:: Free 2 Be :: the Odyssey ::

Okay, Eileen got me. She wasn’t even trying. Her post of today: Sluggard! brought up everything I’ve been trying not to face.
Yes, I need to move more. Yes, I qualify on the wrong side of a lot of Bible standards. Yes, I proclaim out loud, over and over that I want my life to be… [...]

I started to write this yesterday and then changed my mind. After reading Sterling and Inkheartmeg, decided I better come back and do it.
I read something a few days ago about how so many dieters blog like they hate who they are and their life and want a total change. The blogger liked [...]

Ah, but all is not smooth. We knew that. We talked about that. Remember? Transistions are never smooth, but it takes what it takes to get to from one place to another, and if the goal is worth it, the journey is worth it.
So why am I struggling with - guess what - my three [...]

When I was younger, it was a matter of vanity. As I mature, it is a matter of respect.
(paraphrased from Staging Your Come back, by Christopher Hopkins) 
I’ve been thinking much about Aspiring and Inspiring, about the idea that we not only need a dream but desire, and that we are responsible for motivating ourselves.
The day I learned [...]

Yesterday’s post on Aspiring and Inspiring really got me thinking. Well, that along with the Girl Power thread on the CrossFit Forum.
I need a dream. I need something worth going for, and not just a goal or reward. A real dream.
Come to think of it, I have a dream. I have a mental image of [...]