Archive for April, 2008

Carnival of Life, Happiness and Meaning #42

Friday, April 18th, 2008

Greetings! Welcome to the 42nd edition of the Carnival of Life, Happiness and Meaning. This is the last carnival at Life Insurance Lowdown. We are not sure about a future edition. If you want to host this carnival, then let me know at sagar.bizniche (at) gmail (dot) com.

We have selected 15 post for this edition. Here you go:

Beth Dargis presents No Regrets posted at My Simpler Life - Simple Living. Quarter of the year is gone, will you have regrets this year?

Sarah presents Tips To Save Money On Vacations posted at Tips To Save Money. Learn To Be Frugal. Sarah presents her top tips for planning a great, cheap vacation.

HL Grove presents Up Yours Mother Theresa posted at Hennie Grove.

Hopeless Romantic presents Disillusionment with Love and Marriage posted at Quest For The One. This post speaks of modern society’s disillusionment with love and marriage.

Kevin John presents Don’t let your past limit your future posted at Personal Growth, Self Help and Self Improvement.

Mina Togonon presents Everything is just a representation posted at 24 Hour Paradigm. it painful to be coined as someone that’s far from what you really are? Follow me through the course of representation. Read on!

Edith presents Are You Compromising Yourself? posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act..

Gary Evans presents How Much Do You Want It? posted at Good To Feel Good.

The Eclectic Female presents Recognizing Verbal Abuse in Relationships posted at Women’s Lifestyle. Words can hurt, and it is important to recognize when verbal abuse occurs.

Christine presents Barcelona on 10 Euro Per Day For Two People posted at Me, My Kid and Life: An American Single Mom Living in France.

Nara presents Surviving Marital Infidelity - Signs of Infidelity posted at Infidelity. Answers to frequently asked questions for those that commit infidelity.

Ali Hale presents Do you feel unhappy because you never enjoy anything? posted at The Office Diet. Analysis of why we often overschedule our lives and feel guilty about having fun. Reclaim some free time, find the activities you truly enjoy, and make space for them in your life!

FitBuff presents New HIIT Training Technique - Not The Same ‘ol Sh-HIIT! posted at FitBuff.com’s Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog.

Alex Blackwell presents 24 Weekly Actions for Creating Lasting Success posted at The Next 45 Years.

David B. Bohl presents Are You Happy? If Not, Here are 25 Ways to Get There posted at Slow Down Fast Today!. First, in any discussion of happiness, it would seem appropriate to define what it is. I consider happiness to be a state of mind where one thinks predominantly pleasing thoughts and a state of being where one feels predominantly pleasant feelings.

That concludes this edition. If anyone wants to host this carnival, please let me know at sagar.bizniche (at) gmail (dot) com. This is the last edition at Life, Happiness and Meaning.

Carnival of Life, Happiness and Meaning #41

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

Greetings! Welcome to the 41st edition of the Carnival of Life, Happiness and Meaning. We have selected 26 posts for this edition. Here you go:

Aaron Potts presents The 3 Step Process Guaranteed to Ensure 2nd Chance Success posted at Today is that Day.

Debbie presents 11 Ways to Be Happier posted at American Consumer News.

Covert Hypnotist presents Core Skills You Need For Conversational Hypnosis posted at Conversational & Covert Hypnosis Blog. The skills most required of you as the hypnotist are to master a signal recognition system, develop a relationship with your subject beyond rapport…

Jose DeJesus MD presents Your Is A Negative Word posted at Internet Business Blog.

Nadege presents Holding on to the things that we don’t want posted at Clearly Envision.

Gary Evans presents How to Become a Money Magnet posted at Good To Feel Good.

Ali Hale presents Are you ever unhappy because you feel you don’t have any friends? posted at The Office Diet. If you’ve ever felt alone or cut off from your friends - especially if those feelings are having a knock-on effect on your health - read this article!

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Yet Another Tax Humor Piece: Interactive Taxes posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

CG Walters presents In Gratitude, You Accept Yourself and Are Doubly Blessed posted at Into the Mist. Gratitude is an act of internal focus, not external. In order to complete the spiritual process of a blessing experienced.

Steve Oliphant presents Just what ARE you learning from your mistakes? posted at Steve Oliphant’s Musings.

Edith presents Are You Backable? posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act..

Shanti presents Debt Free Fridays! (I’m finally feeling a little better…) posted at Antishay Ventenne. This post is full of inspirational and motivational phone calls I recorded of people talking about how to become debt free. A great source of hope and energy.

Aaron Brandon presents Mindmapping, Secret To Success? posted at Aaron Brandon.

Betsy Teutsch presents A True Gift Story: Buying Something for Someone Whose Taste I Know Really Well - ME! posted at Money Changes Things. In our materialistic culture, it’s hard to give gifts that people actually need or appreciate. But it’s important to remember that there is magic in gift-giving. Even if you’ve bought the gift for yourself and announced to your spouse that he and the kids are giving it to you!

Wanda Grindstaff presents Drowning Giants posted at Creating Abundant Lifestyles. A lesson in success principles, from a tribe of giants.

Elizabeth presents Who am I? posted at The best is yet to come!. This blog discusses how to have success in finding out who you are!

Frederic Premji presents 4 Reasons Why You Need To Take Cold Showers! posted at BlogMotivation.com. If you ever wondered about the benefits of taking cold showers, this will enlighten you.

Alex Blackwell presents Seven Practical Personal Development Strategies posted at The Next 45 Years.

Joel Chue presents 8 Tips for Achieving Your Goals posted at Mind Power Hacks: Tap The Subconscious Mind Power.

Phil for Humanity presents Health > Wealth posted at Phil for Humanity. Health is more important than wealth.

BeautyandGrooming presents Cultivate that inner beauty with better mental health posted at Beauty and Personal Grooming. Physical charm and beauty are not permanent however much one tries to preserve them. But a better mental health not only helps one to maintain physical charm but also keeps one cheerful & optimistic.

Sarah presents Keep calm and carry on posted at SARAHSPY.

David B. Bohl presents Allowing Personal Responsibility to Lead You to Success posted at Slow Down Fast Today!. It is so easy to blame our shortcomings or failures on others. Society today has a tendency to accuse our neighbors, genetics, parents, social status, upbringing, or education as the cause for our lack of success.

Joshua Seth presents The Secret to Time Management posted at Joshua Seth Blog.

Avani presents How do your words make you feel? posted at Food For Mind.

Jimson Lee presents How To Prevent Eating Disorders in Sports posted at SpeedEndurance.com. A must read for coaches, athletes and parents. Eating Disorders kills people.

That concludes this edition. Next edition of this carnival will be hosted here on April 18, 2008. Submit your blog articles using our blog carnival submission form.

Carnival of Life, Happiness and Meaning #40

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

Greetings! Welcome to the 40th edition of the Carnival of Life, Happiness and Meaning. We have selected 18 posts for this edition. Here you go:

Lane presents Food For Vegetarian Thought posted at Vegan Bits.

HL Grove presents Making Your Dreams Come True posted at Hennie Grove.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Taxing Verse posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

Debra Moorhead presents My Intuition Saves a Child’s Life posted at Debra Moorhead.com.

Patrick A. Sizemore presents Life Isn’t Fair posted at College Information for Smart Students.

Shawn Driscoll presents A Crash Course In Carer Clarity posted at Shawn Driscoll.

Paul Li presents Doctor’s order: Have some fun and get more laughs posted at Brain Health. Having fun and being happy is good for the body and healthy for the brain.

Frederic Premji presents Become A Better Person In Just 7 Days posted at BlogMotivation.com. Insightful article about becoming a better person by doing simple, thoughtful deeds each day for 7 days.

J.C. presents The Strange Thing About Worry posted at A Journey Of Dreams.

Lexi Sundell presents Are You Trapped in a Brain Closet? posted at Energies of Creation. Leave preconceived ideas others have about you and walk out of those tight little brain closets!

Lintong presents Surviving Marital Infidelity - Signs of Infidelity; Getting Over Past Relationships posted at Infidelity. Surviving Infidelity helps you identify the signs of infidelity and deal with the situation.

Niharika Das presents The Top 100 Academic Medical Blogs posted at Online Nursing Degree Directory.

Bob Crawford presents Overcoming Fear posted at Growing Your SELF Blog - Bob Crawford Online. Learn to overcome your fear to achieve the success that you desire.

Jeanie Marshall presents Keep it Supremely Simple (KISS) in Significant Relationships posted at JMviews Meditation and Empowerment.

Elizabeth presents Small steps that ignite the flame of passion! posted at The best is yet to come!. This blog discusses how to have success when going after your dreams with passion!

James D. Brausch presents A Day in the Life of a 98%er posted at Internet Business Blog.

David B. Bohl presents An Exercise in Observation: 10 Things to Take Notice of Today posted at Slow Down Fast Today!. Have you ever noticed that WHAT you notice can lift or depress your mood?

Alvaro Fernandez presents Social Connections for Cognitive Fitness posted at Sharp Brain blog. Review of a very interesting and recent scientific study that showed how having friends is, in itself, excellent brain exercise.

That concludes this edition. Next edition of this canival will be hosted here on April 11, 2008. Submit your blog articles using our blog carnival submission form.