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“Are you happy?” My dining companion was in between nachos when I asked the question. At first he looked perplexed and, after a bite he responded, “You mean, right now?” “Yeah,” I said. “In your life, right now, are you happy?” He frowned for a moment, gave a shrug and said, “I guess so. I…

Just a few of my favorite things are colliding this Sunday. First of all, we all know that Oprah has her own TV network now. Literally, it’s called OWN. This Sunday, they are featuring “Super Soul Sunday”, television programming dedicated to nourishing the mind, body and spirit. From 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Eastern /…

I was an avid reader as a child and an English Literature major in college. I grew up with my mother’s motto that “books are friends”. As a pre-teen I absorbed The Baby-Sitters Club and Sweet Valley High. In college, I found feisty kindred spirits in Zora Neale Hurston and Dorothy Parker. These days spiritual…

Everybody wants a hero – you know, someone to swoop in and save the day. That’s why hero stories are so popular. That’s why no Hollywood movie or bestselling novel is complete without one. There always needs to be someone who will rise against adversity, slay the dragon, and get the girl. We need heroes…

Ladies, did you know that you’ve been lying to the most important person in your life — you? It’s true! Every time you tell yourself you’re not good enough or pretty enough, you’ve believed a harmful myth. I am loving a new book that came across my desk, Big Fat Lies Women Tell Themselves. So…

A few months ago on Twitter, people were completing this sentence: “Dear Younger Self, ________.” Essentially, it’s a letter from you to the you from years ago. When I encountered the question, it got me thinking. Wow, so much I would want to tell the younger me — especially myself from junior high and high…

In the game of poker, going “all in” means betting all of your money on the chance that you’ve got the best hand. It’s risky. You could either win big or lose your stake. While it’s a gutsy move in poker, it’s even gutsier in real life. When you put all of yourself into a…

One of the things I love about children is how they express emotion without any reservation or thought to how they look. They can get ecstatically happy, which makes them fun to surprise. That said, meet Lily. It’s about to be Lily’s birthday, and her parents have a big surprise for her. This video is…

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I don’t know anyone who hasn’t been affected by this terrible disease in some way. The mother of my best childhood friend died from it many years ago, and I’m still haunted by the pain in her voice when she told me the news. I join many people who…

Today is World Smile Day. Back in 1963, a Massachusetts artist named Harvey Ball designed the original smiley face and it remains an iconic image of happiness and good will towards others. Having a smile is not as important as giving one away and that’s the spirit of World Smile Day. It reminds us of…
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