by Rita Hudgens | Jul 6, 2017
May 23, 2015 Although it’s been two full years since my mother passed away, I remember it as if it were yesterday. She was living out her final days on this earth -her time was drawing near. No one could believe she was still alive. She had gone 23 days without food,...
by Rita Hudgens | May 15, 2017
Mental prisons come in various shapes, sizes and colors. Some may take the form of a deep, dark, foreboding old foe: fear. For others, the prison disguises itself as a bright shiny truth – but in actuality it’s nothing more than our own self-limiting beliefs...
by Rita Hudgens | Apr 25, 2017
A few weeks ago my daughter Heather was visiting from Los Angeles for the weekend. When she’s in town, we always make sure we get a workout in before she leaves. We had just left the gym and were returning home when we saw an unfamiliar car parked in my driveway and...
by Rita Hudgens | Apr 10, 2017
Can you remember back to your adolescent raging hormones, obsessive fantasies, and daydreaming about your first, highly anticipated, cataclysmic event – – – owning and driving your first car? Most pre-teen boys, though not yet sprouting facial hair,...
by Rita Hudgens | Mar 22, 2017
I suck at taking pictures – no really it’s true, I’m not over exaggerating. Just ask any of my kids, they would agree without hesitation. Let me give you an example. I was recently in San Diego with my kids for my youngest son’s 18th birthday. This particular...
by Rita Hudgens | Jun 11, 2016
Shattered records for most sales and most views, Adele has done it again with her latest hit song; Hello. Love songs are designed to tug at the heartstrings of our soul; reaching down to our deepest emotions and strongest affections. We hear them and are touched; in...
by Rita Hudgens | Feb 12, 2016
No, there is no way! Not another bad doctor’s report. First there was Epstein Barr, then Systemic Strep, Mycoplasma Pneumonia, and now this……..Lyme disease. I sat in the doctor’s office in disbelief. I had been fighting for my health for years: insomnia, chronic...
by Rita Hudgens | Jan 7, 2016
We live in a microwave, drive-through society. We want quick fixes for everything with little effort and no sacrifice expended. We want to take a magic pill to lose 15 pounds yesterday. Quick fixes may work for a time but are rarely permanent, always come with side...