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- WHEN ALL YOU HAVE IS NOTHING - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2012 from Evans TimmyJohn And Claudia are two graduates of Information Technology the Both of them were twins, they had a very good upbringing, because they were both loved by their parents, they had all the good things of life because their parents are both caring and worked very hard, the father is a Director of ...
Views: 2391(1 vote) - Cosmo Kramer & The Law of Attraction - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2013 from Merna Throne, M.S.By Merna Throne, M.S. I am sure there are some people who are nodding already by this title and others are wondering what has gotten into my writing for wellness. Anyone who knows me personally and has for years understands my love of the Seinfeld television series. I am one of ...
Views: 2390(2 votes) - Taking Courageous Decisions - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2010 from Willie HortonWe’re in our eighth great year living in the French Alps. When we upped and left Ireland in 2002, many friends and clients remarked that we were taking a courageous decision – after all, our children were thirteen, eleven and eight years old at the time and were establishing their own little ...
Views: 2390(5 votes) - 3 Steps to Living a Life of Greatness - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2013 from Joel Bryant, Ed.D.All of us are fascinated by greatness whatever its form, sports, entertainment and even gardening! We love to see people doing ordinary things in extraordinary ways. We feel likewise when seeing extraordinary things being done in extraordinary ways. Something about the sight stirs our senses and ...
Views: 2387(1 vote) - Simple Tips to Boost Your Credit Score - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2014 from Kathy Jo PollackHopefully you have already checked your credit reports and are correcting any errors. (If you have not done this, read my previous article, Start Your New Year Right By Checking Your Credit Reports ). Make sure you monitor and follow through on any disputes. That is a good start. With a ...
Views: 2387(4 votes) - How to deal/handle Drug Abuse - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2011 from Noela ChieBefore we can understand how to deal with drug abuse, we need to understand what Drug abuse is and what it is all about. This is a very serious condition and we need to take it very serious. it has lead to the destruction of may families, death, misuse of life. What is drug ...
Views: 2386 - Wandering through Wonderland - by Submitted on May 30, 2010 from Malayna DawnJust in time for its DVD release on June 1st, here are some of my thoughts, plus some gathered tidbits to serve as a little guide to help you as you wander through Wonderland.
Views: 2386 - My Shadow is My Friend - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Rebecca AstaraBy Kerrie Dancing Butterfly My shadow is my friend. When my shadow appears, so does the opportunity to look inward and discover what illusions, delusions, addictions, attachments and projections are still present within me. When my shadow presents itself, during what seems like the most ...
Views: 2380(1 vote) - Habit Loops - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2011 from Jim GilletteTypically, most of us organize our lives around our attachments and aversions. In doing this, we live to maintain and protect our identity. What is called the personality is a collection of the habits and patterns that have evolved to create who we think we are. This occurs in the stories that ...
Views: 2376 - Are you enlightened? 5 ways to harness enlightenment and live the high life! - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieENLIGHTENED LIFE BLESSING B: Being open to ideas is the best way to be more enlightened. L: Light states are the states of mind we should endeavour to be in. E: Enlightenment is the highest level of understanding you can achieve, so enlightenment must be one of our goals. S: Study helps in ...
Views: 2373(1 vote) - How Can I Fix My Broken Relationship With My Ex Boyfriend - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2015 from Franklin FashayaA relationship gets broken when the parties involved no longer see the need to continue especially when the relationship has been subject to incessant conflict, bickering and all manner of abuse. However, no relationship is perfect thus, it is expected that there will be diverse issues ranging ...
Views: 2371 - Somewhere - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2013 from Womens Recreation, Inc.We all get caught up with things that are going on in our immediate environment, sometimes it’s hard to imagine what’s going on somewhere else in the world. This might bring you a little closer in thought and hopefully in heart. While you are eating; somewhere, someone is hungry. As you are ...
Views: 2371 - “My Drill Sergeant Wears Skate Shoes” Transition Tip for the Day – Listen To Your Kids; You Could Learn a Thing or Two - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2010 from Patricia ClappI have to admit, being a mom to a teenage son has its challenges. I cannot for the life of me figure out how he can function in his room that is filled with technology and dirty socks. With the buzzes of texts, the bam bam of the XBox games, and the other random noises I hear from time to time, ...
Views: 2369(5 votes) - Act As If - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2010 from Mike RobbinsI first heard the phrase “act as if” about fifteen or twenty years ago. I remember learning that if we “act as if” we already have something we want, “act as if” something is already occurring in our lives (even if it’s not), or “act as if” we know how to do something (even if we don’t) – we ...
Views: 2366(5 votes) - AHA MOMENTS OF SELF-DISCOVERY AND EMOTIONAL HEALING - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2010 from Jo Anne MeekinsTHE PLAN AND THE PURPOSE Oprah Winfrey often inquires about the defining “aha” moments in a guest’s life when they have journeyed through troubling life experiences. These moments of clarity usually summarize the lessons learned and reveal the origin of the problems that hinder them from ...
Views: 2365 - To Short to Hesitate, Long Enough to Regret - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2012 from Patrick IrvineIf you have never spent time around an older person then that is something that you should probably schedule some time to do. Listen to their stories and their regrets, listen to their loves and their hates, and last but not least listen to their mistakes. I spent some time talking to elderly ...
Views: 2365(1 vote) - The Illusion of Perfection - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2013 from Anastasia NetriWhen you hear the word "perfect", what do you think of? Most definitions of perfect are something along the lines of "being entirely without fault or defect". So many of us are walking around trying to be perfect in some way. We want the perfect job, the perfect partner, the perfect body, or ...
Views: 2357 - Becoming Your Best Self - The 8 Elements That Allow Wholeness (Being Your Best Self) - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Louise KaelinIn basic terms, wholeness is the ability everyone has to utilize all of our strengths, skills and abilities --without limitation -- in order to live our best life and be our best self. While '-ness' represents the quality or degree of something, the Merriam-Webster dictionary provides two ...
Views: 2355 - Holiday Hug - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2011 from Womens Recreation, Inc.This is for those of you who are missing that someone special at the table. For those of you who are trying to cope with the holidays. Here is a heartfelt hug for you. You will never understand the loneliness of a holiday until you have lost someone that means so much to you. I pray that this ...
Views: 2355 - Life Keeps Moving and So Should You - by Submitted on May 08, 2011 from odette worrellLife is ever changing and keeping up with it is stressful. By the time we have figured out what our world looks like and what we can count on, something happens to change the dynamics of what we know. This applies to everything …cell phones, jobs, family. Nothing stays the same. Change is life’s ...
Views: 2354(2 votes) - My Grandmother: A Model for Positive Psychology - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Mary Jane Hurley BrantMy grandmom was a model for positive psychology and she taught me a valuable lesson: it’s easier catching bees with honey than with vinegar. I was given the name “Mary” because of her and her devotion to The Blessed Mother. My mother, father, brother, sister and I lived upstairs in her roomy ...
Views: 2354(4 votes) - Civility in the Workplace -- Four Ways to Achieve It - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2011 from Jane CranstonThe word civility is surely not new to the language, yet it is not a term you hear spoken every day. It took a “shellacking,” a tea party, and a deadly shooting for a few people to step back and ask “is this really the way ‘we’ want to treat one another?” Of course, most of us, myself included, ...
Views: 2351 - ***Tired Of Being Stuck? - by Submitted on Dec 24, 2013 from David Leigh WeberSo many people I’ve interviewed and coached over the years seem to have the same basic issue. They achieved the education they needed, took all the necessary training, and found success in their careers as well as their personal lives. Yet something was missing. They didn’t feel like they had ...
Views: 2349(2 votes) - What My Father Taught Me About Forgiveness - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2010 from Debbie CrawfordThe day Larry Crawford died was the day he was cured of cancer. Those were the words of my uncle at my father’s funeral on July 30, 2008. As we gathered that day to say goodbye to my father, I knew in my heart that we were only saying goodbye to his body. His spirit will always be with us, ...
Views: 2348(1 vote) - Today I thank Dad a Fathers day message from Father to Son - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2011 from Carl Tuchy PalmieriToday I thank Dad he gave me life and he gave me reasons to live What I learned from Dad has brought me to places I never knew I could reach. He gave me the belief that given the desire and the willingness I can achieve almost anything. Dad believed that in his heart and it got into my heart. ...
Views: 2346(1 vote) - FRIENDSHIP DAY THE REAL MEANING OF IT - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2011 from Deepak vermaFriendship is the essence that never fades with time. It is a relation that gets to be stronger day by day. Gift is something which brings smile to our face and happiness in our lives. A friend is also like a gift, it is a source of happiness and joy. A true friend is the best gift for a life ...
Views: 2345(1 vote) - What a Life Coach and Marriage Counseling Process Can Do for Couple’s Emotional Compatibility - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Dr. Joseph AbrahamIt is important to learn how to respect your partner’s different emotional needs. Learning this skill during the process of Relationship Advice or Marriage Counseling can help your relationship with your partner grow stronger. More theoretical background on these processes are outlined in online ...
Views: 2341(1 vote) - Is “Not Knowing Enough” Stopping You? - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2012 from Leanna FredrichIt is not only by the questions we have answered that progress may be measured, but also by those we are still asking. Freda Adler I am still learning. Michelangelo We are more often frightened than hurt. Our troubles spring more often from fancy then reality. Seneca Thinking it ...
Views: 2340 - 20 Problem Solvers From Hell: What Type of Problem Solver Are You? - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Jill PrinceHave you ever thought about the type of problem solver that you are? If you haven't, now is probably a good time to think about it. In today's day and age, problems are more complicated than they have ever been before. Ever since the start of the information age and the knowledge economy, the ...
Views: 2339 - How to Deal With Trip and Fall Accidents - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2011 from William HayesYou've probably heard of slip and fall accidents - personal injury lawyers mention them from time to time in their commercials. But did you know that there are trip and fall accidents as well? It's true, all personal injury cases are not lumped together in a single 'slip' category. Let's ...
Views: 2339 - Medical Care Is Not Healthcare & Medical Insurance Is Not Health Insurance; Obamacare Must Go! - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2016 from Richard RuhlingMedical Care Is Not Healthcare & Medical Insurance Is Not The #1 agenda for Trump is to scrap Obamacare. It needs to be replaced with a system that uses market forces to make health insurance more affordable and available, says Joe Farah, editor of WorldNetDaily.com, adding that experts that ...
Views: 2338 - How to start a small business: we round up some inspiring stories of entrepreneurship - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2013 from Lucjan ZaborowskiAs the UK’s largest provider of business insurance, here at Simply Business we’re lucky enough to hear lots of inspiring small business stories. We decided to make the most of this, and to share some of these stories with a wider audience. To do so, we invited our community of over 220,000 ...
Views: 2334 - Trusting in the Universe - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2014 from Coach RitaIt can be so easy to look at what is in front of you and say "that's it". Our lives are a reflection of what is happening inside of us and what we think about often. Our life highlights the current limits that we might place on ourselves, or don't. If your current life is reflecting back to you ...
Views: 2332(1 vote) - Personal Success: Managing Your Energy - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2010 from Willie HortonOur world, our entire universe and, indeed, your own daily life operates like a big energy-exchange machine. Ground-breaking discoveries in the field of quantum physics has begun to confirm just how this energy actually works. But, for starters, we already know that everything is made up of ...
Views: 2330(3 votes) - How We Say Things - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from Frances LucasIt’s all about how we say things. Ever notice how two people can say the same thing but get different results? One person may say it in a kind and loving way. Another may say it in a loud demanding voice. When we want to make a difference in the lives of others, we need to be aware of how we say ...
Views: 2329 - Elements of Near Death Experience – Pointers to the Truth of Reincarnation - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2013 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranCareful examination of the various features of the Near Death Experience (NDE) – that is, the experience of those who clinically die for a short time - helps us understand the fact of reincarnation. They also help us perceive the deeper purpose of life on this planet. This brings in ...
Views: 2326(2 votes) - 21 Inspired Quotations About Discovering Your True Self - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Marquita Herald1. “I can teach anybody how to get what they want out of life. The problem is that I can’t find anybody who can tell me what they want.” – Mark Twain 2. “There is no satisfaction that can compare with looking back across the years and finding you’ve grown in self-control, judgment, ...
Views: 2324(2 votes) - Is Absent-Mindedness Affecting Your Success? - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Trevan and Leslie HouseholderA few weeks ago, my husband and I took our seven children to a neighboring state for a read-a-thon. On the way home, we stopped half-way and stayed with my sister for a night to break up the trip. The next morning, in our rush to be on the road again, we gathered our blankets and pillows, said ...
Views: 2323 - Developing a Cover Identity - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2015 from Avril BettsIn the movies after the spies load up on gadgets and get behind enemy lines they take on a cover identity. We can use cover identities as well, whether to blend in with locals, negotiate for the boss, or for any other reason you want to pretend to be someone else. In the movies they don't do ...
Views: 2316 - Distinguishing Responsability, Blame & Fault - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Danish AhmedHi Everyone!! In a previous newsletter, some of you wrote back requesting clarification on how all of us can be "100% responsible for our lives" when there are certain obvious things which we cannot control, such as sexual abuse or a physical disability. First, let's distinguish ...
Views: 2316(4 votes) - KNOW THE ABCs of Blessings for an Always Blessed Charmed life. - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieA: Actively bless everyone, everything and Always remember to bless yourself as well. Avidly love to bless and Aim to bless as much as possible. B: Bless you, Bless you, Bless you. Blessings, Blessings, Blessings. BE BLESSED ALWAYS C: Compassion, Care, concern, conviality, and charity are ...
Views: 2316 - Gratitude and Victimhood Can't Co-Exist - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2010 from Mike RobbinsHow often to you feel like a victim? If you're anything like me, probably more often than you'd like to admit. Although I usually pretend to be too "evolved" to play the role of victim in my life, I do catch myself at times feeling, thinking, and talking in that old, familiar, "oh poor me" ...
Views: 2314(2 votes) - De-clutter Your Life and Make Room for the New - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2009 from Cheryl HitchcockUsually when we think of clutter, we're referring to stuff seeping out of basements and closets and garages. We all have things we don't use anymore, whether it's clothes, toys, old gifts, knickknacks, and odds and ends. Most of the time our clutter ends up in piles and we forget what is ...
Views: 2310(6 votes) - How To Tell Your Ex You Still Love Her - Ways To Tell Your Ex You Want Her Back - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2016 from Tiemo DonaldHow to tell your ex you still love her; If you are one that is trying to get his ex girlfriend back, there is some superior and terrible news. First you get the terrible news, this is that there really is no sure way to get your ex back. There is a superior chance your ex girlfriend is gone ...
Views: 2309 - Why Finding Your Passion Changes Everything - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2013 from Donna MarkussenI believe passionately that we are all born with our own natural gifts and talents, and that these gifts and talents not only shape who we are, but help us create a much happier human experience. The lens in which we see the world is viewed differently when we follow our bliss. When our heart is ...
Views: 2309(1 vote) - Lessons from our favorite teacher - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2010 from Jo-Anne CutlerSome may be excitedly anticipating their return, while others want the lazy hazy days of summer to continue well after the school bell rings. But in either case, the countdown is on…only three weeks until both students and teachers go back to the classroom. It can bring back memories of how we ...
Views: 2308(3 votes) - What is Wisdom? - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2011 from Laurie GrayThe city of Delphi was in the center of Ancient Greece. Delphi means “navel” as in “belly button” as if this were the center of the universe where human life somehow connected with the source of wisdom, the way a baby is connected to her mother before she’s born. There was a temple of Apollo in ...
Views: 2302 - Do You Want to Be Forever Young? Here are 3 Tips. - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2011 from Darcy Keith“I want to be forever young” was a quote that I read on someone’s Facebook page recently. Forever young: what exactly does this mean? Stay at the same age forever? Look youthful all the time? Keep the same energy level? Remain young at heart? Continue to live like you are a teenager? ...
Views: 2301(1 vote) - The Dance of the Dragonfly - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2011 from Suzanne Rose LubkowskiThe Dance of the Dragonfly This summer has brought a new creature into my life that has brought a deeper meaning to me. That creature is the dragonfly. In the early part of the summer my kids called me out to see this amazing large dragonfly in our garden. It was so beautiful and later I ...
Views: 2301(1 vote) - The Task Of The Leader Is To Get His People From Where They Are To Where They Have Not Been - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Narda GoodsonYou’re not where you want to be but you’re not where you used to be, now that’s what you call PROGRESS. Shepherding or leading people is not a simple task as some suppose. Only those who are sent by God to fulfill the office of a pastor understand its heavy mandate. The countless late nights or ...
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