Self Improvement Articles (Sorted by date)

Afternoon Pick me ups with no Starbucks in sight!

It's afternoon, you're starting to feel rundown, wondering how you’re going to muster enough get up and go to finish out your day.If you have given up caffeine or trying to cut back, here are three energy-boosters without a coffee cup...
Kim SnyderJanuary 05, 2006

Stress And Anxiety

Stress and anxiety put people in the hospital every day. It may not be common to go to the doctor to say "I think I have stress," but the National Institutes of Health say that 80% of illnesses are caused by stress, directly or indirectly.
Steve GillmanJanuary 03, 2006

Lifetime Wants and Desires

Do you know all the things you want to have, do and be in life? Have your listed them? Not too many people do, but it's interesting, of the people who accomplish a lot in their life, most all have a list.Though the years I have noticed that...
John HaldermanJanuary 03, 2006

Saving Money for College and 529 Plans

Wanting the best for your children doesn't always make it possible to give them the best. And when you look at the cost of four years of college, the idea of coming up with that much money monthly as your child attends college can be downright...
Richard KeirJanuary 03, 2006

A New Year: a New Start!

An ingenious spiritual teacher, Lester Levenson, shifts people out of old, crippling emotional patterns with the simple suggestion: “That was Then. This is Now.” This statement of truth reminds us that our pain and suffering occurred in...
Keith VarnumJanuary 03, 2006

Wealth and Material Things In Relation To Personal Happiness

A common misconception is that money and material things can help buy you happiness. One of life’s truth is that many times having wealth and buying that new material item will only offer an empty temporary boost in happiness.
John GreuelJanuary 03, 2006

Who Am I?

Who am I? What come to mind when you ask this of yourself? How many different memories, ideas, and things seem like a part of you? What do you identify with? Does this process of identification help you, or just cause suffering?Perhaps when your...
Steve GillmanJanuary 03, 2006

Why You Must Stay On Course

"After speaking with a lot of people who are disappointed trying to make something out of their 'passions', Marquez Comelab releases his first of a series of articles, saying that despite the cycle of frustrations experienced by...
Marquez ComelabJanuary 03, 2006

12 Techniques for Letting Go of Your Clutter

Remember, it’s not clutter if you really love it. Always keep in mind that it’s ok to keep the things you really appreciate, this is more about discovering what you love and separating those things out from the overwhelming mass of...
Jessica DuquetteJanuary 03, 2006

Dealing with Post-Holiday Blues

After the usual pre-Christmas and post holiday celebrations, I found myself feeling a bit depressed and lethargic. The house has become too quiet; friends and family have returned home.It is not uncommon that we end the holiday season with a sense...
Mary DesaulniersJanuary 03, 2006