self-esteem

I wrote to Richard Simmons many times. He wrote me back every time. It was the coolest thing ever. It amazed me how much he truly cared about overweight people. How much he still does to this day.

Acquiring new habits isn't easy. But isn't it time we gave our emotional health the same tender loving care we typically afford our physical bodies?

Perhaps Eckhart Tolle said it best: "When you lose touch with yourself, you lose yourself in the world." And when it comes to losing touch with themselves, women seem to do that best, especially when it comes to relationships.

Women become who they are because of how their fathers treated them and the women around them. A good relationship with Dad is beneficial in all ways, present and future.