I'm in pretty good shape, and it amazes me that I can spend minutes of every day pondering cellulite. I get up in the morning and look at my butt. Take a shower and look at my naked butt. I ask myself...More»

I find it imperative that the older I get, that I don't get more critical of my imperfections.  After all, I have been working on being critical of how I look since my teens. I mean, are we not trained from a very early age to inspect, analyze, and criticize every zone of...More»

I raise my hand and admit that I get sucked into how things "look" as a huge part of my motivation. Is my house organized, the car clean, my rear-end looking OK, my skin clear, hair shiny, teeth white? Do I look happy? What is everyone thinking about me?More»

How many times do you want to do something and you don't? Why not? As I get older I realize how much what others think or what our culture believes dictates what moves I make in my day-to-day life. Blah!More»

I can remember as a girl being told that it was better to give then receive. In most ways I agree with this philosophy except when you do it to the point of trying to be super human and an...More»

What's better: being a victim or being selfish? Sounds like a trick question. Often, when I write these entries, I get some comments saying that it's shallow to talk about how bad people can feel when they're out of...More»

I was at a shoot the other day and the joke was to avoid having a conversation in which the dreaded "E (economy) word or "R" (recession) word was mentioned. There’s no doubt that the...More»

My seven year-old was being a complete loon the other night, and she has the fantastic knack to unravel the entire household. You gotta love a kid who can...More»

All of us have been through something in our lives that has hurt or made us feel like a victim. A parent died young, you were tormented at school -- maybe even something more serious like...More»

I was just talking with someone who asked me, "What were some of the things I learned from interviewing athletes over the years." It dawned on me: even though each...More»

We are such an advanced and civilized nation that we are actually going backwards. Our lifestyles are so complicated and filled with so many to-dos that we have left the basic parts of...More»

It just came to me yesterday after I did two full days of exercising and I'm talking rigorous exercise. I stepped out of the shower, tired, relaxed, and feeling liquid. At that moment I looked at my reflection and thought,...More»

One of the first things you learn when driving a vehicle is don't look where you don't want to go. That same principle applies to your thoughts. How many times have you thought to yourself what a...More»

After being married for over 12 years, and having a few daughters one thing keeps becoming more and clearer. I have to make myself happy. What makes me say this?More»

As I get older, I become more and more connected to the role that intentions and actions play in everything. I heard a liberating statistic: No matter what you do, 30 percent of the people will...More»

I'm not going to tell you what to eat -- I’m just going to begin by giving you a few pointers.More»

I admit after more than thirteen years with my husband, Laird Hamilton, I have heard most of his “isms”. You know -- the jokes, childhood stories, lessons learned, and some of his life mantra’s, or as I call them, “Lairdisms”.More»

Setting new goals or trying to make changes can be downright overwhelming. Many of you are busting your buns to “just make it happen and keep it together.” Bills, food, rent, school, work — in other words, basic survival. I’m communicating...More»

I want to share this simple tea cup I bought from a great sushi restaurant I go to on Maui. On the top of the mug it says…Ten Ways to Good Health...More»

You know how you have those weeks (or maybe months or years) that just seem to be loaded with stress?More»

Do you ever step outside of yourself while you’re driving and think, “Man, I’m crazy — who am I yelling at?” How about at the end of the day when your kids are full of life, questions, and energy and you’re ready to...More»

The way that the food world is set up it’s no wonder we are all reaching for too much of the wrong foods. There are days I stop and look around and think to myself “there is nothing to eat.”...More»

I just got back from my first 4×4 volleyball event and I sit here with ice on my knee. I won’t lie, I had so much fun, and the girls from all the teams played great. I have a very soft spot in my heart for the...More»

Each week I go to the store 2-3 times. I plan out and shop for my main meals but then re-stock the fresh items like fruits, vegetables and meats when I run low. I suggest getting used to eating foods that are fresh and...More»

MBG-friends, Gabby Reece and her husband, Laird Hamilton were just down in Louisiana -- New Orleans and Grand Isle to be specific. On her blog, GabbyDaily, Gabby reports about the oil spill: "I don’t think there are any words to describe how out of control the oil spill really is.More»

The Teaching Garden recently planted its second garden at the Will Rogers Learning Community School in Santa Monica, California. I joined my good friend Kelly Chapman Meyer at the event to lead the kids in an exercise routine, and spent a great...More»

When we talked with Gabby Reece on December 7th, Gabby shared...More»