Life - An Evolutionary Process

By Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD

Life is meant to be an evolutionary growth process, which means then that no matter how good your life has become, no matter how available you are in the Laws of Life - you are on a continuous evolutionary process. If you are on a stationary plain, you might notice you feel stagnated or that life is passing you by. You are right. Life was meant to be continuously in an evolutionary pace. However, this is not to say that you need to be creating something earth-shattering every day. To the contrary, it simply means that you need to have a vision for the next phase.
Many people say they want success, but any time one agrees that conditions are difficult, and also talks about how life is unfair, or holds negative thoughts they are out of harmony with the Universal flow of life. Talking about unfairness or holding negative thoughts locks the energy flow is at a lower level of existence and out of harmony with the thing one says one wants. Thus, you are creating resistance against with what you say you want.
Of course, the question is how does one open up? By being in agreement with all that is prosperous and using every means at your command to make it easy for prosperity, abundance and the free flow of life to come into existence. Stop negative beliefs - i.e. how life is unfair Believe that prosperity and abundance is available for everyone.
On this journey called life, difficult issues come about - fair or unfair as it may seem. It is paramount to remember that there is an answer greater than the problem you are experiencing. All problems seem daunting or overwhelming when you have the attitude that things in life are fair or unfair. It is only daunting and overwhelming until you apply the right thinking, and then, the solution reveals itself.
The cliché that unfairness and making mistakes is part of life is what keeps you locked into what you fear the most - unfairness and making mistakes. The power of the Universe is consistent for everyone and in all things. The Universe is available to everyone and everything in the same fashion and intensity. Through proper thinking about the problem, challenges and vicissitudes you have access to the power to receive the answers you need.
Where you are right now as you read this; take a deep breath and accept, that your greatest answer is seeking to emerge through you. All answers to all life's questions are waiting for you to discover them. All you need to do is look, listen and trust.

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The Nature Of Stress

By Williams Tehoy

What is the nature of stress? It can be positive or it can be negative, being part of daily life for all people, but it can also be a burden that is exhausting and filled with anxiety. Regardless of where it comes from, good or bad, stress can influence both the person experiencing it and the environment around them. This stress overview aims to take the mystery out of stress, sharing important information with you that can help you control stress. It is all a matter of learning and coping with stress.
What are the causes of stress?
Stress can come from both internal and external factors, including the environment around you, whether it is your job, a relationship, challenges, life situations, your home, varied difficulties or even expectations that you might have of yourself. However, modern life is riddled with heavy pressures to achieve, even look our best, which means that it is no big surprise that we view stress in a very bad light, even if biologically stress may be less negative than we realize. As a result, stress usually is a creation of the human mind in regards to things that may not yet have happened or may never happen, yet our brains anticipate based on mere assumptions.
Internal stresses can influence how we respond to our lives, the challenges that face us and if our health may be harmed as a result of that stress. Yes, these types of stresses are the most detrimental because they affect the most important parts of our lives, our sleep and rest time, not to mention our nutritional needs. Somehow our bodies and minds have evolved to adapt to the stresses of the environment around us, as well as the pressures that we and others put on ourselves. We are amongst the most evolved on the planet. Sometimes even people who cope well with stress need assistance in getting their stresses under control again.
Are there any sections of our body that are bothered the most by stress? Your reproductive system, pancreas, intestines, stomach, heart, muscles, joints, nerves and brain can suffer or sustain damage with too much stress. We do have neo-cortex which has the challenge, yet the ability and talent to adapt accordingly to our changing environments, no matter how dangerous or risky they might be. Unfortunately, the mind and body can only take so much, making stress the most risky and dangerous threats to human survival, far out doing even wars, though its final effects may take years to be realized.
Coping with stress strategies
If stress is managing your mind and body, playing havoc and making you feel ill, now is the time that you must control stress, getting assistance to reduce stress and anxiety before your mind and body finally break down permanently. As such, this stress overview can help you deal with your stress because stress is something that human beings are better adept at dealing with, making stress and the worries we subject ourselves to more psychological and thus we do not have to succumb to the illnesses or nutritional impacts if we learn proper coping mechanisms.

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The Power of Belief To Transform Your Experience

By David Neagle 

I just had a great conversation with a friend who was telling me about some business associates who have had a complete turn around on their dream.
A few months ago, they were enthusiastic and on fire for their future. Unfortunately, they didn't keep their mental doors locked... and something negative slipped in, and they dropped the pursuit of their dream.
All failure begins this way.
People may have high hopes, but when their perceived circumstances suggest a lesser outcome is more likely (perhaps via an unexpected obstacle), this perceived discrepancy becomes the initial seed of failure.
Being unaware of how this process destroys the dreams of countless people, they fall victim to its seduction.
Take a look at what happens and how this process works:
1. We all have two parts in our thinking: One is our dream or goal, and the second is the belief that it might not ever happen. This is where most people start out.
2. Next, something begins to spark or inspire a person to take action on their dream. (Yet, not having a full understanding of the Laws of Success, they are actually moving in the direction of their dream with a great deal of ignorance. Ignorance is not necessarily a bad thing, as long as a person stays open to what he/she must learn along the way. The problem is many individuals are not open to growth and change.)
3. Their subconscious manifests an obstacle to keep them from experiencing anything "new". This new challenge is perceived as a point of failure.
It is at this point in a person's journey where moving forward becomes too painful or fearful, and a person usually chooses to stay "safe". The truth, however, is that this is also the point where moving forward would allow a person to see the bigger win they are hoping for!
You see, YOUR beliefs control your perception of everything in your world, which in turn creates your reality. If you want to change your reality, you must use new information to change your beliefs AND your perception. Until you see things differently, you will continue to makes choices that keep you where you are. And eventually, you will give up on your dreams.
In other words, your experiences reflect your belief system. This means that if there is anything in your life you don't want to experience all you need to do to change "it" is to change the belief that caused "it" in the first place!
In theory, it's really simple... but in practice, many people find it difficult because they really don't understand all beliefs are nothing but illusions anyway. But these illusions are so strong people think that they are real when actually they are not.
The power of belief is astounding. I encourage you to study its mysteries for yourself and see what changes you truly do have the power to make.

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How To Say NO In 2 Simple Ways

By Ankitaa Gohain Dalmia 

Most people don't like confrontations. Saying "NO" can lead to such confrontations sometimes, so here are 2 simple ways on how to say "No" without getting your relationships massacred.
Say No, Cite Your Reason
Think of all the reasons why you WANT to say no to the other person.
Maybe you don't want to go to the mall and chase your friend from one store to another. Maybe you don't want to spend overtime at work doing your boss' work for her. So instead of that, what do you want to do?
Think like this - instead of going to the mall, you'd rather be at home finishing up your laundry or some other long overdue house work. And instead of working overtime (where most likely you're not going to be paid extra), you want to spend some long overdue quality time with your family.
And cite that reason for saying no.
Never lie. What's the point in risking any relationship with lies, huh? So simply say no, state the reason why, and do what you intend to do.
Say No, Stand Your Ground
So what if you don't have any laundry or any other long overdue housework left to do, but still you don't want to go to the mall with your BFF?
For many people, a day at the mall can be relaxing. But it can be quite harrowing to others. If you do like going to the mall, but not particularly with your friend on that particular day/time, I'd still suggest you go for it. Spend some time with your friend. Maybe it's not going to be such a frantic experience as you expect it to be.
However, if you simply don't like going to the mall (or doing something what the other person has suggested/requested), you simply have to STAND YOUR GROUND!
Just say no. If you have to explain how doing something you don't want to do messes up your mood, then do explain. But stand your ground. Don't be a pushover.
If the other person is stubborn, just maintain your calm and stand your ground. Try to make the other person see reason. If that fails, try to suggest an alternative. Maybe you can go to the mall on a weekday, instead of a weekend, when there's less crowd. Bottom-line is stand your ground.

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Yield No Yards

By Lance Winslow

Sometimes you have to hold your ground, as sometimes that makes sense. You see, sometimes you must yield no yards, and if you fail to do so, you lose, along with the rest of your team. Okay so, let's talk a little bit about life's lessons and a little philosophy on that if you will.
Now then, President Obama says everything is negotiable, and I know a few lawyers who'd have you believing the same as well, but sometimes there are some things which should not be negotiable. You see, if you believe that everything is always negotiable, you're also likely to fall for anything. Perhaps it's a lot like that country song; "you have to stand for something, or you'll fall for anything." There is a lot of truth to that, you have to admit.
Okay so, if you stand for something, then chances are you stand against something else. If you stand against too many things, you're liable to make yourself a target, and prevent forward advancement in human society, especially in this day and age of political correctness. At some point in your life you will come to a place where you will have to defend what you are about be it your family, your business in the marketplace, your political views, or your integrity.
When you reach that point you will have some decisions to make, you can either dig in, or yield. If you plan on taking it and holding your ground, you better be ready for the onslaught. Indeed, the football analogy is a good one here, and I'm sure Vince Lombardi would agree. And, I'm sure he also at one time or another uttered those words; "You Will Yield No Yards!" - and if he said it, he meant it.
It is much easier to hold your ground when you have a solid team that you can believe in, where each teammate believes in the same. Yes, there is strength in numbers, and there is safety in conviction, and belief, and in those who will affirm their commitments, dedication, perseverance, and personal strength of character and will to absolutely, positively, never yield those yards. There have been sports stories, political stories, and war stories around this very topic.
There are few times in life where a man's true character can be judged. But the strength of that individual, and their mental will at the point where they make a stand will determine the worth of that man. I wish you well, and I hope that you will understand that sometimes you must not yield any yards, you must stand your ground against any adversity, any competitor, and any evil doer on this side or the other.

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Can You Get Rich Just by Reading a Book?

By David H Wise


I personally know people who got rich and started out from zero. Reading books about getting financially independent had helped them a lot. But you won't get rich just by reading a book (unless you win the lottery or something). I think that there are 3 golden rules to follow, if you want to make it to the top.
Rule #1: define your goals, make a plan and take action
Did you know that the majority of people, who buy book, just read the first pages and then put the book away on their bookshelves? It sounds illogical, but that's the truth. Where did the motivation go? Or was there even a motivation?
You want to get rich? Why? Unfortunately most people, who would like to earn more money, they do not know why.
These books are just the tools, which can help you to achieve your goals. But first you have to know how much money do you want to earn and why do you need that amount. This is the very first step to take. And all financial experts agree on this.
Once you defined your goals, you have to make a plan and take action. This is where these books can help you a lot. Follow the instructions exactly as they say, and you will have less trouble as you normally would have.
Don't just read! Act! You won't get rich just by reading a book. You have to action.
Rule #2: be persistent
The problem with getting rich is that you have to do a lot of work as you start out. And most people will quit. Getting rich is not for the lazy people. I think that Tony Robbins used to say, that "what people are capable of is unbelievable and what they are actually do accomplish is disappointing".
The difference between those, who make it and those, who do not, is persistence. The winners win by not giving up. Remember Thomas Edison? He made one thousand attempts, before he invented the light ball. He persisted and succeeded. He was winner.
You win by achieving your goals. Those, who wrote these books, had done the same thing.
Rule #3: read the right books
I think that there are thousands of books out there about getting rich. Go visit Amazon and you'll see what I mean. With so many experts in this area, how can someone tell which of these books are worth reading it?
The answer is actually very simple: read what is working. Here is what I mean by that: read books written by people who already succeeded in their financial life or read books recommended by people you know, who already succeeded financially too. What better proof can you have, than living examples?

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An Anger Management Class Can Help Boost Your Emotional IQ

By Joe James 

An anger management class isn't necessarily the sort of thing that only violent people have to go through. It's a class that really anybody can benefit and profit from. Everybody can, because everybody carries some form of anger; it's a raw emotion that's universal. Countless movies and stories have been produced around just this emotion; in fact, some would say that it's an eternal even essential part of being a person. So it's a little surprising that there's this notion out there that anger management class is really for the misfits of society, those that can't "handle their anger issues" (whatever that means). It's funny and odd, because we don't really say that about other things that are (so to say) "human."
To be blunt, intercourse is quite human; it's quite universal; it's quite essential and quite a normal thing for people to engage in. But as the wee ones in society grow and age, mature, they are educated about sex and the norms that surround this topic. It's odd, why don't we feel that way about anger and our emotions? Why aren't anger management courses provided to adolescents, when (arguably) their emotions are raging at their wildest and most outrageous? In fact, the mounting consensus is that this is required. In fact, there's an established term for attempting to grade this. It's called "emotional IQ." And at an early age, people are beginning to take notice of these markers in emotional behavior and management (or rather mismanagement). And it's a good step forward. See, an anger management class isn't ever only about anger; these courses are always about the full range of emotions, and the sweeps from one emotion to the next.
It's important that people that are taking these classes realize this, in order to make the most of what they're "studying." And we say studying here, not to be condescending, but again, because there's that sort of misconception out there, that anger and the full range of emotions, aren't worth tackling in this structured way. You do have to realize that there will be a lot of these opportunities to make good, on your emotional awareness, and to this end, there are plenty of resources about which anger management class to take up (since not all of them are the same). There are important resources and authorities out there, for folks that have been court ordered to seek out assistance with their emotions as well. In those cases, a counselor (appointed or not) will be able to point to the correct kind of content regarding anger management class on the web, because there is a lot out there on this subject, and it's important to keep on the straight and narrow while you're looking up this kind of information.

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Money, Love and Beliefs

By Si Duncan

There is so much emotion connected with money and just as many opinions, judgments and statements. There are songs, sayings and numerous books on the subject. Money pervades just about everything in our society. It has become one of life's essentials, but what is it exactly? Money is of no use in and of itself, rather it is a root to other things, both material and otherwise. And why do many peo
ple find it so difficult to have and hold onto money whilst for others it flows easily? Like so many things, it comes down to beliefs.
Everyone is brought up with beliefs about money. These beliefs stem from what we hear and see around us, and how we interpret that.
'Money doesn't grow on trees', 'Money doesn't make you happy' or 'Money is the root of all evil' are just 3 of the multitude of negative beliefs that we hear about money. Added into this mix is the fact that we all need money, there are huge industries set up for the sole purpose of making money, there are more get rich schemes that you could count and millions of people die in poverty whilst others have more money than they know what to do with.
It's a very confusing world as far as money is concerned. Or so it seems.
Your relationship with money is entirely dependent on your beliefs about it and about yourself in relation to it. As an example, if you believe, either consciously or subconsciously, that money confers status whilst at the same time believing like so many do, 'I'm not good enough', then you cannot accept money in your life as the two beliefs are contradictory. If money should come to you, somehow you quickly get rid of it.
So how does this work?
You create your reality. What you give out into the world is what comes back to you. That is the 'like attracts like' principle. However what you think you give out may not necessarily match with what you actually give out, and that is where your beliefs come into play. Your beliefs are your overriding energy pattern. They are born of a lifetime of experiences and are ingrained into your subconscious. Every thought you think and every feeling you have has an energy connected with it, and that energy goes out into the world and contributes to forming your reality. So if you think poor or negative thoughts and feel poor or negative feelings then you create a poor reality. Of course the converse is true too, however behind all your thoughts and feelings are your beliefs, so you can affirm positive statements all you like, but if your underlying belief is negative, then negativity in one form or another is what will manifest.
So drop all those beliefs that do not serve you. Stop believing that you're not worthy, stop believing that money is corrupt, stop believing that nobody loves you. They are only beliefs and they're not even yours - most of them came from your parents, school or society. It is time to let go. It is time to start loving every aspect of life, money included.
Most of all, it is time to start loving yourself.
Only when you do this can your life start to turn around. For some this comes in the form of a life transforming epiphany, for most it comes little by little as they uncover the many layers of negative beliefs and replace them with love. Every day and every moment is an opportunity to love life, to change beliefs, to accept love, peace, joy and abundance in all its forms into your life. Change your life now. Connect with the love that is always there by dropping the beliefs that supposedly keep you safe, but which in reality imprison you. Allow your love to show itself and to go out into the world, and gratefully and gleefully accept it when it comes back to you in whatever form. You really are worth it.

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