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I admit, I’m often economical. It’s how I was brought up and also works with my budget. In my DoorMat days I almost always bought the cheapest version of products. It seemed the logical thing to do. Yet I remember visiting a friend occasionally for the weekend. She always had delicious jam for breakfast. Mine…

This is post 120 in my series on the Law of Attraction in Action. You CAN use your power to attract all that you need. I do it every day! Read all the posts in my Law of Attraction in Action Series to see how. I’m sure you’ve heard it before–if you want to attract…

People come to me for counseling, certain that they’re hopeless. No ways can they ever love themselves! I meet people who say they envy that I love myself, since they’re too messed up, damaged, broken, etc. to loved The reasons they believe this vary greatly, but the common ground is that they were made to…

We look for love from a romantic partner. “I need to find someone to complete me” is a common lament I hear from single women, and even from men. Yet no one can complete you but YOU! We look for love from friends and family. “I do so much for everyone in my life yet…

Happy New Year! I hope your entry into 2011 was a good one! I was home, doing the spiritual work I love to do at the end of each year, nurturing the love I have for me. After being a DoorMat for a majority of my life, it was a long, often tough journey into…

As 2010 comes to an end, I wish you all the joy, hope, prosperity and love that you can manifest. You see, I know that each of you is capable of having a year full of more abundance than you can imagine in all areas of your life. It all begins in your head, and…

One more day of 2010. One more opportunity to think about how you want your life to change next year. People are thinking about fresh starts, big dreams, new beginnings, etc. As I said in my post about New Years Resolutions, the joy of hope can carry over the first few days, but dwindle fast…

This is post 119 in my series on the Law of Attraction in Action. You CAN use your power to attract all that you need. I do it every day! Read all the posts in my Law of Attraction in Action Series to see how. I recently told someone about a project I wanted to…

Many people just go with the flow of life, living more by habit than by taking steps toward what would make them happy or fulfilled. It’s so easy to get caught in ruts, especially when you don’t feel good about yourself. When I was a DoorMat, my only purpose was to not rock the boat.…

Do you think nice people get less? When I was on Oprah, she asked the audience whether it was more important to be liked or respected. Everyone said liked. Some told stories about how far they went to please others. One woman put herself into debt buying her boyfriend a very expensive watch he didn’t…
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