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- The Danger of Denial in Substance Abuse - by Submitted on May 22, 2013 from Lara SchusterAccording to reports by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, more than five million people live in denial of their drug and alcohol use. SAMHSA also states that denial is so much a part of substance abuse that without it drug and alcohol abuse would not be able to ...
Views: 21(1 vote) - Four Keys to Overcoming Anger - by Submitted on May 22, 2013 from Janet PfeifferI facilitated an anger management support group for several years. One woman began attending shortly after our first meeting. Her name was Joan. Joan's marriage of thirty plus years was in trouble. Admitting she had a bad temper, her husband recently filed for divorce. She was devastated. "I ...
Views: 48(2 votes) - 3 ways to be happier - by Submitted on May 22, 2013 from Sharon StilesIf you have become used to living with anxiety, fear, depression or unhappiness, then it can be difficult to believe that happiness is possible. But a few simple steps can help to reduce those unwanted feelings and increase your happiness. Don't struggle on your own: Happiness can seem a ...
Views: 35(1 vote) - Features of Open MRI - by Submitted on May 22, 2013 from Igor StilerMRI is the sophisticated technology used to scan the organs, tissue and bones to detect abnormalities. Open MRI comes with many features that help overcome the limitations associated with the traditional closed technique. MRI is the sophisticated technology used to scan the organs, tissue ...
Views: 10(1 vote) - What Is the Best that You Can Do When Wanting to Help Your Friend? - by Submitted on May 22, 2013 from Doron GilIntroduction There are those who, when confronted with a crisis situation or with a need to change something, get into a “helpless” state of mind. They feel they don’t have control over their lives, that they can’t make decisions and move forward. They might feel stuck in whichever situation ...
Views: 12(1 vote) - Relationships: Is It Important To Grieve The End Of A Relationship? - by Submitted on May 21, 2013 from Oliver J R CooperWhen a relationship comes to an end, it can often lead to pain. For some people the end of a relationship will be experienced solely as a loss and for others, although there is a sense of loss, it will also be coupled with a sense of freedom and that the time had come. This will of course ...
Views: 24(1 vote) - Everybody Needs Somebody Sometimes - by Submitted on May 21, 2013 from William FetterDependence This week's message is about relationships in the deepest sense. As a very independent, stubborn, and don't-try-to-control-me type person, it's been hard for me to face up to the many many times I needed to depend on others. Yet when I have, there's been a softening inside, a ...
Views: 18(1 vote) - Male Eating Disorders made Public - by Submitted on May 21, 2013 from Rebecca CooperRecently, People Magazine came out with an article about Ashley Hamilton talking openly about his struggles with an eating disorder. I applaud Ashley for coming out about having an eating disorder. The shame, guilt and misunderstanding of eating disorders makes it hard for anyone to come forward ...
Views: 36(1 vote) - Five Tips For Coping With Mental Depression in Your Life - by Submitted on May 21, 2013 from Joshua NyamacheWhy exactly do you get depressed? Is it because you're facing so many challenges? Are you an addict or an alcoholic who is depressed? There are so many things happening around you and as you get engaged in them, some of them will make you to have fun while others result to problems. Yes, we all ...
Views: 25(2 votes) - The Intrinsic Impropriety Behind Opinion Mongering – Are We Aware of This? - by Submitted on May 21, 2013 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranMany quarrels arise on account of insisting on one’s opinion being accepted or on demanding the approval thereof. It cannot be solved by controlling oneself but only by understanding the whole gamut of its genesis and expression. It is common experience that most of us, if not all, treat our ...
Views: 14(1 vote) - The Good Idea/Music - by Submitted on May 20, 2013 from Nancy LennertGood morning and happy day!!!! It is true; I do have a spring in my step, a song in my heart, and hope on the horizon. This morning my oldest daughter Sarah and I went to an appointment together. We were able to spend some time together talking and laughing. Then while we were out, I ...
Views: 27(2 votes) - Addiction: The Ultimate Distraction - by Submitted on May 20, 2013 from Jyude AllbrightAddiction in the city, addiction in the country, addiction in the suburbs, addiction in the schools, addiction in the churches, addiction in the legal system, addiction in the government, addiction in business, addiction in medicine…we simply can’t get away from it. Or, is there another ...
Views: 48(1 vote) - Hug the Monkey - by Submitted on May 20, 2013 from Rick HansonYour brain evolved in three stages (to simplify a complex process): Reptile - Brainstem, focused on avoiding harm Mammal - Limbic system, focused on approaching rewards Primate - Cortex, focused on attaching to "us" The first JOT in this series - pet the lizard - was about how to ...
Views: 14(1 vote) - Getting Fit With Switchwords - by Submitted on May 20, 2013 from Doron AlonIt's a well established fact that getting and staying fit is best for you. While we live in this body we may as well live in it feeling good and looking good. Not many people will argue with that. There is, however, one problem. Getting fit is not the most exciting thing in the world and so it ...
Views: 38 - Famous Hypnotists Throughout History - by Submitted on May 19, 2013 from Christopher MontroseI am sure that most of you know what hypnosis is. For those that don’t – it is a natural process that allows you to relax and enter a state in which you will accept suggestions much more easily, so that you can use those suggestions to improve your life. I would like to talk about a few ...
Views: 17(1 vote) - Introducing the Tantrum Club! - by Submitted on May 19, 2013 from Adele TheronIT’S TIME TO THROW A TANTRUM! Women since generations ago, have been told to be polite, ladylike, calm and collected and in the midst of struggle to rise above and push through. But what’s the definition of pushing through? Some people are content to spend hours rationalising whether their ...
Views: 23 - How Negative Energy Effects Adults, Teenagers and Children: What We Can Do To Change it - by Submitted on May 18, 2013 from Bob LivingstoneNegative energy has a profound effect on adults, teens and children. People who carry around this adverse attitude can appear to be very powerful to those in their presence. Negative energy is expressed by put downs of you or your friends. These comments are stated either directly to you or ...
Views: 32 - Are we equal in death? - by Submitted on May 18, 2013 from Baby GobinPeople have the habit of repeating parrot-like and copying what others do and say without much reflection. A very popular example is the saying, “We are equal in death.” But is it true that we are all equal in death? First of all, do we all die in the same way? Some people die in accidents, ...
Views: 22(1 vote) - Hypnosis For Self-Sabotage & Procrastination: Get Unstuck & Move Forward! - by Submitted on May 17, 2013 from Annalena Gullikson-CavalloTHE SOURCE OF PROCRASTINATION This may sound familiar: you want to start a project and want to reach a positive goal. However, you put off getting started, because each time you try taking action, for some unknown reason, you experience feelings of distress, confusion and fear. You try to use ...
Views: 19 - Psychic Dream Predictions & Nightmares: How to Use Them to Make Positive Changes - by Submitted on May 17, 2013 from Annalena Gullikson-CavalloHOW TO DISTINGUISH PSYCHIC DREAMS FROM NIGHTMARES This article will focus on psychic premonitions and dreams, emphasizing the difference between psychic dreams and nightmares, and the positive insights that both provide. I have been asked a number of times, whether a recurring nightmare could ...
Views: 20 - Nurture not the Emptiness - by Submitted on May 17, 2013 from Rick Kanary“Grief can destroy you --or focus you. You can decide a relationship was all for nothing if it had to end in death, and you alone. OR you can realize that every moment of it had more meaning than you dared to recognize at the time, so much meaning it scared you, so you just lived, just took for ...
Views: 28 - ***7 Reasons Why Diets Don’t Work - by Submitted on May 17, 2013 from Rebecca CooperHave you been on more than one diet? How many? Just answering that question tells you a lot. If diets worked you would not be spending your money on one diet (plan, book, program, supplement, diet foods, pill, etc.) after another. Marketdata Enterprises, Inc. (2011), an independent market ...
Views: 25 - Literature Connotes Spirit of Welfare - by Submitted on May 17, 2013 from Vinod AnandLiterature Connotes Spirit of Welfare (Vinod Anand) The real significance of the word sahitya or literature is inherent in the word itself for the characteristic of literature is ‘to move together’, keeping abreast of life. Literature is no invention of the superficiality of social life, nor ...
Views: 10 - Looking For A Place To Hide? A Secret To Keeping Your Cool When You're Uncomfortable - by Submitted on May 16, 2013 from Rita HickmanYour boss, “would like to talk to you for a minute”. Your spouse isn’t talking to you at all. It’s 5am and you’re not looking forward to your stressful day. How do you know you’re stressed? You feel slightly queasy, a little hot or cold, your shoulders tense up, maybe your intestines feel weak. ...
Views: 22 - Unconditional Love - by Submitted on May 16, 2013 from Martin BrofmanUnconditional Love Martin Brofman When I had terminal cancer and had to heal myself, one of the ideas that I came across was that “Love Heals.” Since my healing was a matter of life and death, and I had decided to live, I had to find out what love is. While I am certain that somewhere inside ...
Views: 34 - Athletes and Drug Abuse - by Submitted on May 16, 2013 from Lara SchusterWe live in a society that gets its news 24-hours a day and unfortunately athletes and drug abuse makes news. If you look back over the years, there is no shortage of stories surrounding athletes use of anabolic steroids and other performance enhancing drugs as well as blood doping, involving ...
Views: 32 - Owning Your Power - by Submitted on May 16, 2013 from Martin BrofmanOwning Your Power by Martin Brofman, Ph.D. Owning your power, your power to be real, to be who you really are, is really about owning your freedom. Consider how your reasons for not being yourself may have been to get the love or approval of others. Then, you have given others the power to ...
Views: 20 - Auricular Therapy Weight Loss Programs - by Submitted on May 16, 2013 from Igor StilerMany types of weight loss programs have mushroomed to deal with the shocking obesity epidemic. Most programs focus only on reducing calorie intake and increasing physical activity and exercise. However, the solution lies also in resolving the addiction to excessive eating. This is what auricular ...
Views: 27 - Provoked to React? How to Deal With Negative Provocation in Yourself and Others - by Submitted on May 16, 2013 from Paul Hannig"Provocative" can mean many different things to different people. What I'm going to address in this article are those people who use negative provocation as a neurotic defense against their own feelings of rejection and alienation. Let me start by saying that both of my parents were somewhat ...
Views: 28 - Speak Your Truth - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Cindy CrawfordImagine how much you could reduce stress in your life if only you would speak your truth. What do I mean by this? I mean admitting to yourself reasons why you continue to behave in unproductive ways and make decisions that hinder your progress in life; speaking truth to things in your life that ...
Views: 48(1 vote) - The Art of Follow Through: Stop Procrastinating! - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Linda ChollarThe Art of Follow Through: Stop Putting it Off! Why do some people seem to be able to accomplish so much while others allow obstacles to block them, or they procrastinate and never finish what they start or dream of starting? Surely those who succeed know some things that others don't. Or ...
Views: 41 - Essential Steps for Improving Your Relationship…with Money! - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Filomena T. DayThe change of weather and leaf colors remind us that, while many aspects of life change what must remain constant is confidence in our ability to respond versus react to change in general. At times, it may seem as if you have no control over what happens, but you always have control over how ...
Views: 58 - Objectification: Why Do Some People Objectify Others? - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Oliver J R CooperTo objectify someone is often described as what happens when they are seen as an object. And when this takes a place, they are not seen as a human being who has feelings or their own cognitions for example, they are just a physical body. Here another person may well be seen as an object that ...
Views: 32 - Actors: Why Are Some People Obsessed With Actors? - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Oliver J R CooperIt doesn’t take much effort to notice how powerful and influential actors and actresses are in today’s world. And although they have had this power for a number of years; with the assistance of the mainstream media, this has gradually increased as time has gone by. One only has to go a film ...
Views: 53 - Loss: Why Can Loss Hurt So Much? - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Oliver J R CooperThis is something that can affect someone in many ways and as a result of many things. Some losses can simply be ignored and forgotten about and then there are others can are harder to forget. One can also lose something and never forget the loss; regardless of how much times goes by or what ...
Views: 47 - Smoking Cessation Programs - The Easy Way to Stop Smoking - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Igor StilerSmoking cessation programs are an effective solution to get rid of the dreadful habit of smoking. FDA-approved auriculotherapy is among the most effective smoking cessation programs available today. Smoking addiction is widely considered a physical and psychological problem. The health ...
Views: 29 - Walking meditation-fake it until you become it - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Philip BurgessWalking Meditation You have probably heard about “The Secret” and the “Law of Attraction”. It has become the bible for personal development and the secret to creating the life you want. If it was all as simple as some of the publicity would have us believe then we would all be rich, have ...
Views: 24 - Assault on Life Is Getting Clearer To Set Us Free - please read - by Submitted on May 14, 2013 from Doreen AgostinoThe rapid unveiling of assault on Human rights, animal rights, Earth rights, food, water, air, and natural systems upon which all life depends for survival, signal every Human to expand awareness, cooperate, collaborate, end unawareness, denial, apathy, turning a blind eye, fear, judgment, ...
Views: 31 - Strengthening Stress Resiliency and Brain Agility with Humor and Natural SPEED - by Submitted on May 14, 2013 from Mark GorkinMy participation as the “Stress Doc” ™ at the USPTO Health Fair reminded me of two basic facts: 1) people like to laugh, especially when they can share a gentle and knowing laugh at their own flaws and foibles and 2) especially in a high demand-production work environment and a “TNT – ...
Views: 52 - Conquering Fear - by Submitted on May 14, 2013 from Tanya RagbeerAccording to success author, Napoleon Hill, all human beings have six basic fears: 1. The fear of criticism 2. The fear of ill health 3. The fear of poverty 4. The fear of loss of love 5. The fear of old age 6. The fear of death The best way for us to conquer any of these ...
Views: 62 - Boost Your Energy with Whole Body Vibration - by Submitted on May 14, 2013 from Becca ChambersCould you use more energy, focus, and motivation in your life? What if that boost in energy and mood also came with stronger bones and muscles, increased fat loss, and greater flexibility, balance, and coordination—all in just ten minutes a day? It’s not a fantasy. Whole Body Vibration (WBV) is ...
Views: 41 - Shedding Negativity - by Submitted on May 14, 2013 from Tanya Ragbeer“Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you’re riding through the ruts, don’t you complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don’t bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!” ~ Bob Marley “Blame no one. Forgive yourself and others. ...
Views: 49 - Be The Change You Need - by Submitted on May 14, 2013 from Tanya RagbeerWhile it is very easy to be distracted by external factors on a daily basis, it is important to be able to remove or shut out the distractions that negatively impact your productivity so that you can optimize your time spent on the things that are most important to your present and for your ...
Views: 48 - Life is a Friend – Do We Appreciate that Fact? - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranWith a creative change in our outlook, we can appreciate the fact that life is indeed a friend. With that shift in our mental disposition, our life circumstances would change to the better and improve our confidence and love of life. Life on this planet is hard. It is made harder by our own ...
Views: 49 - 5 Sedative Abuse Warning Signs - by Submitted on May 14, 2013 from Lara SchusterApproximately 30 million people take sleep medications and almost half of them take Ambien, according to reports from NIDA, the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Ambien is a long lasting sleep inducing agent that helps to maintain sleep throughout the night. Unfortunately, Ambien has the same ...
Views: 22 - Titanic Scenario is a Major Metaphor for Our Present Circumstances - by Submitted on May 14, 2013 from Doreen AgostinoAn Open Letter to Humanity at Our Evolutionary Crossroads By David Woolfson: Imagine that each of us is a passenger on the ship RMS Titanic during its fateful maiden voyage in April 1912. The fact that ship will strike an iceberg and sink is inevitable, but to the Titanic passengers ...
Views: 32 - Are you Authentic? - by Submitted on May 14, 2013 from NARENDRA GOIDANIDearest Darling Readers, Authentic is a very powerful word. Being authentic is being real. It is being genuine. It also is a process of being honest to yourself. It is in finding alignment with our hearts’ desires, to our values and in ‘not pretending’. It requires courage. It is ...
Views: 56 - Preserve The Balance in Your Life - by Submitted on May 14, 2013 from Chris SpinkIf trying to preserve balance in your life makes you seem like a tightrope walker, you’re not alone. Most of us have a lot of demands on our time and energy; life can feel like a mad house sometimes. Take this quiz to see how well you are fulfilling your responsibilities, while likewise ...
Views: 28 - LONELY LIFE - by Submitted on May 14, 2013 from Vinod AnandLONELY LIFE (Vinod Anand) India, along with China and Brazil, has recorded the fastest growth of single-person households. Purvaja Sawant asks Eric Klinenberg, the author of ‘Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone”, why urban dwellers the world over are ...
Views: 11 - Transcend Possible End Game Deception of Humans on Earth - please read - by Submitted on May 14, 2013 from Doreen AgostinoA world shift foretold as 2012, invites every Human to bring love, compassion, unity, well-being, prosperity, profound respect for one another, Earth, and all life back into physical reality. The following details what could possibly be the end game deception by globalists, to prevent our ...
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