"How to" articles

How to make lasting changes in life

How to make lasting changes in life Monday, May 12th, 2008

Today I want to talk about lasting change. Change is obviously a large part of self-improvement. Improving your circumstances or making your life better will require both internal and external changes. Yet, positive change can be elusive. It is often easy to know what we want, but much more difficult […]

How to stop feeling bad

How to stop feeling bad Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

photo credit: Brymo
Your emotions are physical manifestations of your thoughts. This is why you feel them within your body. How you feel emotionally reflects quite perfectly how you’re thinking. This is why we often have a difficult time describing what we think about a situation vs. what we feel about […]

How to stick to your diet plan. No, really

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 […]

How to deal with a breakup

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!

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 […]

How to write a card

How to write a card Thursday, February 7th, 2008

People throw the phrase, “It’s the simple things in life” around very loosely. Yet, time and again I find myself returning to simplicity as a way to renew my sense of peace, joy, love and meaning. Most importantly though, I’ve found that the simple things you can do for others are not only […]

How to start reading more

How to start reading more Thursday, February 7th, 2008

As a kid I never really got into reading. When all the other students found a place in some corner of the classroom to read, I simply picked out a book with neat looking pictures in it and spent the next hour looking at them and daydreaming about what I would do after school. […]

How to be more patient

How to be more patient Thursday, February 7th, 2008

You’ve probably heard this bible verse from Corinthians.
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. […]