I just got back from Los Angeles, where I had the amazing honor to attend the Premiere of Disney’s Queen of Katwe at the iconic and historic El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. This was my second walk on the Hollywood Red Carpet, but a unique and special once in a lifetime experience. Hollywood Blvd …
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A family moved into a new neighborhood. One morning while they were eating breakfast, the mom saw her neighbor hanging the washing outside. “How shameful! That laundry is not very clean at all. She’s hanging dirty clothes on the line!” Her husband looked on, remaining silent.Every time her neighbor hung her washing out to dry, the disapproving …
It’s always exciting when Pixie Dust makes it to my inbox. An invitation from Disney is always one that creates excitement and joy to me and my family. But when I was invited to be a part of a once in a lifetime experience: walking the Hollywood Red Carpet for the film release of Queen …
Motherhood sometimes comes with a side of “I often forget I have needs.” We forget to eat, forget to shower, forget to sleep, forget to pee… Can you relate? But we eventually do take care of our physical needs because we know we need to. But ponder on this: how often do you feed your …
“People don’t like change.” “People resist change.” “People hate change.” I hear these statements all the time and I don’t buy into them. I want to get unstuck and create positive change in my life. Don’t you? I think every human in the planet does. When I think about where I am versus where I am headed, …
Can you imagine a life without judgment and suffering? My curiosity about judgment has led me down many paths of discovery, and each journey has resulted in a happier life experience. And much of it involves being vulnerable and willing to admit we might wrong about what we believe to be true. This was ironic …
A 24-year-old young man seeing out from the train’s window shouted: – “Dad, look the trees are going behind us!” Dad smiled. A young couple sitting nearby, looked at the young man’s childish behavior with pity. Suddenly, he again exclaimed: – “Dad, look! The clouds are running with us!” His dad enthusiastically shared his excitement. The …
Everyone judges. Everyone. No exceptions. I judge and you judge, too. Maybe even more than we’d care to admit. It’s so easy to judge and so hard to stop being judgmental. We judge the food we eat, the books we read, shows we watch, places we go to, events we attend… We judge people – …
“Why did I have to open my mouth?!” I was already depressed enough and her words felt like a fierce stab to my open wound. I know better than to just blurt out my problems. I would have had better luck posting it on my Facebook page or sharing it with you. I hate to …
I used to be all about SMART goals, but I’ve officially abandoned my fandom and I suggest anyone who will listen to forget SMART goals. The SMART goal-setting framework is endorsed by many renowned business leaders as an infallible method to achieve any goal and increase productivity. What Are SMART Goals? S.M.A.R.T. is an acronym that …