Live From Within –

The moment had arrived. It was 13 challenging and character-building weeks after I officially and suddenly decided to compete in my 1st figure competition. There I stood, pumped up, “glam”ed up and “bling”ed out, in line with some of the most amazing women I had ever had the pleasure of sharing time and space with. The line was shortening as each brilliant woman stepped on stage to show the audience and judges what their personal commitment had created. For some, this was a bucket list check-off, for some this was a way of life. For me, it was the ultimate …

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Puzzles

Puzzles. I used to always do them as a child, especially with my grandma. She was the queen of puzzles. I would sit alongside of her for hours in her house in Queens, NY with 1,000 pieces of “whoa” laid out before us on a cutting board the size of a stovetop.  As we would devote our focus and patiently search for the right pieces, we would eventually get into a groove and exceptionally beautiful pictures of landscapes, homes, horses, kittens, cities, etc. would start to emerge. Once we were in that groove, we just couldn’t stop. We were dialed in. We looked forward …

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Comfort? Not Really.

Some InspirationThruExperience. The Comfort Zone is not necessarily a positive feeling/place. “Comfort” although synonymous with cozy, warm & safe is also a dwelling place for mediocrity, fear, complacency and effortlessness. Life TRULY does BEGIN at when you step out of your comfort zone or your routine or your mundane repetition of all you know yourself to be. Step outside of this zone. Step outside of what you are “used to” and begin to LIVE. What is ONE THING you always wanted to do? Stop Reading. Answer the Question. Now write in down. Now pursue it. NOTHING IS STOPPING YOU except, …

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