We pay a lot of attention these days to physical fitness – at least in theory. Emotional Fitness is a new concept that author Paul Bird outlines for us to discover what drives the way we think and feel. It is a philosophy that makes perfect sense and if you want to flex your emotional muscle then this book will help you do that.
Archive for Personal Development
What Constant Craving Really Means
Doreen Virtue is a doctor of Psychology who has written many books on varied topics from angels to dieting and her latest book gave me much food for thought. It’s title ‘Constant Craving’ is based on her many years of scientific, psychological and metaphysical research about food cravings. If you are serious about wanting to lose weight permanently then it is vital to understand why you eat what you do.
Noimetics – A New Philosophy for Individuals
Eric Maisel is a US creativity coach whose unique approach goes deep into areas that are normally outside the creative realm and head into personal development. His description of a new naturalistic philosophy, Noimetics, will certainly provoke some thought and when we think, we grow.
What Makes Life Worth Living?
What makes life worth living may seem a flip question but I mean this in all seriousness as according to the World Health Organisation, around 1 million people die of suicide every year, the tenth largest cause of death globally. Awful enough, but what startled me was that more die by suicide than by any other type of violence, including armed conflict.
Alone Versus Lonely
These two states can of course co-exist and feel like the same thing, but in reality they need to be separated and recognised as different states.
Top Ten Tips to Help You Cope With Stress
These days stress seems almost hard-wired into us, but there are positive steps you can take to keep your body, min and spirit in balance.
If you want a quick boost, or to remind yourself of what you can do, then keep this list somewhere handy and start to add to it with suggestions of your own
Should There Be Standards For Philosophies and Religions?
What do you think about philosophy and religion, and do you hold them to particular standards? This is a very interesting question recently posed by the creativity coach, author and psychotherapist Eric Maisel. It made me think, so I am sharing it with you and I encourage to seek out more of his work.
Connecting Through the Space Between Us
Lynne McTaggart’s new book offers a scientific look at the bonds that hold society together and how we are meant to be connected as our natural way of being.
Rejection Always Hurts
Rejection happens to all of us, but how we deal with it will make a great deal of difference to how deeply it affects us, and those around us.
How To Change Direction
Ever since University, like many others I suspect, I have been an admirer of Edward de Bono and his groundbreaking book ‘Teach Yourself to Think’ so any new book he endorses has got to be worth a look.
Georges Philips’ new book Change Directions has impressed de Bono enough for him to write the foreword and he recommends it to anyone considering change, and perhaps more strikingly to those who wonder why they are not considering change.
