The concept of positive thinking has been around for centuries and there is a good reason for this. It works! If you are a person who has a habitual “glass half empty” thought pattern, your glass probably is half empty. The good news is, you can change your thinking and it will change your life.
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Nineteen million people in this country suffer from depression each year and it affects people of both genders and from all walks of life. It is estimated that 40% of men between the ages of 40 and 60 suffer a serious depression. Four in ten men are stricken with a debilitating mood disorder at least
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Everyone seems to have an opinion on the importance of self-esteem. And yet, the general understanding of the meaning of self-esteem in the public arena is slippery at best. The National Association of Self Esteem, (Yes! There is such an organization!), defines it as “The experience of being capable of meeting life’s challenges and being
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Stress has become epidemic in today’s world. Over the past decade the technological advances taking place all around us have intensified our personal levels of stress to an unhealthy level. The texture of our lives has become noisier and more frenetic and we regularly encounter a steady stream of interruptions leaving us feeling frustrated and
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The percentage of overweight children between the ages of 2 and 19 years has risen from 13% in 1999 to 17.1% today, according to research provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Other research suggests that this figure may be a conservative estimate. This information tells us that 12.5 million children
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When a couple receives the news that their first child is on the way, some greet it with joy and excitement while others are overcome with fear and trepidation. No matter what the initial response, both are about to face monumental changes in their lives and their relationship. These changes, like any others in life,
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