That less-traveled road . . .
January 1, for me, is full of hope. The Christmas chaos - while merry and bright - is now past, the decorations packed away, the house...
On Failure and Success . .
Acknowledge what you're BAD at, so you can invest your time either getting better, or doing other things that you are GOOD at. Yes, I...
Dear Thinner Me: The First Letter
I've been on a personal journey of growth and healing for several years now. Last December, on Christmas Day, 2016, to be exact, I...
Progress
Overwhelmed. I am overwhelmed with humility at the tremendous outpouring of enthusiastic support and love and kindness and friendship...
Fat to Fit to First Level: The Beginning
Last week, I posted a photograph of me on Kaliwohi on Facebook. I did so in a determined effort to face up to the fact that I am...
An open letter to Katrina and Eliza,
Dear Katrina and Eliza, (For everyone else who's reading this, that's Katrina Love Senn of "Losing Weight is a Healing Journey" fame and...
Breakfast with a Hummingbird
Foggy spring mornings are magical in the mountains. The trees are lush with bright green leaves and heavy dew (or a pre-dawn shower?)...
Ode to Gretchen; Mother's Day
Today is Mother's Day, and I am grateful to be able to hug my own mother this day. And grateful she opted to BE a mother the third time....
Learning to Paint. Badly.
I've been painting a little of late. Badly. As in, intentionally trying to paint badly. This goes dreadfully against the grain for...
O My Soul . . .
Last week was an emotional roller coaster. A lot of seemingly major things happening all the same time, and that's hard for this human...
