Click below if you prefer to listen About seven years ago, a friend called me up and said, “Did you see that airfare to Paris is only $400? You should go.” I booked a round-trip ticket to Charles de Gaulle the next day. Of course, I had a lot of resistance around this crazy notion… Continue Reading
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Click below if you prefer to listen. I met up with a friend in New York to catch up over a cocktail at The Plaza. Within the first five minutes of our conversation, she flashed a huge 4 carat canary diamond ring and then I heard the words: “Jason proposed!” She went on to tell… Continue Reading
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Click below if you prefer to listen. I must start out by telling you that I’m not French. And, I never will be. In fact, after so many failed attempts at speaking French (along with my constant smiling, which confuses the French) I’m SO glad that I’m not. However, all things French and I have… Continue Reading
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Click below if you prefer to listen. “You only live once. But, if you do it right, once is enough.” -Mae West If the French (and Italians) have taught me anything, it’s to live life with a passion and fun. But, this kind of life wasn’t been easy for me to embrace. Guilt and fear… Continue Reading
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Click below if you prefer to listen. I’ll always remember it as my “day of humiliation.” It was sometime during my 7th-grade year. Like many young girls, I was insecure and awkward — long legs and lanky, acne, and I hadn’t grown into my teeth yet (big teeth, small face). However, some memories are etched… Continue Reading
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Click below if you prefer to listen Years ago, I sat in a room full of successful people from all walks of life at a weekend intensive. We had just been asked a rather vulnerable question by our facilitator. “How will you play big this year?” I knew my turn to give a fabulous and… Continue Reading
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Click below if you prefer to listen As I opened up my luggage after a trip to L.A., I was met with the strong scent of perfume. That’s when I saw it. My brand new coral and gold Missoni dress had two dark purple round stains about the size of softballs on the front. I’d… Continue Reading
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Click below if you prefer to listen Raised in the South, I was taught to always say two simple words to any act of consideration or kindness. I’m sure you know what they are. “Thank You.” Not doing so would have caused me serious trouble (like a backhand). Growing up, there seemed to be so… Continue Reading
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Click below if you prefer to listen. Most people would not put the words “spiritual” and “handbag” in the same sentence. But, I’m not like most people. I’ve found God at Bergdorf’s. I’ve had a spiritual experience at the Ritz Carlton. And more recently, I had an awakening while on the search for the perfect… Continue Reading
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Click below if you prefer to listen. “A flower blossoms for its own joy.” ~ Oscar Wilde I just finished arranging white tulips in a lovely crystal vase. Three arrangements, to be precise. Each week, I stop by the local grocery store or the farmer’s market to pick up three bouquets of flowers — one… Continue Reading
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