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- A Is For Avoidance - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2011 from Sara DillingerI know what’s going on. I have at least become that self-aware in the last sixty-one years. I am practicing the art of avoidance. I know that I am going to have to write this sooner or later, but I am assiduously putting it off as long as possible. We all have that tendency, don’t we, when it ...
Views: 1370(1 vote) - A Lesson In Life That Helped Me Overcome Social Anxiety - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2013 from Dennis SimsekThrough the years I realised that there are many more benefits to the tennis journey I was on then there were downfalls, my childhood environment definitely had an affect on my social anxiety disorder through my mid 20's to my early 30's but it's important for me not to have any regrets in life, ...
Views: 1217(1 vote) - A Life Free from Emotional Eating - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2012 from Ofira ShaulDo you struggle with your ability to curb emotional eating? Many men and women have this same struggle. I myself have suffered from years of dieting and binge eating. Life with emotional eating can be very lonely and sad. I remember hiding the struggles I faced because I was ashamed and worried ...
Views: 1354(1 vote) - A Look at Life - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2011 from Vincent TreacyI have a weekly chat with Merseyside singer/songwriter, Don Woods. I make a podcast which is then updated to my website. This week Don and I talked about the way figures are being bandied about and how billions and trillions don’t really help the average punter. As Don explained, “ to put it ...
Views: 1666(1 vote) - A Look at Life and Death - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Janis EricsonRevenge is a confession of pain.” Today it is hard to think of much else. The news that Osama Bin Laden was dead arrived last night, and I wasn’t alone in my shock. It is news I thought would never arrive. We all remember 9/11 and where we were that day. None of us was alone in our grief ...
Views: 1447(1 vote) - A look at understanding and controlling emotional eating - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2012 from Lawrence MichaelsMost people who come to me for help with binge eating or emotional eating concerns feel that their eating is getting out of hand, making them unhappy, yet they can’t seem to stop. Or quite often there is a part of them that doesn’t want them to stop. I believe that it is possible to find a ...
Views: 1768(1 vote) - A Look Inside A Hoarder's Home - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2011 from Palmer PullenFor someone who has never walked inside a hoarder's home, but has a some idea of what it might look like once they walk through the front door, it is more times than not more troubling than expected when they finally get inside. How can this person acquire so many items to a point of endangering ...
Views: 2471(1 vote) - A Mad Mystic’s Guide to Sanity Amidst this Never-Ending Tsunami of Change, Change, Change - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2024 from joan pancoeA Mad Mystic’s Guide to Sanity Amidst this Never-Ending Tsunami of Change, Change, Change TO ACTIVATE ALL LINKS AND VIEW ALL IMAGES ...
Views: 175(1 vote) - A Moment of Gratitude - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2012 from Adrienne FikesHey thank you! Yes, I mean you. YES, you! Please don’t miss this moment. Give these words your full attention for just a minute, okay? Great! Just breathe. Relax. I want to sincerely express my gratitude to you for the choices you make today. Seriously, thank you! Thank you for shining your ...
Views: 1128(1 vote) - A MULTIFACETED SPIRITUAL PRACTICE OF WELL BEING VIA PRANA ENERGY - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2012 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaOnce, King Divodas’ son Pratardan wished to see heaven. Taking commands from his father Pratardan went to heaven. Indra was greatly impressed by Pratardan’s enterprise and war oriented skills. He respectfully welcomed Pratardan and said: How can I serve you? Pratardan replied: Lord! I have ...
Views: 2240(1 vote) - A Mystic’s Midsummer Musings: “Once You Get a Taste for the Real Soul Food, Junk Food Loses Its Flavor” - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2022 from joan pancoeTo view all images and activate all links (recommended): https://joanpancoe.com/2022/07/26/a-mystics-midsummer-musings-once-you-get-a-taste-for-the-real-soul-food-junk-food-loses-its-flavor/ Let body needs dwindle and soul decisions increase. Diminish what you give your physical self. Your ...
Views: 693(1 vote) - A MYSTIC’S TAKE ON KARMIC DEBTS: Only the Giver Can Stamp the Record “PAID IN FULL” Because the Receiver Never Will - by Submitted on May 31, 2023 from joan pancoeRECOMMENDED: To see all visuals and activate all links: https://joanpancoe.com/2023/05/23/a-mystics-take-on-karmic-debtsonly-the-giver-can-stamp-the-record-paid-in-full-because-the-receiver-never-will/?fbclid=IwAR1JJjeH4CuDCTu7G1RQKd7fGvgx1P47EIOB2HnmSfb0dRjXizvUBrFQWe8 Listen along on ...
Views: 604(1 vote) - A Night Alone can be the Perfect Dream Date - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2010 from Bambi CorsoRelationships take time to develop, there’s no doubt about it. They require care, focus, dialog, patience, and an open mind. Often, we have to teach ourselves how to hear with a more sensitive ear, or see with more insightful eyes. Sometimes we have to trust our intuitions and follow the ...
Views: 1974(2 votes) - A Numbering Scale for Different Stages of Depression - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2012 from Graham CookBy Patrick Day www.triumphoverdepression.org When I was in the varying stages of depression, my psychiatrist asked me, “On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the worst depression, how is your depression right now?” It was such a subjective and open-ended scale, that I found it to be not useful. I ...
Views: 4833(2 votes) - A Phenomenon - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2012 from Teresa JoyceI sit here once more at my computer, with a jumble of thoughts that have been dancing around in my head for some days now. It has taken me until now to find the inspiration, and to really think about the concept surrounding this Phenomenon. We have all been in a position where we have felt ...
Views: 2064(1 vote) - A Plea, Save Your Life - Suicide only Causes More Problems - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2011 from June Werdlow RogersThe Mayor of Springfield,Illinois and Bernie Madoff’s son, and less known people like your neighbor or your co-worker may have all taken their own lives. A thought like “what a waste of human life” crosses our minds, but I believe we mostly ponder about what could drive a person to kill ...
Views: 2004(1 vote) - A poetic Prayer for memorial Day. - by Submitted on May 26, 2011 from Carl Tuchy PalmieriA poetic Prayer for memorial Day. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Remember them Remember Him Remember them Remember him They died to keep us Free He died for you and me Remember Them Remember Him They were wounded ...
Views: 1678(1 vote) - A Prayer of Forgiveness - 4 Pointers to Boost Your Happiness Quotient - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2012 from Lorna AtkinsonThe act of offering a prayer of forgiveness, whether for yourself or for another, is a choice for empowerment; a decision that results in a gift to yourself. This is a gift of freedom - freedom from bitterness that sours life and the misery of grievances that live on only in the mind; freedom ...
Views: 1862(1 vote) - A Psychological Persepctive on Quantum Healing - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Cathryn TaylorTHE BASICS – “Where it all begins!” In the last decade an explosion has occurred. The Laws of the Universe – the laws of attraction – the laws of abundance are now being made available to the masses. An electrical current is running through the planet as a plethora of information reaches the ...
Views: 1883(2 votes) - A Rememdy for Toxic People - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2011 from Sara DillingerDo you remember the old skull and cross-bones? The last time I saw it was when I was watching The Pirates of the Caribbean. There was a time, though, when it was the universal symbol not just of pirates and their undead henchmen, but of poison. I just checked my box of 20 Mule Team Borax, ...
Views: 3087(1 vote) - A Search for Independence or Oppositional and Defiant Behaviors - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2011 from Janet VesselsDoes your child argue with you until you are “blue in the face?” If you often have a reasonable request and somehow it turns into a power struggle; and if you cannot get your adolescent to accept responsibility for any misbehavior--they may be defiant and oppositional. If their negative hostile ...
Views: 1278(1 vote) - A Seer’s Insights into 2023 and Beyond: As the World Appears to Be Growing Darker, It Accelerates Our Awakening to Illuminate All That Is - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2022 from joan pancoeTo view all images and activate all links (recommended): https://joanpancoe.com/2022/11/24/a-seers-insights-into-2023-and-beyond-as-the-world-appears-to-be-growing-darker-it-accelerates-our-awakening-to-illuminate-all-that-is/ “If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of ...
Views: 686(1 vote) - A Short History Of Subliminal Messaging - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2013 from Christopher MontroseSubliminal messages are simply messages that are sent below the threshold so that we receive them, but do not realize that we received them. Subliminal messages are sent directly to our subconscious mind, the part of our mind that is developed in very early childhood, that allows us to learn ...
Views: 2428(1 vote) - A Simple 5 Part Formula To Handling Season Change, Relapse Recovery and Going With the Process - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2010 from Trish RobichaudQuantum change? Whenever I hear people talking about "quantum change", I wonder, "What the heck is that all about?" Change to me is about "evolution" or a transitional process. For instance, when the season changes, we don't wake up one morning and the snow is all gone and there are leaves on ...
Views: 1246(1 vote) - A Simple Strategy for Overcoming Resistance in a Child with Autism - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2013 from Connie HammerHas your child ever vehemently resisted your request to perform a task? I worked with a young mom recently who came to me exasperated by her daughter’s refusal to wash her hands and dry them or sometimes have a meltdown when the mom would do this task for her. The mom was at her wit’s end ...
Views: 1354(2 votes) - A Slow, Impending Death or a Sudden Death? Which is More Difficult to Deal With? - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2013 from Dora CarpenterDeath, no matter what the cause, is always unexpected and a shock. I know this, and as a death care professional and grief coach, I teach this. Working over 12 years in the death care industry, I’ve seen the emotions of death and grief. I’ve assisted hundreds of families with prearrangements, ...
Views: 1700(1 vote) - A Special Depression Treatment - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2011 from Christina SponiasCarl Jung was not an inventor like all the other dream interpreters of our world. He was a true researcher who looked for the meaning of all the symbols of our history, in all civilizations. I continued his mission in order to prove to the world the value of his discoveries, in order to simplify ...
Views: 1242(1 vote) - A special sister --Aunt Jenny - Remembering mom's older sister - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2011 from Carl Tuchy PalmieriRemembering Aunt Jenny Aunt Jenny passed away at the age of 95 . Jenny is the older sister of Josephine (The main character in the book "Josephine In Her Words") Josephine passed away a year later @ 92, In 2010 her other sister passed away @102 Aunt Jenny was mom’s friend, counselor, ...
Views: 1911(1 vote) - A Story of Forgiveness - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2011 from Jason FreedmanArticle By: Jason Freedman Po. Box 496 Salt Lake City, UT 84110 JasonFreedmanjournalism@gmail.com The Tragedy to Triumph Story of Teal Scott It was a cold, gray March morning at Greenhouse Effect Coffee in south Salt Lake City. I had arrived early so as to set up my notes and ...
Views: 4779(2 votes) - A Time Proven Plan For Converting Anxiety and Panic Into a Positive Experience - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2011 from Tony CimbaCan we alternate fear with enthusiasm by flipping a mental switch? If you turn your anxiety and panic into a friendly ordeal such as inspiration, you can quickly eliminate the fear factor naturally. Yes we can turn anxiety and panic into a positive experience. Our first instinct is to ...
Views: 1924(1 vote) - A Walk in the Woods - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2010 from Sandra Carrington-Smith“In the middle of the journey of our life, I came to myself in a dark wood where the straight way was lost. Ah! How hard a thing is it to tell what a wild, and rough, and stubborn wood this was, which in my thought renews the fear! So bitter is it that scarcely more is death: but to treat of the ...
Views: 1591(1 vote) - A War of Words - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2010 from Hugh DeBurghYou Are Wrong! I was distracted today by a vigorous “debate” that I stumbled upon on Amazon.com. I never realized just how active the discussion groups at Amazon are and regarding much more than books! One such subject was the health care battle that is currently raging in Washington. Now I ...
Views: 1291(1 vote) - A.A. Steps Five through Nine: Teachings by Dr. Bob's Wife Anne Smith - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2010 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),Alcoholics Anonymous & “The Mother of A.A.” Anne Ripley Smith, Wife of Dr. Bob Dick B. © 2010 Anonymous. All rights reserved Part Three: Key Teachings in “Anne Smith’s Journal” on Steps 5 – 9 Materials Sources The best source of information about Anne Ripley Smith, wife of ...
Views: 3963(2 votes) - Abacus Stimulates Whole Brain Development - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2012 from Grahn DeasIt is proven fact that the Left part of the brain plays a dominant role in the analytical processes, while creative processes mainly take place in the Right part. It is important to realize, however, that this is not a black and white picture, set in stone. In fact, all brain processes take ...
Views: 4218(1 vote) - Abandon These Four Marriage-Killing ADHD Habits - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2013 from Carol GignouxLeft unchecked, there are a handful of pretty normal bad habits that can turn into relationship killers. The patterns of communication listed below can start innocently enough. You probably just don’t know any better. And for a while these cycles let out some tension and can be laughed off ...
Views: 2790(1 vote) - ABnormal USE is ABUSE - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2012 from Erika JacksonThe words bitch and hoe (short for whore; you can’t spell it “who” because that’s a different word) are tossed around so much that young ladies are no longer offended. Do you know what a bitch is? Webster’s dictionary says that it is a female dog or other carnivorous animal. I guess women could ...
Views: 3272(1 vote) - About Finding Lasting Happiness - by Submitted on May 04, 2012 from Frans LangenkampThe eternal wisdom of life – as recorded in the ancient vedic literature – advises us to realize who we really are, and to identify with our real self. By silencing our chattering mind, we easily find out that our real self is pure awareness, pure, unbounded awareness, also known as pure ...
Views: 1251(2 votes) - About Online Counseling - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2009 from Ken FieldsOnline counseling is a relatively new therapeutic service. There are many advantages over the traditional in-person face-to-face therapeutic sessions offered in just about every community. And, of course, there are some cons. As the technology has developed, online counseling has also grown ...
Views: 1988(1 vote) - About The Feminine Transformation - by Submitted on May 29, 2012 from Renee Richardson M.Ed.Article Renee L Richardson, M.Ed. The Feminine Transformation: Rearing the Little Girl in You All too many times, I have heard family members, lovers and colleagues say to me that: “You are acting immature, childish, rotten, spoiled” to name a few phrases. Well, when you are angry, ...
Views: 3118(1 vote) - Abstinence, Bipolar Disorder and Creativity - by Submitted on May 28, 2018 from Astharte De Los SantosOk. I'm guilty. I love the opposite sex! At times I indulge but like candy it's sooo ohhh sooo good yet it spoils your stomach. There's nothing better than the look of desire I get, especially when I am relating my own desire to be wanted. To be needed whether out and about or in our private ...
Views: 2578(1 vote) - Absurdity of Absurdism - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2010 from Sankarshan Das AdhikariThe French Algerian philosopher, Albert Camus, expounded the philosophy known as absurdism. According to absurdism, although life is meaningless human beings are faced with the dilemma of hankering for meaning in a meaningless world. Camus says that there are three ways of resolving this ...
Views: 6792(2 votes) - Abuse Potential of CBD - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2020 from Muhtamim Hasan MynulSince 2000, there has been an increase of opioid misuse and abuse, whichled to an opioid drug crisis in the United States. In fact, the rate of fatal overdoses of opioids was more than heroin in 2017. With opioids being prescribed at a dangerous rate and the increased risk of abuse potential to ...
Views: 551(1 vote) - Abuse Victim's New Year Resolutions - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2012 from Sam VakninNew year resolutions are notoriously fragile and ephemeral. But victims of abuse cannot afford this cavalier attitude: their mental - and too often physical - health depends on strictly observing the following promises to themselves: 1. I will treat myself with dignity and demand respect from ...
Views: 2434(1 vote) - ABUSE!! And what would you do?? - by Submitted on May 20, 2014 from Dr. Anne BrownThe Grand Jury file on reports filed against Sandusky in the Penn State Sex abuse scandal illustrates some of the most egregious rationalizing (right up there with the Catholic Church's sexual abuse of children) in our country. There are some people involved who attempted to do the right thing ...
Views: 1355(1 vote) - Abuse: From One Generation To Another - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2013 from Oliver JR CooperFor many years there has been an understanding that child abuse is very often passed from one generation to another. And as to how far back some of these cycles of abuse go is anyone's guess. It is then not surprising for one to be left confused and astounded, at how something so pernicious, ...
Views: 5878(1 vote) - Abused by your child-Dont keep it secret! - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2012 from Dawn ArmfieldViolent. Child. These words don’t seem like they belong together do they? We hope that children are naïve, accepting, loving, gentle. That they have open loving hearts. That is what I thought when a bright eyed 8 year old came into our hearts and our home. He exhibited behaviors that were the ...
Views: 2104(1 vote) - Abusers That Abuse - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Teresa JoyceMore than once to date I have received an email from an abuser and not the abused. The question that must pop in to our heads is why? Why would someone of that ilk visit my web page? Is it not rubbing their noise in it? Are their reasons for being here pure? After much pondering, I have decided ...
Views: 1836(1 vote) - Acceptance to Develop a More Peaceful Frame of Mind - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2011 from Kim OHara"Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it. Make it your friend and ally." Eckhart Tolle I don't know about you, but when I first studied the above quote from Tolle, years ago, I fought it for a long time. To me, acceptance ...
Views: 1105(1 vote) - Acceptance Versus Change - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Helga MatzkoGestalt Theory states that “Change happens when one becomes who he really is, not when he tries to become what he is not” (Beisser, p. 77, 1970). This principle of change implies that in the process of maturation an individual introjects familial and societal attitudes and beliefs about himself ...
Views: 1538(2 votes) - Acceptance vs. Surrender - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2009 from Eileen LichtensteinI spent yesterday and this AM with a friend who was given medical results 2 days ago that her (cervical) cancer is terminal. She laughingly refers to herself as “the bag lady”, as she’s had kidney problems on this journey and also has a wrapped leg due to lyphodema. She’s in so much better ...
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