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Greetings! Welcome to the 21st edition of the Carnival of Life, Happiness and Meaning. We have selected 30 posts for this edition. Here you go:

Marcus presents Changing your Life with The Thoughts posted at The Thoughts. Discover deeper meaning in your life with Conscious Thinking. Learn how to think consciously in this multi-part series.

Alex Blackwell presents Power Struggle to Power to Love posted at The Next 45 Years.

Paula Gregorowicz presents The Joy of Winging It posted at Coaching4Lesbians.

Alex Marlin presents Most Educated People Have No Social Skills posted at Life Improvement Tips For Thin and Small People. You are an educated person, so why are you not making it? Learn exactly what is keeping you back.

Meredith H. Kaiser presents Straight Talk From a (Former) Insurance Salesperson posted at Saving Advice Blog. Meredith says, “As a former insurance salesperson, I have attended countless classes on the subject of how to motivate clients to buy life and disability insurance.”

Daylle Deanna Schwartz presents Reach for the Sky posted at Lessons from a Recovering DoorMat. Often the strongest limitations we face are the ones we put on ourselves. You can choose to break out of self-imposed boundaries for what you can do and rock your own world!

Jeanie Marshall presents JMviews Meditation and Empowerment»Blog Archive posted at JMviews Meditation and Empowerment. This is the first of 9 articles on personal empowerment and what it means to a variety of people. The last article is http://www.jmviews.com/?p=354 which gives you the titles and links to all the articles.

GP presents Halloween Goes Green posted at Innside Montana-Your Home at the Range. Halloween goes green this year!

Robinson Go presents Start Everyday With A Smile posted at The Robinson Go Blog. Make the most out of life with this very short and effective tip.

Anmol Mehta presents 5 Key Principles for Living an Enlightened & Good Life posted at Mastery of Meditation, Zen & Kundalini Yoga. A good life and enlightened living is made possible by adhering to these 5 key universal principles.

SJ Yee presents The FAQ Book on Public Speaking posted at Personal Development for the Book Smart.

Bob Crawford presents Create Your Day the BOB Way! Part Two: Your Day posted at Growing Your SELF - Bob Crawford Online. Learn to create your day! Give yourself the edge when it comes to manifesting your dreams. It’s your day - you get to choose what kind of day it will be. Choose well! Part two of this popular article.

Kzainul presents Get fit on budget posted at Diet for Fitness & Health.

Edith presents How You are Impacting the World (Blog Action Day) posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act..

Tupelo Kenyon presents Choose Excellence and Lose Mediocrity posted at Tupelo Kenyon. What if you knew that a life of excellence was lurking right around the corner, if you would only prioritize your moments in such a way so that you could recognize it.

Stanimir Sotirov presents Juicy Power:How to fight sleeping disorder posted at All About Your Body And Spirit. A list of 3 recipes for vegetable juices that will help in the war against sleeping disorder.

DoggieWoggie presents What Dogs Can Teach Us About Handling Disability posted at Doggiewoggie - All About Dogs. We can learn a lot about how to handle disability from our dogs.

Lorraine Cohen presents Happiness Is A Decision posted at Powerfull Living. Learn keys to feeling more happines in your life.

Brad Bollenbach presents The Joy of Living Dangerously posted at 30 sleeps.

Ravi Vora presents Big Dreams: Chapter 1 posted at Ravi Vora. Enjoy these inspirational dreams and continue to live your own.

FitBuff presents Lead Poisoning Symptoms posted at FitBuff.com’s Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog. There’s never been a better time to be able to recognize lead poisoning symptoms. We’re hearing stories of excessive lead in everything from toys to lipstick these days, but very few people understand the risks and symptoms associated with overexposure.

Matthew Spears presents Joy at all times posted at Loving Awareness. We tend to think of joy as somehow mutually exclusive to other experiences. If we’re feeling sad, then of course it’s impossible to have joy. Likewise if we’re having a fight or our business is having a downturn. This article points out how they’re not exclusive, and helps the invitation of joy into your life.

Chris Cade presents We Cannot Give That Which We Do Not Already Have posted at One In All and All In One.

Charlie X. presents child temper control posted at valuable articles.

Doug Boude presents Promoting Family Unity - The Power of Forgiveness posted at Doug Boude (rhymes with ‘loud’).

Warren Wong presents How To Be Genuinely Interested In People posted at Personal Development. Why you should show genuine interest in people and how to go about doing it.

Scott Fusco presents Thinking big vs. Thinking small posted at Personal development coaching | Scott Fusco . net. This post highlights the advantages and disadvantages of thinking big and thinking small. It discusses when to think big and when to think small.

Charles H. Green presents Mummers, Trust, and the Threat of Violence posted at Trust Matters. Trust exists at that interesting boundary line, where you must take a step forward not being entirely sure that there will be solid ground to support your step.

Warren Wong presents The Weakness Of Overconfidence posted at Personal Development. Why overconfidence is a weakness and tips to overcome the dangers of overconfidence.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Time Travel posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

That concludes this edition. Next edition of this carnival will be hosted here on Oct 31, 2007. Submit your blog articles using your Blog Carnival Submission Form.

Greetings! The 20th edition of the Carnival of Life, Happiness and Meaning is up. We have selected 38 posts for this edition. Here you go:

Todd Goldfarb presents The 5 Greatest Foods For Your Health posted at We The Change. Todd says, “At the Institute for Integrative Nutrition I was taught that there is no such thing as a good or bad food. My teachers explained that what makes some foods “evil” and others pristine has nothing to do with their individual morality and everything to do with how we use them.”

SJ Yee presents Because we all need to smile sometimes posted at Personal Development for the Book Smart.

Morgan MacGregor presents The Process of a Miracle. A 30 day Experiment. A 30 Day Challenge to change MY life!!! posted at The Process of a Miracle.. Morgan says, “Who I am, who I was and who I want to be are all part of the same. Each contributes to the other, melting away and yielding as they they liquefying. No longer separate beliefs, ideas or experiences…but all parts of the whole of who I am.”

Tupelo Kenyon presents Choose the Companionship of Positive People Who Inspire You posted at Tupelo Kenyon. Life is too short to put up with other people’s pity parties, bitch-and-moan marathons, and oh-woe-is-me clubs.

Carole Fogarty presents Get grounded or get pushed around by life: posted at THE HEALTHY LIVING LOUNGE. Carole says, “When I am fully grounded magic happens without a doubt. There is no rush or rushing. I feel quietly calm inside, clear and focused. There are no stresses pulling me back into the past or worries pushing me aggressively into the future.”

Doris Chua presents Attitude Check posted at Doris Chua: Organics & Your Health.

Shaheen Lakhan presents The Inherent Problem With Health Insurance posted at GNIF Brain Blogger.

Joy presents Cornell University offers 19 online programs posted at Online College Blog. If you are looking for a way to increase your knowledge and improve your resume, you may want to consider Cornell University.

Daylle Deanna Schwartz presents Don’t Reduce Your Price! posted at Lessons from a Recovering DoorMat. If you don’t value yourself, people will perceive you as a discount brand. Making yourself priceless begins with knowing you’re priceless. You can teach yourself to be that way!

Terri Holley presents Staking a Claim to the Future: Lessons from our Next Generation posted at The Health and Life Mixing Bowl.

Dominic Tay presents Motivate Yourself to Success posted at Personal Development for Winners. How do you improve the quality of your life? Your constant aim for success always brings positive results. For some, success is elusive.

Arin Vahanian presents How to Build True, Lasting Confidence posted at Super State.

Kevin Fleming presents Wellness Channel Launches on Dish Network posted at Satellite TV Guru. A television channel dedicated to wellness, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and healthy family living has launched on Dish Network.

Bob Crawford presents Create Your Day the BOB Way! Part One: Your Morning posted at Growing Your SELF - Bob Crawford Online. Learn to create your day! Give yourself the edge when it comes to manifesting your dreams. It’s your day - you get to choose what kind of day it will be. Choose well!

George presents Baby Halloween Costumes posted at Man and his Baby.

Brip Blap presents stopping negative thoughts posted at brip blap. Type “stopping negative thoughts” into Google and you’ll get almost 2.5 million results. People recognize that although they have negative thoughts there is nothing that requires negative thoughts for health or mental stability.

Gamy Rachel presents Is Your Mind Helping or Hurting You ? posted at Mind Think Success.

Matt Wolfe presents How To Relax posted at Be Healthy and Relax. How to relax after stressful days.

Ian Welsh presents Morality posted at The Agonist.

Glblguy presents Tips For Getting Low Cost Health Insurance posted at Gather Little By Little.

Prince of Thrift presents Need New Shoes! - Exploring My Options posted at Becoming & Staying Debt Free.

The Baglady presents What Do Women Really Want Men to Spend on Them? posted at The Baglady.

Dianne M. Buxton presents Diabetics Get a Rebate on Supplies! posted at manifestingsuccess. Info about a shopping rebate system/particular interest for diabetics both for health and finance info.

Wanda Grindstaff presents Wealth and Freedom - Get Clear on What they Really Mean! posted at Creating Abundant Lifestyles.

Lorraine Cohen presents Powerfull Living » Fear of Failure? Fear of Success? What’s Holding YOU back? posted at Powerfull Living. Learn how fear of failure or success is keeping you from achieving what you want in your business and in your personal life.

Karl Staib presents Stress Relief Tip – Take a Scorching Hot Shower posted at The Stress Corner.

Ronit presents I’m OK, you’re OK! posted at Ronit Baras. A very common human expression is “I wish I could go back in time and change something.Then my life would be different. I wish I could have a second chance”. Let’s explore this a bit, shall we?

21st Century Citizen presents Make It Real posted at 21st Century Citizen.

FitBuff presents Negativity is Contagious, Are You Immune? posted at FitBuff.com’s Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog. This study shows the power of negativity and how it can affect our own views and opinions. All the more reason to surround yourself with positive people that share your goals and aspirations.

Leticia Velasquez presents What’s it like having a special needs sibling? posted at cause of our joy. Leticia shares how having a child with Down syndrome affects her family’s happiness.

Anna Farmery presents Allow your employees to fly… posted at The Engaging Brand. A lesson in how to inspire others around you.

Israel Cruz presents The Secret to Life posted at The Secret Analyzed.

Tay presents Make Money with Adsense posted at Free Blogging Resources. If you want to make money online, do so with Google Adsense.

Yazan Manasrah presents Being Organized posted at The Blasted Crossing. Organization is an important aspect of your life, and as such it should be taken seriously. I will take you through from the very basics, to how to organize your life and remove all the clutter to help you become more productive and happier in the end.

Joy presents Online MBA - Top 25 Best Buys posted at Online College Blog. Online MBA - Top 25 Best Buys: Find out which Online MBA programs have the lowest tuition costs.

Meredith Mathews presents Eat Pray Love: 3 Rituals for your own Inner Journey. posted at Lemonade Stand. When in the corners of despair, one must rebuild the soul by finding his or her own path back from the darkness.

Jirel presents Positive and Successful Life Style tips: Out with the Old, In with the New posted at Positive and Successful Life Style tips.

Michael@TSM presents Fall TSM Travel Writing Contest: Win $125! posted at Traveling Stories Magazine.

That concludes this edition. Next edition of this carnival will be hosted here on October 18, 2007. Submit your blog articles using our Blog Carnival Submission Form.

Greetings! Welcome to the 19th edition of the Carnival of Life, Happiness and Meaning. We have selected 23 posts for this edition. Here you go:

Joy Miller presents 18 Online universities with 8 week semesters posted at Online College Blog. Several online colleges offer 8 week terms, allowing you to complete your classes in half the time.

Wanda Grindstaff presents Take Responsibility and Take Action - Your Life is Entirely Up to YOU posted at Creating Abundant Lifestyles.

Karen Halls presents Types of Alcoholism Treatments posted at Addiction Recovery Blog. Once you’ve acknowledged that you have a problem with alcohol, it’s time to start finding ways to treat the problem in an ideal and effective manner.

Edithyeung presents What are You Waiting for posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act..

Warren Wong presents Giving Yourself Alone Time posted at INTJ Personal Development. In a world full of distractions, it can be hard to have alone time. Here’s why you should always have alone time and how to fit it in.

Louise Manning presents Reducing stress posted at The Human Imprint. Stress is one of the biggest issues that we have to cope with - When did you last review your coping mechanisms?

Storm presents Welcome to WatchMeBecomeAMillionaire.com posted at Watch Me Become A Millionaire. It’s a long road, but I am determined!

Tupelo Kenyon presents Methods As Temporary Tools Instead of Lifetime Crutches posted at Tupelo Kenyon. We are obsessed with our methods. We become attached to our particular way of doing things. The trouble comes when we cling to an old method that we have outgrown. We feel bogged down and then stuck when our personal development potential is being limited by an outdated method. If your method feels more like a crutch than a tool, it’s time to take an objective look at it.

Ravi Vora presents Stop Worrying About Your Future Once and for All posted at Ravi Vora.

Diane Bolden Leadership Training Keyboard Culture presents Leader, Know Thyself posted at Diane Bolden Leadership Training at Keyboard Culture. Leadership Expert Diane Bolden says you already possess within you the most significant core essentials you need in order to be successful. The question is, are you using them? Read on…

Alex Landis presents Are you anybody’s favorite person? posted at AlexLandis.com. Are you anybody’s favorite person? Alex discusses this question sparked by a short film created by Miranda July>

21st Century Citizen presents Make It Real posted at 21st Century Citizen.

Arun presents Compete For Success posted at Arun is Bringing You…Your Daily Remedy.

Career Counselor presents Three Ways to Love What You Do posted at ask the CareerCounselor. An article about creating a great atmosphere at your current job rather than relying on a job search to find a fulfilling workplace.

Shirley presents Keeping a Funny File or Cheer Box. posted at Fun Spirit. Laughing at funny commercials, reading your favorite comic strips or wearing a funny t-shirt are all easy ways of adding humor to your life. Laughter helps us relax after a stressful day, and adds to your general happiness.

Doris Chua presents I Miss These Simple Things… posted at Life, Travel, Passion & More.

Warren Wong presents Why You Should Show Appreciation posted at INTJ Personal Development. Why you should show appreciation for the little things people do and how to go about doing it.

Gamy Rachel presents Your Mind Receives Subliminal Messages Without Your Permission! posted at Mind Think Success.

Alex Blackwell presents I Believe posted at The Next 45 Years.

FitBuff presents How to Speed Up Your Metabolism posted at FitBuff.com’s Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog. A slow metabolism can do more than just add inches to your waistline. It can increase overall lethargy in your body, possibly leading to depression and other health-related problems.

Lynda Lippin presents Pilates & Reiki In Paradise Blog: Why We Just Keep Getting Fatter posted at Pilates & Reiki In Paradise Blog.

Matthew Spears presents The innocence of anger posted at Loving Awareness. Accepting and working with emotions are fundamental for success. Anger is a regular stumbling block, partly because it is seen as a problem.

Gary van Warmerdam presents How the Mind Affects Your Happiness posted at Happiness. If you are seeking to create greater fulfillment and happiness in your life most sources will point to making changes in your external world. However it is changes in the virtual reality of your mind that will make a lasting impact on your happiness and fulfillment.

That concludes this edition. Next edition of this carnival will be hosted here on October 10, 2007. Submit your blog articles using our Blog Carnival Submission form.

Greetings. Welcome to the 18th edition of the Carnival of Life, Happiness and Meaning. We have selected 22 posts for this edition. Five of them made the cut as Editor’s Picks. Here are the posts that are included in this carnival.

Editor’s Picks:

Edith Yeung presents A Voice to Remember posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act.. Celebrating the life of Luciano Pavarotti.

Arin Vahanian presents How One Quote Can Change Your Life posted at Super State. Arin says, “Here is a quote by Mahatma Gandhi that changed my life for the better, changed the way I interact with people, and helped me add good and positive things in my relationships and in the world around me. I have implemented this into my daily life, with amazing results”.

Peter S C presents 4 Effective Practices for Gaining Perspective posted at I will change your life . com. As human beings it is inevitable that at some point in our lives we will develop feelings of sadness, hopelessness and even depression.

Alex Blackwell presents Achieving Life Balance posted at The Next 45 Years. Do you remember when you learned how to ride a bicycle? It’s a rite of passage to have the training wheels removed and to enter the grown-up world of the other seven and eight-year-olds. The one skill that was repeated to you the most often during this life-changing lesson was certainly “to keep your balance.

Phil B. presents 9 Suggestions for Exercising More « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity. We all want to be healthy and fit, yet we really don’t want to exercise. Do we?

Other Interesting Posts:

Shane Magee presents Gaining inner awareness through running posted at Sri Chinmoy Races blog. How to use your running to give you greater self awareness and more purpose to life.

Millionaire Mommy Next Door presents I Choose Happiness. Do You? posted at Millionaire Mommy Next Door. During a time in my life when I was struggling with intense emotional pain, I learned an invaluable and powerful life lesson: It isn’t circumstance that dictates whether I live a happy life — rather, it is a matter of choice. With practice, I developed a habit of feeling happy. Here’s how.

Dr Martin Russell presents A Foundation For Self Help posted at Dr Martin W. Russell. To wipe the slate clean and start a personal philosophy from scratch…

Warren Wong presents The End Of Relationships posted at INTJ Personal Development. How to develop long term relationships and view the end of relationships.

SJ Yee presents Nick Vujicic, the man with no limbs, on Perspective, Vision and Choices posted at Personal Development for the Book Smart. Nick was born without arms and legs, but today he is a motivational speaker, who brings hope to millions of people. In the following videos, Nick Vujicic talks about the importance of Perspective, Vision and Choices - the three main keys which helped him go from a life without limbs to a life without limits.

Carole Fogarty presents Calm your mind and ?unplug? your stresses, worries and concerns in two and half minutes: posted at THE HEALTHY LIVING LOUNGE. Carole says, “This is my all time favourite quick fix to restore happiness and balance into my life.”

Karen Halls presents How to quit alcohol posted at Addiction Recovery Blog. Stopping drinking is easy, the hard part is getting motivated to do it.

Joann Ang presents Manifesting: Life Magick » Blog Archive » In Pursuit of Happiness posted at Life Magick: Manifesting your Desires like Magick. Why is pursuing happiness ridiculous? What are the characteristics of people who are happy or who are living a more satisfying life?

Tupelo Kenyon presents Make Assumptions Obsolete by Communicating posted at Tupelo Kenyon. We assume because we don’t know. We don’t know because we don’t ask. We don’t ask because we act as if we already know. Or, we don’t want to appear stupid. So we make an assumption.

Yazan Manasrah presents You have more than you realize posted at The Blasted Crossing. A quick look at YOUR life.

Marc and Angel presents Stop Keeping Score. Happiness is the True Measure of Success. posted at Marc and Angel. You cannot be successful if you are unhappy, and happiness cannot be measured in numbers.

David B. Bohl presents Success is Getting What You Want; Happiness is Wanting What You Get posted at Slow Down Fast Today!. This profound quote has been repeated again and again over the years. But what does it mean, and how can you apply it in everyday life?

Conan Stevens presents Why Do I Always Have Bad Luck posted at 7 foot Tall Muscle Actor. Why is it some of us seem to be perpetually cursed with bad luck and some seem to have all the pieces in life fall into their lap everytime.

Surfer Sam presents New Goals Will Change My Life. Tools to Inspire, Develop and Help Yourself. Making Goals Happen posted at Surfer Sam and Friends. Goals Will Change Your Life. Tools to Inspire, Develop and Help Yourself. Making Goals Happen.

FitBuff presents First Date Ideas posted at FitBuff.com’s Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog. Looking for love, but things never quite seem to click on your first dates? Maybe the location is the problem. If you want to get to know someone, you need to interact with them outside of the traditional dinner-and-a-movie bubble…

Jeremy presents WTTF » Country Home Restaurant posted at WTTF: Welcome to the Future. How my wife and I plan to retire.

Lorraine Cohen presents 5 Tips to Unhook From Fear posted at Powerfull Living. Negative fear saps motivation and cause unhappiness. Learn five thing that will help you restore your energy and focus.

That concludes this edition. Next edition of this carnival will be hosted here on 30 September 2007. Submit your blog articles using our Blog Carnival Submission form.

People, whose posts have been included in this carnival are requested to promote it on their blog at their earliest convenience.

Welcome to the 17th edition of the Carnival of Life, Happiness and Meaning. We have selected 40 posts for this edition. I hope our readers would enjoy reading these. Here are the posts in the order they were received.

Wanda Grindstaff presents Summer is Over, Is it Time to Focus on Success? posted at Creating Abundant Lifestyles.

Lorraine Cohen presents Powerfull Living » Are You Creating a Success-Setting Environment? Part 1 posted at Powerfull Living, saying, “Believe it or not, having a successful mindset begins first in your head and then manifests into everything you do including the people you interact with - your friends, family, colleagues, business associates, clients and customers. Is your physical environment working for or against you?”

Halcyonica presents A Few Minutes a Day for a Better Sleep | Dayprimer.com posted at DayPrimer - Your life. Primed..

Stanimir Sotirov presents Motivation:Setting Goals posted at All About Your Body And Spirit.

Karen Halls presents 12 Signs And Symptoms Of An Addictive Relationship posted at Addiction Recovery Blog, saying, “An addictive relationship is usually evident to outsiders, but when you are in the middle of it, seeing the situation can be difficult.”

Daylle Deanna Schwartz presents Self-Empowerment Busters posted at Lessons from a Recovering DoorMat, saying, “Often we let old stereotypes and beliefs hold back our developement. Learning to think forward and make decisions based on your own well being allows your self-empowerment to flourish.”

Wanda Grindstaff presents Prosperity and Abundance is Your Birthright posted at Creating Abundant Lifestyles.

Millionaire Mommy Next Door presents The Powerful (and Addictive) Nature of Giving posted at Millionaire Mommy Next Door, saying, “I’ve come up with an idea that has me covered in goosebumps every time I think about it. And that’s a feeling I want to pass on.”

Stanimir Sotirov presents All About Your Body And Spirit: Frustration-fight it posted at All About Your Body And Spirit.

John Hill presents How to Attract a Girlfriend posted at Attracting People.com.

Bob Crawford presents Growing Your SELF Blog - Bob Crawford Online posted at Growing Your SELF Blog - Bob Crawford Online, saying, “Thanks for reading my article.”

Tiffany Smith-Ramirez presents Happiness, Success, Weight Loss, Visualization posted at Balanced Ideas For Health, Happiness, & Weight Loss, saying, “Happiness, Success, and the Law of Attraction… We are meant to be happy!!!”

Carole Fogarty presents Comfort and its truthful offerings: posted at THE HEALTHY LIVING LOUNGE, saying, “I have recently fallen in love with the word COMFORT”

Stanimir Sotirov presents Romance the next step posted at All About Your Body And Spirit.

Fred Black presents Why Does it Feel Wrong to Feel Right? posted at Fred Black: Internet Business Blog..

Yazan Manasrah presents How to start your day on a positive note pt.1 posted at The Blasted Crossing, saying, “I hope this article can help some people have a better day”

Edithyeung presents Be The Best at Just One Thing posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act..

Peter S C presents The #1 Way to Avoid Unnecessary Pain in Life posted at I will change your life . com.

Nneka presents Feeling Full posted at Balanced Life Center.

TherapyDoc presents My Two Scents posted at Everyone Needs Therapy.

Alex Blackwell presents Finding My Value in Spite of Relationships posted at The Next 45 Years.

Katherine Johnson presents Becoming Aware posted at Becoming Alive, saying, “This blog discusses the importance of living with awareness. It stresses that we can increase our satisfaction with life by strengthening our awareness. It offers a background into and tips for increasing awareness.”

Traveling Stories Magazine presents Health conditions that seem to accompany an attack of acne: posted at Ambitiously Inquisitive, saying, “Thank you for hosting the carnival, and if your interested in working on a project together feel free to let me now.

Phil B. presents Revenge is a Dish Best Not Served « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity, saying, “We all know the phrase that “Revenge is a dish best served cold.” Yet, few of us really seek personal revenge or vengeance for major wrongdoings against us. Why is that?”

Taylor presents The Power of “Yes, and” posted at Improv Lifestyle.

Tupelo Kenyon presents Facing Fear Eye to Eye posted at Tupelo Kenyon, saying, “Eye to eye with a bear while fishing alone is a good lesson in fear, awareness, panic and the law of attraction. It’s one thing to wax philosophically about such things, but to be up close and personal with a large, healthy bear in his domain puts personal development ideas to the test in the real world.

Tristan presents How to Turn Adversity into Opportunity posted at The Synergy Institute, saying, “Life Coach and Founder of the Synergy Institute, Tristan Loo, uses his own personal story to discuss how to turn life challenges into opportunities for personal growth and development.”

John Hill presents What Are You Depositing In Your Mental Bank? posted at Universe Of Success, saying, “Every thought gets stored in a mental bank account.”

Confess Mail presents >I celebrate the small wonders in life that nobody else seems to notice posted at ConfessMail, saying, “Something that we all should do more…”

Luke Houghton presents Does it pay to do the right thing? posted at Luke Houghton, saying, “We can all think of reasons why thinks should be done right. Read on to learn why we should do what’s right.”

Allan Wallace presents Planned Giving Donations, Bequests, and Legacy Gifts posted at - The BFU Journal -
documenting the creation of a new type of college, saying, “Estate planning is more about passing on values than valuables.”

Tupelo Kenyon presents Goal Setting or Let Go and Let God posted at Tupelo Kenyon, saying, “There are two approaches people use to manifest their desires. Some set goals. Others surrender and presume the universe is conspiring to deliver to them their every desire without strain, in its own way and in its own time.

Pinyo Bhulipongsanon presents My first credit card and the fallacies posted at Moolanomy, saying, “The post was about my first experience with credit card and what mistakenly thought it symbolizes. The post then went on to say that pitching credit card to kids and teens is dangerous and unethical.

Ellesse presents What Differentiates The Successful & Unsuccessful People posted at Goal Setting College.

Admin presents “HSM” Nude Pic: It’s the Real Deal! posted at Anything Goes & General News, saying, “A naked photo of “High School Musical” star Vanessa Hudgens has been making the rounds on the Internet and we can confirm that it’s real.

Ralph Jean-Paul presents Be Smarter in 30 Days posted at Potential 2 Success, saying, “Learn how to raise your emotional, practical, abstract, and social intelligence.”

Scott Lee presents Eating & Exercising Healthy -The Key Points posted at Scott Free Thinking.

Todd Goldfarb presents 7 Step Guide to an Effective Morning Routine posted at We The Change. Good article on effective morning routines.

Arun presents Keeping Life Fresh posted at Arun is Bringing You…Your Daily Remedy. Don’t lettle yourself settle into a boring life. Keep things fresh by keeping active!

Conan Stevens presents Spice Up Your Life posted at Giant Muscleman Actor Stuntman. Make your life worth living.

That concludes this edition. Next edition of this carnival will be hosted here on 21 September 2007. Submit your blog article to the next edition of carnival of life, happiness and meaning using our
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Welcome to the 16th edition of the Carnival of Life, Happiness and Meaning. We have selected 29 posts for this edition.

Karen Halls presents How Do I Avoid Drinking Too Much Alcohol? posted at Addiction Recovery Blog, saying, “If you are trying to prevent yourself from drinking too much alcohol at social gatherings, here are a few ways that you can keep your alcohol intake under control.”

Aparna presents Lose weight by reading sensational novels posted at Beauty and Personality Grooming, saying, “Don’t feel too guilty over this occasional indulgence. Things do go awry sometimes. After all, life is all about getting joy from simple things and surely a treat like this which makes you forget the world for a while is worth it. And once in a while, it does good to pamper oneself. In fact, reading this piece of news will make you sit up, that is, when you get to know that reading racy novels can be actually good for you.”

Kevin Bedell presents Choices: Take Action? Or Watch? posted at 21st Century Citizen.

The Career Counselor presents How To Recognize and Remedy Job Burnout posted at ask the CareerCounselor.

Doug Boude presents The Key to True Conflict Resolution posted at Doug Boude (rhymes with ‘loud’).

Susan Kerr Jacoby presents The Practice of Peace ~ Choosing the Path of No Resistance posted at The Practice of Attraction.com.

Gary van Warmerdam presents Understanding a Liar at Happiness posted at Happiness, saying, “When dealing with a liar the most important thing is to eliminate your own personal emotional reactions. When you understand some of the dynamics behind the behavior of a liar you can drop your expectations that it should be otherwise and deal with them without emotional upset.”

Corinne Edwards presents posted at Personal Growth with Corinne Edwards, saying, “”Change” is the thing we most resist and yet - if we do not change - what is the meaning of our lives. Would it just be a boring repeat of “Ground Hogs Day?” Here are some thoughts on the subject.”

Tupelo Kenyon presents Integrity Through Self-Reliance posted at Tupelo Kenyon, saying, “When you live your life as if the whisperings from your soul really matter, you are living life in your own way, on your own terms, based on your own realizations on what is right . . . what is good . . . and what is true for you.”

John Hill presents Overcoming Loneliness posted at Universe Of Success.

Tiffany Smith-Ramirez presents Fitness Articles and Blog posted at Balanced Ideas For Health and Happiness, saying, “Be happy - follow your crazy dreams!”

Warren Wong presents How To Overcome Fear And The Obstacles It Creates posted at Personal Development for INTJs, saying, “Are there things you are afraid of? Here’s how to overcome your fears, permanently, and overcome all the obstacles that fear creates.”

John Hill presents How to Attract Love posted at Attracting People.com, saying, “As you begin to love yourself, new doors around you suddenly open up.”

Charles H. Green presents I Can’t Make You Love Me–If You Don’t posted at Trust Matters, saying, “The secret to achieving happiness and success lies in understanding what you can and can’t change.”

Cade Krueger presents Filling The Hole In Your Life With More Than Just A Business posted at Write To Right, saying, “Many people fill their lives with numerous things that give them little peace. There are more important things than just financial success and business that we can find hope and joy in.”

Liz presents Think Like an Entrepreneur - Smart Move #6 posted at Personal Strategic Plan.

Charles H. Green presents It’s a Dog Eat Dog World, Isn’t It? posted at Trust Matters, saying, “People often live up—or down—to others’ expectations of them. And if we can learn that about ourselves, then we have gained the keys to our freedom.”

Warren Wong presents Do You Have An Abundant Mindset? posted at Personal Development for INTJs, saying, “Do you have an abundant mindset? Here’s four questions that will allow you to see just how much you like your fellow human beings.”

Kara-Leah Masina presents How to harness the natural energy of life posted at K-L Masina, saying, “When we surrender to the natural flow of life, connecting to that which IS life within us, we discover ease and liberation.”

Samir Bharadwaj presents Lessons in learning, language and literature posted at SamirBharadwaj.com, saying, “Some people correct their eyesight with glasses and some choose another way. Some people went to school in boring monolithic prisons and some have a different story. Some people think of it as just another unventful day in the city and some find adventure and ramble about it.”

Liz presents The Ten Commandments of Goal Setting posted at Personal Strategic Plan.

FitBuff presents Fast Food Nutrition Guide posted at FitBuff.com’s Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog, saying, “We all succumb to the convenience of fast food at least once in a while. Now, you can walk through those greasy doors with this knowledge, so you can choose the healthiest options available for your body.

Neoauteur presents A Healing of the Heart posted at n E o A u T e U r, saying, “A moment of personal realization.”

Brip Blap presents 7 things to consider before you buy stuff posted at brip blap, saying, “Every time you buy ’stuff’ you need to take a second to consider these 7 questions. If you can answer ‘no’ to one of them, you can probably wait until another day…”

TherapyDoc presents Tough Neighborhood- Fear of . . . posted at Everyone Needs Therapy, saying, “This might explain why some people don’t have any.”

Dr Martin W. Russell presents “Law of Attraction” Is Good? posted at Dr Martin W. Russell, saying, “Law of Attraction is flawed.”

Alvaro Fernandez presents Brain Fitness Program 2.0, MindFit, and much more on Brain Training posted at SharpBrains, saying, “Review and commentary on several New York Times articles related to “brain training”"

Paul Cox presents 8 Steps for Making a Change In Your Life posted at Excel Training & Consulting.

Kevin Surbaugh presents About My Medical Problems posted at Becoming & Staying Debt Free, saying, “It was in Chicago, that I learned that I had two of these spots (tumors) setting on my brain. It was recommended that nothing be done about these spots, unless they start to get bigger or cause problems. Close monitoring by MRI was recommended. It has been more then 10-years since I have had an MRI (due to costs).”

That concludes this edition. Next edition of this carnival will be hosted here on 12 September 2007. Submit your blog article to the next edition of Carnival of Life, Happiness and Meaning using ourcarnival submission form.

Greetings! Welcome to the 15th edition of the Carnival of Life, Happiness & Meaning. we have selected 13 posts for this edition. I request to all carnival participants to give a link back to this carnival at their earlierst convenience. Without further ado, here are the posts in the order they were received.

Warren Wong presents Why You Should Invest For The Long Term posted at INTJ Personal Development. Are you buying and selling stocks a lot? Here’s why you should invest for the long term.

Phil presents 13 Steps to be Productive « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity. Ever wonder why some people are so productive all of the time while other people never accomplish anything?

Charles H. Green presents The Dark Side of Trust? Not! posted at Trust Matters. Harvard claims the key to trust is micromanagement; but the reality is that you can improve your personal and business relationships by letting go enough that trust has room to flourish.

Warren Wong presents The Key To A Healthy Relationship posted at INTJ Personal Development. Are you in a healthy relationship? Do you know what makes a relationship healthy? Here’s the key to a healthy relationship.

Karen Halls presents Planning Your Life Around Your Alcoholic Anonymous Meeting Schedule posted at Addiction Recovery Blog. You will come up with every reason to either be late or simply not attend alcoholic anonymous meetings. If you do not follow your schedule, you are setting yourself up for a significant setback.

Wenchypoo presents Book Review: Healthy At 100 posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket. If you care at all about healthy living, you MUST read this book!

Anmol Mehta presents How to Make a Baby the Right Way- With Illustrations! posted at Mastery of Meditation, Enlightenment & Kundalini Yoga. Our adventures in how we made our little ones.

John Hill presents Self Sabotage posted at Universe Of Success. You may be sabotaging yourself without being aware of it.

John presents Do Opposites Attract? posted at Attracting People.com. Do opposites really attract?

Millionaire Mommy Next Door presents How to Treat Affluenza: Spend Less and Live a Happier Life posted at Millionaire Mommy Next Door. The number of “very happy” people peaked in 1957, and has remained fairly stable or declined ever since. Even though we consume twice as much as we did in the 1950s, people were just as happy when they had less. 86% of Americans who voluntarily cut back their consumption feel happier as a result.

FitBuff presents Foods High in Protein: Top 10 Healthy Choices posted at FitBuff.com’s Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog. Foods high in protein should be a staple of everyone’s diet. Besides being absolutely essential in helping your body build big, bulging muscles, a new study proves that even Grandma needs protein to preserve her healthy (no matter how small) muscle mass.

Alvaro Fernandez presents The Ten Habits of Highly Effective Brains posted at Brain Fitness Blog. Some tips to keep our brains sharp.

Charles H. Green presents It’s a Dog Eat Dog World, Isn’t It? posted at Trust Matters. People often live up—or down—to others’ expectations of them. And if we can learn that about ourselves, then we have gained the keys to our freedom.

That concludes the 15th edition of the Carnival of Life, Happiness & Meaning. Next edition of this carnival will be hosted here on 04 September 2007. You can submit your posts using the Blog Carnival Submission Form.

Greetings! Welcome to the 14th edition of the Carnival of Life, Happiness & Meaning. We have selected 22 posts for this edition. I request all carnival participants to give a link back to this carnival at their earliest convenience. Without further ado, here are the posts in the order they were received.

Warren Wong presents Stop Waiting For The Phone To Ring posted at INTJ Personal Development. Are you waiting for him / her to call you? Here’s why you should stop thinking about it and do something productive.

Charles H. Green presents Don’t Believe What They Say About Listening and Sales posted at Trust Matters. Too often we listen and hear what a person says they need, without realizing that really listening would tell us what they actually want.

James presents Overcoming Shyness: Tips for making effective eye contact posted at you shy devil you. Eye contact is one of the most fundamental forms of body language. Here are 5 1/2 tips on making more effective eye contact.

Cindy Posey presents Reinventing the Before Shot | Go Workout Mom posted at Go Workout Mom. Creating a happy image of the before shot in fitness is an opportunity to see all the good things about yourself while striving for healthy improvements in your life.

Paula presents What if Money is Just Like Water? posted at Queercents. How does it feel when you allow money to flow in and out of your life effortlessly? Empowering? Energizing? Don’t you just feel at ease with it all? Now, imagine when times are tight. You grab, hoard, and hold onto any penny you can. How does that feel? Toxic? Scary?

Warren Wong presents How To Pick A Good Stock posted at INTJ Personal Development. Do you know how to pick a good stock? Here’s how to find a good long term investment!

Ellesse presents Want To be More Productive? Play More posted at Goal Setting College. If you want to be more effective and produce quality work for your major projects, spend more of your time on leisure and recreation activities.

Vahid Chaychi presents For Robust Emotional Health Read This! posted at Healthoma.com. The more you have or possess in terms of materialistic possessions and luxuries, the more happy will you be, is not how it actually works.

Karen Halls presents Drug & Alcohol Addiction Treatment posted at Addiction Recovery Blog. Different rehab centers have different drug rehabilitation services, facilities, costs and credentials. Many of us have no idea as what are the things that we are suppose to look for in a rehab center.

Millionaire Mommy Next Door presents Memories are made of the things we DO, not the things we BUY posted at Millionaire Mommy Next Door. Should we buy a boat? Or would we rather go fishing?

Edithyeung presents The Money Series – How to Manage and Maintain your Bank Account? posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act.. Edith says, “When I pay for something I would use this ATM card. Or if I use a credit card, I would review my statement every month and sum up which spending belongs to which account. I then pay my credit card company using online bill pay through the 5 accounts.”

Craig Harper presents Weight-Loss Bullshit. posted at Renovate your life with Craig. While exercise, food, lifestyle and education are indeed important variables in the process, without doubt, the biggest determinant of weight loss (or gain) is what’s going on in that nine pound (four kilo) thing sitting on the top of our shoulders.

Chris presents Essential Tips For Self-Sustainable or Permanent Travel posted at nomad4ever. It’s best to have several sources/streams of passive income (rent, dividends, interest) besides the option of your labour. This is what can make sustainability very easy!

Marc and Angel presents Force of Character: Taking Ownership of Your Actions posted at Marc and Angel. It’s easy for someone to take ownership of success, but when the headlines read “failure” only those possessing “force of character” have the influential capacity to shine.

Tupelo Kenyon presents Take Time for You posted at Tupelo Kenyon. Don’t put yourself at the end of the list. You deserve to be first, at least some of the time. Don’t let your entire life slip by with everything else (and everyone else) getting preferential treatment over your most important priorities. Their needs are important, but yours are important too. Celebrate life by taking time for YOU!

Warren Wong presents Make People Comfortable By Greeting Them Right posted at INTJ Personal Development. Do you know how to make people comfortable when you meet them? Here’s a couple of tips to make them feel right at home.

Phil presents Five Motivational Tips « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity. On a daily basis, I struggle with motivation issues. Heck, I am even struggling right now for a reason to write this article. I think this is because laziness is a fundamental cornerstone of the human mind, yet I believe I figured out five sure fire ways to quickly become motivated.

John Wesley presents 8 Moves to Make When the Chips Are Down posted at Pick the Brain. Taking the easy road is nice for a while, but for talented, motivated people it isn’t enough. To find satisfaction you’ll need to set ambitious goals, solve challenging problems, and develop strengths you may not know you have.

FitBuff presents Lose Belly Flab, Earn Cash: Would you drop 10 pounds for $350? posted at FitBuff.com’s Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog. Here’s an interesting experiment that an Italian mayor is using to get his town’s population in tip-top shape. Would you drop a few pounds for a cool $350? Check out the article for the details on exactly what you would have to do to score your payday.

Dave presents Miss(ed) Manners: The Merry-Go-Round « Miss(ed) Manners posted at Miss(ed) Manners. It’s cyclical, this life thing. As people pass on from this world, smaller people pass into it. I’ve always thought it was funny that babies are often just as wrinkly as old people. Like God saying, “just in case you had any doubt about Buddhism, here’s a reminder: you’re pruny at both ends.”

Alvaro Fernandez presents Brain Training Games and “Games” posted at SharpBrains: Your Window into the Brain Fitness Revolution. Explaining how to navigate through the growing number of “brain training” claims.

Tyler Lloyd presents 2 Essential Ingredients to Accomplishing Anything Worthwhile posted at Tyler Lloyd.com. A bit on the two ingredients that must be there if you want to accomplish anything worthwhile.

That concludes the 14th edition of the Carnival of Life, Happiness & Meaning. Next edition of this carnival will be hosted here on 25 August 2007. You can submit your posts using the Blog Carnival Submission Form.

Greetings! Welcome to the 13th edition of the Carnival of Life, Happiness & Meaning. We have selected 38 posts for this edition. I hope you will enjoy reading these. Here are the posts in the order they were received.

Ellesse presents Little Known Ways of Tackling Difficult Goals posted at Goal Setting College. Message from the article: Being realistic is one of the cornerstones of SMART goal setting.

Warren Wong presents Taking Risks posted at INTJ Personal Development. Are you afraid to launch your own business? Are you afraid of losing what money you have? Here’s why you shouldn’t be.

Nneka presents Spiritual Leaders and Teachers posted at Spirituality Blog. Is there a difference between a spiritual leader and a spiritual teacher? Find out…

Dianne M. Buxton presents Healthy Office Space Workouts posted at manifestingsuccess. A method to keep healthy in a sedentary lifestyle, improving muscle tone, weight maintenance and production of endorphins.

Darren presents It’s the little things in life – a 100 little things posted at where thought escapes. It only takes a little thought to realize that life is wonderful.

SJ Yee presents 10 Secrets to Happiness I learnt from Andrew Matthews posted at Personal Development for the Book Smart. Don’t make happiness your goal unless you want to be forever miserable. Choose to be happy NOW!

Anna Ross presents Returning to Now posted at From Anna’s F-R-E-E-Writing. From Buddha to Eckhart Tolle, author of The Power of Now, one of the best spiritual books of the last decade), wise people have known that the secret to happiness is returning to now — the moment we are in.

Shaheen Lakhan presents Genetic Discrimination: A Real Threat? posted at GNIF Brain Blogger. Whatever your genotype, it’s the phenotype that already has found its way into a system of discrimination globally. For issues related to race and sexual orientation, how can genetic information make any further negative contribution to the current situation?

Stephanie West Allen presents Friday’s lighter wisdom — GIFTS FROM YOUR INNER DONKEY posted at idealawg. Most of us have an inner Eeyore. To indulge it can bring release and laughter and freedom. To be the absolute worst whatever-it-is-you-want-to-be lets loose in you a power that has been spent in resisting it. A power that brings many benefits.

Dr. Hal presents Four Miraculous Phrases posted at North Star Mental Fitness Blog. Interpersonal conflicts escalate, often times, when feelings and opinions are expressed. Expressions of values on the other hand reduce conflicts.

Phil presents How to Really Increase Your Self Confidence « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity. Almost everyone needs a boost in their self confidence, yet few of us know how.

Millionaire Mommy Next Door presents Can Money Make You Happy? posted at Millionaire Mommy Next Door. “The last place you want to be is in a first class seat on a plane going somewhere you don’t want to go.”

Peter25 presents Reaching Your Satisfaction posted at Business School. If you want to be successful, they say that you always have to reach higher and to not be average and life everyone else. It is true, you will not become a millionaire by having a job like everyone else. You need ambition, you need plans, and you need the heart to complete your projects and attain your dream life.

Scott Lee presents Parenting the Capable and Achieving Child posted at Scott Free Thinking. Scott says, “I have said such things as that you should not ‘baby talk’ your children, you should get them listening to Mozart, Canon B, in the womb because proper musical exposure aids in their intellectual development, and that teenagers are actually biologically more intellectually capable than adults”.

Edithyeung presents Know How to Ask for What you Deserve and Break the Glass Ceiling posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act.. This article is dedicated to those of you who are tired of waiting for opportunities and are ready to take some action to get what you want.

Tupelo Kenyon presents Don’t Take it Personally posted at Tupelo Kenyon. Why do people criticize? It’s not about you – it’s about them. When you get criticized, here’s what to do with it – don’t take it personally. Praise can be just as harmful (but sneakier) – don’t take it personally. If you’re a habitual critic, here’s how to stop . . . but don’t take it personally. (Enjoy soothing instrumental music as you read plus songs with lyrics related to each article – all free.)

John Hill presents Law of Vibration posted at Universe Of Success. Everything in the universe vibrates…

Anmol Mehta presents Embrace Reality and Let the Universe Fulfill Your Desires posted at Mastery of Meditation, Enlightenment & Kundalini Yoga. Anmol says, “My experience of how when I go with the flow, the flow goes with me.”

Ruby presents The Truth About The Secret, aka The Intention-Manifestation Model of Life posted at Advice and Rants. If you don’t believe in your goal, you won’t achieve it. If you don’t believe in yourself, you won’t get what you want. Belief somehow does get conveyed to the universe. And, belief makes you work harder and smarter, and to think things through properly.

Kristie Watson presents Be Happy Where you Are posted at Watching Clouds. Too many people put off happiness until some point in the future. They will be happy when they get a promotion, when they are able to buy a house, or when they lost 30 pounds.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents The Five-Second What??? posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog. Madeleine says, I guess I must have led a very sheltered existence. Why do I say that? Because I’d never heard the phrase “five-second rule” until my husband Mark used it as an excuse to eat some treat he’d just dropped on the floor. (And yes, we’re still married.) …”

Jane Chin PhD presents A Danger of “Too Much Experience” posted at On Careers and Life. How often are you the victim of your own knowledge and experience?

Alex Blackwell presents Keep an open mind posted at The Next 45 Years. Once you have made the choice to make the commitment to pursue your dreams, you will soon see something wonderful begin to happen in your life - the Universe will actually begin to help you achieve it.

Isabella Mori presents what’s your learning edge? posted at change therapy. Isabella says, “let’s come out from under our little rocks and think BIG!”

Craig presents My Journey thus Far posted at Second Chance to Live. Craig says, “During my lifetime, I have been confronted with challenges, obstacles, and disappointments. In the scope of this brief autobiography I will share some of these events and circumstances.”

Karl Staib presents Do You Want to Know Your Future? posted at Karl Staib and the Pursuit of Happiness. The future validates our present actions. Are you a good mother? We’ll see in twenty years. Were you a good business man? We’ll find out in thirty years. This is also a mistake. Why wait 10, 20, 30 years to feel good about your life? You try your best to make good decisions now, but in ten years when you have more wisdom you might look back and laugh at your naïve self.

Therapydoc presents Intimate Opportunities posted at Everyone Needs Therapy. Therapydoc says, “I’m thinking about opportunities to connect and simply be with people, the ones that will make a difference years from now.”

Scott Lee presents Design Your Life, Like a Paint Brush posted at Scott Free Thinking. As we grow up, things tend to be a little less extravagant. We no longer desire to be rock stars, because we do not see that as really being that feasible. We no longer desire to be Hollywood actors, because we can now see what a ridiculous amount of competition there is for that area.

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Cheap Barbecue And Safe Fireworks: Our Fun Family Extravaganza posted at The Digerati Life. Silicon Valley Blogger says, “We snapped some fine images of our 4th of July celebration at our house, which saw our usual gathering of a subset of our family which numbered 17 people. If attendance had included my entire family plus close friends, that number would easily double.”

JennyHow presents God’s Coffee posted at JennyHow eBay Tips Blog. Take a break in your life, sit down, relax and most importantly, read this article. It helps to realise what is the thing in life that we should aim for.

Anna Farmery presents Belief is what we need posted at Widows Quest. To overcome the period of mourning, to overcome the hurt we need a great deal of inner belief.

Adam presents Weekend Entrepreneur: If You Really Want Something Done, Find a Busy Person To Do It posted at Queercents. The notion of balance requires the presence of opposites. Opposites suggest the presence of competition. Work is the opposite of play. Career is the opposite of family.

Tupelo Kenyon presents Facing Fear with Deliberate Awareness posted at Tupelo Kenyon. Fear is over-rated. We do it to ourselves. Fear has no reality other than our attention to it. Deliberately steer your attention to pictures in your imagination that emphasize what you want to happen – (instead of what you most dread) . . . and the fear dissipates. (Enjoy soothing instrumental music as you read plus songs with lyrics related to each article – all free)

James presents The Three Fundamentals of Dealing With People posted at you shy devil you. One of the sources of social anxiety is not understanding how to handle social situations, what to say, etc. This is a three post series on the fundamentals of handling people, based on Dale Carnegie’s work over 70 years ago.

Gary van Warmerdam presents Don’t Be Optimistic posted at Happiness. In the best selling book Good To Great Jim Collins advises us of the perils of being optimistic. The key is to have the awareness to discern the good optimism from the dangerous optimism. Awareness keeps you from ending up in emotional denial and making poor choices for your life.

Warren Wong presents Stop Checking That Stock posted at INTJ Personal Development. Are you constantly checking your stocks? Here’s why you should stop doing that and live your life.

Ian Welsh presents My Friend Peter posted at The Agonist. Ian says, “I never saw Peter act meanly, or unkindly. I never saw him treat anyone but with dignity. I never saw anyone who needed a kindness Peter could give who didn’t get it.”

Mike Elias presents Buddha and the Essence of God posted at Enlightenment, Sex, and Sweeet Guitar. Our egoic brains are duality machines. We see the difference between hot and cold, good and evil, male and female, what we want and what we don’t want, joy and sadness, by noticing the differences between the two opposites. This is why, when you tell yourself something, whether it’s true or not, your brain will automatically generate an opposite.

That concludes the 13th edition of the Carnival of Life, Happiness & Meaning. Next edition of this carnival will be hosted here on 17 August 2007. You can submit your posts using the Blog Carnival Submission Form.

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.