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Sustaining the sparkle
As I wrote about in Sparkling affirmations, if we’re alive, we’re going to get knocked down. Maybe not daily, but it will happen. However, we cannot allow another person or circumstance the power to...
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Flirting with freedom
The term freedom stirs up multiple meanings. In the case of my cat, although he lives a charmed life, I imagine he still yearns for life “on the wild side.” Or at least a fleeting taste of life...
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Bankruptcy of a soul
[Image credit: 2nix] Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy— the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation. ~ Eric Hoffer In Stop the insanity¸ I write about doing the same...
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My starting point begins now
[Image credit: pixtawan] The starting point of all achievement is desire… Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat. ~ Napoleon Hill A few years...
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Great accomplishments begin here
[Image credit: Stuart Miles] The greatest accomplishment began as a decision once made and often a difficult one. ~ Michael Rawls Recently I decided I want to pursue my master’s degree. I’ve attended...
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Whose idea was this anyway?
[Image credit: cuteimage] It is our choices … that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. ~ J.K. Rowling Ever wake up and the solution to a dilemma is on the tip of your tongue? Or...
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Do you play the comparison game?
[Image credit: Suvro Datta] Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values, Your...
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What I learned after skipping yoga for more than a week
Over the past two years, I’ve only missed three or four consecutive days of Bikram yoga practice, until last week when I missed nine. Beforehand, I wondered what I’d do with the extra time, or if I’d...
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Relax! it’s just social media
[Image credit: digitart] Wow wow wow. My head is still spinning over a social media gaffe I still can’t believe happened. It began with a harmless little joke I wrote on a friend’s Facebook status...
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Turn your frown upside down
[Image credit: Stuart Miles] In a Men’s Health February 2014 article, negativity is likened to parasites that eat away at your health. That’s because pessimism begins in your brain and works its way...
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Practicing patience, perseverance
[Image credit: David Castillo Dominici] If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present. ~ Lao Tzu I...
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How to live the life of your dreams
[Image credit: Stuart Miles] I tend to gravitate toward articles and advice on how to be happy, to get what I want—to be successful at life. Don’t misunderstand—I’ve experienced happiness. I’ve also...
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Two weeks to a new, improved you
[Image credit: Stuart Miles] I’m obsessed with www.mindbodygreen.com and all its glowing tips on how to be happier, discover your life’s purpose and eat healthier, as well as my recent fixation: how...
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Step 2 toward making a positive change
[Image credit: imagerymajestic] In my post, Two weeks to a new, improved you, I shared the first step of five to help you change your life in 14 days. I also included a sample from my notebook on how...
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Step 3 toward a happier me (and you)
[Image credit: Stuart Miles] If you need to catch up with my ramblings and rhetoric to understand my recent fixation, read my posts Two weeks to a new, improved you and Step 2 toward making a positive...
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Step 4 to live more (abundantly)
[Image credit: creativedoxfoto] If I’m all about simplifying my life, then this five-step process of evaluating my satisfaction with said life, identifying areas that don’t serve me and planning...
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Be alive with step 5
[Image credit: Stuart Miles] Here we are at the final step in the series “Two weeks to a new, improved you.” I’ve reviewed steps 1-4 (see Step 4 to live more… ) for a recap. Step five is your...
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Try, try again and again
Already four days into my two-week plan on how to change my life, and I’ve run into a few speed bumps. For instance, day one I wanted to eat leftover Halloween candy, yet I committed to a healthier...
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Slow, lasting change
[Image credit: patrisyu] There are many types of change we cannot control in our lives; e.g., we lose a loved one or get laid off from our jobs. These are sometimes sudden and unexpected changes. But...
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Old habits die hard
[Image credit: marcolm] It seems I’m still on the “try, try again and again” phase of this 14-day transformation. I begin each day with good intentions, but then “life happens” and I’m eating not...
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