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Thoughts by Our River

Thoughts by Our River(From the book No Smooshing!)Gary E. Andersonwww.abciowa.comThere’s an old saying that you can’t sit by the same river twice, and until I bought a farm on the banks of our river, I used to think that was a crazy statement. B...

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Forgive and Forget

Someone did you wrong and you’re angry; you’re not justangry, you’re plotting a way to get even.You can’t wait tosee that so-and-so, and turn the tables on him.Nations do that, too, on a larger scale; Israelis attackPalestinians in retaliatio...

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Being Present what Samurai teach us about Multitasking!

Yesterday, my husband and I saw the movie ‘The Last Samurai’. Usually I don’t watch movies with a lot of violence, because it makes me uncomfortable. But my interest was piqued when I saw an interview with Tom Cruise, who was curiously unable t...

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Special Report What Do IQ Tests and the SAT Measure, and Where Does EQ Fit In

I was telling a therapist the other day about someone’s score on the SAT. “Oh,” he said, waving his hand in dismissal, “THAT thing. It doesn’t measure a THING.” Let’s set the record state. What he meant was – (1) It doesn’t measure ...

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Use the power of letters to land the right job!

Don't spam! Your chances of moving beyond the original pile increase every time you make a connection with a reader. You actually communicate more when you prepare five targeted letters than 50 generic ones.Treat your cover letter as an opportun...

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What is Life Balance

What is Stress?Stress is an interpretation of an event or circumstance which is understood to be a threat. It can be any force or pressure put on a system (living or nonliving) which may result in a need for the system to adapt or change. Stress on h...

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Give Yourself Positive, Nurturing Messages

I don't know about you, but I find that negative or hurtful messages zing their way into me faster and easier than positive ones. If, in an hour, seven people gave me real, glowing compliments, and one person criticized me, it is the criticism t...

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Russia's Middle Class

A conference held, at the beginning of the month, in St. Petersburg, was aptly titled "Middle Class - The Myths and the Reality". Russia is way poorer than Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, or even Poland. But, as income disparities grow, a grou...

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ABU GHRAIB Our Surprise is the only Surprise

As pictures and videos surface showing young American soldiers humiliating and dehumanizing Iraqi prisoners, we, as a society, recoil in disgust and disbelief. Friends and family of those charged with such crimes, shake their heads in bewilderment a...

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Mobbing Is Emotional Abuse

Are you a mobber? Have you ever made fun of people behind their backs? Spread rumors? Played practical jokes that weren’t really funny and got others to join in your laughter? Have you joined in some of this behavior thinking you were right or just...

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