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A Divine Partnership Have you ever been happy and felt proud for some wonderful thing that happened that you predicted and helped to bring about? Did you ever have anyone dampen your experience by saying, "You didn't do it, God did."? Set Healthy Boundaries Do you allow others to do and say things to you that do not feel good? Would you like to establish new patterns to deal with the problem? Everyone needs to set healthy boundaries. This is a gift to others and you. By allowing people to act in ways that are not appropriate, you actually hurt them too because they are stuck in their unhealthy behavior. Therefore, it is important to learn how to establish boundaries for all involved. Celebrate the Spirit of New Years Celebration is often the word associated with New Years. Many fun, traditional parties are enjoyed. That is definitely part of the spirit of the holiday. However, there is much more. The True Spirit of Christmas Ho! Ho! Ho! Is that what the holiday feels like to you? Or are you burdened and stressed with so much to do? Enjoying the holiday, and feeling and sharing love and peace is what it is all about. I suggest that you sit down, close your eyes, and ask yourself what is the true spirit of Christmas. You may be surprised of the answer you receive. Worry No More! Do you find yourself worrying about the past, present, or future? Do your concerns keep you up at night and even affect your health? Would you like to learn ways to prevent and "cure" this common stressful feeling? How to Enjoy the True Spirit of Thanksgiving Do you find yourself stressed planning your thanksgiving feast? Would you like to find out how you can enjoy a more relaxed, fun time and feel the true spirit of this yearly event? Then read on for some suggestions of how you can create a day of thanksgiving instead of stress and exhaustion. Detaching from Unhealthy Connections Are you feeling obligated to anyone? Do you feel responsible for other peoples pain or survival? Would you like to be free of emotional ties that are draining you? Cutting emotional cords has been a major practice in my counseling office. I discovered that many of my clients were attached to others in an unhealthy way. Free to Be Happy Sherry’s face lit up. She had just heard a truth that set her free--free to be happy and successful. A few minutes before, she was in tears of hurt when she said to her father, “When I was in the hospital with severe burns and you yelled at me, I felt devastated. I decided that I must be bad and not good enough.” Why Are We Here? Why are we here? Have we come to play the role of husband, wife, parent, teacher, healer, etc.? Are we here to love, play, and experience life to the fullest? What is our primary mission on this planet? 10 Great Benefits of Halloween How do you feel about the Halloween? Are you getting into the action of dressing up or helping your children find a costume? Or are you just looking forward to November 1st? How Determination Creates Success Would you like to succeed with an idea or project? My true story of how my faith and determination led to my great success can inspire you to do the same. 24 Guidelines for Successful Business Relationships Are you feeling frustrated with your business clients? Are you a client who is dissatisfied with the services you are receiving? Do you find yourself stressed, and complaining about your business transactions? When all people concerned follow some basic guidelines, everyone can win. Recovering People Pleasers Do you find yourself wanting to make everyone happy, even if it means you are not? Have you hidden yourself in order to survive in your family? If you answered "yes" to the above, you are not alone. In my counseling practice, I have discovered numerous people pleasers, also known as adapters. After they overcame their issues and felt free to be their unique selves, I called them "Recovering People Pleasers." Courage Is Do you envy others who seem to have more courage? Are you ready to be more courageous? What does that word mean to you? I believe that courage is doing something even though you are afraid. This positive personality trait can make your life much more fulfilling and adventurous. Find out how. Vertical VS Horizontal Living Living vertically can save your life and serve you in many ways. Since fear causes stress, and stress causes dis-ease, I know this phenomenon has assisted me to be healthy and safe. Healing Laughter Laughter has proven to be a very healing experience. Some people with serious illnesses have successfully laughed themselves back to health. When you laugh, there is an actual chemical release in your body that helps you relax, release stress, and feel good. On the contrary, when you take things too seriously, your body constricts; therefore, you are likely to feel stressed and create dis-ease. Be A “Should Buster!” Are you ‘shoulding’ others and yourself? Do you realize how inappropriate and hurtful that usually is? That is because the word ‘should’ implies that if you do, or do not act, think, feel, or say something, you are not okay. That message hurts everyone’s self-esteem. It also hooks the rebellious part of us, and we are likely to react in a passive or active aggressive way. The Biggest Mistakes Teachers and Students Make Are you having problems with students or teachers? Would you like some guidelines as to how to improve the situation? Guilt is Hurtful to All Are you feeling guilty about something you feel you should have or should not have done, thought, or felt? Do you sometimes feel guilty for not feeling guilty? Are you aware how this negative emotion is hurting others and you? Would you like to learn how to release your guilt feelings? Intuitive Problem Solving “What am I to do?” Do you have a tendency to feel stressed as you think about all the possibilities? Once you finally made a decision, do you then wonder if you made the right choice? If you are like me, you weigh everything, see both sides, and find it difficult to make decisions. For my sanity and reduction of stress that causes dis-ease, I fortunately discovered a better way. I call it Intuitive Problem Solving. What Your Four Parts Want From You Would you like to feel better and enhance your life? The following are reminders of what your four parts (body, mind, emotions, and spirit) want from you so that you can be balanced and feel good. Put a check next to the statements that you are already doing. “Ghost Busting" With Love Do you sometimes feel or think a deceased loved one is near you? Are there unexplained sounds or peculiar things happening in your home? Are you aware of heavy or negative energy in specific areas of your environment? Do you notice that there are certain places that you avoid going to for no logical reason? Are You Left or Right Brain Dominant? Are you sometimes aware of judging others or yourself because of different behavior patterns? Could it be that people naturally react in a different way to similar situations and everyone is okay? Do you want to understand a basic difference so that you can have more love, harmony, and peace in your life? Truths Set You Free Benefit from 30 empowering truths, or definitions that you will not find in the dictionary. They can help you clarify your beliefs. The more conscious you are of what you are thinking, the more you will be able to create the life you desire. Loving Ways To Deal With Death and Dying Death is a natural occurrence, a passageway. When we can accept human death as another cycle of life, we can enjoy our daily lives more because we won’t be in fear. Then we can also gracefully release others who are dying. Read the 23 suggestions that can help you deal with death and dying in a loving, healthy way. Empowering Questions Are you feeling stuck or powerless? Do you keep hearing the same problems or issues over and over in your head? Would you like to feel empowered? You can feel empowered when you ask yourself the right questions. The following 15 questions and examples can help you feel good and resolve problems and issues. What Can I Do Now To Feel Good? We have all of our answers inside of us. When we become quiet and ask ourselves a “What” or “How” question we can receive the information and clarity that we need at the time to feel good, and to resolve our problems. The past is for us to learn from, and our future is dependent on what we choose to think and how we decide to act in the present. Change your present and reshape your future! What I Want To Say to My In-laws How are you getting along with your in-laws? Would you like to improve the relationship? Whether it is an issue with your daughter/son in-law or mother/father in-law, it is helpful for everyone concerned, including the children, to be able to feel good about each other and communicate constructively. The Power of Surrender John called me in desperation. The forty-three-year-old telemarketer was going to be evicted from his apartment because he had not paid his rent. John was interviewed for a job but had not heard from the company. Needless to say, he felt powerless and terrified. 30 Guidelines for Solving Problems It is normal and human to have problems. If our hands get dirty we know how to wash them. Similarly, when we have problems we need to know how to clean them up. Relationships with loved ones, friends, children, bosses, etc. suffer when problems are not resolved in constructive ways. The following 30 guidelines can assist you to resolve problems and enjoy healthy, happy relationships. 21 Biggest Mistakes Friends Make Are you being a good friend? Do you have friends that you appreciate? Would you like to improve your friendships? Is your loving partner your best friend? As a Marriage, Family Therapist for 27 years, I helped many people resolve issues with their friends and create healthier friendships. The same principles apply to romantic relationships. Ideally, your loving partner is your best friend. Dear Earth Are you aware of what is happening to our beautiful Mother Earth? Do you feel concerned about the many people and businesses that have consciously or unconsciously hurt our air, water, land, animals, vegetation, and atmosphere? The truth is that the situation is not hopeless, you are not powerless, and you can make a difference. Creativity and the Excitement of Life Are you allowing yourself to express your creativity? When you were growing up, were your creative expressions discouraged? Would you like to express that part of you and experience more of the excitement of life? The Biggest Mistakes Society Makes Are you frustrated with the events happening in your neighborhood, city, state, country, and/or the world? Have you wondered why history keeps repeating itself? Would you like some insights as to the causes of the problems and the solutions? 30 Ways to Resolve Upsets Do you ever get upset? Welcome to the human race! It is very helpful to have some course of action so that you can overcome that negative feeling and feel good again. Unresolved upsets hurt you and the others involved. As a Marriage, Family Therapist, I discovered some very effective ways to assist my clients. The following 30 guidelines for your personal and professional relationships can help you too. My Golden Years Have you noticed that some mature men and women look so old and others of the same age appear much younger? It is true that there are many factors contributing to these differences. However, I believe that we can take charge of our lives and enjoy the golden years as a vital, active, healthy contributing person. Find out how! 50 Affirmations to Raise Your Self-Esteem Are you ready to feel good about yourself? That is the key to health, happiness, fulfilling relationships, and success. Negative thoughts hurt your self-esteem and positive thoughts help you feel good. To raise your self-esteem, say, sing, or write the following 50 affirmations (positive thoughts) until they become part of your automatic thinking. Success Does Not Fit My Self-image Do you have a successful self-image? Could it be that your old self-image is sabotaging your weight loss, health, career, relationships, or prosperity? Nurture Yourself by Giving and Receiving Balancing giving and receiving are ways to nurture yourself and reduce your level of stress. Allow yourself to receive and “fill up your basket” so that you can keep giving. Then you can be happier and healthier, and improve your relationships with everyone, including friends, relatives, and your children and loving partner. Read the 34 suggestions of how you can nurture yourself by giving and receiving. How To Give Help, How To Ask For It Giving help is a craft; receiving help, an art. Read important guidelines about how to give and receive help. Fear That I Do Not Deserve Success Are you striving for personal and professional success and not reaching your goals? Do you feel you deserve success? Could it be that you feel guilty about something you did or did not do that is causing you to feel bad about yourself and sabotage all your efforts? Seven Keys to a Great Relationship Are you ready to create the relationship you desire? When you have the ingredients to a successful partnership, your chances of maintaining a strong, love connection can be increased. Love is not enough. Forever Young Find out how you can be forever young and enjoy a long, fulfilling, healthy life. 50 Ways to Nurture Yourself It is important to be able to do what you can to feel good on a daily basis. Then you are not dependent on others because you can nurture yourself. When you are self-caring you are not being selfish. In fact when you feel fulfilled, you then have more to give to others. Find out 50 ways you can give to yourself. Fear of the Unknown For some reason, we are often afraid of the unknown. We will stay in an unfulfilling home, job, or relationship, because we know how it is. It is familiar. We do not know what will happen if we make a change. One client once said, “I would rather be safe than satisfied.” Can you relate to that? How to Identify and Overcome Addictions When we are addicted to someone or something, it means we behave like a slave because we allow the person or strong habit to control us. It is what we do in excess in order to avoid our painful feelings (hurt, anger, fear, loneliness, emptiness, etc.). Therefore, addictions are often the symptoms and not the causes of our troubles. Identify your addictions and overcome them so that you can live a happier, healthier life. The Biggest Mistakes Children Make Would you like to help children avoid the biggest mistakes they make which can hurt their self-esteem, physical and mental health, success in school, sports, etc.? The truth is that you can make a difference in their lives. Children are depending on adults to teach and guide them. Success Means A Scary Consequence Could it be that you are sabotoging your efforts to reach your personal or professional goals because you unconsciously have a fear attached to it? Find out more about this unconscious fear of success and how to overcome it, so that you can experience the success you desrie and deserve. Yummie Relationships Important suggestions from a mini course called "Romantic Relationships 101." The goal is to provide you with important insights and solutions to help you experience the successful loving relationships you desire and deserve. Forgiving Mom, Your Best Gift for Mother's Day How do you really feel about your Mom? Are you experiencing a deep love and compassion for her? Or do you just feel loyalty and obligation? Are you one of those people who always want to please your Mom? Or are you filled with so much anger and resentment that you avoid them, or rebel by doing the opposite of what they taught you?
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