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Tag Archives: Fortytude
Ayanna McKinley: A New Shine on Spring
T.S. Eliot’s “The Wasteland” starts with a somber take: April is the cruelest month. But what do you think? Here, Fortytude exemplar Ayanna McKinley shares how April was once a month she dreaded, and how ten years later—it’s taken on a whole new shine. Here’s how she turned it all around.
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Posted in Inspiration, Sarah's Blog
Tagged April, beginnings, dating, divorce, dread, Fortytude, hope, husband, inspiration, law, love, marriage, strength
Lara Rosenbaum: In Praise of (Potential) Mess
Sometimes allowing for life as it happens, instead of trying to color-coordinate or box and label it—can actually make for a more colorful life. Get dirty. Dig in.
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Posted in Inspiration, Sarah's Blog
Tagged ART, clean, Fortytude, gelato, Italian, Italy, jeans, love, magazines, mess, Oprah, organic, relationships, spring cleaning, talk shows
Jennifer Andres: New Year’s Resolutions By the Month
Who says you should wait until January 1 to start making life changes? Any changes? Enjoy and live your life, and if you have goals, make them monthly. Keeping them especially ‘realistic’ also helps. A lot.
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Posted in Inspiration, Life Skills, Sarah's Blog
Tagged balance, bullies, celebration, Fortytude, Ghandi, January, muffin top, New Year, New Year's, party, resolutions, spin, yoga, zumba
Deirdre Lewis: Gy-No
It’s Breast Cancer Awareness month, of which the media has made us well aware. But no one ever talks about the small indecencies, related to detecting the disease.
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Posted in Health, Sarah's Blog
Tagged awarenss, breast cancer, Fortytude, gynecologist, health
Sallie Krawcheck on Being a Mom
Sometimes gifts appear in our lives as we’d least expect them, only to be understood later. Here, one Fortytude exemplar shares how hers helped her to be a better mom.
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Posted in Family, Sarah's Blog
Tagged Bank of America, fired, Fortytude, gifts, mom, Mommy, restructured, Sallie Krawcheck
Peg Mulqueen: Go On…Take a Hike
Peg Mulqueen is a yoga teacher but that doesn’t stop her from leading a life off the mat. In fact, the fortytude exemplar believes in living a full life, pushing past comfort zones and experiencing your days as never before.
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Posted in Adventure, Inspiration, Sarah's Blog
Tagged adventure, comfort zones, Fortytude, happiness, life, mat, peg mulqueen, yellowstone, yoga
Say What? The Art of Listening
The ability to effectively listen is one our society has unfortunately forgotten to use—especially during moments when listening is most necessary. And the thing is, when we don’t listen, we miss out. On a lot. Here’s how to enrich your life by listening up—and better.
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Mandana Yamin on The Forks of Life
Life lessons are sometimes masked as forks in the road. Which path are you going to take? What will you learn? Here, one woman shares.
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Posted in Adventure, Inspiration, Sarah's Blog
Tagged Fortytude, LA Centric, lessons, life, love, school, September, stories, writer
Sabrina Lee on 9/11: Life is Not a Solitary Venture
“Witnessing such determination and hope, I realized that within us there is a light equal to or stronger than any darkness in the universe.”
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Posted in Inspiration, Sarah's Blog
Tagged 9/11, death, documentary, family, Fortytude, happiness, life, loss, Not Yet Begun to Fight, PTSD, rewards, Sabrina Lee, war
Carré Otis: A New Context: Writing the Past Grounds the Present
Without question, our stories are ours to tell. But sometimes, digging into our pasts to reveal our truths can be extraordinarily difficult. Here, author Carré Otis shares how and why she came to tell her story.
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