Thoughts from a reluctant goal-setter
It seems as though lately my online travels keep leading me, again and again, to posts and articles focused on the same word (or, if not the word itself, then the sentiment behind it). Not surprisingly, this ongoing repetition is having the effect of gradually...
Liposuction for Breast Cancer Patients, What Would They Gain from it?
Breast cancer is the most prevalent non-skin cancer. It also accounts for the second most number of cancer fatalities. Women between the ages 40-55 are most prone for this ailment. In the US, one out of 8 women will develop breast cancer. Breast cancer patients...
A Case of Misplaced Identity
When the time came that my children had both gone off to college and I was (finally!) able to do whatever I wanted, I was surprised to discover that I had no idea what whatever I wanted was. Having spent twenty years as a stay-at-home mother, I was suddenly...
They say it’ll get better. Who the hell are they?
"They" say it'll get better. Who the hell are they? Wednesday, 11am EST, LIVE with Vicky Darden, Susan Macaulay, Sue-Ham, Kate Reid and Kay Van Hoesen: What is a middle-aged, mid-menopausal, cancer survivor doing traveling solo by bicycle around the world? Vicky...
Fame vs Art vs Security: Can You Have it All?
At the age of nine, I was nominated the next Rosie O’Donnell for my fourth-grade class superlatives. In the sixth grade, I made a gossip magazine on Microsoft Word about my classmates. When I got into middle school, I tested out the school paper and continued it every...
What Energizes You?
It is that question that got my attention last week: What energizes you? When do you feel most energized? Is it when you’re with people, or alone? Is it when you’re at your job, or is it a hobby? We don’t spend enough time feeling energized and alive, do we? I...
Duck Season? Rabbit Season? Wedding Season!
Alasha, Please help! I am really struggling with being single these days. It feels like everywhere I turn a friend or acquaintance is getting married. I am looking at three RSVP cards I have to mail for upcoming weddings. Now I have to try and find three dates. I fear...
“Tasting Rain” Author Kim Malchuk 11amEST Tues. Rivers Of Faith
"Why Not Now?" "Why not start living the life of your dreams?" For Kim Malchuk, best-selling author of Tasting Rain, the answer came in a whisper to her soul that a life of inspired purpose was truly within her reach. Trading complacency for passion, Kim was...
Health For A Lifetime-Part II: Adjusting Your Mind For Better Health
In Part I of this essay, I wrote about a new Harvard study documenting something that many of us have always known – that it’s possible to slow the aging process through certain simple changes in the way we eat and exercise. I encouraged you to make a list of...
