I just want to say THANK YOU for those of you who reached out, posted your feelings and needs, and for those who responded. We’re a truly remarkable, caring, and loving group.  I’m honored to be a part of this wonderful growing community. Here’s the original post, a column on identifying feelings that I wrote…

This country was founded on the principle that we are “One Nation, Under God, Indivisible.”  To me that means we work together and celebrate each other, our individuality, independence, and interdependence. There’s a really cool, new initiative a lot of us are celebrating and joining this Martin Luther King Day weekend.  It’s the “Declaration of…

With economic woes so present in the world over the last year, and several years, there are a lot of us worried about money. As someone who believes that obesity and overweight are symptoms of some deeper underlying problems, financial problems can certainly be “weighing” on people these days, and for a long time to…

Confide your problems and worries to a clergy member or trusted friend.  You’ve probably heard the adage, “it’s not just what you’re eating, it’s what’s eating you.” Are you letting the weight of your body become an emotional weight on your mind?  Are you full of worries about your health?  Concerns are normal and healthy,…

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