As saccharin will substitute for sugar, a lie can be used as a substitute for the truth; and the lie, just like the saccharin, will fail to nourish.

I have always tried to please everyone, do the right thing, and be helpful to others only to earn no ones respect, no ones trust, and to have my help thrown back in my face. So after time has passed I have learned a few things. If you do not like me, do not like what I say, do not like what I do, do not like my help, do not like how I dress, nor like my attitude well it is not me with the problem it is you that have the problem. It has taken me years to come to this conclusion and now I like Myself, and quit trying to be something I am not, but to be myself.

When you need to improve your results, whether giving a presentation at work, or attempting to crush it at an upcoming race, use self-talk to make your next time the charm. New research shows that positive self-talk delivers the motivational boost we need to succeed. One secret to achieving the ideal outcome: Be specific about your goal. Rather than simply saying, “I can do better next time,” tell yourself, “I can do more push-ups next time.” Chances are you will.

-Family Circle

The next time you are puzzling over how to solve a scheduling snafu head outside for a short walk. When subjects in a new study in the Journal of Experimental Psychology were asked to take a short stroll before working on a creative test, they generated 60% more innovative solutions and subjectively better ideas than participants who weren’t instructed to take a walk. The researchers explain that even brief spurts of walking help shift the mind from intense focus to a more stream-of-consciousness mode that allows fresh associations to surface fostering greater imagination and ingenuity.