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Today's Internet and the Wiser User
By Edward A. Hill, Jr. Not too very long ago in a place not so far away lived something called the Internet. It was somewhat like the world’s biggest library and people regularly checked out its plethora of information for research, online shopping, and email. We still do these things but now we download movies, music, the latest novel by Stephen King and reunite with college friends on Facebook or MySpace.
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Book Review: Living Deeply
If you’ve never been ‘there’ - Think of this book as Your Official Introduction into The Transformative Process. INTROSPECTION & HEALTHY CURIOSITY. An Awesome Study & Timely Book by Marilyn Mandala Schlitz, Ph.D. and associates Reviewed by: M. Joyce McMenamin, Founder Network Abundance and ...
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Dear Mimi: How Do I Stay Relaxed in Everyday LIfe?
Dear Mimi: Although I exercise and meditate regularly, I find it difficult to keep the results with me in everyday life. Any ideas why? This is a common occurance. One can turn on the Internet and almost daily find tips on relaxation and tension removal. So, considering how many of us are ...
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Dear Mimi: I Have Neck Tension!
Dear Mimi: I HAVE CONSTANT TENSION IN MY NECK. ANY SUGGESTIONS? Of course, some neck tension has purely physiological sources, for example, the way one sleeps or uncustomary physical exercise. In these cases, gently rolling and massaging the neck can be helpful, with special attention to the ...
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Health in the City
How do you stay healthy and find peace of mind, even joy, in the midst of these life-on-earth challenges? Or if you're ailing, how can you get back to your old (new) self? Newsflash: The health and well-being scene in New York is thriving. Here's a sampling of 5 organizations making medicine ...
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Interview with Psychiatrist: A Near-Death Experience Expert
Bruce Greyson, M.D., formerly a professor of psychiatry at the University of Connecticut, is now the Bonner-Lowry Professor of Personality Studies in the Department of Psychiatric Medicine at the University of Virginia in Charlottsville. Known as "The Father of NDE Research," he has been ...
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Living in the Sweet Spot: Principles of Relaxation for the Layman and Performer
November 17 is acting teacher Lee Strasberg's birthday and each year on this day I reflect on the period of time when I taught at his school. I remember being quite the anarchist, suggesting to my students that it really didn't matter whether they used the "Strasberg" technique or a "rival" ...
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The Gift: My Soul's Name
Recently I woke up feeling peacefully joyful. With the fast fading remnants of a dream I could no longer hold onto, I remembered what True Love for me was all about. I don't know where I was while asleep, just that a lingering sense of well-being remained upon awakening. The first time I felt ...
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The Neck Connection: Integrative medicine doctor uncovers the neck's crucial role in health
An impressive variety of people believe in Dr. Mosaraf Ali and his healing skills. His grateful, smiling patients include villagers at his free clinic in the Himalayas; Prince Charles, Morgan Freeman, Tico Torres of Bon Jovi; guests at his London and Tuscany health centers, and thousands of others. Tall and friendly, with a kind and caring manner, Dr. Ali likes to share — in medical detail, yet with simplicity — the key to his curative success: the neck.
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Introduction to Ebook - Mystics in the City
Dictionary.com defines a mystic as: "A person who claims to attain, or believes in the possibility of attaining, insight into mysteries transcending ordinary human knowledge." So all you have to do is believe in the possibility - and you can call yourself a mystic. It's okay to talk about it these days. You can speak of mystical things and not be mocked. Of course, you don’t have to live in the city to be a mystic, but the toughness of city life can be like sandpaper that helps you shine brightly.
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Chanting with Krishna Das
The pews at the Church of St. Paul and St.Andrews, on 86th Street and West End Avenue, filled up as soon as the doors opened. Gentle folk, smiling and politely allowing one another to take choice seats near the make-shift stage, unhurriedly poured around the benches. Ms. Nina Rao, master organizer, vocalist, and Krishna Das's indispensable assistant, calmly assigned an abundance of volunteers their individual tasks. There was joyful excitement in the air.
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A Partnership With God
Hey, God is trying to partner with you! He wants you, to invite Him, into your life. God says: “Draw nearer to me; and I will draw nearer to you (James 4:8).” However, you’ve chosen to operate as a “soul proprietor.” God is willing to take all your worries, all your cares and all your ...
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Big O
Growing up, I remember my Dad had some really great friends. They had the most amazing, positive and magnetic energy. Arguably, they were also among the "coolest" of their time. One in particular, is not only admired by me, but by countless others who affectionately know him as, "Big O." ...
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Can You Spare Some Change?
Did you know that many of us are just as uncomfortable when a stranger us asks us for "some change" as we are when we ask ourselves for change? Human Beings are creatures of habit and the familiar. We have a propensity to engage in that which is predictable and involves minimal risks. The ...
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Chinese Gooseberries and Oprah?
Few individuals have neither understood, nor have even come close to emulating Oprah's success and ability to ingeniously-but simply-reinvent. Let's all learn from the expert. Oprah and Harpo Productions, consistently reap awe-inspiring progress and record-breaking profits even after 25 ...
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Don't Die With your Dreams Still Inside You
I write and talk a lot about dreams. Primarily because I know they serve an awesome and amazing purpose. We all have a desire - a dream - to do something great, go somewhere incredible, achieve the unachievable, beat the unbeatable or meet the "unmeetable." Unfortunately, more often than not, ...
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Great Goals Make You Stretch!
I began enhancing my personal energy level three months shy of my 40th birthday and after 2 years of struggling with clinically-diagnosed depression. During this same period, I was challenged immensely by the debilitating effects of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and being rendered permanently ...
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Hindsight is 20/20: The Ultimate Optical Illusion
Hindsight is 20/20. Not! We've been conditioned to reflect upon the repercussions of a catastrophic life experience and lament, "If I only would have...Hindsight, is 20/20." Most of us are aware that 20/20 is an acuity index used to express normal vision (the clarity or sharpness of ...
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Keep Moving!
Last month, I received a phone call from one of my good friends. As I listened, I could tell that, just about everything that could go wrong in her life, was going wrong in her life. And, at the most inopportune time. Or, so I thought. Then she told me, "Fran, I just thought I let you know ...
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Mountain-Moving Momentum
It can be challenging to think about going to the next level. Especially when you're completely overwhelmed by the thought of taking the next step. Are you catatonic? "Stuck on still"? Moving nowhere, fast? Perfect! You are in excellent position to generate what I call, "mountain-moving ...
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Put A Couple of Elephants on Your Plate
How do you eat two elephants? The same way you would eat one; one bite at a time. Monstrous tasks often appear to be complex and overwhelming. That's why it's so very important to isolate the parts from the whole. Break your elephant-sized project into several smaller tasks. Identify one ...
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Set Yourself Up For Success!
Here's a great way to program, or set yourself up, for success in advance. It is one of many of what I call, New Empowering Habit Plans (TM). A New Empowering Habit Plan is a formula for achieving success in any given area of your life and requires a minimum of 21 consecutive days of ...
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The Brilliant You, Unreleased!
You're a remarkable person. But, you knew that already. Still, buried among apathy, unbelief and inhibition, is the brilliant "you" waiting to be released. You already knew that, too. A few disappointments here, several temporary defeats there, and POOF! just like that, you settled for ...
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The Radically New You!
Do look now. There is awesomeness revolving around you. Wouldn't you like to capture it and own it? If you did, you'd be a radically new, you! A radically, new you means that you chosen to replace boldacious for balking; dreaming for doing, and brimming for becoming. Picture yourself being ...
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There's Gold in That Silence
Can you recall a time where you utilized silence to make a point? If you can consciously recall, you probably know your silence made more than just a point; it made an exclamation point ... and without a single word preceding it. Now that's powerful. Silence is a widely-known, but rarely ...
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Three Awesome Ways to Avoid an Argument
Avoiding arguments doesn't have to be an arduous task! "Three Awesome Ways to Avoid Arguments," offers innovative and effective strategies to introduce calm to even the most argumentative discussion. Listen - Listening to your speaker during a heated argument is one of the most challenging ...
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Live Twice (Or More)
I was twenty-five years old when I first became aware of how temporary my youth was. Someone had asked me when I was graduating from university and I answered: "in three years". In that single moment I realized in three years I'd be twenty-eight years old. As ridiculous as it sounds to me now, I ...
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Open the Road to Happiness
When was the last time you felt happy? Most people will tell you they aren't sure. Yes, they remember times of joy, satisfaction and great pleasure but were they happy too? How can you tell? After all it was for such a short time or so long ago, wasn't it? The truth is, very few of us really ...
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10 Ground Rules For Your New Start-Up
So, you've had a great idea. You are sure it's going to change the face of the planet and make the world a better place, and that you'll get rich in the process. Congratulations! However, before you celebrate, here are 10 ground rules to help you make this dream become a successful reality: 1. ...
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