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About dianabletter

Diana Bletter is the author of several books including The Invisible Thread: A Portrait of Jewish American Women (with photographs by Lori Grinker), shortlisted for a National Jewish Book Award, a novel, A Remarkable Kindness, (HarperCollins), a memoir, The Mom Who Took of on her Motorcycle, and The Loving Yourself Book for Women: A Practical Guide to Boost Self-Esteem, Heal Your Inner Child, and Celebrate the Woman You Are, an Amazon top-seller in several categories, and The Loving Yourself Workbook for Girls. She is the First Prize Winner of Moment Magazine's 2019 Fiction Contest. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Commentary, tabletmag, Glamour, The Forward, The North American Review and is currently a reporter for The Times of Israel. Diana and her husband have six children and an unofficially-adopted daughter from Ethiopia. They live in a small village on the Mediterranean Sea in northern Israel.

Wanna Be Inspired?

Posted on September 16, 2012 by dianabletter

We all live with joys and sorrows and challenges and disappointments and fears and dashed hopes and difficulties. That’s part of membership in the human race. What makes each of us unique is the path we choose to walk. Do … Continue reading →

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Change From The Inside Out.

Posted on September 13, 2012 by dianabletter

I remember how hopeful I was at the start of the so-called Arab Spring. Ah, naïve me. I thought there would be a push forward but instead it’s a step back. But moving from the political into the personal, here’s … Continue reading →

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Tool For Tuesday: Throw Out Your To Do List

Posted on September 11, 2012 by dianabletter

My friend Joelle (the one who has a bad case of Tongue-Fu) is going through a tough time with her divorce. Every day, she feels overwhelmed by all the things she has to do and underwhelmed when it comes to … Continue reading →

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How To Change Your Life (Just For Today)

Posted on September 10, 2012 by dianabletter

Last year, right about this time, I reworked a short story for something like the mazillionth time and then decided on a lark to send it to the Family Circle Fiction Contest. I completely forgot about it until a few months … Continue reading →

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The Funny Thing About Surviving in the Alaskan Wilderness

Posted on September 7, 2012 by dianabletter

I watched a movie about Heimo and Edna Korth, a couple living near the Arctic Circle in the Alaska wilderness. The link is at the end of the blog so you can hit it afterwards. The focus was on Heimo’s … Continue reading →

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Tool For Tuesday: How To Predict The Future

Posted on September 4, 2012 by dianabletter

How can you predict the future? How can you predict what someone else will do? By looking at what they’ve already done. Look at your boss. She (threw you off there, didn’t I?) criticized you yesterday and the day before that. … Continue reading →

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Are You Being Helpful–Or Are You Trying To Force Solutions?

Posted on September 2, 2012 by dianabletter

My friend, Lily, who has been featured in several blogs here and here really wants her boyfriend to sell his house so they can move in together. She is a stylist in Manhattan, an artist and a connoisseur of sales … Continue reading →

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Little Steps Reap Big Rewards

Posted on August 30, 2012 by dianabletter

My friend, Joelle, wants to start a fun rock-and-roll dance class for her friends. She wants to play great music and just dance with other women. She doesn’t want to go to a fancy health club where ­muscular 20-somethings are … Continue reading →

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Tool for Tuesday: Q & A’s On Detachment

Posted on August 28, 2012 by dianabletter

Question: How do you detach from someone you love? We can love someone but not suffer when they suffer. We can love them and not be miserable when they’re miserable or angry when they’re angry. If we are emotionally autonomous—as … Continue reading →

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Native American Know-How, Part 2: Declare Your Emotional Autonomy

Posted on August 26, 2012 by dianabletter

My Native American friend, Will, who talked about praying for ourselves before we pray for others here, gave me one other crucial tip about living our best chapter. Declare yourself an emotionally autonomous state. Declare your independence as if you … Continue reading →

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