Honor your relationships by honoring yourself—a different approach to relationships that can make all the difference.
Relationships, like most things in life, are paradoxical. Healthy relationships require an artful swing between dependence and independence, togetherness and solitude. Even in the closest of connections, where mutual support should come with the territory, it’s essential to strike a [...]

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Your sense of self-worth—how you value yourself, your innate value, and your gifts—guides your life. It determines how others see you and treat you, what kind of people show up in your life, how you act and react. Your self-esteem determines how you make choices and set priorities moment by moment, every day.
What does it [...]

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At a book signing for my new book Honor Yourself last summer, I met a special young lady who taught me to appreciate the “firsts” in life—no matter what age we are. She was about 5 or 6 years old, and she told me about a trip she would be making in a few months [...]

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While the end of the year and the holiday season can be a time of joy, it can also be a time of loss and grieving as loved ones pass on or we are reminded of those who shared the holidays with us in the past. The final months of the year do seem to [...]

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You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. —Kahlil Gibran
Let’s face it—many of us are still rushing around to buy the people we love the most their holiday gifts, huffing and puffing all the way.  Here’s a story that’s a perfect [...]

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One of the most significant gifts we can give in this modern, busy time of ours is our time. With so many demands placed upon us, we often find ourselves talking or listening to someone who needs us while we are also driving, watching TV, answering our cell phones, text messaging, making dinner, going through [...]

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Better than bigger is the gift of the heart. As little children size up their stack of birthday or holiday gifts, bigger and more always seem better. I’ll never forget the sobs that came from a little niece of mine one Christmas morning when she finished unwrapping the two gifts my husband and [...]

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I just posted a new article on “Clearing Space for What’s Important.”  It occurred to me, why wait until the new year to start a new habit? Here’s a good one to start right now, before the holiday madness sets in:  Getting your priorities straight. Making room for what’s really important at the end of [...]

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