Daily Archives: January 20, 2012

The Former Mrs Gingrich Didn’t Keep Herself Up

Nov. 26, 1999 In his third hour, Dennis Prager talked about women who slim down and look great after a separation. He used Mrs. Gingrich as an example. She’s lost 35 pounds since splitting from Newt, has changed her hair, … Continue reading

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How Do You Talk To Yourself?

I think the most common sentence I’ve said to myself over the course of my life has been “You stupid f***!” Not exactly a shining example of helpful self-talk. I was taken aback in my first Alexander Technique lesson when … Continue reading

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Confronting My Fears Of Cold-Calling

I hate cold-calling. I tried a job as a teenager cold-calling people for my insurance agent. After an hour, I quit. I just could not stomach phoning strangers and asking them about their car insurance. A few years later, I … Continue reading

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Judaism’s Views On Modesty

Rabbi Dov Linzer of writes in the New York Times: “IS it possible for a religious demand for modesty to be about anything other than men controlling women’s bodies? From recent events in Israel, it would certainly seem that it … Continue reading

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The Power Of Negative Directions

I was giving a first lesson to a chiropractor the other day and I was having trouble communicating “let your neck be free so your head can move forward and up.” The direction made little sense to my student. The … Continue reading

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