Posts Tagged ‘emotional well being’
Why Did She Have to Eat the Apple?
I often pondered not only why Eve ate the forbidden fruit, but what actually happened in the moments immediately following The Fall. All religions, monotheistic and polytheistic alike, have oral and written traditions on humanity’s separation from the Divine. Most of the ancient civilizations like the Sumerians, Egyptians and Babylonians told stories of man’s creation…
Read MoreThis Girl is On Fire!
I am walking on fire, yet, cool and peaceful as a coastal sunset… Where do I begin? I have missed writing. My creativity has been pushed aside for the “to-do” list, buried under a pile of an administrative abyss. It has become my internal volcano building energy waiting in frustration to erupt. I was either…
Read MoreAll I want for Christmas is…
Tradition, as defined in my iPhone dictionary app, is a specific practice of long-standing and/or an inherited pattern of thought or action. Basically traditions are those rituals we perform over and over, through the years and pass down to our kids. We may tweak what our parents did or start new ones. Traditions are like…
Read MoreIt's A Process!
A Holiday Message from Just Steph
Dear Friends, I am wishing you a wonderful holiday season and a joyful New Year. Please email me with your stories of you overcoming the holiday blues. Just Steph’s Holiday Message. Tell me what’s going on in your life. I want to hear from you. Wishing you love, balance and peace! Amore & Baci…
Read MoreThe Only Way is Up!
Here is my new intro to my show,The Only Way is Up!
Read MorePass the Bucatini!
They say a way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Not convinced of that totally, but there’s nothing better than a man who loves to eat. Having a male dominated family, I am privileged to enjoy the satisfaction of providing highly caloric Italian dishes to fill their perpetually hungry bellies. This past…
Read MoreHit Me With Your Best Shot!
Put up your dukes, let’s get down to it. Does life for me always have to be a fight? With my birthday just having passed, I look back not only over this last year, but over my life. As a young child I fought to keep it together when I was treated terribly, picked last…
Read MoreWhat's Over the Fence?
During dinner with my girlfriends, one of my besties recounted a recent event at her office. She is a therapist dealing with extreme cases. So if you are sitting across from her you probably are a candidate to O.D. My dear friend recounted how one of the practice’s clients had attempted suicide that week and…
Read MoreIt's Not Personal, Sonny….
According to Don Miguel Ruiz and the Toltecs, never take anything personally is agreement number two. This one is my biggest struggle. It has taken me all these years to finally be able to laugh at myself, but I have the hardest time separating someone’s actions from me. According to “The Four Agreements” (“the book”…
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