Article #882
When you understand that you have control over nothing, your response can be despair or detachment. Passion acts with great enthusiasm, extraordinary intensity, and deep feelings. Detachment lets go of all concern for the results of the action.

Article #881
Have you ever watched five-year-olds at play? They are curious and highly creative in their games. They don’t know yet, what they don’t know. Their creative limits have no bounds; no one has told them that they can’t do something. They’re fearless explorers, artists, or musicians; some are even comedians in the making. They have not yet been pressured to conform and they think they can do anything and that nothing is beyond their capabilities.

Article #875
Ever feel like you’re stuck in a mud hole on the Road to … Ask yourself these crucial … and see where you can shore up your spinning tires.

Post #866
Friday Video: TED Talk – In the US, 80% of girls have been on a diet by the time they’re 10 years old. In this honest, raw talk, neuroscientist Sandra Aamodt uses her personal story to frame an important lesson about how our brains manage our bodies, as she explores the science behind why dieting not only doesn’t work, but is likely to do more harm than good.

Article #863
Our bodies send messages that speak volumes about us–what we are feeling and thinking at the time, how comfortable and professional we appear. Learn more about our body language and gestures and what we can do to improve the “look.”

Article #862
Finding ways to disrupt your safety net or established comfort zone could bring about benefits in your life.

Post #861
Friday Video: TED Talk – Sam Richards sets an extraordinary challenge: Can anyone truly understand and empathize with another?

Article #860
A discussion of the differences of how both optimism and pessimism affect our lives, and how these in themselves are not always the only thing affecting us.

Article #854
To be around someone who always thinks that they are a victim can be very difficult; it is even more uncomfortable for the person who feels that they are the victim.

Article #846
What do you like about yourself? Are you proud of yourself? If these questions make you feel uncomfortable, or you cannot answer them, chances are that you have a problem with self esteem. Why is that? Why do so many of us basically dislike ourselves? Why are we embarrassed to “esteem” ourselves?