Category Archives: How to Change Your Life

Easy Does It — Working From the Inside Out

Posted on October 18, 2012 by dianabletter

I am editing my bonus handbook, Tried & True Tricks and Tips To Be A Calmer Mom. This little booklet contains gems of support and encouragement that people who buy my book, The Mom Who Took Off On Her Motorcycle, … Continue reading →

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Face it. Trace it. Erase it.

Posted on September 30, 2012 by dianabletter

I told Lily the whole spiel about my faux-pas the other day and she said, “It’s the cycle of suffering. Part of our purpose in life is to see our way out of our suffering.” She explained that part of … Continue reading →

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Made a Mistake? Ouch. But Didn’t You Learn Something?

Posted on September 27, 2012 by dianabletter

There’s a period of life where we swallow a knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour inside. —Pearl Bailey. Yesterday was the day of doing a moral inventory of ourselves in the Jewish year and I was … Continue reading →

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Specific Versus Generic: Marketing Your Best Chapters

Posted on September 19, 2012 by dianabletter

I’m all set to launch THE MOM WHO TOOK OFF ON HER MOTORCYCLE! I even made a cute little movie which I haven’t yet uploaded to youtube.com about the Mom Who Took Off’s important tips for raising kids. (Like, make … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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4 Surfer’s Tips To Live Your Best Chapter

Posted on August 19, 2012 by dianabletter

My friend, Sam, the one who spoke about people living rent-free in your head here, went surfing the other day, and said that he was waiting and waiting for the perfect wave. Which never came. And then he took the … Continue reading →

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Want Joy? Remember He’s the Sandpaper. You’re the Wood.

Posted on August 9, 2012 by dianabletter

Everyone is in our lives for a reason. Someone annoying you today? Thank him. Thank him because your soul needs him to learn a spiritual lesson. You need the annoying driver in front of you to teach you patience. You … Continue reading →

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