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- 11 Steps Toward a Happier You
[Self-Improvement:Happiness] First the good news. There's a really, really good chance that we all can do things - make a few changes in our thinking and in our lives - to help us become a happier person. The realistic side of this though, is that some of us probably have the ability and even the opportunity, to be happier than others.
- What Are YOU Talking About?
[Self-Improvement:Positive-Attitude] I went to lunch with my number one daughter (chronologically speaking from a reference of arrival time on earth) not too long ago. We went to one of those neat little mom and pop restaurants to grab a burger and listen to some tunes provided by a local vocalist. And yes, it is great to live in a small town in Mid-America where they still do that kind of thing.
- Up Yours - 19 Ways to Improve Your Self-Esteem
[Self-Improvement:Self-Esteem] THINGS TO THINK ABOUT: 1. Know that there is only one of you in this whole world - and that makes you special. 2. Realize that you have special interests and abilities possessed by no one else.
- Which Way is Up?
[Self-Improvement] I remember one of the things Mom used to say when someone had done something that didn't completely make sense to her was "I'm not sure he (or she) even knows which way is up!" Well Mom, guess what? Ain't nobody knows which way is up!
- Your Cat's In My Garden
[Self-Improvement] We should never be so sure that what we believe is fact – the absolute one hundred percent truth – that we close our minds to all other possible explanations.
- You're an Idiot!
[Self-Improvement:Positive-Attitude] Our comments toward – and about - others tend to reinforce our perspective of life and can play a significant role in determining our personal destiny.
- Yucky Faces and Weird Sounds
[Health-and-Fitness] It's no fun to feel yucky due to a bad cold or bout of the flu. Is it possible however, that we sometimes act in ways that tend to make our illness worse than it really is?
- Go Ahead - Waste Some Time
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Stress - from all kinds of different pressures - is frequently considered to be America's number one health problem. That’s no reason it should be our problem though.
- A Casual Bystander's View of Sports
[Recreation-and-Sports] A quick look at the benefits of organized – or even disorganized - sports activities. Thank you sports-minded people everywhere!
- Sneaky, Sneaky, Sneaky
[Self-Improvement:Positive-Attitude] Our "subconscious" can help create a life of happiness and productivity – or it can lead us down a very rocky road right into the bramble bushes.
- Feudin' and Fussin' and A-Fightin'
[Self-Improvement:Anger-Management] There are probably at least 17 gazillion reasons why folks get into arguments. Unfortunately none of them are very valid.
- What Are Your Triggers?
[Self-Improvement] If you are looking for an area of your personality that could use a bit of improvement, you might want to check your triggers.
- MP What?
[Computers-and-Technology] At the ripe old age of "almost older than dust", I’ve found there are several things I can do without. Here are some of them: Cell phone – OK, to be honest here, I do have a cell phone – but I never...
- Slower May Actually Be Faster
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] When we’re running behind schedule, that overwhelming urge to "hurry up" may actually be slowing us down.
- So What's Your World Like?
[Self-Improvement] We all live in different worlds. Worlds that are shaped by our genetics and our individual life experiences. Just knowing that can be the beginning of a new, more enjoyable life.
- Self-Help Basics
[Self-Improvement] In an attempt to simplify some of the self-help (or self improvement, personal growth, whatever you want to call it…) concepts that I – and a whole gob of other people and organizations – have been bombarding you with, here are five basic principles that have worked well for me.
- Where'd It Go?
[Self-Improvement:Time-Management] Don’t squander those precious moments in self-pity, or whining or complaining about the inequities of life. Don’t get caught up in the "life sucks" mode of thinking. This is a quick trip we’re taking on Planet Earth.
- What if We're Not Getting It 'Our Way?'
[Self-Improvement:Success] Sometimes we reach a point where nothing seems to be going the way we’d like it to no matter how hard we try. So what’s the solution?
- Whatever
[Self-Improvement:Happiness] It’s good to sometimes just go with the flow – to be able to flex with the situations that develop in our lives. It helps make life just a little easier.
- Car Bombers Weren't Born to Do Bad Things
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] Just what the hell would ever lead anyone in their right mind to plop their butts into a vehicle loaded with explosives with the express intent of driving it to a specific location to detonate it and turn themselves into red mist? Why in the world would anyone ever strap explosives on their body so they could kill themselves and anyone who was nearby?
- Buddies
[Home-and-Family] Mom and my granddaughter (we’ll just refer to her as “K”) have a very special relationship. It started the moment “K” came into our lives. Even though Mom was nearly 90, “K” was immediately attracted to her. Actually, “attracted” doesn’t adequately describe their relationship. It was more like they were long lost buddies who had been reunited after many, many years.
- Is God Trying to Tell Us Something?
[News-and-Society:Religion] We have a whole bunch of stuff happening in our world, don’t we? Hurricanes, typhoons, earthquakes, floods, mudslides and a pile of other things produced by the actions or inactions of us silly humans. So is there any particular significance in the fact that all of this is happening in a relatively short time frame? Is “someone” trying to tell us something?
- Are You Just "Going Through the Motions"?
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] Life is too short – and too precious – to waste it just “going through the motions”. Every single one of us has the potential to perform at a much higher level.
- Searching for the Truth
[Self-Improvement:Attraction] It’s confusing isn’t it? Anyone who has been traveling the road toward their own personal self improvement or spiritual enlightenment can quickly attest to the fact that it’s not a particularly easy journey.
- The Village Idiot
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] That would be me! From what I can see, I’m just beginning the second year of a minimum four year sentence as a Village Idiot. I say minimum because the sentence may be extended at any time and without advance notice – written or verbal.
- I'm My Own Grandpa!
[Self-Improvement] OK, maybe not but I’m a lot like him in many respects. Yeah and the same goes for my Grandma and my Mom and Dad, too! I’m a lot like all of ‘em. Naturally, genetics does play a substantial role in all of this but I’m talking about all of the other stuff that goes deeper than that. Like my outlook on life, whether I have a tendency to get mad easily, if I talk louder than most people, how I treat my family members, whether I’d rather veg out on the sofa...
- Are You Soakin' It Up?
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] …And holding it way down inside you like an old sponge? Be careful. Just like an old sponge that’s held its liquid a little too long, we may start to get stinky in a day or two. I’m referring to “soaking up” all that wonderful information that comes to us mainly through our televisions, radios and computers. Information that is then refortified and nourished through conversations with our friends or relatives.
- I Have a Headache!
[Health-and-Fitness:Supplements] Really. Not a great big skull-splitting headache. Just one of those little low-pressure guys. And I know why. It’s because I’ve been thinking too much. I really need to try to cut back on that.
- Fences Are Us
[Self-Improvement] Fences - our billboards that advertise some of our most personal feelings to the world. Hadn’t thought of it quite that way? Here’s what I’m seeing. Having recently moved from a large metropolitan area to the more laid-back environment of a small town, I’ve noticed an apparent correlation between the kinds of fences we have around our property or neighborhood - and how we feel about ourselves and where we’re living. Let’s take the metro area first.
- Operatoooor - Number Pleeyazz
[Communications] That’s what she would say. As I remember it from my years as a really short person, after you had cranked the handle and lifted up the receiver, you’d hear this female voice down at the telephone office say “Operatooor. Number pleeyazz.” (I think that’s how they were taught to say it.) Then you’d give her the number you wanted to call – usually something complicated like “Hi Shirley - 671, please” (or even “Doc Wykoff’s office, please”…) – and she’d move a plug to the right hole on the switchboard and do whatever she had to do to make Doc’s telephone ring.
- Budgeting Made Easy
[Finance:Budgeting] Well, dang! From what I’ve heard and read, it looks like we’ve reached an all-time world-class new record in the amount of personal debt on the books. Now it’s probably not quite as bad as we’ve been led to believe, however many of us have managed to tromp further than we should have into the financial swamp. How well we’ll be able to find our way back out to dry ground will depend on our knowing just where the heck we are in the first place.
- A Country Boy's View on Fashion
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] I still can’t understand it. After all these years, I can’t make a lick of sense out of what folks consider to be in or out of fashion – appropriate or inappropriate attire or appearance. What was “in” last year, might be “out” this year – or it might be in but you need to change what you wear with it.
- Are You Stuck? Consider Changing Your Focus!
[Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] If you sometimes feel as though you’re caught in life’s quicksand, you have a lot of company. We work, we struggle, we try to do everything we possibly can to move on to a higher level of well-being ...
- Life Gets Teejus, Don't It?
[Self-Improvement:Spirituality] Those five words are from a song that I remember hearing a long time ago. It may even be the song’s title. I dunno. For those of you who don’t speak casual English, the word “teejus” can be translate...
- Look for the Positives
[Self-Improvement:Positive-Attitude] Our lives are overflowing with negative information from the newspapers, magazines, television and radio. Nations are at war, thousands are dying of starvation and hundreds are killed by natural disa...
- Busy, Busy, Busy
[Self-Improvement:Time-Management] ... busy, busy, busy, busy, busy…busy, busy, bus… OK, slap me with a wet diaper! Enough of that silliness. Most you know what I’m talking about though, right? That’s us! Busy. Doing what? Stuff. What ki...
- How Stupid Can People Be?
[Self-Improvement] “I can’t believe she did that!” “What the hell is he thinking?” “Any idiot would have better sense than that!” “Are they all taking dumb pills?” “What’s the matter with these people?” “Why am I ...
- Life's an Illusion
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] I’ll get right to the point. Life is not necessarily what we think it is. And no, I’m not going to extrapolate this to the extreme to try to convince you that we really exist on some obscure planet...
- Really Scary Stuff
[Self-Improvement:Positive-Attitude] With the probable exception of some basic instincts – or motivation toward self-preservation – we’ve just flat learned to be afraid of about all the rest of the stuff we’re afraid of. I know, the wo...
- Scary Stuff
[Self-Improvement:Positive-Attitude] Life can be downright scary - sometimes more than others. Probably all of us are wandering through life afraid of something – maybe a situation, an event or other people. Because we’re individuals ...
- The "G" Word
[Self-Improvement] OK – so there are lots of “G” words, however for today we’ll focus on one particular word that has created (I would have used the word “wreaked”, but I personally think it’s a silly word that always ...
- Our Life - Our Choice
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] OK, maybe that’s a bit of an overgeneralization but it applies most of the time. Basically, what I am saying is that we are what we are because that’s what we’ve decided to be. We live where we liv...
- Trust the "System" - It Works!
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] The “System” – the overall structure and organization of this great creation that we’re a part of… including our ability to personally interact with (and benefit from) the spiritual aspects of this c...
- I Am...
[Self-Improvement:Inspirational] …you are, he is, she is, they are… But you knew that already, didn’t you? Or have you really stopped to think about it recently – or ever for that matter? Huh? I guess we need a little clarificatio...
- Stinky Animals
[Reference-and-Education] Oops, I meant to title this “Animal Instincts”. Oh, well – maybe that was one of those Freudian slip-ups. I dunno… We all are animals, right? Mammals? Sure we are. We all have fur, a self-regula...
- Reduce The Stress!
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] First, let’s make a distinction between pressure and stress. We all have sources of pressure in our lives - sometimes a little, sometimes a lot. These pressures have a multitude of sources such as ...
- Mirrors
[Self-Improvement] Mirrors, mirrors all around Why don’t I hear the joyful sound Of myself clapping as I stroll by? Is it you or is it I? Aarghhh! My sincere apologies to the real poets of the world! The things I do...
- It's Good to be Goofy
[Self-Improvement:Happiness] To paraphrase a saying my mother liked to use occasionally, “The whole world is goofy – except you and me. And sometimes I’m not too sure about you!” Rest assured that no matter who we are or what w...
- This Just Ain't Good!
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] “Nope, this just ain’t good!” How many times in our lives have we had those or similar words bouncing around inside our skulls? Yeah, I’ve lost count, too! There are usually only a few reasons th...
- Positive Affirmations
[Self-Improvement:Affirmations] Never used ‘em. Not likely to start now. OK, so I just lied a little bit. (Is that anything like being a little bit pregnant?) I really didn’t mean to. (Hmmm, that comment could be applicable to ...
- Shhhhh...
[Self-Improvement:Happiness] Like enough of the noise awready! Geesh, people… No, I’m not talking about the sometimes nearly overwhelming noise pollution that goes hand in hand with living in a big city. Traffic sounds, ho...
- What Once Was - Ain't No More
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] Rather than beat around the bush and try to lead into this in a semi-logical manner, I’ll get right to the point. The past is gone – vanished, disappeared in a cloud of dust and a hearty “Hi, Ho Sil...
- Setting Goals - Things to Think About
[Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] We hear a lot about the steps we should take to achieve our goals, however unless we take the first steps to realistically consider who and what we are right now – our capabilities and interests – an...
- It's My Blankey and I'm Keeping It!
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] “Blankey” – as in Security Blankey. OK? All parents know what this is. Sometimes it’s an actual “blankey”, or it may be a pillow, a doll or some other favorite toy or scrap of material. It’s the ...
- A Quick Checklist for Improving Your Life
[Self-Improvement:Coaching] 1. Learn About You If you don’t know who you are and why you think and act the way you do, it’s gonna be really difficult to make any positive changes in your life. Take a look first at your parents...
- Where You Can Find Sympathy
[Self-Improvement:Inspirational] Ask any of my kids and they’ll tell you immediately that you’ll find it in the dictionary between “sh—“ and “syphilis”. Wasn’t that absolutely cruel and unkind of me to instill in them a nearly tota...
- So Why Are "They" Really Here?
[Self-Improvement:Coaching] It does make you wonder sometimes, doesn’t it? You know the folks I’m talking about. The ones who seem to be wandering around in the middle of a fog bank. The ones without a clue apparently, as to wh...
- Just Let 'Em Go!
[Self-Improvement:Inspirational] I remember when I was just a little guy probably about 4 or 5 years old, I was fascinated by snakes. Not any particular type of snake – just snakes in general. I remember being really curious about h...
- So What is Success Anyway?
[Self-Improvement:Success] Well I’ll tell you what it’s not. Even thought many of us like to periodically visit our own personal Fantasyland complete with its mansions, servants, fancy cars and trips to exotic places (check u...
- Don't Give Up!
[Self-Improvement:Inspirational] Don’t let anyone kid you. The road to self improvement and personal growth is not a short, straight, well-marked, paved highway. Looking back on my journey, I see a road meandering over hills and thr...
- I'm Gettin' Really Torqued!
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] For those of you who have been living in a cave for most of your lives, you can translate the “torqued” in the heading of this article to “mad” or “angry”. For today’s discussion of anger, let’s quan...
- 5 Ways to Lose Those Holiday Blues
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] What a great time of year! It’s a time to be thankful for what we have and enjoy all the festivities that mark a renewal of our hope and faith in the “system” that will carry us toward a bright new ...
- 30 Ways to be a Butt-Head Boss
[Business:Management] 1. Trust no one. Not your superiors and not your employees. Especially not your employees. They’re probably out to get you anyway. 2. Believe that all of your people are lazy, good-for-nothing slacke...
- Eureka! I've Found It!
[Self-Improvement:Coaching] OK, so it wasn’t quite that big of a deal. But I did find the “T” that mysteriously escaped from the word “not” in one of my articles a few months ago. Yep, I found it all right. Right at the end ...
- Gene's Diet Plan
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Hot dang! If a few hundred other folks can peddle a plan to help people lose weight, there’s no reason I can’t jump on the bandwagon too! So, here’s my plan. All you need to do is send me a certified...
- Kill those Buggies!
[Health-and-Fitness] Hack, hack, cough, gasp, wheeze, snort… where’s the tissue? Wheeze, snork, gasp… I really hate to be the bearer of sad tidings however, guess what season is just around the corner? Correctamundo!...
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