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5 Resolutions You Can’t Break This Year

Sure, you can cheat on your diet and skip the gym now and again, but these are 5 resolutions you don’t want to break.What better time to make a resolution to improve yourself and your life? Give yourself a specific plan to tackle whatever goal you choose for yourself this year. Good intentions aside, the best way to stick with your New Year’s resolution is to tell people about it and write it down, which will help to hold you accountable.

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Ten Ways to Get a Date in 2013

If your New Year’s resolution is to date more, you’re not alone. Here are ten get-a-date strategies for 2013. Good luck! 1. eHarmony. You’re already here, right? Online dating has long lost its stigma. Be intentional about finding love in 2013 and let technology play a role in setting you up with Mr. or Mrs. Right. [...]

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Putting an End to Five Big Lies We Tell Ourselves

Honesty may be the best policy, but let’s face it, everyone’s pants are on fire from time to time. And we’re not only fudging the truth with our friends, family, and coworkers—we’re also deceiving ourselves. “It’s an emotional and physical defense mechanism to distort the way we see things from time to time,” says Simon [...]

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Divorced? Five Steps to a Fresh Start in 2013

I cannot believe we are nearing the end of 2012. This year has flown by, hasn’t it? With the new year on its way, now is the best time to start thinking about what next year holds and what you want from it. You see, without writing down what you want, life will usually happen [...]

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Eight Gifts of Gratitude

‘Tis the season to give. Instead of emptying your wallet at the feet of the mall gods, why not put a little extra thought, heart and goodwill into your gifts this year? Here are eight “gifts of gratitude” your friends and family will love: Gift of Gratitude: Donate in Someone’s Name The perfect gift for the [...]

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Ten Great Comebacks to the ‘Why Are You Still Single?’ Question

Don’t let nosy questions about your singleness catch you off-guard. While it’s none of your great-aunt’s business as to why you’re still single, she’s still likely to inquire. Here are 10 great comebacks to the “Why are you still single?” question: 1. Because you haven’t proposed yet. 2. Just lucky, I guess. 3. Name one married superhero. Exactly. [...]

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The Ten Biggest Facebook Faux Pas

Facebook. Most of us can’t live without it, even while we dismiss it as a serious time-suck. Make sure you’re using Facebook to its full potential and avoid the 10 biggest Facebook faux pas. Facebook Faux Pas #1: Accepting everyone as your Facebook friend. It’s far better to be a discerning user and only accept [...]

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Deepak Chopra: How to Use Your Brain to Find Love & Happiness

I got the rare opportunity to sit down with Dr. Deepak Chopra to talk about his new book, Super Brain: Unleashing the Explosive Power of Your Mind to Maximize Health, Happiness and Spiritual Well-Being, which he co-wrote with Harvard Medical School Professor Rudolph E. Tanzi. Major breakthroughs in neuroscience have all been indicating that the human brain can do [...]

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Dr. Laura Berman Answers Your Sex Questions

Even though it is more than a decade into the 21st Century, many people still have difficulties talking about sex. That is where Dr. Laura Berman, host of OWN TV’s “In the Bedroom With Dr. Laura Berman,” comes in.  The renowned sex educator and therapist uncovers what’s really going on between the sheets, as she [...]

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What We’ve Learned About Love from ‘Elf’

“Buddy the Elf, what’s your favorite color?” 2003‘s ultra-quotable ‘Elf’ quickly became one of the season’s annual must-sees. Perhaps the newest of the family-friendly classics, ‘Elf’ teaches us that love conquers all — and that a little faith can save the day. What we’ve learned about love from ‘Elf’: Be yourself. ‘Elf’ is the ultimate [...]

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