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ARTArticleThe Importance of Trust & Patience during Times of CrisisIt may seem counterintuitive to have any trust when it comes to business ventures during this time of crisis. This may be especially true if you have suffered setbacks that are related to somebody that you trust who is not coping well with current circumstances. The importance of patience and trust during this time of crisis is paramount.ARTArticle12 Step Statistics - What Should We Know?Many people want to know whether 12 Step programs are successful. The problem is there are many recovering alcoholics and addicts who relapse. It isn’t the programs that are faulty, though.
These programs help alcoholics and addicts to be effective in their recovery. In fact, there are some credible 12 Step statistics that show just how helpful these programs are for recovering alcoholics and addicts.
Crystal Meth Anonymous:ARTArticleHow to Turn a Mega Failure into an Opportunity for Self-ImprovementTo be human is to fail, but just knowing this to be true doesn’t necessarily make bouncing back from failure any easier— especially when you feel that you’ve blown it big time. Certain life events and situations can often be associated with this sense of having majorly failed:
• a divorce or unhappy marriage;
• the loss of a job and prolonged unemployment;
• grief, often involving a sense of guilt or failure, over the traumatic
loss of someone you love or are responsible for (such as in the
context of war or a first responder situation);rARTArticleWhy 12 Step Programs Don't Always WorkThere are some people who are adamant that 12 Step programs always work for those struggling with alcoholism or drug addiction. Maybe they’ve attended meetings or know someone who has gotten free by attending such a group. They’ve seen how the 12 Step group turned someone from an addict into a non-addict, experiencing more peace and joy.ARTArticleChange Your Life, Change the World - World Tai Chi & Qigong DayOn the last Saturday of April each year people all over the world come together to promote spiritual awakening, global peace and cooperation, and mind-body practices that can save the world trillions of dollars in saved healthcare costs.ARTArticle5 Ways To Boost Your Self-esteem.A sense of self-worth, self-respect and confidence that you can handle what life presents to you are all features of self-esteem. But appreciating and liking yourself is not always easy, especially if your sense of self was seriously undermined in your youth, toxic relationships, negative cultural influences or major life changes. Don’t let them determine your sense of value, instead resolve to get to the truth of who you are and form your own view of yourself.
Take Charge of your Progress.ARTArticleA Writing Career on a BudgetHere are tips for developing writing skills, improving craft, and taking advantage of resources inexpensively from automated essay creator.
An unpublished novelist is stuck in a catch-22. He can’t make money until he sells a novel, but he can’t sell a novel until he develops his craft, which usually requires money.
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These days, there are tons of writing articles online that teach the basics of writing. Google is your best friend.rARTArticleBe Your Own Authority and Practise Choice In Everyday Life.Every day is full of decisions: what to wear, what to buy for dinner, which way to go, who to contact, when to take the dog for a walk … But while those ‘small’ choices might affect how your day goes, it is the big ones that have a significant effect on your life. To work out the choices you can realistically make, ask yourself which things are beyond your control, which are within your control or at least something you can influence. Then make the most important choice of all: to be in the driver’s seat of your life and exercise your free will wherever possible!ARTArticleHow Fear Traps You Into Being Someone You Are NotThe fear response is triggered when facing danger. The ‘danger’ could be not measuring up to a desirable or imposed standard, not getting done what you set out to do, not fulfilling your own or other people’s expectations, being seen as less than perfect or failing at something. There is also the ‘danger’ of not fitting in and being noticeably different to the norm. All these fears and anxieties have their origin in you questioning your ability to cope with life’s challenges and people’s responses to your actions.ARTArticleHow Psychological Abuse Damages Your Self.Psychological abuse leaves no visible marks and often remains hidden within families, romantic relationships, toxic individuals and groups, cults and organisations of various religious and non-religious orientations. However, it is at least as damaging as the more explicitly violent forms of physical and sexual abuse. Mental, emotional and spiritual abuse leaves lasting damage to a person’s sense of self, confidence and ability to navigate life successfully.ARTArticleInvest In Yourself: 5 Tips For Self-care That Helps You Be Your Best.In a busy life, self-care is often pushed aside or given low priority. Perhaps a weekly yoga class or run around the block on weekends are all you can fit in. But for optimal functioning you need to invest in your mind and emotions as well as your physical health.ARTArticleMemories filled with regretsAs I have grown in years, I am ashamed of some of the things I have done. So ashamed that to mention them right now would take more than a simple story to explain. I’m not even sure if I could explain it all in a book. In fact, I’m not sure if I would even believe the explanation.ARTArticleOne Drink Too Many?When Is One Drink, One Drink Too Many?
A growing number of individuals in our society are being born with, or have developed, an inability to tolerate alcohol. If, for genetic reasons, an individual lacks the natural enzymes and chemicals necessary to metabolize (break down) any food substance, then proper digestion, assimilation and the excretion of poisonous wastes does not occur, causing harmful affects to the mind, body, and the emotions.ARTArticlePassive Aggressive Behaviour.I am becoming more and more aware that in my past I was a master at passive aggressive behaviour. I played head games with people to try and make them do things that I wanted them to do.
The reason for this awareness is because for well over the last year it has been being done to me. First, it happened on my birthday, when I was still in the hospital for cancer treatment. It was a lonely time. Yes, my wife visited me everyday that she could and when she wasn’t there we talked by phone.ARTArticleRecognizing those silver liningsI recently found out that I had been approved for a new visa to live and work in the United Kingdom. This new visa, just like the last one is good for two and a half years. When I look back at my time living in the UK, it has been a lifetime. I don’t mean that to sound negatively but rather that I have experienced so much in such a short time. I have experiences that others, whether in the UK or the USA will never experience in their lifetime.ARTArticleSo Much Evil NewsBeen kind of sad lately. Maybe even a bit depressed. I can’t see how anyone can not feel a bit down after reading or watching the latest news. What story am I talking about? On what day? It doesn’t matter, the stories don’t really seem to change, just the places and the names change.
I read about the torture of an eight week old puppy. His paws tied together and placed in a bag, on a door handle of a charity shop. I read an article about a cat who was choked to death with a rope. Pets aren’t the only ones being abused.ARTArticleSurviving (And Thriving) From Throat CancerRecently I learned a former co-worker I knew in Nebraska was diagnosed with throat cancer. I wouldn’t wish any cancer on my worst enemy, but having gone through throat cancer I know first hand how difficult the treatment can be.
My ex-wife hand breast cancer and I watched her go through chemo and radiation, so when I was given the news that my treatment would consist of six chemo sessions and thirty radiation sessions I was ecstatic. I remembered how violently ill she got with chemo and while she got tired with radiation it was a lot easier on her than chemo.ARTArticleWhat Role Does A Difficult Past Play In Your Life?For many individuals, the past is not past but remains an ever-present influence in their present life. Even though the physical effects of past events often demand more attention, the psychological legacy may be much more difficult to move on from. If past events are processed as experiences to learn from and grow as a person, pain and upset can be transformed into greater wisdom and strength. However, if not resolved, past challenges keep us hooked into the emotional charge of the time.
Loss and Grief.ARTArticleWorking with a bullyARTArticle5 Marketing Tactics Used By Predators To Draw In Their VictimsWhen individuals are trapped in or have left abusive situations, they often ask themselves: How did I get into this? Why did I fall for it? How could I be so naive? Why did I not respond to red flags earlier? They experience much self-recrimination and shattered confidence in their judgment of people and situations. While ultimately every choice is each person’s own responsibility, the mechanics of sinister recruitment and manipulation are easy to fall prey to.ARTArticle5 Resume Mistakes Standing Between You and OpportunityThese five common blunders can make the difference between landing a job interview or being relegated to the land of lost resumes.
If you've been unemployed for six months or more, you are not alone. The U.S. Department of Labor reported that approximately 45% of the nation's unemployed had been looking for work for 27 weeks or more, as of September 2011.
Is your resume holding you back?ARTArticle7 Keys to living with Intention, Meaning and PurposeAre you living life or is life living you? Do exte
al events or people push you into a negative state difficult to escape from? Or is it you who determines your experience of life? What happens in life cannot be controlled. Many things in life are imposed on you whether you like it or not.
However, just as a competent surfer does not control the wave but masters the art of riding it, you too can determine how you deal with challenges. How to direct your own course and travel life’s currents in ways that are meaningful to you?
Use your free will.ARTArticleA Realistic Way To Look At Mental IllnessMental illness carries a lot of stigma. People often hide their diagnosis or minimize their symptoms because they are afraid of the judgment that will follow. It seems easier for many to suffer in silence than to have everyone else look at them as broken or crazy, as something to be feared or pitied. Many people would rather struggle every day to function than to become a pariah or a joke.ARTArticleChange Your Beliefs, Change Your Life!Beliefs create Reality.
Why do some people have a succession of abusive partners? Why do many adults suffer with addiction problems despite having seen the devastation it caused in their family when growing up?ARTArticleCollege bullying: a temporary issue or severe illness of the young society?“It will get better.” This is the common statement to victims of bullying, often made by celebrities – celebrities who were once bullied themselves. And there is also this common belief that once a victim leaves high school and moves onto college, it’s over.
It’s Not OverARTArticleCoping Skills for Addicts in RecoveryWe understand that the thought of using can sometimes be in the back of your mind. Getting high is so ingrained in people that sometimes it's a natural reaction to do so. Maybe now you’re trying hard to stay clean and sober, but still get cravings to use. Maybe you see a trigger that allows the thoughts to get inside your head.ARTArticleCounter Stress with Serenity! Find out how you can fit it into your busy lifeEverybody knows about stress. Too much to do, too little time, problems, issues, irritations and whatever else makes life complicated and frantic. But serenity? Isn’t that a very old-fashioned idea with no relevance in the modern world? Quite the contrary, it is essential for well-being and counteracting the damaging effects of stress on body, mind and soul. But how to practise it in a fast-paced life?ARTArticleDepression May Be Induced By Stress. Manage It With These 8 Tips.The word depression is used in different contexts. Some people claim it for minor problems like being disappointed, hurt or discouraged. Others use it to describe feelings of such heaviness and dejection that they are barely able to function. Symptoms may be so severe that it becomes a life-long debilitating condition where clinical interventions are warranted to redress chemical or hormonal imbalances within the body.ARTArticleDoes Prescription Pain Pill Abuse Lead to Heroin Addiction?In recent years, there has been a debate on the role of prescription pain pills in the current heroin epidemic. Do opioid prescriptions contribute and fuel the rampant heroin abuse in our communities?ARTArticleDysfunctional Families Never Totally Go AwayIt is coming up on a year since I was diagnosed with cancer. An amazing year it has been. A year of strength, as well as a year of fear. It has been filled with a sense of accomplishment as well as disappointment. I have experienced the whole emotional gauntlet for the last 12 months.