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Genuine Happiness Comes from Within
By: Janette Marie Freeman | 15/06/2006 | Motivational
Life isn't the sweetest candy. Sometimes, when I feel like the world is just too heavy, I look around and find people who continued to live fascinating and wonderful lives. And then thoughts come popping into my mind like bubbles from nowhere - "How did their life become so adorably sweet? How come they still can manage to laugh and play around despite a busy stressful life?"

Create a Meaningful Life
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Most people want their life to be meaningful. Sometimes you may struggle finding what will give you that special feeling of meaning. To begin, consider the conditions necessary to give meaning "within" life by answering two important questions. In addition, consider the three conditions Jonathan Haidt describes needed for feelings of meaning to exist. By establishing these three conditions, life becomes more meaningful.

You, Me, Happiness and Philosophy - the Only Way to Feel Happy!!!
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Be as Happy as You Want to Be
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Men - If there was a need for an homemaker at home..?
By: qzmaster591 | 09-07-2008
... and your wife, working in the same field of expertise in which you're currently working, was clearly more competent, able, and able to earn more you, and willing to take over the role of breadwinner, would you step down and be the homemaker?

Ladies - You'd feel more cursed or blessed?
By: qzmaster591 | 09-07-2008
Imagine to wake up, and find you've gotten more beautiful than you ever were. In fact, you're now the most glamorous woman ever, that kind of absolute beauty that no one would ever resist to. To gauge it, just imagine being like a younger sister of Megan Fox, just a lot curvier, bustier, lovelier, cuter and far more graceful and glamorous, almost a million time better, with lovely eyes and a smile able to melt hearts of concrete. But you discover your voice is now damaged: you can't speak at all, just grunt, moan and croak to let you heard, with choked, messed up gibberish. By grunting and looks you manage to call someone, and you discover that your hearing is impaired too. You can still hear loud sounds, and be aware of your surroundings. You can tell if someone is speaking to you: only, no matter how close he/she is, you can no more understand him/her, every conversation for you is a whispery gibberish. Still, you're dazzling What would you do? How would you feel? Cursed? Blessed?

Confused
By: ms.sarah31 | 07-07-2008
I've just gotten off the birth control shot and my period hasnt returned yet, but a week ago I had ovulation spotting. So my question is, can a woman have ovulational without a monthly period?

Desperately seeking nj town close to ny!! Looking ...
By: Arden | 07-07-2008
DESPERATELY SEEKING NJ TOWN CLOSE TO NY!! Looking to sell our place in Manhattan and move to town in NJ to be closer to elderly parents in Phila. My husband and I have no kids so schools not important. Want a quiet town, still with lots of nature, not overly populated. Backyards, back roads, nature most important.  ANY SUGGESTIONS? We'd be eternally grateful. 

Dream daze!
By: cebm04 | 06-07-2008
Moms, if you had one week to do absolutely anything, what would you do?

My friend needs closure
By: voterperson | 05-07-2008
Stacy buys blouses, sweaters and blazers at the 99store and they really are gorgeous. She goes every other day and buys a few or more than a few. Yesterday she went and purchased about twelve blouses (both for summer and winter). This morning the following took place:Stacy: ?Mom I am going to go out for about an hour?Mom: ?To the 99 cent store?Stacy: ?Yes?Mom: ?You just went yesterday and don?t you think you have enough, you don?t have enough storage room, it is becoming obsessive. I don?t care how much of a good buy it is?Stacy went anyway. She went to get the three blouses she left behind yesterday. When Stacy came home her mom was reading a book and then they both decided to have lunch.After lunch Stacy went to check her e-mail:Stacy: ?Mom I received the email from Annie? (Annie is Stacy?s cousin and her mom came into Stacy?s room to hear about the email)Mom: ?Ok what did Annie say.?Stacy: ?She liked my message about the book?Mom: ?So what did you buy today?Stacy showed her mom and her mom loved itSo if you were Stacy how would you interpret the remarks the mom right before Stacy left the house and the remark (?So what did you buy today?) her mom made and should Stacy still go the 99 cent store and not care about what her mom thinks.AND HERE ARE MORE THINGS:BACKGROUND: Most of the time Stacy (54 years old) goes ALONE to the 99 cent store to buy the clothes. Sometimes she will go with her mom (in her 80?s). When Stacy goes by herself she always comes home with the gorgeous stuff (items from Talbot?s, Old Navy, etc) and her mom loves the stuff that Stacy brings home. When Stacy goes with her mother her mother comments.HERE ARE THE THINGS HER MOM SAYS NOT ALL AT ONCE BUT AT VARIOUS TIMES(1) That is short, you don?t like short? (when they are at the 99 cent store)(2)?Look it over to make sure it is in good condition? (when they are at the 99 cent store)(3) ?I only told you that it didn?t look good because you weren?t sure if you liked it or not? (when they are at the 99 cent store)(4) ?Even though it is gorgeous I like the other one better if I was going to wear it?(when they are at the 99 cent store)(5) ?I do love that turtleneck you picked out but thick turtlenecks bother me? (when they are at the 99 cent store)(6) ?I only told you what I thought because you asked me if I liked it or not? (when they are at the 99 cent store)(7) ??But you don?t have to be obsessive. I mean it isn?t like you don?t have anything to wear?? (AT HOME)(8) ?You just went? (AT HOME)(9) ?You are not working right now you have to be careful with your money? and her mom will first say that the 99 cent store is NOT included and then when they fight her mom includes the 99 cent store.(10) Aren?t you going to be hot in that blouse. It is going to be a hot summer day 11) Well what you are wearing is not nice. I cant let you go out of the house like that?*she said this when they were fighting (12) People should wear what is appropriate for the weather? she said this when Stacy said well what would happen if I wore a material that might not be cool for the summer(13) Buy what you want, and I buy what I want but you don?t have to talk about it.?(14) I buy the food, and I am supporting you. But do you realize you are rubbing it in(15) I am working I cannot go to the 99 cent store or Kohl?s or any place like that to shop. You are home and shopping. I mean you talk about shopping constantly. I don?t want to hear it anymore(16) I don?t care what you buy but you don?t have to talk about it. They are pretty but again I don?t want to hear about it. When you get a job you can talk to me about your jobHOWEVER, WHEN STACY GOES BY HERSELF THIS IS WHAT HER MOTHER SAYS WHEN STACY COMES HOME:(1) ?I love what you got - I want it.? (AT HOME)(2) ?I love that and I am going to take that from you? (AT HOME)(3) ?Get me that? (AT HOME)STACY AND HER MOM WILL SAY THE FOLLOWING WHEN THEY ARE AT THE 99 CENT STORE:(1) ?Mom you always make comments? which her mother replied: ?I am allowed to say something and I am allowed not to like something?(2) ?Mom I feel you would have said something about the ones you loved that I brought home if you had come with me on those outings here? which her mother replied ?No I wouldn?t have because they are beautiful. And it is your problem if you feel this way, not mine?(3) Her mother also says ?You really lack self-esteem?(3) Her mom also says ?You know Stacy sometimes you tell me you don?t like an article of clothing I buy, but if I really like it you could stand on your head and I wouldn?t care if you liked it or not because I do.SO MY QUESTION: (1) DO you think Stacy is overreacting to the comments her mother makes; (2) DO you think Stacy?s mom would have made comments about the items Stacy brought home If her mom had gone with Stacy on those outings?

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Making a Decision is the First Critical Step to Success
By: Josef Mack | 19/07/2008
We all make many decisions every day. But when it comes to key aspects of our life we rarely make a decision, and when we do it is unlikely that we will follow through. Learn why its important to make a strong decision.

Positive Thoughts- Why Think Positively
By: Andy Smith | 19/07/2008
Hundreds of thousands of books must been written in all the languages about positive thinking? Every second book on self-development invariably has a chapter on positive thinking. Why? Why so much importance is being given to positive thinking? What are the reasons? Does positive thinking really help? Many people believe that by thinking positively nothing changes. They think that this is an invention of some fertile imaginations to sell more books and make money.

Personality Test - Do You Have Saintly Qualities
By: Andy Smith | 18/07/2008
What kind of a person are you? At the time of test, will you prove yourself a good person or fail? All of us think that we are good persons. But when it comes to crunch, not many pass the test. They change suddenly at that moment and become a different person.

Personality Test - are You Liked by Your Co-workers
By: Andy Smith | 18/07/2008
You must be aware of somebody in your office that is not liked by many of you. But that person is unaware of that. No body wants to tell him/her on their face about what they do not like in that person. Are you also one such person who is not liked by some co-workers? You do not believe that to be true at all. But why not try and make yourself more popular? Let us discuss how.

Pain of Living
By: Andy Smith | 18/07/2008
Pain. Immense pain. Sometimes unbearable, and sometimes incomprehensible. So many of us live life in pain. The pain of decision-making. The pain of thinking about life. The pain of keeping dead relationships alive. The pain of memories that haunt us. The pain of fear. The pain of getting up in the morning and the pain of sleepless nights.

Our Thoughts Determine our Destiny
By: Andy Smith | 18/07/2008
Most of what we experience in our lives is a result of our habitual thoughts. Focusing on something increases it in our lives in one way or another.

Of Morality and Integrity - a True Story
By: Andy Smith | 18/07/2008
Recently in India, a news appeared. The news was not shocking but must be given a second thought. A sex worker had not told her daughter about her profession and saved enough money to send her daughter for higher education to Australia. After daughter came to know the source of mother's income, the report says that the mother and daughter have come closer.

Of Humanity and Cruelity
By: Andy Smith | 18/07/2008
This is story of a girl. A girl supposed to have a very soft heart. A very sensitive girl. Someone one could call as a compassionate person. I will tell you about how she acquired her pet, rather two pets. And how one was beaten by her father and the other was beaten dead by herself. Let me begin.

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Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein Launches Virtual Book Tour for “the Truth, I’m Ten, I’m Smart and I Know Everything!”
By: Barbara Holstein | 08/08/2007 | Self Help
Join psychology and self-help author Barbara Becker Holstein, Ed.D, author of THE TRUTH: I’m Ten, I’m Smart and I Know Everything! (Ladybug Press), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in August and September for her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book Promotion Virtual Book Tours

Practical Ways to Bring Enchantment into Your Life
By: Barbara Holstein | 12/07/2006 | Coaching
How to access positive states of well being again and again. These positive states are unique to you and often reflect your interests, talents, and potential. Here are some activities useful in helping you get in touch with your Enchanted Self.

The Communal Sharing of Enchantment
By: Barbara Holstein | 11/07/2006 | Motivational
Mentoring and learning from each other is much more that taking a course or explicitly giving someone advice or help. Almost every moment of every day when we are with people has the potential for becoming a mentoring or a learning situation.

Life Writing, One Facet of Living an Enchanted Life
By: Barbara Holstein | 25/06/2006 | Motivational
In writing THE ENCHANTED SELF, A Positive Therapy, I began writing about my past and experiences again, but this time looking for precious treasure: the positive parts of myself and my life. In writing down my thoughts, feelings and memories, I discovered many wonderful memories growing up.

Practical Steps to Enchantment: Improving Your Self Esteem
By: Barbara Holstein | 24/06/2006 | Advice
Often in our society, we are bombarded with the lives of celebrities. We can end up feeling that if we are not part of the rich and famous, our lives are insignificant. Our society also sends a message of competition and achievement.

Designing A Life - We Each Get The Chance
By: Barbara Holstein | 24/06/2006 | Motivational
As we pass through the Seven Gateways to Enchantment again and again and become a true Enchanted Self, we see that life is all about living and then telling and retelling the stories of our lives to get the most positive juice from our stories.