Are You Your Own Worst Enemy Or Your Own Best Friend?
Are you the kind of person who is your own worst enemy? Do you live your life with doubt, always trying to live up to the standards others set for you? Life can be filled with disappointments if we live each day seeking the approval of others.
Remember that you are who you are because of you, not because of anothers perception of you. At the end of your life the only important question will be: "Did you live your life as you saw fit?"
In all honesty, I can be my own worse enemy. I let...
Blogging - Developing A Readership
You've finally created a blog and you've made your first post. Now how do you get people to actually read what you're blogging about?
Here are some tips on promoting your blog.
1) Quality Content - Interesting content will keep your readership returning. Update your blog regularly.
Googlebot, which is Google's web-crawling robot loves content. The more you update your blog, the more frequent the search engine spiders will return to it.
2) Take part in forums that are related to...
Branded For Life?
"That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet "My name has to be the most Clichι of all. Though I have a beautiful name everyone expects me to be sweet. A Rose Is a rose is a rose. She must be sweet correct? Wrong!
I am so tired of labels. Why must we place people into nice neat categories?" Look at that black man over there, I bet he is in a gang, lock your doors tonight!" or how aboutlook at that woman over there, she is dressed pretty sexy. I bet she is easy."
It...
Choose Life: Abortion Stops A Beating Heart
I believe in the right to life. I believe that there is a human life forming from the moment of conception. I believe anyone who allows or has an abortion is denying the right to life. Abortion is wrong. The Lord has said, "You shall not murder," (Exodus 33:13). The life that is growing within the mother is a child, a baby.
There is an entire life forming inside the womb. The woman does have a right; she has a right to conceive. However once she has conceived, then it is now a separate life....
Does My Life Make A Difference?
Thank you to painter Phil Roberts for the inspiration to write my following article. "Does my life make a difference? Does anyone ever notice me? "What purpose does my writing have?" These are questions that we have asked ourselves, at one point in our lives. Are you uncertain about your impact on others? Do you feel that your time of usefulness is over? You never know who may be appreciating you as a person or your work as an artist. Ironically, I had not given any of this much thought...
Don't Feed The Trolls
What is a troll? He is a hairy, ugly creature that lives under a bridge. Yet, there is another kind of troll; this troll is a forum group poster who makes a post that is controversial or an outright lie to provoke readers into a flame war. Every time I read a trolls post I think Liar, liar, pants on fire. Sometimes I just want to scream that from the top of my lungs. What is it that makes people twist the truth to justify their own needs? The story keeps changing or the trolls say things...
Have You Forgotten Him
May Peace be your gift at Christmas and your blessing all year through! ~Author Unknown
Christmas used to be my favorite holiday as a child. I loved everything about it, the decorations, food, carols, family and of course, presents. But as I became an adult, I found myself disappointed with the holidays. The true meaning of Christmas was somehow lost.
Somewhere the joyous day that I remembered as a child was traded for a big commercialized nightmare. Jesus had been forgotten. No room in the...
How To Optimize Your Blog For Search Engines
Blogs are naturally search engine friendly and optimizing your blog for search engines is really no different than optimizing your website.
Here are some suggestions to get you started.
Back Links: Backlinks play a very big role in Google's pagerank algorithm. Backlinks are extremely important to your blog's rankings, so make sure you have a large number of backlinks.
Here is a list of places to submit your feed or blog.
http://www.bloggertalk.net/blog_resources-cat-369.html
Make use of...
I've Learned
I just turned 36 and I have not had an easy life. But I have learned to accept the bad with the good. Your life can be changed in a matter of seconds.
In 1992 I brought home a beautiful baby girl , five weeks later I was attending her funeral. My daughter Katie was taken from this earth before her life ever really began. Over the next few years I learned many hard lessons. The most important was that your life can change in a matter of hours.
Therefore "Live each day as if it were your...
Images, Hotlinking And Bandwidth Theft
The internet is a powerful tool and internet users should use it responsibility. Internet etiquette refers to the standards for proper behavior on the Internet. Hotlinking to images is a violation of Internet etiquette.
The majority of image hotlinking comes from blogs, discussion forums, and websites like MySpace and Stumbleupon. As a long time Internet user, I can tell you that image hotlinking has always been a major concern. While it's questionable on whether or not hotlinking is...
Kiss (Keep It Simple Stupid)
Not every web surfer is going to understand lawyer talk. Most online privacy policies are written by lawyers and as a web user we don't know half of what it means. Therefore I suggest that you write a privacy policy that people can understand. Phrase your policy as a FAQ with questions like
1. Do you sell my personal information to third parties? 2. How do you secure my personal information? 3. Why do you need my information/why do I need to register? 4. Do you collect information from...
Paypal Users: Don't Get Caught By Phishers
There is a rising trend in Paypal phishing scams. The latest Paypal spoof l received, warns me that my Paypal account has been suspended. It asks me to restore full access to my account by logging in to Paypal. When I click on the link provided in the email, I am sent to a website that looks exactly like the PayPal login page. But the link does not go to Paypal.
This is the link displayed in the email I received.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run
When you click on the...
Penis: The Forbidden Word That Little Johnny Must Not Use
" When God made little boys, He made them out of string. He found he had a bit too much so he left a little thing. "
Recently I was faced with a question that got me thinking and pondering why is it that parents tell their children penis is a bad word. Is the word penis really bad? No the word penis is not a bad word; just children say it at the impropriate times. I once sent an email to a man concerning his poetry and invited him to take a look at the todays-woman.net website. In my email I...
Promoting Your Poetry Book
At long last your book is finished. As a self-publisher poet it is up to you to market your anthology or chapbook. Self-publishing requires you to self-market successfully. Marketing your book can become a full time job and it isnt going to happen overnight. So you might be asking yourself, Where do I begin to market my book?
Website
Create a website to showcase your book. Did you know that blogging is a great way to advertise your book? Google bots crawl blogs more often, than other web...
Rose Desrochers' Thoughts On Taking Responsibility For Our Actions
When do we start taking responsibility for our own actions? It appears that we no longer own our actions. Owning our actions involves taking personal responsibility for what we do. Why is it that when something goes wrong, we need some place else to lay the blame? Part of being a mature, responsible adult is knowing that when we make a decision in life, we are responsible for the outcome, not someone else.
Lets look at the following examples:
A married man goes out and has an affair. He...
Rose Desrocherss 7 Tips: How Do You Generate Traffic To Your Website Or Blog?
Ahh yes, the question that is on everyones mind is How do you generate traffic to your website or blog? Many first-time bloggers assume that you make a few posts, submit your blog to the search engines and traffic will come naturally. It's not that simple and it takes a little more work than just that.
Here are seven tips to generate traffic to your website or blog.
1. The primary way of promoting any website is by creating valuable content. It is important to have something of value to...
Sex In Cyberspace
I am rubbing my keyboard are you rubbing your mouse. Cybersex is it cheating on your partner? This is a controversial issue, one that has started a good number of debates across the internet. I would have to say of course it's considered cheating; you are sharing intimate wants, needs and sexual fantasies with another person; when you should only be sharing those needs with your partner. Cybersex is described as a mediated communication that virtual ourselves with the intention of becoming...
Stop The Cycle Of Abuse
You were beaten because there's a dirty dish in the sink or because he came home again drunk and high. You were beaten when he was sober; his accuse you just got in his way. He blackened your eyes because he didn't agree with something you said. He punched you in the stomach and your were pregnant with his child. Last night he snapped because dinner was a minute late, then he smashed you upside the head with a plate for a comment he didn't like.
He pushed you down a flight of stares because...
Teens And Blogs - Internet Safety Wake-Up Call
In November of 2005, I read that a Roman Catholic high school in Sparta had ordered its students to remove personal blogs from the Internet, in the name of protecting them from cyberpredators. Which brings me to an important question, just how can you keep your child safe online?
The Internet is a "gateway" which leads the adult predator to your child. Parents need to recognize the need to better monitor their childrens online activity. I believe that websites like xanga, myspace, and...
Thankfulness In Times Of Trouble
Thanksgiving is a time for food celebration and fun. Every year on Thanksgiving, families gather around the table to enjoy a meal and give thanks. But for some folks, Thanksgiving can be a lonely time. Many adults spend the holidays feeling isolated and depressed. In the wake of Katrinas aftermath, this will be the first holiday for many without relatives and friends. In addition many families may be experiencing financial strains.
Today as we celebrate this Thanksgiving, it is important to...
Understanding Fair Use Rights
What is copyright? Copyright is defined as The legal protection given to authors which protects them against unauthorized copying of their work. Copyright infringement is defined as a violation of the rights secured by a copyright.
All writers at one time or another have quoted something someone else has written. I see it all the time throughout the writing industry. Maybe you quoted the lines of a poem or a line from an article or the words from a song. I quoted the work of another...
When Your Child Dies
Children are the most special part of life. Losing a child is something that few really understand. Even a brief life offers so much that is special. My Daughter Katie Lindsey Rose, died July 1992. She was just five weeks old. I held Katie after she died and can never, would never, forget Katie as a person or my daughter. I also found out how hard it is for so many to talk about the death of their child.
Many people find it easier to talk about the death of your mom, dad or your wife or...
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