Early AM (Random) Thought: We love what we know. There is safety and comfort with that which is familiar. But, if I know Him, then I know me, and if I know me, I know you. And only then love is no longer a response that must be earned, but [...]

Since balance {in the form of having all of our ducks in a row} is bunk, my ‪#‎balancebook‬ teaches 7 techniques that help us create balance from the inside-out…here is a little overview of the techniques…if you want to explore the techniques more, there are over 80,000 words {288 pages [...]

I believe when people judge others they are actually judging themselves ~ and usually harsh words or comments come from inner wounds or feelings of lack or inadequacy…if something stings us particularly hard it may be touching our own wounds or our own self-judgments…what we see in others usually exists [...]

A couple years back, I went to the store to pick up a few things we needed for the house. I went to the express lane for people with 15 items and under, and there was a short line. The woman in front of me had all of her items [...]

As human beings, each with unique experiences that in many cases create our “view” of the world, we will never see eye to eye. We have to go deeper to see heart to heart…underneath the junk, we are all the same. ‪#‎loveoneanother‬ ‪#‎earlymorningthoughts‬ ‪#‎scrappaperwords‬ ‪#‎needmorecoffee‬ [...]

We all have stuff on our minds sometimes. All that junk stewing around up there can clutter us up so much…here is a video that explains the 4 R’s Technique: B.A.L.A.N.C.E Challenge Tip: The 4 R’s Technique from Jennifer Tuma-Young on Vimeo. This video was created for participants of the [...]

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}. We didn’t exactly have a “plan” of where we were [...]

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 our neighbor as ourselves are over.” A bit deflated by [...]

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 stressors, some people may choose to use a cynical or [...]

Balance. Balance is a word that elicits many feelings, as a matter of fact, as soon as I said the word yesterday at a party, the woman next to me just frowned. “I need that,” she said glumly. “You have it,” I responded strongly. “No, I definitely do NOT have [...]