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Greetings! Welcome to the 31st edition of the Carnival of Life, Happiness and Meaning. We have selected 34 posts for this edition. Here you go:

Akemi presents Abundance as Our Spiritual Birthright posted at Gratitude Magic.

Lorraine Cohen presents Powerfull Living » Using Treasure Mapping To Attract Your Vision posted at Powerfull Living. Create and use a time-tested tool to keep you inspired and motivated to make 2008 your best year EVER!

Stanimir Sotirov presents Why hypnosys is good for you? posted at All About Your Body And Spirit. Make a choice, will you believe the negative image that hypnosis has or you will go in deep and discover the great benefits of this birth given method for developing your self.

Tamika M. Murray presents Cry it Out! With The Way We Were. posted at PJSandAMovie.

Tupelo Kenyon presents TupeloKenyon.com » How to Accelerate Manifestation posted at Tupelo Kenyon. Whenever a new desire or grand plan is born within us, the tendency is to share it with others. Every time we talk about it, the energy of the dream seems to deflate a little more, until it becomes merely a topic of idle chatter.

Jose DeJesus MD presents Physician Rating System Supported by Governer Cuomo posted at Physician Entrepreneur.

Christine presents High School, Hair Color and Choices posted at Me, My Kid and Life: An American Single Mom Living in France. When we say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to our kids, or to ourselves for that matter, we should know why we are making that choice. This article is about standing up for a child’s creative and individual choice rather than teaching that child to conform, as conformity does not bring make for happy people or a happy world.

Mmter presents Spiritual Challenge of Modern Times posted at My Road to Wellness Blog.

Sarah presents The Girl’s Guide to Kicking Your Career into Gear posted at SARAHSPY.

CG Walters presents Ego as Spiritual Ally posted at Into the Mist. Walters says, A common “suggestion/implied obligation” encountered in one’s spiritual study is to “overcome the ego.” As a tool to avoid misidentifying myself as only ego, it has often been suggested to me to consider “the watcher” that remains outside the psychodrama of any moment of my mind or life—a marker to bring my awareness to the true, higher self.

Joe Caterisano presents How to get organized posted at Self Help and Personal Development.

Warren Wong presents How To Gain An Edge In Business posted at Personal Development. Describes three things you can do to gain an edge in business naturally.

Ron Ruiz presents The Most Bizarre Jewelry Ever! posted at The Business Ideas-Making Money Blog.

Roger Haeske presents Your Infinite Power To Master Yourself posted at Roger Haeske.

Joshua Wagner presents Love and Fear posted at Total Possibility.

Frederic Patenaude presents The Power of Rituals: How to Build Positive, Energizing Daily Rituals posted at Frederic Patenaude Talks. Great tips about how to use rituals to achieve goals.

>Steve Oliphant presents blessings posted at Steve Oliphant.

James D. Brausch presents New Years Resolutions posted at Weight Loss Dude.

Jirel presents The secrets of my happiness posted at Positive and Successful Life Style tips.

GreatManagement presents Great Successful People Extracts - Real Practical Tips posted at The GreatManagement Blog. Numerous tips from top successful individuals sharing ideas on being a new manager, building relationships, how to have a successful career, how to manage your boss, public speaking, job hunting, leaving college. And All profits are going to the Breast Cancer Care Charity.

Dr. Gabriella Kortsch presents Do You Like The Person You Are Alone With? posted at Psychology, Transformation & Freedom Papers. Are you comfortable with yourself? Would you choose yourself as a friend, if you were not you?

FitBuff presents Power of the Mind - Much Stronger Than Your Biceps! posted at FitBuff.com’s Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog. If you’re a longtime FitBuff reader, you may remember I’ve personally experienced the power of mind over muscle in one of my workouts when I lifted 50 pounds with my mind! The same principle has been shown effective in the treatment of illnesses and diseases, as well as general improvements in your overall health.

Thad Guy presents The Secret Goals of Life posted at Thad Guy. We all know the stereotypical goals of life. To love, to be loved, etcetera. However, we also have secret goals. Ones that we are afraid to even admit to ourselves. Ones that we might deny if others mentioned them. But maybe, if we admit to that they exist, we might find a rather simple way to fulfill these secret goals.

Ted presents How to Master the Job Interview posted at CampusGrotto. If you prepare yourself properly you can go into the interview with confidence. Here are some preparation tips for the big day.

James presents Escape the Payday Loan Debt Cycle posted at Payday Loan Cheapskate. Stay away from payday loans, they can turn into an annoying menace to your life.

Alex Blackwell presents Feel the Music in You posted at The Next 45 Years. Alex says, while allowing my heart to hear the words to the song, it occurred to me that I did indeed own my life. Regret and shame were just pieces of garbage I had been carrying around long enough. But there was still plenty of time and there was still plenty of hope and fight left in me.

Gamy Rachel presents Stop coping with Fear, Transform it. posted at Mind Think Success. Many people are coping with this word FEAR, without realizing it. I have been there, done that, and know what it is like to cope with fear.

Joe Hitchem presents Stamp Collecting For Beginners posted at Stamp Collecting. Tips for beginners looking to start a stamp collection.

Lana Burris presents On Living Fully, Friendship, Jay Leno, and the Ford GT-40 Dream Car posted at Happiness Quotient Headquarters.

Peter S C presents Feel the Pain, Then Make the Change posted at I will change your life . com.

Samuel Bryson presents The Philosophy of Happiness – Accepting Yourself posted at Total Wellbeing.

Roger presents Breaking Away From The Corporate World Part 1 posted at The Happy and Prosperous Blog. This is an excerpt from my life story and tells of the time I decided to leave my job and the dream that helped me make the switch.

David B. Bohl presents What’s the Worst That Could Happen? posted at Slow Down Fast Today!. David says, “I’ve learned something important about dealing with things I’m really concerned and stressed about. It is very simple, but it took me years to figure it out, even after I’d been asked this same question many times by other people trying to help me through stressful situations.”

Debbie presents Six Steps to Keep Your New Year’s Resolution posted at American Consumer News.

That concludes this edition. Next edition of this carnival will be hosted here on Jaunary 31, 2008. Submit your blog articles using our Blog Carnival Submission form.

Greetings! Welcome to the 30th edition of the Carnival of Life, Happiness and Meaning. We have selected 36 posts for this edition. Here you go:

Akemi presents Focus on Success posted at Gratitude Magic.

Jennifer Mannion presents How to LOVE Spending Time by Yourself posted at Heal Pain Naturally.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Miss Dating? Not Me! (Limerick) posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog. Humor about dating and marriage.

Carol Bentley presents I hereby give you permission to. . . posted at Carol Bentley.

Sunny presents Continuing to Hope in the face of Disappointment posted at Dandelions and Daydreams. Life is filled with disappointments, without hope it’s not worth waking up in the morning. This is a post about continuing to hope in the face of disappointment.

Adrian presents 7 Ways to Create a Productive Morning posted at Path to Your Destiny. Working towards your goals often gives you a boost of energy, as making progress towards your life dream always makes you feel fantastic. This post goes into 7 ways to create that perfect, productive morning, so that you can accomplish something and feel great the rest of the day.

CG Walters presents Find Your Center: Personal Preferences posted at Into the Mist. Walters says, Over time, I have put together a collection, a practice that helps me be healthier, happier, and generally a better person than I would otherwise be. I gladly share my history and centering activities, but must say that though some of these very same activities may be of great help to you, there is no inherent value in any of them, except that they are “the right key for my lock.”

Joshua Wagner presents Getting Your Ducks in a Row posted at Total Possibility.

James D. Brausch presents Five Gifts For Those Losing Weight posted at Weight Loss Dude.

Gabriella Kortsch, Ph.D. presents Progress & Change Aren’t Possible if You Keep Doing the Same Things posted at Psychology, Transformation & Freedom Papers.

Mitch McDonald presents Weight Loss Exercise And Weight Loss Motivation posted at FYI About.com.

John Eaton presents Why your life has gone wrong - and what to do about it posted at Reverse Thinking. Getting your life back with Reverse Therapy.

GreatManagement presents Great Successful People - Cameron Johnson posted at The GreatManagement Blog. Here is a 2 minute extract of my interview with Cameron Johnson (one of the most successful teenage entrepreneurs in the world), where he shares his advice to ‘getting started’ and a personal inspiration story.

Warren Wong presents The Value Of Our Parents posted at Personal Development. Describes how the our parents give us a sense of meaning and purpose in life.

Dorian Wales presents The Personal Financier: What is the Economic Value of Happiness? posted at The Personal Financier.

Chris Kuhlman presents Property Innovators posted at Job Security. How safe is your job? How to do what YOU want.

James Chambers presents Hyperhidrosis Causes posted at Hyperhidrosis.

Roger Haeske presents Why Your Gym Membership May Be Wasting You Over 2 Hours A Week posted at Raw Food Diet, Bodyweight Fitness and Peak Performance Living.

Mike Remer presents Wish Exercise wasn’t so Hard? | My Path To Fitness Blog posted at My Path To Fitness Blog.

Carole Fogarty presents Easily delete obstacles and welcome a rush of amazing new opportunities: posted at THE HEALTHY LIVING LOUNGE. The energy in which you think, eat, sleep, work, play and live in greatly effects the quality and flow of your day.

Timothy Gary presents How to Make Time Out of Thin Air posted at How to Make Time Out of Thin Air.

Samuel Bryson presents Discipline Vs. Desire – Is Discipline Really Such an Omnipotent Virtue? posted at Total Wellbeing.

Aaron Anderson presents Traffic Experiment Results: 308 Visitors In 6 Days posted at Online Business Blog.

Robert Phillips presents Are Addicts More Successful Entrepreneurs? posted at CYBERCA$HOLOGY.

Pearl presents The Bucket List - Live, Love, Laugh posted at :: Interesting Observations ::.

FitBuff presents Member Question: Is HIIT the best fat loss cardio routine? | FitBuff.com’s Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog posted at FitBuff.com’s Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog. Is HIIT the best fat loss cardio routine? That’s the question, and here’s the answer, plus an explanation of exact what HIIT is and how to do it…

Andrew784 presents 100 Weight Loss Tips & Tricks posted at Personal Hack. Simple, quick and easy weight loss tips that cover every aspect of weight loss: Physical Activity Level, Eating Habits, and the right weight loss Mindset.

J.C. presents 10 Things I Do To Make More Time posted at A Journey Of Dreams.

Edith presents How to Maintain a Positive Attitude posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act..

Alex Blackwell presents Five Good Reasons to Exercise posted at The Next 45 Years.

Praveen presents Simple Joys of Childhood posted at Tao of Simplicity.

Peter S C presents What Are You Doing That’s Different? posted at I will change your life . com. Doing it differently…. it has made all the difference!

David B. Bohl presents Conflicting Desires: Knowing That We Have Enough vs. Always Wanting to Better Ourselves posted at Slow Down Fast Today!. From a very early age most of us are taught that we should always work towards bettering ourselves – through education, through our careers and through our family. For many people, the drive to succeed is part of who they are and there is no doubt about it, that trait can be very beneficial to them throughout their lives.

Christine presents Chicken in Red Sauce: All Natural, No Sugar Added posted at Me, My Kid and Life: An American Single Mom Living in France. Where would we be without good food? One of life’s finer and easier joys!

Lifestyle Guru presents Should you quit your job? posted at Lifestyle-Guru.com. Do you love your work? Or do you hate it? Is the time that you spend toiling away really worth it? The Lifestyle Guru shows you why quitting isn’t for losers and explains how to know when to break free when your job is holding you back from finding true happiness.

Ron Brown presents Finding meaning in wonder and well-being: An ex-fundamentalist’s tale - The Frame Problem posted at The Frame Problem.

That concludes this edition. Next edition of this carnival will be hosted here on January 25, 2008. Submit your blog articles using our Blog Carnival Submission Form.

Greetings! Welcome to the 29th edition of the Carnival of Life, Happiness and Meaning. We have selected 48 posts for this edition. Here are the posts in the order they were received.

SJ Yee presents The Best of RichGrad.com in 2007 posted at Personal Development for the Book Smart. 21 of the Best Personal Development Articles from RichGrad.com in 2007.

Brandon Harshe presents It Will Actually Take Longer If You Rush posted at The Skinny on January.

Pat B. Doyle presents Feng Shui and Clutter posted at Barton Pond Feng Shui. Clutter can really drag you down. Here are some reasons for cleaning up your clutter and tips on how to get started.

Samuel Bryson presents New Year’s Day Resolution: The 30 Day Trial & Helping Others: posted at Total Wellbeing.

Mitch McDonald presents Scar Treatment Solutions posted at FYI About.com.

Ron Ruiz presents Can You Sell Sleep? posted at The Business Ideas-Making Money Blog.

Richard Lee presents Internet Business » Business Ideas For 2008: Uncommon Advice posted at Richard Lee.

Roger Haeske presents What it Feels Like to be Free of the Overwhelming Desire to Eat Cooked Food posted at Raw Food Diet, Bodyweight Fitness and Peak Performance Living.

Save Money presents LASIK Eye Surgery - My Experiences - Day 1 posted at How I Save Money.net.

Joshua Seth presents The Top 3 Reasons People Don’t Keep Their New Year’s Resolutions posted at Joshua Seth Blog. Whatever your New Year’s resolution is, do the following three things right now and you’ll find it much easier to achieve than ever before.

Tiffany Colter presents Lesson Learned and How I got here posted at Writing Career Coach. How we all need to jump at the opportunities presented before us.

Shirley presents Snow Day – Time to Play! posted at Fun Spirit. Shirley says, Well, we’ve been snowed in pretty good here in West Virginia, and there’s more on the way. I have to admit, my first thoughts when seeing all that beautiful white snow was “Let’s go play!”

Steven Aitchison presents The GOYA method for Personal Development posted at Change your thoughts. How to push yourself to get things done.

Dr. Joe Capista presents Can You Really Achieve Total Success? posted at The Success Triangle. Some base success on the amount of money they can accumulate while others base success on other, less tangible criteria. Dr. Joe Capista shares insights into what needs to happen to achieve Total Success.

Hilltown Families presents Peace Episode on HFVS (New Year?s Day ?08) posted at Hilltown Families. Post includes an mp3 file for readers to listen to the HFVS Peace Day Episode.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Love At First Sight (Limerick and Haiku Prompt 3) posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

Hill Robertson presents You Will Miss the Screaming and Fussing posted at Hill Robertson. Take the time to be with your kids now. Enjoy every moment with them - even the times that seem tough right now.

Blaine presents The new year is full of hope and promise posted at BlainePower.com. The new year is full of potential for success and change for the better. It’s time to look back upon the year 2007 and appreciate our lives and all we’ve done to push ourselves forward, and keep on moving forward through 2008.

Werner Boersch presents Twenty Universal Laws and Spiritual Truths | personal-development posted at personal-development.

Kingsley Tagbo presents HOW TO OVERCOME PROCRASTINATION IN 8 EASY STEPS posted at HOW TO LEARN COMPUTER PROGRAMMING FAST OR GET A JOB EASILY.

Justin Duval presents www.darkgrin.com - The Meaning of Life posted at The Dark Grin. How to become happier.

Alvaro Fernandez presents Brain Fitness Newsletter: December Edition posted at SharpBrains. A round-up of articles dealing with how to improve our brain health and fitness.

Warren Wong presents How To Find A Wife / Husband posted at Personal Development. Tips on finding the right wife / husband for a happy marriage.

Edith presents How to Stay Focused posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act.. Are you distracted? Are you thinking about 3 things at the same time? Do you have more than 3 screens opened on your computer right now? If you said yes to any of the questions above, please stay focused here and read on.

Mikey presents Free Piano lesson (the number system) posted at Music Lessons. Mikey says, “I would say I find happiness when playing my piano. here are some lessons to consider if you find happiness in life through music.”

Praveen presents Quality of Life is Determined by the Little Things posted at Tao of Simplicity.

Silicon Valley Blogger presents How Your Occupation, Education, Income and Net Worth Determine Your Social Class posted at The Digerati Life. Have you wondered where you stood in terms of social class? Here is an analytical way of determining it!

Charles H. Green presents A Better New Years Resolution Redux posted at Trust Matters. Every new years we make resolutions we wind up breaking. Perhaps instead of resolutions, with thier dissatisfaction, we should take stock of what we’re grateful for.

Dan-O presents Pushing the Limits of Creativity for Personal Development and Business Innovation posted at Danogo.com - Discover. Inspiring . Media. An overview of the creative process and the importance of it in developing personal and business innovation.

CG Walters presents Find Your Center: Find Your Peace posted at Into the Mist. Of all the practices that one can pursue to provide health, clarity, stress reduction, psychological resolution, and emotional and spiritual growth, the most consistently powerful method is that of “centering”—bringing yourself to your true energetic core—to what you are before and beyond your familial, societal, and egoic restructuring and reshaping.

David B. Bohl presents Taking What is Yours | Slow Down Fast Today! ~ David B. Bohl posted at Slow Down Fast Today!. David says, I have been thinking about what “taking is yours” means, and I’ve come to some interesting conclusions, I think.

Abdulrasool Sumar presents Gardening & Good Diet Leads to Less Lung Cancer Risk posted at Mesothelioma. Cancer scientists at the The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center say that by simply eating 4 or more servings of green salad a week, and doing their gardening once or twice a week, people (both smokers and non-smokers) will be able to substantially reduce their risks of developing lung cancer during their lifetimes.

Ian Welsh presents John and Elizabeth Edwards: A Dream To Live For | The Agonist posted at The Agonist. Some people measure how much they’re loved by what that person gives up for them. Others think that if they love someone, they should make that person give up as little of what they truly care for as possible.

Justin Duval presents www.DarkGrin.com - mind TRIP posted at The Dark Grin. This article explores how all life choices lead somewhere, and asks “how would you do it differently?”

Michael E Johnson presents How To Be Happy With Your Debt posted at Personal And Business Loans. There is no way to pay off your debt until you are able to get the proper mind set. Here is a positive way to look at your situation and then make it what you want to be financially.

Kristie Watson presents How to Get What You Really Want Out of Life posted at Watching Clouds. Finding what you want out of life and chasing your dreams.

Life. Money. Development presents 7 easy (and overlooked) tips for a healthy life posted at Life. Money. Development..

Anna Farmery presents What 2008 Means for Me.. posted at Widows Quest.

Arun presents Happily Bruised and Battered posted at Arun is Bringing You…Your Daily Remedy. A little advice on how I always stay happy and how you can too!

Alexander Marlin presents Do You Know If Your A Loving Parent? posted at Life Improvement Tips For Thin and Small People. Think your a great parent? A nice little article that points out what makes a great parent.

Pat Ruppel presents That Special Someone posted at Plain Talk and Ordinary Wisdom.

Hill Robertson presents Don’t Sell Your Soul to Your JOB posted at Hill Robertson.

Taylor presents Quit Blogging and Get a Tan! posted at Make Money Online.

Kavit Haria presents Wellness junction posted at Wellness Junction by Kavit Haria.

David B. Bohl presents Action or Inaction: Which Will You Regret More? posted at Slow Down Fast Today!. How many times have you heard someone saying, “I sure wish I would have…” or “If only I had taken the chance and…”. Our lives are full of decisions. And a decision we make every day is whether or not to do certain tasks. The question is which will you regret doing more – an action that you took, or an action that you didn’t take?

Roger presents Resistance To Change posted at The Happy and Prosperous Blog. Is it true that the only thing that can hurt us emotionally is our resistance to change?

Market Breaker presents Getting An Edge On The Market posted at Stock Investing Tips. A few ways to maximize your returns and get an edge on the market!

Hueina Su presents My Young Living Story and Exciting News posted at Intensive Care for the Nurturer’s Soul. Ever since a health scare last summer, I’ve found the tools to help me regain my physical & emotional health. My husband and I are amazed at the turnaround I’ve made since last winter. Here’s my healing journey and the amazing business I’m building as a result.

That concludes this edition. Next edition of this carnival will be hosted here on January 18, 2008. Submit your blog articles using the Blog Carnival Submission Form.