2009

Some Main Themes for the Beginning of this New Year are Uncertainty and Stuck-ness

Margaret Ruth | Posted 02.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Classes, Healthy Eating, Energy, Stress, Emotions, Limbo, Intuition, The Future, 2009, Keeping Busy, Health, Living News
Margaret Ruth

If you're feeling stuck right now, I suggest trying many different things to see what works. My favorite -- laughing. A lot. All the time If it doesn't work to get you moving, at least you're having fun.

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Using Mindful Eating to Get Back on Track in 2009

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 02.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Eating Habits, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Healthy Lifestyle, Health, Food, Eating, Healthy Eating Habits, 2009, Stress Management, Oprah, New Year's Commentary, New Year's Resolutions, Stress, Oprah Winfrey, New Year's Resolution, Living News
Dr. Susan Albers

Learning the art of mindful eating can prevent you from going back into your default eating mode. Mindful eating is not a diet. There are no menus. It is about learning how to be more aware of what you eat.

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Sigh. Recalculating....Where I'm Going In 2009

Ellyn Spragins | Posted 02.09.2009 | Style

Read More: Driving, Travel, Financial Woes, Rhode Island, 2009, Stress, GPS Navigation Software, Hotels, GPS Navigation, Money Woes, GPS Devices, Recession Fears, Rental Cars, Financial Crisis, Gps, Getting Lost, Style News
Ellyn Spragins

Te world's financial meltdown has thrown me, like everyone, into Sigh-Recalculating mode. Our plan to retire in X years? Sigh. Recalculating.

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What's The Party Line?

Liz Neumark | Posted 02.09.2009 | Business

Read More: New Year, Event, Party, Financial Crisis, Food, Green Living, Catering, Consumer Spending, Patriotic, 2009, Recession, Layoffs, Business Parties, Local Food, Buying Locally, Office Parties, Great Depression, Business News
Liz Neumark

It is a strange new world. I have been through several recessions and nothing even comes close to the vibe we are feeling today.

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Plan to Take Action in 2009

Suze Orman | Posted 02.09.2009 | Business

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Suze Orman

I am sorry to say that it is foolish to think that a stimulus package will be an insta-cure. I think it is wiser to to keep in mind that it is going to take years to make this all right.

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A Fashionable Ode to '09

Zandile Blay | Posted 02.02.2009 | Style

Read More: Naomi Campbell, Roland Mouret, Gareth Pugh, Fashion, 2009, Giselle Bundchen, Style News
Zandile Blay

What lust worthy it-bags, mind-bending collaborations, and beguiling model muses will this new year bring us? Only the future will reveal these, but the past has left plenty of clues.

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MMIX: 2009 is the Year of the Handgun

Justin Callaway | Posted 02.02.2009 | Style

Read More: Fed, 2nd Amendment, Firearm, Shoplifting, Crime, Police, Year of the Handgun, Treasury, Gun Control, Nationa Parks, Depression, Guns, 2009, Recession, Style News
Justin Callaway

I have never wanted a gun before, but I am seriously considering purchasing my first firearm. It's not just Obama-gun-snatching-fears, I also want to lock in my glock while I can still afford to.

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Should I Get New Breasts in 2009?

E. Jean Carroll | Posted 02.02.2009 | Style

Read More: Sex, Breast Implants, Breasts, Women Libido, Fashion, 2009, Pamela Anderson, Fashion Trends, Style News
E. Jean Carroll

Alack! I can no more talk to you into accepting your breasts as they are, than I can talk you into taking Pam Anderson as your Personal Savior.

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6 Steps To Being Less Overwhelmed In 2009

Jason Mannino | Posted 02.02.2009 | Living

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Jason Mannino

It was a sleepless night. The clock read 5:40 am by the time I finally dozed off. I woke up a few hours later and took a long look in the mirror. I lo...

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Times Square bash left about 40 tons of trash

AP | CRISTIAN SALAZAR | Posted 02.02.2009 | Home

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NEW YORK — One million revelers packed into Times Square plus a ton of confetti and countless noisemakers equals a whole lot of garbage _ about ...

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2009: So Many New Beginnings

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 01.31.2009 | Living

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Susan Smalley, Ph.D.

New Years Day is just another of the multitude of new beginnings in life. As 2009 begins, I am reminded of how many new beginnings we experience thro...

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Its 2009: Be Here Now!

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 01.31.2009 | Living

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Ed and Deb Shapiro

Today is a very special day. It has never happened before and it will never happen again. And you have no idea what will come next! No matter how har...

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3 Ways To Have A Clean Desk, Clean Slate For '09

Heather Cabot | Posted 01.31.2009 | Living

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Heather Cabot

I had a revelation sitting amid piles of old credit card statements, junk mail and Christmas cards from years past. I was cleaning out my home office...

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My Ode to 2008

Eric Kuhn | Posted 01.31.2009 | Style

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Eric Kuhn

2008 offered quite the election, with both parties fighting to set our nation's direction. It took forever for Hillary Clinton's concession, and Reverend Wright was not a good connection.

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Resolution for Evolution

Liane Weintraub | Posted 01.31.2009 | Living

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Liane Weintraub

Since I've been an adult, I cannot think of a New Year that's been so universally anticipated... longed for, really.

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The Crisis Dividend: Profit and Purpose

Lance Simmens | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics

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Lance Simmens

Economic adversaries can be healthy, military ones are rarely so. But seeking common ground internationally will help free up scarce financial resources for non-military purposes.

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Ten Green & Non-New-Agey Spiritual New Year's Resolutions. [Contribute Your Number One Aspiration]

Waylon Lewis | Posted 01.31.2009 | Green

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Waylon Lewis

So what can you do, if you're concerned 1) about being truly happy inside and 2) helping everyone else and the outside world to be happy and healthy?

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The Top Five Most Popular New Year's Resolutions And How Being Green Can Help You Keep Them

Mairi Beautyman | Posted 02.10.2009 | Green

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Mairi Beautyman

So now is the time when the entire world is making lofty commitments to better their bodies, their minds, and their lives. How about the planet? Belie...

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New Year's Eve Fireworks: Australia Brings In 2009 (VIDEO)

AP | KRISTEN GELINEAU | Posted 01.31.2009 | World

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Fireworks exploded in a kaleidoscopic shower of light over Sydney's shimmering harbor Wednesday, as the world's first major city to ring in 2009 celeb...

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Great Failures of 2008 and Their Potential Benefits for 2009

Steve Young | Posted 01.31.2009 | Living

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Steve Young

Here's your somewhat skewed guide for making your own new years lemonade out of someone else's old lemons.

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10 Phrases That Will Shape Politics In '09

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 01.30.2009 | Politics

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Jeffrey Feldman

"Yes we can" -- three little words whose iconic status will take up a well-deserved spot for posterity alongside "I have a dream." Yep, 2008 was a big year -- but what can we expect in 2009?

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2009 Resolution: Learning to Want What I've Got

Perry Yeatman | Posted 01.30.2009 | Living

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Perry Yeatman

I, for one, have no interest in spending 2009 complaining about all that has gone wrong. I'd much rather focus on fixing things and trying to be happy.

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Our Holiday Mailbag, Recession-Style

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 01.30.2009 | Business

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<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

There seem to be fewer holiday cards this year, which is either a sign that every little financial outlay, even postage, must be scrutinzed, or evidence that I'm less popular than I used to be.

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Ring In The New Year In A New Way

Christine Hassler | Posted 01.30.2009 | Living

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Christine Hassler

On New Years, we tend to make resolutions which are usually promises to do something "more, better, or different" as our society seems to revolve arou...

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Chances You'll Be Killed by an Asteroid in 2009

Keith Thomson | Posted 01.30.2009 | World

Read More: Automobiles, Firearms, Green News, Asteroid Hit Earth Video, Drowning, Home Sales, Storms, Food Safety, Space Travel, Asteroid Earth Impact, Fire, Dinosaurs, Extreme Weather, Dangerous Furniture, Asteroid Hit Earth, 2009, Death, Asteroid Destroys Earth Video, Asteroids, New Year's Commentary, World News
Keith Thomson

A computer video circulating the internet has rekindled fears that an asteroid will hit Earth and send mankind the way of the brontosaurus. Based on NASA projections, there is indeed a chance of this.

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