All of us are a product of two forces that have a tremendous influence on our adult lives. One is our "family of origin" and the other our life experiences. I call them "forces" because these influences result in our developing patterns that hel...
Living Single is Not a Condition to Improve (23 Apr 2006)
Many of us find ourselves un-partnered at various times in our lives. How do you experience being single and uninvolved?
Do you worry that you are unloved, or will never find that special someone to love?
Did you feel relief at the en...
Fun and Leisure - What are Your Attitudes? (29 Apr 2006)
Most of us have a lifetime of responding to the signals of others without regard for who we are or what we need or want. The "art of being" is the order of the day; the art of knowing and accepting yourself, living in passion and joy; embracing a...
Wake Up Your Happiness (30 Aug 2005)
Yes but…
When people are complaining on their own life, on their every suggestion proposed for improvement, they answer with: "Yes but…", and exactly that sentence is the repulsion or accepting new views. That's why next time when you'...
No More Rejection! (06 Nov 2005)
Just about everyone has experienced rejection. They say it is our biggest fear. I suppose much of that comes from our instincts in childhood since a child experiences rejection as life threatening. Nature programs us to avoid rejection, so that as...
Tomorrows Happiness Begins Today (07 Aug 2005)
If you want to be happy tomorrow you need to begin working at it today. Some people spend their lives waiting for happiness to arrive on its own and it never comes. Others work hard at creating wealth but still aren't happy, discovering that money...
Seeking Peace? Seek Joy Instead! (06 Sep 2005)
Human beings tend to believe that once peace is achieved, we will experience joy. And it is certainly true that joy and peace go together. But achieving peace prior to achieving joy is not the natural sequence of events. Joy comes first! Peace is ...
Discover a Tried and Tested Way for You to Achieve Happiness in 2006 (11 May 2006)
Imagine being happy all the time. How would your life be different if you were happy all the time?
All of us want to be happy. In fact in most polls people say that they want peace and happiness more than anything else in the world. The prob...
Learn How To Appreciate Yourself And Others (20 Dec 2005)
I grew up in a home that was filled with guilt. As bizarre as it may seem, that guilt grew out of very generous behavior. My parents always thought of other people. In many cases, they were forced to. Both worked hard and were always striving to d...
And They All Lived Happily Ever After (30 Nov 2005)
When I was small I loved to be read fairy tales at bedtime. Lots of scary and dreadful things would happen and at the end the handsome prince would rescue the fair maiden, (me!), and they would all live happily ever after in a beautiful castle!
Expectations: Letting Go and Liberating Yourself and Others (31 Mar 2006)
Expectations are entirely of the ego. When we invest our precious life essence in honoring ego expectations—either real or imagined—of self and others, instead of our own inner guidance about what is most perfectly in harmony with the Whole, we re...
Wealth and Material Things In Relation To Personal Happiness (21 Apr 2006)
A common misconception is that money and material things can help buy you happiness. One of life's truth is that many times having wealth and buying that new material item will only offer an empty temporary boost in happiness. Soon afterwards, the...
Enjoying the Moment (14 May 2006)
Many years ago my family and I used to go to my then husband's parent's home for holiday meals. His mother was an excellent cook and enjoyed preparing meals for us. She spent days preparing all the season's delights and we came to the table eage...
How to Keep a Well Being Journal (20 Apr 2006)
Within the pages of a Well Being Journal or diary, you can record and track what serves and provides for you, and what does not. Whether you already keep a journal or want to start a Well Being Journal, it is an amazing, supportive tool that you ...
Take a Leap of Faith (03 May 2006)
How many of you feel 'stuck' in a job that doesn't excite or inspire you? Are you staying put because of security and comfort? Do you dread the thought of being there 5 years from now? If this sounds familiar then it might be time to expand your t...
Why Do We Hurt Those We Love Most And How To Stop This (24 Oct 2005)
You love each other but can't manage to communicate without arguing, fighting and ending up exhausted, each one in his corner, trying to lick his wounds and thinking of how to protect one self against a new attack. And in spite of that…you love ea...
Learn How To Love Yourself (01 Aug 2005)
I'm sure you read a lot of times this sentence : you need first to love yourself.
But what does that mean? Is it about getting you a hot chocolate when you are cold? Is it about getting you a new dress when you feel like it? Is it doing whatever ...
Do What Feels Good And Find Freedom (17 Aug 2005)
A thought is an energy. Energy always wants to manifest itself.
Energy can not be stocked or blocked. It will get out anyway. If you do something to prevent your energy from flowing, it will find another way to express itself. If you do not ...
Vagus Nerve Stimulation is FDA Approved for Depression and being prescribed by MDs (05 Mar 2006)
Vagus nerve stimulation(VNS) is a safe, FDA approved treatment for chronic or recurrent depression. VNS has increasingly been more accepted by the psychiatric community as its robust antidepressants effects of this treatment has on key a...
How Learned Happiness Can Overcome Acquired Fear (12 Feb 2006)
Carefully, silently he peers around the corner and when the air is clear he ducks and dashes from one safe place to the next. His habitual reaction is 'flight'. At the slightest unexpected movement or sound, he saves his hide - fast as a flash and...
