Category: Balance and Happiness
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Day 2: My Journey To Find That Smaller Me
Day 2 on Weight Watchers. Hello All. Hope you enjoyed the morning inspiration. Jim Henson was one of my favorites growing up. Who could go wrong with the Muppets. Today was quite an interesting day. I actually forgot to eat my breakfast. In the hustle and bustle of getting kids ready, and handling a sick…
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Practical Parenting: Take a Moment to Make a Moment
Practical Parenting: Take a Moment to Make a Moment–mere moments of time can have on your child’s health psychological development. Learn More with Dr. Maples.
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Today, I am Grateful For? (02/05/2018)
Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes of which all men have some. (Charles Dickens) Today is the first day of a grand experiment. As a psychotherapist, I have long assisted individuals alleviate the misfortunes from which they suffer. However, being exposed to the countertransference phenomenon,…
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Siddhartha, Archetypal Development, & The Lifelong Individuation Process
Introduction Purpose. In this theoretical work, I explore whether a developmental sequence of archetypes occurs during the lifelong individuation process. Human development is a key concept for the theory underlying psychology and its practice; however, the lack of a developmental perspective based on the theoretical tenets of analytical psychology shows…
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It Only Takes a Moment to Make a Moment!
After a long weeks work, and what seemed an endless myriad of distractions and daily stresses life could throw my way, I heard a beautiful saying from a public add council. Simply put “it only takes a moment to make a moment.” Sitting back in reflection, all of the sudden the week seemed somehow less inundating, as I…
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The Little Question with Big Answers: Developing Meaning in Life.
How do we make meaning in life. Take control over your destiny and determine the direction you want to take in your life.
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Dream On: Cultivating Happiness through Fulfilled Dreams
What do you dream of? Are they in service to you, or a hinderance to your life? Find out ways to let your dreams serve your life, rather than hinder the outcomes you seek.
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FOCUS: (Follow One Course Until Successful)
In this article, we explore FOCUS as an ability to create successful endeavors in one’s life.
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Happiness: Cultivate Wellbeing in the New Year!
Good and bad, right and wrong, holy and evil, for richer or poorer, or in sickness and health, life presents us with a series of opposing, yet integrated themes that seem to drive our maturation journey.
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Find Inner Peace: Wandering the Meadow of Perception
Wandering meadowInner peace calls out to me,Life springs from within. ~ Thomas C. Maples Many eyes go through the meadow, but few see the Flower in it. (Ralph Waldo Emerson) In what often feels like a foolhardy journey to balance work and play, family and personal interests, and the need to find inner peace, we…
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Finding Balance to Cultivate Inner Peace
Finding balance and cultivating inner peace is a lifelong journey. At its core, our longing for inner peace often drives us toward seeking balance in our daily lives. John Lennon, I believe, sums this up when he explored the concept of happiness. When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness…