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I had an epiphany this morning. It was quite simple in theory, but it hit me like a ton of bricks.
I was preparing for a radio show to talk about Pushing Upward, my new novel. I had studied the material and all the topics I was going to speak about, one of them being eating disorders. While I was on the floor doing my morning stretches, I had an epiphany. It was this… and I do believe, that age, sex, sociological background is irrelevant in this scenario.
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It’s not a bra, honest! It IS a state of mind! In the book, Pushing Upward, 21-year-old, Sandra Billings tries desperately to live with one foot on God, one foot on the world, keep her balance and her sense of humor.
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Funny thing about statistics . . . they seem so distant, so impersonal. Truly speaking, they’re just numbers,
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In the novel Pushing Upward, 21-year-old Sandra Billings is at her wits end. She is dying to get off the endless wheel of a 9 to 5 job to begin pursuing her dream of becoming an actress. She is stuck, confused. She knows she has to take some kind of action, but she’s not sure which. But then, she has an epiphany and places a fateful ad in the L.A. Times: Drama Student in Nd of Rm & Brd in Exchange of Hskpg. She meets some crazy dangerous men, a few zany women, and ultimately meets Emma, an 80-year-old, mysterious woman whom she moves in with. Emma becomes the consummate mentor and changes the course of Sandra’s life.
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Ancient Chinese Oracle Becomes Modern Day GPS
Who ever thought 3 coins could determine ones destiny, answer a question or steer one in the right direction? I never did, until I picked up the I Ching, the ancient Chinese oracle, in the early 70’s. The I Ching for those of you who have never heard of it, is the oldest classical divination system known to man. First written in approximately 1000 B.C., the I Ching is regarded as the foundation text of Chinese wisdom and philosophy. Beneath the surface of the I Ching, is a living, breathing oracle — a patient and all-knowing teacher who can be relied upon for advice at crucial turning points in our lives.
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For years, I couldn’t stop binging and purging. No matter how strong my will power was, the minute I felt out of control, I would eat. If I was in any kind of emotional pain, I ate to stuff down the feelings. No matter what dietary regime I was engaged in, I simply couldn’t get a handle on how much food I actually needed, or what foods I should be eating. It drove me crazy!
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I didn’t want to say good-bye to Nora – not just yet. I wanted to meet her in person. I wanted to thank her for all her sharp dialogue and pithy remarks. I wanted to look her in the eye and tell her how much I appreciated her tightly crafted screenplays and journalistic approach to her BLOGS, articles and whatever she wrote.
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