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Empty Nest Syndrome

Paula’s last child had just gone off to college and Paula was struggling with a deep inner emptiness. While she knew this day was coming, she was not really prepared for the intense hollowness that welled up within.
Margaret Paul, Ph.D.November 22, 2004

Tips for Better Meditation

Meditation students often come to me and ask what they can do to improve their meditation. Success in meditation is not the result of any one single factor but depends on sustained and systematic effort over a period of time.
Dada VedaprajinanandaFebruary 15, 2004

Let Your Subconscious Be Your Guide. Oh Really? Not!

Do you ever feel sorry for yourself? Do you ever feel like just sitting down and having an old fashioned pity party? Have you ever had that "woe is me" kind of predicament? Somebody said I guess I'm just like Job. Well guess what?
Richard VegasMay 06, 2003

The 80/20 Rule

There is a proven statistic that can be applied to direct our activity towards the results that we desire. The statistical formula looks like this: 80% of our success comes from 20% of our activities.
Dennis HartingAugust 16, 2007

Glimpses of Esoteric Christianity Part 3

Man's FallThere are several versions and interpretations concerning Man's Fall to be found in the Western Tradition.This particular doctrine can be said to be the foundation from which all other doctrines and tenets of esotericism are...
Leonard LeeJune 06, 2007

Adult Personals – Fulfilling Your Fantasies Through Adult Dating Websites

People are talking about adult personals. There's no doubt about it. As regular dating sites are seen as too tame to meet their adventurous needs people are posting adult personals through adult dating websites.
James HallAugust 05, 2005

E-mail Magic

Is an overabundance of e-mail stealing precious moments of your time? If it is, it’s time to take some of those moments back so you can start enjoying life instead of feeling overwhelmed by all the e-mails you need to sift through.
Joe CirilloApril 05, 2005

The Anger Driven Life: Five Signs it Might Be Yours and Steps You Can Take To Change

There’s no doubt about it: we live in an angry society. Signs that anger abounds are all over the place. There is desk rage, road rage, domestic violence, spousal abuse, child abuse, sports rage and most recently spam rage.
Dr. Tony FioreJune 07, 2004

Hurry Up And Procrastinate

I've been meaning to write this column, but I keep putting it off. There always seems to be something better or more important or easier to write about.
David LeonhardtFebruary 25, 2004

Five Great Ideas From Aristotle

It was Socrates who said that the purpose of philosophy is to help each of us become “an excellent human”. That seems like a respectable and reasonable big-picture goal for every person on the planet. But what about the specifics?
Maya Talisman FrostDecember 01, 2003