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The 11 Step Plan for Organizing Your Closet

The 11 Step Plan for Organizing Your Closet by: Brook Noel Reading the “C” word may make you recoil in horror. Needless to say, this challenge isn’t for those who lack courage or for the faint of heart. Going boldly doesn’t entail conque...

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The Happiness Choice

"Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us." Stephen R. Covey,? Author and Speaker This is a powerful freedom. And, from my point of view, another way of putting this is that the...

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How Can We Stop Ourselves From Reacting?

Some asks, "I can understand going back to the source of emotional trauma and bringing awareness to it, but how exactly does one heal it? Especially as one is not supposed to analyze it. How does the healing take place?" When we become aware of a pa...

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4 Ways to Overcome Social Shyness

It's tough when you find yourself in a conversation and, for whatever reason, you become paralyzed and unable to speak. Not through some mental hiccup or brain freeze, but because you are afraid - deeply, pathologically afraid - of how your conv...

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The Paradox of Happiness

What is the definition of 'happiness?' Is it material wealth filled with fancy cars, a dream house, extravagant furs and jewelry? Or is happiness simply having a roof over your head? Food in the fridge? Having a child? A pet? A swimming poo...

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Stress Lessons From A Tea-pot

Have you ever put water into a teapot to make tea before? Do you stop and think about what happens when you do? Like most of us, I'm sure you don't even give it a second thought, but let's examine it a bit.First, you pour cold water in...

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The Hope Of A Single Crocus

The Hope Of A Single CrocusHelaine Iris©2003Finally, I was able to see my lawn. After an unusually long, and cold winter it emerged from the snow, dead and brown, yet ready to receive the warmth of the sun and the promise of spring. I flew out m...

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Ten Ways to Blow It in a Relationship

What do you do when you've attracted a lovely person into your life and now you're terrified you're going to blow it? Or, terrified it's going to end?Arm yourself with the following strategies, and you're sure to blow it in a...

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Yes, You Can Say No

It is perfectly OK to say, "No." You have permission. Many people do not like to disappoint others by saying, "No." They will tend to acquiesce even when overloaded. Sometimes those with the need to please will agree to do something when it is not in...

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Take Control of Your Time and Take Control of Your Life

If you're ever going to take control of your life and make it grand, you'll need to start by taking control of your time. Without question, effective time management is fundamental to succeeding in any area of life. In fact, it is often the...

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