Take a Trip Down The Road Less Travelled

by | May 23, 2010 | Thoughts

It used to be that the majority of people would go through life unaware. Asleep. It was more of an existence than a life well lived. Phrases like “the rat race”, “nose to the grindstone” were descriptors of the working week and expectations...

That mantra just doesn’t work for me!

by | May 9, 2010 | Energy Wisdom

“I cannot be fat and serene, and I don’t want to be. Thin by itself is not necessarily well, but OA is teaching me how to be both thin and serene.” -Lifeline Sampler (p. 339) from Overeaters Anonymous WebsiteOh my god!! I cannot be fat and serene? Surly...

Is it better to have loved and lost?

by | May 3, 2010 | Thoughts

I read the story of Marcia and Seneca today. During the time of Caligula in Rome, Marcia lost her son just before he turned 25 in a war. Three years after he was killed, Marcia was still as grief-stricken as she was the day she found out. Seneca was a philosopher who...