As I’ve mentioned earlier, I came to this country as a child when the Soviet Union broke up and my parents decided to take a shot at this land-of-opportunity thing. I might have been only 10 or 11, but one thing I’ll tell you is this: one’s idea of “normal” is hugely formed by then. Examine Your “Normal” Despite the fact that things were about to go from bad to worse for … [Read more...] about Stop Taking Wardrobe Cues From Hollywood
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Can These Bones Live?
I just finished reading Erin Olson’s book, Spiritual Orphans: A Generation in Crisis. Published in 2019 (which feels like a lifetime ago), it covers pre-COVID and pre-whatever-the-heck-you-want-to-call-what’s-happening-now topics. Yet, so often, she could have been writing a contemporary Blog, as some of this same “stuff” was going on then. For our purposes, I suggest … [Read more...] about Can These Bones Live?
The Cost Of Eating What You Want
While I’m a firm believer you can have whatever you set your mind to, this can also be a detriment…especially to your health…let me explain. Have you ever said this to yourself? “It doesn’t matter what I eat anymore because I’m XX age and I deserve to eat what I want?” AKA I’ve earned like it’s another rite of passage. Seriously? There’s a true health cost of eating what … [Read more...] about The Cost Of Eating What You Want
Let’s Help Linda Find A New Love
While telling girlfriend Linda how deliriously happy I am with Maxwell, my burning inferno of love (read about it here), she "oohed" and "aahed" and just about passed out as I shared with her the steamy details of our romance. I thought to myself, Linda could be just as happy as I am if she … [Read more...] about Let’s Help Linda Find A New Love
Meet The New Love In My Life
Meet the new love in my life. His name is Maxwell. I love him because although he has limited ability he tries so hard to do what I want him to do, or what I was told he could do. Really, what more could a woman want? Before I met him, I was told how helpful he was around the house. His special ability is picking up dog hair, and that's when I fell madly in love with him. I … [Read more...] about Meet The New Love In My Life
What’s The Matter With Kids Today?
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS ALERT – A generation of college youth steeped in this existential philosophy of license, futility, and despair naturally erupted in revolutionary violence, arson, and plunder, spreading death and destruction in cities and on college campuses throughout the nation and the world. Almost overnight society exploded in lawlessness and crime, rioting and … [Read more...] about What’s The Matter With Kids Today?
Wear Classy Powerful Colors
Some colors are classy and some colors… well, they’re just not. The colors you choose can have a profound effect on how others see you. The first one, and one that I usually talk about most, is the absolute truth that different colors worn next to the face can and do affect the way your skin appears. Let’s take orange, for example. When one wears orange, a number of … [Read more...] about Wear Classy Powerful Colors
How Stress Messes With Us
Stress affects everything single cell in our body. Stress can affect digestion by not digesting food properly which means we’re not absorbing nutrients. Stress also affects our adrenal glands that regulate some critical hormones. I believe the big stressor is how stress affects sleep. When we’re not sleeping well our mind and body are not getting the regeneration needed to … [Read more...] about How Stress Messes With Us
My Personally Tried and Tested Tips that Really Work for Fabulous Skin
How do you get fantastic skin that radiates health and looks alive – even before you put on makeup? Good genes help, but what you do – your lifestyle and mindset-- help even more. And, the earlier in life you learn what it takes to have skin that makes you a standout, the more success you will have. Remember, it’s easier to keep what you have than to try to get back what’s … [Read more...] about My Personally Tried and Tested Tips that Really Work for Fabulous Skin
Eddie Andrus, At 95 Walking Across The Country
Ernie Andrus is a World War II Navy Veteran and he is walking across the country. He turned turned 90 in August, 2013. He began in San Diego, California on October 7, 2013 and reached Saint Simons Island, Georgia on August 20, 2016. (one day after his 93rd birthday}. He's 95 now and started running the same course in reverse on March 16, 2019. He finished the first run in 999 … [Read more...] about Eddie Andrus, At 95 Walking Across The Country