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The Courage To Say What’s On Your Heart
Is there something that you’ve been hiding in your heart, bursting to come out but you’ve kept quiet about? A couple of months ago, I had a family reunion. As I watched the young ones play in the backyard, I was reminded how fast life passes by. Not too long ago, it was my siblings…
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The Neuroscience of Mindfulness & Anxiety
This post was originally published on Matthew Williams’ blog, and has been reposted here with his permission. “The human brain has 100 billion neurons, each neuron connected to 10 thousand other neurons. Sitting on your shoulders is the most complicated object in the known universe.” ~ Michio Kaku When we were young, our parents made us…
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Don’t Let Them Tell You Differently
Have you ever let others have a say in how happy you are? Sometimes we care too much about what They say or do. My daughter came home with some tough math homework this week She was so frustrated that she couldn’t figure it out. She thought that there was something wrong with her — that…
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Lift Your Mood With This Simple Trick
Does it ever feel like everything is going your way? Like, even if you could plan things a certain way, you could never, ever in a million years, imagine a plan as perfect as the one unfolding before you? On days like these, it’s easy to give thanks. As I’m writing this, I’m in Houston,…
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Mindfulness Featured On 60 Minutes
60 Minutes recently did a 5 minute segment on mindfulness. Wanna see it? You’ll be able to see it, and read the full transcript, down below. But first, let’s take a moment to cherish the fact that mindfulness and meditation has become so mainstream that the 60 minutes correspondent, Anderson Cooper, admits that doing this…
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When Your Dreams Call, Answer The Phone!
Your dreams are still calling… waiting for you to answer. What are you doing? No, not right now at work, in front of your computer, or what project you’re putting your energy into, or what you’re having for lunch. I’m asking — what are you doing with your life? Sure, there are responsibilities, bills to…
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5 Steps To A Much Needed Break
Regular breaks are a great way to stay positive and uplifted throughout the day… you’re not working through your breaks, are you? Does this sound like you: You normally work through your break periods. You eat your meals at your desk or miss lunch entirely. You head into work early and you leave too late.…
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Taco Breath Is Good For Arthritis And Stomach
Have you ever heard about the “Taco Breath”? Neither had I, until I yesterday saw it featured in a blog post on Huffington Post. Here is the full blog post (minus the video): Most meditation practices encourage us to find our center by connecting with our breath, but one technique recently highlighted on HuffPost Live takes that mindful…
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No Time For Lovin’? That’s No Fun!
Sometimes it feels like there’s no time for intimacy – no time for love! Make some time this week to get sexy… you won’t regret it, and your body will thank you (check out the stats below!). Looking at the survey we (at ZenLife Services) sent out a couple months ago, many are struggling with too…
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Are You Making It Worse?
Do you know what stresses you out? Know anyone that stresses over the slightest thing? It could be a co-worker or a neighbor or even a dear friend — they allow, in your opinion, the simplest inconvenience like a paper jam, a spilled drink, or even a slow lane at the checkout line to annoy…