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Top E.R. Doctor Who Treated Virus Patients Dies by Suicide

2020-04-29T11:55:00.000-07:00

Top E.R. Doctor Who Treated Virus Patients Dies by Suicide

Dr. Lorna Breen

“She tried to do her job, and it killed her,” said the father of Dr. Lorna M. Breen, who worked at a Manhattan hospital hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak.

A top emergency room doctor at a Manhattan hospital that treated many coronavirus patients died by suicide on Sunday, her father and the police said.

Dr. Lorna M. Breen, the medical director of the emergency department at NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital, died in Charlottesville, Va., where she was staying with family, her father said in an interview.

Tyler Hawn, a spokesman for the Charlottesville Police Department, said in an email that officers on Sunday responded to a call seeking medical assistance.

“The victim was taken to U.V.A. Hospital for treatment, but later succumbed to self-inflicted injuries,” Mr. Hawn said.

“She tried to do her job, and it killed her,” he said.

The elder Dr. Breen said his daughter had contracted the coronavirus but had gone back to work after recuperating for about a week and a half. The hospital sent her home again, before her family intervened to bring her to Charlottesville, he said..

Dr. Breen, 49, did not have a history of mental illness, her father said. But he said that when he last spoke with her, she seemed detached, and he could tell something was wrong. She had described to him an onslaught of patients who were dying before they could even be taken out of ambulances.

“She was truly in the trenches of the front line,” he said.

He added: “Make sure she’s praised as a hero, because she was. She’s a casualty just as much as anyone else who has died.”

In a statement, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia used that language to describe her. “Dr. Breen is a hero who brought the highest ideals of medicine to the challenging front lines of the emergency department,” the statement said. “Our focus today is to provide support to her family, friends and colleagues as they cope with this news during what is already an extraordinarily difficult time.”

Dr. Angela Mills, head of emergency medical services for several NewYork-Presbyterian campuses, including Allen, sent an email to hospital staffers on Sunday night informing them of Dr. Breen’s death. The email, which was reviewed by The New York Times, did not mention a cause of death. Dr. Mills, who could not be reached for comment, said in the email that the hospital was deferring to the family’s request for privacy.

As of April 7, there had been 59 patient deaths at Allen hospital, according to an internal document.Credit...Gregg Vigliotti for The New York Times

Aside from work, Dr. Breen filled her time with friends, hobbies and sports, friends said. She was an avid member of a New York ski club and traveled regularly out west to ski and snowboard. She was also a deeply religious Christian who volunteered at a home for older people once a week, friends said. Once a year, she threw a large party on the roof deck of her Manhattan home.

She was very close with her sisters and mother, who lived in Virginia.

One colleague said he had spent dozens of hours talking to Dr. Breen not only about medicine but about their lives and the hobbies she enjoyed, which also included salsa dancing. She was a lively presence, outgoing and extroverted, at work events, the colleague said.

NewYork-Presbyterian Allen is a 200-bed hospital at the northern tip of Manhattan that at times had as many as 170 patients with Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus. As of April 7, there had been 59 patient deaths at the hospital, according to an internal document.

Dr. Lawrence A. Melniker, the vice chair for quality care at the NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, said that Dr. Breen was a well-respected and well-liked doctor in the NewYork-Presbyterian system, a network of hospitals that includes the Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the Weill Cornell Medical Center.

“You don’t get to a position like that at Allen without being very talented,” he said.

Dr. Melniker said the coronavirus had presented unusual mental health challenges for emergency physicians throughout New York, the epicenter of the crisis in the United States.

Source: New York Times

Apocalyptic asteroid strike that could wipe out humanity is ‘only a matter of time’, top scientist warns

2020-04-28T05:38:00.001-07:00

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An artist's illustration of asteroids, or near-Earth objects, that highlight the need for a complete Space Situational Awareness system. (ESA - P.Carril)

A catastrophic asteroid impact big enough to wipe out humanity is only a matter of ~~time, according to one top scientist.~~

~~Humanity has next-to no defense against such an impact, Professor Alan~~ Fitzsimmons said, which threatens to end life on Earth.

Speaking to the BBC, the astrophysicist warned that the planet is at risk of a deadly disaster if protective measures aren't put in place.

We will get a serious asteroid impact sometime," said Professor Fitzsimmons, of Queen's University in Belfast.

"It may not be in our lifetime, but mother nature controls when that will happen.

"We will need to do something about it. We'll need to move that asteroid so it misses us and doesn't hit us."

Astronomers are currently tracking nearly 2,000 asteroids, comets and other objects that threaten the Earth, and new ones are found every day.

Earth hasn't seen an asteroid of apocalyptic scale since the space rock that wiped out the dinosaurs 66million years ago.

However, smaller objects still capable of flattening an entire city crash into Earth every so often.

One a few hundred meters across that devastated 800 square miles of forest neat Tunguska in Siberia on June 30, 1908.

Professor Fitzsimmons called on amateur astronomers to help space agencies like Nasa track potentially deadly asteroids.

He said an upcoming mission was designed to help stop space rocks hitting Earth, but that it needed help deciding which ones to observe.

Launching in 2024, the probe will measure the movement of a smaller asteroid moon knocked out of its orbit by an earlier spacecraft.

Astronomers can help the mission by identifying and reporting as many asteroids as possible in the Kuiper belt, a mysterious region beyond Neptune.

Experts hope the mission, run by both Nasa and the European Space Agency, will pave the way for a full-blown asteroid deflection system.

Some scientists believe such a technique won't work, and would prefer firing a nuclear bomb at space rocks bearing down on our planet.

For what it's worth, NASA doesn't believe any of the thousands of "Near-Earth objects" it keeps an eye on are currently on a collision course with our planet.

However, that could change in the coming months or years as the space agency constantly revises objects' predicted trajectories.

"NASA knows of no asteroid or comet currently on a collision course with Earth, so the probability of a major collision is quite small," NASA says.

"In fact, as best as we can tell, no large object is likely to strike the Earth any time in the next several hundred years."

Even if they were to hit our planet, the vast majority of asteroids would not wipe out life as we know it.

"Global catastrophes" are only triggered when objects larger than 3,000 feet smash into Earth, according to NASA.

Source: Fox News

Is Kim Jong Un in critical condition? Dictator, 36, is 'in grave danger after heart surgery' as North Korea fights coronavirus - and his sister could be in next line to take control

2020-04-20T23:49:00.002-07:00

Is Kim Jong Un in critical condition? Dictator, 36, is 'in grave danger after heart surgery' as North Korea fights coronavirus - and his sister could be in next line to take control

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is in grave danger after a surgery says a US official with direct knowledge.
Kim's alleged turn for the worse comes after he recently missed the celebration of his grandfather's birthday on April 15, raising speculation about his health
The 36-year-old 'Supreme Leader' had been last seen four days before that at a government meeting
Kim had been receiving treatment after undergoing a cardiovascular procedure early this month
He was recovering at a villa in the Mount Kumgang resort county of Hyangsan on the east coast after getting the procedure on April 12 at a hospital there

Kim Jong Un is in grave danger after a surgery says a US official with direct knowledge of the North Korean leader's condition. He is seen speaking at a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, his last appearance in public

South Korea's presidential Blue House said: 'We have no information to confirm regarding rumours about Chairman Kim Jong-un's health issue that have been reported by some media outlets.

'Also, no unusual developments have been detected inside North Korea.'

Another US official said the White House was already aware of fears about Kim's health before the latest reports surfaced on Monday night.

The official said the US had information that Kim may have undergone surgery and that complications may have rendered him 'incapacitated or worse'.

But they stressed that the US had nothing to confirm whether the surgery had taken place or that any complications had occurred.

'We just don't know,' said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The White House and State Department had no comment.

Daily NK, citing unidentified sources inside the isolated state, said Kim was recovering at a villa in the Mount Kumgang resort county of Hyangsan on the east coast after getting the procedure on April 12 at a hospital there.

Kim's health has deteriorated in recent months due to heavy smoking, obesity and overwork, the Daily NK report said.

'My understanding is that he had been struggling (with cardiovascular problems) since last August but it worsened after repeated visits to Mount Paektu,' a source was quoted as saying, referring to the country's sacred mountain.

The dictator's health woes also come as North Korean authorities revealed to citizens in public lectures that there were confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the country as early as the end of March.

There was no indication that Kim may have contracted the deadly flu-like infection, also known as COVID-19.

The Unification Ministry, which deals with inter-Korean affairs, said it couldn't confirm another report by Daily NK, which cited anonymous sources to report that Kim was recovering from heart surgery in the capital Pyongyang and that his condition was improving.

Losing the dictator would likely result in a power struggle since Kim has not specifically named a successor.

Among those who are seen as likely candidates who may try to take the top leadership position are Kim's sister, Kim Yo-jong.

Source: Daily Mirror,co.uk

Shock new research reveals some beards contain more poo than a toilet

2015-05-04T06:09:00.000-07:00

Shock new research reveals some beards contain more poo than a toilet

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Dirty beards ... According to a new study, some beards are dirtier than a toilet. Picture: Getty Source: Supplied

THE hipster beard revolution may still be a thing—but a shocking new study has warned facial hair could be dirtier that a toilet bowl.

According to a group of microbiologists in New Mexico, the rancid bacteria that beards collect could be putting owners’ health at risk.

Microbiologist John Golobic, of Quest Diagnostics, swabbed a number of beards searching for bacteria for the study.

“I’m usually not surprised, and I was surprised by this,” he said.

“There would be a degree of uncleanliness that would be somewhat disturbing.”

Apparently the key to a poo free beard is to make sure you wash your hands regularly and avoid playing and twirling the hair.

“Try to keep your hands away from your face, as much as possible,” Golobic added.

Beards are as dirty as toilets

Study ... Microbiologist John Golobic, of Quest Diagnostics, during the research. Picture: YouTube/Vuz TV Source:

Woman Sends Facebook Divorce Summons

2015-04-08T05:00:00.001-07:00

Relationship status: It’s complicated. A woman who got approval to serve her ex with divorce papers through Facebook’s private message feature has gotten a response from her husband, according to her lawyer. Ellanora Baidoo, who told a judge Facebook was her sole method of contacting spouse Victor Sena Blood-Dzraku, is the first person in New York state to serve divorce papers via the site. Her lawyer says this could set a precedent for all other cases involving legal papers, as they can now be legitimately distributed through social media channels.

This is True Love.

2015-04-08T04:01:00.001-07:00

What's true love....? This is true love.
This is A Beautiful Story....
It was a busy morning, about 9.30 am, when an elderly gentleman in his 80 arrived to have his routine check up done . He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 10:00.
I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would be able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch and decided since I wasn't busy with another patient, I would check his pressure and blood for diabetes. On examining I found it was normal, so I talked to one of the doctors and got the needed prescription.
While attending to him I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry. The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.
I inquired about her health. He told me that she had been there for a while! As she is a victim of Alzheimer's disease.
As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in four years now.
I was surprised and asked him, 'And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?'
He smiled as he patted on my shoulder and said, 'She doesn't know me but I still know who she is.' I had to hold back tears as he left, I had goose bumps on my arm and thought,
'That is the kind of love I want in my life and everyone longs for it. True love is neither physical nor romantic'.True love doesn’t have age or status
True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.
Peace is seeing a sunset and knowing who to thank. The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have. If there’s this genre of true long lasting love prevails in the world there won’t be many single moms single dads or parentless children anywhere in the world.Peace and harmony will be ruling the the planet earth. This is a true story and related to me by a friend.
I hope my fans and readers will share it with people you care about, I just did.. Life isn't about how to survive the storm but how to dance in the rain.
The road to success is not straight. There is a curve called Failure, a loop called Confusion, speed bumps called Friends, red lights called Enemies, caution lights called Family. You will have flats called Jobs.
But, if you have a spare called Determination, an engine called Perseverance, insurance called Faith, a live wire called confidence, a driver called Almighty God, you will make it to a place called Success.

Strengthen Your Willpower

2015-04-06T13:17:00.001-07:00

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle.

Success is a lot of small things done well, day after day.

What seems like an overnight success is usually a very long time in the making. Success is created from people who establish the right habits, then execute them over and over.

So I wanted to share with you the top 10 habits that have been scientifically proven togive you incredible willpower!

1. MEDITATE

Meditation is the fastest and most effective way to increase your willpower. Bymeditating you are training the brain to focus and resist the urge to wander. Research shows that after just 2-3 days of practicing meditation for 10 minutes, your brain will be able to focus better, you will have more energy, and you will be less stressed. [1]

There are a lot of myths surrounding meditation. Burning incense, chanting, wearing robes, etc. So let's start by explaining what meditation really is.

Meditation is simply the practice of bringing your thoughts to the present moment.47% of our lives are spent either reminiscing about the past or thinking about what we are going to do in the future. [2]

We spend very little time with a clear, focused mind on what we are doing right now.

Meditation attempts to do just that. This is usually done by sitting upright in a room that is clear of distractions and focusing solely on your breathing. However, it can be achieved with any activity that brings your full focus and attention.

For example, if you are completely focused on the task of cleaning dishes; without mentally going over your day, pondering another problem in your head, or thinking about what you will be doing next, you can achieve a state of meditation.

If your mind is clear and focused completely on the present task, you will see the benefits of meditation.

To get started meditating, check out this article which will give you the tools andexercises you need to begin adding the habit of daily meditation.

2. EAT A LOW GLYCEMIC DIET

When the body takes in food, it creates a chemical known as glucose that travels through the blood stream. This is what the brain uses as its source of fuel to think, create, and exert willpower. So to ensure a healthy stock of willpower, we want to make sure our brain has enough glucose to use as energy. [3]

Any food that contains calories will give your brain glucose to work with. But not all glucose is created equally. Sugary foods will cause a quick spike of glucose, giving you willpower fuel for the short-term, but will cause a subsequent crash that depletes your willpower just as fast.

The best thing you can do is keep the glucose level in your bloodstream steady. This will give your brain a consistent reserve of fuel to exert willpower for the long-term. To accomplish this, researchers suggest a low-glycemic diet. [4]

Here are some low-glycemic foods that will give you long-term willpower fuel:

1. LEAN PROTEINS

Nothing fancy is required – just lean cuts of beef, poultry, pork and fish.

2. NUTS

Specifically those nuts that are high in omega-3 fatty acids like walnuts, pecans and cashews. (Note: this does not include legumes like peanuts).

3. FRESH FRUIT

Fresh fruit is preferred over dried fruit because dried fruits have a high concentration of sugar in them. This will result in the glucose spike for the short term and lead to a subsequent crash. Some good choices are bananas, blueberries, apples and cherries.

4. VEGETABLES

All vegetables will help build your long-term willpower, but specific veggies have a lot of willpower fuel in them are root-based. These include sweet potatoes, carrots and onions which will all give you some serious willpower fuel!

Do not try to completely overhaul your diet if you are not used to eating these types of foods. Instead focus on eating them for just one meal per day. The best of which would be eating them for breakfast.

3. GET ENOUGH SLEEP

When you don't get enough sleep, your willpower takes the biggest hit. When you are tired, your brain cells are not able to absorb glucose as efficiently as when you are well rested. This means that you begin lose the “power” in your willpower. [5]

Then your brain will recognize the fact that it is not getting enough glucose, and immediately start to crave sugary foods and caffeine to replenish its supply. However, because your brain cells are not absorbing glucose as efficiently as they should be, not only will you give in to eating junk, you will eat much more than you need.

Your brain will continue to crave junk food until it gets as much glucose as it can out of your bloodstream – regardless of how many calories that may be.

Luckily, there are scientifically proven tactics that will help you get a better night’s sleep even without adding more hours:

1. A COMPLETELY DARK ROOM

Most of us underestimate the affect that lights in our room have on our sleep. When our room is completely dark, it helps our brain shut down and sleep more efficiently. This helps us get more rest out of the hours we lay in bed; helping to restore our willpower. [6]

2. NAP

Other research suggests that it is the amount of consecutive hours you spend awake that matters the most. So breaking up the day with a nap can have significant benefits. It is better to sleep for 7 hours with a 1-hour nap than it is to sleep for 8 consecutive hours without taking that break during the day. [7]

3. CREATE A RESERVOIR

Getting more sleep on the weekend will create a reserve of energy your brain can use for willpower during the week. So if you cannot squeeze more hours of sleep in during the week, see if you can catch up on the weekend. [8]

4. EXERCISE

We all know that exercise is good for our health, but can it also be good for our willpower? In order to find out, researchers found 24 non-exercisers between 18 and 50 to partake in a 2-month study. They were given free gym memberships and asked to exercise just 1x/week for the first month and 3x/week for the second month.

Throughout the study they would test the participants on various self-control activities from resisting temptations to persevering through challenging tasks.

The results were nothing short of remarkable.

After just 2 months of exercise every participant had indeed increased his or her ability to resist temptations and persevere on tasks.

But the benefits didn’t end there. Without any instruction by the researchers, the participants also:

· Procrastinated less

· Felt more in control of their emotions

· Reduced smoking, alcohol and caffeine intake

· Saved more money

· Ate less junk food

· Began eating a healthier diet

· Watched less TV

· Spent more time studying

· Splurged on impulse purchases less

· Were more likely to be on time to appointments

All of these activities occurred naturally from the habitual exercise! [9]

Now, before you set a plan to go from not exercising at all to exercising every day, let’s pause. It’s important to remember that for a full month, these participants only went to the gym 1x/week. That means they only went 4 times total in the entire first month!

Clearly, it is not necessary for you to go crazy with your exercise plan. To start getting all of the benefits listed above, you just need to make a plan that is consistent, not overwhelming. Whether you can exercise 1x/week or 4x/week, it doesn’t matter. To see the benefits, you just need to set a plan that you will not fail.

5. FOCUS ON ONE TASK AT A TIME

Ready for a puzzle? See if you can write down a list of all 50 states.

When you have listed 10, see if you can continue writing them while also figuring out the answer to 17 x 24.

Were you able to do it?

We have 2 distinct parts of our brain that help in our problem-solving. One is the limbic system, which makes our easy and automatic decisions. This includes brushing our teeth and stopping at a red light. This part of the brain is also short-term minded, and is what motivates us to indulge in unhealthy food and get off of the treadmill.

The other is the pre-frontal cortex, which solves more difficult problems like how to effectively communicate or solve more complicated math equations like the one above. This is also the part of our brain that thinks long-term and is responsible for our willpower.

The problems above both require the pre-frontal cortex to solve. If I were to ask you to write the 50 states and do a simple problem like 10 x 5, you would have had no problem doing it. 10 x 5 is easy. It only requires our limbic system to solve, so we can successfully multi-task.

The more we multi-task, the more we train our limbic system. So by trying to do 4 things at once, we are unknowingly making the part of the brain that wants us to indulge stronger.

The pre-frontal cortex, however, cannot multi-task. The problems it deals with are too complicated. So by focusing on one task at a time, we are making the part of the brain that exerts willpower stronger!

So resist the temptation to multi-task and remain focused. This will train your willpower and help you make tough decisions. [10]

6. PRACTICE MINDFULNESS

We tend to believe that every choice we make throughout the day goes through a process of well-informed decision-making. But 45% of our daily-decision are made completely automatically. From what we decide to eat, what we decide to wear and what we decide to do when we first get to work, our brains are running on autopilot. [11]

You can overcome this tendency by becoming more mindful of your daily decisions. This is as simple as pausing and questioning why you are making the decision to get coffee as soon as you make it into the office. Or why you are eating cereal for breakfast rather than eggs.

Simply question these daily decisions and you will strengthen your willpower to make better choices throughout the day. [10]

7. SELF-MONITORING

Something odd happens in our brains when we look at ourselves in the mirror. The part of the brain that would say "hey, that's me in the mirror" is not activated. Instead it is a part of the brain that says "I wish I was taller, skinnier, more muscular, etc." [12]

In other words, rather than seeing see who we are, we see who we want to be. This is not because we are shallow, it is because we all have an ideal self that we want to live up to. With this ideal self in our mind, we begin to think and act more like them.

The best way to keep your ideal self in mind is through a process called Self-Monitoring. This involves keeping track of as much information on yourself as possible. Like with the mirror, you will look at the information on yourself and compare it to what you really want. This will strengthen your willpower and help you make better decisions.

To get started, check out the list of ways to begin self-monitoring at the bottom of this article.

8. PLAY OFFENSE

When researchers came across a group of people in the Netherlands who seemingly had unstoppable willpower, they thought they must be saints. They ate extremely healthy, exercised regularly, hardly procrastinated and reported less stress than almost everyone around them.

But they were not saints at all. Many of them reported that if they were to get behind a bar stool, they would never leave. Others reported that they were unable to resist sweets whenever they were around. It seemed that these "saints" were prone to the same temptations as the rest of us. [13]

So what was their secret?

The secret, it turned out, was that these people simply did not put themselves in those situations. Their lifestyles were well-organized to prevent having to look temptation in the face.

These people played offense. They thought about what might tempt them in the future – whether it was alcohol, sweets, or distractions from work – and set themselves up to avoid them. They were seemingly willpower super heroes because they almost never had to use it.

In your life, look for the things that test your willpower. How can you play offense and remove future temptations?

9. FIND INSPIRATION

We have all experienced the feeling of inspiration at some point in our lives. It may have been from a story in history, a speech by a great leader, or by someone in our own lives. When we become inspired, we get a rush of energy that we feel can take us to new heights. It's almost as if we get more willpower.

When we witness something inspiring, the part of the pre-frontal cortex that thinks about the long-term lights up. The neurons in this part of the brain start firing and we feel a rush of energy as we begin to believe in our dreams and goals.

This essentially means that by becoming inspired, we give the pre-frontal cortex more power. This strengthens our willpower and makes it easier to work towards our long-term goals. [14]

To tap into this willpower, find something inspiring that you can turn to on a daily basis. This will help you find the willpower you need even when times get tough.

10. CHUNKING

The last and perhaps the most important willpower habit is chunking. Chunking is the process of taking a large task, goal, dream, etc. and breaking it into manageable “chunks”.

If you’ve ever had a goal, you know how exciting it can be at first. You can see the “after photo” of your life when the goal is achieved - and you love what you see. You imagine all of the great things about the “new you” and you can't wait to get started working towards that goal!

Then it’s time to actually do the work. And whether that work is putting pen to paper, or putting foot to treadmill, you get a sudden rush of being completely overwhelmed. You see just how much work it’s going to take to get you from where you are, to where you want to be. Then you get paralyzed by the fact that you don’t know where to begin. So you don't bother trying, or you lose the persistence to keep going.

Chunking works because it shifts your focus from that larger goal, into smaller chunks that are easier for your brain to comprehend. If your goal is to follow a 12-week exercise plan, it can be overwhelming when you’re tired on day 4 and thinking about the fact that you have 80 more days of this. [15]

But if you shift your focus to simply accomplishing the workout plan today, you are far less likely to become overwhelmed. Then, before you know it, 20, 40, 60 days have passed and you are more confident than ever that we can make it to the end.

CONCLUSION

Excellence is a habit. It is a lot of small things done well, day-after-day. Starting any one of the habits listed above has been proven to give you incredible willpower over time.But you must be consistent.

It will be far more beneficial for you to begin just 1 of these daily willpower habits and do it consistently, than to do all 10 for a short period of time. So select just 1 habit to add to your life and stick to it. After it has truly become a habit, move on to the next one. Over time, you will see incredible benefits to your willpower!

Colin Robertson http://www.willpowered.co/

Jaami's achievements

2014-10-04T02:19:00.001-07:00

Knowledge on knowledge sharing with you

2010-05-16T13:45:00.000-07:00

inner voice gives us a running commentary throughout the day of what is going on in our heads. According to scientific studies, our inner dialogues can range from 150-300 words per minute. Now, that's a lot of self-conversing going on throughout the day! Joking aside, our internal dialogues have a lot of influence over us. They can either be very positive and uplifting, or they can be negative and demoralizing

we can work on. For example, coaches and sports trainers work with athletes to help them develop positive inner dialogues. By helping the athletes to believe in themselves and their ability to improve their performance, they better While the former is uplifting and makes you feel good, the latter can be loaded with negative words and criticism that really bring you down. Fortunately, this is an area of life heir capacity to compete and to overcome the challenges in order to win at competitions

Fortunately, my friends, all of us can work on techniques to develop and/or better our positive inner dialogue. You start by becoming aware of the thoughts going through your head. Pay attention to what you are saying to yourself. When you notice optimistic self-talk, applaud it because it means that you are moving in a positive direction. If you identify negative inner dialogue, stop to hear what you are saying. Think about where these thoughts might be coming from. For example, do they stem from anger, hurt or jealousy? Consider whether there is any valid basis for the thought, and if so, consider some more upbeat or constructive ways to confront it or affirmative steps you can take to change it. Bringing reason to the process can often dispel disparaging thoughts, most of which stem from distant and forgotten experiences that no longer apply to our daily lives.

My friends, on those occasions when you do catch yourself in negative self-talk, take a moment to rephrase those thoughts into a positive ones in your head. It takes a bit of time and commitment, but the benefits are well worth the effort. As your thoughts continue to become more and more positive, you will find your quality of life improving accordingly.

Hope my readers will keep this exercise in mind over the upcoming weeks and see if you can begin to shift your thoughts in a more positive and understanding direction. This would be a big step for you, and it would help you to feel more empowered to move your life in the direction you want

Qualities of Self Confidence

2010-03-20T11:40:00.001-07:00

A sense of clarity and direction
An unmistakable feeling infectious calm
A connectedness within yourself and others
More curiosity and less judgement of self and others
Greater courage to life's challenges
Burst of creativity that let you think outside the box.

Diana the princess of Wales

2010-03-20T02:43:00.001-07:00

"Diana's innermost feelings of suffering that made her to coonect with her constiuency of the rejected" By lord John Spencer.

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2010-03-16T00:41:00.000-07:00

It seems easy to write things but its really difficult to put up into words their emotions and feelings . . . "
Sweety was a sweet, innocent bubbly girl who always hides her emotions and feelings. She was like a coconut hard outside but very soft inside. Life was very normal to her as it was to others till one and half years back. One fine night as she was feeling bored she sat for chatting. Hiiiiiii..came along with big smile. Replying to that was the big mistake she did in her life unaware of future consequences. Hi.. am Varun frm London and reply was am Sweety frm India. That’s it story started…….mailing messaging became their daily routine…both got attached so much that..without seeing each others mail they never started their day. If this routine continued story would have never emergedOne day Varun asked can I call you..? she said yes and then weekends calls started. They used to talk hours together on phone. Distance was never a barrier for them. Both were of same mentality no love in life, no commitments but cupid has something with him in their accounts. Sweety developed love towards him and couldn’t express as she was afraid that with her proposing she may not loose his friendship. Varun got a hint and later he too started feeling the same for her.If both have expressed their feelings story would have been successfully ended but.. on valentines day his friends brought his gift to her house and gave it to her..Varun never saw her as she was her net frend.. that’s it what happened..no one never knew. No mails no phones no messages from Varun. Sweety got tensed she called, she mailed but no response. After 15 days mail came…she was very happy to find his mail in her mail box she opened that’s it..her heart broke…she cried why she didn’t die after reading that. Varun wrote….i never had any feeling for you. You were my best friend. I know you have such feelings for me, so I don’t want to prolong our relation..am a passing cloud.. delete my mails from your folder and from your life….Is deleting so much easy? If shift+del could erase all feelings and emotions then every human on earth will be very happy....asking her to forget him he ended his mail and their relation. She wanted to die.. but..she don’t know life after death but being alive can make him to see Varun photos daily and his mails daily..so she’s still alive..still waiting..still loving. Sweety knew that Varun was always behind beauty of face but not of heart. But she never knew that just for sake of beauty he will forget their beautiful realtion which they shared..is not being beautiful her mistake..?
loving him more than her life is her mistake..?not able to forget him and crying daily hours together is her mistake..?Loving the wrong person is her mistake..?Do anyone have answer for this...? Life must go on...