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- Just Me and My Shadow... - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2011 from Jeffrey Sumber"The shadow, which is in conflict with the acknowledged values, cannot be accepted as a negative part of one's own psyche and is therefore projected--that is, it is transferred to the outside world and experienced as an outside object. It is combated, punished, and exterminated as 'the alien out ...
Views: 1209(1 vote) - Breaking the Victim Chain - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2013 from Samantha G MartinThere is a concept that we are all just victims of victims. This intrigues me greatly because it opens up the possibility of breaking the chain to find acceptance and forgiveness; both of which allow us to heal and move on. You will notice that I will not say it excuses abusive or detrimental ...
Views: 1205 - Overcoming Self-Criticism Through Humor and Failure - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2013 from Jonathan Robinson“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection” ― Gautama Buddha I used to suffer greatly from a bad case of self-criticism, in my teenage years, it was so severe that I could never ask a girl out on a date. I feared that she’d say “no” and I’d ...
Views: 1199 - The Elephant is in Charge - by Submitted on May 08, 2011 from Susan Crampton DavisI was shocked when I realized how easy it is to get more of what we want in life if we'd just better understand how to harness the power of the mind. And yet, I am disappointed that more people aren’t talking about how the unconscious mind can make or break progress, because it's really in ...
Views: 1199 - Are You a Stress Case? 5 Natural Ways to Improve Your Mental Health - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2017 from Anica OaksWhether you have a great job, make a lot of money and have the perfect family or struggle on a daily basis with arguments between you and those you love, there is some kind of stress at some point. You need to know how to recognize stress when it appears and how it affects the body so that you ...
Views: 1194 - The F.O.C.U.S.E.D. Individual - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2011 from Steve UhlenbrockAs “Individuals” we all have goals; whether they are work related or personal. You may want to have an incredibly productive year in sales, you may want to get some stuff done around the house, or it could be anywhere in between these two goals. Any way you look at it, the F.O.C.U.S.E.D. program ...
Views: 1194 - Better Choices Result in an Enhanced Quality of Life - by Submitted on May 05, 2008 from William G Jr CovingtonOne of the paradoxes of life is that in giving of yourself whether through your time, talent or other resources, you receive. It is in serving other people that the quality of your own life is enhanced. Service becomes a paradigm of the mind as it moves a person from a consumer to a producer ...
Views: 1193 - The Addictive Personality Part Two - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2018 from Randi FineAddictive Personalities Part Two of a Three Part Article Written by Randi G. Fine Much has been written about genetic predisposition and its relationship to addictive personalities. Having an addict in the family does not guarantee that everyone in the family will become addicts. But many ...
Views: 1191 - Your Home.......an Extension of Your Mind? - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2011 from Mary StevensonYour Home.......an Extension of your Mind???? Take a look at your home....... have you accumulated a lot of ‘things’ over the years? Have you filled up every empty space with something? Are there boxes you haven’t looked in for years? Or clothes you haven’t worn? Or rooms you ...
Views: 1191(1 vote) - How to Turn a Mega Failure into an Opportunity for Self-Improvement - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2019 from Beau NelsonTo be human is to fail, but just knowing this to be true doesn’t necessarily make bouncing back from failure any easier— especially when you feel that you’ve blown it big time. Certain life events and situations can often be associated with this sense of having majorly failed: • a divorce or ...
Views: 1190 - The Truth About Being A Yogi - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2007 from Youngbear Roth"…The old avatar looked up, slowly waving his hand in front of my face. He gazed into me, deeper than anyone had ever been allowed. Not a word passed between us in those brief moments he read my soul as he read his own and knew a stranger as he knew himself. The unanimity this man felt with ...
Views: 1190 - I'm Bored - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2011 from Milton DeWayne BensonI’m BORED ! I hear this from time to time from the few friends I have left who have survived living with HIV/AIDS. I have survived taking meds since 1986. And, yes, at times, I have said the same thing myself - I am BORED. When in fact, in my mind, I was simply lazy. It seemed easier to be ...
Views: 1189 - The Good Idea/Balanced Life - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2013 from Nancy LennertGood morning to all…. This morning I started the day by ushering out a few family members….one by one they left to fulfill their daily obligations. I realize more and more that it is not the “job” we have or where we go; it is what we do with that job and what we do where we go. I kiss ...
Views: 1189 - What to Do When Someone Feels You’ve Hurt Them - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2010 from Katrina Holgate MillerMoxie mental health makes people stronger than strong. How is that possible? Consider this Aesop fable comparing the reed with the oak tree. An oak and a reed were arguing about their strength. When a strong wind came up, the reed avoided being uprooted by bending and leaning with the gusts ...
Views: 1186(4 votes) - Giving your mind some healthy “downtime” - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2010 from Kevin BlairRecently, much has been written about our new “plugged-in” society. A recent feature story in the New York Times highlighted the potential dangers to healthy brain functioning that can result from the incessant use of our modern digital communication devices. So many of us are attached to our ...
Views: 1185(2 votes) - Psychiatry and Dream Translation – The Mystery Behind Dreams and New Scientific Discoveries - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Christina SponiasI’m going to present you with my scientific discoveries which I was able to find: * After continuing Carl Jung’s research in the unknown region of the human psyche through dream interpretation from 1984 to 1988, * After fighting against schizophrenia without losing my conscience in ...
Views: 1185 - Creating a Calming Environment for an Autistic Child - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2017 from Andrew AtkinsonThough figures vary from publication to publication, it is widely accepted that 1 in every 100 people is on the autism spectrum. For children, the impact of autism can lead to heightened stress and anxiety. They struggle to process the world around them, but are often required to follow ...
Views: 1184 - First Thought, Best Thought & Brodie’s Living Fully Life Tip - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2009 from Brodie WhitneyIt all stems from our first thought. In each and every primary impulse, resides the opportunity for discovery. These untouched seeds of thought and emotion stirring within have the power to reveal great insights, including answers to questions such as who we are as individuals, and what we have ...
Views: 1184(1 vote) - RELAX Into You - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Denise CookYou're working on a project, totally concentrated and someone walks in and says, without provocation, "You need to relax". You look up from your feverish typing and wonder, "What are they talking about? I am relaxed." Or, you're making an impassioned comment about a news report or incident you ...
Views: 1184(1 vote) - Improve Your Quality of Life by Removing Negative Beliefs - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2013 from Nigel Paul MillerWhat are Beliefs? Beliefs are statements about reality that we assume to be true based on either our own conclusions or those of other people. Our Core Belief System The majority of our beliefs were formed when we were very young and learning how to survive in the world from the many ...
Views: 1183(1 vote) - Your Attitude's Impact On Mind & Body During COVID-19 Crisis - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2020 from Noelle NelsonMy front window gives onto the street, and every day I see people walking their dogs. Maybe a half dozen folk in all, giving their pups some exercise. But over the last week, since California went on “lock-down,” I’m utterly amazed by the number of people walking. With dogs, without dogs, with ...
Views: 1183 - You Know Your Karmic Goose Is Cooked When Pluto and Saturn Are Dancing with the Dragon’s Tail - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2019 from joan pancoeTo view in your browser and see ALL the visuals and activate all the links CLICK HERE: http://joanpancoe.com/page-newsletter-details.php?nl=134 “The impermanence of this present life will force you to leave all wealth behind, but by giving it away, you can take it with you as good karma.” ...
Views: 1181(2 votes) - A primer on how to change habits, be more productive, and improve your health - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Scott Q MarcusMost of life is done by rote. For most of us, alarm clocks buzz the same time every morning. The average grocery store stocks over 38,000 items; yet the standard shopper goes to the same store every week, usually on the same day, and chooses from the same few dozen items every outing. We ...
Views: 1179 - Ten Steps for Getting Unstuck - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Leslie CottrellOne of the hardest things to do in life is get yourself unstuck. When navigating changes in our lives whether positive changes or not so positive changes we find ourselves more aware of our cyclical patterns. Going in circles is hard to change. Once those patterns develop, they quickly ...
Views: 1170(2 votes) - Attitude Building - Complaining - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2010 from Prakash SeshadriThis is the most talked about trait of a person. Whenever we refer to someone and our understanding of them, we tend to say "He has a good attitude", "She has a good attitude". "His or Her attitude is not good" etc. Attitude can be seen as our "mental filters" through which we see the world. ...
Views: 1169 - Break Through Unwanted Patterns - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Prasanna GunturiThere are times when life is on a roll, when everything happens effortlessly and seems to fall in place. We feel great and couldn’t have been more happier. It’s as if the planets and stars were aligned just for us. We even think we finally cracked the success formula. Isn’t life just wonderful? ...
Views: 1168 - Coping with the Holidays - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from Helen FlynnSometimes the holidays can magnify the negative circumstances in our lives. For some there is a need to replicate the "Hallmark" picture of family, complete with the perfect bird ready to be carved, perfectly behaving children, perfectly set table, perfectly cooked food and loving relatives in ...
Views: 1168(1 vote) - Psychotherapy: A Quick Look At Its Usefulness And Features - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2011 from Steven QaresmaToday, there are many conditions that contribute to generate in people a sense of emptiness, meaninglessness, discomfort or dissatisfaction with life, social environment, work, etc. Excessive work competition, the constant bombardment of media images and messages about what we should be, ...
Views: 1160 - Slow And Steady: Behavioral Change Takes Time - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2008 from Susan GiurleoThis week I met with a new family whose daughter has some behavioral difficulties. She came into my office and the first few minutes were a bit rocky. My goal for the session was to have the child play with me for a bit without protest, as this would be good progress for this child in her first ...
Views: 1158 - Frontiers of the Mind/Body/Emotion Connection - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Karen BurtonThe Emotion/Disease Connection In cultivating your health, the thought of emotions being a instigator in any part of your health has been a heated debate in the medical community since the beginning of time. Can emotions cause disease? ….and if they can, will alleviating the emotion, cause ...
Views: 1157 - The Secret to Lasting Change - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Mary PfefferDid you know that before you can change, you have to accept yourself. This means that you must acknowledge all of your behavior. What are those good actions that you are proud of? When have you felt contrite about your conduct? When are you neutral? You have to honestly recognize who you are, ...
Views: 1157(2 votes) - Who are you really? - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2013 from Samantha G MartinWho are you really? When you talk to someone, or listen to someone, what perspective are you doing that from? I’m not talking about being a friend, a parent, a lover or even a nemesis; these are roles we play throughout our lives. I am talking about your true core, your personal truth, the ...
Views: 1153 - Can You Adopt These Traits in Order to Live a More Fulfilled Life (Part I)? - by Submitted on May 29, 2009 from Daniel HerznerLiving a successful, more abundant life is something everybody wants. Who amongst us wouldn't want to be surrounded with the things capable of filling our lives with happiness? We have only one go 'round at this thing called life and we each deserve to live it as abundantly as we choose. The ...
Views: 1151 - Personal Power - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2013 from Samantha G MartinThe other day during a discussion with a dear friend of mine we got talking about their sense of feeling very trapped at this time in their life. As the discussion unfolded I had a realization that much of what they were going through had to do with their personal power and their perception that ...
Views: 1151(1 vote) - Protection vs. connection - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2015 from Gordana StankovicWe human beings are social creatures who are high wired for connection with other human beings. Connection with what is alive, in other words what is real, true and genuine in others with that what is real, true and genuine in us is one of our deepest basic needs and it is universal which means ...
Views: 1150 - Stop Your Obsession With Being Nice! - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2019 from Dr. Anne BrownPeople-pleasers are at risk in the domains of finance, love, sex, family, and friendship. How is it that we can manage a successful business but still have a failed personal life? Extending a hand to others after taking care of yourself is how we make the world a better place for our children ...
Views: 1144(2 votes) - How to Teach Children Gratitude - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2011 from Katrina Holgate MillerIt is impossible to feel grateful and depressed in the same moment. . . Naomi Williams How was your child’s day? Worrywart Wallace noticed that by 5:30 pm, it was already dark. He was sure his parents would make him go to bed early. Picked-on Pamela noticed that Mrs. Clark gave her the ...
Views: 1142(2 votes) - The #1 Reason Why Your Life Isn't Changing (And What to Do About It) - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2015 from Jason DemakisImagine for a moment, a pie chart. Now imagine (for the sake of this example) that pie chart represents objective, external reality. Now imagine that your beliefs are the mechanism through which you gradually unveil and fill in more and more of the pie chart. As you become more ...
Views: 1142 - You’re Never Too Young to Use Your Mind! - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Justina HurleyThe greatest gift a parent can give to a child is the gift of an open and stress-free mind. But of course to pass it on, you need to know how to do it yourself! How many of us can really say that we’ve got the whole ‘thought management’ thing licked? In the current economic climate, you might ...
Views: 1140 - Three Signs of Positive Change - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2012 from Phillip GowinsWho Am I Anyway? Three signs of positive change! One of the side effects of hypnosis, or any transformative process, is a kind of inner conflict or worry about who we will be when the transformation is complete. The simplest of behavior modifications can have this effect. We get very used ...
Views: 1139(1 vote) - Behaviour Management In Learning - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Green BushDifficult behaviour may be a huge obstacle in acquiring achievement, but dealing with behaviour efficiently can genuinely help on the way to minimising stress levels of staff and pupils, consequently as an end result allowing a safeguarded learning setting.Mens Watches are designed to show the ...
Views: 1138(2 votes) - Transformational Change: How Releasing Your Fears Can Bring You Freedom - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2009 from Sandy KiaizadehI love my dog. I love him so much, I call him my son. Happy is a 1 year old fluff ball of energy – all 10.2 lbs of him! He’s playful, funny, sweet and gentle. He loves to cuddle and get belly rubs. Whenever I hold him in my arms, he goes right for my face (and my earlobes in particular), and ...
Views: 1135(7 votes) - How to Stop Worrying About Money - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2013 from Jonathan RobinsonOne of the most common reasons people give for feeling unhappy in their life is the thought that they simply don’t have enough money. If the money you currently have could assume a human form and talk to you, what might it say? If you're like most people, it would probably say something like ...
Views: 1128 - Oppositional Defiant Treatment - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2010 from Jim JanowiakOppositional Defiant Disorder Treatment is most often a combination of behavior therapy for the child, family therapy with the parents, siblings and the problem child, and additional parental training for the adults. Another available treatment sometimes included is the often controversial ...
Views: 1128(1 vote) - Breasking the Self Created Mold - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2010 from Terry HarrisIt has taken you years to create the mold that has become YOU. For the past 20, 30, 40 years through environment and life experiences you have evolved into the person you are today. Some of your personality characteristics have not always served you well. You have developed fears and limiting ...
Views: 1127(1 vote) - Toronto Real Estate - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2011 from Christina XioThe successful real estate markets experienced slow impact of slump in Toronto as compared to American real estate. The value is low and is expected to grow in next coming years. Remarkable increase in shifting of people has been observed since last years. The behavior of shifting has raised the ...
Views: 1126 - Potential diet to get rid of Premenstrual Syndrome Symptoms - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2018 from publicdebate debatePremenstrual Syndrome Symptoms occur in many women. During the leading days of periods many women experience abdominal pain, headache, mood swing, irritability, etc. Premenstrual syndrome also known as ‘premenstrual tension’ is common among the menstruating women. Though PMS is not severe, ...
Views: 1125 - Social behavior improves social skills - by Submitted on May 05, 2012 from Niyaj HaqueToday, people are becoming very much conscious in improving their child’s behavior to society and people. Manners are really very important. Without having any manner it is tough to survive in a civilized society. Child is like a blank canvass. You must try to know that your child is not having ...
Views: 1125(1 vote) - Mental Health Help – Eliminating The Absurdity You Inherit in The Biggest Part of Your Brain - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Christina SponiasUnfortunately, we inherit an absurd wild conscience in the biggest part of our brain and psyche. I named it anti-conscience because it tries to destroy our conscience. I discovered this absurd content after continuing Carl Jung’s research into the unknown region of the human psyche through dream ...
Views: 1121 - The Power Of Anticipation - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from Gina GardinerAs we rush about frantically preparing for the holiday season we all have a sense of anticipation. Love Christmas or loathe it those of us who live in the Western world are affected by it. Anticipation has many guises. For little children there is the wide eyed wonder as twinkly lights and ...
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