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A simple black and white sign posted in the weeds at the side of the road. I was headed to the โbig cityโ of Wenatchee
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Feeling like part of the crowd has always been a bit of a challenge for me. It was all I knew as a child, so
๐ธ๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐
That was the advice. Sought after advice. Eagerly awaited advice. Kindly delivered by my wise mentor. Kind because I know she wanted to use the
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Brush your teeth. Every day. Drive on the right side of the road. Eat three meals a day. Who made all this up? And why
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I have said that to myself hundreds, no, thousands of times over my life. Maybe millions. And I am thinking that right now. Luckily, I
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Time alone. Cherished time alone. Itโs every mamaโs secret desire (at least the mamas I know.) Even now that my kids are grown, I still
๐ฐ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐!
I did not finish my list today. I did not eat on my protocol today. I did not get out and hike today, like I
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There we all were. Yoga mats scattered throughout my living area. My furniture banished to outer rooms. My friends and neighbors invited in for yoga.
๐ฐ am ๐บo ๐จshamed
Brene Brown said, โFor me, vulnerability led to anxiety, which led to shame, which led to disconnection, which led to Bud Light.โ My shame path
๐ณ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐
Who would want to sign up for that? Isnโt the idea to find the ๐๐๐๐๐ weight loss program, so it will be easy? I can
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My mom struggled with her weight for most of her very long life, from puberty to now; sheโs 91 years and counting. (Or in her