You And Daniel Webster

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Daniel Webster was one of the greatest orators of all time. They say he even out talked the Devil to save a man's soul. What he said wasn't as important as the way he said It. But one sentence from his speeches sticks in my mind. "Let us," said Daniel Webster, "in this our day [...]

What Is STRESS, And What Causes IT?

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

What is stress?
Although we tend to think of stress as caused by external issues, issue in themselves are not stressful. It is the way in which we interpret and react to them that makes them stressful. People differ enormously in the type of events they interpret as stressful and the way in which they respond [...]

Transform Your Imperfections

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

"In nature every moment is new; the past is always swallowed and forgotten; the coming only is sacred. Nothing is secure but life, transition, the energizing spirit. No love can be bound by oath or covenant to secure it against a higher love. No truth so sublime but it may be trivial tomorrow in the [...]

Self Defence 3: Autogenic Training

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

The Power of Your Mind!
Use it! But how?
Autogenic Training [AT] can have a significant part to play.
Consisting of a Mind&ndashBody set of some ‘six standard exercises’, where one addresses various body functions seeking to regulate them into a more ‘in tune automatic response’ state of normality.
The exercises are physically easy. But mentally perhaps less so. [...]

What Are You Doing To Acheive Your Dreams?

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

What are you looking for in your life? More peace, prosperity, someone to share your life with? What are you hungry for?
I don’t know about you, but one of the things I’ve learned on this journey of becoming more of who I am &ndash is that every person deep down inside &ndash really just wants [...]

Self Defence 2: Life Style Exercise

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

I want to stay alive!
Do you?
Mugging! Rape! Hooligans! Yobs!
Cholesterol! Circulation! Diabetes! Progressive Joint stiffness! Family genetic factors!
You name it!
Few diseases of developing age can be prevented.
But many &ndash so many indeed &ndash can be modified and risks so much reduced.
There are many lines to follow. Above all - the focus of this article - spinal [...]

How To Handle Hunger On A Fasting Day

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

I’ve been fasting today. I do it four times a month and am seldom bothered by hunger (I’ll explain why later). But today was different and in the afternoon at around 5.00 PM I had “demon hunger” and couldn’t concentrate on some computer work that I was doing. I really felt like eating something!
I contemplated [...]

Change The Shape Of Your Self-Image

Friday, October 31st, 2008

While we all understand the importance of eating healthy, exercising and dieting, very few realize that changing our self-image is just as important to leading a healthy lifestyle. How you think and feel about yourself goes a long way to bringing happiness and success into your life and in order to change your self-image - [...]

Stress! What Causes It? What Is It?

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

What is stress?
Although we tend to think of stress as caused by external issues, issue in themselves are not stressful. It is the way in which we interpret and react to them that makes them stressful. People differ enormously in the type of events they interpret as stressful and the way in which they respond [...]

Exercising Your Brain

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Staying fit is a great goal that will help you lead a longer, healthier life but if your brain can't keep up, then what's the point. The brain is a muscle too and it follows the same "use it or lose it" policy as your other muscles. So how can you keep your brain fit? [...]