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How often have you heard the expression “in the wrong place at the wrong time?” It’s very natural to be pessimistic and think that way. I want you to challenge yourself to be an inverse pessimist. What is an inverse…

I really hate waiting in line. Yes, no one likes waiting for anything, but for me, waiting in line just drives me crazy. I become irritable and crabby, and by the time IΓÇÖm at the front of the line, IΓÇÖm…

Being in my 30s, I don’t spending a lot of time thinking about the last year of my life. I’d like to think that is many, many, many eons off. But what if you did know it was the last…

When I was a child, my mother kept a magnet the dentist had given us on the refrigerator. It was a huge tooth with his number and address in the middle. At the bottom of the tooth it said, ΓÇ£Ignore…

Spoken language is so very powerful. Spoken words can make you feel happy or sad. Words can make you feel contempt, love, gratefulness or hopelessness. Words are so powerful, and yet so many of us do not use them to…

When I was younger, I would make a list of ten new year resolutions every New YearΓÇÖs Eve. Now I only have one: To make 2011 my best year ever! What makes a year stellar? Getting a promotion, getting married,…

Do you remember the Saturday Night Live character Stuart Smalley? He had a talk show called “Daily Affirmations.” Before each show he would look in the mirror and tell himself, “IΓÇÖm good enough, IΓÇÖm smart enough and dog-gone-it people like…

A pearl is perhaps one of the most beautiful gems found on earth. Most of us have a pearl necklace or earrings that we love to wear. I love the look of a pearl as much as any other woman,…

People often complain about how someone else made them feel a certain way. ΓÇ£My mother makes me feel inferior, my boss makes me feel stupid, and the beautiful people at the gym make me feel unattractive.ΓÇ¥ Whenever I hear a…

I have a friend who wants to run a marathon. SheΓÇÖs read several books on running and subscribes to Runner’s World magazine. Every year I ask her if she’s ready to run her marathon, and she tells me about a…