Morning Musings

I love my quiet time in the morning.

Seems I wake up, more often than not with the FID’s.  That’s:  Fear Of Impending Doom.  I don’t know why I seem to “come to” most days in this state, but, thank God (or Good Orderly Direction, or Source, or Universal Intelligence, or whatever you want to call it), I do know what to do about it. Continue reading “Morning Musings” »


February 23, 2011

I gotta wanna.  The me that wants it enough to take the action steps is the only thing that I really must bring to the table myself. No one else can care enough for me or make me willing to […]

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Feberuary 22, 2011

Even if it IS uniquely difficult for me, that still isn’t a good enough reason not to do it.  I do lots of things in my life that are hard – all the time.  Practice makes it easier.

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February 21, 2011

Never say die.  The only real failure is bailing, giving up on myself.  I can remember times when “I don’t care” has cost me 50 lbs. in a single college semester.   Besides, it simply isn’t true that I don’t care […]

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February 20, 2011

The great thing about weight management is that it doesn’t have to be perfect (either nutritionally or calorically) to work.  My perfectionism with this has no doubt hindered more than helped me.   I set the bar so high, it’s not […]

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February 19, 2011

Maybe I “should” have the will power, but apparently I don’t .  A therapist friend of mine once said to me, “Your lack of willpower should be the worst thing anyone could ever say about you”.  OK, so there could […]

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February 18, 2011

Promises just mean “not now”.  If I never make my promises into concrete, specific, measurable plans, then all I am doing is throwing my conscience a bone, and deluding myself that, just because I am psyched (temporarily), I am on […]

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