A Dog   Well, I don’t mean just any dog. I had Peter, Jingles and Rex, then during my first marriage An Alaskan Malamute, a Siberian Husky and a Samoyed. My Venezuelan husband preferred anything from the north, Including me, but maybe I wasn’t from far enough up north. He didn’t bring those dogs indoors […]

Awash in Beauty   From  my peaceful deck on sunny days, Touched by Rosa rugosa, oaks, birch, Hawks, Canadian geese, phoebes, Cardinals, squirrels, deer.   I absorb, I am absorbed They absorb me, I am theirs, Like nova cane, penetrating my aesthetics They overcome me with adoration into oblivion.   There’s more. Sounds From the […]

How to Get Real Help from Self-help Hype  Everywhere we go – the internet, the book store, the grocery store check-out line – carefully crafted headlines fight to sell us on the implausible yet tempting idea that we can have, be, and do whatever we want by next month, this Friday, right this minute.  All […]

ANNOUNCING AN EXTRAORDINARY VIRTUAL BOOK BLOG May 14 – May 18, 2012 featuring 5 outstanding, insightful authors with varied areas of expertise in the wonderful world of personal growth and development.  We hope you’ll enjoy hearing from our other colleagues. Thank you for your interest!)  Deborah Knox, Author, Put Your Spirit to Work: Making a […]

Procrastination Strategies The progressive realization of worthy goals propels you towards that vision of prosperity. The addition of positive choices everyday improves the quality of your journey? So, why not get started? In case you’re a procrastinator, here are eight tips to help you begin: 1. Acknowledge that procrastination creates needless stress for you. By […]