Personal Development

Stress Relief Tips To Keep You Shining Through The Holidays

29 November 2011 Personal Development

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Almost any time of year can be stressful for some reason or another, but the holiday season brings with it stress that we all succumb to. Stress relief tips are a great thing to keep on hand all year long, but these might just help in keeping you shining at your best through this [...]

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Relaxation Exercises For Dealing With Stress

28 November 2011 Personal Development

Share Me!Holidays can  be an especially stressful time of year. This makes it a fantastic time to revisit ways we have of dealing with stress. Learning some new relaxation exercises is always welcome.
As always, remember that different suggestions appeal to different people. If you don’t like a suggestion, or if it doesn’t seem to work [...]

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TED: Paul Zak: Trust, morality – and oxytocin – Paul Zak (2011)

1 November 2011 Personal Development

Share Me!Where does morality come from — physically, in the brain? In this talk neuroeconomist Paul Zak shows why he believes oxytocin (he calls it “the moral molecule”) is responsible for trust, empathy, and other feelings that help build a stable society.
Original: TEDTalks (video)

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Daily Meditation Tuesday, November 01, 2011

31 October 2011 Personal Development

Share Me!I have put duality away, I have seen the two worlds are one; One I seek, One I know, One I see, One I call. He is the first, He is the last, He is the outward, he is the inward. – Rumi
Original: The Meditation Society of Australia

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Daily Meditation Monday, October 31, 2011

30 October 2011 Personal Development

Share Me!Of course, I love everyone I meet. How could I fail to? Within everyone is the spark of God. I am not concerned with racial or ethnic background or the color of one’s skin; all people look to me like shining lights! I see in all creatures the reflection of God. All people are [...]

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Daily Meditation Sunday, October 30, 2011

29 October 2011 Personal Development

Share Me!I do not envisage God other than truth and non-violence. If you have accepted the doctrine of ahimsa without a full realization of its implications, you are at liberty to repudiate it. I believe in confessing one’s mistakes and correcting them. Such confession strengthens one and purifies the soul. Ahimsa calls for the strength [...]

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