Lessons from a Recovering Doormat

How do you get ready for the New Year? Do you look forward to it coming as a way to start fresh on your dreams and goals? Is that when the Fat Fairy will wave her magic wand and your extra pounds will roll off or your dream job will suddenly call you or you’ll…

This is post 115 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. Have you ever felt overwhelmed or exhausted but were so…

January Is Self-Love Month Most people I encounter say they want to love themselves. Most self-help books encourage you to build it. Loving yourself strengthens confidence, helps you accept yourself as you are, motivates taking care of self, and a gazillion more benefits. The biggest, in my opinion, is that self-love stimulates happiness–the contented, joyful,…

I used to love Thanksgiving Day for the food. For those of you living in other countries, we celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November. Families get together to have a big decadent meal, commonly featuring a turkey, sweet potato pie, stuffing, and pumpkin pie. Then there are all the other goodies that are…

This is post 114 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 experience uncertainty sometimes. It can occur when you…

Years ago someone told me that I lived in ruts. “No way!” I countered. I was making great progress to stop my people pleasing and feeling quite empowered. No ruts for me anymore. DoorMats live in ruts. when I was one I tried to keep everything the same to avoid annoying someone or to lose…

The electronic age is taking over the lives of many people. It seems the younger someone is, the more they have some device almost affixed to them. Texting is immediate. Calls on cell phones constant. People feel more connected than ever on some levels but the real personal connections are being replaced by short chatter…

I’m delighted to have Walter Green, author of This is the Moment: How One Man’s Yearlong Journey Captured the Power of Extraordinary Gratitude (Hay House, Oct. 2010), as my guest today. He has an amazing perception of gratitude and how to make it a working part of your life. With Thanksgiving in a week, this…

This is post 113 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. It’s hard to live and think and speak as if…

Some people tell me they can’t stop pleasing others, no matter how hard they try. They get fed up, say, “No more,” and then succumb when asked for more favors. They come to me asking what’s wrong with them. Why can’t they stand up to people they know are using them or taking them for…

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