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If You Think You Can’t Do It ‘Because’, Take a Look at What These People Did ‘In Spite Of’

Every now and then we’ve probably all had moments of thinking we couldn’t do something because we were too old or too young, too dumb or too smart, too threatening or too intimidated, too experienced or too naive. We may also have thought we coul...

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The Fable of the Elephant and the Woman Who Wasn't Blind

This isn’t the story about the four blind men and the elephant, this is the story of me looking at that 6 ton elephant in the zoo, tethered to that tiny stake, and wondering why on earth she doesn’t break loose. Instead she rocks back and forth w...

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Wishin and Hopin

I like a good challenge now and then. A couple of weeks ago I took on Mother Nature in a test of wills. I attempted to clear two feet of snow from my driveway through the power of positive thinking. I also used deep breathing, relaxation techniques, ...

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Your Life - Your Values

Everyone has things in their life they value. Some peoplevalue family and community, others value wealth and havingfun. There are no right or wrong answers when it comes tovalues, they just are. Regardless of what you value, allvalues adhere to one f...

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Plain Talk For Painful Times

September 11, 2001 became our new “Day of Infamy.”The calls started at 6:00 a.m. PST. Mother’s voice shrilled into my not-quite awake brain. “Turn on ABC.” She hung up.The devastation and the horror began with a flick of power to the televi...

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Me - A Gold Medalist In Life

Madams and Masseurs, welcome to the award ceremony of our time.The event: LifeThe competition: Control of our feelings, activities,plans, thoughts and goals.Judging: Should and must only be done by the individual. FINAL STANDINGSGOLD You SILVER Fa...

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The Benefits of Emotional Intelligence

While we all, at some level, understand that we’re motivated by pain and pleasure, it’s amazing how we can learn, especially in our Western culture, to ignore the concomitant fact that moving toward pleasure makes us feel good, and is good for ou...

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Tapping Primal Life Force

When the residents of the Scottish spiritual community of Findhorn first encountered Pan in the forest, Pan asked them to convey a message from the Beings of Nature to the rest of humanity. Pan said: “Tell them, ‘We never left—you did.’”The...

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Growing Up Backwards

It seems like I set out in this life to do things my own way and in my own time - no matter what was wise or prudent or tried, tested and true. And, regardless of the advice I give my own daughters, I continue to 'grow up backwards.'To my d...

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Keys To Increased Intelligence

Keys To Increased Intelligenceby Alan Tutthttp://www.KeysToPower.comIt's back to school season, and many students will be looking for ways to make better grades with less effort. Even those of us who are not enrolled in formal education, are fac...

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