“People think chutzpah is in the genes. It isn’t…..it’s in the needing and wanting and being willing to fall on your face. It isn’t fun….who wants all that rejection, but life is sweeter if you make yourself do uncomfortable things” -Helen Gurley Brown This is my husband jumping his quad at the sand dunes. We used to load up… Read more →
Mind,Body,Spirit
When Vitality is Lacking
“Try to learn to breathe deeply, really to taste food when you eat, and when you sleep, really sleep. Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be gone soon enough.” -Ernest… Read more →
Life Lessons from Frodo
Remember that cute little guy from The Lord of The Rings, the one with big hairy feet that saved middle earth? We are going to chat about him today. Frodo is one of my biggest heroes. May seem strange, but the second I “met” Frodo I instantly fell in love with him and felt connected to his character. There have… Read more →
A Lesson in Tenacity
“Let me tell you the secret that had led me to my goal: my strength lies solely in my tenacity.” -Louis Pasteur This past weekend my Husband and I headed up to Park City, Utah for a snowboarding trip. My husband loves snowboarding. I on the other hand have only gone twice. The first time was about… Read more →
Passion
Photo via Sloan Photographers “The task is to recognize that you are uniquely special, have something to give, some talent that no one else shares in quite the same way. This gift needs to blossom so we can appreciate and enjoy the benefits of it and acknowledge you for it. You owe this to yourself and to all of us… Read more →
Discovery
“Loving yourself involves the discovery of the true wonder of you; not only the present you, but the many possibilities of you. It involves the continual realization that you are unique, like no other person in the world, that life is, or should be, the discovery, the development, and the sharing of this uniqueness.” How many of us… Read more →
Serendipity
“Look for something, find something else, and realize that what you’ve found is more suited to your needs than what you thought you were looking for.” -Lawrence Block During my teenage years one of my favorite sayings was, “Serendipity Baby!!!” My friend Cricket and her sons taught me that saying. I don’t even think I knew what… Read more →
Happiness
“People who love each other fully are truly the happiest people in the world. They may have little, they may have nothing, but they are happy people. Everything depends on how we love one another.” -Mother Teresa Love; pure, raw, real, genuine love, makes the… Read more →
Starting over; It’s tough, but you can do it.
About 5 years ago Matt and I bought our perfect little dream house. It was in the neighborhood we had been scoping out for months. It was colorful, full of character and we loved everything about it. It was just the right size for our little family and our plan was to be there basically forever. Two years… Read more →
Adventure
“Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told: I’m with you kid, let’s go.” -Mary Angelou It’s a brand new year. 2014. I love the New Year. I love a fresh start. I love setting new goals. I love to dream big dreams. I have a vision board with my goals on it that I keep… Read more →