I see the tired eyes behind the smile. I see your shoulders slump momentarily with the weight of responsibility. I see the worries flash across your face. I see the doubts, fears and uncertainties that swirl around your head. The ones that make you doubt, question and second-guess your every…

We’ve been told countless times to be ourselves yet no one has taken the time to show us how to do it. The phrase has been ingrained in our minds, but the message behind it is conflicting. Be yourself, but don’t do anything to set yourself apart from the crowd. …

“Beautiful things happen when you distance yourself from negativity.” — Author Unknown What we do when a bad mood strikes tells us so much about ourselves. For most people a bad mood is justified, it’s a reason to bring up all of the frustrations in life, to lament their bad…

We’ve heard it a million times before. Life is all about balance. Yet, rarely is the phrase mentioned with any useful advice on how to master this balance especially as a mom. All that comes to my mind is walking a tightrope dressed in a food-stained blouse holding a beam…

“The only thing that’s keeping you from getting what you want is the story you keep telling yourself.” — Tony Robbins We all have a story that provides us with plenty of excuses of why we’re not where we want to be. This story comes up anytime we feel that…

I’m giving up all of the doubts that surface anytime I reach outside of my comfort zone, that challenge me at every turn and show up with fierce determination to keep me down. I’m giving up the fears that tell me I can’t do this, that I’m not ready, that…

We have everything to live our dreams. Every single thing. Yet, what derails us every time is the belief that we don’t. That somehow we’re missing something, or inadequate in some way. We second-guess ourselves and come up with elaborate if-then scenarios — if I only I had more time…

“Know thyself” — This ancient Greek proverb could not be more true. Yet, the biggest challenge most of us face is knowing the essence of who we are and what we want from life. Worse yet, most of us the lack the time and energy to make these inquiries. We’re…

This writing prompt changed my life, but it’s not why you think. The prompt: write a story based on a photo of a man in a cage facing a polar bear. This is what popped into my head. We eyed each other uncertainly from a distance. I think he sensed…