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What Does Nonverbal Communication Tell You?

April 8th, 2011

Have you ever sat in the room and felt uncomfortable?  Have you ever had a conversation with someone who was talking reasonably and  made sense but you didn’t believe them? Well you were responding to nonverbal communication. Most of our communication is nonverbal communication.  It is said only about 7 -10% of our communication are the words that we speak.  The rest of our communication is non-verbal communication.  There are very many ways we communicate non verbally. Some ways are body language.  Are we open, are we closed.  Are we moving forward or are we pulling back. The tone... Read More

Symptoms of Stress – Why do I Want to Yell at Everyone?

April 8th, 2011

You know  the symptoms of stress is often the feeling of being overloaded, doing too much, being over-committed. Your  to-do list is overflowing and it seems like nothing is getting done. You walk around in a hurry and  forgetting your needs and what’s really important.Sometimes, when we have symptoms of stress, you just want to yell at everyone “get out of my way”,” let me get something done”, or” whatever sets you off in the moment”. These are signs that you need to slow down, not hurry up. You need to relax and do some self-care. You need to take... Read More

Do We Need Maslows Hierarchy of Needs?

April 5th, 2011

We can often feel pulled in many directions, and not know what is most in an important  in the moment to do. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a reality check. It can also show us what is motivating us in our actions. So, the first question  to ask our self would be, “Are my basic needs taken care of like  food, water, sleep?”. If  that’s taken care of, then  you move up   to the next one, safety. “Is my body safe, Do I have employment, resources,?  Is my family taken care of?, Is my house taken care of, my property safe? If yes, then the next focus is what... Read More

Inspirational Thoughts and Spiritual Science- Emmas Teachings Part Two

April 1st, 2011

Today, I want to talk some more about Emma’s teachings, and her second practice of spiritual science that has to do with  denials.  Emma Curtis Hopkins has us apply practices daily that are based in spiritual science or christian science. The beauty of Emma’s teachings is that you do not need to understand what she asks us to do, she just gives us practices and see what happens in your life. Now, her denials are pretty wild to believe in, but the thing about Emma’s teachings is that you don’t have to believe it.  You don’t even have to understand it.  You just... Read More

Abundance and Prosperity – Enough for Everyone?

March 28th, 2011

I want to talk about abundance and prosperity. I know a lot of you worry about money and your future.”How can we pay our bills? How can we take a vacation? How can we retire with grace and dignity and have the money we need?” I am sure you must have a lot of questions like this. This is focusing on lack. If we focus on lack, we get more lack. So…… Could it be possible that there is enough abundance and prosperity for everyone? I say yes.  In truth, there is abundance everywhere around you.  If you look  around you, there’s an abundance of clouds and/or sky, air,... Read More

Who Am I Really?

March 25th, 2011

Who am I? This is a question we must all answer. The answer is not our roles.  Who we is more than- I’m a mother;  I’m a father;  I’m a brother;  I’m a sister;  I’m a grandparent;  I am secretary;  I am a vice president,etc. — these are just hats we wear; these are just roles you have. So , Who am I ? You are more than a  drop. You are part of something greater. So, to answer this question you have to go deeper, dig down, deep down into who you really are. So I ask you, who or what remembers your dreams? Who answers our questions inside of our heart... Read More

What Are Some Self-Esteem Activities?

March 22nd, 2011

Do you ever feel like everyone seems to take advantage of you? They seem to ‘take’ but rarely ‘give’ back to you when you need help?  It feels like a one way street! If you answered yes, then you need to build your self esteem up. You need some Self esteem activities. Self-esteem is about taking care of yourself.  It’s about learning to trust yourself.  Today, I’m going to write about three Self esteem activities. 1. Build your ability to say no. This means you just don’t say yes to everything.  Instead of  saying yes, I want you to stop and say... Read More

My life is average, is yours?

March 21st, 2011

Do you ever think, “My life is average?” Do you feel your life is boring and feel stuck in the “boring-ness” of it all? Do you feel you are just part of the pack? To tell you the truth, there are some areas of my life that are average, and I’m okay with that. My car is average (and I can rely on it). My height is average. My eyes are average. So where are you average? Is it every area of your life? I would say probably not. So where do you not want to be average? Would you like a more interesting life, more money, more joy, more passion? Where would you like to be... Read More

How Our Anger Management Techniques Relate to Signs of Depression Part 3

March 15th, 2011

I want to tell you about a secret today, a secret behind anger. We all like secrets,  I know I do, especially good ones that help me! What’s the real secret behind anger?  That’s what I want to talk about today. The  TOP secret for anger management techniques. Here is the secret, all anger is an unmet, unrealistic expectation! When you are depressed or timid, you often hold in your anger and/or deny you have needs and expectations. Wow, what does that mean? It means that something  didn’t happen that we expected and now we’re angry about it. I will give you an example-... Read More

How Can I Reduce My Symptoms of Stress?

March 14th, 2011

We all have stress in our life, and some of us have a lot of stress in our lives. Do you find yourself  tired even with sleep? Is your stomach in pain often? Do you  have headaches, often? Do you have the just feeling that  you’re not quite in your body? Is your blood pressure getting high? Are you feeling tight and rushing all the time? If you answered yes to any of the questions, you need to reduce your symptoms of stress.  And you need to reduce those things that cause us stress (where you can). Some things to try: 1. Simplifying your life: a.That might mean delegating things to other... Read More