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I plan on doing the unthinkable in 2009. I am going to gain as much as I can and plan to steer clear of things and thoughts when it comes to losing. I have been losing for years and where does it get me? Lose so much that you don’t even recognize yourself. Some days I have to glance at ...
Everybody has a hero or two in their lives. I remember one of my first heroes was Curly from The Three Stooges. My standards were not quite high back then, but I thought he was a big little boy who was having the best time when Moe was not clumping him over the head. He’d brush himself off and ...
My storytelling father always seemed to be able to hold our collective breaths with his tales of ghosts and the undead. You knew how effective his scary stories were by the number of under the bed inspections that were held in our house. I’m sure my mother appreciated it since my father ...
Step One found you having a love affair with yourself. Step Two was all about writing your own bestseller – affirmations that keep you going even on the days when everything, including the car (or cat or toddler), overheats. Step Three got you off the sofa and exercising your right to be fit and trim. Step Four is all about taking a deep breath….one, two, three and exhaling. And it’s all legal! I know that women can help themselves in ways that doesn’t involve calling their local pharmacy.
I never think of myself as a pack rat. Maybe the love of much. Maybe too much? But there are times when I look around the house and I can’t find the dog or I delve into drawers and come up empty handed or I find myself crawling around closet floors in search of a runaway shoe. I end up ...
So how are you enjoying your status as Queen of the universe at home or at your workplace? In Step One, I implored you to promote yourself to Numero Uno. This way you can bring more joy and happiness into the lives of those around you. If you missed Part One, go back and take a look and try it. You can sample it first when no one is looking and then let the world at large know that you mean it! We’re changing the world one former “bottom of the barrel” woman at a time. Feels good to have the wind in your hair, doesn’t it? Step Two: We are still working on you.
A strong sense of humor seemed to be in my family’s genes along with freckles and being musically challenged. My father’s wit was so sharp it induced paper cuts, but we’d laugh at the brilliance and the total silliness of his one-liners or odd little stories. In grammar ...
Step One found you having a love affair with yourself. Step Two was about writing your own affirmations to help you stay positive. Step Three got you off the sofa and exercising your right to be fit and trim. Step Four was all about taking the time to meditate and getting centered in your universe. Step Five found you getting silly and feeling better for letting your hair way down. Step Six: You know what it is. No, well then get quiet ask your Intuition. Step Seven could be one of the most valuable steps around.
2009 might have become the year that people built fall out shelters out of refrigerator boxes because the news kept getting more and more dismal.
“I will believe in you every day of my life.” As told to ET by Elliot. About a week ago I woke up in the middle of the night and heard someone say, “Why don’t you write about me?” I was pretty sure I recognized that voice. The ...
Last Saturday we went to my brother David’s house for a block party. It was humid. How unusual. It was also overcast and noisy and the streets were filled with kids running around. Some boys were playing basketball and trying to impress some cute girls who would rather be with the Jonas ...
So are you enjoying the view from the top? Elevation in one’s life does have its rewards besides living above the smog. It is the freedom to baste in the beauty that is moi – the mind that continues to amaze, the body that struts its stuff and is adored by the mind and the soul that lovingly embraces the body and the mind as one. Because we are one fabulous package. So Step One found you moving on up to the place where we all belong – the top of our list! And Step Two found you scribbling little love notes to yourself. Keep them coming.
My hearing (or lack of it according to some people) has become highly sensitive to the expression that begins with, “I’m just….” Maybe it comes from years of personal experience, but I try to be so careful about what I say about myself – either to myself or to the ...
ec: Before we delve into the subject of Intuition and how it has impacted your life, in all areas of your life, can you give us your definition of Intuition? I think there are still some who feel that getting in touch with your inner voice only happens in a smoked filled backroom with a woman named Mistress Sylvia and a crystal ball. TR: Well that has been known to work but there is a better way. My definition of intuition is that still inner voice within that we all have but have learned to discount. Einstein called intuition the highest form of knowing.
One of the comics that I admired for her sharp observational humor is Carol Leifer. Well, Carol just published a very funny book called, "When You Lie About Your Age, The Terrorists Win." She writes about embracing her life and her age and her writing is insightful and hilarious. I just had the good fortune to interview Carol about her life and her new book. ec. We both grew up on Long Island but we never had any play dates together. Another thing we have in common were fathers who were both naturally very funny.
Top Ten List to Welcome You to the Rest of Your Life! 1) CELEBRATE. First of all, celebrate all you have accomplished in your life. Plan a party for 100 of your closest friends or just for yourself. Set a nice table, light some scented candles, put on some rock ' roll music and turn the volume ...
Step One found you having a love affair with yourself. Step Two was about writing your own affirmations to help you stay positive. Step Three got you off the sofa and exercising your right to be fit and trim. Step Four was all about taking the time to meditate and getting centered in your universe. Step Five found you getting silly and feeling better for letting your hair way down. Step Six is one of my favorite things and I have been using it for years now. And it does not shown age and will never wear out. You have it too.
Step One found you having a love affair with yourself. Step Two was about writing affirmations to help you stay positive. Step Three got you off the sofa and exercising your right to be fit and trim. Step Four was all about taking the time to meditate and getting centered in your universe. Wonder what Step 5 can be about? I would like you to throw your own party. The theme? What’s a party nowadays without a theme? Let’s try Celebrate Me party! Throw it for 100 or just light a few candles and treat yourself to a lovely repast. Maybe dessert by candlelight. I can make that one.
How many of you slipped in behind the steering wheel of your parents’ car for the first time and just drove away? Okay, maybe a few of you. But how many of you ended up denting a fender and then had a lot of explaining to do? How many of you sat down in the first grade and wrote a best selling ...
Did you ever just know something and not know how you knew it? Did you ever get that strange feeling that had nothing to do with recalled hamburger meat? Did you ever get a”mental memo” without benefit of email, blackberry or an actual phone call? Did you just ignore the message ...