http://www.rantingwomen.com Women Bloggers on Feminist, Spiritual and Other Issues... Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:52:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It is an odd quirk of my personality that I treat myself like a test monkey or a lab rat... maybe the subject of a book. I am never actually experiencing anything in the first person; at least, not until much later, when the character and her motives and ... http://www.rantingwomen.com/women-blogs-books/staging-grief/ With my husband in the terminal stages of cancer, I've been forced to think about some strange things lately. One of them is my personal safety. This started around midnight last night. I was just stepping into the bath tub when my doberman starting barking like crazy. Zeus ... http://www.rantingwomen.com/women-blogs-books/self-defense-for-women/ If you're not familiar with Feng Shui, you might want to look into it. I learned about it a few years ago, after purchasing Sacred Space, by Denise Linn. The premise of Feng Shui is simple... our homes and surroundings carry an energy, and we can harness that ... http://www.rantingwomen.com/women-blogs-books/home-feng-shui/ Yes, I hate to admit it, but I am a flip flopper. I can't seem to take either side on much of anything. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely do get angry about things.  Sometimes I feel so strong about a topic that I could take on a cause and ... http://www.rantingwomen.com/women-blogs-books/flipping-and-flopping/ My to-do list is overwhelming me. Who created the list? Me. Who's pushing me to complete it? Me. Ever since my husband was diagnosed with cancer, I've had a demon inside me. It's a real Type ... http://www.rantingwomen.com/women-blogs-books/important-deadline-down-time/ I hope I'm not the only woman here who ever did a workout, then plopped down at a desk with a tall cup of latte and a pack of smokes... because that's what I just did. (Did I mention panting?) I recently realized that it's been FIVE years since I ... http://www.rantingwomen.com/women-blogs-books/womens-blogs-the-irony-of-exercise/ A friend of ours, who freelances for our company, wrote me the other day to ask for a small loan. I trust her, I know she has financial issues right now, and we were quick to agree to send her a check. She's a special lady, caring for ... http://www.rantingwomen.com/women-blogs-books/womens-blogs-mini-manifesting/ I've been reading this guy's web site... Yeah, I know, he's a guy, and this is a women's blog. Still, I love this guy, StevePavlina.com, because he is just strange enough to make me feel that I know him - quirky in all the right ways, and definitely an ... http://www.rantingwomen.com/women-blogs-books/womens-blogs-fearlessness-in-women/ Get great free widgets at Widgetbox! This is a neat little "widget," and features blogs about The Secret. Thought you all might enjoy using it! You can add one to your own blog from Widgetbox.com Anne Pierson, Editor http://www.rantingwomen.com/women-blogs-books/the-secret-widget-fun/ I don't remember when I first heard this quote, "Where you stand is holy ground." I think of it all the time, and it, well... grounds me. Throughout this summer, time has been a tricky thing. My husband's cancer is "holding its own," and we ... http://www.rantingwomen.com/women-blogs-books/women-blogs-spiritual/