Archive for August, 2008
Friday, August 29th, 2008
If you're new to crockpot cooking and have decided you want to give it a try -- whether it's to save time, money, or just to add some variety to your cooking methods -- then you may want to read up on the essential crockpot cooking tips.
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Friday, August 29th, 2008
Senator John McCain is set to announce his veep pick tomorrow in Dayton, Ohio. Senator McCain was silent on his pick tonight on his way from Arizona to Ohio, and senior aides to his campaign have also stayed quiet. Two of the leading candidates, Governor Tim Pawlenty from Minnesota and ...
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Friday, August 29th, 2008
The Democratic National Convention is set to close tonight. Barack Obama will soon be giving his acceptance speech as the Democratic nominee for President of the United States of America. Seventy-thousand people have packed Invesco Field in Denver, Colorado, to listen to Senator Obama speak. His speech is expected to ...
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Friday, August 29th, 2008
Having a plan to easily overcome any distractions, bad habits and getting to the place you need to be can be critical in maintaining concentration and focusing like a laser. You have to have a plan in order to get anywhere in life; even the smallest tasks need to have ...
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Friday, August 29th, 2008
Lyes and truth are very common issues. But do you really know why do we lye and why do we want to know the truth?
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Friday, August 29th, 2008
Each of us has different ideas on how to define a great adventurous vacation. Some of us define an adventurous trip by setting off the highway on a road trip, conquering a mountain on a hiking getaway or sleeping in the wild on a camping trip. The common denominator for ...
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Friday, August 29th, 2008
When you practice mindfulness you can study yourself, what you are feeling at the very moment you are feeling it, and you can explore that feeling without getting all mired by the guilty past or entangled in your worrisome future. Just thinking is not good enough. If you just think, ...
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Friday, August 29th, 2008
If you ever went to an AA meeting you would hear the phrase Stinkin' Thinkin', but you don't have to be an alcoholic to be a stinkin' thinkin' practitioner. It is common to trust our own thoughts, but our own thoughts lie to us all the time.
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Friday, August 29th, 2008
In the search for a meaningful life, it is important for me to find meaning in the present. History does teach, yes, but despite what people say, history does not repeat. I can learn from my past, but nothing is gained from reliving my past with the possible exception of ...
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Friday, August 29th, 2008
I read recently that during a caterpillar's metamorphosis into a butterfly, there is a period of time when inside the cocoon, there is, simply, "a sticky yellow mess." In her landmark book, Composing a Life, Mary Catherine Bateson looks at the lives of several extraordinary people. In tracing ...
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