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emotions you have no words for

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This link identifies several emotions (from foreign cultures) for which there is no English word.

Being able to name and more specifically describe one’s repeated emotions might help make one’s thinking become less ambiguous. That’s important since emotions are what drive our behavior.

affiliate resources you might want to use

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Here are affiliate links to some resources which I use and/or recommend.  More will be added as time allows.  If you would like to help support this site please use these links when investigating and purchasing items they provide.  Thanks!

Bluehost Internet Service Provider
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Amazon.com
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If you would like more information or advice about any of these resources please email me.  I would be happy to help you figure out what to do based on my own experiences.

Thank you!
Mike

30 Day Challenges

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A 30 day challe30-day-challengenge is an activity goal which you set for yourself to do each and every day for the next 30 days.

This is a short enough period that you can & will actually do it; after all, you can do almost anything for 30 days. It is long enough that you should be able to get an idea of the benefits and a great start towards establishing a long-term habit if so desired.

Here are some examples of simple, practical, useful 30 day goals:

  • Meditate for 20 minutes twice/day.
  • No snacks between meals.
  • Exercise 15 minutes/day.
  • No TV. Or, limit yourself to a max of 1 hr/day.
  • Avoid reading news. This should help make you more positive. 🙂
  • No sodas.

Tips & Thoughts

  • Don’t start with too big a challenge.  I.e., do not begin anything you won’t  finish.  Later, after you have more experience, you may want to increase the  difficulty.
  • Accomplishing a 30 day challenge, no matter how easy, will help  increase your self-esteem and your will power. It will train you to keep your word to yourself.
  • Don’t do more than one or two challenges at a time. Overdoing is not a good approach with 30 day goals. It is far more important to persistently follow through and continue making new challenges as you finish old ones.
  • You can think ahead about possible next challenges while doing the current one. I like to think through variations and experiment for a few days with possible new challenges before committing to actually do anything.  It keeps me from feeling overloaded (after all, I’m not committed … just playing around) and helps me select better ones.
  • If you feel any embarrassment try a secret 30 day challenge. You are doing these challenges for yourself, not for others.  On the other hand, some people find that making a public committment is more motivating.
  • You can always modify or repeat a challenge if that is valuable.

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