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- Happiness: What Needs to Change So That We Feel Better, Get Better, and Stay Better? - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Chantal BeaupreImagine for a moment that you're sick and you go see a doctor to explain what you are suffering from. After having listened to you carefully, the doctor says, “All right. I have interpreted your symptoms. Do you know what we are going to do? I will prescribe medication to your neighbor!” – ...
Views: 1643 - Empowering Yourself: Color Outside the Lines - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Asia Sharif-ClarkThink differently. It's one of the most powerful statements I've ever read. It reminds me, whatever my lens, view, or perspective, it matters. And, if you're a good girl, careful to keep your boat steady and waters calm, it's time to raise the tide. Look deeper at how you govern you. You ...
Views: 5479 - Waiting For Happiness To Come - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Adam BenedettoWe all seek happiness in our life; we all want to find peace, contentment, to be at ease, and feel fulfilled. And yet how often does this really happen, and what is the key to finding this? How can we live a life that provides not only this, but everything else we desire? How do we connect to ...
Views: 1798(1 vote) - DECLARATIONS OF INDEPENDENCE - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Chelle Thompson"Freedom is a condition of your heart. You can be captive amidst great wealth and free behind bars. Do your fears, insecurities, beliefs and programs still control the way you choose to spend your days? The true freedom in life is feeling free to think, act and speak according to the dictates of ...
Views: 1921(3 votes) - Build Self-Esteem: From Within - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Jose RomanHaving self-esteem means having faith or believing in yourself. The Bible teaches us that faith is the assurance of things we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see. In other words if you can see it, then faith is no longer required. The Apostle Thomas didn't believe that Jesus ...
Views: 992 - How to Become a Crone - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Glenda HandAccording to http://www.thefreedictionary.com/crone. a crone is “an ugly, withered old woman; a hag.” My definition changed though when I read, “ Crones Don't Whine: Concentrated Wisdom for Juicy Women” by Jean Shinoda Bolen. She gives us thirteen ways that to re-look at the word crone. As I ...
Views: 3501 - Post Workout Nutrition - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2011 from Rachel HendersonThis week I decided to make the most of a free pass at my boyfriend’s super posh gym. Despite my religious faith in yoga-lates, I didn’t think it would hurt to sample a few new exercise classes... I'm still shaking slightly from this morning's 'body-pump' and as for yesterday's spinning ...
Views: 1213(1 vote) - Finding Your Passion - Simple Tips and Tricks to Finding Your Passion - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2011 from Joel B SeminarFinding your passion or life's purpose can at sometimes seem very difficult. What if we don't have a driving passion for anything? If life seems less than passionate, don't worry you're not alone. Life doesn't have to be mediocre, and even if you're not passionate right now about something, with ...
Views: 1207 - Professional Legal Counsel In Various Domains - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2011 from info bohmeEven the most influential of people often find themselves in the legal tangles. It could just be a seemingly innocuous thing that snowballs into a major problem. These issues can then go on to give sleepless nights to people, sometimes for years before the case is actually resolved. This order ...
Views: 694 - Living an Authentic Life - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2011 from Diana Long M.S.ACCOften people attempt to live their lives backwards: they try to have more things, or more money in order to do more of what they want so that they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then do what you really need to do in order to have ...
Views: 928 - The Greatest Thing About A Hip Hop Beat - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2011 from mark smithI know you probably thought I was going to write that the greatest thing about hip hop beats has to do with the emotional impact of the beat and what it makes you feel or something of that nature. And while the impact a hip hop beat has is really important to its success it’s not the most ...
Views: 1091 - Love Your Self - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2011 from Asuncion GilchrestIf you need others to love you, it's very important that you adore yourself in the first place. Nonetheless the general public find the task of loving themselves a little difficult. If you're one of them, then the following tips are going to be of great aid. The general public cannot love ...
Views: 994 - Ayurveda, Health and Life - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2011 from Eugenio RouxAyurveda and Life Ayurveda is one of the most ancient and comprehensive medical systems in the world. It is a medical system that heals from every component of the human being: Mind, Body and Spirit. Ayurveda heals taking into account each persons’ individuality. Just as a tree has many ...
Views: 1161 - Anxious? Here's an Easy Method to Make it Go Away - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2011 from Kate StewartThe Tense Lizard Are you a lizard - someone who often responds to situations instinctually and emotionally . . . with fear or anger, for instance? The Composed Leader Or are you a leader? Are you usually in control of yourself…you decide when to respond emotionally? Do you wish ...
Views: 1526(1 vote) - Spirit Speaks - Forgiveness and Love Part 2 - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Kristin EcklundWhat does it mean to forgive? First, let’s look at what it means to NOT forgive, that is, to hold onto old regrets, judgments, or lower vibrations of emotions when you think of that person – anger, resentment, frustration, sadness, etc. When you are unable to totally love someone, freely and ...
Views: 1265(1 vote) - Common Sense With A Spiritual Aspect On Divorce! Part 5. - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Brian AllenHello every one and welcome to part 5 of my 7 part blog that looks at divorce with lots of common sense but with a spiritual aspect to it all. Ok so now we are single and we shall treat this part as if we are now looking to hook up again, find a partner, lover or any other label you wish to put ...
Views: 1922 - Common Sense with a Spiritual Aspect On Divorce! Part 4 - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Brian AllenSo now you are divorced on paper its official and every one says “you should have a party and celebrate”….. Why? Is it really some thing to celebrate? Let’s look and see. So many people are like sheep, they feel if they don’t do the normal thing or the popular thing then they will lose face. ...
Views: 1919 - Common Sense With A Spiritual Aspect On Divorce! Part 1. - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Brian AllenHello, I have seven parts to cover on the above title this is the first part: Its just seems so easy these days to get married and when it doesn’t work out for what ever reasons then just get a divorcé. Well yes in theory but it’s not as easy as that as you may or may not know. I guess ...
Views: 1949 - EATING IN COMMUNION WITH THE SELF - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from margareth garnier simonIt is not just a question of eating the right food but receiving it in communion with the Self. Have you ever seen people talking on their cell phone, reading a book or walking to the subway while eating? Now, you’re not going to tell me that you expect to derive the same energy from your food ...
Views: 1303(1 vote) - Summer Fun TImes - and a Time to Reflect - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Edith SiegSummer Fun Times - and a Time to Reflect Do you have special plans this summer? What are they? It’s the season of vacations, travel, letting your hair down, fun with the kids, lazy days at the beach, or rollercoaster rides. It is a time to recharge your personal batteries, a time to ...
Views: 1193 - Practicing happiness now! - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Jaime KalmanResearchers have found that happy people are on average 50% more successful than unhappy people. The question then is, are we trying to be successful in order to be happy? Because if so, we may have things backwards! We have grown up in a society that teaches us to struggle, sacrifice, work ...
Views: 943(1 vote) - The Land Beyond Intellect - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Susan McNeal VelasquezI’ve been asked why I named my book beyond intellect instead of unleash the power of your intuition. That’s a fair question, so I thought I’d try to answer it. We live in a task-oriented, skill-based society. After the question, “What is your name?” is answered; the next question is usually, ...
Views: 2058 - Towel Dried – Appreciation For What Is - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Vickie GriffithStepping out from one of the huge chain convenience store/ gas stations and car wash I notice a young women drying off her car. Just freshly cleaned on the bright warm spring day she lovingly dried the car as if it were a luxury sedan. She admired this car with every stroke of the towel. She ...
Views: 1111 - Attitude is Everything Attitude is Everything - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Mark PiercyNow and then you get someone that comes along in life and gives you real inspiration and fulfillment. When I first started out with livethislife it was my number one goal to make a difference in peoples lives. Despite all of the long hours I have put into research and development with no real ...
Views: 1231(3 votes) - Life Well Lived - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Anita JeffersonI coincidentally read the spine of the Reader’s Digest (large print mind you) for the first time at the same time I was recalling how fantastic my life is and noticed the tagline for the magazine “Life Well Shared.” What an awesome way to mark our purpose in life – to share and share well. My ...
Views: 1553 - The History and the Advent of the ‘Manga’ - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Ryan JessicaManga is a cognate of the Chinese manhua. The modern form of manga can be dated back to World War II, but they have one ancient history in Japenese art. In Japan, people of all ages read manga. The medium includes works in a broad range of genres: action-adventure, romance, sports and games, ...
Views: 804 - Vitamin and Mineral Food Supplements - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Ramonr CoburnNutrients together with nutrient deposits play the game an essential part in aiding get people to formidable together with good plus they're evident in adjust belonging to the healthy foods you try eating. You may buy nutrients in a lot of documents for example medications, remedies, and even ...
Views: 1488(1 vote) - 7 Tips for Managing Your Emotions by Michael Harris, PhD - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2011 from Michael HarrisWe all from time to time encounter situations that make it hard for us to remain calm, cool and collected. Some people are a bomb ready to go off at any second while other just go with the flow? What is it that we are trying to accomplish? Why do some things just make us go crazy while other ...
Views: 1937(2 votes) - Yoga for Piano? ‘New Age’ Piano Lessons Soothe Stressed-Out Students - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2011 from Edward WeissTwisting, stretching, and holding a pose … that’s what yoga students do to tone and relax the body at the same time. But piano teacher Edward Weiss doesn’t want all those benefits to go just to yoga students. Weiss, a pianist, composer, and teacher has developed an online piano course ...
Views: 1515 - Enhance your Website with Calgary web design - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2011 from Sabrina BerryIf you are new to the Internet marketing world, you need all the help you can get to ensure success. Web is practically the easiest medium for the business persons together with Internet marketers. Today, people refers to shop on-line rather than shopping on the mall. All they have to do is open ...
Views: 625 - The Best Alternative to Time Share - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2011 from sam castilloTimeshares, those vacation condos you share one or two weeks a year, sound and look good on paper. In theory, you pay only a fraction of what you'd pay for a lifetime's worth of lodging at a hotel. If you've ever been to one of those hard-sell, high-pressure sales pitches you know what I'm ...
Views: 874 - Vacation Clubs: Best Alternative to Time Share - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2011 from jennifer perezTimeshare ownership has been long regarded as a great opportunity to ‘own’ your own little slice of paradise. But with the soaring price of timeshare properties, and the yearly or monthly maintenance fees associated with owning a timeshare, many interested buyers have been looking for a ...
Views: 4595 - The Best Alternative to Time Share - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2011 from Christina MandawaOver the last several decades, the popularity of timeshares has grown by many folds. So much so that over two million Americans have timeshare properties, both in and out of the country. But the rise of timeshare industry also saw the rise in scams and frauds. More recently the timeshare ...
Views: 826 - Unconditional Acceptance: A Roadmap for Happiness - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2011 from Chantal BeaupreIf you’re like me, then you most probably find that practicing unconditional acceptance is often much easier said than done. Even if we know very well that our resistance to reality only adds to our unhappiness and misery and that no difficulty or problem is ever solved by fighting "what is," ...
Views: 2052 - I Laugh, Therefore I Am... (Healthier) - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2011 from Sonja LandisAn apple a day keeps the doctor away it’s true, especially if you have good aim of course. And as we approach a fave week of celebration for me (National Laughter Week, July 12-18th and, unfairly, a serious back-seater in the holiday line-up rankings), I’ve been called upon to shed a little ...
Views: 1198 - Healing Your Heart - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2011 from Adam BenedettoDuring certain experiences, we may find ourselves trying to protect ourselves by closing off our heart. We close off our emotions and shield ourselves from others and their behaviors so that our heart will not become hurt even more than it is. How others behave toward us affects our openness. ...
Views: 926(1 vote) - The Secret to Happiness - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2011 from Tina GuillotIf I told you I had discovered the secret to happiness, would you believe me? Would you send me $18.95 plus shipping and handling to read my book and discover the truth? It amazes me how many people are searching for the key to happiness and it is so abundantly available and at a really ...
Views: 1206 - Fundamentals of Happiness - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2011 from Charlie BadenhopLoss is an essential element of success and happiness I was sitting around having dinner with a few friends, about a month after the big earthquake and tsunami up north of Tokyo. “Now is the time for the Japanese people to show their true spirit,” Suzuki-san said. “You never really know the ...
Views: 1279(1 vote) - Treasured Moments -- form the Book Treasured Moments by Susan Palmieri - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2011 from Carl Tuchy PalmieriAfter cancer the first time you realize there is no Pain in your body Watching your six year old granddaughter dancing at her first Irish step dance recital Watching your musician son get three standing ovations at one performance A hot fudge sundae on a warm ...
Views: 2210 - Man! We're living in a World of Wonder!! - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2011 from Teddy GriffinMan! We're living in a World of Wonder!! All day today, I have felt the need to make a blog post because of some events that have occurred to me in the last couple of days.....All day, I thought the title of the post needed to be "Hope Springs Eternal." And, my thoughts that I will present will ...
Views: 1014 - How women benefit from fitness boot camp - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2011 from Sandeep ManralIncreasing numbers of women are facing fitness issues across the world as many of them start gaining weight after pregnancy, while others are obese from their younger days due to sedentary life style. For a woman, fitness is vital to look beautiful and also for versatility of movements. Fitness ...
Views: 726 - Create Your Best Future Now - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2011 from Alex LoydAnother way to look at this is how to create the best outcome in any situation. That’s what we all want to do. We look back on situations in our life and how we handled them and think “it would have been better if I’d have done this or that.” Well, usually when we do that it’s because we’ve ...
Views: 1201(1 vote) - Cava – Why not celebrate your holiday in Style with Cava? - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2011 from Porsche KlingerWhen you have chosen your VILLAS IN SPAIN TO RENT and want to start your holiday with a beautiful local tipple, cava includes a 140 year tradition of being created in Spain and it has an increasing worldwide following. It's not only a poor people’s cousin of France's champagne: it comprises far ...
Views: 1062 - A Simple Life Gap Map That Makes Sense Of The Ones You Have To Pay For - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2011 from William CottringerA Simple Life Gap Map That Makes Sense Of The Ones You Have To Pay For By Bill Cottringer “Life gets to be fun only when we begin to feel free to live it; but there is no real freedom apart from responsibility and ownership.” ~Dr. Henry Cloud. Here are two important things you know ...
Views: 1823 - What Is Your Core Value? - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Jim FargianoWhile this question opens the door to a myriad of answers, the truth is that the only acceptable one is, "The value I see in myself." As you live life in ways of peace, harmony, love and spirituality, the pattern of greatness that is innate in you begins to elevate. You begin to realize your ...
Views: 1301(1 vote) - How optimistic are you...really? - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Jayne Warrilow“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity but an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” Winston Churchill What does being an optimist really mean? Does it mean we always feel positive? Does it imply we have no concerns for the future? Does it suggest that we will ...
Views: 1751(2 votes) - Your Keys to Freedom... - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Jayne WarrilowThink about your typical day. Do you have the same things for breakfast each morning? Do you buy a cup of coffee every morning on the way to work? Do you watch the same television programs, meet the same friends and have the same sorts of conversations? When was the last time you you made a ...
Views: 1026(1 vote) - Are you a human being or a human doing? - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Jayne WarrilowThe theme of my life has now developed into a more effortless shift into the flow of my life. I am very aware of my own unique energy and live every day in tune with my own body rhythms. I wasn’t always this way, it took a conscious effort for me to unlearn the rules of life I had learned ...
Views: 1108 - Stepping Out in Times of Adversity - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Jayne WarrilowAre you ready to move past your struggles and feeling stuck, and joyfully leap into accomplishing your BIGGEST goals with ease, joy and success? Are you someone who knows you are bright, creative and self-aware but you have been too busy to be as in touch with your true self as you would ...
Views: 1057 - The power of intention - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Scott Q MarcusBeing a news junkie, I’m glued to the cable networks. Wedged between the peccadilloes of badly behaving starlets and inappropriately tweeted photos, the anchor brings in two political panelists to discuss the upcoming election (Already? Really? Oy!) To feign “balance” he has a GOP strategist and ...
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