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About julia29

Hi. My name is Julia El-Haj. I am a Hall of Fame Athlete, an MBA, Professional Certified Marketer, Certified Youth Fitness Trainer, a Specialist in Sports Nutrition and a licensed Real Estate agent. I gave up my "seat at the table" to be home with my 3 children because that's where I was needed most. I blog about everything with Wellness in mind.

No One Can Be Victorious Over Life, Life Is Forever The Victor


Strong governments usually result in weak people.  The more completely a central administration takes over the powers of a people, the more rapidly people become dependent not only upon the strength of the government, but upon its endurance. The more … Continue reading

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We Were Not Created To Reform The Universe, But To Reform Ourselves.


We are coming more and more to the realization that we are all part of a single web of life and that our survival depends very largely upon cooperation with a plan existing everywhere in creation.  Invisible laws govern visible … Continue reading

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Egotism Destroys Health and Happiness


One of the most universal and “respectable pressures is selfishness.  Some go as far as to say that without selfishness very little can be accomplished in this world.  Experience teaches us, however, that the consequences of such conduct can never … Continue reading

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The Six Pressures That Make Living Difficult


The pressures that most commonly disturb us are usually environmental. The six pressures that make living difficult are: Bodily pressures, such as sickness, age, fear of accidents, and fear of death. Economic pressures, such as lack of training or credentials, … Continue reading

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Find The Facts And Live By Them


We live in a kind of world in which we have created an artificial pattern. We have come to conclude that the troubles of life are real and immediate, and the joys of life remote and reserved for a fortunate … Continue reading

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We Are Not Going To Be Saved By Our Industry; But By Our Insight


There is no doubt that in the last fifty years, most of our holidays have been heavily commercialized, but this in no way justifies us in turning against the sacred convictions for which most of these holidays stand. All people … Continue reading

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In Order To Help Many People, We Must Be Many People


Of all the problems that each person must solve, the complexity of our own temperament is probably the most challenging. Most of us have very little trouble giving other people good advice – we see exactly what is wrong with … Continue reading

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To Live By Medicine Is To Live Horribly


We are all, to a measure, the victims of the environments in which we live. When this environment becomes too oppressive, denying us self-expression, or discouraging it to the degree we no longer have energy or resistance to demand personal … Continue reading

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What Are People For A World That Does Not Need Their Labor?


One of the tragedies of humanity is artificiality. Having attempted to take over the leadership of our own kind, we have placed human beings under the guidance or dominance of man rather than the intuitional power that is locked within … Continue reading

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How Do You Know If You Are Falling For A False Sense Of Self?


An idealized self sounds like a model of self-acceptance. But, if we take a moment let’s listen to what it tells you: “You’re doing the right thing. You’re in control. No one can hurt you. Just keep being the way … Continue reading

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