Nearly four years ago today my life began to spiral out of control. I was caught totally off guard and quickly hit rock bottom. For as long as I can remember I've been a worrier (some things more than others) but nevertheless I worried incessantly about everything.

With that said I was happy most of the time, my self esteem was generally high, I was confident in my abilities, and extremely competitive. I grew up involved in all sorts of athletics and was in better than average...

Once, there was a dog named Manty. She was a typical house pet in a typical middle-income family. The family lived in a rather small house. So, home to Manty was the backyard, which was rather small too.

Manty's world revolved around the four corners of this small backyard, which was likewise used as the laundry area. Peculiar as it may seem, Manty had a favorite area in this backyard where it slept and stayed. This was the area under the sink, where most of the laundry work was...

GIVE EVERY MAN THY EAR BUT FEW THY VOICE

Aristotle once said, “It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.” Interestingly every one, irrespective of his/her age wants to talk or speak, appearing to be didactic. No one is willing to listen to. People dislike being advised or dictated. They hate to follow others and love to be followed. We witness many people being long on words but short on actions. They talk like the sea but their lives are stagnant...

We all experience pride in ourselves when we earn a good grade on an exam or reach a personal goal. In fact, the ability to take pleasure in our achievements is a big reason why we continue to pursue our dreams and take risks. This pride and pleasure we experience is called self-esteem and it is very important to reaching our career goals.

The definition of self-esteem is basically when you have confidence and satisfaction in your own skills and abilities, and it is usually...

Michael Phelps is the gold standard in the swimming pool, but don't think of him as exceptional and special. He is just like you and me. Average.

How can that be? At the 2004 Athens Olympics, Michael Phelps claimed 8 medals: 6 gold and 2 bronze. He holds 4 world records and 11 individual world titles. Phelps is favored to break still more records at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Nothing average about that! Truly, Michael Phelps is an extraordinarily talented, gifted, and...

You may have heard the expression, or even had the experience, but what is brain fog? It is that state of mind when you can't quite focus or think clearly. As for how to cure it, that depends on the cause. There are two basic kinds of causes.

Physical Causes Of Brain Fog

A lack of sleep can make it difficult to concentrate. Sleep requirements vary, but the bare minimum for almost everyone is somewhere around five hours, and many of us suffer if we sleep less than seven or...

There are quotes that make us smile, quotes that make us think, and quotes that get our adrenaline pumping. There are famous quotes that inspire all of us, and there are not so famous quotes that motivate a lot of us. We’ve all got our favourites; what is the one famous inspirational quote that gets you excited every single time?

Here is a list of fifteen famous inspirational quotes to move you closer towards your goals:

1. “Life’s battles...

Female baby boomers are well into menopause – and beyond; part of a giant wave of grey (even though the grey has been tinted somewhat).

You would think this generation of women, teenagers of the 1960s en route to their 60s, the so-called "liberation" generation, daughters of Woodstock, drivers of modern feminism, would have an original attitude to sexuality as they engage the challenges of aging today. In truth, in general, they don't!

There are...

The journey of self discovery begins with the immediacy of your freedom from what you are not and with the being of who you already are.

It does not begin from within the illusion of your imagination, from the place of you believing yourself to be who you think you are. It does not begin from the place of seeking or thinking, or what you customarily know as "spirituality." Your persistence in who you think you are has you not realising who you are.

This...

This story seems to speak to the eight most common virtues that researchers in California recently found in people they studied in search of happiness. The researchers found that those who share these eight virtues have been found to be those who tend to live the longest, report best health in their age and income groups. These life winners report a more complete sense of a life well lived and that their good life assures them a good death and afterlife.

These eight virtues...