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- Overconfidence VS Lack Of Confidence - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2008 from Greg FrostConfidence refers to a strong sense of belief and trust in your abilities to achieve what you want in life. The benefits of having greater self-confidence are numerous, allowing you to have more faith in your decisions in life. Having a lack of confidence can prove to be an obstacle to achieving ...
Views: 1582 - Introducing Gayatri Yajna Science - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2008 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaAll activities of the entire cosmos revolve around the axis of Yajnas. Great Rishis of yore proclaim: “Ayam Yajno Vishwasya Bhuvanasya Naabhihi” (Atharva Veda 9/15/14). It means Yajnas are the central focus of this cosmos. The divine singer of Bhagwad Geeta i.e. Lord Krishna too says: ...
Views: 2514 - The Humble Research Endeavor Of Brahmavarchas Research Institute - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2008 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaAlmighty God has given man His very own form. From the standpoint of consciousness all those Divine Powers that the Creator (God) possesses are found in the deep recesses of the human psyche albeit in latent form. In this manner all the power and energy present in the macrocosm (cosmos) is ...
Views: 1261 - The "Free" Way Of Your Life - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2008 from Cliff EgginkAs we get older, it is strange that snippets of songs and poems return to our minds with new meaning: Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” and Frank Sinatra’s “I did it my way” dropped in unexpectedly, after reading an article about the prevalence of regrets in people of a certain age. We will ...
Views: 1061 - Personal Peace - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Jacky TustainWhat image or thoughts does the idea of peace bring up for your? First thoughts of peace are of quiet, calm serenity. For most of us with our modern busy lifestyles it may well be a rare thing. A nice relax in the bath, a pleasant walk on an spring day or a day out somewhere with a friend all ...
Views: 2242 - Choosing And Using Everyday Beauty To Discover Your Happiest Place On Earth - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2008 from Liv LaneHow much power does a flower really have? More than you might realize. Appreciating everyday beauty – from blazing sunsets to a handmade blanket – is a simple act with incredible impact, capable of healing and transforming your life. It’s not a hard concept to grasp when you’re having a ...
Views: 1511 - Stuck? Wouldn't It Be Nice If . . . .? - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2008 from Bonnie McFarlandWouldn't it be nice if there were an easy way to get unstuck, move out of a slump, feel better, and create what you want in life? There IS a light and playful process you can use to accomplish all this and more. It is so simple, though, that you might not think it could do much at all for you. ...
Views: 754 - Finishes - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2009 from Hunter PhoenixFinishes “It’s not how you start, but how you finish that counts.” I can’t remember when I first heard that saying, but it is one that has given me great cause to stop and ponder lately. I’m getting older. Not “really old”, but hey, I’m not thirty anymore either! I am at a certain age, where ...
Views: 1627(3 votes) - Living by Design - 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: 1415(1 vote) - Do You Have Insurance For Life's Journey? - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2010 from Leslie SannIn order to be successful in Living by Design you must let yourself know what you REALLY want. This is can be daunting for some folks. There are many reasons you might struggle with declaring goals and dreams. Perhaps you are afraid that once you get it, you will find you really don’t want ...
Views: 1559(1 vote) - Lift Your Spirits: 18 Quick Fixes For The Winter Doldrums - by This is the time of year when I am always looking for a little lift. This string of days before spring unfolds just seem to stretch on and on.
Each year, it seems, I try something new at these times. Here are 18 things that have worked for me to lift the winter doldrums. See if any of these ...
Views: 757 - Achieving And Sustaining Personal Happiness - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2008 from Gerry HopmanWe live in a world that believes in postponing happiness exemplified by the the following statements: I'll be happy when I make $ 100,000 a year I'll be happy when I get my dream house I'll be happy when I have enough money to quit my job Happiness isn't associated with wealth and riches. In ...
Views: 2430(2 votes) - What Is Happiness, Anyway? - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2008 from Darlene MininniHappiness. If we don't have it, we want it. If we've already got some, we'd like more. Not only have philosophers and spiritual leaders weighed in on the subject of happiness, now scientists and psychologists have jumped into the conversation too. What's Wrong With You? It used to be that ...
Views: 1038 - 7 Immediate Steps To Twenty-Something Success - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2008 from Andi TuttleIs this it? Am I really happy? Where do I go from here? Capable adults between 20 and 30 face astounding personal challenges. Finally in a place to make our own decisions, we are often paralyzed by uncertainty and fear. However, all “twenty-somethings” have the ability to ...
Views: 570 - The Chemistry Of Emotions - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2008 from Robert NajemyThe Chemistry of Emotions and our Brain's Electrical Wiring. 1. Each emotion causes various peptides / hormones to be excreted (through hypothalamus and pituitary gland) that are received by the cells and lock into receptors on the cells themselves. (Phd Physiology and Biophysics Candace ...
Views: 12346 - Giving: Rx for Better Health - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2008 from Eli Davidson“You have got to be out of your mind” was a sentence Isabella was getting used to hearing. Friend after friend rolled her eyes as she told them of her plans. Isabella was 80 years old, for God’s sake, and no amount of eye rolling was going to dissuade her. Even if her friends ...
Views: 832 - Consciously Flowing Appreciation: Developing Your "Gratitude Muscle!" - by Submitted on May 24, 2012 from Carolyn BealeWe've all had days when, for whatever reason, we seem to find ourselves living unconsciously, guided by outworn beliefs and feeling stuck in lower-energy vibrations. When these times occur, you can help yourself to shift into higher alignment by remembering the power of appreciation. ...
Views: 1737 - Laughter Alone Is The Solution. No Joke. - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2008 from Sebastien GendryCan one be happy and stay positive in such a stressful and challenging world? My friends and I regularly answer to the top of our lungs with an affirmative “yes!” at the end of every laughter session we have together, often times daily. We laugh for no particular reason except that ...
Views: 851 - The Happy Things For Free - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2008 from Ianny LauYou know the lyrics to the song. It says ‘sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy’. In fact, sunshine doesn’t have that effect on me. Perhaps I take it for granted. Tropical dwellers like me run to the shades instead. But I simply love gentle breezes. They quite literally do calm my soul ...
Views: 712 - Have Your Cake and Eat it Too - by Has anyone ever told you that you can’t have your cake and eat it too? As a child I didn’t really understand why I couldn’t have my cake and eat it too. Every year for my birthday I’d get a cake and I’d actually eat it.
You know, when people ask me what I do, I say, “Whatever I want.” Not ...
Views: 1914 - ***What Does It Mean To Have Integrity? - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2008 from Margaret PaulWhen I was in school training to be a psychotherapist, one of my professors introduced me to a concept that I find very valuable: "bad faith." We are in bad faith with ourselves and others when we are out of alignment with what is true for "who we really are." Who we really are - who is ...
Views: 5943(1 vote) - Baby Boomers Coping With Midlife - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2008 from Amy ShermanEvery year ushers in another birthday and another notch on the headboard of your life. And each year brings another challenge in dealing with growing older. As you enter or work through midlife, you are experiencing many drastic changes. Your body parts are shifting, you're gaining or losing ...
Views: 2139 - The Human Mind; A Fascinating And Powerful Machine - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2008 from Joanna SherwellThe human mind is really a fascinating and powerful machine. It’s like a computer; give it a command to search for data on a particular subject and it will do exactly that, firing off invisible circuits to access everything it has ever learnt about that subject as quickly as possible. ...
Views: 1393 - No Strings - Steps To Happiness Part 6 - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2008 from Jennifer AbbottHappy People Don’t Seek Happiness In our last article we discussed what happy people say to themselves every day and how they view things. As promised, in this article we will talk about WHY happy people are able to view things as they do. So here it is... the secret that ALL happy ...
Views: 1763 - An Exercise In Happiness For Kids - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2008 from Patrick McMillanChildren “Need Lessons in Happiness,” reads the headline in an article by Graeme Paton, Educational Correspondent for the BBC in March of 2007. According to Senior British Government Advisor, Lord Richard Layard, “All school children should have “happiness” lessons up to the age of eighteen to ...
Views: 2654 - ***Take That! (6 Things to Take to Have a Great Life) - by Submitted on May 08, 2013 from Jim Allen1. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY Your life is all up to you! The sooner you believe and accept that, the better. Stop leaving important decisions up to others. Stop trying to blame others for what goes wrong (or what doesn't go at all). Take responsibility for your life and you take the first steps to ...
Views: 3514 - WYSIWYG - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2008 from Sid LevinsohnWYSIWYG This is going to “jolt” you— because it says “not true” to many of your cherished beliefs. Are you familiar with the acronym WYSIWYG? It stands for “what you see is what you ‘get’!” Consider this: So strange at first, quantum ...
Views: 1411 - Jumpstart the Creation of Your Ideal Life: Make a List of 100 Things to Do Before You Die - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2008 from Marelisa FabregaGetting around to thinking about what your ideal life would look like and committing that vision to paper is difficult, if not impossible, to do when you’re pretty much in a rut. Every day starts to look a lot like the one before and you’re so bogged down in the minutiae of the ...
Views: 1195 - Spring Clean Your Relationships - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2008 from Karen reganLast week I emotionally emerged from a 6-month cocoon. We had moved to a new home, I had started a new job, gave many workshops, took a class and continued to run my Coaching practice. Getting together with friends and family was inconceivable, if not downright inconvenient. They may have had ...
Views: 819 - Never a failure, Always a Lesson - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2008 from Karen reganHow many times have you had the same lousy situation happen to you? You know, the same crappy job after job, “failed” relationships, money problems. What would you say if I told you there were no failures in life? You would probably rattle off to me a list of all the failures you ...
Views: 5809 - Character with Integrity - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2008 from Gary BergenskeHow do you build a character that garners respect? Character is not about having everyone like you; it’s about making everyone respect you and for what you stand. It is about making the right moral decisions based on the highest values, ethics, and professional standards. True character is ...
Views: 2173 - It isn't always about you - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2008 from Karen reganI can stop analyzing, assuming and making up stories about other people now. I can save all that energy for me and not waste it on things that probably aren’t even true. My coach shared the secret that helped create all this space and energy for me with something she told me ...
Views: 751 - How Karen Got her Groove Back - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2008 from Karen reganWhen was the last time you stomped, wiggled, jiggled, hipped, hopped, snapped, shimmied, shook, slid, glided, smiled and laughed? I do this every Friday night and it has become my Godsend. Last month I wrote about having fun in the summer and I am going to tell you my experience in taking my own ...
Views: 809 - Increase Your Level Of Inner Peace - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2009 from Todd HicksDo you want to have more inner peace? You can accomplish your goal by taking steps that will help you grow physically, mentally and financially. Focus on your health. Get plenty of aerobic exercise and eat an abundance of nutritious food every day. Do activities such as jogging, cycling, ...
Views: 1258(1 vote) - Give In & Win - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2008 from William CottringerGIVE IN AND WIN By William Cottringer, Ph.D. “Conscience is what hurts when everything else feels so good.” ~ Unknown author. It was a rainy night in August of 1964 when this naïve 19-year old kid was assigned guard duty at the make-shift rear gate of Tan Son Nhut AB in Saigon, Vietnam. ...
Views: 911 - 10 Things To Do Before I Die - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2008 from Bernie DahlAlthough I am now finishing up my seventh decade of a most exciting and fulfilled life, I am planning for the future, as I do every January. I take this exciting trip of the mind, soul, and body, in spite of two malignancies and a pair of knee prostheses, and in the spirit of George Bernard Shaw ...
Views: 1188 - Dating After Loss Of A Spouse - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2008 from Elaine WilliamsWhen a relationship ends due to one partner dying, what is the correct time period to begin dating again? Grief is such a funny, unpredictable animal. Many people in years’ past think a year is a suitable time to wait before incorporating life changes, and yet for many of us, a year into our ...
Views: 3836 - Controlling What You Can Control - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2008 from Bonnie McFarlandOne morning a few months ago, my sister called to report, "The doctor says Mom has Alzheimer's." We'd suspected this and still, hearing that dreaded diagnosis, my heart broke. I didn't want it to be true. I wanted my mom back, to forever be as she'd always been. I didn't want to face what lay ...
Views: 789 - Happiness - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2011 from Beth Dargis"Happiness is not a destination; it is a method of life." - Burton Hills Are you waiting until all your goals are completed to be happy? You lose 20 pounds? Your home is immaculate? The kids are doing their chores and getting good grades? You can be happy right now. Even if you are feeling ...
Views: 2372 - The Development Of Personal Credit Is A Valuable Part Of Self Improvement - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2008 from Tamara Rasheed-CruzPersonal Credit Development is a valuable part of self improvement because it allows individuals to depend on themselves as their own financial resource. It is a system created out of love and concern for individuals who struggle with the burden of unestablished, bad or average credit ...
Views: 470 - Laughing Your Way To Happiness - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2008 from *Winsome Coutts - Self Help Expert: http://www.4lifeselfhelp.com/We’ve all heard that old adage: Laughter is the best medicine, Volumes have been written and spoken about the value of laughter in life and how laughter can make us happy – even if we don’t feel happy to start with. Laughter connects people and is part of the fine art of life ...
Views: 1527 - Feel Broke Now, Golly,Just Wait There's More! - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2008 from Donna ViningAhhh... MONEY! Think about it...How does that word "Money" make you Feel? Anxious? Frustrated? The subject of money, just like any subject can conjure up feelings that we associate with that subject. It has been proven that our thoughts will cause us to feel in a certain way and these feelings ...
Views: 529 - Integrating Your 4 Freedoms (Part 6 Of 9) : Pleasure - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandLIVING A LIFE OF PLEASURE The true nature of reality is obviously a mystery. There is no “objective reality” to fasten onto as a conclusive guide for living. This can be frightening or freeing, for if there is no absolute certainty, then your reality is up to you. You create ...
Views: 661 - The Technology Of Happiness - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2008 from Dan JohnstonThe technology of happiness has the goal of producing happiness, and renowned research psychologist Dr. Martin Seligman in his book Authentic Happiness has outlined a "technology" of happiness. The word technology refers to the general application of scientific method to the solving of practical ...
Views: 1155 - Oil Paintings: The Healing Power Of Fine Art - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2008 from Jane CocksImagine an object that has the ability to provoke emotion, provide a sense of wellbeing, give an opportunity to reflect, and escape from routine thought processing whilst automatically slowing down heart rate, decreasing blood pressure and providing an immediate health benefit for whoever ...
Views: 1017 - No Strings - Steps To Happiness - Part 5 - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2008 from Jennifer AbbottChoose What Kind of Chicken You’ll Be Before an Egg Hatches In our first few articles we discussed some ways to take back our puppet strings so that we could have a grasp on happiness. In our last article we began talking about some ways to prevent handing our puppet strings to other ...
Views: 1702 - Paint Pictures Of Your Dreams And Live Joyously Forever - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2013 from Sonny JuliusPaint pictures of your dreams and live joyously forever Here’s how you start. Find a place where you can get relaxed and comfortable. Close your eyes. Begin painting pictures in your mind. Visualize all the dreams you want to come true in your life. What you want to be. Where you want to go. ...
Views: 1196 - How To Choose From Life's Many Choices - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2008 from Bonnie McFarlandIs it possible to have too many choices? You might not think so yet the many choices we have today cause us to be overloaded, stressed, and less satisfied with our lives according to Barry Schwartz, author of "The Paradox of Choice." Here's a way to be clearer and more at ease with life's many ...
Views: 791 - 3 Suggestions For Inner Happiness - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2008 from Gabe HoggarthPart of being an attractive and seductive man is being entirely content with who you are. Happiness is rarely mentioned in seduction blogs or websites and this fascinates me. How can we possibly expect to meet and attract, date, marry, or seduce women when we are not happy with ourselves and our ...
Views: 889 - Opening Your Mind to Possibilities Of Change - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2009 from V. Ophelia Rigault"It is the mind that makes one wise or ignorant, bound or emancipated." -- Sri Ramakrishna I read this quote and I truly had a light bulb moment, and it profoundly changed my life. We HAVE A CHOICE whether or not we want to move forward in joy, peace, and light or not. When my ...
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