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ARTArticle"Fat" Say it Loud; Say it ProudMy intern Tina and I were recently discussing the word FAT. She couldn’t imagine herself saying the word, believing it to be filled with shame, stereotypes and disgust. For me, it is merely a description, such as tall, brown hair, or big feet. (It wasn’t always this way for me and Tina is changing her view now too.) I believe it is our society that made this particular descriptive word feel bad. We learned that being fat is bad and something to avoid like the plague.ARTArticleExpressive Writing - Tips and ExercisesExpressive Writing: What is it? Expressive writing is fancy term for something very simple: expressing yourself through writing. It is the process of putting your thoughts, feelings and experiences down in to words. Expressive Writing is what you are doing when you write in a journal or a diary, although don’t let that limit you. It can be done with a pen, a keyboard or even a typewriter. Who is it for?ARTArticleRisks with Expressive WritingMost people have, at some point or another, put pen to paper and recorded their innermost thoughts and feelings. This is often referred to as Expressive Writing or jou alling. Evidence shows that Expressive Writing helps us to process emotions, reflect on our feelings and gain new insights. This leads to decreased stress levels, and a range of improvements in our physical and emotional health.ARTArticleThe Journey to Full Self-ExpressionThe Journey to Full Self-Expression “And the Day Came when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom” Anis Nin This quote really resonates with me. In my experience, many people struggle to be authentic in all of their relationships and dealings with people. Sometimes they let others lead and give in to their desires, not really thinking of their own. This costs people their personal freedom.ARTArticleWhat Makes Writing So Good For You?Can writing down your thoughts, feelings and experiences be a healing experience? Can it change your entire life for the better? More and more studies show it can. Human beings have used the written word to explore their emotions for thousands of years, but only recently has research shown that the very act of writing can be restorative and remedial. In his book, Writing to Heal, Dr. James W. Pennebaker, Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas, says ‘emotional writing’ can improve people’s sleep habits, work efficiency and relationships.ARTArticleAre Your Marbles On The Floor? Again?In the aviation world it is said that there are two classes of pilots. Those who HAVE landed gear up and those who WILL. The same can be said for every American. There are two types of people. Those who HAVE faced extreme adversity and those who WILL. Have you ever had your bag full of marbles and was about to settle back in the comfort of a good life when all of a sudden someone comes along and pulls the string and shockingly you see all of your marbles back on the floor.ARTArticleCan You Survive Retirement?Workers and employers in the U.S. are bracing for a retirement crisis, even as the stock market sits near highs and the economy shows signs of improvement. It is time to ask you some serious questions: Are you set up where you can maintain your personal lifestyle with your known retirement sources of income? As we face the probability of a drastically changed social security system in the coming years, do you believe you are buffered with sufficient savings to make up the difference?ARTArticleGet Your "WHY" You're Doing a Home Based Business on a Sign In Front of YouWe all have our reasons we came into this business, some for money, some for job freedom, some for time freedom, and some to simply sell the product, some to build a dynasty. Whatever your reason, it is CRITICAL that you make early contact with that reason, write it down, make a poster of that reason and put it in front of you at all times.ARTArticleThe Importance of Recovery Sponsors12-step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous are tradition based programs and have been proven to work. Part of the glue that keeps these programs effective is sponsorship. In AA and in NA, people are required to seek sponsors. A sponsor is a mentor and someone that has a good amount of familiarity in the 12 steps, recovery, and in sobriety itself. Sponsors use this knowledge to assist those with less experience or one that is new to recovery.ARTArticleYour Own Lead StoreThe single biggest point of failure for home based business owners is running out of enough people to talk with about their products and their business opportunity. This became immediately apparent to me when I got started in this industry back in 1991. I tried local newspaper advertising with the major newspapers and had good success; back then! The same doesn't hold true today. The world has moved to the internet and only a small number of Americans are reading newspapers anymore. This impacts on our COST/RESULTS ratio negatively.ARTArticleHow to Defend Yourself and Best Protect your Children. Part 16 in The Right Response?Government Failure? Or Government Oppression? Citizens all across the world are increasingly recognizing the problem of government failure. Many governments are increasingly incompetent at that most fundamental of tasks: protecting their citizens from harm. From Tunisia in North Africa to Syria in the middle East, from Britain to America, ordinary citizens are gaining increasing clarity about government failure as well as government oppression.ARTArticleIs President Obama's Support for the UN Arms Trade Treaty Unconstitutional?Is President Obama Conce ed for your Safety? Is President Obama really conce ed about your children's safety, or do his actions contradict his rhetoric? Is he aiming to deny you your right to defend yourself and your children? Years ago, he did say he recognizes that "gun owners in America are highly responsible," relaxed regulations which prevented citizens from carrying loaded weapons in national parks and reversed a ban on transporting unloaded firearms in checked baggage by train. Obama confirms He Supports Gun Bans ARTArticleJohnny Cash From The Darkness To The LightJohnny Cash From The Darkness To The Light I recently watched the movie on the life of Johnny Cash called “I Walk The Line” and have been listening to Johnny’s hit album of 1968 called “Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison”. The story and the movie parallel each other in the depiction of the deviant sides of Cash and the conflict of the criminal element within himself to become more whole. In the album “Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison” Cash sings songs of the experiences of a reckless, unlawful life that divulges the angry world of the criminal.ARTArticleJury Nullification Protects You Against Bad Laws. Part 15 in The Right Response?You have a Right to Protect Yourself Across the world, government bans on their people's right to protect themselves with firearms is increasingly widely ignored. The enormous outcry against the gun bans proposed by President Obama, Senator Dianne Feinstein and their Democratic allies demonstrates how such bad laws are widely seen as unjust.ARTArticleListening With The HeartI was once in relationship with a woman who was quick to become angry and would often verbally confront me with the anger. It was often for the smallest of reasons. Although I cared for this person it was painful relating in such an aggressive way. Of course I would not have attracted such a person in my life if I did not wish to resolve this within me. When my girlfriend would become angry my immediate reaction was to defend myself. My mind would start to beginning trying to find reasons why it wasn’t my fault.ARTArticleNoticing - A Life LessonLearning to “notice” during my first year of grief was not only the number one grief survival mechanism but through this actio I recognized a major life lesson. I realized that noticing was the vehicle through which I have come to accept my life experiences as well as be able to move through them and learn from them. All the major events in my life, those that caused the most pain and eventually precipitated the most growth in my life have also caused me to reflect upon and recognize that the suffering was present for a reason.ARTArticlePsychedelic Drugs may Hold some Medical ValueBack in the 1960’s, the Woodstock era, psychedelic drug use was pretty common for the younger generation, who are today’s baby boomers. New studies now reveal that today’s young people might be just as likely to use psychedelic drugs. These drugs are known to stimulate the brain receptors causing extreme emotion, hallucinations, and sensory distortions.ARTArticleReceiving 101 A Lesson From NatureReceiving 101 A Lesson From Nature Excerpt from the book " The Healing Planet" The forest does not grow with an expectation of what it will look like. It just grows. Other factors such as sun, wind, water, and other plants influence it. In the plant world there is no competition; just the energy to thrive. They are simply happy to grow. It sounds like a good model for business “Simply happy to grow”. Living with no resistance; allowance of all energies around us; awareness of our surroundings; a process that is working all day long.ARTArticleStop Overloading the Police with Ever More Laws to Enforce. Part 13 in The Right Response?The USA incarcerates more people - imprisons more per head of population - than any other country in the world. So many in jail demonstrate the enormous numbers of laws which make criminals out of its citizens. These laws hamper police from carrying out their core responsibility of protecting citizens and their property. No matter what big government enthusiasts pretend, the evidence is clear: Governments have passed so many laws that in trying to do so much they've increased the difficulty of doing anything well. Then who suffers? You. Core Responsibilities ARTArticleWhat else would Decrease the High American Murder Rate? Part 14 in The Right Response?Illegal Drugs Increase Violence Illegal drugs have caused a significant increase in violence. In the years since Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala hardened their stance on illegal drugs, their violent death body counts have risen dramatically.ARTArticle"A COURSE IN MIRACLES" SAVED MY LIFE“A COURSE IN MIRACLES-ACIM” SAVED MY LIFE! Bettina “Sparkles” Obe uefemann 7-27-2009 Most of us who have continued our commitment to studying the “A Course in Miracles.” are by its nature inspired to extend God’s Love in various forms. To express this, I have chosen to write some articles for selfgrowth.com under the topics of Spirituality: ACIM and Mental Health: PTSD. Here I go with my first article to share that ACIM saved not only my physical life but especially my spiritual life.ARTArticle“But I can always talk to my friends... “ - How Counselling is different from friendly adviceAs a counsellor in private practice, I have the opportunity to work with many clients who have decided for themselves that it would be helpful to talk to an impartial and empathic professional. Clients who come to private counselling for help typically have not sought referral to an NHS counsellor through their GP because they are not suffering from depression or anxiety, and they are not in severe distress.ARTArticleAbandon These Four Marriage-Killing ADHD HabitsLeft unchecked, there are a handful of pretty normal bad habits that can turn into relationship killers. The patterns of communication listed below can start innocently enough. You probably just don’t know any better. And for a while these cycles let out some tension and can be laughed off later. But given enough time, these bad habits can corrode the bond between spouses to the point of disrepair. See if your “harmless” habit made the list, and if so, start working towards a healthier and more respectful union today. 1. Putting Words in Each Other’s Mouthr ARTArticleAbout Child Protective ServicesChild Protective and Preventive Services are offered to families by the Department of Social Services which is mandated by law to protect children from abuse or neglect within their families, in foster care, or by persons responsible for the child's welfare as defined by statute.ARTArticleCalifo ia DECCalifo ia's Drug Endangered Child Protection Act includes sections on creating a pilot program, coordinating multiagency response teams, preparing an annual report containing data on the number of children found in and removed from meth labs, and distributing funds.ARTArticleCan the Police Respond Instantly to Every Emergency? Part 7 in The Right Response?The only thing that stops a spree shooter is a bullet. The sooner he gets that bullet, the less innocents and vulnerable children he gets to slaughter. How long does Emergency Response Take? The police do a difficult job, often in very difficult circumstances. David Thweatt, Superintendent of the Harrold school district in Texas where teachers are armed, says:ARTArticleCan You Change Holiday Traditions?My friend, Kay called. Stressed about the impending holiday season, she complained, “I’m planning that dar Christmas Eve dinner.” She is experiencing this once welcomed tradition as a dreaded event. “Can you change traditions? She asked.” The tradition began when her mother married. Since her husband’s family gathered on Christmas Day, she created the Christmas Eve dinner as a special way to celebrate with her family. Over the years, as children married and moved away, the value of the event grew into the highlight of the year!ARTArticleDare To DreamWho Am I Meant to Be? Few people dare to dream. To live their lives striving to achieve their potential and become the person they were meant to be. Most people live in survival, as though they have to constantly protect themselves from unseen dangers, even though they don’t exist. Sadly, those who do dare to dream rarely ever see their dreams and ambitions fulfilled as they are not prepared to take risks and move out of their comfort zone. Some research suggests that the figure is as low as one per cent of the population who are becoming the person they were meant to be.ARTArticleFile Like a Champ: ADHD & TaxesIt’s tax time! Are you ready? If your answer is a loud “NO” – you’re not alone. Tax season seems to be one of those universal experiences that makes everyone grumpy and anxious. The whole system seems especially designed to confound ADHDers: first, keep track of every little expense for 365 days, then slog through pages of confusing and redundant paperwork, all to fork over a check of your hard-ea ed money – and don’t forget, you’ll get slapped with penalties if you make a mistake. What a nightmare.ARTArticleGetting That Good FeelingHave you ever read fitness or weight loss success stories in a magazine and noticed that what each person is most thrilled about is how great they feel? They are happy to lose the weight of course, yet they discover it isn’t how much they lost that makes them feel so good. What is most exciting is having energy, being able to do more things, gaining self-confidence, and feeling more alive and free. You forget how much it matters to feel good when you take it for granted or it slowly slips away.

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