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- Do more friends on Facebook induce stress and anxiety? - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2013 from Ray WilliamsMany Facebook users spend considerable time and energy collecting hundreds of virtual friends, and posting updates with the intention of increasing positive relationships, raising their self-esteem or living a happier life. At the same time, several studies have shown there can be negative ...
Views: 1736 - How to Clean Permanent Marker from Tile - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2012 from Sienna BrownYour kids love drawing with permanent markers? Then you should not be amazed if you see that a huge permanent marker spot on your tile flooring is looking at you. Cleaning permanent marker stains on tile flooring is not so hard as you probably think. Moreover, you can get the desired results by ...
Views: 1735 - How To Use Adversities To Propel Yourself Forward - by Submitted on May 12, 2017 from Rick SaldanI do not quite remember who said this but one of the most familiar quotes which I found nearly everywhere I went when I was getting into college was ‘when the going is tough, the tough gets going’. Impossible, as it seemed to me then, the saying was in picture frames, was hung behind doors in ...
Views: 1735 - In Celebration of Sensitive Men - by Submitted on May 29, 2013 from Judith OrloffSensitive men are incredibly attractive. They are path-forgers in the new paradigm of the evolved man. Strong and sensitive. Intuitive and powerful. They’re able to give and receive love without ambivalence, being “unavailable,” or commitment phobia. In my book Emotional Freedom to help you ...
Views: 1735(3 votes) - Metamorphosis - Creating Heatheir Relationships and Greater Well-Being - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Cindy SilverlockMetamorphosis Creating Healthier Relationships and Greater Well-Being by Cindy Silverlock (c) Metamorphosis is a unique perspective born from the observation that we have never changed our underlying patterns of tension. We have been creating illness, conflict and war from the beginning of ...
Views: 1735(1 vote) - New Year-New Attitude - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2012 from Joan Marie WhelanI know. Every year it is the same thing. You are all pumped up for the big event, and you have already made out your wish list of resolutions that you plan to carry out in the New Year. Yet year after year, you continue to do the same things that keep holding you back in your life. Why? Is it ...
Views: 1735 - Self Talk: The Essential Element of Self Help - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Kathleen Howe"The mind is a terrible thing to waste." I bet you can remember this slogan being used by The United Negro Fund. It was on television more times that I could count - for years. It was memorized through subliminal message by many a boomer. But the mind IS a terrible thing to waste and not just ...
Views: 1735(2 votes) - Tap The Power Of The Subconscious Mind - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2008 from Thomas BriggsMost people fail to understand and recognize the importance of their attitude and the power of their beliefs. They would be greatly benefited if they could learn to tap the power of their subconscious mind, which is often the hidden depository of such attitudes and beliefs. Have you ever ...
Views: 1735(2 votes) - What To Say To Your Ex Boyfriend After A Breakup - Calling Ex After Break Up - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2016 from Tiemo DonaldAmong all the people that have gone through a break up, there are many that would like to win back their lover. What to say to your ex boyfriend after a breakup; If this is you perhaps you feel that now is not the time for your relationship to come to an end. You may be looking for a way to get ...
Views: 1735 - Tips in Buying Different Type of Indoor Outdoor Carpets - by Submitted on May 06, 2012 from Ma. Theresa GalanIntroduction to Indoor Outdoor Carpet Indoor outdoor carpets have been used since decades for its multipurpose utilities. While adding elegance and beauty, these carpets also protect the carpeted area from dampness and moisture at the same time. Indoor outdoor carpets are ideal for porches, ...
Views: 1734 - When It Looks Like There Is No Way Out - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2012 from Krystal KuehnSometimes it looks like things cannot get much worse. We may not be able to see how anything could possibly turn around. The world feels like it is crashing in on us from every side. A man I know, I will call him Brad, hit rock bottom a little while ago. He lost his job of over ten years and ...
Views: 1734 - It All Begins with One Thought - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Anya Dee"In the world of getting what you want, what is the first step?" I recently asked this question to a group of people I was speaking to recently and you would be surprised what they came up with. The example I used was, "Let's say you want to buy a car. What is the beginning?" Here are some ...
Views: 1733(2 votes) - The Top 10 Self Esteem Exercises to Super Charge Your Personal Energy, Happiness and Charisma - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from Rebecca MillsThe law of attraction states that we get in life what we focus on. So if you're down in the dumps focusing on your faults, your lack, limitations and what you don't like about your self, then the chances are that you're attracting that similar negativity into you life. If you have a low opinion ...
Views: 1733 - California State Divorce - How to Start Yours - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Ed ShermanCalifornia state divorce laws are not that difficult to understand if you have good information. With the right advice, instructions, and explanations, you can get your own divorce started without hiring an attorney, and save a lot of money on legal fees. This article will provide an overview ...
Views: 1732 - Why you should upgrade to Photoshop CS5 - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2010 from Heather BuckleySilicon Beach Training now offer Adobe Photoshop Training. We love Photoshop CS5 and below we have listed our favourite new features: 1. Content-Aware Fill Top of the new features is the new Content-Aware Fill. It's no longer necessary to dab away at pesky unwanted objects. This improved ...
Views: 1732 - 5 FAQs on Relocation Companies You’ve Got to Know - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2017 from Ron SpencerRelocating from one place to another can seem to be extremely exciting at first, but when you get to the gist of things, only then will you realise the sheer complexity of the job. You probably have been staying at your current house for decades and moving all your furniture and other belongings ...
Views: 1731 - Giving It Your Best - The William Hung "American Idol" Success Story - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2004 from Josh HindsNever underestimate the power that comes from following your passion. It never ceases to amaze me what can happen when we put action to work for us and go after the things that we hold a true desire for. I'm not sure if you are familiar with the story of William Hung (www.williamhung.net) or ...
Views: 1731(1 vote) - Kick-Start Your Motivation! - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Carole HodgesProcrastination and wasting time are common ailments. Even if you lose only a few hours a week to them, it can be annoying. Why? Because you may realize that you didn’t really ENJOY the wasted time. If you had actually planned to take that time off, you might have done something much more ...
Views: 1731(8 votes) - Best Bathroom Accessories for All Builders Plumbers 2017 - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2017 from alan coryBathrooms are considered as the key parts of any residence. That’s why most of the people across the world give utmost care their bathrooms. They make sure to use best-in-class bathroom accessories to give an appealing look to the bathrooms. It is also noticed that some people take more interest ...
Views: 1730 - Minimize the Disruption of Daily Life With Chronic Illness - by Submitted on May 10, 2011 from Barby IngleIn order to remain as independent as possible and to minimize the disruption of daily life, consider changes to your daily routine and surroundings. For example, doing normal activities can be quite painful. Activities such as walking, taking the stairs, squatting, sitting for long periods, and ...
Views: 1730(1 vote) - Why You Shouldn't Bother to Be Interesting - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2010 from Royane Real“There’s nothing about me that is interesting. I’m completely average in every way. Nobody is interested in me because I’m not interesting. Tell me what I can do to become a more interesting person so I can have better conversations.” Over the years I have received several similar ...
Views: 1730(1 vote) - A Strong Woman - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2014 from Womens Recreation, Inc.Our world is made up of many strong women. Everyone has their own definition of strength and what it entails, but I assure you, everyone has someone they know that can be put on this list. A strong woman could be you, your mother, aunt, cousin, wife, girlfriend, teacher, or the cashier at the ...
Views: 1729 - Gore Tex jacket; Keeps you dry and warm in winter rain. - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2011 from Anna LeannGore Tex Jacket is a winter jacket that can also keep the rain away. It could be made of only the Gore Tex material which is a synthetic plastic material which is waterproof but is breathable and allows air to pass through. Thus used also in other seasons like spring, summer and autumn, the gore ...
Views: 1729 - How to Work WITH the Universe to Make Life Easier - by Submitted on May 16, 2022 from Alice LandryThis morning I drove about an hour to visit with my mom. When I arrived, she was still out running errands so I decided to hang out with my grandfather who lives on the family land. He is an amazing woodworker and was in his workshop building a small table. I spent about forty-five minutes ...
Views: 1729 - Kid Friendly Low-Fat - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2012 from Popa WoolseyMost parents these days struggle with their busy lifestyles trying to balance raising their children and hectic work schedules, this often leads to too many fast food dinners and high sugar treats that are not good for your children either now or in the future. Childhood obesity is a growing ...
Views: 1729 - Children of Divorce: The Angry Aftermath - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2013 from Janet PfeifferDivorce is difficult for everyone. Even though children are resilient in many areas of life, divorce takes its toll on the youngest family members as well. While superficially they may appear to be fine, their internal struggles and turmoil are often hidden beneath an exterior of normalcy. ...
Views: 1728(1 vote) - Gain From Your Culture - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2009 from Albert GaroliIn a previously article entitled “You Are Where You Live” the focus was on bettering one’s self by bettering one’s environment. This article is a continuation of that first one with an added insight on how to make use of the social and cultural conditions that make up one’s society and ...
Views: 1728(10 votes) - How to successfully improve yourself for a lifetime - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2010 from Michelle CastoOccasionally making improvements is easily achievable for most people. While continuous improvement is mostly unachievable; however, striving for it separates the winners from the losers. There are many areas in your life that may need improvement: career, relationships, learning, finances, ...
Views: 1728(1 vote) - Lighting Your Path - How To Create the Life You Want - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2011 from Joanne VictoriaYou want to know what I think? I think too many of youare trying too hard, doing too much and not achievingwhat you really want anyway. You are not achievingbecause there are too many things in the way: unnecessary obligations at work, at home, with friends. You can burn out by trying too ...
Views: 1728(1 vote) - Oppis – Opportunities in self-positioning - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2011 from Malcolm PayneOppis are a central feature of self-positioning. Oppis are opportunities. An opportunity is just that: a chance you can take, or not, as you wish. It is offered to you alongside many other opportunities: you take up the ones that are relevant to you, miss out on those that do not seem right for ...
Views: 1728 - Get Grounded While In Transition with These Three Steps - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2010 from Marlene ChismAny time you have been really caught off guard and you are in a lot of pain, there is always an awakening with lots of wonderful life lessons to follow. The world is in a financial crisis and people are losing their homes, moving in with relatives, wondering about where their next pay check is ...
Views: 1727(1 vote) - How to care for your jewelry - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from Amy Ragsdale...or perhaps a better title would be, how to keep your jewelry clean. After twenty-five years in the jewelry business I have come to the conclusion that everyone needs to make an annual trip to their favorite jewelers to have their jewelry professionally cleaned. I recommend sometime in ...
Views: 1727(1 vote) - The Meaning of Dreams and Dream Predictions – Choosing Your Destiny - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Christina SponiasThroughout the ages, people have attempted to predict the future through many ways. However, the mysterious essence of this phenomenon remains ignored. Only the method of dream interpretation discovered by Carl Jung provides us with explanations that can be trusted. I continued Jung’s ...
Views: 1727 - 5 Great Websites for Grill Recipes - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2011 from Jenny KhooYou have found the perfect grill, selected the tools you want to use when grilling and chosen a reason to fire up your new grill. The new burning question on your mind is “What should I cook?” There are many, many websites on the internet that have barbeque recipes and searching through all of ...
Views: 1726 - Creativity Lessons | Be More Creative - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2015 from Liisa KyleIt was an impulse purchase...and a shining example of why I don't go into big box stores like Costco. Whenever I do, I walk out with a mega-cart brimming with items I didn't intend to buy. On this occasion, I got about 20 feet inside the front door when lo, verily, it arose before me...[insert ...
Views: 1726(2 votes) - ACRONYMS for all HEAL & GROW Articles - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Donna Torbicopgs. = http://www.acoarecovery.com – Then click on SITE MAP ACoAs = adult-children of alcoholics & other abusers A = Abandonment (A) = Adult As = Actions A/A = Abuse & Abandonment AC = Adapted Child AEC = Adult Ego State B = ...
Views: 1725(1 vote) - Can We Save Our Children From Being Aggressive? - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2014 from Dr. Mona AeyshaAggression in children is not very common in cold countries as compared to warm places. There are many factors that contribute to the child’s aggressive behavior: weather, noise pollution, family structure, food, and parents parenting style. The most important one is ‘parents' parenting ...
Views: 1725 - Failure Should Not Be Looked Upon As A Negative - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2013 from Sherrie Vitello"The way we perceive things will be the compass to how happy or how miserable we will feel." I've always believed that with each new day we all have the opportunity to make that new day a positive, productive, happy day. We owe it to ourselves to try and have a good day. One that will end ...
Views: 1725 - How to Easily Connect to Your Subconscious Mind - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2011 from Christina SponiasCarl Jung discovered that the subconscious mind was not merely a depository of our past memories like Freud believed, and he named it unconscious mind. The unconscious mind produces our dreams, sending us precious messages that work like psychotherapy. Therefore, if you want to easily connect to ...
Views: 1725(1 vote) - Mental Barriers to Productivity - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2013 from Kirstin O´DonovanMost would think that with the advent of technology, all the new gadgets and devices, we would drastically free up tons of time! Our productivity may certainly have increased but managing time is still the elusive goal. I doubt there are many people who can claim that they don’t know what it ...
Views: 1725(1 vote) - Changing habits are hard to do? - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2014 from Noah St JohnWhat are habits and why are we having a hard time to change them? Habits are routine behaviors we have that we have already been accustomed to. We sometimes do it unconsciously because we have been doing it for some time that we do not think and just do. Let us go to the field of ...
Views: 1724 - Dancing with Insecurities Part II. - by Submitted on May 04, 2013 from NARENDRA GOIDANIDearest Darling Readers, ‘Things’ people want, change from time to time. But, how they want to ‘feel’ remains the same. In relationships, it is the feelings and not the things that we need to focus on. When the feelings are not right, we feel insecure. In the last LSM- Dancing with ...
Views: 1724 - 3 Tell-Tale Signs that it’s Time to go For New Exterior House Painting - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2018 from Ron SpencerOne of the most important aspects of house maintenance is opting for an excellent house exterior painting. But the unfortunate thing about it is that most homeowners neglect this due to the size of the project and its undertaking. And on some level, they have good enough reasons too as the ...
Views: 1723(1 vote) - Developing your Style!! - by Submitted on May 08, 2011 from Chrys PageDeveloping Your Style - by Chrys Page May 8, 2011 It says this on my business card: "Discover the Voice Inside You." Over the weekend, I gave it someone and she asked me what that phrase meant. I thought about it for a sec and told her this. “Well, when we’re learning how to sing, ...
Views: 1723 - Count Your Blessings - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2008 from Andrew LawrenceSometimes, for days or weeks or even months, we get so busy with our lives. we get so caught up in our life, in our work and in ourselves that we lose sight of what is really important in life. Sometimes we need to stop ... take a deep breath ... center ourselves, and put our life into proper ...
Views: 1722 - How to Stop Making Mistakes and Find Solutions to Your Problems - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Christina SponiasThe unconscious mind that produces your dreams possesses undoubtable wisdom and can help you in all ways. You only have to translate the meaning of dreams according to the right method (which was discovered by Carl Jung) in order to find real solutions to various problems that keep torturing ...
Views: 1722 - A Champion Forever - That is Who You Are! - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2012 from Anyaele SamYou are an example and a promoter of the beautiful life in this wonderful world. You are an advocate who is in favor of the growing process and process of change that is as good as doing things right the first time. You are one who meets the highest standard of excellence. You are a ...
Views: 1720 - Discovering Another Dimension Behind The Meaning of Dreams - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Christina SponiasThe scientific method of dream interpretation was discovered by the psychiatrist Carl Jung. He discovered that the unconscious mind that produces our dreams is a superior mind, which possesses undoubtable wisdom. When we understand the symbolic messages of the unconscious mind, which are ...
Views: 1720 - Gazebo Plans - Construct the Perfect Gazebo Using Gazebo Blueprints - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2012 from Noah mason9If you want to add more elegance to your property, you may want to think about constructing a gazebo. Gazebos no longer need to be the traditional octagonal shaped building hidden away in a corner of your garden. With the right gazebo blueprints, you can build a gazebo right on your front lawn ...
Views: 1720 - There Is An Internal Drive That Makes All People Motivated - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2012 from Jim FargianoWhat makes you tick? What is it that gives you the drive to move yourself forward, especially in the wake of hardships? There is an internal energy that allows all people to be motivated to accomplish great things--things that they may not have ever dreamed that they could do. Whether we are ...
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