It was one of those mornings. I started to get caught up in my head. Tears began to fall down my face. Worry. Confusion. Fear. There’s a 7-11 on my route. I don’t go in there every day, but when [...]
26 angels…it’s been 1 year since the horrific shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school. I trust in God’s promise to trade beauty for ashes…but that doesn’t make it any less raw, less unimaginable…my heart hurts thinking of their families ~ amazing [...]
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. ~ Socrates One of my favorite classes in college was philosophy. I loved learning about Plato, Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Descartes, Socrates, and probably spent 99% of my free time writing [...]
On Thursday my Little Man and I dropped the hubby off at work, and then decided to relish the beautiful weather by driving with the windows down, sunroof open, and music loud {yes, we both love listening to Star 99.1}. [...]
When I went to the store earlier this week my heart broke. I overheard a woman in line called a young girl a “loser”. She said she was “good for nothing”. I have no idea the context of their disagreement, [...]
I remember a few years back, I was teaching a workshop and when the topic of “connecting with each other” came up, a woman laughed out loud. She even rolled her eyes at me and said the “days of loving [...]
Recently after I spoke at an event, a woman came up to me and said she wished she had my confidence to speak in front of a group of people. The truth is, confidence is something I’ve struggled with my [...]
In our lightning-paced, media-laced, rat-raced world, we are bombarded by every kind of stress conceivable. (Note: I talk about the Speed of Life in more detail on MariaShriver.com). While everyone handles stress differently, I’ve noticed that to live with these [...]
I want to share a story with you about a beautiful gift I received this Christmas. But, first, I will tell you a little of the backstory 🙂 My grandmother was the ‘original Inspirista‘. She always had a smile on [...]
On Friday, after watching the coverage of the horrific events in Connecticut, I had no words. I couldn’t stop crying. And then, this message popped into my heart… Allow your heart to break – it is not a sign of [...]
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