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Letting Go

The Philip Roth Reader: Who Cares What Kind of Husband He Was?

Karen Stabiner | Posted 12.28.2009 | Books

Read More: Misogyny, When She Was Good, The Godfather, The Beatles, Letting Go, Sgt. Pepper, The Philip Roth Reader, Portnoy's Complaint, Feminism, Reading, Books, Philip Roth, Books News
Karen Stabiner

Bad novels happen to good people, and vice versa, and I honestly don't care what kind of a husband Philip Roth was as long as he wakes up every morning and goes to work.

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The Walls Came Down: A Family In Transition

Stephanie Gertler | Posted 12.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Letting Go, Aging Parents, Baby Boomers, Moving, Aging, Relationships, Memory, Grandparents, Family, Living News
Stephanie Gertler

I've lost track of time the last few weeks -- the result of moving my father from his home of 52 years to his new apartment in New York City. But it is too simplistic to say that the move is "over."

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The Philip Roth Reader: Hanging On To "Letting Go" for as Long as Possible

Karen Stabiner | Posted 12.16.2009 | Books

Read More: Books, The Philip Roth Reader, College, Annie Hall, Fiction, Woody Allen, Letting Go, Reading, Philip Roth Letting Go, Books News
Karen Stabiner

The story is such a familiar, valiant mess, or better, a sprawling but disciplined rendering of a mess; 661 pages, and I am starting to regret that it will end.

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Take the Day Off

Arjuna Ardagh | Posted 12.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Letting Go, Rest, Day Off, R&R, Distraction, Healing, Relaxing, Overexertion, Living News
Arjuna Ardagh

As we become more attuned to our bodies, we realize that often things only get that bad because we've been pushing ourselves too hard. Some conscious businesses give wellness days instead of sickness days.

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Rethinking Perfection

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Acceptance, Buddhism-Suffering, Attachment, Letting-Go, Perfectionism, Perfection, Living News
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

As a perfectionist, you think of perfection as a state. As you clean your kitchen or your car or your desk, you fantasize about preserving the state of perfection that you have accomplished.

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Self Esteem Booster: Stand Up For Peace!

Anne Naylor | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Letting Go, Peace Day, Human Spirit, Isabel Allende, George Bernard Shaw, Appreciation, Affirmations, Self Esteem, Self-Esteem, Healthy Self Esteem, The Giving Life, Living News
Anne Naylor

On this coming Peace Day, I invite you to stand tall in the value and worth that you are as a human being, even for a few moments during the day. Celebrate and esteem yourself.

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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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A Wake Up Call

SaraKay Smullens | Posted 04.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Letting Go, Children's Heath, Psychological Stability, Hope, Violent Acts, Universal Health Care, Physical and Emotional Abuse, Harris Wofford, Healthcare, Woody Allen, Living News
SaraKay Smullens

Overnight half of my daughter's little face had grown double in size. What was being treated as pink eye had morphed into life threatening orbital cellulites.

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Love, Limits, Letting Go: Good Enough for Obama

SaraKay Smullens | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Letting Go, Rejection, Overprotection, Abandonment, Life Lessons, Limits, Obama, Parenting, Neglect, Overindulgence, Five Cycles of Emotional Abuse, Love, College Applications, Emotional Abuse, Rejection Letters, Empty Nest, Overparenting, Living News
SaraKay Smullens

If your kids are in high school, here is what you can practice: Tell them how much you believe in them, and prove it by practicing the art of letting go.

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Our Changing Nature And Why It's Time To Let Go

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 02.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Letting Go, The Inner Life, Change, Time of Change, Living News
Susan Smalley, Ph.D.

A few years ago I had an epiphany of sorts in which I experienced a radical shift in consciousness, an increased insight into our 'changing nature'. ...

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Recession Proofing New Year's Resolutions

Donna Schaper | Posted 01.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Recession Fears, New Year's Resolution, New Years Eve, Letting Go, Recessionista, The Bible, New Years Eve Party, 2008 Recession, Financial Crisis, New Years Commentary, The Grand Canyon, Happiness, Happiness Tips, Living News
Donna Schaper

Revitalized expectations, even if they are "downsized," can offer more comfort than upsized expectations. When we let go, we ripen.

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End '08 with '08 in Mind

Jason Mannino | Posted 01.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Letting Go, Ambitions, Accomplishments, Year End, New Year, Employment, Unemployment Anxiety, The Inner Life, 2009, Layoffs, Unemployment, Job Anxiety, 2008, Calling Forth, Holiday Season, Anxiety, Spirituality, Gratitude, Living News
Jason Mannino

A client of mine got laid off six months ago from a very lucrative position that offered him leadership and creative responsibility. Following the lay...

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