As soon as I heard we are all being forced to automatically switch to the new Facebook Timeline, I was not a happy camper. I have purposely not changed mine yet, been grateful that my boyfriend hasn't changed his and had a hell of a time trying to figure out...

I have a full-time writing job in addition to the freelance writing and teaching I do... it's the whole clock-in-and-out 40 hours a week thing. The other night I went to my boyfriend's after work. He lives in the Valley. For those of us Los Angeles people, you know the...

I've been suffering from a bad case of the blues ever since the New Year started. And I can't understand why I feel so low. Aren't we supposed to be excited about starting fresh in the New Year? What happened to starting the New Year off with a bang!? I...

"Have you ever cheated?" the man I'm in love with asked totally nonchalantly while spooning out a portion of veggie pan fried noodles. SH*T. I was faced with a split second game time decision. Here's this wonderful man who I am building a relationship with ... a relationship based on...

I had a fight with my boyfriend. It sucked ... until it didn't. I remembered a little tiff we had a few weeks ago when my old wounds started opening up and caused me to shut down out of fear of getting hurt. During that fight, my boyfriend said to...

I'm dating someone I am crazy about. We've met the parents, we've made plans to meet all the friends, we've discussed our future together. We're in it and we're happy. I couldn't wait to declare our love for each other by sharing it with the world on Facebook (because how...

I went to an art show in September at The Andrew Weiss Gallery which showcased a limited collection of collaborative art pieces by LA based creative house SceneFour (www.scenefour.com) with legendary musicians such as The RZA, Chuck D, and Bootsy Collins (just to name a few!). The pieces...

I've talked in posts before about my desire to have a family one day. I've written about my anger, confusion, and frustration that it hasn't happened for me, while it's happening for everyone around me. I've written from that total victim place of "poor me, I don't understand. Why does...

Last night I opened to a few random pages of the book "The Game," a guide for pick-up artists by Neil Strauss. According to many guys I know, this is a must read. Its black leather, red satin and gold writing cover alone speaks volumes as to what...

I had an incredible High Holiday experience this year. With a Catholic mom and Jewish dad, I wasn't really raised with any religion. But I always had my own "spiritual" beliefs and thoughts growing up and always spoke to and connected with a Higher Power. When I got older, I...

I went on a first date the other night. I thought he was very attractive, and our conversation went pretty well. I was interested enough that I had agreed to go out with him again.

Until... I excused myself to go to the bathroom. When I got back the bill...

Do you ever feel like you are wasting your life? Wasting your talent? Wasting your time, or all of these things, in a job, relationship, or a situation you are in?

I have felt that way. And it's made me, needless to say, feel very depressed. I have felt like...

I've been dating someone off and on who sometimes, like all of us, gets down. And when he does, I try to help him. I recommend therapists or coaches, I give him quotes, I give him advice, I give him self-help books, I give him pep talks. Nothing ever seems...

I have come to learn lately that in most of my past relationships, I shut down the continually blossoming spiritual part of myself. Not because who I was with made fun of it, but because it's just not who they were. So I adjusted by hiding that part of myself....

Last year I found myself, again, feeling confused, upset, rejected over a dating situation when he didn't call. When he didn't call for a few days, I jumped to the conclusion that, again, like all men, he wanted me when he couldn't have me. He wanted to chase me, then...

Some men have very strong stereotypes about women that keep them from wanting to get into a relationship with, or commit to, us. Well, in watching 2 hours of the Bachelor Pad on TV last night, and calling upon my, um, knowledge of Vienna's season on the Bachelor as well...

I got home last night and there was a UPS Express letter package waiting for me. I wasn't expecting anything. There was no return address, only a little sticker that said Business and Billing, in addition to the labels with my address. I put off opening it because I was...

One of the affirmations for this month's intenSati class is "My mind is set." We say it while we run in place and criss cross our arms in front of us. I have been skipping straight through this affirmation and movement... completely forgetting it and leaving it out. Some days...

A coach once told me to go into every date with a guy knowing that he's not the one. This brought up a lot of resistance in me. But what if he is the one? And by me acting like he's not, then won't it push him away? My coach...

No one likes change. Especially when it is completely unexpected. But when it happens, should we be so quick to run from it? Sometimes our reactivity button gets pushed. We get triggered. We get uncomfortable, and instead of embracing the change in the situation we are in, we try to...