Every time I see a cardinal, I know my grandmother is with me. This regal, red bird was Grandma's favorite.

Sleep is the best time to repair, but it's hard to get a good night's rest when we don't dial the inner chatter down.

Although Grandma's passion had led me to the power of food, not all of her recipes were healthy. I kept her gusto and the love that she put into her cuisine but ditched the ingredients that bought her a one-way ticket to arthritis, diverticulitis and a host of other inflammatory conditions. I also ditched my own addictions and compulsions around food, especially sugar.

If your meals consistently revolve around corpse multiple times daily, you might become one sooner than you planned.

When you're the conscious captain in your kitchen, you'll feel better mentally and physically.

I was asleep at the wheel before cancer shook me awake.

I am safe and secure. I exhale any anxiety and inhale calm. As my world expands so do my heart and mind. I am willing to stay open and accept all the miracles and abundance the universe has to offer me.