Nothing in our lives can help us accumulate merit except offering selfless help to others. The Buddha says that if you help two people in your life, your cultivation will be refined, and if you help a dozen, you will be immensely blessed. A sincere helper will do his utmost …

Look for these challenges throughout the article, drawn from my satirical blog post series, 25 Things Fat People Shouldn't Do. All the items on this list come from ridiculous corners of the Internet where apparent experts have decided what fat people should and should not do. They range from the …

Scrolling through her posts, my mind was momentarily broken, trying to wrap itself around the fact that there was a woman in the world who looked nothing like the ideal, but who was living a full and joyous life. No shame, no apologies, only confident posts about her favorite articles …

We should not allow our fear to let us lose sight of our big-picture desires. We desperately want less risk and more safety. Countries like Norway and Sweden offer us another choice. To avail ourselves of that choice, we must first be honest. Here's why: conversations, scents, coughing, movement, and …

I talked about it a lot-- over lunch with friends, phone conversations with my sister, emails with my coaching forum. I was dramatic about the not knowing. I would exclaim, with great emphasis, I have absolutely NO IDEA why this is so. And everyone would agree with me. Eventually I …

He was urging his flock to look at the bright side, not to become overly chirpy. Though only 18 of 250 members succeeded for the entire time (three weeks was asking a lot), everyone started thinking more positively, which uplifted the congregation's energy. As a policy for living, place your …

You need many experiences of saying no, disagreeing with other people's opinions, and confronting others. Your supportive people need to commit themselves to you in this process. For while many people can connect emotionally to need and weakness, they may have a hard time dealing with an oppositional two-year-old in …

Be an engaged part of your network. Change your game and speak up! Listen to be present Multitasking is seen as an art form these days with communication merely an exchange of information. True connection, the meeting of minds, and the mastery of networking, of actually being present not just …

This decreases the swelling and inflammation in the affected area. Once the cold application is removed, the blood vessels compensate by over-dilating and thus blood rushes into the area. The infusion of blood in the area brings along with it nutrients, which aid in healing of injured back muscles, ligaments …

He taught us a form of mindfulness which I practise only very occasionally . My cynical hackles were up, I was ready to pounce, but the exercise he taught us wiped the smirk right off my face. He asked us to pick a random partner and then for each of us …

You may need just a comforting word, a little push or some additional motivation to take you that extra mile. Napoleon Hill, author of the all-time classics Think and Grow Rich, The Law of Success and Success through a Positive Mental Attitude, once said . Don't try to do it all …

ADDITIONAL PRACTICE FOR THE OLD Before ending the session - say mentally 'I am forgiving all the people who have hurt me and insulted me. They are ignorant people. God show them the right path. have forgiven them, which has made me receptive to the divine energy. are the people who …

This time the super white light brought no sound with it at all. The quiet was deafening until it was replaced by the sound of confused thoughts pouring into her young mind. What's happening? What should I do? But an intense peal of twin thunderings gave her the answer. Carl …

To his credit, this man had excellent self-esteem and wasn't about to apologize for what warranted no apology. He refused to let me speak this way to him. Further, he knew my parents and said to me, The sad truth is, Judith, you sound just like your mother. Okay, this …

We know that wherever we are, whatever the circumstances surrounding us, we are always in the right place at the right time to further our relationship with the Divine. Implied Exercise: It is never what we are in a hurry to win that makes us real winners in life. Real …

I'd like to begin with the fact that none of us ever feels as if we're in our right mind. The reason may well be that we have three brains and, at any moment, we don't know which one we're in. Each brain has been shaped by evolution to improve …

By rewiring our thoughts, we could achieve the goals we had set ourselves. NLP was invented in California during the 1970s by Richard Bandler and John Grinder. Since then, hundreds of thousands of people had attended NLP training. In the UK alone, there were over 30,000 licensed NLP practitioners …

So I thought I would create a document that could act as a catalyst for people seeking to complete the 100 Goal Challenge. I wrote an e-article with 400 examples of goals that you can review, use as thought provokers or copy in eight key areas. The e-article is called …

What do you want to know? Whatever you feel like telling me. I think about my response for a minute. She had this really quirky sense of humor. For her birthday, she always tried to ask for something weird. The stranger and harder to find, the better. Shopping was always …

If you can, establish a kind of written conversation with these parts of self. It doesn't matter if it's all imaginary -- you'll still be learning about your inner life. Mental imagery: If you are good at seeing mental images, you may find mental imagery a useful approach. What's this project …

Other valued areas Example list of not-so-random acts of values and compassion Another way to bring compassion to the world is to send compassionate and caring intentions out to your fellow human beings and the world. Each tries to advance your interests in some way (even if sometimes it has …

You won't be able to change your negative self-talk without noticing it and making a conscious choice to change it. Some people find it helpful to keep a self-talk log. Carry a small notearticle, and every time you notice a negative self-talk thought, write it in the log. I would …

As Benjamin and Rosamund Zander write in The Art of Possibility, The frames our minds create define--and confine--what we perceive to be possible. Every problem, every dilemma, every dead-end we face in life, only appears unsolvable inside a particular frame or point of view. Enlarge the box, or create another …

But watching blinking words appearing on a screen felt more like staring into a strobe than actually reading. Next lesson: Follow the guide as it highlights words from left to right. Everyone is laughing, except you. You don't get it. The person who told the joke realizes you don't get …

And certainly if the right person came along, I would be only too pleased to get married. Just like that. Very little is known about men's (re)partnering experiences. Step 1: Learn Relaxation Skills To use the approach in this article, you need to master cue-controlled relaxation, from article 5 …

And this is often terribly frightening or discouraging for many students. A regression in your practice can create crippling doubt and a lot of emotional setback. Students wonder if they've lost their connection to meditation forever because the honeymoon period felt so invigorating, so true. Breech births can be a …

Getting ready for the prom, a high school student thinks, I've got the worst hips in my homeroom, and the second-worst hair. If this French twist comes undone, I'll just die. I'll never get it back together, and the evening will be ruined. I hope Ron gets his dad's car …

Two types of walking contribute to long-term improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness. The other is high intensity, low frequency--walking at a faster pace three to four times a week for 30 minutes, where you are able to speak only in short sentences and are huffing and puffing a bit. The elliptical …

Research from my lab and that of several colleagues suggests several secrets to overcoming, forestalling, or at least slowing down hedonic adaptation to committed relationships. The first recommendation is one you have already begun to follow simply by reading this, and that is to learn about the ordinariness of this …

One only has to observe the untiring efforts of a baby in her first year to control her body to become aware of her urge for independence. She never tires of trying first to sit, then crawl and later walk, run and jump. She wants to brush her own hair …

The basic treatment protocol for all phobias is the same, with the exception of agoraphobia. Agoraphobia usually starts with untreated panic disorder. The panic disorder must be resolved first by working through article 7, Coping with Panic. Then you can continue with the regular phobia protocol. All you have to …

In a 2011 interview with CNN, Clark related an exchange with a principal who had been named the administrator of the year in her state but had chosen to leave education. I screamed, You can't leave us,' and she quite bluntly replied,Look, if I get an offer to lead …

You think, speak, and act differently. There is no one in all the world like you. The Life Principle never repeats Itself. Realize, know, and believe that you have special and unique talents and capabilities. You can do something in a special way that no one else in all the …

I would not wish hard times on myself or anyone else, but I am grateful for the learning they have given me. In spite of all the changes and freedoms of modernity, the most common aspiration of people around the world is a long-term, loving, monogamous relationship, but a recent …

Yet an entire universe awaits, vibrant with life about which we know next to nothing. Collins returned to Earth with deep insight into the planet's fragile, silent beauty, one that eradicates borders and silences arguments. We can extend this insight to our dreams, for when we explore and share our …

Her real extrasensory travel This woman projected her astral body and was perceived as an apparition by the people in the home she visited. This perception was visual and auditory, as they heard her footsteps and saw her clearly. Traditional healing medicine suggests salt water as an additional compress to …

Your spouse may view your new look as a threat to the marriage, thinking, He/she might leave me for someone else. Or, perhaps more innocently, maybe your spouse liked it better when you ate bad foods together and sat on the couch for movie night. Your dieting changes may …

In many fairytales and stories, she has two sisters, to whom she sends people that are seeking advice to complete various tasks as a test. Even today Baba Yaga is a feared goddess. Even people with backgrounds in nature spirituality or Paganism tend to perpetuate the old stereotypes; But in …

This brings us back to the topic of guilt that was already mentioned. Many people have a deeply archaic vision of illnesses being linked to guilt of some sort. illness seems to be the penance for this guilt or wrong-doing. These inner patterns often originate in childhood experiences (This is …

No exposure to abusive motivation required! Moving Too Little? The benefits of getting enough physical activity are well understood. Our bodies were made to move and move often. That regular movement is key to achieving and maintaining good health. Just like there is a downside to moving too much, the …