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Why Teach Thinking

The word ‘creativity’ has so many diverse meanings and interpretations. I remember telling an audience of teachers that creating a mess is also creative as long as new things and views are being conjured up. This led to much laughter and discussi...

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Hate That Chore Change Your Mind

March (and April) bring income tax season. For most people, the entire process is a nasty chore, from gathering the information to filling out the forms, to paying the taxes. And while chocolate helps, it’s not enough. Which brings me to the topic ...

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Pilgrimage A Meditation

PILGRIMAGETake yourself to a place where tourists do not go.Leave behind umbrellas, luggage, your address book, ID.Take only what you can carry on your back.If you are lucky, you will not returnor, failing that, you will not return unchanged.Take you...

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Don't Accept Things the Way They Are- Instead Take Action

Joan Didion, an American writer, novelist said The willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life is the source from which self-respect springs.Often we accept the consensus opinion of the majority as truth. We accept what others say or do...

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Is Emotional Intelligence Just the Fad du Jour

“I’ve been doing this for 15 years,” Annette told me. “It just wasn’t called this.” I was explaining to a counselor in Australia about the field of emotional intelligence, and she was sure she’d found it first. Likely you'll feel t...

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The Art of Gratefulness

The word appreciate has several meanings. One is to be thankfulor show gratitude. Another is to raise or increase invaluesuch as how a good investment appreciates with time. Ithink that by appreciatingpracticing gratefulnessthe thingswe have and want...

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Are You In The Wrong Job Ask Yourself These 7 Key Questions

Have you ever stopped to ask yourself if you are in the wrong job? Too many times people go to school, get a job in their chosen field and end up spending the bulk of their adult working life feeling miserable. Here are seven questions to get you thi...

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Believing is the Absence of Doubt

© Michael Losier 2004. You may include this article in your ezine or on your website or distribute it to others, provided you include the copyright statement and the bio information tag line found at the end of this article. You've heard th...

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Clarity Through Contrast...Really!

© Michael Losier 2004. You may include this article in your ezine or on your website or distribute it to others, provided you include the copyright statement and the bio information tag line found at the end of this article. Discover Clarity thr...

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Best Way to End a Relationship

Ending a relationship is never easy. When you feel you must end a relationship most people find it challenging as they have feelings towards their partner and do not wish to hurt them. More often than not, breaking up is as hard on the person ending ...

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