Frenchie Friday: Do You Have a Red Velvet Rope Policy?
Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born. Love it or hate it, the French are very careful in choosing who they let in. Here’s an idea: You’ll move to Paris and become BFFs with […]
Is Your Past Defining You? Please read my story.
Do not let your shadow walk you. You are not a slave of the past. If you’ve ever allowed your past to define you, please allow me to share some brief snippets of my story: I grew up in a little trailer in a little town. Now, I live in a penthouse (actually, it’s a condo on […]
Frenchie Friday: 50 Ways to Be Elegant
Elegance is not a word we often hear. Worse yet, it’s not one we often aspire to embody. We’re just trying to get the kids to school, run businesses, get to the office on time, clean the house, pay the bills, and put dinner on the table. Living elegantly? Refinement? Luxuriously? Who has time for that? Darling, I […]
Frenchie Friday: The Art of Savoring Life
The journey is the reward. I sat at a table filled with my entrepreneurial friends. The conversation was all about getting ahead.Don’t get me wrong: I love reaching my goals, watching my desires come to fruition and being productive.But, in that moment, I couldn’t help but wonder, “Have we lost the true meaning of life?” […]
12 Elegant Responses to Criticism (And, a Coco Film)
A creative life cannot be sustained by approval any more than it can be destroyed by criticism. In a world that loves to highlight all the positive raves and dares not mention the negative ones, I think it’s high time we bring something out into the light. It’s something not many people talk about because […]
Frenchie Friday: I’ve Discovered the Secret to Everything
Find magic in the little things, and the big things you always expected will start to show up. This morning, while watering my little garden, I realized how completely unnecessary it was. I don’t need tulips. I don’t need to grow my own lettuce. I don’t need beautiful pots and organic soil. Sure, I could be working on creating my next program, doing […]
My 9-1-1 for Worry
Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight. Worry. When you look at this word, what comes to mind? For me, it is one of the ugliest in our vocabulary. Truly, it is an epidemic. Worry is a thief, stealing your peace of mind and calm … so far removed […]
Frenchie Friday: Where is Your Secret Garden?
And the secret garden bloomed and bloomed and every morning revealed new miracles. As one of my lovely confidants was leaving our retreat in the breathtaking Sonoma Valley, she said to me: “This group is my secret garden.” For many women, trying to find the time and space to explore the heart’s greatest desires, and […]