Tonight I had an amazing phone conversation with a dear friend. It started out like any other conversation, silly, chatty, a couple of girls being girls. But then somewhere along the way we started to talk about our lives and the stories we want to write for ourselves. Who we want to be and how […]
What do you want to manifest in 2014?
Life is fun of opportunities. Sometimes so many opportunities it’s hard to narrow down which road to travel. While other times we may be too busy with the day-to-day grind to even think about life’s opportunities and which road we might like to take. Almost as if we’re on autopilot. While yet other times we […]
Add a sprinkle of perfection
art by jessica swift Wouldn’t it be great if rather than offering advice or “helpful tips,” people would occasionally say, “You’re doing a terrific job”? Because you are. It’s so easy to be critical or share your “opinion” of how someone could improve themselves. But most people are doing the best they can. Everyone is […]
Choose your path
Yesterday I followed my own advice and went to the movies and saw a great adventure film, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. I wanted to see it because I had a sneaking suspicion it might be a metaphor for my own life. Always taking the safer path. Feeling the need to break out and […]
Go to the movies
Spending Christmas eve alone? Or maybe just with a spouse when it used to be a house full of kids and activity? Feeling a bit down about spending an evening like tonight alone? Eff that! Go to the movies! My kids spend Christmas eve with their dad since we’ve gotten divorced. In years gone by […]
You are not alone
The holidays can be a real roller coaster ride. Sometimes you we might feel great joy and togetherness, while other times we can feel alone and like the holidays suck. And then there’s everything in between. We often advocate making the best of things and trying to put a positive spin on most things in […]