Article #757
I think it would be fair to say that we all have a tendency to take things personally. It’s just that some of us have a greater tendency than others to do so. And, when it happens, some of us are better able to deal with it within ourselves than others.

Post #756
Friday Video: TED Talk – We face an endless string of choices, which leads us to feel anxiety, guilt and pangs of inadequacy that we are perhaps making the wrong ones. But philosopher Renata Salecl asks: Could individual choices be distracting us from something bigger—our power as social thinkers?

Article #754
Are fear, worry, concern, dread and uneasiness driving you to abuse drugs or alcohol? Learn how to dowse the flame of anxiety and how to beat addiction without ever leaving home.

Article #753
The most common reasons given for the failure of relationships are sex, money and time issues. It usually is a combination of these and other factors that result in divorce or calling it quits. Lost that loving feeling, feels like your speaking two different languages, she won’t stop spending and I’m worried about our retirement, sex – what’s that? Be aware of the warning signs and you will have a better chance of making it.

Article #752
What does spirituality or being spiritual have to do with having an addiction? Are addictions really a spiritual manifestation outside of our control, or are they a free choice made by ego in our physical life?

Article #743
There are many ways in which a stalker can go about his or her obsessive purpose; Facebook opens up a whole new arena for the would-be stalker. You never think this will happen to you but being stalked on Facebook is not an uncommon occurrence.

Post #742
Friday Video: TED Talk – Dan Gilbert presents research and data from his exploration of happiness — sharing some surprising tests and experiments that you can also try on yourself. Watch through to the end for a sparkling Q&A with some familiar TED faces.

Article #740
Researchers have found that people who write about their deepest thoughts and feelings surrounding upsetting events have stronger immunity and visit their doctors half as often as those who write only about minor events. Exciting research in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that writing about a stressful experience reduces physical symptoms in patients with chronic illnesses.

Article #739
Procrastination is unfortunately something that a lot of us suffer from regularly, whether it’s just an occasional ‘put off ‘til tomorrow’ or a recurrent lack of drive and motivation. Procrastination can often hold us back from what we really want in life, and unfortunately, it’s something that can crop up at any time of life, no matter who you are.

Article #717
IS IT POSSIBLE TO BECOME AN OPTIMIST? So you are not an optimist, now what? Can you really become one? Statistics shows that most of our behavior is learned. We learn how to read and write, we learn how to be compassionate, we learn how to complain and this means that we can learn to stop complaining. Furthermore, it means that we can begin to see something good in something that seems bad. Have you ever heard of this saying, “This was a blessing in disguise”? Sometimes we just have to look harder.