“The Koz Effect”

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...

The Age of Innocence

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...

The One That Got Away

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...

Running Against The Wind

“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...

Wine After Whiskey

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...

It Was a Big Mistake

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...