Tag Archives: self-esteem

I expect there will be too much God at the Grammys

I wasn’t going to be watching anyway. In all honesty, I didn’t know they’d be on tonight until I came across a Wall Street Journal article about celebrity confidence and the god connection. Neil Strauss has been noticing the trend … Continue reading

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It’s drafty in here (and the Chubby award goes to….)

My drafts folder is getting slimmer and slimmer. This would not win it any awards at the Miss Chubby beauty queen pageant which announced winners at the start of August. I’ll get to that in a bit. Beauty pageants have … Continue reading

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Maybe a picture does capture a soul…

If this small study can be believed, photos tell far more about the people in them than just what they look like. 113 people, plus a few close friends of each, filled out forms outlining personality traits. Then the 113 … Continue reading

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Quotable opinion (and it’s not mine. I know! Call Ripley’s!)

The opinion piece (see link below) was in an American newspaper about unnecessary plastic surgery and how the skills of these doctors would be put to better humanitarian use in places like Ghana that have a dire need for corrective … Continue reading

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