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- Three Important Keys to Not Forget About Trance - by Submitted on May 16, 2010 from Ryan ClarkConversational hypnosis techniques are not too easily mastered. Without knowing the methods behind it, you have a good chance at failing when you give it a try. The reason why it's not easy is that when you're trying to put your subject into the trance state, they'll many times resist you if ...
Views: 423(1 vote) - Emotional Detox in 4 Steps - by Submitted on May 05, 2010 from Sybil SmithEmotional Detox in 4 Steps What a funny word! “Detox” has so many negative connotations. In this instance, it means letting go or releasing the unnecessary emotions we gather through the year. Through the year we accumulate emotions. This is a wonderful thing, as long as we also release ...
Views: 1158 - The 5 Most Important Self Evaluation Lists - by Submitted on May 05, 2010 from Sybil SmithThe 5 Most Important Self Evaluation Lists Every year, since I was a little girl, I have had a ritual of reviewing the year...by the end of the first week of January. For me, it is the celebration of Epiphany. It has been an incredibly powerful ritual that sets the year in motion. Here is how ...
Views: 833 - Where Does Etiquette Fit? - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2010 from Kathy Jo PollackThe short answer is everywhere. Let’s start with RESPECT…..a simple word that means a lot and acts as the foundation for etiquette. When I think of the word “respect”, I immediately start singing the song made popular in the 1960’s by Aretha Franklin. Even if you do not know the song, ...
Views: 4545(8 votes) - Want to have more joy in 2010? Laugh it up! - by Submitted on May 05, 2010 from Stephanie Stanfield“Nothing is as important as a sense of humor when it comes to aging well. Studies of centenarians have revealed that it’s one of the three most vital coping mechanisms that healthy individuals possess; therefore, it’s crucial to living a long, happy life.” - Loretta LaRoche There’s so much ...
Views: 1183(1 vote) - Energy Medicine. What is it? - by Submitted on May 05, 2010 from Stephanie StanfieldMost people are familiar with the term CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine). You may think that energy medicine falls into those categories. It is that plus so much more. The International Society for the Study of Subtle Energy and Energy Medicine defines Energy Medicine as that which ...
Views: 1371(1 vote) - Man in the mirror - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2013 from Clever ZuluMankind is the crown of God’s own creation, infinitely valuable. You are made in the image of God and after his own likeness, you are a freewill agent. You have God-like potential in you that become evident as you grow in his likeness through study and right thinking. Now, you are more than ...
Views: 1716(2 votes) - Someday I'll - by Submitted on May 05, 2010 from Dr Bill TothSomeday by Dr Bill Toth Looking at my calendar it’s easy to see Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday….and now I’m confused…where is “Someday”? Everybody talks about it. Everybody has all kinds of great things that they’re going to do or have accomplished on that day…Someday. You’ve heard it ...
Views: 1617(2 votes) - 5 Priorities After a New Illness Diagnosis - by Submitted on May 04, 2010 from Lisa CopenI distinctly remember the day that my life changed forever. After a few weeks of intense swelling in various parts of my body, my doctor called to give me the lab results at my place of work. She said the rheumatoid factor was positive and that this most likely was due to the fact that I did ...
Views: 2104(1 vote) - I Have a Dream - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2010 from David SamuelIt is a common dream, many people have it, but I have achieved it for many years on a small scale. I would now like to make my dream grow. I have built and had a successful school of this nature in Colorado, but I left that country and now live in New Zealand where I would like to rebuild ...
Views: 1316(1 vote) - Analyzing Dreams—How to Recognize the Negative Influence of Dark Energy - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2010 from Cindy L. HerbHow many of you have had dreams that made you so mad when you awoke that your whole day seemed to be wrecked? Do you understand how to analyze such a dream? Do you think those dreams can influence how you act the rest of the day? Furthermore, have you noticed that such dreams can oftentimes ...
Views: 3057(3 votes) - Help! My Mind Goes Blank During a Conversation! - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2010 from Royane RealSome people seem to be gifted with an ability to talk easily with anybody, anywhere. However, there are many people who find making conversation somewhat difficult. They struggle to find things to say during conversations, especially when they are talking to someone they don’t know very well. ...
Views: 19571(3 votes) - Infidelity: Is It Selfishness or Survival? - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2010 from Krystal KuehnI have come across many articles and discussions on infidelity lately and find that there is a consensus. Infidelity, adultery, having an affair, cheating, betrayal... or whatever it is you want to call it, is a growing problem. Why is this? Some say that our culture has contributed to an ...
Views: 6100(3 votes) - 4 Instructive Tools To Declutter Your Home - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2010 from Marilyn BohnIn the book Alice in Wonderland Alice falls down a hole. The first time I read this I felt so closed in I never finished reading the book. I know this is silly but that’s the way it was. Do you ever have fears about how to declutter your home and it seems silly but that is just the way it ...
Views: 1575(1 vote) - AVOID EXCUSES! - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2010 from Gary S. GrossmanExcuses are your way of avoiding to do what you need to do to succeed. Often excuses are legitimate reasons for why you won’t do what is necessary. To succeed and progress, you need to eliminate as many excuses as possible. Until your excuses are eliminated they remain as insurmountable barriers ...
Views: 2901(4 votes) - The Important Reasons Why Inspiration Must Be A Part Of Your Life - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2010 from Menno SpijkstraWe just have to admit it---life can sometimes get tough! You know, things happen. Our health may sometimes suffer, work pressures accelerate, daily stresses build up, and family demands become too daunting. We all need a dose of some inspiration because it looks good (a lovely and picturesque ...
Views: 715 - How to Find Love and Comfort—Letting Go of the Past by Releasing Emotional Baggage—Allowing Love to Come Forward - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2010 from Cindy L. HerbThe Premise: The Search for Love Everywhere I look, I see so many people searching for love. I know people who either have a boyfriend or a girlfriend, or a significant other whom they are intimate with, yet they tell me they feel lonely and without love. I even have friends who are married who ...
Views: 2282(10 votes) - 25+ Simple Touches for Selling Your Home - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2010 from Dr. Deana MurphySo you want to sell your home and get the best return on your investment? From my experiences, buyers are looking for a well maintained home. Studies have shown that most buyers make a decision about purchasing a house within 15 seconds of walking through the door. Many buyers have made a ...
Views: 1477(2 votes) - How Do I Work Through Conflict? - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2010 from Lorna BlakeAddressing conflict can be challenging for many of us. Many times we either ‘fight’ or ‘fly’ depending on how we were raised and how we saw our families of origin deal with issues. ‘Fighting’ and ‘flying’ both lead to alienation and these are aggressive and passive responses respectively. ...
Views: 838 - How to Cut Tile Like a Pro - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2010 from Youri NaimarkHere’s good news about tiles: the installation process remains essentially the same no matter the surface or room. The bad news is: one of the trickiest, and most time-consuming, steps is cutting. In order to cut tile like a professional, take a look at the three types of tile cuts followed by ...
Views: 1210 - Stay Crazy or Succeed – It’s Your Call - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2010 from Willie HortonThere is over seventy years’ research that proves conclusively that you and I, as normal people, are crazy. Our minds control us, not the other way around as it should be – as sure a definition of madness as I have ever seen. The evidence started mounting up all the way back in 1936 when a ...
Views: 1822(4 votes) - American Idol. What's in it for You? - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2010 from Heidi CornelissenI have an addiction. A public addiction. I watch American Idol – despite being a few years (er.. decades) beyond the target audience. This may be justification, but the main reason I enjoy it so much is seeing the personal transformation each individual goes through (Internally and ...
Views: 1027(1 vote) - Why Paying Attention to Dreams is So Important - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2010 from Bambi CorsoIt’s interesting to realize that we spend approximately 6-8 hours of our daily life sleeping. When you add that up over a lifetime, that’s almost 1/3 of our lives! Along with all the benefits that sleep offers including rejuvenating the body, mind and spirit, there is another benefit that we ...
Views: 6223(1 vote) - 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: 4796(18 votes) - Personal Development and the Curse of Useless Thought - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2010 from Willie HortonI’m writing this article on a Friday morning. A couple of years back, I did a breakfast seminar – a short discussion on effective personal development – for a large organization in Dublin. Early on in my presentation, I mentioned that fact that I was greeted at the door by a particularly ...
Views: 2473(12 votes) - You Know You’re Broke When... - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2010 from Daniel HerznerDoes the name Jeff Foxworthy sound familiar to you? He’s host of the show “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” He gained his original fame as a standup comic using his signature one liners which started with the phrase, “you know you’re a redneck when...” I hope Mr Foxworthy won’t mind if I ...
Views: 1644(4 votes) - An Organized and Stress Free Christmas - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2010 from Barbara TaylorLet me start by telling you that I am a wife, mom, full time business owner selling Christian products, a student with lots of homework and volunteer for many projects at church and in the community. If anyone is busy, I know that I am. I don't claim to be an expert, but I do claim that over the ...
Views: 764 - Stress Free While Doing An Activity And Of Negative Thoughts - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2013 from Jennifer MarksOver the years I've learned to observe my body and mind when practicing yoga and meditating daily. This has helped me to be aware of how my body feels and to see if the thoughts that I'm thinking are helping my energy level. In this article I'm going to explain to you how I worked on being ...
Views: 1154(1 vote) - How To Switch Into Healing Chronic Fatigue Mode - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2013 from Jennifer MarksDiagnosed with chronic fatigue symptoms twenty years ago at this time there was not a lot of details in existence, no blood work or even urine tested proved that chronic fatigue existed within me, therefore at this time there was not any kind of exact treatment method or cause for chronic ...
Views: 1268(2 votes) - Stress Management: How One Key Relieved The Stress In My Day - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2013 from Jennifer MarksNumerous years after being tired all the time I woke up to the actual fact that the natural therapy of yoga, meditation, and energy therapy that I was practicing everyday have been assisting me through my day, however I still felt tired for the duration of certain tasks I did. So making the ...
Views: 1141(1 vote) - 7 simple steps to create space for change - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2010 from Marien PerezDo you want to change your life, but don’t know where to start? Do you wish you had more space in your home, your office or your mind? Is your life too full of your past to make room for what you could do in the future? It's easy to feel overwhelmed in a home that's in a constant state of ...
Views: 970(1 vote) - Self Defense Products- How Important Are They? - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2010 from Niki DevidsonSelf Defense has never been as important as in today's world with the rate of crime rising every day. Being mentally alert or cautious is important but does not really help when you get stuck in a difficult situation. Self Defense Products help you protect yourself and your close ones. It is ...
Views: 446 - Self Defense Products - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2010 from Niki DevidsonNo place is safe enough anymore. Your child's playground, restaurants or even the general store your teenager frequently goes to. The importance of possessing a device like pepper spray or a stun gun can only be understood if you have either been in a dangerous situation or been a witness to it. ...
Views: 415 - Safety of child is paramount and should be high priority for all Parents! - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2010 from Niki DevidsonAs per the Industry Statistics related to children that get injured due to some safety hazards in their homes, there are as many as 2.5 million children that fall victims to such accidents. The figures quoted are daunting and there is a strong need of finding ways with which these unpleasant ...
Views: 471 - A canister of pepper spray can be your defense mechanism! - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2010 from Niki DevidsonPepper Spray is a handy self defense product that people commonly carry with them when they move outdoors. People, when moving out of their house, feel safe if they have some sort of canister of Pepper Spray tucked away nicely in their pocket. What I have observed is that pepper sprays have ...
Views: 786 - Free search engine submit - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2010 from James DannThe simple fact of the matter is, nobody really knows if free search engine submission hurts your search engine rankings or not. There is a lot of speculation out there that the search engines will not put much weight in the submissions, particularly if they are coming from a free search engine ...
Views: 638 - Homemade Soap – Goats Milk Soap Felted With Alpaca Wool - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2010 from Susan KatchurAre you looking for a very unique homemade soap? Discover a homemade natural goats milk soap felted with Alpaca wool! This natural soap offers more than multiple skin care benefits, it is a lightweight, natural, soft, and silky scrubbie too! What is natural goat milk soap? It is a homemade ...
Views: 3422 - Personal Development: Take Real Action to Change Your Life - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2010 from Willie HortonLots of people don’t like where they’re at in their lives. Some regret their missed chances – my grandmother used to repeatedly tell me that she wished that she was 18 again! The male “mid-life crisis” sees many such disillusioned people trying to re-find their youth – often with the help of a ...
Views: 1911(1 vote) - Five Reasons To See An Astrologer This Year (or "Is it time to take your astrological pulse?") - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2010 from Ron Archer"Formerly, when religion was strong and science weak, men mistook magic for medicine; now, when science is strong and religion weak, men mistake medicine for magic." -Thomas Szasz This morning I made an appointment with my physician for my yearly physical. Okay, well sort of yearly. It can be ...
Views: 2303(4 votes) - ***Is It Better to Speak Softly or Loudly? - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2010 from Nancy DanielsNeither is correct. The voice that is too loud hurts the listeners' ears -- the voice that is too soft is not being heard. In both cases, the message is being lost because listeners are unable to focus and it all boils down to volume. I just received an email from a Public Speaking Forum ...
Views: 8983(11 votes) - The Power Of Positive Thinking - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2012 from Debbie ParentOur thoughts are a very powerful part of our lives and create our reality. Therefore, if our thoughts are negative, chances are that we are stuck in a pattern of perceiving most things in a negative light. The immediate reflex when a negative thought enters one's mind is to respond with ...
Views: 1703(13 votes) - The 5 Best Green Cleaning Products for Your Home - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2010 from Yelena GertsenovaWhen choosing products to help keep your home clean and free of harmful germs, it is important to consider the safety as well as the effectiveness of each cleaning agent. Health and green-living experts recommend replacing chemical cleaners with those made from biodegradable, plant-derived ...
Views: 766 - Overcoming the Biggest Obstacle to Sports Success - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2010 from Jack SingerThe Fear of Failure You just split sets with a tough opponent. You won the first easily and he won a close second set. As you begin the third set, you become aware of subtle changes in your approach to each point. You’ve been in this situation before. You are playing it ...
Views: 4245(5 votes) - 5 Ways To Make Your Life Full And Happy - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2010 from Sakthivel PerumalWith the recent economic downturn and loss of jobs, many people are going through depression and a stage in their life when everything seems pointless. If you're in the same situation, don't despair. There are ways to bring the excitement and happiness in your life if you follow the five ...
Views: 851(1 vote) - Multitasking: Help or Hinderance? - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2010 from JoAnne Ceccarelli-EganWhat is Multitasking? Multitasking is when you handle more than one task at the same time or perform multiple projects on parallel tracks. Society now functions at a very fast pace and continues to move exponentially using many gadgets and internet sites. We are now connected to the world 24/7 ...
Views: 1943(4 votes) - 10 Tips to Get Organized & Energized- Organize Life & Feel Great - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2010 from Beth TabakChange life by taking action to get organized and energized! Inaction leads to anxiety. Action gets things done. The sooner you take action, the faster you feel great. Overwhelm is common. It does not make you any less of a person. It is all in how you deal with it that counts. Follow these 10 ...
Views: 2029(7 votes) - Choices - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2010 from Sandra Carrington-Smith“In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt One of the most intriguing things about listening to people describe news events is their tendency to ...
Views: 804 - Big Ideas:Abundance - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2013 from Clever ZuluLiving abundantly is a manifestation of an ever expanding wealth consciousness sustained by the power of positive thought. Man is destined to be a deliberate creator of his own life through highly organized thought and intelligently directed massive action. Thought alone will not bring about ...
Views: 1926(8 votes) - Getting Inner World Under Control - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2010 from Gregg SwansonWe've all heard time and again that "Attitude is everything". In this life we're all playing an inner game of mental causes and an outer game physical affects. The inner game consists of the thoughts, feelings and emotions that we have; our values, attitudes and beliefs. The outer game is the ...
Views: 1468(5 votes) - 3 Powerful Self-Esteem Building Activities - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2010 from Kate IrwinSelf esteem building activities come in many different forms. Activities such as sports, dramatic performances and cooking are just a few of the many ways people seek to improve their self confidence. In fact, there are so many options that a simple search query on Google will produce thousands ...
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