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- Kicking "But" - by Consider the difference between these two sentences:
“I want to create and present a workshop, but I’ve never done it before.?
“I want to create and present a workshop, and I’ve never done it before.?
Can just one little word make a difference in the way you feel and whether you move ...
Views: 607 - KIDS IN CYBERSPACE A Guide for Parents and Teachers - by Introduction
The Internet is a wonderful tool for communications, education or leisure. It is a library with an incredible 100 million books on every topic known, easily accessible for research and study . It gives you the ability to chat in real time to anyone, anywhere across the world. Its ...
Views: 1744 - KILLING OR INJURY TO CHILDREN ON RISE NEW WEB SERVICE HELPS PARENTS PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN FROM POTENTIAL ABUSE - by The Internet has become the hot new place for smart, eligible people to find romance, and those looking for love are swarming into cyberspace. As a result, many individuals have begun relationships online with people they have not met and know little about.
With so many people communicating ...
Views: 2136 - Knock, knock ... - by My mother had a little throw-away line she would add to any statement that had to do with the future - holidays, babies on the way, money expected - that kind of thing. She'd say, "If it's meant to be." My dear mother died aged only 40, so perhaps she felt something the rest of us did not.
As ...
Views: 877 - Know No Fear!! - by The Greatest Wonders of the World we'll never know for they were destroyed before they were even built by the great enemy of man - Fear!
That's my take on Fear but here's some notable and famous quotes:
"Our deepest Fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest Fear is that we are powerful ...
Views: 727 - Knowing Myself Through Collage - by These collages are not about art. They are not meant to be framed for a gallery. They are about me - my likes, my fears, my regrets, and my dreams. I spent my life focusing on others ?trying to please them. I was interested in their opinions, likes, dislikes and desires. I never spent any time ...
Views: 2932 - Labeling is Disabeling - by A small town, somewhere in the world, was managed by a town council of seven or eight members. The council normally met once a week. One member - let's call him Bill - would invariably stroll into the council chamber exactly ten minutes after the time scheduled for the meeting.
For Bill's ...
Views: 911 - Language Your Life: Express Success - by We create our place in the world through our language. LANGUAGE IS CONSCIOUSNESS IN ACTION ?THE HUMAN OPERATING SYSTEM ITSELF. Indeed, we are our words in deed.
We live through our words. Living fully and richly begins with how we “language?ourselves and what we desire. If I’m seeking more ...
Views: 2266 - LANGUAGE YOUR LIFE: Express Success - by We create our place in the world through our language. LANGUAGE IS CONSCIOUSNESS IN ACTION ?THE HUMAN OPERATING SYSTEM ITSELF. Indeed, we are our words in deed.
We live through our words. Living fully and richly begins with how we “language?ourselves and what we desire. If I’m seeking more ...
Views: 710 - Laser Beam ?'s - by Focused Questions are the laser beams of human consciousness. It was Albert Einstein who said, "The important thing is to not stop questioning. Curiosity has it's own reasons for existing." One of the most important things you can do in your life is ask focused questions.
If you live your life ...
Views: 860 - Lasting Emotional Freedom Is Now At Your Fingertips - by New discoveries now allow rapid freedom from the effects of trauma, anger, fears, phobias, depression, anxiety, stress and other emotional issues. Unwanted emotional pain from rape, accidents and war are often eliminated in one session, sometimes in a matter of minutes. While the process is not ...
Views: 1066 - Lasting Weight Loss: No Discipline Required - by "I'd love to lose weight, but I don't have the discipline."
If I had to lose weight the way the diet mongers say we need to, I'd never lose an ounce. Or maybe I would, but it certainly wouldn't stick. And then, what's the point?
And if I had to make myself work out, well that wouldn't be ...
Views: 868 - Latest Study Finds Immuno-Cancer Therapy Extremely Effective - by Your first defense is your best. A type of white blood cell called Natural Killer (NK) cells, may hold the key to the growth and spread of cancers. First discovered in the 1980's, NK cells are recognized as the immune system's front-line defense against cancer, viruses and other pathogens. In ...
Views: 6994 - Laughing in Osama's Face - by New Yorkers have come together in welcome ways in the weeks since 9/11. We stop and talk to strangers on the street. We try to help each other well before we formally meet. Or we join in funerals for firemen we never knew, raising money for their families, while recognizing each other from ...
Views: 1398 - Laughter is Essential - by Why do we have such a strong urge to be in the company of others? Even the most reclusive among us can only tolerate solitude for so long. I think part of the answer is found in the fact that we love to have fun, and having fun usually involves people. Laughter is a huge part of social ...
Views: 1104 - Laughter Really is the Best Medicine - by You've all heard the saying "Laughter is the best medicine" - well, it's a proven medical fact that whilst it may not be the best medicine, it's importance simply cannot be underestimated. There are many studies and treatment facilities that have demonstrated the effect of humour on the ...
Views: 848 - Leap?And The Net Will Appear - by In 1994, my life hit rock bottom. My husband was addicted to crack cocaine, my 17 year-old son had just gotten his 15 year-old girlfriend pregnant, we were about to get evicted from our home, I contracted a life-threatening illness with no health insurance and my Mother died very suddenly, and ...
Views: 926 - Learn 4 simple and effective tools to uplift your Spirit everyday! - by You can uplift your Spirit by using the followings tools on a daily basis:
1- The power of breathing colors
2- The essential oils
3- The flower essences
4- The alchemical oils of Melusine
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These various natural therapies act not only ...
Views: 2148 - Learn the 3 steps to heal your heart from grief - by Grief is commonly held back within our heart chakra and
lead to several
"physical ailments or discomforts" when not released and healed such
as:
crying, lungs congestion, oppression or even sudden anxiety attack.
Why finding ourselves in such turmoil? Simply because we internalize ...
Views: 2202 - Learn the Language of Financial Freedom - by Feeling trapped by lack of funds? We can learn from those who live comfortably and retire early. They speak a different language from those who are stuck in a scarcity process.
1. Banish the word "expensive" from your vocabulary. Replace with, "That's not a priority for me."
"Expensive" is ...
Views: 845 - Learn the Secrets How 'Hidden Keys' Unlock Life's Riches - by Discover how you can improve your own personal development, money, career, job, health, lifestyle and relationships. For the first time ever I have produced a programme which will quickly and effortlessly guide you through 'Secret Techniques' that will bring you riches. Using certain techniques ...
Views: 1069 - Learn to Accept and then Conquer Failure - by The first time you tried to walk, you fell down. If you're like me, the first time you tried to swim, you almost drowned. You've already failed many times, although you may not remember.
Did you hit a baseball the first time you swung the bat? The best baseball players, the ones with .300 ...
Views: 915 - Learn To Let Go And Flow With Life - by At any moment, your life is exactly the way that it is. You are the way you are and the people in your life are exactly the way that they are. This is true whether you like it or not.
When you fight and resist the way your life is, you create a state of fear and upset that almost always makes ...
Views: 9486 - Learn to Love Your Body - by Twenty-four percent of women and 17 percent of men say they would give up more than three years of life to be thinner. That’s according to a poll conducted by Psychology Today magazine.
At the same time, studies show that half of American women overestimate the size of their bodies. ...
Views: 1052 - Learn to Protect Yourself From This Insidious Form of Abuse - by Mobbing in the workplace has long been studied in Europe (just look it up on a search engine). Now authors Elliott, Davenport, and Schwartz discuss this disturbing phenomenon in America in "Mobbing: Emotional Abuse in the American Workplace." It's about collective assault in the office, on the ...
Views: 1896 - Learn to Release and Recharge Your Energy - by Winter is almost over and it is time to prepare yourself for the first rays of sun! It's time to come out of hibernation, pack away your heavy clothes and say goodbye to gloomy days.
Recharge your mood and start this new season with renewed vigor. Energy, happiness and a positive outlook are ...
Views: 1436 - Learn to Win and Mentor Others - by Doesn't it make good sense to change our internal picture before we go around trying to change the results we're getting?
People with an optimistic view of their capabilities out-perform those who are doubtful or simply more "realistic," even though their abilities are virtually identical. ...
Views: 1334 - Learning About Relationhips - by As a psychologist it is apparent to me that when most people marry they believe their relationship will remain rewarding and loving; they do not expect to divorce. Yet the divorce rate is about 60% for first marriages, and is even higher for second marriages. So, we have a situation where people ...
Views: 874 - Learning From Scrooge: How The Ebenezer Effect Can Change Your Life - by Advicefor the Holidays … Be a Scrooge!HowThe “Ebenezer Effect” Can Change Your Life This time of year, it’s worth considering severalvaluable lessons we can learn from Charles Dickens’ memorable miser, EbenezerScrooge. In AChristmas Carol, Scrooge comes face-to-face with the effects ...
Views: 1296 - Learning more about yourself - by Finding balance is deciding to notice what goes on in your life. To make conscious choices and to experience life, not just let it happen to you. Learning more about yourself is an important first step in creating balance in your life. It is easy to get caught up in the fast pace and pressing ...
Views: 711 - Learning to Listen - by Too often we walk around thinking we know less than we do. We believe that if we only had some answer, or even a clue to the answer, or on really hard days even a better understanding of the question, that we’d be richer, braver, happier, smarter, better looking, more successful, or any other ...
Views: 998 - LEAVING ONE'S COMFORT ZONE IS NO SMALL CHORE! - by When I was younger I had the good fortune of learning the value of doing what you enjoy. If you happen to be stuck in a place in your life where you're not particularly happy, please don't take this as though I am rubbing it in your face (I certainly know in my past I've done things I didn't ...
Views: 872 - Leaving the Comfort Zone - by We all have a safe haven, or a place inside of us with a voice that tells us everything is okay. We set boundaries or parameters on how close people can get to us. We know instinctively just what activities we can do with little or no effort. We have rituals which we perform in our daily lives ...
Views: 4436 - Let Go and Be Happy - by Anyone in the world can learn to forgive those who have injured them, however, great or small that injury may be. I see the truth of this every day. For example, I recently shared my story with a new friend, and a few days later she called to say that my experiences had inspired her to contact ...
Views: 686 - Let it Begin With Us - by Last week, I found grace. It was right there, alongside homemade brownies and a box of Legos.
September 11th spawned some overwhelming feelings. I was so distracted by them that, for two days, I forgot to buy dog food. The first night, we got creative and concocted some high-protein solution ...
Views: 1116 - Let stress work for you - Learn to worry well and benefit from stress - by Stress is a health risk. It can raise your blood pressure, cause you to suffer sleepless nights and affect your digestion, your immunity ?even your sex life. But stress isn’t all bad –the ability to stress, to worry about possible dangers and prepare for them, has been a crucial factor in the ...
Views: 4114 - Let The Past Be The Past - by Take time each day to ponder the things that have occurred in your life. While I personally find it easy to initially focus on the negatives (hey don't we all?) at the same time I realize that to do so is simply counter productive!
Think about it for a minute, no matter what decision (right or ...
Views: 849 - Let Your Appearance Speak for You, not Against You! - by This article is NOT about "Dress for Success." That's old hat, and you want to hear something new. Mark Twain said: "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence in society." However, I want to talk about something your clothing CANNOT conceal. I'm talking about your health. ...
Views: 2594 - Let Your Life Shine - by We journey together in discovering ourselves. You are on this human journey to express life in a way that only you can express it. How can you filter out the myriad of distractions and focus on allowing your inner light to shine? In our culture, it is easy to get caught up in the stream of busy, ...
Views: 790 - LET YOUR SPIRIT GUIDE YOU - by Human beings suffer. We suffer because we have forethought and we’re not afraid to use it. We believe that we have the power to look into the future and control our destiny. We become so busy preparing for the future that we miss the here and now of our lives. We feel that we can only be happy ...
Views: 3029 - Let's Make Chapter 5 Gender Neutral - by Many 12 Step meeting open with a reading of a portion of Chapter 5 from Alcoholics Anonymous, the original source for all 12 Steps, which was written in 1935. Back then, it was understood that 'he', 'him,' etc. were meant to include both male and female.
Since then, of course, we've come to ...
Views: 1140 - Let's Start Thinking Differently So We Can Start Feeling Differently - by When a person thinks positive thoughts he is not just thinking positive thoughts, he is changing the chemicals in his body.
How is this true? Your mind affects every cell in your body. If you want to get well, you had better start thinking well thoughts. What do I mean?
Well, how do you ...
Views: 2483 - Letter about Trust - by For millions of years nature embedded in us the notion that the past can teach us a lot about the future. This is very useful for survival. And it is also mostly true with inanimate objects. With humans the story is somewhat different: it is reasonable to learn from someone's past behaviour ...
Views: 14030 - Letting Go - by While sitting with a close friend the other day I heard him say repeatedly. "Well, whatever happens, happens. If it's meant to be it will be. I'm letting the Universe lead the way." In Christianity, a similar phrase is said "Not they will but thine O
father" I submit to you some insight ...
Views: 1558 - Letting Go of Fear in the Face of Tragedy - by During this week of earth-shattering events, we were blessed to be at a gathering with 250 like-minded souls. Along with these people, we spent much of that time sending love and healing energy to those affected by the terrorist attacks, while praying for peace.
So the question is--How do you ...
Views: 1039 - Letting Go of Grief - by Grief is an emotion that can lodge in the body tissues and the spirit. Although we usually think of grief as having to do with loss of a loved one or something highly valued like a job, grief can take less recognizable forms. Some common underlying sources of grief are mourning of one's own lost ...
Views: 3043 - Letting Go of Love, Part I - by Most people have relationships in their past that didn't work. Many people have one such relationship that is very hard to let go of. This is the one that got away, but shouldn't have. This is the one that felt as if it was meant to be. This is the one that felt like true love. This type of a ...
Views: 823 - Let’s Get Positive! - by It seems that lately I’ve been reading an awful lot of articles in e-zines about the difficulty of doing business online. They talk about all the hype, all the scams, all the lies and false promises. They talk about all the worthless web sites, loaded with affiliate links, promising millions and ...
Views: 1096 - Levels of Life... Creeping up the Ladder of Excellence - by Have you ever wondered why someone felt so distant or seemed so different than anyone else in a crowd? Have you ever wondered why you always seemed to struggle with some mundane task in your life while others seem to soar? If you answered yes to either of those questions, then you need to sit ...
Views: 1387 - Life and Work: Balancing or Juggling? - by I value the concept of balance in life. But what we value and believe we do is often different than what we actually do. Instead of balancing the many commitments and interests in my life, I have found that I'm actually a juggler, always hoping I don't drop anything.
Juggling conjures the ...
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