The Hidden Power of Smiling

We are BORN TO SMILE. Seriously. We are actually born smiling.  Deep inside our mother’s womb, we float in peaceful bliss, donning a grin from ear to ear.  We even smile in our sleep. Smiles signify joy and satisfaction in life. The simple act of smiling actually does make us feel better.  AND, it’s evolutionarily…

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Surround Yourself – Again

With a series of technical difficulties, this message was not delivered to many, many faithful readers. Thus, I am creating a re-post of November 27, 2013. Read and be fulfilled. Surround Yourself – Again In an effort of complete and utter transparency, I will admit that the last year of my life has been more…

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In the Face of Fear

Fear can be crippling – mighty crippling and debilitating. Or – Fear can be motivating – exciting – and life changing. In the face of fear, part of me so wants to take a step back, crawl inside my dark familiar box and hide forever.  It’s too bright outside and the opportunity exists for SO…

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Awesome Ending Fridays

This video is more than all the 10 awesome parts to my week combined.  A compilation – a manifesto. Watch.  Enjoy.  Let this be your Awesome Ending Friday. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDmt_t6umoY?feature=player_detailpage&w=640&h=360]

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Play Dates

Life has been rather crazy for me lately.  The last year, really, has been crazy challenging.  If it’s not one thing, it certainly is another, it seems.  And that ONE THING is something big, bad and ugly, and appears to be it for a while, at least. As a consequence, “play” has definitely gone by the…

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