This is an oldie, but a goodie! How are you facing your fears? **************** One of my biggest fears is heights. This runs in the family, except for my mom, who is fearless when it comes to heights, roller coasters and the like. The rest of us are big, height-fearing chickens. So imagine my surprise when I decided ...Read More...
Did you watch the Olympics? I watched as much as possible, constantly amazed by what these athletes can do. Especially in the sports that normal humans can't possibly participate in like trampoline and gymnastics. There's always one moment in the Olympics that sticks with me and this one was incredibly inspiring: Gabby Douglas from the US had ...Read More...
I saw this cartoon posted on a friend's Facebook wall this week. It's funny because it's true: we claim to be too busy to take care of our health, but the alternative is being dead 24 hours a day. Sadly, I see too many examples of this: people who wait too long to address medical concerns. ...Read More...
I was 31 when I decided to create the life I really wanted. And you know what? I realized it's never too late to make changes that make you happy. What have you been denying yourself? It's never too late. Be inspired by checking out My Six Months Off. I'm there as are so many others ...Read More...
I read an interesting tidbit in an article about holiday shopping this weekend. According to Darren Dahl, a professor of applied marketing research, when people feel insecure, they tend to buy more. The author then suggested not wearing comfy sweatpants to shop in, but dress up a little bit to boost your confidence. This makes perfect ...Read More...
Yesterday was a particularly stressful day for me, a perfect storm of many things not going as I thought they might. The ever-present, underlying current of "Will I get cancer again?" was joined by a full afternoon of cardiac testing (including the aptly-named 'stress test') to ferret out the cause of the palpitations I'm experiencing. ...Read More...
