There are many who say we are too connected via our smart phones and social media sites. Months ago I was inclined to agree. Technology like smart phones, iPads, and iPods are like brand new toys so..

We welcome Alessandra Macaluso to the porch today to share an interesting story! You may have met Ali on her own porch. I don’t want to spoil the surprises she will share but come back here and..

“Happiness is more than a mood. It’s a long-lasting state that is more accurately called well-being.” Deepak Chopra I read a brilliant article recently by Deepak Chopra about how to stop being sad. He warns against using..

“Alegria: jubilation, merriment, cheerfulness, joy; much happiness” The other morning I awoke with a few bars of music in my head. I “listened” for a while, trying to identify the song. When I realized it was from..

Today we welcome Eddy Thakur to lead the discussion on the porch!  He has some interesting thoughts on the number of passions a person can have; can you have too many? This should be an interesting discussion!..

You may have noticed I didn’t publish a post last week. Sorry about that! I had no way to let you know (except over on Facebook) there would be no post or why there wouldn’t be a..

We all experience fear from time to time and its no wonder that we do. It’s as if the world tries to make us afraid. The news media regularly reminds us we have plenty to fear. In..

I discovered Dr. Grayson quite by “accident” about two years ago. There are many life-changing tools in my toolbox and we talked about one here not long ago. Here is another, one of my favourites both because..

My website got hacked earlier this month. Not LFI but Terra Cotta Pendants. It took me the better part of eleven days to get everything up and running properly again. It was an excruciatingly upsetting time. I..