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Build Confidence and Stop Looking for Guarantees in Life
Build your confidence and you will trust your instincts, your inner wisdom, instead of questioning your feelings. Which has the upper hand in your life, your logical mind or your emotions? Do you feel confidence and mentally strong or in need of reassurance? Build...
Self Improvement? No Need!
You don't need self improvement. You're perfect all ready - you just need to realize it. Some aficionados of personal development might call the process 'self-realization' - a big word (two actually) for something that is within every single person's reach. There's...
CREATING WEALTH: Perceived Mindsets, Spending Decisions, and Growth Processes
Perceived mindsets affect your ability to creating wealth. If you dare, give this example a try. If you own your own home, walk around the home, barefoot if weather permits this time of year. Walk slowly around the perimeter and carefully observe the property. Then...
Protect Your Medical Records
Medical records are one-stop shopping for identity thieves. There is no need to slowly gather bits and pieces of someone's personal information - it's all packaged together: Social Security number, name, address, phone number, even payment accounts. Crooks have...
Following Your Heart….Sometimes It Isn't So Easy
"Follow your heart." We hear those words a lot. However, sometimes saying it and actually doing it are worlds apart. Over two years ago my dear husband, Steve Amos, passed away of a sudden heart attack. His death rocked my family's world and shook us to the core. I...
Mothers and Daughters: Boundaries are a Good Thing
If Robert Frost is right and good fences make good neighbors, are they good for families as well? The boundaries in the mother/daughter relationship are complicated because our daughters expect to be taken care of and also need to individuate. These boundaries evolve...
Let's Make School Lunches Healthy for Body and Mind
Corn dogs, canned fruit and a bag of chips...that was a typical hot lunch offering at the posh private school my daughter attended in Marin County, California six years ago. It took me, and five other Marin moms, more than a year to initiate organic hot lunch programs...
Blah, Blah, Blog…
These days, it seems like everyone's got their own blog. Whether you're a professional, a celebrity wannabe, or a teenager seeking an identity, blogging is supposed to be the next great way to get noticed. But what if you're a parent? You certainly didn't grow up with...
Maintaining a Balanced Lifestyle
Keeping a balanced lifestyle is never easy in this day and age. We are facing an all consuming credit crunch so naturally we are trying to work as hard as possible to overcome this. So, where do we fit in time for ourselves and our families? If you work from home or...
Prosperity Paradigm: Knowing What We're Really Worth
War, poverty, corruption, hunger, misery, human suffering will not change in a monetary system. That is, there will be very little significant change. It's going to take the total redesign of our culture and values. -Jacque Fresco Think of it. If one cell in your body...
16 Quick Tips for Eating at Restaurants or Work
Most of us eat at restaurants for a variety of reasons; time and convenience are the most common motives. Below is a prepared list of quick tips for eating out of your home. If you eat healthy food or sensible portions, that you like, you can stick with eating healthy...
5 Simple Ways to Live a Healthier Lifestyle
Living a healthy lifestyle is easy; in fact, it's a lot easier than you might have ever imagined! The changes that you should make to your day to day routine are small, simple and most of all, require minimum effort. Forget grueling exercise regimes and rigorous...
Avoid These Common Training Errors When Running and Your Body Will Thank You
Running is one of the most heavily participated sports and recreational activities in the world. However, from a young age we are told to go out on the streets and run until we are tired. This may be alright for a while but further on down the road you will be likely...
10 Steps to a Successful Career Change
The thought of changing careers will cross everyone's mind at some point in time. Yet, not many think that they, confidently, can take that step. While there are many reasons that can be attributed to this noticeable phenomenon, we, for the moment, will confine...
Crock Pot: So Easy, So Tasty!
Do you remember coming home from school and smelling a delicious dinner stewing in the crock pot? I do. Little did I know that delicious meal only took, at the most, 15 minutes to prepare. My mom was busy with school and work, so she did not have a lot of time to...
