Reasoning Theorems of Success

Visiting Your Past To Claim Your Future

Are you wondering why you just can’t seem to live up to your
full potential? Do you often wonder what’s behind the fear that
continues to hold you back from accomplishing all of your goals.
Do you find yourself making negative remarks about other women
or even comparing yourself to other women, resulting in you
feeling inferior to them. Haven’t you ever wondered what’s
behind all those feelings? Somewhere along the way you lost
track of who you were and by measuring yourself to these other
women and what they have, it is continuing to harm you rather
than help you. It is damaging your self-esteem and your
self-confidence. You are looking for an identity and belittling
other women is certainly not the way to find one. You may need
to visit your past to find your true self. The answer may be
there.

As painful as it may be sometimes to revisit bad memories in our
pasts, it’s the only way to move forward from it. If you
suppress the memories, they will continue to have a negative
impact over you causing you to self-sabotage. You may not even
know what it is that’s plaguing your mind, but you need to
surely find out. Visit your past by sitting quietly and
thinking. May be you were teased a lot growing up, or your
family didn’t show you a lot of affection. Whatever your
situation, it has carried over into the present moment causing
stunted growth on your future. Sit and deal with your past now,
so you can move on to a fulfilling and satisfying life.

You are not your past; however, you past contributed to parts of
who you are today. You can’t change your past, but you can
change you. Stop living in the past and wondering if people are
judging you for things that happened in your past. No one person
is better than the other. We all have skeletons in our closets
and have to answer to a higher power and it’s not the next door
neighbors, family members, friends, etc.

Do not allow your past to control you. You will control your
past by visiting the problems in your past that’s holding you
back, then leaving your problems in the past, and moving towards
a bright future. You are not your past!

To find out more, visit: http://monicaburns.tripod.com
www.monicamburns.vstore.ca

Monica M. Burns copyright2005 Monica M. Burns. All Rights
Reserved.

About The Author Monica M. Burns is a writer, expert author, and
editor of Monica M. Burns, Inc. Information Publishing, small
web based businesses providing informational self-help products
for women. She has authored several eBooklets and other reading
information materials and is a featured Expert Author on many
websites. She has also contributed to several poetic
anthologies. If you would like to publish any of this author’s
articles electronically or in print to your websites, ebooks,
newsletters, or ezines, you MUST include this resource box.

Among some of the top rated epilators on the market today are
Philips Epilators. They have some wonderful epilators using the
best technology for smooth skin and even with pain softeners.

As examples of two of the most popular epilators we will look at
Philips Epilator HP6443 Satinelle and Philips Satinelle Epilator
HP6409.

The Philips Satinelle HP6443 is a two speed epilator with pain
softener which improves the epilation. It is designed for all
body areas, including the bikini line and underarms. The unique
Pincette system uses 21 rotating discs that will remove even the
shortest hair of 0.5mm. You will be able to choose from 2 speeds
for fast and comfortable hair removal. The pain softener
attachment is very easy to remove for cleaning. It comes in a
mellow pink finish and includes a very nice storage or traveling
pouch, cleaning brush and protective cap.

The Philips Satinelle Epilator HP6409 has all the great features
as the one above but comes in a smaller compact size which is
easier for traveling and carrying with you. The soft precision
cap is awesome and will reduce the number of active discs which
will provide you with a gentler epilation on all your sensitive
areas. The rubber fingers are in a row on the cap and massage
and stretch your skin which also reduces the pain. The shaving
head of the Philips Epilator HP6409 is exchangeable for when you
prefer to shave instead of epilate. The two speed setting will
give you the freedom to adjust the speed for thin or thicker
hairs. This epilator comes in pumpkin orange with pearl white
trim.

These are just two of the most popular epilators on the market
today that will give you smooth skin and give you the freedom of
being hair free for up to 4 weeks. You will not have to worry
about your bikini line or your underarms any more when you have
a Philips Epilator close at hand.

The fashion world is a constantly changing place that serves as a revolving door for the hottest fashion designers. Fashionistas strive to stay on top of the fashion world by keep an eye on the up and coming designers that are producing the top trends on the market today. One great way to stay aware of the newest designers is to regularly look at the fashion magazines. Most magazines have a special section devoted to the designers who are working to make a name for themselves in the world of fashion. Also, check out the cable channels that specialize in fashion and style to see interviews and tips from these top designers.

It seems the hottest trend in fashion today is clothing collections designed by actors. This was made the most popular by the Sean Jean fashion label designed by rap mogul Sean, “Diddy” Combs. More recently, the “Jenny from the block” songstress, Jennifer Lopez has begun her own labels of clothing known as “Sweetface” and “JLo.” These urban wear companies feature many items made from authentic fur, causing quite a stir between Lopez and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Another singer who has experience a great success in the fashion industry is Gwen Stefani with her label, “L.A.M.B.” The former No Doubt lead singer entered the fashion world and has received tremendous acclaim for her revolutionary “Love Angel Music Baby” line of clothing.

Urban clothing labels are especially popular these days, with Kimora Lee Simmons experiencing a great deal of success with her “Baby Phat” clothing line. The Baby Phat line is extremely sought after and has pieces at a variety of price levels so individuals of every budget can proudly bring home pieces with the familiar cat logo.

As always, classic fashion houses like Chanel, Gucci, and Vuitton are always favorites with the fashion community as new designers are welcomed into the house and given the chance to create a lovely addition to the season. The best time to see what the fashion designers have unveiled for the upcoming season’s collection is undoubtedly New York Fashion Week. Everyone from fashion royalty to Hollywood starlets are seen sitting front row at these legendary fashion shows, licking their chops at the tasty fashion offerings displayed. Most fashion magazines have excellent coverage of both the shows and the collections available at these shows, so check it out to stay on top of the fashion game.

Bridget Allen has worked for many years in the fashion industry, at a senior level, and she has written an amazing totally free fashionista minicourse that will thrill, entertain, and most importantly educate you about what you absolutely need to know about fashion. Get the free course ” Fashionista Essentials” now at www.i-stylish.com

I can’t think of any adequate excuse for women to receive medical care that is less good than that which is received by men. However, evidence for this continues to surface. The latest study to demonstrate this unsettling fact was published in the September 27, 2005, issue of Neurology, the official journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Melinda Smith and co-investigators looked at stroke care between 2000 and 2002 in the seven acute-care hospitals of Corpus Christi, Texas, which includes all of the hospitals of Nueces County.

Patients hospitalized for stroke, a condition in which interrupted circulation causes damage to the brain, should receive a core battery of testing. Every stroke patient should receive an echocardiogram, a soundwave-based test that shows images of the heart and its various components in motion. This is useful in showing if the heart might have generated the stroke by sending clots or other material into the circulation feeding the brain, and also to identify complications affecting the heart itself. Moreover, patients believed to have a stroke to the front part of the brain (which applies to most cases) should receive testing for narrowing or blockage of the carotid arteries. The carotids are the two pulsating blood-vessels in the front of the neck which convey blood to the front of the brain.

The researchers found that while 57% of the men with strokes received an echocardiogram, this test was given to just 48% of the women with strokes. And while 71% of the men received carotid imaging, this test was provided to just 62% of the women. Statistics showed that these differences were too large to account for by chance alone. Moreover, the researchers diligently searched for legitimate medical reasons to account for the unequal testing–like differences in stroke risk-factors or differences in recognition that a stroke had occurred–but found that these could not account for the differences, either.

In truth, the extent of testing in even the men fell below standards of care–and probably does so in other communities as well–but for the current discussion, the emphasis is on the differences in care provided to the two genders.

So, if these results can be generalized to practices elsewhere, the sad truth is that if you are a woman with a stroke, your care will not be as good as if you are a man. And, unfortunately, the gender bias in stroke care demonstrated by these researchers was not an isolated example. The authors reviewed the results of other studies that showed:

• Sixty-two percent of stroke deaths in the United States occur in women.
• Women have a lower incidence of stroke but worse outcomes than men.
• One hospital’s study showed that in their emergency department women with strokes were evaluated less quickly than men with strokes were.
• A multinational, hospital-based study showed fewer brain-imaging, heart-imaging and blood-vessel-imaging studies in women than in men.
• Women with strokes were less likely to receive blood-thinners than men were.
• And, women were less likely to receive surgery to the carotid arteries than men were.

What is more, gender differences in medical treatment of coronary artery disease have also been demonstrated in Corpus Christi and elsewhere. So, as indicated by the authors, gender differences in medical care probably extend beyond the evaluation and treatment of strokes.

One conclusion is unavoidable: The medical community still has a long way to go in providing equal care to all the patients entrusted to its care.

(C) 2005 by Gary Cordingley

Gary Cordingley, MD, PhD, is a clinical neurologist, teacher and researcher who works in Athens, Ohio. For more health-related articles see his website at: www.cordingleyneurology.com