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Personally, I prefer

candice — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:46:13 -0600

Personally, I prefer alternative medicines because they have been around for centuries. We hear all to often about new wonder drugs that are recalled a few years later because of unforseen side effects. I'm not against modern medicine, but I feel that it quite often only masks the symptoms, it doesn't treat the cause. It may take some research and effort but natural medicines often focus on the cause.

I've done alternative medicine in the form of energy healing, like reiki, quantum-touch, and pranic healing.

Energy healing works based on the principle that we have our own body intelligence,and when more energy is directed to it, our body intelligence increases and we heal at an accelerated rate. The healing happens on a priority basis, parts that need healing most get healed first, followed by 2nd priority and so on. There's no chance of a wrong diagnosis in the first place as compared to using modern medicine.

Holistic Education

Interesting Concept.

msladydeborah — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:11:59 -0500

Ms Lady Deborah

I liked the concept of this blog. It is a neat way to provide information on one subject.

Excercise tips

carsondanfield — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:26:27 -0500

Great exercise tips to keep our body fit. Thank you.

Laser Eye Surgery

Simply amazing

lauriepark322 — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:20:03 -0500

I could relate so well to the writer (I am 43) in so many ways... I felt as if she took the thoughts from my head and posted them in her blog.

parenting in autismland

omacconsulting — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:20:20 -0500

I can not imagine the heartache you feel. When I work with parents, I try to put myself in their shoes as much as I can but it's impossible. We all love these kids! but need to remember how hard it must be.

Cindy

Beautiful pics!

waywardsister — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:14:00 -0500

Nice to see someone gluten free who eats well...and you take gorgeous pictures!

Tracy

"Do not believe scientific 'facts' that have been purchased on the backs of food packages.” -- Gordon Pirie

www.fearandloathinginthekitchen.com

How hard is it to parent a

calhoun11235 — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:58:33 -0500

How hard is it to parent a kid with fibrous dysplasia (McCune-Albright syndrome)? Sometimes very, and sometimes not so much.

Divorce Should Not Be a Punishment

rebellious thinker — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:43:48 -0500

I'm sorry for what you and your children are going through. One of the reasons I got divorced was so that my daughters would see that this is not what a marriage is supposed to be. But the length of time and their exposure to our animosity is surely not helping; although in spite of it all it is infinitely better than if I had stayed in--and did not attempt to show them that that is not love and certainly not a good relationship.

Perhaps the first thing that needs to be done to change the system is to accept that divorce happens and not to make it a punishment. Punishment is what you get when you do something bad, but divorce is not because someone was bad (not necessarily, at least), rather it's what happens when life does different things to people. I should not be punished for having loved and having stopped to love.

Laura, blogging about love, lost love, and the hope of love at www.RebelliousThoughtsofaWoman.com.

The Aftermath

JustKaren — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:59:48 -0500

I am divorced 2 years last month and found myself back in court today. He has not paid child support in 5 months and is now petitioning the court to dismiss it altogether. After 3 years and tens of thousands of dollars to come to agreement on custody and support, I have to re-hire my lawyer to fight to keep those agreements in tact.

The system is terribly flawed. The financial and emotional cost on all parties turns what is already a tragic situation into something so much more devastating than it needs to be.

Christie Brinkley's divorce coverage will hopefully raise awareness to some of these problems and open new dialogues for changing a terribly defective system.

Hey I have had RSD for the

Kissafightingfish — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:49:40 -0500

Hey I have had RSD for the last 16 weeks it is taking over my leg any advice on what to do. I am dealing with workmans comp and they don't see it as a real condition and aren't giving me any help or money. Any comforting words or anything that will help give me some hope to keep going because this is awful

*RSD does not define me.....I define myself*

KISSA DA FIGHTING FISH!!

Thanks!

NPs Save Lives — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:23:17 -0500

Thanks for the link! I'll check it out!

NPs Save Lives

http://www.arnp.blogspot.com

http://www.npplace.com

Endless Legal Hassles

jogo — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:21:25 -0500

Dear rebellious thinker.

You think like me and even sound like me. It's nice to hear another sane voice who looks at the legal process of divorce much as I do. I'm suppose to negotiate with my ex-husband about money and time with our kids. The court created a legal document of what we are suppose to live by and yet, there is no enforcement, and as you say, if we could agree, we'd still be together. Instead, he is in contempt and is likely to continue to ignore the legal rules since there's nothing to compell him to comply because his needs come first and only.

I went through 5 attorneys, each of whom simply took my money and ran. Now I am representing my self and expect to do much better, if only because I won't bankrupt myself further. I wonder if others struggle with attorneys who disappoint rather than really try to represent an earnest mom?

I'd welcome more of your comments. I wish you'd visit my blog as I'd love to hear your responses to some of the issues I am raising.

My warmest regards, JoGo

Endless Need for a Lawyer

rebellious thinker — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:26:32 -0500

As births don't need to be done in a hospital, so divorces don't need to be in a court of law or supervised by the legal system. It seems that the whole premise of how divorces are handled needs to be revamped. Right now I am dealing with issues that were not spelled out in the PSA, and so, for the legal system, they don't exist and I need to deal with my ex. But, heck, if I could deal with my ex, maybe he wouldn't be my ex. It's an awful catch 22.

New informative guide for the nursing community

Kylie — Fri, 23 May 2008 18:11:37 -0500

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The Most Comprehensive Nurse Salary Guide You'll Ever Read

Thanks,

Kylie

Only 2% of Women say they are sexy.

Diane Ormerod — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:04:40 -0500

My husband sent me an email the other day. Along with a dozen other highly intelligent male type emails you see – the theme is all the same sex, beer or some type of crude action. Sound familiar. The other day he sent me one that had a few statistics about male and female views and practices regarding sex or sex related topics. Something that really surprised me was that only 9% of women around the globe consider themselves attractive and only 2% of women say they are sexy. That to me was very sad.

Here we have women everywhere who, I guess, they think they are being honest because they see women being defined by what are on the front of a magazine and then we have the statistic that 94% of men lie about their penis size. Is there any justice in the world? I guess they think the size of their penis may in some way define the level of their sexiness and intelligence. Oh brother.

Hey, it is all about attitudes. On www.bikinisandbifocals.com we define women over 50 as sexy AND attractive. I don’t know about you. But what I know now gives me more confidence and I feel so much better about myself. I feel attractive and sexy. Women of all ages need to feel good about them and appreciate who they are. None of us are magazine models. Not even the magazine models - from what I hear the pictures are touched up, so what is real?! Sexy, fun, attractive is what you define. If you smile, feel good about yourself and project that attitude, others will view you that way.

If 94% of men can LIE about their penis size, we should all be able to muster up some self confidence in something real like ourselves and our appearance! At least that can become reality.