Word: goddesses
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Some of Doyle's ideas have the imprint of sanity. Being the commanding, demanding warrior goddess may work in the office, she argues, but you should leave her there and treat your husband like a friend and grownup. "Honor his choice of socks and stocks, food and friendships, art and attitudes...have regard for his ideas, suggestions, family and work," she writes. There is a lot to be said for apologizing, for walking away rather than escalating an argument. And Doyle, like many therapists, urges women to do nice things for themselves and build on their interests and friendships outside...
...pond. In the 1800s, despite the supression of Afro-Brazilian religions, followers of such faiths would secretly worship West African deities during Roman Catholic rites. For example, someone might act as if they were praying to the Virgin Mary when they were really praying to Iemanja, the goddess of the sea. The tour guide doesn't tell us any of this. She does point out that Sao Sabastiao translates as "Saint Sebastian...
...costumes were outrageous and provocative, and her production numbers brought to mind (for those of us who keep track of excesses from all eras) the best moments of Ann-Margret and Nancy Sinatra - although even Ann and Nancy never came on variety shows decked out as an Aztec goddess, a female boxer or a geisha girl...
...there who's reading the same thing and giving up hope. And I sometimes wonder if sobriety does anyone any good unless you can use it to help sell your junk on the Internet. And so I make myself feel better by going on melaniegriffith.com and ordering some goddess beads. I don't know long delivery will be, but I'm sure it's something less than 28 days...
...pressure to stay sober. The lingering fear of disappointing family, friends and colleagues is heightened when the world's watching. Griffith is raising the stakes on her own sobriety every day she adds a journal entry to her web site, which, by the way, also sells dresses and "goddess beads." The recovery journal seems like nothing more than an enticing come-on to a New Age-y online shopping experience...