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Tips On Caring For Your Valentine's Day Flowers

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, we thought this would be a great time to share a few tips on caring for cut flowers.Imagine it's Valentine's Day and you've just received a glorious bunch of roses. You put them in your...

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Spring Into Action Home Maintenance

Spring has sprung! Even more important than buds, birds, and bees, spring brings buyers! When buyers are looking for a place to nest, they would really rather not see problems. As it turns out, nearly every home inspected has problems or imperfectio...

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Ventilation - A Roofing Issue

VentilationThis is a topic that is largely misunderstood by the Roofing Industry. Proper ventilation is lauded by almost everyone, and rightfully so, as a key element in roof longevity and energy savings. The impetus to capitalize on the issue comes,...

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It's Never As Bad As You Imagine

It’s Never As Bad As You ImagineHelaine Iris© 2003“If you want fear on purpose, get a future.” Byron KatieHave you ever noticed what you spend hours or days, or your lifetime for that matter, worrying about is never as bad when it comes to...

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The CarverA Life Lesson Story

In a provincial city, there lived a woman who carved small wooden statues for a living. Her carvings were from softwood, because it was easy to work with. Most of the other carvers also worked in softwood. A few worked in stone, making large magnific...

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Four Keys to Happiness

Each human being strives to be happy. Only our needs forsurvival and safety are stronger. Since most of us able toreceive this article have sufficient food, clothing, andshelter, it’s safe to say that we’re spending much of ourtime and energy see...

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Who Controls Your Mind

Few people are aware of the thoughts that pass through their minds. Thinking is performed like a habit, in an automatic manner. If the thoughts are positive, then it is all right, but if they are negative, they may cause trouble.The mind is like smal...

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Unplug Your Brain from the TV Matrix

In the movie The Matrix, humanity was enslaved by machines that plugged into their brains and created an artificial reality, while sapping their energy. Only when people unplugged from this Matrix would they begin to see, feel, and live in the real w...

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THE TRUTH ABOUT USING AFFIRMATIONS

THE TRUTH ABOUT USING AFFIRMATIONSDoes the practice of “saying affirmations” really work?We've all heard about using affirmations as part of our personal growth. But have you ever tried them? Most people who have tried using affirmations hav...

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A Brief History of Candles

For centuries man’s progress has been lighted by candles. However, people know only very few things about the origin of candles. It has been written that the first candles were made by the Ancient Egyptians. They used rushlights, or torches, made b...

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