One thing I noticed is that, at different stages and seasons of life, I find myself saying to people “I wish I had known then what I know now.” But the reality is that, even if I had been told some great words of wisdom or knowledge “back then,” I would not have been ready […]
In the small coaching group that Barb Shelton and I are both part of, Heidi posted the following questions: In the past, when you have committed to letting go of extra weight and keeping it off, what has been your largest hindrance? … What do you think you can do to overcome this hindrance?” Barb […]
A few years ago, I got to do something that had been on my Bucket List. My family and I went to the Grand Canyon while on a long tour out west. I was so sure that my children would be as mesmerized and in awe of it as I knew I would be. And […]
One day, I was out shopping with my youngest son of four children. Weaving our way through many aisles, we eventually found ourselves in the cereal aisle. With a house full of cereal eaters, which cereals I buy is always up for debate. I don’t know about your house, but in mine, food-consuming humans […]
It was silent, and I couldn’t see it, and I could not hear it. The water was cool and calm, easily flowing down the mighty river. The sun was shining and warming my face while the locusts buzzed, the birds sang, and a cool summer breeze blew through my hair. The scenery was wonderful. […]
We usually search out and go on diets as a knee-jerk response to that moment when we step on the scale, look too long into the mirror, or fail to fit a clothing item that we used to wear with ease. We freak out at the number on the scale or the pants that would […]