37 Life Lessons

I especially love to celebrate others, but it’s always been harder for me to celebrate myself. However, with the encouragement of family and friends, I’m changing that. I’m allowing myself…

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The Cure for Pain is the Pain

“The cure for pain is the pain.” – Rumi The body doesn’t forget. My body tenses and my breath becomes shallow when I feel like something is going to be…

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I’m still not “there”…and that’s OK

This week is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week and I took a moment today to think about my journey over the last 15 years. It’s incredible easy to be hyper…

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If you did it once, you can do it again

  I was talking to a friend last week about how I feel like I’m always in a constant state of rebuilding my classes.   “What does that tell you?”…

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Are You Stuck in the Middle?

  It’s no accident that Dante began The Inferno, his allegorical journey through Hell, “Midway upon the journey of life / I found myself within a forest dark”.   In…

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The Detour is the Destination

  The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.   That’s what we’ve been taught anyways, right? In any geometric problem, you can count on this unwavering fact.…

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It’s Time You Give Up

    “To be what you must, you must give up what you are” -Yusuf Islam     Here’s a little-known secret about success:   It has nothing to do…

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We all have broken places

  The other day, a picture popped up in my TimeHop that really took me back in time. It was a picture from my intenSati leader training five years ago.…

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What Drives You?

  What drives you?   Two weeks ago, I challenged my team with this question at our all team meeting and hearing all of their shares seriously gave me all…

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The Pain of New Beginnings

  On Friday I signed lease papers for my new apartment in Blue Bell, PA. I was excited to finally have a place closer to the new LifeTime Fitness in…

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