by Brenda Adelman | Jul 11, 2011 | Articles
I was raised by wiseguys in Brooklyn (my father one of them). He taught me how to drive a Cadillac at six and how to shoot a gun at ten. He had a nickname for me, Brenda Badenda, his Great Defenda. I was definitely Daddy’s little girl. Mom was an eclectic...
by Brenda Adelman | Jun 3, 2011 | Articles
My mantra: “Forgiveness is Freedom”. You have been told to forgive. You know you should forgive. You feel you need to forgive. But, have you ever been instructed as to how to do it? I didn’t learn how to forgive in grade school. There were no practical steps or...
by Brenda Adelman | Apr 16, 2011 | Articles
Article: How to Forgive Yourself Well, how appropriate to go from being asked to speak on the power of appreciation for this fantastic telesummit, to telling you about this past month that turned my world over as if everything was being pushed and pulled in a washing...
by Brenda Adelman | Feb 14, 2011 | Articles
I would say that I have had a Valentine for Valentine’s Day about half the time I’ve been alive – maybe 1/3 of the time. I was never really someone who had to have a partner. (In the past it was a boyfriend and for the last 10 years it’s been a...
by Brenda Adelman | Dec 23, 2010 | Articles
I lost both my parents before I turned 40. My mom died when I was 30. Because of how she died, for all intents and purposes, (and you can see more about that here: http://openingtoloveweekend.com) I lost my dad that year too. Each holiday season comes around and...
by Brenda Adelman | Sep 22, 2010 | Articles
Wearing Unforgiveness of Self is like putting on an oversized and washed out black T-Shirt that doesn’t fit and thinking it hides the extra weight -but really it’s a reflection of how you feel about yourself on the inside-your harsh self-judgment and this...
