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FAMOUS QUOTES ABOUT LIFE: 35 well-known sayings that are difficult to forget

Jelin Philip·June 24, 2016
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. – Mae West Be yourself; everyone else...
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FEAR AS DESIRE UNEXPRESSED: Use your Internal Guidance System to get in touch with what you really want

Contributor·June 21, 2016
The following has been excerpted from Your Inner GPS, in which life coach Zen Cryar DeBrücke teaches readers how to get...
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FEELINGS QUOTES: Read these to feel better…

Jelin Philip·June 17, 2016
Are you feeling alone or want to feel better? In this collection of 20 feelings quotes, celebrated icons like Marilyn...
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DEEPAK CHOPRA QUOTES: 30 prompts to live with mindfulness

Jelin Philip·May 20, 2016
Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner...
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TRIPLE EMPTY NEST: Empowering exercises to find your way back to self

Contributing Writer·May 16, 2016
We were known as the Sandwich Generation—taking care of teens as well as taking care of our elderly parents. Then most of us ‘Baby Boomer’ women started experiencing Empty Nest in a big way as our children went off to college or out to work or travel.
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MASTERING YOUR MEAN GIRL: Becoming wildly wealthy, fabulously healthy, and bursting with love [book review]

Erica Roberts·March 27, 2016
MASTERING YOUR MEAN GIRL: Becoming wildly wealthy, fabulously healthy, and bursting with love Melissa Ambrosini [TarcherPerigee, 288 pages] When I...
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SYLVIA PLATH QUOTES: 20 heartfelt thoughts from the well-known writer

Jelin Philip·March 11, 2016
I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and live...
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NO MORE EXCUSES: Replacing our “can’ts” with positive affirmations

Contributor·March 11, 2016
The following has been excerpted from 15 Things You Should Give Up to Be Happy by Luminita D. Saviuc, creator...
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BE YOURSELF QUOTES: 30 reminders that you are more than enough

Jelin Philip·February 19, 2016
Why are you trying so hard to fit in when you were born to stand out? – Ian Wallace Love yourself....
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SIMPLE QUOTES: 35 short quotations that’ll give you hope

Jelin Philip·February 10, 2016
If you can dream it, you can do it. – Walt Disney Every moment is a fresh beginning. – T.S...
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FORGIVENESS QUOTES: 30 quotes to help you let go of anger

Jelin Philip·February 6, 2016
Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much. – Oscar Wilde Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping...
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OPTIMISTIC QUOTES: 20 quotes to keep you positive in the midst of hardship

Jelin Philip·December 16, 2015
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. – Winston S. Churchill Don’t...
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ECKHART TOLLE QUOTES: 25 insightful quotes to inspire your thoughts

Jelin Philip·December 14, 2015
Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance. – Eckhart Tolle (all quotes...
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HIGH ON LOW: Harnessing the power of unhappiness [book review]

Erica Roberts·November 27, 2015
HIGH ON LOW: Harnessing the power of unhappiness Wilhelm Schmid [Upper West Side Philosophers, Inc., 106 pages] These days, it’s...
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WHEN HAPPINESS BECOMES A DUTY: High on Low by Wilhelm Schmid [book review]

Contributing Writer·November 18, 2015
High on Low: Harnessing the Power of Unhappiness Wilhelm Schmid (Translated by Karen Leeder) [Upper West Side Philosophers, Inc., 106...
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5 STEPS TO HAPPINESS: Learn how to identify stressors and what you need to let go of in order to be happy

Contributing Writer·November 16, 2015
HAPPINESS: The hardest choice of all Happiness is a choice, albeit a really hard choice, it’s a choice nonetheless. We can all create happiness in our lives no matter the issues we are facing or the stresses we encounter throughout our lives.
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LETTING GO QUOTES: 20 quotes to help you release your suffering

Jelin Philip·November 9, 2015
Letting go doesn’t mean that you don’t care about someone anymore. It’s just realizing that the only person you really...
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FINDING THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS: Advice on dealing with depression while suffering from PMDD/PMS

Contributing Writer·June 20, 2015
FINDING THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS: Your future self will thank you Is it normal to have suicidal thoughts during PMS? I asked this question on an online forum many years ago, sure that those on the other end would laugh at the absurdity of my question
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BEING PRESENT IN LIFE: How to be happy (or at least less sad)

Contributor·May 24, 2015
Excerpted from How to Be Happy (Or At Least Less Sad), an “ordinary” person’s guide to feeling your best throughout...
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FIND JOY AT WORK: Using mindfulness practice to find ease and equanimity in the workplace

Tammy Klein·April 29, 2015
“We can work in such a way that we realize we have a lot of choices in what we do...
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MASTER YOUR OWN LIFE: Six strategies for attaining freedom and feeling great

Contributor·April 22, 2015
Excerpted from Feeling Great: Creating a Life of Optimism, Enthusiasm and Contentment, a guidebook for a lifetime of satisfaction by spiritual...
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THE MONK’S TALE: Enjoy your slice of happiness while you have it

Contributor·December 7, 2014
Excerpted from The Monk’s Tale: Stories about Happiness by Nathan Tamblyn, in which the author philosophizes on the transient nature...
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Don’t Be Afraid to Speak Your Mind

Contributing Writer·May 19, 2014
Many years ago I attended a meeting in the office of one of my clients. At the time I owned a...
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THE JOY OF GIVING: The more you give of yourself, the more you find of yourself

Contributing Writer·March 7, 2014
We all know how great it feels to receive gifts. However, the joy of getting is short-lived. Our lives are...
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