Perhaps you are like many of the people I talk to who have moved on from the stress of the holidays and are now feeling the stress of everyday life. Would you really like to reduce or even eliminate some of the stress rather than just 'manage' it? Would you like a healthier, happier life? Stress is epidemic in our country. Norman Cousins, author of Anatomy of an Illness said that 'stress is the most serious medical problem of our time.' Chronic stress releases dangerous stress hormones and ...
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Have you ever heard someone say ' sometimes for years ' 'I've always wanted to be a school teacher,' or 'I want to have my own business some day'? This is a very different statement than the person who says, 'I intend to have this new business up and running within one year.' If you haven't heard that last sort of statement much, it's because it usually doesn't come out in casual conversation, where vague dreams are bandied about. It tends to show up in actions, such as a business plan, a ...
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We convince ourselves that life will be better when we have a baby or another one. When we finally get what we thought we wanted, we find ourselves exhausted. Then, we conclude we will be more content when the children are older. Only, they do get older. Then, we have teenagers to deal with. Surely, happiness will come once they have outgrown that stage. But, no, wait. They leave the nest. We tell ourselves that life will be complete when our spouse gets their act together, when we get ...
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When people plan to marry, they expect to find in their partner not only a lover but a friend also. A person with whom they can share their opinions, their emotions, thoughts and fears. In marriage we are looking for a partner who will be able to understand our values, our likes and dislikes. If a man and a woman are born and raised in the same country, most likely they are familiar with the same songs, movies, jokes, books and life in general. They basically have the same roots. In the case ...
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Attitude Adjustment 101: Nine Ways to Transform You From Mediocre to Magnificent By Susan Young 'Work on your career and you'll make a living. Work on yourself and you'll make a fortune.' - Jim Rohn Regardless of the number of college credits or degrees you have, the truth is that much of your success is determined by your attitude. Education is worthwhile but a good attitude is priceless. If you search for a college that has a concentration of study entitled 'Attitude,' you will come up empty ...
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Almost everyone has experienced at least one harrowing event in which they felt they might have died. An automobile accident or near accident, a fall, an illness. A car speeding past them careening off the road while they were walking along. A kitchen towel you were holding just started to catch fire, and you noticed it immediately. You began to lose your balance while climbing on a ladder. A driver lost control of his vehicle and ran onto the sidewalk right near you. You might think back to ...
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It happened again! I was enjoying an evening with my little 2-yr. old son at the playground when, BAM, it happened. You ever have one of those moments in life when you know you are being taught an important lesson? Picture in your mind a chaotic atmosphere of over fifty little children battling for their turn to play on a handful of playground rides and objects. Recipe for disaster, huh? That's what I thought, too, until my observations quickly picked up something else. Sure, they were ...
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The question that you need to sit back and take stock of today is in whose strength are you relying upon in your day to day life? If it is your own strength then you are destined for failure. Turn things around today by relying upon Gods strength. How is your heart going? Would you like a stronger heart? Then take hold of Psalm 73:26 which say, God is the strength of my heart. You don't want to be afraid anymore? Then Psalm 27:1 is for you because it says, Who shall you fear? When the Lord is ...
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Many women find it hard to understand how the men in their lives can be satisfied with life as it is. Don't they need more passion? Don't they need more fun? Don't they need to have more of a connection with their family, their wife, or their community? Regardless of the area of concern, the truth is that many men are what I call "emotional camels." Just like a camel can go forever without water in the heat of the desert, so can many men go without the intimacy, feelings of fulfillment, or ...
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There's a lot of talk these days about life balance. For many of us, life is out-of-balance ' too much work, too little family, too much sitting, too little exercise; too much sugar, too little green vegetables; too much stress, too little relaxation. If you go to a 'life balance coach,' you'll probably be told to make a pie chart of your life, and to start removing things that are stressing you. It may be suggested you change your job or career, change your partner, get more day care for the ...
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