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Negative emotions, like depression or anxiety, have been shown to affect our immune system. Stress impedes wound healing.
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How do you think your body and mind would respond if you were surrounded by psychologists, psychiatrists, or drug and alcohol counselors who subscribed to the belief that "once an alcoholic or addict, always an alcoholic or addict" and who believed that your current stay in rehab would be one of many?"
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passages-ventura
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passages-malibu
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treatment
therapy
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Can you see that meetings and centers that don't address the real causes of dependency are almost certain to be little or no help? They actually can be very damaging.
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dependency
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chris-prentiss
alcoholism
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There is only one way to achieve lasting happiness. That is simply: Be happy.
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philosophy
zen-and-the-art-of-happiness
philosophy-of-life
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If who you are and what you have is what you want, that's perfect. Keep doing what you've been doing and you'll get more of it.
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inspiration
happiness
life
passages-ventura
passages-malibu
quotes
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Your perception of the world and the way you see yourself in it has created within your mind a concept, a philosophy, of the way you believe things to be.
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inspiration
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life
passages-ventura
passages-malibu
perception
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By changing how you perceive things and how you act upon those perceptions, you will change your life.
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You can take the entire world of physics with all of its macrocosm and microcosm, its quantum mechanics and nuclear physics and reduce it to one word: energy. It's all energy. Scientists say that if you can't measure it, weight it, or see it, it doesn't exist. Well, no one has ever seen energy. We can see its effects, but not "it."
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philosophy
passages-ventura
metaphysics
passages-malibu
energy
quotes
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A strong personal philosophy does more than sustain us through the tragedies of life. It also stains us daily in everything we think and do. It gives us optimism and hope.
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philosophy
zen-and-the-art-of-happiness
zen
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Do you believe in chaos- in random, uncontrolled events, in the idea that anything can happen at any time without fixed laws governing it? If you believe that, you will always be in a state of fear, not knowing what will happen from one moment to the next. The fear might be small, but it is there. That fear results in a lack of security and a feeling of mistrust.
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relationships
the-laws-of-love
self-help
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Life is like a river: nothing is ever the same, even for an instant.
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relationships
life
the-laws-of-love
self-help
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Life's tempering and altering process often takes the form of adversity, and, as far as outward appearances are concerned, seems to be working against us when it is actually working for us.
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relationships
inspiration
life
love
the-laws-of-love
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Each of us is different and has different needs. In addition, our needs change over the course of our relationship. When you are committed to an enduring relationship with someone, you aren't simply concerned about having your needs met. You also go out of your way to care for your loved one, being aware of and adaptable to their changing needs.
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relationships
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life
love
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self-help
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If you have experienced recurring situations in your life that are unpleasant, know that there is something you are supposed to be getting from those situations that you have not been getting and that the moment you get it, those situations will pass out of your life, not to return.
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philosophy
life-improvement
passages-malibu
chris-prentiss
philosophy-of-life
self-improvement
self-help
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You have enough courage to face even your greatest fear.
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courage
freedom
fear
strength
passages-malibu
fearless
quotes
self-help
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In 1935, when there were no other programs, the founders of AA, Bill Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith, stepped up to the plate and took action to help a crippled population. All credit for the establishment of their wonderful, life-saving group goes to them and to those who came after them who have continued the tradition. However, there are not among the estimated two or three million who attend twelve-step meetings.
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change
philosophy
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passages-malibu
addiction-treatment
addiction-treatment-center
alcohol-abuse
chris-prentiss
drug-abuse
twelve-step
change-the-world
tradition
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Alcohol is the drug ethanol. They are one and the same. Alcohol is also called ethyl alcohol or grain alcohol. It is a chemical compound. Ethanol is often added to the gasoline we use to run our cars.
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alcohol-addiction
passages-ventura
pax-prentiss
passages-malibu
chris-prentiss
alcohol
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If I were to create a word that more accurately describes alcoholism and addiction, I would say it was dependencyism. Sounds silly, doesn't it? Yet it's no sillier than the word alcoholism. The reason alcoholism no longer sounds silly to you is because you're used to hearing it, reading it, and thinking about it.
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passages-ventura
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passages-malibu
alcohol-abuse
chris-prentiss
alcoholism
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You create your future moment by moment.
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relationships
laws-of-love
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When you imagine yourself as a failure or as having insurmountable problems in your relationships or any part of your life, you think failure, act failure, and produce failure.
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relationships
laws-of-love
failure
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To have the beautiful relationship you want, you and your partner must share your life stories with each other, holding nothing back. That sharing includes any past experiences of brutality, traumas, rape, incest, and emotional or mental torture of any kind that either of you has experienced as well as the wonderful memories you each cherish.
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relationships
self-help
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Once an event has taken place, since you cannot alter the past, all that is left to you is your response.
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relationships
laws-of-love
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Chris Prentiss |
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A diminished self-image will cause you to slouch, to avoid meeting others, to avoid looking others in the eye, to be unassertive, and to be indecisive.
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relationships
self-improvement
self-image
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From this moment forward, I am in control of every situation. I will always know the exact right action to take, and this is so. I will now obtain vibrant good health. I will have the possessions I want, I now have the power and wisdom to bring this about, and this is so. I will have peace and harmony in my life. I will have love and abundance, and this is so. I now claim all these things for my own from this time forward.
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meditate
meditation
self-improvement
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Change starts with awareness.
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relationships
self-improvement
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The totally alive, totally conscious, and totally aware Universe takes care of itself completely. It is totally self- reliant and totally self- sufficient. It is perfect.
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life
inspirational
metaphysics
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quotes
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all decisions and actions that will affect your relationship must be made by answering this single question: Will the action I am considering have a negative impact on my relationship? If the answer is yes, don't do it.
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relationships
laws-of-love
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The relationship must come first or it will not last.
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relationships
laws-of-love
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To preserve what you have, to keep your relationships alive and glowing, give generously- give of your time, you assets, your attention, your help, and your love. Give of yourself.
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relationships
laws-of-love
self-improvement
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Trustworthy partners always think first before they do anything that may affect either the reputation or well-being of each other.
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relationships
trustworthy
self-improvement
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First-class relationships are possible only in an atmosphere of total trust.
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relationships
self-help
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At the alpha level, your imagination acts powerfully on your subconsciousness mind and therefore your imaginings are powerfully effective in producing the desired result. It is believed that our subconscious mind represents nearly 90 percent of our mental capacity, which is why influencing your subconscious mind produces such powerful effects.
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imagination
wisdom
passages-malibu
subconscious-mind
chris-prentiss
meditation
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Chris Prentiss |
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Those with limited views are fearful and irresolute: the faster they hurry, the slower they go.
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Chris Prentiss |
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In 1935, when there were no other programs, the founders of AA, Bill Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith, stepped up to the plate and took action to help a crippled population. All credit for the establishment of their wonderful, life-saving group goes to them and to those who came after them who have continued the tradition. However, there are hundreds of millions of people who still need help who are not among the estimated two or three million w..
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philosophy
addiction-cure
addiction-therapy
addiction-treatment
addiction-treatment-center
alcohol-abuse
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