Yearly Archives:: 2012

Gabby Giffords

January 7th, 2012
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If you Google the word resilient, you will find yourself reading about Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-AZ.

Resilience is the ability to recover from a crisis, a dramatic life change or even failure.  Some people are born with resilience and others develop it.

Resilience is when life hands you an awful situation and you turn it into an opportunity to learn or develop something about yourself.

Resilience is digging down deep within ourselves and finding the resources to cope with a changed life.

To me, this is the essence of Gabby Giffords.

One year ago tomorrow, Giffords was … Read More

Mojo for 2012

January 4th, 2012
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Whenever I find myself straying off the path of being healthy and positive, I go read my Kris Carr books.  Carr, an author, motivational speaker, wellness coach and cancer survivor, is always uplifting for me. She provides down-to-earth tips on self care along with other insights about living a healthy lifestyle.  To jump start your mojo for 2012, try to focus on the priorities in your life and what inspires you.  Don’t be afraid to put yourself out there.  Below is a link to a recent post on Kris Carr’s website, Crazy, Sexy, Life (http://www.crazysexylife.com/).  While this particular post is… Read More

Happy New Year!

January 1st, 2012
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We will open the book.  Its pages are blank.  We are going to put words on them ourselves.  The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.                       ~ Edith Lovejoy Pierce Happy New Year!  The idea that 365 days stand before us, fresh and unmarked, ready to be embraced is rather daunting. As I flip through my new 2012 Metropolitan Museum of Art calendar book that my Dad gave me for Christmas, I am hesitant to write in it because I want 2012 to remain unchanged.  What will this year bring?  Will I be ready?  How… Read More