A lot of people are mesmerized with 11.11.2011. Some women have C-sections so they can have a child that day. To me this day has a special meaning, not just because the numbers line up so nicely, but because my grandmother was born on 11.11.1911. She is by now on the other side of Facebook [...]

One of the “left-overs” of my family days were our two yellow labs Hershey and Coco. They were brought into the family under the premise of us living under the same roof. I knew by the time we broke up that holding on to the dogs would be a huge burden for either one of [...]

I made a pledge to myself to go out and celebrate tonight. BUT : This is also a day to reflect and set intensions. I decided that 2010 will be a good year. I decided to spread out positive energy. I will live it one day at a time and be fully present. I will [...]

For many decisions the answer will only be yes or no – without thinking about it for more than a split second. How about these decisions that require a bit more thinking? How about questions that involve ethical standards? How about the hard choices to make? I’ve faced numerous situations this year that required me [...]

Image by Getty Images via Daylife The (supposedly) most powerful man in the world has been acknowledged for his intentions to bring peace to the world. It was a surprising choice.  Many people around the world have the desire for peace on top of their agenda and were celebrating. Yet the American press is very [...]

Image via Wikipedia Most of us dislike shopping for cars. Car dealers are one of the least popular professional groups in this country. They are perceived to be deceiving, pushy, grumpy and many other things. I was shopping for a car for the upcoming Colorado winter this week. One dealer had just sold a car [...]

Let me start with two random thoughts on living life in the public eye. I think it is ironic how politicians and celebrities complain about a lack of privacy, while so many of us throw ourselves into the public eye of social media. Look at societies without secrets: Are they nuts or are they happy? [...]

Image by DavidDMuir via Flickr Because I don’t have to and consider myself VERY lucky for that. Because it is not in line with my purpose in life. I try to live a life of integrity. This is hard, and sometimes I slip. But I have a few rules that help me to stay on [...]

Facebook lets you list the following as your relationship status: Single In a relationship Engaged Married It is complicated In an open relationship You also get to decide if you want to publish your relationship status or not. I wish these options were provided everywhere. In most forms I need to fill out the choices [...]

I grew up in an environment where a tattoo was a sign for a prisoner or a seaman. “Normal” people would not have one. I used to judge when I saw people getting tattoos: “This is permanent. Do they even know what they are doing?” Guess what? I just joined the ranks of the above. [...]