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If GUNS kill people, then PENCILS misspell words, CARS make people drive drunk, and SPOONS make people fat. All of these tools can be used...

December 16th has been a repeating date for my life. Coincidentally, three of my most significant relationships all started on this day. ...

Today I am sharing a recent recipe I invented with you: yummy sugar-free gluten-free brownies! 1 1/4 cup Pamela's Pancake Mix 3/4 cu...

Considering I used to eat cake for breakfast and at one point went on the Jack In The Box/Sonic diet to gain weight, it may seem ironic that...

  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...