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- Six Steps to Surviving Stress - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from Catherine CardinalWhether the economy goes up or down, it looks like stress is here to stay. In addition to putting a strain on your body, one of the many side effects of protracted stress can be diminished self-esteem. It may be subtle, but feeling overwhelmed by responsibility erodes our ability to love ...
Views: 1360(7 votes) - ***Struggling with a Negative Attitude? Low Self-Esteem is Probably the Cause - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2009 from Joan Breiner, M.Ed. and Susyn Reeve, M.Ed.(Excerpt from our Free Ebook How to Build Self-Esteem) A negative Attitude and low self-esteem go hand in hand. Your self-esteem is a direct reflection of what you think and how you feel about yourself . When you are plagued with negative thoughts about yourself, and desire a positive ...
Views: 6376(10 votes) - How to Reduce Financial Stress - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2010 from Sherrin Ross IngramIt doesn't take a recession or a rise in unemployment to bring on financial stress. Many feel it daily - when bills arrive in the mail, when they sit down to pay bills, when they see a television commercial for something they want but can't afford, when they hear of layoffs, or even when they ...
Views: 1781(10 votes) - Want to Achieve Greater Happiness? Research Reveals Happiness Is a Team Sport - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2010 from Terry CrosbyIf you believe that greater happiness is something you can achieve on your own, think again. In his groundbreaking A Primer in Positive Psychology, Chris Peterson summarizes positive psychology in three words: "Other people matter." Happiness resides in the individual, in one-on-one ...
Views: 6755(10 votes) - 3 Processes For Every Choice - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2009 from Danish AhmedHi there everyone!! What has people feel empowered? What has people make things happen? Choice. We become conscious of the options that are available to us, we pick something, and then we act upon that choice. It's simple, but it's not easy. Are you with me? Let's take a closer look at ...
Views: 2053(13 votes) - ***Does Psychotherapy Work? - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2009 from Margaret PaulMany years ago, when I became a psychotherapist, all I knew was the traditional psychotherapy that I had learned in school, and that I had personally experienced with many different therapists and many different forms of therapy. For 18 years I practiced what I had learned, and I was never happy ...
Views: 4856(9 votes) - ***How Can We Build Enchantment Into Our Lives? - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2008 from Barbara Becker HolsteinI remember when I was a child how much I loved my grandmother Rose Silverman's things. They were not just the functional plastic items, earthenware and stuffed sofas that most families had when I grew up. All of the furniture and things in her apartment were 'alive' with romance, magic and ...
Views: 2352(3 votes) - ***To See Things Change in the World, we Must Change the Way we See Things - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneIn order to see things change in the world, we must change the way we see things! The Integrated Ascended Master realizes that the world we see is a projection of our own thinking. What we see in the world is determined by our own thinking. There is a way of thinking that can give us ...
Views: 2436(3 votes) - ***What Makes a Positive life Positive? - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2011 from Janet NestorLife feels positive when you experience happiness. Happiness is one of many ingredients that make a positive life positive. However, it takes many more ingredients to create the positive life you want. When you are productive, you feel positive. You feel balanced and connected to the big ...
Views: 4330(24 votes) - 10 Steps for Creating a Successful Day - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2011 from Claire McGee“Put your heart, mind, intellect and soul even to your smallest of acts. This is the secret of success”. ~ Swami Sivananda When we continue to have experiences which in our mind are perceived as stressful or unproductive, we begin to program our mind in believing this is what we can expect. ...
Views: 791(3 votes) - 11 Mental Strength Secrets to Examine and Create Your Beliefs - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2009 from Gregg SwansonOnly two things make up your life, your reality. They are: 1. Your Beliefs 2. Your Actions That’s it. So if you want to change your life, change your thoughts and then your actions. Pretty simple uh? Simple yes…easy, not so much. In this article we’ll look at beliefs, since ...
Views: 1277(3 votes) - 5 Beliefs that Support Healing - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Cathy ChapmanHealing your body requires that you do certain things: take responsibility for your own healing, do what your health care professional recommends and be mentally and emotionally ready for healing. That last one may seem strange. "Of course I'm ready for healing." Are you? Any success expert ...
Views: 1107(3 votes) - 5 Facts about your happiness - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2013 from Elmira Strange“That’s life!” says my grandma whilst she is watching sad or upsetting movies. “That’s life!!” she says when she is watching TV programs where everyone is shouting at each other whilst trying to work out who is the father of the newborn baby. Yes, this might be ‘Life’ for many people, but ...
Views: 1311(3 votes) - 5 Negative Thinking Patterns To Eliminate - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2014 from Joel Simms (Dr. Mo)MoHow Posted By Dr. MO In my opinion life is much better for each one of us when we are able to identify negative thinking habits and replace them with positive ones. Negative thinking is much too prevalent in our communications and our thinking and most people are actually unaware of ...
Views: 2159(3 votes) - 5 Steps to Your Best Year Yet - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2023 from Debra BurdickIt is always exciting to see how current brain research and brain imaging techniques prove why psychological and spiritual techniques work in our lives. It turns out that our brains don’t really know the difference between whether something is actually happening in our lives or whether we are ...
Views: 1874(9 votes) - Are You Being True To Yourself? - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2012 from Charlie MooreAs this country is turning more and more to collectivism (where you are part of a group, that has no rights, and that you must sacrifice for others) or are you part of a smaller group fighting to be a individual and staying true to yourself. If you are fighting to stay an individual, I ...
Views: 2009(3 votes) - Be Positive : Stop Negative Gossip - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2010 from Willie HortonA client asked me recently “What would you have left to talk about if you took gossip out of the conversation?” A very good question, because most of us spend a large part of our time gossiping. It might be about little “harmless” things, like the neighbours’ behaviour, how someone down the road ...
Views: 4654(18 votes) - Bouncing Back After a Divorce or Rupture - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Ligia HoubenI f you are going through a divorce or a romantic break-up you may be experiencing many emotions....from anger, fear, disappointment, hopelessness toward the future, sadness, to grief (this emotion sometimes is not recognized, but it can be real). In many cases divorce is not a devastating loss, ...
Views: 1842(9 votes) - Can People Move Beyond Behaving Badly? - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Mark Holland“Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson The way you treat other people is a reflection of your own attitude. You cannot expect to sustain a positive attitude by acting negatively toward others. Even if your ...
Views: 2161(9 votes) - Choosing Mental Freedom - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2012 from Maria KhalifeThe moment the slave resolves that he will no longer be a slave, his fetters fall. Freedom and slavery are mental states. ~ Mahatma Gandhi How would you define mental freedom? What does it feel like? What would it take to live your life with mental freedom as your foundation? Do you know ...
Views: 4978(3 votes) - Choosing to Live Your Best Life - by Submitted on May 17, 2011 from Marquita HeraldEvery day of our lives we are faced with choices. It’s entirely up to each of us whether we choose a pessimist’s view and end up living a self-defeated life, or to take the optimistic route and create a challenging and fulfilling life. Optimism has been linked to positive mood and good ...
Views: 1311(3 votes) - Communicating Effectively – Keeps our Goals on Target - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2013 from Larry CraneCommunication is probably one of the most important aspects of being human and accomplishing our goals. Communication is more than just speaking or writing. Communication is for the purpose of engaging our senses in a manner that communicates information. Communication exists in many forms. ...
Views: 1476(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: 1289(3 votes) - Cultivate Your Witness Self - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2009 from M.J. RyanThe other day I got a call from a reporter for a women’s magazine wondering if I knew of any new stress reduction ideas, “you know, beyond breathing and meditation.” It reminded me of our tendency in this culture to grasp for the novel and it even caused me to doubt whether to include this piece ...
Views: 1620(9 votes) - DECLARATIONS OF INDEPENDENCE - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Chelle Thompson"Freedom is a condition of your heart. You can be captive amidst great wealth and free behind bars. Do your fears, insecurities, beliefs and programs still control the way you choose to spend your days? The true freedom in life is feeling free to think, act and speak according to the dictates of ...
Views: 1783(3 votes) - Do We Dare to Dream or Follow Our Dreams? - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from paul cloughAs we grow up we, well most of us, seem to turn into adults with adult outlooks. What I mean by this is that we tend to put up with what we have and settle for something less than we could have ~ if only we dared to dream. What stops us, or someone you know well from stepping through our self ...
Views: 1694(9 votes) - Do You Need All Your Thoughts? - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Remez Sasson- Are you aware of the thoughts that pass through your mind? - Do you remember what you thought a few minutes ago? - Do you know how many thoughts pass through your mind in 24 hours? - Do all your thoughts originate in your mind? Are they your own thoughts or other people’s thoughts ...
Views: 2819(9 votes) - Driven to Distraction - by Submitted on May 13, 2010 from Willie HortonA couple of months back, the New York Times ran a series of articles with the above title – all about the manner in which road accidents are almost invariably the result of a loss of focus or, in plain English, not paying attention. Again, I notice that Loughborough University in the UK has ...
Views: 1597(3 votes) - Employed for Life & Never Out of Work - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2009 from Krystal KuehnThank God every morning when you get up that you have something which must be done, whether you like it or not. Work breeds a hundred virtues that idleness never knows. ~Charles Kingsley Work keeps our minds occupied. It forces us to set and meet goals that lead to a sense of ...
Views: 1515(9 votes) - Enjoying the Holidays! - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2013 from Larry CraneThis year let’s all plan to enjoy ourselves and the holidays. Why not? It’s a decision! A few of the reasons that we don’t enjoy the holidays is simply because we are reliving past holiday experiences. We are going over mental lists of what we previously happened. We are stuck in fear and ...
Views: 1460(3 votes) - Five Steps to Loving Yourself..... Then Love Everyone Else - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2012 from sherrie campbellWhy is it that so many of us put ourselves second? Why is it that we often sacrifice what is good for us to make someone else happy, and why is it such a difficult transition to start putting ourselves first? I see this issue not only every day in my office but also at times in my own life. Of ...
Views: 1463(3 votes) - Five Ways to Empower Your Thoughts - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2015 from Tony Fahkry“What the mind can conceive and believe, and the heart desire, you can achieve.” - Norman Vincent Peale “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it,” remarked the Greek philosopher Aristotle. If you were to read no further than that line, ...
Views: 1413(3 votes) - From Slavery to Freedom - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Victoria Lorient-FaibishWhat is change? How do we achieve this illusive concept? How do we master going beyond what we have been taught to do repeatedly either because we saw it or because it was drilled in to us on pain of who knows what? The thing I ask most readily when a client enters my office is “What is it that ...
Views: 1593(6 votes) - How do you perceive life? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2013 from Pierre Ah-FatHow do you perceive life? By Pierre Ah-Fat, MBA, Transformation Coach The story of the two frogs Two frogs fell in a small well. They both started asking themselves what they should now do. One said: ‘Let us try to climb and get out of this well. We shall then be free to see the world.’ ...
Views: 2631(6 votes) - How Music Can Enhance Your Life - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2011 from Kimberley CohenBerthold Auerbach said, “Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life”. I don’t know about you, but music has, and continues to, enhance all areas of my life. No matter what mood or space I am in, I can put on a certain song or type of music and everything seems to just wash ...
Views: 1397(3 votes) - How to Handle Negative Feedback - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from Nelson BerryBy The Pioneer of Subliminal Messages Online. There are two kinds of feedback: good and bad. Of course, you want to have the good, but that isn’t always the case all the time. Sometimes you also hear negative feedback, which is scary since a lot don’t know how to manage it quite well. ...
Views: 1014(3 votes) - How to Stop Anxiety Attacks - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2012 from Beth O'ConnorPanic or Anxiety attacks are the result of a whole number of factors, which can range from stress at home or at work to a phobia to bereavement. They are essentially caused by the body's reaction to fear or emotional distress. It's thought that as many as 1 in 10 people will suffer a panic ...
Views: 1532(3 votes) - How Useless Thought is Ruining Your Life - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2011 from Willie HortonI’ve been running Personal Development Seminars now for over fifteen years and still, after all these years practicing what I preach, I wake up some mornings plagued with useless thoughts – or the little rascals come after me during the day when I least expect it. But, of course, I should ...
Views: 1724(3 votes) - How We Label People Hurts Them and Us - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2010 from Willie HortonI have long been of the view that “normal” behaviour is bizarre. After all, the Universities of Chicago and Milan calculate that so-called “normal” people use just 1% of their mental capacity to do what they’re doing in the here and now. The rest of their mental energy is wasted on looking ...
Views: 4386(18 votes) - I Choose To Have A Good Day - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2011 from Claire McGee“A man without a plan for the day is lost before he starts.” ~ Lewis K. Bendele What is meant by the above quote is, many people become so familiar with the daily routine of responsibility, duties and heavy workloads, we lose sight of the many great accomplishments we have achieved throughout ...
Views: 3699(3 votes) - In Celebration of Sensitive Men - by Submitted on May 29, 2013 from Judith OrloffSensitive men are incredibly attractive. They are path-forgers in the new paradigm of the evolved man. Strong and sensitive. Intuitive and powerful. They’re able to give and receive love without ambivalence, being “unavailable,” or commitment phobia. In my book Emotional Freedom to help you ...
Views: 1572(3 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: 1441(3 votes) - Love Yourself, Raise Yourself and Harmonize with Your Environment - by Submitted on May 06, 2011 from Pamela TurnerThis is a beautiful process that will shift your energy immediately. Do it whenever you need a boost, feel sad or depressed, anytime you our out of alignment with Who you really are! If you do this process with consistency it will totally transform your life. Why wouldn’t it? It is Source ...
Views: 1272(3 votes) - Personal Core Values - Extensive List of Core Values - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2011 from Robin GalbraithEvaluating your personal core values is an important part of any personal growth plan. It is a key factor in cultivating a positive attitude. Part of any good personal development plan should include an evaluation of your personal values. Values are: A principle, standard, or quality ...
Views: 5624(3 votes) - Polarization, Convergence and Focusing - Transformation by Natural Spirituality - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2013 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranWhen the psychological energy elements are in the helter-skelter form, they lack the synergistic effect. Healthy mental transformation can take place with synergism. Our noisy mental state, lacking polarization, fritters away the energy. Let us consider an iron piece before and after ...
Views: 1461(3 votes) - Positive Thinking Activities: 3 Easy Ways To Make Everyday An Awesome Day - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2011 from Michael LeeThere's no better way to start your day than by participating in a few positive thinking activities. Now, most of us follow a routine in the morning. We wake up, brush our teeth, eat breakfast, take a bath, etc. However, think of what would happen if you started adding some positive thinking ...
Views: 2728(3 votes) - Self Esteem - How Does One Acquire and Maintain It - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Sarah HongerlootSelf-Esteem – How Does One Acquire and Maintain It – By Sarah Hongerloot © Sarah Hongerloot March 2011 It is no secret that self-esteem is a pervasive problem in society with much of it stemming from negative childhood experiences, i.e. verbal/physical/sexual abuse. I, for one, am no ...
Views: 1867(3 votes) - Short cut to success - long way to go - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2011 from Siddhaartha VaidLife is too short to do many things. One cannot be everything. Still we have some desires which we want to get fulfilled. We want to taste success in career and be rich. At least want to get some of them to materialize. I often ask myself, is there a formula for success? Technically; no. We ...
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