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I believe there is a cycle to gratitude—the more gratitude you express, the more you find you have to be grateful for. There are also significant, scientifically demonstrated benefits to living in gratitude. Scientifically Proven Benefits of Gratitude According to an article written for Forbes Magazine by Amy Morin: Gratitude opens the door to more relationships. Gratitude improves physical health. Gratitude improves psychological health. Gratitude enhances empathy and reduces aggression. Grateful people sleep better. Gratitude improves self-esteem. Gratitude increases mental strength.1 I also know, from personal experience, how healing it can be to hear words of gratitude, and how receiving ...

Feeling blue? I am not sure if it is a good thing or a bad thing, but our latest sales reports show a significant increase in the number of Up from Depression programs being sold in the last month so I wanted to talk to you about this. A Time and a Place for Self-Help As depression is such a serious subject, I do of course have to remind you that InnerTalk programs are never a replacement for professional health care. If you have a serious medical or emotional issue, please do consult your doctor first. That said, there are ...

I know this can sound like a real ‘First-World’ problem, but do you ever get upset by the amount of ‘stuff’ you have? Do you ever wonder if your ‘stuff’ has ‘stuff babies’ just to frustrate you? I have to confess that I do sometimes—and sometimes I have to be really ruthless about throwing stuff out. But for some people, this can be a real problem! Freedom from Hoarding There was a time I really believed that we had more than enough InnerTalk programs—I mean, with around 300 titles ranging from health and wellness to learning, and spirituality to sports ...

While I am not a huge fan of astrology, there are a number of Aries’ traits that I definitely have and some of these were even more obvious when I was younger. I could be very passionate about whatever issue I thought was important, quick to anger, and eager for action. When I saw something that I thought was wrong, it would eat away at me and I could therefore spend a great deal of time worrying. Lessons from Faith In my late teens, I went through a religious phase. I was brought up a Sikh and when I was ...

Why are some people just ‘plain downright lucky’ whereas others seem to spend all of their time in a quagmire of misfortune? And, even more importantly, is it possible to create good luck? The Many Faces of Luck There was a time in my life that good luck was simply a matter of chance, but then my life experience showed me something different. I remember being with a friend/colleague when we were asked to purchase tickets for a lottery. The lottery was a fund-raiser for a cause I believed in, so I dutifully purchased my tickets with zero expectation of ...

The first time I thought about meditation seriously was when Eldon took me to Zion National Park not long after we first met. As we were exiting the park Eldon found a place where we could pull over, and a very short walk later we found a private spot that could have been miles away from civilization—so quiet and incredibly beautiful. Eldon asked me if I knew how to meditate and I said of course—I mean, I knew that meditation was about quieting the mind and relaxing so how difficult could it be? So while Eldon lay down to meditate, ...