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How to Stop Being Late

Life & Beauty Weekly: Happy You By Jennifer Nelson for Life & Beauty Weekly Some people find it virtually impossible to be on time. No matter how important the event, they’re always in a mad dash and get there late — or just under the wire. Sound familiar? Maybe you

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Love Your Imperfections!

Life & Beauty Weekly: Happy You By Cynthia Hanson for Life & Beauty Weekly Are you striving to be perfect at work and at home? Do you freak out if the house isn’t spotless or if your memos aren’t masterpieces? Make 2011 the year you stop listening to your inner

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Beat a Bad Mood

Life & Beauty Weekly: Happy You By Catherine Ryan for Life & Beauty Weekly As you probably know firsthand, women — particularly mothers — tend to be especially empathetic to those around us. It’s a wonderful trait that comes in handy when, say, your child’s feelings are hurt or your

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Daphne Tarango

Coping with Change

By Daphne Tarango – I embrace it. I reject it. I long for it. I avoid it. I enjoy it. I dislike it. I’m talking about change. Can you relate? Parts of me want change; other parts resist it. Sometimes, we bring change on ourselves. Sometimes, change finds us. New

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Sandy Abell

Five Steps to Increasing Your Personal Power

By Sandra Abell, MS, LPC, ACC – When I was young, a woman’s job – at work and at home – was more about being a helper than making decisions and wielding power. Although support person, help mate, mother and friend are important roles, they can become unhealthy if you

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Sheryl Young

Are “The Five Big D’s” Hindering Your Joy?

By Sheryl Young – At some time or another, each of us might struggle with an unfulfilled dream, an empty nest, wayward children, or life just seeming to pass by. We put on happy faces and pretend we have it all together. But inside, we may feel one or more

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Sandra Ford Walston

Glory in Slowing

By Sandra Ford Walston, The Courage Expert – Valuing your spirit requires you to connect to your spiritual journey and recognize the element of time. Specifically, you will need to rethink your approach to time in the context of how you care for yourself and how you manifest your spirituality

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Sandy Abell

Could Low Self Esteem be Holding You Back?

By Sandy Abell, MS, LPC, ACC – When I was a new therapist in a social service agency, I had the degree and license to help people, but I struggled with the image of myself in this daunting role. I knew my job was to support people as they worked

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Boundaries, Fences and Margins

By Sandra Bennett – For most of us, life is crazy busy but, here’s the secret…life is only as crazy busy as we choose and allow it to be! WOW! Want to read that again? Life is only as crazy busy as we choose and allow it to be. As

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Patty Mason

The Only Pure Joy

By Patty Mason – At eighteen, I saw the world from a twisted perspective. I was headed in a new direction, and all too happy to change course. I was done with my abusive childhood and turbulent teen years. In those days I had a plan and some idea of

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Edwige Gilbert

The Power of Our Words

By Edwige Gilbert – Our ability to think and express ourselves in words is one of the most powerful “tools” we possess. There are two types of words: the silent words used for inner dialogue and the spoken words used for communication. The problem often arises, when we forget that

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Tristine Fleming

Vision Board

As some of you may know, I recently put together a vision board. It was something I had wanted to do for years but never got around to. After hearing so many success stories about the effects of creating a visual dreamscape that I could pray over everyday, I was

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Nancie Carmichael

Your Best Place

By Nancie Carmichael – Funny how some things stick in your mind. I was 23 and a young mom of two, and my husband had recently accepted a position in a church. I was a very unwilling pastor’s wife. I didn’t want to be one of “them.” Besides, it had

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Joy Silha

Be Childlike and Play!

By Joy Silha – My intention for 2012 is to “Be Childlike and Play!” It sort of came to me. I was creating a vision board for the year and noticed that I had a lot of childlike pictures and playful images. This showed me that I needed to create

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Anita Agers-Brooks

Five Reasons to Unearth Your Dreams in your Fifties

By Anita Agers-Brooks – I grew up in a house full of artists. Mediocre they are not. My mom, my sisters, my brother – they could sketch, paint, sculpt, or whittle anything. And then there’s me. I am a cliché who can’t draw a stick person – literally. In junior

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Edwige Gilbert

The secret to keeping your resolution for a CHANGE

By Edwige Gilbert – Every year on December 31st, people all over the world make New Year’s resolutions. Millions of people wake up thinking, “This is the day I am going to do things differently!” They yearn for a new beginning and hate themselves when, after a few weeks their

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Dr. Jo Anne White

Life on Purpose

By Dr. Jo Anne White – Joy is found in simple pleasures. Acknowledge those moments when joy is present before they slip away. You may have to seek out joy, if it doesn’t find you. Every day, joy is lurking just waiting to be discovered. In spite of busy lifestyles,

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Eight Ways to Beat the Blues at Christmas

By Poppy Smith – Instead of a houseful of kids and their little ones running around laughing, crying, playing with toys and sneaking treats, this year my husband, Jim, and I will be home alone for Christmas. My automatic reaction is to feel sad—but I am glad that all of

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Dr. Jo Anne White

The Gift of Kindness

By Dr. Jo Anne White – In the midst of changing times and uncertainty, it’s necessary to shift our focus, taking stock of what’s important in our – family, friends, community, spirituality and health. When our lives are busy and fast paced, we often overlook the value of the obvious.

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