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The Woman's Guide to Younger Men

The Woman's Guide to Younger Men by: Chris Olander I often awake to find Beverly, my older wife, wrapped around me like a Virginia creeper. In the nineteen years since we met, she has shown me what true love is, and I couldn't live wit...

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The Price of AmbitionHow Much Fun You Can Have

I am sore tonight! This soreness is all because of ambition!We decided that we wanted horses. You know, a horse farm, in the country, with rolling fields of deep green grass; a handsome barn, full of sweet smelling hay and shavings for the stalls. Th...

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YIKES! I’M TURNING INTO MY MOTHER!

If you’re like most people, you probably said to yourself at least once during your childhood or teens: “I’m never going to behave like my mother (or father) when I grow up.” Such thoughts would enter your mind especially when your parent tre...

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Overcoming Loneliness this Christmas

Christmas is one of those times when the social norm is to get together with our families even if you never see them during the year. For those people who are isolated from their families, or do not have a family, it can be a time of great loneliness...

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Can You See The *Good* In Good-byes

Can you see the good in good-byes? Many people can't. They don't realize that nothing is bad or good, but thinking makes it so. Do you? Here's an example: A person is leaving. You are about ready to say your good-byes. What you see in ...

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Your Friends and Your Wealth

From tender age, we were exposed to myths about money and myths of being rich. Be it from our parents, brothers, sisters, relatives, or friends. The myths that we have determine our financial well being in our adult lives.I call them myths because t...

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THE POWER OF COMMUNITY

We are all members of communities. We all naturally associatewith LIKE MINDED individuals. We know people near our homesand many people online as well. For now, let's focus on yourPERSONAL community, the people you know and who know you.What we ...

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Co-Dependency and Food Trying to Fill the Void

Nice girls don’t speak up. Nice girls take care of and support others. These are just a few of the messages girls often receive as they are socialized. Often in adulthood, these ingrained messages turn into full-blown co-dependency. Years can go by...

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Having Affirmative Power: Self-Worth

Having Affirmative Power: Self-Worth by: Charlene M. Proctor, Ph.D. I believe using affirmations as contemplative reminders of who we are helps keep us balanced. It is a first step in claiming your self-worth which is the foundation of true self...

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The Achilles’ Heel Of Management Coaching

While heading home at day’s end, you begin reflecting on a coaching meeting you had earlier that day with an employee, Chris. You hope that, this time, you finally succeeded in getting her to understand the importance of spending less time in disru...

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