From the monthly archives:

August 2009

Do You Know the First 7 Signs of Emotional Meltdown?

amanky By Mary Jaksch Do sometimes feel pushed to the limits of your emotional resilience? Do you sometimes want to  scream, hurl abuse, run away, or curl up into a ball on the floor? You may be heading for an emotional meltdown. But don’t worry – there are some simple things you can do to [...]

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Be Inspired, Be Touched: Gems on the Net

By Mary Jaksch Want to know what really matters? To be reminded of what really matters to you, read Jonathan Fields’ post about What Really Matters. Here is an excerpt: I care about the lush aroma of razor-thin sliced garlic, aged olive-oil and vidalia onions wafting through the kitchen on a lazy Sunday, emboldened by [...]

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Anyone Home? Are You in Touch with Yourself?

Are you in touch with yourself? To check, see if you can answer the following questions: What’s your mood like right now? What areas of your body are difficult to feel? What’s  just below your level of awareness right now? You might find that some questions may be easier to answer than others. I think [...]

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Weekend Browsing: Highlights on the Net

A guest post by Janice Hunter (The photo above is by Caroline of the Zen in You. If you have problems with meditation, check out her photography blog in slideshow format. It’s mesmerising.) This week, we’ve some links to help you celebrate life, get clean and clear and achieve froglessness… Every so often, I take [...]

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What If We Treat Life Like a Lucid Dream?

Photo by h.koppdelaney A guest post by Ryan Hurd . Paying attention to your dreams is one of the easiest ways to be happier, more creative and more successful. Sounds like a bold claim, but it’s based on solid evidence from thousands of psychologists and dreamworkers. To make my case even plainer: bringing dreams back [...]

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Weekend Haul: What We Found on the Net

Photo by plo From contributor Janice Hunter “They can because they think they can.” ~ Virgil I love the Mary’s choice of name for her site. Goodlife Zen; it’s so simple yet deceptively powerful. How do you define Zen and incorporate Zen-inspired elements and wisdom into your life; what does a good life mean to [...]

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Hold Fast or Let Go? 9 Lessons from the Tide

By Mary Jaksch If you ever went to the beach as a child you’ll know what happens to sandcastles when the tide comes in. You’ve built this fantastic castle and then the tide starts to creep in. What to do? You slap a retaining wall around your castle. You frantically dig trenches to divert the [...]

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