Live Your Best Life

I got an e-mail from O today. Thought I`d share:

All of Oprah's favorite experts came out for O Magazine's 10th anniversary celebration in New York City. Here are the top 10 best things they learned, from experts Martha Beck, Peter Walsh, Dr. Oz, Donna Brazile, Suze Orman, Elizabeth Gilbert, Nate Berkus and Oprah herself:


 
1. "I really believe when you give to other people, you give to yourself." — Oprah

2. "When you do the thing you fear, the thing loses its power to scare." — Martha Beck

3. "Mistakes will be made. Failure will occur. You pick yourself up and carry on." — Elizabeth Gilbert

4. "It is people who give you a raise or get you a job. It is people who control money." — Suze Orman

5. "Your attitude will determine your altitude in life. Let go of any baggage you can." — Donna Brazile

6. "You have to be the expert on your own body. Everything is a clue." — Dr. Oz

7. "Design is not about the money or keeping up with anyone else. It's about the story behind [your choices]." — Nate Berkus

8. "Clutter is not just the stuff on your floor—it's anything that stands between you and the life you want to be living." — Peter Walsh

9. "I think the best accessory you can wear is confidence." — Adam Glassman

10. "When your to-do list has you coming undone, you have to step back and come back to center. Without a connection to something that is real, you will lose your way." — Oprah

Dr. Oz Reminds Me to Live for the Now

It`s no secret I love Oprah. I don`t always get a chance to catch the show (in fact I never watch it anymore), but I do subscribe to the O newsletter and daily inspiration. Today the O newsletter told me there are '10 Things Dr. Oz Knows for Sure', so I checked it out. I like #3 and thought I`d share with you:


3. We regret the actions we don't take more than the ones we do.

A few years ago, I appeared on Oprah with Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon professor dying of pancreatic cancer. He told me that he had recently taken his family on a trip to Discovery Cove to swim with dolphins. It was something that he'd always wanted to do, but it wasn't until he was dying that he made it happen. The next day, I booked the same trip with my family. If there's something on your wish list for life, make plans today to do it.


 
Just a little reminder: live in the now, live for the NOW! We all hear and even say, live each day like it were your last, but how many of us actually take action on that? I don`t know about you, but I have a huge list of things I want to see, try, do, visit, learn, love, enjoy…. So, why wait? I`m doing it… NOW!

Comfort Food

So, I get the O Magazine Newsletter (who doesn`t love Oprah?)... and this came in my e-mail today:

The Comfort Food Menu

Soups

• Curry Carrot-Ginger Soup
• Hearty Chicken Noodle Soup
• Creamy Potato Soup with Sage and Toasted-Walnut Pesto
• Tomato Soup with Toasted Cheese Croutons

Main Course

• The Greatest Grilled Cheese Sandwich
• Vegetable Stew
• Garlic-Rosemary Roasted Chicken and Potatoes
• Spaghetti Carbonara

Sides

• Mashed Potatoes with Roasted Garlic and Shallots
• Crispy French Fries

Dessert

• Brown Sugar Apple Pie
• Hot Chocolate

I have to say I have suddenly have a serious craving for a grilled cheese sandwhich and some tomato soup! YUMMY!

I think I can splurge a little, I have been working out 3 times a week for 2 months now, and I feel great! If anyone wants to join me in Jazzercise class, Tatiana and I go to class Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:00-10:00. It`s fun and you get a great workout in! On Monday I stay an extra 45 min. for the Body Sculpting class.... I`m ready to get a hot mama body back! Hey, gotta be in shape for my birthday this month! Gotta look good for the big 29!