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You Can’t Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd But there are 10 Steps to be Happier If You’ve a Mind to. - Christofer French
Roger Miller wrote so many outstanding songs and especially lyrics that his words will linger forever in Country Heaven. But when he wrote the above referenced song (“You Can’t Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd, But You Can Be Happy, if you’ve a Mind To”) he hatched a... Submitted 116 days 3 hours ago.

Sound Meditation is The Road to a Peaceful Life - - Mark Thomas
Sound meditation is often underrated because it is so simple to perform. Nonetheless, it’s a very compelling and efficient technique. It can work for everybody, but synesthetic people are more prone to encounter greater results; synesthesia will be defined and discussed later on. There are... Submitted 196 days 17 hours ago.

The Myth of Genius - - Judy Widener
Until recently, IQ tests were considered the Holy Grail for predicting career success. But the traditional definition of intelligence is just too narrow to reflect all of the ways we think, learn and express our talents and skills. It’s inaccurate to state that mastering science is more... Submitted 198 days 5 hours ago.

I Can’t Get No Satisfaction - - Judy Widener
Your emotional needs must be filled in order for you to feel truly fulfilled. But do you know what an emotional need is? Some emotional needs have a physical component. For instance, your need for physical shelter contributes to your need to feel safe. Other emotional needs require an action... Submitted 205 days 2 hours ago.

What Your Thoughts May Be Telling You - - Amanda J Mirza
Thinking brings up a powerful body-mind response. Whether you are thinking about the past or the future, what you are seeing in your mind's eye is imaginary. Yet your body is responding as if the event is happening in real time. Let's do a quick experiment: Close your eyes and breathe in and out... Submitted 207 days ago.

Your Self Improvement Mirror: Where to Start in Personal Development and Self Help - - Amanda J Mirza
The call to action Mahatma Gandhi put forth when he said, "Be the change you want to see in the world" is inspiring and uplifting, but how do we actually do it? Does it mean that we need to change our entire life and become a peace activist like Gandhi? Or are smaller actions equally as valid to... Submitted 208 days 9 hours ago.

Thoughts: The Real Reality TV? - - Amanda J Mirza
The 'reality' that we live in is made up of many different parts. There is the physical environment that surrounds us, the people we interact with, the relationships we have with those people and our environment, and of course there is ourselves. The emotions we feel when we respond to other... Submitted 213 days 23 hours ago.

Qualia Is for Lovers - - Tony Brussat
Qualia Is for Lovers What qualia and love have in common is that they both pull us into relationships. In fact, love is a form of qualia, just like color, or smell, or texture, or pattern. Like all qualia, we only know it because we sense it; neither love nor color really exists except that we... Submitted 222 days 21 hours ago.

How To Overcome Perfectionism - Teppie and Christina Chartomatsidis
The characteristics of a perfectionist Perfectionists tend to have unrealistically high expectations of themselves that they can never meet. Whenever things fall short of these expectations they are likely to feel disappointed and criticise themselves. They are also obsessed with small flaws... Submitted 229 days 4 hours ago.

Was I Born With An Inferiority Complex? - Teppie and Christina Chartomatsidis
Were you teased at school for being fat or having buck teeth? Were you called racist names just because you were from a different racial group? Do you feel uglier than other girls your age? Have family members called you names such as “idiot” or “pig” for as long as you... Submitted 229 days 4 hours ago.

Get Over Yourself and Deliver the Encore - - The Old Gray Mare
Funny thing – these Heidi-isms – they are my thoughts, yet I can be reasonably certain they’re not new. I mean, they have undoubtedly been thought and expressed by others. Chances are someone else is thinking like this. How often I have seen or read something, somewhere... Submitted 265 days 1 hour ago.

On Dawns Early Light - Danni Andrew
Father God bless that we may not fall from Grace As we handle the problems that our Nation does face May we remember our leaders through the years And we ponder what might have been their worst fears This great nation, she is based on many a prayer On bended knee’s with... Submitted 284 days 16 hours ago.

How Do You Define Success? - David Wilcox
Success is a word which has different meanings for different people. For some, success may mean achieving great wealth, or social status. For others, it may mean living a much simpler life, a life free of the concerns and cares of the material world. Whatever the definition, this article will... Submitted 356 days 6 hours ago.

Three Personal Resolutions for the New Year - Bill Burch
Why not consider some different resolutions for the New Year? Here are three possibilities to consider that promise to improve your brain and life while not impeding your eating habits. Number 1: Read or listen to a book that is completely different than you would typically choose. Habits and... Submitted 1 year 30 days ago.

Etiquette for Those Who Choose to Be Civilized in an Uncivilized World - - Robert Ing
In my life I have dined and partied with Presidents, Prime Ministers, Diplomats, the creme de la creme of society and have had soup with the people in the hood. Whether your circle in society is one of diplomats or ordinary people just trying to survive, how you behave and present yourself will... Submitted 1 year 54 days ago.

Unforgiveness-A Deadly Force to Resist If You Want a Fulfilling Future - - Ngozi Nwoke
Everyone often gets the opportunity to be mistreated, hurt, annoyed but what you do afterwards is what matters. Life is too short to allow this deadly force called unforgiveness to ruin it for you. "The hatred you're carrying is a live coal in your heart - far more damaging to yourself than to... Submitted 1 year 72 days ago.

The 7 Criteria of Emotional Maturity - Krystal Kuehn
What does it mean to be mature? According to Merriam-Webster, mature is defined as having completed natural growth and development. That is, being fully grown, complete, ready. I do not believe that we arrive at a state of complete emotional maturity with no further need for growth and... Submitted 1 year 73 days ago.

Respect Earners: How Any Man Can Earn the Respect He Needs To Thrive - - Mogama
The previous article in this two-part series covers respect busters, things that we men do to sabotage respect for ourselves, all the while demanding respect. This article outlines respect earners. I am a married man. Celebrated 18 th anniversary in August. I'm also the father of three... Submitted 1 year 102 days ago.

Figuring Out Our Sibling Relationships - Nancy Travers
"Siblings are, for better and for worse, each other's ultimate fellow travelers. Whether their bonds are comfortable or uncomfortable, or a little of both, they are co-voyagers in a world without many enduring reference points," says Stephen Bank and Michael Kahn who co-wrote The Sibling Bond... Submitted 1 year 102 days ago.

PMS in men is all about RESPECT - - Mogama
For American women, PMS (Post Menstrual Syndrome) is that torturer armed with wild mood swings, hot flashes, sleepless nights, restless days. Men are into the PMS thing too, but I'm talking about the physiological kind. While women dread their PMS, they think we guys love ours. In fact, women... Submitted 1 year 106 days ago.

Choice Versus Narrowmindedness - - Grace O'Malley
Look at this picture. What do you see? You see colorful flowers blooming, right? Now, look at this picture and what do you see? Each of us will react to the view differently. Some might see the flowers and the beauty in their form and color. Others will see just the... Submitted 1 year 155 days ago.

A Mechanic's Lesson for Life - - Donovan Baldwin
It was in the mid-70's that I moved to Milton, Florida to become the business manager for the Santa Rosa Mental Health Facility. At that time, convenience stores were still growing in popularity and were steadily, apparently, taking business away from the old-fashioned, and slightly more... Submitted 1 year 161 days ago.

Books and Their Covers - - Grace O'Malley
Lawyer A : Sharp dresser, short styled hair, charismatic good looks, lots of smiles. Business ads are everywhere, including on the TV. Lawyer B : Jeans & button down shirt, long tri-colored hair, pleasant but business like. Has a quarter page ad in the phone book and a sparse, yet nicely... Submitted 1 year 169 days ago.

Self-Esteem: How it Affects Our Relationships - Krystal Kuehn
There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity. ~Nathaniel Branden You may have heard it said that you can not love others if you do not love yourself. Having self-love means you care... Submitted 1 year 171 days ago.

Re-enacting My Past - Tex Norman
My shrink tells me to go back to those incidents in my past where I was hurt and devalued, and imagine, or do a mental re-enactment of how that incident could have been better. For example, when I was about 6 my father came in after church, I was getting my church clothes off... Submitted 1 year 172 days ago.