How’s that for a catchy title that may not project the “image” I hope to portray?

Frankly, I am tired of projecting images. That’s what actors and actresses do—projecting someone else’s life. I want to be the star in my own life, and not worry about an academy award.

I want to speak the truth, and not…

I remember hearing this joke once on a Meg Christian and Chris Williamson CD. They said, “How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice. Practice. Practice. It seems like a good part of my life I have practiced some very negative feelings and behaviors to the place I have mastered them. I had reached a place where I did not need to practice feeling lack, or doubt, or worry, or having a low self-esteem, or thinking I was stupid or unattractive. I had practiced them so long that I had mastered…

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Why is it that when we talk about aging we tend to focus mainly on our skin?  Is it because that is what is visible to us or the only thing we perceive we can control?

When I talk about prevention as the key to healthy aging, I’m not just talking about wearing sunscreen or having the best anti-aging lotions & potions.

In my post, The Science of Prevention, I talked about the basic…

Grieving is a natural part of life and I think we all grieve in different ways. When I lost two close family relatives 10 years ago I found that I kept everything bottled up inside and just dealt with it on my own. It was easier for me not to talk to anyone and just grieve in my own way.

I have to ask, have you ever grieved for someone you didn’t know? I know, it sounds weird but let me explain. Almost 2 weeks ago my family and I were on our way up to Maine for a long weekend. We left…

I've found that my head often gets in the way and encourages me to be lazy.  For example, I don't have the time or the energy to workout.  But...if I make myself do just 1 mile, taking half an hour to do it if that's all I can muster, that 1 mile usually turns into a couple at a pretty decent pace.

I'm the same way with cleaning.  Usually over summer vacation I rip my entire house apart, room by room and clean every square inch of it.  This summer I just couldn't find the…

When walking through the grocery store aisle you are constantly seeing food packages that say "Low Fat" or "Light".  What exactly does it…

My husband and I went for a light, easy run this morning. We headed to a nearby park to observe a TRX bootcamp class and get some light exercise for our tired bodies. All was well, my legs were finally starting to loosen up after the lunges done on Monday.

And then my shoe sort of skidded on the sidewalk, mid-stride. You know those big, clumsy steps you take when you're trying to not fall on your face? I took two of them.

And then I fell. Not on my face,…

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Photo taken by Elizabeth Uchtman

My sister and her family vacationed near the Mayan Ruins this Summer Solstice and my niece took this photo for me.  I share it with you along with relating an experience I had around the same time, Summer…

When I would go to visit Zoe in Alexandria, Virginia, we would pass this restaurant on Route 1 that had a large yellow sign out front that said Korean BBQ and Sushi. With neither of us ever having had Korean BBQ, we had no idea what we were missing. We both assumed it was like American BBQ and as Zoe does not like Sushi, it wound up never being a restaurant we went to. Oh what we were missing. A few weeks ago, I saw this sign on Facebook about the countries in the world that had the lowest…

I love yoga and it has been one of the greatest stress relievers for me. My schedule is pretty hectic. I work full time and I have 2 little children so finding time for myself to workout is pretty rare. Often times, it will be 10:00 at night and I’ll start my yoga practice. For most people, I know mornings are the best time to work out but for me mornings are tough….I’m not a morning person. Anyway, I’m not at a point where I can just practice yoga without a guide. I have a few Gaiam DVDs…

The exact area code 503 services a rather small place yet with good inhabitants. In cases where you are showing interest to find out which regions happen to be served within this code, you can actually look for an area code index chart. Now there you will recognize that the exact area code 503 is certainly for seashore places exclusively. But for the regions far from the coast it is actually integrated code 971.



Several of the most significant cities in Oregon are actually serviced…

Saturday ended up being an impromptu date night for us. I love the impromptu dates, because they're usually very simple, but so much fun. After a fairly tiring morning at our Peachtree Road Race Prep Run, we weren't much in the mood for making plans. We started by visiting a little coffee shop about 20 minutes north of us, in a town called Roswell. Roswell, GA has done it right - they've sort of taken the small town feel and made this whole strip of restaurants and local shops, almost like…

I was watching a 2-minute video by Don Miguel Ruiz called The Truth about Cats and Dogs. He talked about how cats do not identify themselves as cats or dogs as dogs or any animal as a species or series of roles. As we are not a part of those species, we will never know that for sure. However, his whole point was that we are more then any word we use to identify ourselves. As I thought about this, I found myself going back to a story from the book of Exodus in the Hebrew Bible. There Moses…

WEIGHT MANAGEMENT

Most of us are aware that as a nation and a world, we are becoming more overweight. Some countries, like Japan have apparently instituted a policy of measuring waist lines of individuals of certain age group and if above 34 inches for a male or 35…

One of the most energy sapping things you can do is procrastinate. But how to stop is the real issue.

Here are some sure fire ways to end that nagging issue of procrastinating.

Past – Avoiding things works because it may cause fear, anxiety and just feel bad. I’m not doing something right or won’t…

At some point in your life, you will realize that it’s time to start pushing.

You will realize that your dreams are just on the other side of your fear and trepidation and insecurity and all of that gunk that you really don’t want to deal with and just wish would go away. At some point in your life, you will have…

When I am sitting in a room with others, then I know who I am speaking to and hopefully I know who is listening. However, there are times that I hear myself speaking and there are not words coming out of my mouth. It is at that time, I realize that many of the conversations I have in life are with me. Sometimes those conversations are about things I need to do. Like this morning, I was telling myself what I needed to accomplish today. Other times, however, I find myself critically listening…