"The most important thing in the world is family and love." - John Wooden A few weeks ago I talked to my little sister on Facetime. She just had a beautiful baby girl, and because she's on the west coast and I'm on the east coast its difficult to see each other often. She's an [...]
"Create the highest, grandest vision for your life because you become what you believe." - Oprah Winfrey I remember when I first learned about vision boards, and how they could in many cases help us manifest the impossible. At the time, I was going through a breakup and trying to scramble up enough money to [...]
When we resist change, we often find ourselves feeling afraid — we fear the worst, and our minds go wild thinking of every worst case scenario. But, what if we learned to embrace change, even when it's unexpected? Then we could free ourselves and truly embrace life...because the one thing that's consistent for all of us is change. Here's how you can do just that...
"Make your vision so clear that your fear becomes irrelevant." Do you know you're destined for more, but you're not sure how to get there? Perhaps you're stuck at a job you don't like. Perhaps you're a student trying to figure out what you want to do with the rest your life. Or maybe you're searching for personal meaning and fulfillment. Whatever the case [...]
"To succeed in life you need two things: ignorance and confidence." - Mark Twain The journey to personal success isn't linear — it involves many sacrifices, much exploration, a lot of failure and a lot of learning. However, if you're committed to making YOUR dreams become a reality, then they will. Everything you want good, [...]
"The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too." - Ernest Hemingway When you love someone — be it a friend, family member or romantic partner — it's normal to want to go above and beyond for those people, and show them [...]
"The mind is EVERYTHING. What you THINK you BECOME." -Buddha Summer is around the corner and now is the time most of us are crash-dieting, using our previously neglected gym memberships and trying desperately to get fit for the summer. We obsess over getting the perfect beach body so we can strut our stuff and be [...]
"As you walk and eat and travel, BE WHERE YOU ARE. Otherwise, you will miss most of your life." - Buddha How often do you find yourself lost in your own thoughts when what you should be doing is focusing on the task at hand? How often do you defer to your phone as a [...]
"A mother's arms are more comforting than anyone else's." - Diana, Princess of Wales Motherhood (noun): “The state or experience of having or raising a child.” Motherhood — it's a term we're all familiar with, and something we should all be grateful for. Our mothers are the vessels that guide us through this life experience (whether their [...]
"Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life." - J.K. Rowling Shortly after I turned four, I had two major concussions within a week of each other. I was taken to the hospital as myself, and left as someone else. Gone was the sweet, happy and loving child. In his place [...]
