Could you do this?
Stop Shopping! I love clothes. I love everything that goes into buying them. Imagine one year of no clothes shopping. In September 2013, the journey of no shopping began. I …
Higher?
Getting high is an integral part of pop culture. Taking the hit on a joint, having the drink at the end of the day or lifting the mood with a …
Dos and Don’ts When Angry At Work
There’s nothing that can get your blood boiling like an unfair boss. Throw in a smattering of office gossip and a side of passive-aggression and you have a recipe that …
Week 2 to Joy: Fake It Til You Make It
Let’s play a game. It is the “fake it til you make” game. You and I know that there are days or weeks when there is an internal awareness that …
5 Weeks to Joy: Week 1
Everyday, it’s the same routine. Get up, contemplate all the things you have to do, and then get to work – whether it’s the work of tending to children, the …
Divine Forgiveness: 10 Tools for Forgiveness
Forgiveness is a potent facet in the Dance of Grief. The absence of forgiveness keeps people stuck and inhibits the healing process. The losses in life affect everyone differently. Whether …
Are You There, Mom?
C’mon I have something to show you. It is so special that only you can experience it. Come on, allow yourself to go with the flow of this, just for …
Bad Day?
Tough days. We all have them. You know the rainy day when you forget your umbrella, a car drives close to you as the pooled street water rushes onto your …
What’s Next?
A primal, raw response is occurring around the world as the unanswered mystery continues to haunt the news and media. This is not just about a plane gone missing: This …
Are You Dead?
You are alive. Yes, we found you walking around, looking up at the sun, reveling in the sunshine, almost blinded by the light, you could not see what was before …
V is for…Victory!
Oh my sweet Valentine, be mine! Oh my sweet Valentine, shut out the rhetoric of the ads Still the mind, don’t buy into Hallmark Still the mind, Still …
Heroin is No Heroine
Heroin is no heroine- at first pleasing, and alluring- begging you to take a taste, through the needles sharp edge as it meets the skin, breaking to take you into …
In One Minute…
In one minute, in one conversation, in one interaction life can take a turn that you never expected. What happens when you are faced with the unexpected? Every day there …
Give up the New Year’s Resolution: 10 tools to implement change
In a culture where mindfulness and being in the moment are heralded as the key to inner peace and joy, isn’t it curious that as 2013 comes to a close, …
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Why Weight and Wait?
Ok- so we all know that the holidays give us a reason not to take care of our bodies, splurge with the “why nots” and the internal text of “I’ll …
Knock, Knock…Who’s There?
It is 9/11 at the door. Knocking, knocking at our memory banks, the grief grips our hearts with sorrow and melancholia while indelibly marking our daily lives. We have gone …
I Have a Dream…
50 years ago Martin Luther King, Jr delivered a speech in Washington, DC to a crowd of 250,000 people. The script he held in his hand as he approached the …
The Gift of the Illusionist
The current job market has left many people out of work. But the period after job loss is exactly the time to make a move toward standing out during a …
A Father’s Legacy
As father’s day approaches I think about my relationship with my father. I speak to my Dad every day. For some reason after my mom passed I took on the …
Grief and Father’s Day
The first year in any loss is a year of learning about who you are while in the throes of your grieving process. Everyone grieves differently! No one grieves the …
