome? Imposter syndrome is the ...
Views: 1097 - The Power of a Mantra - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2009 from M.J. Ryansung__mantra400jpgWhen I was a child, dealing with my particular configuration of a dysfunctional family, I remember lying awake in bed night after night, year after year, too afraid to go to sleep. There were some willow trees outside my window I used to watch. No matter how hard the wind blew, ...
Views: 1097(2 votes) - ***Coping As A Tool Of Enchantment - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2008 from Barbara Becker HolsteinMany of my readers write to me about the tensions of everyday life. Not only do people wonder how to relax, but people often ask, “How do I learn to better cope with what faces me? Can THE ENCHANTED SELF help with the overwhelming frenzy of everyday life? Can it help when I am really down or ...
Views: 1096 - Have You Seen Your Thoughts Today? - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2011 from Ron KawatskyI’m willing to bet you’ve heard the statement, “Thoughts are Things”. If you haven’t. Well…They Are. However, I’m not sure if you ever deeply thought about that short, three word truth and the profound life-changing implications it carries. The fact of the matter is that thoughts are the ...
Views: 1096 - Optimize Brain Function with these Habits and Create Greater Happiness - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2013 from April WrightSmall Changes Ripple Outward Happiness is a choice. It can be a difficult decision to make with all the negativity in the world. It doesn’t have to feel like such a daunting option when focusing on small changes. Small changes create big leaps forward. Over time a greater sense of ...
Views: 1095(2 votes) - Optimism: A wonderful antidote for stress - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2011 from Tele OpakunleWouldn't it be nice to look at an acorn and already see a mighty oak? How about perceiving every image of despair as hope and transmuting every idea of sorrow into joy. Sounds too technical, doesn’t it? Well the idea is about focusing your energy on a positive outcome rather than a negative one. ...
Views: 1094(4 votes) - Positive Thinking - by Submitted on May 02, 2012 from karen mc dermottHave you ever stopped to think that there could be another reason for your brain other than storing and processing information, for decision making and making our bodies function? Our brain is the control centre of our bodies and its capabilities can be somewhat underestimated by many. Take a ...
Views: 1094 - Five Steps for Balancing Your Emotions: Learn How to Cope with Emotional Disturbances - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2016 from Julie DohertyLife can be so Emotionally disturbing on so many levels at times: I would like to share with your these Simple, Yet Effective Steps so you can Rise Above these Feelings of sheer Fear at times to Absolute Trauma. Without making a Fool of yourself, Allowing it to interfering or block your ...
Views: 1093 - Golf Psychology Lessons from the Open Championship at Turnberry - Part 2 - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Andrew FoggIn part one, I talked about the golf psychology lessons from Tom Watson's amazing performance both on and off the course at this year's Open Championship at Turnberry. So what other golf psychology lessons can we learn from some of the other contenders? Now I know the valiant and expectant ...
Views: 1093 - How to Become your Own Spiritual Inspiration - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2017 from Christina de ValenciaIf you’ve been on this planet for more than a few years, you have probably wanted something with all your heart, mind, and soul, right? Did you get it? Why not? According to the Law of Attraction, we get what we hold in our subconscious or what we put all our emotions into, whether that ...
Views: 1093 - Power Of Belief- The Origin Of Success - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2012 from Rhod JonesThe power of belief is the major determinant to the events, circumstances and conditions we all experience in our lives. Our beliefs are without doubt the most powerful and creative force we will ever possess. 'He can who thinks he can, and he can't who thinks he can't. This is an ...
Views: 1093 - The One Person You Always Need To Trust Is You! - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2018 from Christiana StarMost successful and beneficial relationships include an element of trust. Expecting loyalty, reliability and trustworthiness you assume that the other person will do what they say, that their word can be relied upon and that promises, commitments and agreements will be kept. When trust is ...
Views: 1093 - The Secret to Lasting Change - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Mary PfefferDid you know that before you can change, you have to accept yourself. This means that you must acknowledge all of your behavior. What are those good actions that you are proud of? When have you felt contrite about your conduct? When are you neutral? You have to honestly recognize who you are, ...
Views: 1093(2 votes) - Top Tips for Caring for Your Mental Well-Being - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2018 from Pie chanGenerally speaking, the phrase mental well-being describes how well a person can cope with his or her everyday life. Caring for your mental well-being is possibly the most important thing you can do. A positive mental well-being can make you feel safer in your own body and help you to make ...
Views: 1093(1 vote) - Relief at Last! Find a Thought That Feels Better - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2023 from Debra BurdickIf you are like most people, you sometimes don’t feel as good as you would like. You might wake up feeling depressed or blue. Or perhaps you might notice that you are feeling worried. You may be able to identify the feelings and know what triggered them, or they may be more vague, like a ...
Views: 1092(3 votes) - Turning a Negative Nelly Into a Positive Polly. - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2013 from Rick HansonI’ve been talking about ways to Hardwire Your Happiness on the blog lately. So I thought it would be great to give you a sense of how it feels to take in the good. If you are someone who usually focuses on the negative experiences in the world you can turn that around over time by Taking in the ...
Views: 1092(3 votes) - Are You Nurturing Your Body? - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2016 from Rick HansonWhy? [Note: This JOT is adapted from Mother Nurture.] The 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 ...
Views: 1091 - Why People Fail to Achieve What They Want in Life - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2015 from Rana Kordahi -Limitlessminds Training and Coaching1. They lack a strong purpose in life What is your purpose? I don’t mean, why are you here? But, what drives you? What inspires you? If you could be and do anything for the rest of your life, what would it be? Having a purpose in life can be the difference between having or losing motivation. ...
Views: 1091(1 vote) - Can You Come Home To Yourself? - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2017 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: 1090 - Live Your Spirituality Your Way - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2015 from Sandra MiniereReligion defines God based on a specific set of doctrines and rituals. Spirituality refers to a sacred energetic flow and way of being in the world. It cuts across all religious beliefs and traditions and influences your attitudes, feelings and behaviors toward yourself, others, nature and ...
Views: 1090 - 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: 1088 - Secrets to Living Well: Victory Not Mediocrity - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2014 from Michael MantellWhen it comes to living really well, many confuse doing so with looking good, feeling good, or having the goods. This leads people to chase after such goods as fake tans, plastic surgery, feel good drugs, virtual friendships, the mansion on the hill—preferably overlooking the water, making and ...
Views: 1088 - Sheereen AK from Catwalk Snaps Undoing the Toxic Effects of Social Media - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2021 from Ian MonroeFashion brand consultant Sheereen AK from Catwalk Snaps has a specialty in digital creation. As an advocate promoting authentic beauty, Sheereen is undoing the toxic effects of social media on millennials relating to looks— body, face and lifestyle. She helps women feel confident in their own ...
Views: 1088 - Sweating the Small Stuff Over the Holidays? - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2014 from Michael Mantell"I'm so hurried at this time of the year, I don't have time to breathe,"my Caffeinated Corner buddy spouted on and on. What's a Caffeinated Corner? Oh, that's the group I see nearly every morning at the local Starbucks where we sit and over coffee and a muffin solve the problems of the world. ...
Views: 1088 - Are you receiving your symbols? - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2014 from Krysti TurznikHave you ever noticed that when some people find a penny on the ground they evaluate it to see if it came in the "appropriate" form for which they will allow themselves to receive the gift of abundance. Was it facing heads up or heads down? Because one must certainly be bad luck, right? ...
Views: 1087 - Are You Stressed or Upset? - by Submitted on May 02, 2016 from Rick HansonThere I was recently, standing in the shower, my mind darting in different directions about projects in process, frazzled about little tasks backing up, uneasy about a tax record from 2010 we couldn't find, feeling irritated about being irritable, hurrying to get to work, body keyed up, internal ...
Views: 1087 - Should You Quit Your Job? - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2011 from Denise Duffield-ThomasI'm a life coach and help people live the life of their dreams so I always get asked "Do you think I should quit my job?". I've even had someone say "See that woman over there? She's my boss and I hate her, what advice do you have for me?" To be honest, if you hate your job then it's not ...
Views: 1087(2 votes) - Your "Power" is in Positive Thinking. - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2011 from Nicholas LimWhen I was in secondary school, my father introduced me to positive thinking and having a positive attitude. He insisted that I read all the books by Norman Vincent Peale who was the progenitor of Positive Thinking (1952). Although it did not kick in at first, it did eventually after a few ...
Views: 1087 - Are Your Emotions Working For You Or Against You? - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2013 from Dennis SimsekEmotions are multi-faceted. They can connect you to the world in a positive way, but they can also disconnect you from the world around you when they are profoundly negative. People who suffer from Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Depression often become trapped in an endless cycle of worry, ...
Views: 1085 - How to Remain Centered Over the Holidays - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2009 from Shift Your Life Tracy Latz M.D., Marion Ross PhD.Holidays, even in the best of circumstances, can be stressful due to family, work, school, and cultural expectations and responsibilities. A daily practice can pave the way to keeping you compassionately connected to your self, others and whatever Higher Power you understand or recognize. A ...
Views: 1085(2 votes) - 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: 1085 - You Don't Have To Be Brilliant In Order ToSucceed Greatly - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2015 from John Carinci“You don’t have to be brilliant to have brilliant ideas and outcomes” At the age of nineteen, a Russian, Igor Sikorsky, almost had a working model of the first helicopter. By the age of forty-nine in 1940, Sikorsky’s successful VS-300 became a model that others based theirs on, and Sikorsky ...
Views: 1085 - Are you being held hostage by a self-sabotaging personality? - by Submitted on May 15, 2017 from Felicity MuscatDo you ever feel like there is something, or perhaps ‘someone’ inside you that doesn’t have your best interests at heart? Do you ever get the feeling that this inner force is always two steps ahead of you trying to sabotage any attempts you try to make to improve your life? Do you feel like you ...
Views: 1084 - DON'T Work With Me If You Hate Your Job... You Might Feel The Urge To Do Something About It - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2011 from Denise Duffield-ThomasRecently, I met with a group of other coaches and we got to talking about our different businesses. Life coach, business coach, corporate coach, NLP coach etc. My first thought was "I could never be a corporate coach, everyone would end up quitting their jobs". It made me laugh so ...
Views: 1084(3 votes) - Tips for Building Self-Esteem - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Tony DosanjhSelf-esteem in a vital aspect of one’s personality and greater amounts of self-esteem is said to make a strong personality. This does not mean one has to be proud and arrogant but adequate amount of self-esteem can make it easier for a person to go through life with dignity and without being ...
Views: 1084 - How to Hugely Increase Your Brain Power - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Christina SponiasThe scientific method of dream interpretation discovered by the psychiatrist Carl Jung proves to the world that our dreams have psychotherapeutical power. After continuing his research, I managed to prove that his theories were revealing discoveries. Jung discovered real solutions to our ...
Views: 1083 - The Revolutionary Ways of Developing Mental Toughness - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2012 from Rhod JonesDeveloping mental toughness is not easy. However, with the right information and a motivation to succeed, you will be able to develop this through your own efforts. In this article I will discuss the benefits of possessing a mental toughness, and I will also provide you with some mental ...
Views: 1083 - Can You Live With Your Choices? Seriously? - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2011 from Darcy Keith“Mom, I don’t want to do gymnastics anymore,” I heard my seven year-old say a few months ago. She goes on to tell me that she doesn’t like the long practice hours that are required to be on the competitive gymnastics team. While I told her that she had to finish out the season due to the ...
Views: 1082 - Introducing...You! - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Jamie SmedstadHave you ever woke up in the morning, staggered over to the bathroom mirror, looked up and thought, “Who are you?” Then just as quickly, you put yourself in the normal distracted state. Teeth must be brushed, hair combed, shower, clothes, and then off to the daily grind. This pattern ...
Views: 1082(12 votes) - What's Wrong With a Game About Dead Bunnies? - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2010 from Hugh DeBurghSo What’s Wrong With Dead Bunnies? Ahhhhh! Splat! Ewwwww... My kids have been complaining about the Internet filters we put on our PCs to prevent them from accessing inappropriate content. It’s a parent’s right and duty: right? My oldest is quite the crusader and may just be a budding Civil ...
Views: 1082(5 votes) - You Are Specially Made! - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2013 from Ronald RossThe first and most provable difference between you and everyone else on the planet is that no one is constructed like you. Your body is different from anyone who has ever lived or will ever live – different on the inside and out. A whole new science called biometrics is dedicated to the ...
Views: 1082 - How to spot the ‘narcissist’ in yourself or others - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2018 from Marianne VicelichNarcissism … the label can be found all over the place, but it’s usually misused as a way to describe anyone who offends us. The synonyms of narcissism include conceit, egoism, self-admiration, self-obsession, and vanity. In truth, narcissism is a trait each of us exhibits to a greater or lesser ...
Views: 1081 - When Will You Let Go of Beliefs That No Longer Define You? - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2011 from Brenda HoffmanWelcome to Brenda's Blog Channeled by Brenda Hoffman for www.LifeTapestryCreations.com Overview of “Creation Energies” Brenda’s channeled, 15-minute, www.BlogTalkRadio.com show: Do to others as you would have them do to you is the basis for the new earth. Don’t put band-aids on your ...
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