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Okay. It’s been a bad week. Hurricane Ike throttled Texas, destroying many coastal towns and much of downtown Houston…and that’s not even the most shocking headline of the week!

“One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.” – Albert Schweitzer With the close of both national political conventions last week, we now have a clearer picture about the four candidates, a couple of which will take the reigns of arguably the two most powerful posts in the free world at the start of the new year.

It’s that time of year again! Another whirlwind of a summer has blown on by. From watching Superheroes…Superheroes…and well, more Superheroes on the Big Screen to witnessing Super Athletes smash records and defy the odds in one of the most exhilarating Olympic spectaculars in history…

Everyone likes winning, and everybody loves a winner. Even if you aren't in the Olympics this year, PeopleJam is running a sweepstakes that makes it easy for you to win some great stuff. All you need to do to enter is go to Peoplejam.com and write 2 or more reviews of self improvement products or services that you've used from top experts like Tony Robbins, Mitch Albom, Ken Blanchard, Deepak Chopra, Robert Kiyosaki, Phil McGraw, Eckhart Tolle, and many others.

A dollar just doesn't go as far as it used to. Remember when the Canadian dollar used to be a joke? Now it's even money with the U.S. dollar, and the U.S. is the brunt of the money jokes. And just a few years back, people laughed when they talked about the Euro being worth more than the U.S. dollar. Today $1 will buy you less than 2/3 of a Euro. Ouch! There goes that European vacation!

Whether you're just dating, in a committed relationship, or married, the rules of dating don't change all that much: you must go out on a real date once in a while or your relationship can lose its zing.

Do we need technology to get in shape? To run our daily lives? To impress the opposite sex? Yes, yes, and YES! What are you, a Luddite?

Many Europeans still take month-long vacations. Here in the U.S., taking even a week off is almost impossible. In fact, many people are now taking Daycations - going away for just 24 hours! Even if we could squeeze out more time, the buying power of the dollar is dropping as fast as the temperature is rising, and our bank accounts are just saying "no".

Celebrating births and mourning deaths are life-changing experiences. Yet we don't get to remember or learn from them. Our own life passages - including starting or ending relationships, moving, or making job or career changes - provide great, but painful, learning experiences. So why do we put ourselves through so much pain? It can be as simple as wanting a happier life. Or as complex as wanting to make a difference.

Way back in 1970, Walt Kelly - the creator of the Pogo comic strip - coined the phrase, "We have met the enemy, and he is us," on an Earth Day poster. How true.

There's a good reason why June 2nd was declared National Break-Up Day in 2006. And it wasn't just because Budweiser used it to promote the ho-hum movie The Break-Up. Summer is a time to loosen your tie, cast off your old ways, and perhaps get rid of the things - and people - that are holding you back.  That's right: it's time to throw caution to the wind - while trying not to throw your back out!

We've all experienced setbacks. It's part of life. Failures can become victories depending upon what we do with them. It's about choice and perspective. Life is a learning curve. We can persevere in the face of defeat or give up. Resiliency (Vaillant, 1993) is a strength that helps a person to rise above adversity. For some, this quality is innate; for others it needs to be developed.

We've all experienced loss in our lives - loss of a relationship, a job, a dream. Oftentimes, loss is followed by a bout of the blues, anger, denial or all of the above (Kubler-Ross Grief Cycle). Although it's normal, sometimes we become stuck in the process. PeopleJam Community Tip. Members offer support and advice to a member coping with the end of a relationship and beginning a new chapter in her life:

Ahh, the rush of falling in love (or lust). There's nothing quite like it. The brain concocts its exquisite chemical reaction of dopamine, norepinephrine and oxytocin. However, much like a good champagne buzz, these chemicals eventually wear off. You then accept the reality of the relationship with its ups and downs or you move on, looking for the next buzz. If you're committed to the realtionship, three of the most important skills to master are communication, communication and communication - in happy and not so happy times.

Gokhan Mutlu. Do you know this guy? Since boycotting all White House-related news 8 years ago (stress management technique- sometimes denial and repression serve a healthy purpose), I've turned to odd news items as an alternative.

Did you know there are pro anorexia websites? I didn't until I read an article last week about a French bill to fine organizations that promote extreme thinness.

According to a recent Reuter’s article, Venice’s legendary Harry’s Bar, where Ernest Hemingway once held court, is offering a 20% discount to American tourists. Italy. I-t-a-l-y, where only 10 years ago I had to buy an extra suitcase to cart home leather, cashmere and silk goods because the exchange rate was so favorable is now taking pity on American visitors. What happened?