Archive for 2011

Diana Fletcher’s Shameless Self-Promotion of Happy on Purpose! :)

| September 19, 2011 | 2 Comments

I like the idea of someone else talking about my book, because they may bring up items of interest that I never would have thought to point out. Kathryn Lavallee is my guest today and I am using her review as my shameless self-promotion. I admit it. but who wouldn’t want to do this? I [...]

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Who Are You Going to Be When You Grow Up?

| September 7, 2011 | 17 Comments

The other day, I started to write a letter to myself to read when I reach the age of 90. Let me explain a little about writing a letter to myself…. My parents are both ninety years old. I have been observing them for quite awhile. I have also observed other older people including my [...]

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Is Every Day a Good Day to Start Over? YES!

| August 25, 2011 | 4 Comments

A week and a half ago, I got a call that my favorite uncle had died. Even though I have not seen him in quite a few years, I felt that need to be with my family in mourning his passing. OK, quick story about this uncle–a few years ago, he tried to make a [...]

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Gossip? Or a Good Story?

| August 1, 2011 | 8 Comments

“Live in a way that you will have stories to tell.” —Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes I love this! I love hearing stories and I love telling stories. As a child, I read Fairy Tales of every kind, and I am still enjoying them as I listen to Clarissa Pinkola Estes talk about fairy tales and [...]

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89 Year Old Woman? You Rock!

| July 30, 2011 | 0 Comments

I have to confess, I am always looking for the story. I love the story. I love the stories I invent, the stories I hear, and the ones I read–everywhere. Here’s an example of a story I recently loved. An 89 year old woman, walking with a friend through a parking lot, got upset when [...]

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I was NEVER supposed to be Tame!

| July 24, 2011 | 4 Comments

That’s what it was! Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes just put it into words for me in the first session of The Power of the Crone. (This is Volume II of The Dangerous Old Woman.) I was never supposed to be tame. I have sometimes felt so sorry for young me. There were so many times [...]

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Sharing the Pain, Sharing the Shame

| July 8, 2011 | 0 Comments

I am always amazed at this: Many people think that they are the only ones who think a certain way or that they are the only ones who have feelings that may be considered unkind. There is a lot of shame in this kind of thinking. Feelings of shame can be left over from parental [...]

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Fear: Sometimes You Need It!

| June 21, 2011 | 0 Comments

I am listening to Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes on audio and she is blowing me away! This audio is entitled, The Dangerous Old Woman, and Dr. Estes talks about the Myths and Stories of the Wise Woman Archetype. Oh, but she doesn’t just talk! She paints pictures with her words and tells stories in her [...]

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How I Stayed in Shape with Babies, Toddlers & All That Stuff, 10 Tips from Diana Fletcher

| June 8, 2011 | 1 Comment

Today, as I walked at the track, I started thinking about the difficulty women have with losing weight or staying in shape when they are busy with babies, toddlers, and every other thing that we have to do. If you are a new mom, a mom with little ones (or even bigger) or you know someone [...]

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Don’t Ignore the Voice Within

| May 18, 2011 | 0 Comments

May 18th, Taken from my book, Happy on Purpose Daily Messages of Empowerment and Joy for Women So often, we ignore the voice inside of us that says, Stop! Don’t choose that!” and we go in that direction anyway. We push down the voice that tells us, “This is right. This is good. Make this [...]

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