Hi friends! Happy Friday and hi from Manhattan Beach! I’m here for a mastermind event with Jill Coleman aka JillFit (my business coach and mentor for years), some friends and fellow health professionals. It’s been amazing weekend of fun and learning so far. What are you up to this weekend? I hope you have a…
The other day, I mentioned a small business I love during a livestream. One of the folks in attendance asked if I would compile a list of the small businesses I recommend. Wish granted! These are a few of my absolute faves. (Some are local to my area, while others are not.) WaxWing – This…
Tehran is at risk of becoming uninhabitable due to a severe drought that has led to a severe water shortage. The drought has been the catalyst to expose decades of government mismanagement that caused Iran’s water supply to run dry. Now, the government is prepared to issue a city-wide evacuation notice in Tehran if the…
This time of year, the holiday craziness seems to take over daily life (but really, who’s complaining?). And there’s no better way to toast the season than with a collection of handcrafted holiday cocktails. The best part? Mixology doesn’t have to be your forte—especially when you can batch these festive sips ahead of time. Inspired…
Though we don’t get much icy weather here in Texas, I know lots of our winter calendars include a snowy getaway (or two). Whether it’s a visit to Aspen, New York, Montana, or beyond, every packing list and winter capsule wardrobe shares one non-negotiable: winter boots that are actually cute. And not just cute—waterproof, non-slip,…
The more the nation’s Fiscal Doomsday Machine cranks out ever higher spending and fatally rising public debt, the more we realize that the 16th Amendment was a monumental error. In the end its ratification in 1913 may well turn out to be the inflection point at which American democracy and capitalist prosperity took a fatal…
Episode Description: In this week’s episode of The Optimist Daily’s Weekly Roundup, Arielle and Karissa return from a fall break with a fresh wave of uplifting stories, diving right into two standout solutions of the week. First: the “bike bus” phenomenon turning school mornings into joyful, community-powered parades across the world. Next: surprising new research…
Mercury Retrograde makes three appearances in 2026. Known for its cosmic shifts and disruptions, each retrograde invites people to pause, reflect, and realign, and it offers the chance to navigate life with greater awareness. So what does Mercury Retrograde 2026 have in store? Here’s everything you need to know. What Is Mercury Retrograde? When considering…
Rapper Prakazrel Michel, part of the pop music group the ‘Fugees,’ was sentenced to 14 years in prison this week, after being found guilty of funneling millions of dollars worth of illegal campaign contributions to Obama in 2012. Obama’s campaign was accused of receiving illegal campaign donations in 2008 as well. In this case, prosecutors…
Matt Taibbi – Screencap of Twitter/X video. It has been three days since a handful of Democrats released a bizarre video where they told members of the U.S. Military that it’s OK to refuse supposedly ‘illegal’ orders from President Trump, the Commander in Chief. None of them have been able to even specify what they…
