Blog Overview to date (new readers start here)

Now that this blog has been going for a while I thought it a worthwhile exercise to look back and list the kind of articles that have been published. At the very least this will serve as a reference point for new readers to see if they believe that this blog would be of interest to them. I have grouped the posts under general headings as follows: 
 

Goals

GoalSetting - Long, Medium and Short Term Goals
How to Set Annual Goals That You WILL Actually Achieve
Powerful Benefits of Goal Setting
Activities to Consider in Setting Goals
 

Health

Takinga Chance on Healthy Living!
FrenchWomen Don't Get Fat
How To Stay Motivated On A Diet
 

Business Entrepreneurial & Organisational skills

10 Ways to be More Organised
10 Things To Do Before Your Speech
There Is Power In Being United With People Who Share Your Vision
Success Must-Haves
How to Gain Respect and Support for Yourself and Your Business
 

Inspiration

18 Mother Teresa Quotes
Seeing Beauty in the Ordinary
A Facilitator's Prayer
From books and words come fantasy, and sometimes ... 
A Personal Fairy Tale

General Self Help

Self Image: Why Do Some People Take Things Personally
10 Steps To Spiritual Happiness
Conducting a Scientific Experiment on Yourself
How To Improve Self Esteem
What Makes Emotional Healing So Hard?
Wellness For Life Beware of Emotional Dependency
Why Forgiveness is Crucial to Your Happiness
"Wrong doing"
Failure(Part 3)
Failure(Part 2)
Failure(Part 1)

Humour

Tess's Blog (January)
Tess's Blog
USM Soul Mate Encounter(TM) Dating Service 
My Personal Guru

Other Fiction

Freedom
Mirrors


If there is anything in particular that you would like to see more of please feel free to leave a comment below. 

18 Mother Teresa Quotes to Celebrate the Life of an Extraordinary Woman

Author: Noel Jameson

When choosing words of wisdom to live by, you can't go wrong with Mother Teresa quotes. After all, she was one of the most remarkable women to ever walk the earth. We can learn a lot from her kindness, patience, generosity and gentleness of spirit. These 18 Mother Teresa quotes are perfect examples of why this woman was so special and how many of us can learn from her example.

1. "It is not the magnitude of our actions but the amount of love that is put into them that matters."

2. "Everybody today seems to be in such a terrible rush, anxious for greater developments and greater riches and so on, so that children have very little time for their parents. Parents have very little time for each other, and in the home begins the disruption of peace of the world."

3. "I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love."

4. "We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop."

5. "If we really want to love we must learn how to forgive."

6. "We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls."

7. "Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile."

8. "There is more hunger in the world for love and appreciation in this world than for bread."

9. "Let us not be satisfied with just giving money. Money is not enough, money can be got, but they need your hearts to love them. So, spread your love everywhere you go."

10. "Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies."

11. "Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing."

12. "I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much."

13. "I want you to be concerned about your next door neighbor. Do you know your next door neighbor?"

14. "Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."

15. "We, the unwilling,led by the unknowing,are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much,for so long,with so little,we are now qualified to do anything with nothing."

16. "God doesn't require us to succeed; he only requires that you try."

17. "People are generally irrational, unreasonable and selfish. They deserve to be loved, anyway."

18. "Despite giving your best to the world, you may be kicked in the teeth. Give the best you've got anyway."

It is evident from the wisdom in her words that Mother Teresa was truly a gift to the world. If only the world would live by her wisdom, it would finally be a loving and peaceful place where humanity could enjoy a Utopian existence. If there are any quotes to live by, Mother Teresa quotes are most definitely at the top of that list.

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Self Image: Why Do Some People Take Things Personally?

by Oliver J R Cooper 
 
There are people who take just about everything personally and this doesn't have to be the words that other people say. It could relate to how another person looks at them and what one experiences in the world around them.

This can also relate to specific situations where one is being given feedback from another; how they are performing at work or the views from their family and friends for example.

Two Sides
So whether one is with someone they know and who appreciates them or if they are around someone they don't know and are unsure of what their views are: the consequences are often the same. What is said is taken to heart and ones wellbeing is constantly being affected by the outside world. One may feel that they have no control over this whole process.

Victimised
It would be easy to assume that such a person is a victim and that the people of the world have got it in for them. No matter where they go or who they are with - there appears to be a hidden agenda. However, amongst this will be times when other people will say that it was heard wrongly or that another person didn't mean it. And what pushes the buttons and causes an emotional and behavioural reaction in one person, may have very little affect on another person.

Random Events
For people who take things personally there are likely to be certain words, vocal tones, looks and behaviours that create a reaction. On the surface these reactions may appear to be random and to come out of nowhere.

Interpretation
The difference between people who take things personally and people who don't is what's going on in their ego mind. How something is being interpreted is what often makes the difference. The meaning that anything has is largely subjective and these are based on the associations that the ego mind has formed. And these associations will be triggered automatically and often out of one's awareness.

Catalyst
So what this means is that the experience that one has when another person says something or does something is the result of what already exists within. And these external triggers are acting as a catalyst. But, as this whole experience happens so quickly and naturally it can seem as though it is coming from the outside and that one is just a bystander.

It's Normal
And if this is an experience that one has got used to or has not known another way, it will seem as though it is normal and how life is. The pattern needs to be broken in some way. One has to become aware of another way of being and that there is a choice.

Vulnerable
As one is already carrying these associations in their mind, it means that they are already vulnerable and sensitive to what others say or don't say. The world is then validating what they believe at an unconscious level. This vulnerability and sensitivity was probably created in ones childhood.

Childhood
As a child one doesn't have boundaries and unless one is encouraged by their caregivers to separate they may never develop them at all. And this means that one cannot tell the difference between who they are and who another person is. So if one was brought up around caregivers that were abusive or critical for example; one would have no choice but to take this personally. This would have then caused ones ego mind to identify with the views of their caregivers and to take them personally.

Boundaries
And through being mentally and emotionally connected and having no boundaries, one would have felt wide open to whatever their caregivers said or did. One would not have been able to differentiate from what they were experiencing. Unless this has been looked at and one takes the steps to create boundaries, the same scenarios will be played out again. Because the words and actions of another person don't have to have the same affect on an adult as they do to a child. However if one regresses to that stage as an adult it won't matter if one is physically an adult; as one will revert to a different emotional age.

Associations
And all of the associations that were created during those years will be fired off once more. So even though the emotions, thoughts and feelings that are being triggered by a present situation can be way out of proportion; based on the ego minds associations they are appropriate.

Awareness
With awareness these patterns can be brought to ones attention. And from here the right assistance can be looked for. For some people this could be severe and for others it may be a minor challenge. And this will define whether a book is sufficient or if some kind of therapist or coach is needed. This can lead to boundaries being formed, as a result of letting go off the past.

Self Acceptance
While some people will respond in a way that one would like, others won't. And this is why self acceptance is important. Other people will always have their views and opinions. And these are just that - their views and opinions, they are not the truth. And so one doesn't have to allow what is not empowering or beneficial to their wellbeing to enter their mind. Ones inner world is a sacred space and needs to be protected. If anything is allowed to enter it will affect all that is good and nourishing. If disempowering thoughts already exist within it will be a lot easier for the dysfunctional ideas of the world to enter unnoticed. As the inner becomes clearer and better kept; what is not beneficial will stand out more.

Behaviour
The way one person responds to another person is largely based on their behaviour. And as human beings we are not our behaviour. Our behaviour is just an expression of where we are at in each moment of our lives. This means that, ultimately, nothing is ever personal. Our behaviour can always be changed. If our behaviour is not leading to what we want, then it can always be changed.



My name is Oliver J R Cooper and I have been interested in self awareness for over eight years. For just under two years, I have been expressing my understandings with these transformational writings. One of my intentions is to be a catalyst to others, as other people have been and continue to be to me.
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Tess's Blog (January)

FX: TYPING NOISES

13th January. Hi, Tess the high priestess returns to the blogosphere!!! Hope you didn’t miss me toooo much. I was on a fairy retreat in the Channel Isles. It was A M A Z I N G – though I have to say I didn’t see any fairies personally, but you could sooo feel their presence all around you. The course leader explained that being near France these particular fairies were of an ancient Gaulic origin and were particularly sensitive to non believers energy. That and inclement weather. I did ask her then, why her fairy retreat centre was next to a Jersey technical college? She looked a bit miffed and said she couldn’t dictate where the fairies wanted to live. Maybe I will try again in the summer.


FX: TYPING NOISES:

14th January. My latest copy of “Alien Visitations” explained why the world didn’t come to an end recently. Apparently it is to do with sidereal time and something called Bell’s equation which is the origin of quantum entanglement. This all means that the red shift gets mucked about with and atomic clocks keep losing track of seconds - so the magazine says the world is ending after all – on the 13th of March. Well, a reprieve is a reprieve I suppose. Oh bollocks! I jut realised I sent my cheque off for the enclosed 12 month subscription renewal!!

My top three favourite ancient peoples: the Mayans, the Atlanteans, the Mysterons


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15th January. Do you believe in empowering women? I do. If you agree then please just send me $50 via paypal transfer. And by the universal law of psychic magnetism you will receive $5000 in return. Spiritually guaranteed! How? By magic really. Trust me – that’s all there is to it. This works EVERY time. (But you MUST send me the $50 first). It is sooooo cool.

(Oh, there is one small additional step you need to take - you do need to start your own blog and cut and paste this para as your own post).

My top three favourite laws: the law of attraction, Kepler's laws of planetary motion (I just adore Astrology!!!), Lawrence of Arabia


FX: TYPING NOISES:

16th January. Today I had a colonic irrigation while semi submerged face down in a flotation tank receiving a hot stone massage. And I got to play skipping stones in the tank afterwards. Cool or cool? There was one slight mishap – I started to go all theta – like you do - and as I relaxed my snorkel fell out of my mouth. Seems this is quite a common side effect of this bundled special offer – but the therapist sure knows how to market these things – she is going to enhance her advertisements to add in near death experience as a further bonus.

My top three favourite therapies: “pharmacotherapy”, “homosexual shock therapy” (curing someone’s hiccups by flashing them with gay pornography) and “hyperbaric oxygen therapy” (after my flotation tank mishap)


FX: TYPING NOISES:

17th January. How could I possibly not remember recovered-memory therapy!?!?? I am so forgetful which shows how easy it is to forget that you were burnt at the stake in 14th Century England. Or is it called life regression therapy? There I go again – it is so easy to forget these tiny details, like how you intuitively know how to make healing aromatherapy tinctures because you were a nurse on Florence Nightingale’s ward during the Crimea War. 

My top three most vivid past lifes: Being put out of business as a baker in Bethsaida in Galilee about 2000 years ago (what made it worse was my husband of the time was in the fishing industry); choosing not to be reborn as Joan of Arc (not after my previous incarnation – see above); on Skaro, being rescued from the Daleks by Doctor Who.


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18th January. You do remember I am a high priestess don’t you. Tess for short! Believe me, my religion has the bestest angels of all. Especially the high archangel- he is called Charlie. It was one of the things that most appealed to me when I paid my subscription to join the transcendent ones. Charlie is such a friendly name and he has a loving supportive presence I find. It costs only $2000 dollars per annum to become an initiate – and here is what is so cool - for ONLY $1000 extra you too can become a priestess (or priest of course). This will so change your life!!! Oh, and please remember to use my affiliate link when you commit to your spiritually enriched new life :)

My other top three favourite angels: Azazel, Metatron (a fellow blogger after all) and Angel Delight.