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ARTArticleTo Ourselves Let Us Be TrueTO OURSELF LET US BE TRUE: The Clown THE CLOWN He was the life of every party. A master of movement, illusion, and words. He brought merriment and laughter to people. But to him life was meaningless and absurd. People came from afar to see him. He grew more popular over the years. When they looked at him they saw smiles. In the mirror he saw sorrow and tears. One day he asked himself, why am I alone? How can this truly be? “Stop, said a voice inside him. For once please listen to me. Take off the wig, the costume must go. All props must be tossed aside. Lastly ARTArticleTreatment for Spouses and Other Family Members of Alcoholics and AddictsOne of the most frequent questions that I hear from family members is, “Why do I need to be in counseling, when she is the alcoholic/addict? The family members that do come into treatment willingly and eagerly at the beginning are most often motivated to “help” the addict. The idea that spouses and other kin need help for their own issues often feels like an insult initially. Non-addicted loved ones need their own help because they are negatively affected by the disease in several ways. Addiction runs through generations in families.ARTArticleTruth is Outside the BoxYou’ve probably heard the term, ‘think outside the box.’ You may think you know what this expression means and may be surprised when you read the definition. The last part of the definition is what I’ve found for my clients is a key to success in their life and business – ‘to eliminate false constraints when attempting to solve a problem.’ In your case, the false constraints may be the harmless lies you tell yourself to keep you in your comfort zone. These lies keep you from being creative, taking chances and living a full and joyful life.ARTArticleTwo Things You Can Do Now To Reduce Your Holiday StressWe know that once Thanksgiving is over, we will be having an increase in our stress. This yearly event, when the demands for our time, energy, money, and other resources increase exponentially, and our stress levels rises accordingly, is lovingly known as "the holidays". And each year, we just seem to accept that this time of year will be stressful and continue our holiday tradition of being stressed out during the "silly season".ARTArticleWe Tend To Get What We Ask ForWe Tend To Get What We Ask For Some of the Eastern Spiritual paths teach that it is desire that brings us back to the earth in additional lifetimes to learn what the soul can learn from human experiences. If there were no human attachments whatsoever, then what would be the purpose of ever coming back to the earth?ARTArticleWhat Can We Do to Improve Our Relationship? Answers from "Ask Peggy"Communication is not only the life's blood of a marriage, it is the cornerstone that the foundation of relationship skills rest on. You have to have good communication skills to be able to convey your love, affection, and commitment to your loved ones. You can not effectively problem solve without good communication. Inadequate communication creates or worsens the struggle to maintain the positive emotions in the relationship. All people want to feel loved, appreciated, and a sense of belonging.ARTArticleWhat color is your Depression? Overcoming Depression with Mindfulness TherapyWhen we experience depression we often describe it with phrases like: “I’m in a black mood”, or “It smothers me like a heavy blanket”, or “Its like being in a thick fog”, or “I feel like I’m wading through treacle.”r ARTArticleWhat do you do when the Music starts to FadeMichael Jordon turned fifty in February. Where did the time go? As I read the recent piece in ESPN magazine on Jordon by Wright Thompson, I felt sad for Michael. Each of us reaches a place in our lives where we realize that most of the living we’ve done is behind us; and I believe it brings us face to face with our own inadequacy. There wasn’t much Michael Jordon couldn’t do; but he couldn’t slow down the hands of time. It catches up with all of us.ARTArticleWhat Is a Spiritual Awakening?A spiritual awakening or a spiritual experience are terms that are often used by people to try and describe experiences that are in many ways so deeply personal that they are extremely difficult if not impossible to put into words. This might seem a slight contradiction in terms, but is part of the difficulty of trying to explain what spirituality is and isn't.ARTArticleWhat Is Abundance?Maybe we need to rethink abundance. I lived my first nine years in England, from 1944 to 1953. In all those years we were under rationing. Food was doled out frugally, to the point that my sister and I suffered from malnutrition. Automobiles were scarce, we never got a television or a refrigerator, yet we had all we needed for life, and it felt just fine. When we came to the United States we entered a world of an abundance of goods, services, infinite landscapes, a seeming inexhaustible supply of wonderful things.ARTArticleWhat is Aromatherapy and How Can It Help in Alleviating Stress?The internet is abuzz with the growing popularity of alte ative therapies for a large number of ailments and diseases. Aromatherapy too is a traditional alte ative medicinal practice that is aimed at improving the emotional and spiritual being of a person. The basis of Aromatherapy is to cure using essential oils and certain aromatic herb, which has a profound influence on a person’s emotional being, cognitive functions, and even physical health.ARTArticleWhat Is the Best Way to Deal With Anger?Levels of anger and stress has increased hugely in recent times, especially in large urban areas and cities, resulting in increased tension and instability in many people's lives. The effects of anger can be seen very clearly in many domestic or work situation you care to imagine. Anger as an emotion has always been with people. What perhaps is new is a perception that it needs to be dealt with, and that often dealing with a level of anger is acutely necessary for people to have any type of internal stability or peace of mind.ARTArticleWhat would Barbie Do---How to love more than just your bodyLet’s face it Barbie is a cultural icon. There aren’t too many people who are known on a first-name only basis. She’s in the category with Elvis, Beyoncé, and Oprah. To make matters worse—she’s perfect. She’s 54 years old and super sexy. She has a perfect body, perfect hair, and a perfect life with boyfriend Ken. Do we have any haters yet?ARTArticleWhat’s the Buzz About Hot Yoga Anyway?You have probably heard of it in your social clique and fitness freaks are raving about it, but what is hot yoga anyway, and most importantly why is it any different than the regular hatha yoga? The brainchild of Bikram Choudhury, hot yoga also known as Bikram yoga is an improvisation on the traditional yoga form. The difference however lies in the condition in which it is practiced. As the name suggests hot yoga is mainly done in an extremely warm studio with temperature set around 105 degree Fahrenheit and the humidity too is raised.ARTArticleWhen it all goes back in the Box - what’s left?Have you looked in the mirror lately? If you have, you’ve probably noticed a few changes as time’s gone by. A few more wrinkles, a few less hair follicles, and a horrifying shift in body weight. Let’s face it, we’re all getting older---and it isn’t pretty. If you’re over 50 it’s downright ugly. Have you looked in the mirror lately? If you have, you’ve probably noticed a few changes as time’s gone by. A few more wrinkles, a few less hair follicles, and a horrifying shift in body weight. Let’s face it, we’re all getting older---and it isn’t pretty. If you’re over 50 it’s downright ugly.ARTArticleWho Am I Really?A million years ago or so when I was in college studying social work, I learned a really important lesson. It was that the minds of people are supposed to progress and become more enlightened as we evolve on our personal journey. I learned at this time that there are four questions that are supposed to be asked and eventually answered. They are: • What am I? • What am I really? • Who am I? • Who am I really?r ARTArticleWho are you, deep down?For many of us, perhaps the hardest thing of all is to believe that "I am a good person." We can climb mountains, work hard, acquire many skills, act ethically - but truly feel that one is good deep down? Nah!ARTArticleWhy Aren’t People Showing Up?My client's problem: I really want to start offering programs to my clients. I love what I do and my clients really get a lot of value from our sessions together. The challenge is that I don't have a whole lot of clients and when I do offer workshops, they are sparsely attended, which frustrates me and makes me want to give up. How do I get to the point where I am successfully offering programs to my clients and people actually show up for them? Dear Divine One:ARTArticleWhy Do We Love Pets?The presence of pets activates in us two primitive psychological defense mechanisms: projection and narcissism. Projection is a defense mechanism intended to cope with internal or exte al stressors and emotional conflict by attributing to another person or object (such as a pet) - usually falsely - thoughts, feelings, wishes, impulses, needs, and hopes deemed forbidden or unacceptable by the projecting party. In the case of pets, projection works through anthropomorphism: we attribute to animals our traits, behavior patterns, needs, wishes, emotions, and cognitive processes.ARTArticleWhy Do We Love Sports?The love of - nay, addiction to - competitive and solitary sports cuts across all social-economic strata and throughout all the demographics. Whether as a passive consumer (spectator), a fan, or as a participant and practitioner, everyone enjoys one form of sport or another. Wherefrom this universal propensity? Sports cater to multiple psychological and physiological deep-set needs. In this they are unique: no other activity responds as do sports to so many dimensions of one's person, both emotional, and physical.ARTArticleWhy look at your past?Why look at the past? I can’t tell you the number of clients who have asked me that question in one form or another. What is the point of looking back? It will just bring me pain, or stir up old feelings of hurt or anger. It won’t help me to poke around in it, or so my clients often insist. Yet I persist in poking around anyway. There are many valuable lessons available in the past, if we only allow ourselves to see them. One of the important lessons is seeing the patterns emerge.ARTArticleWhy People Don't Help Others In An EmergencyImagine a busy street. Loads of cars, people... And suddenly a woman falls on the floor and sprawls. Will you help her? You would probably say 'yes' but according to research you wouldn't help. How so?ARTArticleWise Seers Of YesterdayThere are many wise ones from the past who have so much to teach us. May we hear their voices in the stillness and the movement of the wind. May we listen to their teachings from books. May we invoke them in our quiet moments and feel their spirit approach us. May we drive comfort and inspiration from them each and everyone. They have walked upon the shores of terra many a lifetime. They have blessed us with knowledge and wisdom that we can apply to our own lives and improve them and become more in touch and attuned to spirit and our own souls. The true "seers" are ete al.ARTArticleYou Can Directly Contact Deceased Loved OnesWe all have Spirit Guides and/or Guardian Angels that are available to assist us in our daily lives. Spirit Guides and Guardian Angels are considered synonymous by some and different by others. Those who see them as different believe that Spirit Guides have been in body before and have had experiences similar to what we are expected to go through. On the other hand, Guardian Angels have never had a physical body. Deceased loved ones can also act as our guides for a period of time.ARTArticle*** Emerge Beyond Your GriefThe grief process can be compared to the transformative process of the butterfly. Grievers ofte find themselves stuck inside the safety of the cocoon of grief. There is a sense of feeling lost in the darkness of grief. There is a push-puss feeling that often occurs during grief. Grievers want to move beyond their grief, but often find themselves unable to move out of that dark but secure place that grief can become. The journey of the butterfly from the cocoon is not an easy task.ARTArticle*** Jou aling the Journey Through GriefMany who grieve find comfort and healing through the jou aling process. Writing truly does cause thinking. And thinking is the beginning of new awareness. And awareness is the beginning of transformation. When the love of your life is no longer physically present in your everyday like, there is definitely a huge empty space in your life. Often there is a great need to express yourself. Jou aling can really fill that need in a safe and secure way. Your journal can become your closest confidant. You may ask if jou aling is an isolating process.ARTArticle***5 Effective Ways to Cope with Holiday Stress During the RecessionFor most of us, we want the holidays to be fun and exciting. But more often than not, the holiday season evokes tension and stress. By spending more money than our budgets allow, or going overboard by eating the wrong foods, or taking on too many activities…these exte al stressors are only a piece of the bigger picture. These problems only compound when we are faced with unresolved family issues and budget limitations.ARTArticle***6 Tips for Resolving Your Thanksgiving Hassles NOWHe says no…she says yes. She wants to go to her best friend’s for Thanksgiving dinner, he’s firm about going to his parents’. She wants a change…he wants the same. Suddenly you’re not feeling thankful for anything at all. Sound familiar? So, how do you put the thankful back into Thanksgiving? How do you come to a middle ground with your partner, your family, and yourself?ARTArticle***Before, During, and After: How to Declare a Truce at the Holiday Dinner TableWith the holidays fast approaching, our emotions seem to jump all over the place. We’re excited, anxious, stressed, because there’s so much to plan, and we want the holidays to be perfect. Yet, the thought of the holiday dinner quickly reminds us of past events that have been anything but loving and peaceful. Most families have some kind of history of arguments that seem to erupt at the yearly holiday dinner table.ARTArticle***Strategies to Stop Fighting and Start Loving During the HolidaysAre you tired of feeling stressed and angry during the holidays? Do you want this special time of the year to be filled with peace and joy? Do you wish for a fight-free holiday season with your loved ones? Make your Christmas wish come true by following these simple guidelines that will turn your holidays from tense and stressful to peaceful and loving: 1. Write down your recurrent, usual, and predictable fights about the holidays. For example, “Mom always wants me to come to her house first and gets mad if we go to my in-laws’ house before hers.”

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