Archive for July, 2007

Carnival of Life, Happiness & Meaning #12

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

Welcome to the July 26, 2007 edition of carnival of life, happiness and meaning. We have selected 9 posts for this edition. Here are the posts in the order they were received.

Chris presents Think, Grow Rich, or Die Trying: The Bruce Lee Story posted at Martial Development, saying, “Who really killed Bruce Lee? Maybe it was Napoleon Hill…”

Warren Wong presents How To Come Up With Good Business Ideas posted at Personal Development for INTJs, saying, “Are you thinking about starting a business? Here’s 4 steps to come up with great business ideas.”

Praveen presents Happiness Requires No Effort posted at Tao of Simplicity.

Warren Wong presents Just Do It posted at Personal Development for INTJs, saying, “Are you pondering over a task? Are you not sure if you should do it? Here’s why you should just do it!”

Alvaro Fernandez presents Mental Training for Gratitude and Altruism posted at SharpBrains: Your Window into the Brain Fitness Revolution, saying, “on why, and how, we can become more altruistic and more thankful for the gifts we receive.”

Krishna De presents How to ensure you ask powerful coaching questions posted at Talking Coaching.

Phil B. presents 6 Reasons Why We Lie « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity, saying, “We all lie, but why do we lie?”

Sam Smith presents Are There Only Two Types of People? posted at The Divertex, saying, “Perhaps people in the world can be grouped by their talents…”

Laura Young presents Guest Blogger: Michael Schwass on Personal Foundation, Strength and Courage posted at Dragon Slayer, saying, “Michael Schwass has been a quadriplegic for nearly 33 years. What is he giving thanks for?”

That concludes this edition. Next edition of this carnival will be hosted here on 06 August 2007. Submit your blog article to the next edition of carnival of life, happiness and meaning using the blog carnival submission form.

Carnival of Life, Happiness & Meaning #11

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

Greetings! Welcome to the 11th edition of the Carnival of Life, Happiness & Meaning. Out of the 28 submissions received, we have selected 20 posts for this edition. I hope you will enjoy reading these. Here are the posts in the order they were received.

Tupelo Kenyon presents Gratitude for Home and Family posted at Tupelo Kenyon. Home and family is literally the center of our universe, but how often do we take it for granted? Celebrate life through gratitude for our sense of home and the people we share it with.

Karen Halls presents Alcoholism Signs - 15 Telltale Symptoms You Need to Know posted at Addiction Recovery Blog. There are some very important and commonly occurring alcoholism signs that you should be well aware of if you think you or someone near to you might be having a problem with alcohol. Keep in mind that even if one of these alcoholism signs is present only one you or someone you love may be afflicted with and suffering from the disease of alcoholism.

Gary van Warmerdam presents Self Help Advice - Warning! posted at Happiness. If self help really worked all the time the market would be shrinking. Instead the whole industry is growing. What’s not working about all this self help advice and improvement?

Arun presents The Boomerang Effect posted at Arun is Bringing You…Your Daily Remedy. The best way to feel great is by making those around you feel great!

Anmol Mehta presents Infinite Energy & Prosperity Meditation Technique posted at Mastery of Meditation, Enlightenment & Kundalini Yoga. Powerful meditation technique to access the energy of the Universe and attract wealth, prosperity and blessings.

Betsy Teutsch presents Gratitude and the Garage Door Opener posted at Money Changes Things. One of the biggest positives of financial security is not the stuff you can buy, though that’s nice - it’s that you don’t have to panic about bills like these. The situations are stressful all by themselves; not having to also stress out about how to pay the fees is an enormous blessing.

Arathi presents Ethics and Success posted at Success Step. When our value system is clear, decision making becomes easier even though it may not be so easy to make. Ethics is committing to a higher moral values and our ability to distinguish right and wrong.

Warren Wong presents How Much Money Is Integrity Worth? posted at INTJ Personal Development. How much money is your integrity worth? Here’s why integrity is your most valuable commodity.

Isabelle Boulay presents Pediatric Sibling Transplants, Ethics and Futility posted at Medopdedia. Where the line should be drawn in medical intervention, and when treatment should be considered “futile” is under debate among medical ethicists. The majority of the medical community agrees that care is futile when it does not achieve its purpose.

Alex Blackwell presents 14 Ways to Learn the Secret to Happiness posted at The Next 45 Years. Too often we measure ourselves from where we think we should be to where we actually are right now. This will always result in a negative number.

Matthew Bailey presents Jay Frilly posted at The Truth Is Out Where?. Matthew shares his experience with a person he regards.

Therapydoc presents The Collar on the Shirt posted at Everyone Needs Therapy. Maybe we should all think that way in general, that goodbye could be the last goodbye. We’d be nicer.

Edithyeung presents 7 Phrases Successful People Would Never Say posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act.. Have you ever noticed that successful people not only do things in a certain way, but also say things in a certain way? Success leaves a pattern. Success is a habit.

Mike Estep PhD presents The Law of Attraction and Job Hunting posted at Mike Estep.com. People can use the Law of Attraction in the pursuit of anything they desire, even in trivial areas of life such as finding employment!.

Scott Lee presents The Immersion Factor posted at Scott Free Thinking. For those who have stuck at some jobs, there have been great benefits. Dr. James Francis, teaching Lifespan Growth & Development at San Jacinto College, remarks that, “the people who truly get the careers and life they want are those who keep at it, keep at it, keep at it.”

Chris presents Think, Grow Rich, or Die Trying: The Bruce Lee Story posted at Martial Development. Who really killed Bruce Lee? Maybe it was Napoleon Hill…

Krishna De presents How to ensure you ask powerful coaching questions posted at Talking Coaching. Coaching on the other hand is far less directive. A professional coach will provide a space and environment for the coachee to reflect on their actions and explore the full potential of the options open to them.

Warren Wong presents Just Do It posted at INTJ Personal Development. Are you pondering over a task? Are you not sure if you should do it? Here’s why you should just do it!

Laura Young presents Guest Blogger: Michael Schwass on Personal Foundation, Strength and Courage posted at Dragon Slayer’s Guide to Life. Michael Schwass has been a quadriplegic for nearly 33 years. What is he giving thanks for?

Phil presents 6 Reasons Why We Lie « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity. We all lie, but why do we lie?

That concludes the 11th edition of the Carnival of Life, Happiness & Meaning. Next edition of this carnival will be hosted here on 26 July 2007. You can submit your posts here.

Carnival of Life, Happiness & Meaning #10

Monday, July 9th, 2007

Greeting! We are here with the 10th edition of the Carnival of Life, Happiness & Meaning. We have received 16 posts for this edition. I hope our readers will enjoy reading these. Here are the posts in the order they were received.

Karen Halls presents Alcoholism Symptoms - What You Must Know posted at Addiction Recovery Blog. If you have reached a juncture in your life at which you think you are having a problem with alcohol, you may be curious about what are some of the alcoholism symptoms.

Steve Pavlina presents Making Time for the Important posted at Steve Pavlina’s Personal Development Blog. Too often our important-but-not-urgent tasks get put on the back burner… and never make it to the front burner. When you get busy with urgent tasks, you may feel pressured to finish those first before you can justify doing anything less urgent.

Craig Harper presents The Law of Attraction should be renamed The Law of Distraction posted at Motivational Speaker - Craig Harper. Craig says, “I personally think the LOA should be re-named the Law of Distraction (as the title of my post suggests) as it (in my opinion) actually distracts people from change principles which actually work.”

Warren Wong presents Give Me a Little More Time! posted at Warren Wong. The passage of time is not what it seems. Do you know why time passes faster sometimes and slower at other times?

Madeleine Begun Kane presents A Modest Dating Proposal For Anxious Guys posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog. Madkane offers a modest dating proposal.

FitBuff presents Lower Stress, Lower Fat - Breakthrough Study posted at FitBuff.com’s Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog. As if there weren’t enough reasons to find happiness and leave stress behind, here’s a breakthrough study that says decreasing stress could decrease your waistline as well!

Therapydoc presents That Softness Gene posted at Everyone Needs Therapy. They don’t just have to look like you.

Christian Bachmann presents Take your chance after a cancer diagnosis posted at Med Journal Watch. Life can be like a boxing match, for instance when you are punched by a cancer diagnosis. But no fighter gives up after having lost the first round. Come back, take your chance, change your life!

Meredith Mathews presents Don’t get robbed… of happiness. posted at Lemonade Stand. Stresses of everyday life challenge your positivity… Remind yourself that it is not worth any loss of joy.

Phil B. presents Abortion: Religion versus Practicality versus Morality « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity. In America, the abortion debate is often separated into either pro-life or pro-choice. However, the many reasons for and against abortions are not often publicly discussed.

Conan Stevens presents Say No To TV - The Idiot Box - Benefits Of Not Having Television posted at Acting In Asia Diary. What would you do if your boss gave you 4 1/2 hours a day off work each day - Same pay. What would you do with all your free time?

Andreas Engvig presents Apes, Speedy Learners, and new Brain Fitness Channel posted at Brain Health Blog. How learning is important to reach our goals…and how apes and humans seem closer than we thought.

Esther Garvi presents Peace posted at Ishtar News. There are different times for everything. There is a time to be joyful, and a time to be sad. There is a time to laugh, and a time to cry. This should be a time of darkness, and similar situations have previously tormented my soul. This time however, it’s all different.

Ellesse presents Inspirational Stories V : Whoopi Goldberg, Survivor Personified posted at Goal Setting College. Ellesse saYS, “I know a lot of you may have seen Whoopi Goldberg’s movies, but do you know what she went through before becoming a famous actress, show host, author etc etc? Let this story reveal the journey of a survivor. A real survivor that stands true to the test of life.”

Karen Lynch presents Our Greatest Personal Freedom posted at Live The Power. Many of the problems in our lives are caused by us fighting against reality.

Moses E. Miles III presents Creating Your Life: Part 1 - Making Choices posted at Three Sticks — Personal Development for Christians. Life is full of challenges the we must overcome. Fear can become a dominate force in our lives if we are not careful. We must overcome fear and take control of our lives in order to create the life we want.

That concludes the 10th edition of the Carnival of Life, Happiness & Meaning. Next edition of this carnival will be hosted here on 18 July, 2007. You can submit your posts here.