Last weekend I was reading Oprah’s interview with Michelle Obama in O Magazine and just loved the candor of the piece. Of course my eyes got larger as I read her answer to Oprah’s question “When did you get to be this much of yourself?”. In a phrase near and dear to my heart, Michelle […]
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I had the opportunity to participate in the letter to my heart series at BlogHer for Valentine’s Day 2009. As I wrote this post, I thought how strongly this letter drives home the importance of listening to your heart to create the life you desire. It is impossible to be fully comfortable in your own
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Anyone who knows me knows I am a crazy University of Tennessee Lady Vols Basketball fan since I was a kid. This morning I awoke to the exciting news online that Pat Summitt won her 1,000th game and sits alone at the top as the winningest coach in the sport, men or women. In the
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A while ago I wrote about the profoundly inspiring story of Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor and her speech at the Ted conference entitled “My Stroke of Insight”. While I have watched and listened to many interviews on Oprah and elsewhere it wasn’t until a few weeks ago that I actually got to sit down and
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I have particularly enjoyed the stories surrounding 41 year old US Olympic swimmer Dara Torres. Besides being an amazing athlete she is an inspiration to all women who are mothers or simply over the ripe age of what is considered to be prime for athletes. Well spoken and always a gracious competitor, she is a
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