100 Ways to Connect With Your Teen
100 Ways to Connect with your Teens 1.View adolescence as an adventure. 2.Respect their privacy. 3.Create family times around activities they enjoy. 4.Keep the delicate balance between holding on and letting go. 5.Understand the nature of the adolescent beast. 6.Take advantage of an unexpected connection. 7.Bite your tongue. 8.Don't take their chaotic behavior or mood swings personally. 9.Help them discover their spirituality. 10.Catch them doing something right and praise them. 11.Influence ...Read the rest of this post »
July 18, 2010
Posted in: Home and Family
Meditation as a Path to Spirituality, Health and Happiness
While Eastern religions espouse meditation as a path to enlightenment and self-awareness, those in the West are increasingly turning to this spiritual exercise as a means to improving the quality of their lives. Those adhering to a meditation routine speak of the calm they experience through meditation, as well as the health benefits that they enjoy. Still others note that meditation goes well beyond mere mental and physical health and claim that meditation possesses a spiritual ...Read the rest of this post »
July 11, 2010
Posted in: Spirituality
When Does One Become A Yoga Teacher?
When you teach a friend, co-worker, or family member, one Yoga technique, you have taken the first step toward becoming a Yoga teacher. This is the traditional way Yoga was initially taught before Hatha Yoga classes became such a "magnet" to the public. Large Yoga classes are not a bad thing, but it is easy to forget the way Yoga was taught for centuries. Now, let's fast forward into the 21st century. Today, we have access to instant information. You can learn Yoga from television, the ...Read the rest of this post »
July 3, 2010
Posted in: Sports and Fitness
Women in Love and Relationships - How to Let Go
When you love someone and the relationship has to end in any reason that hurt you both, it has to end right at that moment and you have to accept it and let go. You don't have to ask questions why it happened; you don't have to look for answers because you will see none. Things could get ugly if you insist looking for it. Don't try to change the course of fate, if it's meant to end then it has to end and let go. Respect whatever he thinks about you, no need to talk or settle things with him, ...Read the rest of this post »
June 27, 2010
Posted in: Relationships
Four surefire steps to real life mastery of dating, sex, relationships, women and everything related
They say there are two types of men in the world. Because when you ask us, men, if we really want to master the women/sex/dating/love part of our life...then a part of us will honestly admit we do want to get better with women. But all the other men will lie about it and will pretend everything's fine. So I know there is a 100% chance that all the men will benefit from this article. Basically, I want to show each and everyone of you that getting better with women can be achieved much easier by ...Read the rest of this post »
June 22, 2010
Posted in: Relationships
Could a Blind Man Become a Yoga Teacher?
Recently, I ran into a case in which a Hatha Yoga teacher, who had been teaching for years, was being refused from a Hatha Yoga teacher training course. Before anyone gets stirred up over this, and the Act on the Affairs of the Handicapped, in the United States, this story gets better. His wife is also a Hatha Yoga teacher, and they teach Yoga classes as a team. Yet, he was still refused the opportunity for certification as a Hatha Yoga teacher. At this point, you might be thinking of the ...Read the rest of this post »
June 17, 2010
Posted in: Sports and Fitness
Peace Bombs
For ten years now, I've sent a spiritual email every Friday to a growing mailing list. I call the gratis publication Seeds. My Seeds were originally inspired by Emmet Fox, the great metaphysician. His books are compilations of his miniature essays. What I wanted to do was write a sort of reminder of the spiritual approach to life to get people through the weekend. Anyway, ten years is a long time, and I can't imagine stopping now. If you want to be on the list, send me an email ...Read the rest of this post »
June 13, 2010
Posted in: Spirituality
Cleaning Your Home Office or Computer Room
Your home office can be the central business center of the home, and oftentimes with all of those papers and documents, it may be hard to focus on where to get started, or exactly how to clean. Dust is public enemy number one when it comes to a home office. It seems to pervade everything, including computer screens, keyboards, bookshelves, and desktops. Of course we all know that the leading killer of dust is pledge and a dustcloth, but here are a few tips you may not have known. To keep ...Read the rest of this post »
June 10, 2010
Posted in: Home and Family
How to Make Cleaning a Kitchen Easy
Kitchens are the centers of our lives. We cook, converse, and even eat in our kitchens. Perhaps that is why getting motivated to clean a kitchen is 99.9% of the battle...and elbow grease is the other 0.1%. The reason for this is mostly because of all the rooms in a house, the kitchen alone has the position of having the most traffic, use, and just plain dirt! To start yourself off, it can be extremely helpful to have a checklist handy of all the possible things you can do so that you can ...Read the rest of this post »
June 8, 2010
Posted in: Home and Family
Wait in Peace
I like to know something about the sources of quotes I read so Wikipedia has become my best Internet friend. This quote came to me this week, apropos I think, for my one-year Ode blogging anniversary. When we have done our best, we should wait the result in peace. J. Lubbock Sir John Lubbock (1834-1913) was an English baron, banker, politician, archaeologist, and naturalist. As an American, my mind had instead gone right to Lubbock, as in Texas. So much for association. Sir John was also ...Read the rest of this post »
June 6, 2010
Posted in: Spirituality