Recovering The SelfA Journal of Hope and Healing

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My First Job – Detasseling Corn in Kansas

by Kiesa Kay We got into the wagons before dawn, and one man always started chanting, “All I want to say is Weinie My Suck. All I want to say is Weinie My …

How to Find the Right Job in a New State

Guest Blog Relocating to another state is not an easy task as you have to manage many things and if you do not have a job, it may get even harder. While the …

Beginning Again in 2021

by Ann Chiappetta After eight years of being a full-time trauma counselor for the Veteran’s Administration, I was dismissed from the position in 2019. I …

Fighting the No Jobs Black Hole with Fire

by Casey Mathews What do you do when you find yourself dangling from a job that no longer makes sense? How do you reconcile the difficulty of knowing that …

Meet The Band

by Trish Hubschman It was May 2017. Tickets would go on sale to the public in a few days for the August Styx concert at Jones Beach. People who had the …

The Author Inside

by Claire Plaisted It’s a strange thing to find an Author inside yourself, especially when you don’t know it’s there. In fact, I didn’t find out until …

5 Tips for Becoming a Successful DJ

by Richard Clayton Making it big in the entertainment industry is an extremely challenging task and requires a lot of perseverance. When you’re trying to …

I Always Knew

by Leila R. Ferrari Pat was a librarian at heart and in her work world. Her ability to relate to children and adults alike made possible a wide variety of …

Rules For Life – Everything is a Blessing (Part Two)

by Ken La Salle Welcome back to my continuing series of Rules For Life. When I wrote last month about everything being a blessing, I had no idea about the …

Rules For Life – Enjoy it

by Ken La Salle Welcome back to my continuing series of Rules For Life. This month, my goal is to help you enjoy those moments of your life that may not be so …

Rules For Life – Knowing Where

by Ken La Salle Look to your left. Now, look to your right. Now, consider this. Most of the problems we face in life originate from an inadequate understanding …

Rules For Life – Drawing Your Bottom Line

by Ken La Salle Welcome back to my continuing series of Rules For Life. Yesterday, I found myself waiting at my auto mechanic’s shop. I had taken my wife’s …

Rules For Life – The World Can Inspire You

by Ken La Salle Welcome back to my continuing series of Rules For Life. You know what I don’t understand? People who lack passion. I simply don’t …

Rules For Life – Some Days

by Ken La Salle Welcome back to my continuing series of Rules For Life. As writing has become my full-time career, I’ve utilized systems to help me do my job …

Rules For Life – No ‘Backsies’

by Ken La Salle Welcome back to my continuing series of Rules For Life. Last month, I wrote about life’s perpetual and inescapable move forward. Once …

Rules For Life – Life is a One-Way Trip

by Ken La Salle Welcome back to my continuing series of Rules For Life. Recently, I’ve been working on a new book about growing up in the 1970s. It’s been …

First Do No Harm

by Ken La Salle Welcome back to my continuing series of Rules For Life. If we’re going to establish some rules for life, rules that make life easier, that …

Why Have Rules For Life?

by Ken La Salle In my last article, I shared with you my plan to examine some of the rules we each have that guide us in our everyday behavior. These rules …

When Are We Too Old To Dream?

Though it may be too late for you to send presents, I thought I’d share with you that my birthday passed very recently. It happened on October 16th; I turned …

That One Person

by Ken La Salle  “I’m not going to be one of your fans.” She said this to me shortly after she found out I was a writer. You see, she had split up with …

Everything de’Olde is New

by Ken La Salle Last month, I wrote about finding the freedom to return to a part of your dream you had once loved but left behind. But what about having the …

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