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December 2008 - Posts

Be Brave: Jump off the Curb...Take the Ruby Shoes With You!

As you journey into 2009, be sure to pack a sturdy set of boundaries, a few new values, and patience. Leave the fear behind you, don't listen to negative thinkers (they aren't very inspiring, anyway), focus on what you want, and know that you
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Roll with Your ROLE!

A while back, one of the bloggers out here in KeenLand wrote of Birth Order. I read it, and then didn't think too much more about it, except that it made some sense and was well written. Folks, face it, there is truth in Birth Order. When I
posted by Jane Wilcox | 1 Comments

Alcohol + Relationship = Disaster

He gets drunk and the life of the party....She gets drunk with him, and all hell breaks loose. Or, it’s the other way around. Why? Because folks: alcoholic beverages can be lethal to a loving relationship.  It’s an oxymoron: “loving” and “alcohol”
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Waiting for Santa....

I will be online until Santa decides to wake up. He must've had a hard night, what with the reindeer acting up and all playing those reindeer games they like to play. It's raining in the Snow Globe of Pine, Arizona - and I'm told it will soon turn to
posted by Jane Wilcox | 2 Comments

YOU "GET REAL" Dr. Phil....!!!!

Dr. Phil lost me as a fan. Well, I never was a HUGE fan, but I found his show to be somewhat amusing, educational at times, and even entertaining at others. However, his self-promotion of his newest 'sell-out' "Get Real"....oh, gimme a break.
posted by Jane Wilcox | 11 Comments

7 Amazing TIPS to Squelch the HUMBUG!

Do you have a 'humbug' in your life? Regardless of how upbeat and festive you are, this "humbug" has something derrogatory to comment about everything from the tensil you drape with loving care, to the eggnog being 'weak'....???? Here are a few tips how
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Human lessons from Canine Companions

I learn a lot from the behavior of my dogs. The two of them are best buddies. For about a week, however; they didn't even interact with each other. They slept on opposite sides of the sofa (yes, they own the sofa) they ate separately, and would not even
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Be PATIENT for those SPARKS!

The "sparks" aren't there! ....I mean he's attractive and all that, we had some nice conversation but there weren't any "sparks".  This is a common complaint when someone meets a person from an on line dating service.  The OTHER common complaint
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Drive-By Insults - Hit or Miss?

What do you do when your ex continues to leave childish comments on your Facebook site? The temptation is there to retaliate, to be defensive, and to tell the jerk where to go...  The question is - WHY is he doing this to you? WHY, when you've
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Don't WONDER about Winter - Be BRAVE!

I recall last winter... when it snowed up here in the high country of Arizona - wondering what in the world I was doing. I found myself doing a lot of reflecting. Traditionally, I feel winter to be the time of year when people reflect.
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Her Man is a Rolling Stone: She can't Get No Satisfaction!

"So, he gets me all hot and bothered, then - just like that *poof* he's 'done' and he rolls over and goes to sleep."  (I'm listening and nodding like a bobble head as if I understand this but in actuality, I'm just trying to absorb what my friend
posted by Jane Wilcox | 2 Comments

Astrology from a Non-Astrologist: Analysis of Super Moon Friday

Did you experience the 'Super" moon? I consulted with my astrology buds, and evidently there was something pretty special about this moon. So special, in fact, that the only thing they could come up with to call it was "super". (Personally, I would
posted by Jane Wilcox | 3 Comments

Refuse to be Confused by the MIXED SIGNALS!

Stop. Go. Stop. Go. This is what those red and green twinkle lights of Christmas strands remind me of. The green lights flash, then the red ones. Mixed signals. Remember, we all learned as kids that song about the stop light - "Red on top means stop,
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Ring, Ring, Ring - I WANT A RING for Christmas!

It's that "nervous" and "anxiety" time of year again. The Fa la la la la season is in full swing. The burning question seems to be: "Am I getting a ring?" I would suppose that after a while, the 'next step' in any relationship comes to this. Evidently,
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Living Together vs. Marriage - Go for what YOU Want!

Living with someone is like eating half of a cookie. You want the whole cookie - the temptation is there to eat the whole cookie - but your appetite is actually focused on the whole enchalida. It IS a commitment,  but the fact that either one
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