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Seven Simple Ways to Fall in Love With Yourself

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

By Annette Colby

Not feeling the spark about who you are and why you’re alive?
Can’t get excited about the day ahead of you?
Feel like you’re not in love with yourself?

If there’s one thing I’ve learned during my 50 years of life, and over 25 years of helping myself and others lead a life filled with energy and enthusiasm, it’s that everything begins with an authentic desire to feel better. This is just another way of saying that what we all want to be filled with our own love, bubbling up from inside of ourselves, and expressed outwardly into the world. We want to be free to place our energy and authentic desires into creative activities that have meaning to us personally.

While there are many ways and many paths to achieving this higher state of consciousness, I wanted to share some really specific and concrete things you can do today, Read More→

Categories : Featured Articles, Personal Growth
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I’m Moving to Wannado

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

by Tonya Williams…

ezine100323_wannadoI’ve decided to move.

Last week, I took my daughter to Wannado City. It is the place where kids can go and do what they “wanna do” and be what they “wanna be.”

What a great concept! In a world where we are told what we should do, who we should be, what we should eat, what we should wear, what should make us happy, who we should love and hate, I am so thankful that there is a sanctuary buried in the heat of Fort Lauderdale where kids can escape the world of “shoulds” and, if only for four hours, live a life based on their own terms. Read More→

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Procrastination – Tales of Mere Existence

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

Do you procrastinate? Are you living a life of “shoulds”? Here’s a funny cartoon video that describes an average day in the life of a character that could be you or a relative or maybe a friend. There is a great lesson about life here, folks – life is NOW! Let’s replace one “should” every day with a “do what you love“.

Categories : Miscellaneous
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Singles and Valentine’s Day – Ten Tips For Less Stress

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

by Phyllis Goldberg, Ph.D.…

valentine1Valentine’s Day is a romantic time for couples – a special day to express love. But it can also put pressure on people who, every other day of the year, are perfectly fine with their single status. Are you one of the millions of singles who is lonely on this day? Feeling alienated or insecure may leave you depressed – and worried that you don’t have the energy or motivation to do what is in your best interests.

But you don’t have to react like that. Although you can’t control whether or not you have a romantic attachment at this time, you can control how you handle Valentine’s Day.

Follow these 10 tips and you can Read More→

Categories : Featured Articles, Personal Growth
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11 Tips for Surviving Winter Blues

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

by Helen Flynn…

ezine100203_bluesThere is a scientific basis for feeling more depressed from November to March. We get less sunlight; we tend to be less active, and often may catch more colds and even the flu. How can we fight the blues if a trip to the Caribbean is not in the budget?

1. Be grateful. I remember years ago waking up to my clock radio playing the news. I used to think as I faced some difficult days “Gorbachev is facing a worse day than I am.” (Later I learned to program my wake-up to classical music – a much more positive way to start the day.) It is so easy to wake up and think about all the problems of the day ahead. It often takes a conscious effort to be grateful. Read More→

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