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ARTArticleHow to Know if He/She is “The One”It is my firm belief that if you are seeking a life partner, you need to be clear about what it is you are looking for—what is important to you.
If you’ve had more than a few failed relationships, then that’s actually a good thing because it will help you narrow your focus. You probably will ...ARTArticleHow to Reclaim Your Tantric Goddess and Female Sexual PowerFemale sexuality has always had a mystique of it's own. Scientists, poets, religion have tried to explain this raw power as an 'excess' to be controlled, managed, and suppressed and even himself Freud claimed never to have understood female sexuality. Tantra on the other hand - an ancient all ...ARTArticleHow to Stay Calm Instead of Losing Your CoolHave you ever found yourself angry with people you care about and didn’t seem able to stop yourself? Do people who love you tell you that you have anger management issues? Have you lost some important relationships or created problems for yourself at work because you couldn’t seem to control ...ARTArticleImportant Steps in Goal SettingTo start with you need to write out what your dream life would be like. Write it all down in detail, describing everything you would like to do and accomplish. Ask yourself the questio
"If I had unlimited time and money what would I do?" You don't have to share what you wrote with anyone but ...ARTArticleImproving Your Family's CommunicationImagine this scene: A neighbor is at your house, visiting over a cup of tea. You start feeling irritated and pressured when you realize you are running late for an appointment. What would you say to your neighbor? Imagine the same situation, except it's your child at the breakfast table. How ...ARTArticleInside Out EmpowermentWhen we are thinking of making changes in our lives, all too often we look exte
ally. We have a perfect picture in our heads about what life should look like, then we go about acting on life to give us whatever it is we think would be perfect. The only problem with this approach is that we are ...ARTArticleInside Out EmpowermentWhen we are thinking of making changes in our lives, all too often we look exte
ally. We have a perfect picture in our heads about what life should look like, then we go about acting on life to give us whatever it is we think would be perfect. The only problem with this approach is that we are ...ARTArticleInternet Safety for Teens: Message BoardsDoes your teenager want to use the Internet to meet and communicate with new cyber-friends? Are they looking for others who share similar interests? To do this, they may want to go into online chat rooms.
Internet chat rooms are fun and a way to meet new friends. Its also easy to use and ...ARTArticleInternet Safety RulesSetting up internet safety rules, no matter how old your child is, can be a good step for your child when online. n
Whether it's a school project, emailing friends or poking around a chat room, children on the Internet go many places. Internet safety rules for going those places and doing ...ARTArticleJealousySecurity in a relationship lies neither in looking back to what it was in nostalgia, nor forward to what it might be . . . but living in the present relationship and accepting it as it is now—Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Jealousy is something that can completely destroy your relationships. Where does ...ARTArticleKeeping Your Valentine Forever!Here are some little known facts about Valentines Day:
1. Nationwide, 6,000 couples will tie the knot on Valentine’s Day 2009. Even when that date does not fall upon a Saturday, February 14th is consistently one of the most popular days of the year to wed.
2. 255,000 other couples will become ...ARTArticleLet Me Call You "Tweetheart"Technology - you’ve got to love it. Or hate it. When it comes to relationships, technology is a double-edged sword. Yes, it’s great to be able to connect with your mate using a quick text: “Meet me at 6:30 rather than 6:00.” Sure, it’s fun to send a link to your partner on a particular topic. It’s even a kick to follow him or her on Twitter now and then.
But what happens when technology disconnects rather than connects you and your mate? You know what I mean.ARTArticleLet’s Talk About SexMany relationships have developed stress in the area of intimacy. This tends to be the kind of stress that sneaks up and builds over time. There is usually no one event that leads to this stress but a series of disappointments that accumulate over time. Sometimes there is a discovery of an ...ARTArticleLife Success Strategies - Doing The Abun-Dance: The Art Of Prosperous LivingI have been hearing a lot about the “Law of Attraction” the last few years and I have found this model to be quite attractive... gosh, I guess it’s working. Anyways, when it is narrowed down to it’s basics it seems to mean that you will reap whatever type of energy you sow.
If you put out negative energy, then you will get back negative energy. Likewise, if you put out hope and optimism, then that too will be returned to you.ARTArticleLife Success Strategies - How Big Is Your Fish Tank?“It’s the simplest of math: Big fish tanks grow big fish; little fish tanks grow little fish....”
"You can't catch fish unless you put your line in the water. You can't reach your goals if you don't try." ~ Kathy Seligman
As I was planning for one of my workshops, the “fish tank” metaphor came up in my thinking. I wanted to emphasize how people could keep their “bigness” and create a “sabotage-proof” life.
I thought back to when I had a very beautiful 55 gallon aquarium. There was over 100 pounds of real gravel in the bottom and it was lined with live plants.ARTArticleLife Success Strategies - Stress-less SuccessThe Eight Steps to Stress-less Success
1. Create a life vision and visit it daily.
2. Live from the goals that reinforce your vision.
3. Learn and implement your personal balance points.
4. Practice boundaries, boundaries and boundaries.
5. Participate in supportive communities.
6. Feed your mind, body, heart and soul.
7. Keep what is most important, most important.
8. Consciously breathe and smile.
What is Flexible and Fluid, As Well As Being Before and After Hummingbird?
“Take your work in life seriously...take yourself lightly.” ~ C.W.ARTArticleLife Success Strategies - The Aftermath of Tragedy - Why???Why?
Many people are asking "Why" in the aftermath of tragedy. An appropriate question...but, unfortunately, there are no very good answers.
There are, however, are few considerations for all of us to examine.
We have become a violent culture and this violence has occurred very subtly. Via movies and TV shows, through the internet, computer and videogames, and of course through the media's "live" coverage of wars.
I don't believe a day goes by in our culture without a major emphasis on violence. Does this explain why massacres and bombings happen?ARTArticleLife Success Strategies - The Value of Vision - What is Your Life Vision?"Give us clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to stand for - because unless we stand for something we shall fall for anything." rn~ Peter Marshall
Vision gives your life a target. That target represents everything you want to do, be, and have in your life. In other words, it's everything that's possible.ARTArticleLife Success Strategies - United States Of AddictionI’m mad...mad as hell, in fact! This is time for my monthly rant. I’ve seen and heard just a bit too much. Now you get hear about it.
Do you know that our society is promoting a slew of addictive behaviors? Let me name a few for you: Over-eating, gambling, video games and internet games, over-spending, codependency, sex, worhaholisim...shall I go on?
All of the above listed are not only promoted, but socially acceptable to the point where we don’t even acknowledge (until I come along) their severe consequences.ARTArticleLife Success Strategies - What Are You Selecting?I have a confession. I’m a Photoshop® wannabe. In case you don’t know it, Photoshop® is the premier software program for digital photography. It has more features to tweak, enhance, and distort photographic images than you can imagine.
As much as I’d like to master this program, truth be known, I’m still very much a beginner. However, I’ve taken some Photoshop® classes and my instructor used little sayings to help his students remember certain Photoshop® tricks and applications.ARTArticleLife Success Strategies - What Are Your Core Values?What are my core values? What's most important?
The most important thing about the most important thing is to keep the most important thing the most important thing.
I hope by now you are beginning to realize the importance of knowing what you want in your life, and you're beginning to take the steps to figure it all out. But how do you decide when to do what and for how long? You can start by creating a values and priorities oriented life. It may sound simple, but for many people it's quite challenging.
When was the last time you sat down and inventoried your values?ARTArticleLife Success Strategies: Juggling Bowling Balls While Walking Across Hot CoalsYou’ve probably heard the old real estate cliché which asks the question, “What are the three most important elements of property?” You also probably know the answer is location, location and location.ARTArticleLife Success Tips - Success And The Law Of Attraction - You Gotta Live Large!How big can your life be?
What I'm asking is: How big is the space you live your life in? What restricts you from growing as big as possible? Is there any chance you've already outgrown your old life? Just how big is your life, and how big can it be?
As you're pondering those questions, think about this in another way: Just how bright can your inner light shine? That inner light of yours was given to you to brighten up the world.ARTArticleLonely Cohabiters In Utah!Here are some interesting tidbits from the journal of Population Studies about cohabiting couples:
D.C. has the greatest percentage of unmarried heterosexual partners living together: 13.5% of coupled households.
Vermont is second with 12%, followed by Maine with 11.9%.
Utah and Alabama ...ARTArticleLosing Weight: Understanding Why You EatOne of the first things in learning to change a behavior is to bring into conscious awareness why you do the thing you are attempting to stop doing. Losing weight is a theme common to many who have enough in their lives that their own starvation is not something that conce
s them. According to ...ARTArticleLove and the Caring Habits Part OneIf you haven’t read my article on the Deadly Relationship Habits (http://www.therelationshipcenter.biz/newsletters/deadlyhabits4_05.html), then you may want to do so by clicking on the link. This article tells you what to do in your relationships to replace the destructive habits with more ...ARTArticleLove and the Caring Habits Part TwoRespecting is a very interesting concept. In a relationship, you should never do anything that demeans or reduces your partner’s self-esteem. This is typically caused by the Deadly Habits of criticizing and complaining. Try to avoid these at all costs, but there is more to respecting than just ...ARTArticleMature Dating-The Top 20 Dating Tips for Successfully Finding Love after 501. Write a Dating Statement about why you are dating and what type of relationship you hope to find with a man.
2. Be committed to dating meaning spend time daily looking for your Mr. Right.
3. Stop making excuses for not dating and just get out there and try it!
4. Realize limiting beliefs about men hold you back from finding the greatest guy out there for you.
5. Know the difference between what Hollywood teaches us about men and women finding love and reality. Hollywood’s version doesn’t exist!
6. Don’t be perfectionistic about men. We all have flaws.ARTArticleMotivating the Village to Protect the ChildrenChild abuse is a painful reality, but one that is preventable. As caring, thinking adults, we could have a profound impact on the lives of vulnerable children if each and every one of us reached out to other adults and inspired them to help protect kids. As a community, we can make a difference in the lives of children and families.
In the US alone, 906,000 children are victims of abuse or neglect every year. Neglect is the most common form of abuse, but emotional, physical and sexual abuse are painfully common as well.ARTArticleMoving Beyond Negative Emotions"Sooner or later, all of us must see that negative feelings toward another person is like tossing dust at him while the wind blows against us. It all comes back."
--Vernon Howard, Psycho-Pictography
Negative emotions, such as anger, blame, resentment, misery, jealousy, hurt, guilt, shame, and ...