by Sherry Anshara — Sometimes along your journey, an incident, an experience or a situation arises that appears to be beyond your own ideas or perceptions about your life. The usual question we ask is, “What is going on here?” What is going on is an opportunity you have created, consciously or unconsciously, to challenge […]
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Blocks, detours and reversals
September 19, 2012
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by Linda Williams — As you speed along in your day-to-day life, are you usually running down to the wire for whatever commitment you are trying to meet? If you hit construction traffic, roadblocks or detours, do you feel your stress level rising? You may think, “If only I had left earlier.” Perhaps you make […]
Parenting for peace
September 19, 2012
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by Betsy Chasse — How can we expect our children to grow up and create the kind of peaceful world we would like them to live in if we do not give them both the vision and the skills to do it? We have been raising generations of children to become good consumers and better […]
Now is a great time to talk money with your partner
September 18, 2012
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by Todd S. Smith — Growing up, we knew when the household bills came due. There was always a day or two when my sisters and I dared not bother our mother, who had the responsibility of paying the bills and balancing the checkbook. Frankly, we quickly learned to just stay away at that time. […]
Kids as teachers
September 18, 2012
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by Mary M. Ernsberger — Children are our greatest teachers, because kids see, hear and feel things that adults do not. If you want to know what is going on in a room, watch the children and their reflection of the behaviors occurring around them. Because children have not developed the verbal skills to describe […]
The law of knowing
September 18, 2012
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by Dr. John Demartini — Psychology recognizes three states of life. There is a state of knowing. There is a state of knowing that you know. And then there is the state of knowing you know that you know. I like to think of the first as the gathering of facts and of intellect. The […]
Why ask a personal trainer, not a doctor, about exercise?
September 17, 2012
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by Scott White — You would never ask your hairstylist to diagnose a mechanical problem on your car, would you? Of course not, unless they were also a certified mechanic on the side. Why, then, ask your doctor about exercise, when his or her line of work is the diagnosis and treatment of illness and […]
Slowly is holy
September 17, 2012
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by Scott Kalechstein — We are seeing a lot of interest these days in slowing down the aging process. We take human growth hormones and state-of-the-art vitamins. We take power walks and veggie juices. But how many of us take our time? There is a new time-release, super-food-for-thought supplement I’ve been chewing on lately: “The […]
Where are your loved ones’ important papers?
September 16, 2012
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by David Mitchell — Your husband, who has always been healthy, has been admitted to the hospital. The doctors tell you he has suffered a severe stroke and it does not look good. Would you know where to find his healthcare power of attorney or his will? What about your family members who are older? […]
Laugh your way to better health
September 16, 2012
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by Kathy Balland — Want to know a fun way to improve your health? Try a little laughter. Studies have shown that laughter has many medical and psychological benefits. Here are 10 of those benefits: 1. Weight management: Laughing 10 to 15 minutes a day can burn an extra 40 calories. 2. Anti-aging: Laughter can […]
Inside the Internet impulse
September 16, 2012
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by Laura Orsini — Much is being made these days about the proliferation of Internet porn, and the destruction left in its wake. But who needs porn? For an information junkie, the whole Internet can be as addicting as pornography or any hard drug. And we are not referring to things like e-mail, IM, games, […]
The architecture of your life
September 15, 2012
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by Marlene Buffa — In today’s society of cookie-cutter houses and manufactured homes, the concept of custom-designed residences faces extinction. We are complacently losing ourselves in the rhythmic waves of repetition amid a sea of conformity. In the face of our esteem’s wishful hunger, we thirst for personal expression that only individualism can quench. With […]
Change your focus to release habits
September 15, 2012
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by Paul Reinig — A habit is a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition. The first thing you need to do in releasing a habit is to acknowledge the awesome creator you are. For example, let us say you want to give up smoking. Ask yourself why you started smoking in the first place. […]



September 20, 2012
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