We've all heard how good meditation is for you. Maybe you've tried it, the traditional way, with the "ummmm" while focusing on your breath and being absolutely still.For some reason, I cannot do this.No matter how hard I try, I cannot focus on nothing. It works for maybe … [Read more...] about Have You Tried Walking Meditation?
Yes, 40 Pounds Lighter in 6 Months!
Today makes 6 months since I started my weight loss journey. I was sick and tired of lugging all that extra weight around with me everywhere I went.The average watermelon weighs 20 pounds. Can you imagine carrying 2 or 3 watermelons around with you wherever you go? That … [Read more...] about Yes, 40 Pounds Lighter in 6 Months!
Out of the Dark … Into the Light
Hi everyone!It’s taken a really really long time, but I'm finally back among the living.After my Mom died (it’s still SO hard to write those words or to believe them), life was very very dark. I couldn’t grasp that she was really gone.I can't tell you how … [Read more...] about Out of the Dark … Into the Light
Remembering 9/11
Every year on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks, I stop to reflect on the events of that terrible day and remember those who died.I watch the TV coverage and think about how many people went to work or were simply going about their lives, and never made it home. My … [Read more...] about Remembering 9/11
Don’t Quit
Words of wisdom from my wonderful Mother, it was typed on a sheet of paper she gave to me, author unknown... When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you're trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but … [Read more...] about Don’t Quit