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Casting Vision
Author: Jeff Earlywine
One of my greatest loves as a kid was fishing. This love developed quickly because my family owned a little bait shop that was located near Toledo Bend Lake in Louisiana. Toledo Bend is well known for its large bass and large quantity of crappies. I

Chewing On Mindfulness: Gum Is Your Secret
Author: Maya Talisman Frost
My grandmother, a feisty and athletic woman in her younger years, was a gum-chewer. She was never without a pack or two of Wrigley's Doublemint gum. She wasn't a snapper or bubble-blower--she viewed that as highly uncivilized. Grandma kept her mouth

Christmas For One: Mental Health Over the Holidays
Author: Kristin Johnson
My dear friend, poet Dessa Byrd Reed, often spends holidays alone as a widow. However, she doesnt see this, as many people often do, as a depressing circumstance. In a November 2000 POETIC VOICES interview, she said, Because I am single and live alone,

Clutter-Clearing and Your Authentic Self
Author: Stephanie Roberts
Have you ever felt so discouraged, your life so out-of-control, the universe so unresponsive to your needs and desires, that you couldn't help it: you just had to clean up? By paying attention to these impulses we recognize the deep connection between

Conjuring Up Sid Ceasar
Author: Keith Varnum
Love focuses attention. When you really love something, you are naturally pouring your interest and appreciation toward the object of your love. The driving core of this concern and care, on an electro-magnetic level, is creative life force. As our love

Creating Supportive Environments
Author: Alicia Forest
Im writing this on my laptop in a Cosi caf in Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C. The reason I am here has nothing to do with me or my business, but the reason I can continue to be successful in my work is because I have set myself up to do so. How? By

Dial M for Mindfulness: Using the Golden Arches
Author: Maya Talisman Frost
Looking for mindfulness? Who ya gonna call? Try dialing M. It's easy to be mindful. It's just hard to remember to be mindful. That's why it's so important to pick our triggers. Here's a great trigger for mindfulness--the letter M. I'm a great

Divine Authorship
Author: Soni Pitts
What does the story of your life say about you? Does it speak of heroic journeys into new and exciting lands of achievement and growth? Or is it an angry and repetitive diatribe against the vagaries of a wantonly malicious universe? Does it sing with

Down On Your Luck? Here's How You Get Over The Hump!
Author: Richard Vegas
It's time to put a bad rumor to rest right now. Good things don't happen to you because you have good luck. And, bad things don't happen to you because you have bad luck. Well then smart guy, what is it? I'm glad you asked; Read on! Time For

Tame The Bull, Or, You'll Eat The Crow!
Author: Richard Vegas
A man can stand a lot as long as he can stand himself. Success is never Final and Failure is never fatal. Only failure to get back up is. The bull is lying to you and leading you down the trail of the pied-piper. If you want to achieve anything

Every Passing Minute Is A Chance To Turn It All Around
Author: Maria E. Andreu
Every passing minute. When I first heard this line, in the movie Vanilla Sky, it struck a powerful chord in me. Sure, it's a sentiment I'd heard countless times before, that at any given moment you could set changes in motion that would alter the

Figure Out the Pebble in Your Shoe
Author: BZ Riger-Hull
By asking for the impossible, we obtain the best possible. ~ Italian saying If you are serious about achieving a more meaningful life then you'll need a new perspective for viewing your life and your career. The following exercise is a new method

Gender and the Narcissist
Author: Sam Vaknin
In the manifestation of their narcissism, female and male narcissists, inevitably, do tend to differ. They emphasise different things. They transform different elements of their personality and of their life into the cornerstones of their disorder.

Genes and Work Ethic
Author: Tony Papajohn
If you have good genes, you are blessed. If they are exceptional, you might be successful on that alone. Add work ethic and you will be successful and remarkable. On Thursday, Sept. 9, 2004, Linda Green retired after 23 years as a dancer in

Get Things Done. Take 21!
Author: Maria Gracia
Ever begin doing something that you do for a few days, and then simply stop doing it? For example, let's say you promised yourself that you were going to file papers immediately before they got out of hand, but then something else came up, and the

How To Prepare Yourself Mentally For Success
Author: Dean Phillips
Okay, so you've finally made that big decision to start your own business. Now what? Well, not to discount the importance of getting all of your ducks in a row, regarding permits, licenses, financing, etc., the very first thing I recommend is a

's Curveballs
Author: Selena Richardson
Do you realize how good you have it? Yes, everyone has problems, but it could be worse than what it is now. Yes, everyone has a bad day or two, but it could be worse. Life can throw some serious curveballs at us sometimes. Be thankful for the

Painting Philosophy of Peruvian Artist
Author: Ernesto Apomayta
Life I paint with an emphasis on expressing LIFE (the spirit and the soul) which is the expression of my love for the natural world and its creatures. From the heart of my Incan cultural comes my love and respect for nature. I honor my love of nature

Parental Consent
Author: Wayne and Tamara
Direct Answers - Column for the week of August 11, 2003 I am concerned about a relationship, but it is not my own. My nephew aged 21 is planning to get married this November. While I think he is young, I think the bride to be is far too young at

Performance Anxiety
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
Beverly had suffered from anxiety most of her life. As a child, she slept poorly and often had nightmares. She bit her nails and would chew on the skin around her nails until they were raw and bleeding. Beverly had tried many forms of therapy,