Creative Success Depends on Long View
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The Spirit of Adventure
Adventure is all around us.
If the roar of a wave crashes beyond your campsite, you might call that adventure. When coyotes howl outside your tent–that may be adventure. When the wind rips at your tent pegs—that too, may be called [...]
Holiday Season No-No’s, Limits And Gifts For Introverts And Extroverts To Mix
Mixing the introvert in you and the extrovert in others for the holidays doesn’t have to be contradictory.
No way!
Remember: it’s a matter of managing our energy that is different. We introverts are just as social, celebratory and [...]
Kid’s Book Matters: The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
Celebrating at the Carle:
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, MA is currently celebrating its 10 year anniversary. Officially kicked off last month, the festivities will continue through November 2013. Among the events and [...]
The Mad Race To Where?
Picture a piece of cheese positioned nicely next to a mouse trap.
Hundreds of mice are stomping over each other to get first dibs of that rich piece of Swiss cheese. Unfortunately, none of them know their fate that lies before them, as one of [...]
Book Review: Boot & Shoe By Marla Frazee
Boot & Shoe are puppies from the same litter.
They are adopted into the same home. They share many things together. The only thing they don’t share is their special, personal territory. Shoe is a front porch kind of dog and Boot is a back [...]
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. [...]
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:
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Your Life Is Run By Your Habits – Why Not Choose Them Wisely?
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” -Aristotle
It all comes down to your habits.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, you’ve heard that before. My question to you is: So what are you doing about it?
Over 90 percent [...]
Using Dream Interpretation To Your Advantage
Lately I have been reading about dream interpretation.
I used to try and decode my dreams a few years ago. I stopped soon after realizing how neurotic and anxiety-ridden I must have been due to reoccurring nightmares of my teeth falling out. [...]
Why Run Away To Join The Circus When It’s At Home?
Remember that crazed clown at the circus?
He was the one spinning a dozen flaming torches while peddling a unicycle on a high wire as the out-of-tune calliope wheezed out a medley of manic music. Now as a young woman you’re probably not impressed [...]
Your Child’s Problem Behavior: Using Common Sense to Find the Best Solution
There is an old medical proverb that goes:
“When you hear hoof beats in the hallway, think horses, not zebras.” This means, of course, that we should use common sense and look for the expected cause first, rather than the exotic. This proverb [...]
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