Posts Tagged ‘health’
All I want for Christmas is…
Tradition, as defined in my iPhone dictionary app, is a specific practice of long-standing and/or an inherited pattern of thought or action. Basically traditions are those rituals we perform over and over, through the years and pass down to our kids. We may tweak what our parents did or start new ones. Traditions are like…
Read MoreIt's A Process!
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?
The holidays are upon us. As soon as Halloween rolls around, one can sense heightened emotions with the impending season. Someone is irate because Costco already has Christmas decor displayed. The religious fight to keep the “Christ” in Christmas while the non believers petition to keep the nativity scene off city hall’s lawn. Then we have…
Read MoreYah, You Blend!
I have been living in Atlanta for twenty years. I was a young mother of one when we arrived south of the Mason-Dixon line. It took me seven years to finally say, with a lump in my throat, that the peach state was home for me. It was at this turning point that I knew…
Read MoreIt's Not Personal, Sonny….
According to Don Miguel Ruiz and the Toltecs, never take anything personally is agreement number two. This one is my biggest struggle. It has taken me all these years to finally be able to laugh at myself, but I have the hardest time separating someone’s actions from me. According to “The Four Agreements” (“the book”…
Read MoreI'm Blocking!
I’m sitting here in front of my blank page waiting for words with which I will spew forth and impress. Where is my inspiration? Why don’t I have anything to say to all of you. If you knew me, you would be shocked at my loss for words. So what’s my problem? I am a…
Read MoreHow to Choose a Therapist
How to Choose a Therapist I am excited to announce my first contribution to Goal Jumper. Please let me know what you think!
Read MoreAll The Shrinks I've Loved Before
In the spring of 1996, I buckled my two and four-year old boys into my Ford Aerostar and headed to Nashville from Atlanta. My grandmother was visiting her sick brother who was being cared for by his daughter, my beloved cousin, Christine. It was a great chance for my boys and I to visit with…
Read MoreIt's Not All About the Weight!
I have been a bit unhappy with my weight. I have put on 12 lbs since last summer. I had my annual check up yesterday. My doctor says to lose 5 lbs and that I was a bit underweight last summer. I feel better since 5 lbs is an easier task than 12. There…
Read MoreYou've Come A Long Way, Stephie!
I’ve come a long way from Medford (Meffa). This is a state of mind for me. As you continue to read my blogs, I can only hope you understand my words do not reflect my true feelings about Meffa or the reality of city living. On the contrary, I hold so many of you in…
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