{"id":311,"date":"2015-01-15T20:50:08","date_gmt":"2015-01-15T20:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/sassyspirit\/?p=311"},"modified":"2015-01-15T20:50:08","modified_gmt":"2015-01-15T20:50:08","slug":"the-valley-of-boring-or-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/sassyspirit\/2015\/01\/the-valley-of-boring-or-peace.html","title":{"rendered":"The Valley of Boring or Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I launched my book &#8220;Sexpot With Stretch Marks&#8221;\u00a0 a week ago today.\u00a0 It went #1 over the weekend.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve done some press and will continue to as well. Today was like a day off in that I had no clients or interviews.\u00a0 When you live your passion though, you are never off, because you like being on.<\/p>\n<p>My husband and I did a health screening at his work which lowers our health insurance cost.\u00a0 We both scored flying colors and we compare our numbers, which I won all categories this time.\u00a0\u00a0 The woman conducting the testing\u00a0was in awe of my scores.\u00a0 I guess it was not the norm.\u00a0 She said, &#8220;Keep doing whatever you&#8217;re doing.&#8221;\u00a0 So wine and chocolate it is.\u00a0 Seriously.\u00a0 But all those numbers don&#8217;t matter if you don&#8217;t feel good.\u00a0 Feeling good is mind-body-spirit.\u00a0 I love life.<\/p>\n<p>It was a valley in between that epic high with my book until the next one.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t chase the highs.\u00a0 I embrace them and peace as well.\u00a0\u00a0 It could be boring.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t get bored easily.\u00a0 Occasionally I&#8217;ll wish I was doing something fun of a Saturday night.\u00a0 But then I realize it&#8217;s cold out and I&#8217;d rather in my pj&#8217;s.\u00a0 Every day, I consider an adventure.\u00a0 As I was driving to pick up my son\u00a0from preschool, Prince came on the radio.\u00a0 I blasted it of course.\u00a0 I saw a Mack truck with a cursive\u00a0&#8220;P&#8221; on the front.\u00a0 As in my last name, but also for passion and purpose.\u00a0 Those are what I&#8217;m all about.\u00a0 I have a passion for life.\u00a0 I also saw a &#8220;Baby On Board&#8221; sticker on someone&#8217;s car like from back in the day.\u00a0\u00a0This\u00a0one read &#8220;Baby Jedi On\u00a0Board&#8221; which was so cool because we are big Star Wars fans here.<\/p>\n<p>On the way home, &#8220;Bootylicious&#8221; by Destiny&#8217;s Child came on.\u00a0 \u00a0I went into this hand waving, neck moving like chicken thing and I could feel my for year old son&#8217;s eyes on me, which said&#8230;<em>What is she doing?\u00a0 Is that dancing.\u00a0 Oh, I&#8217;m embarrassed for her<\/em>.<em>\u00a0 <\/em>I love car dancing.\u00a0 Embarrassing them is my JOB.\u00a0 I also forgot that I saw a heart shaped sludge mark in the parking garage of my husband&#8217;s work.\u00a0 I had to post a picture to Instagram.\u00a0 I also took pictures of\u00a0 a chandelier which I would love to own, or wear.\u00a0 I&#8217;m not kidding there.\u00a0 They had light up trees in Brookstone which brought me joy, one in pink, one in blue, and one in red.\u00a0 One day.\u00a0 I got Starbucks Oprah Chai Latte with Organic Soymilk.\u00a0 The sun was out.\u00a0 It was an extraordinary day.\u00a0 And we are having pizza for dinner.\u00a0\u00a0 I also have on my black fringe boots which make me feel like a rockstar.<\/p>\n<p>My one year old is in my lap as I type this, she sucks her thumb and holds my hair in her hand.\u00a0 Her smile is the world.\u00a0 My kids are my joys.\u00a0 It&#8217;s these little things.\u00a0 It&#8217;s those combined with my life&#8217;s purpose to empower women that make my life feel so whole.\u00a0 In the Valleys, are peace and they are never boring if you keep your eyes open.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I launched my book &#8220;Sexpot With Stretch Marks&#8221;\u00a0 a week ago today.\u00a0 It went #1 over the weekend.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve done some press and will continue to as well. 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