Overcoming Your Negative Addiction

2011/10/12 Gayle 0

Yesterday we talked about why it sometimes feels so good to be negative. We learned about how negative emotions can feed the pleasure center as much as truly pleasurable things. As it turns out, pain and negative emotions (e.g. self-pity, anger, guilt) also activate the beta-endorphin and dopamine pathways. So negative The rest of the story

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Are Your Thoughts Ruining Your Life?

2011/03/29 Gayle 0

Do you ever feel like you fall into a convolution spiral of negativity?  It is like a tornado that blows through your existence. The negativity may not destroy everything, but at the very least it rearranges and creates havoc from what was the order of your life. It only takes The rest of the story

Reach Your Goals Like a Man (or Woman)

2010/09/02 Gayle 0

We recently watched a PBS documentary about Benjamin Franklin.  It was very interesting and I highly recommend it.   One thing that struck me about Franklin was his devotion to the greater good.   He was not just interested in what was best for himself, but wanted to always do The rest of the story

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Productive Imagination

2010/07/25 Gayle 0

Once we have reached adulthood, frequently we put aside the imagination skills we learned as children. We join the work force of life and we stop imagining. Daydreaming is considered a complete waste of time and effort and daydreaming is associated with being non-productivity.

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