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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Oldies
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of January 5, 2004I am a captain in the Marine Corps. A year ago my wife cheated on me with another Marine. He lived in an apartment facing ours, which I passed every day on my way to work. She was my girlfriend at the time, and she told me because she felt guilty about it. She said it only happened once.She said she never talked to the guy again ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Second thoughts? think again!
- Life is perfect. If you have read these articles long enough, you have seen this written in several different forms and ways. There is even a series on it in one of my ebooks. Life is perfect is a way of living for me. If I understand that I have the ability to create my life by the actions I take, then I understand that both the life I live today and the life I will live tomorrow is perfect in th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Stay inspired
- Two years ago I was in a wheelchair and told I would be paralyzed for life. Today I can jog on a treadmill. How did this happen?Well, I can't tell you how it happened exactly. My recovery truly was a miracle. But what I can tell you is how important it was for me to stay focused and inspired throughout my recovery.People tell me my story has inspired them. Let me tell you how to find...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Conspiracy of silence
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of January 12, 2004I'm hoping you can help me with a moral problem that crops up every now and then in my personal and professional life. Sometimes I find myself being blamed for an error or lack of judgment that actually occurred on someone else's part. For example, I asked someone at work about using a certain location for a display, was given the go-a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How i get joy as a value
- *In the last couple of months, I have been fortunate to be able to share the troubles of others. Why fortunate? I believe that the ability to be very close to the pain and fears of others has allowed me to realize how utterly fantastic my life is.*As with many of us, I am always able to find something that might not be going just as I would like, something I wish to be better, or different,...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The family
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of January 19, 2004I grew up in a very abusive family. Physical, mental, and emotional abuse were the norm. My father was the most abusive, but my mother echoed his sentiments and couldn't see why we were unhappy with what he was doing to us. Add to this sexual abuse suffered at the day care center they dumped me at, and I was hurt, confused, and losing ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Duplicity
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of January 26, 2004We've been married 20 years. In order to spice up our sex life we would occasionally share fantasies, and one that seemed to turn us both on involved my wife with me and another man. This remained a fantasy until recently when we had drinks with a photographer who specializes in "boudoir photography."Probably as a result of too ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Myth and reality
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of February 2, 2004I am at a complete loss about what to do with my mother-in-law to be. In a nutshell, she's verbally abusive. She treats my fiance like a child, and yet he is 30. She calls me stupid. He has put up with this behavior all his life and won't stand up to her. I love my fiance, but if this is how it's going to be the rest of our lives, I'm ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The dead
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of February 9, 2004I love my wife with all my heart and soul. She is now and will ever be the other half of my heart. Twenty years ago I felt much the same about another woman. She was my first true love. Unfortunately, her parents did not see us having a future together. Although I had a hard time letting go, I respected their wishes.We both went...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Three amigos
- I feel rather foolish writing this letter, but I need help. I am a 67-year-old man living on social security. My wife and I divorced, but I never lost my love for her. One day we ran into each other and realized the magic is still there.I did not hesitate to go back to her. She told me, however, she was dating a widowed doctor, and because she is unable to find employment, he is giving her ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Triumphing over tough times
- Right now many people are facing tough times. Life as we once knew it has changed and we may find ourselves confronting situations we have never dealt with before.While we might not be able to control things that are occurring in the world, we can control how we react to what is happening. Specifically, we can control how we use our minds and thoughts to get through difficult circumstances....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The karate kid
- I have an unexpected relationship problem. It's hard to believe it has become such an issue but it has. The whole thing started very innocently when my boyfriend and I were watching some silly action movie. The female heroine was kicking butt, and I mentioned to my boyfriend I took a semester's worth of judo classes in college and could probably give him a run for his money.I was half jokin...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Breaking bonds
- I am just out of high school, and I have come to realize what I really want is completely out of my family's standards. I come from an Indian family, where the standards are extremely high. Like in most Indian families, I am expected to become a doctor or engineer. To please them, I followed a course in high school for science and mathematics.I did reasonably well, considering the toughness...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Your world your way - trusting yourself in business
- "It doesn't interest me who you are, or how you came to be here. I want to know if you will stand in the centre of the fire with me and not shrink back."Oriah Mountain DreamerYou cannot have peace of mind or have a healthy business if you don't trust yourself.Trusting yourself is having a true sense of who you are, clarity about what you want and the presence of mind...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Giving it your best - the william hung american idol success story
- Never underestimate the power that comes from following your passion. It never ceases to amaze me what can happen when we put action to work for us and go after the things that we hold a true desire for. I'm not sure if you are familiar with the story of William Hung (www.williamhung.net) or not.William was a contestant on the reality TV show, American Idol. Incidentally, I should tell you ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Exceptions to the rule
- Yesterday I turned 48, and she just turned 21. Uh-oh, I can hear the gears turning in your heads already.She will graduate from university in England in June with a degree in psychology, and we have discussed her coming to live here with me in the States. So far she's come once, for a week, against her parents' better judgment. That's another story. I've been to see her twice, a week each t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Rocking the boat
- I work in a factory, and we have supervisors who play favorites. They have about six girls who can do no wrong, and they have easier jobs than the rest of us. These girls go out after work to bars, and that is why they are in with the supervisors.The boss over these supervisors will not do anything because his boss is the father of one of these supervisors. So long as "Daddy boss" is still ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Been there, done that
- Fourteen years ago I was divorced from my second wife, her idea. I'll call her Kay. But I never lost my love for her. She married again and had two children. We always remained friends, however my new wife could not relate to that, so contact via any manner was limited.Kay divorced again about four years ago, and my wife just passed away recently. Kay sent her condolences and that has led t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Contemptable temptation
- Let's look at the lesson we should all pay attention to in the Bible, the flight of the Israelites from Egypt. Was their escape through the Red Sea merely an exploit by God or was there some other signifigance to this act?1 Cor. 10:1-2; Paul says that our forefathers were all under and protected by the cloud (God's presence) that went before them, and everyone of them passed safely through ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Supercharge your dreams!
- We all accept the fact that the lighter the backpack, the easier and quicker the climb to the top of the mountain. We all understand that the lighter the load on an airplane, the higher and faster it can fly. We pay extra for high octane fuel so our car will operate more efficiently. Then why don't we apply the same wisdom to our bodies and our dreams?The Need for SpeedWe know that t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Fickle fates
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of April 19, 2004I am currently involved in a wonderful year-long relationship with a man I've known for ten years. We dated briefly all those years ago, but I wound up marrying someone else. To make a long story short, I should have listened to the fates back then.Recently I was contacted by another man I dated briefly right after high school. Ou...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Small wonder
- Wonder:~~To think or speculate curiously~~To be filled with admiration, amazement or awe; marvel~~A cause of surprise, astonishment or admiration~~A feeling of surprised or puzzled interest, sometimes tinged with admiration.So what is it about wonder that is so remarkable and valuable? I think when you are experiencing wonder, several things happen.1. You ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - When self-growth becomes self-sabotage
- Many of us invest quality time and energy into our personal development. We buy inspiring books, sometimes with the workbooks or journals that complement them. We discuss psychology with our friends ? or we look for friends with whom we can have open discussions on the subject. There is activity in our mind ? at times a little bit of confusion. We encounter so many different lines of thoughts, so ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Heavy weather guide
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of April 26, 2004My girlfriend and I are basically the same age, just a six month difference. When I went to buy the engagement ring in February, I felt certain she was the right one. She accepted my proposal by saying, "If we go slow?"We've been doing that. We had the ring resized to fit her finger, and the wedding wasn't to be until Easter 2006....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why you are special and why does it matter
- Why 'you are special'?Why and how does it matter?Things you can say to yourself to feel great and special always.Why 'you are special'?:You are special. Just like your fingerprint is unique, you are a unique person with a special purpose. No one is born to do the things you were born to do.You are special because God made you special."You made all the...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The dot
- We have all grown up in an age where exploration into dramatic new territory has become routine. We have had people travel into space to live for short periods of time. We have sent people to explore the moon. We have built machines to take people under the ocean to live and work. And we have even built machines, as extensions of ourselves, to go to places where we could not go physically and send...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Brilliance in balance
- "For everything you have missed, you have gained something else; and for everything you gain, you lose something else." - Ralph Waldo EmersonThe sun creeps above the eastern horizon, and shoots its long red beams across a frozen lake. The ice suddenly dances with a fiery radiance and paints the snow-covered morning with momentary brilliance. Within minutes the splendor lessens, and t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Happy ending
- I'm writing to you with a completely shattered heart. I've known my wife for over five years, and we got married last August. It was a fairy tale wedding, everything we always wanted, with about 200 guests. Everyone said by the look on our faces they knew we were in love.For years before the wedding, my wife was completely into me. We spent every night and all weekend together. Our perfect ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Improving your self esteem
- Often in our society, we are bombarded with the lives of celebrities. We can end up feeling that if we are not part of the rich and famous, our lives are insignificant. Our society also sends a message of competition and achievement. We watch sports, we always hear about profit and the bottom line being the dollar, we see large companies competing and constantly buying each other out.The re...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Beluga whale hits the river
- Wonders never cease. Just when those in our area of the Delaware River were beginning to recover from the recent floods, a whale arrives to shake things up.A 15-foot Beluga whale-now identified as named "Helis" and hailing from the St. Lawrence Estuary in Canada--has been spotted swimming up and down the water near Trenton, New Jersey. Passersby gathered to spot the beautiful creature today...