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Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values How to become a better person: 92 of 192
While it is important to do good deeds to others, the best good deed you can do for yourself and for others is to love yourself. It is, in my opinion, the main step towards becoming a better person. But it's not always so easy (at least for me it isn't!). Love has many facets; it's the "mother" of all emotions. And since tha... More..
Education > Homework & Testing Tips for keeping your child's self esteem intact: 10 of 20
As parents we have the ability to give our children the tools they need in order to build and maintain their level of self-esteem. The first thing to check is to make sure that we are sending our children affirmations of unconditional love that are completely disconnected from performance. Have you ever told your child that ... More..
Business > Finance & Insurance The pros and cons of merchant cash advances: 1 of 1
In response to the current recession economy, financial institutions around the U.S. are being more tight-fisted then usual when it comes to lending out their capital, and one of the hardest hit sectors has been small business financing. As a result, a significant number of small and mid-sized businesses have been forced to ... More..
Health & Fitness > Depression Depression: How bad choices can lead to bad habits: 13 of 24
One of the hardest challenges in life is being able to separate what we do from who we are. More often then not the logic follows: "If I do something bad then I must be bad." And guess what? Bad people will just do more bad things. Thus the person plunges down a self-defeating, spiral of negative behavior and feelings. To br... More..
Health & Fitness > Vision Can you improve your vision without glasses?: 6 of 11
There are many methods out there that claim to improve and maintain one's vision. Basically, these methods can be put into one of three categories: Lasik eye surgery, vision correction exercises, and natural herbs and vitamins. Lasik eye surgery is perhaps the most effective and easiest option. It is a procedure that permane... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God Deliberating on why God allows for evil: 56 of 93
Why does God allow for evil? Well, if you say that evil created itself, then you are saying that it is comparable to God. Because it created something from nothing, and only God can do that. If you say that we humans created evil through our actions, then what does that say about us? We must be pretty bad because look at wha... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Judaism Kabbalah explained: 11 of 18
If you are looking for an explanation of commercialized kabbalah, then I'm sorry I can't give it to you. You should skip over my article and ask Madonna instead. The current kabbalah craze that has made its way into pop culture has absolutely nothing to do with authentic kabbalah. But if you are curious to know what Kabbalah... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Helping Kids Cope How parents can ease children's psychological burdens from divorce: 16 of 25
Unfortunately, in today's world there is nothing taboo about divorce. It just happens, and it happens often. Therefore, it is important that parents are equipped with the tools to ease their children through the experience and thus lift the burden from their shoulders. To a child, the home is a miniature representation of ho... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God Can science prove the existence of God?: 42 of 63
The science world is often considered to be at odds with religion and spirituality. The truth is, however, that scientific method is really a neutral tool that gives the investigator an understanding of the world around him, and how objective it will be is dependent on the person who uses it. If a historian, for example, fin... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Speculations & Criticisms Do you think that most people that pray only pray when they need God?: 18 of 27
One new year's eve I decided to go to Times Square. As the ball began to drop I could feel the anticipation build up in the crowd. 3...2...1! Everyone went wild, and I went wild with everyone else. What made the experience so exciting was the fact that I was cheering with so many people. I was a part of this intense outpouri... More..