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New Years Resolution

A New Year's Resolution

Larry Gellman | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living

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Larry Gellman

This Yom Kippur there is reason for concern. The politics of rumor, innuendo, and lies -- sinat chinam -- is on the rise in our community and it hurts us all.

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Time to Break a Bad Habit: Are You a "Moderator" or "Abstainer?"

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 03.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Abstention, Moderation, Habits, Daily Life, Resolutions, Happiness, New Years Resolution, Living News
Gretchen Rubin

If moderators try to abstain, they feel trapped and rebellious. If abstainers try to be moderate, they spend a lot of time justifying why they should go ahead and indulge.

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The List

Nia Vardalos | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living

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Nia Vardalos

A common misconception about adoption is that to get a kid you just have to go to another country and be as pretty as Angelina Jolie. As studio executives and movie reviewers have informed me again and again, I'm not.

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Taking Action in Achieving Your Intention

M.J. Ryan | Posted 02.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Lose Weight, Smart, Intention, Goals, Aspiration, Setting Goals, Emotion, New Year's Commentary, 2009 New Year's Resolutions, 2009, Happiness, Lifestyle Changes, New Year's Resolutions, Emotions, Body Image, Dieting, Exercise, New Year's Resolution, Living News
M.J. Ryan

An intent can be anything you want to change or achieve in your life or in the world in which you live -- it can be personal, social, or global, or all three.

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Weight Loss Resolutions Often Require More Than "Eat Less, Exercise More"

Dr. Eric Braverman | Posted 02.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Braverman, Health, New Year's Resolution, Human Growth Hormone, Supplements, Melatonin, Vitamin D2, Hormones, Weight Loss Resolutions, How to Lose Weight, Bioidentical Hormones, Suzanne Somers, Progesterone, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Weight Loss, Pregnenolone, Dhea, Living News
Dr. Eric Braverman

The more we age, the more hormones we lose. Without the right levels of hormones, many women, and men as well, find that they just can't lose weight, no matter how hard they try.

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How to Get Your Groove Back at Work

Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone | Posted 02.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Careers, New Years Resolution, Workplace, Goals, New Jobs, New Year's Resolution, Job Networking, Social Networking, Office Habits, Office Networking, Office Boredom, Bored at Work, Business News
Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone

In this market you're happy you have a job, but ugh, it feels stale. You wish you had that "new job" feeling you had when you first started.

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Using Mindful Eating to Get Back on Track in 2009

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 02.11.2009 | Living

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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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Failure Is Indeed An Option

Matthew Owen | Posted 02.09.2009 | Green

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Matthew Owen

When it comes to being green, the emphasis is already on consuming less and in the spirit of lethargy and laziness, there are so many ways we can do less without almost any real effort at all.

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You Snooze, You Lose. Weight, I Mean.

Donna Fish | Posted 02.06.2009 | Living

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Donna Fish

Sleep. Sweet sleep. Did you know that optimal caloric burn happens when you get 7-8 hours of sleep a night?

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The "New You" in the New Year

Cameron Alborzian | Posted 02.06.2009 | Living

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Cameron Alborzian

Creating change in your life, however, has nothing to do with the time of year, the season, or if it is Monday or Thursday.

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The Ultimate Resolution Guide

Ariane de Bonvoisin | Posted 02.06.2009 | Living

Read More: New Years Resolution, Losing Weight, Quitting Smoking, Ariane De Bonvoisin, Resolutions, Dream Job, First 30 Days, Happiness, Living News
Ariane de Bonvoisin

The First 30 Days is offering a free guide to help you get your goals solidified for 2009. I'll tell you now that it's not a step-by-step how-to guide.

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New Year Resolutions Week

Karen Leland | Posted 02.06.2009 | Living

Read More: New Year's Resolutions, Lists, New Year's Commentary, New Year Resolutions, Spirituality, Goals, New Year's Resolution, Happiness, Living News
Karen Leland

As we roll into January, I have been reflecting (in between shopping, cooking, planning, and partying) on my past resolutions of 2008 and my goals for 2009.

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Daddy Diaries: Confessions of a Stay-At-Home Anchorman

Rob Morrison | Posted 02.06.2009 | Living

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Rob Morrison

My new "stay-at-home" status has brought me face to face with children's television like never before and I've developed a visceral disdain for it. The voices! The music!

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Every Monday Matters: What Matters Most?

Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza | Posted 02.05.2009 | Living

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Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza

At the end of 2009, don't you want to look back and see that you made a difference? That you matter? This is the first Monday of the New Year. Start it off by making a difference.

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Less/More Resolutions

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 02.05.2009 | Living

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Dr. Susan Corso

This year, I'm going to . . . Waste less, recycle more. Talk less, listen more. React less, consider more. Read less, meditate more. Complain less, compliment more.

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The Economy, 2009: Brother Can You Spare A Dime?

Barry Michael Cooper | Posted 02.05.2009 | Living

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Barry Michael Cooper

Some woke up into this New Year with a square of sidewalk for a pillow and a cardboard box for a comforter. It used to be a few paychecks away from me. Now, I'm only a few weeks ahead of it.

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New Year's Dream Resolutions

Anne Hill | Posted 02.02.2009 | Living

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Anne Hill

I go through my dream journal at the end of the year and re-read everything I wrote down. I take the most interesting or funny or poignant bits, and make resolutions out of them.

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Vegan Living: New Year's Resolution - Go Veg For 30 Days

Katie Molinaro | Posted 02.02.2009 | Living

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Katie Molinaro

I've rarely kept a New Year's resolution. The closest I got was when I pledged to stop biting my fingernails, and I still nibble from time to time. It...

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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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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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2009... Welcome to the Party!

Meredith Haberfeld | Posted 01.31.2009 | Living

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Meredith Haberfeld

The New Year is an opportunity to turn the page, to take with you whatever you find useful from 2008 and to have 2009 rock.

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New Year's Resolutions

One For The Table | Posted 01.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Losing Weight, Laraine Newman, New Year's Eve, Magical Thinking, Going Vegan, New Year's Resolution, New Year's Commentary, Living News
One For The Table

I'd really like to lose 15, but I might lose 5. Either way, I need to feel good in my own skin and accept the fact that I'm not going to get any cuter.

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