Tears and joy all in one day
Monday, 11 May 2015
The day began as I departed from St Louis at dawn and drove to my home town of Chicago. Some people think the drive a horrid one, I love it. I am on the open road, enjoying the countryside, the old farms, the big sky, the rising sun, and the quiet. I trust my time
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What are you talking about–to yourself?!
Thursday, 29 January 2015
Seriously, what are talking about inside that head of yours? Is it anything positive or are you wasting time by second guessing your life, your looks, your choices, your actions, your words….and then how does that list go on for? You cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought and certainly not a long dialogue
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11 Ways to be happier this December
Monday, 15 December 2014
Christmas happens in 11 days. Hannukah begins tomorrow at sunset. No matter which holiday you celebrate, there are simple steps that you can take today to ensure that you close out this year happier and open the new year with a joyful perspective. The Dalai Lama teaches us that happiness ought to be our primary
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Thanksgiving is Thursday, 5 reasons to start the festivities right now
Monday, 24 November 2014
I just love what our friends over at the Huffington Post have done this morning to get things rolling for Thursday. The idea is to have a relaxing and joy filled holiday. However, there is the issues that we all face for the holidays and they include: a. time management and how to get your
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A special request for peace — today
Thursday, 13 November 2014
Peace. It is attainable through intention. I love the words of the song “Give Peace a Chance”.Imagine what would happen if the method of protest would return to the sit ins that used to take place here in America in the 1960s and 1970s. We would be looking at a very different national image and
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When your memories bless you and haunt you
Monday, 10 November 2014
We have a lifetime of events that imprint us and those imprints are both emotional and psychological. We have the capacity to influence how it goes, what the feelings are, what the words are, and how we allow them to influence us as we take the next steps in our lives. Build the Strength Within
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Create a Work-Life Balance to Keep Loved Ones Close
Thursday, 30 October 2014
Journal Star, the website for the daily newspaper in Lincoln, NE, posted Dr Deb’s Monster piece, based on BUILD THE STRENGTH WITHIN, on October 23, 2014, and included the jacket image, as well as a link to the book’s page on Amazon, and to her website. The site has approximately 260,000 visitors per month. Below is the
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Create a Work-Life Balance to Keep Loved Ones Close Article on Monster.com
Wednesday, 22 October 2014
Every single day is truly filled with opportunities–some of them offer you the chance to witness the seeds you sew take hold and begin to blossom….such is the case with this article I wrote which got picked up by Monster.com and published today. Take a look at my article, “Create a Work-Life Balance to Keep
Where we chose to be
Friday, 05 September 2014
I love how easy it is to be any place on the planet within about a day or two…..you just decide where it is you want to be and don’t allow any barriers. You can go, there are an endless number of ways to make it happen. I am happy to know this as a
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My journey up the mountain
Thursday, 28 August 2014
Several years ago, I was invited to book a massage appointment with someone described to me as a yoga teacher from Tibet. I made the appointment and didn’t know much other than this was a Tibetan monk and that the experience would be just that – an experience. It was. A man of small physical
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