GB Items Related to Tag - holiday
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Holiday videos: to shoot or not to shoot?
Thinking ahead to Thanksgiving and Christmas, I realized that I have never really shot much video of family holiday gatherings, with the exception of my nephew's baptism at Thanksgiving 3 years ago. I've not really thought about why this is, but perhaps...
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A Healthy Holiday Season with a Little Help
When we think of the holiday season, which starts the day after Halloween, many priorities are...
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Holiday Displays of Yesterday
Remember when the holiday season unfolded before you behind the glass of storefront windows with scenes of winter wonderlands, Santa's workshop and animated figures? A man who set up windows on Madison Avenue has rescued many from the trash.
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Fit for the Holidays
Eat up! But this year, feed yourself in a unique way. Instead of piling your plate full and getting seconds, feed the mental and emotional “you.” Skip, or indulge only moderately, in the heavy calorie-laden treats. Instead of going overboard on...
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It's The CHRISTMAS Season
Christmas is approaching with the speed of a runaway train, and this year I've made up my mind that if anyone wishes me *Happy Holiday* they will get no response. I'm tired of this nonsense of pussyfooting around the reason for the season, in case...
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12 Tips To Help Your Marriage Survive the Holidays!
This year's holidays are fast approaching. Can you say STRESS? With that in mind, here are 12 tips to help you get through it all. Before you read them there is something you should know. These tips are not from me directly. They are from 75 couples who...
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Building Joy With Toys
After 364 days of work, a special group of "elves" celebrated with a holiday toy giveaway in The Villages, Fla. Come along to see the Christmas spirit brought to life through the eyes of deserving kids.
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Picture of the Day and B'days for Dec. 26.
Today is Friday, Dec. 26, The seven-day African-American holiday Kwanzaa begins today. This is Boxing Day. Today's birthdays include TV host John Walsh who turns 63. Our pic of the day - giving thanks for new friends.
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Santa Trades In Reindeer for Horsepower
If you think you've seen just about every way possible to spread holiday cheer, we may have a new one to add to your list. It's a visit from Santa. Not at the reins of nine magical reindeer, but at the wheel of a 400 horsepower city bus!
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Picture of the Day and B'days for Jan. 1
Happy New Year! You have 365 to Grow Bolder in 2009, so get inspired right here! Today's celebrity birthdays include mini-me Verne Troyer, and our picture of the day is a look back in time.
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One-Step Holiday Eating Plan: Let Your Fork Do the Heavy Lifting
If you’re committed to hosting or attending parties during the holidays, you will face...
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Picture of the Day and B'days for Dec. 25
Celebrate Christmas around the world, all from your living room! Plus, see which celebrities are opening both birthday gifts and Christmas presents. Have a happy and healthy holiday, from everyone at GB!
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The Spirit of Thanksgiving
Of every holiday, perhaps the one we need most of all right now is Thanksgiving. When times are tough, it's good to take stock in all the things we have. Here's a sampling straight from the streets of New York.
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Christmas Lights Up the Neighborhood
Sometimes, holiday lights can be just the thing to get us out of our houses and spreading good cheer. Take this tour through a charming neighborhood.
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Biking New Zealand
I'm having such an incredible time that I had to write my first blog! Having worked in the north island of New Zealand for a year, I saw the sights there (lovely)....but what about the south island? I'm retired now and at 65 I have the time....and still...
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Holiday Stress Survival Guide
7 Strategies to Survive the Holidays By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Have you ever wondered why traditional holidays are so stressful? Instead of being called the ‘most wonderful time of the year,’...
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Do We Need More Holiday Traditions?
I'm not sure where the thought came from - probably an episode of Oprah. I found myself wondering if the Middleton’s have enough family holiday traditions. Like any good dad, I want my children to cherish the memories of this wonderful time of...
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Free at Last - Cranberry Anxiety
I can honestly say that I am now free – free at last. And, the good news is, I didn’t have to spend thousands of dollars in therapy to get that way – this year, the shackles that bound me just fell away. I feel so liberated! I know you are surely...
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Gary U.S. Bonds: We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Bonus track time! One of our favorite radio show guests, Gary U.S. Bonds, just gave his fans a very special treat -- a free download of his holiday song, "We Wish You a Merry Christmas."
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The Hardest to Get Holiday Gift ... Ever?
Better cross Wii off your Christmas list. Move over Furby and Tickle Me Elmo. The Nintendo Wii has not only become this season's must have gift -- it may be the hardest to get holiday gift of all time and is causing near mass hysteria.
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My Holiday Vacation
As a person who travels frequently, and who sometimes stays at the homes of relatives and friends, I try not to overstay my welcome. One of the ways I do this is to watch for subtle hints that my hosts drop to give me a gentle nudge to LEAVE. I believe...
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Does Your Breath Stink?
Tis the season to eat like someone who was just rescued from a desert island. Office parties, holiday buffets, family gatherings and enough sandwiches made from leftover turkey to choke a reindeer are paraded by us all at this time of the year. But that...
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In Celebration of Hard Work
Labor Day is observed on the first Monday of September and dates back to 1882. The Central Labor Union came up with the ideas as a way to give the "working man" a day off. It worked out so well that Congress made it official 12 years later.
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"Keeping Your Cool Even When the Holidays Get Hot"
By Aaron Welch, LMHC, NCC, CSOTS Ah yes, the holidays. For many, it is a...
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Chest Pain; Why It Should Not Be Ignored
Urban Meyer has taken a leave from coaching the Florida Gators due to chest pains he had...
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Strategies to Survive Holiday Stress
Strategies to Survive Holiday Stress By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Have you ever wondered why traditional holidays are so stressful? Instead of being called the ‘most wonderful time of the year,’...
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Arthritis Foundation's Jingle Bell Run/Walk
Get moving at the Arthritis Foundation's Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis this holiday season. Join the thousands of walkers and runners who will hit the nation's pavements, pathways and parks this winter to fight the nation’s most common cause of...
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"Merry Christmas Dad! Coping with Grief During the Holiday Season"
“Merry Christmas, Dad! Coping with Grief in the Holiday Season” By: Aaron Welch, LMHC, NCC, CSOTS I doubt if this article will be very long in comparison to most that I write. The topic is far too difficult for me to “go...
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Hot Holiday Toys
What your kids and grandkids will be begging for this season.
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unPrejudice, island style
Recent conversations started me thinking about how different growing up in Key West must have been from other places. I'm not politically correct, at least not consciously so. I don't have to censor my words because I simply don't have those thoughts to...
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Small business owners
I have just launched my company called "Fishbowl Cards". It is a gift and greeting card company that focuses on kids and adults with disabilities. There is nothing like this in the marketplace and until now has been completely ignored. I'm using my 30+...
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Happy New Year!
There's something so exciting about waking up in a new year ... there are 365 days of unblemished promise ahead, 12 months of challenges -- some known, many not. Last night, I found myself thinking about New Year's Eve 2009, and wondering what big stories...
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Left over from yesterday - Let’s Talk Turkey
When I worked for an ad agency years ago, I would meander up the street to Beefy King. Beefy King is a fast food restaurant in Orlando that's been a big hit with locals since 1968. They make real roast beef, too, not the pieces & parts stuff of corporate...
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Paying Tribute to Dear Old Dad
As a nation, we've been celebrating Father's Day for less than 40 years. Make up for those lost years by checking out the greatest collection of inspirational, butt-kicking dads around!
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Celebration of Mother's Day
None of us could be here without one; they come in all shapes, sizes and colors. Some are funny, some are sweet; some are older, and some have just received their titles. We're talking about moms.
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Paying It Forward
You’ve heard of paying it forward? It’s the concept that if someone does something nice for you, you do something nice for someone else. Then that person will do something nice for another person, and so on, and so on. Instead of paying the...
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Rightsizing Your Life -- The Holiday Edition
RADICAL RIGHTSIZING FOR TOYS Now here’s a novel idea: don’t give potentially dangerous toys for Christmas. "Why I'd NEVER do that!" you say? Since some 80-90% of all toys come from China—this isn't going to be as easy as you think....
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Dearest Darling Santa
Dear Sir: How's it hangin'? I know you're mighty busy, so I'll be brief. I've been damn good this past year, sir. I'm helping take care of my ancient mother too. I even live with her in her house, and I want major points for this because care-giving...
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Challenge: Lose 1 Million Pounds
If your New Year's resolution is to lose weight, you're in good company. A study by the U.S. government finds that it's the number one vow that Americans make at midnight on December 31st. Paying off debts, saving money and getting a better job come in...
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Happy Holidays from Growing Bolder!
What a year it has been! We just wanted to take a few moments to thank each and every one of you for your continued support, and ask you to help us spread the GB philosophy across the world.
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Danger, Will Robinson! Holiday Food!
Holidays are dangerous times for diabetics and dieters, and I fall into both categories. Here's how I try to make it through the day without landing myself in a coma.First, most people don't seem to know that diabetes is not about avoiding sugar. It's...
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Living Contentment: Thanksgiving
Walking into the living room, I caught a few brief few minutes of Dr. Wayne W. Dyer on the public television channel. He was lecturing from his book, Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life, in which he expounds the views of Lao-tzu expressed in the...
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Mikie Likes It 3
Psalm 55:22 "Friends are God's way of taking care of us." This was written by a of Metro Denver Hospice Physician: I was driving home from a meeting this evening about 5, stuck in traffic on Colorado Blvd., and the car started to choke and splutter...
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Silver Surfers
We learned at the recent Surf Expo that riding the waves isn't just for kids. It 's becoming a sport for life. That had us wondering, who are the pioneers, the role models for senior surfing? We knew there had to be some -- and we weren't disappointed.
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Nintendo Wii Fit
The next big evolution in exercise equipment has arrived. Only you may have to fight your kids for a chance to use it. The Nintendo Wii is suddenly the newest must-have accessory for your morning workout.
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Picture of the Day and B'days for Nov. 24
He put the "beat" in The Beatles -- but never made it to Abbey Road. We wish a very happy birthday to musician Pete Best, plus we kick off our celebration of all things Thanksgiving with a very special Picture of the Day.
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Picture of the Day and B'days for Nov. 25
Our Thanksgiving tribute continues, with a look at a Norman Rockwell dinner. Plus, it's a big day for celebrity birthdays, and we look back at a storm that rocked the States.
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Picture of the Day and B'days for Nov. 28
Ready ... set ... go! It's a race to the finish in today's look back at this day in history. And, are you ready to shop 'til you drop? Make sure to pick up a gift for the celebrities who are celebrating big birthdays today.







































