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- How Can I Find My Passion? - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2005 from Ronnie NijmehRonnie Nijmeh, ACQYR.com Vladimir from Serbia and Montenegro had a great question: "Results are only one important piece of the puzzle, but there'sone thing that I'm missing. You have to feel a strong desire todo what you want. You must be "starving" for success. But how canwe make ourselves ...
Views: 6546(2 votes) - How Important Is It to Tell the Truth? - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Troy Rampy“All of us contain Music & Truth, but most of us can’t get it out.” —- Mark Twain Okay. Here’s one of my favorite topics. And one I struggle with as much as the next guy. When I was growing up, I had a natural tendency to tell the truth, always. I was brought up with that ethic and it ...
Views: 1310(2 votes) - How to Live a Happy Life, Starting Today - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Warren WojnowskiAre you happy? Have you actually made the decision to be happy in your life? Do you have fun living your life each day? Are you having fun living your life today, right now? If not, why not? Wouldn’t it be terrific to wake up in the morning full of gratitude for the opportunity to live a ...
Views: 9133(4 votes) - In Search of True Happiness - by Submitted on May 08, 2009 from Jennifer HowardIt seems to me that in this overly busy world we all look for the fastest way to do things. For instance, consider the three-minute meal or the 10-minute workout. We feel pressured to have the latest X, Y and Z and achieve this and that. With certain parts of our life, this approach of finding ...
Views: 9360(2 votes) - Inner Demons - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2013 from Cynthia OrtizDo you live with inner demons? Is there something you did in the past that haunts you day in and day out? Do these demons control your life and control who you are? Well, they do not have to. There is nothing in the past that can affect you unless YOU ALLOW it to. There is nothing that can ...
Views: 2379(2 votes) - Inventing the Future - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2010 from Kaushal ArasConsider there are 4 possible variations of your future. It all depends on how you view life, and what context you are coming from. Many of us need to be reminded time and again that every moment in the future and the present is a new possibility - where anything is available that you are ...
Views: 2657(2 votes) - Keep a Gratitude Journal and Get Happy - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2010 from Mari L. McCarthyDespite the advice that comes to us from every direction these days to keep a positive attitude, actually doing that all the time or even most of the time is far more easily said than done. Let's face it: life is stressful, and no matter how determined you are in the morning to make the very ...
Views: 2016(2 votes) - Location, Location, Location - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2012 from Debbie DobbinsThe phrase echoed loudly as I laughed, giggled, strutted my sexy self and had one of the funnest moments of my life doing a photo shoot in a parking garage. Originally I had scheduled this shoot to take place in the shallow pool posing in front of a stunning water fall. In the end the best ...
Views: 1380(2 votes) - Long Distance Relationship Can Remain Alive - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2010 from Donna MartinKeeping a long distance relationship alive can be a real challenge. In addition to the usual relationship drama there is the added stress of not having the physical contact with your partner. Dealing with the distance in a positive way will require some creativity and a true commitment to making ...
Views: 1285(2 votes) - Raise Your Self-Esteem, Six Behaviors That Give You a Boost - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2010 from Susan DerryThe importance of self-esteem is an unavoidable reality. All of us are impacted by our self-esteem, whether we recognize it or not. High self-esteem allows us to respect ourselves and makes it easier for others to respect us as well. When we feel good about ourselves we are more able to ...
Views: 2191(4 votes) - Recovery isn’t a beginning or end it’s a journey you take over a life time - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2010 from Marcy RubinPrior to my diagnosis of bipolar disorder I had believed my highs and lows were just a regular part of who I was. I can clearly remember moments when I felt out of control, depressed or even worse suicidal. If you know anything about mental illness imagine what having undiagnosed bipolar ...
Views: 1844(4 votes) - Six Easy Steps To Turn Happiness Into Success - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2014 from Alexandria JoyFrom an early age, most of us are raised to believe that success equals happiness. We work hard to get good grades, finish school, and land that fantastic job. Then many of us find that we still are not happy, so we work hard again to climb the corporate ladder and get that promotion, in the ...
Views: 1327(2 votes) - Smoking Cessation – 3 Steps to Quit Smoking - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2013 from Igor StilerSmoking cessation programs create an attitude among people to lead healthier and active life. Smoking cessation programs are designed with systematic treatment protocol and medications for motivating people to stay away from smoking. Smoking leads to serious and even fatal diseases such as ...
Views: 1854(2 votes) - Step 4. - Offer Love - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2011 from Kristin EcklundIf you’ve come this far, and it’s a long way from where you started, spiritually, then you might as well join me for this step, because it’s a powerful one. It erases the hurt that you held in the first place and will offer you a profound healing in your heart of hearts. You will not be the same ...
Views: 1056(2 votes) - Strange Facts About Near Death Experiences – The Messages Can Be Quite Reassuring - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2020 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranResearchers on NDE have gathered a lot of information over the past 35 years or so. Putting them all together and reading between the lines, we can gain a lot of insight into life. Gradually, we turn to be holistic and understand the sacredness of life. PMH Atwater, a seasoned researcher on ...
Views: 2849(2 votes) - Sustaining Absolute Trust in Ourselves - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Debra RebleAbsolute trust in ourselves governs how we perceive and respond to all challenges in life. It affords us the personal power to express pure love, flow with the stream of life, and transcend any difficult circumstance. For example, with such trust we can embrace every situation not as a source of ...
Views: 1612(2 votes) - Ten Steps for Making a Major Life Change - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2005 from Steve DavisAs human beings, we’re creatures of habit. No wonder making a major life change is so hard! But it can be done. Follow these steps to get your change in motion, one easy step at a time: 1. Identify the price of maintaining the status quo. Not making the change you know you need to make is ...
Views: 17551(2 votes) - The Aftermath of Near Death Experiences – Perceptual and Spiritual Transformations - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2012 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranResearch on Near Death Experiences proves that those who return from the clinically dead state are profoundly changed for the better in a number of ways. Those who listen to them with their hearts can move on to a holistic and wholesome life. We all go through many experiences in life. The ...
Views: 1866(2 votes) - The Belief That Good Things Happen - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2010 from Maryann CanditoThe belief that good things happen is first and foremost in the minds and hearts of those people we see as living very blessed and happy lives. Some people look at the glass as half empty and others view it as half full, either way their reality is based on their personal perception of how they ...
Views: 3067(2 votes) - The only New Years Resolution you will EVER need - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2012 from Louise JensenIt's that crazy time of year again when lists are made with often unachievable, sometimes downright ridiculous goals. Three people I know have already decided on theirs. One is currently eating through the Christmas food like there is a famine approaching so she can start a diet on January ...
Views: 1290(2 votes) - The Place of Reincarnation in Healthy Life – An Esoteric Streamlining - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2013 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranWhen we widen and deepen our perspectives, our life moves towards serene waters. One such perspective is available through understanding Reincarnation. This creates an elbow room in one’s consciousness, leading to stable peace. Unfortunately, the cultures that have denied reincarnation ...
Views: 1394(2 votes) - The Power of Thoughts - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2013 from Ashoo ModgilOur thoughts are vibrations and we are the storehouse of these vibrations. Just like a recorder records all the information that we want it to store, our mind stores all the information that we want it to know. The quality of the CD in our recorder determines the quality of our recorded ...
Views: 1536(2 votes) - Three Stress Busters - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeWe live in a high paced, high stressed world. Most of us suffer from some sort of stress, myself included. Busy busy busy all of the time. Not even enough time to stop and take a deep breath and relax for a moment. Everyone working full time, longing for each day to be over so you ...
Views: 1229(2 votes) - Two Choices That can Make Next Year The Best Year of Your Life - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2004 from Margaret PaulWhat if there were just two choices you could make to insure that next year would be wonderful? There actually are, and these choices are quite simple in concept, yet not easy to do. They are not things you do on the outside, such as exercising your body (which is always a good thing to do!) but ...
Views: 4263(2 votes) - Understanding Sciatica Pain - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2013 from Igor StilerSciatica is a painful condition that can restrict your normal life. Finding the root cause for the occurrence of sciatica pain is necessary to provide the right treatment. Many people interpret sciatica pain as a simple low back pain. However, the condition is different from a regular ache in ...
Views: 1488(2 votes) - Using NLP & Hypnosis to Increase Happiness - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Matthew FergusonThere have been many recent studies into what happiness means and how to go about consciously creating it. We are regularly told of the “age of austerity” with the implication we are all going to share, not only austerity but a degree of unhappiness as a result. If we buy into this we will. Many ...
Views: 2119(2 votes) - Ways to Achieve Your Goals: Become a Money Magnet - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2012 from Gary DalyWays to Achieve Your Goals: Become a Money Magnet Do you struggle with ways to achieve your goals? Would you like to know one of the best ways to become wealthy? Would you like to know a great way to attract money into your life? Then you must learn to become a “Money Magnet” Learning to ...
Views: 1433(2 votes) - Why People Don’t Live Their Purpose, Part 5: Beliefs - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2017 from Estra RoellOne of the biggest blockages people face in moving forward with living according to their passions and purpose is belief, both conscious and subconscious. Our beliefs determine what we attract and what we allow ourselves to receive in life. When we start from a place of limiting or flawed ...
Views: 3214(2 votes) - Why the single life is best - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2020 from Pearls of WisdomI will tell you why the single life is best. We live in a modern age where anything goes. Marriage has become unnecessary but sometimes advantageous or wanted. There are more people than ever having children outside of marriage or choosing to live alone and not have children at all. The good ...
Views: 3387(2 votes) - Would you like $1 million dollars now? - by Submitted on May 08, 2011 from Anthony BeachFirst a question for you.. Would you like $1 million dollars now, or a penny today, double it tomorrow (get 2 cents), then double that again the third day (get 4 cents), then double that again the 4th day (get 8 cents), and so on for only 30 days? If you opted to take $1 million dollars ...
Views: 1946(2 votes) - Your Job on Earth - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2013 from Tina TessinaIn Peace, Love and Healing, Dr. Bernie Siegel says: “Whatever your age, if you learn to listen, your inner voice will speak to you about your path... your ‘job on earth.’ This wisdom that is directing you from within is your birthright... an inner message, an inner awareness, that says, ‘This is ...
Views: 1473(2 votes) - Your Money or Your Life - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from Willie HortonAs I travel around from country to country, working with and talking to my various personal development clients, I am struck by the number of people who are doing what they’re doing for the money. In asking them what they would do with their life if money were no object, few tell me that they ...
Views: 1710(2 votes) - Change Your Mood in 70 Seconds! - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Brian NicolettiLearn this quick exercise, and when your mood falls down, pick it up fast. This whimsical yet spiritual exercise really works! Whatever problems you have on your mind be they personal or world problems: they can be more easily solved when you are in a better mood. The HappyU Exercise Get ...
Views: 2187(7 votes) - ***Why You Should be Arrogant - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2011 from Emily Erickson-SandstromWhy You Should be Arrogant Each of us has something we value that we are devoted to within ourselves, that we are 'better at' than other people are because we pay attention more to that one thing than others do. This is our personal superiority, and by golly, we are entitled to it. My ...
Views: 4858(5 votes) - Peter Fogel's "Work/Life Balance is Just Good Business!" - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2010 from Peter FogelIt would be nice to think that the companies on the leading edge of work/life balance programs are simply being good citizens and doing the right thing! But, the fact is that these programs make good business sense. In addition to increased productivity and employee satisfaction, companies ...
Views: 1565(5 votes) - Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2009 from Jonathan HuieDon't wait to make a big change in the quality of your life. Eight of these ten little ways to happiness can be done in less than five minutes. 1. Smile. Raise the corners of your mouth. Soon your smile will become genuine. The smile that begins as an effort and a pretense quickly grows ...
Views: 2604(5 votes) - Top 10 Habits of Happy People - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2009 from Cindy .HolbrookHappy people have a different way of thinking and doing things. They maintain a positive attitude about people, things and life in general. They interpret the world that they live in differently than the average person. Happy people generally have the following habits that express their ...
Views: 5012(5 votes) - ***Three Steps to Happiness - Get the Happiness You Deserve - Follow These Three Steps - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2010 from Larry CranePeople seem to think happiness is hard to achieve. It is simple when you know what to do. This article shows you in three easy steps how to achieve happiness and the success that comes along with it. We all have heard that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting a ...
Views: 6608(9 votes) - 4 Ways To Identify And Eliminate Automatic Negative Thoughts - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2009 from Kimberly EnglotHow we think about life determines how we feel about life. If you want to spend more time happy, peaceful, and content and less time angry, resentful, and stressed-out you have learn to be aware of your thoughts and deal with the negative ones when they creep into life. Negative thoughts ...
Views: 5664(3 votes) - 7 Secrets for a Happy Life - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2008 from Jonathan HuieWe all want to be happy, but something always gets in the way. There is never enough time... or money. Somebody is always failing to do what they are "supposed" to do... or not do. Our boss, our spouse, our kids, our parents, our friends, government, big business, whoever... "They" aren't doing ...
Views: 16929(3 votes) - Changing the World and Yourself for the Better - by Submitted on May 04, 2011 from Pamela TurnerSometimes the simplest techniques are the most powerful and most profound. This is certainly true of the technique of blessing. It invokes the positive power of the Universe to heal, harmonize, and increase. This is a Huna technique called Pomaika’i that can you can use for health, prosperity, ...
Views: 1484(3 votes) - Creating New Family Traditions - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2010 from Kathleen SpringWhether you are a family, a couple or an individual, having family traditions are important to your health and provide a certain feeling of security. And, they can be great fun, too! There is a well-known much-loved movie and play called “Fiddler on the Roof.” It is the story of hard-working ...
Views: 2948(3 votes) - Go Ahead, Cry??? - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Carolyn ShannonWhen was the last time you had a GOOD cry? Not one of those almost cries that you stuff back down to join all the other almost cries you have had over the long haul. I am talking about a cry you let loose and allow to literally flow until the last drop. What is stopping you? Is it the fact ...
Views: 1358(3 votes) - Great Phrases on Happiness that We Really Need to Consider - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2010 from J. AcobHappiness is not living in a fool s promised land. It is not Living in oneself unaware of outside world. Life is not a layer of rosebushes. Here one has to sputter and combat for justice. All our activities are with a opinion to such outcomes. But ofttimes we neglect to attain that result. ...
Views: 2871(3 votes) - Happier Friends, Happier You - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2009 from Jonathan HuieHappy people tend to be found in the company of other happy people, while unhappy people are likely to spend time with unhappy people. You are probably saying, "Yes, that's right." You may have thought about this relationship before, or you may just now be scanning through a mental list of ...
Views: 1972(3 votes) - Helping people find a lasting relationship - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2010 from Bruce MillsWouldn’t it be nice to have a guide or map to a relationship like a golf course has for a golf hole? The below info or guide I got from a friend on Facebook and wanted to pass it on. Many of my friends really liked it and said that it helped explain why things their past relationships have ...
Views: 1674(3 votes) - Holistic Living-Spiritual Awakening - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Keith BrayHolistic Living-Spiritual Awakening For something to have an “AWAKENING”, it must have been asleep. Now isn’t that the most brilliant thing you’ve ever read. For me, I made the changes in my life for one big reason, to live abundantly with peace with in. I was an unhappy person and knew that ...
Views: 1105(3 votes) - Is There An Anxiety Solution For Those Who Fail To Keep Their Resolutions? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2014 from Charles LindenIn a nutshell... YES! I’ve given a lot of thought recently to the power of ‘resolutions’ – to that basic human instinct that continually drives us to improve ourselves and to expand our horizons. Perhaps you’re reading this now and resolving to finally conquer your anxiety? The ...
Views: 3964(3 votes) - Michael Jackson, You, and Me - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Martia NelsonWhen Michael Jackson died, I became riveted to the stories that emerged about him. Not so much about his death, but his life. It seemed that after he left us we were finally getting insight to what he was like as a man, not just an icon. Deepak Chopra, who had been a friend and spiritual ...
Views: 1259(3 votes) - Positive Thinking Is Essential to Well-Being and Success - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2010 from Delores MasonPositive thinking is not a new age concept that only optimistic people practice. It’s a necessity for people who want to live happy and successful lives. Behavioral and psychology studies have proven that individuals who think positive thoughts are happier, more resilient and achieve goals more ...
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