Psychotherapy and Meditation Training for Life Balance. Ever since the Declaration of Independence 237 years ago, the concept of self-reliance has been instilled deeply into our consciousness. Fast forward a few years to. Mind wars against the flu. Holding up half the holiday sky? Grumble, gripe.

The March snow fell silently outside my window, the perfect ambience for reading Winter Sisters. Which opens with a fierce snowstorm that is the catalyst for an unfolding tragedy. As you can see in the illustration on the cover, Winter Sisters is not set in the present day but in Albany in 1879. It is the story of the disappearance of two young girls in the aftermath of a dreadful storm. Finally, a suspect comes to light and a trial is set.

February 5, 2013 by Helene Cohen Bludman. Books is Wonderful has moved to a brand spanking new location! Come on over and pull up a chair. Did Someone Say Football? February 3, 2013 by Helene Cohen Bludman. I have tried, oh have I tried, to understand football. After a few minutes my eyes glaze over and my brain says no way, Jose.

Gane Photography, edited by AlissaSheftic. To where you want to be. GANE Possible with Kim Jorgensen Gane. I believe anything is possible. I believe I am a work in progress. I believe there is more to me than my size. I believe the only thing holding me back is me. I believe I am the author of my own life, and of my own story. I believe I already have everything I need to create the life I want.

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Posted on July 30, 2015. My father, a professional musician in addition to being a drama teacher, gave me my lessons. My mother, hovering in the background, would yell out what she thought he was doing wrong. At the same time, my father would tell me what I was doing wrong. More often than not, I ended up crying in the bathroom after one of these lessons. My sister had a better experience. As you can see, she is smiling in this picture.

One Mom, Two Daughters, Three Kitchens. Peanut Butter and Jam Bars. Curried Coconut Soup with Spinach and Peas.

Views of life from the empty nest. But something odd happened to me after the shower, on the long drive home. I realized that despite the fact that my father had remarried twice and he and my mother had long ago both moved on with their lives, there was still a part of me that thought they might someday get back together. I mean, besides everything else, my father has been dead for four years. My family, circa 1968.