“Confront the difficult when it is still easy; accomplish the great task by a series of small acts.” – Tao Te Ching

The start of a new year really is a great time to reflect on what we’ve done and what we want to accomplish in the next year.

“There are two ways to live: You can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.” – Albert Einstein

Where do you fall along what I call “Einstein’s Miracle Spectrum”? Do you wish you could live as if everything that happens in your life truly is a miracle?  If so, I think paying attention to your inner voice gives you the perfect place to start.

If you’re a working mother like me, you may have noticed a few raised eyebrows from time to time. I was only five weeks postpartum when I had to go back to my work as an OB/GYN physician, and you’d have thought I had murdered my infant the way some women looked at me. (“How dare she? How selfish of her. But just wait - that child will be totally messed up one day.”)

If you’ve been following my journey, you may remember how I turned down a book deal in January of this year because the deal just didn’t value how much I’m worth. (You can read the whole painful story here.) Then my agent and I broke up over it (though we decided to break up and stay in love.) It was an act of courage to say no to the publisher. On one level, I felt confident I was making the right decision because every Sign from the Universe affirmed it.  But deep down, I was scared shitless. What if I never got another book deal? What if I really wasn't worth more? What would I do with my life? You know the drill. . .