Paul and Silas were escorted to the lowered dungeon, uncomfortable, in chains, mistreated, hurting and still probably bleeding from the beatings. One would expect them to be belligerent, angry, complaining but instead we find them singing and rejoicing. At midnight when it would seem they would have been trying to rest and soothe themselves, they prayed and sang praises to God.

Whether we admit it or not, we operate by emotion. Our comfort level, attitude, and efficience are largely determined by how we feel. Getting the feel of your faith enables you to be confident and comfortable with your spiritual condition. It determines your influence, where and how often you attend church services, and what you do for the Lord.

As I sat down today to write this article, I went through my usual routine of sitting still and listening to that voice that comes from inside of me. I do this all the time when I sit down to write an article, or before I give a speech, or before I answer an email or before I coach someone, or before I do anything basically. I do this because this is how I communicate with God. This is how I connect to my spirit.

Years ago, my minister spoke to us about how you could solicit the help of your guardian angels to help with conflict resolution. She told us stories about how she and others had successfully asked ...

Knowing what is right and what is wrong in your own inner consciousness is insufficient. It is not the knowing of truth that transforms a person; it is the doing of truth that has an impact on you and on the other people that you interact with...

For the past several years I have struggled with getting (and staying) fit. Ok I admit it, the struggle has been longer than just a few years. As a kid, instead of playing nicely with the girls, I fought with the neighborhood boys. I attempted to join their fun and received new scars weekly in bloody games of soccer. I was always the last one picked to play on the kickball team and, as the catcher of my 5th grade softball team, I pummeled the pitcher in the head with a fast ball. Uncoordinated in team sports, I succeeded only at baton twirling which was fun but I barely broke a sweat. After failures in group sports I thought I'd try running so, a few years ago I attempted to train for a half marathon. I ended up limping home in tears and thought I’d never exercise again. (I couldn't even MOVE after that, much less exercise!)

Those who suffer from stress will know just how bad and how varied the symptoms can be, symptoms of stress range from a feeling of uneasiness, feeling tired and irritable, heartburn and indigestion along with a lack of concentration. For those who are severely affected then their life can be hell, the feelings of stress can be particularly debilitating and begin to effect almost every aspect of your day to day life.

Offers suggestions of things you can do to calm down when you are upset.

Insomnia is a physical condition in which the insomniac has difficulty in sleeping or staying asleep. Insomnia is not a disease, but a symptom of a condition that is brought about by a variety of factors. Some of these factors include psychological issues, the experiencing of stress, changes within an individual's environment or a person's diet.

Learning patience can help you feel satisfaction, understood, accomplished, remembered, calm, peaceful, relaxed and happy. Here are 10 things you can do (or begin) now to flex your patience muscle, no matter how puny you think it is.

A 7-point, step-by-step method to reduce or eliminate your major worry today.

Today, I looked out the window while the world slept and watched the moon. It is the water of our lives. It causes tides, and menstrual cycles, and emotions and stock market crashes and fills our hospitals with mental breakdowns when it's full. We, in our mind driven lives forget the moon. We listen to the guru talk about self mastery and think we are the master, and therefore accuse others of deliberate unconsciousness, but we are wrong in this. The moon pushes and pulls us, and we must not fight her. We must learn to play with her. This is the human heart.

Tens of Millions of people are affected daily with anxiety attacks. Many go untreated as people are afraid to come forward for fear that they may be ridiculed or mislabeled. Most people are uneducated about what anxiety attacks are and how to deal with an anxiety attack. Without the knowledge on how to deal with anxiety attacks, things can quickly get out of control.

Stress is a creeping killer. It never shows itself in any major way until you have a heart attack. To fight back, make regular visits to any of the Albany spas.

Nervousness comes becomes because we are agitated and are fearful of some event or person. We are often nervous at critical junctures in our life. However being nervous will not help in any way - when we are nervous we lose our clarity of thought. These are some practical suggestions for overcoming Nervousness.

The workplace is full of stressful activities that you just simply can't avoid. However, you still need to work in order to pay for your bills and live a comfortable life. There are quite a lot of ways you can reduce stress at the workplace. Here are some of the things you should do if you want to reduce the stress you are experiencing.

To be able to control panic attacks caused by panic disorder, the main key is to regain control and interrupt an attack if one occurs. Aside from dealing with anxiety issues to control panic disorder, here are some effective ways of controlling panic attacks caused by panic disorder.

The cause of panic and anxiety attacks relate to the functioning of the brain. More specifically, these attacks are caused by the Amygdala's reaction to anxiety provoking situations or thoughts.

Is there a difference between panic attacks and anxiety attacks? Many people believe them to be the same...

We all experience some form of stress and we all have to solve problems in some way throughout our daily lives. This article contains the secret to reducing stress, if not eliminating it, when dealing with problems. Whether you're faced with small problems or large problems, work problems or personal problems, this article presents one of the easiest solutions around - and it works!

Where drugs may possibly lead to dependence, natural herbs are not an addictive form of medication. Natural herbs have been used for centuries by many different cultures for the treatment of various kinds of ailments. Natural herbs for anxiety are used in place of medication.

Most of us readily acknowledge that stress is an inescapable part of life in our modern society. It’s in the home, the schools, and the workplace.

Principals should manage stress in schools, but how can they? With drugs, weapons, and a host of more common stressors, how can you be expected to manage stress in schools?

Although there is a clear link between stress and alcohol the question that need to be addressed is whether it is stress that causes us to turn to drink, or drink that results in our becoming stressed.