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December 2014: Mary Jo Copeland

By Sharon Hughes | February 20, 2014 | Comments Off on December 2014: Mary Jo Copeland

Mary Jo Copeland Heroine: a woman having the qualities of a hero; a woman admired and emulated for her achievements and qualities; the central female figure in an event or period. The people on the streets of Minneapolis call her their ‘street mother.’ City officials call her ‘an extraordinary leader’ and an ‘urban saint.’ “Married…

31 Days to a Great Marriage: Sharon’s 31 Days Blog

By Sharon Hughes | January 6, 2014 | Comments Off on 31 Days to a Great Marriage: Sharon’s 31 Days Blog

Hi everyone, Nesting Place held its “31 Days” challenge, and my contribution was ” 31 Days to a Great Marriage ,” and I’d like to share it with all of our WOMANTalk girlfriends. After many years of marriage my husband, Duane and I, have learned a few things about what can not only make marriage a life-long blessing, but…

October 2014: Margaret Thatcher

By Sharon Hughes | April 15, 2013 | Comments Off on October 2014: Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher Heroine: a woman having the qualities of a hero; a woman admired and emulated for her achievements and qualities; the central female figure in an event or period. Known as “The Iron Lady,” Margaret Thatcher’s political career has been one of the most remarkable of modern times. Born in October 1925 at Grantham,…

What Women Want

By Sharon Hughes | July 6, 2012 | Comments Off on What Women Want

What do women want? Men ask this question all the time, (even if just to themselves), because they don’t understand the women in their lives – wives, daughters, mothers, sisters. The fact that men don’t naturally have a clue to what women want, is proof enough to debate those who say that there are no…

A New You: Filling the Void

By Sharon Hughes | March 13, 2012 | Comments Off on A New You: Filling the Void

Martha Stewart came out with a new magazine several years ago called, Body and Soul , which advocates many of the practices common to Eastern mysticism. Oprah Winfrey does the same on your television station. More and more Hollywood stars are turning to Scientology. Despite 9/ll and the war on terror, more Islamic mosques are…

Self Talk: Soul Food

By Sharon Hughes | March 13, 2012 | Comments Off on Self Talk: Soul Food

You’d have to literally be a hermit to not be aware of the continual admonitions in all the major media outlets, books, magazines, etc., not to mention your doctor, to take good care of your health. But, how well are you taking good care of your soul? I mean your mind, your emotions, your will? This is, of course,…

To The Real V.I.P.s: Thank You

By Sharon Hughes | March 12, 2012 | Comments Off on To The Real V.I.P.s: Thank You

A young man in the movie, “Elizabethtown” suffers tremendous rejection, devastation and shame as his lauded idea for a new product for his company falls flat, costing the mega corporation millions of dollars. As he is fired and walks out of the company he gave eight years of his life to, he makes a profound statement…

Whoa! Love Indicator Found in Brain?

By Sharon Hughes | February 2, 2011 | Comments Off on Whoa! Love Indicator Found in Brain?

Did you see the Associated Press article a few years back that reported about a doctoral student at University College London, Andreas Bartels, now Ph.D and research scientist, who presented his research at the Society for Neuroscience? The subtitle read, “MRI discovers four tiny bits get lit up when people are shown picture of sweetheart”?…

Perfectionism Can Ruin Your Life

By Sharon Hughes | December 10, 2010 | Comments Off on Perfectionism Can Ruin Your Life

Thousands of women catch at least one Martha Stewart show during the holidays, including me (although I’m less likely to do so this year since she was so publicly mean-spirited in her comments about Sarah Palin. Whether you like Sarah or not, Martha revealed a side to herself I find distasteful), and I was reminded of the film…

Seven Ways to Prime the Pump

By Sharon Hughes | February 20, 2010 | Comments Off on Seven Ways to Prime the Pump

What makes some marriages last so long? Love. But what does that really mean? You have to work at marriage. It doesn’t grow deeper automatically. Some couples can be together for years and still relate on the ‘pass the salt and pepper’ surface level. Marriage has the capacity to be the most intimate human relationship you…