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Saturday, April 5th, 2008New here? Feel free to explore the site, leave a comment, and subscribe to get free updates from Personal PR. Thanks for stopping by!Lately, I’ve been feeling like a lot of all the customs involved with “getting married” in America are nothing short of a big, pointless, hassle, consumerism at its most effective, emotionally-clad best. […]
The Kind of Life You Lead
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008It was strange, walking into the house to see his grey chair empty, or to see someone else nestled into it as we sat around and reminisced about his life. His was such a constant, consistent presence in all of our lives. Sitting in that chair just inside the backdoor to watch the game, or […]
Take Time for Relationships
Monday, December 24th, 2007Crazy, busy, hectic. These are the words that have characterized my speech the past few weeks. The flurry of preparing for the holidays disrupted by an unanticipated week away from home just days before a week of travel really threw me for a loop. And if my stress level wasn’t enough, my family couldn’t figure […]
Three Secrets to Starting Anything (Life Lessons from Launching a New Blog)
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007If you’re thinking about doing something new, like a finding a new job, writing a book, launching a new blog (or a first one!), here are three secrets to get you started. I call these secrets not because they are, in fact, secret. People will tell you these things, like I am right now, and probably, […]
Why Relationships Matter More Than All the Other Stuff
Thursday, December 13th, 2007It’s amazing the perspective you gain when one out of three people in your state doesn’t have electricity and it’s the middle of an ice storm. The things we take for granted easily become apparent: heat, light, water, security. A normal day somehow starts to seem so epic, when you think about the relative ease […]
A Generation of Instant Communication
Thursday, December 13th, 2007A few months ago, I read this interesting article about college students trying to have a day with no electronic media. They went, for one 24-hour period, without television, computers, iPods, radio, video games, CD players, records, cell phones or land lines.
One described the experience as a “grueling pain,” and another said: “I was in […]
