How You Can Support Your Immune System – Diet
How You Can Support Your Immune System
Maoshing Ni, D.O.M., Ph.D., L.Ac.
Media coverage of severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS has incited fear among the American public, emptied Chinatowns all over North America and stopped much of the travel between the U.S., Toronto, Canada, China, Taiwan and southeast Asia. While SARS is an urgent concern for the World Health Organization, a larger worry on the horizon for the world health agency is the flu
Writers Turn to the Internet for Support, Friendship and Advice – Writing
Writers Turn to the Internet for Support, Friendship and Advice
Patricia Gatto
Riding on the fumes of potential, you take pen to paper or keyboard to monitor. Endless hours of creativity intermingle with apprehension, but your need to write engulfs your spirit. You swim high on the waves of excitement and trudge forward through the waves of doubt. Finally, your manuscript is complete.
Looking back, the process becomes a blur, its difficult to recall the point at which your first draft transformed into your final draft, but it happened. For a moment, you allow yourself to be still and bask in the glory of your completed manuscript. But only for a moment. Now a new process must begin.
As if going from concept to page isnt enough, the aspiring writer must now bravely pass his or her cherished manuscript along for opinion. Opinion is actually too light of a word; the writer must submit to, and endure the critique. For those faint at heart, the critique can be a frightening experience, rearing its ugly head of self-doubt to the highest position. But ultimately, its what makes you stronger, better at your craft, and prepares you to for the next phase on your quest to publication.
Family and friends only hinder the critique process. Although supportive, their opinions are bias and counter productive unless they are professionals. So where do you turn if you are not fortunate enough to have a local writing group or personal mentor in your life The modern writer turns to the cyber world.
As you make your way through search engines and dodge pop-ups ads in pursuit of an answer, message boards and writers forums abound. Your ultimate goal, to find that band of brothers and sisters, bound together in their somewhat solitary pursuit of a writing career. A nameless group of competitors hooked together by modems, monitors, keyboards, nicknames, and electricity, generously willing to share advice. A group you can trust.
I have found such a writers haven. A speakeasy filled with poets and prophets, editors, agents and journalists. A space where the published and unpublished exist together. By invitation only, I secretly found the backdoor into this cyber club. Over two hundred members and growing strong, this forum has everything from professional guest visitors to idle chatter. A place to receive feedback on your work, ask questions, share information, make contacts, friendships and share your successes and defeats.
Now that the secret code to this cyber club has been lifted, Backspace - The Writers Place is open to the public. Why not click open the door and lurk for awhile After you get to know the posters, reach out for some feedback on your work. Then you can move to the next phase with confidence. For after the dreaded critique process, you must endure another hurdle, the query letter. Why not tackle it with the help of your new cyber friends at Backspace http://www.bksp.org/index.shtm
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6 Ways to Support Another Woman – Women
6 Ways to Support Another Woman
Yolanda Shoshana
Every Thursday, I have been glued to the hit television show, The Apprentice". It is drama at its finest, except there is something that is painful for me to watch as a woman. When the show began the women dominated and worked together as a team. As time progressed the women slowly but quickly began to rip each other apart and then... there were none, leaving two men standing for the high profile position to work for Donald Trump. The "catfights" between the women have continued and are clearly evident as they make media rounds. Meanwhile, Kwame and Troy had a small show down only to be followed with words of loyalty and strong hugs and handshakes. When will women learn to stick together through the good, bad, and the ugly
6 Ways to Support Another Woman:
1 Dont hate the player, hate the game. Women tend to get very competitive in looks, love, and career. Stop the "catfight". Focusing on your goal will get you further, than focusing hostility on another woman who you deem as competition. Maybe just maybe, it is the situation that you are angry with and not the person.
2 Stop calling other women by derogatory words. Does calling another woman a bitch do anything to help the situation Remember where words like bitch, cunt, and whore come from. Stop using them as weapons against other women. Using harmful word give them life and the words keep coming back to YOU either physically or mentally.
3 Send at least 3 women words of encouragement each day. By doing this you will make someones day. Paying it forward, has a high value of return.
4 Become a mentor. Find a younger woman or even a peer to share your wisdom with. Give of yourself and uplift another woman. It is a great feeling to know that you have assisted in someones success.
5 Refer women in your network to each other. When someone calls you for a referral, start with the names of women in your network. When you refer fabulous women to each other, you also come out shining! Build the "old girls network!"
6 Keep it real. Stop the gossip and the back stabbing. Do not burn bridges. One of the best quotes I have heard recently is " do not step on someone elses toes, you never know if they will be connected to the ass you have to kiss tomorrow". Be real by any means necessary, even if you do not agree.
About The Author
Yolanda Shoshana, "The Woman Booster" is a life strategist for women and an artist. She is an expert in womens issues and recently founded Shekhinah Arts a life strategist coaching company that interweaves multidisciplinary arts, lifestyle arts, and media to advocate, educate, motive, and inspire women to their fullest potential. Yolanda Shoshana would like to hear your success stories of supporting other women, email her at shoshi@shekhinaharts.com