When Life Throws You Lemons.... Make Cranberry Juice! by Shari Bookstaff

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When my kids were learning to walk, I remember walking behind them, ready to catch them if they stumbled backward. I never dreamed that thirteen years later my kids would be walking behind me, ready to catch me if I stumble backward. I was 42 years old when I was diagnosed with a benign, operable brain tumor in July 2006. Doctors predicted a short hospital stay followed by a speedy recovery. Complications arose, giving me lifelong obstacles that I never could have prepared for. A divorced mother of two beautiful, talented, wonderful children, I had high hopes for a bright and happy future. I tried online dating, which got me a few cups of coffee, but no real dates. A couple of dating disasters later, my dating karma was beginning to change when my brain tumor was diagnosed. My life since that fateful day has been focused on regaining basic human functions: breathing, swallowing, walking, etc. I am working again, and trying to be a good mother to my two beautiful, talented, wonderful children. Putting a positive spin on life’s disasters doesn’t always work, but looking for, and accepting, positive things in spite of life’s disasters works. Instead of making lemonade out of lemons, I add life’s sweet sugar and cranberries to my lemons. This makes life much more palatable.

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Shotgun Shopping by Sheevaun O'Connor Moran

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-Want a $30,000 Baby Grand for $1300?
-How about a new car?
-Want to replace all the furniture in your house?
-Or how would you like a $600 pair of designer shoes for $69?

True tales from Shotgun Shopping You think you know how to shop? Sit back! From the woman who was late for the Dalai Lama because she got distracted by a pair of shoes...

Comes Shotgun Shopping. The most fascinating techniques you've never heard of to get whatever you want - Fast, Cheap and Fabulous!

-Discover your own personal shopping karma.
-Find out how to Materialize exactly what you want, wish and Desire.
-In the right color, the perfect fit, and the perfect price.

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