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How To Shift Your State Of Mind This Holiday Season

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 12.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Thank You, Celebration and You, Gift of the Samll, Calvin Coolidge, Four Steps Guaranteed Not to Fail, Author, Featured Contributor, Year of the Humbling, The Inner Life, Living News
Dr. Cara Barker

The Gift of the Small. Regardless whether you take the Christmas story literally or not, symbolically it has something for everyone. Especially this year.

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What Palin, Shatner, And Miss Jasmine Have To Teach Us This Season

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 12.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Jack Kornfield, Ed and Deb Shapiro, Job, Pema Chodron, William Shatner, Author, Featured Contributor, Tiger Woods, Be the Change, 4 Fail-Proof Measures to Restore Your Spirit, Jungian Analyst, 21 Day Challenge, Sarah Palin, Osiris, The Inner Life, Living News
Dr. Cara Barker

New Forms, Old Process. Despite the news avalanche surrounding Tiger Woods, he's not the only one standing on shaky ground. It is, however, the unexpected places that lead us to the real.

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How To Voice Your Feelings Without Blowing Your Holiday Cork

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 12.09.2009 | Living

Read More: HP Readers, Author, Holiday Upset, Featured Contributor, The Pay-Offs for Complaining, 4 Tips for Communicating the Difficult, Jungian Analyst, The 21 Day Challenge, The Underbelly of Complaining, Complaint Triggers, The Inner Life, Living News
Dr. Cara Barker

With more length on the gift list than width in the wallet, tempers can flair, and it's a short trip from there down Blame Road. Holiday Season is at hand, with all that it brings. What do you hope yours brings?

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What Jesus And The Dalai Lama Would Say To Tiger Woods And Mike Huckabee

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 12.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Dalai Lama, Cop Killings in Greater Seattle, Mike Huckabee, The Three Steps, Author, Featured Contributor, Jesus, President Obama, Be the Change, Maurice Clemmons, Jungian Analyst, Mary Oliver, The 21 Day Challenge, The Inner Life, Thoreau, Living News
Dr. Cara Barker

The question is what result does criticizing leave in its wake? Since criticizing, complaining, and gossiping are anything but solution-oriented, they bring destruction, not solution.

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Biting The Vampire Back: 8 Measures To Protect Your Vital Force

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Featured Contributor, Holidays, Practical Steps, HP Readers, "New Moon, Washington, How We Can Fight Back, " Twilight, Thanksgiving, Jungian Analyst, Vampire Thinking, Author, The Balanced Life, Forks, Living News
Dr. Cara Barker

Let's refocus. What if we practiced removing attention from what drains us, and choose to take proactive steps towards what revitalizes?

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On The Road

Joy Preble | Posted 11.23.2009 | Books

Read More: Dreaming Anastasia, Advice-to-New-Authors, Debut Authors, Book Publishing, Michael Chabon, Chicago, Larry Day, Author, Writing, 57th-Street-Books, Book Promotion, Borders, Book Publicity, Naomi Wolf, Sarah Palin, Books News
Joy Preble

These are the humbling moments in the debut author journey. The ones that remind you to hang onto that day job.

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Writer/Concierge: More Adventures of a Non-Bestselling Author

Wednesday Martin | Posted 11.18.2009 | Books

Read More: Motherhood and Work, Writing From Home, Concierge, Working Mother, Writing Process, Mother, Writer's Life, Author, Home Office, Writer, Balancing Motherhood and Work, Multi-Tasking, Day Job, Books News
Wednesday Martin

The good news is that in addition to being an extremely non-bestselling author, I am also a concierge. The bad news is that I'm not very good at it.

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From Heartbreak To Heart Attack: What You And Your Loved Ones Need To Know

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Healing Power of Living With a Whole -Heart, Checklist and 6 Tips, Mortality Rates, The Vital Exhaustion Syndrome, Author, Women's Health, Dr. John Graham, Featured Contributor, Men's Health, University of New Mexicao, The Good News, Health, Living News
Dr. Cara Barker

Chronic, half-hearted living is associated with a syndrome called "Vital Exhaustion," which, turns out to be the predecessor to a heart attack.

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Talk to Me

Wednesday Martin | Posted 10.22.2009 | Books

Read More: Jodi Picoult, Reading, Writer, Book Promoting, Author, Writers, Book Promotion, Jon Stewart, Writing, Authors, Oprah, Books, Readers, Philip Roth, Books News
Wednesday Martin

Selling a book, to me at least, feels an awful lot like flirting, and also kind of hand-holding, and also like being in an very committed relationship with many, many people at once.

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'Breaking Free: The Really Good News That's Not in the News'

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Barbara Marx Hubbard, HP Readers, Author, Featured Contributor, Balloon Boy, Lynne McTaggart, Jungian Analyst, BofA Bonuses, Ted Kennedy, The Red Book, The Intention Experiment, The Field, Citibank, True Compass, Women on the Edge of Evolution, Carl Jung, The Balanced Life, Living News
Dr. Cara Barker

Many know how natural it is to go ballistic when we realize we've been duped. When we lose our way, it is all too easy to place hopes for happiness onto the outer world, for fame, money, things.

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James Arthur Ray: Guru Says He's Being Tested By Sweat Lodge Deaths

AP | By DAISY NGUYEN and FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 10.14.2009 | Home

Read More: Sweat Lodge, Speaker, Author, James Ray, James Arthur Ray, Spiritual, Angel Valley Resort, James Shore, Kirby Brown, Arizona, Self-Help, Retreat, Sedona, Home News

LOS ANGELES - The man in charge of a spiritual retreat last week in Arizona that left two people dead after they were overcome in a sweat lodge said T...

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One Less, One More™ - The Inspiration

Robbie Vorhaus | Posted 10.13.2009 | Books

Read More: Consulting, One Less One More, Writing, Anxiety, Books, Book Proposals, Author, Stress, Writing Books, Books News
Robbie Vorhaus

In my column I wrote how to practice One Less, One More, including simple things like smiling, choosing positive over negative thoughts, no blame, believe in the invisible and miracles, be grateful and forgive.

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A Humble Plea: Sing My Praises

Jesse Katz | Posted 10.09.2009 | Books

Read More: Author Blurbs, Publishing, Book Blurbs, Writing, Authors, Books, Author, Blurbs, Books News
Jesse Katz

As much as I might fantasize about Junot Díaz or Mary Karr anointing my memoir the breakout book of 2009, how could I possibly expect them to even take note of its existence?

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Getting Unstuck, Finding Some Fun

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 10.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Iran, Battle, Pema Chodron, 9 Tips, Being Right, Health Care Reform, Buddhist Monkey Mind, Jungian Analyst, Afghanistan, Shakespeare, China, Author, North Korea, The Balanced Life, Living News
Dr. Cara Barker

"...I am on my own journey/battle with forgiveness...and I find it very difficult. I feel as if I have reached a standstill. ...perhaps there is a d...

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Postcards from the Fun-Employed

Paula Froelich | Posted 10.07.2009 | Books

Read More: Unemployment, Writing, Authors, Books, Procrastination, Author, Fun-Employment, Books News
Paula Froelich

I always dreamed of being a full-time novelist -- hell, who didn't? I mean, heck, you get to work from home, wear sweat pants, not have to blow out your frizzy hair or shave your legs.

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Peg Mullen Dead, Author Of Unfriendly Fire

AP | Posted 10.04.2009 | Books

Read More: Peg Mullen Dead, Unfriendly Fire, Peg Mullen Dies, Writer, Books, Peg Mullen, Author, Vietname War, Memoir, Books News

LA PORTE CITY, Iowa — Peg Mullen, an author and former Iowa farm wife who hounded the U.S. military to find the truth about her son's death in V...

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Palin's Ghost: She Isn't Going Rogue Alone

Christian Science Monitor | Matthew Shaer | Posted 12.01.2009 | Books

Read More: Ghost, Palin, Writing, Going Rogue, Ghost Writing, Lynn Vincent, Books, Sarah Palin Book, Ghost Writer, Sarah Palin, Author, Books News

By now, you've probably heard the news. Sarah Palin -- prolific Facebook user, Twitter poet, and former Alaskan governor -- is writing a book. The tit...

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WATCH: Krakauer And Jon Stewart On Pat Tillman

Posted 12.01.2009 | Books

Read More: Pat Tillman Death, Jon Stewart, Pat Tillman, Where Men Win Glory, While You Slept, Books, Jon Krakauer, The Daily Show, Stewart, Author, Krakauer, Friendly Fire, Books News

"It's the worst best story you'll ever read," said Daily Show host Jon Stewart last night about Jon Krakauer's new book, Where Men Win Glory. Krakaue...

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Genius: a Talk With Edwidge Danticat

Martha St Jean | Posted 11.23.2009 | World

Read More: Macarthur Foundation, Florida, Author, Third World, Writer, Edwidge Danticat, Haitians, Malcolm Gladwell, Grid, Haiti, Wyclef Jean, Malcolm Gladwell Outliers, Third World Countries, MacArthur Genius Award, Edwidge-Dandicat-Memoir, Haitian-American, Aids, World News
Martha St Jean

"When [my first novel] was just published, people walked up to me and told me that someone who worked at their house is Haitian," Danticat said. "Now there are a number of people telling me that their doctor is Haitian."

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Women in Hip-Hop: The B-girl Be Festival

Lauri Lyons | Posted 11.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Afrika Bambaataa, Tommy Boy Records, Rapper's Delight, Spray Paint, Urban Culture, South Bronx, Salt -N- Pepa, Female Rappers, Music, Mc's, 1970's, Spinderella, Angie Stone, Planet Rock, Aerosol Paint, Africa, Graffiti, Soul Music, Martial Arts, African-American, Women, Sugar Hill Gang, Rap, Brazil, Sugar Hill Records, Hip-Hop, Mc Lyte, Jazzy Joyce, Dancing, 1981, Microphone, Breakdancing, Soul Sonic Force, Capoiera, Dj, The Sequence, 1979, Monica Lynch, Sylvia Robinson, Turntables, Costumes, Black Women, Clothing, Harris Publications, Whitney Museum of Art, Business, Vh1, Stylist, Hip Hop Records, The Oscars, Photographers, Spotlight, Image Makers, Editors, DJ Beverly Bond, Publicist, Behind the Scenes, Magazines, Music Careers, Queen Latifah, Bet, Hip-Hop Films, Fox Network, Denise Dee Barnes, Wendy Williams, Female Graffiti Artists, Fetish, Art, Mtv, Choreographers, Subways, Living Single, Pump It Up!, Hot 97, Multi-Tasking, The Source Magazine, The Wendy Williams Show, Photography, Guidence, Murals, Mentoring, 1990's, Cover Girl, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Flip Mode Squad, Images, Apparel, Wild Style, Lady Pink, Sarah A. Friedman, Eve, New York City, Music Videos, Dancers, Black Girls Rock Inc!, XXL Magazine, Costume Design, Entrepreneurers, Vibe Magazine, Art Museums, Viacom, June Ambrose, Leadership, Alumni, Jennifer Lopez, Elements, Michelle Spaise, Minneapolis, TV Shows, Curator, J-Lo, Exhibitions, Rosie Perez, Making the Band, Future, Past, B-Girl Be, Living Color, Festivals, B-Girl, Painting, Tv, Fly Girls, Unleash, Theresa Sweetland, Politics, Video, Political Activism, Female Artists, Art Festival, Laurie Ann Gibson, Education, Tv Sitcoms, Spike Lee, Midwest, Deanna Cummings, Minnesota, Expression, Mama, Television, Activism, Mama Said Knock U Out, Brewing, Do the Right Thing, Concerts, Lauri Lyons, Social Activism, Visual Art, Women in Hip-Hop, Mother, Communication, Intermedia Arts, Sculpture, Commissions, faith47, Sound, Cinema, Music Downloads, Arts Education, Installations, Mixed Media, Art Commistions, Roxanne Shante, Martha Cooper, Marketplace, Fashion, Museums, Art World, Block Parties, Albums, Textiles, October, Youth, Film, Streets, Records, September, Girls, Youth Programs, Cd's, Recording Technology, History, Technology, College, Balls, Music History, Belle, Music School, Universities, Money, Comeback, Scholarship, Undergraduate, School, Diploma, Language, Hip-Hop Studies, Fellowship, Mcnally Smith School of Music, Recording, Music Business, Author, Fab Five Freddie, Flag International, Video Music Box, Yo! Mtv Raps, Flag an American Story, The Bridge, Ralph Mcdaniels, Vinyl Records, Prince, Juxtaposition Arts, Stefskills, Sarah White, Jennifer Rasinski, Corinne Santiago, C-Rocka, Keegan Xavi, Jessica Kitzman, Janelle Olson, Toofly, Tiffany Smith, Niz, Lichiban, Katrina Knutson, Jamel Shabbaz, Tamiko Mitchel, Erotica 67, Motel 7, Ladykfever, Monica Kelly, Amanda Lopez, Abeni Garrett, Desdamona, Catiesha Pierson, B-Fresh, Wendy Williams Show, Alice Mizrachi, Niz Graphics, Kanye West, Chanel Kennebrew, Shannon Joyce, Manifesto Festival, VH-1 Hip-Hop Honors, MTV VMA, Michaela Angela Davis, Essence Magazine, Dream Hampton, Amsterdam, London, South Africa, Charlie Ahearn, Henry Chalfant, Japan, Jamaica, Walker Art Center, Toronto, France, Cuba, In the Frame, Harvard, Rhode Island School of Design, Zimbabwe, Barcelona, Argentina, San Francisco, Represent Inc., International Center of Photography, Berlin, Germany, Belgium, Spraycan Art, James Prigoff, Puerto Rico, Powerhouse, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Mexico, Sao Paulo, Norway, Paris, Star Tribune, Kulture Klub, Tokyo, Mexico City, Bronx, Zulu Nation, Hip-Hop Degree, Kimora Lee Simmon, Baby Phat, U.K., Russell Simmons, Phat Farm, Getty Images, Icp, Somalia, Somalis, Bling a Planet Rock, Raquel Cepeda, Entertainment News
Lauri Lyons

When it comes to women in hip-hop, don't call it a comeback. Women have been here for years.

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New York Books to Look for this Fall

Greg Mortimer | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York

Read More: New Books, Fall Books, Author, Books, New York, Henry Hudson, Homer and Langley, E.L. Doctorow, New York News
Greg Mortimer

Books written in and about the City of New York, its food, its maps; from Jonathan Lethem, Times restaurant critic William Grimes, and more.

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Learning To Go With The Flow: What Ted Kennedy, Michael Jackson, And The Buddha Have To Teach Us About Resistance

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 10.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Michael Jackson, Eudora Welty, Edward Kennedy, Anatole France, Hew Len, Health Care Reform Debates, Featured Contributor, Letting Go, Michael Beckwith, Jungian Analyst, Buddha, New Chapters, Grieving, Author, Resistance, The Inner Life, Living News
Dr. Cara Barker

Just putting the names Ted Kennedy, Michael Jackson, and Buddha in the same title might seem like quite a tossed salad. In a way, it's true. And, ye...

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Straight Talking

Lola Jaye | Posted 10.17.2009 | Style

Read More: Hairstyles, Michelle Obama, Chris Rock, Hair, Michelle Obama Style, Good Hair, Lola Jaye, Author, Afro, Style News
Lola Jaye

Some believe if you keep your hair natural, you are more in touch with ones "Africanness," whilst those of us who use a relaxer are, let's just say, not that into it.

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Why I'm Releasing My Novel on Twitter

Matt Stewart | Posted 08.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Scribd, Matthew Stewart, Tweet, Author, France, Writer, Twitter, Read, Bastille Day, Amazon, Novel, Social Media, Tech, Publishing, Release, Released, Kindle, Thefrenchrev, Publish, Ebook, Technology, Book, San Francisco, Matt Stewart, Media News
Matt Stewart

Tweeting my novel provides the ultimate in easy sampling and information triage before purchase, the equivalent of watching a clip of a TV show before deciding to order the season on Netflix.

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Atlas of Unknowns Keeps Readers Engrossed Until the Last Page

Naazish YarKhan | Posted 08.13.2009 | Media

Read More: Harvard, A Tale of Two Sisters, Columbia University, Summer Reads, India, Tania James, Author, Kerela, Media News
Naazish YarKhan

In literary fiction, it all comes down to the writing. Ultimately, the book you're trying to sell to an agent/publisher has to stand on its own merit.

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