From the monthly archives:

September 2008

De-stress, Unwind: The True Value of Silence

Is stress driving you round the bend? Do you feel something has to give in your life? There is a simple remedy: Silence . Check out your soundscape at the moment. What do you hear? I bet it’s not waves lapping at the shore, or a dawn chorus! It’s more likely to be traffic noise, [...]

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Why Faking It Can be Soul-destroying

Photo by Sklathill How often have you heard, ‘Fake it till you make it’? It’s recommended behaviour. We’re supposed to pretend until we are the real thing. I recently was at a conference and listened to a motivational speaker. He told people how happy he was, how successful he was. He boasted of his Porsche, [...]

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What is the Meaning of Life?

By Mary Jaksch Do you sometimes wonder what the purpose of life is? If you are not sure, you may be looking at life the wrong way. You may have a view of life as a path. However, there is another way to see life. Read on to find out what that way is. Let’s [...]

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Zen and the Art of Traveling

Photo by Lisandro Moises> This article originally appeared the Healthy Living Lounge. Right now I’m in Buenos Aires for a couple of months. Read on to find out why. Is traveling just fun? Or can it help us to grow? In the following I’ll share with you what I’ve learned from my visits to Argentina. [...]

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9 Ways to Develop Your Intelligence at Any Age

By Mary Jaksch Forget depressing stories about the brain. That it’s at its best in our twenties, then slowly declines – until we are left in old age with tatters instead of dendrites in the brain and can’t even remember our own name. Forget that. It’s not true. The great news is that the brain [...]

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