Last week, my family went on a trip to Sedona, Arizona. If you’ve never been there, it’s spectacular. As you drive north from Phoenix, the red rocks pop up on the horizon and demand your attention. They are breathtaking. The hotel we stayed at offered spectacular views of Sugarloaf Mountain. I drank them in every […]
In a world where you can be anything you want, I hope that you realize that whatever you choose to become or whatever the world allows you to become…you are enough. Society has created benchmarks where we can check in to see how are we are measuring up. Do you have the right job title?
Every morning, we are given a brand new set of 24 hours that we can use in whatever way we choose. We can work. We can sleep. We can pay bills. We can clean the house. We can play with our children. We can talk to those we love. And we can create. Finding time
Last weekend was a little rough for me, so I went for a drive to spend some time alone, listening to music and communing with nature. At the end of my drive, instead of turning left to head towards my house, I took a right to go towards the hospital. I parked by the front
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Last night, I was putting my daughter to bed and she was tucked in tightly deep inside a nest of stuffed animals. She looked blissful, so I asked her a simple question, “Why do you think kids sleep with lots of cozy stuffed animals, but adults don’t.” And her answer was deep. “Because they don’t
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You have a light inside of you that shines so brightly that it makes me catch my breath. There are times that you are very aware of your light and you hold it high like a beacon for everyone to see. You stand tall and you just shine. Other times, you try to cover it
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The other day you said those eleven magical words that can absolutely make a mother melt: “When I grow up, I want to be just like you.” What more could a mother wish for than for her daughter to look up to her in such a way, that she dreams of one day being just
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I have the right to have a Dad who is committed to what he believes and strives to understand what that means for his role in the world. I have the right to have a Dad who is in the moment and not living in his head. I have the right to have a Dad
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The term “ego” is often used when referring to someone who is self-centered or self-focused. There is, however, a different way of looking at it. The ego represents the self and how you distinguish yourself from other people. All of us are distinct and all of us have unique talents. I prefer to think of
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I was watching a Jimmy Fallon clip today with Lionel Richie (which was very funny), and immediately after watching it, I felt sad. I grew up with Lionel Richie. I watched his videos on MTV. He was young and new and I was young and free. I wanted to go back…just for a visit. I
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