July 2011

The Most Important Story Is Your Own

by Monica July 26, 2011

The tragedies in the news this weekend made me pause to reflect about what makes people turn to a life of addiction like Amy Winehouse or hatred and violence like Behring Breivik in Norway. Obviously neither case was a snap decision in the making. Life experiences along with individual decisions and circumstances always come into [...]

Let Me Slip Into Something More Uncomfortable

by Monica July 19, 2011

Today I ran for an hour after not running (or exercising at all) for the past 10 days thanks to a little mishap. I’m not totally healed (which is evident by the incredulous looks I get from strangers on the street) and the run was uncomfortable. And I loved it. Why? Because I feel most [...]

Help! I’ve Fallen & I Can’t Get Up (Oh Wait- Yes I Can!)

by Monica July 12, 2011

As human beings we focus a hell of a lot on trying not to fall flat on our faces, both literally and figuratively. We also love to stress about how we’ll get back up (recover) in case our plan for the former gets… er… tripped up. But accidents happen no matter how hard we try [...]

What Don’t You Want? Phew – That Feels Better!

by Monica July 5, 2011

Happy Day After 4th of July (also known as July 5th)! We had a fun-filled evening here in NYC, but woah Nelly was the the first part of the day rough. And no, not because I got lost on the way to the beach or drank one to many Coronas at the picnic. Independence day [...]