A Shot Of Optimism

We are often told to do activities out of our normal workday—meditation, spending time in nature, walking—in order to increase our productivity.  But doing them can feel like a luxury we don’t [...]

Looking at black and white photographs from the Soviet era is not my idea of inspiration!  But my friend Amy was curious, so we wandered into the gallery at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts [...]

This is not fashion advice from a country music star! It’s a warm early spring night and we are having friends over for dinner. Come over at 6:30. It’s casual. No, you don’t need to bring [...]

It’s still early March and many parts of the country are living with ice and snow, while others have had unseasonable heat.  Here in Nashville, we’ve gone from shirt sleeve weather to bitter cold [...]

Look at the headlines of blog posts, magazines and pop-up ads.  You’ll notice something they have in common.  They make you feel like you are missing out . . . The Secrets to Financial Success. [...]

Originally posted September 2013 Have you ever gotten a tantalizing invitation to do something that seems glam, fun, amazing, a little too good to be true? The invite could be an opportunity that [...]

I used to do yoga everyday until I got a frozen shoulder.  Even after it healed I never got back to my regular practice. I used to do Pilates, but when the studio on my street closed I never [...]

Come on admit it, are you thinking about what you would do if YOU won a billion dollars?  I know I am and, given the traffic on Facebook, lots of other people have too. That amount of money is [...]

Are you dreaming without acting or acting without dreaming? This time of year every blog post, magazine and talk show has a segment on New Year’s Resolutions.  And every year countless numbers of [...]

My grandfather was a small town surgeon, an effusive man and, to a five-year old girl, a bit intimidating.  Nevertheless, when he and my grandmother proposed taking me on the train to Chicago [...]