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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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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Home at last
I can tell you about growing up in a home with an alcoholic father, who beat my mother. Or I can tell you what life was like when my parents divorced, and I couldn't see my brother or sister because I lived with my dad.
I can give the details of being raped at 15, or tell you what life... >Read More
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Chris Henry & Tiger Woods: Private Disputes Steal Headlines
The news is full of crumbling relationships. Disputes and betrayals result in divorce, devastation and in one tragic story this week, even death. We can’t help but watch with a combination of disgust and intrigue. The people who we’ve placed on the pedestal of success are letting us down. In a sick way it makes them seem normal.
Cincinnati...... >Read More
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You CAN Have Straight A’s in YOUR Marriage
He stood at my kitchen counter drinking a cup of coffee. Our... >more
Love…Where Are You?
What is love? Is it definable? Is it a feeling? A passion?... >more