FOR BETTER Food is comfort. Comfort in food. Maybe it’s just that time of year, but this has been my mantra for the past few weeks. With the end of summer vacation bringing a deluge of clues signaling the beginning of a new era, the threat of upheaval has been at the forefront. The natural […]
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KEEP TRACK OF YOUR PROGRESS as you overcome challenges, change routines and form new habits. Not only is it unbelievably rewarding to have evidence of your hard work, but in times when I felt stagnant and found myself at a plateau in my weight loss, I turned to the data I had documented on my […]
The Unburdening Alone again. No words to cut the deafening silence. Nothing. Week upon week of seclusion. Emptiness. I am unacknowledged, invisible, non-existent. Worlds apart. No common ground. Missed understanding. Discomfort, distrust and disillusionment. To continue is agony. But, this is what we know. I live and breathe and think. Wishful thoughts. Tormenting...
The Unburdening I had not seen her since June 2013, just prior to my youngest son being born. Soon after the birth, M. had assumed drop-off duty for our two older kids’ karate classes, so that I could spend some quality time with our new baby :). Now, February 2014, back into routines, I walked […]
The Unburdening – January 15, 2018 Blistery winds and minus weather could not keep me from my walk today. I tucked myself into bundles of warmth and layers of protection, determined to keep my promise. I felt capable and strong and invincible, as I strode along the nearly desolate paths, steering clear of icy patches […]
The Unburdening I’ve been struggling with words the past few weeks. They come slow, stunted and disjointed, and land spattered on the page half-dead. I know why. Their passage is obstructed by omnivorous emotions and persistent stressors in hot pursuit. Sweet cajoling nor promises of refuge could lure them out. Then, just when I almost […]