Love…Where Are You?
What is love? Is it definable? Is it a feeling? A passion? Is love always romantic? The dictionary defines love as, “a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person, a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection for a parent, child, or friend, sexual desire, affectionate concern for the well-being of others, the benevolent...... >Read More
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Dealing with Selfish Family Members at Christmas
Have you ever sat in a group of people and listened to someone describe a family member whose own agenda takes over from the rest of the family? We have family members like that. One family member has driven past our home numerous times a year and stopped in only once in eight years. (We live five minutes from... >Read More
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Love IS like a Drug After All
Love is, apparently, like a drug. At least the initial stages of passionate love. According to researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine:
That rush of good feelings you have in the first few months of being in love don't just put you in a better mood; love may actually be a painkiller ... The magnitude of pain relief... >Read More
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Eat, Pray, Love a Little
There’s been a lot of people finding inspiration from books this past year. In the wake of Julie and Julia there’s one woman making over a dress a day on a $1 budget, and another who’s committed to wearing one dress every day for a year. Not surprisingly, Elizabeth Gilbert’s best seller, and now major motion picture Eat, Pray,... >Read More
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Is Patriotism Lame?
I don't know what's been going on in your hometown lately, but here in Toronto Canada we had a weekend full of violent protests. Police cars set on fire, windows of shops smashed, and approximately 900 people arrested. All of this was due to the G20 summit, which cost billions of dollars, not including the collateral damage.
Unfortunately most...... >Read More
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Need Love? There’s an App for That
They say that love often blossoms where there are common interests. What if the interest is a brand?
Everyone knows someone who is an Apple enthusiast. Whether they’re a fan, or a fanatic a group in California wants to help them find others like them. Will your dating life also be “designed by Apple in California”?
The new site...... >Read More
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The Lure of Pirates of the Caribbean
The middle of summer brings out the blockbusters in full force, entertaining us and stealing our money. Or, like Captain Jack Sparrow might say, "borrowing" it.
My intent had been to see Pirates of the Caribbean on opening weekend. However, upon arriving at the theatre, we were met with long lineups and a sold-out show. We had a choice, we...... >Read More
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The Gift of Time
What is one gift that everyone wants? The gift of time. Time... >more
You CAN Have Straight A’s in YOUR Marriage
He stood at my kitchen counter drinking a cup of coffee. Our... >more