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Inner Emotional Pressure

Robert Elias NajemyThe Pressure CookerEach person is like a pressure cooker with its cap on. As long as the cap is on, no one can know how much pressure is built up inside us. Very often even we ourselves are not aware of how much pressure has built ...

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What Do We Do With All These Emotions

It is part of being human to experience emotion. "Before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped with it yourself. Before you can move their tears, your own must flow. To convince them, you must yourself believe." - Winston ChurchillAll thi...

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Where is Your Happiness Past, Present, or Future

Achieving a level of personal happiness previously unknown is closer than you think. Much closer. But first, it’s important to stay in touch with the present.“Stay in touch with the present? I’m thinking…I’m already IN the present!”Well, ...

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Do You Have an Impossible manager

When you have an impossible manager, quit? Sometimes that’s impossible. If you find yourself in this situation, here are eleven things you should consider. 1.Company culture2.Everything else is excellent3.Your outlook4.Are you in the loop?5.Age and...

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Are You Stuck

Are You Stuck?(c) Copyright 2003 by Murdo MacleodYou know the feeling.There's something you want to do. You've thought about it,you've made your decision, and now it's time to act.Except... you don't.You want to take the next...

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Introverts Have Rich Inner Worlds

Here is what one Introvert has to say, primarily about her school years. Shelley McIntyre [fictional name for a real person] is a body worker in the Mission Hills area of San Diego. She grew up in northern California. She has a long-established pract...

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Is It Safe To Change

As I'm working with my clients, I encourage them to feel safe. When I lead them in imagery to find a special, safe place, a few clients cannot imagine a place like that. Some of them don't even feel safe enough to allow the relaxation proce...

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Portable Comfort How to Carry Comfort With You in Comfort Bags

There are times when we are out in the world and need a little - or a lot - of extra comfort. Times when we are nervous or scared, feeling vulnerable or unsure of ourselves, or just not very confident. A new job, a speech we have to give, a new situa...

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Memoirs of a Wedding Singer

It's been several years since I left the band I was with. As I reflect upon my life the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, (does that mean I'm getting old?), I look upon my experiences with the band with fondness and know that those memories will...

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You Can Have a Mosquito Free Yard

In addition to the fact that mosquitoes are both annoying and cause some level of discomfort when you’re unfortunate enough to be the entree on their daily menu, they also carry disease which can affect the animal, bird and human populations. In or...

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