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Is it Mid Life Crisis, or, is it just another Life Transistion? From 'A Life Coaching'.
It feels like you’ve waken from a deep sleep (which was you life thus far) and now you feel like ‘it’ was a dream you are not completely satisfied with. You start to think, there should be more to ‘it’. ‘It’ being life. You wonder why you’re not happy, well real happy, sure you are content, but maybe you just don’t feel that euphoria you thought happiness should feel like at this stage of your life.
Can't Memorize Anything? Why Your Memory Stinks
If you're like everybody I know and their grandma, you feel that your memory stinks. You can't even memorize your grocery list - and when you're finally done shopping, you've got no idea where you parked the car. If you're lucky, you don't mix up the names of your two youngest ones, who you've left and forgotten in the back seat.
Listen Up: Leveraging Your Listening Skills is More than Hearsay!
Do any of the following remarks sound familiar? * Excuse me, what did you say? * Would you mind repeating that? * I’m sorry but I didn’t catch what you just said. Whether you’ve heard these remarks from others, or you, yourself have said them, it’s symptomatic of the fact that listening is generally low on the list of our priorities. Who’s got the time, anyway? That’s precisely the problem; each of us is busy and will be getting busier, but learning the art of listening is ...
Taking Action NOW: 9 Key Strategies...Part II
Purpose, trusting what you learned not to trust! Do you ever wonder if your making the "right" choice? There is only one real reason why you or I would ever question our choice(s) and that can be summed up in one word; "purpose." Do you or I really understand our purpose? That is the question! What do almost 400 million web links to the word "purpose" have to say about what it means and are they really taking YOU in a direction "that will work?" Your purpose ...
Stuttering Therapy
Life as a fluent person. Achieving fluency was like having a weight lifted from my shoulders, I felt free. I am now able to order food and drink for example, without fear of stuttering, speak on the telephone and am able to enjoy socialising. I have become a more positive person, life is no longer the struggle it once used to be. I appreciate my speech compared with the average fluent person, who do not realise how lucky they are. Some would even say that I talk too much, but ...
Your Mind: Your Most Powerful Healer
The mind-body connection has made its way into global awareness. It is known that what we think is what will be. Consider the possibility that your body is a direct printout of your emotional, mental and spiritual states. Our bodies respond like robots to what we tell them. Toxic bodies are merely a reflection of toxic thoughts. In other words, any imbalance in our emotional and mental states creates disharmony in the physical body. When you feel grief it shows up in your chest ...
Hypnosis in Our Daily Lives
Ask most people about hypnosis and the majority fear it, primarily based on many misconceptions. For instance,some believe that they could be manipulated while in a hypnotic trance, while others assert that they would be unable to be hypnotized.
Remembering Your True Self
Have you ever wondered who you really are? When you were a kid you suspected something. You knew then that you were destined to be a hero, royalty, brilliant. The world today has become wild with possibilities and that inkling you had as a child – well that was the truth. Unfortunately, as we grew we began to believe everything that was coming at us instead of holding on to that which was coming from within us. We doubted and we forgot.
Accelerate Your Learning 2 Simple Techniques
Have you ever wondered why some people are so much quicker at learning things? How they seem to remember complex things with ease? Despite popular belief, it is NOT because they are smarter! No, it's because they know (and use) 2 simple learning techniques that help them to learn quicker.
3 Keys To Overcoming Problems
Are you stuck in a rut? Do you seem to have the same problems popping up time after time? What will it take to finally get you over your problems and into the abundant life? Here are three biblical principles to help you get out of whatever personal problems you’re going through and on the road to achieving the life of your dreams.
How Do You Define Your Personal Success
Most people want to succeed, but whose version of "success" is the bestchoice? How do you measure your success? How do you know when you've really accomplished something that counts?
Rewards Of Speed Reading
When you learn to read faster, you will be able to understand the meaning of what you read objectively and subjectively.
Kachina Doll
To a shaman a kachina isn't really a doll or a child's toy. Also, it isn't a collector's piece of art or a decoration. However, it is often used that way, and that's ok too. There is a place for that approach in our lives. They do make a powerful addition to any home's decor, and make a great conversation piece. So, if you are a history buff, especially American history, a kachina collection is most appropriate. Kachinas origionally came from the Hopi and Navajo tribes ...
10 Easy Strategies To Revitalize Your Energy
Between your family, the demands of work, household chores, social activities, etc., finding the energy to keep up with all your commitments can be exhausting. Everything feels like it needs your attention now. You’ve got so much going on in your life that it’s just one great big juggling act. Getting things under control will require energy you simply don’t have. There just isn’t any more left to give.
Anchoring With Nlp
TThere was some sunshine this weekend while I was writing this! At least here on the sunny south coast of England there was. I went out walking along the sea front with my partner Sara on Saturday morning and it was wonderful; the feeling of sunshine on my face, the smell of the air, the sites of other people out and about and happy, the local land train was shuttling people and their excited children back and forth from Bournemouth pier to Boscombe Pier and my senses were filled – a major ...
Boarded Windows
You know how images trigger emotions? You can see something that can leave you warm and fuzzy for hours or fill you with hope and wonder for days.
How Much Fight Is In You?
HOW MUCH FIGHT IS IN YOU? *** "All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you. " - Walt Disney Walt Disney, who often struggled just to feed himself, had to declare bankruptcy in 1920. In 1923, he made his way to Hollywood with just $40 in his pocket. $40 and a sketchbook! In 1928 Walt and a few friends, by the names Mickey and Minnie, ...
Free Tips To Increase Your Happiness And Confidence Levels
If you have a very low self esteem or a lack of self-confidence you may be seeking help to gain extra confidence.
Face The Fear, Ladies
Okay, I’ll begin by telling you that I’ve been divorced for about 5 years, have an amazing family and by anyone’s standards, I have a wonderful life.
The Kabbalah Of Speech
"In the sixth century of the sixth millennium, the gates of supernal [heavenly] wisdom will be opened, as will the wellsprings of earthly wisdom, preparing the world to be elevated in the seventh millennium." The Zohar (a source text of Kabbalah)
Faith Building 101a
FAITH BUILDING 101A Let Your Family and Friends Know That You Are A Person of Faith. If you are like my Magic Genie friend Gloriious and I, you may be shy about telling those you love and care about that you are a person of faith. You may be afraid to let your true feelings show. You may need to learn how to build your faith. Don’t Be Afraid. Unlock Your Imagination and Find Your Faith. Get rid of your inhibitions and allow your true feelings and emotions to take hold. You may be surprised ...
Kabbalah Of Love Ii: The Secret Power Of Ego
THE KEY TO TRUE LOVE Do you long for love? Most of us do. The intimate touch of another soul is the most powerful antidote for the all-too-human experience of aloneness. It may be the most compelling and pleasurable experience there is. So why do we spend so much of our time and energy avoiding intimacy by defending ourselves, being angry, critical, closed and judgmental – in short, blocking the experience that we most deeply want? DEFENDING THE EGO GETS IN THE WAY OF LOVE. The answer is ...
The Kabbalah Of Love: Part One
Intimate Love. What feelings do these words stir up in you? Longing? Excitement? Pleasure? Fear? Whatever the feeling, if thinking about intimate love makes your heart beat faster, I’m not surprised. This feeling is more powerful than almost any we can experience. That’s because it’s nothing less than the touching of two souls. Three years ago I suffered the terrible loss of a younger brother. In an attempt to actually experience something beyond the painfully limiting framework of the ...
Nine Steps To Regaining Self Esteem After Divorce
Divorce is difficult at the ‘best’ of times. Even when a couple makes a combined decision to divorce, it can be extremely trying.
Fun Dates At Low Cost!
Yippee! She said yes! The girl you’ve been trying to ask out for the past couple of months just agreed to go out with you. However, you have one small problem. Fresh out of college and just starting out on your new job, you don’t have much left in your pocket to pay for a fancy dinner. But you really want to impress her and have a good time together. What can you do on a date that would actually cost less but FEEL expensive?Well, read on, and you will find plenty of cost-saving ...
Going Home From Work
Oh how we love to work! Work was intended to be a vehicle to sustain us, to help us to get from one place to another. It was never supposed to be the destination that it has become. Many Americans arrived at “work” and never returned home. In fact home has been abandoned for a counterfeit work life, complete with “work relatives” and “work celebrations”. A counterfeit that looks so much like the real thing, that for the undiscerning eye it's hard to tell the difference.
Relationship Tests Galore! How good are they? Which one is for me?
Just about every match making site and relationship ezine offers relationship or personality tests of some kind. Are they any good? What do they really measure? Which one is right for me?
The Truth About Hypnotism
Few things are more misunderstood than hypnotism and hypnotherapy. Most people get their understanding of hypnotism from movies and books,where the procedures and results are often exaggerated. Many think that people can be hypnotized against their will and made to do terrible or embarrassing things.Nothing could be further from the truth.
Transformative Power of Anger
Remember the last time you were angry. How would your life be different if you could access that energy to inform your actions? Many of us were trained to believe that anger is a negative emotion. It was something to be denied, suppressed, or ignored. We were taught to hide it from others and also from ourselves. It wasn’t nice, it wasn’t good. Maybe you used the power of anger to justify your expression in the world, regardless of how it affected others. Either extreme has its ...
Change
One thing in life is certain---change. Things never stay the same. If you are hoping for the status quo, then I’m afraid you will be disappointed. Just think back to how things were five years ago and you will realize that there is so very much that’s already different in a very short time.