http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com "The mind is the security system of the body, so it wants to be in control to feel safe." Mona & Giovanni - Question the Mind We operate under the illusion that we are in control. To surrender means to yield or give up. Surrendering to a Hi... http://ellenbesso.articlealley.com/surrender-versus-control--by-ellen-besso-life-coach-for-women-460239.html 24th January 2008 "Our dreams can help us at this time more than ever. They are indicators of deep desires, of where we want to take our lives." Ellen Besso It is time to visit my women's cavern. I have... http://ellenbesso.articlealley.com/dreaming-------by-ellen-besso-life-coach-for-women-460237.html 24th January 2008 Who will I be when I grow up? Many of us kind of bumble along in life, going with the flow, without firm plans or goals. Others have a clearly delineated pathway from an early age. There's no right or wrong way to do this. We need to find the right balanc... http://ellenbesso.articlealley.com/life-purpose-------------by-ellen-besso-life-coach-for-women-460236.html 24th January 2008 How do we balance our bodies, our minds and our spirits? You know those wheels that help us delineate the ‘slice' of time we spend on various activities such as work, social, kids and partners etc. Well perhaps we could divide the pie into body, mind an... http://ellenbesso.articlealley.com/bodymindspirit-balance-by-ellen-besso-life-coach-for-women-460235.html 24th January 2008 Women fight or attempt to avoid perimenopause and menopause because our culture offers us no context from which to consider what is happening to us body, mind and soul. Our mothers' generation didn't really have a frame of reference for it either. But m... http://ellenbesso.articlealley.com/why-do-women-hate-menopause-460234.html 24th January 2008 "Step aside from all thinking, and there is nowhere you can't go" Seng-ts'an - Zen founder Byron Katie, author of Loving What Is, says "The only time we suffer is when we believe a thought that argues with what is. When the mind is perfectly clear, wh... http://ellenbesso.articlealley.com/change-your-thinking-change-your-life--a-3step-plan-460233.html 24th January 2008 " Most of us have two lives. The life we live and the unlived life within us." - Steve Pressfield You know that feeling we all get sometimes…that niggling urge to do something new and different? Or perhaps it's a scream, a loud and urgent demand for... http://ellenbesso.articlealley.com/dare-to-dream-194301.html 30th July 2007 When I took my coaching training, I had spent many years on my own self-growth as I simultaneously assisted others with life challenges. I thought I was pretty self-actualized. I gave myself permission to do most everything that appealed to me, including... http://ellenbesso.articlealley.com/how-my-coaching-program-changed-my-life-187071.html 20th July 2007 It is only alone, truly alone that one bursts apart, springs forth" Maria Isabel Barreno Perimenopause now begins as early as 35 years of age. If you ask women what comes to mind when they think of menopause and perimenopause, you'll often get ... http://ellenbesso.articlealley.com/menopausephysical-change-or-journey-within-by-ellen-besso-ma--personal-coach-for-women-35-184233.html 05th July 2007 Gratitude is about living in the present moment. When we're not noticing all the good that's in our lives, we often keep striving to achieve more, be more, get more. Or sometimes we're locked into the past, into what didn't work for us then. 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