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 […]
The use of PowerPoint as a presentation tool is well acknowledged and accepted. However, Fripp and Prost believe it is frequently used as a crutch that often distracts your audience from the main messages of your presentation. If you are using PowerPoint, why not learn the "inside secrets" of doing it the right way? This […]
Michael Rosen tells Michael Prest how studying and teaching creative writing set him on the road to becoming the Children's Laureate >>>
"The future belongs to those who believe in their dreams." Eleanor Roosevelt
There was an old, wealthy, and very wise man who made it his life's work to discover the secrets of the most successful people that ever lived. His journeys took him places most people would never go. His journeys introduced him to successful people others would never meet. His journeys helped him to discover and […]
