10,194 articles on "improv"

What is second mortgage

What is a second mortgage?A second mortgage is a loan that is secured by the home itself, and subordinate to the first mortgage. Any mortgage taken out against a home in addition to an already established mortgage automatically becomes a second mort...

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Success in Business - Does Your Attitude Count

We all dream of the good life; things we'll do, places we'llsee! There isn't a sweeter dream than the feeling of havingchoices we didn't before. Success! We all want it, crave it,and dream about it! Why do so many fail; what does...

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Big Wave Mindfulness Surfing For A Connection

Surfing is mindfulness in action. Riding the biggest waves is an all-out, fully-present-or-die-trying proposition. Thanks to a persistent case of aquaphobia, I've never tried surfing. However, I've done my share of snowboarding, and I am tr...

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Facing Our Inner Critic Accepting Ourselves

Do you feel like you’re your worst critic? Do you find yourself criticizing your body, intelligence, clothes, ability to do your job, and just about anything about yourself? We all have that voice inside, the one that can take anything about oursel...

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The Power of Appreciation

I was driving down the highway the other day. I was in the slow lane, adhering to the speed limit, when suddenly the truck in front of me had to brake sharply because of a slow moving truck in front of him. I was in one of those situations where I wo...

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Taking the Bull by the Horns

How successful people beat fear.The first thing to realize is that Fear is all in the mind. We are a product of our perception of reality. Why is it that some people faint at the sight of a cockroach and others consider it a delicacy and eat it?How i...

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Is Dysthymic Disorder a Second-Rate Depression

Dysthymic Disorder, used to be called Dysthymia, is a low-grade and yet chronic depression characterized by feelings of sadness or depression associated with lack of interest to do things and some physical symptoms such as lack of energy, sleep, and ...

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Playing With Mindfulness Sneaking In The Back Door

I often meet people who say things like, "I've been working with mindfulness for over twenty years." My response is always this: "Oh, you poor thing! Have you tried playing with mindfulness? It's very effective, and much more fun!" They ten...

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A Time of Self Healing, Hope and Reflection

In March of 2000, I was injured during a retail management career. Although I didn't know it at the time, this accident would change my life forever. Leaving work to go the hospital, I had lost use of my entire right side. My limbs were complete...

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Ohio Musician Returns to Florida and Teams With The Red Cross to Offer Relief With Funds From New Live CD

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:September 16, 2004Monday, September 13Put-in-Bay, Ohio - A veteran solo acoustic entertainer from northern Ohio is returning to Florida for his second winter season this October, bringing relief from the recent hurricane disaste...

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