Warming foods for chilly days by Joanne Henning Tedesco — February and March are months with constantly changing weather and, as we are looking forward to spring, we often experience a craving for hot, steaming foods to warm our bodies. Just imagine waking up to creamy oatmeal that has cooked all night in the Crock-Pot® […]
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Putting Education to Work: How Cristo Rey High Schools Are Transforming Urban Education
March 5, 2015
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Putting Education to Work: How Cristo Rey High Schools Are Transforming Urban Education by Megan Sweas — Focusing on character growth, the Cristo Rey network’s value-based education model ensures the formation of a “whole person” who understands his or her role in helping others and has presented a new vision in school administration and reinvented […]
Whispers The Falling Snow
March 4, 2015
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Whispers The Falling Snow by Dan Chadburn — Chadburn, a solo pianist, is back with music that exemplifies and glorifies wintertime — the snow, crisp air, the holidays and carol singing with friends and family. The music is great for reading or quiet contemplation while sitting by a fire, and the joys of remembering sledding […]
Why we fail to achieve our life goals
March 3, 2015
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Why we fail to achieve our life goals by Dr. Larry F. Waldman — Despite our dreams, many of us fail to achieve our life ambitions. Many clients talk about starting a business, becoming financially independent, writing a novel, traveling, furthering their education, getting physically fit or becoming a nurse, teacher or lawyer. Their objectives […]
Live Long, Die Short: A Guide to Authentic Health and Successful Aging
March 2, 2015
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Live Long, Die Short: A Guide to Authentic Health and Successful Aging by Roger Landry, M.D., MPH — More than a decade ago, a landmark 10-year study by the MacArthur Foundation shattered the stereotypes of aging as a process of slow, genetically determined decline. The researchers found that 70 percent of physical aging and […]
Every Day is Game Day: Train Like the Pros with a No-Holds-Barred Exercise and Nutrition Plan for Peak Performance
March 1, 2015
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Every Day is Game Day: Train Like the Pros with a No-Holds-Barred Exercise and Nutrition Plan for Peak Performance by Mark Verstegen — As founder and president of EXOS, Verstegen has trained the world’s top athletes in sports including the NFL, Major League Baseball and worldwide soccer powers, along with the most elite “tactical athletes” […]
Banish unproductive guilt with Pine
February 28, 2015
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Banish unproductive guilt with Pine by Linda M. Crider — Dr. Edward Bach had a particular intention when choosing each of the remedies that he included in his healing system. As with all 38 botanicals he selected, the essence of pine deals with a specific emotional imbalance. In this case, he sought a remedy for […]
A Dance to Freedom: Your Guide to Liberation from Lies and Illusions
February 27, 2015
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A Dance to Freedom: Your Guide to Liberation from Lies and Illusions by Sylvie Imelda Shene with Ed Sweet — This book will teach you that emotional autonomy is within reach. Shene puts the revolutionary insights of Swiss psychologist Alice Miller into action in this remarkable tale of perseverance and courage that is as much […]
Delicious Mornings: Comforting Breakfasts Baked from Scratch
February 26, 2015
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Delicious Mornings: Comforting Breakfasts Baked from Scratch by Diana Foglio Crowell — You can make breakfast the most important and best meal of your day with these recipes. Crowell has amassed a delectable, quick and easy collection of from-scratch breakfast recipes, including everyone’s classic favorites, as well as scrumptious new twists like French Toast Casserole, […]
Beyond failures and mistakes
February 25, 2015
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Beyond failures and mistakes by Sherry Anshara — Is it not amazing that we have been taught to focus on our failures, mistakes and screw-ups? How wondrously functional is that? Not very. And who in the heck said that you failed or had a failure? Who said you made a mistake or screwed up? All […]
Hop, Skip, Jump: 75 Ways to Playfully Manifest a Meaningful Life
February 24, 2015
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Hop, Skip, Jump: 75 Ways to Playfully Manifest a Meaningful Life by Marney K. Makridakis — Most of us view work and play as mutually exclusive opposites, but now you can blend them together in your new route to joy-filled success. Makridakis, a creativity expert, presents a blueprint for melding work and play into a […]
Personal Transitions: Beyond the Comfortable into the Real
February 23, 2015
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Personal Transitions: Beyond the Comfortable into the Real by Steve Ahnael Nobel — This is a practical and engaging book based on a fusion of spirituality, myth, story, case studies, practical exercises, visualization and meditation. It includes various transition stories, including near-death experiences, accidents, prison, war, psychological breakdown and various awakening experiences. The basic premise […]
Look into my eyes — you are getting sleepy
February 22, 2015
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Look into my eyes — you are getting sleepy by Jackie Marshall — Many of us vow to do things differently; we have a desire for change. We have feelings of hope and anticipation when we think about getting the perfect body, the soulmate we have been dreaming of, a great job or a healthier […]
March 6, 2015
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