Defining Authenticity

Defining Authenticity

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!!  In the past couple of weeks, I have read many conversation threads, mostly with bloggers, which boil down to one word…authenticity.  How do we define it?  Some of the questions which have jumped out of these threads for me personally have been: Can I be an authentic person blogging…

Refreshment and Peace

Refreshment and Peace

Good morning, everyone.  It’s 48 degrees in San Antonio this morning…that is awesome!  I am sitting her with my candles glowing,  sipping Starbuck’s French Roast, in refreshing, dry air…glorious autumn. After three months, my daughter’s family moved into their house and I took mine back.  I have had no place to unwind and be alone…

Smiling, Waving and Walking…over 100 pounds LOST!

Smiling, Waving and Walking…over 100 pounds LOST!

Yesterday, many of you confirmed the power of kindness and a smile…so I thought you might like this story!  Four years ago, the man above began walking up and down the road where our school is located.  He is there faithfully every day at the time school lets out and he waves at every car…

Fabulous Clothes Should Not Be Weapons!

Fabulous Clothes Should Not Be Weapons!

You might recall that I have been assisting my daughter with moving from our home into her new home with her family.  Moving is NOT a time when we normally dress up…in fact, for days we have been at our grungiest. So, off we went to Walmart to pick up some needed items. While there…

Becoming Fabulous: No Pain No Gain

Becoming Fabulous: No Pain No Gain

Wouldn’t you know it…just in case I was thinking of quitting weight training, along comes National Falls Prevention Awareness Week!  Click HERE for six ways to prevent falling! Of course, a good exercise program is important. Then, click HERE to see what the most pain I have endured lately is…and why it was worth it! Nope, it was…

You Have Lipstick on Your Teeth!

You Have Lipstick on Your Teeth!

You have already heard me lamenting…OK…whining…about the start of this new school year.  Stress and problems have been a daily serving on my table of multiple responsibilities and last week the delectable meals just kept on coming.  By Thursday, I needed peace and pampering…best found at my nail salon. In case you missed that post,…

Leave Your Toxins In Your Socks at iVIVA!

Leave Your Toxins In Your Socks at iVIVA!

For several months, my friend, Kerry, has been singing the praises of her new health routine.  She has told me about the unusual form of exercise (whole body vibration)…Himalayan salts…the Alkaline Ionized water…and the saunas.  Each time we have met, I have seen the results in her complexion, face, and shrinking size.  You can tell…

Twelve Years Later, What Stories Do We Tell?

Twelve Years Later, What Stories Do We Tell?

“Storytelling with a purpose.”  This is my favorite definition of journalism.  The best truth is reported through individual lives and experiences.  Everyone…every single person on this earth…has an important story to tell.  Ernest Hemingway encouraged young writers not to write about man, but about a man. So, on this very somber day of remembrance, only…