Archives by date

You are browsing the site archives by date.

win a fabulous frock from Karina dresses!

While new shine posts end today, the experience does not!  We’ll have the  this afternoon and, then next Wednesday, will be the grand prize giveaway- a fabulous dress from Karina […]

shine day 31:  spark your self-acceptance with goals

shine day 31: spark your self-acceptance with goals

This year, I started a new ritual.  I set 3 goals monthly for me to focus my energy.  Sometimes they are very tangible (organize 10 small spaces in my house) […]

shine day 30: define self-acceptance for you

shine day 30: define self-acceptance for you

Today’s post comes from the oh-so wholehearted Mara Glatzel.  I am wild about Mara’s energy and wisdom and am so excited to share her insights with you.  Enjoy! When I […]

shine week 5 giveaways

shine week 5 giveaways

I am so excited to announce this week’s shine giveaways.  The weekly shine giveaway will take place on Fridays at 2 pm EST and all entries up to 1:59 PM […]

shine day 29:  spark your self-acceptance by creating boundaries

shine day 29: spark your self-acceptance by creating boundaries

Yesterday, we talked about how the comments that are made to us are actually never really about us.  Today, we are taking that concept a bit further. Oftentimes, perhaps unintentionally, […]

shine day 28:  spark your understanding that it is never about you

shine day 28: spark your understanding that it is never about you

It’s never about you. You have a mother who laments your weight all of the time- no matter your size.  You can be at your thinnest and certainly, she feels, […]

shine day 27: spark your self-acceptance with fruits and veggies

shine day 27: spark your self-acceptance with fruits and veggies

Perhaps you have heard of Meatless Monday.  It is an international campaign to encourage people to go meatless on Mondays in the hopes of having an overall positive effect on […]

shine day 26: spark your self-acceptance by paying attention

shine day 26: spark your self-acceptance by paying attention

BF and I honeymooned in Scotland.  It was before digital cameras and when I had all of our photos developed, I noticed that I had repeatedly snapped photos of two […]

shine day 25: spark your self-acceptance with a media fast

shine day 25: spark your self-acceptance with a media fast

80% of women feel worse about themselves after seeing a beauty ad.  $20 billion is spent on beauty marketing in the US annually. Clearly, there is a huge investment being […]

shine day 24: spark your self-acceptance with three small questions

shine day 24: spark your self-acceptance with three small questions

When I lead workshops, I often give participants a series of prompts that I call Three Small Questions.  The catch is that they aren’t small questions at all.  They are […]