By Charlene M Brown
If you’re like most families, you have family issues that never seem to go away. It might be the drunken uncle who speaks his mind at the family reunions, the player who brings his girlfriend instead of his wife, or it may be something like a don’t ask, don’t tell policy on all family business.
By Charlene M Brown
Ladies, do you know what’s really sexy!? Being able to walk into a bar, club or restaurant in a flyy outfit, some baaaaaaddddd heels and sitting down to treat yourself to whatever it is on the menu that you want!
By Charlene M Brown
Have you ever said to yourself, “Gee, I wish I could change this”?
By Charlene M Brown
Sometimes the women closest to us are not our mothers, yet they’ve mothered us just the same.
They might be our best friend’s mom, an aunt, or maybe even a college professor or elementary school teacher. Whoever they are, they have provided some mothering at some point in our lives!
I work with teenagers and at some point many of them accidentally call me “Mom.” I mostly take this as a compliment (mostly! 
), glad that they view me positively. Coincidentally, I am often asking them to do something a second time (read, “nagging” them).
Perhaps you don’t get along so well with your mother so you’ve turned to other women for support and guidance. Or maybe you do have a good relationship with Mom, but just need an outside perspective.
Mothers, whoever they may be to you, are the backbone of most societies. In most cultures, women are the ones responsible for the running of the household, the raising of the children, the feeding of the family.
What would we do if not for these everyday acts of courage of doing what needs to be done to make sure the family is taken care of!?
We would perish!
No matter who your “mothers” are, make sure you tell them “Thank You! for being wonderful!” They need to hear that too, maybe more than everyone else.
Mother’s, whatever shape they come in, are pillars of strength and true beauty.
So go make that phone call, send that card, make that lunch appointment with the women you call mothers. Send them some roses or fresh made bread or a basket of fruit—do something to let them know you are thinking about them and grateful for their womanliness!
It doesn’t have to be a large gesture-just something so that they know you care.
Stevie Wonder’s song, “I Just Called To Say I Love You” always does the trick for me! Every time I hear that song, I get all warm and fuzzy and want to call everyone I know to say a big old “I Love You!” So go find that song and listen to it, then call all your mothers and let ‘em know how much you care!
Do You Love Your Life Now!? I Do! (Because I have been surrounded by women of beauty, strength, courage and grace who have all mothered me and I am grateful!)
By Charlene M Brown
What are all the things you can’t do!?
How much time do you spend thinking about them?
By Charlene M Brown
Have you ever listened to one of your girlfriends knowing it wasn’t the best thing for YOU to do!? Or maybe you have a girlfriend who is always advising you to do things that are for HER benefit and not your own!?
Charlene M Brown
What was the best date you ever went on! Who was it with? What did you do that made it so special?
Hold onto this delicious thought (I bet you are licking your lips for one reason or another! )
Now, when was the last time you took yourself on a date!?
Have you ever?
Well, hunny, it’s about time you did!
This might take some planning and saving—I understand that—but it is well worth it, I promise you! Do what it takes to make this happen anyway!
Get all dressed up! Find your favorite flirty-fun dress, add your favorite jewelry, and accessories, maybe a dab of makeup to highlight your beautiful face, now add your favorite pair of heels and you are ready to go. Don’t forget to take a wrap or a jacket if you will be chilly upon your return (or if it’s Winter or Fall!)
Now take yourself to someplace that you have always wanted to try. This might be the Opera or Ballet, or it might be a nice restaurant in town. Whatever it is, Paint the town red and have a fabulous time with yourself. Don’t worry about your first impressions of your date, just be yourself.
For me this looks like, having dinner at a nice seafood restaurant, enjoying a glass of wine or two, eating dessert (I believe in Dessert! ) then catching a show that has lots of music or dancing or both in it.
And I have done this, and found that I enjoy my own company just as much as I enjoy other peoples’ company!
If dinner is part of your date, make sure you select things that sound like the most delicious items on the menu! And don’t forget dessert! Women are always watching what they eat! Just this once, on your magnificent date, don’t worry about the calories or getting up extra early tomorrow to burn them off, just enjoy every delicious bite of your food and every sensuous sip of your drink. Delight in your decadent dessert!
If you are going to the theatre, make sure it is something you have wanted to see for awhile—make sure it’s worth it.
Before you leave the house, make sure you look in the mirror and tell your date how marvelous she looks. Just for tonight, suspend all judgment!
Just for tonight, have the time of your life!
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Enjoy!
Do You Love Your Life Now!? I DO!! (Because I regularly take myself out on great dates! )