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During the holidays you took care of friends and family, possibly to the exclusion of you. Now’s the time to think of you and keep yourself in the equation of your life. A high self-esteem allows you to risk and the more you risk the more you get. So, read this article and get ideas on how to build your self-esteem so you can have the year you want and the life you deserve.

Loving Yourself – Learning And Practicing Behaviors Necessary To Build Your Self Esteem

This is your gentle reminder of your continuing work on your self-esteem, and positive self-image. You really have started on a path of “healing from your source”. Everyday we have opportunities to bring in positive thoughts and messages about ourselves and our lives; We just have to learn how to be conscious and aware of these opportunities.

The purpose of this message is to bring to you an affirmation/meditation that you can utilize throughout your day, and throughout the week so that your thoughts, your energy and ultimately, your feelings about yourself become more positive and your life will reflect these changes. Remember, you really are “Well Within”; you are simply accessing it consciously now.

This week we are focusing on Loving Yourself.

I am not talking about egotistical love. I am talking about the kind of love that is compassionate, understanding, and nonjudgmental. The kind of love we all look for in life; the kind of love we all wished for as children growing up; the kind of love we hope we’re giving to our children and people closest to us. I am talking about the kind of love that is unconditional; that feels warm and tender and safe and secure within our hearts and souls. So, what does it mean to love yourself this way? Loving yourself stems from the belief that “Who I am is enough”; that the qualities I possess as a person are worthwhile, special, and unique. This is the center of what it means to love yourself. The question everyone always asks is: “Yes, but how do I get there?!”

Allow yourself to take a slow deep breath, in through your nose, and release gently with a sigh through your mouth. — As you feel your body relax and become open to receiving a new message, I want you to picture yourself. Imagine that you are looking at yourself in the mirror. — Who do you see? — (Not what do you see?) Let your judgments pass by (you know the ones I mean: I’m too fat, or my hair needs washing, or I look tired, or old or I have too many wrinkles, or I need a hair cut.—) Just allow these judgments to pass by. Breathe in and out slowly and deeply— and look again at yourself in your mind’s eye. Now see who you really are. Focus on your inner qualities. Are you a good friend, a good listener, kind, understanding, compassionate and caring to others, sensitive, witty, fun to be with, someone who enjoys a good laugh, someone who is helpful, intelligent, a hard worker, reliable, etc. You know what I’m talking about.

Maybe it will help to think about your best friend, (or spouse, or close family member, or your spiritual leader, or colleague) and what you like and admire in him/her. What would this person say that they like about you? What makes you their best friend, &/or special in their lives? Stop for a moment and really allow yourself to ponder this thought. Take another deep breath and sit with what these qualities are. If you are struggling with this part, please, take a break from reading this and pick up the phone and call this person and ask him/her to tell you what they love about you. Let yourself hear what they have to say. Write down the qualities that they tell you. Look at the messages and allow yourself to breathe them into your body, your mind and your soul. You know the words are true because they feel so good. Please, admit it to yourself that way down deep inside you, you enjoy knowing these qualities that you possess feel good to you, because you know they are true. Let the good feelings flow through you and around you. Take a deep breath and picture yourself in the mirror once again, and allow yourself to REALLY see who you are! That’s it, breathe and stay with this warm, loving feeling. Take a deep breath and say: “I am lovable, capable, worthwhile and special and I deserve to be treated as such, by myself & others in my life!”

Take another deep breathe and really let the message sink in. Say this statement again allowing yourself to breathe in slowly and deeply and feel where it goes in your body. “I am lovable, capable, worthwhile and special and I deserve to be treated as such, by myself & others in my life!” Does it flow freely or does it get stuck. Just breathe— and repeat the statement again, out loud. Hear the words resonate in your room, not just in your head. This is a statement, along with “Who I am is enough!” that must repeated over and over again as you go through your days and your week. Finding your self-esteem and bringing it forth is what this work is all about, and we’ll journey together as you uncover and discover how lovable you really are!

Loren Gelberg-Goff loren@wellfromwithin.com journey to self-esteem and self-empowerment to live authentically self-esteem

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February, the time for love. Love and health are connected, specifically your health. For the love of a great and happy year read this article to get tips on how to increase your happiness.

Health, Wealth, and Love

What is happiness? The dictionary defines it as “a state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy.”

Like many dictionary definitions, this may be accurate, but needs to be more specific to be of practical use. How do you experience this “state of well-being?”

One of the best practical definitions of happiness that I have come across is provided by Charles Haanel in his classic work “The Master Key System.” According to Haanel, there are only three things that can be desired in the “world without.” They are health, wealth, and love.

I have heard a number of people talk about the desirability of health, wealth, and happiness, but I don’t believe that is as accurate as Haanel’s observation. That’s because the three components of happiness are health, wealth, and love. And just as you can create virtually any color of the rainbow with the primary colors of red, yellow, and blue, you can create any shade of happiness by learning how to control these three areas of your life.

The people who are the happiest are those with the most abundant health, wealth, and love. It’s true that exceptional people can be happy without the exterior manifestation of these qualities, but most people need some level of each in order to “feel” happy.

Those who have poor physical health due to an accident or illness, but who attain happiness, have learned to compensate their physical condition with superior mental, emotional, and spiritual health. A shining example of this is Christopher Reeve. But note that he also had an abundance of financial wealth and an enormous amount of love from his wife, family, and friends from around the world.

There are those without massive amounts of wealth who are still happy. But a close examination of their situation often reveals that they at least have sufficient wealth for their needs and good health and lots of love in their life. For every person without a lot of wealth who is happy, there are many more who live in unhappiness and fear. Being able to manage and increase wealth in a positive and peaceful way certainly increases a person’s happiness.

And what happiness can possibly be complete without love? Love, true love, is the most important quality of all. Not just the love between husband and wife, parent and child, but love for all human kind. But it is the love of those closest to us is necessarily deeper and brings the greatest levels of happiness. No one can be truly happy who does not have a heart filled with love and gratitude. There is no one quite so miserable who lives a life of indifference or in some cases hatred toward others.

The fantastic news is that each of these three components of happiness have their starting point in “the world within.” The world within is your heart, mind, soul, spirit. To improve in any one of these areas of happiness, the first place to start is with the world within. That means that every person of sound mind has the capacity to improve each area regardless of their current condition. If you have enough mental capacity to read and understand this article, you have every resource you need to create happiness for yourself.

You want excellent health? First, improve the overall quality of your thoughts. There is a mind-body connection that is undeniable. Positive thinking actually creates chemistry in your body that improves health. Second, use your mind to create excellent health habits (the right foods and the right exercise for your situation). Create the right causes, and the right circumstances will follow.

You want abundant wealth? It has long been established that all wealth ultimately flows from thought. Study and take advantage of the laws of wealth. Improve the use of your imagination so that you are able to create new opportunities for yourself. Take control of your financial habits and increase your awareness of how you use your money. If you use your mind to use your money wisely, more money will flow into your life.

You want more love? Love, being the one complete intangible of the three, ultimately comes entirely from within. To increase the amount of love in your life requires only an improvement of attitude. To receive more love from others only requires that you give more love to them.

It is this intangible quality of love that makes love the greatest value of all. Without some measure of love, of what real value is health or certainly wealth? This is why those who truly love are the happiest of all people.

“…and the greatest of these is love.”

Copyright (c) 2005 Bill Marshall – All rights reserved. Feel free to republish this article provided you include the copyright information and the weblinks where possible.

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Romance doesn’t have to die or take a back seat just because you’re a parent with a busy schedule. No, I’m not saying it will be easy, but it can be done. Do you want it enough to make it a focus? Get some ideas from Jack and Diane with this article and make this Valentine’s Day a memorable one.

Romantic Tips for Busy Parents

Whether you are a soccer mom, a ballet dad, or a PTA parent, it can be challenging to keep up with the busy schedules of your kids, your work at home, at the office and any free time you might allow for yourself. What about romance and passion with your partner? “Yeah, right” you might cynically say.

Having a meaningful discussion that is not centered on who has piano lessons when or whether or not to call a plumber for a leaky faucet may feel like a thing of the past. And perhaps the spontaneity of kissing, holding hands and lovemaking whenever you want to seems like a distant memory.

If this sounds like your life, don’t despair. You CAN enjoy romance and passion in your marriage or love relationship-even if you have kids that still live with you. It requires intention, creativity and follow-through.

Here’s a little ditty about Jack and Diane. Fell in love, got married and had kids. A decade into their marriage, all seems fine. But in the midst of a bustling family life, there just doesn’t seem to be the time for the intimacy they used to share. Once everyone is fed, bathed, and asleep for the night, both feel exhausted and just not in the mood. Jack might feel resentful that he seems to come last and, while Diane misses connecting with Jack, she may also feel like she needs a break from being needed. Ultimately, they both want more from their relationship but just aren’t sure how to make it happen.

Here are some romantic tips for Jack and Diane and you and your love as well…

Tip #1) Make an Intention for Connection.

Either with your partner or individually, ask yourself how important is it to you to have an intimate connection with your mate? There are no right or wrong answers. Try to think and feel about this question listening only to your heart and not to the voices in your head that may be telling you there just isn’t time right now for that sort of thing.

If you decided that it is important to you to intimately connect more often, more deeply with your love, then make it your intention to do whatever you can to allow for intimacy and passion in your relationship. It can be as simple as affirming to yourself that it is just as important to give attention to your love relationship as it is to get to the gym twice a week.

Tip #2) It’s all about the quality.

It really doesn’t matter how many dinners or midnight lovemaking sessions you manage to fit into your life if you are not fully present. Yes, parents tend to survive learning how to multi-task, but when it comes to intimacy, there just isn’t room for divided attention.

Find a list of friends and family you feel comfortable leaving your kids with and then, when on a date with your partner, leave your kids there! When you find your thoughts and conversation turning to the usual topics of the kids, bills, house chores, etc., change the subject. Maybe you and your partner once enjoyed talking politics together or perhaps it was following a particular sports team. See if these interests still feel exciting to you both or perhaps there are new ones you just haven’t discovered yet.

It is the spark of connecting that is important here-not necessarily what you are connecting about. The same holds true when it comes to lovemaking and any physical intimacy. Do whatever it takes to clear your mind and be right there with your love.

Tip #3) Remember the Follow-through

So Jack and Diane made the intention to connect more passionately and more deeply. They even celebrated this decision by getting away for a romantic weekend and are back home with their kids feeling excited and in love. The tricky part is keeping that excitement going in the every day.

We suggest that while every day may not include passionate love making, every day can be the site for passionate mini-moments. Maybe Jack knows that Diane loves having a back rub at the end of the day and, without being asked, he gives her one regularly. Diane may stroke Jack’s arm or run her fingers through his hair as they pass by each other. Little or bigger touches, kisses and hugs can keep the sense of passion and intimacy fueled.

You might also make a weekly date with your partner for longer connecting time. This might involve lovemaking or just giving each other sensual foot rubs. Whatever you decide, try out different ways of connecting each time and pay attention to the space you are connecting in. A sensual foot rub can be so much more sensual if the stack of diapers and dirty clothes are first put away in a closet and replaced by candles and some favorite music.

The way passion, intimacy and connection looks will be different for every couple. What is important is that you are both fully engaged with and enjoying the romantic moments you create in your relationship. Have fun discovering that it is possible to be a parent AND a passionate partner with your love!

Susie and Otto Collins are Relationship Coaches and authors who help people create lives that are filled with more passion, love and connection. For more tips on turning up the heat in your marriage or love relationship, sign up for their free mini-course at Red Hot Love Relationships.com

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Just because the holidays are over doesn’t mean peace and good will toward one another have to end as well. You spend too much time at work for it to be unpleasant. You can change your little corner of the world and the people in it by changing what you do and how you do it. Let this article give you some tips to make your little corner of the just that much better.

Boosting Workplace Morale

Whether an employee or an employer, you can be part of the solution for boosting morale in the workplace. Many employees seem to act as though they are in direct competition with one another. If you are vying for a raise or a promotion, then this may actually be the case. However, this does not mean that we cannot treat each other with respect and compassion. These two simple, yet powerful items, go a long way for boosting morale.

Here are some simple steps to making co-workers feel good, and in turn, make you feel good about yourself:

• Say “good morning” or “hello” to colleagues. This shows that you have acknowledged them and may brighten their day. Though not everyone will reply, you can feel good knowing you tried to play a small positive part in someone’s day.
• Compliment a new article of clothing, piece of jewelry, or hairstyle. However, make sure that you are sincere. Do not say it if you do not mean it.
• Commend someone on a job well done. Much good work goes unmentioned. We all want to know that we are doing a good job and feel valued, particularly if a project has taken a long time or a difficult situation has been dealt with diplomatically and successfully.
• Stand up for others if you see they are being bullied or wrongly accused of something they did not do. Be careful how you approach this situation though, especially if it is your boss you wish to approach. Uphold your ethics and maintain diplomacy.
• Give credit where credit is due. If you and a partner worked on a project, but you were the only one to receive any credit, make sure that it is known that the other person contributed as well.
• Be a good listener. If a co-worker is having a personal or job-related problem, lend an ear.  However, do not join in gossip if that is what he or she is looking to do, as gossip is one of the most destructive things that takes place in the workplace.

As an employer, here are some tips to boost morale:

• As mentioned above, commend someone on a job well done. If an employee is feeling a bit down or unsure if he or she is truly appreciated, this simple act can turn his or her outlook right around.
• Celebrate goals achieved and let all employees know that they played a part in the success.
• Bring in the occasional treat. In all honesty, who doesn’t love free food?
• Celebrate births, birthdays, and workplace anniversaries.
• Have an open door policy and encourage employees to approach you regarding any work-related concerns, or non-work-related issues if you so choose.
• Try to accommodate. Employees are human beings too with lives outside of work and special events to attend.
• Plan special days or incorporate Casual Fridays to create a more relaxed, yet work-oriented atmosphere.
• Have a suggestion box and encourage employees to share their methods for improving productivity, efficiency, service, and staff morale.

You can also think up your own creative ways for improving workplace relations and fostering a friendly and supportive environment. Since we spend a good portion of our day at work, why not make it comfortable and enjoyable for everyone?

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Start this year out on the right foot. Establish your priorities early and then stick to them. If you and your relationships aren’t top on your priority list you’re missing the boat. Donna helps you put things in the proper perspective. Read this article to have a long and happy life and business.

How to Maintain Your Business and Your Romantic Relationship without Losing Either

I’ll be the first to admit I’m the “Donna-come-lately” in this game of simultaneously managing a business and a romantic relationship. When I was married the first time around at age 26, I worked in higher education administration and was completely and totally devoted to my job — not necessarily to the exclusion of my marriage — but for many years my marriage and my relationship took a back seat to my job. Big mistake. That issue and a host of other reasons led to the dissolution of my marriage and the finalization of my divorce after almost 10 years of marriage in 1999.

I went for two full years without dating, as I needed to grieve the relationship and heal myself and come to terms with all of my issues surrounding my marriage and divorce before deciding to put my toe again into the dating pool and foist all of these hangups on some unsuspecting guy. This aspect of my healing went pretty well, although I’ll have to admit it took probably 3 years or so after my initial separation to fully work through all the anger I had about the relationship and the divorce.

I began dating again and vowed that things would be different this time. I discovered, however, that dating had changed dramatically in the 13 years or so that I’d been absent from the dating scene, and that I still had alot to learn about being a good partner in a romantic relationship, as well as in figuring out what I wanted in a romantic partner. I saw the good, bad, and ugly sides of men, kissed alot of frogs, and learned a great deal about myself and what I really wanted during my journey.

Synchronicity occurs when you’re ready and open to receive what you truly want. For me, that occurred last fall when I met the man I had been looking for all of my life, Eric. For me, it was love almost at first sight, but I knew by our second date that I had never had this degree of compatibility with anyone I had ever dated before — not even my ex-husband, and I had married him!

Our relationship is still in its infancy, although we both feel like we’ve been together and known each other forever. Perhaps we have in another life, if you believe in reincarnation…..

Here are some things I’ve learned through the school of hard knocks that’s helping me maintain this relationship, as well as run a business, without losing either:

1. Put your partner and the relationship first. Running a business can be a 24/7 job, but the old adage about “no one ever says on their deathbed that they wished they’d spent more time at the office” is true. Eric and I make time for each other during the day, despite working different schedules (he works many night and weekend shifts, and I run my business during the weekday business hours). If he’s at work, we manage to talk at least twice for short periods during his 12-hour shift, and if he’s home during the day when I’m working at home, we try and eat one meal together. At a minimum we drop into each other’s home offices for several quick smooches or hugs or quick “how are you doing” conversations.

In the past he’s expressed to me his concerns that our relationship is interfering with my business. I’ve told him that he’s right — it is — and that because he’s in my life, I’ve had to start thinking about my business differently and work in it differently than I did as a single person. I don’t work the long hours that I used to work before he came into my life. It takes me longer to get things done, but it’s a sacrifice that I’m willing to make. Businesses come and go, but finding a soulmate is VERY hard work.

2. Your partner needs to be your best friend. Eric is the one with whom I share everything. I may not always like what he says, but I respect his opinion. When I was married, I somehow got off track with my ex in terms of sharing my hopes and dreams and what I wanted in life, and shared those exclusively with my best female friend. My ex was left out of the loop, and I made many decisions about our relationship on my own, after talking about the issue with my best female friend, not my ex-husband. Having 3 people in a relationship (2 spouses and a best friend) is one too many. Sharing information with a best friend is fine, but don’t do it to the exclusion of your romantic partner, if you want your relationship to survive.

3. Create a calendar consisting of free days, business development days, and profit-generating days. I have mapped out on my calendar my free days (weekends, days off, holidays, and vacation days), my business development days (when I write, speak, conduct marketing activities or pursue strategic alliances) and profit-generating days (when I’m working directly with clients). This has been an exercise in extreme discipline for me, as the temptation is always there to do some type of work on my free days. However, in the last year, I’ve made myself keep my free days free, as I need that time to get away from my business and have fun and recharge.

Since Eric has come into my life, we’ve set aside some of that time for date nights or weekend vacations when he’s doesn’t have to work on a weekend. His impish side comes out on his days off during the week when he tries to lure me out of my office to go out and goof off with him. I’ve succumbed to his whims on occasion, but haven’t quite gotten my business to the point of of having it run successfully without me. That’s my next goal — to have more flexibility in my business so that it’s not so dependent on my presence in my office.

4. Share your business highs and lows with your partner. Every time I have a big business “win”, Eric is the first to hear about it. When something doesn’t go the way I’d hoped, I tell him first. My business is important to me, as is Eric’s job to him, so we both make it a point to ask how the day has gone for the other, and sit and listen patiently to the good and bad portions of each other’s day. As we’re both problem-solvers, it’s difficult for each of us to sometimes simply let the other one vent, as we’re already thinking of solutions to whatever situation is at hand. Sometimes one of us has to say, “Do you just want to vent and have me listen?” when one of us shifts into the unwanted problem-solving mode.

5. Make time for each other. When you have opposing work schedules, as Eric and I have, and add mandatory overtime that Eric has to work frequently during the year, we may see little of each other over the course of a week. We’ve both gotten good at sensing that we’re losing track of each other, and requesting a “date night” so we can talk and play and catch up.

6. Never go to bed angry. By far, this is the hardest lesson I’ve had to learn. When I was married, I would get angry at my ex and give him the silent treatment for days because I knew it drove him crazy. Usually by day 3 or so he would crack, and we’d make up. Now that I look back on this, I realize how immature and juvenile this way of fighting is, so the silent treatment is out as a way of fighting in my current relationship. Eric and I have had our share of spats and disagreements, and I’m almost always the first one to wave the white flag for a truce and an end to the argument, usually within the course of an hour or so. Life is just too short to continue to fight in stupid ways, and it’s hard to regroup in a relationship if you let something fester overnight.

7. Forgive each other for being human. It took me a long time to acknowledge that I’m not perfect, and even longer to figure out that no romantic relationship is perfect, either. Give up the notion of perfection and accept each other as you are. One of my great faults in romantic relationships has always been the need to “fix” my partner. I’d see the potential in a guy and stay in a relationship long after it was dead, under the guise of, “Well, if you’d only do this and this and this, you’d be so great, because you have so much potential.” Oprah said something along the lines of, “believe what they tell you the first time they tell it.” We all bring our quirks, our baggage, and our eccentricities into relationships, and do and say things that drive our partners completely nuts. Remember that forgiveness is divine, and that it’ll only be a matter of time before you need forgiveness.

8. Say “I love you” every day…and mean it. I feel so lucky and so fortunate to have finally met the man of my dreams. I always thought that often-quoted line, “You complete me,” that Renee Zellweger’s character says to Tom Cruise’s character in the movie, Jerry Maguire, was so hokey. However, now that I’ve found someone with whom I’m so compatible, I’ve discovered a whole new meaning and nuance to that line. I tell Eric that I love him at least once each and every day, and then go on to tell him some trait or some action he’s taken that makes me fall in love with him all over again.

Being in love and running a business don’t have to be mutually exclusive. Both endeavors are hard work, and if you forget that point, you can lose one or the other in a flash. Take time to nourish both your business and your romantic relationship, and discover how having both in your life will make your life all the richer.

Copyright 2006 Donna Gunter

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In these tough economic times you might be looking around to see what you can sell and how much you can get for it. Well, here’s an option that few may have considered. Remember, you’re not a renewable resource, so once you’re gone, that’s it.

How much is my body worth?

You’re worth more than you think!

A great number of people have spent a great deal of human and financial resources calculating the composition of, prior to the decomposition of, and the worth, or worthlessness of, the human body.

When we total the monetary value of the elements in our bodies and the value of the average person’s skin, we arrive at a net worth of $4.50!

This value is, however, subject to change, due to stock market fluctuations. Since the studies leading to this conclusion were conducted by the U.S. and by Japan respectively, it might be wise to consult the New York Stock Exchange and the Nikkei Index before deciding when to sell!

The U.S. Bureau of Chemistry and Soils invested many a hard-earned tax dollar in calculating the chemical and mineral composition of the human body, which breaks down as follows:

• 65% Oxygen
• 18% Carbon
• 10% Hydrogen
• 3% Nitrogen
• 1.5% Calcium
• 1% Phosphorous
• 0.35% Potassium
• 0.25% Sulfur
• 0.15% Sodium
• 0.15% Chlorine
• 0.05% Magnesium
• 0.0004% Iron
• 0.00004% Iodine

Additionally, it was discovered that our bodies contain trace quantities of fluorine, silicon, manganese, zinc, copper, aluminum, and arsenic. Together, all of the above amounts to less than one dollar!

Our most valuable asset is our skin, which the Japanese invested their time and money in measuring. The method the Imperial State Institute for Nutrition at Tokyo developed for measuring the amount of a person’s skin is to take a naked person, and to apply a strong, thin paper to every surface of his body. After the paper dries, they carefully remove it, cut it into small pieces, and painstakingly total the person’s measurements. Cut and dried, the average person is the proud owner of fourteen to eighteen square feet of skin, with the variables in this figure being height, weight, and breast size. Basing the skin’s value on the selling price of cowhide, which is approximately $.25 per square foot, the value of an average person’s skin is about $3.50.