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Feminism May Not Be What You Think It Is59

Feminism May Not Be What You Think It Is

Recently, I read where a young woman was considering writing an article about how those under the age of 45 consider “feminism” to be a dirty word.  After “tweeting” with her, I learned that many young people today equate feminism with...

2 comments    women rights fight
Questioning Living in the Moment56

Questioning Living in the Moment

Lately, many of the Law Of Attraction gurus have been promoting “living in the moment”. They tell us that the only way to be happy is to “be in the here and now”. They tell us that the only way to...

0 comments    happiness success letting go
Fear:  The Major Cause of Failure54

Fear: The Major Cause of Failure

      The biggest reason most people don’t succeed at whatever they attempt isn’t because they didn’t try.  It isn’t the economy.  It isn’t lack of funds.  It isn’t even lack of...

2 comments    advice success fear
Book Review:  Silks by Dick Francis & Felix Francis60

Book Review: Silks by Dick Francis & Felix Francis

  G. P. Putnam’s Sons, New York, 2008 338 pages   Review: In Silks, his latest mystery, Dick Francis again collaborates with his son Felix to bring us another thriller with ties to England’s...

0 comments    mystery book review dick francis
The Recession Dilema - What to Do Now58

The Recession Dilema - What to Do Now

Everywhere you look all you see and all you hear is recession. Company after company is declaring bankruptcy, thousands of homes have been lost to foreclosure, hundreds of thousands of jobs are being lost to...

0 comments    money finance economy
Demographics - Unreliable at Best62

Demographics - Unreliable at Best

I was reading about “Demographics” when I suddenly realized how different each of us are – not as a result of our “demographic” category, but as a result of the different experiences each of us has had. I was surprised to learn that the...

2 comments    baby boomers sociology groups
Going Beyond Gratitude62

Going Beyond Gratitude

If you have spent any time at all on personal development or self-improvement, you have no doubt heard of the importance of gratitude.   Gratitude improves our self-esteem.  It raises our vibrational...

0 comments    happiness self help gratitude
Sixty Does NOT Equal Senile56

Sixty Does NOT Equal Senile

The worst thing about getting older is the realization that everyone under 30 thinks that everyone over 60 is senile. A few years ago, I was part of a focus group that listened to a lawyer present a case...

0 comments    elderly old senior citizens
Seven "Don't Miss" Sights in Yosemite73

Seven "Don't Miss" Sights in Yosemite

  Situated 195 miles from San Francisco and 313 miles from Los Angeles, Yosemite is one of the most visited national parks in the US.  One reason for this is the breathtakingly beautiful vistas one sees...

0 comments    travel california parks
Whatever happened to spell-check?60

Whatever happened to spell-check?

I realize that by writing this article, I am opening myself to an avalanche of criticism the next time I misspell a word or write something that is even borderline ungrammatical.  But, I would like to open...

0 comments    advice writing grammar
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