Conquering The Past To Improve The Present

For years -- over twenty-five to be exact -- I stumbled through life and the fog in my head. Something bad had happened to me when I was thirteen and it seemed that since then my head was always in varying degrees of cloudiness. I spent a lot of time looking back to the past and forward to the future while ...

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Self-Care and Joy: How You Can Use What You Love to Love Yourself

Like any other commitment, self-care can become a chore. Whenever we force ourselves to do something the fun factor flies out the window. Yet, self-care should be one thing on our schedules that feels good! How can we turn a commitment into a pleasure? I think the key is committing to something that brings you ...

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How Following My Joy Led Me To Finding My Love

Sometimes in life, you really do have to, as Ghandi said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” Take me, for example. For over two decades I struggled with symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). As a teenager, I survived a rare, life-threatening illness and then, got stuck in a ...

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How One Dog On A Corner Changed My World Forever

When I first saw a Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier, I was very depressed and walking home from work in New York City. Struggling with the after effects of a trauma that I just couldn't shake, I lived every day in a fog, disconnected from myself and the world and trying to fake wellness so that everyone would ...

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5 Ways To Make Sure Valentines Day 2014 Really Rocks!

So this year maybe you spent the 14th alone or with family or girlfriends and not the love of your life. Whew, that’s over! Now for the rest of the year you have a great opportunity to start planning how you want to spend Valentine’s Day 2014. It’s all about getting super focused, clear and in ...

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