December 19, 2008
Have you ever had one of those days where you felt so bad about yourself, about your life, and where you are in the world that you just wanted to hear something nice?
Words can often be better than physical affection because they can inspire us. The mistake that a lot of us make is that we wait for someone to speak these words to us when they are right out there for the taking. There are hundreds of inspirational quotes that you can use in your every day life to help you get through the big and the small challenges. It’s time to empower yourself with the inspirational quotes that can help you overcome hurdles and gain self-confidence.
Inspirational Quotes For Challenging Situations
We all have those times when we are facing a challenge where we just need a bit of inspiration to be our best. Sometimes inspiration comes as a reminder that we can overcome any challenge, and sometimes it comes in the form of a great piece of advice from someone who has walked in our shoes before us.
Inspirational quotes are a great source to turn to when you are facing a challenge because they can give you insight that you wouldn’t have had otherwise. The beauty is that there are plenty of words of wisdom out there, just waiting to be discovered and used as you see fit.
There are many beautiful inspirational quotes for you to benefit from, including those you’ll find below:
- “Try not to become a man of success but a man of value.” -Albert Einstein
- “First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.” -Epictetus
- “If you would create something, you must be something.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- “To find what you seek in the road of life, the best proverb of all is that which says: ‘Leave No Stone Unturned’.” -Edward Bulwer Lytton
- “Every artist was first an amateur.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
After reading these quotes, do you feel inspired to take action? One of these inspiring quotes may pull at your heart strings or make more sense to you than the others, so use it. When you feel like you need a gentle push to keep working through your challenges and toward your goals, say one of these invigorating quotes to yourself.
Keep meaningful inspirational quotes at your fingertips so that you can reflect on them when you need to.
The above was a syndicated article, courtesy of Syndicate Kahuna
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December 13, 2008
This is a guest article:
My home page for the internet is Louise Hay’s Affirmation page, so every time that I go online I have a nice affirmation there waiting for me. Today the affirmation was “I balance my life between work, rest and play. They all get equal time.” Hmmmm. How true is this statement in your life?
Do you balance work, rest, and play? I realised (somewhat to my horror!) that, in my case, playtime really comes in only if I’ve ‘booked’ time to play – like my day at the beach last week, or going to see Hamlet in Stratford tonight – or if I have time ‘left over’ to play after I’ve worked and rested! The end result is that playtime is getting about 20% of my time at most. RUBBISH!
Enough already! It’s time to bump playtime up the priority list! I admin I have gotten into bad habits lately. I’ve been busy and working quite a lot…and because I am good at self care, resting a lot too…but at the expense of playtime! Shocking.
And what’s worse, I know that I am better at this balance than most people I know. Many are very unbalanced (in terms of “work, rest and play” that is – not mentally unbalanced!), and the big missing ingredient is playtime. It’s heart-breaking to see, because playtime makes you come alive, playtime is fun, playtime is vital to you having a happy life – let’s face it, how much better do you feel when you’ve been on holiday? And why?
Because you’ve had uninterrupted playtime!
Holidays are all about recharging your batteries and devoting yourself to having some fun…and then we come home and forget to play for another 11 months and 2 weeks. It’s foolish to neglect your fun muscles – if they get flabby you’ll get miserable. I’m sure I don’t really need to extol the virtues of play – you know yourself that when you take part in activities that you enjoy, you feel better.
So when was the last time you deliberately took part in an activity you enjoy and made a conscious choice to savour that playtime? Why not start tonight? Instead of sitting numbly in front of the idiot box, make an effort to do something playful and fun (if that’s tv for you, ok…but as long as you’re actively enjoying it, not just wobbed out in front of it!). You see people, it’s time to take playtime seriously!
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Part 1: What is the balance of work, rest and play in your life? 60/30/10? 40/40/20? Have a guess at the proportions – your best guess will be quite accurate! What can you do TODAY to start restoring the balance (especially the playtime bit!)?
Part 2: What do you do to play? Aim to get a list of 100 things (it might take time, but you can do it!).
Part 3: Do something off that list DAILY.
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December 11, 2008
[ad#ad-3_250block-left]At least with regard to cardiovascular disease, there is some evidence it is, but the number of glasses a day needed for protection is only five.
Scientists at Loma Linda University in California began following 8,280 men and 12,017 women aged 28 to 100 who had never had heart attack, stroke, or diabetes.
At the end of six years:
- Men who drank 5 or more glasses of water a day were 54 per cent less likely to have had a heart attack or stroke than men who drank 2 glasses a day or fewer.
- Women who drank 5 or more glasses of water a day were 41 per cent less likely to have had a heart attack or stroke than women who drank 2 glasses a day or fewer
The Loma Linda scientists concluded that the protective effect of drinking water was probably due to the reduced viscoscity of blood, which was less likely to clot. Also, in this study, people who drank more water drank less alcohol, sugary soft drinks, coffee, and tea, and the lesser benefit of drinking 5 glasses of water for women may have only been due to the fact that women usually have a smaller volume of blood than men.
Is there any truth to the belief that beverages other than water are dehydrating? Well, actually, water itself is not adequate for keeping you hydrated. You need at least a very small concentration of sugars and electrolytes in your overall consumption of food and drink to ensure normal fluid exchange in the intestine.
Most people, however, consume too much sugar and not enough electrolytes. As little as a tablespoon (15 ml) of fruit or vegetable juice every few hours, or the equivalent from food, may be enough to help your body stay in fluid balance.
Robert Rister is the author or co-author of nine books and over 2,000 articles on natural health including a review of the real value of colon cleansers.
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December 2, 2008
This is a syndicated article, courtesy of Syndicate Kahuna
Reducing Stress Through Meditation and natural healing
Meditation is the practice of concentrating one’s thoughts and awareness on one specific thought. This concentration may not seem like something that could in any way have a beneficial affect on a person’s health, but research has shown that practicing meditation can, in fact, help improve a person’s overall health.
Cardio Health
The most interesting physical benefit of meditation is in improved cardiovascular health. There are many theories about why meditation helps the cardiovascular system, but one dominant theory is that the calming effect of meditation not only relaxes the mind, but it also relaxes the entire body.
Meditation has been shown to be an effective in reducing stress and stress is a well-known player in cardiovascular issues. Over time, regular meditation and yoga can help a person’s heart to be healthier. Heart disease is common in both men and women, so meditation and yoga are helpful for everyone. Of course, meditation yoga also helps a myriad of other ailments like anxiety, stress, and depression by the same relaxation method. Some people who practice meditation feel that it’s a type of alternative medicine.
Yoga Is More Than An Exercise Regime.
Yoga is one of the oldest systems of self-improvement, exercise, and meditation and its gentle approach can help even the most inflexible of muscles to gently yield and limber up. The key to yoga is that you begin slowly in a non-competitive environment and your progress will come through steady practice rather than forcing the body into extreme positions when it’s not ready.
Yoga is more than an exercise regime; those who study this discipline say that it simply becomes a healther way of life.
The effects of yoga are noticeable too. Stronger muscles, greater flexibility and an inner calm that cannot help but be projected outwards. Family and friends may not be able to pinpoint the difference but they will gradually notice that there is something different about you.
As the daily benefits of meditation and yoga begin to take effect you may want to turn your attention to some of the other holistic practices that are available such as Rolfing and Aromatherapy.
Homeopathy and Herbal Medicine, Your Natural Healing Remedies.
There are so many natural healing remedies, such as homeopathy, that are made to heal not just the body , but the mind as well. These are usually referred to as stress busters and the calming effect that a lot of herbal remedies have on a person usually leads to a better life. The connection between illness and stress has been cited a lot of times, and it has been proven that a person who is under stress will suffer from illnesses that he normally wouldn’t have.
Meditation and Releasing Stress
Some of the benefits of meditation and Yoga include increasing your ability to learn, releasing stress, unlocking hidden talents, and a greater ability to solve problems quickly. This can also be done through Brain Entrainment and the Brain Evolution System.
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November 26, 2008
I thought this was a beautiful post, so I’m just going to give the clip and the link. Enjoy.
There is so much to gain in the world. Love, money, wisdom, friends, success, faith, peace and happiness are at the top of most lists. The difficult question becomes how we can attempt to get all of these things and at the same time not lose our souls in the process. The answer may come down to a simple matter of choice.
Choices exist all around us. We can choose to live a life of service or we can choose to invest in a career that has the promise to be financially rewarding. We also have the choice of doing both.
How to Gain the Whole World and Not Lose Your Soul
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November 18, 2008
Yes, that’s the rumor. While blogs are exploding some wags think they’re dead. I guess they’ve been smoking something.
Blog marking expert, Jack Humphrey, has a few remarks regarding a Wired article (and Wired should know better:)
Well folks, it looks like this will be my last blog post ever. Apparently blogging is passe and I didn’t know it. I know this will come as a shock to the thousands of bloggers who read this and many other blogs, but it looks like we’ve come to the end of the road with blogging.
Paul Boutin, WIRED contributor, wrote “Thinking about launching your own blog? Here’s some friendly advice: Don’t. And if you’ve already got one, pull the plug.“ -”Twitter, Flickr, Facebook Make Blogs Look So 2004”
Blogging is Dead, According to Wired.com
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November 18, 2008
With rare exceptions we hold ourselves back from achievement. It isn’t the other guy, it isn’t “the man,” it isn’t the system, it isn’t some “ism,” and it isn’t anyone’s fault but our own.
We are in the driver’s seat and we have to get past a few issues to move on. Fear holds us back, not the “other guy.” Fear is a habit and if we can get past the fear we can move far beyond where ever we are now.
Case in point, our new (US) Pesident, Mr. Obama. All politics aside, if the stories are true about his very humble beginnings (what, Pols don’t exaggerate, just a bit?) you have a guy starting from pretty much zero and making it to the top of the pecking order.
That’s some major heavy-duty accomplishment.
He got there because he put himself in the right place. He put aside any fears, worked his *** off, made the right connections, made his own luck, and now he’s got the top job.
I really enjoyed this post, which really goes into what holds us back:
You have great potential inside of you. I have great potential inside of me, too. The thought of realizing this potential can be paralyzing and it can be frightening. There have been many times when my fear has held me back and kept me from experiencing the happiness or success I wanted.
Fear can keep us stuck in a place where we believe we are not good enough. Fear can keep us from realizing our dreams and it can keep us from creating the life we want.
Fear can also hold us back.
When I was a boy I loved to play baseball. My family lived in a rural setting which did not provide Little League or youth baseball opportunities. Instead, I would play catch with my father or pretend I was playing in a big league game complete with line-up cards I would fill out for both teams (I always batted third and played first base for the winning team) and a uniform I got from a Sears catalog.
At age 14, we moved to a more suburban setting. There was finally a chance for me to play real baseball with real players. I was horrified…
What’s Holding You Back?
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November 12, 2008
This is a syndicated guest article:
When you become truly self motivated you realize that success is not a destination, it is something within you. It is the self motivational attitude that you take to every aspect of your life. Not just the big things, but the every day mundane things.
Success is not something you grab a hold of, pin down, then show off as some kind of trophy which some less aware people have come to view it. Successful people don’t just achieve success, they live it on a daily basis.
Many definitions of success describe it as a journey. However I believe it is more than a journey and is in fact a lifestyle and indeed a self motivational lifestyle choice.
Success leaves clues for us to follow and here is a list of 20 of the success clues to look for:
- Focused on worthy goals
- Work towards them (we’re not just looking for short cuts)
- Pushing for high standards, but not bogged down in seeking perfection. Perfectionism stops many of us from being successful.
- Seeing the big picture while attending to the detail
- Persistence is the self motivational watchword, no one is successful without persistence.
- Balancing the need for big steps with incremental improvement
- Holding the gains as they come, then not backsliding into old behaviors
- Helping others of like mind, particularly the less fortunate, to set and achieve their goals.
- A commitment to delivering on promises
- Knowing that your goal is still there after the buffeting storms subside
- Not surrendering control to others by losing your temper
- Seeing hate and abuse from others as a gift you choose not to accept from them
- Refuse to acknowledge failure as a stopping point, and see it as a learning experience instead
- Forge alliances with those who will commit to supporting your goals
- Knowing that everyone has within them the resources to achieve their goals
- Realizing that success is a self motivational choice you make, not one that is made for you
- Seeing money as a scorecard to the energy you create in the world, not success itself
- Respect others and their vision of success, even when you can’t agree with them
- Living in the now and valuing every moment of every day
- Valuing health as the great generator for a self motivational and successful life style
To adopt a success oriented lifestyle you need to be a detective looking for clues. The list above is not meant to be comprehensive, but merely a starting point to begin your quest.
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November 4, 2008
This is a guest article from Edith, of Age Old Herbs.
Use Herbal Remedies with Care
If you have ever shopped for herbal products in a health food store, you may have noticed that the labels almost never tell the potential medical benefits of the herb, much less, any directions or precautions for their use. Why is this?
Well, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prohibits manufacturers from making any claims that any product will treat or prevent a disease until that product has been tested. Although, many herbs have age-old histories as safe healers, the manufacturer would have to get approved from the FDA, which is a lengthy and costly process.
Since natural substances, such as herbs, can not be patented, it would not be profitable to go through this approval process. This is also the reason why drug companies have little interest in exploring any promising herbal remedies.
As to sidestep the FDA regulation problem, herb suppliers have chose to sell their products as food supplements without therapeutic claims. However, this leaves the consumer clueless as to a products uses or risks and with no assurance of its potency or quality.
Given this confusion, here are a few helpful suggestions and ideas to consider in helping you to pick safely from natures garden of healing plants.
First and foremost is to educate yourself. The quality of commercially sold herbs varies widely. Dried herbs may lose their potency quickly if not stored properly. There is no government regulation for quality, potency, or authenticity. Purchase herbs from reputable companies with a name and reputation that they want to protect.
Do not play doctor. Never use alternative therapy instead of a proven medical treatment without consulting your physician first. In some cases, you can use herbs and other natural treatments as a substitute for conventional medicine, but there are also curative treatments you might miss if you don’t get a check up. Unless you are absolutely sure what is wrong, do not try to self medicate.
If you do decide to try herbal remedies, use them for conditions you know are not serious and will eventually clear up by themselves, like colds or minor arthritis pain.
Do not presume that natural means safe. People tend to think that just because an herb is a plant, its safe to use. That is not always true. Some of the most extremely poisonous toxins known come from plants. Although, herbs have been used by thousands of people for hundreds of years with virtually no ill effects and many benefits, there has been reports of herbal remedies causing sickness, even a rare death. Buy herbal products only from reputable growers and manufacturers.
Start low and go slow. When trying a new herbal product start with the lowest dose. If you don’t experience any benefit after a week, gradually increase the dose. Do not take more than the recommended amount and don’t take high doses of any remedy for months or years unless the long term effects have been studied.
If you feel worse after taking an herbal remedy, stop taking it. If an herb disagrees with you or if you develop new symptoms after taking it, discontinue using it. Allergies or other adverse reactions to any plant substance is always a possibility.
Avoid herbal remedies if you are pregnant, nursing, or taking other medications. Little is known about the effects of herbs on an unborn child or a baby through breast milk. Do not mix herbal remedies with prescription or over the counter drugs. An herb may make the action of another medication stronger or weaker.
Check in with Age Old Herbs for continuous educational information on subjects such as; the health benefits of herbs, natural remedies for pets, and some great tips on growing herbs.
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November 4, 2008
Ever find yourself dwelling on “what is going wrong …?” Thinking about the bad stuff, what we did wrong, the mistakes that we made… all of those thoughts are habits. It’s too easy for many of us to fall into that habit of negative thinking. It becomes easy to dwell of what we said or did wrong, instead of what we did right.
On the other hand, when we “do it right” how often to we give ourselves a pat on the back? We are our own worst critics, but the only value in that is the headache we get from constantly whacking ourselves. Other people will tell us “good job,” why can’t we tell ourselves that? Heck, we’ll tell THEM “good job,” but say that to ourselves? It just doesn’t feel right, right?
In the interest of starting down that path of “learning to think in a positive manner” here are ten steps to thinking positively.
1 – Focus on where you want to go, not where you’ve been. We’ve all made mistakes. Now it’s time to think about what we want to do to take the next step forward. Set small, positive goals, think about them, and accomplish them.
2 – Learn to forgive yourself and others. Most of us are wherever we are in life because we put ourselves there. We all make bad choices from time to time, and now it’s time to let that go. It’s called forgiveness and we really can forgive ourselves for bad choices. The next step is to move forward and consistently work to make better choices.
3 – If the glass is half full, then fill it. Optimists are right at least as often as pessimists and have a lot more fun. There’s nothing wrong with taking that half-full glass and filling it the rest of the way.
4 – Look for positive role models. We all need to find someone who inspires us. Maybe that person is someone who overcame a major handicap or maybe it’s just someone who put one foot in front of the other, year after year, and came out very nicely in the end. Or maybe it’s someone who just worked his or her pants off and won the big prize. Let that person be an inspiration.
5 – Change your atmosphere. Instead of listening to the news all the time put on a CD with a good motivational speaker or uplifting music. Most of the news is repeated many times a day and it’s not intended to make us feel good.
6 – Headlines (including news stories) are designed to surprise, shock, and otherwise yank you into a story, Disaster and scandal sell, or so the publishers think. Read something uplifting instead. Visit your bookstore or library and make note of all the motivational type books they have available. Get one that feels right and read it.
7 – Read something positive everyday, preferably when you get up and right before you go to bed. Then think about it, in a positive way. Grab that book you picked up in step 6 and read it for 15 minutes morning and evening for 30 days.
8 – Visualize good things happening. It’s too easy to visualize bad things happening. Bills, what the other person will say, “what if this happens…” and so on. Visualize the good thing happening. Visualize the project going well (whether it’s homework or that next presentation) and people telling you that it was “good stuff!”
9 – Mistakes are something to learn from, not a bat to whack ourselves with. We all make mistakes, it’s how we use them to move on that makes us better. So what if we “blew it” on the last effort, there is always a next time and we can always learn from what happened and do things differently the next time. That’s how we improve.
10 – Dreamboarding is the practice of placing images of “what you want out of life” on a piece of posterboard and placing it where you can see it. As a reminder of where you want to take yourself and what you want to have. Some people have found dreamboarding to be very powerful.
Thinking in a positive manner is as much a habit as is thinking in a negative manner. The reason negative thinking is so easy is because we’ve had so much practice with it. Practice the positive thinking tips to overcome the bad habits and replace them with new ones.
Everyone, from you and me to those awesome Olympic athletes, has a set of habits and these habits either move us forward or hold us back. If we can learn the habits of the successful people, and practice them, then we also will move forward.
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