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Lessons from a Recovering Doormat
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Lessons from a Recovering Doormat is written by bestselling author, Daylle Deanna Schwartz. It has commentaries on celebrities, people in the news, and daily observations that reflect struggles or issues affecting self-empowerment, and constructive suggestions for taking charge of one’s life, as well as guest bloggers and interviews with well known people who inspire. Schwartz addresses the erroneous belief that one can’t be nice and still get taken seriously.
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(Living in Parentheses)
Today I have a very special post---2 short essays written by Rose Rappaport, a woman who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on June 5, 2005. During her illness, she took a writing class and wrote a series of essays about what she was going through...
Is the Economy Making You Fat?
I just read an article in Ad Age entitled, Does This Economy Make My Butt Look Big? It talks about how many of the various weight loss programs are suffering as people have less money to spend. I imagine that gyms are getting fewer people as well. P...
Can I Get…?
I went out for lunch today to a diner. A guy came in, also by himself. He knew what he wanted. But, instead of just saying what it was, he asked, “May I have eggs, over easy?” I’ve heard this many times before when people were in a place that ...
Interview with Yehuda Berg
I’m delighted to share an interview with Yehuda Berg, author of The Spiritual Rules of Engagement (Kabbalah Publishing, 2008) and a noted kabbalistic scholar and co-director of The Kabbalah Centre International. He’s also the author of many book...
When Obligations Are Plain Old Dumb!
A guy recently told me he’s miserable because his ex-wife and her kid are living with him until she can afford to move out. She wanted the divorce, moved on and dates other men. Yet he feels an obligation to take care of her and her kid. After all,...
