I get cold when I'm scared. I shut down and clam up. I look mean. I don't make eye contact. I bark, gripe, and complain. The people who love me have seen this woman, cold and callous. They have been in the same room with her frigid energy and tight jaw. They have...
Many years ago, I bought two small plants from the 99₵ Only Store during my lunch break. Once home, I placed the plants on top of the bookcase in my living room, next to the other plants. They seemed happy enough to join the others and thrived in their new...
While there are more opportunities to connect now than there ever has been in the history of the world, in a lot of ways we are more disconnected than we’ve ever been. More and more people are typing instead of talking. People are breaking up, spilling beans, and...
Despite what you see on the news, humans are mostly good. While we are all capable of egregious acts, we also have an enormous capacity for goodness. Knowing that this conflict exists has always caused me a great deal of trouble. See I am big on the whole benefit of...
Time travel is not only possible, but you do it all the time. I know you might believe that time travel is just some Sci-fi concept dreamt up by H.G. Wells for entertainment purposes, but I beg to differ. Don’t stop reading now... let me prove it to you. In any...
I’m a big supporter of higher education. I have taken more courses than I can name in more subjects than I can count. In fact some of the most defining moments of my life occurred in the four walls of a classroom - some is the operative word in this sentence. The...
I knew that I would marry my future ex-husband on the first date. He was handsome, with southern charm. He opened doors and laughed at my corny jokes. He had me wrapped around his finger from day one. We did get married and were were happy for many years. Our...
Since turning 40 last fall, I've done a lot of reflecting. Thinking about the things that went well and the things that went terribly wrong. I've had a ton of experiences over the last 40 years. I have... made friends developed relationships walked away opened up shut...
Body-Love Wellness Circles by Anne-Sophie Reinhardt is an immersion into the power of body-acceptance.The Circles will be focused around transforming the relationship you have or may not have with your body, food and yourself.This post is part of the Body-Love Blog...
My body is a know-it-all and it always knows everything before I do. It knows when it’s time to stop and when to push on. While it’s great about letting me know where we stand, I am terrible about listening to the cues. Once upon a time.... Okay, it was yesterday. My...
I have been forty for 4 months, 23 days, 3 hours, and 51 minutes. Although I am only a recent inductee into Club Forty/Forty, there are a few things about being 40-something that I want to clear up. Six Myths about 40 -debunked: 6. You're old According to the CDC the...
I didn't have a clue about self-love when I was younger. It wasn't taught in school and I didn't learn it at home either. My parents were born in an era when self-love was not something that was openly discussed or practiced. They were taught to do what needed to be...
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