Think again. Think you can’t do something that you would really like to do? Perhaps due to your age, or for some other reason? Life is short. Today (which is the only day that we know for sure that we have) is a good day to change from thinking that you can’t do something, to…
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Mar
Mar
Navigating this world and these times is not easy especially when there’s so much pressure to conform Conforming to expectations of others. And along with all this conforming comes a chipping away of self value. Each generation faces its own unique set of challenges, but one thing remains the same, no matter the generation. No…
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Mar
Mar
The Slow Coverage by Western Media I’m not under any illusions about the racist implications concerning the treatment of Africans, Indians and others in Ukraine, and Western media’s slow response in covering their stories too. What’s happening in the Ukraine is, without a doubt, appalling and senseless. All this fighting and killing and for what?…
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Oct
Oct
Is cosmetic surgery just what you need to make you happier? I don’t know. Will it? You’re the only one who can answer that question. It depends on how you measure happiness and success. If you truly believe that you’ll be happier after cosmetic surgery and that you will find your soulmate and true love,…
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Aug
Aug
Write About What You Know Stick to one niche is the advice you often hear repeated over and over in writing courses, workshops and books. But who is one dimensional? Certainly not me, and I suspect, neither are you. So why should your writing be? I am referring specifically to non-fiction writing. You don’t have to…
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Jun
Jun
Strategies to get your child from reluctant reader to motivated reader Your child doesn’t want to read anymore. It seems as though one moment you had a little avid reader, and the next thing you knew, your child had morphed into a reluctant reader. You are totally bewildered. What happened? When did it happen? One of…
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Nov
Nov
Watch out for these 7 Common Mistakes The idea has been floating around in your mind for years. You want to write a children’s book. Wonderful! Now is the perfect time to get started. But before you begin, take a moment to read over these 7 common mistakes made by beginning writers. Once you’ve read…
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Nov
Nov
Tips from a Book Reviewer What makes a good children’s book good? That’s the question. And there is no one easy answer. I know this because I worked for almost twenty years in the youth services department of a public library. I loved my job. I worked daily with children and teens, read thousands of…
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Nov
Nov
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Depression is heartbreaking. In an affluent Cleveland Ohio suburb, depression caused a father and husband to kill his wife and their two children, 15-year old twins, a boy and a girl, in an apparent murder-suicide. In another nearby city, the same thing happened, only this time three children were…
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Nov
Nov
Take control and become more confident Facing my fear. When it comes to fear, a snake does it for me. I am afraid of snakes, especially those thick muscular types such as the constrictors, the pythons, the anacondas, and so on. Whenever I would see them, mostly on TV screens, my control and confidence would…
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