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"Mommy, Are We Poor?"

Kari Henley | Posted 03.14.2009 | Style

Read More: Consumerism, Youth, Children, Ecomony, Affect of Economny on Kids, UC Berkeley Graduate School, Recession, Happiness, Teenagers, Kids, Featured Contributor, Style News

The recession is impossible to escape these days, and many families are hugely impacted. How are your children reacting? Do you have stories of kids rising to the occasion?

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When The Shift Hits The Fan

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 03.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Change, Shift Happens, Managing Crisis, Obama Change, President Obama, The Balanced Life, Self-Help, Featured Contributor, Living News

Shift Happens! Change, it turns out, is not a tidy process. Anyone who's ever been through a divorce or quit their job or perhaps more commonly n...

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Love: The Ultimate And Highest Goal

Alex Pattakos | Posted 03.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Happiness, Living With Meaning, Alex Pattakos, Viktor Frankl, Leonardo Da Vinci, Valentine’s Day, The Inner Life, Attitude, Meaning, Love, Skaltek, Featured Contributor, Living News

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, this is probably as good a time as ever to discuss the relationship between "love" and the "search for me...

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Dealing With Valentine's Day Depression

Christine Hassler | Posted 03.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Valentine's Day, Twenty-Something Advice, Depressed, Relationships, Love, Advice, Featured Contributor, Living News

"Valentine's Day is around the corner and I'm already super depressed. I am single and have been valentine-less for four years now. I just want to c...

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5 Tips To Surviving Valentine's While Single

Sophie Keller | Posted 03.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Valentines, Surviving Valentine's Day, Holidays, Healthy Ways to Think of Love, Valentine, Relationships, Valentine's Day, Single, Love, Happiness, Featured Contributor, Living News

Let this Valentine's Day be a day for you to think about what kind of relationship you do want, and serve to remind you of what qualities you are looking for in a partner.

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How To Expand During The Current Contraction: Complete Your To-Do List

Russell Bishop | Posted 03.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Russell Bishop, Expansion, Energy, Happiness, Economic Contraction, Self Help, To Do List, Productivity, Featured Contributor, Living News

Last week, we examined a way to expand during the current economic contraction. The tip had to do with taking stock of all the "stuff" you have at ho...

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Happiness Project: Consider Switching Doctors

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 03.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Doctors, Daily Life, Health, Happiness, Featured Contributor, Living News

I'm working on my Happiness Project, and you could have one, too! Everyone's project will look different, but it's the rare person who can't benefit. ...

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TED: Are You In Or Are You Out?

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 03.11.2009 | Living

Read More: The Inner Life, TED Conference, Featured Contributor, Living News

I spent Wednesday at the TED conference in Long Beach listening to inspiring, creative talks about 'doing' good in the world. The theme of most of th...

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Cops Find Comfort In Verse

John Lundberg | Posted 03.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Poetic Life, Cop Rock, Police Poetry, Portland Police Calendar, Featured Contributor, Portland Oregon, Living News

The Arts and Equity Initiative, a non-profit program which pairs city workers with artists, recently decided that the Portland, Maine Police Departmen...

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Save The Girls, Save The Economy

Julia Moulden | Posted 03.10.2009 | Living

Read More: CBC Radio, Women, Girl Effect, Davos, Mali, Nike, Unicef, Melinda Gates, Eve Ensler, New Radicals, World Economic Forum, Gates Foundation, The Giving Life, Vagina Monologues, Featured Contributor, Living News

The video begins with a provocative statement. "The world is a mess." And asks the viewer to agree or disagree. How would you respond? (Watch video....

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Yoga For Rod Blagojevich (VIDEO)

Tara Stiles | Posted 03.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Monkeys, Rod Blagojevich, Chinese Culture, Astrology and Politics, Personal Health, Yoga Video, Tara Stiles, Featured Contributor, Living News

There is a term in used in yoga teachings, originating from Buddhism, called Monkey Mind. When a person jumps from thought to thought like a monkey j...

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3 Roadblocks To Success And How To Get Around Them

Anne Naylor | Posted 03.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Success, Challenges, Blocks, Time, Doubt, George Bearnard Shaw, Money, Other People, Obstacles, Clarity, David Allen, Suffragette, Love, Featured Contributor, Living News

"People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people...

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The Map Out Of Doomsville

Karen Salmansohn | Posted 03.09.2009 | Living

Read More: The Balanced Life, Happiness, Career Advice, Careers, Job Losses, Job Cuts, Karen Salmansohn, Jonathan Fields, Career Renegade, Featured Contributor, Living News

Losing a job isn't fun. But instead of wallowing in Doomsville, you must see it as a new road of opportunity, leading you to that career you've always...

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Funky to Fabulous: Are You Bush Whacking Yourself?

Eli Davidson | Posted 03.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Self-Sabotage, Bush Whacking, The Balanced Life, Featured Contributor, Living News

Imagine a leader who jet-sets around the globe but blithely ignores the needs of his nation. He forgets to see that his people have good food to eat a...

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Choosing Optimism When Pessimism Would Be Easier

Jason Mannino | Posted 03.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Layoffs, Ben Sherwood, Optimism, Gratitdue, Pessimism, Victor Frankl, Obama, Death, The Balanced Life, Featured Contributor, Living News

With the election of Barack Obama to the presidency, there has been a lot of talk about "change" and optimism. Some even think we have been hearing ab...

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Citizen Confidence -- are Americans Having "Honeymoon Blues?"

Kari Henley | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics

It took a lot after Bush to get our hopes up and get hitched in the first place. I am not sure this newlywed bliss is ready for the partisan beating, delays and the frustrations.

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Bodymind And Cheney's Back: What His Injury Is Trying To Tell Him

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 03.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Bodymind, Cheney, Cheney Wheelchair, Cheney Injury, Featured Contributor, Living News

Poor Dick Cheney. It can't be easy being the most unpopular VP ever. Even Ex-Pres Bush seemed to snub him in the end when he didn't pardon Libby. The ...

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Nadya Suleman, Octuplets' Mom: Is Her Quest For Kids A Compulsion?

Mona Ackerman | Posted 03.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Self Esteem, Nadya Suleman, Mental Health, Living News, Octuplets Mom, Nadya Suleman Octuplets Mom, Featured Contributor, Living News

Q: I can't stop thinking about the woman who now has fourteen children. In fact, you could say that I am obsessed about the woman who is obsessed. I j...

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Awakening America's Heart: Are You Going To Finish Strong?

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 03.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Dismemberment, The Odyssey, Difficult Circumstances, Way of Transformation, Authentic Nature, The Inner Life, The Balanced Life, Featured Contributor, Living News

So much for well-laid plans! The response from last week's article, (see archives: "Choosing Hope over Fear"), was so compelling, that I've decided t...

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Living with Meaning: Shift Your Focus Of Attention

Alex Pattakos | Posted 03.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Dereflection, The Inner Life, Attitude, Meaning, Living With Meaning, Alex Pattakos, Viktor Frankl, Dealing With Stress, Coping With Crisis, Featured Contributor, Living News

On December 26, 2004, a massive earthquake in the Indian Ocean near the island of Sumatra triggered one of the worst natural disasters in memory, know...

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Jobless, But Not Hopeless

Christine Hassler | Posted 03.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Job Market, Twenty-Something Advice, Career, Job Search, Gen Y, Positive Attitude, Advice, Featured Contributor, Living News

Dear Christine, I have gotten to the point of despair when it comes to finding a job. I know I am not alone in this terrible market, but I am starting...

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How Happy Is... Is Ignorance Really Bliss?

Sophie Keller | Posted 03.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Ignorance, Survival, Personal Growth, Happiness, Featured Contributor, Living News

here is a difference in not knowing about something because you are genuinely uninterested and not knowing because you are scared to know.

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Quitting Secrets From A Caffeine Fiend

Karen Salmansohn | Posted 03.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Caffeine, Starbucks Coffee, Dunkin' Donuts, Coffee Culture, Karen Salmansohn, Caffeine Study and Pregnancy, Addictions, Featured Contributor, Living News

Hi, my name is Karen and I am a caffeinaholic. I love the stuff: the smell, the taste, the color -- and of course the results. I've credited caffein...

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How Can You Expand During This Meltdown?

Russell Bishop | Posted 03.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Responsibility, Service, Economic Crisis, Russell Bishop, Keys to Life, Happiness Tips, Featured Contributor, Living News

While this economic mess continues to unwind, here's a small tip about something you can do to expand even while things appear to be contracting aroun...

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Is The Super Bowl Poetic?

John Lundberg | Posted 03.04.2009 | Living

Read More: The Superbowl, The Poetic Life, Poetry, James Wright, Featured Contributor, Living News

It started early this morning: the slow motion replays set to rock music; the deep, dramatic voiceovers. And it will build to a fever pitch tonight w...

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