Life Insurance Lowdown

–By Sagar Satapathy

Greetings! Welcome to one of the most happening carnivals on the blogosphere. We mince no words to say thanks to our fellow bloggers who participated in this carnival in large numbers. This week, we received 38 posts out of which 34 posts finally got the Editor’s nod. Here are the posts that made the cut this time.

Reynald presents Life After Death: Who?s Right? posted at JiveFood. There is absolutely no way for any one person to KNOW what happens after death but this uncertainty has not stopped people from speculating about the afterlife. Could we say that any one of the explanations is right?

Alfaking presents How much do you earn? posted at Alfa King Memories. The pride and satisfaction is elsewhere. In the private sector the grass seems to be greener; you enjoy benefits not accruing in the public, higher pay packets, more attractive fringe benefits, and if you’re a lucky good performer perhaps a company car, mobile phone, housing benefits, and the like?

Prudence presents Passages: The Story posted at Prudence and Madness. The Story is an article Prudence wrote after his aunt lost her husband. It is one of life’s episodes when we learn that life is better spent loving than fearing death.

Veron presents What Does It Mean to Live with Passion? ? sparklette.net posted at sparklette.net. What does it mean to live with passion? An inspirational post to a question that is often ignored.

Paula presents Career & Money - Part 4: Discover Your Ideal Career posted at Queercents. In this installment of the Career & Money series at Queercents, Paula talks about finding the right fit and the myriad of ways to earn money.

Jane Chin presents Things To Do Once in a Life Time posted at Jane Chin PhD. Whether you believe in reincarnation or not, when we are here, we are living our “one” life time. I wonder how many things I could have done - and would have wanted to do - at least once in my life time, before it ends.

Albert Foong presents Personal Development - The teachings of the Urban Monk ? Blog Archive ? Happiness: How to maximise pleasure and joy posted at Urban Monk. You’re unhappy. Wouldn’t you like to be in bliss simply washing your dishes? Who wouldn’t? Read this article for some ideas and practical advice.

TherapyDoc presents Obesity Wars posted at Everyone needs therapy? Lessons from a family therapist. We’re taking on the schools and their helpful programs that sometimes aren’t at all helpful in treating obesity.

Brandon Peele presents Relationship to Truth posted at GT. The single most important question one can ask oneself is, “What is my relationship to truth?” All other distinctions, pursuits and conversations are relative to how this question is answered.

Jendiren presents How to get rid of bad emotions posted at Ken Nubo — my rant to the world. Learn how to get rid of bad emotions.

Hueina Su presents Life Balance Lessons: 7 Keys to Avoid Burnout posted at Intensive Care for the Nurturer’s Soul. Chronic stress could lead to burnout, which could greatly impact a person’s physical & emotional health, relationships, work, and everyone related to him/her. When you are burned out, you can’t function at your best, and everyone you care about suffer with you. It’s not difficult to see that there is much at stake. Here are some proactive steps you can take today to prevent (or overcome) burnout.

Kara-Leah Masina presents Smashing through the great Illusion posted at K-L Masina. Surrender, let go, release… and experience the joy and happiness available to you right now. Suffering still exists. Pain still happens. But now you are free…

Craig Harper presents Do It Yourself Prison posted at Motivational Speaker. Craig has done some work speaking in prisons and I gotta tell ya, they’re not that much fun. I’ve also done some work with people who have never been near a (real) jail…. yet in many ways, they are more ‘imprisoned’ that anyone I’ve ever met on the inside.

Scott Lee presents Top 10 Personal Development Tools & Practices posted at Scott Free Thinking. Paraliminals are dynamic and unique. The name ‘paraliminal’ sort of sounds like ’subliminal.’ The problem with subliminals is that they are fake, fake, and fake - they just do not work at all outside of a placebo effect.

Andy Schmitt presents Gratitude Wristband posted at TheDailyPositive.com. Remember, our feelings are what guide our thoughts and allow us to manifest the things that we want. If we are truly grateful for what we have, then our feelings begin to guide our thoughts into manifesting the things that we want. Pretty simple, Right?

Gary van Warmerdam presents Eliminate Unhappiness - Emotional Denial posted at Happiness. Emotional denial and avoidance make a lot of sense when you see them this way. Emotional denial in the short term is a way to avoid hurting our self and people we care about. However it also keeps people from taking action when the overall happiness of their life calls for it.

Paula Gregorowicz presents Determination and The Pursuit of Happyness posted at Coaching4Lesbians. Money doesn’t buy happiness but without enough money to cover the basics real happiness is elusive.

Lorraine Roach presents Stress Reduction: Some Simple Secrets posted at Coping With Anxiety, AnxietyEnded.com. A passionate desire can bring relief and happiness from stress.

Barbra Sundquist presents One Gear, No Breaks: Behind the Scenes posted at HomeBusinessWiz. Barbra says, “In Part 3 of my interview with Olympic Champion Lori-Ann Muenzer, we talk about her new book One Gear No Breaks and the documentary of the same name”.

Reb Chaim HaQoton presents Happy Birthday! posted at Reb Chaim HaQoton. In Jewish theology, much importance is attached to the day upon which one dies, one’s yahrtzeit, but little is mentioned about one’s birthday.

Tushar presents Important Phone Numbers to Have posted at Life of a Resident Alien…. Heading to the emergency room or about to schedule some surgery? Ring up your carrier to make sure you’re approved for coverage.

Wanda Grindstaff presents Plant Your Flag and Claim Your Success posted at Creating Abundant Lifestyles Begin With Abundance Mindset. Have you planted your flag with your business? Have you claimed your business as your own?

JoLynn Braley presents How To Use Your Brain to Lose Weight posted at The Fit Shack. This article deals with using your powerful, personal computer (aka, your brain) to reprogram your subconscious mind. The topic is weight loss, however by using written affirmations and changing your inner beliefs, you can effect unlimited positive changes in any area of your life.

Chris presents The seven deadly sins of consumerism (and the frugal redemption). posted at Wisebread. Greed is fairly ugly and I see it everywhere. Our obsession as a society with material things has gone beyond the norm.

Donald Latumahina presents 37 Lessons to Help You Live a Life that Matters posted at Life Optimizer. Don’t waste your time living someone else’s life. Apply these 37 lessons and live a life that matters.

Karen Lynch presents The Happiness Quotient posted at LivethePower. When you are stressed out or complaining and unhappy it’s almost like you have turned off your cell phone in a packed sports arena, either the call doesn’t ring or when the call comes in you can’t hear it but for the jangle of the noise in your own heart and mind.

Alan Torres presents Spiritual tidbits posted at Made to Be Great. Man’s destiny is not pre-written, that it is rather the ideal that we set in life that makes our destiny. And our soul makes progress or is retarded depending on what we DO in our mental and material relationships (thoughts and actions) about our ideal.

Kim Roach presents How to Find Your Purpose in Life posted at The Optimized Life. Do you have a definite purpose in life? Do you wake up excited about what each day holds for you? Are you psyched about what you are contributing to those around you?

John Wesley presents Is there anything we can do about violence? posted at Pick the Brain. The events at Virginia Tech made it shockingly clear that we live in a violent society. The Roman games may no longer exist, but the human craving for violence, action, adrenaline, whatever you want to call it, continues to rage.

Shaheen Lakhan presents The Virginia Tech Massacre posted at GNIF Brain Blogger. Mental health is really at the heart of the Virginia Tech Massacre. Could this have been prevented if friends and family reached out to this disturbed individual sooner? Could this have been prevented if the people around him were more inquisitive and caring? Could this have been prevented if there was less violence in the popular media?

Azmi M. presents Work at Home Jobs can be Unhealthy posted at Work at Home Entrepreneur Blog. If you didn’t realize it before then pay attention to the fact that working at home can actually be bad for your health.

Alvaro Fernandez presents Bill Clinton on health care and wellness posted at Brain Fitness. We read a good article on medical salaries recently, and are happy to see an increased emphasis prevention and wellness rather than on sickness.

SpiKe presents Spring Clean Your Life posted at Organize IT. We are well into Spring now and it’s at this time of year that people begin the spring clean. While this traditionally involves cleaning the home, it can also involve other aspects of your life.

Babak presents Two Most Powerful Principles of Personal Development posted at Trader’s Narrative. What do we mean by “You are the captain of your destiny”? That you are always in control. That may seem a bit of an exaggeration since many times things happen to us which we can not control. But the most powerful way we “are in control” is in how we interpret and give meaning to experiences, rather than shaping or creating specific experiences in the first place.

That concludes the third edition of the Carnival of Life, Happiness & Meaning. We expect a link back from our carnival participants since this is one of the the most successful carnivals on the blogosphere. Thank you in advance for your support.

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