:: Free 2 Be :: the Odyssey ::

As in: you are doing GREAT!!
How many times have I read posts in diet-blogs bemoaning the lack of weight loss while recounting the many right choices, diligent walks or workouts, or worse, life tragedies successfully navigated.
We need to re-define *great* from seeing the numbers we like to congratulating a job well done: choices made, little [...]

Thanks to Patty for reminding me about this.
Progress is best measured looking in the rear view mirror. When we look ahead, we tend to gauge the distance between where we are and the horizon.
As we move forward, the horizon moves with us. No matter how much progress we’ve made when we look ahead we [...]

Those founders of Alcoholics Anonymous were onto something. They came up with 12 steps. Twelve steps to recovery, available to any who were willing to take the steps. And, it works. They have led millions to recovery, from alcoholism and many other challenges.
Recently, I’ve learned a new thing. God never expects me to do more [...]

This phrase almost always conjures up an image of whiny little kids (even us, maybe!) bemoaning the length of the trip, sometimes having just started.
And yet, are we any better when we expect instant results on what we know needs to be a long-term effort ?
How many of us set out to lose 20, 50, [...]

I’ve been thinking all day about all the changes I’ve made and all the changes I’m just starting to make. And, even looking at a friend’s changes! lol
Suddenly it came to me that the way I used to live (and the way my friend used to live) was normal. At least, for us. It was [...]