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There Is A Reason You Notice And Admire The Traits And Characteristics Of Others

By John, 7 months and 3 days ago

I'm sure you have noticed attributes of another person to be appealing or admirable. This is normal, and can be used to your advantage if you understand why and what you can do with this awareness. Using the characteristics of others can help you to build these up in yourself. This method is called modeling.

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Stop Giving Energy To What You Don't Believe In

By John, 1 year ago

Everything that you do is an outflow of energy which effects whatever you are part of. And, you are part of the universe we all live in. You may be aware that your attitude and actions effects the people you are around, but actually it effects everything. Your thoughts, feelings and actions are all energies that contribute to the collective energy that radiates throughout the world. Carl Jung coined the term, «collective unconscious» which refers to the totality of all shared experiences of the human race. He was certainly not the first to talk about this vast database of human awareness that not only makes up all that has been, but of all that could be. We are all contributing to it and are all influenced by it.

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You Can Feel Fear and Do It Anyway

By John Halderman, 2 years ago

Does Fear Stop YouHave you ever been overwhelmed with fear as you have faced doing something? We all have I think, each at our own level, with some becoming physically immobilized by it. If your fear feelings overpower you to the point of inaction you have given fear the upper hand. I stated it this way on purpose, your fear is not doing anything to you, rather you are allowing the fear to affect you as it does - it is all within your thought. And you have command over your thought and feelings as well.

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Don't Wait For A Hole In the Plane

By John Halderman, 2 years and 1 month ago

I'm sure you have heard about the Qantas Airways Flight 30 jet that had to make an emergency landing at the Manila International Airport shortly after leaving Hong Kong while in route to Melbourne, Australia. It was discovered that there was a large hole in the fuselage and a this point no explanation has been given as to how it happened, although it's not likely caused by a terrorism act. All the passengers are fine and were very calm during the unknown course of actions needed to get the plane down safely in Manila.

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Can You Give Up Existing Thoughts and Perceptions?

By John Halderman, 2 years and 1 month ago

One of the things that makes it tough to change your thinking is the attachment to existing thoughts.

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Do You Start More Than You Finish?

By John Halderman, 2 years and 1 month ago

Another article in the 'Daily Action For Self Improvement' series, articles focusing on the personal development and growth actions you can take daily to support a high level of happiness and satisfaction in your life.

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Are You Trying To Share Yourself With Your Past

By John, 2 years and 9 months ago

A situation has come to my attention about someone who has been having problems for a long time trying to insist that other family members go along with how he wants to sort them out. He thinks discussing the mess of the past with others will help everyone with their stress, anxiety and depression, but mostly himself. He has been having a hard time living in the present without including the past.

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The Justification Trap

By John, 3 years and 1 month ago

Have you ever allowed yourself to do something that you really should not have?

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