We’ve collected a lovely selection of articles here for your enjoyment and entertainment. While waiting for the big event as described in the next paragraph, enjoy what’s on offer here today.

At the end of January, there will be a great Blog Carnival in the form of a ‘progressive dinner’. Five Carnivals spread over five blogs will host an amazing buffet of good stuff. Submit your articles to !!# a soup to nuts carnival. The main course will be featured on this blog. To see for yourself the kind of publicity already around this visit Kilroy at Fear and Loathing - The Gonzo Papers. It’s such an event, you might want to participate with an entry of your own.

We kick off with:

How do you define success? Are you successful when you achieve your goals you set out in life? Or do you feel successful even when you haven’t achieved them all, but are working towards them and feel good in life? David B. Bohl presents Success in 2008? It’s Achievable – And Here Is How You Can Do It! posted at Slow Down Fast Today!.

Shamelle presents 7 Things To Be Cautious Of In Year 2008 And Beyond posted at Enhance Life.

Sarah presents Garden in Transit flower taxis = total day brighteners posted at SARAHSPY.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents One Car Guaranty I’d Gladly Forgo posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

Christine presents Monetizing Your Website Through Inspiration and Desire posted at Me, My Kid and Life: An American Single Mom Living in France.

This article questions: what is the BEST life you can live? Justin Duval presents www.DarkGrin.com - mind TRIP posted at The Dark Grin.

Akemi presents Focus on Success posted at Gratitude Magic.

Food is not what it used to be. In the relatively recent past, food was universally recognized as the fruits and nuts that grow on trees, the vegetables that grow out of the soil, plus some fish and game. If you were to take a ride in a time machine and show our ancestors what we eat today, they would recognize very little of it. Tupelo Kenyon presents Is Food Your Medicine or Poison? posted at Tupelo Kenyon.

Prelude to a new book. James DeLelys presents Am I the Only One? posted at Author James DeLelys.

A humorous look at the global credit crisis. How ‘very sensible’ people did very stupid things. T.Pettinger presents A Humorous look at the Sub Prime Crisis posted at Economics Blog.

Wenchypoo presents Income or Outlay posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket.

Just some thoughts about New Hampshire’s primary results and the news coverage of it. Reader comments are also interesting. GrrlScientist presents Some Thoughts About The New Hampshire Primaries posted at Living the Scientific Life.

Pat Ruppel presents That Special Someone posted at Plain Talk and Ordinary Wisdom.

Tina Su presents How to Free Yourself from Guilt posted at Think Simple. Be Decisive..

Robert Phillips presents How to Avoid a Brutal Beating posted at CYBERCA$HOLOGY.

Middleman presents Planes, Trains & Automobiles (Part 1) posted at Middle Man.

Alex Blackwell presents And a Side Order of Positive Attitude, Too Please posted at The Next 45 Years.

Louise Manning presents Pantomime time posted at The Human Imprint.

Samuel Bryson presents The Meaning of life (and other trivial concerns!)– An Existentialist Approach: posted at Total Wellbeing.

M:RS presents Arnold Schwarzenegger?s Take On Modesty posted at Mission: Rock Star.

Jeremy Neal presents How Dad Responds to Things Kids Say posted at Discovering Dad.

Steve Oliphant presents Gotta blog while the blogging’s good posted at Steve Oliphant.

Lovelyn presents Picture This posted at Nebulous Mooch.

Carol Bentley presents I hereby give you permission to. . . posted at Carol Bentley.

For a long time I’ve wondered how the women of old seemed to always be on top of the household chores, and I think that I’ve finally come up with an answer. Becca Ribbing presents How Did They Do It? posted at Diary of a New Old-Fashioned Gal.

Of all the practices that one can pursue to provide health, clarity, stress reduction, psychological resolution, and emotional and spiritual growth, the most consistently powerful method is that of “centering”—bringing yourself to your true energetic core—to what you are before and beyond your familial, societal, and egoic restructuring and reshaping. CG Walters presents Find Your Center: Find Your Peace posted at Into the Mist.

How fear-based thinking get in the way of appreciating diversity. Carole G. McKay presents Mistaken Identity posted at Gold Post-it.

Coping when things go wrong….really nice piece of advice here Todd presents How To Cope When Something Goes Terribly Wrong posted at We The Change.

Describes how the our parents give us a sense of meaning and purpose in life. Warren Wong presents The Value Of Our Parents posted at Personal Development.

Carole Fogarty presents Easily delete obstacles and welcome a rush of amazing new opportunities: posted at THE HEALTHY LIVING LOUNGE.

This is my first post to a blog carnival. From a little blog that writes everyday about life, love, and learning to live in the world. I hope you enjoy it! Scott presents 1-8-08 open heart surgeryFour Every Day. posted at

Laura Beutler presents Call Foul or Pray? « Children & Chocolate and Other Paths to God posted at Children & Chocolate and Other Paths to God.

Humor for writers. Brent Diggs presents Writing Prompts for the Not-So-Prompt posted at The Ominous Comma.

Peter S C presents What Are You Doing That’s Different? posted at I will change your life . com.

Raymond presents Musings About Careers And What Would Be My Dream Job posted at Money Blue Book.

Timothy Gary presents How to Make Time Out of Thin Air posted at How to Make Time Out of Thin Air.

Why is it that 30 years ago malaria in Africa was no more serious than the flu? This 5-minute video provides an overview on what has happened, and pointers to help solve this health problem. Daniel Lafleche presents A fascinating clip from the film Malaria Parasites posted at Film and Video Marketplace Blog.

:: Suzanne :: presents your own real kids (snarky) posted at :: adventures in daily living ::.

I am often asked what the difference between atheism and agnosticism is, and how someone chooses between being an atheist versus an agnostic. Phil for Humanity presents Atheism versus Agnosticism « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity.

Silveral presents Top 10 Celebrity Fears! posted at Celebrity News, and Gossip.

For years, researchers and exercisers alike have spoken about the power of the mind as it relates to exercise and overall health. This article cites a specific study, as well as my own personal experience that allowed me to lift 50 pounds with my mind! FitBuff presents Power of the Mind - Much Stronger Than Your Biceps! posted at FitBuff.com’s Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog.

Joshua Wagner presents Love and Fear posted at Total Possibility.

Kingsley Tagbo presents How to overcome procrastination in 8 easy steps : the fastest way to learn technical skills or get a job posted at How to learn computer programming fast or get a job easily.