By Angela Atkinson I have always felt a little annoyed when strangers call me things like “babe” or “hon.” It doesn’t much matter if the stranger is male or female, or whether they’re older or younger than me. The other day, after once again being called “hon,” by a virtual stranger, I took note of [...]
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You Are Powerful, Believe It or Not
January 18, 2012
By Angela Atkinson Have you ever wondered why some people seem to have it all? I’ll tell you why. It’s because they believe that they can have it all, and they believe they deserve it. Ever wondered why you can’t get anything right? Well, here it is folks: it’s because you don’t believe you can. [...]
5 Tips To Improve Productivity In Your Workplace
November 30, 2011
By Mike Schnippering There is no way that you can go happily to a job every day if you don’t feel good about yourself, are overworked, underappreciated, and disorganized. The following are 5 tips to improve productivity in your workplace. First, if you are not comfortable in your designated work space and have a disorganized [...]
10 Ways to Maintain a Healthy Mind
November 29, 2011
Guest Post by Patricia Duggan Are you stressed out? Stress is one of the main factors that can negatively affect our mental and physical health. While there are medical treatments to help you deal with the effects of stress, such as sleeping tablets or anti-anxiety medications, these do not usually deal with the real cause [...]
What a Reagan Conservative Political Candidate Taught Me About Love and Gratitude
November 25, 2011
By Angela Atkinson “Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, leave the rest to God.” ~Ronald Reagan Earlier this year, I was working on a series of interviews of political candidates for a local news source. The first interview I conducted was with a candidate who called himself a Reagan conservative republican. I’m not [...]
Happy Thanksgiving: What are you grateful for today?
November 24, 2011
By Angela Atkinson Happy Thanksgiving! If you’re reading this post on Thanksgiving Day, you might have guessed that I’m not posting live. In fact, I’m most likely hanging out with one side of my extended family, catching up on all of their lives, marveling at how much the kids have grown–and eating more than I [...]
Gratitude Journal for Health and Happiness
November 21, 2011
By Janet J. Eisenbise Do you suppose that my gratitude has anything to do with my state of well-being? Could your expression of gratitude increase your level of health and wealth? You might be surprised to discover that it does. You can try an experiment and discover for yourself what the effect is. When someone [...]








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