A Life Worth Being Present In

A few days ago, as I was driving to work, I realized: “I’m not completely satisfied with how I’m living my life . . . but I don’t know what I want my life to look like. Without a vision of where I’m going, it will be challenging to ever get there.” So, Carter and [...]

Choose To Smile

It’s time for a new blog. Today will be my last Defining Wellness blog post. Thank you so much for reading, for sharing comments, for asking questions, and for letting me know when something I wrote helped you. I never imagined that I’d meet so many loving, wonderful, soul-searching people through this blog, and the [...]

My Husband In The Limelight

Today is my husband’s birthday, and I dedicate the blog to him. I don’t know why I deserve to be loved by the most loving, selfless, intelligent, handsome man I’ve ever known. I don’t know why he pursued me through middle school, high school and college, despite my best attempts to push him away. The [...]

Reboot

I’m proud to say I’m an optimist. Even when I’m feeling stressed, anxious or upset, and even when I’ve felt so low that I couldn’t summon the strength to get out of bed, there’s always been that voice inside of me that says, “It WILL get better. There IS hope.” And I don’t just feel [...]

Predictions

Yesterday I had to get blood drawn for a basic work-up. No big deal, unless you have a phobic-like reaction to needles . . . which I do. [Photo Source: http://www.completelifecoach.com] I’ve been putting off having my blood tested for YEARS out of pure fear. But I knew that it was important to my health [...]

The Risk of Reality

Carter and I saw “Inception” on Friday night, and I thought the movie was incredible. I didn’t completely understand everything — and I’m not sure that you’re supposed to — but I found myself crying anyway because the movie’s message was so powerful. [Image Source: http://www.comicbookmovie.com] It’s really easy to to sleep your life away, [...]

The Best Teachers

Happy Independence Day! I spent the holiday weekend and most of last week pet-sitting two wonderful dogs (one of them 3-legged!) and a cat that thinks it’s a dog. Meet Kona. Meet Poppa. Meet Kitten. My own sweet Kai got to hang out with us, too. I learned a few cool things this weekend. First: [...]

Beach Romance

My 28th year is a joyful one so far! This is good news; I really prefer smiling to frowning. On my birthday (June 18th), Carter took me to a romantic, candlelit dinner at the elegant Dilworthtown Inn. Dilworthtown is the place to go when you want top-notch food, attentive service and sophisticated yet down-to-earth ambience. [...]

If I Love, I Live

I’ve been questioning everything lately, and as uncomfortable as it feels sometimes, I’m realizing that the alternative is to sit back and accept what may or may not be the truth. [Image Source: http://cvs.codeyard.net/Sonsoft/webwinkel/images/question.jpg] I’m asking questions about my values. Without worrying about how they may look to the outside world, what are they, really? [...]

Birthday Dreamer

Whatever I was wishing for on my 7th birthday, I must have been pretty determined to have that wish come true. I was most likely wishing for a boyfriend. I was always dreaming about what it would be like to fall in love. Though I am turning 28 today, I will still blow out my [...]