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The Aha! Moment. It’s a phrase that Oprah Winfrey made famous during her many years of interviewing insightful people. It can be a spiritual awakening, a lesson that smacks you in the face, a moment of enlightenment, or a voice inside your head that screams, “THIS IS...

Can we ever get our innocence back? That was a question that I asked my aesthetician while I was laying on my back getting a facial the other day. We were reminiscing about high school boyfriends and the days when our biggest worry was whether or not we were having a...

Do you ever get stuck thinking about the past? Or wonder where your life might be if you had made a different decision when it came to that BIG life decision you made? I do from time to time. I’m not sure that there’s anything particularly healthy or helpful about...

“There are a lot of people in pain,” someone once said to me. It wasn’t that I disagreed with that statement, but at the time I’m not sure that I’d ever experienced true pain. And so I simply nodded my head in agreement and probably thought to myself, “There are a lot...

Have you ever felt powerless over your own feelings? There are a number of things that can cause this emotion. It can happen when you feel like your heart is breaking; or upon hearing words that ignite your beast from within; or when one of your vices gets the best of...

I hesitated to write this blog when the idea popped into my mind. Quite frankly, I don’t enjoy getting into heated debates with people. I somewhat loathe the kinds of arguments that make you “enemies” because of differing opinions. That usually happens when two people...

Honesty. It’s a lovely word, isn’t it? And so are the equivalent virtues that come along with it. Integrity. Honor. Truthfulness. Sincerity. Goodness. I like to think that most of us strive to be honest. But we’re only human, which makes the act of honesty difficult....

“Fine tune your people picker.” That’s a phrase my brother taught me. I decided to dedicate an entire chapter in my book, Live Your Playlist, to that lesson. And unless you live a solitary existence, it’s a lesson that applies to you. Of course, it’s my brother’s...

If you build it, he will come... That’s one of the most memorable lines in cinematic history. When a farmer in Iowa had a vision to build a baseball field on his lot of land, he had faith that it would lead to something magical. Of course, it was just a movie. And we...

"There's a difference between being lonely and being alone."I was out to dinner with my parents and their priest friend Father Jim when he spoke those words to me. His statement was made in response to a question he asked me: "What are your hopes for the future...

Do you ever have those moments in your life when you do a “regret check?” Meaning, you look back on the choices you’ve made, or the ones you haven’t, and decide if you have regrets. I think we’ve probably all made choices that we might do differently if we had more...

Setbacks. Are they something you succumb to in life? Or do you fight your way through the pain and come back stronger?Maybe you do a combination of both. Depending on the situation. Or maybe you just wish you were one way, but quit before you take action.And like a...

Pet peeves. We all have them. No matter how big or small they are, these personal aggravations can often bring out our inner “Mommy Dearest” reactions the moment they’re triggered. Leaving the offender thankful that there are no wire hangers, or weapons of choice, in...

“I want something.”From the time I started speaking, those three words came out of my mouth everywhere I went during my single digit years. Upon initial request, it was a quiet statement that came from the mouth of a little girl wearing bonnets and dresses sewn by her...