Monthly Archives: March 2009

Who make you feel anxious. Who make you feel worried. Who don’t apologize. Who judge every last move you make. Who get angry when you don’t take their advice. Who follow up mean comments with ”I am just being honest” or … Continue reading →

But you’re not to blame for anyone’s but your own.  Likewise, no one can “make” you say, do or be anything but who you are.

Watch your reputation die by the lie.

I will not allow myself to “go negative” but will instead comfort myself and remind myself of the positive changes I have made (and am making) and the strength I have shown in my life. I will not make myself … Continue reading →

What are you going to do to change your life? What are you ready to drop cold turkey? Where do you want to run to? Closer to your success? Further from your past? Towards someone you love? Under the bed … Continue reading →

You have to love yourself enough to be willing to go at it alone and to believe in your ability to create the best and healthiest life for yourself.  Sitting there and waiting for someone else to swoop in and … Continue reading →

If there is one thing that really gets my goat (if I had a goat and it could be gotten) it is when you give someone the gift of forgiveness and a brand-new benefit-of-the-doubt only to have them toss it … Continue reading →

What if we were our own guardian angels?

Looking for a little work out motivation?  These songs always help me get moving… Man in The Box- Alice in Chains New Years Day- Paul Oakenfold Remix of the famous U2 song Slither- Velvet Revolver The Saints are Coming- Greenday … Continue reading →

This weekend a friend said something really amazing and I thought I would share it with all of you… “[When I get caught up in a painful situation where someone else is hurting me through no fault of my own] … Continue reading →

If you want to be a better human being, you can be.

  “Are You Going To Eat That?”-What someone else eats or does not eat is their business.  Just as you have a right to eat healthfully, unhealthfully, with meat or soy (or without) so do they.  Keep the lecture or … Continue reading →

Instead of running back or forward. Life will move on and our bodies will change.  Time will pass and we will pass away. But why waste our here and now fearing the inevitable? Live.

Just because it is working for someone else doesn’t mean you should do it.

Yesterday holds nothing but memories.  Your life exists in the here and now.

Watch the news channel you are least likely to agree with and try and keep an open mind. Bring a plant to your workspace. Write an old-fashioned letter and send it via snail mail. Hug someone for at least 5 … Continue reading →

I get so many updates from different people letting me know when they will be where, what they will be doing and why I should let other people know by forwarding the message.  I am all for helping others be … Continue reading →

I made this last night and added mushrooms that I had sauted seperately at the  very end and it was so yummy!  I am assuming it is great as a cold salad too (without the mushrooms).

This makes me so angry and breaks my heart.  Please be warned, it’s deeply disturbing.

It’s often that you aren’t doing it. Most of us can be doing a whole lot more to create the life we want to be living but its easier not to try or to give up in the face of … Continue reading →

Don’t wait for a crisis to start acknowledging all of your blessings and better ways to spend your time.  Think about and thank the people who stand by you. Show appreciation for the things that surround you. Be grateful for … Continue reading →

Think about the things you feel are absolutely “right” and “wrong”, what are they?

Valerie Bertinelli has gotten healthy, the healthy way!  She looks great and I am so happy for her that she’s donning a bikini for the first time in 30 years and feeling great. Of course, healthy and happy is stunning … Continue reading →

Low fat mozzarella string cheese? So good for making low-fat quesadillas. Vitamin D supplements?  Awesome for  both a mood and immune-system boost. Oil of Olay Regenerist Cream? It’s a bit pricey for a drugstore brand but it works! Omega 3′s … Continue reading →

See “Milk” if you haven’t (Wow!) Go out and explore your neighboring town. Take an hour-long walk with a friend or your ipod.

When it comes to plastic surgery, it seems everyone has an opinion but how you share it determines whether or not you need to tone up your manners.  I am not quite sure why in the world some people would assume … Continue reading →

Another smart and beautiful woman is killed by a man who is supposed to love her.  Violence against women (and all people) needs to stop.

The situation is what it is but your reaction is fueled by how you are taking it in.  If you fear something, there’s a likelihood you will greet challenging circumstances with more anxiety by infusing them with more meaning than … Continue reading →

 It’s a sad reality that not everyone will appreciate, respect or like you and while you can’t shine in everyone’s eyes, you don’t have to bow down or be anyone’s proverbial whipping post.  You deserve to be treated with enough … Continue reading →

Instead of gauging your success by comparing your achievements with those of someone else, write down your personal goals and track your development by measuring them against your own (realistic) timetable.   When you have checked off a goal, take a … Continue reading →

Hi Everyone, I want to first say I am sorry if this triggers anyone or upsets them but I am hoping you guys can help me out.  I am looking to interview the following men and women ANONYMOUSLY for research … Continue reading →

What are you going to do?

The idea that “everyone has an opinion” is only half of the story, everyone has a hundreds of opinions and they seem to change every other day.  In this world of peanut-gallery commentary, there seems  to be an alarming amount of people ready to … Continue reading →

Don’t be afraid or run away from the light, even when it shines upon the uglier parts of yourself or life. Don’t shy away from a challenge for challenges are portholes to growth and development. Don’t sit without movement and … Continue reading →

Madonna is planning to adopt another child from Malawi (this time a little girl named Mercy James) but officials are telling journalists that her divorce and relationship with Jesus Luz might stand in the way of her providing a child the same … Continue reading →

The person you are now isn’t always so closely connected to the person you have been or the person you will become.  Whether it’s the world around you, others or yourself, change is an inevitable part of life and all … Continue reading →

Ten Ways To Bring a Little Color Into Your Day Fill your ipod with your favorite tunes and jam out on your way to work Get up a little early and have your coffee in the coffee shop (in a real … Continue reading →

Take a little time and meditate on what it would be like and feel like you be the best version of yourself. What does he/she look like? What does he/she do on a regular basis? What does he/she feel like? … Continue reading →

For those of us who have ever replied to an ex in haste, replied to all when just one needed to hear what we had to say about the others and put a period where a question mark should have been, good news awaits!  … Continue reading →

Wednesday-To-Wednesday Be totally honest about who you are Say what you want to say (just try and do it kindly) Ask for what you need Eat what you feel like eating Listen, read and watch what you feel like enjoying … Continue reading →

What Are Three… Goals you can work on this month? Ways you can be kind today? Ideas you have for a better lifestyle? Ways you can update the look of your living space? Wishes you have for a three loved … Continue reading →

Everyone makes mistakes but if someone chooses not to respect you and your boundaries time and time again maybe it’s not about forgiving and forgetting but instead realizing that your value systems don’t match up and its time to move on. … Continue reading →

I was out last night with three friends and as we were driving in the car, one of them received a text that a pal was moving to a new town to attend school.  Instead of calling their friend after … Continue reading →

The emotional energy it takes to avoid dealing with something is often far more exhausting than attacking it head-on.

Life is more than a series of breaths and events, it’s a chance to do create a legacy, to grow and experience the world  around you and to get to know the other souls who share the air and space you inhabit.  … Continue reading →

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Discovering what you really want from life is the first (and the most important) step.

We all have 24 hours in a day and 7 days in a week.  How you prioritize is up to you. Will you get up a little earlier to meditate, read or hit the gym? Will you ask for more … Continue reading →