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The Melting Pot

THE MELTING POTSociety has been called a ‘melting pot’. This, I think, is an accurate description. But what is a melting pot? I imagine a pot full of some solid substance that has undergone a transformation into a liquid state. In the latter cond...

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Compassion, Part 1

"Before we can feel compassion for anyone else, we must learn to feel compassion for ourselves."~Unknown Webster's Dictionary defines compassion as the sympathetic consciousness of other's distress. But the first step toward having compassi...

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Getting What You Want Most From Other People

Very often in relationships we do not seem to beable to get the one thing we want more thananything else - the approval of other people.In fact the more we want it the more difficultit can be to turn the situation around.Typical approaches include wi...

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Change Is Like A Pair of Shows

Change Is Like A Pair of Shows by: Jason Johns Change is something we all go through all the time, though we may not realise it. We cannot actually see change happening, we just see the results of change. Sometimes change is easy, other times it...

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Surrounded by Signs and Landmarks

Surrounded by Signs and Landmarks by: Donna Doyon Take a right. Bear left. Turn left. Straight. Left. Right. Left into the parking lot. I drive to the grocery store without even thinking about it. There are many places I drive to each day or wee...

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Discovering Your Passion and Purpose

Discovering Your Passion and Purpose by: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. “I can’t seem to discover why I’m on the planet.” “What is my purpose here? I know there’s something I’m supposed to be doing, but I don’t know how to find out what it...

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Creating an Effective Study Environment

Creating an Effective Study Environment by: Ryan McKenzie If you are like me, you find it extremely difficult to study in the average house hold these days. There are just way too many distractions. People running around, cleaning, doing chores,...

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Top Ten Tips for Living Authentically

Top Ten Tips for Living Authentically by: Ann Ronan, Ph.D. 1. Know your purpose Are you wandering through life with little direction – hoping that you’ll find happiness, health and prosperity? Identify your life purpose or mission statement ...

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Lego Laws for Life

Laws for Life by: Paul Shearstone Just about everybody owns or has owned a bucket of Legos in their time. There’s no denying the fun they provide for a child or even for an adult, which is why, many Lego collections are passed down from one ge...

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You Want Me To Do What - Risking to Win

In Brief • Although settling into your comfort zone may be tempting, it will not put you on the track to success. Growing personally and professionally requires you to bolster your risk-taking skills. • Because the world is changing at a rapid an...

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