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Articles from August, 2009

How To Make Affirmations Really Work

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

by Marilyn Rodriguez

ezine20090826_affirmationsAn affirmation is a statement that is being declared as something to be true as defined in the dictionary. So how come so many affirmations do not work?

The problem with affirmations does not lie within the affirmation. An affirmation MUST click with you. It must resonate with you. It must feel true even if your circumstances are far from what you are declaring.

When something is highly emotionally charged, the cells in our bodies record that information. We form neural pathways in our brain (like files in a computer) that keep track of the emotional charge of the experience. It becomes a true experience for us. Read More→

Categories : Spirituality
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Study: Self-Help Books Make You Feel Worse

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

by Tracy Latz, M.D. & Marion Ross, Ph.D

ezine20090826_selfhelpThis is an excerpt from the BBC News Health article on Friday, July 3, 2009 titled “Self-help ‘makes you feel worse’” based on findings in a study appearing in the journal Psychological Science:

Repeating positive self-statements may benefit certain people, such as individuals with high self-esteem, but backfire for the very people who need them the most. ” Joanne Wood University of Waterloo

The Association for Psychological Science issued a press release on July 2, 2009 titled “The Problem with Self-Help Books: Study shows the negative side to positive self-statements” Read More→

Categories : Personal Growth
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What Price Peace?

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

by Douglas Robinson

ezine20090819_peaceWhat does it take for us to have peace? – What price peace? It takes involvement in internet peace organizations like 10 Million Clicks For Peace and iPeace. It takes supporting traditional organizations like Oxfam and Save the Children. It takes supporting the United Nations and UNICEF. It takes electing representatives who support dialogue over conflict. It takes helping to resolve local community disputes. First of all though, it takes addressing and working to resolve inner conflict and then misunderstanding between ourselves and others. Read More→

Categories : Miscellaneous
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Six Easy Ways to Turn Ideas Into Reality

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

by Heather Jassy

ezine20090819_dreamDo you dare to dream?

Ever have a great idea-an idea so big and grand that, for a split second, it makes the universe feel full of possibility? Maybe it’s an idea for a business you could start, or a dream to spend a year traveling around the world, or a vision that you could be an artist or writer. For just a moment, all limits and rules drop away and it feels as though anything can happen.

What do you really want?

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve asked a question Read More→

Categories : Personal Growth
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The Generation Gap And Motivation

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

by Derik Mocke

generationsA generation gap at work can have a serious impact on employee motivation.

Each generation grew up in a different time, with different values. Managing this gap can be quite a challenge if you see every employee through the eyes of your generation. I want to use this article to give you some guidance and tips on how to manage the generation gap.

However, it is important to mention upfront Read More→

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