Mental Health & Anxiety

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Mental Health & Anxiety

Old Age: Facts, Fiction, and Foresight

Finally, a subject I’m qualified to write about: Old Age! Not that I feel old at age 76, but every time I bump into friends that I haven’t seen for a while, they remark how well and serene I look. Those comments remind me of what mourners say about the dearly departed at a funeral:

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What Is in Your Mind Will Determine Your Destiny

We need to be honest with ourselves! We are sometimes angry, frustrated, envious or simply unsatisfied with everything in our life because we do not want to accept a reality: Often, our own mindset has kept us away from success and satisfaction. Our life decisions did not come from nowhere; they came from inside us,

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Where Is the Human Mind Located?

For many of you, this is not a question at all: The mind is located in the brain, or the mind is equal to the brain!  You probably use both terms, brain and mind, interchangeably, like “Everything is in your mind” or “Everything is in your brain”. Are you right? Let me explain this complicated

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When the Mind Becomes Our Worst Enemy

This is a story about how the mind has the power to ‘kill us’ or ‘heal us’, with the same intensity. The human mind has no limits. In this article, you will learn about one side of the power of the mind, “When the mind becomes our worst enemy”. Let’s start with the power of

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Practice Stress or Practice Peace?

Every Day Brings a Choice: To Practice Stress or to Practice Peace (Joan Borysenko) The title of this article is taken from a quote by Joan Borysenko. By peace she means peace of mind. Other words we use to express the same idea include composure, calmness, equanimity, tranquility, serenity, and placidity. All of these terms refer

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Stress and Belly Breathing

“You must be kidding! Belly breathing can improve our stress response? I simply do not believe it.” This was a comment during my presentation on the subject of stress. Not a pleasant situation for any presenter. This article is an explanation of why belly breathing is a powerful and simple anti- stress technique. There is

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