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What a difference a year makes: Today

(Warning: this blog may be too “out there” for some – just my musings) One year ago today, I was finishing up in surgery. It feels as though it was yesterday (without the pain). I still remember so much so clearly. I am so grateful that the doctors found (by accident) the aneurysm and that…

September 12, 2013 in Celebration, Family, Heart Surgery, Love, Mindfulness, Random thoughts, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm.

What a difference a year makes: Worry? Me?

So a year ago I had a list of worries related to my surgery. I was worried about money, leave, and all sorts of other things. They all proved to be much less important than I thought they would be. And in the end, I have actually learned to worry less about all sorts of…

August 27, 2013 in Family, Love, Mindfulness, Random thoughts, Things of Beauty, Uncategorized.

Beauty

Work has kept me too busy to post. However, I found this so powerful that I had to take a moment to post. Please, do yourself a favor and take a look at this. Beauty – do we really see who we are? Dove – Real beauty sketches

April 16, 2013 in Mindfulness, Random thoughts, Self Esteem, Things of Beauty, Uncategorized.

Hot flashes, change, and other random thoughts

I cannot remember whether I have posted before and after pictures here. So, I apologize if you have already seen these. While I have been larger than this (with an all time high of 235), this is a pretty good representation of what I looked like for most of my adult life (except that I…

April 11, 2013 in Fitness, Mindfulness, Random thoughts, Self Esteem, Things of Beauty, Transformation.

Figuring out who you are: It’s never too late

In my work as a therapist, I cannot tell you how often I have used the movie “Runaway Bride” as an example for my female patients/clients (and some of the males). So many people do not know who they are. They go from relationship to relationship and job to job becoming whomever they need to be in…

April 9, 2013 in Random thoughts, Self Esteem, Transformation.

Learning to listen to my body…turns out, it means shutting off my mind

154 weeks using the bodybugg (most of the time). That’s about 1080 days! My weight loss journey began on March 8, 2010. That was 1127 days ago (and interestingly, that was also a Monday). I cannot begin to tell you all that I have learned about diet, nutrition, exercise, metabolism, weight lifting/training and so on.…

April 8, 2013 in Fitness, Mindfulness, Obesity, Self Esteem, Training, Transformation, Weight Loss.

Just say no…

“Just say no” was a part of an anti-drug campaign in the 1980’s and early 1990’s. However, that is not how I am using this phrase.  Instead, I am encouraging you to say no to a broader range of situations and people. How many times have you said yes to someone’s request for you to do…

January 7, 2013 in Family, Fitness, Mindfulness, Nutrition, Random thoughts, Self Esteem, Transformation, Uncategorized.

Narcissism v. Taking Care of Yourself – Lessons from a Flight Attendant?

As a therapist, I cannot begin to tell you the frequency with which I use airplane pre-flight instructions to illustrate the need for self-care. I am sure that you remember the flight attendant saying something like… “If you are flying with small children or others who may need assistance, please place your own oxygen mask…

January 2, 2013 in Family, Fitness, Mindfulness, Random thoughts, Self Esteem.

Day one, year 2013

I read a post on a social media site that said something like: year 2013 , day one of 365. It brought several things to mind. First, the obvious, today is the first day of a new year. However, it also brought to mind the idea that today does not have to be perfect. It…

January 1, 2013 in Family, Fitness, Mindfulness, Nutrition, Random thoughts, Things of Beauty, Uncategorized.

Gym hours

I went to the gym today for the first time in several days. Company and holiday preparations got in the way…and I let them. Anyway, the first thing I noticed at the gym was the sign indicating holiday hours next week. They are open until noon on the last day of the year and open…

December 29, 2012 in Fitness, Mindfulness, Nutrition, Random thoughts, Uncategorized.

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