Thrive!
By Anne Simpkinson

November 2010

  • Ways to Stick to Weight-Loss Goals This Holiday Season

    The irony of my weight-loss situation is that I am only 1.3 pounds away from my goal—right before the longest, most festive feasting time of the year!

    To help me win the battle of the bulge over the next five weeks, I turned to the web, of course. Check out these three articles that offer up facts plus sound advice and tips for smart eating over the holidays. They gave me some great ideas. Hope they do the same for you!

  • A New Year’s Resolution Before Thanksgiving?!

    Research has found that slightly less than half of us (40 to 45%) make one or more New Year’s resolutions, but the stats on how many of us actually stick with them range from an unremarkable 46% to a mere 10%. So why bother, you may ask. Because making a New Year’s resolution is an opportunity to achieve a much-desired goal.

  • Yes to Personal Growth

    Last week I was reading Therese Borchard’s Beyond Blue Blog, where she writes that the first step in changing is “getting to yes, getting help.”

  • The Music of My Soul

    Inspiration is around all around us no matter where we live. But here in New York, there are so many opportunities to feed your soul with amazing art and architecture, lift your spirit with first-class drama and fantastic music. 

Anne Simpkinson is the online managing editor of Guideposts.com. She co-authored Soul Work: A Field Guide for Spiritual Seekers and has edited two anthologies entitled Sacred Stories: A Celebration of the Power of Stories to Transform and Heal and Nourishing the Soul: Discovering the Sacred in Everyday Life. A spiritual practice, good friends, a lakeside cottage and a loving tuxedo cat continue to transform and enrich her life.