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• Why Mindfulness? Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. Viktor E. Frankl Mindfulness, at essence, means being focused on the present. Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), defines it as: “awareness that arises through paying ...

• Can I Change My Destiny? What is Destiny? Our destiny is the tentative future path that lies ahead of us at any given now, subject to everything that affects us continuing along its current trajectory. Of course, we cannot possibly know our destiny even if that condition of continuance were satisfied because we cannot possibly know about everything that affects ...

• Dealing with Guilt and Regret Too often we are dogged by the dark clouds of guilt and regret. Regret is the feeling of wishing we had (or not) done something in the past different than we actually did. Guilt is feeling bad, or even disliking ourselves, over some past act or omission that caused unjustified hurt. Dealing with Regret Time ...

• When Life Seems Too Much - Prioritize! Isn’t life wonderful? Like a County Fair with so many attractions and activities all vying for - and demanding - your attention. So much to see, so much to do. The trouble is, you're only human. That means you're limited, with only so much time and energy to give. It can be overwhelming. And that's why stress ...

• The Illusion of Fear Fear is part of our evolutionary physiology. The "fight or flight" response has helped your ancestors, back to the dawn of time, survive long enough for you to be reading this. The trouble is that while modern life doesn't present us many life or death situations, its complexity causes the fight or flight response to ...

• Understanding the Unconscious Your Key to Fulfillment The human mind can be compared to an island in the ocean. The visible part, ie above the surface, is our consciousness – what we are aware of at any given time. But beneath the surface the island is really a mountain, the vast bulk of which is submerged. This hidden ...

• The Power of Positive Emotions by Emma Filey We Are Not Doomed to Failure Many studies have been carried out on the beneficial effects of positivity, though whether or not a positive outlook has the power to actually improve our quality of life, has often been debated. One of the greatest obstacles facing positive psychology is the so-called 'hedonic treadmill,' ...

• Goal Setting and Achieving Personal Goal Setting and Planning Our logical, rational mind tells us we live in a predictable world. We flick the switch, the light comes on; turn the key, the car starts etc etc. But experience tells us life isn’t so simple. What we expect often doesn’t come about, while surprises happen with disturbing frequency. This ...

• Finding Meaning in Spirituality I guess at some time in their lives most people ask themselves questions like: "why am I here?", "what's the meaning of life?", "what happens to me after I die?" etc etc. One day, when I was about 15, I became acutely aware not just of my own mortality but also the futility of the ...

• What is happiness and why does it seem to be so hard to achieve? by Katrina-Jane So many people are in the pursuit of happiness and contentment, which to me mean exactly the same thing. What is happiness and why does it seem to be so hard to achieve? Why do so many people seem to have to do courses and workshops trying to find what will make them happy? ...