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Last Updated: Aug 31st, 2009 - 20:12:07

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Happy Labor Day, No Really
The working man's holiday is upon us once again. It's the second one since the Great Recession began and the first one since we were probably able to gather a collective deep breath. We have a better idea of where our economic bottom is, which is a little easier than the chasm we were staring into last year when we were wondering how far down we could go.
Aug 31, 2009, 19:52 PST

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Martha's Big Adventure - I'd Rather Be Liked
My old mantra was that I'd rather be liked than most anything else. There was a constant check and balance going on in my brain weighing any new information against achieving that goal. Striving at being in a perpetual state of liked always won.

Jul 4, 2009, 13:42 PST

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From Fired...to Fired Up: Six Positive Choices to Keep You Motivated During Your Job Search
We're in a recession and you're out of a job. That's the bad news. The good news, says author Jon Gordon, is that by making a few key decisions you'll not only make your job search a thousand times more pleasant, you'll actually make it successful

Apr 5, 2009, 22:06 PST

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Random Acts of Kindness
It's a commonly held belief that big cities are cold and unfamiliar and people go about their business rudely bustling by each other avoiding any kind of eye contact. In America, New York City is thought of as the capital of rudeness as an art form.

Apr 5, 2009, 21:52 PST

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Martha's Big Adventure - The Courageous Parent
A courageous parent is the one who can stand back and let their grown children lead their own lives without their assistance. Sounds obvious but takes so much more than we knew when we first welcomed the small being into our lives.
Mar 12, 2009, 14:24 PST

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Martha's Big Adventure - A Parental Guide to Grown Children
There is really only one skill required in order to be a good parent once your children have grown into adulthood. It is the ability to appear supportive without really saying anything.

Aug 10, 2008, 18:32 PST

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For Mother’s Day - A Mother’s Determination
Here is the story of a mother’s love – a mother’s powerful determination to breathe life into thousands of children.

May 9, 2008, 08:53 PST

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Web Grammar
Each week Judy will bring you another article with helpful tips on writing and grammar in this great set of articles for writers.

Apr 23, 2008, 08:26 PST

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Jason Love's So It Goes
Have a look at the world through a different set of eyes, and have a laugh on us.

Apr 21, 2008, 06:53 PST

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Lessons from the Photo Box
Here's something you should do if you haven't done so in a while: visit your mother and father and get out the old photo box.

Mar 25, 2008, 02:29 PST




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