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Getting Bent into Shape

The other day, I unfolded a Chinese food container getting it ready for the recycling bin. I noticed that flattened, it was a very interestingly shaped white piece of cardboard. It could have been used in that state for several things including, some...

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Nightmare After The Ordeal

Sarah is a 28 y/o accountant who had a traumatic past that she kept to herself. At age 15, she was grabbed by a masked man while she was jogging in a park. The man threatened to kill her with a knife and brutally raped her. She screamed but nobody se...

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How Do You Win at Home Organization Think Small!

Many people have written to me about their personal goals and one I see quite often is “Get organized,” specifically, “Get the house in order.” When I ask what obstacles are in their way, the most common response is “procrastination.”By ...

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Letting Go Can Be Hard But Doable

Letting Go Can Be Hard But Doable by: Catherine Franz Being a coach, I learned through attending Coach University about letting go of the "stuff" in my life that no longer fueled it. This enhanced itself through my studies in becoming a master p...

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A Call to Men to Live a Strenuous Life!

Copyright 2005 Mark ColeAny man would be justly proud to claim even a portion of what Teddy Roosevelt accomplished in just one of his fields, whether politics, hunting, writing, military, or family. He was an extraordinarily accomplished man with an ...

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Lectio Divina Spiritual Bible Reading

Lectio divina is a very useful and practical discipline for spiritual growth. Rooted in ancient monasticism, the practice is a fourfold cycle: Reading, Meditation, Prayer, and Contemplation. In fact, the term itself means “sacred reading.” Readin...

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Who Is More Likely To Be Happy?

Who Is More Likely To Be Happy? by: Lance Beggs Here’s a multiple choice question for you. Who is more likely to be happy? (a) Someone who lays awake for an hour or so at night, replaying the day in their mind and agonising over what could hav...

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What in the World is Life Coaching?

What in the World is Life Coaching? by: Cameron Powell In my speaking engagements I have often compared coaching today to psychotherapy in the 1920s. The level of public understanding of coaching, outside of people in a certain socio-demographic...

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Why you Absolutely Must Take Control of Your Subconscious for Permanent Weight loss

Why you Absolutely Must Take Control of Your Subconscious for Permanent Weight loss by: Kelly Burris From the moment of birth your first emotional experiences establish your subconscious perceptions of the world. There is not a moment of the day...

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Learning How to Adjust to a New Job - A Complete Guide For You

Adjusting to a new job does take time. New jobs are actually good. As it is you usually switch jobs when you get a better deal. But some how, there is always an element of stress that is associated with new jobs. People are not always sure of how thi...

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