Friday (Before Christmas) Food For Thought

Friday (Before Christmas) Food For Thought

Christmas is two days away. Two days! How is your stress level? Are the gifts bought? And wrapped? Are your cards in the mail? Are all the decorations up? Cookies baked? Meals planned? Groceries bought? House cleaned? Playlist finished? Travel plans made? Suitcases...
BFP Inspiration Moment on Love. Joy. Peace.

BFP Inspiration Moment on Love. Joy. Peace.

Love. Joy. Peace. What a great holiday season this would be if we all had a heart filled with love, lived a life of joy and had a spirit at peace. As we head into this final week before Christmas, remember that it is not about expensive gifts, fancy bows, rich food or...
BFP Inspiration Moment on Being Lucky, Duckie

BFP Inspiration Moment on Being Lucky, Duckie

Ah, dear Dr. Seuss. He always had a way with words, didn’t he? So, dear Duckie, when was the last time you thought about how lucky you really are? Do you reinforce that positive message to yourself? Enough? At all? Our self-talk has a huge impact on our state of...
BFP Inspiration Moment on Living Now

BFP Inspiration Moment on Living Now

Sadly, many people spend a good deal of their time and energy worrying about the future. That worry doesn’t change a thing. What it really accomplishes is sucking the energy out of today. Imagine what might be possible if, instead of being excessively focused on...
Book Review: It All Started When I Stopped Using Lotion

Book Review: It All Started When I Stopped Using Lotion

It All Started When I Stopped Using Lotion by Karen M.R. Townsend, Ph.D., Queen V Publishing, 2011. I met Karen Townsend at the Ohio Women’s Conference earlier this year. We were both speaking at the event but, fortunately for me, we were on different panels....