HOW EXERCISE HELPS OUR BRAINS
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What’s My Purpose?
Note from the Director: This month I am proud to feature an excerpt from a young local author (and friend)…
Letting Go: Great Idea. How Do I Do It?
Hot shot kid in a too-fast car cut you off this morning; it’s noon and you’re still seething? Clerk at…
Criticism: Does it Really Help?
Handling your desire to criticize another person Criticism: censure, condemnation, disapproval, or reproach. When you criticize someone, you are condemning…
Procrastination-Everyone Talks About It, but Nobody Does Anything
Imagine the space this article fills as blank. Imagine the time and energy it might have taken someone who procrastinates…
Happiness: Meditation Changes Your Body’s Response to Stress
Meditation’s goal is to create a “relaxation response” in ourselves. When we are deeply relaxed, when our mind and our…
Give Your Relationship a Tune-Up
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Buy a car and you get a wonderful machine, ready to go for thousands of miles and, likely, many years.…
2015: Here’s how to be the best you!
Developing your strengths: Dr. Marty Seligman and Dr. Chris Peterson developed a list of universal virtues or personal strengths. These…
Savor This Holiday Season!
Zest makes life better. Zestful people simply enjoy things more than people low in zestfulness, so when we talk about…
How Stressed Are You?
“Tis the season to be stressed….and ways to fix it”. Take this quick inventory to assess your stress. This…
Are You a Perfectionist?
Almost everyone pursues perfection – doing the best job you can, setting goals and working hard to reach them, maintaining…
Raising Compassionate Kids
How to raise kids who are kind and considerate is a hot topic these days. With so much bullying happening…
Top 10 Things Your Children Need from You
As much as we might wish for a parenting manual, with exact instructions based on proven scientific methodology, the truth…
The Road to Forgiveness is a Journey Toward Freedom
“If unresolved anger is a toxin to the spirit, forgiveness is the antidote”, wroteBrian Luke Seaward in his book, Stand Like…
Blended Families
All relationships have their complications, but stepfamilies create a web of relationships and inter-relationships that make the average spider’s overnight…
Do You Fight Fairly?
Most of us would avoid fighting if we could. After all, it’s not very comfortable. However, personal growth is often…
Confidence and Self-Respect Through Conflict
Question: Would you rather go to the dentist for a root canal or go to a friend and confront her…