You hear about it all the time. Writer’s Block– that awful moment you find yourself staring at the blank page and realize you have no idea how to begin and a deadline fast approaching.

I’m going to depart from the usual sharing of my favorite recipes and my own table settings to take you on a snap journey to Portugal, the wonderland of good food, people and wine.

Did you think you would be more successful by now? Are you disappointed and discouraged with where you are or where you seem to be headed? Do you feel like you were created for something more?

We live in an environment that continually reminds us that we’re not enough—that we need to have more and be more—and it’s up to us to improve ourselves to become someone other than who we are at the moment.

We have all read articles about self-improvement. Forget about what you have read and quiet your mind.

How would it feel to start your day motivated and organized? It would be great, wouldn’t it? You’d know what you were doing, that everything was sorted and you’d feel brilliant.