During meditation once, I saw myself running down a dirt road in a flat, farm like landscape. This is a real visualization I had. But the place was unfamiliar to me. Dusty roads. Country houses. Lots of space. Hot, dry, brown, and white. I was running so fast down...
Beauty of Imperfection
What do you think of when you hear "perfection"? I used to think perfection was my goal. In fact, when I was much younger I labeled myself a perfectionist and I would tell people this with pride. Sometimes I would fain the "ugh life is so hard for me because my...
For Whom Do You Wear Lingerie?
Whether it's Valentine's Day or not, this question is worth asking: "for whom do you wear lingerie?" {Or, "who do you wear lingerie for" but I'm being my own grammar police.} I'm bringing it up now because this is traditionally the time of year when people dress up in...
Investing In Yourself
Food for thought: the best investment you can make is in yourself. I used to think this was some new age woo woo garbage, or just a marketing concept to get foolish people to spend money on themselves. I used to think it was targeted at people with low self-esteem who...
How to Set Goals and Intentions
What are your goals? What is at the top of your mountain? Need help setting and achieving your goals? I'm here to help you say hurray. But first... An admission: I am a natural goal setter and yet I still struggle with them. All the time. What can I say - we human...
How to Lovingly Forgive Yourself
We all have misunderstandings. It happens, right? In fact, what would you do if someone came to you after having messed up, or making an error because they had a misunderstanding? Most likely, it'd be easy to forgive, or to have compassion for them for buying into a...
How to Find the Silver Lining
People ask me regularly how I stay so positive. Trust me loves, it's not because my life is easy or only filled with Hurray. In fact, there's quite a bit of what-the-hey in my life, in my community, and in our world. There's plenty to upset me. And I used to let it...
Ashley Says I am More Than My Numbers
Meet Ashley. I've known Ashley since college and watching her blossom as a woman alongside me has been a wonder to watch. Since our days in musical theater, I have seen her definition of "beauty" evolve. Her work as a makeup artist now is all about enhancing the inner...
How to Network (Without Being Sleazy)
One of the things that I have heard people say over and over again (in business, when I was an actress, and even from mommy friends): "I hate to network? How can I network and not feel sleazy?" I get it. And not because I don't like to network, but because I don't...
Suzette says I am More Than My Numbers
Meet Suzette. Suzette and I are "primas". What that means, in Spanish, is cousins. But we didn't meet each other until we were both adults. You see, our parents are actually first cousins and in adult years lived far from each other. Suzette's last name, and my maiden...