Lessons from a Recovering Doormat

This is post 118 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. We all need encouragement. It feels good to have someone…

Self-awareness leads to growth. As you accept your right to be happy, you will hopefully accept that to achieve it, you must set boundaries with people. Each bit of self-realization is a step toward valuing yourself enough to set small boundaries as you inch forward. Ask, “Do I get what I want from those I…

The New Year is coming. People are beginning to make resolutions–lists of things they’ll do in the new year. But as I said in my post, Preparing for the New Year, there’s no magic happening when the calendar changes to 2011. People look toward the new year with expectations of grandeur, believing that making resolutions…

When I began to read Walking Through Walls by Philip Smith, I was taken by how vividly he described his untraditional upbringing. His father, Lew Smith, was a successful interior designer who got a calling to heal people and dramatically changed his lifestyle when he got messages about what to do to live healthier. Some…

This is post 117 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 believe in the power of clearing out stuff I…

There’s a Japanese woman in my building who’s lived here as long as me. We always say hello on the elevator but that’s about it. Her English isn’t great so our conversations have been limited. But she always smiles and I smile back. I don’t know her name. I do know she lives on the…

I’ve had some health issues for years. Nothing debilitating but I didn’t feeling as well as I should. Energy drain, problems sleeping, and other little things I hadn’t had before. And my cholesterol was 269 (normal is now considered below 200). Every doc I went to for years pushed me to go on meds but…

On Monday I answered a question about feeling lonely during the holidays. Today I’m DELIGHTED to have suggestions about how to enjoy the holidays from SARK, one of my favorite authors. I still remember how excited I was when I read Living Juicy and found the lessons priceless. She went on to write several bestsellers,…

This is post 116 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. Sometimes I find it hard to get myself moving. I…

Someone asked this question on my post about counting your blessings that I wrote about Giving Thanks on Thanksgiving. She said she knows she has many blessings, and expresses her gratitude. But, this time of year, with all the holiday stuff going on, she’s also feeling lonely. It’s confusing to feel blessed while also experiencing…

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