Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of posts about “I wish I had spent more time with this person before he / she died” or “I wish I had told so and so I loved them more” or “I wish I had learned how to ____ (fill in the blank)…” You get the idea, right? It
Continue ReadingThis book had me at page one! I had heard a review of the book somewhere a few months prior, and upon traveling to the Bay Area and checking out a local bookstore, I found the book Wild by Cheryl Strayed. I was giddy with excitement to read it – a woman’s story of hiking more than
Continue ReadingI was recently analyzing why I feel the need to torture myself from time to time and visit something that reminds me of one of the loved ones who have passed. Here are a few examples: For my mom, the song “Sleepwalk” by Ritchie Valens is the one that gets me – no matter what
Continue ReadingI remember as a kid that I would always have breakfast as an important “start” to my day. As I’ve gotten older, I still incorporate breakfast into my success practices in the morning, as well as several other rituals, such as: State positive affirmations to myself before my feet hit the floor (in the form
Continue ReadingI recently came across a “thought starter” for a blog post that said to write about flowers…and I thought it might be kind of fun to write about the type of flower I might be based on my personality…so I did a little research and found this summary of “what your favorite flower says about you”
Continue ReadingIt’s that time of the year when the weather is starting to thaw out and I’m starting to think about vacations! How about you? Here are 5 places I’d like to go this year (in no particular order) – most include camping / backpacking or hiking, as they are the types of trips my husband
Continue ReadingAre you on Twitter? I am and I absolutely LOVE it! I’d love to connect with you if you’re there, I’m at @dorthahise. Here are some of my favorite peeps that I follow on Twitter, if you’re inclined to follow them to, I’m pretty sure you’ll enjoy their Tweets! @BoostQuote @MirZukFitness @ChiToBeMovement @ResultsLady @catriceology @katrinasawa @HERWorking
Continue ReadingI was having a conversation with someone recently about the fact that my hubby and I are starting to look into getting a dog as a new family member. Something funny struck me as my friend asked questions about what type of dog we wanted, etc., that it would be funny if we wrote “classified
Continue ReadingAs Spring nears, I thought it would be fun to try something new…so I’m sharing with you here my “something new.” I’ve incorporated some new workout videos into my training regimen. I’m following a couple that created a fitness company Fitness Blender (check out their website: http://www.fitnessblender.com/) and I’m loving the new training. Today, for example, I did
Continue ReadingIt’s been about 2 months since you may have set your resolutions in January – how are you tracking toward them? Perhaps you are “kicking butt and taking names” and are well on your way to achieving them with ease… Perhaps you are a little lackluster in your efforts but are feeling the urge to
Continue ReadingI just completed my 3rd acupuncture session, and have experienced many interesting things at each appointment. When I lay on my back, I find it difficult to be entirely comfortable. For example, I felt a little bit concerned that if I let my leg rest too much to one side or the other, I might
Continue ReadingDo you ever hear a song and it makes you take pause, find out who is singing? Maybe even look up the lyrics? I heard Jason Castro’s rendition of “Hallelujah” today on Pandora and I had just that experience. Here is the YouTube clip I found of it (lyrics are also on the video): [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM-eIj2fRxA&w=420&h=315]
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