One weekend during my middle school years, I invited a few of my girlfriends over for a pool party. During the festivities, my mother noticed one of my friends appeared to be upset. When Mom asked her what was wrong, she said she hated her big nose. My mother told her she had a beautiful … Continue reading Little Words Can Have a Giant Impact
By this time, we've all proclaimed our resolutions to our family, friends, neighbors, coworkers...anyone who will listen. We mean well and want to stick with the beneficial resolutions we've set for ourselves, like working out five times a week, staying away from fried food, spending more quality time with the family, and saving more money. … Continue reading Beyond Resolutions
Remember the post Eating Your Words on Purpose? Here is a continuation of the conversation about food-related words. Words Are Food Phrases #2: How do you eat an elephant? I think we all know the answer to this riddle...One bite at a time. I love this saying because it plunges deeper than the surface answer … Continue reading Bite Your Words
[tweetmeme] [picapp align="center" wrap="false" link="term=joy&iid=5271682" src="2/5/e/4/portrait_of_a_bf05.jpg?adImageId=12705212&imageId=5271682" width="380" height="380" /]"You don't know what you have until you lose it." Boy did that adage fall on deaf ears in my youth. Well, I'm starting to understand it now. My body is getting a little older, just as all those wise adults said would happen one day. My … Continue reading The power of focusing on what you have right now
Kristin Rath 