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Ten Commandments of Goal Setting

Setting goals is risky business. Depending on how you set your goals, they can elevate you or they can devastate you. And you want to know a secret? Not everyone who succeeds in life sets goals.[ pausing for the oooh’s and aaaah’s… ]Like any to...

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THE CONNECTION Simple Smiles

Smiles have power relative to an ant's physical ability. They can cheer someone up, improve your own mood, and make the world a more beautiful place. It amazes me how few people actually use them in their everyday lives.I recently bought a tanni...

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A Zen Look at Dating & Religious Beliefs

You’re dating and your religious beliefs are different. How much difference does this make?The answer is: Another person’s religious beliefs are important to you to the degree they’re important to you. This may sound like begging the question, ...

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Making an Investment in Friendship Can Pay Off in Your Old Age!

When I was twenty-two, I was befriended by a woman named Doris who was thirty years older than I was. Although Doris was then a fifty-two year old woman, she did not feel it was inappropriate to befriend me. She did not operate with the social belief...

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How to Share Power in a Relationship The Five Cs of CoCreation

As a species, we are gradually moving from self-centered, adversarial uses of power to collectively sharing power for the mutual benefit of everyone. We are shifting from a paradigm characterized by “me or them” to “me and them.” We are lifti...

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Is Setting Personal Goals REALLY Necessary

What is your reason for setting a goal?This is the first, and important question you need to ask yourself. Why? If your reason for setting your goal is not sincere, your motivation and enthusiasm can wane drastically as you progress on your goal path...

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Passion And Soulfulness

When I think of nourishing the soul, I think of nurturing the ability to respond positively to life that is, the ability to sustain passion for our interests, values, and projects. I believe that the worst of all spiritual defeats is to lose enthusia...

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My Five Step Spiritual Housecleaning Plan

This morning, in a hurry and late for the train I saw something out the corner of my eye that stopped me cold and had me running for the broom. Right next to the chair in front of my faux fireplace sat three very tiny, very fresh rat, er… let’s c...

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It's a Great Day to Die!

Wow, what a crazy thing to say during the most sacred and holytime of the year! Yes, it is-especially since this famous cry offreedom was uttered by Crazy Horse, the Sioux chief who defeatedCuster at the Battle of Little Bighorn.Why talk about death ...

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7 Tips to Being a Thriving Person

A successful person is one who thrives on learning, attempting, andreaching new goals. A thriving person goes beyond just getting by.They have an attitude of abundance and are willing to share it. Take alook at some of the attributes.1. A strong sens...

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