How Was 2007?

January 2, 2008

For most of us, today is the first working day of 2008. This year, I’d like Balanced Life Center to be for you. I want to know what’s on your mind. How are you using the information presented on this site? Is it helpful? Do you have tons of questions? Ask them. I want to [...]

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12 Gifts of Christmas: Kindness

December 17, 2007

Today is another Blog Action Day of sorts and the challenge is for bloggers to go out into the world (gasp!) and engage in acts of kindness. Coincidentally, the 4th gift for Christmas is kindness. Here are 25 ideas for acts of kindness to get you started. Let someone in line before you. Pay the [...]

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12 Gifts for Christmas: Forgiveness

December 10, 2007

A scorpion and a frog meet on the bank of a stream and the scorpion asks the frog to carry him across on its back. The frog asks, “How do I know you won’t sting me?” The scorpion says, “Because if I do, I will die too.” The frog is satisfied, and they set out, [...]

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12 Gifts of Christmas: Hugs

December 4, 2007

From the Harvard University Gazette: Hugs are as vital to the health and development of infants as food and water. According to Virginia Satir, people need 4 hugs a day to survive, 8 hugs a day for maintenance, and 12 to grow. How are you living? Hugs are crucial to developing a sense of community. [...]

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12 Gifts for Christmas: Service

December 3, 2007

How quickly time passes! It’s already December and the season of gifts, generosity, and cheer is upon us. I love Christmas. Despite the level of consumerism, I love taking the time to pick out the perfect gift that’s just right for a loved one. The gift that lets them know that I know, understand, and [...]

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Forgive Yourself

November 28, 2007

And the shame of not choosing higher And all the disappointing moments fade into God (Chorus) No mistakes have been made in God, All the ways that we seem to fail, In God all fade, all fades into God – Rickie Byars Beckwith, All Fades Into God Having learned about the Law of Attraction growing [...]

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5 Pitfalls of Positive Thinking

November 27, 2007

Or…Things You’ll Never Read on a Personal Development Blog With all the information on this site about staying in the moment and slowing yourself down so that you can be present, I fear I’m presenting a one-sided view to what it takes to live a happy, whole, balanced life. You see, positive thinking is about [...]

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Happy Belated Thanksgiving

November 25, 2007

This final post in the 2007 Season of Gratitude Series. Thank you all for participating and reading all the tales of gratitude this year. Thanksgiving’s come and gone here and it was a beautiful day to give thanks indeed. Fall is now my favorite season. I went over to a friends house and laid out [...]

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All About Books

November 19, 2007

This post is a part of the Season of Gratitude Series. You can participate by writing a gratitude post and telling me about it. For more details, click here. What would you have to say about these questions? How many books do I have? Not sure of the exact count, but it’s about 500. When [...]

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2007 Season of Gratitude Week 3

November 11, 2007

This post is a part of the Season of Gratitude Series. You can participate by writing a gratitude post and telling me about it. For more details, click here. We’re up to $100 for the Heifer Project. There’s still time to get your gratitude posts in. For today, enjoy this feast for your soul Child [...]

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