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Will you help? Five things to do about addiction
When you suspect a loved one or friend has a problem with an addiction, you may have seen signs such as mood swings or changes in behavior, friends, and activities. However, did you know family members and friends might unknowingly contribute to the problem? According to Larry Solomon, clinical director of Phoenix-based Calvary Center and author of Love Never Fails...But a Marriage Can, as family members and friends try to adapt to the presence of an addiction, they themselves often undergo changes
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in communication styles, decision-making and behavior that can contribute to the addiction problem. “An addicted person is not healthy. Addiction is an illness. Support offered from good intentions often won’t help this individual...it helps the illness,” Solomon says. “Bailing the suffering person out of jail, or offering financial help can enable the addiction to continue. This is frustrating because a loving act designed to help can actually backfire and enable the suffering person to continue his or her addiction.” -
Anatomy of Comedy
Delivering comedy has two immediate benefits: a natural physiological response experienced by both the sender and the receiver, and a “humanizing” effect that creates a connection between the speaker and the audience.
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The basic of yoga
The basic of yoga
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Maintaining Optimism in the Modern World
In light of current events, many would consider a perpetually optimistic person as deranged or living in the world of absurdity. However, leading life as a pessimist does not appear to be a viable option if one intends to gain a deeper, below the surface, understanding of life.
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Beginner's Mind
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Manage Your Moods during That Time of the Month
Despite the common belief that caffeine is good to help alleviate pMs symptoms, it can actually aggravate them – and you!
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The perfect Before-Bedtime Treats
Ten top foods can help you get to sleep at night. Turkey, warm milk, and chamomile tea, perhaps the best known for their sleep inducing qualities, are obvious contenders that made the list.
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One point of view - Maintaining ptimism in the modern world

