http://theguiltfreelife.com/wordpress Learning to Live a Value-Based Life without the Burden of Guilt Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:59:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here is an example of one of my new Guilt Free Life cards, which will be released in a bound mini-book on July 1, 2009.   It's a 24-page "feel-gooder" that won't be horribly expensive, but you can throw it in your purse or car and glance at one of 22 ... http://theguiltfreelife.com/wordpress/2009/06/10/guilt-free-self-confidence-free-download/ My son recently asked me to play basketball with him.  I haven't played basketball since 3rd grade phys-ed, and even then I was the laughing stock when we got back to the locker room.  So when he asked me to play, my memories rushed to the forefront and took over ... http://theguiltfreelife.com/wordpress/2009/04/04/when-kids-use-guilt/ Have you ever been a victim? Who hasn't at one time or another? If you have never been the gudgeon of any wrongdoing or misappropriation of words then you probably have no need to read my blog. But for the rest of us who aren't agoraphobic, being ... http://theguiltfreelife.com/wordpress/2009/03/06/experiencing-yourself-as-the-victim/ Late last month, employees at Mr. B's Pancake House in Muskegon, Michigan worked for free in order to help their boss save money in this downturned economy.  On one Sunday, 17 restaurant employees worked exclusively for tips so that the owner could save on a day's wages. Now this story resulted ... http://theguiltfreelife.com/wordpress/2009/02/20/soft-hearts-during-hard-times/ The other day I chose to miss work.  I have weeks and weeks of unused vacation time, so it wasn't like I was playing hooky exactly...but I wasn't sick and I should have been at work.  But it was a Thursday, mid-week when sales lag and the workload is lighter, ... http://theguiltfreelife.com/wordpress/2009/01/23/missing-work-and-not-regretting-it/ A friend of mine did something pretty wrong yesterday. No need to elaborate here, but let's just say that in the scheme of things, for those of us that believe that what goes around comes around, she'll be due a whammy of a blow sometime in the future for ... http://theguiltfreelife.com/wordpress/2008/12/09/losing-the-judgment/ For someone who writes about loss, I sure do have a lot of experience with it. Today, my first book was published. Although I am ecstatic to be over the first hurdle that writers encounter, I feel a slight sense of dread nonetheless. It isn't even ... http://theguiltfreelife.com/wordpress/2008/09/05/thinkers-block/ There are some people who are perfectly comfortable being a wallflower. They will attend a party, sit against the wall, and observe those in the center of the room as they flit and mingle, gracefully (or maybe not so gracefully) traipsing from one conversation to another, drink in hand. ... http://theguiltfreelife.com/wordpress/2008/07/05/suffering-from-loss-of-attention/ I recently planned a trip to Haiti to visit my boyfriend's family. He is an exotic hunk of a man, and what better way to learn about his past life than to impose on his relatives. When I told people I was going to Haiti, I received one of two ... http://theguiltfreelife.com/wordpress/2008/06/27/the-loss-of-adventure/ Today Kevin, an aquaintance of mine, was killed in an ATV accident. He was in his mid-20's, managing a company more efficiently than men decades older; a brilliant shining star with all of his ducks already in a row despite his youth. One of his dreams was to marry ... http://theguiltfreelife.com/wordpress/2008/05/26/the-untimely-death-of-a-twenty-something/