by Karen Elizabeth Rigley For those of you who still have your mother – cherish her, appreciate her and enjoy her. Some things are too close to your heart to write about. That’s how I feel about my mom. Even though it’s been over a decade since her passing, it’s still so hard. I miss her every day. Sometimes it a tiny thing – ice skating on TV, a snapshot of her or a sudden memory of her soft voice and warm hugs. Such an amazing woman, she possessed unbelievable inner strength throughout … [Read more...]
Story as an ‘Over-Eater’, Recovery in Michigan
May 9, 2012 by
Double Dipper (The story of an OVER- EATER) "I have to tell you. I am not a double dipper. Although, as horrible as this may sound, when I lost my OA [Overeaters Anonymous] abstinence, I went down to the local discount liquor place and set out to become an alcoholic. I stupidly thought I could switch addictions. In my mind, being an alcoholic was somehow better. I never thought all alcoholics were thin nor had eating problems. Boy, was I ever wrong! I … [Read more...]
JAPAN: DRINK WATER ON EMPTY STOMACH
May 8, 2012 by
DRINK WATER ON EMPTY STOMACH It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning, scientific tests have proven its value. Below is a description of use of water for our readers. For old and serious diseases as well as modern illnesses the water treatment had been found successful by a Japanese medical society as a 100% cure for the following diseases: Headache, body ache, heart system, arthritis, fast heart beat, epilepsy, excess fatness, bronchitis … [Read more...]
WORDS: Doesn’t anybody believe in keeping their word anymore?
May 3, 2012 by
WORDS " I'm tired of always trusting people and being let down." ...do YOU ever feel this way? Doesn't anybody believe in keeping their word anymore? In language, a word is the smallest free form that may be uttered in isolation with semantic or pragmatic content (with literal or practical meaning). This contrasts with a morpheme, which is the smallest unit of meaning but will not necessarily stand on its own. A word may consist of a … [Read more...]
Commitment Phobia – CelebrateLove.com
April 28, 2012 by
Commitment Phobia Yangki Christine Akiteng, Guest Author Having personally suffered from severe commitment phobia for many years, I know that being in love with someone who is afraid of commitment is not fun at all, but does someone's fear of commitment always have to be the end of a relationship? In real life, some people are not really meant to be together, and sometimes when you've tried everything humanly possible - and I mean really tried everything including … [Read more...]
IT’S THE BUTCHER :)
April 26, 2012 by
IT’S THE BUTCHER :) An Old Woman was lonely. She decided to get a pet. She didn’t have much money so she went to a second hand pet shop. She saw many animals: a three legged cat, a dog without a tail, fish that could only swim backwards and a beautiful bird that could only say one thing, “Who is it?”. She decided to buy the bird. She bought a cage for her bird and went home. She put the bird by the door and went downtown to do some shopping. While she was gone, a … [Read more...]
Motherhood with a Sense of Humor – Tee! Hee! Hee!
April 21, 2012 by
It feels great to make your mom laugh, and these reader-submitted jokes will help you tickle her funny bone. Share them with your mother, or give yourself a time-out and enjoy our humorous and sentimental tribute to motherhood. Great Minds Think of Mom After a long, exhausting day, a friend of mine headed home. On the road, he passed an elderly woman who was standing by a car with a flat tire. His conscience got the better of him; if that were his mother, he thought, he would want … [Read more...]
Amphy Canoza – ‘The Woman I Want To Be’
April 9, 2012 by
The Woman I Want To Be..... To All Of My Friends That Are Women She awakes each morning with a purpose to her day. There are things to be done to be useful to herself and others.She takes care with her appearance and hygiene, not because anyone else will be seeing her, but because it is what she does. It helps her feel good about herself to take care of her body, her hair, put on make-up. She dresses as nicely possible each day whether it's casual or … [Read more...]
Co-dependency & B.P.D., A.J. Mahari
April 7, 2012 by
Co-dependence & BPD Codependence is defined in many ways. It is also very misunderstood by a great many people. There are many traps involved in being enmeshed in codependent relational patterns. In this article I outline 5 of the most common thought traps of those exhibiting codependent issues in relationships. I have learned these 5 main traps, not only from my own past life experience, but also over the last 9 years of life coaching with people who are wanting to change the … [Read more...]
Everthing I NEED to Know, I learned from the Easter Bunny!
April 7, 2012 by
All I need to know, I learned from the Easter Bunny! Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Everyone needs a friend who is all ears. There's no such thing as too much candy. All work and no play can make you a basket case. A cute tail attracts a lot of attention. Everyone is entitled to a bad hare day. Let happy thoughts multiply like rabbits. Some body parts should be floppy. Keep your paws off of other people's jelly beans. Good things come in … [Read more...]
