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HOW TO BUILD CONFIDENCE AND REACH YOUR GOALS STARTING TODAY
from 2026 in ( life / health / mental / advice )

Busy parents juggling work and wellness, mid-career professionals carrying heavy expectations, and caregivers who keep everyone else on track often hit the same wall: goals stay clear, but follow-through feels inconsistent. The core tension is exhausting, building self-confidence seems to require extra time and energy, so hesitation grows and progr... read more

AWESOME PLAN FOR PEACE ON EARTH
from 2026 in ( life / health / mental / treatment )

How we can finally end antisemitism. It's a terrific compilation of about 15 minutes, in the words of the foremost Jews of the world, the plan to eliminate this terrible attack on Jews. Following that are very interesting comments about it. Please share this awesome plan for peace on earth: Watch on Bitchute Received: 2026-02-08 13:02:53 I po... read more

FINDING YOUR FOOTING AFTER LIFE TAKES AN UNEXPECTED TURN
from 2025 in ( life / health / mental / advice )

Major life changes affect everyone. Whether it's a career shift, a move to a new place, the end of a relationship, a health diagnosis, or becoming a parent, these moments disrupt routines and challenge identity. This article explores practical, human-centered approaches for managing and adapting to major life changes -- grounded in everyday psy... read more

DO YOU REALIZE HOW POWERFUL GRATITUDE IS?
from 2025 in ( life / health / mental / treatment )

Let Greg Reese explain: Watch on Bitchute Received: 2025-11-26 18:32:44 That's interesting. last Sunday our pastor gave a sermon on how powerful gratitude is (No, I haven't looked at the video yet)... read more

OFFBEAT THERAPY: UNEXPECTED WAYS TO BOOST YOUR MENTAL HEALTH
from 2025 in ( life / health / mental / advice )

Image via Freepik Maintaining mental well-being is an ongoing journey, and while therapy, exercise, and mindfulness are staples of self-care, they aren't the only paths to emotional balance. Sometimes, it takes a fresh perspective and a unique approach to break through the noise of daily stress. You might be surprised at how small, unexpected chan... read more

YOUR INTELLECT AND THOUGHTS ORIGINATE IN YOUR HEART, NOT YOUR BRAIN
from 2024 in ( life / health / mental )

Your most sane thoughts, anyway. Those of us who have been educated in Western Culture today have been taught to believe that the center of a person's consciousness and thoughts is our brain. Like a computer that contains a microprocessor that allows the computer to accomplish all of its various tasks, the idea that a human being also works li... read more

HARNESS ADVERSITY FOR GROWTH
from 2024 in ( life / health / mental / advice )

Image via Pexels Transforming Challenges Into Strengths Adversity, often perceived as a hindrance, can unexpectedly be a powerful catalyst for personal growth. This article delves into how navigating life's challenges can foster resilience, enhance self-awareness, and develop empathy, ultimately equipping us with invaluable life skills. We ... read more

LEFT-WING AUTHORITARIANISM LINKED TO NARCISSISM AND PSYCHOPATHY
from 2023 in ( life / health / mental )

Duh, no surprise. Liberal mental illness.'If you've watched Twitter videos from the 'Libs of TikTok' account or watched as activists burned down cities in the name of 'justice' and 'equity,' you've probably concluded there's something wrong with the liberal Left.'Read the article here.... read more

PSYCHOPATHS AMONG US
from 2020 in ( culture / people / politics / mental )

Politicians are more likely than people in the general population to be sociopaths. I think you would find no expert in the field of sociopathy/psychopathy/antisocial personality disorder who would dispute that a small minority of human beings literally have no conscience -- but it does explain a great many things, shamelessly deceitful politica... read more

DUMBING YOURSELF DOWN
from 2017 in ( life / health / mental / advice )

Be careful when dumbing yourself down. Before you know it, you will succeed. #dumbingusdown... read more

SIX EXERCISES FOR HAPPINESS
from 2015 in ( life / health / mental / exercise )

These six daily happiness exercises are proven to make anyone, from a 4-year-old to an 84-year-old, happy, or simply happier. Achor says in just 21 days, the exercises can transform a pessimist into an optimist. Gratitude Exercises. Write down three things you're grateful for that occurred over the last 24 hours. They don't have to be pro... read more

CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO HAPPINESS
from 2013 in ( life / health / mental )

What a great experiment ... and website!Scientists Discover One Of The Greatest Contributing Factors To Happiness -- You'll Thank Me Later. See also six-exercises-for-happiness... read more

WHAT HAPPENS IN YOUR BRAIN WHEN YOU GET MAD, AND HOW TO CONTROL IT
from 2013 in ( life / health / mental )

I love this! Especially after my last post. 'By using one of his strategies, 'projecting peace,' you can 'activate a different set of mirror neurons and begin to defuse the other's anger.' You can get them to mirror your calm instead of you mirroring their anger. A good example is at the beginning of the book where he tells ... read more

ANGRY PEOPLE
from 2013 in ( life / health / mental )

Funny how the day after commenting on Facebook (see below) about driving past a local rich neighborhood, this morning in that same neighborhood I ticked off the driver behind me by having the gall to use a turn lane properly. You do realize you're not supposed to use that center two-way turn lane for more than 50 feet, right? I learned that in ... read more

NOT PULLED OVER
from 2013 in ( life / health / mental / dreams )

Had a very brief, mundane, realistic dream the night before last in which I was pulled over by a traffic cop. I didn't think much about it until the next morning when I was going down Antioch Pike to a client's office. That particular stretch (as you pass the sports fields) is infamous as a speed trap. The speed limit is 35, but there's... read more

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
from 2009 in ( life / health / mental )

I was noticing how I'm not as good of a speller as I used be, or at least not as quick. Old age, I figured. Brain deteriorating. Oh well. Then I decided it's not necessarily that big a deal when certain brain synapses or pathways/habits die or just get worn out. It just forces me to use other mental processes, other brain routes, sending me... read more

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