Creative Success Depends on Long View
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In this podcast, we feature author Taylor Marsh, who [read more]
Podcast: Stop The World I Want To Get Off!
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JenningsWire blogger and Happiness Author & Expert, Kita Szpak discusses simple ways to simplify your life and stop feeling overwhelmed.
Kita’s latest book, The SIMPLE Life: Shiny Objects Not Required, is due out in a [...]
Detergent Pods: Use With Extreme Caution
For those stuck doing the laundry, they’re great – the most concentrated liquid detergents ever created.
They’re convenient, pre-measured, and easy to use. Each is sealed in a film that dissolves in hot or cold water.
Or – [...]
How Do You Put JOY Into Your Life?
Happiness is not something you buy at the mall.
This comes from within yourself.
What dreams, desires, feelings or needs of your own have you pushed aside for others?
You own your life and as you travel down your pathway you can make choices.
The [...]
The Midlife Sage Says: How To Find Sweet Love After A Sour Divorce
When I was invited to a New Year’s Eve party several years ago, I did what any 45-year-old divorced woman would do.
I rented a costume complete with velvet gown, a jeweled crown, and ornate scepter and went as “The Queen of Everything”.
There [...]
The Midlife Sage: You Can Enjoy A Family Vacation Without Drama Or Lawsuits
I recently joined my adult children and their families on a wonderful trip to the Oregon Coast.
This is a remarkable achievement for me because I have two brothers within a day’s drive of my home and we would rather eat rancid snot than [...]
Conversations With The Tuesday Night Girls: The Pact
What are the two most frightening words you can say to anyone over 50? Nursing Home.
It’s true that we girls are still young, but we’ve decided it’s high time we come up with a plan for ourselves that doesn’t involve [...]
You Can Be Happy Even If Your World Is Not Perfect Now
Being happy doesn’t mean that everything is perfect, but means you have decided to look beyond your problems.
Enjoying the present moment is a habit that takes a lot of practice.
Just finding reasons to be happy benefits your future.
Did [...]
Does Praying Help?
Most of us have done a major plea to the Universe when we’re in an extreme situation.
“God, help me! I’ve lost control of the car, make me safe, make me safe…” sweating out the seconds until you are finally stopped, shaking and [...]
Don’t Let A Downturn Economy Drag You Down
Whether we have stable jobs or are really feeling the financial pinch, the economic downturn is affecting us all, often to degrees that we are unaware.
Fears about making a proper living cascade into every aspect of our lives: family, friends, [...]
Podcast: Lessons In Defiant Resilience
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Actor/screenwriter Michael Genet is the author of They Must Not Know Who I Think I Am: Lessons in Defiant Resilience.
In this podcast, Michael discusses how defiant resilience is the difference between letting rejection defeat [...]
The Midlife Sage: Redefining Grandmother
My grandmothers were the quintessential matrons: they grew lush gardens, baked pies, canned peaches, crocheted doilies, and then peacefully passed away in their nineties.
My life has been a bit different, and I just hope I don’t die tomorrow [...]
Four Things For New Graduates To Consider Before Accepting Their First Job
In his classic book Oh, the Places You’ll Go, the great Dr. Seuss said “Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away!”
This epitomizes the excitement new graduates experience as they pick [...]
Podcast: Discover The ONE Thing You Were Born To Do
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Steve Olsher is America’s Reinvention Expert and author of numerous books including his latest, What Is Your WHAT? Discover the ONE Amazing Thing You Were Born To Do.
Steve has been a featured guest on ABC TV, FOX TV and CNBC.com [...]
Podcast: Taking Control Of Your Happiness
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Britt Reints is an author, speaker, and happiness advocate. Her new book, An Amateur’s Guide to the Pursuit of Happiness, uses life lessons from herself and other happiness amateurs, along with a little bit of wisdom from experts, [...]
Podcast: How To Avoid A Shark Attack
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The Surf Lady, Veronica Grey, is the founder of SwimWithoutSharks.com, a free water safety resource site.
In this podcast, Veronica discusses how to avoid a shark attack!
How To Avoid A Shark Attack
What are some common misconceptions [...]
Conversations With The Tuesday Night Girls: Solution For The Barometric Blues
One Tuesday night brought with it a low barometric pressure front, and we girls were feeling it as we gathered around Janine’s porch.
Mootsie had a headache, some of us were feeling joint pain and the rest of us were just feeling a bit [...]
Leading An Authentic Life
As a life coach, most of my clients come in wanting to live an authentic life, but somewhere along their journey they make bad choices.
The result? They’re forced to live with the consequences of those actions. But if you asked them if they [...]
The Midlife Sage: Keeper Of The DNR File
The call comes at any hour: “Your mother is in an ambulance on the way to the hospital.”
I grab the DNR File and go, anticipating that she will survive the latest calamity just as she has for the past 86 years. Her mind and body are frail [...]
Three Mistakes “Helicopter Parents” Make That Prevent Their Children From Growing Up
The term “helicopter parent” is a relatively new one in our culture, but the practice is quite prevalent.
When a child leaves home (for college, for instance, or even overnight camp) the helicopter parent does exactly what the term implies [...]
Conversations With The Tuesday Night Girls: The Question Was Asked: Is There Life After Divorce?
Yes, Virginia, there is!
Tuesday Night Girls was borne to a group of women – some married, some divorced – who were looking for a bit of social company within their ranks of girlfriends over the age of 50. What began as a love [...]
Family Circle: Accident Or Design?
Michael John Bellomo was the oldest son in a family of eight.
A Brooklyn boy who was six when the Great Depression struck, he would leave high school after 11th grade and become a decorated soldier, printer, husband, and father of seven.
Mike’s [...]
The Midlife Sage: A Thanks And An Apology To My Former Teachers
As teachers prepare to return to work, and I’d like to remind them that their labors are not in vain.
Someday, maybe forty years from now, they will receive a thank you and/or apology from former students who have succeeded in life without [...]
What’s REAL-LY Happening?
I have a real problem. It is really, really bothering me and for real it’s getting worse!
It all came boiling up in me today! I saw one of those “Buy on TV” commercials and couldn’t believe what I was seeing! It [...]
Conversations With The Tuesday Night Girls: Open Sesame!
As you probably recall, that phrase originated from the story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.
Ali Baba repeats those words to open the mouth of a cave where forty thieves have hidden their treasure. But today, the magical phrase won’t [...]
Podcast: Art Of Living Happy
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Lisa Jones is known as the “Connection to Clarity”, an inspirational speaker and spiritual channel, who shares her journey from corporate to consciousness and inspires all who connect with her.
Lisa is author of the upcoming [...]
Podcast: Keeping Animal Rights Movement Alive
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Animal Rights Advocate & Intuitive Practitioner, Dr. Shimane is the author of the children’s book KARMA (Keeping Animal Rights Movement Alive). Her desire is to ignite and cultivate a new Universal karma, by bringing awareness [...]
The Sandwich Generation: When You Are Parenting Your Children And Aging Parents At The Same Time
In my recent article, I discussed some of the common myths that often hold parents back from doing what it takes to help their adult children to launch into independence.
Some parents who are still caring for their children as well as their [...]
Are You Too Busy To Enjoy Your Life? When Will You?
You’re so busy, taking care of stuff, upgrading stuff, cleaning stuff and shopping for more stuff.
But, something just does not feel right. Instead of thinking about all the things in your day and being satisfied at the end of your day, [...]
You’re Being Set Up!
When you experience a tragedy, heartbreak or crisis, it may look as if your world is falling apart.
However, as a TV and Radio Host, invariably my best interviews on the most inspiring “stories” or books, are those that are born [...]
Conversations With The Tuesday Night Girls: Kicking The Habit Part Deux: The Electronic Cigarette
As promised, here is a recap of our girls’ trip to Michigan, which was supposed to be our second effort to quit smoking.
Most of Michigan has banned smoking in public places, and since we girls find ourselves in a lot of them during Michigan [...]
Reminding Ourselves About The World Around Us Through The Maleku Tribe Of Costa Rica
On my most recent trip to Costa Rica, I had the unique opportunity to visit the Maleku tribe, and indigenous tribe of Costa Rica dating back prior to the Spanish colonization of Central America.
Since the colonization, their numbers have dwindled [...]
Post and Beware – Electronic Discovery
I am handling a car accident case caused by a drunk driver in her twenties.
She was careless and ran a red light going so fast that she actually caused the SUV that my clients were driving to flip over. She had been to a bar, had too much [...]
What Really Inspires You?
People achieve greatness every day.
It really doesn’t have to be a once in a lifetime event to show the magnitude of someone’s capabilities. Being great is stepping up to the plate and doing something out of the ordinary, something [...]
What Are My Risks With My Mobile Device?
If you understand what mobile criminals are trying to do, you can fight back.
The primary risks you should worry about are:
Financial fraud: Someone takes over your bank account, extracts money, or sets up a premium SMS scam where you pay for [...]
Conversations With The Tuesday Night Girls: Got Milk?
You learned from my last posting that I joined a dating service a few months ago, and was quite disappointed with it.
I did eventually drop my membership, but before I did, I met a man who is a doctor of biology, specializing in lactation, and [...]
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