What began as extremely unfussy and obtainable intention – eating better and moving more – has erupted into a full-scale mega-production requiring learning how to cook differently, shopping with new eyes, rearranging schedules, altering relationships, and devising self-inflicting intimidating goals. Building such blockades makes the procedure ridiculously difficult and horribly unpleasant. [...]
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Posted by scottqmarcus in: Diet, Habit Change, Health & Fitness, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Motivation, Recovery, Self-Help, Weight loss, Wellness
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Posted by Minnette Coleman in: Commentary, Creative Writing, Humor, Inspiration & Motivation, Lifestyle, Marketing, Marriage, Men's Issues, Morality, Relationships, Satire, Sex, Uncategorized
Leave a comment To be honest I like the latest, hottest commercial on television because it is funny, not because the man selling the product is good looking from head to toe and has a voice that could whisper in my ear anytime. The sensuality is a plus. But it is a good commercial, it’s a funny commercial and the [...] March 12, 2010
Posted by Minnette Coleman in: Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Mental Health, Personal Experiences, Spirituality
2 comments The phone rings at 5am and I jump awake. The mother in me thinks something is wrong with one of my girls. The daughter in me is afraid my mother has gotten sick and is in the hospital. The sleepy person that I am wants to curse out whoever has tricked me out of peaceful [...] March 11, 2010
Posted by Minnette Coleman in: Commentary, Creative Writing, Inspiration & Motivation, Uncategorized
3 comments One Sunday about 10 years ago a lady dressed for church walked up to me in the entryway of our brownstone and threatened me with calling an ‘agency’ because she had not gotten a cake. At the time we were giving out food from out home, food that a New Jersey store would have tossed [...] March 4, 2010
Posted by AMusico in: Creative Writing, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Personal Experiences
2 comments I’m a pretty sentimental person. For instance, I have saved every single letter and card my husband has ever given me over our 27-year relationship. That’s quite a substantial bit of correspondence considering that for most of that first year, we lived 900 miles apart, and I received an average of five pieces of [...] February 17, 2010
Posted by scottqmarcus in: Attitude, Children, Family, Habit Change, Health & Fitness, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Mental Health, Motivation, Personal Experiences, Recovery, Relationships, Travel, Wellness
Leave a comment As I watched the drama, it dawned on me that this process of learning does not end when we move away from our parents. It is a sequence that presents itself continually: Frustration. Lesson. Acceptance. Progress. Repeat cycle as necessary until [...] February 15, 2010
Posted by Janice F. Baca in: Faith, Inspiration & Motivation, Lifestyle, Motivation, Non-Fiction, Religion, Spirituality, Uncategorized
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Jesus was a Jew. He spoke the Jewish language, lived the Jewish life, and was very active in the Jewish community. Jesus studied and learned the Old Testament in His growing years, as well as celebrated the Jewish feasts and festivals. It makes sense that Jesus would use the culture, language, and traditions [...] February 15, 2010
Posted by Tina Rae Collins in: Comments & Discussion, Faith, Inspiration & Motivation, Religion, Spirituality
One comment 1 Corinthians 1:3 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 4 I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; 5 That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in [...] February 13, 2010
Posted by Jack B Rochester in: Biography & Memoir, Commentary, Family, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Mental Health, Personal Experiences, Relationships, Religion, Spirituality, Uncategorized
9 comments My mother died last night. She’d been suffering from deep depression and extreme anxiety, and was being treated in a Phoenix hospital that specializes in helping elderly people with behavioral disorders of this sort. She had a stroke, the second in two months, and this one broke her connection with life as we know it. My [...] February 11, 2010
Posted by Minnette Coleman in: Commentary, Inspiration & Motivation, Literature, Motivation, Spirituality, The Writer's Corner, Writing Essentials
2 comments Yesterday as I took advantage of the weather and watched movies while the snow piled up outside I received a call that one of the more senior members of the Harlem Writers Guild had died. It was a shock because we assumed he didn’t make the last meeting because he usually went dancing the first [...] February 2, 2010
Posted by musico8 in: Biography & Memoir, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Motivation, Personal Experiences, Sports
Leave a comment October 5, 2009 After about a 45 minute delay to try and actually get the lights working, we took the field for our first “real game” of the camp. Jim let all his pitchers go longer than normal, about 2-3 innings a piece. I hadn’t played a game at night in a few years, so it [...] February 2, 2010
Posted by musico8 in: Biography & Memoir, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Motivation, Personal Experiences, Sports
Leave a comment October 4, 2009 A week from this exact moment, I will be on a plane making my way back home to New York. Needless to say, I’m very excited about getting back into the Northeast to all my family and friends, as well as tackling this horrible economy and attempting to find a job. Saturday was [...] January 30, 2010
Posted by musico8 in: Biography & Memoir, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Motivation, Personal Experiences, Sports
Leave a comment October 3, 2009 Today was supposed to be the start of an important weekend series, but Mother Nature showed how much that mattered to her by the amount of rain that was dropped from the sky. We arrived at the ballpark around 11a and the infield looked like a lake. The grass in the outfield and [...] January 30, 2010
Posted by musico8 in: Biography & Memoir, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Motivation, Personal Experiences, Sports
Leave a comment October 2, 2009 When I woke up this morning and opened my shades, the weather looked fantastic, but as the day grew older, Mother Nature brought some hard rain. Jim told us to come to the ballpark no matter what so we could figure out the next couple of days, so we arrived around 4p to [...] January 26, 2010
Posted by musico8 in: Biography & Memoir, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Motivation, Personal Experiences, Sports
2 comments October 1, 2009 As was said yesterday, today didn’t consist of any games or structured drills; we had the entire day to try and get better at whatever skilled we desired to work on. So I took it upon myself to work on ground balls and my footwork around the bag at first base, then went [...] January 26, 2010
Posted by musico8 in: Biography & Memoir, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Personal Experiences, Sports
One comment September 29, 2009 Here we are, ten days into this tryout in Joliet, Illinois; we’re pretty much at the halfway point and like I said at the end of the first week, it’s amazing that we only have another week and a half before we go back home. I got two more at-bats in our game [...] January 25, 2010
Posted by musico8 in: Biography & Memoir, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Motivation, Personal Experiences, Sports
Leave a comment September 28, 2009 With week two underway, it has already gotten off to a better start than the first week. We arrived at the ballpark about an hour later than normal, and our day included instruction in the morning, followed by batting practice and a game in the afternoon. While we were taking BP, I saw [...] January 25, 2010
Posted by musico8 in: Biography & Memoir, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Motivation, Personal Experiences, Sports
Leave a comment September 27, 2009 It’s hard to believe that it’s already been a week since I flew into Chicago to participate in the SIB Fall League with hopes of landing a professional baseball contract. While talking about it with other players today, everyone seems to be in agreement that this week has gone by very fast, but [...] January 24, 2010
Posted by musico8 in: Biography & Memoir, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Personal Experiences, Sports
One comment September 26, 2009 Today was by far the best day I’ve had in Joliet on the baseball field. We all reported to Silver Cross Field and were ready to rock at 4p, but due to our lack of pitchers, we participated in a simulated game. It sounds fancy, but it only means that Jim brings the [...] January 24, 2010
Posted by musico8 in: Biography & Memoir, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Personal Experiences, Sports
One comment September 25, 2009 Today was another full day of baseball for all of us. We had some more instruction in the morning, followed by a 7 inning game in the afternoon. As I write this entry, I am balancing a full bag of ice on my left elbow, so it’s pretty safe to say that it [...] January 23, 2010
Posted by Lena in: Creative Writing, Family, Heroes, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, The Writer's Corner
2 comments I pushed my way through the corn stalks; curiosity leading the way. From my Uncle Elsie’s farm, I could see another house with barns and a silo. My cousin Vera told me it belonged to her Aunt Ruth. Ruth was my uncle’s spinster sister. My Aunt Gladys was my dad’s only sister and my parents [...] January 7, 2010
Posted by scottqmarcus in: Diet, Habit Change, Health & Fitness, Inspiration & Motivation, Mental Health, Self-Help, Weight loss, Wellness
Leave a comment Stop! Don’t do it! I know it’s the “new year,” that ritualistic period whereby we become fixated on ridding ourselves of that sluggish, bloated, overloaded blob-like feeling in which we wrapped ourselves for the previous two months. Whipped up by cartons of cookies and bags of breadstuffs; flavored by truckloads of turkey with gravy, ham [...] January 7, 2010
Posted by musico8 in: Biography & Memoir, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Personal Experiences, Sports
One comment September 24, 2009 Today definitely had its peaks and its valleys; two games were on the schedule and I spent both of them in Right Field. Once Jim and Ronnie split the teams up earlier in the week, I realized that the only other primary 1st Baseman here is on my team. As if that wasn’t [...] January 2, 2010
Posted by musico8 in: Biography & Memoir, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Personal Experiences, Sports
One comment September 23, 2009 Today was another day of instruction for us, but since Jim and Ronnie split us up into teams, most of our workout was with our particular team. Tomorrow marks the start of our games, but I have a feeling a majority of the guys are going to be hurting through the rest of [...] December 29, 2009
Posted by musico8 in: Biography & Memoir, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Personal Experiences, Sports
One comment September 22, 2009 In the blink of an eye, day two is in the books. Our workout was focused around defense, but ended with a short batting practice session. After practice, Jim and Ronnie (two independent league coaches) told us to hang around in the clubhouse because they wanted to meet with us one-on-one in an [...] December 28, 2009
Posted by musico8 in: Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Personal Experiences, Sports
Leave a comment September 21, 2009 Today was a hell of a day. I went to bed last night while watching my New York Giants defeat the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football, hoping I would have a voicemail or email when I woke up in the morning, telling me what events would happen during the first day of [...] December 20, 2009
Posted by Femi Olawole in: Commentary, Inspiration & Motivation, Morality, Opinion, Social Issues
3 comments A few days ago, I was privileged to see the movie, Invictus. I consider it a privilege because it’s a fresh breath of air—the type that comes in the heels of a nasty fart. About a month earlier, I had seen a much more different movie titled Precious. Based on the novel Push, it’s the story [...] December 17, 2009
The next morning, I raced downstairs, not knowing what to expect. I surveyed the living room. Nothing. Then the obvious became apparent: “He was an eccentric geezer who cashed in his penny jar, that’s all.” I started to exit when I noticed a simple envelope adorned with an embossed snowflake and a monogrammed “S.C.” Slitting it open, I pulled out a handwritten note on parchment: “Henceforth, you will realize how fortunate you truly are. Your life is full even when it seems not. Enjoy your blessings. Thanks for the [...] December 16, 2009
One day while sitting at my desk having a pitty party. I had just hung the phone up after talking to my son. He had been on yet another interview and didn’t get the job. When I heard the sadness in his voice, saying well mom back to the drawing board. Those words pierce a whole in my heart. My son [...] December 16, 2009
My mother and I go to church every Sunday. It’s a nice church with a somewhat conservative message and a mass like I remember as a kid. Although the mass is not in Latin, we still celebrate the mass with all of what people might call pomp and circumstance. There is a processional at the [...] December 11, 2009
Posted by AngelaPoseyArnold in: Biography & Memoir, Education, Faith, Family, Freedom, History, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Lifestyle, Non-Fiction, Personal Experiences, Relationships, Religion, Short Stories, Social Aspects, Social Issues, Spirituality, Women's Perspective
Leave a comment Christmas 1947-Alabama (Not so much unlike Christmas 2009–Alabama—same heart–same spirit) By Angela Posey-Arnold “What are you getting for Christmas this year, Jimmy? I think I’m getting a record player. I picked one out at Elmore’s.” Bonnie said to her friend and classmate at lunch. Jimmy swallowed the last bite of apple, “A record player? That will be neat. [...] December 10, 2009
Posted by scottqmarcus in: Diet, Health & Fitness, Inspiration & Motivation, Lifestyle, Motivation, Weight loss, Wellness
One comment Looking for something to help wind down at the end of a hard day clogging your arteries with Monster Pies? How about the McNuggetini? This festive drink (?) consists of a chocolate milkshake mixed with vodka, rimmed with barbecue sauce, and garnished with half a chicken nugget. “Hey bar-keep! Gimme a double will [...] December 10, 2009
This morning I watched as people gathered cans from the trash outside of apartment building here in the city and bagged them to take to the store. Many of them had been at work harvesting the cans and bottles worth a nickel each since before dawn, before the garbage trucks arrived to remove what may be the only means [...] December 7, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Commentary, Current Events, Humor, Inspiration & Motivation, Motivation, Relationships, Sex
Leave a comment I’m Taking Up Golf! By Alan Caruba I have a confession to make. I have never engaged in any sports activity demanding any energy. About as close to a sporting activity I ever got was shooting pool or as fancy folk call it, billiards. The English version is called Snooker. In my time I did a lot [...] December 7, 2009
This is a true must tell story. I’m a born again Christian filled with the Holy Spirit. My husband and I planned a trip home for Christmas in 2008. It had been over twenty years since we had spent Christmas in my home town. I was truly excited because my sisters, brothers and the grandchildren [...] November 29, 2009
Posted by Pearl Robinson in: Book Marketing Online, Inspiration & Motivation, Poetry, Religion
2 comments You saw me as a baby helpless in my mother’s womb You watched as she murdered me, my life was quickly doomed You saw me as a child helplessly shaken by my father You walked away, how could you? You were my mother You watched as my father abused me You didn’t do anything, [...] November 29, 2009
I was deathly ill, my health was poor I felt death knocking at my door I am a child of God saved by the Blood of The Lamb I began to pray asking God to heal me in Jesus’ name I wasn’t ready to die, I was on a mission for my Lord I [...] November 29, 2009
Some horrible things are happening in the world today Christ says not to be troubled, for things must happen this way There are mothers killing their precious babies If only they would trust God and know He is able To take away the fear and evil thoughts they hold inside Men are killing their [...] November 29, 2009
Faith is like the mighty roaring wind November 27, 2009
Posted by scottqmarcus in: Commentary, Congress, Democracy, Diet, Habit Change, Health & Fitness, Healthcare, Inspiration & Motivation, Lifestyle, Medical, Nutrition, Opinion, Self-Help, Weight loss, Wellness
2 comments Quoting Cassius, “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves…” It’s easy to pronounce and pontificate about what “they” should do, it’s quite another little something to step to the platform, roll up our sleeves, and actually take action. Irrespective of legislation regarding “single payer” or “pre-existing conditions,” we must each make a difference in our own lives by establishing good health as a higher priority in day-to-day [...] November 23, 2009
Betty Davis may have said old age is no place for sissies but New York could be even worse. I have seen the way most people deal with the elderly. New Yorkers try not to involve themselves with people who move slower than that New York minute. But those who remain here once their youth [...] November 23, 2009
Posted by scottqmarcus in: Diet, Habit Change, Health & Fitness, Inspiration & Motivation, Motivation, Nutrition, Wellness
2 comments Although food is definitely a means by which we celebrate good fortune, I must note that nowhere is “stuffing oneself until sick” listed as a tradition. Quite the contrary, I would go so far as to say that uncomfortable, pained, hyper-expanded feeling that follows so many Thanksgiving celebrations actually detracts from the appreciative sense of gratitude one would hope to experience. Maybe, that’s one tradition we can drop this [...] November 19, 2009
Posted by Minnette Coleman in: Children, Family, Inspiration & Motivation, Lifestyle, Marketing
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Like most artists I would prefer making a living from my art. For the majority of us that never happens and we have to make do with professions outside of the creative. Sometimes we get lucky and land a job we enjoy. Sometimes we land [...] November 17, 2009
Posted by socalnovelist in: Attitude, Creative Writing, Inspiration & Motivation, The Writer's Corner, Writing Essentials
Leave a comment This post should have been before the other. Both are a rendition of how a writer situates h/her attitude through journal quick-writes, to help start the flow… [...] November 14, 2009
Posted by npofahl in: Attitude, Biography & Memoir, Creative Writing, Entertainment, Family, Freelance Author, Humor, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Non-Fiction, Personal Experiences, Short Stories, Social Aspects, The Writer's Corner, Women's Perspective
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The Wide and Wacky World of Sports Nancy Pofahl I like sports. My whole family does, save my daughter. She’s the odd one. When I was young, I loved to play tennis, volleyball, basketball or anything that involved guys crashing into girls. Especially [...] November 11, 2009
Posted by scottqmarcus in: Diet, Habit Change, Health & Fitness, Inspiration & Motivation, Mental Health, Motivation, Self-Help, Weight loss, Wellness
Leave a comment Watch what you say, it could become your life. Therefore, when we say, “I’ve lost my motivation,” it presupposes that motivation is some foreign entity residing in a distant land. Yet, we are the source of our [...] November 10, 2009
Posted by Astrid Fitzgerald in: Book Review, Fiction, Inspiration & Motivation, Philosophical Genres, Uncategorized, Women's Perspective
Leave a comment amazon.com – September, 2009 – Coming of age is spiritual * * * * * Finally, a novel that not only offers an exciting plot line, an endearing heroine, and human relationships that are believable and sympathetic but also introduces a continuous thread of spiritual teaching that informs and advances the plot – a teaching about [...] October 30, 2009
Posted by schreiberapfel in: Biography & Memoir, Children, Family, General Topics, Inspiration & Motivation
One comment April 2007 She bagged 5 Gold Medals and 6 Certificates. She received gold medals for being the Class Valedictorian, Academic Citation for Science – RIPRISA Champion, Loyalty Award, Hon. Ramon Ilagan Academic Excellence Award, and the BEST of all awards: the President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Academic Excellence and Leadership Award. She received certificates for the following: Certificate [...] October 29, 2009
Posted by npofahl in: Attitude, Comments & Discussion, Creative Writing, Entertainment, Family, Freelance Author, Humor, Inspiration & Motivation, Lifestyle, Personal Experiences, Uncategorized
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The Ridiculous Side of Shop Till You Drop Nancy Pofahl
The holiday [...] October 23, 2009
Posted by Astrid Fitzgerald in: Fiction, Inspiration & Motivation, Philosophical Genres, Spirituality, Uncategorized, Women's Perspective
Leave a comment The Shepherd’s Hut Astrid Fitzgerald When Caroline reached the gully, her heart was racing and her stomach was in a tight knot. Was what had happened yesterday just a dream? Was she ever going to experience the peace and warmth she’d felt again? Perhaps she should just keep going. What happened to the quiet, fun-filled ski vacation [...] October 21, 2009
Posted by scottqmarcus in: Children, Diet, Habit Change, Health & Fitness, Inspiration & Motivation, Mental Health, Nutrition, Weight loss, Wellness
2 comments When I’m bored, I want to eat. When I’m sad, I eat. When I’m angry — you got it. You know, there are people who, when they’re bored, they read a book? When they’re sad, they call a friend; and when they’re angry, they take a walk. There’s a clinical term for that kind of personality: it’s called [...] October 20, 2009
Posted by AMusico in: Attitude, Faith, Habit Change, Inspiration & Motivation, Lifestyle
Leave a comment America’s first national Thanksgiving occurred in 1789. According to the Congressional Record for September 25th of that year, this was the first act of the Framers after completing the Bill of Rights: Elias Boudinot said he could not think of letting the session pass without offering an opportunity to all the citizens of the United States of joining with one voice in returning to Almighty God their sincere thanks for the many blessings He had poured down upon them. [...] October 18, 2009
Posted by npofahl in: Commentary, Creative Writing, Family, Freelance Author, General Topics, Humor, Inspiration & Motivation, Lifestyle, Nature/Wildlife, Opinion, Personal Experiences, The Writer's Corner
12 comments The Ridiculous Side Of A Pet Owning You I have a cat. Or should I say, my cat has me. I am a slave to her turn-on-a-dime mood swings and iron will and insatiable but picky appetite. She is the family cat, but I am her mother. I have [...] October 18, 2009
Posted by steve sangirardi in: Accountability, Commentary, Environment, Family, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences
Leave a comment Stephen Sangirardi Enemy of the People–Parable of Disaster Bard715@aol.com October 14, 2009
Posted by Minnette Coleman in: African-American, Family, Heroes, Inspiration & Motivation
One comment She is the fourth of seven children of a single mother who prided herself on being able to get any man she wanted and wanted to pass that singular ability on to her daughters. This daughter says she grew up troubled- one year she and her older siblings were all [...] October 13, 2009
Posted by AngelaPoseyArnold in: General Topics, Inspiration & Motivation, Opinion, Social Issues
One comment Halloween–Halos and Wings? By Angela Posey-Arnold Halloween, 1966, I was an angel and it rained. Now, I seriously ask, how can an angel spread her wings and fly wearing a rain coat? She can’t so the [...] October 11, 2009
Posted by maryepopkin in: Attitude, Habit Change, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Motivation, Non-Fiction, Opinion, Personal Experiences, Self-Help, Spirituality, Uncategorized, Wellness
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HOW I LEARNED THE PHILOSOPHY THAT LIFE IS A SERIES OF MOMENTS IN TIME. Many years ago when I was struggling with the death and dying of my Dad our Family was blessed with a priest who would come to visit us often. Father York, a Catholic Priest, and my Dad was close friends [...] October 8, 2009
Posted by schreiberapfel in: Current Events, Faith, Family, General Topics, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Uncategorized
7 comments There was the sudden rush of water, rising, quick and fast. They had to run. Run! Go to the second floor of the house, no the water is still rising, now go to the rooftop. It’s cold, they’re wet, water everywhere. Water now gets higher and higher. Water is almost on the rooftop! Mama I’m [...] October 7, 2009
Posted by TimKellis in: Advice, Book Marketing Online, Book Review, Books, Communications, Current Events, Education, Family, General Topics, Health & Fitness, Inspiration & Motivation, Lifestyle, Marriage, Men's Issues, Mental Health, Motivation, Non-Fiction, Philosophical Genres, Relationships, Self-Help, Social Aspects, Social Issues, Spirituality, The Media, The Pundit's Corner, The Writer's Corner, Wellness
2 comments Carl Jung Now here is another brain teaser for your therapist, or should I say mind teaser, the notion of curing someone with depression. Sadly, this is one of the most common causes of problems in marriages, and while we look for help from the professionals they take advantage of that vulnerability with a platform [...] October 3, 2009
Posted by cmusico in: Advice, Attitude, Biography & Memoir, Economic Crisis, Economics, Faith, Family, Finance, Habit Change, Health & Fitness, Humor, Inspiration & Motivation, Journalism, Life Experiences, Motivation, Nutrition, Personal Experiences, Recovery, Relationships, Weight loss
Leave a comment This month marks a rather large milestone in my life — it’s the official one-year anniversary of my real-world independence. This time last year, I moved into my apartment in Jersey City. Sure, I stayed in the dorms at Seton Hall University, but I always went home for the summer. This was different, though. This [...] October 2, 2009
Posted by AngelaPoseyArnold in: Biography & Memoir, Faith, Family, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Personal Experiences, Relationships, Religion, Spirituality
One comment An Expert Witness By Angela Posey- Arnold
“I would like to stand up and say that I love the Lord.” The members of the congregation where I attend church usually start their testimony with those words. Then [...] October 1, 2009
Posted by write2bfree in: Biography & Memoir, Creative Writing, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Literature, Mental Health, Morality, Philosophical Genres, Poetry
Leave a comment But by God, two people had met in the maelstrom, by the fragile thread of human involvement, and intuitively (shall I imagine it?) become one. I acknowledge the contribution of Paul Johnston whose letters, writings and ideas appear in this book in the form of actual excerpts, and in a form somewhat [...] October 1, 2009
Posted by AngelaPoseyArnold in: Current Events, Faith, Family, Freedom, General Topics, Inspiration & Motivation, Military, Relationships, Religion, Social Issues, Spirituality
One comment Shield of Faith By Angela Posey-Arnold “…….. hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil. Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God” (Ephesians 6:16 [...] September 30, 2009
Posted by scottqmarcus in: Attitude, Diet, Habit Change, Health & Fitness, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Mental Health, Motivation, Weight loss, Wellness
Leave a comment Oh yes, once in a while, something great does cross my computer screen, and it’s worth telling others about. The RULES FOR BEING HUMAN, by Cherie Carter-Scott, fits that bill, consisting of ten brilliant lessons on how to manage your time on Planet [...] September 30, 2009
Posted by Tina Rae Collins in: Attitude, Comments & Discussion, Faith, Family, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Motivation, Personal Experiences, Religion, Self-Help, Spirituality, Wellness
One comment I have weathered a major storm in my life. It isn’t quite over, but I am now riding out the tail-end of [...] September 24, 2009
Our lives are full of many different paths. Some are obvious, and some are not so easy to find. It is the one’s that we have difficulty finding that make our journey worthwhile. If everything was handed to us on a silver platter, what merit is there in that? Who can say, I did that, [...] September 24, 2009
Why do we hold on to things when we know it keeps our life on hold? Could it be the fear of loss? We become attached to things and people through experience and love that we have a certain fear that we know we will feel when we separate from something, or anything; even if [...] September 24, 2009
A lot of people, especially introverts (including myself), may find their selves perfectly content working and playing in their own little world. I was the kid playing in a sand box all by himself like it did not phase me, while all the other kids were crowding around the other. But that was just me… [...] September 24, 2009
When we want to be good or better at something, but are limited by our own perceived thoughts of what we can or can’t do, then we can only grow so far, right? So what are we willing to do to take steps into the next level of our life? September 23, 2009
Posted by scottqmarcus in: Attitude, Diet, Habit Change, Health & Fitness, Healthcare, Inspiration & Motivation, Motivation, Personal Experiences, Self-Help, Weight loss, Wellness
2 comments From the moment she entered the jet, I could tell she did not want to be there. In addition to apologizing each time her overloaded “Big Brown Bag” banged someone in an aisle seat, she was having difficulty navigating her excessive size down the skeletal-sized aisle. I knew the other passengers were thinking, “I hope she [...] September 21, 2009
Posted by AngelaPoseyArnold in: Current Events, Faith, Family, Freedom, Heroes, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Military, Poetry, Religion, Spirituality, Terrorism
2 comments Since 2004 I have been involved with “Amazing Grace, Ministry to the Troops”. We send packages to Chaplains and soldiers, and individual letters and cards to actively deployed and wounded American [...] September 19, 2009
Posted by cmusico in: Advice, Attitude, Creative Writing, Current Events, Economic Crisis, Economics, Habit Change, Inspiration & Motivation, Motivation, Opinion, Recovery, The Economy
Leave a comment There is a plethora of information about how bad the job market is — now more than ever. Workplace suicides have hit an all-time record in the United States, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In 2008, workplace suicides rose 28 percent to 251 from 196. U.S. hiring outlook also took a dive, as employers [...] September 18, 2009
Posted by TimKellis in: Advice, Book Marketing Online, Books, Communications, Current Events, Education, Family, General Topics, Habit Change, Health & Fitness, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Lifestyle, Marriage, Men's Issues, Mental Health, Non-Fiction, Personal Experiences, Philosophical Genres, Relationships, Self-Help, Social Issues, The Media, The Pundit's Corner, The Writer's Corner, Wellness, Women's Perspective
6 comments Equality: The Quest for the Happy Marriage If you would like to get your therapist’s head spinning ask him or her what it means to be cured and watch as your therapist struggles to answer that question. The unfortunate reality is the psychology industry, with its biological foundation, has not yet defined what it means [...] September 17, 2009
Posted by cmusico in: Economic Crisis, Economics, Family, Finance, Habit Change, Inspiration & Motivation, Journalism, Opinion, Recovery, The Economy
Leave a comment Wednesday’s are generally good days. You’re halfway through the week, “hump day” if you will. (I know, I know. Today’s Thursday. This is a postmortem.) We’re almost to the weekend. Furthermore, when I used to live at home, it was the day of the “Good Breakfast” — a sausage and egg sandwich on a bagel, [...] |
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Today I honor my mother, Jacqueline Rochester, who passed away in her sleep 30 days ago. It has been a sad time, sadder than I anticipated: in theory, I’ve always believed that crossing over is a good thing, a new life, and we who remain earthbound should celebrate the dear departed’s new journey. [Yes, I [...]