Creative Success Depends on Long View
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12 Tips To Safe Online Shopping
Online shopping is a fun and convenient way to make purchases, locate hard-to-find items, and discover bargains, but it does come with some level of risk.
As long as you take precautions, online shopping can be easy and enjoyable.
Don’t [...]
Book Review: The Duckling Gets A Cookie!? By Mo Willems
The latest in Mo Willems’ classic “Pigeon” series of books, The Duckling Gets A Cookie, holds its own with its award winning predecessors.
In this installment, the irascible Pigeon bemoans the injustice of Duckling receiving a cookie by [...]
Enjoy Dabbling? Need a new Hobby? Start Rock Climbing!
Climbing is a sport, a hobby, a test; a means of escaping life’s anxieties, a way to discover one’s limits and then defy them.
It stimulates creativity, demands commitment, instills confidence and arouses fear, frustration and elation. It’s [...]
Book Review: Kill You Twice By Chelsea Cain
Chelsea Cain’s books slay. The body count is high. The entertainment factor even higher.
As witness to Chelsea’s work – I’m in a writing group with her –Kill You Twice still pummels me with unexpected, explosive twists and turns. [...]
How to Build Your Brand the “Gangnam Style” Way
More than three quarters of a billion people – around 860 million as of this writing – have laid eyes on “Gangnam Style,” the #1 YouTube video sensation.
That’s only since its release on July 15, 2012. That translates to more than [...]
Faith
“Faith is to believe what you do not yet see; the reward for faith is to see what you believe.” Saint Augustine
I was walking in Central Park years ago with another mother when our children were only 2 years old. Her son and my daughter [...]
The Positive Side of Pessimism
Yes, you read that right – there is a positive side to being pessimistic.
When I first encountered the positive aspects of being negative, I was as surprised as you are.
Think about it: it’s so easy for us to slip into worry mode and wonder, [...]
You Can’t BUY INTO Christmas!
Oh yes….soon, perhaps too soon after Halloween, society is literally pushed into Christmas!
Sigh! One can’t even catch their breath between Halloween and Thanksgiving before the same old 12 songs are on the radio, and all of the retailers [...]
Your December 2012 Forecast
Sun in Sagittarius to Dec 21.
Practical Spirituality promotes Gratitude. Make it a daily habit and watch what happens. This is the long-anticipated ’12.21.12’ month. The end of the Mayan calendar means…the beginning of YOUR NEW TIMING. [...]
Heart, Beauty And True Confidence: Beauty Of Imperfection
The beauty of imperfection
Many people in our society today are over achievers. The burden of excellence somehow rests on our shoulders. We painstakingly strive for perfection in our homes, careers, and families. No matter the circumstance, [...]
Is the Parent Badgering Factor Running Too High?
It’s December.
We’re into the second quarter of the school year. The dance is in full swing.
All across America each evening this dance is being played out in millions of homes. It’s the “Don’t You Have Homework To Do?….”No [...]
The Midlife Sage Says: Share Some Time, Beer and/or Pie with Your Mother-in-law
Unless your mother-in-law is a convicted felon or a pole dancer at the Kit Kat Klub, you should try and spend quality one-on-one time with her.
After all, she raised the person you married. If she lives far away, keep in contact with letters, [...]
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Retreat
I participated in my very first silent retreat last year right after Thanksgiving.
It was scary and I was nervous. Could I, a regular chatterbox, hold silence for an entire week? Well, it was actually five nights, but who’s counting?
I have [...]
Doing the Work of Creating
A couple of months back, I spent a week painting and puppy sitting.
It was a planned event during which I decided to keep in touch with my followers through the social networks. I created art, learned some important lessons, and played with [...]
Ho Hos, Twinkies, And Ding Dongs: Why Trademarks And Trade Secrets Are Highly Valuable To Your Business
By now, you should have heard about Hostess going out of business after failed mediation talks with the unions.
Hostess is the maker of such iconic brands such as Ho Hos, Twinkies and Ding Dongs. Hostess plans to sell off its brands so it [...]
Bringing Sexy Back
Reclaiming Your Sexuality
If you’ve been out of the dating scene for a while, are thinking about entering a new relationship, or have found that your relationship has become “sexless”, the idea of having a sexual encounter can be very [...]
The Missing Link
A long time ago, in a galaxy that surrounds us…I found a new way of being that is reforming my life.
Now, I don’t know about you, but in my life, many of my ‘overnight successes’ have been a long time coming.
Our new science demonstrates [...]
Would You Mind?
A long journey
*Sigh* I can remember this like it was yesterday and I still talk about this to anyone who would listen about the time I went to see Janet Jackson in concert. Tell me, why on God’s green earth did I have to travel thousands [...]
Small Business Saturday A Smash Hit, Marketing Idea To Keep Momentum Going!
THANK YOU READERS! YOU DID IT!
You helped make Small Business Saturday a SMASH HIT for small business. USA TODAY reports that “Small Business Saturday is a big hit”!
They report that it went viral.
I LOVE that they had a great day and [...]
Two and a Half Men Star Rebukes The Show As “Filth”
Young Star Shows His True Colors
Angus T. Jones, who plays the teen character Jake Harper on the CBS sitcom, makes quite a statement in a YouTube video as part of a religious testimony given to The Forerunner Chronicle; a website dedicated to [...]
Mind, Body, Spirit: Which Is Which?
Body—mind—spirit–where does one stop and the other begin?
Within our own minds we decide how intimately the two are connected. We each decide just how self-aware we want or need to be. Our histories have created for us a worldview [...]
The Greatest Gift of All
A small gesture of kindness may be more important than you realize.
You may think it’s not a big deal. What’s a little kindness? It may not seem like much to you, but to the recipient it could change that person’s day. It doesn’t have [...]
When the Music’s Over…
We all know how exilerating it is when we…..Fall in Love, don’t we?
We miraculously become the person we believe we were “meant to be!” We don’t over eat, we aren’t bothered by people that normally bother [...]
Holiday Cheer & A Healthy Workplace
As we reflect on a cheerful holiday season, many people will feel the angst of returning to a difficult place to work after the holidays are over.
The reprieve from a hostile or aggressive workplace can be all too short and in some cases leave [...]
I Love Monday’s
A dash of love into your daily diet is a dash of happiness!!! QUOTE by Ana Weber
Monday has had a bad rap for quite some time. Have you ever wondered why it’s the least favorite day of the week?
Here are a few questions to ponder:
♥ [...]
Baby Talk
After picking up a few groceries, my sister told me that she had to go pick up my niece for a doctor’s appointment.
Clearly I didn’t know what was wrong so, I questioned the situation. I was told not to worry that my niece was just congested. [...]
ADHD/ADD: Trouble With Boredom
When was the last time your kid came home and said, “Mom, guess what, I got a really cool worksheet today!!!”
My guess is it has not happened to date. Frankly, the worksheets that I see (and I see tons of them) can be pretty dreadful [...]
Have You Lost Your Mind?
This is what you might think whilst looking in the mirror, or what you might ask your friends and family during the Lunar Eclipse in Gemini phase-November 24 through Christmas.
The Lunar Eclipse occurs on November 28, in the air sign of Gemini, [...]
Feng Shui Your Holiday Decor
The Holiday seasons are upon us as we prepare to spend time with our families and reflect upon the year and be thankful for all we have–food, shelter, clothing, health, family, or whatever.
This holiday season, as you are cleaning your [...]
Don’t Shop, ADOPT! (Jenny’s Story)
We have 4 dogs.
On Facebook and in “real life,” everyone knows about our Saint Bernards. My wife Cori and I have 3 of them. We seem to show them all of our attention “on line,” but… then, there is Jenny!
Cori saved Jenny in [...]
What A Great Relationship Really Looks Like!
The Hollywood version of relationships can often mislead us into believing that ours must be filled with excitement and romance twenty-four/seven in order to be considered a good one.
The depiction of relationships seen in romance or romantic [...]
Make Thanksgiving a Lifestyle
America celebrated its first nationwide day of thanks in 1789 under the leadership of our first president, George Washington.
However, it wasn’t until Abraham Lincoln was president that our country had its first official Thanksgiving holiday. [...]
Flushed Out & Fabulous!
So, what does unjunking yourself do?
It peels away the crap you’ve surrounded yourself with for months, sometimes YEARS. Layer by layer the lies you’ve been telling yourself and the fat you’ve been trying to protect yourself [...]
Don’t “Talk Turkey,” Give Thanks
Oh how I loathe hearing the words….”Happy Turkey Day.”
I loathe the expression not only because I know that turkeys are ready, willing and able to be loving pets for those lucky enough to be able to house them, but also because [...]
For a Stronger Relationship, Resolve Your Conflicts
No two people can agree on everything, but disagreements or arguments in your relationship don’t have to end with one or both of you angry or in tears.
Here are some suggestions to make the bumps in your relationship a little less difficult [...]
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