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Stay grounded or reach for the stars?

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You may have heard the saying that you should reach for the stars.  It comes out in different ways… Leo Burnett said: “When you reach for the stars you may not quite get one, but you won’t come up with a handful of mud either.” Mike Tyson said: “I’m a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I …

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Our bodies are not designed to be idle as much as we allow

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Exercise is not only for the body but it is for the mind as well, Seems when you give your body a workout you tend to lift your spirits and increase the blood flow to your brain and that is a good thing for sure. Research has been done into exercise and depression and has shown that physical activity does help lower the occurrence or strength of the depression. I can…

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Dismount

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“When you find yourself riding a dead horse, dismount.” – Native American saying You can buy a stronger whip, you can take a class to improve your riding skills, you can appoint a committee to study the situation.  But the horse is still dead. When your old ways no longer work,  it’s time for change, The post Dismount appeared first on Healthy Mind Heart

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Toxic Drums: Counselling Failure

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Counselling Failure. If you eat poisoned horse meat the NHS will treat you. They will attempt to cure you and make you better. Why? Well that is a bigger question than it may appear on the surface but the perceived wisdom is …

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Why celebrate Chinese New Year?

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Millions of people in China and other parts of the world celebrate the Chinese New Year (CNY). The celebration has however lost much of its meaning in many parts of the world today because of commercialism. Today’s CNY celebrations are very different from the CNY celebrations held a few decades ago. For instance, many temples in China turn into hawker markets every year during the celebrations. Charges have also been introduced when visiting certain temples in China during the CNY festivals. In summary, commercialism is ruining the original purpose of the CNY. As …

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Freedom from Desire

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A long time ago, I wrote a blog called, “Healing Desires: The Differences Between Desires and Urges.” It got pretty popular. So I suppose it was a breath of fresh air for many people to suddenly see that their urge to eat was different than the desire for a specific type of food and that you could have one without the other. Probably somewhere in the thinking is that without desire, we’d stop eating and breathing or something. Such is the hyperbole of the ego mind.But desire is not a permanent state. It is a learned practice. It is the practice of placing our fulfillment somewhere else. It is the practice of saying, “When I have this thing, experience, or…