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"Life is like a box of chocolates." Everyone probably knows the famous line by Tom Hanks from the movie Forrest Gump. However I have a different view. Life is not always a box of chocolates. It's not always full of surprises. Life is not always sweet, and tasty and good that somehow you may not want to savor it over and over and over again. Most of the time it's full of dissapointment, and anguish and hatred. All the things that make life sour. nnHappiness is a hard-earned co

Out with the old, in with the new. New as in “new” way of thinking. Shed the heavy weight of an overloaded and toxic mind. Why not drop the unhealthy weight by committing to a 7-day mind detox to flush-out negativity and old patterns of thinking? Usually, when we think of the word detox, we think in terms of detoxifying our internal organs of poisons and waste. But guess what? Our mind is arguably the most important internal system in our entire body.

We live in a modern age where the use of our imaginations is so important to making a success of our lives. Any new idea that is dreamed up, whether it involves a new invention, the writing of a song or the design of a new car, they all involve the process of realizing the power of the desire to ...

Your brain is a very powerful tool that can be used to either positively or negatively impact your life. Your brain frequencies affect how you think, how you feel and how you react to life on a daily basis. What if you could control your brain so that it only allowed you to experience the low frequency states associated with relaxation, alertness, focus, happiness, awakened consciousness and manifestation? Although your brain affects your reality it is also true that your tho

How do you start? The first goal in developing yourself in to identify the areas where you believe you may have a need for growth; and everyone has room for personal growth in some areas. It would be a mistake to think that you have failings that is not the same as reflecting on areas of your ...

Set good goals There is little or no point in setting goals that you simply cannot achieve, you may never run the 100 metres in under 11 seconds, but you might lose the 5 pounds you are trying to! The beauty about setting goals is that you can se short, medium and long term goals for everything ...

The sound coming from a tuned wind chime is unique, creating an aura of tranquility and serenity that will flow through any living space. These would be a nice change from the loud, chaotic noises we hear everyday. Why don't you choose to provide the gift of serenity to your loved ones this season? Wind chimes work when wind goes through them and knocks the chimes into an object in the middle, then generating the whimsical music we love to hear. The comforting sound made by t

Are core values just a buzz term or do they have the power to change your life? Take a look at how you can achieve personal empowerment and become who you were meant to be by using your core values for positive life change. Learn to Love Your Core Values Let’s start at the beginning: identifying your core values so that you can live them. After all, you have to “be” before you can take the action of doing what’s necessary to make a positive change. You must first learn how to be the person who honors her core values.

We usually associate fatalism with a passive, do-nothing attitude toward life. However, the sense in which I mean to use it here is captured in the above quotation. Fatalism in this more positive and active sense is a gut-level belief in an ultimate outcome. nnIn general, no great and successful life could have been all planned from beginning to end. What does happen is that the man has a burning hunger, a vision, promptings, and intuitions of what is possible and gives himse

You are not a victim! There are no victims on this ride called life, only participants. You are a participant in every life drama you create or co-create. Victim and victimizer are co-creators in a life drama. Both contract in a life drama, be it robber and robbed, rapist and rapee, manipulator and manipulatee, master and slave, executor and executed, abuser and abused, etc.You attract everything in your life, what you want and what you do not want. You attract what you do no

Last week a friend invited me to lunch at her house. This was no ordinary lunch venue. The setting was her perennial garden next to a 40 acre bog, lovingly grown with hoards of bee balm, shasta daisies, and bundles of lazy clematis climbing up trellises nearby. Not to be outdone by the ...

I grew up with The Lords Prayer. I’ll attach a very long caveat to that statement. I was borne, and raised in a Jehovahs Witness household. It was kosher to read The Lords Prayer in passing, as part of the Bible in its entirety. However, to pray The Lords Prayer, or to contemplate the depth of its message, was expressly forbidden … idolatry, and all that.

Most individuals will spend their entire life being told that their dreams are something that they can’t do. “There is no way that you can play football with the boys”, or “No one would make you president”, or “You can’t possibly fly planes with all girls in the military”. It’s really hard to hear everyone around you tell you “You can’t”. Can’t is such an ugly word. The more times you hear it, the easier it is to believe the lies that are being told. You have to search for a way to respond to it. Don’t listen to it or any negative thoughts that people say about what you can do.

It hangs from the ceiling above your bed while you toss through the night hours. It waits inside the door of every employment office you enter. It dogs your footsteps as you pound the job search pavement. It lounges in an empty chair as you crawl through another desultory interview. It sits on your shoulder while you balance your checkbook's alarmingly diminishing balance. Its name is anxiety. Composed of fear, self-doubt, guilt, dread, and self-reproach, it ties your stomac

Most people admire and respect strong individuals who have won great success by manifesting will power and self-discipline. People in all walks of life, who with sheer will power, self-discipline and ambition have improved their life, learned new skills, overcame difficulties and hardships, ...

Are there any pre-defined terms of Life, when adhered to , can make our lives better or makes the world around us a better place to live. To come to think of it, Yes - there are certain basic fundamental truths of life and the best thing we can do is to accept some of the time tested ones unconditionally.There are others principles to live our life we need to accept, but before accepting them on face value, I suggest you to evaluate them first -because without evaluating it,

When you’re alone, do you feel lonely? Or do you use that time to reflect and get to know your Self better? Perhaps you use the occasion to do things you wouldn’t dream of doing in front of other people. No matter how you choose to deal with alone time, there’s no need to feel lonely; being by yourself presents a wonderful opportunity to get in touch with your deeper Self. Does Being Alone Mean You’re Lonely?

Feng Shui and Your Windows They say the eyes are the windows to the soul and in Feng Shui, it’s thought that the windows are the opening where energy flows into the home. In order to improve the flow of energy in your home, make sure that you are using your windows to allow energy to flow freely in the spaces where you live, work, and play. Here are some Feng Shui tips you can use to start changing the energy of your home today. Privacy Matters While being open to outside

Recently I've been learning more and more about quantum physics. And while I can hardly claim to be an expert, what I'm learning is very useful as I run my business and live my life. Here's something I learned you might find helpful. Quantum Physics tells us that everything is made of energy. I mean everything: People, rocks, water, dogs, cats, cars, food and dirt. Everything! At first this might be hard to fathom. But keep trying. Keep an open mind and believe it. Because

We all face adversity in our lives. For the most part, we can’t choose what troubles come our way. But, we can choose how to respond to these troubles. We can let them consume us and make us miserable, we can let them harden us and become angry at life and the world in general, or we can learn to make the best of adversity, seeing the proverbial glass half-full and not allowing it to get us down.

The thoughts you think most often create your reality. For every exte al effect there is an inner cause: Your thoughts. In other words, the conditions and circumstances of your life are as a result of your thoughts and beliefs. How can you utilize this law of nature?

One of my first memories of fearing bridges was shortly after I started driving. Crossing bridges in a car was not too bad as long as I was riding, but when I started driving, my fear of bridges started to get a lot worse. Eventually, I could manage the smaller bridges but would avoid the ...

If you’re like most people, you probably feel that daydreaming is a waste of time – a period spent in mental wandering instead of getting something constructive done. The truth is, daydreams have an important place in our lives. They are often the inspiration you need to take the first step toward a major change in your life. Daydreaming is for Intelligent People

In one word: visualisation. Visualisation is a very powerful thing, and an important part of succeeding with magic spells. The mind is where your power comes from, and visualisation is one technique for unlocking that power and using it in your magic. Your inner spirit and mind control your emotions, your motivation, your success and happiness. Proper visualisation helps to focus your mind on your goals, and helps you to achieve them without realising you're doing anything di

I’ve seen it time and time again – women who lose their inspiration, their passion for life. Instead of focusing on goals that will help them feel fulfilled, they are mired in the demands of everyday life. In addition, they often fear the thought of trying to achieve something new, special, wonderful. They’ve lost their child-like belief that anything is possible and have developed uncertainty in its place.

We’ve all heard of toxic people and how they can bring down our mood with little more than a snide word or a sneering glance. Of course, you can’t control them but maybe, just maybe, you can influence them in a positive manner while keeping yourself safe from their venom. Think of toxic people as a virus invading your space; luckily there are certain “medicines” you can use to combat this malady. The Security Barrier

Have you ever noticed the uplifting feeling that fills your body when you put on your favourite suit or dress? Your appearance and how you dress has a major impact on your mood and how you feel throughout the day. For a start, your outfit says a lot about how you see yourself. When you dress your best it shows others that you have respect not only for yourself but for the people who you are dressing up for. However, this isn't restricted to the clothes you wear - being well g

The difference between a wish and a goal is that in the case of the latter, we create a specific plan in which we strategize and work towards its attainment. A wish usually takes on a fantasy-oriented role and is internally excused with words like “unrealistic.” Part of establishing written balanced goals, we learned, is that we need to address three major areas of our lives. This month we will focus on those three elements and examine why they are so important to a balanced

Fear we all say is natural and most people apparently think that it is OK to be fearful of someone or something but have you ever took a step back and taken a look at the actual effects of the fear you feel related to your own life?nnFirstly fear can stifle you decision making, making you procrastinate for so long that eventually the opportunity has disappeared by the time you work up the courage to take action on it.nnSecondly a feeling of fear often leads to self questionin

Positive thinking is a discipline that trains the human mind to change a perceived reality by repeatedly making positive mental statements. A person practices positive thinking when they derive a positive sense of well being, optimism, belonging, meaning and/or purpose from being part of and ...

Power can mean a lot of different things to different people at different times. It’s a term often used in the corporate world – think of how many times you’ve heard the phrases “power suit” or “purchasing power”. It can also refer to the electricity that fuels our homes or the mechanical energy in a vehicle. But when it comes to people, being power-full is an entirely different concept. The Power to Control

"You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection."...Buddha Women have had several sources of input for learning to have lowered self-esteem. They have learned since they were about age 35-40 that they were pretty much invisible in this society. Watch the eyes gaze over you, blink, and keep right on moving elsewhere.

Starting over from painful circumstances is never easy, especially when you have invested so much energy into others. We tend to look at people as energy investments. But no matter how the energy stock may rise and fall, it is certain that energy is limitless and so is your capacity to love. ...

So you want to make a positive change in your life. But what about the other people important to your life? You don’t live in a bubble. You can’t control what family and friends and coworkers do and say and yet they affect your ability to change what you wish. Luckily, you do have the ability to influence them by how you communicate. In business this is referred to as the art of negotiation. But the same principles apply in your personal life.

Well, here we go again-another holiday season. Let the stress begin. There are so many things to do before the end of December. How can we possibly accomplish everything? There are parties to attend, presents to buy, families to see, and feasts to prepare. At some point, we will try to relax and enjoy it all.nnDoes this hit home with you? I know it does and every year you probably vow to do things differently. But, alas, you find yourself in the same soup come late November.n

You can reach any goal you can imagine through positive thinking, both consciously and unconsciously. If you find that you are not living to your highest potential, it is likely that you suffer from negative blocks. These negative blocks hold you back from achieving what you are capable of. If you are unaware of what your limiting beliefs are, it is likely that they exist at the subconscious level. You need to remove them, so that you can move ahead. Positive thinking, on bot

The Universe Is In A Constant State Of Flux And Re-Alignment. Every Day, As We Live Our Lives, The Universe Receives Our Transmissions And Frequencies And The Law Of Attraction Ensures That What We Desire Is Reflected Back To Us. We Want These Reflections From The Universe To Be All Positive. Before This Can Happen, One Must First Acknowledge That The Universe Itself Is A Positive Force. The Universe Is A Complex Nexus Of Creation That Receives Input From Every Living Being.

Be careful what you believe because that is what you will experience. Your belief system is a mechanism which is uniquely yours. It is powered by your desire and controlled by your thoughts and actions. In other words, your success is measured by the strength of your belief.

Desire, belief and expectation. Three small words capable of evoking many great things. If you can get your head around these three concepts you will put yourself firmly on the road to success. Desire is the starting point, where it all begins. Napoleon Hill Think And Grow Rich hit the nail on the head when he stated: “Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything” You have to firstly know

A few years ago, I read a fascinating book called The Tipping Point, written by Malcolm Gladwell. The premise of this novel is how certain products or service immediately become an extreme, ove ight success and identifying when that magic moment happened. How the success of Rubik’s Cube, or a children’s TV show like Sesame Street, was not a coincidence; they were a strategically engineered plot to become that big. A more recent example of this phenomena (not in the paperback) would be Facebook. Remember when having a Facebook account was a privilege by invitation only?

What does it mean to you to break free? Does it mean moving to a new location so you can start a new life? Does it mean letting go of that relationship because you know in your heart that you can be happier either with somebody else or even yourself? How about this, does it mean breaking free from the areas of your mind that are stopping you from completing the next step in this beautiful journey that we call life?

Inner peace is not reserved only to yogis, hermits or monks, sitting alone in a far off place, praying or meditating all day long. It can also be attained by people living an ordinary life, who have a job, married and with children. Inner peace is a state of being emotionally and mentally at ...

What does New Years mean to you? Is it just another day? What emotions come up? Does the mere thought of the New Year bring you to tears or does it make you feel hopeful, excited and happy? Are you so excited to make your New Year’s resolutions and go after your dreams? Are you all pumped up to continue on the path you set this year and bring it forward into the next year in a bigger way? For me, New Years Eve’s approach comes with great excitement to continue on the path I h

Many a poet and philosopher has said that love is for all seasons. That’s true, but there’s nothing like Valentine’s Day to remind your significant other that you’ve fallen in love with her 365 times over the past year. The tried and true ways of showing your appreciation are always safe—cards, chocolates, and red roses. But why stop there? There are plenty of creative gifts you can give that won’t deplete your wallet. They may take a bit of your time, but that’s good—when y

Most of our body's functions are unconscious activities. Our body breathes constantly, and we hardly pay this function any attention. The blood moves automatically through the veins, and we are hardly aware of its movement. So it is with many other bodily functions. Thinking seems also to be an unconscious continuous activity. Thoughts come and go incessantly from morning till night. They give us no rest for a moment.

Whatever your opinion of Michael Jackson may be, we can all agree on one undisputed fact: In the history of this planet, few artists have produced more hit singles, gathered more fans or sold more records than he has. That is a fact no one can argue with. I mean, if you can count, you can't argue with that, no matter what your opinion may be of him or his music. That is an incredible accomplishment. We are talking of a success that is rarely comparable, in the history of the

I received a text from a fellow motorcycle rider friend of mine, Joe, on Tuesday December 7th, 2010. Sadly, the message read a kid named Carlos with a GSXR 600 just died from running a stop sign at 17th and Hackberry in McAllen, Texas. Kid? Oh no! It is always awful when one of your fellow riders goes down and gets hurt, a tragedy when they die. When I read the words ‘kid’, my heart bled even more. The poor relatives and friends that have to survive through the insurmountable pain of losing a son, brother, nephew, or friend, well, I can’t even put into words.r

A Panic Attack can be very frightening, but it may help to remember that it no more than a sequence of bodily reactions to a perceived threat. Panic occurs when adrenaline is released into the blood stream and our bodies prepare for fight or flight. The symptoms are often disproportionate to the event. They can be very severe leading the sufferer to feel totally out of control. So what can we do stop a panic attack when an attack seems close? a) Acknowledge, believe, and know that you have the power to stop this. Say the word STOP and repeat whilst checking and slowing your breathing.