The photo above is very apropos to me because at 38 years old, I’m really just beginning to understand something SO profound that it’s changing the way in which I’ve viewed many situations I’ve been in, in my life. I thought that I understood it but only recently have I discovered that this belief runs [...]

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.” Though I didn’t know exactly what to call it at the time, this was the very first affirmation. My Nana, Mrs. Ruby, taught it to me one afternoon when she’d picked me up from school and on the drive home discovered I [...]

Do you know THAT moment when you’re sick and tired of being sick and tired? I was 30 years old, 270 pounds, standing only 5’2″. I had been overweight my entire life. My ‘sick & tired’ moment arrived while I was sitting in a personal development class and the instructor said, “what area of your [...]