Archive for February, 2008
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Sunday, February 24th, 2008
Western culture places an excessive amount of emphasis on the external aspects of life. Most people go through their lives measuring its success by what they obtain. Whether those things are possessions, relationships, power, or experiences, the blind pursuit of them will always lead to unhappiness and the longing for more. It […]
How to stick to your diet plan. No, really
Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Losing weight is tough. Keeping to our diet and exercise plans must be tougher still or I suppose more people would lose weight. I’m somewhat gifted genetically in that I don’t gain weight easily. Still, I’m pretty disciplined about my exercise and eating habits. However, this was not something I developed […]
27 ways to stop having a bad day
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Everyone has a bad day now and again. But just because you missed your morning at the gym, spilled coffee all over yourself in the car and can’t stop thinking about that huge problem you have doesn’t mean your day has to stay that way. Here’s a list of all the things I […]
Managing change in your life
Monday, February 18th, 2008
While some of us enjoy change and adapt to it readily, others of us fear it, are loath towards it and will avoid change at all costs. Change can bring both the happiest moments into our lives and also some of the most difficult challenges. Regardless, change will always be […]
How to deal with a breakup
Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Breakups are hard. Unfortunately, almost everyone on earth has to go through the difficult stages of ending a romantic relationship at some point in their life. Most of us endure it multiple times. Strangely enough, we all deal with this problem in different ways, some of which are healthy and others of […]
How to never have a headache again - Ever!
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
I haven’t had a headache last for more than 30 seconds in over 8 years. However, that isn’t because I never get them, it’s due to the fact that at their very onset I can remove them almost instantaneously.
The following advice may seem odd or out of the norm to you, but it does […]
What do actions say about your relationships?
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
Many of us, including myself, think we’re great judges of character. In fact, that was something throughout my life that I always prided myself on. I thought I could see the truth about people when others couldn’t. This was true in some cases, I’m fairly perceptive in some areas of life I […]
What’s the one thing no one can take from you?
Sunday, February 10th, 2008
In a moments notice everything you have and hold close can be stripped away. One fundamental premise of Buddhism is that all things in life are transient and temporary in nature. I can’t really disagree with this assertion. Logically, I know my body, my possessions and even my relationships will all one […]
Get almost anything you want by doing just two things
Saturday, February 9th, 2008
We all want things, and most of us have at least a few goals in the back of our minds that we would like to reap the fruits of at some point in our lives. But why do we so often fail to make those desires real?
Honestly, I think mostly people fail to make […]
The ultimate meaning of human life is not comprehensible by human beings
Friday, February 8th, 2008
Through religion, science and philosophy, man has largely come to an agreement on the subject of “the meaning of life”.
What is the general consensus? Please excuse the following oversimplification of quite possibly the least complicated answer, to the most important question known to human existence.
The Human species’ answer - “We don’t know.”
Disconcerting, no?
The Muslims […]