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- Accepting the Good Times - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2012 from Linney ElderWhat an interesting insight I’ve had this past week. I’ve been feeling very strange and directionless for the past two weeks and been trying to figure out what the heck’s going on. As usual I have picked and poked and analysed my thoughts, feelings and life experiences and ended up beating ...
Views: 1538(1 vote) - Act to the Contrary to Change a Bad Mood - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt can grip you--a bad mood that seems to come from nowhere can wreck your day if you let it. The good news is you don’t have to let it. You can dodge a bad mood by simply shifting your actions. Think about the way you stand, look, or speak when you’re in a bad mood. Chances are your shoulders ...
Views: 912(1 vote) - All Year Resolutions! - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from Louise Presley-TurnerAll Year Resolutions! So here we are, another year is upon us. And, as we all know, January is all about the good old New Year Resolution. Exercise, new job, find love, save money, stop drinking, lose weight. We literally take on the world in January, but in doing so, invariably we set ...
Views: 1145(2 votes) - An Attitude of Gratitude - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2010 from Florence BernardJust a few Thanksgiving thoughts… It seems that there are not that many places that have a Thanksgiving celebration such as in the United States. Although I am sure many churches do give thanks in their services, the whole event of celebrating what we can be grateful for is, I think, a very ...
Views: 1888(1 vote) - Anatomy Of Loneliness - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2012 from Brock HansenHave you ever been lonely in a roomful of people? Have you ever been perfectly content all alone? Most people would answer yes to both questions and yet a number of the same people complain of painful chronic loneliness. What is loneliness? Why are some people troubled with it so much ...
Views: 3058(1 vote) - Are YOU a DRAMAHOLIC? - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Carolyn ShannonFor years my life was filled with negative drama thriving on the attention it brought me. Everyone around me would jump right in to try to help me solve my dilemma of the day. It seemed I couldn’t make one decision in my life without getting feedback from every person I came into contact with. ...
Views: 1997(1 vote) - ARE YOU HAPPY? - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2013 from Sandra GravesDo you remember some of your beautiful childhood memories? Do you remember the joy you felt all the times you played with your friends? Do you remember how fast you used to become angry, and how fast you forgot what you were angry about? OK, one more… Do you remember how happy you were when you ...
Views: 2461(7 votes) - Are You Happy? Really? - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2004 from Becky Waters"Listen with your heart… for it houses the secret whispers of your Soul." - Bw What is happiness? It’s a feeling, as Webster describes it “…a feeling of pleasure, contentment or joy; feeling satisfied that something is right or has been done right.” Where does this happy feeling come from? ...
Views: 754(1 vote) - Are You Serious? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2013 from Adrienne FikesI’m just wondering. You keep saying it but are you serious? You say you want to be happier. You say you want to lose weight. You say you want to stop letting people walk over you. You keep claiming that you’re going to start living your dream. You keep swearing over and over that you are going ...
Views: 1173(1 vote) - Attract True Love with Your Thoughts - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2012 from BHASWETI GEWHASI have been working as a psychic reader and therapist for a long time. In my practice, I have noticed most people who reach out to me are interested in resolving issues related to their love lives. People either ask me if they will find true love, or if the love from their existing partner is ...
Views: 1732(1 vote) - Avoidance or Awareness: How Do You Live? - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2012 from Lynda KlauDr. Lynda Klau “Avoidance works but Awareness works better and is in the direction of Evolution.” Marilyn Ferguson Years ago I read that sentence in an inspirational book by Marilyn Ferguson called “The Aquarian Conspiracy.” There are some lines that you hear once and never forget. This ...
Views: 1964(1 vote) - Awakening to Wholeness-Michael's Personal StarySubmitted on Jan 04, 2010 from Michael CasteelAwakening to Wholeness: My Personal Story The Limits of Positive Thinking and the Four Principles of Awakening to, and Living in Wholeness. I recently received an email inquiry from my SOULutions website that stated; “Can you help me think more positively about myself and feel more ...
Views: 1326(2 votes) - Bad Life: Key to Happiness, Love, and Depression - Finding a Solution When Life is Not Working - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2009 from Cindy L. HerbHave you found that your life has not turned out as idyllic as you once imagined? Is it not working? Are you unhappy, feeling sad, depressed, unloved, unfulfilled, angry or all alone? Moreover, do you think you are the only one who feels life is not working? The media gives overwhelming ...
Views: 2043(2 votes) - Basic Organizing Principles - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2009 from Ramona CreelSo you've decided to get organized, but you just don't know where to begin. Here are four basic organizing principles that will help you regain control over your schedule, your environment, and your life: 1) Clear Out the Clutter We suffer from overload in our society -- too much stuff, ...
Views: 3114(2 votes) - Batik Art Designs Paintings, Fabric, Process and Techniques - by Submitted on May 30, 2012 from Lucas LeverBatik today, is located not only in the form of paintings however patterns may also be used on shirts as well. Through the walls with the living room, typical Batik has gotten to the citified markets as supermodels everywhere sashay in sarongs or possibly caftans made from the unique Batik ...
Views: 2611(1 vote) - Be Nice! - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Amy PearsonI’m a mother of 17 month old twins. I take them to an indoor play gym once a week at the local community center. Toddlers, I’m learning, hit, pinch, bite and scream. I often observe them subjecting each other to this behavior in the hopes of obtaining exclusive access to that coveted piece of ...
Views: 690(2 votes) - Be You! - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from James McWhinneyLately I’m realising that society is smashing our self-confidence and self-esteem due to what Michael Beckwith calls the ‘Tyranny of Trends’. “ Very often, trends convince individuals what their life’s purpose should be. The tyranny of trends is blasted out at us from television, radio, ...
Views: 992(3 votes) - Beginners Guitar - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2011 from Ron McKOnce you start playing the guitar you start to notice it in every piece of music you listen too! And all this does is fuel the passion to continue playing. Talking about guitar really does get excited but nowhere near as much as actually spending 30 minutes strumming out your favourite tunes or ...
Views: 802(1 vote) - Being Happy Now - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2012 from Adam BenedettoWe think we need to be attached to things so we can be comfortable and happy. We think that by having one particular thing, we will be okay. We believe that by surrounding ourselves with our idea of happiness, then we will become happy. But this can not be further from the truth. The less we ...
Views: 1164(1 vote) - Being Happy Today - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2013 from Wendy BaudinBeing happy is my message for you today. It seems so simple but yet so hard sometimes to keep that happy feeling. You might ask, “Why wouldn’t someone be happy, what is going on in a person’s life that would create otherwise”? Well, grouchiness can arise for us because of our mind set. What ...
Views: 1462(1 vote) - Being Highly Sensitive and being “Special” - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2009 from Antonis RemoundosIn 1996 Elaine Aron created the term “Highly Sensitive Person” or HSP to describe and study a big part of the population (and also higher animals) that has different ways to deal with stimuli, information, thoughts and emotions. This term is neither metaphysical nor spiritual, is very practical ...
Views: 2682(3 votes) - Being Inspired From Within - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2004 from Theresa WilsonMost of us spend our lives searching for that one spark that will ignite and motivate, then propel us to succeed. We buy any number of books, inspirational “self help” tapes, and attend seminars and workshops believing that somewhere in the mist of all these activities will evolve that magical ...
Views: 5670(2 votes) - BEing Nice - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2010 from Roni LipsteinWe are all here living on this tiny little miniscule emanation of life’s creation, our BEautiFull Earth School, TOGETHER. We are ALL affected by one another, whether intimately or remotely, each of WE vibrates energies out into the atmosphere affecting ALL. On a more physical level of the ...
Views: 1509(3 votes) - Benefit From Your Frustrations - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSometimes I think that our frustrations can truly be our best friends... lets face it, our frustrations gives us buisness ideas, news worthy ideas, product ideas, etc. So, what is your frustration telling you today? Really listen, what is your frustration calling or urging you to do, to say, to ...
Views: 592(1 vote) - Black in Fashion Council to drive industry's reckoning with racism - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2020 from hassam khAfter the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, and within the wake of the following Black Lives Matter protests, fashion has been having a long-overdue reckoning with racism. The Black in Fashion Council, which was announced on Wednesday, is simply one among the organisations founded ...
Views: 1844(1 vote) - Bringing Back the Joy in Your Life - No Matter What Stage or Age!!!! - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2016 from Julie DohertyDo you remember being a child you were so excited about your birthday or Christmas. You could hardly sleep the night before and awoke really early in the morning with pure excitement. As a child these experiences were so pure, untouched by life's tragedies and traumas giving you joyful ...
Views: 1266(1 vote) - Can Partying Transform the World? - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe following is too delicious to resist. In Rapid Evolution, I wrote about the importance of finding your community. This takes community one step further. So, with credit to NYC’s Neal Goldsmith, I am posting his email with very little editing: Intentional-but-temporary communities, such as ...
Views: 848(1 vote) - Celebrate Your Successes - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2012 from Andria CorsoAs we approach the end of the year, it’s common to begin planning ahead and setting goals for the next 12 months. This is a great ritual that keeps many of us focused on what we want to accomplish in the coming year. In addition to this, it’s also important to take time to look back at past ...
Views: 912(1 vote) - Clear Your Fear - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Anita JeffersonLearn How to Face Your Fears This exercise is designed to give you pause time to stop and objectively evaluate your fears. Be honest, the outcome depends on it. Repeat often until it becomes a first response habit. 1. Identify three of your greatest fears. Write them ...
Views: 1464(1 vote) - Clear Your Space for New Opportunities - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2016 from Ulrike Berzau MM, MHS, PT, FACHE, www.UlrikeBerzau.comSpring, like early mornings, reminds me of new beginnings and new opportunities. It’s a time where we can plant new seeds and hopes. There is a great vibrancy and excitement in the air and I see sparkles of hope all over. What if we are so busy that we cannot enjoy the new beginnings? What if ...
Views: 1518(1 vote) - Commitment Doesn't Have to Be Painful - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2012 from Heather DoeringThe truck was packed to the brim. The other two trucks accompanying us were also full. We were on our way to a remote lake near Lake Tahoe in California. We'd been planning this trip for a month but my mate had been talking about it for over a year. Loon Lake was the destination and he wanted to ...
Views: 1085(1 vote) - Complete Your Past - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2003 from Dr Joe RubinoSue was totally in love with Jim. The couple met in high school and dated for eight years. Everyone who knew them expected them to get married and live happily ever after together. Then Jim met Karen. Before anyone knew what was happening - including Sue - Jim had eloped with Karen, putting an ...
Views: 3937(2 votes) - Contentment: Does it Equal Happiness? - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from Jimmy DeMesaAre you “content” with what you have? Do you feel grateful for all the good things in your life right now? Do you want nothing more than what you have - or are - today? Or, are you frustrated, or even “unhappy”, because you want (or even feel you need) more? Some people believe the only way ...
Views: 2898(1 vote) - Create Internal Change And Live A Happier Working Mom Life In 4 Easy Steps - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2013 from Marla EnhelderHow is it that some working moms are happy regardless of their life circumstances while others are incessantly miserable though they appear to "have it all"? How you feel and the results you attain are attributable to the intentionality of your thoughts and your actions. Your level of joy, ...
Views: 1139(1 vote) - Creating Balance in Your Life - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2010 from Candace CzarnyKeep Your Balance in the Bathroom If you find that the balance in your life is out of balance a few re-adjustments in your bathroom may be the cure. Your bathroom is where you go to relax and to feel at ease with a long soak in the tub. This is a place where you can finally get away from ...
Views: 1114(2 votes) - Creating Joy - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2010 from Jo Anne WhiteJoy is found in simple pleasures. Acknowledge those moments when joy is present before they slip away. You may have to seek out joy, if it doesn’t find you. Every day, joy is lurking just waiting to be discovered. In spite of busy lifestyles, pains and woes about money, relationships, ...
Views: 1361(1 vote) - Cultivating Positive Thoughts - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2007 from Judy WrightHow and why do we believe what we believe? How do we arrive at our underlying set of beliefs, attitudes, assumptions and prejudices? Who planted the information in our minds? Was the information nurturing or toxic? What did we hear, see or experience that established our life’s action ...
Views: 1491(2 votes) - Curiosity Transforms Fear - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2009 from Wendy McDonnell"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them." Albert Einstein Watch a child examine a bug for the first time. What do you see? Wide eyes looking closely, touching, tasting, and asking “what’s that?” or “what does it do?” Curiosity is an emotion growing ...
Views: 1371(1 vote) - Designing for the King -- Home Contents: Spiritual or Worldly? - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2009 from Dr. Deana Murphy… and do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live … —Ephesians 4:30 (nlt) The topic of health and the environment of our bodies gets big press today and rightfully so because our bodies are the temples of... the ...
Views: 1432(2 votes) - Desiring What Is - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2009 from Daniel ErwayBuddha said that desire is the root of all suffering. He didn’t say most of the suffering or much of the suffering but all of it. Every single contraction of being is caused by desire. Because desire is such a powerful force, it is worth looking into. As powerful as desire is, every desire ...
Views: 1518(2 votes) - Dissolve Destructive Behavioral Problems Caused by Trauma—Practice 21-day Rule to Break a Habit and End Pain - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2010 from Cindy L. HerbHave you experienced pain in your life? As a result, have you fallen into destructive behaviors of anger, depression, guilt or shame? Is there an easy way to end pain and any associated emotional responses? What is one such practical solution? The physical body operates on impulses received ...
Views: 1807(2 votes) - Do Something Selfish Today - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2010 from Michelle GottliebWhy help others? Okay, we know we are supposed to because our culture and religions tell us to. But we aren’t necessarily good at following those rules. So, why help others? It will make the world a better place. But so would driving less, not using so much plastic, etc, etc, etc. We know that ...
Views: 1448(1 vote) - Do You Know What It's Like??? - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2009 from Danish AhmedHi there... I know what it's like... I had times when I wasn't happy doing anything that I did. I did some great things, but I was never happy. All I knew is that I wanted to feel better, and whatever I did to try and feel better, didn't work. I felt horrible. Even though others thought I ...
Views: 2034(2 votes) - Do You Practice the "Attitude of Gratitude"? - by Submitted on May 08, 2011 from Rev. Elaine Torrance-GingrichHow many times have we all heard, read, or been told to develop an "Attitude of Gratitude" and our lives will be the richer for it? How many of us have actually done that? - and I mean really developed that ability to appreciate anything and everything - to see the positive in all ...
Views: 1348(2 votes) - Does Happiness Bring You Financial Success? - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2009 from Ray WilliamsDoes happiness bring you financial success? Well, actually, the evidence suggests it does. There is a growing body of research now that supports the connections among happiness, effectiveness, productivity and success. Sonja Lyubamirsky, a University of California author of The How of ...
Views: 1468(2 votes) - Dog or Cat? - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Rosemary PriceMost people claim to be either a dog person or a cat person, there are very few who like both types of animals equally. A typical cat will come to you for food, a cuddle, a rest when it is tired, and then go out for hours where you have no idea of where it is or what it is doing. A typical ...
Views: 1023(2 votes) - Dr. Romance Happiness Tip: "The Nail in the Fence: Healing Wounds" - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2010 from Tina TessinaThis arrived in Dr. Romance 's e-mail: “There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the ...
Views: 1965(1 vote) - Eight Keys to Happiness - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2004 from Thelma MarianoI visit my mother in a nursing home several days a week. Each time I leave I am grateful for being able to walk into the bright sunshine on my own two legs. There are so many things to be thankful for in my life – among them good health, my skills and abilities and caring relationships. I find ...
Views: 4967(1 vote) - Emotional Exercise 2 - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Anita JeffersonHow do you feel now that you have completed Emotional Exercise 1? When I finished my exercise yesterday, as we journey through behavioral change together, and the past two times I have completed Emotional Exercise 1, I felt so connected to my pure truth of self. It felt like a gentle ...
Views: 1300(2 votes) - Enforcing Boundaries is the Key to Keeping Emotional Clutter Away - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2009 from Linda PucciEmotional clutter is made up of negative emotions from past experiences, and limiting beliefs that no longer apply to your current situation. Keeping emotional clutter away from you requires vigilance in setting and enforcing your boundaries. Your boundaries help define who you are and what ...
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