10,129 articles on "improvement"

Adding Texture To Your Floors Adds Texture To Room

Adding Texture To Your Floors Adds Texture To Room by: News Canada Texture is key in flooring as well. The Perspective 4 plank line of floors features bevelled edges along both the width and the length of planks. (NC)—Home owners today want th...

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What ARE “Good Manners”

Interesting question, isn't it? In the Age of Rudeness, we may be losing touch with what etiquette and good manners are all about. In fact there may be those among us who haven’t experienced it. According to a recent survey, more than 50% of A...

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Does Prayer Really Work?

Does Prayer Really Work? by: Cleveland Glass As a young Christian, I felt that there was no spiritual activity more beneficial for my success and well being than prayer. After all, the Bible emphasizes that God is personally involved in the inti...

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You Can't Have An Intelligent Conversation With Everyone

You Can't Have An Intelligent Conversation With Everyone by: Rachelle Disbennett-Lee Intelligent conversation is one of life's pleasures. I love nothing better than to engage in conversation with someone who has ideas to share, differe...

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The Fear of Feeling

The Fear of Feeling by: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. We desire to find the path to peace, joy and freedom. We strive to feel lovable, worthy and secure. We know that if we do our inner work and open to our connection with Spirit, we will feel all of tha...

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Helping Others When You Need Help

Helping Others When You Need Help by: Phillip Mountrose[Excerpted from the e-book The Heart and Soul of Being Therapeutic: Seven Keys for Getting Thru to Your Clients in Healing Environments by Phillip Mountrose and Jane Mountrose, http://www.ge...

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The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid by: Wayne and Tamara Direct Answers - Column for the week of March 1, 2004 I have an unexpected relationship problem. It's hard to believe it has become such an issue but it has. The whole thing started very innocently when m...

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Learning How To Fall ... You Have To Learn To Fall Before You Can Ride With Confidence!

Learning How To Fall... You Have To Learn To Fall Before You Can Ride With Confidence!  by: Edward B. Toupin About a month ago, I was hit by a car while riding my motorcycle. The car side-swiped me and took off. My bike bounced off the car, shot...

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I'm always busy, but nothing much gets done!

I decided to finally clean out the shed in our back yard recently. My wife left the house early on a Saturday morning to run some errands and I knew that my cleaning the shed would please her greatly. On the way out the door to fulfill my noble task,...

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The Active Role of Silence

It’s kind of Zen-like to say this, but one of the most important parts of any conversation is the silence. Silence can serve many functions in a conversation and how you manage it determines your level of sophistication in communication. Here are s...

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