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- A Belief Worth Questioning - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2019 from William CottringerA Belief Worth Questioning By Bill Cottringer “Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.” ~John F. Kennedy. All the world’s dreadful problems and the unwanted miseries they bring, are caused by one ...
Views: 906 - Laugh, Don’t Laugh - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWhen was the last time you really laughed? I am not referring to a giggle or a chuckle. What I am talking about is side-splitting, jaw-aching, tears-running-down-your-face, all-out, roll-on-the-floor laughing. If you are like most of us, it has been longer than you can remember. The truth ...
Views: 906 - What Do You Need? - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2015 from Rick HansonI usually describe a practice as something to do: get on your own side, see the being behind the eyes, take in the good, etc. This practice is different: it's something to recognize. From this recognition, appropriate action will follow. Let me explain. Some years ago I was invited to give a ...
Views: 906 - What Makes Your Life? - by Submitted on May 01, 2017 from Rick HansonWant to try a little experiment? Stop breathing. Really. For a few seconds, maybe a few dozen seconds, and see how it feels. For me, this experiment is an intimate way to experience a deep truth, that we live dependently, relying on 10,000 things for physical survival, happiness, love, and ...
Views: 906 - On Language and Healing - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Neil NathanON LANGUAGE AND HEALING: Ah, human perception. So varied, so quirky. Ya gotta love it. Our psyche is a somewhat fragile construction. We are shaped, uniquely and individually by our experiences. However, we have an unfortunate tendency to focus on, and to recall, our negative ...
Views: 905(3 votes) - Stop Comparing Your Struggles - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2020 from Jasmine Rice“Your story is unique to you…It’s not worthy of comparison” We all experience pain, sadness, grief, and hurt, but why do we feel it’s necessary to compare our struggles, I’m not sure anyone wants that first medal, and as a runner, I sure do love me a medal! I have felt guilty throughout my ...
Views: 904 - Re-programming the subconscious mind’s hard drive to take back control over your life choices - by Submitted on May 14, 2017 from Felicity MuscatAs you move through your life do you ever find yourself repeating or recreating situations that are less than desirable? For instance, do you find yourself caught in certain self-sabotaging or self-destructive habits that have taken control over your mind and life? Do you feel sufficiently ...
Views: 903 - Ten Top Ways To Be Happy - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from karen Hood-CaddyTEN TOP WAYS TO BE HAPPY: 1. Notice what pleases you. Most of the what makes us happy day to day is the little things--the cup of tea/coffee in the morning, a friend/child's smile, a breeze on our skin. Don't miss these moments. So often we glide right by them. Don't. Stop and notice these ...
Views: 903(1 vote) - <b>Why Raise Your Expectations?</b> - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2011 from Dion DalyWhy Raise Your Expectations? If you're absolutely contented with your current condition in life, you might be thinking why you'd want to raise your expectations. Well, when you want more, you'll push yourself to accomplish that much more. I want you to think about a time when you expected ...
Views: 902(1 vote) - How Your Problems Are Like Diamonds - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2011 from Kevin Joseph KleinWhen we think of diamonds, the image that most often comes to mind is that of the valuable crystal clear, sparkling gem mounted in a piece of fine jewelry. They are treasured for their brilliance and, as most of us know, because they are virtually indestructible. It is the hardest substance on ...
Views: 902(4 votes) - Should You Give to Charity? - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2019 from John Ananto“The current idea we have of a class is someone who is without character, who lacks conviction and critical sense. Goodness is unknown, but it refers to compassion, goodness, values that are less put forward in our society. A kind person is attentive to the needs of others, which is a very good ...
Views: 902 - The Technique That Will Stop You From Just Coping During Panic Attacks - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2013 from Dennis SimsekHow tired are you of hearing the same worn out teaching methods for generalized anxiety and panic attacks? You can't really blame doctors and psychologists I guess, because most of them have never experienced a full blown panic attack or have been though general anxiety hour after hour, day ...
Views: 902 - Who’s Left Off Your Gift List? - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2017 from Rick HansonCan you remember a time when you offered a gift to someone? Perhaps a holiday present, or a treat to a child, or taking time for a friend – or anything at all. How did this feel? Researchers have found that giving stimulates the same neural networks that light up when we feel physical pleasure, ...
Views: 902 - What Can I Do? - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2017 from Rick HansonI'm doing a series on my personal top five practices (all tied for first place), and have so far named three: meditate (including mindfulness, self-awareness, and, if you like, prayer), take in the good, and bless (including compassion, generosity, and love). I saw one way to bless on a ...
Views: 901 - What Is The Spiritual Life? Part One. - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2016 from B. L. PetersonWHAT IS THE SPIRITUAL LIFE? PART ONE. Today you hear the statement, "I'm not religious, I am spiritual." And I seriously doubt that few people have any idea what they mean by 'spiritual' other than they are not into the conventional religious orders of today. Most people believe in some ...
Views: 901(1 vote) - BE HAPPY BABE! - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Sheila Pearlby Sheila Pearl, M.S.W. How are you feeling today? What is your energetic state of being today? How do you see your life today? Are you content, restless, depressed, sad, numb, happy, excited? Whatever your answer, I've learned that it's entirely your choice. It took a series of ...
Views: 900 - Beyond Belief - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2015 from Naomi MillerThis is the start of something that I hope will grow into a deeper understanding about ourselves vs the world around us. Such an enigma of faces, and places, and experiences. Everything we take in is filtered through our own senses, unlike anyone else’s in existence. How can we then decide that ...
Views: 899 - A Quick and Simple Way to Dump Divorce Depression - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2012 from Karen FinnIt's rare that someone sees their divorce as a success. Most people see divorce as a failure - their personal failure. The very sad fact is that it's not unusual for someone to interpret the failure of their marriage as their failure in life. This couldn't be further from the truth! As an ...
Views: 898 - The Way Your Positive Self-Talk Impacts Your Self Esteem , Confidence and Your Success While Eliminating Detrimental Effects of Negative Thinking - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2022 from Leon EdwardPeople are taken part in an inner dialogue or self-talk consistently. It is a sort of automatic response to just how we feel, as well as it influences our behavior based on our experiences in life. If your point of view is always negative, as well as if you consistently engage in negative ...
Views: 898 - What Would Bear Lots Of Fruit? - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2016 from Rick HansonMy wife and kids tease me that the title of this practice is corny - and it is. Still, I like it. If you don't nourish the things that nourish you, they wither away like a plant in dry stony ground. Looking to the year ahead for you - a year that can begin whenever you want - what's one key ...
Views: 897 - Impossibility of Failure - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2011 from Ron KawatskySomewhere along the way, we picked up the belief “I can’t do it”. It might have come from someone (parent, friend, teacher, whoever) or internally from ourselves. We may have had an idea to do something, accomplish some goal and somebody (perhaps ourselves) said, “Ohhh, you can’t do that”. ...
Views: 895(1 vote) - 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: 895(2 votes) - What's Up With These people? - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2017 from Rick HansonResearch shows that relationships are built from interactions, and interactions are built from moments. A critical moment in an interaction is when one person wants something from the other one. ("Wants" include wishes, needs, desires, hopes, and longings.) The want could be simple and concrete, ...
Views: 895 - Criticizing the Law of Attraction - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2010 from Natalie HowardIn criticizing the law of attraction I ask: Does it really work? Is it just a scam perpetrated by it's promoters to make money? Or is it kind of like the placebo effect:; you get what you expect, whether there's been a real change or not. If you are reading this you probably know the basic ...
Views: 894(9 votes) - Mind Games: "The Winning Edge" (from 'The Winning Mind and Endless Possibilities') - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: Mind Games: "The Winning Edge" (from 'The Winning Mind and Endless Possibilities') Category (key words): Success, Success Principles, Motivation, Inspiration, Sports Psychology, Sport, Mind, Bill Beswick, Mind Control, Positive Thinking and Positive Psychology (enough there now, ...
Views: 894 - Thoughts On Resilience - Part One - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2013 from Rita SchianoResilience is that quality, that ability that enables some people to be knocked down by life and come back stronger than before. Rather than allowing crises or failure to drain their resolve, they tapped a reservoir of determination that allows them to rise up strong and resolute. There are ...
Views: 894(2 votes) - Creating Harmony and Balance in your Relationships - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2019 from Kimberly RexIn relationship, the energy that passes between you and another person relies on the harmony and balance within you. This directly affects the level of energy and reserve you have for experiencing connection, motivation and shared values while taking care of your own life energy. Any ...
Views: 893 - Marketing Strategies: Seven Tips to Thrive This Holiday Season - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2009 from Maya BaileyAre you wondering how to survive this Holiday Season? Do you get caught up in the fast pace to the point of stress and exhaustion? What if, this year, you could create exactly what you want? How about transforming stress into joy? How about making more money, instead of going in the ...
Views: 893(1 vote) - Conquering Negative Emotions - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2019 from Emmett MillerYou will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. True power is observing things with logic. True power is restraint. If words control you that means everyone else can control you. Breathe and allow things to pass... On television Sally hears a ...
Views: 891 - Who is Behind the Mask? - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2017 from Rick HansonMost of us wear a kind of mask, a persona that hides our deepest thoughts and feelings, and presents a polished, controlled face to the world. To be sure, a persona is a good thing to have. For example, meetings at work, holidays with the in-laws, or a first date are usually not the best time ...
Views: 891 - CCC - Competition, Competence and Cooperation - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2013 from Rohit KheraThe word "competition" evokes various uplifting images. It might be the images of sportsmen and athletes performing marvelous feats of strength, agility or endurance. Or you might visualize corporations increasing their efficiency and innovating newer and better products or services; as they say ...
Views: 890 - Book Review: The Truth: I'm a Girl, I'm Smart and I Know Everything - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Positive Psychology. Positive Psychology is the study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive. Positive Psychology has three central concerns: positive emotions, positive individual traits, and ...
Views: 889 - What Are You Bracing Against? - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2016 from Rick HansonThe title of this practice is a little tongue-in-cheek. What I mean is, most of us - me included - spend time worrying about criticism: past, present, and even future. Yes, try hard, keep agreements, "don't be evil," etc. But sooner or later - usually sooner - someone is going to point out the ...
Views: 889 - What's in Your Heart to Say? - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2015 from Rick HansonIt's been said that the most powerful tool for physical health is a fork (or spoon), since the choices you make with it determine the good or bad things you put into your body. In the same way, perhaps the most powerful tool for your mental health - and certainly for the health of your ...
Views: 889 - Who Do You Argue With? - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2015 from Rick HansonIt's one thing to stick up for yourself and others. But it's a different matter to get caught up in wrangles, contentiousness, squabbles . . . in a word: quarrels. Similarly, it's one thing to disagree with someone, even to the point of arguing - but it's a different matter to get so caught ...
Views: 888 - Are you the worst case scenario type thinker? Here is what you can do to reclaim full ownership of your life - by Submitted on May 08, 2017 from Felicity MuscatDo you know many people compulsively find themselves seeing the worst scenarios in situations they find themselves in? Do you know this leads to unnecessary amount of stress, anxiety, panic attacks, despair, depression, energy depletion, unhappiness, failed relationships, health concerns and ...
Views: 887 - ***Designing A Life - We Each Get The Chance - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2008 from Barbara Becker HolsteinAs we pass through the Seven Gateways to Happiness again and again and become a true Enchanted Self, we see that life is all about living and then telling and retelling the stories of our lives to get the most positive juice from our stories. If we know how to 'juice' the richness out of life, ...
Views: 886 - 6 Ways to Keep Your Relationship as Fresh and Exciting as Your First Date - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2013 from Sulagna DasguptaHave you been in a stable relationship/marriage for quite some time now? In that case chances are you’ve experienced those relationship ruts when you seem too familiar and same old to each other with nothing new to offer. A long and steady relationship often puts us into an everyday rhythm ...
Views: 886(1 vote) - Opt Out of Aging? Yes Please! - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2019 from Beate ProbstIf you had a time machine, what age would you travel to? I’m guessing you went back in time to when you were younger, as many of us would choose to do. The majority of people fear aging and its seemingly unavoidable effects- wrinkles, hair loss, weight gain, fatigue, back pain… and other “Oh ...
Views: 885(3 votes) - What Does Your Heart Say? - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2016 from Rick HansonMany years ago, I was in a significant relationship in which the other person started doing things that surprised and hurt me. I'll preserve the privacy here so I won't be concrete, but it was pretty intense. After going through the first wave of reactions - What?! How could you? Are you kidding ...
Views: 885 - Break Your Goals Into Steps - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2019 from Patricia BrawleyOnce you’ve set your mind on a goal and cleared away distractions, you’re ready to get started working. But first, you need to do some planning. When you plan in advance and use that plan, you’re more likely to succeed with your goals. You can make a list of things to do to reach your goal. ...
Views: 882 - Does Your Moodiness Keep You From Forward Progress? - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Maria Khalife"Faith is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted in spite of your changing moods." ~ C. S. Lewis Moods are frequently blamed for our lack of action. I know you've both heard and said "I don't feel like it." That's a generic and evasive saying that can have many other ...
Views: 881(3 votes) - Revealing The Art Of Positive Thinking - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2010 from Menno SpijkstraRevealing The Art of Positive Thinking. To start off, it is best to define and identify what positive thinking is all about. Generally, it includes simply just what this term implies: having positive thinking towards things and people. When you start to think positively, you give off that ...
Views: 879(4 votes) - Why the Pandemic Has Made Us Better Communicators - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2020 from Angela AshThere’s no denying that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we communicate. Perhaps “change” is not the best choice of words. Rather than saying that we have turned into different communication-style beings, it would be more fitting to say we’re adapting our communication skills to the new ...
Views: 879 - Make Your Life Better With Positive Self-Talk - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2011 from Dion DalyThe way you feel about yourself makes a really big difference in how you think about yourself. The thing is you can keep away from feeling down, or troubled if you know what to say to yourself and know the right way to say it. Even during hard times you can find moments of happiness and ...
Views: 878(1 vote) - How Does Self-Confidence Affect Your Overall Health? - by Submitted on May 20, 2015 from Anita GinsburgThe link between emotional and physical well being has been established for quite some time. However, many people believe that this correlation is merely spiritual or somehow not quantifiable. They might be surprised to learn that confidence affects one's health in several objective ...
Views: 876 - What's Carrying You? - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2016 from Rick HansonFeeling both the world and myself these days, one phrase keeps calling: lived by love. Explicitly, this means coming from love in a broad sense, from compassion, good intentions, self-control, warmth, finding what's to like, caring, connecting, and kindness. Implicitly, and more ...
Views: 876 - 5 tips for forgiving and reconciling - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2020 from lena schmidtWhen a friend hurts you emotionally, you feel great disappointment. But you can also feel a resentment and anger against this friend. And depending on how much you suffer, you can never forgive your friend for this incident. You will feel comfortable with this attitude at first. But at some ...
Views: 872 - This is the tool you need to start over your life - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2019 from Efi AsvestiI don’t know many things in life but I know one thing for sure. There is a spark in our hearts, but there is a fear as well. Today’s world is overwhelming for all of us. We need to survive financially, emotionally, be dignified and strong. We need our daily jobs so as to pay these monsters that ...
Views: 871 - An Overview of Lippage - Lip Nude Treatment - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2021 from Shubham SardaLIPS - Lip fillers are the modern answer to those who are desperate to have fuller, sexier lips. They do not require the surgery as other cosmetic enhancements do, and they are much less likely to cause adverse reactions. The first thing to realize about lip filling is that it should be done for ...
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