Sometimes the road ahead of us looks daunting and unachievable.  I know when I set out to run my first half-marathon earlier this year, the concept of 13.1 miles seemed insane to me.  Shoot, when I began, I couldn't even run 13.1 minutes no less 13.1 miles!  

You are cordially invited...Can you join us for this inspiring event?

In a new article from Time, Alexandra Sifferlin reports that having a happy, optimistic outlook may protect your heart.  For more on this heart-healthy news, go to: http://ht.ly/aozkp (Thanks @MeltingMama for passing along this ray of sunshine!)

Another perspective:  Guest blogger Connie Stapleton PhD, author of Eat it Up, shares her perspective on the Slimpressions Positive Self-Talk Challenge...

So many of us are on an unachievable quest for perfection.  "Pretty, pretty please.  Don't you ever, ever think, you are less than perfect..." And for those reasons and more, Slimpressions is thrilled to continue to fuel the Positive Self-Talk Challenge....