Do rainy days and Mondays get you down? Are you feeling despondent, deject, and downhearted? Are you seeking more energy, hope, and joie de vivre? Alan Phillip suggests that you become a Possibilitarian in his great day book, From Blues to Smiles to Joy! Thirty short chapters are packed with common sense pearls of wisdom that to help you enjoy a great day everyday. Cal Berkeley researchers have found that confident people are more successful than their peers, even those with greater abilities. What can you do to boost your confidence level to achieve more success and recognition? The cacophony that bombards us daily from jet planes to cell phones ringing often goes unnoticed. We've become so surrounded by noice that we basically don't recognize it any longer. Hearing loss is preventable. Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany listen to the leaves with the sound of silence.