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Will your book title go viral? Take this acid test

I have read so many marketing books, including the recent book: Contagious. I know how important a title can be so here is my own “acid test” to determine if a book will sell based on its title. Feel free to share it around. Its been very helpful to me recently! Does it trigger an

Mindful quote on meditation

“Mediation is intended to purify the mind. It cleanses the thought process of what can be called psychic irritation, things like greed, hatred, jealousy, which keeps you snarled up in emotional bondage. Bhante Gunaratana, 2011, 8.

A Gentlemans guide to Rape Culture

This is a powerful article. Men should take a look. https://medium.com/human-parts/a-gentlemens-guide-to-rape-culture-7fc86c50dc4c

#YESALLWOMEN comments are so beautiful and honest

You must look at the Twitter hashtag #YESALLWOMEN and see the amazing responses to the recent Santa Barbara shooting. The San Francisco Globe also published an amazing list of the best tweets. I LOVE THEM! http://sfglobe.com/?id=871&src=share_fb_new_871

Five secrets to not over-protecting our daughters

A colleague of mine recently sent me this question: Question: I am the mother of two teen daughters. My husband is very controlling and I am more permissive. Which is the best way to be these days? Answer: Over the next few months I will be posting some excepts from my upcoming book: Raising Strong Girls

Mindful quote on compulsiveness

“A thoroughly and good relationship with ourselves results in being still, which doesn’t mean we don’t run and jump and dance about. It means there is no compulsiveness. We don’t overwork, overeat, over smoke, over seduce. In short, we begin to stop causing harm.” (Pema Chodron, When Things Fall Apart, 1997, 43)

Please help me name my mindful book

NAME THAT BOOK CONTEST An invitation: I need your help in finding a TITLE for my new mindfulness book. Please read the blurb below then rank your selection as 1,2,3,4,5,6 (1 being the best). Also feel free to combine aspect of several and create a brand neew tirle Book blurb: “No longer be the

Maya Angelou was my hero

I am sad to see her go and glad she was so beautiful! “Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it, possibly without claiming it, she stands up for all women”. Maya Angelou

Mindfulness Frequently Asked Questions

Mindfulness: Some Frequently Asked Questions (Excerpt from the upcoming book: “50 Best Mindful Practices – Quick & Easy Ways to Reduce Anxiety and Create Calm” by Maureen Fitzgerald, PhD (www.MaureenFitzgerald.com) “Simply put, mindfulness is moment-to-moment awareness. It is cultivated by purposely paying attention to things we ordinarily never give a moments thought to. It

Mindful Prayer of Acceptance

Daily Prayer of Acceptance By Lise Storgard I accept myself completely. I accept my strengths and my weaknesses, my gifts and my shortcomings. I accept myself completely as a human being. I accept that I am here to learn and grow, and I accept that I am learning and growing. I accept the personality I’ve