By Maile Sundquist I asked my mother-in-law what was the one piece of advice she had for me in terms of marriage. She replied,”Don’t have expectations.” Initially I was a bit indignant about what the idea of having no expectation for my marriage or life would imply. However, as I have gotten older, I realize […]
By Maile Sundquist I found a stone the other day outside of Target. It was a polished yellow-hued Quartz with the word “Live” embossed in black upon one of it’s flat sides. It has become popular to leave motivational stones or painted stones that lead back to websites or fan pages for people places or […]
If You Don’t Have Your Health By Maile Sundquist I’d always been an optimistic person. The life of the party, a dreamer, someone who would break into song and dance with furry woodland creatures… until the wicked witch cast a spell on me. When I was 25 I suffered injuries at work and in a […]
What “Live BRIGHT” Means to Me By Maile Sundquist I decided to create an inspirational motto, a short phrase that could be used by me and my fellow Stars as an encouragement to one another and ourselves. Thus Live BRIGHT was born. Yes, the cheese factor isn’t lost on me, but don’t most things in […]
Change By Maile Sundquist I remember watching an episode of Hoarders where a counselor was talking with a woman who hoarded, who still had her young teenage boy under her roof. They were discussing her behavior and addressing the piles and boxes filled with everything he had ever owned or created. The counselor asked the […]
Could Have by Maile Sundquist One thing that plagues me on a day-to-day basis is the idea of could-haves. I could have been a professional singer if only I had tried out for American Idol, I could have been a skydiver if I wasn’t afraid of heights, I could have made a better impression my […]
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