Penelope: A Love Your Body Fairytale
Nancy, a student in El Paso, Texas, shares this review of Penelope, a movie starring Christina Ricci. In a society that places excessive emphasis on a certain standard of […]
What is truer than truth?
One of my new treats is visiting www.ted.com to listen to speeches. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and the organization holds an annual conference where the world’s best thinkers […]
A Body Warrior to Meet: Erin
What I love about myself: That I am a healthy and active individual. My biggest challenge in accepting my body and beauty: Is to realize that I don’t have to […]
Oldies but Goodies
A blog that I enjoy is Fighting Windmills. She has creative posts and unique, refreshing viewpoints, and has a great wit about her. She recently had a MEME about her […]
Schooled
Before he cheats? There are a few things I’ve learned to be true—at least for me—in my life. 1. There’s nothing more important than a person’s story. The […]
Well meaning, nosy or bossy?
So, the posse at Fierce Women Dish, the blog I write with 5 other fabulous women, is discussing the moments in our lives where supposedly well meaning people say or […]
Groupie Love
* This is an edited version of an essay I wrote about 7 years ago. And that’s a photo of me (far right) taken right about the time I was falling […]
Returning the Blessing
This is my blog post on the Circle de Luz website today. There are other fabulous blogs there from the women who serve on the Board of Directors. Check them out if […]
On the road
I am off to San Francisco for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America national conference. I am speaking at a breakfast on Friday morning and then participating in a diversity […]