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“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” ― Rumi

STARTING OVER: DAY ONE CAN HAPPEN EVERY DAY

Today is day SIX of the Oxygen Fitness Challenge So I am cleaning, getting ready for my first client to arrive, when I come across a lone chicken nugget that had been left from the day before…..I gobbled that sucker up so fast it was almost fresh again! What did you expect….It’s CHICKEN!!  You already […]

THE OFFICIAL DAY ONE OF OXYGEN MAGAZINE’S FITNESS CHALLENGE

“This is why you broke up with me,” I said to him as he was taking my before pictures. “Don’t be ridiculous. You broke up with me remember. Do you know how many women would kill to have your before pictures? You should have worn a swim suit when we went to Wild Waves. Your […]

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE BREAK UP?

I was the one who broke up with him. He reminded me that it was my choice before I told him it was his. “I made a choice to take a stand for what I deserve and it was fair. I do not want to break up with you. I wanted you to realize the […]

WHY MY EX-BOYFRIEND IS NOW MY ROOMATE

I make sure to let him know how much I love him and that missing him would have never been my choice. “You are going to be a hard man to forget,” I wrote to him two weeks after our break-up as I was crying and he was not. He wrote back to say, “I […]

HOW TO WRITE A NEW LIFE FOR YOURSELF

Dear Tracy Benson​, I pulled up a map of the world today just so I could imagine traveling it. I remember writing that I would come visit you in Wales someday, but I fear I may never make it further that my back yard. I thought I was a woman going places in life. I […]

WHAT IF TODAY IS THE BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE?

“Hey,” my boyfriend looked up from his carving and into a face that was scowling. My face was puckered consternation. “Don’t be overwhelmed.” He chided gently, knowing that I am quickly there. I crossed my arms to hunker into a childish pout. This made him laugh and then tease, “Do you remember how happy you […]