Doubting Thomas

Doubting Thomas

While I was in California, I had the pleasure of listening to Chef Naomi Shim of the Doubting Thomas restaurant in LA speak about her journey from 6th grade teacher to restauranteur. She is now a multi-faceted culinary maven but this wasn’t always the case. She...
Motivational Monday!

Motivational Monday!

I was in Southern California all last week for a little work and then a little play. I have headed out to Malibu the first week in May for the past two years to attend a Summit for the non-profit board I have the pleasure to serving (UrbanPromise International). Our...

Friday’s Quote

“Peace is the result of retraining the mind to process life as it is rather than how you think it should be.” ~Wayne Dyer Many people start off the year with a word that they want to live by. I started the year off with a person I want to emulate and, if...
Heavy Loads

Heavy Loads

I was meditating this morning and the prompt in this particular guided mediation was, “What heavy load are you carrying right now?” Although I wanted to laugh out loud, I didn’t, but it did bring a huge smile to my face as I thought, “Oh, maybe...
Motivational Monday!

Motivational Monday!

This is the week that we actually move! Everything leading up to this week has been packing, purging, and changing addresses. Maybe you have been there once or twice? It’s not really a whole lot of fun. My and Doug’s minds have been on overload—do this,...