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"I am going to lose 20 pounds!" "I am going to get back in shape!" Sure, everybody has a few ideas of what they would like to accomplish. But do you have REAL goals? That is, a goal that you have defined, written down, and committed your motivation, discipline, and drive into? Do you have a goal ...
Are you disappointed, discouraged and discontented with your present level of success? Are you secretly dissatisfied with your present situation? Do you want more abundance, inner peace, joy or happiness? Do you want improved health, a lighter body, or an end to a food obsession or ...
Failure is one of those life experiences most of us would rather avoid. When we fail, we tend to connect the experience with intense self-judgement and inner criticism. The fear of failure is so strong, we often become hesitant to focus on moving forward with our dreams. We would rather not try ...
Brain fog. Fatigue. Exhaustion. We all have those no energy days when we just want to stay in bed all day. It is common to grow weary now and then. However, do you find that you are tired all of the time? Does your lack of energy have you feeling that you just cannot be bothered to do the things ...
Remember way back in January when you made those New Year’s resolutions? Time sure flies! Now that fall is quickly approaching, it’s a great opportunity to take one last long look at those beginning-of-the year goals and assess how you are doing. This is the perfect time to review and evaluate ...
Anger is an emotion that can be difficult to deal with. Sometimes it’s experienced as a fleeting annoyance while other times it consumes our bodies with a burning rage. Anger is a natural human emotion, and it happens to everybody, whether we openly express it or not. The problem is not that we have anger. How we process anger determines whether it becomes a tool for self healing or a weapon of destruction.
Emotional eating is the practice of turning to food – consciously or unconsciously – to deal with feelings and emotions. These feelings may be with you most of the day. However, it is often only when the pace slows down, that you notice them. Not knowing how to handle these powerful emotions, ...
Are you living your authentic life (who you were born to be) or living a life based on who you think you should be? Being true to yourself requires being authentic. In part, this means that you are able to express your feelings, values, truths, and passions in life. You follow your heart and ...
During the course of our lives we experience many transitions. Some of these beginnings and endings are sudden and unexpected, such as an accident, divorce, illness, death, or the loss of a job. Other transitions are a self-imposed process of transformation such as weight loss, marriage, birth ...
Have you ever heard of the expression, "Getting up on the wrong side of the bed?" Of course, you have. That is because many people experience less than idealistic starts to their day. The alarm goes off, the snooze button is thwacked several times and something gets grumbled about it being too ...
Some things are easy to change. Then, there are deeply ingrained habits that are much more difficult. You try to change those habits, and you succeed for a while, then you stop and end up feeling like a failure. Why are habits so difficult to change? When you are changing a habit, you are ...
Would you like to be confident in the things you do? Most people would. The problem is that many people aren't sure how. They think it is some mystical trait that some people seem to have and others don't. Actually, being confident in yourself and your ability to achieve your goals is a skill ...
Contrary to what I once decided to believe in my early years, we are not trapped here on Earth, we are not here to suffer, nor are we mistakenly dropped off on the wrong planet. Instead, we live on a magnificent planet where it is possible to turn dreams, hopes, and desires into physical ...
Has your self-care taken a back seat this winter? Spring is in the air and it's time to revamp your mind, body, spirit routine. Here's a few extremely powerful ways to say goodbye to the long cold days of winter and bring the warm sunshine and blue skies back into your life. 1. Eat ...
“You will either step forward into Growth, or you will step back into Safety.”n~ Abraham Maslow ~ As the year quickly moves forward, this could turn out to be just another day, week and month that passes by, or it could be the beginning of something new. Take a look at your life. Overall, how ...
Are you unhappy or depressed? Do you find yourself complaining about your life? Excellent! The fact that you are discontented and feeling pain are powerful indicators that you are ready to create change in your life. One of the first steps to creating your better life is getting clear on what it ...
We all know what it’s like to want to live a better life. We want to be healed of our childhood wounds. We want to be free of the burdens that weigh us down. We want to feel happier and more content. We want to be engaged in a life we love. We want our hearts to sing, our minds to relax, and our ...
Do you keep a jou al? Many people don’t because they would not know what to write or perhaps they don’t see the value of writing down their thoughts. Why bother taking the time to write when life is so complicated already? Maybe it’s time to take another look at just how much you will gain ...
If you have a friend or loved one who is experiencing hopelessness or depression, it can be difficult to know exactly what to say or do. While there isn’t any one magic thing to say that will alleviate their pain, there are many ways to offer support. The best way to offer help is to listen, ...
There are some people who just seem born confident. They walk tall and self-assured. How about you? Are you fairly confident in your own life? If your confidence is low, luckily you do not have to think that confidence is something you were born with. Confidence includes the way you think, the ...
In the beginning, it is easy to feel excitement about your goal-achieving venture. It is shiny new and filled with the sparkle of new potential. But eventually, something is likely to change your rosy outlook. Perhaps on second glance the task will seem too daunting. You may realize the process ...
Do you find it hard to get out of bed in the morning? Do you feel run down and burned out, with hardly any positive energy to give to the activities you once enjoyed? We have all been there – tired, mentally and physically exhausted, and maybe even depressed. On top of all that, if you ...
Atkins Nutritionals filed for bankruptcy at the beginning of August 2005 in light of a decline in the diet’s popularity and profits. Atkins low carbohydrate craze focused on eliminating grains, fruits and vegetables to shed weight, and embraced high-protein diets rich in meat and cheese. As ...
One very powerful way of reaching the still, small voice of our soul is through the practice of mediation. Before you run off, meditation simply means familiarizing ourselves with our mind, with our thoughts and with our emotions. It is learning what happens between thoughts. Meditation means ...
It’s tough to balance the many demands on your time. Yet, although it may seem an impossible task, living a balanced life is not only possible, it’s also vital to your enjoyment of life. Without balance, you may have trouble setting limits, experience difficulty saying no to demands that add ...
When we’re stuck in the middle of an unhappy or undesirable life circumstance, it often feels as if we don’t have any choice at all. We feel trapped in a corner, or imprisoned in our unhappy bodies or lives. However, no matter where we are in life there is always a choice about how we proceed. ...
Is it really possible to lose weight and keep it off? Absolutely. However, creating long-term weight loss success requires implementing some basic tried-and-true principles. Here are three simple but extremely powerful pointers that open the gates to your dreams. Do not let the simplicity of ...
Oh, no . . . You suddenly realize that you are well on your way to eating more than you had intended. Maybe it's a meal that you've already eaten too much of, or perhaps an unexpected binge. How do you stop? It is not going to be easy, and that is certainly an understatement, but it is possible ...
Every one of us has the potential to successfully move through the unique problems that face us. Yet, creating success often involves first identifying the many ways in which we continue to think negatively and the many ways we limit ourselves. The next step becomes replacing ineffective ...
One very powerful way of reaching the still, small voice of our soul is through the practice of meditation. Before you run off, meditation simply means familiarizing ourselves with our mind, thoughts, emotions, feelings, and body. Meditation doesn't have to involve any detailed, complex ...
Most everyone is in the process of seeking greater happiness. We are each involved in the search for feeling good inside our lives and bodies. What may come as a surprise is that many people who struggle with depression, emotional eating, stress eating, or some other addictive behavior, are ...
Many people who turn to food also cover up an important tugging in their spirit. They become convinced that there is nothing really wrong - just this thing with the food. If only your body was thinner, then somehow everything else would be joyous and wonderful. Maybe you have tried various ...
A question frequently asked by individuals overcoming an eating challenge is "Why? Why do I struggle with food and weight?" Asking "why" is great starting question. It certainly makes some sense to uncover the reasons behind why an eating challenge or weight challenge emerged. Asking your brain, ...
Imagine being alive from the top of your head, down through the body and out the tips of your toes. Not just alive and surviving, but energized and living the life of your dreams. Turning a so-so life into a passion filled, exciting adventure is possible. However, there is a catch: It won't ...
Most people would like their lives to be perfect before they allow themselves self-acceptance. For example, we want to change our weight before we accept our bodies. However, the truth is that self-acceptance and body acceptance are pivotal to lasting weight loss success and a lasting sense of ...
Are you caught up in a vicious cycle of stress, depression, or anxiety, and feel like you may never get out? While you can't buy happiness, you can learn how to kick stress, depression, and anxiety out of your life. This easy six-step plan will help you gain control and feel calmer and happier ...
Failure is one of those life experiences most of us would rather not encounter. Generally we tend to connect failure with intense self-judgement and inner criticism. The fear of failure is so strong, we often become hesitant to focus on inner dreams because of past failures. We would rather not ...
Would you like to be confident in the things you do? Most people would. The problem is that many people aren't sure how. They think confidence is some mystical trait that some people are born with and others aren't. Actually, being confident in yourself and your ability to achieve your goals is ...
A whimsical message arrived through my email. "Dear Lord," it began. "So far today, Lord, I have done all right. I haven't gossiped, lost my temper, haven't been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish, or over-indulgent. I am very thankful for that. But in a few minutes, Lord, I am going to get out of ...
Did you know that you can increase your ability to achieve success by consciously choosing the right words? It's true! Let us say you are motivated and excited to create change in your life. You have even gone so far as to put your well-formed goals down in writing. From there, you determined ...
Healthy weight loss involves more than just cutting calories and exercising more. You want to change your weight, but you also want to create a healthy relationship with your life, food, body, and self. You want a life that is in balance, without constantly be obsessed with calorie counting or ...
Do you like you? What do you really think about yourself? Do you feel assertive, optimistic, eager, and able to accurately assess your capabilities? Do you consider yourself worthy, loveable, and likeable? Are you the person who sets and accomplishes his or her goals? Your self-confidence ...
As we move closer and closer to our annual ritual of the holiday season, many of us will be visiting our families of origin. Going home to be with parents, siblings, and close relatives can be a time of great joy and family fellowship. But for some, the visit can be a paradox. Joyous feelings ...
Don’t let fear rob you from the opportunity of success. If you are like most people, you have a goal or a dream that is meaningful and that you want to achieve. That goal may be related to personal growth issues such as weight loss, gaining self-esteem, finding inner peace, increasing your ...
Are there moments in time where you seriously consider making some changes surrounding your food habits or your weight? Contemplating change is an important stage to go through on the way to achieving success. Yet it is common to get seriously stuck in contemplation - sometimes for years and ...
As a personal growth and emotional healing expert, I understand that the path to creating a life of greater joy is a mysterious process. Each individual person will walk their own individual jou ey to healing, inner peace, and empowerment. A few people walk a fairly straightforward path toward ...
Ever feel stuck in a rut and not sure about how to get out? If so, you're not alone. It's easy to get bored in the comfort of doing the same things in the same way at the same time. Here are nine simple and practical ideas to get out of a boring routine, and back into the enjoyment of life. n ...
Self-acceptance and body love can be tough concepts to grasp and even tougher to incorporate. The degree of difficulty doesn’t seem to matter if you’re thin or very large or somewhere in-between. It takes time and persistence to create a new belief about one’s self and one’s body. Don’t worry so ...
Let’s say you’re moving forward in your efforts to achieve your goals. Along the way you will certainly experience many victories. Yet there will also be challenges and failures. To keep yourself going, you are going to need lots of support from within. This support is going to come in the form ...
Like everyone in this world, you are looking to improve your life! No matter how well or how poorly you are doing, there are definitely areas where you desperately want to boost the quality of your life. Maybe you want to end emotional eating, overcome depression, feel relaxed and ...