Archive for August, 2008
How to Let it All Go and Be Happy
August 23rd, 2008The other day I was having a conversation with a friend of mine who had observed that when when we are in stressful situations, I appear to be completely unaffected. He didn’t believe that he was capable of doing this and explained to me how the stress keeps building up on him to the point [...]
Continuing the Quest to Quit Smoking
August 20th, 2008It has been nearly 2 months since I challenged myself to quit smoking. While I can’t say that I’m 100% smoke free that this point, I can say that I have made quite a bit of progress and still remain committed to quitting. The truth is, it has been a little bit harder than I [...]
Exercise to Boost Your Confidence
August 13th, 2008Whether or not you experience social anxiety in any of its many forms, everyone can use a confidence boost no matter how large or small. One avenue from which I have been finding a pretty big boost is exercise. What I really found amazing was how little exercise I actually had to do to notice [...]
What it Means to be Self-Sufficient
August 12th, 2008Just three years ago, when I was experiencing the hardships of divorce, I found myself scouring the Internet looking for a secret to save my marriage. Everywhere I went I read that you have to be "Self-Sufficient" and completely un-needy. At the time this seemed like a ridiculous impossibility. After all, wasn’t the point of [...]
Embracing The Law of Attraction
August 7th, 2008What is The Law of Attraction?
I have seen the law of attraction described in many different ways, by many different people. Have you ever had someone tell you that "If you put your mind to it, you can do anything?" This utterance is essentially the basis of "The Law of Attraction."
What Do I Believe?
While I [...]
Overcoming My Own Irrational and Limiting Beliefs
August 5th, 2008Tonight I found myself discovering something new about myself. Not only do I have irrational fears, but I also have irrational beliefs. Not only do I have irrational beliefs, but these cause some of my irrational fears, and lead to me not doing some things that I really would like to do.
Tonight, an online friend [...]
Coping With Life’s Ups and Downs by Being Present
August 3rd, 2008Perhaps you spend much of your time thinking about what will happen in the future, or maybe what has happened in the past. You may find it hard to be excited or happy because your worries constantly occupy your mind. If you find yourself wondering if you can be happy or if you can find [...]
Changing Memories with NLP and Self-Hypnosis
August 1st, 2008The Realization
A few days ago, I was lying in bed, relaxing, and trying to fall asleep, playing around with self-hypnosis. Earlier that day, I had had a conversation with a few members of my family about my childhood and an imaginary friend that I had long since forgotten about. So as I lay there going [...]
