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- Take Your Power Back and Break Your Bad Habits Using Brainwave Entrainment - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2013 from Wanina PetlockBrainwave entrainment alters your dominant brainwave frequency so that you can take your personal power back and break habits that are negatively impacting your life. Habits are unconscious and compulsive. If you surrender yourself to something habitually, it can become an addiction. Addiction ...
Views: 1547(2 votes) - Use Brainwave Entrainment When Willpower Doesn't Work - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2013 from Wanina PetlockBrainwave entrainment is a process that allows you to alter your dominant brainwave frequency to a state of consciousness that will help you actually achieve your goals, when willpower alone has let you down. Every year about this time, just about everyone world- wide, takes a look at their ...
Views: 1569(2 votes) - What Kind of Day are You Choosing to Have? - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2013 from Debbi DickinsonWhat kind of day are you choosing to have? It can be so easy for a life event to take control of our mood for the day; that is IF we allow that to happen. We have a choice every moment on the type of day we are going to have. A recent conversation with a girlfriend really drove this point ...
Views: 1257(1 vote) - Master of your mind – Master of your destiny - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2012 from barbara smilesThoughts are energy Our thoughts and beliefs create our reality – by attracting to us the things that we focus on. Whatever we have in our lives at present is as a result of our current beliefs and thoughts relating to all areas in our life such as, wealth, health and happiness... The ...
Views: 1712(2 votes) - How to 'Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life" - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2012 from Gracie LakeDepressed. Dragging. In a funk. I woke up that way today at 4:30 a.m. There’s no good reason for it. I understand that I make my own reality, but I was having trouble turning off the funk. I got up, threw some clothes on in the dark and stumbled my way downstairs into the office. I know that ...
Views: 1637(3 votes) - THE TRUE RESULTS OF APT UTILIZATION OF THINGS - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2012 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaLest intellectualism that today is immersed in setting up big cities everywhere was instead diverted in making plans of setting up advanced villages we would have witnessed small self dependent advanced rural areas everywhere. Neither thus would urban areas get over populated, become dirty and ...
Views: 1519(2 votes) - Positive Thinking to Improve Your Life - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2012 from Sharon StilesSome days it seems that everything and everyone is against you. You start off by spilling coffee down your clean shirt, then you can't find your keys, every traffic light is red, everyone around you is in a bad mood and you're glad when the day is over. On other days, though, it seems that ...
Views: 1219(2 votes) - Are you a CAVE Dweller? - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2012 from Debbi DickinsonThere was an extended period of time in my life where I was a CAVE dweller. We all know people that are. CAVE is an acronym for Citizens Against Virtually Everything. CAVE dwellers are the people that look at life as a glass that is half full and complain about it. They complain loudly about ...
Views: 1987(1 vote) - Re-channeling Stress into Something Positive - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2013 from Scott BaxterRe-channeling Stress into Something Positive What if someone told you there was a way that you could re-channel the negative effects of stress into something that is productive and positive? What if someone told you that you literally redefine yourself into a negative belief when you are ...
Views: 5052(1 vote) - How to Make Your Teens More Responsive To Parental Direction? - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2012 from Jade RobinsonAre you struggling to get your teen to follow your direction? Is your child flat-out ignoring you? This can be really frustrating, especially when you take into consideration all you’ve invested in their upbringing and wellbeing. Teenagers usually do whatever they feel like doing, not ...
Views: 1969(3 votes) - What Purpose is Your Emotion Serving for You? - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2012 from Julia YoungEmotions can be so confusing and most people want to immediately be rid of what they are feeling. As part of the human race we experience emotions and our emotions really do serve a purpose for us. They serve a purpose in our lives, our relationships, our jobs, and our families and they even ...
Views: 2606(1 vote) - Meditation and Your Spiritual Awakening - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2012 from Tom BlairMeditation was once visualized as an Eastern tradition where the person sits in a circle surrounded by candles and saying mantras or humming. Currently, meditation and its benefits are recognized and are far from what we had in mind before. Aside from the calming effect that it could bring, ...
Views: 1703(2 votes) - Do You Embrace Change? - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2012 from Mike RobbinsHow do you feel about change? If you’re anything like me, you probably have mixed feelings about it. While it often depends on our perception of the type of change – big or small, good or bad, needed or unnecessary, easy or hard, etc. – most of us seek and fear change simultaneously. I’ve ...
Views: 1539(1 vote) - Beware of Your State When Making Important Decisions - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2012 from Andrew WilkinSome of my worst decisions in life have been made from a state on anxiety, fear, or uneasy needfulness. Take for example having licked my wounds after a business failure, I through myself into the next venture without stepping back to ask if this was what I really wanted. The anxiety ...
Views: 1301(1 vote) - Deep Breathing for Stress Reduction - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2012 from Prof. George GrantDeep breathing can be an important coping skill to learn. It may sound silly, but many people do not breathe properly. Natural breathing involves your diaphragm, a large muscle in your abdomen. When you breathe in, your belly should expand. When you breathe out, your belly should fall. Overtime, ...
Views: 2128(1 vote) - ALIENS are US - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2014 from joan pancoeDEFINITION of ALIEN: ANY SOUL WHOSE PRIMARY DEVELOPMENT IS MORE THAN 51% IN HIGHER FREQUENCY DIMENSIONS AND LESS THAN 49% IN THE 3RD DIMENSION. For me personally, it wasn't until I was about age forty in 1993 that I experienced a shift in my energies and started feeling more alien--i.e. more ...
Views: 1811(1 vote) - Important Steps in Medical Record Review - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2012 from Steve RyderMedical record review is an important process that helps to understand the various aspects of a case. It becomes especially significant with regard to medical litigation. Insurance companies have to deal with a number of personal injury cases. In order to settle medical claims related to these, ...
Views: 2164(2 votes) - Too Tough on Yourself and What to Do About It - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2012 from Jane CranstonA behavior common among very successful people is setting high standards for themselves as well as others. Whether the actions are going to be seen by friends or colleagues, or done strictly in private, doesn’t seem to matter, high achievers place the bar at the top rung for almost anything and ...
Views: 1581(2 votes) - How To Break Free of Anger - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2012 from Brenda Shoshanna"In my mind are thoughts that can hurt or help me. I am constantly choosing the contents of my mind." --Dr. Gerald Jampolsky There are many ways of being addicted and many purposes an addiction serves. Addiction to anger ...
Views: 5315(4 votes) - The wisdom of the insecurity - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2012 from Nikola NikolovOne of the most profound aspirations, basic to all human beings, is our strive for security – financial security, security for our safety, life and health, the health of our relatives, for our public image and status, job security, security in our relationship, etc. etc. We all dream of ...
Views: 1056(1 vote) - Why Christianity is Dying While Spirituality is Thriving... - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2012 from Dr. Steve McSwain,I published this article first with the Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-mcswain/christianity-is-dying-spirituality-is-thriving_b_1950804.html The title of this post alone will put some branches of the Christian church immediately on the defense. The fact is, however, I ...
Views: 1886(1 vote) - What's Humor Got to Do With It? - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2013 from WEE DILTSWhat’s humor got to do with it? Don’t take your self so seriously. You’ll not get out of this world alive. One’s sense of humor involves the capacity to appreciate incongruity, absurdity, an unexpected future, a pleasant surprise, or a startle. Humor helps soften life’s blows. For instance ...
Views: 1296(1 vote) - A Couple Life Quotes - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2012 from Don Neviaser,"Some things simply are. There are no explanations, no logic, simply a reality that is many times beyond control. Sometimes, we must find our own inner strength, our own place from which to draw the courage and fortitude necessary to allow us to live and move beyond that which is painful. Other ...
Views: 2815(1 vote) - You cannot solve a problem with the same thinking that got you there… - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2012 from Adele TheronEver been stuck in a situation or a problem but not known how to get out of it? Life throws us lots of different hurdles and hiccups along the way and people disappoint us and we disappoint ourselves. But our biggest mistake is not when we first make that mistake, because our past can determine ...
Views: 2184(1 vote) - SPIRIT MESSAGES, MEDIUM AND ONLINE PSYCHIC READING - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2012 from Ariel LinfordSpirit Messages are channeled messages, inspired messages, dream messages, automatic writing messages, spirit guide messages, messages from the beyond, or what we simply call, 'Spirit Messages'. Channeled messages are the specific thoughts, feelings, recommendations and advice from 'Spirit', ...
Views: 3139 - Four Fabulous Tips for a Healthier Work/Life Balance - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2012 from Ben HolbrookSimple Steps to Office Health & Fitness We've all read those overly-flamboyant exercise guides from the 80s. Telling us to take our best lycra outfits to work so we can get the whole office to do some crazy dance aerobics at lunch time. For obvious reasons, it never really took off. People go ...
Views: 1432(1 vote) - How to Change an Unhealthy Behavior that Seems to be a Solution to a Problem - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2012 from Helen ThammDoesn’t seem to make sense that we indulge sometimes in behaviors that actually hurt us in the long run does it? Yet many people eat sugary snacks or just overeat to deal with stress. Others may smoke cigarettes because nicotine can, in fact, both help them feel less anxious and less angry as ...
Views: 1249(1 vote) - Develop Your Emotional Intelligence - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2012 from Veronica BurgessIn the words of the rapper Ludacris, “I feel like slapping somebody today!” Today was one of those days where my emotions were all over the place. One second, I don’t know how I feel, the next second I don’t feel anything, and then later I feel EVERYTHING!!!! “I’m not gonna cry! Ok, I’m ...
Views: 1983(2 votes) - Get Out of Mental Hibernation - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2012 from Shelle Rose CharvetThe news is bad. Few are the days when any positive announcements are made. Job losses are announced by the thousands in many countries. Even if you turn the news off, the negativity still confronts you from everywhere. Many people are walking around with high levels of fear, anxiety and panic. ...
Views: 2330(1 vote) - "Women Outside the Walls", Read this novel in serial form - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2012 from Trisha SugarekChapter 1 Statesville Prison Illinois-2011 Kitty “Mother must be spinning in her grave,” Kitty muttered, as her chauffeur drove up the long driveway to the main entrance of Weston State Prison. “The daughter of a daughter of the American Revolution visiting her husband in prison. My ...
Views: 1587(1 vote) - 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: 1090(1 vote) - What You Give Power To Powers Your Future - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2012 from Pamela ChapmanAre you someone who has bad things constantly happening to you? Do you possibly wind up meeting horribly evil people who rip you off or stab you in the back? Are you always trying to make ends meet? I hope not. I hope you’re a person who is happy in life, has more than enough, and you’re ...
Views: 1715(1 vote) - Handling the Green-Eyed Monster - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2012 from Tina TessinaI can’t escape it, it’s in the news every day, and it fills my counseling office. Yesterday, the news told of a four-year-old who was shot to death by his own father, because the father was jealous of his divorced wife’s new relationship. "O, beware... of jealousy; it is the green-eyed monster" ...
Views: 2206(1 vote) - Why It Matters That Men's and Women's Brains Are Different - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2012 from Lee GerdesIf you've been keeping up with the news, you know that the issue of women's roles is a hot potato right now on two fronts: political, and religious. I want to comment on the current furor from a neurological viewpoint. I believe it's crucial for the future of our world that we acknowledge ...
Views: 2599(1 vote) - Developing Strength of Will - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2012 from Andrew VoznyakImagine that you are a person with perfect will-power. With the help of it you have full control over all your actions. If you decided to do something, this will be done for sure, and it doesn't matter how much time and efforts it will take. With the help of will you can fight your fears and ...
Views: 1382(1 vote) - Courage against the enemy - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2012 from Teresa JoyceHow do we measure courage? I guess it very much depends on your mind set. There are so many ways that it can be measured. We hear stories about the loss of lives in our armed forces whilst serving overseas; sadly this is a measure of their courage after the loss of life. Unselfishness whilst ...
Views: 1886(1 vote) - Feel Healthy and Happy with Angel Raphael - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2012 from Joan Marie WhelanRaphael, the Angel of Healing guides all healers who work towards helping others. His main function is to help you feel better as he strives to show you ways to accomplish that goal. In fact, the name "Raphael" means "God heals". This angel not only wants to help you heal, he wants you to ...
Views: 2101(1 vote) - Stop Face Picking By Getting Rid Of Your Need To Be Perfect - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2012 from Sophia BrooksTo stop face picking the first thing that you need to address is your issues with perfectionism when trying to stop picking. When You think to stop face picking you think of picking acne or compulsive pimple popping. Sometimes you start face picking at stuff that is not noticeable or is not ...
Views: 3005(2 votes) - How to Grow As a Person - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2012 from Nik HalikIt can be a difficult slog through all of life's ups and downs if one doesn't know how to grow as a person. But being able to engage in personal development is made easier when one realizes that there's just no “one size fits all” or single formula that always guarantees personal success. ...
Views: 2054(1 vote) - Five Roads to Self Discovery . . . How to Find Your Road - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2013 from WEE DILTSWebster defines Self Discovery as the act or process of achieving self-knowledge. Further, he defines Self Help as the action or process of bettering oneself or overcoming one's problems. Both are all about changing oneself. It’s all about finding ways to change your life. I love this quote ...
Views: 5719(2 votes) - Aha! Eureka! - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2012 from George SewellThere are those thoughts that go bump in the night – the Aha! and Eureka! moments of mental clarity. Such thoughts solve problems, begin new ways of doing things, and herald a better situation for the thinker. Such moments indicate a shift in perspective – a new and fresh approach to thinking ...
Views: 2047(1 vote) - Measuring is the Beginning and the End for Managing Your Life. - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2012 from Gerry McRaeYou can't control what you don't measure. Here's how prudent managers measure events, activities and people for success. In the beginning, they measure situations to determine the planning required for successful outcomes. During and after any actions they measure results and adjust with ...
Views: 1572(1 vote) - Her Name was Chloe: Childhood Innocence Touches Deeply Within - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2012 from Ronda BehnkeThe beach at the lake was filled, surprisingly so for a Monday; but it was unusually hot, even for a summer day in Wisconsin. Children of all ages laughed with and splashed their friends. Those not braving the cool water hugged the small amount of shade offered by the bushes or trees, moving ...
Views: 1854(1 vote) - The Pressure of Today - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2012 from Angela Schulz-HenkeIt is time to reflect, reorganize, re-balance, reconsider …. in a time of increasing pressure. The speed of things happening in your life and surrounding is increasing. Now is the time to look back, review contracts etc. Are your contracts and commitments in the flow or are they holding you ...
Views: 2036(1 vote) - Suspect Words and Maintaining Our Mental Health - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2012 from Erich Winnecke Sr.Words and how we say them are extremely important because they form our thoughts, perceptions and beliefs which determine our behaviors and eventually result in the way we live our lives. This can't be denied whether the words are hopeful and and give encouragement, or are negative mutterings ...
Views: 1277(1 vote) - It's All in The Outlook - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2012 from Randall McLaughlinWhat’s the difference between having a great life and having a lousy one? The difference between waking up and feeling like you’re on top of the world and some days wondering why you’re even waking up at all? The difference is simple. If you wake up with a feeling of accomplishment and ...
Views: 1836(1 vote) - Getting Your Brain Fitness Program Started - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2012 from Ron WhiteAs we age our brain changes and we have more memory lapses, fuzzy-thinking, and it gets harder to process what we learn. This could be due to a variety of reasons, such as stress, multi-tasking, sleep deprivation, or diabetes. "The decline you're noticing is real — and it starts before age ...
Views: 1947 - A Prayer of Forgiveness - 4 Pointers to Boost Your Happiness Quotient - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2012 from Lorna AtkinsonThe act of offering a prayer of forgiveness, whether for yourself or for another, is a choice for empowerment; a decision that results in a gift to yourself. This is a gift of freedom - freedom from bitterness that sours life and the misery of grievances that live on only in the mind; freedom ...
Views: 1857(1 vote) - How You Lean Can Affect How You Make Decisions - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2012 from Ron WhiteA qwirky study out of the Netherlands indicates that the posture of a person can change the way they make decisions. In researching studies on the brain I came across this research and it definitely seemed strange, and interesting. Researchers at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam have found ...
Views: 2103(1 vote) - Emotions as Weather - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2012 from Tina TessinaAlthough most people in the country wouldn’t agree, we in Southern California have been having extreme weather conditions for us: rain and mudslides. You could almost say we’re so used to mild conditions that we become afraid of what others would call “real” ...
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