From the monthly archives:

December 2009

11 Questions that lead to gratitude

By Mary Jaksch It’s a good idea to look back and reflect on the year that’s just coming to an end. What are you grateful for? What made you happy? What energized you? What barrier did you overcome? What changed you? What triggered your creativity? What deepened your spirituality? What kindness did you experience? What [...]

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How Not to Be Lonely This Xmas

A guest post by Arvind Devalia of Make It Happen. As the world settles down this week to celebrate Christmas Day this week, just what will you be doing? Like so many people around the world, will you be spending it with your families and loved ones? Or will you be on your own? Firstly, [...]

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How to Escape the Trap of Perfectionism

By Mary Jaksch Do you suffer from perfectionism? I’m talking about the all-pervasive attitude that whatever you attempt in life must be done letter perfect with no mistakes or slip-ups. It’s a mental attitude that can make even the best life a misery. As a ‘recovering’ perfectionist, I want to share some thoughts on how [...]

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Minimalist Christmas: Mindblowing Presents from Zero to 25 Dollars

By Mary Jaksch Are you sick of advertising that tell you to buy expensive presents for Christmas? I am. I think that we can express appreciation and love in other ways – not just in terms or how many dollars we spent. Here is a list of fun presents that range from zero to 25 [...]

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How to Use Meditation to Free Yourself From Depression

By Mary Jaksch Do you sometimes suffer from depression? From my own experience I know that meditation is powerful healing agent for depression – but only if you get it right. Do the wrong thing – and meditation sends you even deeper into depression. In the following post, I’ll clue you up on what to [...]

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Strung Out? A Simple Way to Calm Your Mind

By Mary Jaksch Are you feeling stressed? Maybe there’s a deadline bearing down on you like a freight train, or an unpaid bill that keeps reappearing in your mailbox. It’s easy to feel strung-out and stressed at those times. Stress equals preoccupied mind plus tense body. A tense body is the result of a preoccupied [...]

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Why Some People Thrive No Matter What Happens

A guest post by Gail Brenner of A Flourishing Life Elizabeth Smart is an absolute inspiration. She is the 21-year-old woman from Utah who was kidnapped at 14 and subjected to daily physical and sexual abuse during nine months of captivity. In a recent interview, she was so impressive: poised, graceful and clearly thriving, as [...]

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