I’ve always been social but I never knew how to make a true friend until my mid-twenties. Jess is my best friend. I truly believe we were destined to meet. 12 years ago, on the first day I arrived at the UCLA dorm, people kept coming up to me and said, “Omg you look like …
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My dog had surgery on her paw. She couldn’t climb up stairs wearing the protective donut-of-shame, so I began to carry her. 3 weeks later the donut-of-shame was removed, bandages off. She is back to running around and attacking dogs on the street. Last night at 4:00am she started crying at the bottom of the …
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I get a thought. It’s not a good one. It spirals out of control. My whole reality is based on something that isn’t even happening. I take everything personally. The whole world feels like it’s crashing down. But I want to be in control. I want the results to be a certain way. I can’t …
No matter how old I get, I always want to continue to grow and evolve. I’ve learned that it starts at the core – change yourself and everything around you changes. There are a ton of books to read, seminars to attend, and therapists to see. Different things work for different people. No matter which path …
When I was 12, my parents “employed” me at their company (*cough CHILD LABOR). My job was to stick custom labels on glass bottles. I finished sticking hundreds of them. My mom came in to check on me and said, “These labels are crooked.” I looked at them and thought, “Barely.” She made me redo …
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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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