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As an abused person you will have often been tricked and taken advantage of by people in your immediate circle, and even by strangers. You may even believe that abusers can sense your obvious victimhood like an animal sniffs out its prey. Do you believe that you have a look or an aura, like a ... Views: 2409
Normal behaviour is rarely appropriate and often completely inappropriate if not totally bizarre. How could it be appropriate? Because normal behaviour is triggered automatically – you don’t have to think about it, you just react – by your subconscious mind. Your subconscious mind is fine ... Views: 4387
Deep Sleep is essential for Total Wellness:
The process of sleep places a very high demand on our energy reserves. So much work must be accomplished while we sleep: innumerable cells must be replaced or repaired, the immune system must be balanced, hormones must be balanced and emotional ... Views: 3691
Do you ever find yourself lying awake at night, unable to fall asleep, because you're worrying about one of the zillions of things you have to do the next day?
Do you ever wake up bone-tired on a cold, dark morning... not wanting to get out of bed and face the day ahead of you?
Do you wake ... Views: 2921
"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction and faithful in prayer."
Romans 12:12
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."
You become what you think about most of the time. And the most important part of each day is what you ... Views: 3141
A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, "how heavy is this glass of water? "
Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g.
The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter.
It depends on how long you try to hold it.
"If ... Views: 2468
When people start talking about anxiety disorder, panic attack and mood disorders, the first thing that comes into mind is terror. These people feel that way since these individuals know that you will face a lot of challenges when you start to undergo such condition. Additionally, experiencing ... Views: 2275
Do you find that you're always criticizing and putting yourself down? Do you only see the bad qualities in yourself, never the good? If you answered yes to these questions, then you, like most people, are prone to self-criticism.
We can be very judgmental when it comes to our own faults and ... Views: 2149
I didn’t realize how much I’d let recent stress levels affect me until I stepped on the scales and saw that I’d gained ten pounds.
To make matters worse, I also developed a toothache that eventually got bad enough to send me to the dentist. I had to have a root canal. What could have been ... Views: 1743
She was there again. The Lady Who Pushes All My Buttons was at the Y.
The Situation - Picture this, if you will: A crowded locker room with limited space. Several towels scattered on the floor. A rolling carry-on duffel bag, upended, with shoes, makeup and exercise clothing strewn on the ... Views: 2066
Do you put on your running shoes and make a mad dash? Hide behind your desk? Try to stay clear of them, or avoid them all together?
Do you sometimes find yourself or your mood changing when you are around them? Maybe you become frustrated, impatient, angry, or you try to change their ... Views: 2394
This question came up for me yesterday when I decided to make myself a healthy lunch. As I was assembling the ingredients that included, lettuce and basil from my deck garden, sliced strawberries, blueberries, shredded carrots, snap peas, walnuts and boiled shrimp dressed with a lovely olive oil ... Views: 2680
Love naturally flows out of the present moment, which is the only moment that exists. The present moment is what is real. When we bring a memory from the past, a fantasy of the future, a fear, a judgment, or any other self-centered thought into the present moment, those thoughts draw us out of ... Views: 3521
Our world, our entire universe and, indeed, your own daily life operates like a big energy-exchange machine. Ground-breaking discoveries in the field of quantum physics has begun to confirm just how this energy actually works. But, for starters, we already know that everything is made up of ... Views: 2239
If you believe you can do it, you can. If you believe you can’t, you won’t.
How do you see your reflection? Is it distorted in the ripples of a wave? Is it clear as in a quiet body of water? Is it completely opposite as in looking at a mirror? How you see yourself in relation to your world ... Views: 1793
When the essence of your life, which is consciousness, connects to something, a commitment is formed. A superficial level of commitment happens when your consciousness connects to the thoughts of something and you are just left committed to your own mind. The most common example of a deeper ... Views: 1802
Ladies if you haven't learned this by now you might not ever. Men think about sex a lot. This is our nature we desire it, we fantasize about it, and we want it all the time. Back up a bit that last little part isn't quite true. Men want sex all the time isn't exactly true we want it until we can ... Views: 4196
The meaning of dreams was discovered by the psychiatrist Carl Jung, after conducting very arduous research. All dreams have a therapeutic function and are produced by the unconscious mind. The unconscious mind organizes the functioning of our body and sends us protective dream messages in a ... Views: 2667
The last but extremely important sheath (5 covering layers of a living being) is the Bliss Sheath. When this sheath is uncovered, not only does the living being come very close to God but that it becomes God Him self. The soul is said to be a spark of God. Its ultimate form is Satya, Shiva, ... Views: 3822
Sometimes I wake up in the morning and think of the coming day and coming days in general, and I think that I must have been born on the wrong planet. But then I slowly realize that I am just where I am supposed to be. When I realize that all of my fears, worries, and regrets seem to just ... Views: 2003
Let’s say Geena is your friend of many years. She is a smart, creative, go-getter and beautiful to top it off - a source of admiration for many. Yet still, she confides in you, whenever she lands a major success like getting published in a popular publication or being accepted into a competitive ... Views: 1869
"We share what we know, so that we all may grow."
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ATTITUDE (by Dr John Maxwell)
Submitter's Note:
These are some brief notes that I took from an adress by Dr John Maxwell. I hope you find them as uplifting and inspirational as I do... and ... Views: 1876
Many of my students and clients admit that they are tired of working on themselves, because “self-improvement” causes them to feel like they should continuously be aspiring to be better, rather than affording opportunities to rest in who and where they are. I couldn’t agree more.
Learning ... Views: 1446
Pain is a part of life. More so for some people than others of course. It seems that some people have the resources or strength or luck or skills to work through their pain and come out the other side unscathed, almost as if they hardly felt a thing.
We comfort ourselves with the thought that ... Views: 3627
“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind”
Dr. Seuss
As many of you know, I started writing these weekly messages over three years ago. Because of a request from one patient to keep him motivated, the weekly message series was ... Views: 4526
What are some of the common thoughts that flash across your mind? Are they positive and uplifting, or do they focus on what is wrong and bring up visions of worst case scenarios? For many of us, our thoughts are a mixture of both. But, the real question is which ones do we focus on and ... Views: 1613
We are generally either consumed with too much to do and too little time, or too much time and not enough to do. Where are you?
Are you the type of person that is rushing around with a million and one things to do and get done, or are you walking around aimlessly wondering what to do first ... Views: 1546
Setting goals has its own special magic. When we transform desires and fantasies into tangible ideas and goals and commit them to paper we are taking a powerful step toward attaining what we want in our life.
New Year is the traditional time for setting goals. As we anticipate the year, in ... Views: 1525
Let me give you a strong reason why we should be grateful for everyday. Because the moment you open your eyes each day. It is a gift from god to you. You are still alive and that it is a given.
Everybody is given a brand new day. Everybody is given another day to love. Everybody is given ... Views: 8491
Duties of the Father of the Bride
(Part I of IV-The Announcement)
From my observations and experiences of the duties of the Father of the Bride, one of my favorite poems comes to mind "IF" …
“If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on ... Views: 2857
Duties of the Father of the Bride
(Part II of IV-The Initial Wedding Planning)
The traditional duties of the Father of the Bride during the initial planning of the Wedding and the Wedding Reception include:
1. Maintaining a calm and loving tone in your home, in spite of tension, ... Views: 3310
Duties of the Father of the Bride
(Part III of IV-6 Weeks before the Wedding)
The traditional duties of the Father of the Bride during the six weeks before the Wedding Day and up to the actual Wedding Day include:
1. Maintain a calm and loving tone in his home, in spite of tension, chaos, ... Views: 2772
Duties of the Father of the Bride
(Part IV of IV-The Actual Wedding Day)
The traditional duties of the Father of the Bride During the actual Wedding and Reception day include:
1. Maintain a calm and loving tone, in spite of tension, chaos, last minute pre-wedding jitters, ... Views: 3172
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Duties of the Father of the Groom: Etiquette FAQ - by Howard Edward Haller, Ph.D. exclusively for WeddingLDS.com, Professional Speaker on Intrapreneurship & Leadership & Published Author of Two Books
Duties of Father of the Groom: Etiquette FAQ
When your son gets engaged, a number of questions run through your head. Especially if this is your first child to be married, you might not know exactly what you do during wedding planning, what pre-wedding parties you should attend, or what to ... Views: 9199
In our drive for the good life, it seems that we have become obsessed with the need to be “perfect”!
Why can’t we just let our selves be who we are at the moment?
As human beings we are constantly changing and evolving as our life changes. We cannot stop this process no matter how hard we ... Views: 2125
My colleague, friend and mentor extraordinaire, Brooke Castillo published a fantastic book entitled Self Coaching 101. The book explains very simply, in language your 7 year old can understand, how your thoughts create results in your life. Brooke believes that thoughts don’t happen to you, but ... Views: 2139
The majority of my clients resist mindfulness meditation at first, although the time commitment is small and the payoff is enormous. One insisted that it wasn’t necessary and that she didn’t have enough time in her day to devote to a regular practice. Then she went through the loss of a parent, ... Views: 1722
1. You cannot control every thought you have but you can control the flow of your thoughts.
The most important thing to understand is the difference between initial and reactive or response or thoughts. An initial thought is one that either just pops into your mind for no apparent ... Views: 3187
I sat there frustrated, disillusioned and diminished by someone I was absolutely sure I didn’t want to be with. He said, “I could never be with anyone else” and a week after I broke up with him he was indeed, dating someone else. I asked myself, “Why do I care so much?” while at the same time, I ... Views: 1516
A powerful concept is the ability to make lifestyle changes through positive thinking. Many people are able to make a difference in their life with a positive mental attitude. These are some of the keys to creating financial freedom through an internet marketing business. It can seem impossible ... Views: 965
For the most part, there are things that have happened in our life or will happen this week, of which we have little or no control. When stuff happens it has a way of draining our enthusiasm, optimism, belief, and faith. Certainly those who rely on the Gulf of Mexico for their livelihood have ... Views: 3126
Visualization is a very hot topic these days.
Part of the reason that visualization is so popular is because there is a lot of anecdotal evidence that by use of visualization, we can improve in confidence and performance.
For example, visualization is often used to help elite athletes ... Views: 2047
The automatic brain always defaults to the worst-case scenario. This is an automatic, evolutionary instinct developed, over a few hundred thousand years, to protect us from pain and suffering—in other words, from the worst-case scenario of any situation. A few hundred thousand years seems like a ... Views: 8960
Affirmations you can use (Choose one each day and repeat it to yourself that day. From time to time, read the list to yourself):
1. I know I can see clearly without eyeglasses.
2. I see more clearly when I'm relaxed and centered.
3. I see clearly when I am here now.
4. I can have clear ... Views: 10680
Do you have hopes and dreams? Do you believe they are truly possible for you?
The Never Ending Story is a movie about a place called Fantasia – where hopes and dreams live. Where fairy tales come to life. In the movie a young boy is reading the book by the same name… he becomes the main ... Views: 965
IF you feel, or believe, that your life is in such an impossible state that there is no way you can move forward from it,(without it being ovewhelmingly painful or catastrophic), take heart. It's just these kind of circumstances that often give rise to major growth. But in order to do that, you ... Views: 2108
The normal mind is anaesthetized. I’ve come across people who do things they know they shouldn’t be doing but they appear not to be able to help it. I know people who insist on reading every single email the moment it arrives even though they’re supposed to be in the middle of something ... Views: 5682
Love isn't something that someone causes us to feel, but a state of being that we experience whenever we are fully present in the moment to whatever or whomever is showing up. Love is our natural state, and we experience our natural state whenever the chattering mind is quiet or simply ignored. ... Views: 1480
I recently downloaded a bunch of music, and then I noticed a pattern. There seem to be a lot of songs about breathing. I’ve got “Breathe”, “Breathe In”, Keep Breathing” , “Breathe In Breathe Out” and “Breathe Me”
I must admit, I wondered what the Universe might be trying to tell me, or where ... Views: 2464
Groom's guide about renting or buying a Tuxedo for his Wedding-
Part II (Tuxedo accessories)
The main accessories of a Tuxedo include:
Shoes
Socks
Tie
Cufflinks
Tuxedo Shoes
Tuxedo shoes are basically black, shiny and plain, without any designs as those you would find on ... Views: 3663