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7 Simple “Calm-Down Phrases” That Can Blow Away Your Worst Troubles

Have you heard the popular urban legend of the space pen? As the story goes, the US space mission needed something reliable to write with while they were on space missions. None of the pens they had...

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5 Tips to Make Your Dreams Come True

How badly do you want your dreams to come true? Dive deep into these 5 tips and let me know what you think, I'm here to help you. Tip #1: Write It Out How serious are you to making your dreams come...

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10 Cognitive Distortions that are Stressing You Out and Sapping Your...

The sculpture, Parable with a Skull, by Jaroslav Róna features a giant skull resting atop a person’s back weighed down on their hands and knees, and was inspired by the works of Franz Kafka, whose...

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A Messy Person’s Guide To Being Clean and Organized

Wouldn’t it be nice? Never having to look at a pile of messy clothes, stacks of papers, dirty trash, or dozens of emails ever again? It’s definitely possible, and a lot easier than you might think. I...

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What Today’s Tech Can Teach Us About Success

Most people agree that today’s technology is (for the most part) making life simpler, allowing us more time for other things and ultimately giving us a wealth of opportunities to have more comfortable...

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Don’t Be Part of the “No Vacation Nation”

The US is known for being the “No Vacation Nation”. Not only do we get less vacation time that many other countries, we are more likely not to use the vacation time we have. Nearly ½ billion vacation...

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Why Knowing Yourself Is Everything and How To Do It

If your understanding of yourself is not strong, you are doomed to interact far less effectively with family, friends and colleagues. And yet, to see within oneself is one of the greater challenges in...

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Forgiveness Brings Healing

There once was a man who lived in a tiny village and who was easily offended. If someone forgot it was his birthday or didn’t compliment him on his new haircut, he would hold a grudge against the...

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Can Taking Risks Improve Your Self-Esteem?

Too many people suffer from low self-esteem. However, there are a lot of great ways you can improve your self-esteem. Did you know that if you take risks, your self-confidence and self-image will get...

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4 Steps to Building Greater Resilience

Over the last seven years or so, I’ve been on a journey to discover what it really means to be ‘me’. This time has included some of the darkest moments of my life, as well as some of the brightest....

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The Twenty-Somethings Guide To Embracing Change, Running And The Quest Of Life.

Some want to change their fitness because they want to look better. Some because they want to move better. Some because they want to feel better. It all starts with a motive. When I began to change my...

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Warning: You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know

Do you ever have a project running along and feel like you have it all under control, then suddenly something comes up and completely derails it? Have you ever called tech support over a problem which...

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Explore And Refute Inner Negativity

The battle with inner negativity can be very real and damaging. It can cause one to lose hope and happiness. If you find yourself in a negative way, try the following method: (1) Take a piece of paper...

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The Perils of Busy Life and What to do About it

“It’s not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: what are we busy about?” Henry David Thoreau Have you ever felt that you have the compulsion to fill your time with something to do? This...

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Who You Are And Who You Think You Are

There is a difference between who you are and your IDEA of who you are. Furthermore, there is a GIGANTIC difference between the person you are USUALLY and who you can be in life's many, many varied...

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The Top 5 Reasons To Try Yoga This Weekend

We all have hundreds of thousands of thoughts running through our brain every minute. Most of us get so caught up in our daily lives that we don’t take time step back, relax and breathe. This is...

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The One Thing Holding You Back In Life (And How to Overcome it)

“The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.” -Thucydides Lisa was dazed and confused. Totally lost in life, she was feeling like she was in a life she hadn’t chosen, feeling...

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Find The Underlying Reason For Your Feelings

We have many different feelings. If you characterize your feelings only by their usefulness to you - as in, awkwardness as bad because it drives people away, and energetic good because I can make...

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3 Reasons Why Other People Matter

If you would like to live a good life and be happy, what are the things that count?  The science of positive psychology is the place to find the answer. ... and a big part of that answer is your...

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Understanding Yourself Is Incredibly Valuable

Imagine a side of you that likes these things that you dislike. As soon as you imagine it, you might be tempted to make snap-judgments about this side, like how it's a "poor excuse for a human being",...

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