First you decide, then you become, for better or for worse. You have chosen to be exactly who you are.  If you want to be different, you need to choose to be different. We live in a world where we talk and act as though we are victims of our circumstances, be it our past, our parents, our spouse, our children, our personality type, our taste buds, our culinary skills, or lack thereof, our addictions, and our genetics. There is so much we just cannot do, or attain, or deal with because of “who we are.”  Take note of yourself, how often do you say you cannot do something because of who ..read more

Only weeks stand between me and that dreaded college drop off date.  He only turned 18 in May!  Always one of the youngest in his grade, I now wish I had held him back. I want to watch him grow, and mature one more year. I want to make him dinner, and pick up his wet towels for another 12 months. I don’t think that I can bear walking by his room and seeing his bed made, his drawers closed, and his dry towels neatly hung. This is a major turning point in our lives.  Less than a month from now, my oldest child will never really live full time with us again.  He is off to Cali ..read more

America has sold its soul for money. It’s been a quiet contract that has lurked in our shadows for a very long time. That insidious “Deep State” we hear so much about is not a group of specific people, it’s the darkness of humanity. It’s greed, fear, scarcity, and the selfishness we find within ourselves. Donald Trump is merely a symbol, a flagrant red flag, of what we have allowed ourselves to become. We have always given moneyed interests power, and treated them specially. For some really strange reason we have chosen to believe that money is synonymous with good, even the religious have bou ..read more

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This is a story about the lies we tell ourselves in order to resist change.  And it is a story about how our emotional state is where truth and harmony are found. Ten years ago I was a completely different person than I am today. Growing up, I was always a good girl. I did what I was told, I followed conventional and cultural rules. I listened to my parents, my teachers, my coaches, my clergy, and the customs dictated to me by society. To be happy and successful, I needed to follow all cultural norms. I needed to participate in extracurricular activities and get good grades at school. I n ..read more

I grew up in a religious household.  I attended church every Sunday, youth groups on Wednesdays, and I even went to Bible camp in the summers.  To this day, I can recite multiple Bible verses and songs that were seemingly imprinted into my mind. I liked church. I liked everything Jesus stood for- the poor, the sick, and the oppressed.  I loved how he rebelled against the status quo and spoke up against the greedy and powerful religious elite.  Jesus represented a fully evolved and selfless person, one willing to die to protect ALL others, and I had so much admiration for hi ..read more

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You can become healthier and happier in 2018 by creating four healthy habits. On January 1, 2018, millions of people will resolve to lose weight. Most will choose a fad diet, or a fad product touting quick and easy weight loss results. It is human nature to reach for the easy button, even though, deep down inside, we know that it takes sustained permanent effort to transform our health, and our lives. Never underestimate how easily we can believe what we want to believe. Especially when that belief saves us from the effort required to change ourselves. Some will spend thousands to work with a ..read more