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The Reality Is…

The more you concentrate on what’s wrong, the more you encourage what’s wrong to put its feet up and stay. If you […]

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Every Day, Please

Meditate, pray, read. Go for a walk, have a cup of tea, do yoga, get a hug. Give a hug, watch your […]

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Affirm This

We do affirmations wrong. First, many of us react negatively to them. They sound so new-age-self-helpy that we avoid considering them. Second, […]

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Raise a Little Buzz

When a problem persists even if you seem to have tried everything, the temptation is to blame others, self, the world. It […]

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Why Real Success is Simple

We usually think success is a result. Whether it’s a goal, end, possession, status, or achievement, we call something a success only […]

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Buzz

We can plot every thought, feeling, emotion, and moment on a “buzz scale” that might go from from “dark and crappy” to […]

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Dismal vs. Simple Action

There are two kinds of action: dismal and simple. Dismal action is what you do when you feel bad.  It is the […]