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Reclaiming Our Resilient Spirit

aiming Our Resilient Spirit by: Eileen McDargh, CSP, CPAE Our spirits are taking a beating. The daily barrage of bad news, violence, shrinking resources, global warming, and economic slowdown can put us in a state of frustration and paralysis. S...

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Which Is More Important, Reading Faster Or Comprehension

A common enough remark is that speed reading takes the joy out of reading. However, is this entirely fair? Would it not be fairer to say that being able to speed read actually increases the joy of reading? To answer this, we need to look at some of t...

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How to protect stone floors from staining

We are working almost daily with stain removal from natural stone surfaces. In fact I would say that in some instances we visit the same house more than 3 times in as many months.Stains in stone are something that should be left to the professional. ...

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There’s Gotta Be An Easier Way

Have you ever had a dream that was so close you could nearly reach out and touch it? And yet every time you put your hand out, it turns out to be a mirage. You work and work. You put your all into making the dream come to fruition, but when you get t...

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Be a doer not a talker!

Have you ever thought about how easy it is to talk yourself out of an action or talk around an issue and yetdo nothing about it?Do you know people who love to tell others about what they want to achieve and how they envision their lives? Yet five or ...

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Shake the Tree

How would you respond to this question posed by writer Logan Persall Smith?: “What is more mortifying than to feel that you have missed the plum for want of courage to shake the tree?” I believe that, in the context of weight management, the “p...

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What to Do When You Are Chased by a Snake

I lived for several years on the Japanese island of Okinawa. It is a tropical island setting with a wealth of beauty and lots of things to do. We lived on the side of a mountain that overlooked the Pacific Ocean. The beauty that we were able to obser...

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You are good enough to reach your dreams

Don't get too caught up in watching others success! The time that you will spend being envious of another's success will only be taking away from your own personal achievements! In other words watch the successful, learn from them as you c...

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Panic Attacks Effective Ways to Cope

Jill is a 21 y/o college student who used to do well until about a few months ago when she started to experience “weird” attacks almost daily. She described her experience as “horrible.” When she has the attack, she feels that she’s about t...

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What is your PROBLEM There Must Be 50 Ways to…

“What is your PROBLEM?” Have you ever gotten exasperated and asked someone that in “that” tone of voice?Mary: “I want to move near my grandchildren, but how on earth will I move myself up there alone?”You: “Just call a moving company. W...

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