Frenchie Friday:  50 Ways to Be Elegant

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? ...
Frenchie Friday: The Art of Savoring Life

Frenchie Friday: The Art of Savoring Life

The journey is the reward. Chinese Proverb 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...
Frenchie Friday:  I've Discovered the Secret to Everything

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. Isa Zapata 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...
My 9-1-1 for Worry

My 9-1-1 for Worry

Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight. Benjamin Franklin 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...
15 Ways to Live with More Ease

15 Ways to Live with More Ease

You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather. Pema Chödrön Recently, a nickname has been brought to my attention: The ease whisperer. If you know a little about me, you most likely know that I despise words like grind and pressure, and the term “pushing...