The Cynical Conscious As children, we were quite open to the world around us. We were very easily influenced by the comedy shows or thriller movies they show on TV, and in our childish innocence, often imitated our favorite characters. There were no barriers between the conscious and the subconscious elements of our mind. To us, all elders were icons to be emulated unquestioningly - whether for good or for bad. The characters we admired on TV became idols whose persona we began to assume subconsciously. Gradually, in our own unique ways, our life begins to imitate the character s life. Whatever we saw happening to the character on the screen, begins to happen in our life, too. Have you ever reflected on why you did what you did in those defining moments of your life. Go back to your childhood days. Nine times out of ten, you will find the seeds of your actions and decisions there. Perhaps there was some icon, then, who had done exactly what you ended up doing in your own life. And then, we also go through our set of lessons and experiences. Innocence and ignorance begin to wither away, to be replaced by weariness, jadedness, and cynicism. Now we greet everything that...

Life is full of rehearsed habits. Some of them are bad and some of them are good. So are the choices we make. Fundamentally, I believe that the choices we make will form our lives in a negative or positive direction. Every choice we make has a consequence for tomorrow and further ahead. We have the ability in us to choose and create our future. This ability is individually gifted and every individual can do the impossible. Every person in this world is an influence in one way or another. And we all are influenced by others. To create a good life I believe that you need to first and foremost make right and good decisions. You need to be able to look at yourself in the mirror and say that you did it with integrity and only for the good. We all have to make difficult choices where we are not in control of what will happen, and that is good. We are not gods. We don t have to know everything, because we will not know everything, that s a fact. Maybe we think we do, well I have news for you then, that s a lie. But I believe if we act with good and positive intension s when we make choices this world will be a better place. Many people only make decisions based on the now...

With US 5 billion market in the United States alone in 2003, a 500 increase in 10 years, tea is a well established industry that is quickly growing. Tea bags, loose teas, tea shops, and gourmet teas are only a few examples of the outlets for this ever increasing number. Though sales have been mainly rooted in the standard teas stemming from the Camelia sinensis plant Green tea, Oolong tea, and Black tea , a vast increase in herbal and natural medicines in the western world has brought upon a virtual explosion of Organic Herbal Tea Blend, releasing any confinements there may have previously been. Now it is not only Big Business that is apart of this industry as the infinite number of herbal tea blends are combing with the free commerce of the internet. This conception is creating new life in an industry that had been patiently waiting. New companies are forming, new mixtures are being created, and now even new tea bags are being designed. The machine manufactured tea bags are still standard in market where cost is being put before quality. A metal staple is used to close a bag filled with low quality tea dust, which is known to have very low health benefits and give a...

One of the most beautiful aspects of life on this planet is that we always have the option to reinvent ourselves. If you don t like what you are experiencing, you can change it. If you want to play at a higher level, you can choose to grow. We have the ability to dream and to make our dreams come true. One thing that stops us is our own fear. Author Leslie Charles says: Fear is nothing to be afraid of. It can paralyze us if we let it. It can drive our behavior, if we let it. It is important to keep fear in perspective. Anytime we are thinking about making a change, bettering ourselves, or finding new success, fear is likely to show up. Author Susan Jeffers says we should feel the fear and do it anyway. Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway, Fawsett Book Group Taking action helps us to move through fear. Action needs to be purposeful. We need to be clear about what it is that we want. Without a clear vision there is starting and stopping, hesitation, and feeling stuck. Whether I am reinventing myself for spiritual, personal or business success or all of the above , I need to make sure of what I want. What would it look like, feel like, sound like. Am I willing to go the...

If you are a woman between 35 and 50, do you think about the quality of your life in 25 years. It s normal not to think about the future at this stage of life because you have all you can do to deal with what is happening today gray hair, emerging wrinkles, weight gain, your job, kids, mortgage, aging parents, your husband s midlife crisis. If you see yourself in the future at all, you probably visualize yourself at age 75 and beyond as old. You know what your elderly mother looks like and you assume you will look like her. After all, it s normal to get old and decline. Besides, conventional wisdom says you cannot do much to manage the aging process so why waste time worrying about what you can t control. Even though you may believe you can t avoid traditional oldness, you still want to stop the signs of aging invading your face and body. You want to keep youthful characteristics you have right now. What are you doing to keep what you have. Do you live an anti-aging lifestyle. Or is your major anti-aging strategy limited to the purchase of expensive face and body creams. Do you exercise regularly, or just think about it. Do you know which dietary supplements promote...