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What's Up with the Bad Reading

A lot of times when I am reading people on the site I notice people talking about having a "bad reading." By that they usually mean that the psychic pulled a so-called "bad" cards, such as the Devil, The Tower of the Ten of Swords, in answer to their...

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The Psychology of Torture - Part II

Sometimes the victim comes to crave pain – very much as self-mutilators do – because it is a proof and a reminder of his individuated existence otherwise blurred by the incessant torture. Pain shields the sufferer from disintegration and capitula...

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Ethics, Sacrifice, and The Warrior's Heart

In the spirit and tradition of the Warrior, regardless of the culture or era, there has always been a common thread - a common ideology - which has guided the men and women who have chosen this path. Through all of the philosophical expressions and e...

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Making Change Stick

MAKING CHANGE STICK— 5 Systems You Need To Succeed © 2004 by Shawn Driscoll, Succeed Coaching and Development www.succeedcoaching.com“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” AristotleThese days, nearly ...

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Simple Pleasures Ingredients to Feed Your Spirit

When we do something we love, again and again, our life comes to hold the fragrance of that thing. ~ Wayne Mullen Cold air slips through the cracks in my doorway and around my windows. My cats lie curled up in balls; asleep on plump pillows. They hib...

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10 Reasons to Identify Your Values

Living your life 'in integrity' means that your words match your actions which match your beliefs. When you are living your life in harmony with your values, you naturally have more energy. Clarifying what really matters to you, knowing wha...

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Give Yourself Positive, Nurturing Messages

I don't know about you, but I find that negative or hurtful messages zing their way into me faster and easier than positive ones. If, in an hour, seven people gave me real, glowing compliments, and one person criticized me, it is the criticism t...

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The Power of Authenticity.

How "powerful" are you? Do you ever cover up how you genuinely feel? Do you ever say what you think you "should," say, based on how you want others to perceive you? Do you ever think you "should" be a certain way? Why?I’ll share with you why I did ...

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Are You a Martryr to Your Job?

Are You a Martryr to Your Job? by: Marilyn J. Tellez, M.A. I think we know of martyrs who have died for great causes. They had a "calling" to become sacrificial to a purpose larger than they had imagined. Is being a martyr to a job the same? I ...

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How to Triple Your Productivity in 28 days - Part I

The quickest and easiest way to boost your productivity is to develop your concentration. Developing your concentration directly affects your self-discipline, perseverance, and the ability to accomplish the goals you set.Why is this so?Because concen...

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