Just because it's Thanksgiving doesn't mean you have to spend hours in the kitchen cooking and preparing a feast, followed by hours cleaning up the kitchen, and countless time searching for the plastic lids you need to store the leftovers. Some years I do have the urge to decorate the house, create custom centerpieces, [...]
Just because it's a habit doesn't mean you have to keep it. Worry for example is nothing more than a bad habit. Worry takes you from the present moment and allows fear and anxiety to drive thoughts of danger and peril. Worry is a choice. Are you a chronic worrier? Then you have a chronic [...]
"Just because someone has more followers than you doesn't mean they are better than you. Hitler had millions. Jesus had 12." You can learn a lot about yourself through social media. I remember when Facebook first came out and everyone was getting on the bandwagon. I did not. I was very reserved, very private, and [...]
Just because things begin to move faster and get busier during certain times of the year (like the beginning of the school year, the fall holidays, and the beginning of summer)...doesn't mean that we should ignore our routines. It is so easy to lose focus when activity picks up and there is a lot going [...]
Just because something happened a long time ago doesn't mean that it shouldn't affect you now. Whether it be the loss of a loved one, a fight, a car crash, abuse, or bankruptcy...these incidents can leave an energetic impression that may stick around and affect you decades later. The good news is that even though [...]
I'd like to list some of my favorite women, storybook characters, and female heroes... Lady Gaga - Because she is unapologetically herself. She is not afraid to express her creativity. Elta Voneiff Melson - Because she was there for me when I most needed someone to be. She pointed out my flaws in a firm [...]
Just because it's a kids movie doesn't mean there aren't valuable lessons to be learned about life and love. Take the Disney princesses for example. Snow White: Jealousy Can Be Dangerous – All of the troubles that befall the princess stem from the uncontrollable jealousy that the Queen feels. Oh, and be kind, and don't [...]
Doesn't mean you must make resolutions to lose weight, exercise more, give up chocolate, alcohol, smoking, and maybe even gossiping. If you want to make a change, do it when your heart is in it, when you are in full alignment with that which you desire. If you are making a resolution just because it's [...]
So many people stress out over the holidays because of anxiety over things like hosting parties, traveling, money, cleaning the house, putting up decorations, writing cards, buying gifts, the in-laws, getting everything done in time, and preventing weight gain. Geesh! That's enough to make anyone's head spin! So what's modern mom to do? Here are [...]
Just because you sneeze, doesn't mean you are coming down with something. So many of us will automatically believe that we are getting sick or are already sick if we sneeze a few times and if our nose runs. With all of the cold and flu ads on television and radio, it's no wonder we [...]