While writing Help Your Daughter Live a Powerful Life (release date: 2010), I read Exactly as I Am by Shaun Robinson, a book filled with advice from well-known women. Following are some excellent nuggets from Robinson about “what it takes to believe in yourself.”
1: You Are Who You Are.
by Allyn Evans
on March 5, 2010, 11:16 am
Reaching for the past
by Guy Geller
on March 5, 2010, 11:10 am
Springtime expectations ...
Well, I have been stacking and packing, preparing for a move to the country, but we have yet to move. Our initial "get out" date was March 1, but we've been given several weeks' grace, which is a good thing. I've cleaned closets and drawers, done some rearranging and furniture storing, and moved the piano to the barnhouse, our home for the next year while we build. I'm ready to go.
by Beth Jacks
on March 5, 2010, 11:01 am
Solitude is necessary for true reflection.
During Lent we are going to examine the answer to this question: why can’t we be alone creatively in this culture so that we can reflect on our own spiritual growth? Last week I suggested that Lent is a season patterned after our Lord’s experience of solitude in the wilderness. It was for him a time of reflection and introspection. How do we do this in the face of so many distractions in our culture?
by Rev. W. Lamar Massingill
on March 5, 2010, 10:58 am
Let’s pick those nits!
I don’t know how you feel about Sarah Palin, but you’ve got to admit she’s a tough cookie. Sort of like one of those blow-up clowns you used to see, she gets bopped repeatedly and perhaps even falls over occasionally, but she keeps bouncing right back up. With a grin on her face.
by Dawn Dillon Barrett
on March 5, 2010, 10:49 am
Homemade Bouillon
½ cup + leeks, sliced and well-washed
1 cup fennel bulb, chopped
1 cup carrot, well scrubbed and chopped
3/4 cup celery, chopped
1 tablespoon sun-dried tomatoes
½ cup shallots, peeled and thinly sliced
3 medium garlic cloves
½ cup fine grain sea salt
4 tablespoons Italian parsley, loosely chopped
2 tablespoons cilantro, loosely chopped
by Anne McKeown
on March 5, 2010, 10:42 am
One of the more mature of my realizations as I’ve become “a woman of a certain age” is that I’m no fashion plate.
Actually, I once thought I was pretty cute. I even remember certain frocks I considered outstanding. In my youth these included a hand-me-down blue chiffon/net number with tiny appliqued roses that I wore to numerous Cotillions until my date on the fourth or fifth formal occasion (his initials were MSS) asked me, “Is that the only evening dress you’ve got?”
It was.
by Beth Jacks
on February 25, 2010, 2:06 pm
AHMADINEJAD: 'YEP, I'M NUCLEAR!'
The only man causing President Obama more headaches than Joe Biden these days is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (who, coincidentally, was right after Biden on Obama's short-list for V.P.).
Despite Obama's personal magnetism, the Iranian president persists in moving like gangbusters to build nuclear weapons, leading to Ahmadinejad's announcement last week that Iran is now a "nuclear state."
by Ann Coulter
on February 25, 2010, 2:03 pm
The Fallacy of "Fairness": Part II
A recent flap in a Berkeley high school reveals what a farce "fairness" can be. Because this is ultra-liberal Berkeley, perhaps we should not be surprised that a proposal has been made to eliminate four jobs as science teachers and use the money saved for programs to help low achievers.
by Thomas Sowell
on February 25, 2010, 1:59 pm
Winter Greens with Carrots, Feta Cheese and Brown Rice
2 carrots shredded
2 bunches dark leafy greens (kale, collard greens, Swiss chard), tough stems
removed, leaves very thinly sliced
½ red onion, finely chopped
¼ cup chicken stock
* salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1/4 pound feta cheese, crumbled
* brown rice, cooked according to directions
by Anne McKeown
on February 25, 2010, 1:55 pm
![](http://www.magnoliagazette.com/sites/magnoliagazette.atlaslabs.com/files/imagecache/fullsize/pictures/10-15-09+Thomas+Sowell_13.jpg "The Fallacy of "Fairness": Part II")
