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Kokoro no Kaze Does Your Soul Have a Cold

Feeling sad? Have you lost interest in things you used to enjoy? Perhaps you're suffering from a cold of the soul.That's the concept that has taken Japan by storm in the last five years, thanks to a culturally savvy marketing campaign launc...

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Afraid of dying ... Afraid of living!

Over the years, I've heard many people voice their concerns of death and dying. It wasn't that they had any maladies that would cause them to die any time soon, but they were "afraid of their own immortality." The basic idea of death, or th...

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Keeping an Attitude of Gratitude

When was the last time you stopped to acknowledge all the good things in your life? Very often, when we're focused on a 'big' goal, or just caught up in day-to-day living, we often forget about the things that bring us joy. And when we...

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Better Future Better Start Now!

Famous Hockey Star Wayne Gretsky once said, "You miss 100% of the shots you never take." Famous Southern mother (mine) frequently said, "You can't win if you don't play". Those words often still ring in my ears today - Am I willing to agree...

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Forgiveness is Not the Same as Trust

In a presentation the other day which rambled over topics of self-help, the speaker at one point asked the group, “Why do we forgive?” “For ourselves,” the group muttered.“You’re only the third group I’ve spoken to who’s known that,â€...

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Whatever You Fear Has Already Happened

That huge elephant, I thought to myself for the 100th time, tethered on that tiny stake. They can weigh up to 7 tons, and there was this huge elephant rocking back and forth, kept from moving more than a few feet by … an electric fence? 25 armed me...

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What Do You Truly Value Most

What Do You Truly Value Most?By Brian MaloneyBelieve it or not, values are in the core of all of us. Theseunderrated rankings tell more about us than we could everimagine. Yet, many of us overlook this extremelyimportant portion of our lives.Why do ...

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The Doomsday Device ... The physical brain in action.

Our physical brains quickly and easily handle mundane sequences of operations, or "processes" without question. It repeats processes like a machine: A»B»C»...»Z». Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines the word "process" to mean "a series of act...

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Hard to Change

How many times in the past have you tried to change something about you?Have you read an article discussing the benefits of time management and made a promise to your Self to follow the steps? Or, maybe the last seminar or teleclass you attended had ...

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Change Your Perceptions...Change Your Life

Change Your Perception...Change Your LifeThere is no reality, only perception. I've heard it said that ifyou want to change your life then you have to change theway you perceive life. For example, if ten of us areeyewitnesses to an automobile ac...

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