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Keep pushing forward, your halfway to the weekend! Stay strong, keep shining and enjoy the little things in life!

Have you ever thought about a smile, what it means and what it represents? A smile can represent a natural reaction to joy, love, happiness and well-being. I think that smiling not only reflects happiness, but I am learning that it also triggers brain activity. It is our brain's left frontal cortex that registers happiness and joy. Haven't you noticed that when you smile, others smile back at you? Certainly, a smile can be a friendly gesture; however, I also think that you a

Quite a bit has happened since the wind and fire storms began in SoCal one month ago today. The following week, I felt led to write about lightheartedness, enjoyment, and playfulness in life. I am working on the latter one, trying to lead my life with childlike wonder. LOL! Back to reality. Amidst the unthinkable losses from the unprecedented disaster from the fires, I’ve seen and heard heartbreaking stories, but also miracles and signs of hope within our former Altadena comm

Do you ever feel like you’re just going through the motions of life and wonder: am I taking life too seriously, shouldn’t I be enjoying myself more, isn’t there more to this life? Of course, we all have hectic lives, brimming full of responsibilities. However, lately, I’ve been thinking about the quality of my life and wondering and praying about how to do what I need to do, but to simplify my life and make it a joyful one? As you could probably see from a few of my previous

A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog on “Are your friendships like tonic and gratifying or are toxic and draining you?” While I was writing it, I came across the topic of loneliness, which piqued my interest. The article that I shared in that blog - “The science of why friendships keep us healthy” ( The science of friendship ( apa.org ) ) , mentions that “people who have friends and close confidants are more satisfied with their lives and less likely to suffer from depression.” Al

I’ve wanted kids for as long as I can remember. I mentioned in one of my other blogs, that I grew up with three sisters and that I am a middle child.  Throughout my life I would daydream of having my own family, and for me, that meant four kids. However, as I got older, that number quickly shrank to two kids – twins (a boy and girl). Over the many years that my husband and I have been married, there have been people that assumed that either we did not want kids, or that we we