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Health & Fitness > Therapy & Counseling Tips for improving your mental health: 4 of 38
1. Build up Your Self- ConfidenceIdentify your abilities and weaknesses together, accept them, build on them and do the best with what you have. Discover the "elf" in self-make time for you and enjoy doing things you love. Love yourself unconditionally. Begin and end each day knowing that YOU MATTER.2. Eat right, Keep fitA ba... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Reasons why some people steal: 10 of 79
Have you ever stolen anything in your life? A piece of bubblegum? Money from parents of siblings? The answers to a test? Anything at all? The limelight? The credit? Over 95% of people have stolen something in their life at least once.Why?One reason-It's one way we learn.Another reasonIt's a way we set and learn boundaries.And... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness Easy ways your family can "go green": 51 of 319
To "go green" does not imply jealousy or envy. To go green does not imply grumpy like Oscar the Grouch. To go green does not imply to date only folks whom are Irish. It does not even mean to take a leap of faith and begin kissing all the Kermits in the world.To "go green" means take care of where you live- Earth. Is that def... More..
Pets & Animals > Animal Rescue & Adoption Breeders or dog owners: Who is more responsible for the excess of abandoned or sheltered dogs?: 3 of 17
What are dog breeders is not dog owners? They are both. Breeders sell dogs to anyone. Breeders view the buying of one of their animals as a transaction. Breeders do not screen for good owners, rather, if you present a breeder with payment, you have yourself a dog.What happens if you are unaware of the obstacles and responsibi... More..
Relationships & Family > Marriage & Intimacy Dealing with your or your spouse's sexual past: 9 of 49
Fox television show -American Dad-, touched upon this issue with great humor. Francine leads a blindfolded Stan to a garden where she reveals a beautiful rose bush. She tells him she planted it after they made love for the first time. He then gazes out onto a field of acres and acres of rose bushes, pondering aloud that many ... More..
Food & Drink > Salad Recipes Recipes: Taco salad: 7 of 30
Taco Salad It is quick and easy to make and oh- so- yummy.1 pound ground beef, browned and drained.1/2 packet of taco seasoning sauce1 can of kidney beans, cooked and drained2 tomatoes, diced2 avacoados, peeled and smashed1 cucumber, diced (either peeled or unpeeled your choice there)1/2 cup picante sauce1/2 cup chopped onion... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Grandparenting The prerogatives of a grandparent: 3 of 12
Do grandparents have the prerogative to be a part of their grandchild's life? Of course they do! What would we do without them? (I am all about the rule, not the exception here, folks.)Grandma, Gran, Grandmother, Gamma- just a few names to identify with a VERY IMPORTANT PERSON in a child's life.Poppa, Gramps, Granddad, Grandp... More..
Pets & Animals > Animal Rescue & Adoption Adopting from a purebred rescue group: 2 of 8
You long for a beautiful Ragdoll or you have always wanted a Papillion. (I am partial to Persians and Japanese Chin myself.) What to do? Go to a breeder and pay thousands of dollars for what- papers? What good are those registration papers anyways if you are not looking to show or breed, but to find a family member to love an... More..
Health & Fitness > Health & Fitness Organizations American Cancer Society (ACS): How you can join the fight against Cancer: 3 of 11
Cancer sucksCancer is not picky- it is not biased. Cancer goes after cells. Cancer goes after life. Cancer is one of the most difficult diseases to fight- and it attacks in such diverse routes that a person cannot ever be completely vigilant in prevention techniques.What can we even begin to do against such a dreadful foe?WE ... More..
Relationships & Family > Siblings The relationship between brothers and sisters: 16 of 58
Relationships between siblings? Mine has never been great. I have an older sister who has never moved past the fact that I am the baby. Can you blame me for that? However, she felt that somehow it was all my doing that our parents shared their love with both of us. Our childhood was spent with my idolizing her, as it the case... More..