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Are You A Product Of Your Environment?

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Many of us are exposed to an environment which influences the choices we make in hopes of being accepted by society. Only to find ourselves in situations that end up making us feel broken up inside. We want out. We … Continue reading →

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Art of Laughing at Yourself

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We all, at some point, have faced or will face challenges, obstacles and failures that can lead to very stressful moments in our life. For many of us, these moments are no laughing matter. Mainly because we associate laughter with … Continue reading →

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Are Panic Attacks Controlling Your Life?

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A couple of weeks ago, during one of my Life Makeover Project workshops, Erica Stewart, a woman I knew from many years ago walked in. Actually, I realized I had only known her from the outside, six feet tall, blond, … Continue reading →

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Interview with Papa Jaime Jamarillo: The Secret to Living a Life with Passion

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Jaime Jaramillo , or Papa Jaime as he is better known in his country Colombia, is an example that one person can make a difference! Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990, he has devoted the last 40 years of … Continue reading →

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I Was Blind, Now I Can See

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It was the first morning after completing a 3 days trek in the Colca Canyon. Back in my apartment in Arequipa, getting out of bed was ‘mission impossible’. I could hear my muscles saying, “Are you kidding me? You don’t … Continue reading →

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Starting Over After 60: A Woman’s Unexpected Life Journey

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The last post featured a woman’s life lessons learned during the time she spent beside her dying husband’s side. You might prefer to start reading about why Rita was faced to make a life changing decision at 62 years old … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned from Breast Cancer at 26 Years Old

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Breast Cancer at 26 years old isn’t exactly what Katie Evans had planned. She decided that although she didn’t have a choice in having cancer, she did have a choice in her attitude and wasn’t about to let cancer take … Continue reading →

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Escape the Rat Race to Pursue Your Dream

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Lindsay De Feliz had it all! Marriage, a high paying job in Marketing in London, owned her own house, a cottage in the country, a sports car, and designer clothes. At some point, she had a nagging feeling something was … Continue reading →

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Joshua Oppenheimer Breaks the Silence in “The Act of Killing”

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Joshua Oppenheimer breaks the silence with his latest film The Act of Killing. A powerful, surreal re-enactment of the mass killings that took place in 1965 which resulted in the extermination of over 1 million Indonesians. A project which he … Continue reading →

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Man Completes 11 Year Walk Around The World In Search of Himself

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Jean Béliveau decided that his 45th birthday would be a very memorable one. He went for a LONG walk around the world, only to return back home 11 years later. After his business closed, he went through a mid life … Continue reading →

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