With Valentine’s Day approaching, love is on the mind and in the air. Love in its infinite variety is the most powerful emotion and, therefore, provides us with the greatest level of pleasure and the greatest depth of pain.  As we focus our attention on love in the month of February, perhaps you will find [...]

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  As the holidays wind down and we return to work, you may have that feeling of “ugg” thinking about the office nonsense you will have to face.  Let’s face it, unless you have a trust fund, you have to work and not everyone at your workplace is someone you want to spend all day [...]

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Well, here it is New Year’s 2012.  I am thrilled to be writing my article to you today, the first day of the New Year.  My mother has said to me before, “whatever you do on New Year’s, you will do throughout the year.  I can think of no better way to spend the next [...]

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Thanksgiving is the time of year when families and friends come together to enjoy a tasty meal, enjoy each other’s company, and express gratitude for our many blessings. While this tradition is something we look forward to each year and an important marker for recognizing our good fortune, throughout the year we likely are too [...]

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Halloween is coming soon and the young, and not so young, will be dressing up in costumes to conceal their identity in the pursuit of collecting candy. This tradition reminded me of an expression in my book, Wise Words & Witty Expressions: He is a wolf in sheep’s clothing While Halloween is great, innocent fun, [...]

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Even though it has been a long time since I attended school on a full-time basis, September has always been a marker of new beginnings as students pick up their studies and continue working toward achieving their diploma or degree. It also reminds me of how hard you work as a student across many different [...]

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With all the bad news we have been hearing about the economy, the debt ceiling and high unemployment numbers, I thought it would helpful to remember that … Your best days are ahead of you When you are inundated with a lengthy and constant barrage of bad news, it can become easy to believe a [...]

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I am very pleased to announce that I have been interviewed for a book about wise Irish women, which will be coming out St. Patrick’s Day 2012.  I was thrilled to have the opportunity to be a part of this book, which allows me to share the story of the wise Irish women in my [...]

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Small minds with little to do Don’t let the gossip of others or their thoughtless comments have a negative effect on you.  Remember if they were so bright and talented, they would be spending their time on far more important things than finding ways to build themselves up by taking someone else down.  These are [...]

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In God’s due time Sometimes it is very frustrating when we are working hard to achieve something or praying very hard for something that somehow eludes our grasp. It is very easy to become so frustrated that we may give up on a project or dream or blame ourselves for not being able to achieve [...]

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