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- Get Addicted to Life… - by I found the key to life and happiness on a Golf course. Golf Course, you might wonder? How could a game that makes grown men cry like babies and throw their clubs like toddlers hold the key to anything but frustration and pain? The answer came to me a few years ago when my family and I moved to ...
Views: 1932 - The Feel-Good Factor for vibrant well-being - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2010 from Jodie Barrett"Sickness and health are not simply physical states that the methods of science will eventually analyse completely and make understandable. They are rooted in the deepest and most mysterious strata of Being." Andrew Weil It's really quite amusing that in our society we are so interested, and ...
Views: 1932(7 votes) - Coping With The Uncopable: The Coat - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Gudrun FrerichsCoping strategies are designed to keep the person alive and functioning. Some people call these strategies defense mechanisms or avoidance - some might even go as far as talking about denial. That's all very judgmental and I personally prefer coping strategies. Why you may ask? Because these ...
Views: 1931 - What Normal People Want - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2009 from Willie HortonI know that people are constantly striving to get more out of life. I know that many people wish for, hope for, want for more success, more happiness, more wealth. But wishing, hoping and wanting something is simply a useless mental activity - a waste of energy - because the only thing that ...
Views: 1931(4 votes) - Self-Evaluation vs. Self-Criticism - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2007 from Chrys PageI've realized something that is quite disturbing about some singers. In the survey we sent last month, many of you said that you did not believe you had talent and you even went on to explain how you hate your voice. As I mentioned in my last newsletter, I didn't buy it for a minute! And now I ...
Views: 1929 - 5 Ways To Stop Second Guessing Yourself - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2008 from Steve ErreyI remember breakfast time one morning, some 7 or 8 years ago. I was standing in front of an open cupboard in my kitchen, my eyes flicking between a box of Frosties and a box of Cornflakes, trying to decide which to have for breakfast. I stood there for 5 minutes, until - utterly frustrated - I ...
Views: 1928 - Are you an argument addict? - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2012 from Festus FeelGoodWhether we love a good argument or we don’t like arguing at all, this type of low-level conflict is a very important part of our day-to-day learning. When next you find yourself in an argument, take a step back and take a look at what’s in play for you. 1. There may be an emotional trigger ...
Views: 1928 - Four Keys to Overcoming Anger - by Submitted on May 22, 2013 from Janet PfeifferI facilitated an anger management support group for several years. One woman began attending shortly after our first meeting. Her name was Joan. Joan's marriage of thirty plus years was in trouble. Admitting she had a bad temper, her husband recently filed for divorce. She was devastated. "I ...
Views: 1928(3 votes) - Don't Drown Trying to Save Others - by Submitted on May 06, 2016 from Julie DohertyEach of us have people in our lives that just seem to Struggle with Life. Everything that can go wrong does. Because you are a caring person feelings of sadness, sympathy and an eagerness to help come over you. How can you help, what can you do? These people can be friends, work ...
Views: 1927(1 vote) - Learn From Your Mistake - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2012 from Womens Recreation, Inc.A mistake, no matter how large or how small, is still a mistake. It doesn’t matter if it happened on a personal or a professional level; you have to learn how to recoup from it. If you are a perfectionist, this is a bitter lesson to learn, you are human. Some people mentally beat themselves ...
Views: 1926 - How to Transform Your Personality and Achieve All Goals - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2011 from Christina SponiasThe unconscious mind that produces your dreams criticizes your behavior in order to help you transform your personality and evolve. For example, other people in your dreams are parts of your own personality. This means that whenever you dream about someone else, you behave like this person, ...
Views: 1923(1 vote) - ***Sugar Free Anxiety Meal - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2012 from Popa WoolseyDelicious sugar free anxiety meal with low fat chicken diet filled with vitamins and over 100 sugar free low fat diet recipes.If you are planning on starting a diet to help you reduce your anxiety levels one of the best things you can do to get your diet started in the right direction is to plan ...
Views: 1922(1 vote) - Worry Is A Dangerous Pastime - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from Darel RutherfordWorry Is A Dangerous Pastime Worry is imagination, dangerously misused. Why would I call worry dangerous? Because our thoughts not only create our reality; they are our reality! So, by imagining the worst, you set the stage for that feared outcome to happen. When it happens, your worry then ...
Views: 1922 - Feeling Bad? Have a Tantrum - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2011 from Abigail SteidleyIf you’ve been following my blog for a while, you know the drill. You know you have to feel emotions that arise on a daily basis, because avoiding and therefore storing them in your body creates tension and pain. Obviously, no one is going to be perfect at feeling emotions. However, I, like you, ...
Views: 1921 - What Are The Signs Of Sinkhole Damage? - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2012 from Steve HongEach men and women put a whole lot of time, emotion and resources into their property and real estate endeavors. These valuable and essential assets could be damaged profoundly by the improvement of sinkholes beneath them. You are not confident, but you think that you may have a sinkhole beneath ...
Views: 1921 - A Garage Organization Primer - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2010 from Ryan SheaFor most of us, the garage has become a sort of dumping ground for our most infrequently used items, tools, construction leftovers, toys, garbage, and the list goes on and on. A vast majority of garages are in some form of disarray, and with all that mess it's sometimes hard to remember that in ...
Views: 1920(1 vote) - Abundance - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2014 from Womens Recreation, Inc.When you give to others your gift is abundance. Giving doesn’t always mean in the monetary from. When you donate anything of yourself, you are giving. By helping someone else you are making their life easier and it makes the heart and soul feel good. When you donate your time it will come ...
Views: 1920 - Procrastination, is it really such a ‘bad’ word? - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2012 from Adrian BoniardiIf you’ve always allowed everybody to influence your judgment about the function that ‘procrastination’ has in your life, I’m sure you’d have already decided (and probably long time ago) that ‘in fact’, that is indeed a very bad word… Or it isn’t? ‘Procrastination’ could sometimes be ...
Views: 1920(2 votes) - The Different Types of Chicken Casserole - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2011 from Angelica FlorinThe versatility of chicken makes it a top choice in making several recipes for main course, snacks or appetizers. This meat is rich in protein, which helps build strong muscles and healthy cells. Moreover, chicken is low in fat; hence, it is the ideal kind of meat for those who are watching ...
Views: 1920(2 votes) - World Peace - You Can Make It Happen - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2007 from Joan HangarterThe world news is grim; the possibility of World War III and its frightening implications hang like a shroud heavy around us. Hundreds of thousands of people are dying in Iraq, while major concerns about possible nuclear weapons proliferation in Iran and North Korea and their apparent political ...
Views: 1920 - E Is For Elephant - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Sara DillingerDon’t think about that elephant in the room. Whatever you do, do not think about the elephant. Just ignore it. Maybe it will go away. Of course, when you are told NOT to think about something, that is about the only thing you can think of. Even though there is no actually elephant in ...
Views: 1919(1 vote) - Is Your Story Working for You? - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2012 from Jeanna GabelliniWe’ve all got limiting beliefs. You know some of them. Others you don’t. You may have gone to personal growth workshops and thought you discovered them all. I’m sure you didn’t. Do I have a limiting belief about you not knowing all of your limiting beliefs? Yep. It’s all a story. ...
Views: 1919 - Lack of Communication May Not Be The Problem - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2012 from Susan DerryMany relationships are suffering from a lack of empathy. This is often mislabeled as a communication problem. This communication problem manifests as being able hear the words our partner says, but failing to hear the message they are trying to give us. We do not understand how they could think ...
Views: 1919(1 vote) - Wine Barrel Clocks - by Submitted on May 18, 2012 from Clifton WilsonThere’s no better or more practical way to add a big authentic piece of wine country décor into a home or business than with a wine barrel clock. Being large and round, wine barrel heads are the perfect raw material for making truly unique, large wooden wall clocks. For those who love wine, ...
Views: 1919 - Your Own Space - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2015 from Womens Recreation, Inc.We remember as kids grabbing blankets, pillows and sheets and throwing them on any piece of furniture that we could and we made a fort. We would bring toys in the fort and play in there for hours. Oh, what fun that was! We also made tree forts. We took our time and picked out the perfect ...
Views: 1919 - Power of Paradigms: Rethink you thinking - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2013 from James MapesThomas S. Kuhn introduced the concept of paradigms to the scientific world twenty-five years ago in The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Kuhn, a scientific historian, considered paradigms a whole new way of looking at and predicting possible outcomes. He wrote that scientific paradigms are ...
Views: 1918 - The Awakening Of Your True-Self - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2007 from Justin Hartfield"The meaning of our existence is not invented by ourselves, but rather detected." - Victor Frankl There comes a time in life when we stop trying to play and start focusing on our life goals. For some, this happens very early. Sadly, others will never recognize this revelation no matter how ...
Views: 1917 - Overcoming Objections: P.R.E.P.P.S. your way to closing deals - by Objections: Buying signals in which emotions are expressed.
People buy on emotion. Whether they are introverts or extroverts is immaterial, if emotions are not expressed, no purchase will be made. Just because not all people are vocal about their feelings does not mean they do not have them. ...
Views: 1916 - The Mind Garden: What Seeds Are You Planting? - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2009 from Eric HuntleyYou are a walking, talking garden. I know that may shock some of you, but you are. It is no accident that at funerals the Pastor utters ashes to ashes dust to dust. From the ground you came and from the ground you shall return. The Bible plainly tells us that God created us from the dust of the ...
Views: 1915 - Opportunity - When Does it Knock? - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Krystal KuehnWhat is opportunity, and when does it knock? It never knocks. You can wait a whole lifetime, listening and hoping, and you will hear no knocking. None at all. You are opportunity, and you must knock on the door leading to your destiny. You prepare yourself to recognize opportunity, to pursue and ...
Views: 1914 - Case of Chickenpox Inspires Natural Therapy for All Kinds of Itch - by It could be the answer to the prayers of a vast sea of sufferers of eczema and other itchy conditions. When Marilyn Strube caught chickenpox from her toddler daughter, she was told that nothing available would stop the incessant, maddening itch. The one thing that worked wasn't even supposed to ...
Views: 1913(1 vote) - Latest Casino Free Spins Bonus Offers - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2020 from Ady ButlerHere at Spiludennemid.com, you will find the latest and best promotions, within the online casino, poker, and sports betting with/without bonus codes. If you love free spins then there is good news, because we have collected more than a hundred free chances with/without deposit here on the site ...
Views: 1913(1 vote) - Here Are 3 Interesting Facts about the Coffee You Love - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2017 from Ron SpencerHey there! Are you still sitting with the cup of coffee in your hand and wondering on the marvellous and magical taste it has for charming up that mood of yours? Well, the fact is that coffee does come with a lot of variety and has made a permanent place in the hearts of humankind since the day ...
Views: 1912 - How To Build A Cheap And Fast Computer For Under $500 - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2008 from Tejinder NagraBuilding a cheap computer is not as hard as you think. By doing good research and having a laundry list of what you want in your computer will save you money and give you a great computer at the same time. There are basically 3 types of computers used by consumers today 1. General purpose ...
Views: 1912 - The Secret to Fear no Man! - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2015 from Kim GohThis is the third instalment on how to defend yourself the smart way. We have covered the biggest mistake in self defense and the secret to winning against an attacker twice your size. This article is about how to address your fear. Fear Fear is a natural reaction when you know your safety ...
Views: 1912 - Three Major Varieties Of Sinkholes On The Earth - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2012 from Steve HongSinkholes are holes or depressions in the land surface. The holes is often shallow or deep, small or huge, but all are a outcome of the dissolving of the underlying limestone. Sinkholes can happen because of a lack of rainfall, lowered water levels, or excessive rainfall in a short time period. ...
Views: 1912 - History of Modern Plumbing - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2011 from Bernice BurgessPlumbing technology has advanced very little since men emerged from their caves and began walking upright. It's not because the greatest engineers and artists have resisted the urge to mess with this essential bio-engineering stuff, but because it is impossible to improve upon Nature's simply ...
Views: 1911 - Weekly Reminders - Maintain Momentum on your Creative Projects - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2015 from Liisa KyleAs a multi-talented person, you've got a lot going on. It's very easy to be pulled in multiple directions, pretty much every day. Sure, you intend to write that novel/update that reel/submit that painting to the juried competition...but then the car battery dies and your sister gets sick and ...
Views: 1911(1 vote) - Increase Your Ability to Attract More Profit - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2012 from Jeanna GabelliniMost people get by with just enough money to pay their bills, splurge on a toy once in a while and take a yearly vacation. Many business owners want more than this but settle for less. They focus too much of their time on lame marketing and putting out fires. There is a practice that could ...
Views: 1910 - Bare Feet and White Flour - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2007 from James BurnsHave you ever wondered why your parents did some of the things that they did. I did lots of times. My dad had so many regimented activities that I thought he had a screw lose or something. I’m only going to talk about two here because there are too many to put into one essay. I really spent time ...
Views: 1909 - Why Become a Certified EQ Coach - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2006 from Susan DunnCoaching developed because it met a need. People who weren’t in need of psychiatric therapy needed more in terms of advice and guidance than friends or family could, would or should provide, and were seeking this from various professionals in their lives – doctors, financial advisors, ...
Views: 1909 - Toxic Conversations Vs. Bulimia Recovery - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2011 from Catherine LibertyWe’ve all been there. Your sister calls you to let you know how many calories she burned at the gym tonight or one of your friends fills their Facebook status with self-hating nonsense about how much they loath their body. It seems like something is always waiting to trigger us In ...
Views: 1908(4 votes) - What is an Advocacy Coach - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Davida ShenskyAdvocacy Coach is a term that we have not heard much, but this is a very important role that someone plays in the life of the disability community. Before the laws few people acknowledged that there is a disability community. Today, we're still on the outskirts looking in. People with ...
Views: 1907(3 votes) - Teach me how to Become a Giver of Love - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2012 from Joan Marie WhelanGiving and receiving love are two of the most beautiful feelings on Earth. When you are the receiver of love, you experience the joy and passion that is not only revitalizing, but it is equally intoxicating. Once you receive it, you want more and more of it. To receive love, however, you must ...
Views: 1905 - 6 Easy Ways to Beat Boredom - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2009 from Mark FooEveryone regardless of what age experiences boredom. The kids are the first usually to say the words “I’m Bored” but us adults have at one point or another in life experience it too. Have you ever wondered why you are feeling bored? It can be a feeling of laziness, or exhaustion or even a ...
Views: 1904(2 votes) - Become the Person Who Can Move Mountains Part 6 - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2013 from Womens Recreation, Inc.This is part 6 of an 8 part blog series titled, “Become the Person Who Can Move Mountains.” This blog is about Giving Back. Other blogs to follow in this series are: Self-Esteem, Visualization, Knowledge, Patience, Understanding, Giving Back, Love, and Faith & Fear. We all possess ...
Views: 1904(1 vote) - For Sale - by Submitted on May 15, 2014 from Womens Recreation, Inc.It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to open your own business. There are many businesses that stood the test of time and have hung around for years. It is so sad when you see a business close its doors, for whatever reason. As you drive through the neighborhoods in your community, you ...
Views: 1904 - Rote Writing with a Twist - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2009 from Carrie FlehartyDo you remember way back when you were in elementary school, the big pencils, Big Chief Tablet ®, crayons, with a very strict teacher? When you were caught talking too much or throwing paper and that strict teacher made you write 100 times: “I will not talk in class” or “I will not throw spit ...
Views: 1904 - Sometimes - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2012 from Womens Recreation, Inc.Sometimes we women just need a break every now and then. Sometimes if the smallest chore is done for us, it will totally make our day. Sometimes a compliment will carry us through a hard day. Sometimes when we face a challenge we have the self confidence that we need to conquer it. Sometimes ...
Views: 1904(9 votes) - PEOPLE SHOULD TREAT ME BETTER - But I WON’T LET THEM - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2011 from Donna TorbicoACOA DOUBLE BINDS - Either way we lose ourselves, to stay loyal to the family If you’d like to know about double binds, go to pg. 10 of www.acoarecovery.com. ACoAs have a terrible dilemma: 1. On the one hand we desperately want to be loved, acknowledged, seen, heard. We complain bitterly ...
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