Strategies for Serenity: Almost Free!
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Sitting in traffic in downtown Los Angeles this afternoon, I multi-tasked by illegally using my cellphone while driving to call back the four people who’d left me messages while simultaneously reviewing notes for a meeting later in the day. In a spare moment, I wondered, “Why the hell am I so stressed out today?”Sometimes, I ask dumb questions.
So, I turned to one of my very favorite books (after I got out of the car, I’ll have you know!): “The Anywhere, Anytime Chill Guide: 77 Simple Strategies for Serenity” by Kate Hanley. This lovely little book combines nutrition, yoga, meditation, and breathing techniques to find simple corrective solutions to daily stressful situations. Liiiiike what to do while sitting in traffic on the 405! Or, what do about anxiety centered around an upcoming meeting. OR, what to do when you’re stuck in traffic, late for a meeting with an aggressive boss on a project you’ve procrastinated on during a bad hair day after getting dumped AND you have a hangover. And the hiccups. I’m telling you, there are answers in this Mind/Body Bible for everything! I can’t recommend this book enough.
Which is why I think it’s worth $14.95. (Did I mention the recipe for the banana milk shake on page 135?) You may disagree. Fair enough. You can get it on Amazon.com for $11.21. Or, save some more moolah and get it from an independent dealer NEW for $4.89. Get a few for your friends, while you’re at it. OR, get it used (books are better well-loved, right?) and spend only $3.10. Get a few for all of your friends! Holy Moly, stress-free living never cost so little! (If you’re a techie with a flair for gadgets that don’t require page-turning, the Kindle version is only $9.99. Oh jeez, it just gets better.)
If you hate waiting for snail mail literature, then seriously stop procrastinating and go get a Borders Rewards card. It’s like they’re giving stuff away. Every week, they send out coupons and great deals, so you never end up paying full price and you can walk out with your book that day. Seriously. Go NOW!
Still not good enough? Then go check out Kate Hanley’s website, www.msmindbody.com, and catch all of her greatest tips for free. There’s even an excerpt from the book here. Now all you need is that Banana Milk Shake and you are set. Aaaaah. I don’t even care about my bad hair day….
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Lately a lot of famous married men seem to be stepping out on their wives—and getting caught. The main reason they get caught is that the women they’re cheating with rat them out to the press. Who know why guys like Tiger Woods, Jesse James and David Boreanaz have steak at home, but insist on going out for dogburgers? But the motives of their consorts are pretty obvious—fame and money. The press insists on referring to these women as “mistresses.”
In days of old, a “mistress” was a woman who was “kept” by a married man, often a wealthy one. The “other woman” respected her man’s wife and family, and in return for being supported in style, she kept her mouth shut. The wife often knew about the mistress, but as long as she had the name, the house and the children, she also stayed quiet. Obviously, the new breed of “mistress” has little in common with her classier forerunners.
There are better terms to describe the strippers, nightclub hostesses, cocktail waitresses and porn stars who’ve mined their indiscretions for big bucks payoffs—like hooker, whore, skank and slut. I wish the media would stop honoring these calculating bimbos with the term “mistress” and call them what they really are.
“Mistress” or Whore?
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