Have you ever been on the receiving end of someone blaming you for the way their life is not working?  My first reaction is to fight back and get defensive.  However, when I remember to take a moment and not step into the drama, it allows me to stay neutral and hold...

 It may seem like I got my sexy goin on, but it hasn’t always been like that.  In fact, this photo shows one of my lowest moments.  For some reason I felt the urge to take a picture of myself so I’d remember the depths I came from.  It’s similar to the urge of crying...

When moments of gripping heartache overtake your entire life and it feels like everything is coming to an end- IT IS!  That’s the good and the bad news.  Dig deep in the mines of your life, gather your strength, dignity and grace to pull yourself above the...

Isabel Allende wants bold and courageous characters in her novels and says, “I need mavericks, dissidents, adventurers, outsiders and rebels who ask questions, bend the rules and take risks.  Nice people with common sense, do not make interesting characters, they only...