The Family that eat together, stays together! on Oct 12, 2011I belong to a big family. That I cannot deny! But don't get me wrong please--I am happy and proud that my parents did not practise birth control! As I was growing up, my parents made sure to always include FOODS in the family tradition. As I grow up,...
Lunch With God on Oct 11, 2011There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of root beer, and he started his journey. When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old wom...
The Green Eyed Monster Revisited on Oct 11, 2011Talk about my exposure to TRUE GREEN EYED MONSTERS--Point blank! Meeting face to face these emotional vampires are one-of-a-hell experience! If I were to put a perfect symbol for this experience--it would be a first-hand interaction with energy vampi...
Attitude is Everything on Oct 11, 2011Attitude is EverythingBy Francie Baltazar-SchwartzJerry was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I...
Living Life Fully Even in Turbulent Times on Aug 9, 2011Is it possible to live life fully even in times of difficulty? a question that rocks the human spirit! Almost everyone is carrying some amount of distress (in varying degrees)--be it in our relationship with people and oneself, in the work or even...
Friendship 101 on May 20, 2011A blog follower of mine asked me to write about friendship...specifically on the qualities of a true and genuine friendship.It took me 2 long and enduring weeks to gather my thoughts and let my left brain speak for myself. I started with a very simpl...
Reflections on Relationships on Apr 18, 2011For the past months, I have been quietly carving my life lessons in my heart..waiting for the right time to finally be able to write my thoughts and reflections. Today, I would like to focus more on relationships. Allow me then to share the little re...
Men are from Pluto and Women are from Saturn (dah!) on Jan 20, 2011After working with couples for the past 6 years (providing marital counseling and trial separation counseling), one realization I got from my practice is: ONE REASON THAT MAKE COUPLES UNHAPPY IS THE REALITY THAT OFTEN ONE OR BOTH OF THEM HAVE STRONG...
A New Year Reflection on Dec 27, 2010I love New Year Celebrations! That is one life celebrations I look forward every year.The mood is always festive, happy and with intense "celebratory" feeling. One thing I'd like to do during new year is to ask family and friends about their new year...
Nurturing Integrity (excerpts from my soon to be released book: UNLEASHING THE BEAUTY WITHIN) on Nov 22, 2010Every day, we are confronted with little tests of integrity—both subtle and obvious. I remember being placed in a very critical situation a year ago. It was an incident that truly placed my integrity under scrutiny check. The situation asked me to...
