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A Kick in Our Moods : On Feeling Good About Ourselves

Life Lessons   for Daily Living No.3              Our outlook in life is profoundly   exemplified through the varied moods we manifest   day by day. Each one of us has a unique and creative   way of showing our moods   as shown through our actions, gestures, facial expressions and verbal communications.        Indeed, life has its unique way of bringing out the best in us and similarly, the worst in us.   As actors   and   actresses   in this “realistic   theatre”,   the significant   role we portray will more or less recognize if we deserve the best actress or actor award or we end up not winning any special award from the point of view of our   critical viewers. This might be the significant persons in our life - our family, friends, students, colleagues and our constituents.        As we unravel ...

A Kick in Our Attitude : Getting Rid of Junks and Bouncing Back

Life Lessons for Daily Living  No.2       Getting the best out of life and  ourselves  basically springs from  our attitude. Our attitude is the response we have towards people or circumstances which is manifested in our emotional and mental tones.         To live a fulfilling and rewarding life, we need to know  what is important to us. It is also  getting rid of the “junks” in  every aspect  of  our being. The different facets of our self – emotional, psychological, intellectual, social, spiritual, physical  must be cleanse from all “ impurities” that slowly  pulls us down.       The “junks”  in our attitude  might  reflect the negative feelings we harbor  for so many years. The emotional trauma we keep in our hearts which from time to time continue to haunt us  as well as our whole being. These hinders  ...

A kick in our Personality

Life Lessons  for Daily Living  # 1 :            Each person is a unique blend of the chromosomes and genes of our father and mother as well as our ancestors. Our genetic make-up is so designed in such a manner that we are distinct with other human beings.        As an individual passing through the  different stages of  life, you cannot help but ponder on a lot of issues, confronting your day to day existence  in this highly intricate and technological world.        As what Abraham Maslow, one of my favorite humanistic psychologists  strongly upholds, each individual is capable of achieving his  maximum potential  and to be self - actualized. But, in the process of becoming the " person" you so desired to become, there are a lot of  " battles" ( personal, familial, academic, social, spiritual, political, cultural ) to be won in order ...