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During these financially tough times, when business is slow and jobs are hard to come by, many people question their own fate in life.
Am I working hard enough?
Do I shift my investments?
Is today a good day to look for another job?

However, the questions that I think most relevant right now are:
Are you happy with what you’re doing?
Is there value in it for you?
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Is there truly such a thing?  Achieving wellness through hospitality? Is it possible to feed our souls through connectivity with people we care about, enjoy and with whom time spent helps us to feel alive and rejuvenated?  (more…)

I live a life filled with responsibilities. Who doesn’t? (more…)

One of the many pearls of wisdom that we are handed as children (along with share, be nice, and don’t run in the hallway) is, “forgive and forget.” And while the simple, beautiful wisdom in this is definitely easier said than done, it can feel almost impossible for us to apply it when it comes to ourselves. (more…)

In this season of giving. . . I want to say, it’s okay to receive as well.

So much of our lives we give and give and give - and there is definitely plenty of opportunity to exercise this muscle: as sisters, as volunteers, as mothers, as community members, as caregivers, as nurturers, as employees, as managers, as service providers, as compassionate people, as wives, as someone who simply empathizes.

And as the Holidays approach, most of you will be organizing parties, planning the gifts, coordinating the menus and giving more of your time and energy. It is fun. It is exciting. It is something you enjoy. It is an expression of your love.

But believe me when I say this - Others enjoy giving as well. . . and I’ll bet they’d love to give to YOU.

For some people, receiving is harder to do than giving.
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In today’s economic climate filled with stress, it is easy to lose our optimism. That is why it is so important now more than ever to embrace what we are grateful for, even if it is one thing and that thing seems small. For instance, that you CAN pay your bills, that gas went down 30% since last month, and that you and your family are able to celebrate Thanksgiving this year. (more…)

Here are three simple truths that can change your life – your body – and your health.  You might think the order should be body, health and life, right?  Nope. That’s why most people can’t lose weigh or then gain it back. We’ve got the order wrong. So start with these simple truths:

1. You are not a failure. (more…)

Sometimes it just takes a short note or a brief email to put things into perspective.
Yesterday I was having a bad day. . . I was jetlagged after coming back from a business trip and I was busy spinning my wheels in the morning working “in” my business, rather than “on” it - catching up on emails, voicemails and the list of “to-do’s” that piled up over the last week.

Then, as I was madly deleting emails and marking spam, I came across this email, which for some reason, caught my eye and I decided to take a little break and read it. I’m glad I did. . . . (more…)

Although an important goal my goal in life is to avoid offending others, after I lost 100 pounds 20 plus years ago, I found a button in a novelty store in San Francisco that read, “Eat, Drink and Be A Big Fat Drunk.”  I wore it with pride for many years after that every holiday season. (more…)

Part of relaxing is taking time to prove to yourself that you deserve to take some time for yourself. You have the intention to slow down and relax and you will, that is, after and only after all of the items on your To-Do list are completed. (more…)