http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Hilda+Carroll Self Help Hilda Carroll Sat, 17 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=126734&ca=Self+Help When I find myself in the midst of a challenging experience, I ask myself “Why is this happening to me?” Not in a whiny, wailing kind of way (not anymore that is, believe me, there was a time when I surely would have), but in a genuinely curious way. I know now that no matter how tough things are fo... Self Help Hilda Carroll Sat, 17 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=126740&ca=Self+Help Inner Peace. Isn’t that what we’d all love to experience consistently as we weave our paths through everything life gives us? The good news is that it is far simpler to attain than many of our outer (material or physical) goals. The bad news is that simple isn’t always easy! Attaining inner peace is... Self Help Hilda Carroll Sat, 17 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=126741&ca=Self+Help A new year is upon us. A fresh beginning. Twelve whole months to achieve this, become that, and acquire the other. Whatever your goals or resolutions are for 2007, be they overwhelmingly gigantic, or very reasonably attainable, the secret to achieving them is to take consistent steps in the directio... Self Help Hilda Carroll Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=119698&ca=Self+Help Kindness is a generosity of spirit. It comes to life when we give of ourselves and our time to be of help to others, without expecting anything in return. When you show kindness to somebody you bring out the best in yourself, and a side-effect of brightening up somebody else’s day is to feel happier... Self Help Hilda Carroll Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=119700&ca=Self+Help De-cluttering your physical space can have an amazingly uplifting effect on your mood. Feng Shui experts claim that buildings and furniture store the memories of events in the form of energy, and that by de-cluttering you can clear the energy of historic traumatic events. Whether or not you put any... Self Help Hilda Carroll Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=119703&ca=Self+Help Are you aware of your inner voice? Do you pay attention to it? I’m not talking about the one who puts you down by the way! I’m talking about the one that softly whispers ideas and suggestions to you – the kind that the other voice might shout down, crying “Are you mad? That requires stepping out of... Career Hilda Carroll Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=119704&ca=Career For most of us, we spend a huge proportion of our waking lives working. Unless you’re independently wealthy, this can’t be helped. But the day has long since past when we have to view our work as a necessary evil. If you’re committed to it, you really can find work that you enjoy, that fulfills you... Self Help Hilda Carroll Mon, 09 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=75744&ca=Self+Help It's amazing what happens to sickly plants when we add a little water, prune away the dead branches, and perhaps add a little plant food. With just a little care and attention, most perennial plants will come back to life, and thrive and grow again. Do you nurture your own life like a gardener would... Self Help Hilda Carroll Mon, 09 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=75747&ca=Self+Help I have to confess to being a big fan of the talent contest, The X Factor. If, like me, you avidly followed the contestants who competed in the run-up to Christmas 2005, you won’t have missed the week where Chico was eliminated. I was very impressed with Chico, not for his questionable talent, but fo... Self Help Hilda Carroll Mon, 09 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=75751&ca=Self+Help You hear it regularly, and in your heart you know it’s true. Yesterday is over and done with, and tomorrow may never come. So all you really have is right here, right now. There’s a difference between looking forward to a future event and wishing away your life between now and that future time. One...