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- Do You Have A "Monday Mind?" - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2008 from Dan JohnstonRecently I heard someone excuse a mistake by claiming that she had a "Monday Mind." The problem was that she said it on Wednesday. What is a "Monday Mind," and why is it showing up on a Wednesday? What was she talking about? A Monday Mind is simply an expectation or outlook on life that ...
Views: 1336 - The Art Of Doing Nothing: Learning To Relax - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2008 from Dan Johnston“The time to relax is when you don't have time for it.” - Sidney J. Harris Are you a hard worker who likes to get things done? Are you always too busy to slow down? If so, you might have a Type A personality? People with Type A personalities are achievement and success oriented. ...
Views: 1588 - The Optimistic Option: Living Longer And Better - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2008 from Dan JohnstonAre you an optimist or a pessimist? Is the glass half empty or half full? Do you see the doughnut or the hole? What is your usual point of view in life? Is it the bright side or the dark side? Which is the best way to be? It is said about optimists that they don’t live longer than ...
Views: 1038 - Change Your Mind And Change Your Life - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2008 from Dan Johnston"Nothing is good or bad, but thinking makes it so." ~ William Shakespeare How many of your problems could be solved by something as simple as changing your mind? All of the daily problems we face exist in our minds, because in order to have a problem we must be thinking about it, and what we ...
Views: 1101 - Are You Caught In Comfortable Misery? - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2008 from Dan JohnstonAre you in a bad situation that you wish would just go away? Maybe it is a relationship that is not working out or a boring dead-end job. Perhaps, it is your small, cramped apartment. You are unhappy and frustrated and complain about how terrible it is, but you don’t take action. You ...
Views: 4690 - The Midlife Quest - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2008 from Dan Johnston“Midlife is when you reach the top of the ladder and find that it is against the wrong wall.” ~ Joseph Campbell Seventy-six million “Baby Boomers” are facing the midlife experience. Midlife is certainly a time of change and transition, but it is only a normal stage of ...
Views: 2627 - 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: 1059 - Overcoming Burnout On The Job - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2008 from Dan Johnston"The really idle man gets nowhere. The perpetually busy man does not get much further." ~ Sir Heneage Ogilvie Occasionally, while at work, we may experience a loss of motivation, but if this becomes more than occasional, we could be at risk for "burnout." Burnout refers to a depletion of our ...
Views: 1231 - What Is Stress Doing To You? Take A Free Online Stress Test - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2008 from Dan JohnstonDoes your day begin with stress? Do you have a mad dash to get the kids to school and yourself to work? Does your stress level only increase from this point? What is this stress doing to you? The first stress of the day gets the muscles tense, the heart racing, and the blood pressure up. Your ...
Views: 4843 - Mind Storms - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2008 from Dan JohnstonMeditation teacher Sylvia Boorstein in her book "It’s Easier than You Think” tells of the Eastern concept of "Mind Hindrances." These are five energies that are identified as blockages to the clear perception of life events. In Western culture we often speak of them as neediness, ...
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