Author: Melissa Harrison
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Why Your Truth is the New Black (and how to start rocking it)
“One is never over-dressed or underdressed with a Little Black Dress.” – Karl Lagerfeld Black is the go-to color. It’s sleek, refined, classy. Ladies, we all have that little black dress (or several, as the case may be). When in doubt, we know we can count on black to be the basis for any kind…
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Why Our World Would End If Revenge Disappeared
“The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.” – Marcus Aurelius “The best revenge is living well.” – Jerry Seinfeld When my ex-husband filed for divorce, he did so in a manner that brought an onslaught of litigation. There was no way in hell I could back down from the battle…
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Why the Choice to be Submissive Makes You Strong
“I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.” – Jane Austen, Persuasion I started reading Fifty Shades of Grey because I want to see what all the fuss is about. I…
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Why You Need to Be Compassionate With Yourself First
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view…Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” – Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.” – Plato “How would your life be different if…You stopped making negative…
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Why You Need to Stop the Blame Game
“When you blame others, you give up your power to change.” – Robert Anthony “The fault is in the one who blames. Spirit sees nothing to criticize.” – Rumi I got sucked into another one of those popcorn-eating worthy Facebook comment debates. For the love of God, I thought I was over that. Apparently I’m…