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 There are two little girls from the UK who have become more famous in a short period of time than most of us can ever dream of in a lifetime. It all started with a video that landed them on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. One performance on Ellen’s show led to another and before  The other day a story was told to me that will not make national headlines or even the local news but I believe that it is worth sharing. A few years ago, I couldn’t have imagined how my life would change by a social network called Facebook.  I’ve been reading a lot of blogs written by women, who as they hit middle age and older, become dissatisfied with their physical appearance. What they see when they look in the mirror is not what others are seeing…it is their critical perception of the reflection staring back at them. I would like to remove all labels that human beings feel a need to put on each other.  A few weeks ago, a story of a Mother who injected her 8 year old daughter with Botox made international news.  A traditional college education is no longer a guarantee for a monetarily successful future. 
Photo Credit: Reuters Mario Anzuoni Arnold Schwarzenegger admits he fathered a child out of wedlock and the media goes wild. Important stories take a back seat as the seedy details of Schwarzenegger’s affair are revealed. Once again, the public is subjected to the boring (yes I said boring) day by day findings similar to Growing up near the ocean was like a gift that never grew old. I remember riding my bike to the beach and sitting along the shore, squinting to see the ships far out in the sea. I would stare for hours, my mind drifting like the waves. And I would write volumes of  |
Previously a columnist for The Asheville Citizen Times, Rapid River Magazine, and Savvy Discounts, Debi also created and hosted a radio talk show called "You've Been Caught... Being Nice!" Debi and her husband Richard have four chidren, one granddaughter, and are the owners of JDR Cleaning Service, Inc. Richard is a North Carolina Real Estate Broker.
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Copyright © 2012 Debi Drecksler - All Rights Reserved
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Debi Drecksler's passion is writing for and about the "guy on the street."
