Enjoy the gift of today. Let the posts below challenge, inspire, and spark something inside of you. Be Nice to Strangers and more… In This Issue: Be Nice to Strangers 5 Ways to Empower Your Kids for Greater Success & Happiness More Recent Articles Search Positively Positive   Be Nice to Strangers by James Altucher "Did the mailman have red hair?" said the man in front of me in line, implying that my ex-wife had sex with a mailman and then she had my daughter, who has bright orange hair. We were in line to get ice cream. I was with my illegitimate bastard, and the guy was a total stranger in line in front of me. It was neat how he asked about my sex life and the legitimacy of my child all in one question. I'm cool with that. I said to him, "Yes, as a matter of fact, he did." Which is true. The mailman had red hair back then, when I lived in Tribeca, before I lost my home and all my money and dignity. And now, this man was kind enough to remind me of that. Maybe my girl, whose affection I am buying with sugar, is not even related to me, and I've just revealed my deepest secrets to this total stranger who felt comfortable asking me about my sex life with my ex-wife. I'm proud of me. For no real reason. As one reviewer of my magnum opus Choose Yourself! recently said,... Read the whole entry »       • Email to a friend • Article Search •   5 Ways to Empower Your Kids for Greater Success & Happiness by Jen Groover The world children grow up in today is vastly different than the one many of us remember from our own childhoods. As parents, we want more for our children than just academic and career success; we want them to believe in themselves, lead positive, purposeful, rewarding lives, and grow to become the best possible version of themselves. However, with their schedules jam packed with extracurricular activities, technology at their fingertips, and a whole new breed of school bullying, it is easy for a child to feel powerless in their own life. It's now more important than ever to empower children by giving them the tools they need to develop their own identity and the personal strength to achieve their goals and become their own role models for positive living. 1. Teach Your Child That Their Uniqueness Is Their Power Starting from a young age, it is important to ingrain in your child that the things that make them different from others are their greatest assets. Encourage them to... Read the whole entry »       • Email to a friend • Article Search •   More Recent Articles What the Blind Can See. 20 Things Our Parents Did That We Don't Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. Make Room for Your Genius Ethical Purification and Handstands, Finding the Balance

 

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Enjoy the gift of today. Let the posts below challenge, inspire, and spark something inside of you. What the Blind Can See. and more… In This Issue: What the Blind Can See. 20 Things Our Parents Did That We Don't Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. More Recent Articles Search Positively Positive   What the Blind Can See. by Jennifer Pastiloff I wrote a post a while back here on Positively Positive called "The Irrelevants." This letter to me was a response to that article, and with Michelle Medina's permission, I am sharing it. You are not irrelevant either, you sitting there reading this. ***** Thank you Jennifer. I have tried to commit suicide since I was six, anything to ease the pain. Even cut twice in my life, just ANYTHING to make myself disappear. It's even harder when the messages I received from the public and my classmates were: 'disappear! Evaporate!! You're NOTHING!!' I'm visually impaired. I was born with a rare facial birth defect called a Tessier Cleft. My face didn't form properly, and I'm one of only between 50-56 people in the world with it. I've had 66 reconstructive surgeries thus far, including skin grafts and bone grafts, and the public has stared, pointed, and laughed. My family, in the past, has given them the power to ruin perfectly good outings, and I've often asked my... Read the whole entry »       • Email to a friend • Article Search •   20 Things Our Parents Did That We Don't by From Our Community By Kristin Mataluni I absolutely believe in progress. The world is becoming a better place each and every day. There are, however, some behaviors we have let go of that I believe we need to try hard to hold onto. Read and see if you agree: 1. Send thank you notes. Hand written, delivered by the post office ones. I have been trying harder to make sure that I always do this. People really appreciate it. 2. Shake hands. Outside of the business world, people are not good at it at all. We are big huggers, so I don't shake a lot of hands, but when I get one of those sad, limp ones, I wonder how depressed and unconfident that poor person must be. 3. Collect things, specifically when it comes to kids. When I was little, it was stickers; boys collected baseball cards or comics. When my dad was a kid, he pinned beautiful insect specimens to boards. Collecting teaches organization and responsibility. Today, kids collect video games that they treat poorly. 4. Stand up straight. It... Read the whole entry »       • Email to a friend • Article Search •   Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. by Positively Positive Related Posts Fear the fear, feel the fear The fear of suffering is worse than suffering itself. No heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dream. Does anger follow the laws of thermodynamics? Just Don't Know What to Do? How Tapping Can Help You Overcome Fear and Uncertainty       • Email to a friend •   More Recent Articles Make Room for Your Genius Ethical Purification and Handstands, Finding the Balance Steps to Change How to Receive a Compliment When You Normally Have a Tough Time Do You Fall Prey to These 4 Types of Impulse Purchases?

 

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Enjoy the gift of today. Let the posts below challenge, inspire, and spark something inside of you. Make Room for Your Genius and more… In This Issue: Make Room for Your Genius Ethical Purification and Handstands, Finding the Balance More Recent Articles Search Positively Positive   Make Room for Your Genius by Bethany Butzer, Ph.D. I've been very busy lately. I launched a large yoga research project at a local school; I sold my house; and I'm dealing with a host of personal and professional obstacles. And while there's nothing wrong with being busy, I've noticed a pattern that's been coming up for me—a pattern that I think many of us fall prey to. Tell me, does your life look something like this? Wake up with just enough time to get to work. Skip lunch because you have a meeting or phone call or appointment. Rush home from work so that you can make it to ____________ (fill in the blank with something like "the gym" or "my night course" or "my son's soccer game" or "hockey practice"). Get home with just enough time to flip through an hour of reality TV before you drag yourself to bed (or pass out on the couch). If your life follows this pattern, don't worry, you're not alone. As a culture, many of us have been trained to fill our lives with busy-ness. But I would like to... Read the whole entry »       • Email to a friend • Article Search •   Ethical Purification and Handstands, Finding the Balance by Lockey Maisonneuve "I just feel compelled to continue to be transparent. It just really levels the playing field and eradicates the shame that I have, or that one might have, about being human. So I'm going to just keep going." Alanis Morissette After being a personal trainer for nine years, I've grown from literally not knowing what a squat was to developing post-treatment exercise programs for cancer survivors. Four years ago, when I discovered yoga after undergoing treatment and surgeries for stage-3 breast cancer, I soon discovered the difference between a "good workout" and "practicing" yoga. After participating in a yoga class, I found I was far more flexible than I thought would be possible after cancer treatment. I felt stronger and more energized then I did after the bootcamps I was teaching. And I was noticing my breath. I learned to be present in my body. I soon became a devoted yogi. I was still a personal trainer; I was just becoming a better personal trainer because... Read the whole entry »       • Email to a friend • Article Search •   More Recent Articles Steps to Change How to Receive a Compliment When You Normally Have a Tough Time Do You Fall Prey to These 4 Types of Impulse Purchases? The vision to see, the faith to believe, and the will to do will take you anywhere you want to go. Feast on Gratitude. Day THREE: Vitamin G (The Missing Nutrient)

 

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