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Many cities around the United States are now publishing “street newspapers”. These publications focus on the homeless and provide a unique way for them to rise slowly out of their desperate situation. The newspapers are available to the homeless for a fraction of the cost and are sold for $1.00 each. Each vendor signs a contract and is assigned a certain location to sell his … [Read more...] about Helping The Homeless Help Themselves

There are basically two types of depression – reactive and endogenous. The former is caused by some event in your life – death, injury, a stroke, etc. The latter comes from within, where you might be depressed but are not sure why.

In general, irrespective of type, most cases of depression are caused by internalization of anger. Often times, simply removing the cause … [Read more...] about Adrenaline and Depression

My new ebook, I'm Not Goin' There! A Gutsy Girlfriend Guide for Boomer Women Who Don't Want to Spend Their Golden Years Cuddling With Their Cats has been nominated for a Global eBook Award. It's always nice when you've written something that merits recognition.

While I am so pleased with the Global eBook nomination, I am even more pleased that a woman who has … [Read more...] about Awards and Rewards

Remember when we were kids and our parents would mutter about friends who had the nerve to talk politics at a party? That was the height of boorishness back then. Anyone with five cents worth of manners knew that you didn’t talk politics—or religion—at a social gathering. Whatever happened to that level of social awareness?

Now we are bombarded with opinions from … [Read more...] about Courtesy and Politics

ADHD Is Over-Diagnosed, Experts Say http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120330081735.htm

What experts and the public have already long suspected is now supported by representative data … [Read more...] about New Research for May 2012

Holding grudges is a heavy burden to bear. If you’re holding them, are you aware of what this is really doing to you?

It’s probably correct to say that most of us have held one or more grudges at some point in life. Some are about significant events and some are petty. Sometimes we’re able to let grudges go either within a reasonable amount of time or eventually. … [Read more...] about Are You Holding Grudges or Are They Holding You?

Escondido, CA, April 16, 2012

Barbara Morris publishes I'm Not Goin'There! A Gutsy Girlfriend Guide for Boomer Women Who Don't Want to Spend Their Golden Years Cuddling With Their Cats.

 After a lifetime of work boomers  eagerly look forward to retirement,  finally able  to do everything they dreamed of doing while working. But boomers should beware, … [Read more...] about I’M NOT GOIN’ THERE! NOMINATED FOR THE GLOBAL E-BOOK AWARD

Squeezing Silicone Polymers Produces Chemical Energy, but Raises Doubts About Implant Safety 

A polymer is a mesh of chains, which slowly break over time due to the pressure from ordinary wear and tear. When a polymer is squeezed, the pressure breaks chemical bonds and produces free radicals: … [Read more...] about New Research April 2012

Who hasn’t heard or said themselves “I just don’t know what to say.” Or “I feel so helpless – there’s nothing I can do!!” Well there ARE things that you can do or say to help those in pain due to the death of a loved one. We can help, and not just in little ways, and it makes a tremendous difference to those we see in pain.

Here are a few points to consider when you … [Read more...] about 5 Things You CAN Do to Help the Grieving