Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico, in particular the Central and South regions.  Day of the Dead is also celebrated by people of Mexican ancestry living in other places, especially the United States. This time of year is a time of prayer and remembrance of friends and family members who …

Stereotypes are standardized conceptions with special message geared toward members of groups.  Usually these messages are geared toward racial or gender groups. Latinas are definitely not the exception. Latinas are said to be sexy, curvaceous, outspoken, etc.  Who knows if it’s true? These stereotypes can be applied to all types of women.  Listen in to …

It is very easy and very common for us to give away our power, to give it away without realizing. We do this on a daily basis sometimes, and this behavior becomes a habitual cycle of disempowerment. Some of the things we tell ourselves is “I don’t deserve to be loved,” “I’m broke,” or “What’s the use? Nothing ever …

Smiling daily has significance even if you think there is no reason to smile.  It lifts and changes our mood. It is an encouragement to others. It keeps us young and healthy, among other things.  Be sure that when you do smile, you do it with authenticity.  Why? Because everyone wants to be around a …

Everybody wants to find happiness.  Happiness is found right in front of your face . . .  if you know where and how to look.  Some people get distracted by their cell phones, the latest television episode, food, drugs, alcohol, etc.  Distractions are everywhere.  What happy people find is that the quality of relationships they …

Anger.  What does it mean when you are angry?  By definition anger is a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong.  The question is how do you know if you or another person is wrong? Can it just be a matter of perspective? What are your options when you are angry? What are …

I stopped podcasting for about a year. I didn’t know why I was so stuck and afraid to proceed. All I knew was that I felt like I was wasting my time. It took me almost a year to figure out why. Love and patience brought me answers. Listen in while I go into further …

Be careful of your thoughts, for your thoughts become your words. Be careful of your words, for your words become your results. Those results will turn into habits. Who wants to keep bad habits?? The thoughts and actions we do habitually through time determines our destiny. ALL of the habits we have were created by …

Women are always checking out each other’s clothes, handbags, hair, and weight. We even go as far as comparing how attractive and how better-looking our significant others are. We always want to see how we measure up against everyone else! In other words, usually one woman puts herself up and the other puts herself down. …

Experiences teach us what we did right and what we can improve on. They also teach us what we *hope* to do right when the time for a decision arrives on something we know nothing of (like raising kids). When we do something we find we are wrong, we probably won’t do it again. If …