e84 Challenge – Hunger to Be
Hunger not to have but to be. I saw this quote recently and it tumbled around in my mind for a few days. My first reaction was annoyance. I don’t understand what’s wrong with wanting things, even wanting lots of things. Possessions don’t bring happiness. I get that. Maybe my frustration lies in the floating […]
e84 Challenge – Judge and Jury
A couple of years ago I checked in for outpatient surgery and the nurse announced my weight in front of my then-boyfriend. I crossed my fingers and hoped that he wasn’t paying attention. Why? It wasn’t as though he would break up with me because of my weight. And the fact that I’m uncomfortable with […]
e84 Challenge – Mean Girls
There’s a scene in Mean Girls where Lindsay Lohan tricks the Mean-est Girl into eating high-calorie food bars to “lose” weight. Of course, Mean-est Girl gains weight like crazy, ending up wearing sweatpants to school because she can’t fit in anything else. No, this never happened to me. Well, what I mean is that it […]
e84 Challenge – Remorse, Patience and Beauty
As a young girl, I read The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, and loved it so much I re-read it many times as an adult. There is a timeless truth about discovering and rescuing a neglected garden. If you aren’t familiar with the story, let me recommend it. But in the meantime, let me […]
It’s Just Me
When I am myself, I am honest. When I admit to myself and others what I really want, think, believe … then I’m no longer lying and just trying to fit in.