Body language is the meaning behind the words or the "unspoken" language. Surprisingly, studies show that only up to an estimated 10 percent of our communication is verbal. The majority of the rest of communication is unspoken. This unspoken language isn't rocket science. However, there are some generalizations or basic interpretations that can be

Behavioral therapy offers a fairly high success rate. It can be conducted on an individual basis or as part of a group therapy strategy. Behavioral therapy focuses primarily on helping depressed patients to develop coping strategies for the problems they encounter and new patterns of behavior. This technique also involves instructing patients to in

Alchemy is changing the lead in your life into gold. Here is a complete blueprint on how to use focus to turn lead into gold. Your focus stimulates you in many ways. It connects with your thoughts, feelings, and actions. It influences your ingenuity and your energy levels. And it sets the law of attraction to move in a particular direction

Many Chinese customs are centered around the belief in the power of certain numbers, and the superstitions surrounding digits in Chinese culture only takes second fiddle to the role of specific foods. The pronunciation of these numbers also reflects the Chinese's affinity with homonyms, where many digits are considered lucky or unlucky based on wor

I CAN IMAGINE WHAT LIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE HAD I NOT been injured, but we've been able to build a life that is so very rich. My wife has been extraordinary. She never pulled back. The commitment we made to each other withstood this devastating development. Right after the injury she said, "You're still you, and I love you." She never

Regardless of your personality type, values and behaviors, the journey to achieving a balanced, happy life will be much easier, and much more successful and harmonious if you learn to understand and communicate effectively with the people you meet on your journey. We're talking about finding common ground among the four major personality types: Sup

How To Overcome Anything There are two extreme types of people, with most falling somewhere in the middle. The first are those who see, feel, and believe in what they want, and they win over and over again, and even overcome obstacles that would have crushed someone else. An example is Donald Trump. His entire empire collapsed around

Today is going to cost you one day of your life. It is an opportunity to invent yourself. Consider this day as special. You can waste it by doing the same old things in the same old ways. Or you can use it to turn your life around for the better. Tomorrow is a whole other adventure. Focus on today, because it will soon be gone forever. Try t

Your subconscious mind is always saying "yes!" This "yes" is a very powerful thing. While your conscious mind can only process about 7 bits of information per second, your subconscious mind can process 7 billion bits of information per second. While your conscious mind can barely remember what happened an hour ago, your subconscious mind can r

What is stopping you from enthusiastically living your life? Here you are in the middle of this massive adventure called life, with the possibility of having tremendous success and enjoying wealth, health, wonderful relationships, and the fulfillment of your talents, yet somehow you seem to have run out of joy. Looking back, it seems as if yo

A relationship without open communication will inevitably give way to deception. There is no grey area. It is better to hurt another with open communication than to betray with deception. You will find that even the act of open communication prevents deeds that would normally be performed under the veil of dishonesty. A relationship is a gentle

As a psychologist and marriage counselor, I find that there can be up to 25 warning signs that indicate you or a family member would benefit from counseling or therapy when experiencing PTSD. First, what are these signs? 1. Exposure to possible death or serious injury that resulted in an intense feeling of fear, hopelessness or horror 2. I

Depression is a prevalent health care problem in other places besides northern Illinois, as it affects more than 19 million Americans, nationwide, every year, regardless of age, race, or gender. While depression is not a normal part of the aging process, there is a strong likelihood of it occurring when other physical health conditions are present

You have enough brains to run a galaxy! What are you doing with it? Neuroscientists have estimated that the average human brain has 100 billion cells, and that each of these cells is connected to 20,000 other ganglia and dendrites. This means that you have more brain connections than molecules in the known universe. If this does not make yo

The other day, I asked one of my lovely step-daughters if there was anything in life that made her feel uneasy without any obvious reason. She said "No" and then added that "I don't like to see people getting 'shot' on TV. It makes me feel really upset." There was a curious expression in her eyes and she politely (Filipina girls are like tha