Take a moment and think of how many perfect days you have had so far in life. I expect the answer is not in the thousands or likely even the hundreds.

The more I get to experience life, the more I realize just how precious it is and how important all the hours in all the days are.

The mind has a way of tricking us into believing that if we can just get through “this,” then life will be great and we will be able to enjoy the day.

The truth is that life is like a ride in a car or an airplane. Rarely do you go more than a moment between bumps in the ride. The potholes on the road and updrafts in the jet stream take away that smooth sailing, but we should still take the time to enjoy the ride.

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The ULTIMATE French twist on French toast!

Easy to make and decadent to eat, this recipe is sure to impress!

Croissant Pain Perdu with Brown Sugar Butter

Makes 2–4 servings

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Since I make an aloe vera based herbal skin cream, people think I know a great deal about natural skin care.

That’s not so true—I’m actually a soap and water girl. However, for folks looking for natural skin cleansers, I always mention witch hazel.

When I was in high school in the 60s, bottles of witch hazel extract were always available on drug store shelves and are still available if you look. Witch hazel is a valuable part of any medicine cabinet.

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In times of dramatic change, remember that not changing was never an option.

Change is inevitable. Nothing is truly permanent.

The way of nature is that things are created and things are destroyed. That which is unbalanced will fall. When something falls, something else will rise.

When your external supports are threatened is a good time to refocus on your internal supports.

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Having had sushi for dinner the previous night, I nearly gasped when my visiting sorority sister requested that we meet for Japanese.

"Y'all's sushi is just so much better here than it is in Houston," Shelby said. And though I didn't know firsthand, I could only assume she was correct.

Knowing I didn't want to restrict dinner to a restaurant solely serving sushi/rolls, I made a reservation for an early meal at Matsugen, Jean-Georges' haute Japanese noodle house.

I arrived nearly 15 minutes early for our reservation and was seated immediately (shock!), sans Shelby. After ordering myself a fruity cocktail, I studied the restaurant's ultra modern/Zen surroundings (tall ceilings, hardwood floors, onyx-colored woods, glass partitions), taking particular interest in the massive salt water tank stocked with a colorful kaleidoscope of tropical fish.

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Tea tree oil, as I’ve said in previous blogs, is proven to be antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral. 

I’ve actually used it when I had infected gums years ago — I get canker sores easily.

For canker sores, mix 3–5 drops of tea tree oil to a cup of warm water and use it as a mouthwash, gargling 3 times a day. Don't swallow, though; there are warnings about it being toxic if taken internally (click here), so be careful.

Tea tree oil is also a natural bad breath cure.

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The scene is set for romance: perfume, candles, flowers, chocolate, and champagne.

But wait—some of these products might contain toxic chemicals!

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control says that almost half of all Americans are now living with physical conditions and diseases that could be caused by exposure to toxic chemicals.

Know this: What you put on your body gets into your body.

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Mouthguards are flexible dental appliances worn by athletes to protect teeth from possible damage. They are usually made of plastic materials that fit comfortably over your teeth and gums.

There are over-the-counter variations available, but for the highest level of protection we recommend a custom fitted mouthguard that is made specifically for your smile.

The make we choose has a kevlar protection bar behind the front teeth to help sustain any trauma. Various colours are available for the unique bite plate!

How Can a Mouthguard Protect You?

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This business of personal and professional development is not an exact science. It can't be. No two of us have ever or ever will be the same.

There are, however, general rules and guidelines to achieving our goals. Common sense philosophies like "All achievements are borne of action" provide clues as to how to get there.

One such rule I have found to be a constant is the length of time we take to act upon an inspired thought.

"Inspiration without perspiration is the recipe for delusion," Jim Rohn once said. And so it goes. So many of us lose the connection to great potential and success because we wait far too long to act when we have an inspired thought.

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"If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions of the senses are the fertile soil in which the seeds must grow."

— Rachel Carson

A child awakens in the night and sees a monster in the room. In the morning, it becomes clear that the monster was a coat thrown carelessly over a chair.

A hiker sees a bear, but at second glance, it is a gnarled stump.

A cyclist sees two pedestrians in raincoats, but as he rides closer, it turns out to be a barricade with yellow warning lights on top.

A young woman runs away crying, because she felt that no one cared, but someone did.

An older woman knows someone has been coming into her apartment and stealing her things, but her valuables lie forgotten deep in a drawer.

Such events show that interpretation comes early in the act of perception. We get a sense of something and toss up a hypothesis of what's going on, and then we confirm or disconfirm our suspicions.

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