I also think stress is related to control. When you're in charge of your life, you tend to not care about losing control of things that don't really matter like traffic jams.

Often when a person can't get past stress, she will turn to overeating, drinking or smoking, which can become a greater problem than the stress itself.

Stress is an important dragon to slay - or at least tame - in your life.

I took anatomy classes. I went to medical libraries and talked to doctors and nutritionists. I did the whole thing before using myself as a human guinea pig.

Feeling a little blue in January is normal.

I'm a girl who loves to share information, especially empowering, life-changing, information.

Research has shown that even small amounts of processed food alter the chemical balance in our brain and cause negative mood swings along with noticeable dips ill energy.

The more prepared I am, the more I'll be in control, less nervous, less stressed and more focused.

Like it or not, the world evolves, priorities change and so do you.

However, don't let perfectionism become an excuse for never getting started.

The biggest reason most people fail is that they try to fix too much at once - join a gym, get out of debt, floss after meals and have thinner thighs in 30 days.

Memory, of all the powers of the mind, is the most delicate and frail.

I came to Washington with a pledge to be a fiscally conservative.

Why travel - because the world was meant to be experienced, not imagined.

I think I know what it's like to have a family that the outside world sees as peculiar or lacking.

The world is woman's book. [Fr., Le monde est le livre des femmes.]

The gray area, the place between black and white - that's the place where life happens.

The relation between practical and spiritual spheres in music is obvious, if only because it demands ears, finger, consciousness and intellect.

I don’t want to say everything happens for a reason, but every day is lined up right next to the other one for a reason. The best you can do is do each day well with kindness and as a good person.

Men are lead by trifles.

We need to send a clear message to gang members that violent crime will not be tolerated.