| (Published: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 14:44:47 -0500) |
| You are What you Feel |
Copyright 2005 Mary Desaulniers
When Wordsworth described the Romantic mind as an ”Orphean lyre” played upon by the wind, he used an image that struck a chord in the Romantic Imagination, an image that unleashed a century of political, literary and social rebellion.
Why did the image o |
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| (Published: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 15:26:53 -0500) |
| Turning 50 |
| Copyright 2005 Mary Desaulniers
I remember turning 50 with the usual fear and denial that accompany those of us who could not understand how quickly the years have sped by. Am I really turning 50 now? What happened?
And with that came a sense of urgency—there was not much time left and still so mu |
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| (Published: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 18:02:18 -0500) |
| Memory and Menopause |
| Copyright 2005 Mary Desaulniers
Last week I did it again—made a trip to deposit a check at our local bank only to discover once I got there, that my check was nowhere to be found. Hadn’t I tucked it inside one of the pockets of my purse? I ransacked my clutch bag, emptying every pocket onto the led |
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| (Published: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 13:27:06 -0500) |
| Can Motherhood Make You Smarter? |
| Copyright 2005 Mary Desaulniers
It was not too long ago that the I.Q. test was a routinely administered exercise in elementary and secondary schools. At that time (late seventies and early eighties), schools placed great faith in these magic numbers. Flag those above 125 and those below 90, teacher |
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| (Published: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 16:48:06 -0500) |
| We are the Web: The Field and What it Means |
| Copyright 2005 Mary Desaulniers
I grew up in Hong Kong at a time when amahs( servants) were commonplace in most households. We had an amah who cooked, an amah who did the laundry and ironing, an amah who looked after the children. My Amah was a middle-aged lady who lost her daughter several years b |
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| (Published: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 05:03:36 -0500) |
| Luck is an Attitude |
| Copyright 2005 Mary Desaulniers
A friend of mine who started playing the dollar-a-week lottery 4 years ago seems to have a knack for winning. He has won at least 5 times, each win ranging from $200 to $1000.
I can’t help but feel a bit envious. I can explain away his good fortune by saying that he |
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| (Published: Thu, 08 Dec 2005 19:48:23 -0500) |
| Why Starvation Diets Don’t Work! |
| Copyright 2005 Mary Desaulniers
It has become a familiar scenario: you start the day with black coffee; you lunch on carrots and celery sticks. You eat a mouse-size dinner. By the end of the week, you’ve barely lost a pound.
Does this sound familiar? Most people who begin a diet-fasting regimen r |
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| (Published: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 07:28:17 -0500) |
| Why Do You Run? |
| Copyright 2005 Mary Desaulniers
It is a simple question from a seven year old that starts me on a life review. ”Why do you run?” she asks when I stop for lemonade at her make-shift stand, the one sporting a sign that warms my heart: ” lemonaid 10 cents.”
But I can’t answer her. For several seconds |
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| (Published: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 19:02:37 -0500) |
| A Case for Blotter Art |
| Copyright 2005 Mary Desaulniers
There are moments in our past that shape our vision. Going through my childhood photo albums, I catch a glimpse of Anna in the early grades, a quiet girl who, if she were still alive, does not know how even in grade 4, she was pointing the way to freedom of expressio |
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| (Published: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 06:13:58 -0500) |
| Retirement or Re-routing? |
| Copyright 2005 Mary Desaulniers
When I was in my twenties, the idea of retirement seemed a death sentence. Anxious to establish a place for myself in the professional world, I found the prospect of unstructured time terrifying and wasteful.
Now, in my fifties, I find the prospect of retirement sed |
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| (Published: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 06:49:31 -0500) |
| Dealing with Post-Holiday Blues |
| Copyright 2005 Mary Desaulniers
After the usual pre-Christmas and post holiday celebrations, I found myself feeling a bit depressed and lethargic. The house has become too quiet; friends and family have returned home.
It is not uncommon that we end the holiday season with a sense of letdown. This |
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| (Published: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 15:16:55 -0500) |
| Alcohol and the Aging Senior |
| Copyright 2006 Mary Desaulniers
It is New Year’s Eve. You have one drink, then another, then a third. You used to be able to chug down 6 drinks without consequences. But lately, you’ve noticed that things are a bit different. Before dinner is over, you are wobbly; your speech slurs. Before the nigh |
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| (Published: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 16:49:30 -0500) |
| The Plant-Based Diet: Is Meat Good for You? |
| Copyright 2006 Mary Desaulniers
Imagine this scenario: your 12 month old baby is fussing because it is past his feeding time. You warm up his bottle of regular whole milk. No more infant formula. He looks healthy. You are feeding him well and you feel proud!
Wait a minute! There is something wrong |
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| (Published: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 18:14:31 -0500) |
| Sleep Deprivation and the Elderly |
| Copyright 2006 Mary Desaulniers
My grandmother used to be up at the crack of dawn—not because she had to, but because her body clock had shifted to a different time frame with increasing age. My step-mother used to complain that after Dad retired, he woke up every morning before six. The connection |
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| (Published: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 01:49:37 -0500) |
| Dreaming the Field: The Importance of Dreams |
| Copyright 2006 Mary Desaulniers
Seven months before my husband was diagnosed with terminal cancer, I was plagued by a series of unsettling dreams; some pointed unequivocally to his subsequent death; others spoke as oracles did with forked tongues. However, there was one dream in particular that con |
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| (Published: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 17:49:53 -0500) |
| Ginger and Garlic: Wonder Foods |
| Copyright 2006 Mary Desaulniers
When my son came down with a terrible headache and the beginning of a rasping cough, my daughter-in-law strode into the kitchen and made him her well-known concoction for colds and flu: pressed garlic, minced ginger, honey and hot water.
“Maybe some Tylenol would h |
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| (Published: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 13:43:56 -0500) |
| Can Stress Be Good For You? |
| Copyright 2006 Mary Desaulniers
John has just been given the prospect of starting a new business overseas. He sits around moping; the idea of moving into alien territory fills him with dread, worry and anxiety. Fearful of losing this opportunity, yet unable to make up his mind about really wanting |
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| (Published: Sun, 05 Feb 2006 18:21:05 -0500) |
| How to get the Mind of a Zen Buddhist Monk |
| Copyright 2006 Mary Desaulniers
It has been 8 weeks since I started Bill Harris’ Holosync Awakening Prologue. And I must say that I have been pleasantly surprised by the results. I was not looking for gut-wrenching changes in my personality. After all I am, on the whole, quite even in temperament. |
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| (Published: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:07:07 -0500) |
| How to make Exercise a Life-Long Valentine |
| Copyright 2006 Mary Desaulniers
I’ve seen it so many times—clients who started to exercise with enthusiasm dropping out 10 to 12 weeks later. “It’s too boring,” said one woman who actually lost 15 pounds in the process. “It’s just not for me. I don’t have the motivation.” Her voice told me enough: |
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