Friday, April 30, 2010

How to Deal With Depression After Losing a Job

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How to Deal With Depression After Losing a Job

by Kristen Fischer

It could happen as soon as you hear the words from your boss that you are losing your job. It could happen days or weeks later. But the truth is that sooner or later you might feel the heavy grip of depression upon becoming unemployed-and in this economy, many people are feeling it. It is perfectly normal to feel this way in such a situation. Luckily, there are ways you can cope with the blues-here are some.

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Thursday, April 29, 2010

How to Find the Right Gym

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How to Find the Right Gym

by Richard Ferri

Hunting for a gym can be a trying experience--however, simply selecting a gym "out of the blue" can become a major road block to your fitness program. It is really very simple: Why would you go some place that makes you uncomfortable or is not to your liking? The answer is: "You wouldn't!" In this article I will cover the basics to help you select a gym that matches your needs--which should also help you to meet your fitness goals.

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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

How to Decorate Tote Bags

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How to Decorate Tote Bags

by Mackenzie Wright

Decorating a tote bag makes a great craft project for kids and adults. You can make a tote bag to reflect your own style and tastes. Make one for different uses, such as a beach bag, library bag and knitting supply bag. They also make great gifts for friends and loved ones for any occasion. Blank tote bags can be purchased at most craft stores, or you can recycle tote bags given away at stores or events. There are many ways to decorate a tote bag, so you can get very creative.

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Monday, April 26, 2010

How to Get Healthy For Free

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How to Get Healthy For Free

by Caroline Schley

With a new decade upon us, getting fit from the inside out is sure to be a popular resolution. Everybody wants a crisp, fresh start: slimmer hips, better health and less stress in their lives than they had in the aughts. It's easy to promise yourself you will get healthy with a brand-new trainer, a membership at the hottest yoga studio in town and a diet filled with nothing but organic fruits and vegetables.

But as we head into the new year, you will realize each resolution carries a hefty price tag. With your bank account still smarting a bit from Christmas spending and your reserve accounts low due to the recession, now may not be the time to create more financial commitments for yourself.

Don't let a lack of cash interfere with your well-intentioned motivation! There are lots of great, easy ways to get fit, wholesome and healthy without spending a dime.

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Sunday, April 25, 2010

How to Create an Elegant Business Card

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How to Create an Elegant Business Card

by Carl Hose

A well-designed business card provides prospective customers and clients with a handy way to get in touch with you. It's also your introduction to prospective customers and can help them remember you. Here's how to create an elegant business card that will give future customers a good first impression and have them reaching for your business card when they need you.

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Saturday, April 24, 2010

How to Forgive, Forget and Let Go

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How to Forgive, Forget and Let Go

by Sandra Ray

Forgiveness can be a difficult concept to grasp. While we all have a mental image of what forgiveness "should" look like when others forgive us, knowing how to forgive ourselves or someone else isn't as easy to understand.

When someone else causes us emotional harm, whether unintentional or intentional, learning to let go of this pain can be one of the most difficult transitions we go through. Social workers in the prison system work with families on the process of forgiveness to help ease the transition between incarceration and life on the outside. Similar to restorative justice programs which involve the victim of a crime and the offender, these prison programs seek to develop an understanding of the offenders' acts and come to terms with the eventual return to society.

The families involved tend to view forgiveness as an admission that the past is completely forgotten and life can return to normal as if nothing happened. As you can imagine, this effort at denying the behavior has a negative effect.

Carrying emotional pain, anger, anxiety, and other distressing thoughts about a situation or someone often is easier for us than beginning the forgiveness process. Cognitive-behavioral therapists often stress working on positive thoughts. It can be easier to invest time in negative thoughts, but these therapists work to help redirect energy toward positive change. The more we concentrate our emotional energy on carrying a grudge and not forgiving someone, the more likely we are to become anxious, depressed and feel negatively about the general situation.

Since it is often easy to think of forgiveness in terms of forgetting, we need to examine how we forget. Human memory does not work like computer memory. There is no way to reformat the past. Instead, we look at situations through different lenses. Psychologists often refer to these lenses as perspective. Reality of our situation is how we view it at the time that the impression or memory was formed.

Forgetting a past hurt refers to relearning the circumstances surround the situation, reprocess it through a fresh perspective, and move toward forgiveness. When we look at the outcome of what happened, we can either become bitter and angry or view the end result as an opportunity for personal growth and change.

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