Welcome to the ezine produced by SGI Buddhists that prompts the positive, kindles the constructive, highlights the hopeful and leaves you feeling - well, up!
Published on Friday, 25 September 2009 19:00 | 
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The acronym EAR — for Empathy, Assertiveness and Respect — is a good way to remember the key components of successful communication, says Dr David Burns
Good communication involves skilful listening (Empathy), effective
self-expression (Assertiveness) and caring (Respect). So the last time you had a row, which skill was missing from your toolbox?
Published on Saturday, 19 September 2009 12:03 | |
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Should love shyness become a recognised psychological disorder or is it simply another manifestation of social anxiety? Amy Turner reports
Published on Friday, 04 September 2009 19:00 | |
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If you work on your happiness, writes Richard O’Connor, you
can have a different brain and be a different person.
Experience changes the brain and by consciously choosing our experiences we can have some control over how it functions.
Published on Friday, 28 August 2009 19:00 | |
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Memory, identity and mood are closely linked, and
resurrecting a pleasant memory can help to shift a negative mind-set
Our memories are never static, writes Anita Chaudhuri. They change according to our present goals and aspirations.
Published on Friday, 21 August 2009 19:00 | |
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Perfectionism is a crime against humanity, writes Hara
Estroff Marano, concern about making a mistake makes us more likely to
fail
Success hinges less on getting everything right than on how we handle getting things wrong.
Published on Friday, 07 August 2009 19:00 | |
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Cultivating mindfulness isn’t only for the benefit of other
people, writes Richard O’Connor, we should also develop a compassionate
curiosity about ourselves.
Published on Friday, 31 July 2009 19:00 | |
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Located just two inches below the navel our centre, or Hara as
it's known in Eastern traditions, is a powerful physical and spiritual
energy point.
Anger, stress and emotional pain can leave us feeling distinctly off-centre. Anastasia Stephens looks at some techniques that help to re-connect us to our Hara, boosting our overall health and sense of well-being.