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Destressing The Stress

I want to say this up front and be emphatically clear. Stressis a self-induced state of mind and not brought on by externalforces.Most of us believe that stress is created by negative outsidestimuli, when in fact just the opposite is true. Stress isb...

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The Subconscious Link To Our Computer Desktop

If you are a Windows user then you probably have some kind of a desktop theme or wallpaper on your desktop. They are fun, and you can download some very cool ones from the Internet. I personally have a beautiful Celtic one that I downloaded, and I lo...

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Living with A Loved One's Mental Illness

There are those among us who seem to be natural-born caretakers. Often it's due to the way we grew up in our nuclear families Mom was ill for years or Dad was an alcoholic, and the list goes on. Doesn't it seem that, as adults, caretakers ...

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Russia's Middle Class

A conference held, at the beginning of the month, in St. Petersburg, was aptly titled "Middle Class - The Myths and the Reality". Russia is way poorer than Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, or even Poland. But, as income disparities grow, a grou...

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How To Use Flower Beds In Landscaping Your Garden

How To Use Flower Beds In Landscaping Your Garden by: Paul Curran The loveliness of flowering plants needs little embellishment by description. Certainly every gardener seeks the beauty and color that can be brought to his grounds by a variety o...

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Where Are All the Good Contractors!!

Have you ever had a bad experience with a contractor (ex. painter, roofer, plumber, landscaper, carpenter etc.)? Did problems such as these occur: contractor showing up late or not at all; poor workmanship and work ethics; missed deadlines? Have you ...

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The Power of Courtesy and Kindness

The Power of Courtesy and Kindness by: Bill Marshall I'm currently listening to The Secrets of the Power of Intention audio program by Dr. Wayne Dyer. I highly recommend the program. In the program, he speaks a lot about the importance of k...

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THINKIN' AND THANKIN'

Generally, when it comes to long distance travel, air is preferred to ground because it gets a person there and back quicker and with less wasted time. However, since my travel took me to Malvern, Arkansas and Lancaster, Texas for two weeks of speaki...

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Mindfulness and Birthdays Surprising Moments

The first week of May is a big birthday time for my family. My husband's birthday is May 3rd, and my oldest daughter's is May 6th. This convergence seemed almost too good to be true the week that Taeko was born. We were living in rural Japa...

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Success The Key and the Fire

Self-discipline is a powerful tool that can help you accomplish about anything you can dream or imagine. Self-discipline is the act of controlling our emotions, actions, thoughts, words and personal direction. Some people seem to be naturally self-co...

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