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Shelby shares her epiphany!

Shelby D. wrote to Carole in an e-mail: It’s only 7:18 a.m. here and I’m having one the best days ever! I’ve been awake since about 2:30 a.m. (thank you Ruby!). As I was lying in bed trying to get back to sleep I was thinking I should send an e-mail to Karin because I haven’t heard from her for a long time and have been thinking of her quite a bit lately.

Clay Balls

A man was exploring caves by the seashore. In one of the caves he found a canvas  bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone had rolled clay  balls and left them out in the sun to bake.

They didn't look like much, but they intrigued the man, so he took the bag out of the cave with him. As he strolled along the beach, he would throw the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could.

Jerry Jampolsky Offers New Personal Development Tools

For those of you who are fans of Jerry Jampolsky and Attitudinal Healing, he and Diane Cirincione are offering two new personal development tools. First, just released and available for sale or download online is  a small book entitled "A Mini Course for Life". For additional information or to order, go to www.jerryjampolskyanddianecirincione.com.

Music Adds New Dimension to Personal Development Website

(PRLEAP.COM) Story, WY — A new dimension in personal blogging was introduced January 1, 2007 with the launch of http://www.TupeloKenyon.com. The site, "Personal Development Inspiration and Uplifting Music," features in-depth articles on awareness, manifestation, productivity, relationships, and related topics of personal growth.

Five Tips to Help You Boost Your Self-Esteem

by Mike Jennings

Do you feel that you suffer from low self-esteem and that it affects every area of your life?

Abraham Maslow described that there were two kinds of self-esteem needs. The first is the need for respect from others and the second is the need for self-respect. Self respect includes a feeling of confidence, achievement, competence and independence. Respect from others includes acceptance, appreciation and recognition. Maslow suggests that if these needs ar not fulfilled, a person will feel unconfident, discouraged, weak and inferior.

So how can one improve one's self-esteem? How you feel about yourself can vary from day to day.