When I Was A Kid... This piece came about following receipt of an e-mail from a friend on the same topic. Yes, kiddies, this is one of those “remember when…” discussions. So, the majority of you under the age of 50 will not likely relate to this walk down memory lane and many under the age of 60 will probably remember what it was like and probably experienced it in a manner similar to my experiences. When it came to food preparation, our mothers cut, chopped and diced hard boiled eggs, vegetables and meats on the same preparation surface (a … [Read more...]
10 Strategies for Coping with Stress
Are you struggling in your day to day life? Coping with Stress is something that may seem simple but sometimes you just need a little reminder. 1) Don't worry about things that are out of your control (e.g., the weather.) 2) Brace yourself for events you know will be stressful. Recognizing that stress is coming will increase your threshold and will give you time to take a different perspective on the situation. 3) Work to resolve conflicts with other people. Once you resolve conflicts with friends and coworkers you'll be able to … [Read more...]
The Mind & Eating Disorders
ABOUT EATING DISORDERS (Please note that the terms “mind” and “brain” are used interchangeably) THE MIND & EATING DISORDERS The struggle to eat normally is only part of the problem. The primary problem is how the human brain processes information through our thoughts, feelings, and actions. WHAT IS THE FIX? We approach the start of the solution by showing how we think and why we think the way we do (pages 11 to 16 in the Dynamic Discovery book), knowing that the mind can be – with our NLP-like approach – very responsive to learning how … [Read more...]
Desiderata – A Poem by Max Ehrmann
"Desiderata" (Latin for ‘desired things’) is a 1927 prose poem by American writer Max Ehrmann and is my favourite poem/song/devotional. Enjoy. "Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant, they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may … [Read more...]
The Phenomenon of Being Afraid of Success
Are You Afraid of Success? Many of us wake up one day and hurtfully realize that we are surrounded by people with less smarts and less experience who aren’t nearly as wonderful and have achieved more, do more, have more, give more and seem to enjoy more… who are generally just “more’. And it hurts all the more if they are a lot younger and have less education. What the heck is that all about? The easiest way to explain it is to accuse those people of merely being excellent at brown-nosing and sucking up, but we eventually come to realize … [Read more...]