“What’s the most courageous thing you’ve ever done?” I asked this question on my personal Facebook page recently, and was met with interesting answers. In the past I had viewed courage as something that only brave, valiant men did when going into battle. I looked at...
What does it mean to you when I say: “Live life from your values”? What are values, exactly? And why are they so darn important? In a nutshell, living life from your values means living life from the inside, out. Which is the best way to say Hurray! Need more...
Do you ever fear that you are not enough? That you don't measure up? Or that you're not perfect? I hear you! For years I struggled as a perfectionist. And... It wasn't until I found the Beauty of Imperfection that I could truly embrace and accept all parts of myself....
Loving yourself is the greatest revolution. I've been thinking recently: what does it mean to be revolutionary? I mean, what exactly does it take to be a revolutionary woman? And what does it mean to create a revolution inside yourself? How can you start your own...
I didn't use to think of myself as an "outdoors" girl. In fact, many in my circles would still agree that I am way more city than country. And that's true. But when I was much younger I used to love sitting in a tree in my suburban backyard. The branches of a big soft...
Remember in school when you'd play "Truth or Dare"? You and your friends or schoolmates would gather around and one by one test each other's bravery by asking each other to answer a question truthfully or do a daring task. I used to be afraid of this game. I was so...
Who do you picture when you think of a confident person? Is she tall, strong, forceful, determined, and gets what she wants? Is it a she at all? I've been thinking a lot about confidence, and the hurray way of being a confident person. It's been on my thoughts for...
I'm the first to admit it: I'm a packrat and a clutter collector. I always have been. My honey and I have lived in the same tiny apartment in New York City for 10 years. In those 10 years, I've collected, and purged, and accumulated, and condensed over and over again....
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...
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...
