I was impressed.  He got specific.  He was tough, yet stayed in the middle, offering to work together with both sides. President Obama’s health care speech was another step in the right direction towards reform of a system that is itself, critically ill. Focusing on positives from the start, and what agreement there already is…

Get yourself a “Beliefnet Spiritual Weight Loss Buddy.” Find a friend or person who is following the “Joy of Weight Loss Plan” or some other healthy diet and do it with them (or share yours). Post a comment below, and ask for a buddy, or offer to be someone’s. Ask others to join you on…

Whenever you’re about to binge, look around, there’s usually someone bigger than you nearby to remind you of your priorities. I hate to say it, but given the epidemic obesity crisis in America, and in many parts of the world, there are always people with weight problems most everywhere you go. In America, almost half…

I find the best way to move on and recover from low self-esteem, is to get moving. Wrap yourself around a project.  Get work done.  Distract yourself. If you feel that you’re worthless, try doing something that can show yourself as valuable and competent.  Even little things are good proof: getting a bill paid on…

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