2019 was stressful and serious for me. So my daughter, Hannah, and I decided to make the new decade all about fun – starting with a daily dance party. Hope you’ll join us!
This vision loss thing has knocked me down hard plenty of times over the past year. And I know I’m not alone when it comes to the pain of this and other knock-out blows that life occasionally delivers. The only real question is how to get back on our feet once we regain consciousness and […]
I never gave much thought to the word Disability until I was slapped with that label and told to expect widespread stigma and social isolation. That’s when I understood just how messed up these ingrained prejudices and assumptions are when it comes to people dealing with a challenge that has been shoved under the disabilities […]
I’ve started thinking of fear as a malaria-carrying mosquito in Africa. They are tiny and lethal and impossible to escape. And as far as I can tell, there are only three real ways to deal with them. We can freak out and launch a frantic attack on any mosquito we encounter — which is exhausting […]
I’ve been mean to myself before. But I didn’t realize just how self-bullying, belittling and cruel I could be until my eyesight took a nose-dive last year. Suddenly I could no longer see my family’s faces or the world around me. And I hated myself for it. I have always been an optimist and a […]
Continue Reading...My friend Jeanne and I have a ritual we kicked off a year ago: we send each other a text sharing our self-love action for the day. Sometimes it’s a walk to the beach, a tea date or a soak in the tub. Other times, it’s as simple as fifteen minutes of chill time. The […]
I decided to work from home this morning and was in the middle of a deep breathing/meditation exercise when my friend Maria called. She was doing her own form of morning meditation by taking a walk through the woods. And as we started talking, we both came to the same conclusion: We […]
Continue Reading...This is something I’ve been practicing and here’s what works for me: Turn off the news and skip the morning paper. If you find a feel-good news station, please let me know. Get moving. If you missed out on a happy dance this morning, do a little dance in your office or living room. Or […]
Continue Reading...I am dragging this morning. Usually, I would force myself to head into the office anyway. But because I’ve vowed to focus on health, happiness and passion, I’m working from home this morning – and allowing for plenty of breaks along the way. As I was drinking my morning coffee in bed an hour ago […]
Continue Reading...After being diagnosed with two serious, scary-sounding diseases, I became consumed with hear and convinced I was jinxed. I started expecting bad things to happen and it seemed like that’s what I was getting. When I finally got sick of being scared and miserable, I threw myself into he self-help world and began learning about […]