Posted in Uncategorized on January 4, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now ~Alan Lakein
Coming in to 2010 I have a full roster of projects and goals I want to accomplish in the new year–dreaming and scheming up ideas has never been an issue for me, but I have a long [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on December 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Everyone was just sitting down to eat when I arrived—late–to the annual holiday dinner party my fabulous girlfriends were hosting. Holiday music played in the background and the table was impeccably set by one of my friends who has an eye for all things decorative: fun name cards, fine tableware, elegant holiday center pieces, water [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on December 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
You don’t say “I’m going to build the biggest, baddest, greatest wall that’s ever been built.” You say, “I’m going to lay this brick as perfectly as a brick can be laid.” Do that every single day and soon you have a wall. ~Will Smith
I was standing in my kitchen the other day on the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This week’s post was written by guest blogger, Bonnie Shapley. Bonnie is a Martha Beck trained life coach emphasizing self reliance through self discovery. Through her experiences as a flight attendant, she also knows quite a bit about eating and planning meals on the go.
It was a little before 6:00 in a large Midwestern airport, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I think there should be a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women. ~Madeleine Albright
ARE THERE ANY VAGINAS IN THE HOUSE?! This is how Eve Ensler opened her presentation at The Women’s Conference hosted by Maria Shriver in Long Beach, California this week. I love her. She grabbed our attention and kept us [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on October 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Don’t let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use. ~Earl Nightingale
Witnessing my 6 year old daughter learning how to read is inspiring. She’s not [...]
Posted in Food and Weight, Uncategorized on October 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
When I look back on my past and recall all the desperate and disordered attempts I made at losing weight and keeping it off, I never felt at peace. Even when the weight came off, I was worried about putting weight back on. My identity was all wrapped-up in what I made my size and [...]
Posted in Body Confidence, Food and Weight, Uncategorized, tagged body image issues, confidence, Life coach, peace, self acceptance, self love, weight loss on October 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Take a look at this photo I came across in this Glamour Magazine article.
What thoughts enter your mind?
The first thought that popped into my head went something like Yikes! Did this poor girl know that her belly was going to be photographed like this? I’m so glad I don’t have THAT situation going on! You [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Are you getting what you want? If you’re not, your energy needs some tweaking and to do this you need to change the way you feel.
Think back to any social situation you’ve been in and recall the people you wanted to talk to. You were most likely drawn to the positive people. Positive people spend [...]
Hi, thanks for stopping by my blog! I titled my blog after a line from Shakespeare's MacBeth "Life. . .It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." It reminds me not to take life too seriously, to use my talents and skills to benefit something greater than myself and to have a ridiculously good time "with my hour upon the stage." When I remember this, I realize life is very good!
