Four COLORLESS things I learned from Martin Luther King Jr.
The emotion in his voice. The honesty in his face. And the ability to take us to his vision with his words. Imagine what people could see when they were standing there listening to him. Their world was segregated. People…
What do Michael Phelps, Brad Pitt and YOU have in common?
I remember the first time I saw Michael Phelps, winner of 16, count ’em 16 Olympic medals swimming for the U.S., I thought, “what is up that goofy, awkward kid?” I had this strange desire to grab his person and…
To the grumpy lady at Forever 21, a note from Liz
People are gruuumpy around the holidays for goodness sakes. Standing in line at Forever 21 (yes, that store), arms aching as I ready myself to buy piles of Chinese and Indian-made goodness, I ask a woman standing off to the…
What’s your problem? The difference between challenges and problems…
I got problems, man! I have problems. Lots of problems. My husband is fourteen years older than me. I have seven children and there are problems associated with each one. The oldest lives far away and I’m not sure how…
Bring Back French Kissing!
I discovered french kissing in sixth grade. My parents were building a house twenty minutes away and I was put in charge of watching my sister (which is whole other blog). I watched through the broad window in the front room…
Are you living a FEAR-less life?
During a break in Life Dare filming a few days ago, I excitedly told my guests about my idea for another episode. So far, none of the topics were particularly scary to me and I wanted to model “Bringing Life…
Day 3/ 30 Days of Gratitude in Action. I Occupy Wall Street….with gratitude?
Occupy Wall Street. Snapshots in the album of our time, people sitting in cross-legged defiance, CEO’s blithely collecting their bonuses, police officers protecting and serving a political machine with pepper spray, a sense of dark and insidious judgement passed between…
Getting past the nutty to embrace your best life.
“If I fake it, then I know I don’t have it”…and other gems from What About Bob. One of my favorite movies of all time is “What About Bob,” the story of a totally neurotic yet somehow lovable guy…
Day 1/30- Gratitude in Action. I LOVE my best friend.
Day one: Gratitude in action. Every day, I will show relationships and organizations how much I love and appreciate them. Question of the day: How did I think I was going to pull this off? It should be easy enough,…
30 Days of Gratitude: Thank you India…thank you clarity…thank you best friend…
The last few months have brought some of the most amazing events I have ever experienced. I saw each of my daughters score their first soccer goals. My son got his first varsity letter in cross country. Both of my…