Creative Success Depends on Long View
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Living In The Conversation of Your Life
Six days a week, I wake up early, pull on my jeans and head to the recreation center where I commit my body to a two hour workout.
I swim a half-mile, lift weights, run, bicycle and meditate along with stretching in the hot tub. Why? I engage [...]
Can We Keep Calm In Every Situation Nowadays?
The internet meme of the British World War II slogan, “Keep Calm and Carry On” has morphed into any number of amusing applications.
The latest I saw was “Keep Calm and Have a Tarot Reading”! Is it really possible to keep calm in any [...]
Domestic Violence and Baby Boomers
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Which means that the media will be featuring many stories to bring awareness of and support for this devastating and insidious problem.
You may read about the estranged husband murdering [...]
Mountains for Breakfast, Sunsets for Dessert, Camping for Your Dreams
This year, a longtime friend asked me to go on a bicycle journey with him down the West Coast from Canada to Mexico.
The journey encompassed 2,000 miles of the Pacific Ocean, mountains, beaches, seabirds, whales, seals, otters, dolphins and [...]
Loved Ones on the Other Side: Animal Readings and Human Readings
For one year after my Mom died in 1993 she turned a little lamp on by my bed every evening.
At first I thought I left it on by mistake. Next, that my housemates were playing music in my room and leaving it on! Soon I caught on. Since then she [...]
Self advocacy- a step toward minimizing workplace bullying
As we reflect on best practices for civility in the work place, many of us strive to be kind, pleasant and agreeable.
However, there is a self-advocacy component to avoiding bullying in the workplace. When someone throws a barbed comment or [...]
7 Signs of Sacred Friendship
I recently asked my Facebook friends, “What does ‘Sacred Friendship’ mean to you?”
Collectively speaking, the definition of a sacred friendship is as follows:
“A bond from deep within, at the level of the heart and soul. A tie which [...]
Death: A Tight Shoe Taken Off So You Can Find A New Way To Dance
Last year, seven of my lifelong friends made their transition back to the greater dimensions of the universe.
One very young and the rest spread across a time line of decades. Each lived a spectacular life. You might say that each died with [...]
Mother Nature Reaching The Edge of Silence
In the corner of my office, near my computer, a white marble statue stands against a dark blue velvet cloth to create a dramatic contrast. The statue?
As a college sophomore, my humanities professor introduced me to the eminent Italian sculptor [...]
Be Kind to Yourself
You’ve heard the expression, “You are your own worst enemy.”
Well, this statement is unfortunately very true. You are probably more accepting and forgiving of others than you are of yourself. That’s because you sabotage yourself with [...]
Did You Want a Trophy for that Competition?
Competitive nature bombards you and you likely compete with it all day long.
Don’t think you do? Think again. Are you hurrying against time moving to your next meeting? Getting ahead of that car in front of you? Pushing up the line for coffee? [...]
Podcast: Tips For Stress Free Entertaining
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Sandy Axelrod has spent 18 years as one of the largest caterers in South Florida and has written about the amazing experience. Filled with amusing anecdotes and wonderful recipes, Affairs to Remember, will guide you to stress free [...]
Time for Re-creation
Summertime is known for recreation – sports, swimming, biking and hiking!
Unfortunately what is supposed to be fun, can also be an extra burden on our bodies, minds and spirits. There are just so many hours in the day, and with extended [...]
The Bridge of Love in Paris – The Picture of Compromise
I am not a big fan of compromise.
Yet I understand its role in our personal and professional lives. I wish compromise meant we did it my way. On a recent visit to Paris, France (not Paris, Texas) I saw an image that was to me the picture of [...]
Choosing Low Self-Esteem: Carrying The Mental Equivalent For Self-defeat
Millions of Americans live their lives with low self-esteem.
Teenagers learn it from one or both parents. Others choose it by comparing themselves with movie stars. Many young women mutter to themselves, “I’m not good enough…I’m not [...]
Summer Time- Civil Time?
Summer Time- Civil Time?
Ever wonder why your kid is a bully OR how your kid is the one who is the target? Sorry to say, parents should look in the mirror. The first messages and lessons come from parents. Children look to parents to know [...]
Bottled Lightning: Skin Your Knees On Eternity
At the beginning of my presentations on “How to Live a Life of Adventure” at high schools, colleges, civic clubs and church groups, my first words exclaim, “I live a spectacular life!”
After the audience digests such brash words, I invite [...]
Forget About Me I Love You
I can’t say the phrase “Forget About Me I Love You”* is mine – Dr. Timothy Lau, a Canadian psychiatrist used it in the course of a conversation about happiness I had with him a couple of years ago.
At the time, I was taken by it – [...]
Releasing A Child Into The World
One of the hardest parts about being a parent is letting go.
We don’t pay too much attention when our children are babies that one day we will have to release them into the world to start their lives on their own. The only thing we really [...]
Podcast: Parents! Learn How To Embrace Defiance
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Dr. Beth Halbert is the author of Embracing Defiance, Helping Your Child Express their Unique Voice While Keeping Your Sanity. Known as America’s Teenologist, Dr. Beth shares how parents can embrace what they naturally want [...]
“Owed” to Springtime
In 1842 Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote a lengthy poem celebrating young love, and yet only one line has remained vastly known: “In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.”
I would say that many of us agree, but [...]
Are You Showing the World Your Best Image?
Your distinctive presentation is more important now than ever.
Your first impression tells people a lot about you. Are you making the most of yours? It’s no longer acceptable for the artsy person to rely on implying that they are creative [...]
What To Wear: Marsala – Pantone®’s Color of 2015
Color Forecasting
Each year, Pantone® names a color and an accompanying pallet. These forecasts help designers and producers stay on trend and provide the right products at the right time. Ever notice that all the products made for the kitchen [...]
Women: The Ambassadors of Change
As women, change is second nature.
It’s starts in the beginning. Sometimes before we even hit the double digits of age, barely finished playing with dolls, the transformation begins and suddenly why does my chest look different? Wait, are [...]
Your Creative Mind: Unpredictable Collision of Thought and Circumstance
How do ideas strike you?
When do they hit? Have you heard of the phrase, “Stroke of luck…flash of insight…eureka moment!” Creativity involves anticipation mingled with uncertainty. For the record, ideas grow out of your brain through [...]
Do Not Ignore Your Mental Health Issues And Addictions
From my own experience.
As a person who has dealt with fear, anxiety, and stress for over 20 years, the number one thing I learned was to not take my mental health issues for granted and to get help.
When I first started dealing with my fear [...]
Is Holy Week Politically or Religiously Incorrect?
Several years ago my husband and I had the pleasure of visiting Egypt and Israel with a Rabbi and his wife who made the whole experience extremely enlightening.
Some would ask, “Can Jews and Christians share their faith?” We were [...]
Podcast: Wake Up Call – Don’t Be A Heart Attack Statistic
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Dr. Jennie Johnson is an experienced cardiac nurse, lifestyle consultant and author of Wake Up Call 9.1.1. It’s Time to Reduce Your Risk for a Heart Attack and Stroke.
Wake Up Call – Don’t Be A Heart Attack Statistic
How [...]
Podcast: Signs You Are A Chronic Debtor
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Misti B. writes humorous books about life on the road to recovery. Forgive Us Our Debts, Please! Daily Humor for Debtors, Compulsive Spenders & Underearners reveals simple ways to help reduce your debt without losing your [...]
Podcast: College Poor No More
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Financial Planner, Michelle Perry Higgins, is the Principal of California Financial Advisors in San Ramon. Since 1996 she has built a successful practice advising executive professionals into retirement. Her passion for finance [...]
Podcast: How to Pay for College Without Going Broke
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Reecy Aresty is a college admissions/financial aid advisor since 1979, and author of the critically acclaimed book, How To Pay For College Without Going Broke. For the past 36 years he has been showing families how to send [...]
The Flash Mob Phenomenon in the Age of Aquarius
The Flash Mob phenomenon is a relatively new thing made possible by the internet and other social media.
It’s a marvelous concept in which, by pre-arrangement, a group of people come together in a public venue in order to perform (usually) [...]
Forget What You Have Lost
Sometimes, our lives can change swiftly.
Aside from the death of a loved one, change may actually be a good thing. If you are moving out of a long-term relationship, such as divorce, changing jobs/careers or retiring, dealing with a midlife [...]
What To Wear: Dressing For An Interview
Mothers may advise wearing a standard navy suit to an interview, but times have changed and that old-fashioned statement may get you eliminated instead of hired.
These days, appropriate business attire is much more personal and difficult to [...]
Podcast: Persuasive Push vs. Shameless Shove: A New Parenting Paradigm
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Siah Fried is a health and nutrition professor at a local community college and author of two books, Tales from Swankville: The Town May Be Fictional But The Problem Is For Real and her latest, Persuasive Push vs. Shameless [...]
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