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ARE YOU A TONED-DOWN VERSION OF YOURSELF?
March 31, 2008
Toned-down has a lot of synomyms. They are diluted, moderated, softened, reduced, restrained, modulated, kept within the bounds (ha!), diminished, and weakened.
The opposite of toned down is increased.
Our culture, every culture, relies on women to conform to the social order. The path we’re supposed to follow is littered with signposts that display those words above. We learn that by dimming the strength and energy of our character, others will not be overwhelmed and we will be rewarded with the things we want.
13 THINGS I’VE LEARNED FROM WORKING WITH MEN
March 24, 2008
I love working with men. They bring their male rules of conduct into the workplace and they fascinate me. They’ve set up the game, they know the rules well because they play by the same set in every aspect of their life.
Women don’t innately understand these rules, but in the workplace, the guys’ way sure does work if you happen to meet the public every day and have (or want) a leadership position. This is because “the public” is just all of us. Our social training has taught us that the male approach signifies confidence, experience, and ability.
SITES TO KNOW : GO FUG YOURSELF
March 21, 2008
Lest I float away on a cloud of enlightenment, I will tell you that there are times when My Deeper Self is nowhere to be found. She’s gone into hiding so I’ll stop prying at her. She feels like she’s being pecked to death by chickens.
This winter, she’s been buried in snow. Does every Canadian feel this way?
Read moreTHIS IS NOT WHAT I SIGNED UP FOR
March 18, 2008
My salvation as a wife and mother of young children depended on talking with other women. That was how I knew that everyone’s life, house, and marriage were the same as mine. We shared survival strategies.
We had a laugh about the day we came out of the bathroom to find every sock in the house in use as a Barbie sleeping bag. We shed tears for one another, when we remembered what getting up every single hour for 2 days does to your spirit. We could relive the trauma of childbirth and child-raising, healing ourselves with an audience that cared. We did what women do. We processed thoughts by conversation and learned to be mothers.
Read moreIS THIS THE PERFECT HOUSE DESIGN?
March 14, 2008
I am inspired by the Japanese style of a central courtyard, with the rooms of the house all around.
I don’t want a big house. I wouldn’t want to heat it, cool it, clean it, or pay the mortgage for it.
I would have a central kitchen with a big sitting area. There is no formal living room or dining room. There is no formal anything. In the kitchen, there would be an island that could seat four, with a sink and stove top built in. That way guests could be useful and chop something while they sit and visit.
Read morePRODUCT REVIEW : ABOUT FACE INVISIBLE BLOT POWDER
March 12, 2008
I was introduced to the About Face cosmetic line through makeup artist, Jenepher Reynolds. I wrote about Jenepher in the article Custom-Blended Foundation.
Excellent product, strongly endorsed
This is the best blotting powder I have found. It does exactly what the product name says. It is completely invisible and removes shine from the face. It works immediately and lasts several hours depending on the degree of oiliness.
It is unexpected looking in the compact because it is as white as this page.
PRODUCT REVIEW : MAYBELLINE VOLUME XL SEDUCTION LIP PLUMPER
March 10, 2008
One way of telling a computer to display text in a certain way is to use a language called HTML. If I inserted the text in front of a word, sentence, or paragraph, and then I inserted at the end of the text, the computer would display everything enclosed between these symbols in a bold font. You could read it as < start bold font> and .
Product Review
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IS “FEEL THE FEAR, DO IT ANYWAY” WRONG?
March 8, 2008
Feel The Fear, Do It Anyway is the title of a great book by Susan Jeffers. For a long time, I used that phrase to guide my actions. I figured “You stay outside your comfort zone, you continue to beat down your demons.”
Then the Law of Attraction, or LoA, came along in the form of Esther and Jerry Hicks. You can read my article on their book, The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent. That book did more to change my life than any other “self-help” book has
THIS MONTH IN OPRAH : HOPE, HAPPINESS, AND MORE.
March 6, 2008
I enjoy reading Oprah when I’m in a waiting room but I seldom buy it. I don’t often connect with the topics. Dr. Phil, Suze Orman, retail items I can’t afford, US politics, solutions to problems I don’t have, celebrities I don’t care much about,… But in this issue, I found tons to interest me.
I bought the magazine for one article. “Shift Happens tells of the TED prize. $100,000 and the help to realize a dream are given to 3 people who must propose a world-changing wish.
HEY, UNIVERSE, ARE YOU IGNORING ME?
March 4, 2008
Where do you look when you lose your way? What happens when you’ve Trusted. Relaxed. Expected. You’ve stayed positive. You sincerely believed there would be a result for all your efforts. You would have gladly accepted any result, not necessarily the one you had in mind when you set out.
In the past (and in the present), there have been times when I have felt lost and unsure of myself. I remember feelings of frustration at not seeing the answer clearly and immediately before me. Looking back on these times, I realize that I was simply not ready for these answers.
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