http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com As I watched the entire "A New Earth Webinar" with Oprah and Eckhart Tolle, I often thought of the similarities between Tolle and Byron Katie. They were both clinically depressed before their parallel awakenings which changed both of them forever. For ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_678578_24.html 30th October 2008 The October 6, 2008 Nursing Spectrum Magazine has a great fear inducing headline. It reads: "Cancer Risk On The Night Shift" with a white cup filled with coffee directly below the headline. The coffee looks cold, which certainly would be true to life for ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_677786_23.html 30th October 2008 When does customer service equate good down home hospitality? The answer to this question is: all the time without exception. Baby Boomers know something about hospitality, because we were raised pre-computer, pre e-mail, pre-cell phone technologies... http://www.articlealley.com/article_671681_24.html 21st October 2008 Morton Mintz sat on our panel for "Guaranteed Health Care For All," a Forum that Progressives For Pennsylvania organized 9/18/08. He is a media critic, freelance journalist at this point in his long and illustrious (sixty year) career. He was a reporte... http://www.articlealley.com/article_664630_15.html 14th October 2008 I predict that Michael Moore's new movie, "Slacker," will lay the groundwork for an Obama/Biden Presidency. I am a great fan of Michael Moore. The movie, "SiCKO" changed my life. It did this by inspiring me to become a Community Activist/Organizer f... http://www.articlealley.com/article_653188_18.html 30th September 2008 As a result of my involvement with the passage of HB 1660 here in Pennsylvania, I have learned many things. The burden that the health insurance companies place on employers is one of them. The fact that in five years, if Single Payer is not enacted... http://www.articlealley.com/article_651471_18.html 29th September 2008 The Reverend Sandra L. Straus spoke at our Single Payer, Guaranteed Healthcare For All Forum one week ago. I've heard her speak several times and we have worked together on several Single Payer functions over the last few years. She gave me the copy... http://www.articlealley.com/article_650343_18.html 26th September 2008 Last Thursday, September 18, 2008, Progressives For Pennsylvania held our second forum on the health care crisis in Pennsylvania. This time, the focus was on passing Pennsylvania's HB 1660 and SB 300, both of which would provide health care to all Pennsyl... http://www.articlealley.com/article_648340_18.html 25th September 2008 I've read most of Thich Nhat Hahn's books. He is the Vietnamese Buddhist Monk who was banned from ever going back to his country because of his stand against the Vietnamese War. This latest book, "The Art of Power," written in Thich's 90th decade, is h... http://www.articlealley.com/article_645328_24.html 23rd September 2008 My friend Cliff saw Eckhart Tolle on the Oprah Winfrey Show, bought "A New Earth," written by Tolle, and read every word. About two months later, he stopped for coffee on his way to work, stepped off a curb, and fell on the pavement face first. His ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_638164_24.html 15th September 2008 The book, "Angels In The ER," by Robert D. Lesslie, was suggested by Joan Adams, Squidoo Lens maker and author of "Banish The Blahs" and "10 X 10." Joan recently chose Dr. Lesslie to be her doctor because of his willingness to listen, his kindness and ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_632330_24.html 09th September 2008 Friend Bull Frog has come to live with us in the basement. This is the height of cricket season, and crickets live in abundance here on Blue Heron Farm. Bull Froggy loves crickets. S/he lives under an under water rock. When we plop the cricket... http://www.articlealley.com/article_626421_54.html 08th September 2008 I just saved a Bull Frog in the cistern we are restoring in our 100 year old barn. She is a beautiful creature and has lived there for for perhaps more than a year. But since we are about to do some heavy duty construction on the barn's foundation, I need... http://www.articlealley.com/article_624158_24.html 08th September 2008 I have a pain in my brain, it seems, near my left temple. The pain surfaced last night as my Labor and Delivery unit got busier and busier. I started out the night with a headache which my nursing colleague soothed away with the Mechano treatment I teach.... http://www.articlealley.com/article_615406_24.html 02nd September 2008 I was tidying up the books beside our bed recently and saw a book my husband Tom was reading: "The Sociopath Next Door" by Martha Stoudt, Ph.D. I remembered reading that book several years ago during a particularly traumatic time I was experiencing wit... http://www.articlealley.com/article_610135_24.html 27th August 2008 The moment you think you have gone as far as you can in the pursuit of spiritual enlightenment, a great mystery presents itself and allows the unanswered questions of life to expand. Such a moment happened to me on the way to work the other night. I am... http://www.articlealley.com/article_604245_24.html 20th August 2008 Working the night shift, as I have, has been a wonderful exercise in letting go of Circadian Rhythms and creating my own rhythm. By changing my perspective in this way, the night has become my familiar, a kind of safe haven in the routine of life. Nig... http://www.articlealley.com/article_598311_24.html 14th August 2008 One of my fellow Abundant Babe Master Mind Members offered to do a Z point session with me by telephone last week. Her name is Laura Whitelaw, EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and soon to be Z point practitioner and author of "Resume Writing Strategies R... http://www.articlealley.com/article_590296_24.html 25th July 2008 I was happy to attend the teleinterview of Joan Adams and Betty De Lorme 7/8/08. Charlie Leetham did an expert job in interviewing these two energetic ladies, whose laughter and love lit up the telephone lines and cellular phone towers all across the glob... http://www.articlealley.com/article_582053_24.html 21st July 2008 I recently attended a teleconference with Jeannette Maw and a colleague of hers she called the Queen of Love!! Jeannette was discussing her Electronic Book "Miracles of Pray Rain Journaling." The call was a question and answer session about the Pray Ra... http://www.articlealley.com/article_575656_24.html 14th July 2008 Sometimes you find a book that fits everything you've ever thought a book should be. No one told me about "The Memory Keeper's Daughter," by Kim Edwards. But I knew I was about to undertake a grueling several days and I wanted a good book to escape to.... http://www.articlealley.com/article_571894_22.html 08th July 2008 As mentioned in the last article/blog entry, I am in the process of cleaning out my barn and picking through papers from the 1970's, 1980's and early 1990's. I came across a newspaper clipping of a story that caught my interest, followed by a letter to... http://www.articlealley.com/article_563772_18.html 26th June 2008 I was cleaning the barn today, a job that will take at least several days. I kept finding things I totally forgot about, like an old green urn that used to sit in the corner of the living room in the old home stead, which housed a large wooden protractor ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_560549_24.html 21st June 2008 Pennsylvania is on the threshold of breaking new ground because of her Single Payer Universal Health Care initiative, HB 1660 and SB 300, which, if passed, will make health care available to every Pennsylvanian. Health Care For All PA is taking this in... http://www.articlealley.com/article_555961_18.html 13th June 2008 The Democratic National Committee told us over the weekend of May 31, 2008 that our votes do not matter. People were stripped of their votes by half in Florida and four delegates were stolen from Hillary and given to Barak Obama in Michican. When Jimmy... http://www.articlealley.com/article_555095_18.html 11th June 2008 My grandmother was a suffragette. And today is her birthday. She'd be 115 today. Her name was Amelia Loving. I honor her memory this election season by raising my own consciousness regarding sexism in our society, especially rearing up now in the... http://www.articlealley.com/article_547045_18.html 25th May 2008 Posttraumatic stress disorder(PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to one or more terrifying events in which grave physical harm occurred or was threatened. It is a severe and ongoing emotional reaction to an extreme psychologic... http://www.articlealley.com/article_542020_24.html 20th May 2008 Joan Adams and sister Betty DeLorme have compiled a great electronic book on different approaches to staying on a high vibrational plane, how to lift your mood when feeling blue, how to take action when you are feeling sad. I am proud to say that I wro... http://www.articlealley.com/article_540270_24.html 20th May 2008 I had plans to review two books and write articles about each one, but my plans were derailed by a Crazymaker. Ah, so why not write an article about Crazymakers and Crazymaking? The scenario involved a family member, as do many cases although bosses... http://www.articlealley.com/article_532142_24.html 08th May 2008 The Eckhart Tolle/Oprah Winfrey webinar exploring each chapter in depth of "A New Earth: Awakening To Your Life's Purpose" has deepened my awareness and practice of Mindfulness, a spiritual discipline I've loved for many years. The webinar is a little ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_522244_24.html 25th April 2008 It's been two weeks since I stopped watching the news. And one week since Mukunda had his surgery. And Now, we are hanging out by the river. Suddenly, the days are warmer, the pale green hue of springtime is deepening with every moment. My friend... http://www.articlealley.com/article_516806_54.html 13th April 2008 My friend John died on Sunday. Today is Wednesday. As I allow my mind to travel over the many years of our friendship, I remember vividly the first moment I saw John: at his mother's funeral. My parents, who have since passed, were close to John's p... http://www.articlealley.com/article_511070_24.html 07th April 2008 I hung out with my old dog Mukunda, today, as I do every day. I took him to my friend Ellen's house and we exchanged the Mechano treatment, only after we tossed a few rounds of ball and marveled at how well Muki ignored Aslom, the cat. We compliment... http://www.articlealley.com/article_506428_54.html 03rd April 2008 My name is Kate Loving Shenk of Nursing Career Transformation and a Staff Registered Nurse in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. As a Health Care Professional, I see people who are between jobs, who are in retirement, or starting a new business, or who want to g... http://www.articlealley.com/article_498567_18.html 28th March 2008 Gender and race in Politics: Is it real? Is it important? Is it a distraction? Is it a way to divide and separate people from important discourse and meaningful discussion? Or when someone blurts out a statement that is innocent enough, and then is ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_494918_18.html 25th March 2008 Today was the first teleconference call a group of us had on The Journaling For Achievement Group at Women Internet Marketing Ning, which is a Web 2.0 site on the Internet. We were to be discussing our goals for the month of March and beyond. I offered... http://www.articlealley.com/article_489276_3.html 11th March 2008 Magic Becky and Mooie Infinity, Second Life identities, joined forces again to commemorate Becky Rhone-Nowlan's new Electronic book entitled: Secrets Of The Second Fortune. This book is about Customer Service in the Internet business world and explains... http://www.articlealley.com/article_485438_24.html 04th March 2008 21 days of Complaint Free Living is an exercise in facing the fear, guilt and blame of the ego and replacing these with compassion, fearlessness and courage of the love which is eternal, residing in our deepest well of creative expression. I haven't me... http://www.articlealley.com/article_480991_24.html 25th February 2008 Happiness: the elusive life ingredient we all seek and only find when letting go of the need to have it. The need to be happy versus the act of being happy in the moment is the great balancing act of a life time. Giving thanks for the beauty of all ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_475218_24.html 15th February 2008 My husband Tom had a heart attack 14 years ago today, in the worst winter in memory. Ice storm after ice storm plummeted Pennsylvania, and particularly Lancaster County. Hours before the infarction, we used chains to get our van out of an icy ditch. Ice p... http://www.articlealley.com/article_471992_24.html 11th February 2008 I was recently drawn to the book: "Merv: Making the Good Life Last." Aside from the fact that Merv Griffin was a business genius, as one of my Second Life friends recently pointed out, I was struck by how Merv lived his life from a level of pure gut in... http://www.articlealley.com/article_467067_24.html 02nd February 2008 Resentments kill, so says Bill W., founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. Bill W. made the simple realization that resentments are the downfall of all alcoholics, and I daresay, all human beings. Resentments are an immediate red flag that a person is sink... http://www.articlealley.com/article_462712_24.html 26th January 2008 Much press is given aging Baby Boomers who send their children to college and in many cases, take care of their aging parents at the same time. In my own case, my mother died after a stroke after a two month decline in 1987. I just graduated from my Nu... http://www.articlealley.com/article_457681_18.html 22nd January 2008 Strong emotions such as anger are dangerous to repress. Heart disease and cancer are the by products of such repression, among other things. But over the years I've noticed that people who express their anger are control freaks and are toxic in the way... http://www.articlealley.com/article_252734_24.html 18th January 2008 We've all heard this before: Fear is the opposite of love and faith. Fear is a good indicator that we're not living in the present moment and we've forgotten to seek out solitude. I had a friend once who was driven to get rid of fear in his and his fam... http://www.articlealley.com/article_250382_24.html 17th January 2008 I interviewed Becky Rhone-Nowlan about Customer Service dynamics.The following is Part 2 of the interview:MagicBecky Messmer: May I take it from an on-line perspective?Mooie Infinity: Yes indeed.MagicBecky ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_241533_3.html 07th November 2007 In past decades messages were sent over the cables by alternately turning electrical currents on and off, producing a series of dots and dashes in accordance with a telegraph code. It was a significant advancement in communications with the development of... http://www.articlealley.com/article_236994_32.html 05th November 2007 I like to revisit the topic of night shift from time to time.I'd never work any other shift, yet you either tolerate it or not.You adapt to it or you don't.We night shifters have honest conversations and we solve all th... http://www.articlealley.com/article_236995_24.html 05th November 2007 "We begin from the recognition that all beings cherish happiness and do not want suffering. It then becomes both morally wrong and pragmatically unwise to pursue only one's own happiness oblivious to the feelings and aspirations of all others who surround... http://www.articlealley.com/article_232996_24.html 30th October 2007 My avatar at Second Life, Mooie Infinity, will soon be able to travel to many virtual worlds, with her identity intact.This is great news. I like Mooie Infinity. She is my alter-ego, after all, the offshoot of myself whom I send into Your Port... http://www.articlealley.com/article_229783_24.html 19th October 2007