Excerpts from Maria Shriver’s Pledge taken from Oprah.com and published in her book Just Who Will You Be?: Big Question. Little Book. Answer Within.
1. I pledge to “show up” in my life as myself, not as an imitation of anyone else.

2. I pledge to avoid using the word “just” to describe myself. For example, I won’t say, “I’m just a mother,” “I’m just a student” or “I’m just an ordinary person.”

3. I pledge to give myself ten minutes of silence and stillness every day to get in touch with my heart …read more