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You remember the old ten, right? She was personified by the gorgeous Bo Derek in 1979 in the movie, “10.” She was model thin, stunningly beautiful, and the desire of every man, gay and straight. Straight men wanted to be with her, while gay men wanted to be her. She was the girl in the posters ... Views: 855
Even in the best of times, life can be challenging. Sometimes failing health or loss of a job may be at the root of our concerns. Other times it may be smaller things, such as feeling left out, being criticized or feeling judged by others that sends us for a loop. And that’s the focus of this ... Views: 793
People often ask me how I live such a magical life. It's easy. I believe in magic.
HA! The song "Do You Believe in Magic" by the The Lovin' Spoonful just ran through my head. But I digress - or do I? Actually that flash of music just proved my point. What you believe in is brought unto ... Views: 1407
Do you keep repeating the same money issues? Have you tried other money programs, seminars, technologies, read the financial books and still none of them have worked? If you have been suffering about money, until that distress at the cellular level is cleared, you will continue to face the same ... Views: 1881
There are times when we pay attention and are able to see moments string together like a jeweler stringing pearls. Alter even one moment, especially because of an assumption, and the potential outcome shifts.
One reason the movie, It’s a Wonderful Life, is a popular classic is because of the ... Views: 925
It's funny when and where inspiration strikes. My latest epiphany came to me while soaking in a hot bubble bath. I had to run from the tub soaking wet to write it down. I've learned that inspiration can disappear as quickly as it comes if not acted upon. This nugget of an AHA moment made me ... Views: 1393
Several years ago, I spent six months providing psychotherapy for inmates at the local county jail. Most were drug addicts; all of them had a heart. I had a close relationship with one wise felon, whom I will call Chris. I could see through Chris’s orange prison suit that he had a huge stiff ... Views: 904
You know where you want to go, but how do you get there? You may find that making some decisions is easier than others. What do you do first? How long will it take? Will you need help getting there? How do you decide what’s right for you?
It helps if you understand what makes you tick; your ... Views: 918
I've been giving a lot of thought to the various messages we've received over the years and generally highly regard. Many success and self-help experts have told us that we need to "Seize the Day". "Carpe diem" they tell us.
Well, what the heck does that mean? How does one "seize the ... Views: 1264
There are three personality powers that top leaders use to increase their personal power and influence.
Your Emotions Are Contagious
The first power you can develop is enthusiasm. The more excited you are about accomplishing something that is important to you, the more excited others will be ... Views: 559
For many years I have written about the change that was coming. At times I felt like “the little boy who cried wolf!” Well, change has come!
Someone told me that they hadn’t realized that it would come so soon. Yet, the change hasn’t come suddenly. There were signs of its’ impeding approach for ... Views: 977
"Ask and Ye Shall Receive" may or may not be your experience. Perhaps it works some of the time and at other times, perhaps not. Whether in a business circumstance or a personal relationship, do you find it difficult to ask for what you want or need? How easily are you able to get it?
Many ... Views: 984
When we are thinking of making changes in our lives, all too often we look externally. We have a perfect picture in our heads about what life should look like, then we go about acting on life to give us whatever it is we think would be perfect. The only problem with this approach is that we are ... Views: 1697
The most damaging restrictions on a creative person's freedom are self-imposed. What may have started out as a new idea, a new methodology, becomes routine, a habit, after awhile. Habits are the comfort zone. Once snuggled into a comfort zone there is a tendency to stay. However, this is not ... Views: 1199
Not terribly long ago, I came to the conclusion that my life's work is all about seeking the healing arts wherever they are found. The overwhelming thing about the concept was that I found them everywhere!
All of the individual paths that I had thought I had been on in my life were just one big ... Views: 937
I was paying for the massage I had just received when my eyes fell upon a small sign. I read it. It said:
"Don't Believe Everything You Think."
I broke out laughing. I flashed on all the times I had marched righteously into my life having believed some thought that I had been done an ... Views: 2537
I haven’t met anyone recently who hasn't come down with a case of the blue devils processing all the bad news we are bombarded with, in addition to those investment statements that don't seem to be headed in the intended direction. I don't know about you but I have found myself triggered by fear ... Views: 1300
A friend recently said to me that she was tired of being “stuck” in the same situation that she has been in for a few years. Later that day, another woman was complaining of the weather and how she hated this time of year, but couldn’t do anything about it as she was “stuck” in this area. Many ... Views: 768
June 22nd, 1993 … A day I will never forget. A day edged in my mind but continues to change with time.
I was an RN working in critical care and I had decided to become a travel nurse and had only two weeks to go before my son Dishan, daughter Barbara-lee and myself would leave to start our ... Views: 3202
One of the things I admire most about women is their generosity of spirit. Just about every woman I know spends an incredible amount of time tending to the needs of her immediate family, her aging parents, her friends, her co-workers or her clients, and often the community at large. The world as ... Views: 985
Most of the time when we are faced with choices and decisions, we anguish over them because of all of the baggage that we have built up over the years. Our decisions are made more difficult because of fears, anxieties, past memories and other emotions that press in from all corners. We allow our ... Views: 1319
I believe that people are sent here to learn particular lessons in each lifetime. I know for me, part of what I'm here to learn in this life is trust and balance. I also believe that the way that we learn these lessons is by overcoming the opposite experience.
I've been worrying all of ... Views: 893
So, here was my day. I started by entering 40 email addresses into my website's email program. Then I sent off an eye-catching, sounds amazing, geez-even-I-want-to sign-up email to my group of volleyball coaches from across the state. Then I skipped off to work with a spring in my step and a ... Views: 977
“Enough with all the blame. There’s plenty to go around. From Wall Street to Washington, from greed to no oversight—a lot of factors helped create the 700 billion-pound gorilla in the economy that is sitting right on Main Street, probably right on top of your business.
“Wall Street and ... Views: 1010
“The dream was always running ahead of me. To catch up, to live for a moment in unison with it, that was the miracle. “ --Anais Nin
What would you do if you were not afraid? What risks would you take in your life? What would it look like ... Views: 951
Did you know that the symbol for crisis in the Chinese language also means opportunity?
When I went to write this month’s Monthly Visions I struggled for a few minutes, wondering how to approach the topic of this month in the most sensitive manner possible. I know many people are going through ... Views: 1031
"Raising your vibration" used to be a nebulous concept. Those of you who have read my book know it can be as easy as reading the altimeter on your airplane. And you know that once you can use that altimeter to navigate your plane up into the higher altitudes, you become a more powerful ... Views: 1148
I went to the beach yesterday. It was an act of courage.
Courageous, not because of the whipping winds and high surf that were forecast for the day here in Hawaii, but because I had the brave audacity to ignore the threats and taunts that screamed at me from the stacks of paper and to-do lists ... Views: 1334
“I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!” - Dr. Seuss
In these hectic, often stressful days, many people measure themselves on ... Views: 1285
I wrote a column called “Heroes Among Us” for the Orange County Register, Sun Post News for years. The stories focused on people who did heroic things, so that we may all learn from them. Every year I wrap up with the best hero lessons. From well over 100 hero lessons each year, the following ... Views: 1199
"As you continue to send out love, the energy returns to you in a regenerating spiral... As love accumulates, it keeps your system in balance and harmony. Love is the tool, and more love is the end product."
~Sara Paddin Hidden Power of the Heart
Love and romance are in the air along with ... Views: 897
Recovered Dignity
By Sandy Rodgers
Common Ground
April 6, 2009
I had the pleasure of presenting the workshop “Recovered Dignity, Anti-Stigma Campaign” today at Common Ground with a group of 35 consumers. Actually I had come to be placed on the calendar, only to find there was no Facilitator ... Views: 1582
Living a successful prosperous life filled with happiness and inner peace is available to everyone. All YOU need to do is know the secrets to creating the life you want to experience. Here is a summary of the ten secrets from the up coming series of tele-seminars – Top 10 Powerful Secrets for ... Views: 856
Our culture places great value on modesty. Children are commonly told not to “toot your own horn” or “get a swelled head”. When singing our own praises, many of us have been reproached: “What! Do you think you’re better than everyone else?”
When such attitudes are deeply ingrained, it can be ... Views: 701
Economists say that 4 factors converged to cause the conditions of the financial collapse:
-- low interest rates and easy credit;
-- deregulation since the 1970s and lax regulation under the Bush Administration;
-- bank and mortgage dealers aggressively pushing housing loans to unqualified ... Views: 1166
When you get to the top of the mountain, your first inclination is not to jump for joy, but to look around.
James Carville
Acknowledging accomplishments is an important element of the creative process. In 1982 when I studied with Robert Fritz, author of The Path of Least Resistance and a ... Views: 5508
It isn’t the prettiest side of your personality, but there it is: jealousy.
Ick.
How very seventh grade of you.
But all of us, no matter how far beyond seventh grade we’ve gotten, feel jealous sometimes. And here’s the news flash: jealousy is a gift.
Jealousy is your gut’s way of telling ... Views: 1208
People travel to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars; and they pass by themselves without wondering. — St. Augustine
The ancient Greek aphorism “Know Thyself” was ... Views: 1859
We all know what it’s like to want to live a better life. We want to be healed of our childhood wounds. We want to be free of the burdens that weigh us down. We want to feel happier and more content. We want to be engaged in a life we love. We want our hearts to sing, our minds to relax, and our ... Views: 1132
The first step to building your support network is to expand your definition of support beyond help of your friends and family to include books, music, nature, talks, workshops, support groups, life coaching and even therapy. Each of these elements can play a role in sustaining you through the ... Views: 1247
Most people have learned to be verbally self-abusive even in subtle ways. They start their morning with comments to themselves that would make children cry. Yet, every morning they look in the mirror and unconsciously say things to themselves such as, “Wow, you look like crap.” or “You have out ... Views: 1055
You can search for success all your life and read book after book, on how to improve success in your life and after reading all these books still not have that secret ingredient to the success you envision. A lack of success leaves evidence, clues and keys as to why it has not shown up yet and ... Views: 857
"Change; to make the future course of something different from what it is"
So you want things to be different? Being at a turning point in your life can mean many things, but most importantly it can mean change. Change is often met with resistance, and may be looked at as a source of stress, ... Views: 2276
One of the strongest ways people sabotage themselves without knowing it is by identifying themselves with what has happened to them. Whether it is a painful or successful experience does not matter, you are not your experiences. The reason this is so important to understand is because when you ... Views: 1539
As we grow up, we are often told "Don't ask for that", it's impolite. We are programmed to think that asking for help, support or direction means that we can't do it ourselves. And frankly this just doesn't make sense.
Like many lessons that were taught to us, this is one that I think we need ... Views: 1121
Have you ever felt like you just want out of the twhirl? Perhaps it's a conversation at the water fountain or that you are just tired of dealing with people who see the glass half empty. Maybe something has triggered you, and you find yourself focusing on the junk rather than the ... Views: 808
There are times throughout our life journey that we experience fear. We have a choice to look at fear through the lenses of our ego or our spirit. The ego will define fear as a threat. The spirit will welcome fear as an opportunity.
Fears that no longer serve our higher purpose may begin ... Views: 1072
I encourage everyone to reread the stories that awed and entertained us as children. I guarantee you will find new meaning as an adult in the works of Lewis Carroll, Dr. Seuss, Frank Baum and his Wizard of Oz series, and more. These authors delivered powerful life affirming messages to us as ... Views: 1726
Let’s face it — the world is going from bad to worse. The world’s economies are shrinking. Banks are being nationalised left, right and centre. Governments aren’t just spending money that they don’t have; they are actually printing more – a process that goes by the wonderfully ambiguous ... Views: 1238
We are often told not to hold on to the past if we want to embrace a brighter future. After all, the past is already in the past and there is nothing we can do about it. This view is mostly correct. However, if there are patterns in the past that have been keeping you stuck, it is a good idea ... Views: 1240