By Amy Phillips-Gary
I have this mixed up and confused sort of relationship with beauty.
I would so like to feel beautiful; and there have been moments that I have– but not as many as I’d like! For the most part, I look around me and feel sub-standard or merely okay.
Images of beautiful women in ads on tv and in magazines seem to hound me and exacerbate my lagging perceptions of myself. This doesn’t necessarily get better or easier as I get older either!
By Amy Phillips-Gary
A young boy struggles to deal with his parents' divorce, the introduction of a new person-- his mother's boyfriend-- into his life, feeling left out and ignored by his older sister and an overall sense of loneliness.
This not-so-unusual scenario is the stage upon which the movie version of the beloved children's book Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak is set.
While the book hints at the difficulties the pre-pubescent Max is going through, the movie version (titled the same) expands and brings them to a level that can be downright uncomfortable for viewers.
The wild things that Max encounters after he sails off to another land personify his seemingly out of control emotions.
By Amy Phillips-Gary
A few days ago a headline on the cover of my city’s newspaper advised readers to “Prepare for H1N1.” This cautionary lead was followed up by a list of steps that can be taken in order to minimize the affects of this strain of influenza that’s reportedly making the rounds.
Cold and flu season happens every year. This time, however, there has been a particular focus on the H1N1 flu.
Countless news reports and websites share the list of symptoms. You can even go online to track where the H1N1 flu has shown up across the country and the world.
By Amy Phillips-Gary
In today’s economy there aren’t too many people connecting the word “fun” with the word “money.”
News headlines warily report the stock market numbers each day. Job cuts are still being made and plenty of folks are looking for employment that will adequately pay the bills.
A lot of belt-tightening is going on.
In such an environment, the focus tends to be on “getting by” rather than bounding into financial abundance and prosperity.
