"We're face-to-face with our destiny. And we must meet it with a high, resolute courage, for ours is a life of action, of strenuous performance, of duty. Let us live in the harness of striving mightily. Let us run the risk of wearing out rather than rusting out." - Theodore Roosevelt
FCBD 2009 was a hit, as over 2,000 other comic book shops worldwide opened their doors and gave away more than 2 million comic books to readers of all ages. A record number of public and school libraries participated this year, attracting patrons and promoting the pleasure of reading. (full story)
The Authors of “The Power of Small” Share a Few Small Tips That Can Add Up to Big Savings Let’s face it. Right now, times are tough and we’re all looking for little ways to save in our day to day routines. Although saving an extra $100 a month sounds like a lofty goal in […]
Tim Wilson makes a short but very valid point about the questions to ask while speaking so that you can connect with the audience. http://speakingquicktips.blogspot.com/2008/07/power-of-moment.html
We all have the best intentions when it comes to losing weight.This time, it's going to be different. After all our past attempts,we have finally learned every lesson the hard way. This time, weare going to stay on track, lose that extra weight, and keep it offfor good. Be honest with yourself- you've gone through […]
Her Mother's Face by Roddy Doyle “Her mother had died when Siobhán was only three.” In this quiet story set in Dublin, a girl is left with a father so sad he never speaks to her about her mother. By the time she is 10, Siobhán can no longer remember her mother’s face; it’s an “empty space” that causes painful unhappiness. One […]
"Letting go of our suffering is the hardest work we will ever do. It is also the most fruitful. To heal means to meet ourselves in a new way -- in the newness of each moment where all is possible and nothing is limited to the old." -- Stephen Levine …………………………………………………………………… We can transform painful […]
Who Is Mark Twain? By Mark Twain Hardcover, 240 pages HarperStudio List Price: $19.99 Read An Excerpt Enlarge Mark Twain published more than a dozen books and hundreds of shorter pieces during his lifetime. Getty Images Best known for crowd-pleasers like Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, and for his lucrative speaking tours, Mark Twain was […]
[From Jon Benson] Want to know what your real odds are of having a heart attack? How about a stroke? Diabetes? Okay, this isn't sounding like a positive letter... but hang in there. It gets a lot better and more positive. I was having lunch today with my CPA and my good friend Sherry Strong. […]
All That Happened At Number 26 by Denise Scott With Denise's trademark candour, this is part memoir, part stand-up and completely beguiling. Showing exactly what it takes to hold it all together when you want to follow your career dreams, maintain the love in a marriage, bring up kids who will get up off the […]
