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  Happy Halloween!!  Throughout my life, Halloween, Christmas, and my birthday have always been my favorite holidays. In addition to that...

Wow. I am so proud of myself. I successfully beat my sugar addiction!

This music video by The Herd was posted to YouTube 7 years ago. Brilliant.

It's been 10 years since my sister died. It's also been 10 years since my lover died. 2005 was a tough year. Both died by suicide....

Carol S. Dweck is a leading researcher in the field of motivation and is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford. H...

Today's thought from  Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation  is: "Almost everyone wants something for nothing."  --Marsha S...

Today is a day when many think about all the lost lives from the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001. Almost 3,000 lives ended t...

This post was on a message board I read: There is an old French proverb which states, "There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscien...

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A few days ago, I had the type of glucose test where you drink an extremely high glucose drink and then test again 2 hours later. My resting...

Having sex with the ex sounds like a bad idea. But, is it always? That depends. Are you still emotionally attached? If yes and the sex comes...

 I quit drinking 6 years ago. As I've said before, I wasn't an alcoholic. I was so unhappy with my life that I used alcohol to e...

People often become interested in others based upon observations and non-reality. It is human nature to fill in the unknown with assumptions...

In the beginning I rarely blogged publicly, instead I reserved the majority of posts for my website. That said, today marks 10 years of pub...

Today's thought from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:   "Live big!" -- Brady  Michaels   Sometimes, that's the best...

As a child, I was indoctrinated that "good girls get treats" and sugary items were a reward. Many people think of sugar as just an...

When he and I started dating, I honestly believed that the two of you were separated. I apologize if that was not true. The day you told m...

Happy 4th of July! Celebrate real independence by donating to Wikileaks: https://wikileaks.org/donate/

The U.S. just signed on to fascism. Seriously. It now fits exactly by definition . If you don't know what fascism is and think that I am...