Have you ever heard of a gratitude journal? It’s a place where you record what you are grateful for in your life. It doesn’t have to be anything dramatic. I add five things to my journal every night that I’m grateful for from that particular day. It helps me to go to sleep in a…

Looking at this picture, you can almost hear the water lapping at the shoreline. It’s a warm summer evening and a feeling of calm washes over you as you listen to the rhythmic sound of the waves. When I was going through chemo in February 2010 my sister took me to Hawaii. I had no…

As I look back over the past several years at what my family has endured, it makes me wonder. I am one of 17 grandchildren of my maternal grandmother. Nana had five children, four of whom lived into adulthood. Nana lived into her nineties and was very healthy until she developed Alzheimer’s disease and basically…

There has been so much talk about what is and isn’t considered consent to engage in sexual activity in the wake of the #metoo and #timesup movements. And yet, people still don’t get it. I refuse to get into a political discussion on this topic, so please respect that.  Just to be clear, consent means…

I decided this was a good topic today because, similar to analysis paralysis, procrastination is something I am really good at. I learned from the best because my father was a world-class procrastinator. There was no task, big or small, that he couldn’t put off until it became much larger and more time-consuming than if…

I love this page from a book posted by Hay House on their Facebook page. It may be credited to Rebecca Campbell but I’m not sure. Sorry I don’t know any more details about it to give full credit. You don’t have to be all things to all people. Even if you bend over backwards,…

Do you have trouble starting a project because it seems too big to tackle? If there are several options, do you have trouble choosing the best one or any one at all? Do you not even know where to look to find the place to start?   I have this issue all the time. I…

How many times have you looked in the mirror and been critical of your body, your hair, your skin? How many times have you said negative things to other people about yourself? How many times have you said something like “I hate my (fill in the blank)?” We are often our own worst enemy, and…