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- When it’s Time to Shift Priorities - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2017 from Suzanne St. John SmithI’m a perfectionist. Always have been. And sometimes it drives me crazy. Like most ‘Type-A’ people, there isn’t enough time in the day to be a perfectionist about everything, so we often prioritize areas of our lives where our standards need to reach their highest, and those where we can ...
Views: 866 - How to Improve Meditation with Feng Shui - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2017 from Pat HeydlauffFeng Shui is about so much more than the placement of things, decluttering and organizing. It is about being in control of your external and internal environments so you can create prosperity, well-being, peace and harmony. It is about living a lifestyle using positive energy in your ...
Views: 1325 - 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: 693 - Choose Your Thoughts Carefully - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2017 from Dante PetrillaWe hear that our thoughts are powerful in metaphysical, new-age circles these days. They have the power to shape the course of your life, determine your destiny, and even have obvious physical effects on your body. The quality of your thoughts can either make or break your life. It is ...
Views: 1622 - Seeking the Will O’ Wisp of Happiness – The Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2017 from Zia MarshallMr. X’s life is filled with an incessant round of activities. He is constantly on the move. He is driven and he pushes the boundaries. He soars high in his career. He is sure he has it all - the trappings of wealth and success, accolades and a great lifestyle. What more could he possibly ask ...
Views: 840(1 vote) - Who Do You Trust? - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2017 from Rick HansonAs I grew up, at home and school it felt dangerous to be myself - my whole self, including the parts that made mistakes, got rebellious and angry, goofed around too loudly, or were awkward and vulnerable. Not dangers of violence, as many have faced, but risks of being punished in other ways, ...
Views: 657 - 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: 884 - Worldview and Happiness - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2017 from Smith Publicity“Freethinkers are those who are willing to use their minds without prejudice and without fearing to understand things that clash with their own customs, privileges, or beliefs. This state of mind is not common, but it is essential for right thinking.” ― Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) The Optimum ...
Views: 1660 - What Do Others Want? - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2017 from Rick HansonHustling through an airport, I stopped to buy some water. At the shop's refrigerator, a man was bent over, loading bottles into it. I reached past him and pulled out one he'd put in. He looked up, stopped working, got a bottle from another shelf, and held it out to me, saying "This one is cold." ...
Views: 792 - Can You Be With The Whole Of Your Psyche? - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2017 from Rick HansonWhen you're young, the territory of the psyche is like a vast estate, with rolling hills, forests and plains, swamps and meadows. So many things can be experienced, expressed, wanted, and loved. But as life goes along, most people pull back from major parts of their psyche. Perhaps a swamp of ...
Views: 899 - Truth Vs. Encoded Belief - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2017 from Smith PublicityWe can only truly act in our self-interest when we are responding appropriately to objective truth, not belief. Belief has no boundaries, no limits, and is founded on hope. Truth is finite—with immoveable boundaries and absolute limits—and is founded on scientific fact. Those of us who assume ...
Views: 922 - Did You Truly Choose This Path? - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2017 from Rick HansonThe human body has about 100 trillion cells (plus another ten quadrillion microscopic critters hitching a ride, most of them beneficial or harmless). Each one of your cells has aims - goals, in a sense - controlled by its DNA: cells conduct processes aimed at particular functions, like building ...
Views: 812 - 4 Tips To Help Boost Your Self-Esteem - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2017 from Susan MelonyMany people suffer from low self-esteem, especially if they often compare themselves to celebrities that adorn the covers of magazines, wear perfect eyeglasses, and walk so elegantly on the catwalk. You may never achieve celebrity status, but this does not mean you cannot look, and feel good; ...
Views: 812 - Understanding ‘hope’ and its role in coping and optimism - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2017 from Fraser Watts“Keep hope alive” is a slogan which was popularised by the American civil rights campaigner, Jesse Jackson, in a speech given 25 years ago. Since then, the electronica group, The Crystal Method, used it as the basis for a single on their album Vegas. In short, the phrase connects with how we ...
Views: 985 - Are You Exaggerating Sticks While Downplaying Carrots? - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2017 from Rick Hanson"Tell the truth." It's the foundation of science, ethics, and relationships. But we have a brain that evolved to tell lies to help us survive. As I've written before, over several hundred million years our ancestors: Had to avoid two kinds of mistakes: thinking there's a tiger in the ...
Views: 887 - What Are You Fighting? - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2017 from Rick HansonBy "war" I mean here a mindset, not combat between nations with tanks and bombs. The "war" I'm referring to is an attitude of conflict and animosity toward a person, object, or condition. Parents can feel at war with a misbehaving teenager, and certainly vice versa. Neighbors quarreling over a ...
Views: 758 - WORDS ARE WICKED - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2017 from William CottringerWORDS ARE WICKED By Bill Cottringer “In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends,” ~Martin Luther King, Jr. For over 50-years now, I have worked in criminal justice as a law enforcement officer, prison warden and a security manager, and ...
Views: 1106 - Look Great, Feel Great - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2017 from Shae HollandMost of us were raised to always make sure we have (and wear) clean socks and underwear. As it turns out, there might be more to that advice than simple good hygiene. Recent research suggests that the quality of your clothing can have a direct effect upon your self perception and overall mental ...
Views: 1716 - Is It Really True? - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2017 from Rick HansonOne time I watched a three-year-old at her birthday party. Her friends were there from preschool, and she received lots of presents. The cake came out, she admired the pink frosting rose at its center, and everyone sang. One of the moms cut pieces and without thinking sliced right through the ...
Views: 731 - The Power of Awareness - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2017 from William CottringerThe Power of Awareness By Bill Cottringer “What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself.” ~Abraham Maslow. Focusing on one thing in life being more important than any other is a common mistake we often make. This usually results in over-embracing a ...
Views: 1200 - Don't be that guy... - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2017 from Andy KayYou know how in every comment section online there’s always that one guy who’s bitchy and moany about whatever the subject matter? Yeah, don't be that guy. Often, there’s more than one. (Lookin’ at you, YouTube!) And of course, girls do it too, but they tend to be more passive-aggressive, ...
Views: 828 - The Power Of Words - Choose Them Carefully To Heal Not Harm - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2017 from Harry HooverDo you understand the power of words? Words can be terribly effective weapons when used with malice. I have a friend who was verbally abused while growing up. Today – at 47 – he still suffers the wounds from the words used on him by his mother. “You’re no good,” she told him. “You’ll never ...
Views: 1005 - Live with Authenticity, Purpose, and Passion - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2017 from Sandra Miniere“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” – Pablo Picasso A few days after working with an energy worker, I had a revelation: I understood that as a young child, I was captivated by people. I observed and empathized with them. It was natural for me to ...
Views: 1089 - "When our Children 'Come Out'" - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2017 from Barry and Joyce VissellLast week, Barry and I found ourselves at 10pm sitting at a special reserved table at “The Stud,” the 50-year-old first gay bar in San Francisco. First of all, there are a few things you should know about us. We are quiet country people who like to go to bed early. We never drive the ninety ...
Views: 1104 - What is more important? Achieving happiness or pursuing it? - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2017 from Mili BatraWe often see people running like crazy, putting all their efforts in getting into the best jobs they can, when all of their energy is inclined towards earning more and more grands. They think they will achieve their ultimate happiness once they are successful in attaining financial stability, ...
Views: 796 - What Can You Do When Nothing Is Working? - by Submitted on May 29, 2017 from Rick HansonIn response to a previous JOT - Find Stillness - a wise therapist, Betsy Sansby, reminded me that sometimes a person just can't find any stillness anywhere. Maybe you have epilepsy or chronic pain, or are wildly worried about a child or other loved one, or have been rejected in love or had the ...
Views: 777 - A Radical Departure from the Habitual Neurology – True Living Becomes Possible - by Submitted on May 23, 2017 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranLife on this planet is influenced by many factors. Human beings are primarily driven by their habitual neurology but they remain unaware of how they are captured by it. A release from that neurology can move us a great deal towards living vibrantly. Releasing oneself from the conventional ...
Views: 1171 - Modeling Optimism in Your Business - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2021 from SUSAN FOXDon’t you just love optimism? It’s the feeling that rejuvenates you after first feeling stuck in life. We are naturally designed to be optimistic. However, being around pessimistic people can cause you to unlearn your natural desire to be optimistic. When you choose to be optimistic ...
Views: 999 - What Doesn't Change? - by Submitted on May 22, 2017 from Rick HansonThings keep changing. The clock ticks, the day unfolds, trees grow, leaves turn brown, hair turns gray, children grow up and leave home, attention skitters from this to that, the cookie is delicious but then it's all gone, you're mad about something for awhile and then get over it, consciousness ...
Views: 689 - 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: 965 - Why preparing for the worst doesn’t actually help - by Submitted on May 15, 2017 from Felicity MuscatThe way you react to a situation affects the outcome. Repeat this reaction again and again and eventually this creates a pattern for your whole life. Many people find themselves thinking about the worst case scenario for any situation they are in. As children we are taught to “expect the worst”. ...
Views: 1018 - The secret to having unshakable willpower - by Submitted on May 15, 2017 from Felicity MuscatHaving a weak will is often considered “normal”. Strong-willed individuals are admired for their success. While those with little to no will power just assume willpower is something some people get and some don’t. This belief deters them from ever attempting to change, or find the source of ...
Views: 1061 - Is your emotional baggage enslaving you? - by Submitted on May 15, 2017 from Felicity MuscatDo you spend your days feeling like you aren’t really living up to your potential? Are you frustrated by the feeling that the way you are today isn’t who you really are? Many people don’t realise it, but your Authentic Self can, and probably has, become buried over the years under old emotional ...
Views: 816 - How to increase your self-esteem - by Submitted on May 15, 2017 from Felicity MuscatDid you know that low self-esteem leaves you feeling like a second class citizen who must regularly submit their wishes to the whims of others? Can you relate to this? More importantly, did you know that low self-esteem is something that is actually programmed into you by negative memories of ...
Views: 891 - 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: 920 - How to stop watching successful people and start becoming one - by Submitted on May 15, 2017 from Felicity MuscatDid you know the only reason most people live in scarcity is because they have been hypnotised into accepting a host of limiting beliefs around their ability to create the abundance they rightfully deserve? Did you know most of those beliefs are held outside of conscious awareness stored deep in ...
Views: 950 - How to stop delaying your goals and show up for your life - by Submitted on May 15, 2017 from Felicity MuscatDoes procrastination rule your life? Does it feel like you sit helplessly on the sidelines of your life as you watch this uncontrollable force run it into the ground? Do you realise that means you: a) have totally lost control over your life and therefore; b) have no life? Do you feel ...
Views: 994 - How to delete old memories of past failures that continue to sabotage your life - by Submitted on May 15, 2017 from Felicity MuscatDid you know that the main reason one continues to feel like a failure after having endured a negative event is that they harbour the negative memory of that event within themselves? Did you know that memory serves as the solid evidence for the belief that they are a failure? Finally, did you ...
Views: 821 - Release the past: completely erase the negative memories which are retriggering pain in your relationships - by Submitted on May 14, 2017 from Felicity MuscatLearning from your past experiences is great, but I’m sure you’ll agree that being stuck in the memories really isn’t. Are you constantly living in your past, and do you want to break out? If so, read on! Do you continually find yourself rehashing past events, all the while wishing they could ...
Views: 791 - Is the fear of taking full responsibility for your life driving you to procrastinate? - by Submitted on May 14, 2017 from Felicity MuscatDid you know that procrastination is directed by negative beliefs and feelings such as the fear of disappointment, fear of failure, fear of taking responsibility for one’s own life, the need to remain dependent of one’s friends, parents, and loved ones, the fear of facing the world and becoming ...
Views: 831 - How to attract what you want and stop attracting undesirable situations from reoccurring - by Submitted on May 14, 2017 from Felicity MuscatDid you know that it is not a coincidence that you attract situations that make you question if you should accept them? The man with kids, or the job with less pay, the unsavoury housemate, the woman who isn’t fully committed when you truly desire to be with someone who is. Many people live ...
Views: 822 - How to remove feelings of not being good enough and replace them with natural feelings of confidence, peace and adequacy for who you are - by Submitted on May 14, 2017 from Felicity MuscatDo you ever experience feelings of not being good enough? Do you feel that it’s normal to actually have the belief of not being good enough inside you, creating self-doubt? Do you feel like it’s normal that you have to be and do things in order to feel good within yourself? Do you find yourself ...
Views: 822 - How to restore freedom, peace and reclaim your authentic self - by Submitted on May 14, 2017 from Felicity MuscatAnxiety is largely the result of what I call ‘emotional landmines’ i.e. negatively charged memories stored in your unconscious mind and body that keep getting re-triggered by daily events. The triggering of these ‘landmines’ leads to anxiety and other painful emotional and physical experiences ...
Views: 751 - 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: 766 - The only cure to increase your self-esteem - by Submitted on May 14, 2017 from Felicity MuscatSelf-esteem is a value that you unconsciously place upon yourself. It is based upon choices that you make throughout your life and you will find that it fluctuates. The main reason why psychology experts have failed to increase self-esteem through many different approaches is because self-esteem ...
Views: 695 - 6 Ways to Be Happy At Home - by Submitted on May 12, 2017 from Rebecca Young6 Ways to Be Happy At Home “To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition, the end to which every enterprise and labour tends.” – Samuel Johnson. Home isn’t a place, it’s a feeling. It’s our comfortable refuge, the place we feel relieved when we walk through the door, it’s where ...
Views: 997 - How to banish the fear of stepping up permanently - by Submitted on May 11, 2017 from Felicity MuscatIf you are someone who is haunted by the fear of stepping up, or are unsure as to why fear motivates you to avoid doing the one thing you know you want to do – you are likely feeling helpless to understand why its hold on you is so strong. You may also be wondering why so called “experts” have ...
Views: 644 - 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: 984 - Adult Narcissism and Childhood Criticism - by Submitted on May 08, 2017 from Felicity MuscatPeople who seem overconfident or too interested in themselves are often called narcissistic. Narcissism is a thought and behaviour pattern that involves many negative elements including: • Overconfidence • Fascination with the self • Excess ...
Views: 1276 - How to Lose Your Shyness and Develop Unstoppable Charisma - by Submitted on May 08, 2017 from Felicity MuscatAre you one of the millions of people in the world who suffer from shyness? Would you like to develop confidence, and become the attractive and carefree person you really are inside? If so, this article is for you! First, I want to address some of the most common myths about shyness. Many ...
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