How do you want people to see you? Be honest. I do my best to be confident, but I was recently in a place where I felt like someone was getting more “attention” than me. I didn’t understand why and I started to feel really sad about it. I wondered what was wrong with me.…

Sometimes you just have to go for it. You just have to say, “YES!” and then figure out the “how” later. Last year I did a lot of that—saying yes and figuring out the details later. Of course, it scared the crap out of me, but I knew that I needed to do it in…

Damn kids! I was already out of the car and felt she was taking too long. “Leyara, I told you to hurry up!” My daughter screaming and having a fit responded, “Why can’t I just do it in my own time? Why are we always in a hurry?!” She is about to be six and…

In January 2014 I settled on an annual intention of gaining more FREEDOM. On February 17, of that year I lost my “day” job. Yes, it sucked at the moment. But now I am doing what I love, spending more time with my children and I am ever so grateful. In January 2015 my annual…

Triggers are meant to serve a purpose. It’s those things in life that set us off that have the most to teach us. While it may seem natural or instinctive to react by going on the defensive, self-prescribing our favorite numbing remedy or choosing to ignore and shove down how we feel, we actually stand…

Sometimes I call this time of year the Fall Funk – and it happens to many of us. It’s not that autumn isn’t beautiful; it’s actually a favorite season for a lot of people. But like spring, it signals transition and we all have different ways of reacting to change. Last year I offered up…

It is more common than we may think. I don’t even remember how it came up, but as I talked matter-of-factly about my insecurities to a friend, she stopped me mid-sentence and exclaimed, “WHAT? Not you! Never would I think that you would be insecure!” I don’t know why I was surprised; this was not…

Pick something fun. August is here! Have you accomplished everything you wanted to do this summer? Me neither. Let’s type it out. Seriously, type out 3 things that you want to experience, then bullet point at least 3 steps that you can take, this week, to begin to make it happen. Don’t think too hard…

Judgement can be powerful if you allow it to be. Despite all the work I’ve done on myself over the years, I still find that there are times when I judge others. If I can catch myself doing this, I’ll immediately apologize in my head to the “victim” of my unloving thoughts. In many ways,…

Sometimes it’s not the act. Sometimes it’s the loss of trust and innocence. I recently had a memory resurface as I was preparing for my new class, “The Art of Loving You”. As I participated in the practice session, I recalled being about eight or nine years old and I was molested by a neighbor.…