Personal growth
It’s Not Fair!
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You are probably wondering how the present economic mishaps could have messed up your life so much, and feeling fed up and depressed at the loss of many of your dreams. [...]
Does Your Life Feel Dull?
Do you sometimes feel that life is against you? People around you appear preoccupied and indifferent to you. There are constant hassles and upsets. Whatever enthusiasm you once had has disappeared and everything feels gray. You have little energy and feel like giving up. There’s no spark. No sense of excitement or joy in life.
If [...]
The Value of Reflection
How to use your time wisely by reflecting on experiences so you are free to make good decisions.
Webster’s Dictionary defines reflection as a fixing of the thoughts on something; careful consideration.
Reflection is not highly thought of today. Those of you who like to spend time reflecting may be accused of ‘doing nothing’ and ‘wasting time [...]
How to really help yourself
You are the best person to know how to organize your life. No one else will be able to help you as well as you can help yourself.
Don’t be swayed by other’s ideas
There are many books and programs on the market with titles which have the words Self Help in the title. These books and [...]
Why you should keep off the straight and narrow
If you don’t know where you want to go, follow the advice of the Cheshire cat. Try being open to the possibility of any road that may be as good, or even better, than planning — and certainly than taking advice from other people, all of whom will have their own agenda.
Here’s Alice talking with [...]
A key step in building the life you want
Choosing your own way will always be better than letting others choose for you.
All through your life, you are encouraged to work hard, to strive for the next goal and never to be satisfied with what you have achieved. Often the goal doesn’t even seem very important. It’s just the next hurdle you have to [...]
“Bah! Humbug!”
Sometimes you want to go around yelling “Bah! Humbug!” at everyone and everything.
The world seems full of nonsense. The news doesn’t make sense. Crazy things are happening and no one seems to know how to make things better.
Yet your only response to the mess that is around you is “Bah! Humbug!” an instant response. It [...]
“Curiouser and curiouser!” said Alice
all you see around you is something children do intuitively. A child can spend ages entranced by the siAlice in Wonderland is a tale of the curious. If Alice hadn’t been curious, she would never have followed the White Rabbit, or eaten the cakes, or taken part in the Mad Hatter’s Tea party — and [...]
What is the money for?
There are millions of web sites on the internet telling us how to make money. But I have yet to find one that has anything to say about why you need to make money.
I’m not talking about having enough money to live on. I’m talking about the constant urge to make more money — [...]
Why now is the best time for a New Year’s resolution
Spring is the natural time for renewal
New Year’s Day is not the time to start planning for the future. You need time to go into full recovery mode from the ‘Holiday Season’. You’re too worried about all those bills which are coming in as a result of your holiday spending, too tired from trying to [...]
