Getting Up After Being Knocked Down
It’s not uncommon to have life circumstances knock you down. So much is out of your control. The people who ran in the Boston Marathon, or came to watch it, didn’t expect a bomb to go off. People get knocked down in other ways every day. It can make you want to stay in and avoid life. Or you may

posted 12:01:40pm Jun. 17, 2013 | read full post »

Are All People Are Jerks Until Proven Otherwise?
I wrote the book, All Men Are Jerks Until Proven Otherwise, in 1998. Now it’s out in its 15th Anniversary edition because so many women found it helpful. Not surprisingly, I got questioned often over the last 15 years about the title being derogatory to men. It’s not male bashing. I believe that

posted 12:01:01pm Jun. 14, 2013 | read full post »

How to Do Things You Could Never Imagine Doing
Trying new things is a great way to increase your self-empowerment. Knowing that you did something gives you confidence to try more new things. You may have to overcome fear in order to do something that seems hard. When I was a DoorMat, I stuck to what was familiar. I didn’t want to risk failing

posted 12:01:46pm Jun. 13, 2013 | read full post »

Law of Attraction in Action: Vision Boards
This is post 238 in my series on the Law of Attraction in Action. You CAN use your power to manifest your desires. I do it every day! Read all the posts in my Law of Attraction in Action Series to see how. One of the things that I’ve discussed for making manifesting easier is to visualize what

posted 12:01:44pm Jun. 11, 2013 | read full post »

Question: What Can I Do with a Friend Who’s Nice and Hurtful
A reader who I’ll refer to as P. wrote to ask why people think they can treat you nice one minute and then become hurtful. Her friend picks on her unfairly, calling her stupid and other names. She hurls insults at P. for little things, like forgetting something, even things she herself does. One m

posted 12:01:31pm Jun. 10, 2013 | read full post »