In the significant losses in my life, the death of my father and my brother, I had no opportunity for anticipatory grief. My father died suddenly of a heart attack one Christmas Eve. My brother died of an asthma attack. At 74 and 52 respectively, both died prematurely by today’s standards of life expectancy. While their deaths were sudden, they were not marked by violence. The recent events in Tucson, the murder of six people and the wounding of 14 others, sent shock waves of grief through that community and beyond....

These days, even after cementing its place as a classic, season-proof hairstyle for women, bob cuts still retain a certain audacity and self-assurance and lends this trait to the women who wear it. To inspire you to try out bob hair, we are sharing an evolution of the bob cut, some of our favorite bob hairstyles and maintenance tips: ** 1. 1920s: The Flapper Cut 1. 1920s: The Flapper Cut...

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The New Year is an opportunity to grow and develop new qualities that will more closely align with the kind of person we want to be and the life we want to be living. But first, it’s important to acknowledge everything that we already have and bring into the New Year with us. If we forget this important step, we are setting too lofty of expectations for our year because we are coming from a sense of lack vs....

How many of you find that you are stuck in a routine? Or do you often find yourself wondering what happened to that spark? Maybe your romance level just isn’t as HOT as it used to be. You find yourself not in the mood more often then you are. You’re too busy with other things to make intimacy a priority. If that spark and excitement has fizzled through the years, I’m telling you right now, that you need to STOP allowing that to be OK and START doing something about it!...