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New View, New You, New Life - by Rob White5 Primal Principles of Communication - by Rob White- Conversations with V! - How You Can Enjoy an Enriching, Enduring Relationship - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Val McLeodIn consideration of the myriad challenges to having an enriching and enduring relationship, it seems practically oxy moronic to use “healthy, romantic and relationship” in the same context. As a human relations expert, I am often asked, “Is it possible to have an “ideal relationship / ...
Views: 1738(1 vote) - Conversations with V! ~ Love - Work It Out! - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Val McLeod“There is no excess to love” Ralph Emerson Getting regular exercise is important to our physical and psychological well being. Even though it had been a while since I last exercised, in my desire and determination to continue achieving my fitness goals, I recently started to work out ...
Views: 1407(1 vote) - Coping with Critics - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2014 from Tina TessinaNo one likes to be criticized, fairly or not. It’s always difficult to deal with, and it can hurt. Because I’m a writer of books and columns, and because I’ve lectured, appeared on radio and TV, I am sometimes recognized in public. I’m glad I’m not more ...
Views: 1495(1 vote) - Core Values Lead to Personal Empowerment - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Lori Anne ChanceAre core values just a buzz term or do they have the power to change your life? Take a look at how you can achieve personal empowerment and become who you were meant to be by using your core values for positive life change. Learn to Love Your Core Values Let’s start at the beginning: ...
Views: 3805(1 vote) - CRAIG’S BLOGS: A LIST OF MY WORDPRESS BLOGS: A NEW BOOK (OR BOOKS)??? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Craig LockCRAIG’S BLOGS: A LIST OF MY WORDPRESS BLOGS A NEW BOOK OR BOOKS?? Web site: http://craiglock.wordpress.com/category/craigs-blogs/ Tags (key words,/categories): Writing, writing articles, books, new books, authors, Craig Lock, South Africa, Zimbabwe, spirit, sport, peace, motor racing, ...
Views: 1487(1 vote) - Cravings and Emotions… Triggers for Bingeing - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2019 from Lana NelsonIf you’re like most people, you’ve experienced food cravings. Out of the blue, you get an urge for something that you swore you would never eat… again. You find yourself automatically heading to the cabinet, mindlessly open the door, reaching in, and grabbing an unopened bag of potato chips, ...
Views: 866(1 vote) - Crawling Out of the Cracks – Choosing to be Powerful - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2013 from Mariano JaucoInspiration for the Day “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to ...
Views: 2228(1 vote) - Creative Chaos - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2010 from Val WilcoxChaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit. Henry Adams Where there is chaos, there is opportunity for growth. Challenging the status quo of life reminds you to continuously stay open to change. Using history as a base, chaos has preceded discoveries in all areas of life. So by ...
Views: 1192(1 vote) - Creative Living - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiCreative living starts when people realize that by setting purposeful goals and make it a daily habit to achieve them, their lives will have meaning. They must learn that life is more than a succession of twenty four hours of nothingness. The major enemy of creative living is the passive scheme ...
Views: 1051(1 vote) - Creativity and Madness, Redux, 2012 - by Submitted on May 15, 2012 from Paul HoodIn May, 2008 I wrote an article focusing on the down side of creativity tied to mental illness. Since then I have worked with many more creative people both as a therapist/counselor and in my volunteer involvement with the Cultural Council of Park County, CO and (helping start) the River Canyon ...
Views: 1403(1 vote) - Creativity: Is Creativity A Mental Illness? - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2013 from Oliver JR CooperI recently came across a link that was called - 'creativity 'closely entwined with mental illness'. This was from the bbc website about a recent study that has connected creativity with mental health problems. The link can be found on the bbc website. And after reading all that was said, I ...
Views: 2356(1 vote) - Critical Thinking: Can Someone's Negative Energy Have A Destructive Effect On The Planet? - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperFor a little while now, a lot has been said about the planet and how it is not in a good way. On one side, there is a focus on what is going on with the weather, and on the other, there is a focus on what is happening on the ground. And although the media has spoken about the weather for a ...
Views: 836(1 vote) - Critical Thinking: Does The Establishment Control People By Keeping Them In A State Of Ignorance? - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIn order for someone to find out about if something is true or not, it will most likely be vital for them to have access to a wide range of information. When this takes place, it will be possible for them to come to an accurate conclusion. Simply having access to a lot of information won’t be ...
Views: 719(1 vote) - Crypto Currency Solutions for the Global SocioEconomic Environmental Movement - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2015 from Dakota KaiserHave you heard about Bitcoin? What about Litecoin, or Dogecoin? Do you know what these coins have in common? They are all decentralized encrypted currencies that allow for free instantaneous transfers of funds worldwide. Why is this relevant to you? You may have noticed there is a ...
Views: 3009(1 vote) - Dealing with the Haters - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2011 from Nicole NenningerI don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody. ~ Bill Cosby How do you deal with people who disagree with you? See if you recognize any of these reactions: You get annoyed at the person You get distracted by dis-empowering thoughts (How could ...
Views: 3993(3 votes) - December 21, 2012: The Time Of Rebirth and Remebrance Is Here - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2013 from Yol SwanDecember 21st, 2012 is upon us! We have heard quite an assortment of predictions, ideas, fears, hopes, and wishes throughout the year about the end of the Mayan calendar—from doomsday to collective enlightenment and everything in between. The diversity of opinions about this day not only ...
Views: 1215(1 vote) - Decisions, Decisions, Decisions For Enhanced Empowerment - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2007 from Jeanie MarshallIn all parts of your life, you must make decisions. Little decisions, big decisions, monumental decisions. Some decisions are so natural that you may not even consider them decisions. Decisions focus your attention. Each decisions is a choice. Decisions about Basic Needs You make conscious ...
Views: 2040(1 vote) - DEPRESSION... - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2011 from John G E FryeAnyone who has been through this will tell you just how incredibly helpless, useless and despairing one can feel. Depression numbs and throws into reverse the will to exist, it instantly takes you out of society and spills you deep into your lowest self, it brings your energy and capabilities ...
Views: 1449(1 vote) - Depression: Is It Easier For Someone To Get Depressed When They Are Sensitive? - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2016 from Oliver JR CooperIf one has a problem with their car, it can be normal for someone to ask them what is wrong with it. Through asking this question, they might be able to fix the problem for them, or they could tell them to go to a garage and get it fixed. However, even if they were to fix their car, they are ...
Views: 1469(1 vote) - Designing Your Future - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2010 from Leslie SannAs human beings, we are often pushed by what we perceive as our issues. Equally important, we are also pulled forward by our dreams, visions and inspirations. Often, we tend to focus on our issues due to their pressure, and don't invest in the process of creation. Without asking the question: ...
Views: 1617(1 vote) - Devote Your Energy to What You Love Doing - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Gerri D Smith“No man is a success in business unless he loves his work.” - Quote by Florence Scovel Shinn When you love what you do, you bring a positive, meaningful, and inspiring energy to all that you do. With that positive energy you can discover moments of self-awareness that will keep you focused on ...
Views: 2292(1 vote) - DIFFICULTY - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2011 from John G E FryeAt irregular intervals in our daily lives, we all encounter difficulty. Like many of the other contesting emotional experiences, the self-empowerment gained through embracing and learning from these moments of challenge can be exhilarating. We should not choose to cheat our INNERMOST POWERS ...
Views: 1360(1 vote) - DISCOURAGED - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2011 from John G E FryeNo doubt you’ve heard of the ‘nothing ventured nothing gained’ adage, certainly one of the truest statements ever conceived by man. When we enter this physical plane, we are programmed to explore; not only the world around us, but also the who and what am I? A toddler will fall over umpteen ...
Views: 1241(1 vote) - Discover the Satisfaction of Seeing How It All Fits Together. Part 7 in the Personal Power series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerThe effort you put into overcoming your self sabotage increases your personal power. If you allow the self sabotage mechanism to win, you feed it - which improves its inner strength and decreases yours. So whenever you just know you should do something, that's a great opportunity to increase ...
Views: 1632(1 vote) - Discover Your True Identity - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2015 from Tony Fahkry“People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the self is not something one finds, it is something one creates.” - Thomas Szasz What is lost can never be found, what is found can never be forgotten. So echoes the quest to realise your true identity. I remain ...
Views: 973(1 vote) - Discovering Your Purpose In Life! - by Submitted on May 25, 2011 from Raymond ShinaultPurpose is a result, end, mean, aim, or goal of an action intentionally undertaken.Whether or not the purpose was a primary or secondary effect. It is possible that an intentional act may have multiple purposes .Purpose is related to the term pose as to "put in a certain position. There is a ...
Views: 1389(1 vote) - Distinctions lead to Clarity, Clarity gives you Power. Part 6 in the Change My Life series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerThe value of goals, of knowing where you're going, was discussed in article #5 in this Change my Life series. And most people start by wondering what they should do, what should they change. Change is vital because unless you make a change in your life, nothing will change in your life. You ...
Views: 1880(1 vote) - Do Guns Kill or Protect? People Kill People using Hammers and Guns. Part 2 in The Right Response? - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerDo Guns Kill - or Protect? If guns are responsible for killing people, then spoons are responsible for making people fat, and beds are responsible for women becoming pregnant. Such fallacious thinking may be behind fundamentalist Muslims insisting their women are covered from head to foot, ...
Views: 1779(1 vote) - Do Guns or People kill People? Part 5 in the Right to Protect Yourself - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerThe simplistic answer to the Sandy Hook massacre is obvious: Just make all guns illegal. But is any law 100% effective? Criminals don't obey the law. The UK experience from banning guns - the UK is now the violent crime capital of Europe according to the European Commission (see previous ...
Views: 1773(2 votes) - Do Not Engage: Dealing with Your Bipolar Partners' Angry Outbursts - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2009 from Kathleen Hennessey Buchanan"I will not engage; I will not engage; I will not engage. No matter what mean, cruel or hurtful things he says, does or accuses me of, I will not engage." I can't tell you how many times that verse has gone through my head, since my husband was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder II, superimposed ...
Views: 11644(1 vote) - Do this and Manifesting Can’t Fail! - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2011 from Vision BoardsManifesting great change, physical wants and desires, health improvements, better relationships and so much more really can happen when you know the simple process required. How do I know? Because I speak from personal experience of being able to manifest wonderful change to my life and that ...
Views: 2606(1 vote) - Do You Attach Untrue Stories to Experiences? - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2010 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorA simple action sent me back, in memory, to the first time I became aware of attaching an untrue story to an experience. See if you recognize your own predilection or habit of doing this. I needed to open a new pint of Half & Half. The container had that opening that requires you pull the ...
Views: 1475(1 vote) - Do you Brand out Fear or are you FEARFUL of Your Brand?. - by Submitted on May 11, 2010 from Jessi LaCosta“Courage is the mastery of fear, not the absence of fear.” --Mark Twain Many people are writing about branding these days – especially personal branding. Many professionals have asked me –– why all the fuss? In fact some have even questioned the value – and proposed that personal ...
Views: 1316(1 vote) - Do You Check Out What They Say? How do You Decide? Part 2 in the Approach to Life series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerHow do you Make Up your Mind? How do you make up your mind? Do you think things though for yourself? Or do you look at the person suggesting an idea, and ask yourself how well-known or how famous they are? Do you assume that their success in acting, or singing, or whatever makes them an instant ...
Views: 1613(1 vote) - Do you defer gratification by doing it now or later? Part 2 in the Most Important Question series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerYou saw that there are four important questions which you can ask yourself as you make a decision. Those questions, from the first in this Most Important Question series, are: Do I feel like doing it? Do I want to do it? Is it me? Do I want the results that doing it will bring? Which ...
Views: 1745(1 vote) - Do You Feel Authentic? - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2010 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorDo you ever feel afraid to be as you are? See if actor Patrick Stewart’s story and these comments help you think or feel differently about this. Tavis Smiley interviewed Patrick Stewart (Captain Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation). The topic of Stewart’s famed hairless dome came up, ...
Views: 1543(1 vote) - Do You Feel Empty or Full? - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2010 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorPerhaps you have certain feelings or longings that are vague, or sharp. These are callings from your soul, drawing attention to areas of you that need to be filled. At one time or another, you may feel one or more of the following: -Depressed or at least that you could feel ...
Views: 1419(1 vote) - Do you Feel Like You Are Constantly Fighting A Losing Battle No Matter What You Do? - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2012 from Shahina LakhaniToday's article is about the reason we feel we are constantly fighting a losing battle and what you can do to get out of the rut and begin living Powerfully. In The Forbidden Love E-book, which is about the misconception that loving one's own self is not okay, I shared a story about a dog. In ...
Views: 1290(1 vote) - Do you Feel Trapped by a Lack of TIME? - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2011 from Andrew HortonAre you feeling like you are stuck in a pinball machine, where you are juggling the demands of your current circumstances, but you are constantly getting bumped around and never seem to get any time to focus on creating the life, you have dreamed about. In fact you are so tired of getting ...
Views: 1663(1 vote) - Do You Feel You Lack Direction in Life, Business, or Retirement? - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorWhen you feel you lack direction in life, business, or retirement, it’s frustrating. It doesn’t have to be this way, if you have two things clear in your mind. You feel you lack direction if you don’t have a destination point envisioned in your mind. A destination point, in this context, is a ...
Views: 2932(1 vote) - Do You Have a Reset Button? - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2010 from Camille StrateMost every electronic gadget today has a reset button. New homes have them on every electrical outlet, so instead of blowing a circuit, the outlet cuts off. You push the little red button, and PRESTO...it works anew. Blow dryers have them. Cars have them. Computers, cameras, phones, DVRs, you ...
Views: 1797(2 votes) - Do you have the Right to Defend Yourself? Part 3 in the Right to Protect Yourself - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerSelf-defense is a basic right.* If someone attacks you, you have the right to defend yourself. Yet strict gun control regulations interfere with that right because ordinary citizens abide by the law while criminals acquire guns illegally. That leaves honest people at a distinct disadvantage - ...
Views: 1998(2 votes) - Do you just Know About It, or have Authentic Hands-on Experience? Part 4 in the Do What Works series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerDo Only What Works To achieve the results you want, you need to do what works and not to do what doesn't work. And it's your job to ascertain which is which! Once you know the difference you'll be more effective in achieving your goals. When you have experience in a field, it's natural to ...
Views: 1674(1 vote) - Do You Know How To Implement The Law of Detachment? - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2011 from Brenda BlindenbachImplementing the law of detachment is a challenge to most people especially when it comes to conscious creation, which is why it is crucial to know how to apply this law in your life. The law of detachment says in order to manifest anything in your life you must let go of your attachment to ...
Views: 4043(1 vote) - Do You Know What Makes You Happy? - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2013 from Yol SwanWe all want to be happy. Yet my idea of happiness may be different from yours, and yours is probably unlike someone else’s. Although it is supposed to be the state of mind that we all desire, if you asked a politician, a scientist, a psychologist, a young kid, and an enlightened saint what ...
Views: 1153(2 votes) - Do You Really Understand? Or are You just Informed About it? Part 3 of the 5 Steps to Mastery - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerDo you understand the information you've been given, or are you just informed about it? There's a crucial difference between being informed about something - just knowing about it - and understanding it. Do you Just Have the Information? When you've just received some information from ...
Views: 1585(1 vote) - Do You Struggle With Feeling Authentic? - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2011 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorDo you carry the feeling of not being your authentic self or living authentically, and a fear of doing so? If your answer is yes, here are two significant causes for this you need to be aware of. What I consider the first cause—a genuinely significant one—is that we, for the most part have ...
Views: 1656(2 votes) - Do you Think Consciously or Unconsciously? Part 2 in the Choice Series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerThoughts can be seen as one of two types. Thoughts that just appear, random ones you haven't chosen to think. And thoughts that you choose to think. The first are generally far more numerous. Normal thinking - random thoughts - bring the regular consequences which people experience much of ...
Views: 1903(1 vote) - Do you Wonder What To Do? Yet your Real Choice comes Earlier! Part 3 in the Choice Series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerYou always have a choice, they say. And they are right, you do have a choice, always! But not the one you think you have. Some people look at their possible responses, asking themselves how to react in the situation; should they do this, or that, or the other? Do you ever wonder how it will ...
Views: 1699(1 vote) - Do You Yell at the Movie Screen of Your Life? - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorIf you find you don’t like a movie, you don’t yell at the screen to change. But, is that what you do about your life? I’d decided to use the Ho’oponopono method to work on old program tapes that run in my subconscious. If you’re going to aim at a target so you can hit it consistently, you ...
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