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- Do You Get Frustrated With Others? - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2010 from Margaret Paul"I feel so frustrated when Mark is late," complained Shauna, during our phone session. "What am I supposed to do with all this frustration?"Shauna believed that her feeling of frustration was being caused by Mark. But this was not the case.Frustration is the result of an ...
Views: 4414(3 votes) - Free Crosswords - Fun Activities for Kids and Adults! - by Submitted on May 24, 2011 from Susan KatchurCrossword puzzles are a healthful activity for all ages! They help to keep the mind alert and active, improve thinking skills, memory skills, math skills, expand vocabulary, spelling and more! They can be, educational, fun games for kids and adults. Free crosswords consist of a variety of ...
Views: 4407(1 vote) - Habits & Practices - How to Make a Creative Practice a Habit - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2015 from Liisa KyleHabits often have a bad reputation...but some habits can be helpful and healthy. Stop and think about your talents for a moment. What are you not doing that would help you enjoy your talents more, get more done or be more effective? It might be a practice that worked well for you in the past ...
Views: 4397(3 votes) - Self Discipline in Positive Thinking and Self Talk - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Alan SearingBuilding up self-discipline and thinking positively is sometimes hard to do. We all need discipline in order to be successful with all the challenges and problems of daily life. We should consider building up our self-discipline with positive thinking and self-talk. In order to be successful, ...
Views: 4387 - One Powerful Message to love yourself and your life more - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2009 from Sally Beam - Sarinee MancharoensiriDear Friend, Do you want to love yourself and your life more? Are you looking for ways to feel good about yourself? I understand that sometimes in life, we may feel not-so-good about ourselves or our lives. At that time, we may keep complaining about all the things that happen in our ...
Views: 4385(5 votes) - A New Perspective for Your Journal - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from Mari L. McCarthyDo you dislike the preponderance of "I" statements in your journal writing? You know, your tendency to use journaling as a good old reliable data dump: “I hate my life. I can’t stand my bosses, I feel fat and bloated, I, I, I…!" When you journal regularly, now and then you might slip into ...
Views: 4382(1 vote) - Internet Marketing Tips - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2017 from Hotels Etc.comInternet Marketing Tips The web is filled with Internet marketing tips - some of them great and some of them recycled and out of date. How do you, as a startup marketer, know which tips will help you master the strategies that have made so many men and women filthy rich? Gathered below are ...
Views: 4380(1 vote) - Stop Being Friends With Ex Boyfriend - How Win Your Ex Boyfriend Back - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2011 from Charles UadialeStop Being Friends With Ex Boyfriend If you wish to find out how to win your ex boyfriend back in that case you ought to stop being friends with him, and begin thinking about how to get your ex boyfriend back. Given that he looks at you as only a friend that is all you are going to be to ...
Views: 4379(1 vote) - What Can I Do to Make My Ex Boyfriend Want Me Again? These Tips Will Help You Win Him Back - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2011 from Charles UadialeWhat can I do to make my ex boyfriend want me again? If you recently broke up and became conscious that you want your ex boyfriend back, you must walk out in order to still save what is left in your relationship. Here are some plans which you can make use of: Speak things out without a ...
Views: 4376 - Affirmations for all areas of your life - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2009 from Sue HeldenbrandAFFIRMATIONS FROM FLORENCE SCOVEL SHINN THE SHINN BIOGRAPHY PROSPERITY: God is my unfailing supply, and large sums of money come to me quickly, under grace, in perfect ways. TRUTH: Only that which is true of God is true of me, for I and God are one. HEALTH: Every cell in my body is ...
Views: 4368(1 vote) - 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: 4367(8 votes) - How to Take Your Kitchen Cabinets Apart - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2011 from Harry G MAsonThe first major hurdle that you will encounter when putting in new kitchen cabinets would be getting rid of the existing ones. This can be quite laborious, especially if you do not want to damage your cabinets or anything in the vicinity during the un-installation process. If taking apart your ...
Views: 4353 - Financial Resiliency? Five basic tips to help you bounce back! - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2010 from Kathy Jo PollackResiliency is personal. Add money and you get even more personal. As we strive to become more resilient with life’s challenges and complexities, I would like to provide five basic suggestions to help you achieve Financial Resiliency. 1. Continue to learn and grow. This is ...
Views: 4345(7 votes) - “FEAR IS THE ABSENCE OF LOVE” - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from Donna TorbicoLOVE vs FEAR? Fear is an emotion caused by either outer danger or inner false beliefs • Like so many popular ‘spiritual’ saying there’s some truth in it but NOT the whole story, so people can get easily confused & also misuse it. • Generally, this statement means that if we have enough ...
Views: 4339(1 vote) - Pilates Breathing: Secrets To A Healthy Spine, Less Neck Pain and Better Posture - by Submitted on May 22, 2012 from Aliesa GeorgeAre your current breathing practices helping you stay fit, or contributing to back pain, shoulder pain or neck pain? Do you know if your current breathing habits are helping your posture or only making it worse? We breathe to keep us alive, but oftentimes we take our breathing habits for ...
Views: 4337 - Signs That Your Ex Boyfriend Still Loves You and What to Do About Them - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2011 from Charles UadialeIf you were to look up the words "emotional torture" in the dictionary, you would most likely get a definition that included being in love with a man who has broken up with you. Even worse, if you were in a long term relationship with your boyfriend and have come to realize how important he is ...
Views: 4334(1 vote) - We Can't Please Everybody - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2008 from Janet DaughtryThere was once a man and his son going with their Donkey to the market. As they were walking along by its side a neighbor man passed them and said: "You fools, what is a Donkey for but to ride on?" So the Man put the Boy on the Donkey and they went on their way. But soon they passed a group of ...
Views: 4330 - How Can We Learn To Talk To The Angels? - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Caroline NettleAngels are woven through the different religions and cultures that span our planet. We see them depicted in paintings, on murals, in books, poems, in the Holy Scriptures, and throughout films, and programs. In fact, they are everywhere! We think of Angels mainly at Christmas, but they are with ...
Views: 4314 - Chronic Disorganization - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2009 from A.J. MillerThe National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization (NSGCD) defines Chronic Disorganization (CD) as “…having a past history of disorganization in which self-help efforts to change have failed, an undermining of current quality of life due to disorganization and the expectation of future ...
Views: 4310 - Journaling From a Man's Perspective - by Submitted on May 07, 2010 from Mari L. McCarthyIn our insanely driven society, it may seem that a quiet, reflective practice like journaling would be mostly a woman's activity. But the fact is, journaling is enjoyed by men at least as much as women. Brett McKay, for instance, of The Art of Manliness, encourages journaling, noting that the ...
Views: 4309(3 votes) - Are You Heart Smart? How to enhance your emotional quotient - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2004 from Michelle CastoYou don’t have to be Albert Einsten to be smart, although having a high IQ has been associated with being intelligent. Having a high IQ means that you are “head smart.” If you have a high IQ, you are good with book knowledge, including theories, facts, figures, etc. There is another way to be ...
Views: 4294(1 vote) - The Nail in the Fence - by Submitted on May 28, 2012 from Janet Pfeiffer“The sharpest sword is a word spoken in wrath.” (The Buddha). A little boy, prone to anger, was told by his father, “Every time you’re angry, drive a nail in that wooden fence. When you’ve learned to control your anger, start removing them.” Six months later, the boy had removed every nail ...
Views: 4293 - Growing taller secrets the is always a way to growing taller - by Submitted on May 01, 2012 from Walter ConnorHave you notices that tall men always get more respect than short ones? I actually have invariably puzzled why that happens; it's in all probability a difficulty of personality, and it surely has something to try and do with the shortage of self worth briefly people. When you're a child, you do ...
Views: 4291 - Defence Mechanism: Escapism - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2013 from Oliver JR CooperThis is another of the defence mechanism that all of the others could be said to come under. Any one of the myriad of Defence mechanism comes under the purpose of escaping our current sense of dissonance, with the aim of removing the uncertainty and into a more familiar (safer) place, regardless ...
Views: 4289 - Tools And Equipments Used In Auto Repair Business - by Submitted on May 05, 2012 from Marie HongIt is not possible for any auto repair shop to carry out its solutions devoid of utilizing tools and equipments. Even the smallest work is unable to full devoid of tools. Unique kinds of equipments and tools are necessary for manufacturing, repairing and keeping the vehicles. The nature of ...
Views: 4278(1 vote) - ***Take the Test to See If Your Speaking Voice Is Plagued by Excessive Nasality - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2010 from Nancy DanielsWhen you think of Fran Drescher in her role as The Nanny, what thought first comes to mind? Her beauty or her nasal voice? For many people, their first thought is her whiny voice which, over time, can be quite annoying, even nerve-wracking, for her listeners. While Drescher’s infamous sound ...
Views: 4277 - Bill W. Meets Dr. Bob And A.A. Is Founded - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2008 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),The story of A.A.’s founding, on June 10, 1935 at the home of Dr. Robert H. Smith and his wife Anne at 855 Ardmore Avenue in Akron, Ohio, has two separate, distinct, and very different roots. The first involves William Griffith Wilson (who is known to AAs as Bill W.). Bill was born and ...
Views: 4272 - Luck, Chance Or Opportunity? - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Jacky TustainWhat is Luck? The dictionary defines luck as "(chance as bestower of) good or ill fortune, fortuituous events affecting one's interests, person's apparent tendency to be (un)fortunate". "Phew," some of you will sigh with relief..."it's not my fault that I'm unlucky then, its all down to ...
Views: 4270 - How Your Dream World Affects Your Physical World - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from iain leggThe mind does not make an appearance within physical reality, but the brain is based in physical reality, and likewise our dreams occupy the same space as the mind…..that is, no space at all. The images that appear in dreams appear as “forms” in other realities and ...
Views: 4263 - White Tea Benefits! Making Homemade Soap! - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2011 from Susan KatchurThere are numerous white tea benefits! White tea is almost exclusively grown in China. It comes from the delicate buds and young leaves of the Camelia sinuses plant. Only young tea leaves, with fine silvery-white hairs on the unopened buds, produce the finest, good quality, tea. It's steamed ...
Views: 4261 - Cleaning up your Past - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2010 from Lisa PhillipsIt never ceases to amaze me how we continue to punish ourselves and hold onto resentments for things which have happened in the past. We carry these bad feelings around with us like painful baggage for years and years and often deny ourselves the life we truly deserve to live as deep down, we ...
Views: 4251(2 votes) - Kukui Nut Oil - Homemade Skin Care - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2010 from Susan KatchurKukui nut oil is cold pressed from the seeds of the aleurites moluccana or kukui tree, the official state tree of Hawaii. The kukui tree came to Hawaii by early Polynesian settlers. This natural oil was used to anoint babies from weather elements, skin irritations, wounds or burns. It was ...
Views: 4249 - A Shortcut To Success - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2007 from Garry ZancanaroOne of the greatest shortcuts that anyone can take to achieving success is to follow the examples of successful people. modelling success, modelling, emulating, self improvement, personal development, self growth One of the greatest shortcuts that anyone can take to achieving success is to ...
Views: 4235 - D.E.N.I.A.L. - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2010 from Jodi Michele CooleyHave you ever heard "DENIAL is not a river in Egypt." Well I have an even better one, Denial stands for: Don't Even Know I Am Lying. It's hard to believe that denial would be classified as a feeling. I think Denial would be considered a numbing device, like Novocain for the ...
Views: 4233(3 votes) - How to Avoid a Repeat Burglary - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2012 from John CherryOdds are that if you have been the victim of a home burglary one time, you are more likely to be burgled a second time. Usually, the second crime is committed by the same person who committed the first because he believes that if he was able to get in one time without being caught, he will be ...
Views: 4220 - Unseen Forces: How to Quit Smoking and Run a Marathon - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2010 from Doug Grady"Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it." –Goethe The year was 2003. I was living in California helping to build High Achievers Network when I received an email from a fraternity brother. He challenged me, along with the other ...
Views: 4220(1 vote) - Discover Your Strongest Intelligence and Your Unique Learning Style - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2009 from Royane RealWhen you were going to school, did you do well on exams? Was learning easy for you? Or were you one of those students who had difficulty learning? Did you often feel dumb? Did you grow up convinced that you weren’t very smart? If you didn’t do well in school, it might not have been ...
Views: 4215(4 votes) - How Can I Get Him to Chase Me Again? Advice to Get Your Ex Boyfriend Back! - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2011 from Charles UadialeHow can I get him to chase me again? If this is what you are wondering it is clear that you still love your ex boyfriend. You thoughtfully recall the time when he was longing to get you. It felt astonishing, didn't it? Being aware that your ex boyfriend loved you so intensely. When the ...
Views: 4201 - 4 Things You Must Remember To Maintain Your Hope In a Hopeless Situation - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2013 from Adrienne FikesYes, things look bleak. It’s really scary. You don’t know what you’re going to do and you don’t know what to do first. This is hard. It hurts. You’ve taken some losses; you’ve suffered some serious hits. I get it. You just want things to get better. You’re not a quitter but you just don’t ...
Views: 4198 - Seven Key Words for Success - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2010 from Jack ZufeltThese seven words, when used properly, hold the key to finding answers and solutions to every problem, obstacle, or barrier you will encounter. When you are faced with a problem, look at this list to determine what you need to do or be to solve it. 1. Change To make things different in your ...
Views: 4192 - ***Read Tarot without being Psychic - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2011 from Emily Erickson-SandstromYou don't have to be psychic to read Tarot and get accurate answers to questions! You can do this just as you are. Well, there are some things to learn... In 1981 or so I listened to a professor's lectures on 'Consistent Violators of the Laws of Random Distribution.' 'The Laws of Random ...
Views: 4190(9 votes) - Concrete Ponds and Freezing Climates - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2011 from Douglas HooverThe pond liner advocates have maligned concrete constructed ponds and waterfalls for years by making spurious claims that concrete will crack and not hold up over time or in cold freezing climates. This article will expose this fallacy for what it really is and explain the facts about the ...
Views: 4188(1 vote) - Tips on How to Make Your Home Comfortable to Live in - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2011 from Charles CoyneSurely everyone wants to go home after work in a comfortable home, a home where they could relax after a busy day at work, a home where they could spend time with their family to bond, plan and discuss family matters. Maybe some of you already live in a comfortable house but for others who ...
Views: 4185 - Juice Recipes to Reduce Your Stress - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2013 from Ryan RiveraIf there’s one choice of super food for the healthiest, you would hear that most of them include a glass of natural and fresh blend of juice in their morning meal. Why juice? Our body needs all the nutrients and minerals it can get from all the food we eat. The most abundant source of these ...
Views: 4180(1 vote) - Changing the Frequencies of Our Thoughts - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2011 from Steven AitchisonIs it possible that different types of thoughts have different frequencies, just like a radio station? I believe the answer to that is that to a degree they do, however it’s not the thoughts that emit a frequency it’s the brainwaves, which are directly controlled by thoughts and emotions. That ...
Views: 4174(16 votes) - 6 Common Myths In Self-Growth & Personal Development - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2009 from Danish AhmedHi there everyone!! Mythology can be intriguing to study. The stories that are portrayed in myths may be fictional, but there is usually some truth that has allowed the story to be passed down from generation to generation. That's what "myths" are -- they are not completely true or completely ...
Views: 4166(8 votes) - How To Connect With Other People's Mind, Anywhere In The World - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from iain leggIt has long been suspected that your right cerebral hemisphere, when in the alpha state, operates in a realm where time and space are of no consequence. What you think affects others...... and what others think affects you! It is rather like the invisible connection between the ...
Views: 4163 - Materialize Your Craziest Dreams, In Just 5 Easy Steps And 1 Hard One, Using Creative Visualization - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Harry WarmanTo start the creative practice of visualization for personal growth, consider the following recommendations: 1. ______ ONE INTENTION AT A TIME Multiple targets dissipate your desperately needed energy. Don’t allow your goals to water each other down. Focus most intently on only one ...
Views: 4152(1 vote) - What does Experience do for you? - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2012 from Rudy Jamison Jr.Experience may be the most critical element to triumph. Many believe that skill would supersede, a valid argument, though skill doesn't encompass the intangibles that experience does. Experience gives you awareness of those subtle nuances specific to an established process. It allows you to more ...
Views: 4147(1 vote) - 7 Realistic Ways to Stay Self-Motivated - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2005 from Robert MomentThe next time you find yourself measuring your success by adding a dollar sign in front, consider the following statement, “your self-worth is more important than your net worth”. Stay self-motivated by knowing your self-worth. Follow the 7 Realistic Ways to Stay Self-Motivated , and ...
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