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GC-Sunset-4-16-0742-smWant to Raise Your IQ by 23 Percent? Neuroscience Says Take Up This Simple Habit
In less time than it takes you to have lunch, you could be expanding your brain. Those who practiced this habit increased their IQ by an average of 23 percent and the effect was lasting. There were also several other beneficial side-effects. And you can have these results in as little as 4 days.

Science Says The Seed Of Depression Is Hidden In Your Gut, Not Your Brain
Scientists have discovered that the cause of depression, anxiety, and several other disorders, including autism and hyperactivity, have been linked to abnormalities in the intestinal tract. The good news is that you can do make some simple changes to improve the quality of your intestinal health.

5 Simples Strategies for Conquering Self-Doubt
Most people, at some time or other, have feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt. Unfortunately, it holds you back from living up to your potential and can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Try these remedies to get yourself unstuck from the quicksands of self-doubt.

~ Linda-Ann Stewart

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Rainbow at SnowbowlThese 2 Hidden Habits Will Hinder Your Success!
The extent of success is the ratio of good and bad habits you have in life. Your habits create your destiny. Some habits will undermine your success, confidence and happiness, and be so insidious that you don’t even recognize them. This article tackles 2 basic ones that are major offenders and what to do about them.

5 Things Psychopaths Say To Make You Feel Crazy
Most psychopaths are nonviolent and fit into the normal population. They just have no conscience and will prey on people to get what they want, using charm and manipulation. And one of their tools is to make you doubt yourself so they can control you. Here are some of the ways they attack and destabilize you.

A neuroscience researcher reveals 4 rituals that will make you happier
Are you depressed, stressed or upset? There are specific, proven solutions that can help you that are based on neuroscience. Believe it or not, feeling guilty or worried actually can make you feel better, even though it’s not helpful. This article suggests more constructive things to do that will be much better for you.

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GC-S.KaibabTr-OohAah-sm-0888How To Remember 90% Of Everything You Learn
Whether you’re learning Spanish, a new instrument, or a new sport, you could benefit from accelerated learning. But the problem is, there’s only so much time in the day. The key to accelerated learning is not just putting in more hours, but maximizing the effectiveness of the time spent learning. It explains the best ways to learn so you remember.

Being Positive Is Not For the Faint Hearted
Does the news leave you feeling depressed or drained? Researchers find that the news can increase anxiety and depression, shape your sense of identity and affect your beliefs about humanity. But rather than avoiding the news, seek stories that uplift you. This video and tip sheet will help you find ways to use the news to enhance your life.

New Finding: Different Types of Exercise Affect Different Parts of Your Brain
There are numerous reasons to exercise, from becoming more fit to being healthier. But exercise can also improve your brain. Exercise can improve your memory and attention. This article examines the different types of exercises and how they affect different areas of the brain, giving you even more benefits.

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Grand Canyon-Lipan PointDoctors Say Your Word Choice Can Hugely Change Your Brain
When you use positive words, it exercises the part of your brain that governs the ability to tell right from wrong. Negative words heighten the stress response, and can fill you with suspicion. This article goes on to explain how words affect other areas of your life, and shares a simple exercise on how to rewire your brain for more happiness.

Research Suggests Sunshine Helps Your Mind Stay Sharp
According to a new study by Duke University, getting sun can help you maintain a healthy brain. The vitamin D in the sunlight help protect neurons from being damaged. This study shows just how important sunshine is for the brain.

Habits = Happy: Instant Pick Me Ups
This breezy article shares 5 ways to break out of your blahs. They’ll help you overcome depression and have a happier life. And who knows, they may become habits for you.

~ Linda-Ann Stewart

Sparks of Insight

Sparks of Insight

Sparks of Insight“I allow Universal knowledge to flow into my mind and heart. I release outmoded attitudes and negative beliefs. I commit myself to allow the Light of Spirit to flood into my being and lead me into a greater life.”

You are always being guided by the Universe. When you open your mind to it, you’ll hear that still, small voice. All it takes is your willingness. Don’t try to force it, however. That will close off the channel. But as you align yourself with Its qualities of love and harmony, you’ll reap the benefits in peace and abundance.

~ Linda-Ann Stewart

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GC-RimTrail-sm-0923A Practical Guide To Reframing Your Thoughts And Making Yourself Happier
We’re always worrying, thinking of negative scenarios, but most of those disasters never occur. But they affect us and keep us disturbed, and reduce our enjoyment of life. Learn some techniques to stop that destructive cycle and put yourself in a healthier, happier frame of mind.

Why Introverts Are Introverts? Because Their Brains Are Different
If you prefer quiet over loud, a single companion over a group, or to stay home reading rather than go to a party, you’re probably an introvert. Research has discovered a major difference in the brains of introverts and extroverts that make them the way they are. Learn about these brain changes so you can understand why you’re the way you are.

A Harvard Psychologist Says This Should Be The First Thing You Do Every Morning
Instead of heading towards the coffee pot first thing in the morning, Amy Cuddy, a Harvard researcher, suggests you stretch. And not just any stretching. She says you should stretch in a specific way that helps build your confidence. This article also includes a her TEDTalk on how body language shapes who you are.

~ Linda-Ann Stewart

Book Review – Forgiving the Unforgivable

Book Review – Forgiving the Unforgivable

Forgiving the Unforgivable: Overcoming the Bitter Legacy of Intimate Wounds by Beverly Flanigan, M.S.S.W.

If you’ve ever been hurt by someone close to you, past or present, and need some help in dealing with it and getting to forgiveness, this book is for you. Not only does the author walk you through the journey of recognizing and acknowledging the injury, assigning responsibility, and describing the steps a person goes through along the way, but she also includes many exercises and tools to handle all of these phases.

When we’re wounded by someone close to us in a way that betrays the foundation of the relationship, then we feel like our world has been turned upside down. It forces us to re-evaluate our beliefs, and who we are. Our sense of stability and safety has been violated. To be able to heal from this, we have to examine the injury and its consequences.

As spiritual people, many of us believe that we have to take responsibility for everything that happens to us. That’s true to a certain extent. But we can’t control another person’s feelings and actions. So we need to assign responsibility to who actually, consciously and with intent, harmed us. Forgiveness doesn’t mean pardoning the other person. It’s letting go of the anger, empowering ourselves to move on, and recognizing that the wound has changed who we are. We set them free and ourselves free.

Forgiveness is a process of healing, not an eraser of hurt. This comprehensive book explains how to move through that process successfully and grow from it.

~ Linda-Ann Stewart

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Flagstaff ArboretumDoctors Say Your Word Choice Can Hugely Change Your Brain
Doctors at Thomas Jefferson University explained that the choice of our words could actually change your brain. Whether you use positive or negative words regulates hormones, impacts your decisions, and how you view yourself by the way they affect the brain. However, you can train yourself to choose words that will change your brain in a positive way.

Forgiveness is key to maintaining your mental health, according to this new study
If you’re someone who holds grudges, that hurts your mental and physical health. At the very least, you’re experiencing more stress than you normally would. However, if you can forgive, that eliminates the stress.

This Is How Your Body Really Processes Grief
At some point, everyone experiences grief. Unfortunately, until you do, you really can’t understand how deep it is. Well meaning friends may tell you to get over it and just move on, because they’ve never experienced it. This article goes into details about what happens mentally and physically when you lose someone close to you.

~ Linda-Ann Stewart

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Sparks of InsightScience Explains How Writing Down Tiny Achievements Every Day Changes Our Brains
Recent research shows that when you feel like you make progress, then you’re more likely to be creative, productive and increase your confidence. And it’s not just progress on goals, but small events that happen every day. Discover how to become more aware of your progress and how it affects you.

What to Do When You Are Your Own Worst Critic
There is something in your human nature that makes you very self-critical of yourself. It’s one of the greatest challenges you need to overcome to be successful. This article shares three techniques to quiet your inner critic down.

Self-Criticism or Self-Compassion?
Researchers say that the inner critic doesn’t really help you and can be destructive. Neuroscientists suggest that it affects the brain in negative ways. Learn three ways to be more positive about yourself so you can increase your motivation and resilience.

Book Review-“Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life”

Book Review-“Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life”

Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life
by Martin Seligman, Ph.D.

Wow! This is another book that I recommend to my clients, participants in my classes, and practically anyone who’s ever experienced depression, pessimism, or difficulty in achieving their dreams. Based on over twenty years worth of research, Dr. Seligman shows how optimism combats depression, improves health, enhances success, and much more. Not a rah-rah book for being positive, it covers the questions about his research and how he came to his conclusions.

There are exercises to test whether you’re optimistic or not, and how depressed you might be. A thought always precedes an emotion, and Dr. Seligman found that pervasive negative thoughts always preceded a person’s depression. He describes how some people “learn” to be helpless, and then don’t try, even when they are assured of success. If you’re a parent, teacher, or have a child in your life, the author explains how children become pessimistic and how it affects their lives. He even addresses the conditions when realistic thinking, not optimism, is best in the situation.

Best of all, this book gives instructions on how to change your thinking from pessimistic to optimistic. You simply have to learn how to change the way you explain the situations of your life to yourself. In other words, change your internal dialogue.

It’s an engrossing and entertaining read, considering that it covers much of his research. But it also gives case histories of people who have changed their lives. I can’t recommend this book highly enough.

~ Linda-Ann Stewart