There is no place like the workplace to generate stress. In fact, for most people, stress and work are unfortunately synonymous.

Partly, this is due to our attitude about work. Most of us have grown up with the belief that we have to work, and somehow this belief is loaded with lots of negative attitudes and feelings.

It's like when we were kids and our parents told us we had to get up in the morning to go to school, while what we wanted to do was stay in bed and...

Well, I am looking for a reliable web host that fits my specifics. I have search far and wide on many occasions and to sum up everything has its own ups and downs. My whole 2 hours are suspended with ideas of web hosts names and as such that I have been feeling like a twister.  The mumbo jumbo of many companies that I have commonly seen has enticing headers, nice catchphrases, and splendid graphics.

After 2 hours of non-stop searching I've gotten myself a coffee for a...

It is one thingknowingyour destination; it is another aboutarrivingat your destination. This came to a reality for me a couple of weeks ago. I had a luncheon appointment with a client in a city approximately 40 minutes away. It is a good thing that I am notoriously early and on time. Halfway to the city, there was major construction on the highway I was traveling. All traffic had to be re-routed through smaller peripheral back roads. Not anticipating this detour,...

Man is not disturbed by events, but by the view he takes of them. Epictetus

Almost every minute of your conscious life you are engaging in a self-talk, your internal thought language. If the self-talk is accurate and in touch with reality, you function well. If it is irrational and untrue, it's become self-destructive. You experience stress , emotional disturbance and unsatisfactory performance.

Albert Ellis developed a system to attack irrational ideas or believes...

Music has long been known to have an emotional effect on humans. Find out how the music you listen to might be affecting you and how you can use music to manage your stress.

There are so many kinds of music - country western, classical, eastern, rap, pop, hip hop, rock and roll, soul...what kind of music are you listening to, and how is it affecting your level of stress?

Music moves us - listening to a sad song can make us feel melancholy, soft jazz piano...

Visualize walking along the beach. This will be an emotional healing visualization. Start off by taking several deep, abdominal breaths. You can either sit in a chair or lie down, which ever you feel more comfortable with. It is important that while you are breathing, you are also trying to clear your mind and relax. If any negative thoughts begin to creep into your mind, take the time to acknowledge them and then simply let them fade away. Now you can breathe normally and easily.

No need to look up "self-fullness" in the dictionary - you won't find it. And it's also not likely to be in the vocabulary of women who are pulled between their careers, children, parents, spouse or even grandchildren. No matter what age women have attained, many still act the part of the 'good girl,' responding to the needs of others first. It's fitting that these multitasking women are called the Sandwich Generation - since a sandwich often means a quick bite to eat on the...

Proven and time-tested relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing and relaxing imagery, soothe angry feelings. There are books and courses that can teach you relaxation techniques, and once you learn them, you can call upon them in any situation.

If you are involved in a relationship where you and your partner are hot-tempered, both of you should learn them. Some easy-to-learn steps you should habitually practice:

1. From your diaphragm, practice breathing...

Everyone needs a spiritual retreat now and then. A spiritual retreat is more than just a vacation.

A typical vacation may leave you feeling more burned out than when you left - often from rushing back and forth while trying to squeeze as many sites of interest as possible into a short timeframe.

A true spiritual vacation on the other hand is a retreat from all the hustle and bustle. A time for renewal and regeneration of spirit, mind and body.

With the goal in mind of...

Women these day's seem to have it all-  a family, a career, money. We are driven, we have achieved great things and great things have been accomplished. We have burned our bra's and we have fought long and hard for women's rights. But has the pendulum swung too far?

Do we really want it all?

The issue is often when we keep going, running ourselves into the ground until we reach empty. And that is when our health starts to decline. We might stop cooking the...