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Baby steps or big changes – about self control and habit

When I was 21 I decided I needed to work on my social skills. Instead of getting a hobby or something I quit university and decided to get a job. My parents weren’t amused and the result was that I went for a community college nursing class, which I was kicked out of within a [...]

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Day two of my detox / cleanse week

Well, things started out well. I woke up on Thursday morning with a very happy, relaxed feeling. Nice preview, but of course the detox hadn’t really started. Friday morning too: I woke up relaxed and happy. I’d gone to bed early – a by effect of the lack of tea perhaps? And the result was [...]

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Detox cleanse: about addiction and superstition

A reader asked: I’m a freelance web developer, meaning I get minimal sleep and live a very stressful lifestyle. I work on average 14hours per day, drink tons of coffee and red wine to keep me sane. I just finished a project and thought I might go a 1 week detox to get myself back [...]

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Why is self control important?

Having struggled for years with a chocolate addiction, I know the territory well. I used to eat one bar of chocolate a day. I slowly lowered that to zero chocolate. Then, a few years ago, I decided to go easy on myself and allow myself one bar (200gr) a week. I stray a bit above [...]

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Sharing inspiration

Caring4U wrote a very important post about Controlling Our Responses. I’m into the I-ching a bit – the way I am into a lot of things only a bit. I’ve been reading the i-ching blog Clarity for a while now and would definitely recommend the author for insightful readings. However, most of her blog posts [...]

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Attachment and addiction – about spiritual hierarchy

My post yesterday explored addiction – specifically addiction to electronics. Addiction is any habit that can’t be stopped easily. Some addictions are chemically based. Addiction to coffee, chocolate and cigarettes for instance are hard to break habits because the brain has changed in response to those substances. This is true even after a person has [...]

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Attachment, addiction and dependence: tv versus the internet

I had an internet connection at my new apartment for a few hours the other day. Then it broke down again and talking to the help desk it was apparent that they are working on it. Professionally this is of course a setback. This morning the connection had not been repaired, but after the initial [...]

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