3rd grade. San Francisco. 1989. My class was taking a field trip to The Original Teddy Bear Factory. Nowadays they have those commercial “Build-A-Bear” stores, but this was the ORIGINAL Teddy Bear Factory in San Francisco where everything was hand-sewn and customized by a seamstress, just for you. My sis had the same teacher in …
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Who I take advice from: Relationship advice. I would call my friends Leslie and Kevin, or Toni and Ari. They have long lasting marriages that I admire. They respect each other, put each other first, and have a great group of friends and family in their lives. They are like love magnets! I’m not going …
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Recently I took a roadtrip through Peru with friends, from Lima to Cusco and all the way back. Travel the world, connect with people, and take pictures. . . it’s what I live for! With pro sandboarder Perro Chacra. I gave it a try – wasn’t very good at it! Road trip from Lima to …
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I suck at sitting still to meditate. During savasana in yoga class, the instructor often taps the space between my eyebrows, indicating that I am furrowing my brow. Apparently I don’t know how to let go and do nothing. What I’ve learned is that meditation doesn’t have to be sitting still with your eyes closed. …
“It is your own responsibility to determine your happiness, but a big part of heightening it or making it easy, is your peer group.” I forgot where I read that, but I like it. Growing up, I somehow found myself surrounded by negative people – those who constantly complained and criticized others. It’s toxic. Part …
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An important characteristic I see in people who are successful is that they know how to see things as opportunity. Unsuccessful people love to fall into victim mode and complain about how bad things happen to them. They don’t see things as an opportunity, or have a willingness to do what it takes to create …
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When I photographed weddings for a living, I forgot that being a wedding photographer is in actuality, a lot of work. It didn’t feel like hard work because it was what I was passionate about at the time. Don’t get me wrong – there are times it felt like work, but most of the time …
I met my friend’s new boyfriend recently. She asked what I thought. Me: I like him because I like who you are when you’re with him. Her: Really? I feel like I’m just being me. Me: Exactly. A great relationship is when you love who YOU are in that relationship. *Excerpt from my book, Show Up: …
When I was 22 in NYC, I lived in a crummy apartment located in a shady neighborhood. It was a 5-floor walk up and hot as hell during summer. My roommate would bring home boys every night. I was interning full-time at a modeling agency and also working full-time at a restaurant to pay the …
Do you worry about what other people think about your hair? The car you drive? Whether your joke was funny? There is a saying that humans can go longer without food and water than approval. Letting go of what other people think in recent years has given me personal freedom. I seriously feel like I …
