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Mastering the Art of Resilience: Are You a Spiral or a Stick?

A guest post by Bobbi Emel of The Bounce Blog Model your life on the spiral, not the stick. – Carol Orsborn I love this little instruction. Orsborn says that in our society, we are encouraged – pressured, perhaps – to achieve success and to achieve it in a straight line of ascent – a [...]

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The Dilemma of Choice – and How to Cope With It

By Mary Jaksch How many decisions do you make a day? I’m sure it’s more than you find comfortable. In fact, too much choice can lead to paralysis. Watch the video below to find out how to make choice easy: What’s your take on this video? Please share in the comments below.

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10 Ways to Practice Compassion

A guest post by Annika Martins of The Catalyst Sessions Think of the last time you encountered someone who was suffering. Maybe they were coping with physical pain, financial struggles or the emotional weight of a divorce or the death of a loved one. Would you define your response to them as compassionate? Now think [...]

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How to Overcome Fear and Live Bold: 10 Tips

A guest post by Tess Marshall of The Bold Life I’ll bet you’ve already promised yourself that this year will be different. This time you will reach your goal, skydive, learn Mandarin Chinese, find the love of your life, lose the weight or become self-employed. If you have that’s fantastic! Who doesn’t want to change, [...]

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How to Have More Fun in Your Life

By Mary Jaksch Are you about to set some heavy goals? Maybe you want to be more successful, lose weight, find the right partner, do more exercise … I can see you cringing at the list. How about a very simple goal (if you can call it that) for your life… Have more fun If [...]

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The Mystery of Consciousness: Neuroscience Offers New Insights

By Mary Jaksch When you woke up this morning, your consciousness returned. You woke up with a sense of who you are and what the world is like. Without consciousness, we would have no access to knowledge or our humanity, and we would have no knowledge about the world. We would have no sense of [...]

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Nature. Beauty. Gratitude

By Mary Jaksch Beauty inspires gratitude. But only when we become aware of beauty. Live rushes on and it’s easy to get immersed in the mind tape that takes about ‘me’, ‘mine’, ‘myself’ – instead of taking a moment to appreciate the beauty that is all around us. Stop for a moment and appreciate whatever [...]

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