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Life Decisions

Why I Refuse To Take My Husband's Last Name

Maude Standish | Posted 05.02.2013 | Weddings
Maude Standish

I'm not married yet -- that's just a few short months down the line -- but I've already made up my mind.

A Day in My Pants

Ellie MacBride | Posted 04.05.2013 | San Francisco
Ellie MacBride

As a work-from-home bohemian, one of the toughest questions I face each morning is What type of pants will I wear today?

The Many Choices

Christine Eilvig | Posted 03.26.2013 | Healthy Living
Christine Eilvig

Decisions and choices give momentum and then we are rolling. From there, energy can move and things can land. The choice is ours. We can't do anything wrong, and we can always make new choices. Things are rarely so serious and final as they seem.

The Last of the Human Freedoms

Viral Mehta | Posted 03.05.2013 | Healthy Living
Viral Mehta

Each moment, life places us on the crest of a powerful wave -- we can either deny our capacity to choose, or we can wholeheartedly embrace it. Blue pill or red pill, decay or evolution, these opposing forces are at endless play.

Why It's Okay to 'Make a Mess' of Things

Stephenie Zamora | Posted 12.23.2012 | Healthy Living
Stephenie Zamora

Sometimes you have to make a mess of things to find the joy and fulfillment you desire and deserve. And let me tell you, sometimes it's actually easier to take a sledgehammer to all that you've built up rather than waiting for it to painfully unravel over time.

3 Ways To Discover What’s Next (WATCH)

Sura | Posted 12.10.2012 | Healthy Living
Sura

One of our greatest gifts is our power of choice. But what happens when we don't know what to do?

Finding Yourself and Your Pants

Hilary Sheinbaum | Posted 11.25.2012 | Healthy Living
Hilary Sheinbaum

It's important to not second guess the choices we make once we're submerged in different circumstances. Situations change, and we forget the tiny details that solidified our ultimate resolutions.

5 Things You Should Take A Chance On

Posted 09.18.2012 | Healthy Living

By Jene Luciani for Shape.com While base jumpers have no problem putting their lives on the line to leap off of (super high) cliffs, many of us thi...

The Real Reason Decisions Are So Hard To Make

Barbara & Shannon Kelley | Posted 12.24.2011 | Women
Barbara & Shannon Kelley

The -cide in "decide", after all, is the same -cide you'll find in words like homicide, suicide ... A decision is, when you think about it, the death of a choice.

The Cup of Life: Medical Science and Genomic Disappointments

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
David Katz, M.D.

Feet, forks, and fingers are, indeed, the master levers of medical destiny. This is unlikely to change, no matter what secrets our genomes ultimately reveal.

Multiple Choices

Jim Powell | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Jim Powell

I do believe that change is eager to please. I believe that, if we treat it as a friend, it will become our friend.

What Kind of Life Do You Want to Live? Reflections On Graduation Day

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Paul Brandeis Raushenbush

Living the life we want to live means that in those moments of apparent failure, loss, and setback, we see in even more detail the beauty and possibility of those things that are within our means to influence and enhance.

Don't Sacrifice for Your Children -- Show Them Strength

Marcia Reynolds | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Marcia Reynolds

So many stories I read this week were about mothers sacrificing for their daughters. I believe you can also create stories that your children will love telling of how you stepped into your full potential.