I recently had the oppurtunity of meeting and interviewing Michael, and wow -- how powerful! His soul shines even brighter up close.

When hiking without shoes, each step is a new sensation. The sudden jolt of a sharp rock sends chills up my spine. But in the next step, I am greeted by a soothing cool stone and then a warm patch of dried leaves.

The ocean has always had a way of healing me emotionally. The beaches at Bald Head Island are some of the most beautiful I have ever seen.

Think about your friends and family; do some of them really stand out? They are the ones who know themselves. In other words, they are comfortable in their own skin and know who they are as people.

When Green Star sent me a juicer, I knew juicing greens was the next step in my nutritional evolution.

Get home to find an email letting me know I will be attending Black Eyed Peas concert with a photo pass. Yes, I am a Huffington Post writer, but I have not put my photography skills to use in over 10 years.

CEO John Mackey and Whole Foods may not be perfect, but for me the good outweighs the bad. Whole Foods made healthy food mainstream. I know my family is healthier because of John Mackey.