by Julie Isphording Life is but a series of fleeting moments, one forever chasing the next. Although we wish we could have it all figured out at once, there is no such thing as having it all figured out. So just go ahead and live life with a childlike sense of adventure. Experience your life as an... Continue Reading →
by Julie Isphording Call me crazy, but those beautiful lines on your face don’t deserve such criticism. They are beautiful markings that speak to a challenging life, a meaningful life and a life filled with surprises. Being wrinkle-free might be important if you are a shirt. As a person, growing older while gaining wisdom, advancing... Continue Reading →
By Julie Isphording If you're trying something new — from simple tasks to daring and challenging ones — remember that it's always bumpy at the start. There are no exceptions. Starting something new — career, relationship, haircut, hobby, exercise — will always bring disruption, trials and fears. It’s the human condition. Please don't take it... Continue Reading →
by Julie Isphording The quest for perfection is exhausting and unrelenting, especially when it comes to our health. Everywhere we turn, there is a new diet, a new exercise class, a new to-do or NOT to-do list, a new food group and more… as we strive to be perfectly healthy. Enough is enough! The bar... Continue Reading →
by Julie Isphording What if we woke up every morning with the inspiring thought that this very day is going to be the best day of the year? What if we start each new, shiny day with no rules, no chaos and no memories of yesterday? What if we start this very day with the... Continue Reading →
By Julie Isphording Laura Hoguet Leonard started running the Western & Southern Thanksgiving Day Race in high school when her father inspired her to run with him. It became their annual Thanksgiving Day tradition — just the two of them — running together for many years. “My Dad loved the Thanksgiving Day Race, and I... Continue Reading →
By Julie Isphording You’re not wrong for feeling like you don’t have it all figured out—that’s just not reality. Life doesn’t work that way. Life is supposed to be challenging, confusing, heartbreaking, and breathtaking. It’s really supposed to be a string of lessons, memories, and adventures. At the end of the day, we’re all searching,... Continue Reading →
By Julie Isphording Everyone wants to be great at something. No one dreams of being average. But it’s incredibly difficult to get started on that “greatness.” When we look at the situation through the lens of reality and must admit that we will be bad at the beginning—and maybe for months, years, and sometimes decades ahead—it... Continue Reading →
By Julie Isphording How I love the silence of early mornings before the rest of the world rises. There’s this gentle hum of stillness before the world demands that you move — fast and furiously — for everyone and everything! On quiet mornings like this, it’s as if anything is possible, and you can embrace... Continue Reading →
by Julie Isphording The awful feelings of stress, anxiety and unhappiness are simply part of living life in a messy, crazy, exciting, good, not-so-good and uncertain world. They are perfectly normal feelings. We all spend some portion of our day lost in overthinking all kinds of things. It is the human condition. However, there must... Continue Reading →
