January 2012
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July 2011
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Action Blocks: When We Cannot Do What We Plan →
This long somewhat complex article explains how to release deep seated feelings, and connect with parts of ourselves that we have rejected. It is those parts that can keep you from carrying out your plans.
January 2011
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“I found myself spending literally a half an hour, 30 minutes, in the cereal...”
– One year ago this week: Jonah Lehrer, on the pathologies of decision making. (via nprfreshair)
December 2010
1 post
Serious Mental Health Needs Seen Growing at... →
infoneer-pulse:
… national surveys show that nearly half of the students who visit counseling centers are coping with serious mental illness, more than double the rate a decade ago. More students take psychiatric medication, and there are more emergencies requiring immediate action.
“It’s so different from how people might stereotype the concept of college counseling, or back in the ’70s...
October 2010
2 posts
“Anyone can become angry—that is easy, but to be angry with the right person at...”
– Aristotle (via reluctantbuddha) (via sargasso)
September 2010
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“If you celebrate your differentness, the world will, too. It believes exactly...”
– Victoria Moran
( Lit from Within: Tending Your Soul for Lifelong Beauty )
Our Thanks, Yet Again, To IwanNotowidigdo ♥
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August 2010
3 posts
Tony Robbins on Attaining Success
thetaoofdana:
S = Set your course. Empower yourself to follow your unique path. U = Uncover your brilliance. Focus on what you do best and enjoy most. C = Create your plan. Set goals for your business and your life. C = Clear the blocks that stand in your way. A success mindset is critical. E = Embrace your brightest possible future. This involves having a vision. S = Seek support. Create a...
“Most of your unhappiness in life is due to the fact that you are listening to...”
– Martin Lloyd-Jones
“Everytime you take responsibility FOR someone,you take responsibility FROM them,...”
– Rick Warren
July 2010
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June 2010
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Smiling Now Primarily Used To Communicate Anger →
energyface:
NEW YORK—The smile, a facial expression traditionally used to convey joy, pleasure, or amusement, is now mainly used to suppress rage, according to a five-year study released Monday by the Countenance Institute. “More than 85 percent of smiles are involuntary responses to mounting anger,” the study read in part. “In addition, the length and intensity of these smiles directly...
May 2010
2 posts
Bear Grylls Tells Relevant Magazine:
“I’m Still...
mediablanket:
BANNOCKBURN, IL — International television star Bear Grylls, who has braved some of the toughest terrains known to man, recently revealed to Relevant magazine that his biggest challenge wasn’t climbing Mount Everest or putting his survival skills to the test on Man Vs. Wild … but tackling life’s most difficult questions.
“It’s been a wiggly, messy journey that is continuing,”...
The 'Reality' of Sex Addiction Stirs Debate →
The stand out is “It’s not been shown that you need increasing amounts of sex to get the same effect, which is the case with drug addiction.” many associate increased and more bizarre behavior with the definition of ‘sex addict’. While in some cases this can happen it is less about the addiction and more about the situation. By example you would not associate a food...
April 2010
2 posts
“The majority of well adapted individuals have lost their own self at an early...”
– — Erich Fromm (via heartmindspirit;amare-habeo;arsvitaest) (via danakil) (via themagiclantern)
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March 2010
5 posts
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It can be a snare or trap for the Christian to think that books, and knowledge can achieve spiritual change, just as much as those who believe that books and knowledge cannot be used for spiritual awakenings.
Life...act II, pg. 60: As I watched Nabirye toil... →
set in a basket upon her head, it occurred to me that she was always last in line; following the bevy of other women of her village into town to peddle and pawn her wares was a daily duty for Nabirye, one she accepted with a silent resignation.
She walked with a limp and that limp slowed her…
(take the time read the whole thing; it is about a 2nd journey)
February 2010
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Phil Wickham -...
January 2010
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questions have been enabled →
December 2009
2 posts
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it...”
– Lucille Ball (via lickystickypickyme) (via quote-book) (via ackb)
Simko: I've always found the twelve-step bit intriguing...
Anonymous: Those 12 simple actions did more for me than years of intense psychotherapy, medication, self-medicating and strategic geographical moves combined.
October 2009
9 posts
“To Aung San Suu Kyi (deposed and imprisoned leader of Burma) we and the people...”
– ~ Bono (via un)
Randy Stonehill “Love And Mercy”
Phil Keaggy ” Round About You” At The...
taylorcthomas:
“Be Here Now”- Ray LaMontagne
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“recovery is so that you have the whole spectrum of sanity and insanity, and then...”
– asie.
ah-mazing.
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miocyon:
You know what sucks? Having feelings. It was far easier when they were a mythical part of my life, like unicorns and midgets.
September 2009
13 posts
“It isn’t what happens to us that causes us to suffer; it’s what we say to...”
– ~ Pema Chodron (via gatekeeper) (via redcloud)
“The world is very bewildering to a junkie.”
How long to form a habit?
proofmathisbeautiful:
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roomthily:
Although the average was 66 days, there was marked variation in how long habits took to form, anywhere from 18 days up to 254 days in the habits examined in this study. As you’d imagine, drinking a daily glass of water became automatic very quickly but doing 50 sit-ups before breakfast required more dedication (above, dotted lines). The researchers...
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Three Dog Night - “Joy To The...
Seeking Freedom from Co-Dependency? →
This Relational “Bill Of Rights” or ”Declaration of Interdependence” changed my life for the better.
I have the right to: • Feel respected as a person. • To be appreciated and not taken for granted. • Effective communication with others. • To have my privacy respected and to have boundaries. • To not be one upped or one downed. • Feel good about myself and my...
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WatchThis is a particularly painful study of addiction and love from the series “Intervention” this episode features legendary Three Dog Night singer Chuck Negron and his son’s battle with heroine and his mom’s struggle with enablement. There are some really important messages of love and reality offered here. Pretty hard to keep a dry eye. Kudos to the Negron family for being...
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Blue October “Into The Ocean” Foiled...
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August 2009
18 posts
“The dominant characteristic of an authentic spiritual life is the gratitude that...”
– Brennan Manning (via sds)
Heard about Bear Grylls and Alpha USA's succesful... →