Facing a Fear

We are so excited! Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project,  read an advance copy of our book and said… “We all want lives packed with both fun and fulfillment. With its humor, honesty, and great insight, The 52 Weeks is a terrific resource for anyone who wants to get unstuck.” Wow. This, from the […]

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categoryPosted: 08/22/13 10:43 AM

Finding Funny at 47

by Karen Amster-Young

This is a guest post by Linda Orton. Linda is a mommy, an optimist, a storyteller, comedian, and a serial entrepreneur. Currently owner of Intelligent Video Solutions, Intelligent Entertainment, and Vid4Pro, LLC, she works across the US helping major firms and corporations tell their stories. She is completing her first book, “Life is Hysterical. We love […]

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categoryPosted: 02/8/13 10:48 AM

Why I Can’t Write After Sandy

by Karen Amster-Young

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing’s going to get better. It’s not. — Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax I am trying to write, trying to work on my book today and I can’t. I  can’t stop thinking about how many people have been impacted by this horrible storm. The news coverage is incessant. […]

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categoryPosted: 11/2/12 7:34 AM

Yoga, In the Flesh

by Karen Amster-Young

This is a guest post by Diana Spechler.  She is the author of the novels Who By Fire (Harper Perennial, 2008) and Skinny (Harper Perennial, 2011). She has written for The New York Times, GQ, O Magazine, Esquire, New York Magazine, Self, Details, The Wall Street Journal, Nerve, Glimmer Train Stories, and elsewhere. She is also a Moth StorySLAM winner and […]

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categoryPosted: 01/19/12 1:07 PM

Just Pick Up the Phone

by Pam Godwin

A sister is someone who knows everything about you and loves you anyway. – Author Unkown Last week I heard on the news that a woman was suing her sister and Duke University over a pair of college basketball tickets. “How could family members get to the point of suing one another for basketball tickets?,” […]

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categoryPosted: 07/24/11 11:00 PM

Duh! Flying! Winning at 35,000 Feet

by Karen Amster-Young

Article first published as Duh! Flying! Winning at 35,000 Feet on Technorati. If black boxes survive air crashes — why don’t they make the whole plane out of that stuff? – George Carlin I hate flying.  I hate everything about it. I hate the airport. I hate the lines. I hate that I have to […]

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categoryPosted: 04/6/11 10:21 AM

Just Breathe

by Karen Amster-Young

I was in yoga the other day.  I was in full lotus position.  My chakras were all aligned.  My mind is cleared of all clutter and I’m looking out of my third eye and everything that I’m supposed to be doing.  It’s amazing what comes up, when you sit in that silence:  “Mama keeps whites […]

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categoryPosted: 01/7/11 11:06 AM

Soaring on Long Island

by Karen Amster-Young

This is our first guest post!  The following post was written by R. Sanders.  Our blog inspired her to go gliding for the first time as she faced the possible dissolution of her 25-year marriage.  This blog is all about trying new things, facing fears, shaking it up. I don’t think it gets any braver […]

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categoryPosted: 11/25/10 9:39 PM

Camera Shy No More

by Pam Godwin

Max is a confident, personable guy who is well-suited to be on camera. Good-looking and put together (at least whenever I see him), he always seems to be “camera ready”. I, on the other hand, while confident, am not only camera-shy, but one of those people who always manages to get caught in my sweatpants […]

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categoryPosted: 11/15/10 10:03 PM

Shoe Shopping for Inspiration

by Karen Amster-Young

Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the things you can think up if only you try!— Dr. Seuss Here I go again with the French stuff. Despite having yet to make it to Paris (read about this ongoing quest), I continuously find myself drawn to French food, vintage French […]

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categoryPosted: 11/9/10 10:22 AM