Your tools for a more peaceful life
Compliments and gratitude go together like peanut butter and jelly, salt and pepper, spaghetti and meatballs – well you get the drift. Everyone loves them – even if they are not able to accept them easily. Think about it for a minute. Don’t you love to receive compliments? It’s great for your self-esteem and just … Read more
EWhat is your definition of a peaceful life? Is it something physical – like lounging on the beach, enjoying the view of the water? Is it something more internal – like always being in a zen like state, no worries, nothing riles you? Maybe it’s something totally different. Here is my definition. A peaceful life … Read more
Sunday Serenities – A New Affirmation to Start Your Week Each week we will be sharing a new affirmation. The introductory information will remain the same, but if you are new to affirmations, please check out the first two sections on “What is an Affirmation?” and “How to Practice Your Affirmation.” If you regularly read … Read more
You may be saying – everybody needs money. That’s true, but you don’t need a lot if you are looking for a positive, more peaceful quality of life. So then, what does it mean to have a positive quality of life? If you feel contentment and personal satisfaction with the way you spend your time, … Read more
One of the most valuable tools in my toolbox for a peaceful life is balance. I’m not talking about the type of balance that gives you the perfect yoga pose, although that is part of it. You may be wondering how it is even possible to find balance. After all, if you want to be … Read more
Inner Peace – close you eyes and visualize inner peace – what do you see? Is it a guru sitting on a cushion in lotus position chanting aum? Is it sitting on a beach, looking out into the ocean? It’s probably not a person sitting in front of a computer at work, or a line cook … Read more
When I was a child I loved going to magic shows. It was an extra special treat if you had a magician come to your school for an assembly, or your friend had one come to their birthday party. We would be awed by the illusions. Our imaginations would run wild. Those were good times. … Read more
The world today is full of uncertainties and challenges, and sometimes the last thing that we want to do is to say “thank you”. With the hardships, turmoil, difficulties and problems that people are facing, it becomes even harder to see the good side of the world. Things become so irrational and unpredictable. The world … Read more
Sunday Serenities – A New Affirmation to Start Your Week Each week we will be sharing a new affirmation. The introductory information will remain the same, but if you are new to affirmations, please check out the first two sections on “What is an Affirmation?” and “How to Practice Your Affirmation.” If you regularly read … Read more
We hear a lot about the importance of serotonin, but may not really understand what it actually is. Sometimes known as the “happy chemical,” serotonin is a hormone and a neurotransmitter (neurotransmitters carry impulses from one part of the brain to another, and from the brain to the rest of the body). Serotonin is involved in … Read more