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If Only…

These are the two saddest words in my opinion. Sad, because we’re nostalgic about a past that has come and gone, for which we now have absolutely no control over. Relationships that we wish didn’t end so badly, the one we let go and the one we should have never...

Money: Yours, Mine and Ours

When you made a commitment to spending your lives together you also committed to sharing your financial future together. The topic of money is a delicate one but tough conversations are sometimes necessary. Worrying about stirring up conflict at a time when you are in...

Traveling Together: The Ultimate Relationship Test

That first long trip you take together will pretty much tell you everything you need to know about life with your partner after commitment. From the planning stage to the actual trip and return, the journey will put your relationship to the test and confirm if you are...

How to Heal From A Break-up and Start Over

“We must be willing to let go of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us” ~Joseph Campbell Another year over and you’re still mourning the relationship that never made it. Part of you is holding out hoping you could get back...

How to Stop Being Your Own Worst Critic

“You’ve been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” ~ Louise L. Hay How many of us wish we had another chance to right our wrongs or an opportunity do it all over again? Whether it’s in our...

Forgiveness- How Ready Are You To Bring Closure?

I wasted many years of my life asking myself, ‘How do I get past all the hurt and the trauma, the shame and the blame, forgive all these people who have wronged me, and move forward in life?’ I did a lot of work, attended many seminars, met many spiritual masters,...

Fashion, Abuse and Other Personal Matters…

I’ve been called many things, but outspoken and intriguing? I never thought of myself that way, but I will take both! Outspoken? Certainly I am that. For those who may have known me many, many years ago, you may recall that I hardly ever spoke a word for fear of the...

Giving Up To Be Free

What is freedom? The dictionary has given freedom several meanings but the one that describes it best is: The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. Freedom is not only a word, a noun, but it is also an idea. Everybody has...

Happiness Is Within Your Grasp

“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, We must carry it in us or we find it not” ~ Kahlil Gibran “Are you happy? Really happy?” This was a question my dear friend Kelly asked me recently. For the longest time I had forgotten what it was to be...

How Your Style Affects You, Your Self-Confidence And Your Relationships

Fashion says “Me Too” Style says “Me Only” When it comes to personal style, it’s all about you. How you work it. How you own it. Where you borrowed it, and how you narrow down all your options to those that work for your figure, your personality, your coloring and...