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The big drug addiction problem facing America, according to drug addiction statistics, lies not in the crack houses and shooting galleries of the inner cities, but in the doctor’s offices to which millions of Americans go in search of relief for their physical and emotional pain.Drug Abuse Among The ElderlyAs the Baby Boomer generation enters its retirement years, there are now more Americans over the age of sixty than ever before. Whether or not that is a factor, more prescriptions are being written, with less thorough understanding of the patien
CHANGE OLD THOUGHTS FOR NEW Try a simple exercise now to notice the difference in how thoughts affect your feelings. Look at yourself in a mirror and, thinking of something that you did recently say the following words; “I failed, I t
Weeks before the congressional midterm elections, much was said and written on the possibilities and consequences of the 2006 elections outcome. There was considerable outrage inside US among both democrats and republicans; campaign tracts, meetings and TV shows got everybody in the US exited about what is going to happen on the 7th of November. However, compared with previous US elections it was no new thing. The polity was going its usual way, the only difference with the past Congressional elections after the cold war, was the emergence of foreign policy as the most
HELPFUL OR UNHELPFUL THOUGHTS? We create thoughts to help us explain things to ourselves, and making comments to ourselves seems to be automatic. Often the habit is so ingrained we believe we have no way of changing our internal dialogue. However, you can change the way you talk to yourself and doing so will make you more effective and self-confident.
BECOME AWARE OF YOUR THOUGHTS Want to discover if you are using positive and supportive self-talk or negative self-talk? The following are a few examples of the things that positive and negative people say. Look closely to spot the difference. When you do, you will immediately see how these "mere words" can affect your life. Negative people explain bad things by internalizing them; "I got that wrong -again." Their thinking makes this viewpoint seemed fixed; "It's always this way." They generalize; "Life is the pits." When they explain good things, they externalize them: "It was just luck," or consider them temporary: "That went well, TODAY.", and see them only in a limited context "At least THIS went right." Positive people explain bad things by externalizing them: "The weather caused it." They consider set backs as temporary: "That was a rough couple hours." They see problems as isolated: "THAT part of the plan didn't work, but...". When they explain good things, they internalize them by thinking: "Life is great!" Their thoughts describe them as more or less permanent changes: "Now I know how to do this." Then generalize by thinking: "Things are working out well."
CHANGE OLD THOUGHTS FOR NEW Try a simple exercise now to notice the difference in how thoughts affect your feelings. Look at yourself in a mirror and, thinking of something that you did recently say the following words; “I failed, I to
For the first time since the oil shortages in the 1970s, efforts to convert to renewable energy have accelerated. In the case of wind power in Maine, this has caused an odd conflict.Environmentalists and the Wind Power Debate In MaineIf you have filled up at the gas station recently, you know fuel prices are going through the roof. There is only so much fine crude in the world, and it is under pressure. Most people don’t understand that there are different types of oil. The type that is best for transportation and utility generation is very limited. Throw
BECOME AWARE OF YOUR THOUGHTS Want to discover if you are using positive and supportive self-talk or negative self-talk? The following are a few examples of the things that positive and negative people say. Look closely to spot the difference. When you do, you will immediately see how these "mere words" can affect your life. Negative people explain bad things by internalizing them; "I got that wrong -again." Their thinking makes this viewpoint seemed fixed; "It's always this way." They generalize; "Life is the pits." When they explain good things, they externalize them: "It was just luck," or consider them temporary: "That went well, TODAY.", and see them only in a limited context "At least THIS went right." Positive people explain bad things by externalizing them: "The weather caused it." They consider set backs as temporary: "That was a rough couple hours." They see problems as isolated: "THAT part of the plan didn't work, but...". When they explain good things, they internalize them by thinking: "Life is great!" Their thoughts describe them as more or less permanent changes: "Now I know how to do this." Then generalize by thinking: "Things are working out well."
CHANGE OLD THOUGHTS FOR NEW Try a simple exercise now to notice the difference in how thoughts affect your feelings. Look at yourself in a mirror and, thinking of something that you did recently say the following words; “I failed, I t
Even though reciprocal linking has come under scrutiny by search engines such as Google, having links from other websites is a critical element in every search engine optimization campaign. Linking is at the center of how the Internet works. Link popularity is and I believe always will be a key component in getting top ranking website.An election analogy works well in explaining link popularity. Each link to your web page counts as a "vote" for that page. “Votes” from websites with high link popularity count more than links from other sites. Links that use key
CHANGE OLD THOUGHTS FOR NEW Try a simple exercise now to notice the difference in how thoughts affect your feelings. Look at yourself in a mirror and, thinking of something that you did recently say the following words; “I failed, I t
Twenty years ago a typical college classroom had very little technology. Maybe there were a few computers, but for the most part students turned in assignments written from a typewriter. Ten years ago technology began to seep into the college academic setting. For example, Professors started simple WebPages containing course information and perhaps links to reference resources.In the late 1990’s, however, college academia took a giant step forward in elearning by introducing courses that could be taken entirely online. The environmental trends in elearning h
CHANGE OLD THOUGHTS FOR NEW Try a simple exercise now to notice the difference in how thoughts affect your feelings. Look at yourself in a mirror and, thinking of something that you did recently say the following words; “I failed, I t
Did we just overlook the amount of love that God has for us?His word, shown in the written form we call the Bible, tells us things that He did to show us that He loves us. Did we realize it or did we overlook it and walk away?In Hebrews 11:1 we are told that our faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (Hebrews 11:1)Hope moves into faith Think about it. No one gets a recipe made without knowing what the ingredients are and what to do with them even when they're sitting on the counter!eat!" Their thoughts describe them as more or less permanent changes: "Now I know how to do this." Then generalize by thinking: "Things are working out well."
CHANGE OLD THOUGHTS FOR NEW Try a simple exercise now to notice the difference in how thoughts affect your feelings. Look at yourself in a mirror and, thinking of something that you did recently say the following words; “I failed, I totally failed to do what I set out to.” When you complete that, how do you feel having said those words? Note the expression on your face as you said them.
Now look at yourself and say, “I succeeded in some ways, and learned how to respond in a smarter way.” With the saying of these words, how do you feel? What does your expression look like? Isn’t it easier to see that your choice of language does indeed affect your body? Now you’ve experienced the power some words and the phrases have and how you can use others to move you into a more relaxed state.
The following is a Three Step Lesson designed to teach you to use language to improve your perspective on life.
1. See the situation that produces stress. Hear the language you and other people use. Feel how you feel affected by your language and that of others. 2. Replace negative words and phrases with positive, uplifting words and phrases. 3. Repeat to yourself silently, but with a loud internal voice, positive, uplifting words or phrases that you find solution-oriented. See yourself in the mirror. Then ask yourself how you feel when you use a different set of uplifting words and phrases.
PRACTICE THOUGHT STOPPING This is a time-honoured behaviour modification technique for disrupting a pattern of negative or anxious thoughts. Many people have found thought stopping (either alone or in combination with deep breathing) to be a highly effective technique for reducing stress as well as obsessive ‘what-if’ thinking. Take a deep breath and then shout ‘Stop!’, ‘Stop it!’, or ‘Get out!’ (If there are other people around
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