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- Most problems we face as adults are not adult problems - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2009 from Gary RobertsonThey are unfinished business from childhood. In several decades of working in the mental health field, I've learned that when people look for help, the most common areas are: relationships, career, and personal performance. Specifically, they are issues like self-esteem, fears of being ...
Views: 4397 - The "Reason" and "Moral" Dimensions of The Human - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2009 from Ismail Ulukus(If you wish to obtain more benefit from this article, please read firstly our "Correct Understanding the Human" titled article.) My precious brother, I had talked about five dimensions of the human existence in my previous article. "Substance", "Physiological" and "Psychological" ...
Views: 4677 - What is Guided Discovery in CBT? - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2009 from James ManningCommonly asked questions by people learning about Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) are - “What is guided discovery?’ “Is it about the therapist directing the client?” “Is ‘Socratic dialogue’ the same thing as guided discovery? “How do I offer guided discovery?” One thing for sure, is ...
Views: 10518 - Vibrancy of Colour - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Caroline RowlandsColour is so deeply imbedded in our psyche that it's like the air that we breath… we don't notice the power, until it is gone. Can you imagine seeing the world in monochrome? Do you feel a sudden unmistakable sinking feeling at the thought of no colour in your life? The intimate relationship we ...
Views: 2209 - Vibrancy of Colour - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Caroline RowlandsColour is so deeply imbedded in our psyche that it's like the air that we breath… we don't notice the power, until it is gone. Can you imagine seeing the world in monochrome? Do you feel a sudden unmistakable sinking feeling at the thought of no colour in your life? The intimate relationship we ...
Views: 1794 - An Overview of the Mayan Calendar - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2009 from Michael ShoreMost people knowledgeable in the field of the Mayan calendar understand the Mayan Calendar as a system of an indigenous people’s astronomy/astrology, divination and prophecy. The Mayan sacred books of astronomy and prophecy are painted on pages of processed bark of the Amate tree. Many ...
Views: 1349 - What a Wonderful World… - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2009 from Jevon DangeliThe hot topics around both board room tables and dinner tables these days pertain to the doom and gloom that we face in these times of great uncertainty. We are a culture that has become fixated on the problems of the world and a bleak future. And as we immerse ourselves in fear based thoughts ...
Views: 1256 - Global Grassroots Revolution of the Heart - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2009 from Jo-Ann TremblayThis morning we woke up to a snowstorm that has dumped more than 30 Centimetres (12 inches +) of snow. Our neighbour saw fit to shovel his snow, placing it behind our car. An old automobile is parked in the left turning lane, lights are off and snow has gathered on the windshield. As the car was ...
Views: 975 - Changed Ahoy! - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2009 from Jamie DixonIt’s the New Year and just as I have, I’m sure many of you have decided on new changes you want for this New Year. Whether that’s to stop smoking, to lose weight, to finally motivate yourself to do that one thing you’ve been putting off, whether it’s to find your ...
Views: 1006 - Celebrate the Holidays with the Gift of Time - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2008 from Phyllis GoldbergThe meltdown in the economy and the crisis in confidence couldn't have come at a worse time. Have you been feeling stretched by the financial pressure? If you're facing tough buying decisions, the responsibilities of the holiday season may even be getting you down. These are challenging times. ...
Views: 1163 - Possibilities - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2008 from Mycle HeupelAwareness of human creativity as a fundamental human trait would boost human confidence in a big way. How could the awareness of being creative possibly contribute to trust ourselves more? If we look at what is not creative - repetition, routine, inertia, assembly lines and mass production for ...
Views: 1055 - No Time to Stop and Think? Think Again - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2008 from JD MessingerStop and think? What, are you kidding me? Who has time to stop and think? It seems to go against every ounce of human nature to slow down just when everything and everyone is telling you to speed up. If that is what you believe, then I feel you need to stop and think because when the bullets are ...
Views: 1373 - Book Review: Human Development - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2008 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Human Development. Human Development refers to the process by which an individual matures over their lifespan: physically, emotionally, mentally, and psychologically. Eleanor Haspel-Portner is the Official Guide to Human ...
Views: 1910 - Definition: Human Development - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2008 from Douglas PakScope of human development It is about much more than the rise or fall of national incomes. It is about creating an environment in which people can develop their full potential and lead productive, creative lives in accord with their needs and interests. People are the real wealth of nations. ...
Views: 10798(2 votes) - Paradox? - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2008 from Keith Bray* A NEW EARTH * certified life coach * Creative Theory of Life Recovery * Paradox Paradox In The Journey For the last 14 plus years I have been on a journey. I had hit a wall in life, in particular the life I was living inside myself. The outside world may have thought things ...
Views: 936 - Eliminate All Pain & Ailments In Second "On The Spot" - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2008 from Kam YuenHas your back ever hurt you? According to statistic, 90 percent of Americans experience it. And the medical cost for all this runs about $50 billion per year. The good news is we have a simple technique that’ll rid you and anyone’s back pain in as little as a few seconds “on the spot”. As ...
Views: 1283 - Going Beyond The Normal - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2008 from Herman WheelerIt that time of year again when we start thinking the about the possibility of houses being haunted or occupied by ghosts. Halloween is the time of year when conversation turn to talk of the “scary” world of supernatural phenomena. It is not surprising that we begin to hear stories of ...
Views: 1000 - Don't Ever Be Lost - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2008 from Paul Alexander WoodI'm not talking about being in the woods and not knowing your way out, although it could be used as an analogy. What I mean here is don't ever be without a road map of where it is you are going or where you want to get to, if you don't have that then you are lost and when you're lost it is very ...
Views: 1248 - Answer The Question 123 - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2008 from Arthur LevineWords: 501 Keywords: Answers, Questions, Search, Life Experience, Real People, Non-Experts I don’t know about you, but I am getting mighty tired having to search around for answers to my questions. Let me give you a few examples: 1. If I want to find out how to make my Matzo Balls ...
Views: 1148 - It's Never Too Late to Have a Functional Childhood - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2008 from Marylou Smith“It’s Never Too Late To Have A Functional Childhood” This quote by Rob Williams, originator of PSYCH-K and author of The Missing Piece (Peace) in Your Life, got the attention of the workshop audience that morning in San Mateo, CA last November. Apparently the room was filled ...
Views: 1019 - ***What Is Transformational Human Development? - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2008 from Robin KHuman Development describes the way people grow and change over their life span. Everyone who has a child is familiar with stages of child development. Babies start out helpless only able to cry and eventually move on to crawling, walking and talking. Transformational Human Development ...
Views: 2046 - How To Choose A Chandelier For Your Home - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2008 from Louis FCS WrightWrought iron products are immensely popular these days. A chandelier is the centerpiece of the room and because of this, it is important that you choose a piece that complements your overall décor. To do so, keep the following tips in mind: • Choose a material that is durable and ...
Views: 1374 - From Fear to Love - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2008 from Verónica de AndrésFrom fear to love A change of paradigm A shift of consciousness A golden vision for learning A change of paradigm To focus on love A golden vision for learning To awaken To focus on love The time is now To awaken The place is here Something important is happening and you are part of ...
Views: 1826 - Skim Boards - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2008 from Harish SteveRiding the sea waves, is a thrilling prospect for even those who have only a slight bent towards adventure. So if you are heading towards a beach, then do make skim boarding a part of your agenda and you will end up having a great vacation. On the other hand if you already are an ardent skim ...
Views: 983 - Increasing Your Awareness - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2008 from Eleanor RichardIt's amazing to think of the time when humanity first became aware of itself as thinking beings. This primitive awareness was primarily one of victim consciousness. "He did it to me." "It wasn't my fault." "Things keep happening to me." I notice that when I feel anxious or resentful, ...
Views: 1047 - Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2008 from CHERIE ScheurichMaslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a great learning tool. Each level in the pyramid represents a state of human development. The bottom four phases are called, The Deficiency Needs. They are called the Deficiency Needs because if you don’t have them, you’re not going to move up. ...
Views: 5545 - To Be The Best You Can, Just Be Yourself - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2008 from Warren RedmanMy wife taught me this. One evening a couple of years ago, as I was leaving to give a presentation to an audience of professionals, I said to her that I hoped I would do a good job. “Just be yourself,” she told me. The affect on me was amazing, and it resulted in the best presentation I had ...
Views: 999 - LIFE DOESN'T COME WITH A TOOL-KIT, YET WE STILL HAVE TO MAKE IT - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2008 from Warren RedmanThe collection of skills that adds up to Emotional Fitness is not easy to quantify or even define. In the corporate world they are often obliquely called “the soft skills” for that reason. This distinguished them, I suppose, from the “hard skills” that are more ...
Views: 909 - To Love Your Enemy, Understand Yourself - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2008 from Warren RedmanIt is perhaps one of the greatest challenges. How do we find it within ourselves to love our enemies? Why would we even want to? These days, I can think of nobody I know who I can see as my enemy. That wasn’t always true. Many years ago I had a boss who was in complete control of his emotions. ...
Views: 1335 - Time Will Only Run Out When You Do - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2008 from Warren RedmanSometimes, like today, it seems that there is not enough time to do the things I want to do, or rather, that I have set myself to do. That, of course, is an illusion. There is always time. There is always all the time in the world. We humans, after all, invented time, or at least subdivided the ...
Views: 1002 - ACT AS THOUGH YOU ARE THE WORLD'S MAJOR POWER WISELY - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2008 from Warren RedmanThis could, perhaps, be a message to George W. Bush. But it’s to all of us, since we are each accountable for the world around us, whether we influence a few people or a few billion; whether we oversee a small flower-pot or a huge acreage. Nobody acts with foolish intention. In fact most ...
Views: 913 - Without Frustration We Have No Potential - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2008 from Warren RedmanWe all have some frustrations in life; the things that bring us our pain or our problems, our feelings of pressure or powerlessness. They can drag us down and submerge us. And they will, until we recognize them as the source of our inner strength, our creativity and our potential to make ...
Views: 882 - Beyond Therapy …. Is Growth - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2008 from Warren Redman“Emotional Fitness Coaching; what’s that?” That’s a common reaction when I describe what we do at the Centre for Inner Balancing. Another reaction is, “but I don’t think there’s much wrong with me.” Indeed, there’s nothing wrong with any of us, and it’s also true that we could all grow beyond ...
Views: 805 - You Know What's Wrong With You? ….…. Nothing - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2008 from Warren RedmanThere never was anything wrong with you – or with any of us. Unfortunately, too many of us received messages as children that there was something wrong, or at least not good enough about us. Enough of those messages, even if they come from well-meaning parents and teachers, and we get to believe ...
Views: 1186 - It Is More Important To Ask The Questions Than To Have The Answer - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2008 from Warren RedmanWe love to have the answers. Today’s society seems focused on problem-solving and coming up with the “best” way to do things. Look in the bookstores. They are filled with self-help books by self-styled gurus who tell us how to live our lives, as though they have the answers for us. And millions ...
Views: 791 - Everything Is Simple. We Just Make It Complicated - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2008 from Warren RedmanEver felt that life dealt you so much that it was too complicated to handle? There’s the new project at work that you just got handed to add to the myriad of others things that you have to handle. Your spouse wants you to help plan that vacation you’ve been putting off talking about. The kids ...
Views: 1837 - You Are The Greatest Expert On Your Own Life - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2008 from Warren RedmanThere are experts all around us. Professionals who can, and will, tell us how to handle our finances, our health, our children, our garden, our golf – even our sex lives and our funeral arrangements. Psychologists and job interviewers will hand us personality assessment tests and tell us where ...
Views: 2037 - The Present Is The Gift - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2008 from Warren RedmanI constantly hear people talk about how they would love to let go of their attachments, not so much to things, but to their expectations. “If only I didn’t worry so much about how things will turn out, I’d feel a lot less anxious,” is a common cry. Letting go is easier said than done, ...
Views: 848 - A Smile Today Could Save Somebody's Life Tomorrow - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2008 from Warren RedmanMostly, we have no idea of the effect we have on other people’s lives. How a kind or an unkind word to a stranger can improve or damage their day; how an angry glance can upset a child, or a nod of encouragement help that same child to strive for something great. Mostly, we are concerned only ...
Views: 5711 - When Something Hurts, You Know You Are Alive - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2008 from Warren RedmanPain, whether it’s physical or emotional, is an inevitable and vital part of life. It is clearer that physical pain is an important signal to us that part of our body is under attack, whether from an external source (“ouch, I just scraped my knee”) or an internal one (“my stomach really aches”). ...
Views: 1443 - The Only Coincidence Is That You Noticed It Again - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2008 from Warren RedmanThere is no coincidence. When we see the same thing a few times, or meet the same people, or bump into someone we have just been talking about, we tend to call it a coincidence. It happened to me today. I had just left a message for someone at an organization I am working with and left my ...
Views: 770 - How You Feel Is What We Get - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2008 from Warren RedmanHow do we know anybody else? How does anybody else really know who you are? The truth is that we can only ever know what is in our own perception, so that I may see you through my own eyes differently from how someone else might see you. There is another, very important factor in my ...
Views: 825 - Having No Choice Is Always A Personal Opinion - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2008 from Warren RedmanAt first glance this statement may appear to be gratuitous. After all, some people appear to have little or no choice in the circumstances in which they find themselves. Sometimes, it’s true, we are subject to events outside our control. I know of one man who became a paraplegic after an ...
Views: 732 - The Best Time For What's Important Now - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2008 from Warren RedmanAt times of crisis, such as when a loved one passes away, we are more likely to reflect on the things we haven’t done, the places we haven’t visited, the words we didn’t say, and wish we had done them, gone there, said them. I cannot be certain how or when I learned to follow my deepest desire ...
Views: 769 - We Can All Win The Human Race - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2008 from Warren RedmanSo much of life seems to be a competition. We need to have more or be better than everyone else, or at least those in our immediate circle, and if we’re not there is that feeling of dissatisfaction and insufficiency. So when we are able to see the wonder of who we are and the completeness and ...
Views: 830 - The Point Of Life May Just Be To Experience It - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2008 from Warren RedmanDoesn’t seem much does it? But delve deeper and we will discover that when we experience life to its fullest, we find a treasure trove of immense wealth. When we experience the depth of our emotions, the richness of our senses and the extent of our wisdom, we become aware of the meaning and ...
Views: 660 - The Less I Know That I Know, The Wiser I Become - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2008 from Warren RedmanHow much more at ease might we be with ourselves once we discard the need to have more information, knowledge and understanding? Whatever we may know, it can never be more than an infinitesimal fraction of what there is to know. Let us relax into ourselves, knowing how little we really know and ...
Views: 772 - The Ripple Effect - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2008 from Warren RedmanWe have had a lot of conversation at the Centre recently about the ripple effect. Like dropping a pebble into a pond and watching the ripples radiate out for a while, the impact you have on a person’s life spreads further and wider than you can imagine. Someone, somewhere whom you will never ...
Views: 922 - The Land Of Romans - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2008 from Gareth KelleyCapital of Italy, Rome is one of most visited tourist destination and has lot of exciting and beautiful attractions and tourist spots to offer. Established by twins Remus and Romulus, the city of Rome is famous for its rich architecture and ancient monuments making it an ideal holiday ...
Views: 993 - Words Are The Roots Of War - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2008 from Steve GillmanThe roots of war? Perhaps they are many, but if we're talking about the killing of thousands, the bombing of countries and the large scale conflicts of the last five thousand years or so, one of the roots has to be our use of language. Here is an understanding of war you may not have heard ...
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