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Rethinking the Bucket List and Creating My Life List

I remember when I was a little girl, we watched a movie called “Six Weeks”.  It was about a 12 year-old girl named Niki who was dying from leukemia. She wants to do “one last great thing” . She ends [...]

September 10, 2010 Blog Posts, Diaries, Dream Big Featured, Life, My Life
Porch Lessons from Nature

Porch Lessons from Nature

I was sitting out on my front porch yesterday, as I do almost every day, and noticed in great detail all of the beautiful foliage right across from our home. We are not in a secluded area by any means, [...]

September 9, 2010 Blog Posts, Diaries, Feel Grace, Life, My Life
Midday Break: How Do You Describe Yourself in One Word?

Midday Break: How Do You Describe Yourself in One Word?

About seven years ago, I was struggling a bit trying to ‘find myself’. I took a course at NYU, and met a great teacher. He said, “Your life should be boiled down to one word. And this word should touch [...]

September 8, 2010 Blog Posts, Life, Self-Love
Take It Off the Back Burner and Get Cooking

Take It Off the Back Burner and Get Cooking

I’m sure you have “back-burner” items that you’d like to get done, but haven’t had or made the time to do. Back-burner items are energy drainers, because we think about them, but are not doing anything to complete them. Many [...]

September 4, 2010 Blog Posts, Dream Big, Life
Midday Break: Learning from My Children

Midday Break: Learning from My Children

We took LuLu to register for school today. Her face beamed as we pulled into the lot, with the Little Man in the back shouting “That’s my school! My school!” “No, brother,” she quickly corrected him, “that’s my school!” [...]

September 3, 2010 Blog Posts, Feel Grace, Life, My Life

Midday Break: Smile at Someone

“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” ~ Leo F. [...]

September 2, 2010 Balance, Blog Posts, Feel Grace, Life
A Lesson at the Lanes

A Lesson at the Lanes

When I was little, I loved bowling. My parents took me to the lanes with them ever since I was old enough to stand, and they let me have a go at it. Back then there were no bumpers in [...]

September 1, 2010 Blog Posts, Life, My Life

The Snowball Effect: Take One Small Step

Creating change is like rolling a snowball. At first, it’s not packing, the snow is a little soft, it’s taking a little time to get it rolling. But, if you stick with it, soon , WOW, watchout world! You are [...]

August 31, 2010 Blog Posts, Dream Big, Life
Midday Break: Have a Protein Shake and Dream Big

Midday Break: Have a Protein Shake and Dream Big

So, about 5 years ago, my brother Rich trekked a team of us to Ohio for the Arnold Classic. We had a booth at the show for his company, Revolutionary Technology Nutrition. Rich has always been an incredible inspiration to [...]

August 30, 2010 Blog Posts, Dream Big, Life

Happy at Work: Tips to Bring the Passion Back (or Find a New One)

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” ~ Herman Cain It’s Monday morning, and all around the world people are dreading the alarm. [...]

August 30, 2010 Balance, Blog Posts, Life
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