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Racing to the Altar; Stop Now!

30 Wednesday Apr 2014

Posted by Sarina in Adventures, Anxiety, Embrace Change, Facing Fears, Friendships, Happiness, Liberation, Living in the Moment, Overcoming challenges, Relationships, Runner, Stress Strategies, Travel, Yoga

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Amanda would say, “You’re just like, Bethenny!” when we’d watch the Real Housewives of NY and the spin off shows, Bethenny’s Getting Married? and Bethenny Ever After. She was referring to my ambitious, neurotic, bossy older sister ways. I love Bethenny Frankel and felt I could most relate to her being single in my 30s. “Well, I hope, I’m not walking down the aisle pregnant getting married at 40,” I told her. Not that there’s anything terrible about that, rather I didn’t want my fate of everything coming together for me all at the same time to be so late when that was 7 years away.

What the heck was I supposed to do with myself in the mean time until my husband showed up? My partner of love and encouragement [Continue Reading...]

My Real Reasons for Traveling the World Fearlessly…

18 Friday Apr 2014

Posted by Sarina in Adventures, Career, Embrace Change, Facing Fears, Happiness, High School Students, Hiking, Liberation, Life Lessons, Overcoming challenges, Self-limiting beliefs, Stress Strategies, Success Strategies, Travel, Workplace

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Sarina as a Class Speaker for High School Seniors at Half Hollow Hills West, Dix Hills, NY 4/2014

Impressive and so very fortunate! Those were my thoughts on learning how world traveled the High School Students are from Half Hollow Hills West when I spoke with them last week! I went in assuming I may need to convince them to get a plane to see another country. Well, I so underestimated the response I would get from asking the question, how many of you have traveled out of the country?

Nearly half the class of 40 students! And the places they’ve already visited: France, England, Germany, Canada, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Israel, Germany, Mexico, Dominican Republic, and Aruba. One student has even decided to postpone college and enrolled into a year-long travel program!

Simply A-MAZING and such a courageous decision!

I continued on with the discussion sharing with the seniors how I’ve [Continue Reading...]

When You Don’t Get What You Want…

28 Friday Feb 2014

Posted by Sarina in Adventures, Anxiety, Career, Determination, Embrace Change, Facing Fears, Happiness, Liberation, Life Lessons, Overcoming challenges, Self-limiting beliefs, Stress Strategies, Success Strategies, Travel

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The moment when reality sets in and you come to know that you didn’t get what you truly wanted.

This happened to me last weekend. The announcement was made about the winners of the Hay House Writer’s Workshop contest and my book proposal wasn’t selected.

Was I disappointed about missing this chance to be published with Hay House? Absolutely! Was I devastated about the news? Surprisingly, no. And really because I didn’t place all my hopes and dreams on this one opportunity, my first attempt of going after my dream of becoming an author.

Because I wasn’t so attached to the outcome of, it has to be this-opportunity-right-here-right-now. Because from the beginning I always saw this writer’s workshop contest as a deadline to get me to finally commit to writing my book proposal. [Continue Reading...]

How to Solve Your Biggest Problems with Adventures (11 Ideas Included)!

15 Saturday Feb 2014

Posted by Sarina in Adventures, Anxiety, Career, Clean Living, Embrace Change, Facing Fears, Fitness/Wellness/Health, Goal Setting, Happiness, Healthy Lifestyle, Hiking, Liberation, Life Lessons, Overcoming challenges, Relationships, Runner, Self-limiting beliefs, Stress Strategies, Success Strategies, Travel, Workplace, Yoga

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Ometepe Island, Nicaragua GAdventures Central America Tour - 1/2013

Perhaps you’re single having trouble finding the right person for you or maybe you’re just experiencing some tension in your current relationship. Ever had to deal with a friendship that you’ve out grown? I know, really difficult to make that decision and communicate that truth.

What about… Facing career inner conflict because you’re feeling stuck in a job that isn’t using your talents or feeling just burned out. Perhaps, those damn fears and doubts (and excuses) keep getting the best of you and bringing you to the same tormented situation again and again, leaving you asking, why? Otherwise, maybe it’s just that life has been the same routine for way too long and you feel as if your life is lacking excitement.

Could one or more of these scenarios be yours?

Well, if that’s [Continue Reading...]

So What’s Next?…

31 Friday Jan 2014

Posted by Sarina in Adventures, Anxiety, Career, Embrace Change, Facing Fears, Fitness/Wellness/Health, Goal Setting, Happiness, Intuition, Liberation, Life Lessons, Overcoming challenges, Relationships, Self-limiting beliefs, Stress Strategies, Success Strategies, Travel, Workplace

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Chamonix, France (French Alps) - Contiki Europe Tour - 7/2011

Ever feel like you’re always thinking about what’s next to accomplish or what to tackle for that day? Do you take time to sit still in awe and properly honor what you’ve just achieved, how much you’ve grown, and what you’ve learned before you move on to the next?

In the world we live in, (and especially in NY where I’m from), we tend to be always constantly on the go, and try to exceed what we’ve done already.

At times, there’s this pressure to keep up with what everyone else is doing. And corporate life encourages and thrives on us being in this fast lane of “Okay, check that off. It’s done. What else do we need to get to?” It’s no wonder why we feel like something is missing or [Continue Reading...]