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Read more: Panic and hysteriaLionel Shriver, author of a new book Big Brother, says that most of us are neurotic about food. I will confess. I am neurotic about…
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Read more: Concentrate on your strengthsTemple Grandin, professor of animal science at Colorado State University and the author of a new book The Autistic Brain—Thinking Across the Spectrum, is autistic.…
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Read more: Younger than MingAge is relative. As Fayteen and I approach our summer birthdays, we are pleased to report that we are much younger than Ming, the longest-lived…
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Read more: The pursuit of happinessWhen Thomas Jefferson and his colleagues signed the Declaration of Independence and declared that we have a fundamental right to “the pursuit of happiness,” they…
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Read more: Brave and determinedOur Founding Fathers were brave, determined, frightened men making it up as they went along, says Joseph J. Ellis, author of Revolutionary Summer. I heard…
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Read more: Neurotic about foodIf you’ve ever been on a diet, ever berated yourself for gaining a few pounds, ever judged someone who is overweight as unhealthy or undisciplined,…
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Read more: Chocolate isn’t the only cureTom, my husband’s brother and one of my favorite relatives, is in the hospital with serious medical issues. For days now, I’ve been worried, and…
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Read more: Visualize the positiveAbout 77 percent of the average person’s self-talk is negative, says David Allen, author of Getting Things Done. I heard Allen recently in an interview…
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Read more: Beyond the PossibleYou’ve probably never heard of Cecil Williams and his wife Janice Mirikitani. I hadn’t until my friend Kerry gave me their book Beyond the Possible.…
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Read more: The physics of clutterI have started anew attacking the clutter that has accumulated in our house. I’m inspired by Stacey Platt, author of a book called What’s a…