The most revealing aspect of this journey has probably been how I spend my time. Last week I went through one week of reading deprivation. During this self-imposed exile FROM READING, I discovered a bunch of things about my daily schedule. I discovered that I spent too much time on Twitter and Facebook–time when I [...]

It seems no matter how productive yesterday was, no matter how many highs that it was filled with, each and every day you have to say kind things to yourself to keep it moving. Every day it seems that we must do something productive or else be sucked into the vacuum of mediocrity and lack [...]

How many people feel guilty when good things happen to them again and again and again? Some would say, “Let some good things happen to me first, and then I’ll let you know.” But for me, good things have happened in my life over and over again. So much so that I began to feel [...]

On this recent Mother’s Day, I spent a significant amount of time in a craft store. My family was cooking dinner for me and I wanted to get some frames for some projects in my office, so off I went. While I was at the craft store, I did something that I never do. I [...]

I know so many of us hate deadlines–the thought of something lingering over your head with a big ol’ date on it. But ever since my days of running my magazine, Mad Rhythms, I’ve loved deadlines. Deadlines let me know exactly how much time I have to complete a task. Deadlines remind me to STOP [...]

The longer I stay on this journey, the happier that I get, the more grateful I am for everything in my life. I rebuke negativity and negative thinking. I will not accept failure in any forms. I’ve met people in my life who believe that they have black clouds hanging above their heads and so, [...]

A week ago I was struggling with how to stick with changing my lifestyle. Could I really do it? Could I eat better? Could I look at myself more positively? Could I surround myself with people who empowered me at all times? Could I really transform my life in a way that would make me [...]

Day 10 had kicked me in the teeth, but after surviving it, I realized that I must just hold on. Day 10 made me feel that I couldn’t stay on this path that would uplift my life in a hundred different ways and just as I was down in the dumps, I received notice that [...]

Are girls more violent today than they were in 1980? (polls)

I guess in our society where one’s individual impact is often minimized, we begin to believe that the things that we do don’t matter. How we dress, how we talk, what we eat… Who is looking at us? Who are we? We’re only one person. So, what does it matter? But on this journey of [...]

Before and after dinner for the last couple of days, I have gotten headaches. It was like my body was saying, “Since you’re not overstuffing me anymore, I’m going to give you a headache!” Gee whiz. It’s the most ridiculous thing. I’m eating less junk food, less fats, less sweets, and eating more vegetables, more [...]

Sometimes when I get angry for absolutely no reason at all, I’m angry because of something that I’ve denied to myself–something that I really deserved. Maybe I wanted to go to the nail salon and duties as a mom got in the way. Maybe I wanted to go to the movies, but conflicting schedules with [...]