Adding “ah” moments to your day is like sipping on a cool glass of lemonade on a hot summer day, or drinking a cup of warm cocoa or tea on a cool winter’s eve, or gazing at the stars in the midnight sky, or paddling a kayak or canoe on the still morning or evening waters. These surreal times seem to create a silent lucidity in the soul where the runaway train of thoughts cease for just an instant. This space where you feel connected, alive, peaceful, and content all in one instant, these are “ah” moments.
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We all start out and end up in different places on the path to simplicity. There is no easy answer or plan that fits everyone’s lifestyle. There are, however, some basic steps that can help you make better choices along your journey. The steps are outlined here.
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Are you feeling overwhelmed? Do you need help controlling your stress? If so, here are some ways that have helped me improve my stress.
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There are many reasons why we find ourselves experiencing stress and having related or not related illnesses and life challenges. In my experience stress is actually a part of the natural rejuvenation systems. Therefore I do not recommend fighting stress, or any other natural body and system responses. Stress, anxiety, depression no matter what the names we may have given them, they are the evidence of our body and our system self regulating for health.
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Relieving stress at work doesn’t mean sacrificing one’s productivity and performance. In fact, knowing some ways to relieve stress in quick and simple ways can help employees to refresh their minds.
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We all have a little voice inside our heads. We may think of this as our thoughts, or our conscience, or it may appear to be a third party, such as a parent telling us what we should and shouldn’t do.
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Getting angry is a habitual response and swearing becomes a habit as well. Both become an automatic response, and can spiral out of control. You can learn to control this response with hypnosis downloads.
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Are you feeling pummeled by some sort of stress every which way you turn? Regardless of the specific situation, a natural reaction to stress overload is to allow bad habits to creep into your day. Read on for the solution to three common mistakes.
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When you are working, you are being paid not only for your talent but for your time. Why else would we have starting and finishing times at work? Some people steal time as often as they can from their employers and justify it in many defensive and often unsubstantiated ways: ‘I arrived early the other day; I spend lots of extra time at work; I check the work emails at home; I went to that social get together for work the other night; I am actually worth more than they pay me so this is my way to pay back’ and so on.
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Meditation has been around for thousands of years. Historically, meditation was supposed to help the holy men, the sages, the medicine men acquire a deeper understanding of the mystical and sacred powers of the world in which they lived. Today, meditation is commonly used as a tool, a strategy, a process to reduce stress.
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