Monthly Archives: November, 2006

A flood in the basement…

A dear friend of mine called last night. She sold her house, virtually, on the eve of moving out, her basement flooded. No fault of her’s, a neighbor’s pipe had broken. That kind of happened to me tonight. At midnight PST, my press release was scheduled to go out. I had labored on it for [...]

Website: TeenHelp.Org

Here’s a very active forum for teenagers to give help and support to one another. TeenHelp.org has many different forums, including bullying. It also has forums that cover other topics such as sex. It’s up to you, as a parent, if you want to send a younger child there. And if you are an adolescent, [...]

Grateful for you

On this day, I pause and give thanks for the strength in you. For your searching for answers, for your steadfast refusal to deny your truth no matter how confused you may get. I give thanks that there is something stronger in you than anything that may be happening to you or around you, even [...]

Video: Campaign for Real Beauty

This is a short clip, but speaks volumes to the issues of self-esteem and true beauty. A wonderful springboard for further discussion. Often with relational aggression there’s intense competition to jockey for position through looks, clothes and other exterior values. It’s important to look at how we handle those things we value, but while we’re [...]