My husband is a physical therapist who specializes in helping people with balance disorders. He explains that in order to have complete physical balance, three systems must be working together: the sensation of your feet, your inner ear and your eyes. The brain then combines the input from these three systems which allows people to [...]

I once had a mother of three little ones ask, “What’s the use of planning when my plan never works?” Life is anything but predictable especially when you are juggling several roles of spouse, parent, employee, etc. So if your well thought out day doesn’t always unravel the way you’d imagined it, should you trash [...]

‘Tis the season to make New Year’s Resolutions. The beginning of a year is a wonderful time to review, reflect, and refine; a time to look forward to a brighter, more abundant future. Unfortunately, many people are going to fail at their grand resolutions long before they turn their calendar to February. Why is that? [...]

Will you be one of among thousands who will make a New Year’s Resolution this year? For those of you committed to success, here are some helpful tips so that THIS year you can make your resolution a reality.
1. Write your resolution: This involves actually sitting down (or you may stand if you prefer) and [...]

Growing up there were just some things that we were expected to do: help clean the house, weed the garden, practice our instrument, and play on the community soccer team. I didn’t love to do my chores, but I did them. Practicing the piano was tolerable  so I did that. But when it came to [...]

Joy isn’t a word we hear very often nor is it something we feel as often as I believe we’re intended to. Joy is more than satisfaction or pleasure which are often dictated by circumstances out of our control. Joy is a conscience, daily choice to see the good in ourselves and the world around [...]

Raise your hand if you dislike the word balance.  For many people, balance is a dirty word that stirs an array of negative emotions. Why? Because they feel like life balance is an unrealistic and unachievable ideal. However, I’d like to suggest that the reason for this may be because your working (or not working) [...]

Story goes that not so long ago a group of researchers came together to study how kids respond to odd situations. The first study subject was a little boy about the age of seven. He went into the large, empty room and in the middle of the floor was a pile of fresh horse manure. [...]

Answer this question: Who is wealthier?
Exhibit A: Tom is an ER doctor. His gross income is $500,000 a year. He drives a leased 2009 BMW with all the latest gizmos and gadgets. He lives in a lavish 10,000 sq foot house in sunny LA, owns a summer home in Tuscany,  and has put each of [...]

The last “C” in making your happily ever after is charity. People generally like that word when it is used in the the context of helping out the poor and the needy. We will often flock to give aid in the event of a disaster or tragedy and in many cases give freely of our [...]