http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Jack+Zavada Self Help Jack Zavada Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=139633&ca=Self+Help If there’s one sure way to destroy your peace of mind, it’s having unrealistic expectations of others. In an ideal world, everybody would act the way you want them to act, there would be no friction or conflict, and life would chug along smoothly all the time. But we don’t live in an ideal world an... Religion Jack Zavada Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=117824&ca=Religion When it comes to prayer, are you searching for a secret formula or special technique that will cause God to give you what you want? Maybe you've read book after book that promised to reveal some hidden spiritual directions. No doubt you were always disappointed, because the most powerful prayers do... Self Help Jack Zavada Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=183332&ca=Self+Help Ask any single woman if she's waiting for a prince on a white horse to come and rescue her, and she'll laugh in your face. But the truth is that millions of single women--and single men too--are indeed waiting for someone to sweep in and save them from their dreary, unsatisying life. It's a fairy ta... Self Help Jack Zavada Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=164030&ca=Self+Help You can't make progress in personal growth until you learn to forgive yourself. Many of us replay our mistakes over and over, adding more self-criticism every time we do it. It's easy to turn a minor misstep into a major stumbling block. As much as you'd like to be perfect, that's never going to ha... Self Help Jack Zavada Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=111550&ca=Self+Help Far too many of us have become "life potatoes", sitting on the couch watching passively as our life goes by. Waiting for happiness, peace of mind, love and satisfaction to come along without any effort on your part hasn’t worked up to now, has it? Instead, you can change your life through two simpl... Self Help Jack Zavada Wed, 14 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=54414&ca=Self+Help Millions of people consider themselves shy. This common, frequently painful feeling is often accepted without question. Shy people may look on it as something they're stuck with, like being short or having curly hair. Some nervousness or hesitancy in social situations is normal. Everyone experiences... Self Help Jack Zavada Sun, 09 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=45989&ca=Self+Help Loneliness is one of life's most miserable experiences. Everyone feels lonely at times, but is there a message for us in loneliness? Is there a way that we can turn it into something positive? Sometimes loneliness is a temporary condition that lifts in a few hours or a couple days. But when we're bu... Self Help Jack Zavada Fri, 31 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=43092&ca=Self+Help Comparisonitis is a common illness that causes you to compare yourself to your friends, co-workers, siblings, and even celebrities. The problem with comparisonitis is that when you come up short in these comparisons, you can make yourself feel worthless and depressed. Fortunately there's a cure. I... Self Help Jack Zavada Fri, 24 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=36620&ca=Self+Help If you're single and dissatisfied with the way your life is going, you can turn things around by seeing your situation from a new, more positive perspective. Many single people are stuck in a "victim" mentality, feeling as if outside forces are conspiring against them to make them miserable. But to... Self Help Jack Zavada Thu, 23 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=36072&ca=Self+Help Have you had a good cry lately? A "good" cry--the kind that can make you feel better--as opposed to the kind you have when peeling onions--is one of your body's most important defense mechanism, it seems. That's because tears shed due to emotional upset or stress contain chemicals that your body bui...