Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities.  Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.

My first Emotional Eating group has been such a success that I'm starting a second group.  I still have a few spaces remaining, so would appreciate your helping me to get the word out on this new one!   This is not a 'class' where I teach clients to 'do' steps A, B, C, D, & E, and to throw in Y every 12th week!  This is also not a dieting group. 

As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will.

You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time.

My daughter Jennifer sent this to me in an email.  I thought it was filled with gems of wisdom and therefore wanted to share it with all of you!

How to Dance in the Rain

It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.

Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when

we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift.

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.    ~ e.e. cummings

It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves. ~ Edmund Hillary

Other people's opinion of you does not have to become your reality. ~ LBrown

Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers. ~ Veronica A. Shoffstall

Question:  I read your column last month on the Post-Holiday Blues.  In addition to the ‘blues’ that you spoke of, do some people also struggle with stress and anxiety after the holidays?  Why would people struggle with stress after the holidays, what causes stress and how do you know if you need professional help to cope?  Submitted by Joyce Thompson on Wed, 2009-01-14 23:16

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According to the National Institute of Mental Health, "Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress. It helps one deal with a tense situation in the office, study harder for an exam, keep focused on an important speech. In general, it helps one cope. But when anxiety becomes an excessive, irrational dread of everyday situations, it has become a disabling disorder".

I received an inspirational card in the mail today.  I read it and realized how really profound the words were to me.  I'd like to share them with each of you.