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“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.” ― Edith Sitwell
This quote is so apt but when the winds are so chilly, every plan gets shelved.
The worst of all is the fact ... Views: 1795
Life is so precious. It goes by so quickly. This is why it’s important to be intentional with the way you live your life. If you have specific goals on your heart, take the steps toward those goals. You only get one life. There are no do-overs. If you’d like to make serious life changes for the ... Views: 945
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March Forward - by Helen F. Kosinski, PCC, CEGE, MBA
Okay, a show of hands – How many of you feel that March is the ficklest month of the year? I do! To me, the weather here in the Northeast is a BIG reason I feel that way. For example, one day it can be sunny and near 60 degrees. But the very next day can be a snowy, blustery, cold day not ... Views: 1345
Life is rarely a smooth ride where everything goes to plan. There are many uncertainties, unpredictabilities and hiccups along the way. But the more you are able to adapt to new conditions, the less painful the process becomes.
Psychological flexibility includes lateral thinking, the ability ... Views: 1561
Discovering your life purpose is a journey into knowing yourself. Your life has been guiding you to your purpose all along. It’s just matter of knowing what the signposts are.
Here’s a fun acronym to help you learn and remember the steps to purpose:
P = Passions: What do you love to do? ... Views: 1873
In a divorce, the parties divide up their assets. However, a divorce must also account for debts. Here's what happens to debts during a divorce:
Debt is marital property
Even though it's not good marital property, debt is marital property. The parties must divide it as part of their divorce. ... Views: 1743
When things don't go well, frustration with other people or with yourself often comes up and our mood goes downhill fast.
Have you had those days? Well, you are not alone.
While we cannot control other people and all situations, we can manage our own emotions and how to deal with things ... Views: 1642
A catastrophic event often leaves you in a state of shock, feeling as if your life has been turned upside-down. Considering that these events often take you completely by surprise, it’s natural to feel this way. It could seem that your life will never be the same, and you’ll wonder if you’re ... Views: 1721
Some people say that life starts at 40, and we’d be inclined to agree. At 40, you’ve got stuff figured out. You’re not struggling with your first job or navigating dating with youthful naivety. You probably have a career, know what you want in life and you know how to have fun. While there are ... Views: 1466
Others believe that using lottery number analysis to make lottery predictions is entirely valid. Who's right? Many players are only left sitting on the fence without any clear path to follow. If you don't know where you stand, then, perhaps this article will reveal the truth and give you a ... Views: 1586
The Powerball lottery happens to be one of the best lottery games giving away big record prizes. The chances of obtaining the Powerball are 1 per 80 million Powerball tickets, and this makes the acceptable amount count millions of dollars. If you happen to be a lottery player, then I am sure you ... Views: 1881
How do you figure out what to do in life and how to do it? Start from your purpose. Get practical practice by choosing three small steps to do for now that matter to you. Then? Do one! Why does this approach work? Because goals matter to your growth.
Indeed, goals help you to figure out ... Views: 1394
No one can escape stress - not even the mighty Millennials.
The fact is, they are the most stressed of all generations!
According to the American Psychological Association (APA), Millennials (ages 18 to 33) report the highest average stress levels... and it's climbing. Thirty-nine percent ... Views: 1634
When I started reading business books, one of the genre I picked up was biographies/life stories/success stories of successful people. Gates! Jobs! Buffet! But not all of us can be those people; nor will our circumstances be the same as theirs when they were able to achieve phenomenal ... Views: 1460
Do you feel like something is missing in your life?
We are all born with a purpose. Each of us is unique and we all have a special role to fill, that no one else can do. When we discover, acknowledge and act on that, we feel fulfilled. When we don’t, we feel as if we are wandering through ... Views: 1828
Many people are asking the question, “What is my purpose?” It’s not something that was talked about several years ago but has now come into the collective consciousness.
The first thing to consider when exploring your purpose is to understand what purpose really means. Most of the people ... Views: 1914
THE ORIGINAL SIN... Part 2
..JOURNEY OUT OF Eden........( genesis3)
Last time we considered the first part of the original sin, which was. The loss Of innocence.
Eden happens to be the place of purpose, work, and divine assignment. In life, we all have a purpose, a special assignment ... Views: 1383
Life is all about managing paradoxes
Dr. Madan Tripathy
Life is full of paradoxes…… I am already seeing some frowned faces and raised eye-brows, even before completing my sentence. Before you start concurring or differing with my views, let us quickly see what exactly is meant by paradox. ... Views: 1545
Have you been feeling out of sorts at work and wondering if you need to make a change, but not sure if now is the time?
It’s important to self-reflect on a regular basis and not simply drift through life and career without awareness.
Paying attention to the synchronicities and signs in your ... Views: 1957
Many will agree that childhood is the best phase of human life, no worries; no stress; life seems so colorful and perfect but then human tends to grow up. Adulthood comes with its own difficulties and responsibilities which turns many adults into boring personalities. The main reason which turns ... Views: 2873
I tend to find like marmite, garlic or someone packing your bags at the supermarket, people either love or hate the concept of making new year’s resolutions.
Working with hundreds of people through relationship issues, there is often one in a couple one who loves to plan, organise and ... Views: 1439
Don’t let a major life setback drag you down.
Life isn’t always a bed roses. Sometimes things happen that we totally didn’t see coming and couldn’t have prevented. Maybe it’s the loss of a job, the end of a relationship, being rejected by your dream school, or the sting of a business failure. ... Views: 1789
Divorce is hard on everyone, particularly on kids. Many parents struggle with their marriages for years before deciding that divorce is the best option for everyone. When this decision is made, it then falls to the parents to let their kids know what be happening.
Unfortunately, well-meaning ... Views: 1718
We are not only wired to peruse happiness but we are also wired to want more and more happiness.
But how good are we at increasing our happiness ?
Statistics On The Pursuit Of Happiness
In 2004 there were over 2000 book titles with advice that is supposed to bring happiness. There are ... Views: 1595
Aloha!
To the many individuals currently experiencing the joy of finally leaving the past decades of daily obligation to the J.O.B. – good for you! What next?
Now’s a great time to pursue that passion that’s been bubbling just beneath the surface for so long. What makes your heart sing, ... Views: 1744
How do you care for yourself under stress?
I’m sure you’ve heard people say “stress is a killer” and I believe stress can manifest itself in emotional and physical ways that can lead to depression, anxiety and even death if gone untreated. If you are under stress over a long period of time ... Views: 3805
The knowledge that we have lost an ability we had, that some or one of our physical abilities cannot be recovered after losing it has two direct effects on us:
• First, the pain, depression and frustration want to overwhelm our thoughts and take away from our creative abilities. Worse yet, ... Views: 1517
Before Sandy moved to a senior living community, she lived alone in a Pasadena condo. Early retirement from an engaging and challenging career meant the loss of daily contact with friends she was accustomed to and enjoyed.Her daughter, Michelle, began to worry about the toll isolation was having ... Views: 3284
Sufferers of social anxiety disorder have varying needs when it comes to daily life, and that includes, of course, work environments. While some need limited social interaction, others feel they need to get out and work with a small group of people in order to keep from feeling isolated. One of ... Views: 2210
Recently, I’ve decided to educate myself about different alternatives of earning money. I researched the market and the Web. All options sound OK, but, in my opinion, the most approachable was Forex trading using MT4 platform (Meta Trader 4). As I’m not an expert yet, but, let’s say an advanced ... Views: 2183
Have you ever stayed in a job, relationship or living situation for too long? I mean, you knew it was not your ideal situation and you stayed because you thought you could either make it work or you were too lazy or scared to move on.
Is that a bad thing? Not really.
But you may experience ... Views: 2005
In 2003, we closed on a house in the inland empire in Southern California. We were at the end of phase 1 in a multiple phase new home site. We knew something interesting was happening in the market as we were gaining equity while the house was being built. In the short period that it took to ... Views: 1773
As someone who has sat on the then Reiki Regulatory Working Group in the UK, now known as the Reiki Council, I am delighted to see how seriously Reiki is being taken in the UK now. Of course, there are many that do not realise the benefits. However, at the end of the day, it is about choice. A ... Views: 2020
Transcript from 6/14/12 blog talk radio show A Fine Time for Healing, Transitions in Life
Transitions in Life
Written by Randi G. Fine
Life is a series of beginnings and endings. Seasons change; trees blossom and then go barren, flowers bloom and then go dormant, day turns to night, years ... Views: 2297
Over the summer, my daughter turned 16, legal age to get her G1 and start learning to drive. Not something I have been looking forward to as I literally just finished cleaning being a driving instructor to my son in July when he passed his driving test. My daughter asked if she could write the ... Views: 1561
As I work with people both personally and professionally I notice that all have been hurt at some point in their life. Some so deeply they haven't recovered. This affects their professional life as well. Some signs I have seen are: anger in the workplace, demoralizing a coworker in front of ... Views: 1836
How do you choose to grieve the loss of something or someone in your life? Have you ever thought about the possibility that you can be happy even in your grief? What is the most challenging piece of grief for you?
At some point in our lives, we all experience the loss of someone close to us ... Views: 1843
As a foretaste of things to come here is a copy of the February 2015 Newsletter from Gregory Reece-Smith for CreatingHarmonyInYourLife.com and originally sent to his subscribers and an opportunity to look back and review how things have unfolded so far in the year, both cosmically and ... Views: 1962
The day that I reached the 300k mark in my business I didn’t feel happy. I had been frequently attending fancy events staying in fancy hotels – you know the kind with really large water features, perfect gardens, and extremely polite staff – the kind who say “can I do anything else for you miss” ... Views: 1936
Are you feeling stuck? Maybe you’re in a job you hate, in relationships that aren’t serving you, or in a cycle of unhealthy behavior. If this sounds like what you’re experiencing, know that you are not alone! Many people have reached out to me looking for a career coach, because they feel ... Views: 1933
It’s never too late to transition into another career. People of all different ages and with all different skillsets and professional histories change careers all of the time. It doesn’t matter whether you’re fresh out of college and unhappy with your career path after just a couple of years or ... Views: 1953
“I always wanted to get into another field where I knew I would be more fulfilled but for some reason I was never able to get past the gate. You empowered me to step through the gate to get to the other side so I could have a more fulfilling and satisfied life.”
– comment from a client at the ... Views: 1627
You could be in a perfectly adequate job – work that you enjoy and which possibly pays you enough for all your needs. You're living in a place that is familiar to you; somewhere that you call home. So when opportunity comes knocking, you’re may be tempted to pass on an unknown future in favor of ... Views: 1814
This blog is part 2 of "The Mother Connection" blogpiece, and is a part of Susanna’s book.
It’s impossible today for any of us to not be triggered around our own “enough-ness,” given how much our culture uses this very concept to demonstrate and than sell to us what we need to feel ... Views: 1863
On my radio show last week, a woman called in and asked “How can I know what is the right way to move forward?” Which argument from her mind can she trust when she can make so many different arguments to go in one direction or another?
This is such a good question! Our minds can confuse us ... Views: 1703
Love cannot be measured. It cannot be placed in test tubes in a science laboratory or placed on the great scale of life to determine whether or not there’s enough. The anxious/sensitive mind longs for a definite answer to the questions that swirl through its brain - Do I love you enough? What is ... Views: 2277
Sometimes an anger surges up in me about how abysmally this culture guides and takes care of its members around transitions. We expect engaged women and men to put on a happy face from proposal through honeymoon, ignoring their innate need to grieve the loss of their singlehood and honor their ... Views: 2097
Life is full of transitions; none of us remain exactly the same for any length of time. This refers not only to our physical appearance, but also our attitudes, way of thinking, and emotional responses to people and situations. And this is as it should be. Life is not about standing still but ... Views: 2072
“Our eyes are not viewers; they are also projectors that are running a second story over the picture that we see in front of us all the time. Fear is writing that script. Now fear is going to be a player in your life. You get to decide how much. You can spend your whole life imagining ghosts, ... Views: 2359
No matter where you turn, fear seems to be a topic of conversation for so many. Turn on the news, read the newspaper, watch television…it’s there. Truth be told, there is a major shift underway. This shift can be frightening to some, enlightening for others. The fear comes from the outward ... Views: 1595