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marino's Quotes
Bottle Bank
Fri, 08/14/2009 - 21:22 — marino
"You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you."
(John Wooden)
(John Wooden)
Did you have a party recently?
What did you do with all your bottles and cans?
Do you still have them at home?
Sight
Tue, 08/11/2009 - 21:36 — marino“Learning moment by moment to be free in our minds and hearts we make freedom possible for everyone the world over.”
(Sonia Johnson )
| A little boy who was blind from birth had an operation, which restored his sight and gave him a new life. When he was asked how would he describe what had happened he answered: “Every morning when I get up I can’t wait to see all the amazing things. I never knew that there is so much to see.” |
Reframe Your Past
Mon, 08/03/2009 - 23:27 — marino“Something you consider bad may bring out your child’s talents; something you consider good may stifle them.”
(Vicomte Rene de Chatebriand)
| Research shows us that the common thread between all types of mental illnesses is the lack of self-esteem. Other studies show us that the crucial foundation for self-esteem occurs unconsciously at early ages. |
Freedom from Perfectionism
Sun, 07/26/2009 - 19:37 — marino“He who never made a mistake never made a discovery.”
(Samuel Smiles)
| We spend our time trying to avoid making mistakes or doing the wrong thing – so much so that the avoidance on its own becomes a problem that starts eating us up. Many people who hold esteemed places in the history books learned from making mistakes and taking risks. Nobody ever became famous just for being perfect. |
Positive and Negative Influences
Sat, 07/18/2009 - 21:48 — marino“I love you not for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you.” ~Roy Croft
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From the day we were born, our environment has had a strong influence on us. We don’t always pay enough attention to this fact and we’re not always properly aware of it either. When we are put in close contact with other people, flecks of their character, behaviour and values cross over and embed themselves in us.
This crossover can be good for us or it can have very negative consequences on our feelings about ourselves. |
Self-Help Tip of the Week: Challenge
Sun, 07/12/2009 - 18:44 — marino“One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him.” ~ Lao Tsu
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Do you realise how negatively you talk to yourself?
Monitoring self-talk is one of the most important areas of your thinking that you need to change. Every word you say to yourself is connected with a feeling and changing the way you feel can start with changing the way you are talking to yourself. Let’s do a little exercise |
Self-Help Tip of the Week: Imagination
Sat, 05/30/2009 - 22:19 — marino“Reality is not only more fantastic than we think, but also much more fantastic than we imagine.”
(John Haldane)
| Our imagination is something we are born with. Our senses play an important role in imagination. Using our senses this way can be important aspect in our recovery. It can help us to achieve our aims. |
Self-Help Tip of the Week: Pre-approving yourself
Sun, 04/26/2009 - 09:09 — marinoAppreciate your creativity and use it in learning to cook. Give yourself a lot of credits for being open to start seeing cooking in a different way, a more open way.
Recipe of the Week:Lemon and Orange Fish Ingredients for 4 servings: 4 fish portions (trout, salmon, cod…) |
Self-Help Tip of the Week: Body Image
Thu, 04/09/2009 - 10:38 — marinoFor people with eating distress the body seems like an obstacle to be overcome. We need to learn to explore a new relationship with our bodies. Our preoccupation with our appearance goes much deeper than the outer image. The body is a basic part of who we are, and it affects the choices and psychological issues we pursue.
