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R.I.P Corey Haim

March 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment

By Irene Conlan - Corey Ian Haim (December 23, 1971 – March 10, 2010) was a Canadian actor, known for a 1980s Hollywood career as a teen idol. He starred or co-starred in a number of films such as Lucas, Murphy’s Romance, The Lost Boys, License to Drive and Dream a Little Dream. Notably, he collaborated numerous times with Corey Feldman, the pair being dubbed “The Two Coreys”. Haim and Feldman starred in a TV ‘reality’ show titled The Two Coreys, which aired on the A&E Network from July 2007 to August 2008. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corey_Haim He had a history... [Read the full story]

Happiness

The Journey to Success – It Comes From the Path Less Traveled

January 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment

By Matthew Toone - There is a path, called ‘the path to success,’ which everyone is traveling on. Scattered randomly throughout the journey are occasional forks in the road that require us to make difficult decisions. Both paths of these diverging forks bring with them certain appeal, rewards, risks, drawbacks, as well as consequences. The fork on the left, for example, is often much more appealing because the path is usually paved, it is always full of fellow travelers, and looks a whole lot easier than the fork on the right. In fact, sometimes it actually appears that the fork on... [Read the full story]

Self Improvement

Lost in the Sea of Information

March 10, 2010 · 1 Comment

In this technological age, information is at our fingertips – quite literally it’s just a keystroke away. The question is, how good is the information you receive? Can you count on its validity and reliability? Let’s just talk about information regarding the subject of self improvement and its main topics like self esteem, stress management, anger management, happiness, health, body image, etc. If you read three different articles, for example about improving self esteem you will get three different approaches. If you read articles about nutrition you will get as many opinions... [Read the full story]

Stress

Four Ways to Relieve Stress

January 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment

By Donna Cope - In this hectic and crazy world in which we live, there are more reasons for us to find simple ways to relieve stress. We have a few suggestions to offer. Meditate. As you become more stressed, our minds go into overdrive, and may create superficial, often negative thoughts. Meditation can help you focus and concentrate your attention on the present and let go of any thoughts of the future or past. This can help you get a grip on your racing thoughts generated by stress. Biofeedback. Biofeedback is a mind-body therapy that uses the mind favorably alter body functions such as your... [Read the full story]

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Breaking Bad Habits – 5 Simple Steps for Changing a Habit

January 16, 2010 · 3 Comments

By T Mcdonald - “Good habits are hard to develop but easy to live with” and “Bad habits are easy to develop but hard to live with”, according to Brian Tracey, a well-known motivational teacher. You may recognize that to successfully manage habit changes, breaking bad habits may be required in order to develop new ones. Breaking bad habits takes at least 21 days. Of course, in difficult cases, it can take as long as a year. Here’s an example of the process of how to change an unhealthy habit to a healthy habit. Suppose you’ve decided that coffee is not good for you and... [Read the full story]

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The Journey to Success – It Comes From the Path Less Traveled

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Lost in the Sea of Information

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Quote of the Day – Inner Guidance

“The intellect has little to do on the road to discovery. There comes a leap in consciousness, call it intuition or what you will, and the solution comes to you and you don’t know how or why.” – Albert Einstein

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Bullies Becoming Leaders

By Eric Putnam - What is bullying? Bullying is an aggressive imbalance in power, either physically or socially. Bullies are either bigger and stronger than their victims or are socially more powerful. Bullying behaviors can include hitting, teasing, name calling, or intimidation. Bullying can leave its victims...

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Ramblings about the Oscars

Last night was Oscar night and I watched most of it along with millions of other people. Because I had not seen the movies it was not as interesting to me as it generally is. The H1N1 bug kept me away this year. I will see the movies when they are released for rental. At my tender age of – oh, never mind –...

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The Shopping Game

By Irene Conlan - I’m going to Mexico next week – to La Paz to visit my brother who has a winter condo there. It’s a beautiful, peaceful place and I love my visits there. But getting ready is something of a challenge because I literally have nothing to wear. I have lost over 90 pounds in the past...

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