Category Archives: Inspiration

My 3,224 Week Plan

Have you ever started a workout plan that’s like, “Two Weeks to Vacation!”  (Oh wait, that’s me right now, ha.)  So many fitness plans try to sell us on similar ideas: 6 Weeks to Ripped Abs, 12 Weeks to Total Body Toning.  You know what I mean; we’ve all seen the magazines. Let’s say IContinue reading “My 3,224 Week Plan”

Vulnerability

“Dr. Brene Brown studies human connection – our ability to empathize, belong, and love. In a poignant, funny talk at TEDxHouston, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. A talk to share.” Watch her thought-provoking, 20-minute presentationContinue reading “Vulnerability”

Good Advice

I was rushing around the other day, trying to get things done, when I stopped in my tracks, realizing I was doing the exact thing that I caution others not do do: rush through the day without pausing to enjoy it!  Gosh, I thought, I seriously need to take some of my own advice.  Then,Continue reading “Good Advice”

Fitness – A Journey, Not a Destination

Ever since I was a teenager I enjoyed consciously moving my body, whether dancing, or following a workout video (yes, on VHS), or running outside, or making up my own workouts.  I thought it was fun.  After high school, I continued playing volleyball in various intramural groups.  I couldn’t wait to get to my nextContinue reading “Fitness – A Journey, Not a Destination”

Trust Your Gut

Have you ever wondered why we have this saying: trust your gut?  We don’t say, “Trust your liver.”  Or, “Trust your spleen…”  It turns our we have such a complex and developed neuron system in our “gut” that it’s been called our second brain. “Technically known as the enteric nervous system, the second brain consistsContinue reading “Trust Your Gut”

Step Out

“The most effective way to do it, is to do it.” – Amelia Earhart A year ago, I was just wrapping up my employment with my favorite boss ever, at my favorite job ever, Pure Massage Therapy.  My husband and I were relocating, neither of us having jobs or really knowing what awaited us afterContinue reading “Step Out”