#Be the Advocate! (2007-11-21) Like millions of others I am Oprah follower. I do watch the show as often as my time allows. However, I think that the magazine is many steps behind the show. Maybe it is because we are all used to do some errands when the commercials come on TV during the show. Maybe because the show does not seem to be contracted out to other celebrities to fill the void. . . I am simply overwhelmed by the amount of advertising in the magazine. -- What a waste of paper! I imagined that Oprah Inc. is rich enough to give up on some extra revenues for the sake of bet...

#Body, Mind, Spirit and the Environment (2008-05-20) Body-mind-spirit, and , most recently--environment (eco-friendly) is the new mantra to living a full and complete and healthy life, as shown in Quantum Wellness and dozens of other new and not so new books. This is a good thing--seeing books on personal transformation extend beyond the self and into caring for the environment and all its inhabitants. The way we think, feel and act is interconnected with the planet and the animals--with all of life. For example, Kathy Freston supports vegan diets (or at the very least vegetarian) not...

#Fab! (2008-11-24) This is a great book on health/nutrition for pregnancy. It is about vegan/vegeratinism, so think of that, too, which I am not. But I did manage to get a lot out of the other stuff and felt the material was good for a pregnant woman. It s a good one. Another good one: You Know You re Pregnant When. Reflections on the Longest Nine Months of My Life

#Baseball, Business and Psychology (2008-08-08) Get In The Game partly baseball, partly business and partly psychology. Author Cal Ripken, Jr. draws on his vast baseball experience, his family background and business interests to illustrate eight elements of perseverance that make a difference: Right Values, A Strong Will To Succeed, Love What You Do, Preparation, Anticipation, Trusting Relationships, and The Courage of Your Convictions. Throughout the book, Ripken includes similarities between his career and character and that of Lou Gehrig. As one who has admired Cal from afar, ...

#A Must Read For Anyone Looking To Improve Their Perseverance (2007-08-29) Get in the game. Do the best you can. Try to make a contribution. Learn from the day. Apply it tomorrow. Cal Ripken Sr. 1935-1999This quote from his father concludes Cal Ripken Jr s book Get In The Game. A classic book from a class act. Cal Ripken Jr spells out in plain english what it takes to persevere and be a success not just in sports but in business and in life itself. Ripken outlines in a straighforward manner through eight chapters his eight elements of perseverance that make a differen...